Africa is extremely rich in mineral resources, with deposits of various types of metals in addition to the most well-known diamonds, gold and coal.

The resources of these three countries are metal minerals such as copper, iron, cobalt and germanium, which are neither precious metals nor important strategic minerals, coupled with the political instability here, the ore cannot be sold at all, and the price is terrifyingly low.

After listening to Thierry's explanation, Chen Dahe couldn't help frowning slightly, if these minerals are to be transported out, it is not cost-effective to transport ore directly.

Turning his head to look at Thierry, he asked, "Old Di, can their ore be preliminarily refined?"

"No," Thierry said, "they didn't buy smelting equipment, and if they had the money, they would have bought the power plant first." ”

"That's right," Chen Dahe thought for a while and said, "You tell them that you can take out a loan, but you need to add a set of smelting equipment, and you can also use a loan to pay the bill." ”

"Yes," Thierry laughed, "they wish they could buy an extra set of smelting equipment, after all, the price of smelted ore is much higher than that of raw ore, but this small smelting machine can only do preliminary refining, not refining." ”

"It's okay if you can refine it for the first time," Chen Dahe breathed a sigh of relief, "Just let them use the metal ingots after the initial refining to pay it back, and you can help me control the price and keep it as low as possible." ”

"No problem," Thierry gestured, "if they don't get this loan, their previous investment will be wasted, and they originally wanted to sell the minerals, and now they can use the minerals to repay the loan, and the price is more negotiable." ”

Sending Thierry away, Chen Dahe lay in the shadow of the vines, thinking of a way with a sad face.

There are two problems to be solved, one is to find a management team for the small bank within three months, otherwise it would not be good for Thierry to pick a son and let the family behind him target him, and the other is to find a market for the upcoming minerals.

The bank's management team still has no clue how to do it, so let's think about how to sell those minerals.

If it is shipped to China, it should also find a good market, but the income should not be very high, after all, the current domestic demand for this kind of ore is not very large, and it is very likely that people will pay attention to his business in Africa, so it cannot be shipped to China.

As for foreign countries, the greater demand for minerals is mainly those industrial countries, the United States, the Soviet Union, Britain, France, Germany, and Japan can be, but now the economy of Western countries is in a downward state, and the metallurgical industry has been slowly reducing production.

Chen Dahe pressed his fingers to his eyebrows, and muttered in his mouth, "It seems that I can only go to the Soviet Union to find a buyer, the original plan was to let Dong Jianlei take people to the Soviet Union at the beginning of next year, but now I can only go in advance." ”

I got up and walked to the study and dialed the phone number from the deep array company.

"Hey, I'm Chen Dahe, is Lao Dong here? Oh, I'm training a new worker outside, then you call him, I'll wait." ”

A few minutes later, Dong Jianlei's voice came from the phone, "Mr. Chen, you are looking for me." ”

"Well," Chen Dahe just wanted to tell him about going to the Soviet Union, but paused again, "Lao Dong, you come to Beijin tomorrow, I have something to look for you." ”

The stakes are high, and it's better to explain it in person.

"Okay," Dong Jianlei agreed, and then asked, "Mr. Chen, the brother who collected the mountain goods in Sichuan Province has come back, and he has spent all the money left there.

"Mountain goods?" Chen Dahe scratched his head, "In this way, you first ask someone to sort out this batch of goods, pick out some excellent products from them, and bring Beijin together tomorrow, the quantity is not too much, and the others send the list to Meixin Company to see if they want it." ”

"They definitely want it," Dong Jianlei laughed, "Didn't you notice that when the goods arrived yesterday, let the people of Meixin Company see it, and their eyes were straight, especially those high-end ingredients and high-end yam materials, they must sell them to them, and the price given is also very high." ”

Chen Dahe also smiled, "Ingredients and a lot of medicinal materials can be cooked, their main business in Xiangjiang is to run high-end restaurants, this kind of materials have always been out of stock, it is normal to want them, as long as the price is right, give them all." ”

"Okay," Dong Jianlei replied, and then said with a little hesitation, "Mr. Chen, do you think we still want to continue to collect mountain goods, this piece of profit is very high, and the mountain goods in the northeast are also very good." ”

"Hmm," Chen Dahe originally wanted to say no, after all, his energy is limited, and the scope of business is too large, and it is not good to say that mountain goods have little to do with the main business he is currently operating, but he suddenly thought that Oliver was preparing to run a catering business, and swallowed back when the words came to his mouth, "In this way, Lao Dong, after you come to Beijin tomorrow, I will talk to you about it." ”

Dong Jianlei was a little strange, didn't he just accept it, how did he seem to be very solemn in a word, but he didn't ask much, and after hanging up the phone, he hurriedly went to pick out good goods for Chen Dahe, and by the way, he asked someone to book a ticket from Guangzhou to Beijin.

