Volume 2 Business Chapter 12 Contract
"Dust to dust, ashes to ashes. You will go back to where you came from. Wuzi, the Jinsha River flows directly into the Yangtze River and into the sea. The first person fourth brother killed was our mentor, and you are the second. Go, go." He grabbed a handful of ashes and scattered them into the surging river.
The next day, the gun captain returned to the county town. Shitou was sleeping soundly with his head covered. He was kicked awake by the gun captain. He called Xiaobai and then went to the station to pick up Chen Cangyuan's eldest son Chen Sijie. After waiting for about half an hour, the bus from the provincial capital slowly entered the station.
Chen Sijie is shorter than the gun captain, and judging from his body shape, he probably weighs no more than 90 kilograms. He wears a black suit and looks like a skeleton specimen, but he has a high nose and handsome facial features. The gun captain heard from Chen Cangyuan that his eldest son is already forty years old, but when the gun captain looked at him, he sighed in his heart: Damn, he's like a little kid. Is this what a forty-year-old man looks like?
Shitou was very obedient. He didn't dare to move while sitting at the hotel table, but he kept his eyes fixed on the food and wine. The gun captain didn't notice it at first. Seeing that he didn't move his chopsticks, he thought that this guy didn't like to eat. Seeing this, he happily called to the waitress, "Little girl, help me get another table. No wine, just a bowl of rice. Hurry up."
Chen Sijie seemed very uncomfortable. He thought that the gun captain planned to arrange this table to drink and then change tables to eat. The gun captain hurriedly explained: "My nephew has a big appetite. I guess our table is only big enough for him. So I called a separate table and let him enjoy it to his heart's content."
Chen Sijie looked as if he had realized what was going on, and asked Shitou, "Shitou? How much can you eat in one meal?" Chen Shitou swallowed his saliva and said, "I'll eat as much as my uncle tells me to eat." The spearman laughed and said, "I'm afraid he won't know when to eat enough and will damage his stomach, so I only prepare three normal people's portions for each meal."
Chen Sijie shook his head and said with a sigh: "Being able to eat is a blessing. For someone like me, there is a word to describe a woman: enchanting. Hehe, I am enchanting."
Xiao Bai raised his glass and said, "Brother Chen, a man should focus on his career. You have such a great reputation, how dare others say you are coquettish? Besides, a handsome man like you is believed to be liked by many girls. Today we are meeting for the first time. This glass of wine is for you!" After saying that, he tilted his head back and drank. The wine glasses used in the hotel were too lenient. One glass was only a small sip. Xiao Bai smacked his lips, feeling a little unsatisfied . Chen Sijie also smiled and drank a glass, and said to the two of them, "We will drink more wine at dinner. This time, just be casual."
The spear chief nodded hurriedly and said, "Don't worry, big brother, this is just a meeting drink. You have come such a long way, you need to rest for a while. Go and rest after dinner."
The waiter had already set the table for the second table. The gun captain said to Shi Tou, "There is no limit on your portion today, so eat as much as you want." Shi Tou jumped up and ran to the table. Seeing that the rice bowl was too small, he picked up a soup bowl, drank up the soup and then used it as rice.
The spear chief and others laughed when they saw this, thinking that Stone was a really innocent guy.
After Chen Sijie went to the room to rest, Qiang Chang and Xiaobai started discussing in the tea room in the hall.
"I've inquired for you. Miners nowadays basically don't have any mechanical equipment. They use manual mining, which is slow and capital is scarce. Plus, the price of mineral products has not gone up, so few people are involved. In the past, a group of self-employed individuals dug several holes in the mining area you applied for, but they didn't find any ore. The depth was no more than 200 meters, so they probably ran out of money and disbanded. The cost of manual excavation now is about 300 yuan per meter, excluding explosives, support wood, etc. If all materials are included, it will cost about 500 yuan." Xiaobai told all the information he had found out in the past few days in one breath.
The gunner frowned and began to calculate: "Five hundred and one meters, a thousand meters is only five hundred thousand, but the speed of the workers is too slow, at most one or two meters a day, this won't do! When we talk to him later, we will require a minimum of five meters a day. As for the price, what do you think?"
