When I thought that I was in power, the price of copper rose sharply when I was doing the sale hedging operation, and not long after I lost the position of chairman, the copper price fell in the direction I predicted. If the copper price is about 70,000 yuan to 80,000 yuan, if you can still count, the money borrowed from the bank will not go to buy new mines, but do hedging operations in the futures market, and sell all the annual output of the smelter in the futures market and open positions all the way to short, how much money can you make in more than a year? Not to mention that the current copper price has fallen to about 30,000 yuan, that is, when the copper price falls to 40,000 to 50,000 yuan, all the orders for selling and opening positions will be closed, and the profits earned will be used to buy mines at the current price.

The resentment that had been pent up in Liu Zhongzhou's heart for a long time was all ignited by President Yang's words at this moment: "It's hard to return, the problem of the Southern Group is not in the details, but in the roots." If there is no historical opportunity to cooperate with such a problem, there is no way to solve it in the short term. ”

"Mr. Liu, how do you say this?"

"If Jin Changxing had used the loan you had used to expand the scale of the smelter, the problem would have been much simpler, and the Southern Group would not have faced such a serious situation as it is now. Because in this link of non-ferrous metal production, the smelter is in a relatively backward position. In the midst of the sharp rise in asset prices two years ago, the increase in costs was not particularly noticeable if the smelter was expanded. However, the mine is completely different, and in the process of non-ferrous metal production, the mine is at the forefront. The rapid rise in asset prices more than two years ago has greatly contributed to the increase in mine costs. At that time, Jin Changxing used a bank loan to buy the mine, basically buying it at the highest price in history. With the cost of copper ore so high, you can imagine how high the cost of copper smelted from these mines will be. Unfortunately, the high cost of raw materials and products of the Southern Group is faced with the rapid decline in asset prices that has lasted for a year from the end of last year to the present, and there is no antidote. If those loans were used to expand the size of the smelter, then the asset price of the smelter itself did not shrink significantly during this wave of rapid decline in asset prices. At the same time, the decline in the price of copper ore, which is used as a raw material, will not have any impact on the expanded smelter, but is good news. No matter how the price of copper ore falls, as long as the smelter's raw material price and product price are properly controlled, positive profits can be generated at any time. But now the price of raw materials is still high, but it is like a noose to the southern group, do you think this is a difference caused by a difference in thought?"

After hearing this, President Yang suddenly opened his mouth: "I see! But as a large enterprise group like the Southern Group, as a former leader in the industry, don't they have any premonition about this round of asset price decline? Even if some precautionary measures were taken before, it would not have been wiped out in a short period of one or two years, right?"

"That's why I said that there are no tigers in the mountains, and monkeys are the kings. I don't think I didn't warn Jin Changxing when he wanted to buy a mine, but at that time, who could he listen to? ”

Governor Yang also said with resentment: "This is really the retribution he deserves! You say that he has not only harmed himself and the Southern Group but also harmed me by doing this! Now the smelter and mine are like two hot potatoes in my hands, and I am not going to take them, so what am I doing with them? It is really just like you said, the Southern Group was killed by the high cost. As long as the price of copper in the market does not reach a certain level, the smelter and mine are a piece of waste, and no one will want to sell it to anyone. ”

"Yes, the difficulty is here, the copper price in the market is now a dead knot for the Southern Group, as long as this knot cannot be untied, it is useless to think of any way. ”

"Mr. Liu, you are also a veteran of the non-ferrous metals industry, how will copper prices go in the future, what do you think?" President Yang is still a little unwilling, if even Liu Zhongzhou can't answer this question, there is no need to ask others.

But this problem is also a difficult problem for Liu Zhongzhou. Not to mention that he has been standing aside for a long time now, and he hasn't bothered to study the specific business of the group for a long time. Even if he is still in the position of chairman, he has long been dizzy in the face of the trend of copper prices for more than a month.

But now President Yang has repeatedly asked questions about copper prices, and he has put him in an authoritative position in the non-ferrous metals industry. In this case, if I avoid answering and only play haha with President Yang, I'm afraid it's a little inappropriate.

