"You're welcome, so often contact. Li He asked Qi Hua to send off the guests.

After taking a shower, Qi Hua knocked on the door and came in, "Mr. Li, Mr. Singh, the president of Talison wants to see you." ”

"Talison?

Are you sure it's not Tarzan's version of The Lion King?

Li He was a little confused.

Qi Hua had never had any hope for Li He's memory, so he had to remind, "Talison is the Australian lithium company that you instructed Mr. Sun Softsilver to acquire, and its lithium mineral output accounts for about 65% of the world's ore lithium production, and accounts for about 35% of the world's total lithium resource supply. Talison has the world's largest reserves of spodumene mines of superior quality...."

"Yes, I remember. Li He interrupted, this lithium company was bought by him when he was competing with Sueharu Umehara of the Fujita Group, and he almost forgot about it.

Qi Hua said, "As soon as we got here, he made an appointment, I see that you haven't had time, so you have pushed it to now, and he has been living in the room downstairs." ”

"Let him in. Li He got up and approved a piece of clothing and another pot of tea.

The door opened again, and in came a thick-waisted Indian.

"Mr. Li, it's a great pleasure to meet you. After he got Li He's signal, he sat on the sofa next to him, and then took the tea sent by Qi Hua.

"Drink tea. After seeing that the other party was of Indian origin, Li Hecai was no longer confused about the name Singh, which is the same as in China, the names of Xiao Ming and Xiao Li, not 10 million, but 8 million.

"Thank you. Singh sat up straight and said, "Mr. Sun, tell me that when you come to Australia, you must be well entertained, and receive more advice from you on your work." ”

Li He touched his bare chin, looked at the other party's thick beard, and felt the difference between the races again.

"That's not necessary, I understand your kindness, I already have a reception of colleagues here, I don't know anything about the mining industry, professional things still need to be handed over to you professionals to do. ”

As soon as they got off the plane in Sydney, people from Manggo Petroleum Company came to pick them up, from travel to accommodation, food and drink, but they didn't let them worry about it a little.

As the second largest oil retailer in Southeast Asia, Manggo is certainly not limited to developing business in Southeast Asia, and has long been operating in Australia, with gas stations in major Australian cities, and is currently the fifth largest oil retailer in Australia.

"Mr. Li, there is one more thing, Mr. Sun told me, only you can make arrangements for this matter. Singh looked at Li He seriously.

"Then you can say it. ”

After all, people have been waiting for so long, and it seems a little impersonal not to let him speak.

"Mr. Li, I think now is a good opportunity to expand the mining industry, it's a bit of a pity to only do lithium mines, you are the richest man in the world, you have rich funds, you should do more inclined investment here. Iron ore in particular, which is a good business. Singh continued, "Australia's iron ore is not only abundant, but also has good mining conditions.

However, due to the sparsely populated northern part of Australia and the absence of railways, the transportation of materials mainly relies on road transportation, and on the road between the mine and the port, the ore is transported by ultra-long trains, which greatly increases the transportation cost and makes it impossible to compete with Brazilian iron ore manufacturers for a long time.

However, the government is trying to change this situation, first of all, through changes in the industrial relations system, such as the introduction of 'workplace agreements' and 'enterprise agreements', which have led to a sharp decline in the number of supply stoppages caused by strikes in recent years.

I have been working in the mining industry for 20 years, and I have reason to believe that as long as we actively maintain and enhance our supply capacity, improve supply stability and increase productivity, we will be able to enhance the overall competitiveness of iron ore, and the Australian iron ore industry will grow tremendously..."

"I believe in the potential of the Australian mining industry, but, as far as I know, the Australian government seems to have restrictions on investment, right?"

"No, Mr. Li, you may have misunderstood something. "Australia is a vast country with abundant mineral resources, but limited domestic capital, so the development of mining has been largely dependent on foreign capital, and basically half of the minerals are in the hands of foreign investors."

Although the Labor government made some special provisions in the 70s, such as investment projects in excess of $5 million to be submitted to the government for approval, at least 50% of the Australian share capital, and at least 50% of the Australian decision-making power in the board or project leadership group can be approved.

However, the implementation of these rules is more flexible, and if the government is convinced that a project is beneficial to the country and cannot raise enough money for the time being, the project will be allowed to proceed with less than 50% of the Australian share capital.

Moreover, in the 80s, the Australian government relaxed the restrictions again, which were basically not very strict.

In short, foreign investment policies are closely related to resource development and profit sharing, and Australia's rich mineral resources need to be developed with the help of overseas capital, which can benefit from increased economic activity and corresponding employment.

As a result, the Australian government is generally open to foreign investment.

The Government's foreign investment policy is designed to maximise Australia's benefits from mineral development. ”

Li He said with a smile, "You know, what I want to invest is billions and tens of billions, not what you said are millions, what's the point of investing in small mines? Are you sure that if I invest tens of billions, the Australian government will not interfere?"

"Mr. Li, you still don't know much about mining. Singh explained to Li He again, "People who don't know about the mining industry will be very obsessed with the ownership of the mine, and I don't think this understanding is right.

90% of the iron ore ore is concentrated in the Pilbara region of Western Australia, and the mine mouth is large and small, the service life of the small ones ranges from ten years to eight years, and the larger ones are forty or fifty years, and once the service life is over, these mines will be worthless.

So, if we can't get ownership in the end, we can also contract. ”

"Contracting?" Li He thought that only China was engaged in contracting.

"It's a very popular practice in Australia, where miners are using contractors to contract mining, from small gold mines to large iron and metal mines.

The outsourced projects of the mine include all production links from excavation, excavation to ore transportation.

In fact, the implementation of project contracting by large companies can improve labor productivity and equipment utilization, while the adoption of project outsourcing by small companies can improve economic efficiency without increasing capital and manpower input. ”

Li He thought for a while and said, "Go write a plan, and then give it to Mr. Qi." ”

"Thank you, I'll give it to you as soon as possible. Singh shook Qi Hua's hand before going out.

Not all Indians are so funny, and Singh's appearance has changed Li He's stereotype of Indians.

"I think what Singh said is very reasonable, the international price of iron ore is rising, and I have heard you say before that China will likely become the world's largest iron ore consumer, and it is correct to control the price of iron ore in your own hands. After Qi Hua sent Singh, he also expressed his opinion by the way.

Li He just nodded, without affirmation or denial.

ps: I originally planned to resume normal updates after being discharged from the hospital, but there are unforeseen circumstances, the old hat has capsized, the whole book needs to be overhauled, and a lot of content and details will be deleted, including some characters, don't talk about any pattern anymore, the protagonist can only do business, raise a baby, walk the dog.... Extremely daily, sorry