Towards evening, Oliver was physically and mentally exhausted after a day of intense negotiations, but he still went to the study to find Chen Dahe, propped his hands on the table and asked, "Chen, how many kinds of vegetables do you have in China?"

"Huh?"

Chen Dahe, who was lying on the table looking at the world map, raised his head and looked at her blankly, "A lot, what's wrong?"

"Then why don't you tell me," Oliver sat down on the chair and glared at him with puffed cheeks, "During today's negotiations, I said that there was also a Chinese restaurant in the United States, and an old man asked me which cuisine the restaurant operated, and I said that I was looking for a chef in Guangdong, and he said that it was Cantonese cuisine, and that Cantonese cuisine was just a type of Chinese cuisine, and that if I wanted to open a high-end restaurant, I needed to know more about Chinese food culture, but I didn't know any of this." ”

"Don't listen to his nonsense," Chen Dahe said with a smile, "a Cantonese cuisine is enough for a professional chef to study for many years, and if you want to finish all Chinese cuisines, it is impossible." ”

"But I just want to be the best Chinese restaurant," Oliver was very dissatisfied with Chen Dahe's attitude, "Since I run a high-end Chinese restaurant, I hope to bring out the best Chinese food. ”

"Okay, don't laugh," Chen Dahe held back a smile and raised his hands, "I understand your thoughts, but it's impossible." ”

"Why can't it be?" said Oliver, unconvinced.

"Do you know how many kinds of cuisine there are in China?" Chen Dahe said with open arms, "I don't know how many people know, in addition to the eight major cuisines of Luchuan, Guangdong, Huai, Zhejiang, Fujian, Huixiang, and Hunan, there are countless small cuisines, not to mention that each province has its own cuisine characteristics, even if it is the same place separated by a mountain and a river, maybe the cooking method is different, plus the fifty-six ethnic groups have their own characteristics, the change of cuisine is simply more terrifying than a function, can you finish it?"

Oliver was dumbfounded, "Why so many?"

Western food is not so complicated, and it is actually the same when it comes and goes.

"No, this is just a main dish, not counting snacks and snacks," Chen Dahe spread his hands, "Just like doing business, you can't finish all the links of an industrial chain, you can only choose one of them according to your own characteristics, and it is already very good to do this link well." ”

Oliver squinted, still a little unwilling, "Then did you say that other cuisines are as delicious as Cantonese food?"

"It's not absolute," Chen Dahe said with a smile, "Everyone's taste is different, and the criteria for judging deliciousness are different, so naturally they have their own preferences, but in general, they have their own characteristics and flavors." ”

After hearing this, Oliver couldn't help but swallow his saliva, "It turns out that there are so many delicious foods in China." ”

Chen Dahe covered his forehead helplessly, this eldest lady is still a foodie, thought about it and said, "It's really impossible that you want to include all the cuisines on the restaurant's menu, but there is another way to let the restaurant's consumers eat countless kinds of Chinese food." ”

Oliver's eyes lit up, "What's the solution?"

If the consumer can eat it, won't she be able to eat it?

Chen Dahe looked at her, "You will put forward a part of the annual profits of the catering company, set up a food research institute, specialize in collecting recipes and ingredients from all over the world for research, in addition to old dishes, you can also experiment with new dishes, so that the restaurant menu will be useful for endless choices." ”

"Good idea," Oliver snapped his fingers without hesitation, "just do it, not only Chinese food, but also Western food, but also a combination of Chinese and Western, and I want my restaurants to be full of three Michelin stars in the future!"

Chen Dahe sincerely wished her, "I wish you success!"