Chapter 93 Talents
For Yonas, the biggest gain of this visit to Nigeria was not to integrate into Ricci's interest groups, nor to create constructive meetings with all walks of life in Nigeria, but to truly get in touch with the reality of this industry as an outsider, which was his greatest gain.
Even though he knew the importance of the energy industry, an ordinary white-collar worker in his previous life and a college student who had just entered society in the later life lacked a real understanding of this industry. This big industry, which was monopolized by the state, finally untied a mysterious veil in front of him. To put it simply, it means gaining insight.
Energy, as a non-renewable resource, has always been one of the main roots of war since humans entered the civilization period. Since modern times, it has become the main cause of war. From the vigorous era of navigation, Western society's plunder of resources on the New World, to the two world wars, Japan's invasion of China, to the Iraq War and the Libyan War, all of which are the plunder and distribution of energy resources.
On a global scale, every large energy company in the world is controlled by national forces. The only exception is the Swiss Zug interest group represented by Rich. After Rich created the spot market for energy trading in the cracks of the Cold War in the East and West, the Swiss town of Zug quickly attracted companies and forces around the world who are interested in developing in the energy industry.
From the beginning of trade, they squeezed into the market, developed rapidly and became a new force that no one can underestimate. Although this interest group is not a complete whole, and is often mixed with the forces of various countries, this is a buffer for all forces, which can affect the whole body by one move, and relatively speaking, it is safer.
This is all Jonas knows, he knows the truth but does not know why. This industry is unfamiliar and tempting to him, because it represents infinite money and power.
From the time he entered Glencore, he used convenient conditions to enter Glencore's database, like a sponge, greedily absorbing every little nutrient. Judging from the information he obtained, the low-priced transfer of a Los Bronses copper mine is indeed worth the money, and at least he will not be as confused as a junior brother.
The fusion of the two personalities and the ten-year white-collar work career created Jonas' complex personality and calm attitude, which added a lot of impression to him. The rebirth of superiority made him calm no matter what kind of big man he faced, which also added a lot of charm to him.
Whether it was Ritchie, Glasenberg, or all the national leaders and executives of large companies he had come into contact with, he was full of appreciation for this young man who was completely new, because it was not something that an ordinary person could do.
At night at St. Moritz, Ricci sat in the study and looked carefully at the meeting record between Jonas and Chief Warrit during the day. After a while, he raised his head and asked Casinali, who had been sitting quietly, and said, "What do you think of Jonas doing?"
Casinali shook her head and said, "To be honest, I can't understand this young man at all. He seems gentle and sunny, but his scheming is so deep that it makes people unable to see through it. I think it should be discussed in Nigeria's investment. Before the government's formal reform plan was introduced, it would be too urgent to make a statement now."
Richie smiled and said, "This is exactly his cleverness. In terms of capital, management, talent, and technology, we have no advantages when facing those big companies. On the contrary, because those big companies already have large rights and interests in Nigeria, we are at a disadvantage at the government level. The little guy is very smart. He did not deal with government departments first, but gave benefits to local tribes and kidnapped public opinion first. I can see that after the formal reform plan is introduced, if the conditions of the big companies are not as good as those given by the little guy, then these tribes will never allow any project to be implemented smoothly."
"But this will lead to government departments' opinions on our company."
"What is politics? Politics is a game of mutual compromise. When the expectations of the reform plan do not meet the goals, no government will overturn its own reform plan, but will only lower its expectations." Ricci thought for a moment and said: "No matter what, Jonas' investment plan is a support for the work of the Obasancho government. This support is like injecting a shot in the government's reform plan. Although there will be some side effects, it is beneficial to the reform. The Obasancho government will also pay more attention to our opinions, which gives us the same advantages as those large companies that have invested for decades from the beginning."
"Mr.'s opinion is to support Yonas' plan?"
"Of course. Why not support it? I'll call Johnson and let him do his best to implement Jonas' plan." He asked with a smile, "Guess, what's the next plan for the little guy?"
