"After you arrive in the United States, someone may come to ask about the situation in British India."
Vivien Leigh suddenly remembered what Alan Wilson said before leaving, and the well-dressed man in front of her seemed to be.
When I think of this, I admire the man in New Delhi even more.
"I haven't been in British India for long, but it is a place with outstanding resources. This is a fact that all British people know." Vivien Leigh started to test it out of habit. It turned out that she did not have this idea.
"I wonder what Miss Vivian is doing now?" Derek looked serious and asked another question. He always felt that the way the star in front of him spoke was too official.
"Recently, I have just become the honorary president of the British-Indian Actors Guild." Vivien was stunned for a moment and thought about the past few months. Apart from that kind of thing, this is the most impressive thing.
Vivien Leigh actually didn't have much advanced speaking experience, but the fact that she happened to be the honorary president of the British-Indian Actors Guild was a real thing, and speaking frankly about it had unexpected effects at this moment.
It turns out that this is the case, Derek knew it in his heart. He asked how an actor could have such a strong official meaning when speaking. It turned out that he had just become the president of an art association without knowing the purpose, and was still in a toddler state.
Knowing this, Derek felt relieved and expressed that he wanted to talk to Vivien Leigh about the topic of British India. Of course Vivien Leigh was willing to accept this, and someone had reminded her before coming.
U.S. Steel was formed from the merger of more than a dozen companies, including Carnegie Steel Company and Union Steel Company.
It is the representative of the U.S. steel industry. U.S. Steel is not just the steel industry. The background of its birth was the competition between the old Morgan and Carnegie. In fact, the relationship between the two people was not good.
In the end, U.S. Steel was established, which meant that Morgan finally succeeded in extending his hand from Wall Street to the real industry. U.S. Steel also became a brand of the Morgan family in the real industry. U.S. Steel is not terrible, but the Morgan family behind it is very terrible.
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U.S. Steel originally represented the influence of the Morgan family, which is like a ceiling in the United States today. As one of the directors of the steel company, Derek is certainly not interested in these Hollywood stars pretending to be upper class.
Although due to the large number of shares in U.S. Steel, Derek's shareholding is not an alarming number, but as a director who can attend company meetings, it is already higher than that of directors who usually only appear when dividends are due.
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Since the background of the establishment of U.S. Steel was financial-driven capital, it naturally has the characteristics of financial-driven capital.
Now that the world war is over, whether modestly or not, the United States of America is the biggest winner of this world war. All competitors, far or near, are either dead or lying in intensive care units.
At this time, the board of directors of U.S. Steel, as well as Wall Street behind them, judged that this would be a good opportunity for internationalization. In fact, U.S. companies have attempted internationalization quite early. From the early days when the old Rockefeller was still there, Standard Oil continued to
It will be clear when you enter various places.
In order to enter the Far East market, Standard Oil gave away kerosene lamps for free to promote the demand for oil. This behavior of giving away kerosene lamps was limited to the international market and had never been done in the domestic market of the United States.
It can be said that Standard Oil's journey to enter the international market started with being taken advantage of. It relied on funds from the domestic market and subsidized its internationalization. A certain conscience wanted to say that I was the same way. This is the only way for international enterprises.
The top capital in the United States has already taken this road, but for the vast colonies, it is still impossible to enter because of barriers. The closed economy of the colonies makes it very difficult for American enterprises. This is true for all colonies, including the British Empire.
India is just a typical representative.
Because British India was the richest colony in the British Empire, it was naturally coveted. However, the British Empire had always shown an attitude of not allowing it to be touched.
However, things seem to have changed since the end of this world war. As time goes by, the British no longer seem to insist on retaining British India. Various signs indicate that the British have accepted their fate.
This was a good opportunity, and then the wonderful news that British India faced the test of drought and the possibility of a great famine made people even more eager to try.
Knowing that Vivien Leigh wanted to appeal to all walks of life in the United States to pay attention to the famine in British India, Derek brought the voices of some directors of the United States Steel Company to this occasion that he would not normally come to, so that he could work hard on other investments.
Come with Bette Davis and relax.
