Chapter 262: Futures Zinc Ingots
Saying goodbye to Pei Xuewen and coming to Mayor Zhu's office, Director Shang poured him tea and pointed to the door of the office, "Come in, I'm waiting for you." ”
Knocked on the door and went in, and saw that there were two more people sitting in the office, Mayor Zhu did not get up, but the other two people stood up, and after shaking hands, the older man with glasses said, "Secretary Li, please take a seat." ”
Mayor Zhu said: "This is Zeng Weilun, chairman of Lujiang Smelting Co., Ltd., and this is Director Xu of the party office of their company. They came to me today when they were sick and rushed to the doctor. You tell me, can you find zinc? ”
Wuyang didn't hear clearly, "What zinc?" ”
Zeng Weilun said: "It is metal zinc, zinc ingots. ”
Wuyang asked: "May I ask the chairman, how much do you need and when do you need it?" ”
Wuyang used honorifics, because he knew that this smelting joint-stock group company was one of the 175 large-scale projects built by the Soviet Union during the First Five-Year Plan period, and was a department-level unit, a key backbone enterprise of the state, and a pivotal enterprise in Lujiang City, with more than 30,000 employees and hundreds of millions of taxes paid every year.
Zeng Weilun said: "Secretary Li, the more the merrier, and the delivery deadline is at the end of December." ”
Wuyang said: "I'll go out of Lu to make a call, and I'll know if I'm going to know right away." ”
Go out and call Yan Yulong. "Second brother, I have an urgent matter for you now, do you have any zinc ingots there?"
Yan Yulong said: "Zinc ingots, it's so much, it's piled up all over the mountains, why did you think of asking for this?" ”
"How many are there?"
"Didn't I tell you that the production is about 4,300 tons per day, and it has been in production for five and a half months now. In total, there are more than 760,000 tons. ”
Wuyang said, "Are you sure you didn't sell it?" ”
"Of course not. Without my approval. Who would dare to carry a stone from the mountain? Not to mention metal. ”
Wuyang smiled: "Second brother, you are ruling with an iron fist." You're about to become an uncle, when will you come back? ”
Yan Yulong said: "I won't leave until I finish mining the gold mines here." ”
Back at Mayor Zhu's office, Wuyang smiled and said, "Mayor, chairman, things are clear, it's more than 11 o'clock." Let's eat. ”
Zeng Weilun smiled and said, "Secretary Li, thank you so much." We'll tell you what happened first, and then we'll go back to arrange the rest of the work, and when we're done, we'll treat you to dinner. Director Xu, please tell Mayor Zhu and Secretary Li about the situation. ”
Mayor Zhu said: "Really, after a long time, I still don't know what happened to you." ”
Director Xu said: "Mayor, Secretary Li, things have to start a year and a half ago. At that time, the director of one of our company's branches was missing. Didn't show up for work for a week, we searched around. The case was also reported to the public security organs. Later, the public security organs came to our company's branch factory to inspect and found that a rare metal was a little less than 0.5 kilograms, and the metal was 200,000 euros and 1 gram, and the custodian and all the personnel who could get close to the warehouse were controlled at that time. The custodian said that only the factory director had touched the key to the warehouse, and that he had seen nothing less at that time, and that the key to the metal had never left his body. Later, the public security organs, through Interpol, wanted the director of the branch, but there was no news. This is the sensational smelter rare metal incident, I don't know if you have heard of it. ”
Seeing the two nodding, Director Xu continued: "A month later, we found out that the company's shares were eaten in large sums, and it was done by the same person. At that time, the company thought that this matter was over, so it put all its energy into production, but I didn't expect the turmoil to break out again this year. ”
Director Xu glanced at a few people and continued: "Our company is one of the first companies to open an account in the international futures market, mainly zinc ingot futures, and we have 2.4 million tons of No. 1 zinc ingots listed. Since the beginning of June this year, the price of futures zinc ingots has gradually risen, and by the beginning of September, the price has risen to three times the usual level, reaching more than $1,900 per ton. Sure enough, on September 20, the company received a notice from the futures market management that we would deliver the 1.2 million tons due at the end of December as scheduled. ”
Wuyang said: "Director Xu, aren't you making old money this time?" ”
Director Xu said: "If we have goods, we will definitely make money, but the problem is that we don't have so many goods." ”
"How many of you have?"
