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Chapter 145: The World's Nickel King (Subscription Requested)

"Qingshan Holding Group?"

Chen Jue took the business card and was stunned.

He immediately recalled that before and after the pandemic, Qingshan Holding Group, which had been hidden deep beneath the surface, began to reveal itself and attract the attention of the national and even global capital markets!

Compared to older Wenzhou-based listed companies such as Chint Electric, Aokang International, and Huafeng Group, Qingshan Holding was quite low-key.

It rarely appeared in the media, and many uninformed locals in Wenzhou were unaware of its existence.

Take Chen Jue, a native of Rui County, Wenzhou, for example. He had never heard of Qingshan Holding growing up.

He only became aware of this company after the "Nickel King Incident" was exposed by the capital market, revealing that there was a giant in Wenzhou with an annual output value of over 300 billion!

Ordinary people may not have a basic understanding of what Qingshan Holding does, but they only need to remember that they have made "stainless steel" the number one product in the world.

As the leading private enterprise in China's stainless steel industry, Qingshan Holding sells stainless steel continuous casting, bar and wire, plate and strip steel, section steel, nickel iron, and other products, which are widely used in petroleum, chemical, machinery, electric power, automobile, shipbuilding, aerospace, food, pharmaceutical, and construction industries.

As for the core metal nickel ore needed to manufacture stainless steel, Qingshan Holding has acquired more than 50% of it worldwide.

As a result, in March 2022, an unprecedented battle between bulls and bears took place on the London Metal Exchange (LME) nickel futures market.

Financial players from all over the world and international giants involved in the stainless steel industry began to confront Qingshan Holding, the real main force behind the nickel futures.

In just two days, the bulls pushed the nickel contract to a historical high of $100,000 per ton, forcing Qingshan Holding to contact partners everywhere and reach a settlement with a group of foreign giants by transferring resources to deliver spot goods.

This heaven-defying operation of forcing the bulls to back down exposed this invisible giant that had been lurking underwater in Wenzhou for a long time!

It was also this battle between bulls and bears that made netizens across the country realize the strength of this world-class "Nickel King" in Wenzhou.

"General Manager Xiang! I've heard so much about you!"

"Let's talk in detail after the meeting. Our Cube Technology is indeed looking for suitable stainless steel suppliers recently." Chen Jue took the business card and smiled slightly, regaining his former confidence with the support of the MC system.

Everyone is in business, and strength and wealth speak on the business field.

Moreover, Chen Jue had already activated the MC cheat, so there was no reason for him to be worse than these traditional Wenzhou tycoons.

Of course, the reason why Chen Jue wanted to cooperate with Xiang Qingshan was also because he saw that the other party could provide him with different types of stainless steel materials.

If he wanted to promote modular infrastructure technology to the outside world in the future, as well as set foot in the shipbuilding industry for external sales, stainless steel was essential.

Although the elemental [Iron Blocks] produced by MC have stronger material properties.

But after all, that thing is a BUG-level material produced by the system. Once it is sold to the outside world, who knows which research institution will be interested in them, and then take them back for testing and research.

Like the various magic modifications that Chen Jue used [Iron Blocks] to make before, the iron rods, iron plates, and iron sheets produced were all used within a controllable range.

Whether it is a 10,000-ton bulk carrier, a magic cube factory, or that warehouse in the Far East, they are all monitored and used by iron golems.

It is more difficult to steal these materials than to climb to the sky.

But if you want to truly put it into the civilian market, the [Iron Block] material must be replaced with alloys such as stainless steel in reality.

Seeing that Chen Jue was so humble and did not have the arrogant side of a young rich man, Xiang Qingshan also laughed and said: "As long as it is stainless steel, it is easy to talk about! If President Chen is free later, why not go to lunch together?"

Chen Jue nodded when he heard the words: "Then I will thank President Xiang for his hospitality!"

