"You will definitely feel that I am trying to sow discord between you and Cleaver." Sandra dipped her napkin into the sauce on her lips and stretched out her pink tongue to lick it, "Yes, I That's what he does. Jindis and Alveli have always been in a competitive relationship in the West. The better he does, the worse I do. Being able to make him more trouble can alleviate my business problems. And I believe..." She suddenly laughed softly, and the surrounding environment seemed to become more vivid because of her laughter. "He doesn't want to be friends with you, and you don't want to be friends with him. "
There was still half a camel hump left on the dinner plate in front of Du Lin. Camels were actually rare in the Yaoxing Empire. Although there were some desertified areas here, they were far from the level where camels were needed, and there were no camels. growing environment.
These camels are imported from the Arant Empire and are mainly used as "food ingredients". The hump is the best-tasting part of the camel. The rich fat layer and muscle fibers are intertwined. The texture is more delicate than the best frost beef, and there is also a fragrance that beef does not have. Marinate it with some spices before roasting it, and then wrap it in honey to lock the aroma of the spices into the meat. After being refrigerated for 18 hours, it is immediately taken out and grilled, and then topped with the secret sauce, giving it a very unique texture and taste.
It is as if these meats are alive. The moment you put them in your mouth, you can feel the most brilliant bloom of life at this moment. This is definitely a wonderful enjoyment.
The price of such a roasted camel hump is 68 yuan a piece. With other side dishes, red wine to accompany the meal and the surrounding "atmosphere", the price of this meal will not be less than 400 yuan.
This is the life of the rich, a life that poverty can never imagine.
Du Lin crossed his legs and held a cigarette in his mouth. He tilted his head slightly and looked at Sandra. At this time, he shrugged, "Maybe he and I will become good friends?"
Sandra smiled nonchalantly and retorted: "No, you won't. Because you won the first copper mine discovered this year, which is definitely a very fatal blow to him. Jindis Metal The Mining Group is the second-largest metal mining company in the empire. Everyone who ranks second will always set their sights on the number one, or even surpass the number one, and the same goes for Jindis.”
"If you get this copper mine, it means that Jindis has lost a copper mine, which means that tens of thousands of tons of copper ingots will appear on the market, which means that the market price will fluctuate significantly. They The only way is to use more money to buy the copper ingots in your hand to ensure that you continue to maintain absolute control over the non-ferrous metal-related copper classification. If you cause them to lose more, they will transfer this responsibility to you. In Cleaver's case, the company lost a lot of money because of his 'incompetence', and he will regard this result as the harm you caused him. "
"Now, do you still think you two will become friends?"
What Sandra said is absolutely correct. Shopping malls are like battlefields, and there is no human kindness to speak of. Especially in this society that has no effective restrictions on capital expansion, it has become a common practice to regard economic results as a person's value in society. A mainstream view.
People say to losers, you should go where you should go.
Where
Anything worthless will be thrown into the trash, as will people without value.
The appearance of Dulin made Cleranf "priceless". He would definitely attribute all the reasons to Dulin. They could never be friends, and they might soon become enemies.
Sandra had reminded him just now, and Du Lin also noticed Sandra's reminder. He frowned slightly, and then relaxed it quickly.
"Then can we be friends?" Du Lin asked, "According to you, there is also a direct competitive relationship between us. If there is a suitable time in the future, I will continue to take action. Will this make us Become an enemy too?" He pursed his lips and suppressed a smile, "It is an honor for me to have a beautiful enemy."
Sandra was amused by Du Lin and laughed again, "Are you trying to praise my beauty in a different way? Well, I accept your compliment!"
Du Lin raised his glass and the two took a sip. The violinist gradually increased the speed of pulling the strings, covering up the conversation between the two.
"You said we will become enemies?" Sandra put down her wine glass, "No, no. The Orveli Group's goal is not entirely in non-ferrous metals, this is related to the group's future strategic plan, so I can’t tell you much. I can only say that we will not become enemies, but there is a high possibility that we will become friends.”
