"Of course, I remember that I still owe you two buckets of instant noodles." Jiang Chen smiled and talked about the past events.
"Don't mention it." Yang Yuan touched his nose in embarrassment, "I always said that I would treat you to lobster when you come to Australia. You are such a good guy, I am embarrassed to say anything."
"You, are you Jiang Chen?"
Jiang Chen noticed that the girl next to Yang Yuan was looking at him excitedly, as if there were little stars shining in her eyes.
I always feel like I've seen her somewhere before. Is it an illusion? never mind.
"That's right." Jiang Chen smiled, then looked at Yang Yuan and asked, "Is this sister-in-law?"
Since Jiang Chen's generation is basically an only child, when he was in college, the buddies didn't have any seniority when addressing each other. It’s very common for people to call each other brother and their friends’ girlfriends to call each other sister-in-law.
"My name is Sophie, and I am a fan of Xiaobai." Sophie said with a wink.
"Yeah." The expression on Yang Yuan's face was a little awkward.
Jiang Chen saw that he didn't intend to say more on this matter, so he stopped talking.
"It's rare to see you. How about I treat you to a meal?"
"Then why are you so embarrassed? I agreed that I should be the one to treat you to this meal."
"Okay! Let's just consider returning those two barrels of instant noodles." Jiang Chen stopped Yang Yuan's words.
He could tell that Yang Yuan's economy was not optimistic. He just wanted to find someone to catch up with, and if it burdened his old friend, he would feel a little sorry.
"Then... Okay." Seeing what Jiang Chen meant, Yang Yuan nodded sheepishly and agreed.
... ...
The two came to a restaurant by the sea. From the appearance, you can tell at a glance how luxurious this restaurant is and how expensive it is. Looking at the waiters in formal suits at the door of the restaurant, Yang Yuan's expression was a little unnatural. But when he saw his girlfriend cheering for joy, he couldn't bear to tell Jiang Chen to change places.
Seeing that there was no "heartache" or dissatisfaction on Jiang Chen's face, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
He was very worried that Jiang Chen would have the idea that he was "not interesting enough and would kill him when they rarely meet him", but now it seemed that he was overly worried. He was also troubled by his girlfriend's willfulness and extravagance, but he just couldn't find the courage to restrain her.
Of course he was overly worried. Jiang Chen was so stingy that he couldn't even afford a meal.
At the dinner table, except for Ayesha who was silent, the three of them chatted very familiarly. At the dinner table, Sophie frequently toasted to Jiang Chen, showing her lively and cheerful side. At the same time, he intentionally or unintentionally inquired about his private life, but Jiang Chen calmly blocked them.
Jiang Chen had seen that look too many times.
Although he didn't know why his old friend fell in love with such a woman, he still had this bottom line, so he kept his distance from this girl named Sophie. It's almost impossible to see a set. Sophie had no choice but to turn her attention to Ayesha and try to become good friends with her. But Ayesha's reaction to her enthusiasm seemed muted.
Yang Yuan was very slow in this regard, but he didn't notice anything. After a few glasses of beer, I chatted with Jiang Chen about what happened in the years after graduation.
Perhaps because he was drunk, Yang Yuan took him to the balcony outside the restaurant, and while enjoying the cool sea breeze, he leaned against the railing and continued talking.
While chatting, the two of them talked about the "beginning of business". Jiang Chen selectively skipped sensitive topics and walked through the process of finding a partner to create Future Man 1.0 in one sentence. I just talked about the development of the company in detail.
"You can do it! You actually fell in love with Xia Shiyu, the former beauty of the business school! Hey, it's really worth calling me Brother Chen." Yang Yuan sighed loudly, taking advantage of his drunkenness.
"What the hell," Jiang Chen scolded with a smile, "It's O in my company. But... the relationship may be a little unusual."
When men brag among men, they don’t have so many scruples.
"But isn't that sister-in-law?"
Jiang Chen was a little embarrassed, "Uh, yes."
"... That's too much." Yang Yuan was stunned for a long time, and then he punched Jiang Chen hard on the shoulder.
"Ahem. What's the point of having a relationship. If we don't talk about this... let's talk about you, what's going on between you and Sophie."
Hearing this, Yang Yuan sighed.
"What else can happen? That's it."
"I always feel like I've seen her somewhere."
"She also graduated from Wanghai University, two years younger than me. I only took her abroad at the end of last year. Maybe I met her in school." Yang Yuan said casually.
"That's right... maybe."
"Originally, I thought I was getting an iron rice bowl, but I didn't expect that I lost my job without even eating a morsel of rice. If I had known now, people from PetroChina would have talked to me about a job. I would have signed on." There was some regret in Yang Yuan's words.
Although wages in state-owned enterprises are not as high as those in foreign companies, their stability is still commendable. Even if it is a loss, even if it is subsidized by finance, the country will not let those workers who work hard and contribute to national construction lose their jobs. From this point of view alone, I don’t know how many times more noble than the capitalists.
