Chapter 1032

The meeting with the two Bangui bosses seemed good. In the joking room, the three walked into the private box of the Waldorf hotel restaurant.

After some greetings, Li Feng directly asked the two people, "you two, we are also friends. I have learned something about bangji in the past two days. So, what do you want to do when you find me?"

"Uh..."

"John, I didn't expect you to be so cheerful!"

Hearing Li Feng's so straightforward question, they were stunned. Alberto, the bangji CEO, was speechless for a while. Ernest, the helm of the bangji family, smiled and joked.

The leader of the younger generation of the bangji family, who had the same name and surname as the founder of the bangji family, looked as if nothing could change his color and had the momentum of a rich man.

"Ha ha... I can't help it. You've been in business for decades. If I'm not straightforward and start from all kinds of corners, where can I be the opponent of you business elites?" Li Feng also responded with a laugh.

"OK, since John asked you directly, we won't hide it. We want to invite John to join bangji's management team and become an independent director of bangji. What do you think?" Ernest heard Li Feng's words and smiled back.

"As a director?"

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"Well, you two, in fact, I can probably understand your thoughts, but I'm not very interested in the identity of a Bangui director. After all, I've never wanted to participate in the grain trade. In addition, the profit in the grain trade is too low, do you think so?"

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With Li Feng's smiling refusal, they were embarrassed and speechless.

"Well, I have some suggestions. Maybe you can consider it. As far as I know, Bangui's grain is mainly produced in South America, while there is little cultivated land in North America.

Perhaps you should have heard that this time I traded with PNC Financial Group. There was a large area of land. Originally, I wanted to keep the original. As long as the land, farms and pastures can keep a slight surplus every year, but now I can finish a transaction with you. How about it? "

"Oh, John, how do you want to trade?"

"I will sell more than 1 million square acres of land to you. How about Bangui? I believe that adding millions of acres of agricultural pastures in your hands should be of great help to your foothold in the United States. After all, the support of the American government for agriculture and animal husbandry is obvious to all."

"Well... John, it's not that we don't want to buy your farm. In fact, Bangui has no money." Alberto replied with an embarrassed smile.

"Alberto, isn't it? Bangui is a big company established for more than 200 years and a world-class food giant. You will have no money."

Looking at Li Feng as if you were playing with me, Alberto and Ernest were also embarrassed: "John, we are not afraid to expose our family scandal. Although bangji is known as the world's four largest grain merchants and its annual revenue sounds huge, realistically speaking, the profit of grain trade is too low.

For example, ADM, Cargill and luidafu rely on the American government, France and the European Union. They are not afraid of huge government subsidies, preferential tax policies and other policy support every year, but bangji had nothing to rely on before. After all, you know, the national government of South America has too little influence and is too poor. "

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Seeing Li Feng's thoughtful look on his face, Alberto also said: "indeed, as the CEO of Bangui, I know the company best. Last year, Bangui's revenue has exceeded US $15 billion. Unfortunately, the net profit is about US $100 million. Now many Bangui shareholders want to quit. After all, the income is too low.

Looking at the performance of American NASDAQ technology stocks today, many people joke that if someone is willing to accept shares, the money they sell will be invested in Nasdaq technology stocks. Maybe it won't be long before they can turn their wealth around. Food trade really can't make a lot of money. "

"In my impression, you all have commodity financial futures departments. I think you have a large list of global grain trade. Logically, your futures department should..."

Although Li Feng didn't say it at the end of the hearing, the meaning is obvious. You all have the change of global grain prices. The futures department in your hands can naturally make money through financial futures through the first-hand information you have in advance.

"John, it's not easy. Wall Street is the biggest winner in this regard. Not only Wall Street, but also many financial investment companies in Europe have great influence, not to mention the wall street in the United States and the giants in Europe.

That is to say, in the bulk commodity trade, the grain commodity futures controlled by the four major grain traders are at the third level. Compared with those financial giants on Wall Street and Europe, we are too weak. Otherwise, why are our profits so low? "

"Well..."

"John, have you heard of markridge?" Seeing Li Feng's meditative light 'eh' without response, Ernest suddenly turned the conversation and asked with a smile.

"Markridge?"

"Yes, markridge!"

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Hearing people reconfirmed, Li Feng couldn't help laughing and replied: "I've heard of a man named markrich, who seems to have been wanted by the American government for more than 10 years. Now I've heard that he is in exile in Europe. I don't know if you think markrich is the same person as me?"

"Yes, it's him. Since John knows markridge, you should know that the markridge company he founded is now Glencore."

"Well... I've heard of it."

"Glencore started with oil trade. Markridge's original title of 'oil king' is not in vain. Although today's Glencore has nothing to do with markridge, Glencore's managers are all markridge's' disciples' and pursue the same set of behavior and management methods that markridge once did.

Today, Glencore has expanded from simple oil trade to the whole energy industry, and began to involve almost all bulk commodity transactions such as mining resources and agricultural commodities. Companies like Glencore, including wall street, have now begun to directly acquire upstream industries such as mining and agricultural companies. Companies like these are the ones that dominate the financial futures market. "

"Well, I haven't noticed these things, but to be honest, I'm not really interested in becoming a director of Bangui. If you're not interested in my land, I can only say sorry to you today." Seeing the rambling conversation between the two bangji people, Li Feng was speechless for a while, thought about it and smiled back.

"John, we really want to buy your land. Unfortunately, bangji can't get so much money now. This will increase our huge financial burden. Second, it also needs to be approved by the board of directors and the general meeting of shareholders." Alberto seemed to return with a little regret.

"Really, that's a pity. I originally wanted to sell it directly to you, so I'm much more relieved. It seems that I can only set up an agricultural company myself and ask someone to manage it." Li Feng shrugged and smiled back.

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"John, Alberto, let's stop talking about Bangui tonight. What do you think?" Ernest Bangui broke in again with a smile.

"OK, come on, enjoy the delicious food first. The and beef in the hotel are said to be very authentic." Li Feng also smiled and said.

"I've long heard that Waldorf hotel is now John's industry. Since your boss said it, I think it should be good!"

"Ha ha... Then you should come more. I don't think I need to say more about Waldorf's reputation."

"Of course, the focus of all civilizations!"

"Ha ha..."

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Next, the three people chatted casually, from American politics to the world economy, from Bangui to the other three of the big four, from grain trade to commodity trading, etc. in short, the seemingly casual chatting may have its deep meaning, which made Li Feng experience what an old fox in business.