It was just after half past seven o'clock, and two cars slowly drove in front of the station of the Vale Iron Four Feet Mining Area, and the cars stopped by the road in turn.

Soon, four men and two women got out of the car. This group of people is Tang Bao, Kate, Morais and others. Although they had agreed to meet with Arno at eight o'clock, they arrived half an hour early in case something unexpected.

Tang Bao, who got out of the car, stood firmly, and then looked at the surrounding environment slightly, which was very different from what he expected, although this is a mining area, but Vale's office environment is very good, and there is no dirty scene.

Then.

The middle-aged man, who had been paying attention to the movement at the door, saw Tang Bao and his party take two puffs of cigarettes that had just been lit, hurriedly snuffed them out and threw them into the ashtray, and then rushed out quickly.

"May I ask if it's Mr. Tang?" The middle-aged man approached and said.

"I'm Morais of Mosaco Consulting Services, and I've had an appointment with President Arnold before, and I'm next to Mr. Tang......" Molais said.

"Ah, hello, Mr. Tang, I am Mr. Arnold's assistant Adès, Mr. Arnold has some things to deal with, and I can't get out of it for the time being, so I have ordered me to wait for you here." Adès explained with a smile on his face. He had read the information about Tang Bao before, and he didn't dare to slack off a little.

"Hello."

Tang Bao shook hands with Ades and said with a smile.

After a brief greeting, Ades led Tang Bao and his party into the conference room that had been prepared long ago, and then served mellow coffee.

Ades sat beside him, chatting casually, and the atmosphere was also very good.

After two cups of coffee, Arno still didn't show up.

Taking advantage of the small talk, Adès secretly glanced at his watch, and the time had reached 8:05, which was long past the official meeting time.

"I'm sorry, but President Arnold may have had an accident. I'll take a look. Adès looked apologetic.

"It's fine."

It was Morais who opened his mouth to respond, and Tang Bao had always had a shallow smile on his face, and it seemed that he had not been affected in the slightest from beginning to end.

Saying.

In an office not far from the conference room, Arnold, dressed in a white shirt and tie, and several people were discussing something fiercely.

"Oh. Worst! ”

Arno suddenly thought that there was another very important meeting in the evening, and hurriedly looked at the time, and suddenly his face was unusually ugly.

"These damn bastards, ruined my big business...... Arno cursed in his heart, picked up the suit on the hanger and put it on his body, and hurried out.

"Wait, President Arnold. Things haven't been talked about yet, where are you going? Don't expect to threaten us with concessions by suspending negotiations, that's absolutely impossible. In an instant, five or six people stood up and said strongly. You wouldn't have succeeded without our cooperation! ”

"Yes, Mr. Arnold, negotiation is the fundamental way to solve the problem, and if the two of you continue to stalemate like this, there will be no time to catch up."

"Hmph."

Arno glanced faintly at the fat man who was speaking. This person is an official from the state of Minas Gerais and the coordinator of this conversation.

"Please get out of the way, I have more important things to attend to. As for this side, if it is not handled well. Then we at Vale would rather give up this opportunity. If the Government of Minas Gerais wishes to work well together, it would be better to provide me with more accurate and detailed information, rather than withholding it. ”

"Concealment?" The obese state official was stunned for a moment, then asked in surprise. "We ......"

Don't wait for the obese state officials to finish. An eager voice interrupted him, "President, Mr. Tang has been waiting for a long time. ”

"Hmm. Let's go! Arnold hurried out of the office, eager.

"Slow ......"

"Ladies and gentlemen, President Arnold really has very important business negotiations." Adès stopped the crowd, explained a little, and hurried after Arno.

Belch.

Watching Arno and Adès leave in a hurry, everyone was stunned, and then their eyes fell on the obese state government official.

Apparently.

Everyone is waiting for the obese state officials to come up with ideas.

"Don't worry, I'll make a call first......"

……

Syllable.

The door to the conference room opened, attracting the attention of Morais and the others.

"I'm really sorry, I'm a little delayed." Before anyone arrives, the sound comes first. As he spoke, Arnold walked briskly into the conference room.

Arno!

Tang Bao had never seen Arnold, but listening to the tone of his words, he confirmed that the other party was the object of his meeting this time, Yano, vice president of Vale.

"Hehe, it's out of the way, anyway, we're idle, so it's okay to wait." Tang Bao stood up and replied with a light smile. To be honest, he really didn't mind that Arno was late, and he didn't feel annoyed by the other party for a long time. What intrigued him even more was what had kept Arno busy until now, even delaying the meeting.

"Hello, Mr. Tang, it's an honor to meet you." Arno shook hands with Tang Bao and said with a smile.

"Me too."

Tang Bao replied with a smile.

Forthwith.

Arno shook hands with Morais and the others, and then motioned for everyone to take their seats. Perhaps to make up for his previous mistake of being late, Arnold was extraordinarily warm and polite.

A few minutes after the greeting.

