"Hehe, I'm reminded of what you said earlier. Lu Wu, "Maybe because of Lu Wu's attitude, Ren Jian's mental state is much better than when he called before." The so-called heart disease also requires heart medicine, which is the truth. "That steel mill is not a good thing. If we don't plan to change hands, then we have to have a way to repay the loan!"

"How long have you been on the loan?"

"I only took out a one-year loan...... At that time, I could have chosen a long-term loan, but didn't I think about dismantling the factory and selling it directly after I got it? Also, if you want to make it work, it's not so simple. It's not easy to deal with a bunch of workers and the middle level inside. ”

"Isn't it easy to deal with?" Lu Wu was a little puzzled. They have taken ownership, and naturally there are personnel rights in them. To put it bluntly, the company has been privatized, and the owner (that is, Lu Wu and his agent Ren Jian) has the final say, and whoever wants to get out of the house has to get out of the house - just make up the arrears of wages and bonuses.

"Of course, it's not that simple, most of the workers are actually fine, but that group of middle-level people are a group of old oilmen, who is the one who is promoted and raised, the difficult problems have nothing to do with me, I don't know anything about technical management, and I am proficient in everything that I deceive...... is completely dragging its feet, only focusing on its own immediate interests, and ignoring the overall situation at all. The previous factory director and secretary couldn't hold it down, so they became what they are now. It's all up to them that the factory is now collapsing. Ren Jian took a moment on the phone to introduce the overall situation of the steel plant. In particular, the steel plant is really finished - even the blast furnace is out. It should be noted that under normal circumstances, even if the steel mill sells its products at a loss, it will never allow the flames to be turned off. Because the latter brings greater losses.

As mentioned earlier, if it weren't for the fact that the land of the steel mill was really rich, then no one would want this factory even if it was given away for nothing. Don't say it's free, you can't post it upside down. Because Ya is definitely a money-loser. It has a lot of debts on the outside, and the wages of the workers are dragged on the inside, and it can't start work again, and the capable ones (no matter what kind of ability) are gone, and the rest are the old, weak, sick and disabled, plus old oilers and gangsters, and the personnel relations are in a mess. It's really a bunch of downright stinky shit.

"Aren't they all fired, can't they recruit new people?"

“…… But if they really want to drive them away, they can easily gather crowds to make trouble. Lu Wu, you should know how the government will solve such mass incidents now, right?" "Lu Wu, if you really want to devote yourself to the steel industry regardless of thirty, seven or twenty, then I can't deal with this situation by myself. We have to find a professional, a professional manager in the steel industry, to straighten out the personnel relationship...... But let's not talk about that, what about the funding problem?"

"Running out of money?"

"Now the money is all loans! When the loan time comes, when it is time to repay the loan, we will not pay it back at all. When the time comes...... Banks are certainly not going to do nothing and watch us default on our loans. ”

"Don't have the money?"

"Lu Wu, the wind is wrong. The state is now cracking down on the illegal trade in antiquities...... Now that it is in the limelight, it is estimated that some things cannot be sold, and it will be a loss if they are forced to sell. It will take at least a year or two for this situation to reverse. Besides, we don't have much to do. ”

All kinds of things salvaged by Lu Wu from the sunken ship add up to about a few hundred pieces, mainly porcelain. It must be noted that although Lu Wu has chosen to look intact as much as possible, he is not a professional after all. The things that are fished up in the sea, because they have been sleeping in the sea for thousands of years, are eroded by the sea water, and are washed around by the undercurrent in the sea, and the glaze surface of the utensils will be worn and damaged due to the long-term erosion and friction of the undercurrent and sediment. Although this is an inherent phenomenon of Hailao porcelain, it can also cover up its damage. So after making up for the relevant knowledge in the later stage and conducting a detailed analysis of various things (this analysis is only Lu Wu and Ren Jian's own analysis, without looking for experts), Lu Wu already knows that a considerable part of his porcelain is not perfect. And antiques, as we all know, are completely incomparable with the one that is intact and the one that is broken.

Assuming that a complete piece of porcelain is worth a million, then if it breaks a small corner - even a small break that is insignificant to the whole, then even a hundred thousand is not surprising. It's excessive, but that's the norm in the antiques market.

In addition, Hailao porcelain cannot be compared with the fine porcelain of the official kiln after all. On the one hand, there is a problem of quality, on the other hand, there is a problem of quantity - compared with the official kiln porcelain, the quantity of Hailao porcelain is much larger, and more is naturally worthless - these trophies of Lu Wu, although they are also of the highest grade in terms of Hailao porcelain, but under the influence of the new policy, most of them are better and sell for hundreds of thousands of grades, and the next one is only tens of thousands to hundreds of thousands. Only a few boutiques are worth a little more.

Unless Lu Wu can come up with another superb product of the grade of Linyi Wang Xi, which has historical significance, cultural significance, and political significance, overlaps in many aspects, and is worth hundreds of millions, it is basically impossible to rely on these antiques to raise funds. Ren Jian's loan is not a small amount...... It was a large loan that was only secured through the city government. In principle, if Lu Wu and Ren Jian's side collapse, the government will be jointly and severally responsible. But in fact, the government does not lose at all, and the money is spent on the steel mills anyway. Originally, if no one wanted the steel plant, then the arrears of debts, wages, etc., would still be settled by the city government.

"Is money a problem...... I'll figure it out. Ren Jian, what do you say is the most valuable thing right now?"

