Wei Bing came to Yangchuan with hope, thinking that he thought that his ore would become a hot commodity, but what he did not expect was that with the downturn of China's economy in the past two years, the output of the steel industry gradually shrank. The demand for iron ore has declined, and several major steel mills in Yangchuan have turned him away. In some companies, the doorman even heard that he was here to sell ore, and even did not let him in.

Wei Bing, who had been busy all morning, walked into a restaurant near the steel mill hungry. Because the steel mill did not get off work, there was not a single guest in the hotel at this time. The owner of the restaurant was very enthusiastic about Wei Bing, who was the first to enter the door, and after the meal was served, he chatted with Wei Bing.

When he learned that Wei Bing was coming to the steel mill to sell ore, he immediately became interested. He said with a smile, I have also worked in steel mills before, and as far as I know, these large state-owned steel plants have their own purchasing departments. At least tens of millions of tonnes of iron ore are procured each year. In order to save procurement funds in recent years, Huaxia's iron and steel enterprises have jointly established a procurement alliance. All iron ore is purchased from the three major overseas ore giants.

A small domestic mine like yours can only sell ore to some small iron-making enterprises. You're in the wrong place here.

Why, don't they want the ore in their country? Isn't it too admiring to worship foreign countries?" Wei Bing asked puzzled.

The boss continued to smile and said, this really can't be blamed on the company, Huaxia's ore resources have been on the verge of depletion after more than ten years of mining. The iron ore that can be mined now has a very low iron content, which can only reach about 40%. And the pollution of the steelmaking industry is enormous. The state has also become more and more stringent in controlling the emission standards of the steel industry. The average iron production rate of foreign iron ore can reach more than 60%, which is much higher in quality than domestic ore. It is also understandable for companies to choose the ores of the three foreign giants.

But my ore is magnetite, and the iron production rate can reach more than 90%. Wei Bing said unconvinced.

Wei Bing's voice fell, and a person walked in from the door of the hotel, and he laughed and said, Who is bragging here! I have been refining iron all my life, and I have not seen iron ore with an iron yield of 90 percent!

Wei Bing looked up and saw that the person who spoke was about sixty years old. With a height of about 1.80 meters, a dark face, and a pair of bright eyes!

As soon as the boss saw this person, he immediately stepped forward and said, "Master, you are here!"

The person here is named Yuan Yihu, and he is the director of the ironmaking branch of the steel mill. He came from a front-line worker's background. In this life, I only love two things, one is to make iron, and the other is to drink. And this hobby of drinking also came from ironmaking. Because in the early years in the ironmaking workshop, because the temperature was super high and there was no air conditioning equipment, the unit acquiesced to the workers drinking a little spleen wine at work to regulate their body temperature. This also made Yuan Yihu, who joined the work at the age of 19, drink more and more. But nowadays, corporate management is becoming more and more strict, and drinking alcohol on the front line has been expressly prohibited. As the director of the factory, he can't take the lead in violating it. Fortunately, the owner of this restaurant is an apprentice of his former steel mill. Sometimes he is addicted to alcohol, and he comes here to drink a little to quench his cravings!

Yuan Yihu has been refining iron all his life, and he has never seen iron ore with an iron yield of more than 90%. Naturally, I thought Wei Bing was bragging.

But Wei Bing didn't want to! It doesn't matter what kind of factory director he is, he can't say that he can't brag.

If you don't believe me, then let's make a bet!" Wei Bing stood up and said.

Young man, what do you have to bet on bragging! If I make this bet with you, the people in the factory will say that I bullied you! Yuan Yihu waved his hand and said.

You haven't refined, how dare you say that my ore is not good. Speak so irresponsibly. I think you're living in vain at such an age!

As soon as Yuan Yihu heard Wei Bing say this, he immediately stood up angrily, "Good boy! No one dares to talk to me like this in the steel mill! I bet with you today. You say, what a gamble!

I brought a cart of iron ore, after smelting. If the iron rate does not reach 90%, I will accompany you for 1 million. If it reaches 90%, I'm sorry, I'll set the price of the ore, and you'll have to collect it all in the future.

Haha, good boy. I'm going to bet with you today. Looks like I'm going to have to win a million today!

Don't eat, let's gamble now! After Wei Bing finished speaking, he pulled Yuan Yihu out of the restaurant.

The two came directly to the ironmaking branch, it was the lunch break of the ironmaking plant, the workers watched the director of the factory being pulled by a young man, and thought that something had happened, they were afraid that Yuan Yihu would suffer, so they surrounded him.

Don't worry, I just made a bet with this young man, Yuan Yihu was afraid that Wei Bing would be beaten, so he hurriedly told him about the bet.

After listening to this, the workers all looked at Wei Bing with the eyes of a gorilla. Some even laughed and said that this young man was stimulated by something. How is it possible to have a mine with an iron production rate of 90%. Do you have that much money to lose?

It's my business whether there's money or not! Don't talk so much nonsense. Unload the ore first, let's smelt the iron!

Yuan Yihu thought it was just a joke and didn't want to be too embarrassed for Wei Bing, but seeing that the matter had come to this, if he didn't gamble today, he couldn't hang up his old face. He said to the workers around him, come and help unload the truck, let the production workshop prepare the 500 cubic meter small furnace that has just been discontinued, and when I win, we will use this million points as a bonus for the whole factory.

When the workers heard this, their hearts bloomed, and the factory director was wise, and someone sent money to everyone to spend this month. Everyone climbed into the car and unloaded the ore.

But as soon as an experienced worker sees the ore, he immediately feels that something is wrong. This ore is very special, not to mention the weight, each piece is integrated, emitting a dark black light.