"Less than 50,000 tons."
"Then you dare to open such a big handicap?"
Director Xu said: "When we were listed on the futures market, no one in the company understood this thing, and the superior said to let us go public, and we will go on as much as we want." ”
Wuyang said: "Actually, it's nothing, many futures in the world are not bought and sold short, who can really take so much." Like the current gold futures, it is impossible for them to come up with billions of ounces, and there is oil, can crude oil come up with hundreds of millions of barrels? But the worst-case scenario will happen to you. People must be targeting your company. ”
Zeng Weilun said: "The key is that we have encountered it, and we are basically helpless. Secretary Li, we are now going to the major domestic smelting enterprises to find it, at most 200,000 tons, and there is a shortage of 1 million tons, can you help us solve it? ”
"You can still organize production now."
Director Xu said: "Our data includes the production during this period, and it is impossible to make major changes. ”
Zeng Weilun said: "Mayor Zhu, Secretary Li, now people are clearly targeting us, but in fact, they are taking a fancy to our rare metals. Our company's ore purchase channels are more complicated, not to mention that people can't figure out where we get the ore from for a while, there are rare metals, even we can't grasp it ourselves. So people have no choice but to buy our company. If our company is acquired, then there may be big problems in the supply of non-ferrous metals in our province. ”
Mayor Zhu said: "If your company collapses, the livelihood of nearly 50,000 employees' families will be a headache for the municipal government." ”
Director Xu said, "Secretary Li. How much can you support us now? ”
Wuyang smiled: "At what price are you going to buy zinc ingots?" ”
"Of course we bought it at the futures price. Do we still want to make money? Secretary Li. We don't know where the goods you are talking about, we are willing to bear all the freight, and your owner will ship the goods locally according to the futures price. In this way, no matter how much we lose, it is only about 100 million, and the company is still profitable throughout the year. ”
Wuyang thought, the usual price of zinc ingots fluctuates around $600 per ton, and now a guy is rising so high. The $1.3 billion was earned for nothing.
So he said: "Chairman Zeng, Director Xu, this mine was opened by a classmate of mine, in a county in the west of Aizhou, these few days of holidays, I will take you over, after contact, I will rush back to work." He doesn't have 1 million tons in stock now, but by mid-December, he can definitely produce it. If the place of delivery is domestic. The shipping cost was up to him. ”
Zeng Weilun said: "The delivery location is at the East Sea Port. Secretary Li, since you have such a good relationship with your classmates. There will definitely be no problem, we will handle the railway freight procedures immediately, and we will notify you when it is done, and you will take us over to negotiate. Of course, we still have to pay for the freight. Mayor Zhu, I will ask you for a leave, and then ask Secretary Li to accompany us on a business trip. ”
Mayor Zhu said: "Chairman Zeng, you ask Xiao Li to go on a business trip, just ask him to go." Now that people are targeting you, we should reflect the superiority of socialism, right? If we mobilize the whole people, I don't believe that we can't fight one or two capitalists. In the future, our city government will be your strong backing, and if you have any difficulties, you will come to us. ”
"Xie Lu Xie, Xie Lu Xie Mayor. If we need help, we will definitely come to you. Secretary Li, although there are highways and railways in Aizhou, we still have to contact the railway transportation as soon as possible, and in case of such a thing, the superiors will definitely help arrange the wagons, do you notify your classmates to transport the goods to the railway station in advance, so as not to be too late. ”
Wuyang smiled, "It's so good, I'll call him right away." As he spoke, he took out his mobile phone and was about to call, but was stopped by Director Xu.