Xiao Bai shook his head and said, "They are a professional excavation team. I guess they won't do it if they are less than 810 meters. Plus the materials, it will cost about 1,200 to 1,000 meters. Even if they dig it in, it still depends on luck. If they don't see the ore after 1,000 meters, they have to continue. If they still don't see the ore after 1,500 meters, then they will lose money."
The gunner smiled and said, "Don't worry about that. When it's time to mine, I'll find a few experts from the province to help estimate. Judging from the mineral map, it will definitely not exceed one thousand meters. Now I'm not worried about whether I can mine the ore, but I'm worried about the market changes after mining! Have you completed the procedures?"
When the gun captain mentioned this to Xiao Bai, he asked him to apply for a leave of absence from work without pay. Xiao Bai nodded and said, "Of course the company wants you to leave. Haha, I'm trusting you with my life and property." The gun captain looked at Xiao Bai with some emotion and said, "Believe me, in two years at most, if the price of lead and zinc ore doesn't increase tenfold, I will pay you back for your losses by robbing a bank."
Xiao Bai smiled and said, "Don't make it sound so serious. I've also read a lot of news about this on the Internet. Judging from various phenomena, what you said is definitely possible. It may be more than ten times. Now it's only about one hundred per ton. If the quality is high, it is very likely to double to more than three thousand. By then, it will be second only to drug trafficking."
The spearman laughed and said, "Haha, let's make money together. By the way, I went to check out the name of our mine yesterday. Wang Shen helped us choose it before, Feilong Lead-Zinc Mine, which is quite interesting. The money you invested will be deposited in this account first. I have to go back quickly after I finish my work here. There are some urgent matters to deal with."
Xiao Bai asked, "Then what is the price we negotiated with him?" The gun leader closed his eyes and thought: Mining is a high-risk industry. It is best to use a professional team like them. When the mine is mined, we can buy a mining car to mine continuously. When the mine is mined, it is less than one thousand meters. If we calculate it based on eight hundred, it will be eight hundred thousand. Oh, forget it, don't let others step on your tail. Nodding, "Let's go with eight hundred. It's a pity that the engineering materials cannot be fully included. They are outsiders and are not familiar with the local area, so you have a lot of things to do. You need to recruit a batch of miners for training first, and organize the purchase of materials. I will deposit one and a half million into Feilong's account first. When I finish my work, I will come to help you immediately."
Xiao Bai smiled and said, "We are all brothers. Don't be so polite. I also have shares."
The gun captain said, "You can find two people who are relatively well-off in society to help you. I estimate that once this mine becomes popular in the future, there will be many people who will try to trip you up. You should first win over a group of people and be prepared. You don't have to worry about the government's affairs." The gun captain originally wanted to introduce Lu Rong to Xiao Bai, but his suspicious nature made him hold back. If Xiao Bai formed an offensive and defensive alliance with Lu Rong as soon as I left, wouldn't I lose everything?
When Chen Sijie came down, it was already four o'clock in the afternoon. Seeing the two waiting in the tea room, Chen Sijie hurriedly said, "Sorry to have kept you two waiting for a long time. Haha, I'm really tired, taking a plane and a car." The gun captain hurriedly said it was okay. After the three of them sat down again, the gun captain asked directly, "Brother, let's go check out the mining area now and then settle things. I'm really too busy."
Chen Sijie stood up and said without even having time to drink his tea, "Let's go now." The three of them got in the car and headed straight for the mine. The road from the county town to the mine was the same as the road to the city, more than ten kilometers, and they arrived at their destination in less than twenty minutes.
The gunner introduced: "This place is called Maoer Mountain. It is an important transportation route, but it is full of cliffs. The river on the left is called Luo River, and the one on the right is called Long River. The water of Long River is freezing cold all year round. Our mining area is on the north bank of Long River, covering an area of 50 square kilometers."
After the three got off the car, they walked along the path on Maoer Mountain. Chen Sijie didn't say anything, just looked around. When they reached the mountainside, Chen Sijie suddenly said, "No need to go up. It's impossible to do construction if we go up. We can only use manual excavation. Brother Siqing, thank you for taking care of my father. If it weren't for your help along the way when they came to Yunnan, who knows what would have happened." The gun leader hurriedly said, "It's just a small matter, it's not worth mentioning. Just tell me what you have to say."