Arnold got straight to the point, "I heard that Mr. Tang is interested in investing in mineral resources in Brazil, and Vale welcomes this very much, and hopes that the two sides can cooperate. ”

Well.

Tang Bao was very satisfied with Arnold's open-mindedness. He came to visit Arnold and Son, hoping to cooperate with Vale. Before the meeting, Tang Bao was most worried that Vale, which controls the vast majority of Brazil's mineral resources, was eager for technical cooperation rather than international capital. Now it seems that his fears are unfounded, Vale is very profitable, but still cannot be separated from the support of capital.

It's right to think about it, today's iron ore prices are not as outrageous as later generations have been, and it is an area with large investments and slow return cycles. Vale will obviously be weak if it only relies on its own funds to expand, and if it wants to accelerate its expansion and maintain its advantages, it is an inevitable choice to cooperate with capital.

Past.

Vale's expansion was carried out with the support of several domestic pension funds and the Japanese consortium, which of course also penetrated deeply, and even had a non-negligible influence on Vale's operations and decision-making.

"You can work with the powerful Vale company. I'm looking forward to it too. President Arnold should know that I am good at financial investment and rarely set foot in the real economy. ”

"Hmm."

Arnold couldn't help nodding, he often goes to the United States on business trips, so he naturally knows Tang Bao's situation very well, not to mention that Tang Bao's news is often reported in Brazil.

Let's be honest.

If you usually pay a little attention to the news, it's hard to think about Tang Bao.

"I came to Brazil this time with the intention of making some investments in the real economy. Especially in the field of mineral resources! Of course, my investment does not threaten Vale's dominance in the field of ore extraction in Brazil. Tang Bao did not hide his intentions, but he was also trying to weaken his threat.

Arnold also smiled and nodded. Vale, which already controls more than half of Brazil's iron ore resources, is how it can be afraid of external threats.

Vale may not have Tang Bao's capital, but in the field of iron ore mining, even an international capital giant as strong as Tang Bao is unlikely to pose a threat to them.

Don't forget.

Vale is backed by the Brazilian government. Although the Brazilian government is now trying to privatize it, Vale, the "jewel in the crown" of Brazil and the symbol of the Brazilian state, will never appear on the list of privatization, as long as it has the backing of the government, it will be difficult to shake.

Arnold is very confident in this.

Therefore.

Tang Bao said that he would not pose a threat to Vale, and Arno felt a little funny in his heart, since he dared to cooperate with the capital predators in front of him. Naturally, they are not afraid of raising tigers.

Even though Tang Bao has a lot of capital, Arnold does not see it as a threat. Rather, it is seen as an opportunity, a powerful boost to Vale's rapid expansion and engulfment of other competitors.

"Heh, Mr. Tang. Peers don't have to be enemies, they can also be close partners, and I think the relationship between Vale and Mr. Tang will be the latter. Arnold said.

"That's good."

Tang Bao said with a smile. Truth be told, after Morais gave a presentation on Vale's situation in Brazil. He really had to be afraid of a head-on confrontation with this behemoth.

It's a good situation to be friendly.

"I think there will be a chance for us to work together soon!" Arnold is mysterious.

"Oh?"

Tang Bao was surprised, and secretly thought that Mo Fei Yano also wanted to find a collaborator to jointly bid for Pat Mining Company? But after thinking about it a little, I felt that it was wrong. In the case of Pat Mining, the sale price will certainly not exceed $100 million, and if there are no competitors to fight it, it may be worth tens of millions of dollars. Vale has the strength to acquire an asset of this size alone, and there is no need to find others to cooperate with it.

Then there is only one possibility, and the cooperation opportunities that Arnold and Narcissian are referring to are something else.

Looking at Tang Bao, who was thinking, Arnold didn't continue to play dumb riddles, lowered his voice slightly, and said slowly: "Vale has received news that the Brazilian government intends to privatize the National Ferrous Metallurgical Company (CSN)!" ”

"National Ferrous Metallurgical Company?" Tang Bao's eyes showed a blank look. He knows and pays attention to only two Brazilian companies, Vale and Petrobras.

Other understandings are really very limited.

"The National Ferrous Metallurgical Company is the second largest steel plant in Brazil!" Arnold explained.

"What?"

Tang Bao was surprised, the second largest steel plant in Brazil, the scale must be not small. He doesn't know much about the Brazilian steelmaking industry, but Brazil is rich in iron ore resources, and with this unique advantage, the steelmaking industry should not be weak.

After the shock.

Tang Bao's gaze turned to Morais next to him, as if to confirm the news to him, and as if to question why the other party was hiding such important information from him.

Feeling Tang Bao's gaze, Morais also woke up, feeling innocent, and it was pitiful to see that he really didn't receive the news.

"Haha."

Arnold's laughter broke the silence and explained, "Mr. Tang, you don't need to ask Morais, he can't receive the news at all, and the news of the privatization of the National Ferrous Metallurgical Company is still limited to a small area. (To be continued.) )