Half of Kuroko's words were taught to him by Qin Hai before he came to Russia, and the other half came from his own perceptions. His father, Fu Wenbin, was the director of the Pingyuan Iron and Steel Plant, and after the steel plant collapsed, Fu Wenbin was depressed for a long time. Later, when he heard that Qin Hai had taken over the Pingyuan Iron and Steel Plant, Fu Wenbin was so happy that he talked about it for many days. From his father's performance, Kuroko can understand the old man's feelings for the career he once engaged, and he believes that in order to open the heart lock of Gegechikori and others, it is necessary to start from this angle.

Sure enough, hearing Kuroko's words, several old men were silent for a while. Gegchikori tapped his fingers lightly on the table, silent; Chudakov silently poured the second pot head into his mouth; Wagner and Abegiyan mechanically picked peanuts from the table and put them in their mouths. The atmosphere at the wine table was a little depressing for a while, which made Seryosha feel a little uncomfortable.

"Mine Manager Gege Chi Kory, do you think what Mr. Fu from China said makes sense? Whether it succeeds or not, you all have a word, right? Seryosha urged impatiently.

Don't look at Seryosha has now become a governor, in fact, there are not many city governments. Campaigning for this kind of thing requires the ability to fool, and whoever speaks more suspensefully is more likely to be elected. Seryosha was elected because of his stunned character, and he is really not good at this kind of thing that requires using his brain to do persuasion work.

"Mr. Fu, do you really plan to mine this iron mine, not just to mothlock it?" Instead of answering Seryosha's question, Gegchikori asked Kuroko.

"Sealed?" Kuroko was a little stunned, "Why are we sealing it up?" ”

"Some time ago, a few Japanese brought by Governor Tsereteli also said that they wanted to buy iron ore. But the purpose of their acquisition was not to mine it, but to mothball it. Mining after a few decades. To be precise, they want to take advantage of Russia's current economic difficulties to seize all these resources, which is unacceptable to us. ”

"Why don't they mine it now?" Xie Qijin asked.

Chudakov finally put down the bottle and said: "Isn't the reason obvious? Dubias iron ore ore is dominated by siderite, and some limonite. The ore grade is only 30%, while Japanese steelmakers are able to buy more than 60% iron ore from Brazil and Australia. Most steel mills in Japan do not have access to the ore from Dubias Iron Ore, so they do not plan to mine this iron ore. ”

"Chudakov turned out to be the deputy chief engineer of our iron mine." Gagechkori gave a presentation to the crowd in order to explain why Chudakov knew about this.

"But if they're not going to mine it, why buy it?" Xie Qijin still didn't understand.

Wagner answered this question, saying, "This is because the Japanese want to think long-term. They bought the mine and sealed it. Once there is a new breakthrough in technology, or there is a problem with the international supply of iron ore. They can open the mine at any time. ”

"After all, the price of our mine is too cheap, even if they buy it and seal it, they won't lose much." Abegiyan added in a displeased tone.

"May I ask, what is your price for this iron ore?" Kuroko asked.

The four old men all set their eyes on Seryosha, who was a little flustered and said: "Iron ore is a resource in Chita Prefecture, so the price is determined by the state council, and I am just an executor." At that time, the Chinese friends had not yet come. There is only one buyer in Japan, so the price may indeed be a little lower. ”

"So. How much exactly? Kuroko asked.

Seryosha said: "At that time, the purchase price of the state parliament newspaper was $80 million, and the Japanese felt that the price was a bit high, and said that they could only pay $50 million. However, before the price could be negotiated, the Gergechikori mine manager vetoed the matter. ”

"$80 million is not too low." Kuroko said as if talking to herself.

"What did he say?" Seeing that Xie Qijin did not translate Kuroko's words. Chudakov asked Xie Qijin.

"Oh, he said $80 million isn't too low." Xie Qijin said.

"This is a large mine with theoretical reserves of 1 billion tons." Chudakov said, however, his tone was not very tough, because he is a mining engineer. He was also aware of the shortcomings of the Dubias iron ore mine.

"The Dubiase iron ore is too low-grade and the ore has a high phosphorus content that is not conducive to smelting. In addition, the mining area is located in the alpine zone, and it is very difficult to mine. The price of such an iron ore is 80 million US dollars, which is indeed not low. Kuroko said calmly.