Chen Sijie looked at the gunner seriously and asked, "Brother, how much money do you have?"
The gunner was stunned for a moment, then looked back at Chen Sijie and smiled: "No less than two million."
Chen Sijie breathed a sigh of relief and said, "This Maoer Mountain is simply a treasure mountain. With my many years of excavation experience, if you find the right spot, you can reach the mine in less than 500 meters, and it is a large mine. I estimated that the lead and zinc deposits here are very large, and you have sufficient funds. That's enough. I would like to suggest to you that you dig two wells at the same time!"
The gunner looked at Chen Sijie in surprise. He continued, "You can spend some money on the small restaurant at the foot of the mountain. I estimate that 20,000 yuan will be enough. This is also your mining area. You can buy this restaurant and make the No. 1 shaft. From the back of the restaurant, you can reach the mine in less than 500 meters." The gunner's eyes lit up again. Chen Sijie continued, "The No. 2 shaft does not need to be dug on the mountainside. Similarly, 500 meters in front of the small restaurant, dig the No. 2 shaft there, and maybe you can reach the mine in 300 or 400 meters."
The spearman and Xiaobai looked at each other, and saw the surprise in each other's eyes. Chen Sijie smiled and said, "You two are experts. At least it is a wise move to focus on mineral products at this time. If you don't mind, I would also like to invest!"
The gun leader laughed and said, "Brother, since you think highly of us, don't beat around the bush with us brothers. Just say whatever you want to say." Chen Sijie smiled and said, "Okay! Since you are so straightforward, I will also speak directly. I will invest in the engineering team. No matter how many meters we drill, you only need to give me 20% of the shares."
The gun leader lowered his head and counted, then smiled and said to Chen Sijie, "No! Too much. Big brother is so honest, I don't want to play tricks with you. We are doing business together, and we want to be able to work together. These shares of mine are owned by Xiaobai and me on the surface, but there are still many hidden shares, from the province to the county. In the future, it will be scary to ask for money. You want 20%, what will you do when you give them the shares?"
Chen Sijie laughed and said, "Brother, you don't understand. Let me give you an example. For example, there are 100 shares now. There are only three of us. Let's not calculate how much we get. If we need to use connections in the future, it will be easy. We can expand the shares from 100 to 300. The price per share remains unchanged. If there are 200 more shares, we can raise the price a bit and sell them to the relatives and friends of those connections..."
The gun chief laughed and said, "Then when the dividends are distributed, the big will be deducted and the small will be given. It is equivalent to giving the interest of these 200 shares as dry shares to those cannibals. Our loss is only the fur." Chen Sijie smiled and nodded. The gun chief looked at Xiaobai, and Xiaobai spread his hands to him, meaning that you make the decision. The gun chief roughly calculated and felt that 20% was not too much. According to 800 meters, it would cost almost 800,000 to dig two wells, but they only took 20 shares, which was very generous, but I can't suffer a loss. So he said to Chen Sijie, "Brother, you are a professional expert, and it seems that you have helped others mine. Let's agree on this 20% share, but there is an additional item. You are responsible for the safety of mine production."
Chen Sijie looked at the spear chief with great admiration: "Brother, you have a very smart plan. If it were someone else, they would definitely complain, but I have no problem!"
The gun chief clapped his hands with Chen Sijie, and reached a cooperation agreement. After signing the contract with Chen Sijie, the gun chief only deposited 800,000 yuan into Feilong's account as material funds, and Xiaobai invested 100,000 yuan, which was considered the smallest owner. The gun chief left all other matters to Xiaobai and Chen Sijie. He was now completely relieved. With Chen Sijie, an old bird, investing, it would be hard not to make money.
Carrying the stone, the gun captain rushed to the provincial capital overnight. He had to control the two men before the Long brothers got to know about Wu Jian's situation, otherwise there would be endless troubles. The gun captain felt cold in his heart just thinking about it. If the Long brothers used all the power of their subordinates to deal with him, hehe, then it would be a lot of fun.
