After more than an hour of bargaining and negotiations on trade details, the contract was finally negotiated.
Iron ore: US$5,220/ton, importing 100,000 tons per month, totaling US$5.22 million.(Tax included)
Bauxite: US$80/ton, imports of 200,000 tons per month, totaling US$16 million.
The total transaction amount is US$21.22 million, and it will be transported from Darwin Port to Anga Island Port on the 1st of each month for a period of five years.
Although there is no deep-water port on Anga Island for the time being, Jiang Chen has invested in and is expected to complete two berths by the 1st of next month.
Anga Island has a relatively high population base and is far away from the other eight islands. It is very suitable to transform into an industrial island dominated by manufacturing, so it is still necessary to have a deep-water port with moderate throughput.
In the afternoon, Oliver signed a large order with monthly revenue of over 10 million US dollars for the company, and naturally he was very happy.
After negotiating the contract, Jiang Chen did not say goodbye immediately, but talked to him about the mining industry.
Oliver also knew everything about Jiang Chen's questions.
For example, the market conditions such as the sluggish iron ore trading volume and the decline in rare earth prices in 2016, he also told Jiang Chen.
In fact, these messages can be obtained by just a little checking online, so there is no secret.
Can you take the liberty to ask?As far as I know, your company's main business is in the Internet field, why do you need to acquire a large amount of iron ore?Oliver asked.
Is your company still more particular about the use of buyer minerals?Jiang Chen joked.
I'm just a little curious.Of course, if it is inconvenient, it will be fine. This issue does not affect our cooperation.Seeing that Jiang Chen was not going to answer, Oliver smiled and apologized for his abruptness.
I'm so sorry, this question is a trade secret, I can't answer you... To express my apology, please allow me to invite you to dinner.Jiang Chen said.
Haha, I was extremely happy. I knew there was a very good restaurant in Melbourne. How to make my car... Oliver happily accepted Jiang Chen's invitation.
It happened to be time to get off work, so the two left the company and were in a Brazilian-style barbecue restaurant near Melbourne.
From the storefront, this barbecue restaurant is no different from the snacks on the street in China.
The semi-open store, the owner of the shop was obviously not a Brazilian, grilling charred slices of meat on the charcoal stove, seducing the passing tourists with the greasy aroma.
Sitting in front of the bar-like table, the plate was brought to the two of them without waiting for a long time.
Two bottles of cold beer and four plates of barbecue made Jiang Chen feel happy.
Is the prospects for mining nowadays bad?
Not bad, but it may get worse.Speaking about work, Oliver sighed.
Because of the economic situation?Jiang Chen asked casually.
In general, it is the economy, and the fundamental reason is demand.Oliver took a sip of beer and breathed happily, as if he was spitting out the troubles of depression in his chest.
Can you say it carefully?Holding the barbecue skewers, Jiang Chen asked with a smile.
He is still interested in mining.
For example, if you build a 5,000-square-meter building, it will cost about 30 tons of steel.But once the house is built, the potential demand for steel will be reduced by these 30 tons.Not just a house, everything from cars to screws and more is.Then steel plants cut production and mining farms cut production, and that's how the economy is done.As he said that, Oliver smiled.
Although Jiang Chen doesn't understand what's interesting about this.
Is it okay to tell me these things?
no problem.It's time to get off work now.Oliver waved his hand and said proudly, "Also, even if the company wants to lay off employees, it's not my turn."
In other words, is the overall price trend of iron ore downward?
That's right, it will be $21 per ton in 2008.Now, $095 is pretty good.
According to your opinion, the mining industry is beyond salvation.Jiang Chen smiled.
Not necessarily, unless there is a technological breakthrough.Oliver shook the glass with beer.
Technical breakthrough?Jiang Chen frowned slightly.
That's right, unless there's a huge technological change, like everyone throwing away the cars they're using now.Just like in 1765, people threw away the hand-made spinning machine, and in 1885, people threw away the steam engine... it was too far.Alas, I really envy you when I talk about it.
There are many people who envy me.
I'm not talking about money, but your industry.Don’t you think the IT industry is the most likely area to experience technological breakthroughs?Oliver rubbed a skewer of barbecue and said with a smile.
It is also the most likely industry to go bankrupt.Jiang Chen teased.
Oliver was stunned for a moment, then burst into laughter.Infected by this laughter, Jiang Chen couldn't help laughing.
Looking at the two of them with nerves, the pedestrians passing by on the street looked sideways.
……
When Jiang Chen returned to the hotel drunk, it was already ten o'clock in the evening.
The foreigner was unexpectedly talkative and funny. Jiang Chen and he started from the customs and customs of Australia to the grilled fish in his hometown of Lake City.
In short, when it comes to speculation, the two of them ate barbecue and drank beer, while chatting until late at night without realizing it.
When they left, Jiang Chen and Oliver exchanged a business card and then said goodbye.
Seeing Jiang Chen full of alcohol appearing at the door, Di Lieba hurriedly stepped forward and helped him to the toilet, took off his clothes, and then wiped the sweat off his body with a hot towel.
