Chapter 388: Chapter 315: Joint Mining (Seeking Subscriptions!)_1 The next day. Beijing airport. To welcome the ’subordinate’ of this new partner, Chai Ren arrived early. Although Tang Qing’s friend never showed up, he didn’t hold any grudges. After all, from what he had seen and heard during this period, it was clear that the person was definitely not a regular businessman. Would a regular businessman have such formidable bodyguards? Would a regular businessman brazenly take action on the streets of the United States? Especially the incident with the iron mine. The way it was handled was beyond his imagination. Such people might have concerns, wanting to maintain a sense of mystery, which is understandable. Besides, the person may not even be from their own country. Coming forward rashly and revealing details would be the unusual thing. As he thought before, no matter who Tang Qing’s friend is, which country they are from or what their objective is, as long as they don’t harm national and people’s interests, they could still be someone with whom he could cooperate. His two bodyguards stood behind him, standing straight, wearing sunglasses in a pretentious manner. They had no choice. Thinking about meeting those extremely professional bodyguards again made them a little nervous. They were always outmatched, and it was something anyone would find hard to bear. Chai Ren looked hard towards the exit. With flights bustling at Beijing airport, even if they came out, he wouldn’t know which flight they were on. At that moment. Three men dressed in suits caught his attention. Each of them was carrying a briefcase, but the sunglasses on their faces didn’t really match the briefcases. Accustomed to the temperament of that ’Yuan Brother’, he now had a bit of ’judgment’. It should be these three people. As expected. The three men walked up to Chai Ren. "Nice to meet you, Mr. Chai." The man in the middle, who was clearly in charge, came forward and nodded. "You are?" Chai Ren suddenly realized that he didn’t even know the other person’s name. "My name is Wen Zhuo, Wen like in Wen Yiduo, Zhuo as in burning. We spoke on the phone last night." The analyst introduced himself with a smile. For non-combat missions, only intelligence analysts could be deployed. This was a helpless act. Because the command room currently only had three exchange projects - fighters, intelligence analysts, and junior commanders, and only one junior commander could be exchanged and he couldn’t leave the command room. So, the analysts had to do the job. The system didn’t have any business talents. All business decisions were made by learning from the robots in the command room. As for who posed as the boss, it was determined by drawing lots. After all, they were all the same. "Nice to meet you, Mr. Wen." Chai Ren quickly shook the analyst’s hand and looked at the two stern characters behind the intelligence analyst. His heart also shuddered. Again, two people who looked intimidatingly strong. Naturally, the soldiers sent by Tang Kai’s friend couldn’t compare to the core members within their force. Wen Zhuo must be one of the core members. He no longer had any thoughts of testing them. He often saw his friends spar with their own bodyguards. Many people, due to their status, either lost to him or drew. But, last time, ’Yuan Brother’ completely ignored him, and anyone who dared to step up would get a piece of his mind. "This way, please." Chai Ren gestured. "That’s very kind of you." The analyst was becoming more and more human-like. After that, Chai Ren led the three men to a club he was very familiar with. He arrived quite early. The contract and such had to wait for the other shareholders to sign. The meeting had been intentionally planned late, just to communicate with this person in charge first and build a good relationship. They entered a luxurious guest room in the club. Chai Ren sent the waiter out and personally brewed tea. "Where are you from, Mr. Wen?" Chai Ren asked with a smile. "Sorry, you have no right to know." The analyst still had a smile on his face. This comment choked Chai Ren. The smile on his face turned awkward. He thought they were friends, but it seemed they were merely business partners. Even when cooperating with him, he felt that the other party wasn’t too concerned. But thinking about the two billion RMB deal directly under one subordinate’s name, perhaps his business wasn’t up to their standard. Forget it, no more ass-kissing. To save his dignity. Then Chai Ren took ’Wen Zhuo’ aside and whispered: "Cough, Brother Wen, may I ask, if there are any issues with mines in other locations, do you help solve them?" After asking, Chai Ren looked at the analyst expectantly. "We can, but we only help to resolve issues under Yunqi Investment’s name. For the rest, we charge, and we only take stocks, not money." ’Wen Zhuo’ nodded in agreement. Chai Ren was quite excited at first. But the next sentence crushed his excitement. Chai Ren was a bit frustrated. Asking for money was still reasonable, but stocks made him wince a bit. Over the years, the mineral resources controlled by Yunqi Investment only accounted for about forty percent of what he owned. Of the other sixty percent, one-third was domestic, which was definitely manageable. Another one-third was in relatively safe foreign countries with sound systems, so there wasn’t much of a problem. But the remaining one-third was distributed in many African countries. These were the bargains he got at a low price, but that doesn’t mean they were of low value. The reason they were cheap varied, but mainly because the