Although China is rich in resources, its mineral resource reserves are not sufficient, especially bulk metals such as iron, copper, and aluminum.
Since the 1980s, China has been trying to acquire and utilize overseas resources.
As a reform pioneer, Shougang is one of the representatives and can be considered a successful one.
The reason why it is said to be true is because the transaction price premium of the Shougang Peru acquisition was more than five times the valuation at the time, which was beyond everyone's expectations.
Fortunately, the skyrocketing price of iron ore around 2005 truly demonstrated its value, and throughout these decades, in addition to large amounts of capital investment, there was only an endless wave of strikes.
The situation of Shougang’s Peruvian iron ore is a microcosm of overseas investment cases in this era.
According to later statistics, between the 1980s and the decade of the new century, more than 80% of all domestic investment cases in overseas mineral resources failed.
This number is really astonishing, and the price paid behind this number is even more tragic and immeasurable.
This also leads to the fact that in the future, the country's oil and rare metal mineral resources will be controlled by others like many high-tech technologies.
Li Xiucheng asks himself that he is not a bad person, but he clearly knows where his roots are. While developing and strengthening himself, he does not mind doing things that are beneficial to the country.
Now that he knew the shortcomings of the Shougang case, he certainly wouldn't pretend not to know. After the flight attendant delivered the meal, he started chatting with Sun Ming all the time.
But after talking for a long time, the beauty didn't say anything, which made Sun Ming a little disappointed, but he was not discouraged. He worked hard to express himself in front of Li Xiucheng, and he could be said to tell everything he knew.
"...So, don't look at it. It's just the beginning of the year. I've actually flown to foreign countries twice. I just returned to Xingrong City to rest for a few days and I was arrested again."
"Teacher Sun must be a capable person, so the group would value him so much." Li Xiucheng smiled sincerely and changed the topic: "I have heard of Peru as a country. It is indeed rich in mineral resources. Shougang should have a big presence there. Take action.
Otherwise, why would someone as important as Mr. Sun be sent there in person? "
"Of course." Hearing these flattering words, Sun Ming's face almost burst into laughter. He glanced at Zhao Xueyao and said, "We received news that there is a large mine in Peru that is planned to be sold due to poor management. The company immediately dispatched an expert team to verify the situation.
I am an important member of the expert team!
This is a large project involving hundreds of millions of dollars. Once completed, it will definitely cause a sensation in the country. "
He is not bragging about the new year. Acquisitions worth hundreds of millions of dollars are really rare these days. They can have a certain influence not only domestically but also internationally.
Zhao Xueyao was indeed a little surprised when she heard this, but that was all. She turned her face to Li Xiucheng, and was more curious about why he was so interested in this person.
Is it possible that a beautiful woman like me sitting next to her is not as attractive as a smelly man?
Li Xiucheng felt her resentment, smiled helplessly at her, and then said to Sun Ming: "Such a big business cannot be accomplished overnight. It seems that Mr. Sun is very busy."
"Dedicate yourself to the group, you should, you should."
"Shougang is the trend of domestic reform. In the past few years, it has been popular throughout the country in promoting the spirit of reform. Now it will definitely vigorously develop shipping when it expands overseas, right?"
Sun Ming was a little surprised now. He didn't expect that Mr. Background Board had some discernment.
"Yes, the group has this plan, but it is just a plan. This plan will not be implemented until the overseas business reaches a certain scale."
Li Xiucheng nodded. He only remembered that Shougang was indeed a shipping company established after acquiring the Peruvian mine, and it seemed to be established in cooperation with the Xiangjiang Shipping King, but he didn't know which year it was!
It seems there is still time. If you work harder, you should be able to catch up.
While he was reminiscing, Sun Ming suddenly asked: "By the way, I don't know your surnames yet!"
Li Xiucheng smiled secretly in his heart, okay, now he finally remembered to ask his name. This guy's emotional intelligence for picking up girls is really not high!
He said deliberately, "Excuse me, my name is Li Xiucheng, and this is my colleague. Let's go to the United States to discuss a small business together."
Sun Ming: "...."
In fact, he just wants to know the beauty’s name!
What the hell is a 'colleague'? It's very rude!
But no matter how much fun he had in his heart, the beauty had already closed her eyes and started to rest, so he could only look back with a smile.
His ears were quiet, and Li Xiucheng also closed his eyes and began to catch up on his sleep.
....
It was really hard to fly for a long time. After the plane landed 20 hours later, the two of them walked out of the airport and finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Because there is a 13-hour time difference, it is still early morning in the United States, and the sky outside the airport lights is pitch black.
Perhaps because she was in a foreign country, Zhao Xueyao seemed a little uncomfortable and leaned close to Li Xiucheng intentionally or unintentionally.
"Brother Li, wait!"
Just after getting off the plane, Sun Ming's voice sounded from behind. Li Xiucheng looked at Zhao Xueyao and joked: "Here comes the brown candy."
"I ignored him. It was you and him who had a happy chat on the plane! You are responsible for solving the problem yourself." Zhao Xueyao said angrily, then raised her elbows and leaned against Li Xiucheng.
Li Xiucheng shook his head, turned to Sun Ming, who was running over and said, "I'm sorry, Mr. Sun, we have to transfer to San Francisco soon, and we can't go with you."
"Now?"
"Yes, we have contacted the flight in advance, and we will probably get on the plane soon, so I won't bother Mr. Sun." After saying that, Li Xiucheng saw Sun Ming's disappointed face and said, "However, I am quite curious about Shougang." Regarding the development of the overseas mineral market, how about we leave each other’s contact information so that we can get in touch when we have time when we return to China!”
When Sun Ming heard this, he naturally wished for it, so he would have the chance to see the great beauty again.
He hurriedly took out a pen and paper to write down the phone inquiry code, and then wrote down Li Xiucheng's phone number before saying goodbye happily.
"I can finally see that you are using me to whet people's appetites! Tell me, what are your intentions?"
Zhao Xueyao glanced at Li Xiucheng.
"It's nothing, I just want to make friends with him!" Li Xiucheng objected, and then pointed at the airport service staff standing in front of him.
"I asked where to transfer!"
"Are you sure you can do it? Do you need to be able to speak English here?" Zhao Xueyao raised her snow-white neck, like a beautiful and proud swan, with an arrogant expression on her face like "Please beg me quickly."
"We'll see!"
Li Xiumin smiled slightly, then walked to the staff: "Excuse me, how do I..."
Staff: "Pleas..."
After a moment, Zhao Xueyao stared at Li Xiucheng like a monster with wide eyes: "It doesn't matter if you know German, you are so fluent in English, you are still not a human being."
Li Xiucheng grinned: "I always feel like you are scolding me!"
