After arranging matters in Australia, Bao Zixuan and Wu Guangzheng took a special plane to Brazil. They are going to negotiate, to be precise, to give themselves a new preparation. Not being able to put all your eggs in one basket is something that all businessmen do. Although there is a BHP contract and a Northern Mining Company, it still has to be purchased from multiple parties. The current price of iron ore is cheap, and the future price is only known to Bao Zixuan, so he laid out in advance.

Vale Brazil is the world's largest producer and exporter of iron ore and the largest mining company on the American continent, known as Brazil's "crown jewel" and "engine of the Amazon".

Vale is referred to as Vale and has the trademark VALE. Vale Brasil was founded on June 1, 1942. Vale accounts for 80% of Brazil's iron ore production.

Brazil's Vale Minerals Development Plan is globally focused and includes coal, bauxite, copper, iron and diamonds in Venezuela, aluminium and copper in Peru, aluminium and copper in Chile, potassium, aluminium and copper in Argentina, manganese in Gabon, coal, aluminium and copper in Mozambique, diamonds, aluminum, copper, potash and iron in Angola, aluminum, copper, nickel and platinum in Brazil, manganese, diamonds, kaolin and bauxite, aluminum, copper and coal in Mongolia, coal, copper and copper in China. Aluminium and bauxite.

It can be said that it is impossible to bypass this company if you want to buy iron ore in Brazil or even the whole of South America, but considering the political situation in Brazil, Bao Zixuan is also worried. There was no choice but to send all the security guards in the United States, and to hire a large number of perimeter personnel there. At the same time, the Brazilian government and Vale also attach great importance to the fact that if a world-renowned rich man encounters an accident on the way to negotiations in Brazil, then who will dare to invest and negotiate with you in the future. After all, life is not guaranteed, so the blow to the whole of Brazil and Vale is absolutely huge.

Before Bao Zixuan arrived in Brazil, the security work had already begun to be laid out. However, he made a bit of a fuss this time, and at present, Brazil is only a place where slums and gangs are frequented, and the law and order in other places is not bad.

In Rio de Janeiro, he received a warm welcome, and this welcoming ceremony was no less than the arrival of a head of state. After all, in Australia, the young rich man has spent so much money, which has spread all over the world, making many countries with not very developed economies look at the richest man like the God of Wealth.

Australia has a good mineral and agricultural base. Brazil is definitely not bad in this regard, both have high-quality minerals and a large number of pastures and farms.

And Brazil also has more demographic dividends than Australia, which is also a huge market. Coming to Vale's headquarters, the company's chairman Valene Dida personally received him, who is only 43 years old this year, which is the golden age of a man.

Valene Dida said: "Welcome Mr. Bao and Mr. Wu to Brazil, to Vale. The setting is very beautiful and you can enjoy it at your leisure. We will make the necessary arrangements, please rest assured. ”

Bao Zixuan: "Thank you Mr. Dida for your kindness, I think I will." Personally, I like to play football, but my skills are not good, and coming to the football kingdom today is one of my childhood dreams. ”

Bao Zixuan knew that Valene Dida was a footballer and later came to Vale to work because of his family. At this point, it's just a matter of finding a common topic, and there's no other meaning.

Valene Dida: "It seems that we share a common hobby, and if it weren't for the family's opposition, I think I would have been on the World Cup roster in Brazil, but now it's also a pleasure to watch the juniors from before us gallop on the pitch. ”

Bao Zixuan: "As far as I know, it is very difficult to get into the Brazilian national team, it should be more difficult for him than to get into one of the best universities in the world, it seems that Mr. Dida's football skills should be good." ”

Valene Dida: "That's all the old calendar, but why do you want to come and cooperate with Vale when you buy so much iron ore and minerals in Australia this time?" ”

Receiving Bao Zixuan's request to negotiate mineral matters made Vale very excited, after all, the mineral industry as a whole is not in a recession. But after seeing so many things bought in Australia, I thought to myself if I was playing with myself. Otherwise, how could he come to Brazil, but after receiving the news that Bao Zixuan was really coming over, he was a little undecided, after all, a super-rich man has no leisure to do things that have nothing to do with interests. Now I can only take one step at a time, and see the moves.

Bao Zixuan: "We Xiangjiang people never put our eggs in one basket when doing business, all the mining is bought in Australia, but if there is any change there, I will lose a lot, after all, I am unprepared, and we will not buy all in Brazil." Although this increases operating costs, it can control the risk to a certain extent. ”

Hearing what Bao Zixuan said, the entire Vale Company understood what was going on. If you can't put your eggs in one basket, does it mean that you can't just engage in one industry, just like this decline in iron ore sales, they are very passive.

Valene Dida: "As far as I know, Mr. Bao buys in Australia in quantities that meet the market demand, so why do you want to buy in Brazil. Even if you can't put your eggs in one basket, you can't let your eggs fit in!"

Bao Zixuan: "That's because I think the market will recover and won't be sluggish forever." In addition, developing countries such as China and Brazil need a lot of infrastructure. Steel is needed to build docks, roads and bridges are built, and houses are built without steel, do you think our lives are inseparable from steel? I also have a business that runs a terminal, and I can't let my employees be too idle. ”

"You should already know about our contract with BHP, and I just want the same treatment. I like to do business for a long time, so that we can develop together and help each other when we encounter difficulties. ”

Valene Dida: "You convinced me that I was thinking about what kind of person you were on the way to the negotiations. Vale also needs long-term partners, and I think we have a lot in common with our business philosophy that we can grow together. ”

The reason why the negotiations went so smoothly was because of a lot of preparation and foreshadowing in the early stage, and BHP Billiton, Northern Mining, and Vale are now in difficult times. The oil crisis has brought about a large number of shipping surpluses, and the shipbuilding industry is a major consumer of steel. The automotive industry and the infrastructure industry are not very good, which determines the price of the steel market.

After reaching a consensus, Bao Zixuan also wanted to give the other party a gift. After all, they agreed to their terms so happily, and also made certain concessions in other aspects.

Bao Zixuan said: "I still have something I want to ask you for, I don't know if it's inconvenient!"

Valane Dida said with a smile: "If you have any questions, please tell me, I can do it without delay." ”

Bao Zixuan: "Heiyun Automobile is preparing to build a new factory in South America, after all, the labor and other costs in the United States and Europe are very high. The labor force in Brazil is almost negligible in front of a car, and the factories I built in Brazil this time are mainly exported to other countries in South America and Europe, such as Portugal, Spain and other countries. At the same time, we hope that Vale can supply us with enough steel for automobile production, and the cooperation will be comprehensive. ”

Brazil and Portugal have a lot of tariff reductions, and they are not very far apart. Although Vale mainly exports iron ore, it also has a large number of steel companies in Brazil.

Hearing this, Valene Dida was overjoyed, was this asking himself to help? This was simply a gift of favor and business to himself. Therefore, he did not hesitate to say: "These are no problems, my cousin works in the Ministry of Industry, I will make an appointment with him and arrange for you to meet as soon as possible." ”

Bao Zixuan: "Okay, as long as we reach an agreement, Heiyun Automobile can immediately arrange engineers to come over to design the factory, and it is better to start production one day earlier, after all, the sooner it is built, the sooner it will make money." ”