Fatal Strike: Paladins Mercenary Road

Chapter 122 Great Cause
Blood Fox asked Mountain Eagle what he wanted to do, and it was difficult for Mountain Eagle to answer in refined terms because he wanted a lot!

The mountain eagle once climbed to a relatively high position along the world's most winding food chain, and he once felt that he had the opportunity to reach higher places.

But in the past two days, I suddenly realized something, saw the vastness of the world, and understood that no matter whether it is above ground or underground, as long as you can reach the end, the result is actually the same.

This feeling is very exciting for the mountain eagle, and it is also a motivation!
He never expected to be able to clear his name, but he hoped that one day in the future he would be able to be free to reunite with his wife and children.

At first he wanted to create a safe zone, but then he realized he could do more...

By squeezing those smugglers and establishing sufficient integrity and prestige, there will be a chance to monopolize Krabi's refined oil market through commercial competition.

The core of refined oil trade is not to make money by reselling refined oil, but to establish local refined oil consumption habits to influence and even guide the actions of smuggling cargo ships and even regular cargo ships to a limited extent.

What many people don’t know is that due to tax issues, China’s export price of refined oil is about 45% lower than the price used by the Chinese themselves.

The current price of a liter of gasoline in Thailand fluctuates around 35 Thai baht, while the landed price of China's exported gasoline is about 21 Thai baht per liter.

Because of ASEAN trade preferences, the cost of imported gasoline plus tax will not exceed 23 baht per liter, among which diesel has higher profit.

This price is very competitive in Thailand, and even if you are simply doing the finished oil business, you can still make money.

However, this business is already being done by someone else. If Shanying wants to get involved, it has to create demand and build a market on its own, and then it will have room to compete with those big companies.

The most convenient way, of course, is to start with the smugglers, as they are big fuel consumers.

This kind of super-heavy asset investment seems a bit like a fantasy for Shanying at present, but for any business, as long as you think carefully, there will be a solution.

Shanying comes from a giant enterprise. Unlike ordinary people who sit in front of the news broadcast, he is willing to study and has access to some inside information, so he can learn some information about the national strategic level.

China has undertaken the construction of an oil pipeline in northern Thailand, which is expected to be completed in 5 to 8 years. By then, China's petrochemical giant will occupy a large share of Thailand's fuel market.

There is no need to discuss the strategic intention here. For Shanying, whether it can take advantage of the favorable conditions is the key to its success in the refined oil trade.

He set up a trading company, not that he was going to rent a ship to go to China and bring the oil back...

A small 3-ton MR tanker costs at least 1.4 million RMB or 2000 million USD. To bring the oil back, you have to rent an oil depot to store it.

Shanying simply cannot afford this level of investment!

But just because Shanying can't afford it doesn't mean he can't borrow strength from the giant petrified...

In order to cooperate with the northern fuel pipeline that will be completed in a few years, we will maximize energy influence and profits...

Currently, Giant Petrochemical has acquired part of the shares of Thailand's largest 'SUSCO Finished Oil and Jet Fuel Sales Company'. After the completion of the northern pipeline in the future, Giant Petrochemical will definitely acquire 49% of the company's shares to maximize its profits.

However, Thai law restricts the possibility of full acquisition, which means that the SUSCO brand cannot be touched.

At this stage in 2014, promoting the brand in Thailand, increasing influence and occupying as much market share as possible are what the petrochemical giant has always wanted to do, but it has not seen much success so far.

During this period, as long as Shanying has 5 to 10 large gas stations and can form economies of scale in a small area, it can attract large investments from giant petrochemical companies.

Krabi is a famous tourist destination in Thailand. The expansion of influence brought by entering the fuel market here is much greater than the gains that the giant petrochemical company would get by setting up one or two gas stations in Bangkok with great effort.

It is difficult for ordinary people to imagine how difficult it is for Chinese companies to go overseas. Differences in language, living habits, ideology, rules and restrictions, etc. make it very difficult for Chinese people and companies to integrate into the local community.

Therefore, finding local bosses as consultants or simply cooperating with them has become an option for those giants overseas.

And Shanying wants to create a character of a "local tyrant"!

Shanying doesn't even need to show up. He just needs to find a lawyer to contact the Hong Kong branch of Giant Petrochemical and tell them that he is willing to sell 49% of the shares of the gas station and is willing to put the Giant Petrochemical brand on it. If they come to inspect and confirm that the gas station really exists, money will not be a problem at all.

Many people think that some things are difficult or even impossible to do, but in fact it is because of professional and information barriers that block the opportunities for ordinary people to get involved in so-called high-end business.

To put it bluntly, all physical businesses are actually value exchanges, and their essence is no different from prostitutes selling their bodies.

