Agriculture Maniac

Chapter 601 Auction

As early as the year 2000, the Shiliying Rural Credit Cooperative underwent reforms.

Refer to the reform plan at that time.

It belongs to the corporatized township of Shiliying, and was established by the enterprise Sanyuan Agriculture by calling on local employees with rural household registration to contribute funds.

Its main business included providing farmers in Shiliying with deposits and loans, agricultural subsidies, medical care, and living expenses payment services, and was supervised by the Oriental Head Office (there was no China Banking Regulatory Commission at that time).

Later, the four southern provinces, Wudu, and Shiliying cooperated, and Shiliying Rural Credit Cooperative merged with all the credit cooperatives in the three industrial areas of the four southern provinces and Wudu, and carried out a second integration.

Later, in response to the local call, Shiliying Rural Credit Cooperative went to Africa to provide assistance and opened its first overseas branch, namely the Chad Basin-Happy Farm Rural Credit Cooperative.

Today, the service area of ​​Shiliying Rural Credit Cooperative covers all three major industrial zones in the East, as well as Amur, Vladivostok, Chukotka, 21 West African countries, oil-producing countries, Southeast Asian countries, the five Central Asian countries, northern India, Persia, Syria, Mexico, Jamaica, Cuba, North America…

It provides farmers worldwide, including farm owners, with services such as loans, seed subsidies, fertilizer subsidies, pesticide subsidies, agricultural machinery subsidies, agricultural information, agricultural insurance, medical insurance, agricultural machinery insurance, and property insurance.

Together with the financial system of the Trade Hall and the Employee Fund Management Committee of the Three Departments, they formed the "Three Departments and Three Major Banks".

In terms of size, influence, number of clients, and capital scale, it is in no way inferior to established financial institutions such as JPMorgan Chase, Morgan Stanley, and ICBC.

the most important is.

The capital of Shiliying Rural Credit Cooperative came from the shareholding of employees of Sanyuan Agriculture.

This means that the stronger Sanyuan Agriculture is, the better the employee benefits will be, and the stronger Shiliying Rural Credit Cooperative will be.

It can be said that the "credit certificate" of Shiliying Rural Credit Cooperative is the brand name of Sanyuan Agriculture.

Unless Sanyuan Agriculture goes bankrupt, it is unlikely to go bankrupt first.

The reason why Shiliying Rural Credit Cooperative was designated as the account opening transaction bank for this three-tier bidding process was mainly to help promote the company.

As Sanyuan Agriculture ventured into space, Shiliying Rural Credit Cooperative's business also began to involve space.

For example, if you are a North American farmer and you are interested in space farming but do not have the funds to lease a space station, you can contact our bank now to apply for an interest-free 'Space Agriculture Assistance Loan', and we will help you secure a space station.

For example, if you are a European entrepreneur and you are interested in lunar farming but do not have any related projects, you can contact our bank now to apply for an interest-free 'Lunar Farming Assistance Loan'. Our bank will help you acquire a piece of land on the moon and provide some remotely controlled space agricultural machinery.

However, the above businesses need to follow the progress of the three-system aerospace program. In addition to the already mature space planting, space breeding, lunar farming, and lunar aquaculture may be realized within two years or five years.

"However, such an innovative and promising high-tech project that can help your company's anchors quickly gain fans is very limited and will definitely be available on a first-come, first-served basis."

"It's always better to book or apply in advance than to wait in line and still not be able to get anything."

Carefully selected salespersons from the three financial systems, dressed in the distinctive grass-green uniforms of the Shiliying Rural Credit Cooperative, and adorned with three red and one green four-leaf flags, the Oriental Aerospace flag, and the Three Systems Aerospace flag, tirelessly promoted their business among the world's major capitalists.

Some people are not interested.

Some people are hesitant.

Some people's eyes gleamed.

Some people, however, have plenty of money and cast a wide net on the spot...
8 pm.

Mr. Yu, who rarely appears in public these days, appeared on the stage of a hall with tens of thousands of people.

He then addressed the distinguished guests in his capacity as the host.

The words were few, nothing more than welcome, gratitude, and best wishes…

The capitalists present, especially the European capitalists who spent tens of millions to secure a front-row seat in hopes of exchanging a few words with Chairman Yu, applauded thunderously.

for a long time.

Yu Yang read out the auction rules.

"This bidding process involves thousands of projects, enterprises, assets, and technologies."

"Our time is precious, and it is impossible for us to read out, introduce, and auction them all one by one."

"Therefore, we categorized and batched the auction items, then put them into the intelligent management system and set three mechanisms: starting price, countdown, and buy-it-now price."

"Just like the examples shown on the big screen."

"The West African high-speed rail project, as of October 15, 2006, has a total length of 15,000 kilometers and a total investment of 3 trillion euros, which, at the current exchange rate, is equivalent to 300 billion euros or 380 billion US dollars."

"The starting price is 1.2 trillion yuan in red banknotes, with each bid increment not less than 1000 billion yuan, and a buy-it-now price of 2.8 trillion yuan in red banknotes."