After the meal, Sandra refused Du Lin's polite suggestion to send her back and left alone. Du Lin quickly looked away from his back. Sandra has revealed a lot of information to him, and he feels that the biggest gain today is not that he got a copper mine, but this meal. He wasn't quite sure why Sandra was deliberately showing kindness, but no matter what purpose she had, she couldn't escape the category of interests. If there was no benefit from Du Lin, Sandra might not have dinner with him and say so many words.
After finding these things and guessing them thoroughly, Du Lin would have a general grasp of the situation in the west.
In the next few days, Du Lin had people busy getting the mining license for the copper mine. In fact, after the land is privatized, it belongs to the land owner. Even if the owner opens a hole straight to the center of the earth on his land, It has nothing to do with the empire. The full name of this license is called "Non-ferrous Metal Resource Mining Environmental Protection License", and a fee is required to compensate for possible environmental damage and to repair the environment.
In other words, this is the way the governments of the three western states came up with to make money. The Gobi Desert is everywhere here, or canyons and rivers that have been weathered for who knows how many years. Where does the "beautiful environment" come from? For this reason, Du Lin needed to pay a deposit of 15,000 yuan before he could obtain this license and conduct large-scale mining.
Originally, this was a very simple thing that anyone could handle, but at this point where there was no chance of an accident, a small accident occurred and the permit could not be obtained!
"Did they say why?"
Ellis scratched his head, "The state government official in charge of this matter told me that spring is about to begin. Because the land used for agriculture and animal husbandry has increased significantly this year, the license needs to be postponed and can only be applied for after the farming is completed..."
Du Lin was stunned for a moment after hearing this, and then he laughed twice, "Bring a thousand and ten yuan in change and give it to him. Tell him that we have invested a lot of money in this copper mine, and we can't wait for so long." Let’s see if there is any simpler way to accommodate.”
As soon as Ellis mentioned Dulin, he knew that this was not a legitimate excuse. It was purely for the benefit he wanted, or to embarrass them. This style is very common, especially in some departments at the level of city hall. If you just check the process of doing things, you will naturally get a large amount of facilitation payment, which is much more than what you can earn by working honestly. . At the state government level, there will be specialized people who will do this work. They are called brokers. To put it more elegantly, they can also be called lobbyists.
However, Du Lin had no intention of borrowing money from others. One thousand yuan was enough to pay off an inconspicuous clerk.
He didn't really take this matter seriously until Ellis came back with a thousand yuan, which made Dulin realize that someone was targeting him.
Seeing that Ellis looked like he had done something wrong, Dulin didn't say anything to him and asked him to sit on the chair opposite him, "What did he say this time?"
"That guy said that this is not a matter of money, but a matter of policy. New mining will produce a large amount of industrial sewage and garbage, and will affect the underground water sources within several kilometers nearby. These things have a great impact on the ecological environment. It may cause some irregularities in cultivation in some areas, so we have to wait until mid-April anyway, when all the seeds have germinated, before we can apply for a permit.”
There is absolutely no problem with this statement. Mining itself involves digging downwards, and it is easy to dig into the main branches and tributaries of some underground rivers. Coupled with all kinds of sewage, it will indeed cause great damage to the water quality. But the problem is that this is the west, which is uninhabited for thousands of miles. The copper mine is more than 100 kilometers away from the nearest city. If it really pollutes the groundwater, there are more than 100 kilometers of natural filtration. There is no problem anymore.
There is no excessive chemical pollution when opening copper mines. It is nothing more than some sewage with excessive metal content. These metal powders have long been precipitated in more than 100 kilometers of underground rivers. Where did so many things come from
Du Lin nodded noncommittally, "I don't blame you for this matter. There are others interfering in our business. I will personally investigate."
He then asked Ellis to get on with his work, then made a call to the office of the secretary to the governor of the state government and found the person in charge.
"I'm Du Lin. I have a question. Do you think I'm from somewhere else, so it's easy to fool me?" His words were not intense, but quite peaceful, as if he was talking about something that had nothing to do with him. matter.
The response on the other end of the phone was very quick, "Du Lin? Ah, it's Mr. Du Lin. I don't know what happened..."
After the phone call ended, the secretary and the governor reported the phone call Dulin had just made. The governor rubbed his temples and ordered: "Tell Memnon and ask him how to solve it. This is his business!"
(End of chapter)