Why did you drink so much?Dilraba Dilmurat muttered in Jiang Chen's ear in a low voice.
Meet an interesting person.Jiang Chen burped, chuckled, and then leaned against Di Lieba's budding little breast.
Di Lieba's fair skin was dyed with red glow. As soon as she was about to help Jiang Chen up, a snoring sounded in the bathroom...
……
The feeling of a hangover was very uncomfortable, but with Jiang Chen's metabolic rate, he felt uncomfortable after getting up the next day and recovered after a while.
Due to the unexpected success of the contract signing, I was idle the next day when I was originally scheduled to be very busy.
Since she had finished everything, as agreed with Dilraba before coming, Jiang Chen took her around Melbourne for a long time.
Take photos in front of landmark buildings and scan and buy in the shopping mall...
I have to say that it is really tiring to accompany a woman to go shopping, but when I saw Di Lieba's happy face, Jiang Chen really felt that all the fatigue in his body was healed.
In a word, it's worth it.
The last stop of the itinerary is St. Patrick Cathedral. Although it seems a bit weird to take a pagan to pay homage to this religious building, Jiang Chen was also quite moved by the appreciation that Dilraba looked up at the magnificent cross relief.
Not all beliefs are paranoid.
Not all paranoia is incomprehensible.
In a highly secularized moment, even atheists can hold the hand of a believer and look down on the glory of the art in front of the pagan church.
Seven hundred years ago, the crusaders and XXX were the sacred lands, and seventy years ago, the United States and the Soviet Union lowered the iron curtain for ideology.
However, looking back now, there seems to be nothing that is unforgivable or untolerated by nature.
Just like the magical craftsmanship of Suzhou gardens and the colorful windows on Notre Dame de Paris, the shapes and colors that this world should have should be far more than people think.
If one day, human footprints expand to the frontier of the solar system, and when that day, I look back at today's geopolitical conflicts and ideological contradictions, I wonder if it will be a little ridiculous.
I just don’t know why civilization should be worried at that time...
...Is it the direction of evolution?Or something else.
Just as Jiang Chen was feeling emotion, Di Lieba gently pulled his cuffs.
Recovering from his feelings, Jiang Chen looked at her with a kind face and asked softly: What's wrong?
I want to go in and take a look...is it OK?
certainly.
Putting all the feelings behind his head, Jiang Chen took Dilraba's little hand very gentlely.
The two walked towards the interior of St. Patrick Cathedral together.
Iron ore: US$5,220/ton, importing 100,000 tons per month, totaling US$5.22 million.(Tax included)
Bauxite: US$80/ton, imports of 200,000 tons per month, totaling US$16 million.
The total transaction amount is US$21.22 million, and it will be transported from Darwin Port to Anga Island Port on the 1st of each month for a period of five years.
Although there is no deep-water port on Anga Island for the time being, Jiang Chen has invested in and is expected to complete two berths by the 1st of next month.
Anga Island has a relatively high population base and is far away from the other eight islands. It is very suitable to transform into an industrial island dominated by manufacturing, so it is still necessary to have a deep-water port with moderate throughput.
In the afternoon, Oliver signed a large order with monthly revenue of over 10 million US dollars for the company, and naturally he was very happy.
After negotiating the contract, Jiang Chen did not say goodbye immediately, but talked to him about the mining industry.
Oliver also knew everything about Jiang Chen's questions.
For example, the market conditions such as the sluggish iron ore trading volume and the decline in rare earth prices in 2016, he also told Jiang Chen.
In fact, these messages can be obtained by just a little checking online, so there is no secret.
Can you take the liberty to ask?As far as I know, your company's main business is in the Internet field, why do you need to acquire a large amount of iron ore?Oliver asked.
Is your company still more particular about the use of buyer minerals?Jiang Chen joked.
I'm just a little curious.Of course, if it is inconvenient, it will be fine. This issue does not affect our cooperation.Seeing that Jiang Chen was not going to answer, Oliver smiled and apologized for his abruptness.
I'm so sorry, this question is a trade secret, I can't answer you... To express my apology, please allow me to invite you to dinner.Jiang Chen said.
Haha, I was extremely happy. I knew there was a very good restaurant in Melbourne. How to make my car... Oliver happily accepted Jiang Chen's invitation.
It happened to be time to get off work, so the two left the company and were in a Brazilian-style barbecue restaurant near Melbourne.
From the storefront, this barbecue restaurant is no different from the snacks on the street in China.
The semi-open store, the owner of the shop was obviously not a Brazilian, grilling charred slices of meat on the charcoal stove, seducing the passing tourists with the greasy aroma.
Sitting in front of the bar-like table, the plate was brought to the two of them without waiting for a long time.
Two bottles of cold beer and four plates of barbecue made Jiang Chen feel happy.
Is the prospects for mining nowadays bad?
Not bad, but it may get worse.Speaking about work, Oliver sighed.
