Glossy suits and leather shoes, slightly reflective heads. The sleek face was wrinkled, but the smile was not boring.

As for the woman standing beside him, she had wavy blonde hair, and her dark black evening dress set off her beautiful figure, which was in stark contrast to the man's bow and beer belly.

"May I ask who you are?" Jiang Chen looked at him and asked suspiciously.

"Luke Joyce, we're kind of partners. Luke smiled and raised his wine glass and touched it with Jiang Chen.

Partners?

Jiang Chen really didn't remember that he had this partner for a while.

However, Luke was keenly aware of the confusion in Jiang Chen's eyes, and added with a smile.

"It seems that Mr. Jiang Chen does not like to study the shareholder composition of partners. BHP Mining Group, of which Contempt is one of its shareholders. ”

Earlier, Futureman Group and BHP Mining Group signed an agreement on the import of iron ore and aluminum ore. Later, due to the establishment of Futureren Mining by Futureman Group, there was a huge technological breakthrough in seabed mining technology, and the manganese nodules mined from the seabed solved the iron ore demand of Futureren Group, so the iron ore agreement with BHP Group was terminated. However, in terms of aluminum ore, Future People Group still relies on imports from BHP Group.

Hearing this, Jiang Chen immediately showed a sudden expression.

"It turned out to be Mr. Luke, sorry, disrespectful. ”

Not caring that Jiang Chen didn't recognize him, Luke smiled. continued to introduce Jiang Chen to the female companion beside him.

"This is my daughter, Melita Joyce. ”

"It's a pleasure to meet you, Mr. Jiang Chen. I'm a big fan of Futureman Technology. Melita smiled and held out her hand.

Although he was slightly surprised, Jiang Chen's face did not show it, he just held her hand very politely and greeted her with a smile. "Hello, Miss Melita, it's an honor for Futureman Technology to satisfy you. ”

How to say it, Jiang Chen's shock in his heart at this moment was no less than someone pointing at an orc and an elf at the same time. and told him with a serious face that the two of them were actually father and daughter.

"Haha, my daughter is curious about your legend. If you have the opportunity, you young people can talk more. Luke squeezed his eyebrows at Jiang Chen and said in a relaxed tone.

Hearing this, Jiang Chen couldn't hear the hint in Luke's words. It's just that after only three or two sentences, he began to talk about his daughter, which really made him a little embarrassed.

However, it's a pity. Jiang Chen was not interested in his daughter.

"Where are there any legends. It's just a matter of luck. Jiang Chen said modestly.

It's just a humble statement, but it's not wrong. If it weren't for that ability to cross over, he thought he really wouldn't be where he is now.

"Please don't say that, Mr. Jiang Chen. This would be frustrating for 7 billion people, because here is one lucky person who could be nominated on the Forbes Wealth List just by being lucky. Bright red lips pursed slightly, Melita smiled.

Jiang Chen made a gesture of spreading his hands to express his helplessness that what he said was obviously the truth, but no one believed it. However, in the eyes of Luke's father and daughter. This gesture turned into a self-mockery to ease the atmosphere.

After some pleasantries, he may have noticed that Jiang Chen was not interested in him. Melita said goodbye to Jiang Chen very politely, leaving time for the two who were about to talk about business, and walked to other circles. Luke was not surprised by his departure from his daughter. Obviously, he also saw that Jiang Chen didn't mean this, so he didn't have any reluctance, but continued to chat with Jiang Chen in a colorful voice.

The Luke was very talkative, and the two talked from sailing all the way to golf. However, most of the time, Jiang Chen was listening, because he didn't have much research on navigation or golf, and it was not easy to pretend to understand at this time.

Eventually, though, the conversation came back to business.

"Speaking of which, why does Mr. Jiang keep holding his shares so tightly, if the Future People Group is listed on the NASDAQ, there is no doubt that you will become the richest person in the world. Luke sighed.

"Because I am optimistic about the prospects of the Future People Group, I believe that it will bring me much more wealth than just listing. Jiang Chen teased.

"But wouldn't it be faster if you collaborated with other like-minded people?" laughed Luke.

"Then Mr. Luke thinks that my Future People Group is developing very slowly?" Jiang Chen asked rhetorically in a joking tone.

Luke was stunned for a moment, then laughed.

"That's right. Mr. Jiang's company has not even had a single shortage of funds since its operation, which is really admirable. ”

"It's over. Jiang Chen said modestly.

"May I ask a question?" handed the empty glass to the waiter at the venue, and Luke replaced it with one

"Of course, if I can answer. Jiang Chen said with a smile.

"Whether it's Future Man 1.0 or the current 'Phantom' helmet, your company can always come up with something good that will be favored by the market. And that nutrient mixture, and seabed mining technology...... I wonder what you're going to be next?" Luke asked.

"Maybe I will go deeper in the field of virtual reality, or I may invest in manned spaceflight because I am very interested in space...... Why are you asking this?" Jiang Chen asked in a relaxed tone.

"So as not to accidentally become your competitor. Luke shrugged helplessly, looked at Jiang Chen and teased, "Because of your company's virtual reality project, the NASDAQ section is crying wolf. Most of the listed companies involved in the production of VR equipment have fallen from the cloud to the bottom, and almost all investors who have come into contact with the 'Phantom' helmet through Internet cafes have no doubt that their investment in VR projects has been lost. In particular, a professor at Harvard University came out and said that this is a technology that cannot be realized in 20 years......"

Not to mention 20 years, in the timeline of the end times, the first immersive virtual reality device will almost appear in 2050.

"I'm sorry about that. Jiang Chen smiled in an insincere tone.

"Haha, don't apologize to me, I've never poured chips into the frontier of technology. In terms of investment philosophy, Carmen and I are on the same page. Luke said teasingly.

After a pause, he took a sip of champagne and asked.

"I don't know what Mr. Jiang Chen thinks about the resource industry?"

"Supply exceeds demand. ”

"That's right," Luke smiled and nodded, "Just two days ago, BHP disposed of two more loss-making iron ore mines in Mexico, but all shareholders, including me, know that this is tantamount to quenching their thirst." The iron ore business is becoming more and more difficult to do, and even not only steel, but other resources other than rare earths are more or less facing the same downward trend. ”

"Oh, is it?" Jiang Chen said thoughtfully.

"Of course, after all, the demand in the market is limited. In the case of rebar used in construction, most people will only own one house in their lifetime, but the house will last much longer than its owner. So even those of us who have become dominant in the resources industry have to be patient enough to put some money back to some of the ...... Well, an industry where new gadgets may be born. For example, the Rothschild family has invested in Daimler Group to invest in the bottomless pit of new energy vehicle projects. Another example is lending $30 billion to a promising high-tech company without asking about investment projects. ”。

"It's easy to get ore out of the ground, like my old friends, the Rothschilds, who control Vale, the world's largest supplier of iron ore, with 4 billion tonnes of iron ore reserves that can sustain mining for nearly 400 years. This is only in the form of publicly available data. Speaking of this, Luke paused and looked at Jiang Chen meaningfully.

"If at this juncture, a technology emerges that can cut the cost of extraction and bring previously unexploitable deposits into the mineable area, how do you think this will affect the already sluggish resource extraction industry?"

Hearing this, Jiang Chen had more or less guessed Luke's intention to find him, or Carmen's intention to bring him here and arrange for him to meet him.

"You mean, some technologies are too advanced?" Jiang Chen said thoughtfully.

"That's right. Luke nodded.

"For example?"

"For example, mature deep-sea mining technology. ”

Jiang Chen's pupils contracted slightly. (To be continued.) )