"If the auction reaches 2.2 trillion, the countdown will end, and the highest bidder will win."

"If someone chooses a fixed price after the auction begins and before the countdown ends, that person wins the item."

"After the auction ends, the intelligent management system will scan the designated bank account and deduct the amount in the order set in advance by the account holder. First, it will deduct the red banknotes. If the red banknotes are insufficient, it will deduct the US dollars, euros, Hong Kong dollars, Japanese yen, etc., based on the real-time exchange rate."

"If the balance in the designated bank account is insufficient and falls below 80% of the bid price, the bidder will need to pay a penalty of 5% of the total bid amount, and the project will be awarded to the second-place bidder according to the bid."

"If the balance in the designated bank account is insufficient but exceeds 80% of the bid price, the bidder must make up the balance within 10 working days. Otherwise, the three companies have the right to collect the balance on-site or charge a penalty of 25% of the total bid price."

"Here, on behalf of the chairman of Sanyuan Agriculture, I would like to make a special statement and offer some advice."

"Do what you are capable of, do not engage in malicious competition, do not try to appear more capable than you are, and do not disrupt this auction, otherwise you will bear the consequences."

"Hereby, I announce the official commencement of Sanyuan Agriculture's 06 Autumn Streamlining Activities."

"The first products to be launched are the three headquarters industries."

Permanent equity in the Sanxi High-speed Railway:

1. The railway line runs from Tianjin Port to Taiyuan, Yinchuan, and Xining, with a total length of 1500 kilometers. It includes 6 Harmony trains, 2 Fuxing trains, 4 provincial-level main stations, 22 county and city stops, 1 operating company, 1 maintenance company, 2 power supply contracts, and 4 outsourcing companies (for snacks, catering, souvenirs, and ticket sales). The total cost is 330 billion yuan.

The three companies hold 50% of the shares and are now transferring 35% of the shares.

The starting bid is 200 billion Hong Kong dollars, and the final bid is 1200 billion Hong Kong dollars.

2. Qinggang → Weicheng → Liaoshi → Xi'an → Lanzhou, Changchang 1600 km…

The auction list is displayed from top to bottom and is not yet complete.

The Bank of Communications acquired a 35% stake in the first high-speed rail line at a fixed price.

Followed by.

China Merchants Bank acquired the equity in the second high-speed rail line for a fixed price.

The equity stake in the third high-speed rail line was acquired by Norinco for a single price…

The equity stake in the fourth high-speed rail line was acquired by China Southern Industrial Co., Ltd. for a single price…

Although everyone knows that high-speed rail is unlikely to be profitable at this stage, strategic assets should not be taken over by foreign capital.

Therefore, large state-owned enterprises in the East, like the Eight Immortals crossing the sea, each displayed their unique abilities, one after another taking the stage. As long as they had some funds or could obtain loans, they all made a fortune.

As for how to handle it in the future…

That depends on what the higher-ups decide.

Foreign investors are still very interested in the Eastern High-Speed ​​Railway.

Because wages in the East have been rising year after year, the standard of living is also getting higher and higher.

Five years ago, high-speed rail tickets were unaffordable for very few people; now, at least 40% of ordinary people can choose high-speed rail tickets when traveling. Furthermore, this 40% group belongs to middle-class or higher families and can potentially be converted into other consumer groups.

For example, promoting mobile phones, cigarettes and alcohol, cosmetics, health products, baby products, etc.

As for why the higher-ups in the East considered the high-speed rail project to be a loss-making venture…

Prior to this, the company was jointly owned by Dongfang High-Speed ​​Railway Group and Sanyuan Agriculture. The former was responsible for operation, while the latter was the investor, designer, contractor, and special user.

During operation, Dongfang High-speed Railway Group refers to the operating standards stipulated by the three-system client. As long as it obtains a rating of "qualified" or "excellent" or above from the inspection flag, it will not only not need to share the costs every year, but will also receive corresponding funding and rewards from the three-system client, as well as make money by selling tickets.

Or, to put it another way, as long as the service is satisfactory, all expenses will be borne by the three departments.

Therefore, due to the free rides for factory employees, the Dongfang High-Speed ​​Railway Group dared not set ticket prices too high, otherwise it would easily attract criticism.

For example: other people get a free ride on a three-wheeled train, but you're charging me 500 yuan? Where's your conscience?
This has resulted in the Eastern High-Speed ​​Railway Group being heavily reliant on funding from the Third Bureau over the past five or six years.

If Dongfang High-Speed ​​Railway Group takes over the off-site high-speed rail projects abandoned by the Third System, and adopts the operating and service standards of the Third System's clients, these high-speed rail lines will definitely lose money every year without the Third System's funding.

If operational and service standards are lowered, and the high-speed rail development within the factory is rapid, then in comparison, it will not only be criticized by society, but will also become increasingly backward.

Therefore, Dongfang High-Speed ​​Railway Group almost never dares to participate in the bidding for high-speed rail outside the Third Series Factory.

