"Mr. Li." Gerhard wanted to give Li He a hug.
"Thank you, but keep your distance from me." Li He could smell the strong smell of alcohol on him from afar.
"Sorry, sorry." Gerhard smiled sheepishly and wiped the wine off his beard.
"Have a seat. You don't have to be so polite. It's not the first time we've met." Li He sat down first, then took two glasses from the table, filled them with wine, and gave one to each of them. "Come, cheers. You've worked hard for the past few years."
"Thank you, Mr. Li. This is what we should do." Gerhard and Beresev sat on one side of Li He. After following Jiang Baojian for a long time, the two of them had learned some Chinese etiquette and the way of speaking.
"What's the matter?" Li He looked at the two of them who wanted to say something but stopped. He could not help but smile. "Just say what's the matter."
"We're still in the development phase, and the market is still in the era of fighting for territory.
Therefore, we need to spend a lot of capital to expand, and both the infrastructure and aircraft are expensive. If we only rely on the airline's operating profits, we can't afford the costs of expansion at all … "Gerhard said as he looked at Li He's expression.
"You want money?" Li He had already guessed their purpose before the other party had even finished speaking.
"Yes, Mr. Li. You're too wise." Gerhard was already stuttering and could not speak smoothly. Now that Li He was straight to the point, he was relieved. "We're facing very fierce competition now. You have to understand, Mr. Li. The airlines in developed countries like Europe and America have been developing for a long time and are in a mature market with full competition. They can't wait to expand into Eastern Europe, and we're under a lot of pressure.
Moreover, their purchase of new aircraft and the development of new routes are relatively planned, and the pace is relatively slow, so the cash flow from daily operations can cover most of the expansion costs, and there's no need for large amounts of financing. But we need it.
In addition, the aircraft leasing business in America and other countries is well-developed, so most of the time, airlines don't need to spend a lot of capital to buy aircraft assets. Because of this, their debt ratio is naturally relatively low.
Their advantage is our disadvantage. "
"How many do you want to add?" Li He poured himself another glass of wine.
"These …" Gerhard carefully stretched out five fingers.
Li He asked, "Five?"
"No." Gerhard shook his head awkwardly. "Fifty!"
"What?" Li He almost spat out the wine in his mouth. Even if he was the richest man in the world, spending billions of US dollars at once was still painful for him! "You guys are in the asset heavy industry. The money you spend is billions. It's not a small amount. Moreover, Delta Bank has lent you hundreds of millions in total, and I've also invested more than 300 million in you. You're obviously insolvent. "
To invest or not to invest? Li He was a little hesitant. The aviation industry had always been a joke to him. He wanted to make use of the planes he had originally owned. He had never thought of making it his main business.
Gerhard hurriedly explained, "No, Mr. Li, I think you misunderstood. We want to buy regional jets, such as the Bombardier Q or the Brazilian EMB-145. Each one won't exceed 20 million US dollars, especially the Brazilian planes, which don't even cost 15 million. It's very cheap."
As for large passenger planes like Boeing and Airbus that easily cost hundreds of millions, he didn't even dare to think about it!
They didn't have money themselves, and Li Lao Er wouldn't give them so much money!
Seeing Li He's hesitation, Beresev further said, "In fact, after this round of crazy purchases, our aircraft reserves will gradually reach saturation. Our debt ratio will inevitably decline as the age of the aircraft and infrastructure increases, and the company's ability to expand and develop decreases."
"Are you kidding me?" Li He's face darkened. "No matter how cheap it is, I've lost nearly 800 million!"
How is this cheap!
"A little less is fine. For example, we can add 10 first." Seeing that Li He was angry, Gerhard could only settle for the next best thing.
"I'll give you 500 million." Li He thought about it and finally agreed. "With a joint loan from Delta Bank and Merchant Bank, if you continue like this, you can just wait to go bankrupt."
"Yes, yes. Thank you, Mr. Li." The two of them hurriedly nodded and almost cried tears of joy.
The two of them left happily, and they couldn't help but jump three feet high along the way.
Pan Youlin came over and said, "Mr. Li, I think Delta Air Lines is not bad. These two people have the ability to manage it well."
"Otherwise, why would I give so much money so easily?" Li He also understood this logic.
He didn't stay in Pujiang for more than two days before he went home. There was basically nothing for him to do here.
Saying goodbye to the last ray of sunset in 1995, ushering in the first brilliant rays of dawn in 1996.
1996 New Year's Day Editorial: "Confidently Seize New Victory"
1996 was the beginning of the "Ninth Five Year Plan" and the year of laying the foundation for achieving the 15-year goal. Many major plans would be implemented.
Moreover, from this year onwards, China would greatly reduce the overall level of import tariffs, and the reduction would be no less than 30%.
At this moment, foreign investment, foreign goods, and foreigners swarmed in.
For many people, money was no longer easy to earn.
In front of the Capital History Museum, there was a sign "Countdown to China's Restoration of Sovereignty over Hong Kong". On it flashed the number of days, minutes, and seconds until July 1, 1997.
Despite the cold weather, Li He still held his daughter's hand in one hand and his son's hand in the other.
That year, he was 35 years old.
He unconsciously touched his head. He didn't know that he had lived in a daze for nearly 17 years!
It was like a dream.
But looking at the two children on his left and right, he really felt that this was not a dream.
20 years old hesitated, 30 years old found direction.
The headquarters of China Renewable Resources Group officially moved to Dongdan, opposite the National Grand Theater.
The speed of the entire city's construction was changing rapidly. It was eye-catching. One after another, high-rise buildings rose from the ground. Each residential area was colorful and magnificent. The only remaining siheyuan had almost become a cultural relic. You even had to pay to enter it.
Of course, on the other hand, it was difficult to find low-rise old bungalows.
This city with a permanent population of 11 million and a floating population of nearly 300,000 was even developing underground on a large scale. The civil air defense fortifications built in the era of "preparing for war" opened the door that had been closed for many years in the tide of reform and opening up.
Some were converted into underground commercial streets, some into entertainment clubs, and some into residential areas, and so on.
The name of the new headquarters was given by Li He. According to the convention, it had to match the name of the group. But because there was already a regeneration building under construction in Pujiang, it was not good to repeat it. Li He simply called it the Renewable Resources Building. People who were not familiar with it would really think that it was the headquarters of the waste company.
"How is it shameful to pick up garbage? There is no industry that does not make money. There are only people who do not know how to make money! " An old man riding a tricycle looked at the 25-story renewable resources building while scolding the young man behind him. "Look, people can make money by picking up garbage. We can also do it. Can't you be a little more promising?"
This day was a memorable day for all the garbage pickers in the capital.
If someone looked down on them, they would say, "Don't look down on garbage pickers. Have you seen the Renewable Resources Building? If you haven't seen it, you should have heard of it, right?
What state-owned?
No!
That is private!
They are small individuals who built their own buildings!
Just like us, we all started by picking up garbage!
Now, in order to show that they did not forget their roots, they deliberately built a building called the Renewable Resources Building!
If someone asked what they did, they would not say that they were garbage pickers. They changed the name and said that they were in the renewable resources business or resource recovery business!
The name renewable resources was much better than calling them garbage pickers!
Their chests suddenly straightened a lot!
He, Li Lao Er, was the King of Garbage in China!
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