"Bitcoin?" Ren said.

"Of course not to say this...... I mean," Lu Wu thought for a moment. After all, it's amazing that I can travel to and from another world, and it's better to keep it secret, "What is convenient, easy to carry, and valuable?"

"Lu Wu...... Didn't you meet some amazing people when you were traveling?" Ren Jian was silent for a moment and said. "But the question is simple, precious metals!"

"Precious metals!" Lu Wu almost immediately subconsciously remembered the pillar industry of the Banshee Gate, that is, the mining industry. Of course, the Evening Star family has taken steps to raise the mining industry of the Banshee Gate to a higher level, that is, from the original supply of ore and rough metal, to the refined level. In addition, it is necessary to build some low-level foundries that can produce some high-end products locally, such as vehicles or exoskeleton armor parts. If the situation permits in the future, the Evening Star family will obviously invest more resources to increase the production capacity of the Banshee Gate to another level......

Well, not to mention the investment strategy and achievements of the Evening Star family, the Banshee's Gate itself is a place rich in all kinds of ores. Among them are not only some common metals, but also rare ones. In other words, in fact, many metal minerals are associated, but it is only a matter of refining process. So Lu Wu knew that the Banshee Gate basically had all kinds of metal.

"But Lu Wu, let me remind you, this is blatantly illegal. Ren Jian said. "Nothing else, even silver and gold, the most common of the precious metals...... It is also illegal, and the charges are very serious. ”

Ren Jian's voice was a little uneasy—of course he was a little uneasy. If it was Lu Wu in the past, he didn't have to worry about it at all. Because Lu Wu is a very ordinary person, how can I say it, that is, an ordinary student who graduated from a second- or third-rate university. If he wants to say that he can do anything about smuggling precious metals, Ren Jian doesn't believe it at all. Don't say anything else, even if Lu Wu wants to do it, he has no capital and no channels. Even if he really encountered the boss of a smuggling syndicate or the like because of an accident, is Lu Wu really not afraid of being treated as a Kaizi? When the time comes, he will become cannon fodder used by others? Such stories are not uncommon!

But now with an amber, the situation is completely different. Although Ren Jian was very envious of Amber's supernatural abilities (personal experience, I couldn't help but believe it), he was jealous that Lu Wu actually had such good peach blossom luck. But at the end of the day, he didn't know much about Amber as a person—except that she was a gypsy witch (which Lu Wu said). The only thing that is known at the moment is that amber comes from a foreign country (this is just nonsense). And since Amber can provide conditions for Lu Wu to realize his plan to salvage the sunken ship, then it is obvious that she should be quite rich. Of course, for Amber, who has supernatural abilities, it's normal to have money, but it's not normal to have no money. But other than that, Ren Jian didn't know anything about amber.

He has reason to believe that Lu Wu is not very clear about the origin of amber, the motive for finding Lu Wu upside down, etc. Nonsense, if a girl with both wealth and color (especially a goddess-level girl like Amber) sticks to the door, if you go to investigate the origin and motives of others, you will really be an idiot who does not understand the amorous feelings. Ren Jian felt that no man would do such a stupid thing. Besides, even if others say that others want to be unfavorable to you, you don't believe it! Because Lu Wu has no value at all. If you have a huge fortune, you really have to consider whether people are planning to plot your property; if you are in a high position, you have to consider whether they are planning to steal state secrets or even seduce you to betray the country; if you have any special technology, you have to consider whether they are commercial espionage. But none of this is there, Lu Wu has no value to be used, in fact, before he met Amber, he mixed badly.

So, to say that amber has any overseas gray (or even black) channels, that makes perfect sense. Moreover, the kind of composure that Lu Wu had before was indeed very unnatural.

Ren Jian once thought that he would disappoint Lu Wu. Whether it's a scolding or something else, Ren Jian deserves it. But the final result was that Lu Wu's attitude was very calm, a little too calm. It seemed like the smell was saying he didn't care about that...... From this point on, the only explanation seems to be on the horizon.

You must know that although the steel plant in W City is said to be outdated, it is also a medium-sized factory. The so-called steel mills do not simply produce steel, and even if they are steel, the raw materials are not only iron ore, coke or scrap iron. Many specialty steels require rare metals, including precious metals, of course. It is only natural to buy and sell rare metals – steel mills to buy and sell raw materials.

"I know. On the phone, Lu Wu said.

"Well, whether it's land, sea or air, the relevant inspections are very strict. Ren Jian said. "It's like this in all countries of the world, it's hard to get through. ”

"No problem...... What do you say, slut? Do you think I'm going to smuggle abroad?"

"Of course I didn't mean that, but ......" Ren Jian wanted to speak, but finally gave up. He is well aware that the situation of the steel plant is very unoptimistic, and the financial problem is serious. He is to blame for all this. Now he has no position to persuade Lu Wu, and it can be said that all the disasters are caused by him. "By the way, there's something for you. Day after tomorrow...... Anyway, this week, they're going to have a class reunion. Should be notified soon. ”

"Class reunion?"

"Yes, go to dinner, and after the meal, you should go to karaoke. Ren Jian said. "Don't worry, Li Pingfu that bastard won't go. ”

It's been almost a year since they graduated, and at this time, the students who still stayed in W City (many of them went back to their hometowns after graduation) came to get together, but it was also a proper intention. But Lu Wu immediately remembered the mysterious power that affected him.

"Well, can I not go?"