He said: "You ask him to prepare a remittance account, and we will pay as much as we load." ”
"Second brother, you send the zinc ingots to the nearest freight station as soon as possible, and send someone to guard them before there are no wagons, and I will come over when the wagons arrive." You prepare a bank account number, prepare to receive payment, what? Let me prepare my account? Okay, I'll prepare. In fact, this company is a listed company in our city, and it is impossible to lie to you. Okay, you can quickly organize the vehicle. ”
Director Xu said: "Chairman, now that Secretary Li's classmates have such a large output, will we also hand over the company's 1.2 million tons of futures to the delivery date next year?" ”
Zeng Weilun said: "Let's talk about next year's affairs next year." Mayor, Secretary Li, we're leaving, I'll call you when we're in touch. ”
As he spoke, he got up and prepared to leave, Mayor Zhu hurriedly stood up to see off the guests, "Chairman Zeng, I'm sorry, it's already time for dinner, Zhilu said that you are busy or not, let's get together another day." ”
Seeing the two away, Mayor Zhu asked Wuyang, "Xiao Li, why do you say that Lao Zeng is unwilling to take care of next year's affairs?" ”
"I suspect he'll resign or be fired, one of the two. Last year, we lost 100 million euros in rare metals, and this year we were brought to the brink of bankruptcy, and it is no longer interesting to continue working. Businesses can't afford to toss it anymore. ”
"And what?"
"Nope."
Mayor Zhu smiled: "If you don't, you won't have it." I'll have to go back and study it with the secretary to see how to deal with it. It's all about it, how about it, let's go fishing, shall we? ”
Wuyang smiled: "With such good weather, it's a waste not to fish." I have fishing gear in my car, do you have one? ”
"Mine is in the car, too, do you think I'm moving around?"
When I got up the next day, it was half past eight o'clock, and after breakfast, I drove off. Yesterday, Mayor Zhu asked about the vegetable and fruit wholesale market, and Wuyang came to ask a question, and he had to go and see it today, otherwise he would be criticized.
Coming to the area of the wholesale market, the road is potholed, and the concrete trucks are driving by, and the dust is flying. On the side of the road, all you see is scaffolding. It stretches for more than a dozen kilometers. to the widest part of their plot. Along the side of the highway are framed buildings. The vehicle drove to the sharp corner of the triangle, and then to the river embankment, and still saw a long slippery building, which had risen to a height of more than ten floors, but did not see the shadow of the vegetable and fruit wholesale market.
called Li Huayang, and Li Huayang said that he was on the construction site of the big market. Wuyang told his location and asked him to come over.
After a while, Li Huayang ran over, wearing a hard hat on his head. He also had a hard hat in his hand. "Brother Wuyang, it's been a long time."
Wuyang saw that he was dark and thin, and knew that he must have suffered hardship, so he didn't say anything. "I just came, I looked around, and the construction progress is good."
Li Huayang said: "It took nearly a month to dig the foundation, and then it was basically normal. Brother Wuyang, mainly because the company's technical strength is abundant, and the building materials are sufficient. There will be no delay in construction at all. It's all up to the 15th floor now. ”
Wuyang said: "I want to go to see the vegetable and fruit wholesale market, you take me to see." ”
Li Huayang said with a smile: "I know that you officials care about this." Let's go, right at the narrowest part of the plot. ”
Wuyang deliberately looked at it just now, but he didn't see the famous hall, and now it's not easy to say anything, so he followed.
After passing the river-view room, I saw that the pointed end of the triangle was a 5-story building.
"Brother Wuyang, the total area of this wholesale market is 12 acres, that is the cold storage, you don't look big from the outside, but it's not small inside. The usable area of each floor is 2,000 square meters, with two underground floors and 5 floors on the ground. At the entrance of the cold storage, there is the entrance of the underground parking lot, which is all connected, with two floors, 700 parking spaces for small cars and 80 parking spaces for large cars. ”
Wuyang asked, "How can there be a two-story building and a three-story building in the middle?" ”
Li Huayang said: "There is no way to do it. It is not possible to build high-rise buildings in the middle, the residents are uncomfortable to live in, and no one will want to buy a house here from early morning to night. It is very convenient for people who do business to buy and live, just go upstairs and downstairs. Depending on the size of the business and the size of the family, different housing sizes will be chosen, so there are differences in size. ”
"There are 3 high-rise buildings by the river, by the highway and by the community?"
"Yes. The height of the three buildings is 66 floors, and there are two floors underground, and the entire market has a construction area of 1.02 million square meters. ”
"Huayang, when will the big market be put into use?"