You need to consider what value you can provide and what you can get in exchange.

How to maximize one's own value here is the most challenging part for a person!
The girls in business K all know that they should wear heavy makeup and short skirts, but many of them don’t even know how to get along with their boss. In the end, they feel that their talents are not appreciated and they give up on themselves.

Packaging, publicity, value display, industry complementarity, business support...

Whoever can find the most suitable customers and maximize their own value will be the top business expert.

Mountain Eagle is one of the best!
And he now has a huge advantage, that is, he is building his own business entity by finding the needs of the other party and combining them with his own needs.

This simplifies a lot of things!

As long as there are gas stations, oil will not be a problem... It is not difficult to use trading companies to cut off some of the refined oil exported to Thailand by giant petrochemical companies, or simply replenish it through sea smuggling.

The refined oil in Malaysia not far to the south is so cheap!

The landed price of domestic exported refined oil is approximately 4.4 RMB per liter, while the market price at Malaysian gas stations is only 3.5 RMB per liter.

Set up a legal company and use part of the illegal smuggling business to fill the funding gap caused by the large initial investment and future business competition.

They can use their police identities to squeeze fishermen and tourist boats, use the excuse of cracking down on smuggling to squeeze smugglers, and even sell fuel at a lower price. Over time, consumption habits will be formed.

As the volume increases, profits will naturally come, and with an industrial foundation, subsequent financing and expansion will be easy.

With the giant petrochemical company's brand in front and the Paisco family protecting us, the success rate of this matter is very high!
Moreover, after success, new businesses will be generated, because gas stations use cash. As long as it is properly controlled, it can produce a huge siphon effect, attracting money to Krabi. There is a huge room for operation here...

As long as we can gain a firm foothold in Krabi, we will be able to leverage a larger market through this point.

At that time, it will not be as simple as doing some business. Shanying wants more, much more!

In Shanying's mind, mercenary is not a high-end profession. He is willing to fight with others for the fire in his heart, but he is absolutely not willing to fight for a tiny amount of pitiful commission.

But everything starts with money...

Shanying must participate in this Russian operation, and then use the money to earn enough start-up capital through the impact of the Thai coup before he can really start.

Shanying couldn't explain such a complicated matter in just a few words. Facing Xuehu's doubts, Shanying thought for a few minutes and said, "I want to build my own business in Jiami. I have already thought about how to start it...

What I will do next will depend on how that business develops and how much capital I can accumulate.”

Shanying looked at the two confused old men and thought about it again before saying, "Jiami is like a place of rebirth for me. The location here is very good, but it requires money to operate...

You give me the money, and I will use it to make as much profit as possible, and then find a way to fill the gap in the Arctic Fox pension.

If I fail, I will just take over the pension and do what you want me to do."

Blood Fox is not very interested in physical business, but he is very confident in Mountain Eagle.

He actually doesn't care about making money at all, although he knows that the difficulties he faces are caused by not having enough money...

But he knew better that, given his age and ability, he was destined not to make enough money to solve the problems he cared about.

As for the 500 million commission from Russia, it remains a question whether we will get a second one in the future.

Constantly taking on small tasks to make up for the pension gap is not only a drop in the bucket, but also a huge waste of his time and energy.

So from the day he met Shanying and decided to recruit him into the gang, he regarded Shanying as his successor.

Connections, experience, money, and also the responsibilities that come with that pension.

People like Blood Fox are experienced and shrewd. They may not have much sense for economics, but they have a very accurate eye for people.

Although Shanying did not nod in agreement to his request, his proposal of "investing in shares" was actually a disguised way of assuming part of the responsibility.

This is enough for the Blood Fox for the time being, at least until he dies.

And he believed that once he died, the mountain eagle would help him continue to fulfill his life value.

The core of the Arctic Fox pension problem is not the amount of money, but the unreasonable content of the contract that was signed at the beginning, which has caused the pension to become a huge burden...

Even as generations of Arctic foxes are replaced, the Arctic foxes that are now active on the battlefield have complaints about pensions.

Because they began to become more cautious, the number of casualties began to decrease, but they still had to hand over 10% of the spoils after each operation.

Blood Fox cannot solve this problem because overturning the contract would be a denial of his life over the past few decades.

He believes that Mountain Eagle can do it!
The old man rubbed his swollen temples, stood up, waved his hands and said, "I'll give you all my money, my deposits, my commissions...

I will find accountants, lawyers, and traders...

I'm leaving tomorrow, and as soon as I arrive in Moscow, the first $250 million in commission will be credited to my account, and maybe we'll have a chance to do some deals in Moscow.

You stay in Krabi and do your work. You can fly to Moscow in a week. Don’t look for me to join you. Just stay outside and cooperate with me and Elk…”

(End of this chapter)