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After chatting privately with Xiang Qingshan, the world's nickel king, the two privately added WeChat friends and began to listen to the leaders of Wenzhou on the stage to preside over the meeting.

The original intention of this meeting was to commend the advanced units and individuals who actively participated in the fight against the typhoon.

At the same time, they also praised the companies that actively donated various materials for post-disaster reconstruction, and even awarded each entrepreneur an honorary medal with the Wenzhou logo.

It is the kind of very shiny and bright gold foil craftsmanship copper medal that is hung at the entrance of the enterprise, and a whole wall is hung at once.

It was also the first time that Chen Jue led this kind of medal with an official imprint. When he went on stage to take photos with a group of Wenzhou bosses, a bit of emotion appeared on his face.

A few months ago, he was just a young man who went bankrupt and lay dead in the village.

Who would have thought that after accidentally fishing out the [Wooden Axe] of MC, his life would undergo such earth-shattering changes!

As soon as he came on stage, the focus of the audience was on him, just like he had his own eye-catching attribute.

Even when the mayor of Wenzhou took the initiative to give him the medal, he patted him on the shoulder and encouraged him in various ways: "President Chen, don't rush to leave after the meeting! Come to my office."

As soon as this remark came out, those Wenzhou businessmen who came on stage to receive the medals kept looking at Chen Jue.

Chen Jue also nodded humbly with a look of being flattered: "Okay, Mayor!"

When holding the medal for a photo, he muttered in his heart: "If I had written an essay like "Uncle Mayor Encourages Me to Study Hard" back in school, wouldn't I have won first prize in the city's primary and secondary school student essay competition in minutes?"

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With a bit of crooked thoughts and wild imagination, Chen Jue participated in the entire commendation meeting with a mysterious and confident smile throughout.

When the meeting was over, the units and individuals who received the advanced medals began to disperse and leave.

Chen Jue followed Secretary Lin all the way to the mayor's office.

The office was very simply furnished. After Chen Jue got acquainted with a group of business tycoons in the venue, his mentality relaxed a lot, and he was no longer restrained when he came to this kind of place.

Sitting on the sofa, he looked at the huge Wenzhou planning map hanging on the wall.

The map marked the development outline of the Wenzhou city cluster for the next 5 years, as well as some large-scale infrastructure projects involving people's livelihood, such as the S2 light rail line.

At this time, the mayor of Wenzhou, who had finished the meeting, walked in, sat down and said: "President Chen, your Cube Technology Company performed outstandingly in this typhoon resistance. Secretary Lin mentioned that you plan to take a few pieces of land in the city to build dormitories for employees. Which plots of land are you interested in? Do you need me to coordinate?"

"Just feel free to ask, and treat this as your own home! Like your young technology companies, you are energetic and motivated, and I, as the parent, have to care more!"

Chen Jue's expression moved immediately when he heard this: "Thank you for your concern, Mayor!"

Then, he rolled his eyes, raised his hand and pointed to the huge map hanging on the wall and began to play tricks: "Mayor, the land is not in a hurry, don't you think there is something missing on this map?"

"Something missing? President Chen, do you have any good suggestions?" The mayor and Secretary Lin, who was accompanying him, looked at each other when they heard the words.

Like this development planning map involving the Wenzhou city cluster, it was deeply researched and discussed by various departments and many local experts and scholars, and then approved by higher levels before it could be finalized.

After all, this is a 5-year development plan for the future of a city, which concerns the economic livelihood of more than 8 million people in Wenzhou.

From the planning and design of the project to the subsequent allocation of funds, a lot of preparation and research work needs to be done in advance.

You, a small business owner, are questioning the map at this time, and you are mentioning it in front of the mayor, a great leader who knows the situation in Wenzhou best.

Isn't this like showing off your skills in front of Guan Gong, asking for trouble?

Who would have thought that Chen Jue's next words would make the two leaders present stunned: "Mayor! It's a port and wharf! This map is missing a deep-water port with an annual throughput of 10 million containers!"

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