"I'm going to open on December 18th, and the remaining three buildings will be slowly rebuilt. It is that the current investment situation is not ideal, only 26 of the 80 vegetable stores have been ordered, and only 35 of the 60 fruit stores have been ordered, which may still have variables. ”
Wuyang said: "You are still a mess here, and you have already ordered so many Lu to go, yes, after you do it well, don't worry about not being able to sell it at all." You still have to hurry up and improve the supporting facilities as much as possible. Let's go to the residential area and have a look. ”
Li Huayang smiled: "Brother Wuyang, during the construction over there, people are generally not allowed to go in, but now it is all mechanized construction, and it is inevitable that things will fall down." You are a noble man, don't hurt you. ”
"Okay, if you can't go, forget it. It's the same with me. ”
"Brother Wuyang, the land there is 2,000 acres, and due to the care of Director Bi of the Planning Bureau, we basically don't have any wasted area. When I was designing, I did what you said, that is, I only used one-third of the area to build a house, and the rest was a road, a sports field, and a green belt, but it was far away from the city, so I planned a kindergarten, a primary school, a middle school, a sports field, and a large supermarket, and the supermarket was an office building upstairs. In this way, the construction area of our commercial housing is only 600 acres and one floor, and all buildings are two floors underground and 66 floors above ground except for the 10-storey river-view house. ”
Wuyang smiled: "Huayang, you are more courageous than me. The first time I dared to do such a big project. ”
Li Huayang said: "Brother Wuyang, you know that there are still 85 acres of land in the north area of Lu Road, which is under construction, you don't know Lu Road, across the road, we also bid for 5,800 acres of land, the fence has been built, and the drawings are currently being designed, and the construction will start next month." ”
"Huayang, are you sure, you are an intellectual, you won't be stupid and bold, right?"
Li Huayang smiled: "It shouldn't be." On the day of the auction, Chairman Xiong and Vice Chairman Guo both attended, and they were all in favor. Our land is the cheapest, only 350,000 yuan per mu. Because they didn't know that the 4th bridge would be built at the Langdao Wholesale Market, they let us pick up the leak. Next to our piece of land, it is 500,000 yuan per mu, by the way, it was bought by Uncle Qiuhua, 3,000 acres. ”
Wuyang didn't expect that his uncle Li Qiuhua would also be able to buy 1.5 billion yuan of land at a time. When I was in the industrial park last year, my uncle could only buy 300 million, but since then, it has really developed rapidly. The construction team is more than twice as large as before.
Since going to work, the relationship with my uncle seems to have become much more estranged. In fact, it's not estranged, it's really too busy to win, and there is no way. Of course, there is still time to make a phone call, but it is just an oversight.
"Huayang, when you meet your uncle, you have to discuss with him about building a community together, you have already built a large supermarket and an office building, and he can build a hotel, a restaurant or something."
Li Huayang said: "Chairman Xiong has already discussed with him, he will build a big hotel, a café, we will build a hotel, a middle school. ”
Wuyang said, "That's fine." Huayang, let's go to your 85 acres of land and have a look, shall we? ”
"Okay, let's go."
Under the guidance of Li Huayang, he soon arrived at the center of the North District, and saw 4 big characters "Golden Landmark" from afar, and Wuyang asked: "Are you going to take such a name?" ”
"Yes. I've designed this to be the tallest building in the city. When you were at home, we were going to build 68 floors above ground, but then we explored the geology and found that the ground was all granite, which was very strong, so we added 20 floors to the design. ”
When he arrived nearby, Wuyang did not stop, but walked around the construction site. "Huayang, is there an underground parking lot here?"
"Yes, there are only two floors, and there is no way to dig into them."
"Such a courtyard is about 240 meters long on each side, right? Is there a house built in the middle of the yard? ”
"Brother Wuyang, how can you be so accurate? The length is exactly 240 meters. These four buildings and the five buildings in between have a combined floor area of 1.8 million square meters. The construction here is only 20 floors or more, and as the height increases, the difficulty will increase, and it may have to be done completely by this time next year. ”
Wuyang said: "No problem, you just need to pay attention to the quality." I came over today and it was a pleasure to see it. Let's go, I'll take you back to the construction site. ”
"Brother Wuyang, you see that the traffic here is very convenient, I can just take a taxi." Li Huayang said.
After the two brothers broke up, Wuyang drove home, entered the Stone Villa, and saw several women standing by the pillars of the villa, "Why is she here?" (To be continued......)
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