The flowers in the factory of rebirth are too fierce

Just when Lin Zhiyuan was holding a meeting with these bosses.

In a tall office building in Mocheng, Hu Qingxiang stood with his hands tied. Sitting opposite him was a white man in his fifties.

This white man has thinning hair and severe baldness. He wears a very formal dark gray suit.

"Hu, I'm very dissatisfied with your work." The balding man was scolding Hu Qingxiang severely, "It has been more than a year since the company sent you to China, but your progress has been slow. To be honest, I am very disappointed with you. If it weren't for this The first time you can persuade the bosses of steel companies in China to come to Australia, I will be ready to replace you."

"Mr. Vincent, I have my own reasons." Hu Qingxiang was of course not convinced. "Last year, the iron ore exported by Australian mining companies to China was priced at US$32 per ton, while the iron ore exported by Samba to China was It’s only 18 US dollars per ton. The quality of the two iron ores is similar, but the prices are so different. If you were the boss of a steel company in China, what would you choose?”

"The damn Samba people will only disrupt the market. Such high-quality iron ore will be sold cheaper than stone. They will regret it sooner or later." Vincent was furious and cursed the mining companies in Samba country. .

Despite the scolding, things still have to be done.

This time, Vincent's tone became gentler, "Hu, you are from China, and you must understand the thoughts of Chinese people better. In your opinion, what should we do now?"

Hu Qingxiang's eyes flickered, "Mr. Bensent, the collective rise of Shenzhou Steel Enterprises has been unstoppable. This is a good thing for us. Shenzhou has huge potential, which is far beyond what Dongsang State can match. I suggest that from now on First, the company must pay more attention to China Steel Enterprises."

"You mean pricing power?" Vincent immediately understood the implication of Hu Qingxiang's words.

"Yes, it is pricing power. I can assert that the total amount of iron ore imported by China will exceed 100 million tons per year in the future, and this time will not be too far away."

"What you said is true, but Hu, the company has a large amount of capital from Dongsang State. It is not easy to change the pricing power, and Dongsang people will not agree so happily." Vincent seemed to be thinking. Hu Qingxiang didn't dare to interrupt what he was talking about. This kind of issue involving the company's equity was not something that he, an ordinary employee, could intervene in.

Vincent thought for a while, but couldn't find any good solution, "Hu, we'll talk about the future later. What we urgently need to solve now is the company's production output problem this year. It is an indisputable fact that Dongsang Country has significantly reduced its imports. If we can’t find new breakthroughs, the company will have no choice but to lay off employees this year.”

"Mr. Vincent, I suggest selling iron ore to them based on the price agreement signed between China Steel and Samba. This is the only way to solve the problem at present."

"Are you crazy? Hu, are we also going to lower iron ore to eighteen dollars? If I do this, the board of directors will immediately remove me from office."

"Mr. Vincent, besides this method, do you have a better solution? Besides, this price is just a temporary measure. After the economy of Dongsang Country improves, we will have the capital to negotiate with Shenzhou Steel Enterprises." Hu Qingxiang sighed. He took a breath and said, "Mr. Vincent, I wrote in the last email that several small steel companies in China that imported iron ore from us last year have now joined their country's steel industry association. This steel industry The association is terrible. They unified imports and did not give us a chance to defeat each one. Under this situation, we can only compromise for the time being and take the initiative to lower prices."

Vincent's light gray eyes blinked, "Hu, don't they say that Chinese people are the greediest? If you can't solve the problem head-on, you can try other methods? Isn't a senior official of their association also Have you arrived in Mexico City? If you have time, take him around the villa area, let him experience the life of the rich, and then tell him that as long as he is willing to work for us, he can choose any house there, and we can also arrange for him to live there. My family immigrated to Australia..."

"Mr. Vincent, this is exactly what I think. For this reason, I contacted Lin Zhiyuan for more than a month in advance, but I found that this man has a very strong willpower and I can never find a breakthrough for him. Maybe it is in China The reason is that he is very cautious. When he comes to Australia this time, let’s see if his attitude can be relaxed?”

"Hu, I leave this matter entirely to you. I hope you can give me a satisfactory result." Vincent thought for a while, "You can try to ask him out tonight. It's best to go to Mo City." Eat at the restaurant, whatever he likes can satisfy him.”

"Okay, Mr. Vincent, let me give it a try." Hu Qingxiang was not sure whether he could win over Lin Zhiyuan.

After coming out of Vincent's office, he called Lin Zhiyuan and invited him to come out in the evening. As expected, Lin Zhiyuan declined, "Representative Hu, let's forget it. After taking such a long time on the plane, it's really difficult." I’m so tired, I want to go to bed early tonight.”

Hu Qingxiang could only give up.

******

In the evening, in the restaurant of the hotel where we stayed, the inspection team from China held a dinner party.

The hotel's restaurant is a Western-style buffet, and the meal fee is included in the accommodation fee. Bihe Company is responsible for paying the bill, but drinks are charged separately.

Wu Youle, who had boasted about Haikou's treat on the plane, wanted to treat everyone to drinks, but was dumbfounded when he arrived at the restaurant.

There is no Chinese liquor in the entire restaurant, only wine, beer, and whiskey.

Wu Youle was disappointed, "In such a big hotel, they don't even have liquor."

Someone next to me advised: "Boss Wu, don't drink liquor. We have to leave for the mining area tomorrow! It's fun to drink some beer."

Wu Youle could only do as he was told, and called the waiter in the restaurant. When he asked about the price of beer, he found that it cost sixteen yuan a bottle when converted into RMB.

Wu Youle was shocked at the time. You must know that in the late 1990s, domestic beer only cost two or three yuan a bottle.

However, he had already spoken out his big words, so he could only bite the bullet and order two boxes of beer. When paying, Boss Wu kept muttering, "It is indeed the evil capitalism. A bottle of beer is so expensive. Is it gold?" made."

There were a lot of people at the dinner party, but many people didn't eat well. The main reason was that the Western-style buffet was not to everyone's taste. Various cold salads accounted for the majority. The only thing that satisfied everyone was the beef here, which was tender, juicy and very delicious. , Australian beef is famous all over the world.

Everyone drank beer and ate beef, ended the dinner hastily, and went back to their rooms to rest.

The next morning, Hu Qingxiang came to pick up the inspection team on time. Everyone packed their luggage, got on the bus, and came to the airport again.

Here they were to catch a flight to Geraldton.

Geraldton is a mining city in Western Australia, 3,700 kilometers away from Mexico City. It has no direct flights to China and can only transit in other major cities in Australia.