"iron rice bowl?"
"Yes, I originally signed a work contract with Rio Tinto Mining Company in my first year of graduate school at the University of Western Australia. However, this year coincided with the sluggish iron ore market and the drop in oil prices, and Rio Tinto Group had nothing to say. Talk about mass layoffs, so I unfortunately got shot.”
This is really bad luck... Jiang Chen couldn't help but complain in his heart.
"Does PetroChina not want you now?"
"Yes, why not? After all, I am also a 'turtle', right? I am studying in the Department of Resource Exploration. Relying on my family connections, I can go back and train for two years and then become a section chief or something. It will be no problem." He said to himself Yang Yuan is still very confident in his ability.
"Then why don't you go back?" Jiang Chen glanced at him.
A wry smile appeared on Yang Yuan's face.
"I would like to go back, but..." As he said that, Yang Yuan looked at Sophie in the restaurant.
The little girl was excitedly dismembering the lobster and talking to Aisha familiarly.
Jiang Chen instantly understood his difficulties.
"She was unwilling to let me go back. In her opinion, it would be a pity if the skilled immigrant qualifications I finally obtained were wasted. As soon as I mentioned about going back, she cried and wanted to break up with me... . ... "
"Is this really good?" Jiang Chen asked.
To be honest, Jiang Chen didn't like Sophie's character very much. He couldn't understand what was so attractive about this kind of girl. But since he likes Yang Yuan, Jiang Chen can't say anything.
"What else can we do?" Yang Yuan smiled bitterly.
"Do you love her?"
"Um."
can not tell. This engineering man is unexpectedly an infatuated person. When they lived in the same dormitory before, Jiang Chen just thought this guy was boring, but he hadn't noticed this yet.
"... Then try your best to satisfy her. Although this may be a bottomless pit."
Yang Yuan sighed, "I know. I just want to wait until next year and see. If the market picks up, employment demand should still pick up."
Listening to Yang Yuan's words, Jiang Chen fell into deep thought.
To be honest, he happened to be worried about the molybdenum mine. In addition to molybdenum ore, there are also niobium ore, tungsten ore and even rare earth resources. The gaps on the wasteland side are huge. However, according to Oliver, these things are difficult to obtain in any country, so Jiang Chen started to think about mining them himself.
The Pannu Islands are extremely rich in marine resources. Although there are no oil and gas reservoirs in the territorial waters, the seabed minerals have not yet been discovered. Jiang Chen does not believe it if there are no minerals in this huge territorial waters. Iron ore and bauxite are low cost and can be purchased on land. Like rare earth resources, if he spends money to buy them, it will honestly feel a little painful for him.
As for how to find these minerals from the seabed. In fact, Jiang Chen already had an idea in mind, although it was still at the conjecture stage...
Will the distribution location of mineral deposits on the earth in the end of the world be the same as here in this world
Jiang Chen didn't pay attention to this problem in the past. The history of the apocalypse is completely different from the reality here. He selectively ignored the idea of using future information advantages to make profits.
Lottery? The number of digits may vary. Embracing future leaders? Never appeared at all. music? That's even more ridiculous. Can the popular music of Indian Asan be popular in China? If not, bringing over the music may not necessarily make it popular. After all, India is also an integral part of Pan-Asian cooperation...
But minerals are different! This thing will not increase or decrease due to human activities. In other words, the ore deposits on the Doomsday side that had been dug out before the war may not have been dug yet. It may even not be discovered at all.
The more Jiang Chen thought about it, the more he thought it was possible. Why didn't he think about this in the first place? Selling the location of mines and oil fields is much more promising than selling gold! It's just not easy to explain the source...
"Speaking of which, I happen to have a job. I still need someone, are you interested?"
Yang Yuan was stunned for a moment, then shook his head with a wry smile.
"I really don't understand that aspect at all. I understand your kindness, but I won't cheat you."
Yang Yuan is an honest man, he knows that he does not have that ability.
"Who said you should go to Futureman Technology? If you let someone do resource exploration, wouldn't that be blinding?" Jiang Chen rolled his eyes at him, "I'm talking about Futureman Mining. Are you interested in coming?"
"Future people are mining?" Yang Yuan was stunned.
"That's right." Jiang Chen said with certainty
Although it is possible to hire a headhunting company to hire a manager to do this, after all, it is not as trustworthy as an acquaintance. As for technology, what he lacks most is technology.
"Are you serious?" Yang Yuan also restrained his joking expression.
"Otherwise. But do you know about marine resource surveying?"
When talking about his professional matters, Yang Yuan immediately became excited.
"Of course, my mentor at the University of Western Australia specializes in marine resources. I have worked on all projects, whether it is seabed mineral deposits or seabed oil and gas reservoirs."
"Then it's settled. Tomorrow I will go back to New Zealand to register for Futureman Mining... Well, by the way, I will also register in Australia." Jiang Chen nodded and said.
"What, your company hasn't been registered yet?" Yang Yuan said in shock. .