Chapter 864: The Age of Cheap Minerals
Zhang Jie is also not good at asking Gu Yongfei why he doesn't make movies in China, there are too many people who go abroad in this era, ordinary people, intellectuals, movie stars, anyone who has the opportunity to go abroad will seize it.
He was just very puzzled, how did Chairman Lin know her, and what did this woman do when she came to the company, could it be that Gu Yongfei would not make movies in the future and give up being an actor, it was a pity.
Zhang Jie was still sighing, but Gu Yongfei took the initiative to ask: "General Manager Zhang, what does our company mainly do in trade?" ”
He introduced to Gu Yongfei: "Mainly engaged in trade, all kinds of foreign trade, we will do whatever is lacking in the country." ”
"Australia is rich in natural resources, there is no shortage of anything, and when you get here, you know what it means to be extremely rich in materials, and even Australia's seafood is a big one. There are too many people in China, a country with a population of just 20 million, but it has a land area about the same as China! ”
Gu Yongfei nodded with a smile and said, "Johnson & Johnson took us to eat yesterday, but it was much more common than in China. ”
Zhang Jie laughed, while guessing the relationship between the two and said: "We are mainly engaged in mineral trade, Australia's iron ore reserves rank first in the world, and the grade is high, unlike most of the domestic poor iron ore, impurities are mostly soil, the iron ore here is the real iron ore, in addition to the company's lead and zinc and other minerals trade." ”
Lin Qiangsheng introduced to Gu Yongfei: "General Manager Zhang used to work in the domestic geological department and has a good understanding of minerals. ”
Zhang Jie smiled: "Don't look at the name of Jie, in fact, I used to always deal with minerals, and I was not clean, I was a rough man." ”
Gu Yongfei didn't want others to think of herself as a weak woman, so she said directly: "I have also done rough work before, I can do it!" ”
Zhang Jie was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly said: "Miss Gu, we don't need to do any rough work now, the domestic import of various resources is getting bigger and bigger, but we don't understand international trade, and we lack the talent to understand international trade, all we have to do is to sign a procurement contract with an Australian company, and then sell the goods to a domestic company to earn the difference, this profit is very large." ”
Only then did Gu Yongfei understand that this was the case, and she blushed and said, "I understand, I will learn more." ”
Lin Qiangsheng said to Gu Yongfei: "The main business here is to supply to the subsidiaries of Dongxing Group, in addition to bulk trade, concentrate is also within the scope of our procurement, and the domestic demand for this is particularly large." ”
"In the future, we will increase our investment in Australia and cooperate with large iron ore suppliers such as BHP Billiton, Rio Tinto, and Australia's Northern Mining Company."
He said to Zhang Jie: "In the future, I authorize you to sign a three-year purchase contract with these companies, but the price must be reasonable!" ”
Zhang Jie nodded excitedly: "Lin Dong, don't worry, we have made several large orders with Northern Mining in Australia before, and we have a good foundation for cooperation with the other party, and I will study a negotiation countermeasure." ”
Lin Qiangsheng nodded: "Pay attention to the long-term cooperation with them!" ”
"Northern Mining Company?" Lin Qiangsheng thought about it, this company seems to have been acquired, and he wants to know more about Australian mining companies when he goes back.
The current market price of iron ore is maintained at US$20 per tonne, and this price is quite stable, which has remained unchanged until 2002. Then there is the opening of the era of China's special needs, 40 US dollars / ton, 60 US dollars, 80 US dollars, 100 US dollars, 120 US dollars, in a very short period of time iron ore prices rolled up, in 2010 reached a historical high of 220 US dollars / ton, the price in ten years increased 10 times.
There are 5~10 years contracts for international large-scale iron ore procurement, and 20~30 years for long, but now there are few contracts with such a long term. Since the establishment of the International Iron Ore Organization, iron ore suppliers have been playing games with European, American and Japanese buyers for a long time, and the purchase price follows the principle of "quantitative not pricing, once a year". Before the rise of China, Japan was the largest iron ore buyer, basically maintaining the stability of the iron ore market for a long time, which was quite a happy time for buyers!
