The steel mill in W City looks empty.

Although one of the production lines has reopened, at its peak, there were more than 15 production lines. Although the technical level of different production lines is different, there are more than a dozen large and small blast furnaces, converters, open-hearth furnaces, electroslag furnaces, vacuum furnaces, etc. And because there is less automation and more manpower control, the number of workers required is quite large.

When it was at its peak, there were thousands of scattered people in the factory, large and small. Even if it is barely sustaining, if it is, thousands of workers are still fine. Of course, it is precisely because of this amount that it has become a big problem for the city government. If thousands of people were to sit in front of the city government, the effect would still be very troublesome.

So, there is very little that Thomas can see, and that is just the production line. In fact, most of the plant is still idle.

Whatever the future holds, at least for now, it is too short to make any fundamental changes. However, because the resumption of production lines produces high-quality steel, at least the loss will not be so large - Ren Jian bought the factory at a high price. In fact, as long as he failed to sell the land of the steel plant, he was losing money.

According to the current business logic, usually the so-called loss and missing the middle profit are also losses. Not to mention that because of the bank loan, the extra interest is a big number.

Of course, now Ren Jian has realized that things are not so simple, and it is likely that the factory needs to resume work - if nothing else, the smuggling of precious metals alone is worth this loss. The smuggling of precious metals, although it is not very conspicuous among many smuggling businesses, is indeed a lucrative action. More importantly, however, the amount is quite large.

Thomas, who majored in journalism, also knew nothing about the metallurgical industry. But even if he didn't know anything, he could still feel that something was wrong - why wasn't the person in charge of this place, that is, the director of the factory?

In the past, the boss and the person in charge were the same concept. But this era is long different, basically the president and the chairman are completely different things. Thomas naturally asked this question,

"You mean......" It wasn't until Ren Jian said that Thomas felt a little incredible. "The factory director, is he in a foreign country?"

Although this incident does reveal weirdness, Thomas is the kind of person with a big heart after all. And he did see supernatural powers. So at first glance it sounds incredible, but when you think about it, it's not a big deal. Does the absence of the factory director mean that the factory cannot be maintained -- otherwise, if the factory director goes on a business trip to attend a meeting, the factory will not directly hit the streets? In these years, there is naturally a system to ensure that the factory can still operate normally after the factory director has left for a long time.

While speaking, Ren Jian had already taken him to the previous video conference room.

The monitor has been turned on, and across the monitor is the scene Ren Jian had seen before-it was an office that I didn't know where it was, and on the chair in front of the desk, Gao Shou, Gao Factory Director, was sitting. Although the director of the factory has not been explicitly appointed, has not signed a contract, and has no salary, his identity has been recognized by the entire factory.

The file does not exist on paper, but in fact it exists as a high factory director.

"Hello, Thomas. The middle-aged man on the screen spoke first.

"Hello, Mr. Gao. Thomas didn't know what to call each other for a moment. "Well, you're looking for me, but I do want to know how the business is doing. ”

I don't know what's going on, it stands to reason that Thomas went to see the situation of the company as an investor, but now it has become this senior factory director who took the initiative to find Thomas. At least, this is a matter between bosses, even if it is the factory director, in this kind of cooperation, he is just a follower.

There was a hearty laugh from the screen. The person on the screen picked up a piece of paper and read it. He used not Chinese, but American English, which could not be more authentic.

“…… Estimated annual production capacity...... Gross profit...... Chun Li ......" he read an analysis report in one breath, and then threw the paper to the side. "Of course it's all nonsense," he said. "Thomas, the cooperation we want to make with you is not so simple. ”

No matter how stupid and bold he was, Thomas was also taken aback.

"Let's be honest, Thomas, although we are meeting for the first time, I know you very well, your grandfather, and of course your family. The man on the screen said. "I know why Old Wyss likes you...... Because in the year you were born, he was almost bankrupt. ”

Thomas was stunned, apparently unaware of the matter.

"Your grandfather worked hard for many years, and he almost went bankrupt that year. And then, you were born...... His business was extremely high, and several acquired inferior assets instantly became high-quality assets. It's not that he's accurate in the long run, it's just luck. Since then, he has always thought that you have brought luck, so he loves you very much. The facts seem to prove this, since you were born, everything has been going well for him, and his career has been thriving until today. ”

It doesn't seem like a big deal, and people often attribute luck to certain ...... Very nonsensical factor. For example, lucky coins, lucky necklaces, lucky bracelets, etc. It is also common for a child to be born in the family that brings luck. Perhaps this is an inevitable consequence of the objective world, but it does not prevent people from attributing credit to a certain person or something.