Although Vivien Leigh did not know much about the internal situation of British India, she probably knew that in terms of total population, British India had everything, but compared to the huge population, it was indeed somewhat insufficient.
The specific distribution of these natural resources was naturally in the hands of the Governor-General of British India, where that man happened to be giving orders.
India is rich in coal, bauxite, ilmenite, rutile and other resources, but extremely lacking in oil, natural gas and other energy resources. The reserves and production of various minerals rank among the best in the world.
For example, the reserves and production of chromite in India rank among the top three in the world; the production of coal, barite, iron ore and bauxite all rank among the top five in the world; India is the main origin of global thorium ore and mica.
Of course Vivien Leigh could not know such details, but she knew that the coal and iron resources in British India were sufficient.
The little information Vivien Leigh knew was enough for Derek, a director of the U.S. Steel Company. The main thing was that the coal and iron companies were not separated, which was a good thing for the steel industry.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Decades ago, Carnegie established his position as the steel king in the early days by using coal to eliminate competitors in the steel industry.
As for the subsequent offense and defense of Carnegie and Morgan around the steel industry, that is another issue. In the end, Carnegie's steel company became U.S. Steel, which was not a particularly commendable acquisition case.
In the final analysis, Morgan gave too much money. In 1900, Morgan, together with major credit companies and banks on Wall Street, offered a sky-high price of US$500 million for Carnegie Steel Company.
In fact, with the financial strength of the Morgan family alone, even if they were pawned, they couldn't afford the money. It was the Morgan system of the entire Wall Street that worked together to knock the steel king down with money. After the acquisition, Carnegie became a new technology company.
The richest man.
Coal and steel are the foundation for a successful steel company. Derek knows this. He believes that a star, even one who is the president of a small art association, will not lie to him on this matter.
"Actually, U.S. Steel aims to become a world-class enterprise, and of course we have already achieved it. However, the development of the enterprise will not stagnate. In fact, we have always been interested in British India, but for some reasons we did not succeed. And
Now, it can be said that it is an opportunity to understand British India."
As a successful businessman, Derek often dealt with people from the federal government. How could a company of the size of U.S. Steel avoid politics?
"I don't know Miss Vivian, do you know some officials from British India?" Derek finally showed his fox tail and wanted to take a shortcut on the internationalization journey of U.S. Steel.
"I do have a little brother who works in the Governor-General's Office of British India." Vivien Leigh thought about it and found that the one she was most familiar with was Alan Wilson, and she couldn't be more familiar with him.
"Oh, that's right. This is really gratifying news. Miss Vivian, I personally sympathize with the situation in British India, but the most fundamental reason is development."
Derek was overjoyed and said further, "Of course, regarding the fundraising for British India, I can actually help. On another level, I can make this fundraising smoother. Of course, I want to
As long as Miss Vivian can provide some information through certain channels, this matter will be very simple."
This? Vivien Leigh was a little embarrassed. She hesitated. It was also the first time she had experienced these things and she had no experience. She didn't know whether to agree or not, and whether that person would be disturbed.
"Vivian, this is a good opportunity." Seeing Vivien Leigh's hesitation, Bette Davis became a little anxious. Does she know what it means to be a director of U.S. Steel? Vivien Leigh is British and may not understand it, but
She is American.
Derek himself did not speak out, obviously showing strong confidence in this matter. Even if there is a problem, it will not be caused by a female star. In the end, it still depends on what British India thinks.
"Okay, I'll contact my brother in New Delhi." Vivien Leigh agreed after being urged by Bette Davis.
"About this fundraising matter, I believe it will become the focus of heated discussions among the American people." Derek said with satisfaction. As a senior executive of a de facto monopoly company, he knows very well how to deal with the media, otherwise it will be endless.
antitrust litigation.
Both Ingrid Bergman and Katharine Hepburn were happy about this incident, especially Ingrid Bergman, who found that she had fallen too far behind in order to advance and let directors and producers take advantage of her. Look at Bette Davis
, finding such a sponsor while still maintaining the marriage is a master.
The conspiracy against British India on the other side of the ocean has been born, and Alan Wilson, whose mission is to safeguard the British Empire, is also busy thinking about how many green cards are appropriate.