We are all reborn, who wants to be the richest man?

"Direct election is a good thing."

"Yes, that's for you capitalists, so there are remarks that capital controls everything."

“No, it’s not us capitalists; it should be us capitalists.”

Do you know Socrates? He is as famous as Confucius. People say that there is Confucius in the East and Socrates in the West.

But do you know how this great man died? He was voted to death.

He didn't even die completely when he took poison. He was half dead the first time and drank poison again.

Guilty? Not guilty.

The biggest problem may be that he likes to chat with others for no reason, which is what we commonly call a chatterbox.

But others find it annoying, so they vote to death. Is that democracy?

Therefore, in order to prevent their own property and resources from being divided up, capitalists have formulated various laws and regulations throughout history.

It stipulates what can be democratic, what is sacrosanct, and who can get the right to vote.

As for the capitalists, they indirectly obtain these voting rights through a large number of jobs.

A private farm in Melbourne's northern suburbs, owned by the Elliot family.

You may not know this family, but if you mention BHP Billiton, it must be a household name, right?

BHP Billiton was formed through the merger of Billiton of Britain and BHP of Australia.

But that's for the future, now you can call it BHP, the Great Australian, Big Rock Hill or BHP.

The Elliot family is one of BHP's largest shareholders and together with the Acot family they hold more than 4% of BHP's shares.

However, the relationship between these two major shareholders is not good, and they are always thinking about absorbing each other to completely control Bihe.

From 1983 to early 1987, the two men were at loggerheads in the Australian stock market, each wanting to eat up the other.

Even Holmes, the patriarch of the Acott family, told John, the head of the Elliot family, bluntly, "Let me get control of BHP and send you to be prime minister."

But John is not stupid. He knows that B&H is the foundation of the Elliot family and it is impossible for him to agree to the other party.

In the end, the dispute was resolved with the mediation of Morgan Stanley and Macquarie Bank, but the Acot family clearly gained the upper hand.

Although the Acot family does not control BHP now, it has become the largest shareholder, holding more than 24.8% of the shares.

The Elliot family now only holds 21.1% of the shares, which is a slight difference from the equal position before the fight between the two.

However, during the period of the fight between the two sides, BHP has not stopped developing. At least under the leadership of Chairman Loughton, BHP's market value has been pushed up to more than 9 billion Australian dollars.

Within a few years, Loton's hair turned white overnight, which can be said to be a result of his dedication to his work until his death.

Now the Acot family is clearly in a strong position in BH, so Luo Nianzhong found John, which led to today's meeting.

"I don't quite understand why everyone in the Elliot family likes Zhengzhi? Of course, I don't mean to offend you."

"Maybe this is inheritance, as if it is engraved in our bones."

Luo Nianzhong didn't think John's reasons were nonsense. Just like what he said at the beginning, you are the capitalists, not us.

It can also be seen from this sentence that John does not regard himself as a businessman and capitalist in his heart.

BHP's assets are more like a shortcut for the Elliot family to realize their ideals, because their ideals also need financial support.

“So you should cooperate with me, not only can you realize your ideals, but you can also keep this family business.

Holmes will not give up. Judging from the expansion plan he has formulated in the past two years, he wants to eliminate you in terms of capital.

The issuance of new shares cannot be unlimited, and when the time is right, he will definitely propose capital injection."

In terms of financial resources, the Elliot family cannot compare with the Acot family.

BHP is all the property of the Elliot family, and the other industries are very different from BHP.

The Acot family is different. They are also one of the hotel tycoons in Australia and can provide them with a steady stream of funds.

"How can I believe that you are not the wolf? And Holmes hates you so much that he won't agree."

Luo Nianzhong chuckled. Even though he and Holmes had never met before, the other party would definitely not give him a good look when he saw him.

In 1984, BHP intended to acquire Utah International from General Electric for $18 billion.

This is an energy and equipment company with operations around the world, with operations and mines in Argentina, Chile, Peru, South Africa and Australia, but its largest are the two super-large copper mines in Argentina and Chile.

Not to mention the two large copper mines, the energy equipment is also technologically advanced in the world.

General Electric was Welch's old employer, so Welch knew about the sale as soon as the news came out.

It is certain that the Luo family will enter the energy field, and the Far East system needs a large amount of copper. Utah International is simply the best supplement.

Just like that, Welch, who had gotten along well with Luo Nianzhong, took action and intervened directly and forcefully.

There are competitors, and the happiest one among them must be General Electric. It has made its attitude clear and the highest bidder wins.

After more than a year of contacts and negotiations, Welch finally acquired Utah International in early 1986 and subsequently merged it into the newly established Leading Mining Group.

That’s not all, it’s like Luo Nianzhong and Holmes are born to clash.

It then led the mining industry in acquiring small mining companies around the world, and Australia, a country rich in mineral resources, was naturally the first to bear the brunt.

In the past two years, the two companies have been confronting each other on many issues, with both sides winning and losing.

However, even if they win, Bihe will not be happy, because the purchase price will definitely be greatly increased, beyond their expectations.

For example, if Hayesville in Western Australia, an iron ore resources company, had it not led the mining industry's participation, BHP would have spent no more than A$3300 million to acquire the company.

However, because of its leading participation in the mining industry, BHP Group acquired the company and finally made A$3870 million.

So John was being euphemistic. It's not that Holmes hates him, but that all BHP shareholders hate him.

"Wolf? I think my international reputation should be pretty good.

And you probably don't have many choices. Maintaining the status quo will only slowly erode you.

Lorton is a talented person and an idealistic manager.

Although he doesn't take sides among you, Holmes' expansion plan is clearly more in line with Lorton's preferences.

Lorton was jointly nominated by all shareholders, and his business philosophy will have an impact on many small shareholders."

John didn't argue because it was the truth.

"How can you make those small shareholders accept you?"

How many shareholders does BHP have? At its peak, there were more than 18 shareholders. Although many shares are now concentrated, the number is still not small. It is just that the number of significant shareholders with more than / of the shares has increased.

“Benefits, for people like them, B&H can only bring them benefits.

They will listen to whoever can bring them more benefits. The merger of BHP and Leading Mining is just one of them. I can give all shareholders a big gift after the merger."

John didn't ask what the gift was, as if he had never been interested in making money.

He looked up and looked directly at Luo Nianzhong, his eyes full of questioning.

Luo Nianzhong smiled bitterly and waved his hands helplessly.

“I said before that I have no way to give you a practical promise such as a written agreement, let alone give you the voting rights of BHP. It all depends on whether the Elliot family believes me.

What I can guarantee is that once the Luo family enters B&H, if members of the Elliot family want to take the path of government, then the Luo family will fully support them."

Of course, the premise is that the Elliot family stands with the Luo family, and it goes without saying that the other party understands this.

Although it cannot be said that they are vassals, there is definitely a gap in strength between the two sides in their cooperation.

John thought for a moment and thought that with the help of the Luo family, the Elliot family's future political path would be much smoother.

Let’s not talk about BHP for now, just the Far East Group’s investment in Australia employs so many employees.

The hydropower generation in the west, the retail service industry, vineyards and sugarcane plantations in the east all have large numbers of employees.

However, John still couldn't make up his mind and finally did not answer whether he agreed or not.

However, judging from the fact that he invited Luo Nianzhong to dinner, his attitude was at least well-intentioned.