portion he could secure was heavily exploited by local powers. These were all extremely valuable minerals. For example, he secured a gold mine in Tanzania at a very low price, only one million United States dollars. What was the actual value of this gold mine? At least 100 million United States dollars. But he didn’t make a penny because, like the iron mine, local powers didn’t allow him to mine it. They did all the mining secretly. What a damn joke. In this situation, he was forced to swallow the bitterness. In order for Yunqi Investment to obtain another mine, he had no choice but to tolerate these money-grubbing schemes. Mines like these, of course, are not belonging to Yunqi Investment, but under his own name. If it were under his name, whether it was in Africa or elsewhere, as long as they allow him to interfere, the profits from this would undoubtedly surpass the total annual income produced by all the minerals under Chai Ren’s control. The law may regard these matters as yours, but you can’t get your hands on them. He was completely helpless. He could use these unprofitable mineral resources as bait to test the power of his friend Tang Qing and, if it was strong enough, he could directly change his future development strategy. As for Yunqi Investment, that’s a business partnership, bound by interests. If there really were mines like these iron ore ones, Yunqi’s market value would potentially be left in the dust. Considering this. Chai Ren made his decision. Damn it. Just do it. He had a temper, too. Being abroad, dealing with these tricky situations over and over again, he too was getting angry. After all, the blame wasn’t his to bear, and he could also rely on them to handle the subsequent problem—they might as well. "So there’s no problem. I wonder how much share you guys want?" Chai Ren bit back his frustration. "That’s not certain. It depends on the difficulty of the task, the risk, the subsequent impact, the income, and so on. We won’t start until you agree." ’Wen Zhuo’ said with a smile. In response. Chai Ren was in pain. How he wished he could offer a fixed share, but the other party wasn’t a fool, and they wouldn’t go along with his wishful thinking. However, in an instant, Chai Ren agreed to this plan. It’s better than not having any income at all. "Alright, I agree, when do you need the information?" Chai Ren asked. "Now is fine. This is our email, send it to us when you’ve compiled it all." The analyst picked up a pen from the table and wrote an email on a piece of paper. "No problem, I’ve already prepared it all." Chai Ren took the piece of paper and replied. Afterwards, Chai Ren immediately made a call to his company. In three minutes, his subordinate sent all the data of those difficult mineral deposits over to them. "Please wait a moment, our people will assess it." ’Wen Zhuo’ said. Then, the two of them didn’t bother with any trivial talk. Drinking tea. Waiting for the result. Five minutes later. ’Wen Zhuo’ received a call and pretended to talk a few times. "Alright, Mr. Chai, our people have completed the assessment. There are thirteen mineral deposits in total, spread over five African countries. The main issue is that the local forces are charging excessively high fees and even refusing to allow you to mine. But your legal documents have no problems, right?" "Ah, yes." Chai Ren felt like he was being questioned. "Alright, I have a suggestion, but it’s up to you whether you agree or not." ’Wen Zhuo’ said earnestly. "What is it?" Chai Ren asked in confusion. "Well, after discussion, we believe that we can jointly establish a company, transfer all these problematic assets to the company’s name. You will hold a 51% share with these minerals, and we will hold a 49% share to solve the problem and handle any future issues." "You mean, without paying a penny, you take half the shares of these minerals, which are worth more than five billion RMB." Chai Ren was slightly out of breath, This is more than a lion’s mouth. This is a hippo, with its mouth wide open at 180 degrees. "Mr. Chai, I have to remind you, the value of these minerals in your hands does not exceed one hundred million RMB. Their annual profit is minuscule. But once we solve these problems, the annual income can conservatively exceed 800 million RMB. I think, you should be able to do this math. Strictly speaking, we are at a big loss here. If it were not for your mining rights and our friendship as well as business relationship, we wouldn’t get involved in this, let alone give you such a big discount." The analyst said slowly. Discount? You’re saying that I’m actually profiting here? This sentence reverberated in Chai Ren’s mind and on second thought, it really seems to be the case. These investments gradually became sunk costs, bringing no profit. Once turned around, however, the benefits could be quite considerable. 800 million RMB? Heh, heh. When they first prospected, they encountered numerous barriers. The data was largely fabricated to avoid trouble and was, on many counts, decidedly reduced. Once mining is fully resumed. The annual increase in profit would far exceed eight billion—twenty billion, or even more. Twenty billion RMB. Even if he could only get half of it, it would be enough to shake Chai Ren’s heart. Given that they were responsible for maintaining local interests in the future, a 49% shareholding was not too much after all. With that thought, Chai Ren was fired up. Damn it. 49% it is then. PS: Here it comes. There will be another Chapter in the wee hours because I’ll be busy tomorrow, so I’d better hurry it along. So, please vote for the story!