Silicon Valley

With so many members in the Blackwater Company, eating has become a problem. In addition, the Williams Center has been built, and Henry is planning to let the company under his name start to move in. There are dozens of these companies, with a total of hundreds of thousands of employees, and food has become a problem. And there are many factories around the world, and there are more people in the factories. Therefore, it is extremely necessary for Henry to own a grain company.

The think tank team established by Henry, Charles Toney, the head of the "Williams Think Tank", came to the Williams Manor and proposed to Henry the acquisition of a grain company.

At present, the global grain is basically controlled by the four major grain merchants. Whether people like to believe it or not, the four major grain merchants control 80% of the world's grain trading volume, and only they have the right to set prices! Some people say, "When you control food, you control human beings!" Although this statement is biased, it also has some truth.

Today, global food shortages, sharp declines in production and rapid price increases have resulted in more than 1 billion hungry people in the world. The world's grain reserves are only 950 million tons, only enough to last humans for 100 days.

Countries all over the world attach great importance to food, and the concept of "food security" was formally put forward at the first World Food Summit held in November 1974. Just in November this year, the second World Food Summit was held, and the "food security concept" was once again raised, which shows the importance of food security!

When it comes to the four major grain merchants, they are ADM in the United States, Bunge in the United States, Cargill in the United States, and Louis Dreyfus in France. People are accustomed to referring to these four companies as "ABCD" according to the first letter of their names. . If you control one of the grain merchants, Henry's global voice will be greatly improved!

"Mr. Williams, food is very important, I suggest buying one of the four major grain merchants!" Charles Tony then gave Henry a detailed introduction to the four major grain merchants.

Among the four major grain merchants, ADM has always been known for its emphasis on research and development. Therefore, Henry prefers ADM more.

However, the four major grain merchants are all very wealthy owners. Therefore, acquiring such a company is by no means difficult. There is no way, who makes the global food always not enough, and the food companies don't make money, who makes it?

"Charles Tony, you notified Smith, the head of the acquisition team, to let him acquire Adami!" Henry pondered for a while and said to Charles Tony.

"Okay, Mr. Williams!"

Henry has a large-scale and very professional acquisition team under his name. The full name is "Williams Acquisition Service Company", but it is nicknamed "Global Purchase" and Smith is the CEO.

On the day Henry ordered to continue, Smith initiated the acquisition of Adami, and Adami responded quickly. If Henry agreed to acquire Adami at a valuation of $45 billion, then Adami’s shareholders would be willing to accept the acquisition. . Smith listened and shook his head, Adami's market value is only over 15 billion, and now Henry has to spend 45 billion to acquire it, which is a lion's mouth. Even if it is a premium, it cannot be three times the premium!

"The premium is okay, but do you think the three times the premium is appropriate?" Smith said in a rather unhappy tone.

"Hehe, why is it inappropriate?" Adanmi CEO Hank Morley laughed, "Adanmi company monopolizes the grain market together with the other three grain companies. You must know that the monopoly company is the most profitable company. So, you can't estimate Adami's market capitalization entirely by stock price! If Henry Williams wants to buy it, he has to bid $45 billion. Oh, and besides, doesn't he have $400 billion? $45 billion for him It's just a small amount of money!"

No matter what Smith and the others said, the other party insisted that at this price, they would like to buy it or not!

Smith then called Henry to report the situation to him.

Smith said: "Mr. Williams, Adami has no sincerity in negotiation. They want us to pay three times the price to buy it, and they won't back down at all. I don't think they plan to sell the company!"

"If Adami doesn't want to sell, then you can find three other companies and see which company's offer is more suitable!"

"OK!"

Smith immediately initiated the acquisition of the other three grain merchants. However, Bunch of the United States and Louis Dreyfus of France also quoted prices three times the market value, while Cargill of the United States, which was not listed, bluntly rejected Henry's acquisition request.

The four major grain merchants made it clear that they did not want to sell to Henry, and Smith obviously could only return without success.

Charles Toney and Smith came to Williams Manor this time.

After Smith reported the situation to Henry, Charles Toney said: "Mr. Williams, the four major grain merchants are not willing to sell the company, and I propose to terminate the acquisition plan!"

Henry nodded and decided not to buy any of the four major grain merchants. The four major grain merchants are awesome. They control global grain and engage in monopoly. Then, I will break your monopoly! Henry said, "Since they don't want to sell, then we will build a grain company ourselves. $45 billion can build a world-class grain company, so why buy them!"

"Yes, that's right." Charles Tony nodded and said to Henry, "Actually, we have an innate advantage in establishing a food company-that is, we have a huge population base, and five or six million people around the world are working for William Mr. Muss, if we establish a grain company, we will immediately have a market. This is an ability that no other grain company can have. Based on this, the grain company will be in an invincible position, and then Go and carve up the market of other grain companies!"

Henry couldn't help laughing and said: "The four major grain merchants are really self-inflicted, and they have added a powerful enemy to themselves! Hehe, AMD only makes more than one billion US dollars a year. For me, the grain company is only a small amount of money. I Even if they don’t make money, they will kill the four of them!” Henry had read a lot of news in his previous life, and the four major grain merchants are simply ruthless profiteers, who would rather rot food than give it to people who are about to starve to death Eat in one bite!

Such unscrupulous profiteers must be taught a lesson!

Henry turned to Smith and said, "From now on, you will go to South America, Canada, Australia and other places to buy a large number of farms for me, and I will hire a large number of farmers to plant the land for me! In addition, pay close attention to Monsanto and Pioneer Seeds. , when the time comes, these two companies will be acquired together!"

"Yes!!!" Smith responded loudly.

The corners of Henry's mouth rose, and he secretly said, to develop excellent seeds for farmers to plant, with low cost, high yield, and low prices, the four major grain merchants must not be made "********"!

"Go, act as soon as possible!" Henry said with a smile.

"Um!"

Smith and Charles Toney said goodbye to Henry immediately.

(To be continued ~^~)