Because of the economic situation?Jiang Chen asked casually.
In general, it is the economy, and the fundamental reason is demand.Oliver took a sip of beer and breathed happily, as if he was spitting out the troubles of depression in his chest.
Can you say it carefully?Holding the barbecue skewers, Jiang Chen asked with a smile.
He is still interested in mining.
For example, if you build a 5,000-square-meter building, it will cost about 30 tons of steel.But once the house is built, the potential demand for steel will be reduced by these 30 tons.Not just a house, everything from cars to screws and more is.Then steel plants cut production and mining farms cut production, and that's how the economy is done.As he said that, Oliver smiled.
Although Jiang Chen doesn't understand what's interesting about this.
Is it okay to tell me these things?
no problem.It's time to get off work now.Oliver waved his hand and said proudly, "Also, even if the company wants to lay off employees, it's not my turn."
In other words, is the overall price trend of iron ore downward?
That's right, it will be $21 per ton in 2008.Now, $095 is pretty good.
According to your opinion, the mining industry is beyond salvation.Jiang Chen smiled.
Not necessarily, unless there is a technological breakthrough.Oliver shook the glass with beer.
Technical breakthrough?Jiang Chen frowned slightly.
That's right, unless there's a huge technological change, like everyone throwing away the cars they're using now.Just like in 1765, people threw away the hand-made spinning machine, and in 1885, people threw away the steam engine... it was too far.Alas, I really envy you when I talk about it.
There are many people who envy me.
I'm not talking about money, but your industry.Don’t you think the IT industry is the most likely area to experience technological breakthroughs?Oliver rubbed a skewer of barbecue and said with a smile.
It is also the most likely industry to go bankrupt.Jiang Chen teased.
Oliver was stunned for a moment, then burst into laughter.Infected by this laughter, Jiang Chen couldn't help laughing.
Looking at the two of them with nerves, the pedestrians passing by on the street looked sideways.
……
When Jiang Chen returned to the hotel drunk, it was already ten o'clock in the evening.
The foreigner was unexpectedly talkative and funny. Jiang Chen and he started from the customs and customs of Australia to the grilled fish in his hometown of Lake City.
In short, when it comes to speculation, the two of them ate barbecue and drank beer, while chatting until late at night without realizing it.
When they left, Jiang Chen and Oliver exchanged a business card and then said goodbye.
Seeing Jiang Chen full of alcohol appearing at the door, Di Lieba hurriedly stepped forward and helped him to the toilet, took off his clothes, and then wiped the sweat off his body with a hot towel.
Why did you drink so much?Dilraba Dilmurat muttered in Jiang Chen's ear in a low voice.
Meet an interesting person.Jiang Chen burped, chuckled, and then leaned against Di Lieba's budding little breast.
Di Lieba's fair skin was dyed with red glow. As soon as she was about to help Jiang Chen up, a snoring sounded in the bathroom...
……
The feeling of a hangover was very uncomfortable, but with Jiang Chen's metabolic rate, he felt uncomfortable after getting up the next day and recovered after a while.
Due to the unexpected success of the contract signing, I was idle the next day when I was originally scheduled to be very busy.
Since she had finished everything, as agreed with Dilraba before coming, Jiang Chen took her around Melbourne for a long time.
Take photos in front of landmark buildings and scan and buy in the shopping mall...
I have to say that it is really tiring to accompany a woman to go shopping, but when I saw Di Lieba's happy face, Jiang Chen really felt that all the fatigue in his body was healed.
In a word, it's worth it.
The last stop of the itinerary is St. Patrick Cathedral. Although it seems a bit weird to take a pagan to pay homage to this religious building, Jiang Chen was also quite moved by the appreciation that Dilraba looked up at the magnificent cross relief.
Not all beliefs are paranoid.
Not all paranoia is incomprehensible.
In a highly secularized moment, even atheists can hold the hand of a believer and look down on the glory of the art in front of the pagan church.
Seven hundred years ago, the crusaders and XXX were the sacred lands, and seventy years ago, the United States and the Soviet Union lowered the iron curtain for ideology.
However, looking back now, there seems to be nothing that is unforgivable or untolerated by nature.
Just like the magical craftsmanship of Suzhou gardens and the colorful windows on Notre Dame de Paris, the shapes and colors that this world should have should be far more than people think.
If one day, human footprints expand to the frontier of the solar system, and when that day, I look back at today's geopolitical conflicts and ideological contradictions, I wonder if it will be a little ridiculous.
I just don’t know why civilization should be worried at that time...
...Is it the direction of evolution?Or something else.
Just as Jiang Chen was feeling emotion, Di Lieba gently pulled his cuffs.
Recovering from his feelings, Jiang Chen looked at her with a kind face and asked softly: What's wrong?
I want to go in and take a look...is it OK?
certainly.
Putting all the feelings behind his head, Jiang Chen took Dilraba's little hand very gentlely.
The two walked towards the interior of St. Patrick Cathedral together.
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