The purpose of their trip was to take down the Dubias Iron Mine, how could Kuroko not have done his homework beforehand. Winning the mining rights of this iron ore mine is only the first step of iron ore mining, and the next step will require a lot of infrastructure construction, which may be as high as hundreds of millions of dollars. Song Hongxuan organized mining experts to use second-hand data to calculate, and estimated that after the Dubias iron ore mine is put into production, the mining cost of each ton of iron ore will be as high as more than 40 US dollars, plus the transportation cost, even more expensive than the ore imported from Brazil, which has increased in price by 70%. It can be said that the acquisition and development of the Dubias iron ore mine is completely uneconomical, which determines that the mining rights of the Dubias iron ore mine cannot be sold at a higher price.

However, the development cost is about to be extremely high, and Qin Hai still plans to pocket this iron ore and carry out preliminary development. Its purpose is to break the blockade of Vale and force Vale to bow its head.

From Vale's side, they believe that China is carrying out large-scale infrastructure construction, so the demand for steel is rigid and cannot be reduced, which in turn determines that the import of iron ore is necessary. Vale holds the lifeblood of China's iron ore supply, and it doesn't matter what the Chinese think.

Of course, Brazil and Australia are not the only ones in the world that produce iron ore, Africa, South Asia, the Far East and other places are rich in iron ore, and China itself has a lot of iron ore. However, all of these iron ores are very expensive to mine, and it is rational that instead of mining them, it would be better to accept Vale's price increases.

It is precisely this calculation that Vale has made that it dares to offer a 70% price increase. In their view, even if the price has risen by 70%, they still have a price advantage, and they don't have to worry about China's steel companies not accepting it.

However, they never imagined that their negotiator was a person who had never been willing to be blackmailed. Qin Hai is sure that Vale and BHP Billiton also have their own sore feet, and they are not fearless. As long as Chinese steel companies dare to put on a desperate posture, the other party will definitely admit defeat.

Rather pay a higher cost to mine Dubias iron ore than accept Vale's demand for price increases, this is how Qin Hai showed his resolve. Although in the end he may not go all out to develop the Dubias iron ore mine, he must pretend to be presentable in order to scare Vale and BHP Billiton.

Kuroko naturally understands this set of plans, but he will not reveal it in front of Gegechikori and others. He just pointed out the flaws in Dubiaso's iron ore and waited for the reaction of Gegechikori and the others.

"You're right." Chudakov nodded, "In that case, why did you buy the Dubiaso iron ore?" ”

"We need to have a supply of iron ore at our disposal." "We're going to spend $2 billion on the Dubias iron ore mine, and we're going to use the latest open-pit mining technology to extend the mining season and not stop work in the early winter because of the cold." In addition, we will build a large concentrator and pellet sintering plant near the iron ore mine, which will have an annual production capacity of more than 50 million tons. If all of these projects can be put into production, you can imagine what will become of Chita. ”

"What you say is true?" Abejyan asked.

Kuroko smiled slightly, took out a stack of drawings from his bag, handed them to Abegyan, and said: "Before I set off, the technicians of our group have made a preliminary plan for the development of iron ore, you can take a look at the blueprint. ”

"Blueprints?"

The old men exchanged glances with each other, and then they all gathered up to Abejiyan's side and began to examine the drawings that Kuroko had given them. Chudakov, a mining engineer who has a better ability to read drawings than anyone else, points to the signs on them with his finger and explains them to several of his partners. The more they listened, the more excited they became, and smiles gradually spread on their faces.

"So, do you really want to develop this iron mine?" Gegechikori asked.

Kuroko said: "At this point, does the mine manager still think I'm joking?" ”

"So, where are you going to use the workers to build this mine?" Gegchikori asked again.

This is another sensitive issue, and Kuroko came prepared, and calmly replied: "We will send a group of engineers from China, and we will also send some workers to participate in the construction." But for the main construction work, as well as for future mining work, we prefer to use local workers from Chita. Given your knowledge of the Dubias Iron Mine, our group would like to engage you as a consultant to help us develop the mine. ”

"If that's the case, that's great!" "As long as you can deliver on that promise, we're here to support your work." ”

"No, it should be said to support our common cause." Kuroko corrected with a smile.

"Yes, for our common cause, cheers!" Gegchikori raised the bottle and said loudly. (To be continued......)