Glossy suit and leather shoes, slightly reflective forehead. His smooth face was lined with wrinkles, but his smile never bore anyone.
As for the woman standing next to him, she had wavy blond hair and a dark black evening dress that highlighted her beautiful figure, which was in sharp contrast to the man's bald head and beer belly.
"Who are you?" Jiang Chen looked at him and asked doubtfully.
"Luke Joyce, after all, we are still partners." Luke raised his wine glass with a smile and clinked glasses with Jiang Chen.
Partner
Jiang Chen really didn't remember that he had this partner for a while.
However, Luke was keenly aware of the confusion in Jiang Chen's eyes and added with a smile.
"It seems that Mr. Jiang Chen doesn't like to study the shareholder composition of partners. H Mining Group, I am one of its shareholders."
Earlier, Futureman Group and H Mining Group signed an iron ore and aluminum ore import agreement. Although later, due to the establishment of Futureman Mining by Futureman Group, there was a huge technological breakthrough in seabed mining technology. The manganese nodules mined from the seabed solved the iron ore demand of Futureman Group, so the iron ore agreement with H Group was terminated. Stone Agreement. But in terms of aluminum ore, Futureman Group still relies on imports from H Group.
Hearing this, Jiang Chen immediately showed a surprised expression.
"It turns out to be Mr. Luke. Sorry, I'm disrespectful."
Not caring that Jiang Chen didn't recognize him, Luke smiled and continued to introduce the female companion beside him to Jiang Chen.
"This is my daughter, Melita Joyce."
"Nice to meet you, Mr. Jiang Chen. I am a big fan of Futureman Technology." Melita stretched out her hand with a smile.
Although he was slightly surprised, Jiang Chen didn't show it on his face. He just held her hand politely, smiled and greeted her. "Hello, Miss Melita. I'm honored that Futureman Technology can satisfy you."
How should I put it? Jiang Chen was as shocked as if someone pointed at an orc and an elf at the same time and told him with a serious face that they were actually father and daughter.
"Haha. My daughter is very curious about your legendary experience. You young people can talk more if you have the opportunity." Luke winked at Jiang Chen and said in a relaxed tone.
Hearing this, Jiang Chen still couldn't hear the hint in Luke's words. It was just that he started to matchmaker for his daughter after just a few words, which really made him feel a little embarrassed.
Unfortunately. Jiang Chen is not interested in his daughter.
"There is no legendary experience. It's just good luck." Jiang Chen said modestly.
Although it is just a modest comment, it is actually correct to say so. If it weren't for the ability to time travel, he believed that he would not be where he is today.
"Please don't say that, Mr. Jiang Chen. This will make 7 billion people feel depressed, because here is a lucky person who can be nominated by Forbes wealth list just by luck." Melita smiled with her bright red lips pursed slightly. road.
Jiang Chen made a gesture of spreading his hands to express his helplessness that although he was telling the truth, no one believed him. However, in the eyes of Luke and his daughter, this gesture turned into self-mockery to ease the atmosphere.
After some pleasantries. Perhaps sensing that Jiang Chen was not interested in her, Melita said goodbye to Jiang Chen politely, leaving time for the two of them who were about to talk business, and walked to other circles. Luke was not surprised by the departure from his daughter. Obviously, he also saw that Jiang Chen had no intention in this regard, so he did not force anything, but continued chatting with Jiang Chen vividly.
Luke was very talkative, and the two chatted about everything from sailing to golf. But most of the time, Jiang Chen was listening, because he didn't have much research on either sailing or golf, and he couldn't pretend to understand at this time.
But in the end. The topic returned to business.
"Speaking of which, why does Mr. Jiang keep his shares so tight? If Future Group is listed on Nasdaq, there is no doubt that you will become the richest person in the world." Luke said with emotion.
"Because I am optimistic about the prospects of Future People Group. I believe that the wealth it will bring me is far more than just the listing." Jiang Chen teased.
"But wouldn't it be possible to develop faster if we cooperated with other like-minded people?" Luke smiled.
"Does Mr. Luke think that my future group is developing very slowly?" Jiang Chen asked in a joking tone.
Luke was stunned for a moment, then laughed.
"That's true. Mr. Jiang's company has not even had a shortage of funds since its operation. It is really admirable."
"Thank you." Jiang Chen said modestly.
"Can I ask a question?" He handed the empty wine glass to the waiter at the venue. Luke got a drink instead
"Of course, if I can answer it." Jiang Chen smiled.
"Whether it's Future Man 1.0 or the current 'Phantom' helmet, your company can always come up with good things that the market favors. There's also the nutritional mixture and seabed mining technology... I don't know what the next field you are planning to enter is. What?" Luke asked.
"Maybe we will further develop in the field of virtual reality, or we may invest in manned spaceflight, because I am very interested in space... Why are you asking about this?" Jiang Chen asked in a relaxed tone.
"So that you don't accidentally become your competitor." Luke shrugged helplessly, looked at Jiang Chen and teased, "Because of your company's virtual reality project, the Nasdaq section is full of ghosts. Most of them are related to Listed companies related to the production of virtual reality equipment have all fallen from the cloud. Almost all investors who came into contact with the 'Phantom' helmet through Internet cafes have no doubt that their investment in virtual reality projects has been in vain. Especially this. It was a professor from Harvard University who stood up and said that this is a technology that cannot be realized in 20 years... "
Not to mention 20 years ago, in the apocalyptic timeline, the first immersive virtual reality device almost appeared in 2050.
"Then I'm really sorry." Jiang Chen smiled without sincerity.
"Haha, you don't need to apologize to me. I never invest in the cutting-edge fields of science and technology. In terms of investment philosophy, Carmen and I are consistent." Luke said teasingly.
After a pause, he took a sip of champagne and then asked.
"I wonder what Mr. Jiang Chen thinks of the resources industry?"
“Supply exceeds demand.”
"That's right," Luke nodded with a smile, "Just two days ago, Group H disposed of two more loss-making iron ore mines in Mexico, but all shareholders, including me, know that this kind of This is tantamount to drinking poison to quench thirst. The iron ore business is becoming increasingly difficult to do, and not only steel, but other resources except rare earths are more or less facing the same downward trend."
"Oh, really?" Jiang Chen said thoughtfully.
"Of course, after all, the market demand is limited. Take rebar used in the construction field as an example. Most people will only own one house in their lifetime, but the life of the house can be far longer than their owners. So even if we These businessmen who have already occupied a dominant position in the resource industry have to be patient and spend some of their money to support some... well, industries that may give birth to new things. For example, the Rothschild family has invested in the Daimler Group, and there is a bottomless pit of investment. Ordinary new energy vehicle projects. Another example is lending 30 billion US dollars to a promising high-tech company without any investment projects."
"It's easy to get ore up from the ground. Take my old friends the Rothschild family. Their Vale company is the world's largest iron ore supplier, with 4 billion tons of iron ore reserves. It can sustain mining for nearly 400 years. This is only based on public data." Having said this, Luke paused and looked at Jiang Chen meaningfully.
"If at this juncture, a technology emerges that can reduce mining costs and bring previously unminable mineral deposits into the scope of mining, what impact do you think this will have on the already sluggish resource mining industry?"
Hearing this, Jiang Chen had more or less guessed Luke's reason for coming to see him, or Carmen's reason for bringing him here and arranging for him to meet him.
"You mean, some technologies are too advanced?" Jiang Chen said thoughtfully.
"That's right." Luke nodded.
"for example?"
"Such as mature deep-sea mining technology."
Jiang Chen's pupils shrank slightly. (.)