The workers were afraid that Yuan Yihu would suffer, so they immediately picked up a piece of ore and came to his side.

As soon as Yuan Yihu saw this ore, his heart immediately chuckled, he could be said to have smelted countless irons in his life, and he had seen almost all the ores of large iron mines in the world. But today, he felt very different about this ore. The distribution of iron crystals on the ore is very regular. The dark surface glows with a hint of pale blue in the sunlight. Where is this still ore, it is not an exaggeration to collect it as a handicraft.

Yuan Yihu gently wiped the surface of the ore with his palm, and suddenly he was surprised to find that the hands of his watch began to rotate rapidly. He was shocked, this could be a magnet!

Yuan Yihu knew that it was rare to find magnetic stones in nature. Magnets can even be used as Chinese herbal medicines. And if such a large stone contains magnetic components, it is undoubtedly magnetite.

As the first choice of steelmaking materials, the magnetite resource has been monopolized by the three foreign giants, all because the iron production rate of magnetite can reach about 74%. It is internationally recognized as an open-hearth bonanza.

Although the Yangchuan Iron and Steel Plant where it is located is well-known in the province, it is still only a third-rate enterprise compared with other large steel plants in the country. After the end of the planned economy, Yuan Yihu never saw the shadow of the open-hearth bonanza again. Now that someone has sent such a good ore to him, he can't even believe his eyes.

He hurriedly walked over to the unloaded ore and carefully examined it piece by piece.

When he saw this, it took him almost an hour, and Wei Bing was getting impatient! He shouted, "Old man, can you still do it, it's harder to let you refine the furnace iron than to find a match for you!" I really don't know how you, the factory director, usually become.

Yuan Yihu ignored Wei Bing at all, and after he checked the ore piece by piece. Raised up and asked Wei Bing, how many ores like this do you have?

How much do you want? How much do I have!" Wei Bing said casually and proudly.

Young people, speak responsibly! If you sign a contract in the future, you will be held legally responsible!

Old man, don't worry! I'm here to sell ore, you're here to make iron, how about we see the goods with one hand and pay the money with the other!

Yuan Yihu nodded deeply after listening to Wei Bing's assurance. He turned to the workers and told the workshop to stop the furnace and that today I will make the furnace myself.

When the workers heard that the director of the factory was going to go out of the furnace to make iron, they all felt that today's matter was definitely not as simple as a bet, and everyone carried the ore onto the truck. Directly to the ironmaking workshop.

Boy, it's hot inside, don't go in. Before entering the workshop, Yuan Yihu, who had changed into a steelmaking suit, said to Wei Bing.

That's not going to work! What are you going to do? I'm going to have to go in and have a look.

Then you brought it on yourself, and don't blame me for not warning you later. Find a set of clothes for him to change into. Yuan Yihu said to the workers.

And Wei Bing said while wearing a steel-making suit, I didn't even suffer any hardships when I was investigating. This ironmaking workshop doesn't scare me.

Yuan Yihu walked into the ironmaking workshop with Wei Bing with a bad smile, and before he entered the door, he said to the deputy director of the workshop beside him, hurry up and go to the main factory to invite Mr. Han to come, we can't get it today, we have picked up the treasure!

After listening to his words, the deputy director immediately ran to the main plant.

At this time, in the general manager's office of Yangchuan No. 1 Iron and Steel Plant, General Manager Han Jie and Chief Engineer Du Wei were discussing the next production plan of the factory.

I only heard Han Jie sigh and say to Dewey that with the slowdown of the country's economic construction, the total demand for steel is declining. The low-end steel products we produce are less than 50% of last year's orders. If this continues, there will be several blast furnaces shut down next month. Nearly 400 people are going to be laid off, and I, the general manager, am ashamed of the workers!

How can you blame you for this? Dewey reassured him that the entire steel industry was in a slump. I've heard that many small factories in the south have closed their doors. It's not easy for us to hold on until now. With the quality of the raw materials we purchased, if it weren't for you and Yuan Yihu to check the quality of the finished products at all times. Our factory has long since closed down. Besides, it's useless for you to blame yourself now, it's better to think about countermeasures.

Just as the two were discussing, the deputy director of the workshop of the ironworks ran into the office, and he told Yuan Yihu about the bet.

Who knew that when Han Jie heard this, he broke the teacup in his hand angrily, and he said loudly, this Yuan Yihu is too nonsense. Casually stopped the production of the blast furnace, did not pass the inspection of the laboratory department, and put the ore of unknown origin into the furnace for refining, if there was an accident, can he be responsible? Usually he likes to drink, I turn a blind eye and endure it, but he has reached the extent of affecting his work, see if I don't clean up this old guy this time!

As soon as the deputy director of the workshop saw the general manager angry, he was so frightened that he stood aside, and he didn't dare to speak anymore, Dewey sat next to him and hurriedly rounded up, I think Director Yuan is not a reckless person, he has never delayed his work when he drinks over the years, you are brothers, and I don't know how many times the big factories outside have to hire him as the factory director with a high salary over the years. He has followed you wholeheartedly and has never wavered. I think there must be something strange about this today, so why don't we go over and see what is going on?

You don't have to say nice things for him!Let's go, let's see what the hell this old guy is up to.

Han Jie didn't look back at this time, and walked directly towards the ironworks. Dewey looked at his departing back, and thought in his heart that after all, he was a senior brother, and the general manager was still worried about Yuan Yihu's safety. But what kind of ore made Yuan Yihu also moved? With questions, Dewey followed Han Jie to the ironworks.