But if you admit that you are blind to the current copper price trend and can't say why, I am afraid that the little good impression that I have left in President Yang's heart will be gone, and this only remaining powerful figure in his hands may not contact him again in the future.

At this critical juncture, Liu Zhongzhou was in a hurry, and he suddenly had a plan: "Regarding the trend of copper prices in the future, I will recommend someone to you, you go to him to talk, maybe he can answer your questions." ”

"Okay, who is it?"

"This person's name is Li Xin, and when I was the chairman, he was the assistant to the chairman. This lad is very talented, especially in the judgment of price movements, he is much better than the average person. Liu Zhongzhou pushed Li Xin out at this time because after so many things, he really felt that Li Xin's view of the price trend was very accurate. When he couldn't answer President Yang's question, it should be a very good choice to let Li Xin do this instead of him.

If Li Xin can't satisfy President Yang, it is mainly Li Xin's business, and it has nothing to do with him. If Li Xin made President Yang's eyes shine, it would also add some luster to his face. After all, Li Xin was just a small assistant under his own command back then, if his ability surprised others, according to the old saying, there are no weak soldiers under a strong general, which in turn proves that the level of his former chairman will only be higher.

Governor Yang was very happy when he heard Liu Zhongzhou say this: "That's great, how can I contact him?"

"I'll send you his mobile phone number in a moment, you just call and contact him. ”

"Okay, okay, what position is this Li Xin in the Southern Group now?"

"He is no longer in the Southern Group and has just resigned. ”

"Oh, how did you go?"

"Hey, let's not say that the Southern Group is like this now, let's just say that Jin Changxing and Xue Chenzhi put Li Xin aside and don't use this, and people with a little ability can't stay. Liu Zhongzhou's words are a bit unobjective. That's right, it was he who promoted Li Xin from a small clerk in an office to the position of assistant to the chairman, but it started with him not taking Li Xin, the assistant to the chairman, seriously and throwing it aside. It's just that Jin Changxing and Xue Chenzhi didn't give Li Xin the title of assistant to the chairman at all, and he, although he didn't use Li Xin, he still let this false title hang on Li Xin's head.

He now said that Jin Changxing and Xue Chenzhi abandoned Li Xin, but in fact, he unconsciously revealed another thought that he didn't know: that is, he now really realized Li Xin's ability, and he regretted very much that he didn't follow Li Xin's advice at the beginning. Otherwise, he would not have lost the position of chairman, and the Southern Group would not have been brought to the current point by Jin Changxing and his ilk. If everything can be done again, he really wants to reuse Li Xin and let him make suggestions for himself.

President Yang echoed casually: "That is, if you can't keep someone with the ability, how can you get things done?" Mr. Liu, you can also say hello to Li Xin later, and tell him, otherwise I will call him directly and explain it for a long time. ”

"No problem, I'll send him your mobile phone number later, tell him in advance, and you can contact him directly when the time comes." ”

"Thank you, thank you, Mr. Liu, then do this first? ”

"Okay, I'll get in touch when you're free. ”

Lou Man, who was not satisfied after his interest was aroused, became very bad. She got up and went to the living room to pick up the cup and take a big sip of water, then put the cup heavily on the coffee table, then grabbed the TV remote control and changed several channels, but she didn't find a program that satisfied her, and she threw the TV remote back on the coffee table with a bang.

And at this time, it was when the chat between President Yang and Liu Zhongzhou on the phone was about to end.

Lou Man's actions were seen by President Yang, who was sitting on the side, of course he knew what his wife's temper was about. Because he took care of his own losses, he couldn't feed his wife in the year of the tiger and wolf, so whenever his wife got angry because of this kind of thing, he always greeted him with a smile.

After Governor Yang hung up the phone, he got up and walked to his wife and sat down and said, "It's almost time, let's go out to the mall now, and then go to dinner, okay?"

Lou Man moved to the side in disgust: "Don't mess with me!" Originally, she wanted to continue: "If you provoke a fire and can't catch it, it's really a wreck!" But after all, this was too bad for President Yang, and she was worried that President Yang would not be able to hold back her annoyance and anger on his face, so she swallowed the second half of the sentence back. Although the words were not spoken, the expression on his face was extremely disgusted.