"Since he has established several companies, but these companies are all empty shells, the next plan should be to acquire one or two small companies." Casinali smiled and said, "Mr.'s oil engineering services company is probably in his plan."
Ritchie nodded and said, "Then what should I do?"
Casinali smiled but didn't say anything. Ritchie sighed and said, "I like his vitality and development, but I don't want his eyes to be on me. If he really focuses on the engineering service company, I won't let him succeed easily. I always have to set some obstacles for him."
Ritchie took back the topic and asked, "Did the little guy go to San Diego now?"
Casinali looked at her watch and said, "Yes. Fifteen minutes ago, his plane had taken off from the airport in Port Harcourt. The Los Bloomses copper mine project will be officially signed tomorrow, and he will attend the signing ceremony tomorrow."
Ricci nodded and said, "I was surprised by Janik's decision. He actually handed over all the decision-making power to Jonas. He is only fifty-three years old." For a moment, Ricci sighed. Born in 34 years, he is already 70 years old. Although he is still strong, there will never be too many years left. For the first time, Ricci had the idea of completely retired.
But this idea was soon left behind by him. For him, life is endless and work is endless. People cannot live without doing anything. He picked up the phone and gave a set of instructions. "Follow closely the movements of Janik in London, I need to know every investment he has made."
After putting down the phone, he said to Casinali: "Thank you for your hard work these days. You can arrange your work in the secretary class, rest at home for a few days, and come to work again next Monday."
"I'm afraid that those secretaries won't satisfy the gentleman."
Ritchie smiled and said, "That's why I need exercise. Cassinali, arrange a few candidate secretaries and start training slowly. I want to give you a new task."
Cassinali knew that it was Ritchie who finally wanted to let her go and stand alone.
Ritchie said: "Although Jonas is very smart and can be regarded as an excellent leader, he is not an executor. Janik is an excellent executor. However, Jonas has a large store. He is familiar with minerals and is relatively unfamiliar with the oil industry. Sesia has limited abilities, and her future communication will occupy most of her time. Although this girl, Alini, has no ability, but she does not have enough experience and has a wide range of popularity. Therefore, I would recommend you to serve as the executive officer of Jonas' oil company."
Cassinali was stunned for a moment, and was surprised. With his qualifications, in the Ritchie Brothers company, he could only serve as a deputy executive in a certain company or a regional executive like Johnson. Although Yonas' oil company is not large, Yonas is not short of money. Besides, he only has to be responsible for Yonas, and the work pressure in the future will not be too great. "Will Yonas agree?"
Ricky smiled and said, "You asked knowingly. He would definitely be very happy to have the help of you, a highly experienced and highly qualified talent. He is now thirsty for talent."
On the plane to Chile, Jonas did not know that Rich had arranged for him the executive of the oil company, but, as Rich said, he was now eager to be talented. At this moment, he was facing a group of talents that Alini had found.
Just looking at the information, these people are indeed first-class business elites. Each of them graduated from a prestigious university and have at least three years of rich experience. Among them, there are actuaries, accountants with international qualifications, former human resources managers of multinational companies, two traders who resigned from Tony due to investment failure, and one trader who failed to invest but was swept out by Cargill.
Tony and Cargill are both large commodity trading companies of the same nature as Glencore. Although they are not as strong as Glencore, they are also famous large companies in the world. Like Glencore, their traders are the most precious wealth and their professionalism is unquestionable.
When we first met, Yonas didn't say much without knowing everyone, but just welcomed everyone as the leader, determined the treatment, and looked forward to the future together.
Although everyone distrusts the young and excessive leader and doubts his ability, they have not shown it. Thinking about his own cash, he will be operated by others in the future. These people are still very excited. It is also beneficial for Yonas to be younger. As long as he does not command randomly, these elites with strong self-confidence will also be confident that they will develop the company.
Why is the book review area of this book so deserted? Book friends are welcome to smash bricks. As long as they say something, they will definitely be more refined. Welcome to speak.
Chapter completed!