"What does this have to do with you?

"Ha, it doesn't matter, but the cooperation we have has to do. As I said, I know a lot of things, including your grandfather's recent poor condition - of course I'm not talking about his physical. ”

If these words just now could only stimulate Thomas, this assault really hit him at the vital point. He was not as ignorant as others thought, and even if he was not actually involved in the running of the family business, he could vaguely perceive this terrible fact. Thomas was silent.

"And, to put it mildly, your grandfather's attitude makes your other elders very unhappy. The man on the screen continued. "They're not a help at all, they're a burden. You should understand why they have suddenly become so supportive of your grandfather now, giving you such an investment to cooperate with Lu Wu's side. ”

Thomas remained silent.

"The steel market in the whole world is very weak right now, and there is no light in sight of a rebound. Entering the steel market at this time is tantamount to suicide. Even you should be able to understand this, right?"

Ren Jian on the side looked confused. The two spoke very quickly, and he really couldn't understand it with his foreign language skills. He could only feel that Director Gao was talking about something serious - it was easy to make this judgment, just look at Thomas's expression.

"It's nothing if it's a small investment, but it's a little too much money for you this time. If you lose money...... You should be able to understand that no matter how much your grandfather likes you, you no longer have a say in the family, right? So you have to count on their ingenuity to save everything...... Even if you tell yourself that, you are lying to yourself, and it is pointless. ”

"You should understand that coming to this country in search of opportunities is your grandfather's last choice. But this chance is not great. To be honest, the opportunities in this country used to outweigh the risks, but now the two are equal, and it can even be said that the risks are increasing. Even with your grandfather's eyes, it can be difficult to find the right investment. Even if you find it...... The payback time may also be on the longer side. Most importantly, in your current situation, I don't think I can afford to fail once. ”

"You...... What do you want to do?" Thomas finally couldn't take the pressure anymore. There seemed to be a magical persuasiveness in the voice of the Chinese man on the screen, making his words sound difficult to refute.

"I said, we can cooperate! Establish a legal entity as soon as possible that can transfer funds and materials between the two countries. The man on the screen smiled. "The W city government is ready to do anything, and everything can be completed in just one or two days. At present, a series of qualifications such as import and export, finance, stocks, and futures are required...... Of course, I'm talking about the global market...... For the rest, you can do everything to me. By the way, "the man accentuated his voice." "Actually, I'm Lu Wu's guide. ”

……

"Are they coming back?"

"I'm already on my way back, and according to the news from the detective agency, it's sure that it will arrive within half an hour. We left immediately, and we were sure we didn't leave any clues. ”

In an inn about a few kilometers away from Lu Wu's small building, a group of Stygian Warlocks had gathered again. Their position is very clever, on the one hand, they are not close, if the other side reacts, they will have time to retreat, and because of the excellent transportation around them, one person can split into a way to escape. Even the most powerful Moon Warlock couldn't have wiped them out. But on the other hand, this location is not far away. It is possible to reach the enemy's hiding place in a very short time, and even real-time monitoring of the target can be achieved by, for example, an unmanned helicopter. It can be said that this is the best place to attack, retreat and defend. And even better, because these small urban hotels are not very formal, it is impossible to trace their origins.

Of course, "attacking and retreating" is just talking. None of them were confident that they would be able to defeat a First Lawlock in a face-to-face battle. It's not okay to bundle them all together. What they can do now is take advantage of the absence of the target and look for usable information. At the very least, it was necessary to figure out what the First Legalist sent by the Huiyue camp wanted to do.

Although it is certain that the Radiant Moon Warlock must have secrecy measures. But as the saying goes, there is no such thing as an impermeable wall. They obviously won't have much vigilance in this absolutely safe world. So as long as you persevere and have patience to search a little bit, you will definitely get enough information. Those stupid and careless Radiant Moon Warlocks will definitely reveal something unconsciously.

This time it was clearly a big deal.

"This is what was copied from their computer......"

On your laptop, you can see what has been copied back. They've gone deep into each other's hideouts more than once, so it's only natural that computers are a big focus. In fact, there's a lot of new content added to the computer.

The "Kunlun Mountain ......" computer has a lot of news, writings and other materials about Kunlun Mountain and Kunlun Mountain exploration, tourism or other such activities. It even includes the history, geography, aerial photos and so on related to Kunlun Mountain.

Without thinking too much, anyone can easily guess that these materials are not randomly searched, but targeted.

"Are they going to Kunlun Mountain?"