After spending an afternoon strolling around the New Matt District, the two of them had dinner. Instead of returning to the company headquarters, they went to the only five-star hotel in the district to book a room.
A night of love.
The next day, although Jiang Chen wanted to sleep a little longer with his docile little beauty in his arms, Jiang Chen still got up early.
According to Jane's schedule, today he will meet with representatives of the BHP Group to discuss the renewal of the iron and aluminum ore supply contract.
Luke Joyce, chairman of BHP Group, arrived in the Special Administrative Region and started talks with Jiang Chen at the headquarters of Future Heavy Industries.
"Mr. Jiang is really good at it. I'm afraid when I was in Germany, the design plan for Penglai City was on your desk."
When they met, Luke smiled and extended his hand, but Jiang Chen could still hear some dissatisfaction from his mouth.
This was inevitable, after all, Jiang Chen had tricked him very much.
The displacement of an aircraft carrier is only 100,000 tons. The steel and aluminum consumed in Penglai City can support hundreds of aircraft carriers. Imagine if the United States announced a plan to build 100 aircraft carriers, what would happen to the iron and aluminum ore markets? What impact.
What's more, the Future People Group has never said that they only plan to build a Penglai City. If Penglai City works well, many countries will definitely be interested in this thing. By then, if Jiang Chen is interested in exporting this "Ocean City" project, I believe orders will fly to Future Heavy Industries like snowflakes.
If nothing else, China will definitely become the largest buyer.
The reality is this. Compared with the sluggish metal ore market last year, iron and aluminum ore, both futures and spot, have rebounded significantly. The 80 million-ton supply contract in Jiang Chen's hands was undoubtedly copied on the floor, and it was discounted by 20% off the then floor price.
Luke's intestines turned green with regret. But there is no way, the contract is here. For the sake of the group's credibility, the bhp group had no choice but to hold their noses and admit it.
Recognize and recognize. These 40 million tons of ore have been supplied. Future Group wants to renew the contract? Then let’s talk about raising prices!
"Iron ore prices have risen across the board this year. The original prices are no longer suitable."
"How much do you plan to increase the price?" Looking at Luke's face, Jiang Chen smiled.
"According to the current market price, we will give you a 90% discount." Luke said without hesitation.
"The current market price? Do you think I don't know that you released a global iron ore production reduction assessment report through the International Mining Alliance a week ago, which drove up the prices of iron and aluminum ore in the futures and spot markets?" Jiang Chen said with a smile. .
With Jane's ability to collect data, any information that has been published publicly cannot escape her capture. After gathering this information, it is not difficult to analyze the connection between the two things.
Luke's face stiffened.
He really didn't expect that Jiang Chen, who was focusing on laying out the graphene market, could also focus on the unrelated commodity market. Generally speaking. Only those in the industry will pay attention to the report of the International Mining Alliance (IMA). Jiang Chen was so well prepared for this negotiation before it arrived!
"85% of the market price cannot be lower. It is impossible to supply goods at last year's price! If you nod, we can sign the contract now," Luke said.
Jiang Chen shook his head.
"The Penglai City project has consumed a total of 19.79 million tons of steel and aluminum. Most of the steel and aluminum were consumed in the post-war reconstruction of Mindanao and the development of the New Matt District. We have 5 buildings in Mindanao with reserves of more than 40 million tons. of iron ore, but there are currently no plans to mine it. You don’t have much leverage when it comes to price negotiation, do you understand what I mean?”
The main project of Futureren Mining is seabed mining, which mainly produces molybdenum, manganese, copper, nickel, cobalt and other metals. The gross profit from mining iron, aluminum and other ores is too low, so even if there is a lot of iron ore on hand obtained from the Moro government. In the future, Mining Mining also has no plans to open mines.
Luke narrowed his eyes and tapped his fingers lightly on the table, thinking about how to negotiate this deal. Jiang Chen looked at him with a smile. Waiting for his offer to compromise.
“You have iron ore in Mindanao?”
"That's right, and it's a very high-grade iron mine, about 67-68. It's not just iron ore, there are also two aluminum mines." Jiang Chen smiled, "You should know. A year ago, in the Moroccan Liberation Organization Under the harassment of others, the investment environment in Mindanao is very poor, and the Philippine government is simply unable to develop those rich mines on a large scale. But now, these minerals are in our hands."
Jiang Chen's words expressed two meanings. The first level is: we have mines on hand. If your price is higher than the cost of our own mining, we won’t take you to play! The second level is: Future People Group is no longer the Future People Group a year ago. Stop thinking that we will be forced to compromise by your pressure on other levels. Not to mention you Irish nobles who are following the Rothschilds, the Boston Consortium has been intimidated by us. Are we still afraid of you
The silence lasted for a long time, and Luke sighed.
"The future life is to be feared."
"Do you still understand Chinese?" Jiang Chen smiled.
"I just learned it recently, even though I only know a little bit." Luke waved his hand, "I won't digress. Now I have a proposal that is in the interest of both of us."
"Appreciate further details."
"We have advantages in iron ore mining, transportation, and management, and you have just mentioned your advantages. You have the resources of Mindanao and your influence in Moro. We can definitely register a joint venture in Moro. We each hold 50% of the shares in the mining company. We provide people and technology, and you provide the mines and are responsible for public relations. What do you think?" Luke leaned forward and lowered his voice.
BHP can keep the price of ore very low. However, due to various expenditures such as import and export tariffs, fiscal taxes, and environmental fines, the gross profit of iron and aluminum ore has been unable to increase. If Futureman Group can use its influence to lower taxes and fees on ore production and export in Mindanao, BHP Mining will have a lot of profit potential even if it supplies cheap ore to Futureman Group.
"This proposal is indeed a good one." Jiang Chen's eyes lit up and he nodded with interest.
Those iron ore and aluminum mines have been idle, and people in the mining industry will not have extra energy to exploit them in the future. This proposal is equivalent to contracting mining to BHP Group, with both parties sharing the profits 50-50.
However, just when Luke thought the agreement was reached, Jiang Chen changed the subject, "But are the shares you want too high?"
This vampire!
Luke cursed secretly in his mind, but did not make any expression on his face. He argued with Jiang Chen with a sullen face. In the end, the two parties reached an agreement. Jiangchen invested US$70 million and minerals, and BHP Mining Group invested US$150 million. The equity ratios of the two parties were 55% and 45%.
This is also Luke's bottom line.
Printing the contract takes time, and both parties agreed to formally sign the contract tomorrow. However, both parties are unlikely to make a temporary return, so the cooperation between Future Mining and BHP Group has basically been finalized.
Feel the vibration in your watch.
After Luke left, Jiang Chen pressed a button on his watch, and Jane's holographic bust appeared next to the desk.
"Is there any problem?" Looking at Jane who had something to say, Jiang Chen said in a pleasant tone.
Because Jane needed to take notes for the meeting, Jiang Chen turned on the recording function. Jane could naturally hear his conversation with Luke.
"I have retrieved mining technology in my database that is more advanced than the current world. We can mine it ourselves."
Hearing Jane's question, Jiang Chen shook his head with a smile and stuffed the signed documents into the drawer.
"We will never make all the money in the world, and there's no point in doing so."
"From an efficiency perspective, is there any problem with my proposal?" Jane asked.
"Many things are a problem in themselves from the perspective of efficiency. Instead of squeezing out the last bit of profit, we can actively distribute this part of the benefits and use this chain of benefits to tie more people to our tank. in exchange for greater benefits." Jiang Chen said with a smile.
"The greater good? What is that."
"Whatever it is, it's not dollars." (.)