novelones Chapter 197 Oil boom, Husky rises in rankings
Chapter 197 Oil boom, Husky rises in rankings
A week later, the discovery of oil in northwestern North Dakota was still exposed by the media.
The world's energy giants are flocking to North Dakota.
But when they arrived, the day lilies were cold.
Except for some stubborn old farmers who just sit there and raise prices, no one pays attention to them.
Because Husky gave them a very generous contract, with a share of up to 15%!
The angry Mobil CEO was furious. A new oil field was discovered in their back garden, and they were the last to know.
"Shameless Husky, forget about eating the Western Siberian share of the giant goose, now he eats meat without even leaving us a mouthful of soup!"
They had no choice but to curse.
What surprised them was how efficiently the Husky worked and how they managed to digest most of such a large piece of land in a week.
When it was learned that Lindgren, as the president, went door to door in person, everyone present fell silent.
And Lindgren did not rely on luck. He spent less than half a year traveling almost throughout the state.
Finally, large oil fields were discovered in the northwest.
Looking at the oil wells rising up one after another, the representatives of the energy companies felt uncomfortable.
Husky's rise has been too fast. It was originally just a regional energy giant in Maple Country.
Since Cayman Capital invested heavily in the company, this small company in their eyes is developing into a world giant step by step.
It has even endangered their position in terms of market share.
"Look, in the latest issue of Fortune magazine, according to their estimates, Husky's ranking among all energy companies has risen by three places!"
"Now in...second place!"
When he said this, this man was filled with astonishment, and his words were a bit awkward.
Because his company was one of the three companies surpassed by Husky.
"No more than second place!"
Mobil’s boss finally found some comfort:
"Even if Husky tries harder, he can only be second."
Of course he has the confidence to say this. Mobil has long had the largest market share and owns oil fields all over the world, outperforming other energy giants.
Even though Husky discovered a new oil field this time, it is still far behind Mobil.
No one accused him of being arrogant, because the beautiful country was the largest colonial power.
Last year, the United States launched the Gulf War, causing international oil prices to rise sharply, and Mobil benefited a lot from this.
But it is undeniable that Husky is indeed an opponent that cannot be underestimated, especially because behind it is a large Wall Street institution-Cayman Capital.
Cayman Capital is also very active in the capital market and continues to rise among the top ten investment banks.
The most critical thing is that Husky has not yet been listed on the market. If it goes public one day, the valuation will definitely be an astronomical figure. Husky, which has raised huge funds, will be an extremely terrifying competitor.
Thinking of this, the Mobil boss's face darkened, and he no longer looked as proud as before.
At this moment, Wang Lei received another piece of good news.
Hua Shirt, who was far away in Olympic City, reported to him that the Grand Lisboa Hotel had been built and could open its doors at any time.
"Sir, if you are free, you can come and cut the ribbon."
Grand Lisboa is a new casino in which Wang and Bai each hold 50% of the shares. It is only across the street from Old Lisboa and connected by an air corridor. The first phase of the project cost a total of 30 billion Australian dollars.
The patterned shirts have been doing very well in the past few years, and the business of Duimazai has been booming. With the rise of the Four Little Dragons of Dongzhou, the business has become more and more prosperous.
The income mainly comes from the commissions of soliciting customers. They can take profits from the high-rollers they bring in to place bets.
So much so that 70% of the taxes paid to the government by the Macau City gambling industry comes from the contribution of Junket Operators.
The hard-working Duimazai brought a lot of cash flow to the Wang family.
Now that the Grand Lisboa has opened, it is estimated that the casino business will become even more prosperous.
However, Wang Lei knew that this business was very profitable and would be disliked by others, so Wang Lei had no intention of showing his face.
"I didn't go to the ribbon cutting. I was anxious to say hello to Gambling King and Bai Chaoqiong. When they asked, they said I was on Sakura Island to inspect bank projects."
"Okay, sir, I'll take your word for it."
Flowery Shirt is no longer the eldest brother in the world. With the support of Wang Lei, he established a gambling company, and he is in charge of the operations of the Grand Lisboa.
Through his business, he managed the underground order of Ao City in an orderly manner, and his words in Ao City were more effective than those of Governor Yang of Ao City.
Now he has grown into Wang Lei's right-hand man.
"By the way, the second and third phases of the project should also be accelerated. I don't want gamblers to come to Olympic City just for gambling. The supporting entertainment facilities must be in place as soon as possible."
The Wang family invested nearly 40 billion Australian dollars in the second and third phases of the project.
The second phase is a water park, backed by the Grand Lisboa. If completed and put into use, it will become the largest water park in Dongzhou and even the world.
The third phase is an artificial beach and a large complex. The world's top luxury brands will be invited to settle in. It is very suitable for wealthy women to buy and buy to make up for their lost mood after losing money.
Wang Lei didn't stop the flower shirt, he was indeed on Sakura Island.
Busy acquiring Hyogo Bank!
"Didn't we buy a lot of bad loans from Hyogo Bank in the past few years? Why did they still go bankrupt?"
Originally, Wang Lei wanted Li Qilin to slowly develop Bailong Credit Finance into a bank, but now that a ready-made bank business license has been delivered to his door, he certainly has no reason not to accept it.
Li Qilin explained:
“We did help them, and they were very grateful to us. Their president has been very close to me since then.
But this amount of revenue is far from filling the bank's deficit hole.
Because all their funds have flowed into loans mortgaged by real estate, the real estate bubble is now getting worse, and companies and individuals with good credit in the past have gone bankrupt.
Hyogo Bank itself was in crisis as it was unable to repay its loans. "
"What does the president of Hyogo Bank mean?"
"He wants us to acquire Bank of Hyogo directly so that Bank of Hyogo can continue to operate."
Hearing this, Wang Lei showed a sneer:
"You really think I am the savior. If I acquire Hyogo Bank at this time, won't I have to bear all his debts?"
"It's better to wait until they declare bankruptcy and then I take over from the Bank of Japan."
Based on his relationship with Mie Noyasu, the other party would definitely give him an extremely cheap price.
"Then we won't save him?"
"Of course I won't save it. I will also call Mino Shigeyasu and ask him to collect the debt and force Hyogo to declare bankruptcy and enter a settlement state."
"Mino Shigeyasu will not agree to us easily. This is a large-scale bank. Although many financial institutions have closed down after the bubble burst, no formal bank has closed down so far."
No matter which country it is in, bank failure is a very bad thing.
This means that there has been a big problem in this country's economy, which will cause a series of chain reactions.