Yuan Jianguo's current direction of specialization is mining, and rare earth mines are also one of them, and it is naturally much less difficult for him to consult relevant information in the capital than Zhong Bai in Tiandu.

"Xiao Liu, have the latest foreign-language periodicals and mine data been entered into the archives this month?" Coming to the archives, Yuan Jianguo asked the comrade on duty who was in charge of accessing the archives.

"Ah, it's Professor Yuan. You came just in time to enter this month's data in the morning, do you need to check it? Xiao Liu replied immediately.

Yuan Jianguo nodded: "Yes, then I'll register first." ”

After finishing the procedure, Yuan Jianguo approached the spacious and quiet archive room of the Industrial Research Institute.

Because of the special nature of the institute itself, many materials and documents they can even get one step ahead of the Ministry of Industry, this year there is no electronic version of the said, all are paper materials, foreign languages are imported from abroad, although the time can not be compared with the immediacy of electronic journals in the Internet era in the previous life, but the speed of spontaneous collection of private is certainly much faster.

Soon, Yuan Jianguo found a copy of MD's "Rare Earth Research" journal with content that Zhong Bai needed, and then in the Netherlands' "Jou".

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Manual reading + manual transcription of excerpts in the designated field is not a difficult task for Yuan Jianguo, but it takes more time.

Unconsciously, the voice of Xiao Liu, the comrade on duty, sounded in Yuan Jianguo's ears: "Professor Yuan, there are still 10 minutes to get off work, if you don't finish checking it on the spot, please register the borrowing procedures." ”

Yuan Jianguo didn't speak, nodded and filled out a form, took a few periodicals and magazines and left the unit, and planned to go home at night and read it slowly, and then reply to Zhong Bai tomorrow when he went to work.

……

Two days later, it was Saturday, and it looked like he was going to rest tomorrow, but Yu Dongfeng was a little sad after answering a phone call.

Just now Jiang Xinpeng told him on the phone that the order that was originally expected to be sold to an underground mine in southern France was suddenly canceled by the other party, although the amount was not particularly large, about 500,000 yuan, but the other party would rather pay 10% of the liquidated damages, that is, 50,000 yuan, was unwilling to continue to buy DWX single hydraulic pillar products from Huaxi Machinery Factory, this abnormal phenomenon made him very unhappy.

"Zhong Bai, find a place to drink tea after work in the afternoon and talk about something." For this kind of situation that he had never seen, Yu Dongfeng was not sure if there was a deep-seated reason, so he called Zhong Bai, who was still at work.

"Okay, I happen to have something to do with you." Zhong Bai said: "Then let's find a teahouse in the development zone after work later." ”

"No, I'll drive to the city, just near your unit, so that you don't run away."

"Done."

Not long after, around six o'clock, the two of them had already sat down in the small box of this "leisurely teahouse" on Jianshe Road.

After ordering two cups of green tea, Yu Dongfeng took out a document from his briefcase with a serious expression and put it in front of Zhong Bai: "This is a foreign fax sent by Huaxi Machinery Factory today, you can take a look first." ”

Zhong Bai's level of French has been seen before, so it is not difficult to read the French fax directly.

"From the mines of Saint-Simeon in Lyon?"

Zhong Bai felt that something was wrong when he looked up, and when he read the contents of the fax carefully, his face changed slightly!

"They want to cancel the 500,000 pillar order?" Zhong Bai pointed to a sentence in the fax: "'Due to force majeure factors, the company has decided to cancel this batch of orders, and whether it will cooperate with you in the future is to be determined'?" Are there any other attachments? It's too vaguely written. ”

Yu Dongfeng took a puff of cigarette, shook his head blankly, and said, "No." ”

"Didn't you let the factory call and ask?" Zhong Bai asked.

"Let Ricky call and ask." Yu Dongfeng was a little frustrated: "But Mao didn't ask for a single one, and the other party didn't say anything, just vaguely said that their company didn't want this batch of goods for the time being." ”

It was not uncommon for this kind of business behavior that had already made a deposit but was suddenly canceled, but Zhong Bai had a feeling of being teased at this moment, and couldn't help pouting and sneering: "Heh, these Frenchmen!" ”

There must be other reasons!

"This is not to be underestimated." Zhong Bai reminded again: "This is the first batch of orders for European exports, and it is also the main source of profits for Baifeng Group at the end of the year. ”

"Chain reaction?" An ominous premonition suddenly appeared in Yu Dongfeng's mind.

Zhong Bai did not explain directly, but said to Yu Dongfeng with a serious face: "For foreigners, the end of the year is the time for them to increase production capacity, this kind of unreasonable breach of contract cannot be accidental, you must be mentally prepared to cancel other orders." ”

"it!" Yu Dongfeng couldn't sit still now, and stood up with a "pout": "Could it be that those Europeans are playing us?" I knew that I should have received a 20% deposit, and 10% is less! ”

"It's not going to happen, but it's most likely under some kind of pressure." Zhong Bai rubbed his temples with his hand: "The deposit is not the purpose, and we are not to earn that deposit, are we?" We have to find a way to figure out what happened. Did you ask Jiang Xinpeng to continue to contact the French side? ”

"Let him get in touch, but the other side was very cold, did not disclose any detailed reasons, just blindly emphasized that there were force majeure factors." Yu Dongfeng also felt his head jump suddenly.

"I'll get in touch when I'm about to get off work this afternoon, local time, and I'll find someone to ask here." Zhong Bai had an idea: "If you can't figure out the reason, you have to wait until next week, this kind of thing can't be delayed." ”

"Okay, I'll call Jiang Xinpeng right away." When Zhong Bai said this, Yu Dongfeng found that his back was also soaked with cold sweat.

Fortunately, he won't go to work tomorrow, and after making the call, Zhong Bai simply waited in the office with Yu Dongfeng, and casually ordered a takeout in the evening to make do with it.

"Numb, the day before yesterday I also said that life is getting better, and I can give you more bonuses at the end of the year, but now I'm afraid it's hard to make a fuss." Yu Dongfeng said a little depressed: "Fortunately, Juanzi's work is good, he is ready to sign a contract with the Armani company, I asked Xu Xiuxiu to ask her classmates who studied in Italy, saying that it has sprung up in the past two years and has developed quite well, this time let's see if Juanzi can win the agency at the least possible cost." ”

"Juanzi's clothing agency business is just the icing on the cake." Zhong Bai reminded: "The group's current focus is still to do its own production industry. Whether it is a clothing agent or an export marble, the lifeline has never been in their own hands, sometimes a policy is not right or a foreign market fluctuations, you have to plant. ”

Yes, although China's foreign trade is now in full swing, Zhong Bai knows very well in his heart that a commercial group that has not really developed and manufactured physical industries is unstable from the root and cannot withstand the wind and waves.

This time, the pressure of canceling an order from just one French mine is evident!