"Less than $20 a ton of iron ore is the price of a bowl of beef noodles in Australia, how happy the current era is!" After learning about the iron ore market, Lin Qiangsheng was full of bulls.
He said to Gu Yongfei: "You first follow General Manager Zhang Jie to learn foreign trade, and in the future, I want you to do another kind of trade." Australia is the world's largest wool exporter, and in the future, our Dongxing Group will also be involved in the textile industry, so you might as well pay more attention to this aspect. ”
Gu Yongfei nodded: "I know, I'll look for a book on this subject." "When the two came, they had already discussed that in the future, in addition to minerals, they would also make some investments in Australia's textile and food industries.
Zhang Jie was secretly relieved when he heard that Lin Qiangsheng asked Gu Yongfei to engage in wool trade, he also thought that Gu Yongfei was sent by the boss, and he was always embarrassed about her positioning.
He nodded and said: "The quality of Australian wool is the best, Australia's geographical environment is superior, it is very suitable for raising sheep, and it is known as a country that rides on the back of sheep, and we also have imported wool products from China." And there is a feature of the wool export here, it is auctioned at the auction, the best wool can reach 30 US dollars a kilogram, of course, the number of the best is very small, almost every year by the Italian manufacturers to buy! ”
Lin Qiangsheng nodded: "Australians are quite good at doing business, and I also plan to introduce merino sheep from Australia and establish a large wool product base in China." ”
Gu Yongfei was very surprised: "Wool is even more valuable than iron ore!" ”
Zhang Jie said with a smile: "Australia is not as good as China, this is a real resource country, and iron ore is worthless here." Of course, there are also general Australian wool, and the price seems to be around 7 US dollars a catty, which I didn't pay much attention to. ”
Gu Yongfei was relieved, she had not been in Australia for a few days, and she was also ready to accept new things, everything here was new to her.
Lin Qiangsheng lived for less than a week, and after arranging Gu Yongfei's mother and daughter, he was ready to leave for China.
Gu Yongfei was very grateful for the help he gave him, and specially took his daughter back and personally cooked and invited him to a meal.
At the dinner table, she raised her wine glass and said to Lin Qiangsheng: "Johnson & Johnson, thank you very much for your selfless help, I don't know what to say to be grateful, come, I'll toast you!" ”
Lin Qiangsheng raised his glass and said with a smile: "Sister Fei, maybe at the beginning I still wanted you to help me set up an art school, but now I don't think so, I can help you find your own position, and I'm very happy to arrange your daughter, I hope you have a happy life in the future, cheers!" ”
Gu Yongfei's eyes were filled with tears of emotion, she nodded with a smile, and said excitedly: "Thank you!" ”
The two drank it all, An Xinye also learned to be an adult, holding a cup and taking a big sip of the drink, Lin Qiangsheng said to her with a smile: "Xiao An, go to school well in the future, go up every day!" ”
An Xinye nodded and said in a delicate voice: "Got it, thank you, uncle!" ”
Lin Qiangsheng looked at Xiao An and then at Gu Yongfei, nodded and said, "Sister Fei, I will return to China to take a look if I have the opportunity in the future, and I will also come to Sydney to see you if I have time." ”
Gu Yongfei nodded heavily, choked up and said, "I know, thank you Johnson & Johnson!" ”
The plane was more than eight o'clock in the evening, and when he left, Lin Qiangsheng hugged Gu Yongfei, hugged Xiao An again, and waved his hand to the mother and daughter, Gu Yongfei's tears could no longer stop flowing down his cheeks.
An Xinye looked up at her and asked, "Mom, will my uncle come back?" ”
Gu Yongfei kissed her daughter's face: "Uncle will come back, he will come to see us when he is free!" ”
An Xinye nodded, looked at his mother and said, "Uncle is a good person!" ”
Gu Yongfei smiled, she hugged her daughter, looked at the car that had disappeared and turned around and walked into the apartment.
When Lin Qiangsheng arrived at the airport, he changed his ticket and flew to Jakarta, Indonesia, where a group of old brothers were waiting for him to do big things. (To be continued.) )