However, foreign investors do not need to worry about the above issues at all.

After acquiring the high-speed rail equipment from outside the factory, they first secured a mortgage loan, then raised ticket prices, and then promoted advertising.

If it's profitable after operating for a while, then we'll continue.

If we lose money, we'll streamline facilities, reduce staff, cut back on catering, and raise all prices.

If I still lose money, then goodbye!
Anyway, the loans I got have already been used to make back the losses elsewhere.

Lao Yuan, the head of the ADM special research group, understood what foreign investors were thinking, which is why he used all his financial resources and did not hesitate to use a fixed price to acquire everything.

As for how it will be operated subsequently…

The service standards will definitely follow those of the three series.

However, ticket prices can be addressed through financial means.

For example, if your savings exceed a certain amount, you can enjoy a certain number of discounted ticket bookings each year.

For example, when applying for a credit card, you can enjoy discounts on tickets based on the amount of credit you accumulate each year.

For example, when traveling, you can enjoy discounts on hotel and high-speed rail packages.

In short, by connecting the existing resources of large state-owned enterprises in the East and making reasonable use of them, it is not impossible for the East to operate high-speed rail outside the factory.

Half an hour later.

The bidding for the high-speed rail line outside the factory has ended.

The large screen displayed 21+21 authorizations and technical support for tri-lineage gene-targeted drugs.

Almost every item in the auction had a bid exceeding 20 billion Hong Kong dollars, with a fixed price of no less than 150 billion Hong Kong dollars.

However, all the foreign investors who participated opted for a fixed price.

仅仅2秒，42项三系基因靶向药授权和技术支持，就转让给了2家东方药企、8家三哥药企、11家北美药企、7家欧洲药企、1家澳洲药企…

Of course, the three-series still retain the rights to produce, improve, and continue research and development, but they can no longer sell to outside the factory.

As for patients from outside the factory seeking medical treatment inside the factory, can the three-line system be used?
It will definitely work.

After all, the three-line gene-targeted drug was announced as early as New Year's Day this year, which can be provided free of charge to all patients in the East. This is not a sales transaction.

Subsequently.

The assets and operating rights of the three-system urban rail passenger car company were listed in batches on the large screen.

Upon receiving the notification from their superiors, representatives from various regions who had come to participate in the auction began bidding.

Normally, a city has one set of rail passenger trains.

There will be no conflict between who is in charge of the city and who bids for the bus fleet.

The problem is that this includes 'county-level cities' and 'cities under the jurisdiction of the central government'.

Just like Yanzhou and Qufu.

If Jishui wants to bid for rail passenger cars within its territory, it will definitely have to buy a section of Yanzhou and Qufu.

The problem is that Yanzhou is wealthy and is not really under the jurisdiction of Jishui, so how could it possibly hand over its rail passenger trains to Jishui for operation?

Such examples abound in various regions of the East.

Even within a single province, such as Jiangsu or Zhejiang, there's competition between the north and south, and between the east and west, with each city and prefecture ignoring the provincial government...

Then there are those near Shiliying.

In the middle of this year, Shiliying achieved 'railway interconnection' with Liaoshi, Changqing, and Dongshanfu.

Starting from the middle of the month, Changqing's attitude towards Dongshan Prefecture became somewhat indifferent.

Furthermore, the local people all called themselves Shiliying people.

If you say they are from Shiliying, they will be proud and polite to you.

If you say they are from Dongshan Prefecture, they will curse you and might even hit you.

Thus, assuming Changqing has three high-speed rail lines, this auction will take place.

Changqing will definitely try to win it, and may even try to stop Dongshan Prefecture from bidding.

Because as long as Changqing buys it, Changqing can use its own name to connect with Liaoshi and Shiliying.

Or, to put it another way, Changqing claims to be from Shiliying, but the high-speed rail is registered under the name of Dongshan Prefecture. What do outsiders think?
Conversely, if Changqing identifies itself as a native of Shiliying, and the high-speed rail bears Changqing's name, it's tantamount to proving that it is indeed a native of Shiliying. If there are any doubts from the outside world, it can respond accordingly.
"If we are from Dongshan Prefecture, why don't we display a sign indicating Dongshan Prefecture?"

"Yes! That makes sense!"

"So we are from Shiliying, from Changqing Village, North Third Ring Road."

"Isn't it a district? How did it become a village?"

"We're from Shiliying, so what if we're from a village?"

"Makes sense!"

Driven by this unhealthy trend, whether it's the surrounding county-level cities and cities under its jurisdiction, or Meihekou, Wudu, and the four southern provinces, they all act independently and try to snatch resources from their own superiors.

As a result, the bidding in the densely packed auction list quickly stopped and turned into a fixed price.

And one could still faintly hear the reprimands and rebuttals from the provincial and municipal governments.

For example, Tangshan confronted Shijiazhuang.

For example, Ningbo confronted Hangzhou.

For example, Suzhou and Haozhou are clashing with Hefei; one wants to enter Huaibei, and the other wants to enter northern Anhui.
(End of this chapter)