"The Xin government strongly condemns Country F's shameless actions and says it will take all measures to protect national sovereignty and territorial integrity" – Daily Post
"Where does the arrogance come from? How can the mysterious Celestial Trade defeat Country F's special forces? Private armed forces are stronger than government forces, security concerns "– Washington Post
"Rational negotiation is the right way, Country F is humiliating itself because of emotions" – Everyone Daily
"Demons clamoring for war? Xin may become the destroyer of regional stability "– Sankei Shimbun
…
There were more than ten newspapers on Jiang Chen's table, each with an interesting perspective. Especially the Nippon Sankei Shimbun, it even gave a close-up of Zhang Yaping's twisted facial muscles. Jiang Chen wondered what he would think after seeing it.
As for the perspective … some were neutral, some diverted the topic to their own country, and some were biased or objectionable. Of course, all of them were within Jiang Chen's expectations. After what happened, Country F should be more cautious. As to how to deal with this diplomatic issue, how to use the International Court of Justice as a platform and the 41 captives to extort money from Country F, it was President Zhang's job to worry about.
At this time, there was a gentle knock on the door.
"Please come in," Jiang Chen threw the newspaper on the corner of the table and said nonchalantly.
Ayesha, in a maid outfit, walked in and put the coffee on the table in front of Jiang Chen. The fluttering white ruffled skirt, as well as the looming absolute territory under the skirt, made Jiang Chen's mouth dry up.
The reason why he dressed like this was not because of Jiang Chen's bad taste, but purely because of Ayesha's interest.
That's right, interest.
Since returning from Kane last time, Ayesha developed a strong interest in all kinds of beautiful clothes. But because of traditional values, she didn't want to expose too much skin in places with other people, so most of the clothes in the five closets became her "pajamas." Whenever there were no outsiders at home, Ayesha's dress would become "strange".
The maid outfit was still good. Sometimes she would even wear a bikini to do housework and only wear an apron to cook …
"Thank you." Jiang Chen took the cup of coffee and thanked her with a smile.
Ayesha also smiled, walked behind Jiang Chen, and gently squeezed his shoulder.
"You work every day. You should take a break occasionally."
"Once everything is on the right track, I will be relieved." He took a sip of the hot coffee, put down the cup, leaned back in the chair, enjoyed the massage on his shoulder, and closed his eyes in comfort.
"Mhmm … If only I could help you," Ayesha said with some disappointment.
In her mind, she always thought a woman like Xia Shiyu was more suitable for Jiang Chen. Not only could she help him in his career, but her appearance was also closer to the Eastern aesthetic standards. As for herself, apart from her ability to kill and her indifference towards life and death, she had nothing else to offer.
This was the reason why she wanted to pull Xia Shiyu to Jiang Chen's pillow.
"What are you thinking about? You've already helped me a lot," Jiang Chen denied without hesitation.
Ayesha didn't say anything, but from her gentle smile, it was clear that she felt a lot better.
"I'm going to Australia this afternoon. Do you want to come along?"
When Ayesha heard that Jiang Chen planned to take her with him on this business trip, a smile appeared on her face.
"Of course. I'm going to change. "
Then, Ayesha walked to the door.
…
Steel was the foundation of industry. Even in the highly developed 22nd century, it was the same.
If you wanted to develop industry, it was impossible without raw materials. And what restricted the development of industry on the wasteland was the lack of raw materials. Although it was possible to obtain raw materials such as copper, iron, aluminum, and rare earth metals through recycling, due to the high degree of processing, the process was troublesome and costly. It was also one of the reasons why power armors were expensive. The special plastic steel that covered the entire T-3 power armor was not cheap at all.
Back in China, it was not practical to purchase a large amount of iron since it was much riskier than buying food. But now, he didn't have to worry as much. He could buy as much as he wanted. No one had the authority to investigate him.
The world's iron production was mainly controlled by the three giants. Among them, the largest company, Vale, accounted for 39%. The second largest company, Rio Tinto, and the third largest company, BHP, together accounted for 38%. The first one was too far away in South America. The other two were in Australia, separated from Xin by New Guinea. To save costs, Jiang Chen chose BHP as the partner.
There was only one flight to Melbourne in the afternoon. Although the number of tourists to Pannu Islands increased, there were still plenty of tickets available. Ayesha easily bought a ticket.
After she got off the plane in Melbourne, she booked a room at a nearby business hotel.
"It's nice to meet you, Mr. Jiang Chen." The Australian with a hooked nose extended his hand enthusiastically.
"Nice to meet you." Jiang Chen shook his hand and shook it enthusiastically.
Oliver, one of the directors of BHP, served as the manager of the Western mining company.
Compared to a company with a 210 billion USD market cap, Future International was still a small ant. Of course, no one would doubt the potential of this small ant, just like Microsoft in the past.
After a simple self-introduction, the two of them quickly got to the main topic.
"Monthly supply of one hundred thousand tons of iron, two hundred thousand tons of aluminum, one thousand tons of 45% molybdenum concentrate …" With the contract Jiang Chen handed over, Oliver repeatedly read it as his eyebrows began to furrow.
"Is there a problem?" Jiang Chen asked.
"No, the iron and aluminum ores are fine. But although molybdenum is not a rare resource, the production has always been low. The annual production is basically all booked, "Oliver said helplessly.
"I see." Jiang Chen raised his eyebrows.
The amount of molybdenum on Earth was low as it only accounted for 0.001% of the Earth's crust, but it had a wide range of applications. For example, microcomputers, WeChat processors, offshore oil and gas pipelines, and even agricultural fertilizers were all used.
But this thing had another use that no one had discovered yet, and that was the neural connection device of the virtual reality equipment needed this thing. Although it was possible to obtain some through recycling in the apocalypse, it was impossible to mass produce in the thousands. Therefore, he had to find a way in the modern world.
"For molybdenum, I suggest you try your luck in Hua. Hua is currently the world's largest producer of molybdenum. As for iron and aluminum ores, our company can still provide them. "
"We'll see. Let's put molybdenum aside for now and talk about the price of iron and aluminum ores. "Jiang Chen smiled helplessly.
If he went to Hua to purchase molybdenum concentrate, the Wang family wouldn't let him buy it easily. It was too easy to stop him from obtaining mineral resources. From mining, environmental protection, transportation, to customs, with the Wang family's power, as long as they had some connections in the system, he wouldn't be able to do business.
Where could he find molybdenum? There were only two places, the South Pole and the Moon.
One was prohibited by international conventions, and the other was out of reach.
[Looks like I have to find another way …] Jiang Chen thought.
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