Chapter 604: Passion Like Fire
This time, Professor Lorenz introduced a small tribal mining area with a small storage capacity of about 30 million tons! However, due to the inconvenience of mining and the reasons of the tribe, it was not favored by Vale.
After all, it's only 30 million tons. That's too little.
Qin Feng also knows very little, but no matter how small the mosquito is, it is still meat.
Soon, Qin Feng met the chieftain of this tribe. As for what to say, Qin Feng couldn't understand the whole process, and he didn't know what to say.
Anyway, the whole process was negotiated by Professor Lorenz. Qin Feng stayed here for a total of two days. Within two days, in addition to eating and drinking, Qin Feng was appreciating a kind of war dance of the tribe.
I have to say, it's imposing, and it's beautiful. Pretty, of course, refers to the women of the tribe. Brazilian woman, indeed, beautiful. He has a good figure, delicate skin, and most of his looks are also in line with the aesthetic standards of Orientals.
And, really welcoming.
On the first night, a girl came in and offered to give her a hug. If not, Qin Feng felt that it was not suitable, and I am afraid that he would not be able to hold it.
After all, this is untenable in negotiations, and it would be bad if the other party played tricks and deducted the conditions.
Of course, the most important thing is that Professor Lorenz is right next door. With this kind of indigenous tribal building, can it be soundproofed? Not to mention soundproofing, you can vaguely see the opposite side on both sides.
It doesn't matter if the Brazilian girl is warm and generous, Qin Feng can't stand it.
So, you can only refuse.
Unexpectedly, this made Professor Lorenz look at it differently.
The two sides also reached an agreement smoothly.
Qin Feng bought the right to mine iron ore with a reserve of 30 million tons at a price of 300,000 US dollars.
Yes, that's how cheap it is. $300,000 to buy the exclusive right to mine 30 million tons of iron ore. Today, the current international market price of one ton of this special ore is about 48 US dollars a ton.
30 million tons, that's a value of $1.44 billion.
$300,000 to get it! That's super cheap. The difference between investment and profit is too big. It can be said that Qin Feng has made a lot of money.
However, this is also conditional. That is, it is too remote and needs to be repaired. It is estimated that one or two million dollars will be invested to build the road. Then, the hired employees can be out-of-towners. But all the managers must be tribal people.
In other words, $300,000 is just a mining right. After that, the whole tribe has to be raised. As long as you open a mine, you have to keep it for as long as you want.
Of course, in this respect, the price is also very cheap because of Professor Lorenz. This tribe is not large, only more than a hundred people. A person earns an average of $10,000 a year. Over the course of a year, that's more than a million dollars. Counting the extra red envelope given to the chief, that's not much.
Overall, it's still a lot of money.
"Professor Lorenz, thank you!" Qin Feng said gratefully.
"It's okay, it's also because you're someone who really wants to do things. I appreciate people like you who are so focused on your career!" Professor Lorenz approvingly.
If Qin Feng had had something to do with a Brazilian girl yesterday, Professor Lorentz's attitude towards Qin Feng would have been very bad.
This is not to say that Qin Feng can't have a relationship with a Brazilian girl. Rather, on the eve of the negotiations, there was a relationship between the two, which was not conducive to the negotiations. This is something that must be avoided in any business partnership.
If Qin Feng couldn't help it, then he wouldn't have fought for such a generous price and treatment for Qin Feng.
When Qin Feng heard this, he also took a long breath. Almost!
If it's closed, if it's not good, Qin Feng will be on it. After all, that girl is really seductive. Of course, thanks to Lin Xiaoxiao. If it weren't for Lin Xiaoxiao's repeated teasing of Qin Feng, Qin Feng would have a certain amount of restraint. That's also uncontrollable.
"Anyway, thank you for helping me get such a generous treatment!" Qin Feng was grateful again.
"Alright, let's go to the next place. After all, 500 million tons. That's a lot to run!" Professor Lorenz laughed, "and by the way, a word of caution." Brazil is not a country with a rule of law, and although there is a rule of law, the rule of law is often not necessarily useful. If you mine in the future, I think, you still have to be careful. It's better to hire a security company!
Professor Lorenz reminded.
Qin Feng nodded. He understood what Professor Lorenz meant. In Brazil, if you want to do business safely, you have to deal with some gangsters, local police, etc.
This is not something that Professor Lorenz can do. This needs to be solved by Qin Feng himself.
In the following month, Qin Feng followed Professor Lorenz and traveled almost all over the nearly 600,000 square kilometers of Minas Gerais.
Minas Gerais has 853 municipalities with a total population of 20 million. Qin Feng passed through almost half of the city. Of course, it's all through the process. As for the negotiations, they are all in some remote places, with some tribes, or some companies.
There are more than 40 mining areas in total. The small one is only two or three million tons, and the largest is the 30 million ton mining area that was won by 300,000 US dollars before.
But the good news is that the amount of 500 million tons requested by Qin Feng was finally gathered. Even a little more.
"We've finally achieved our goal!" Professor Lorenz let out a long breath. This month's rush to the road, and there are still negotiations, but the old man is tormented.
At this moment, the two are lying in a five-star hotel in São Paulo, Brazil, recuperating while waiting for Professor Lorenz's students to come and meet.
"Thank you, professor!" Qin Feng sincerely expressed his gratitude. After all, I really don't know Latin, not to mention that only Professor Lorenz can communicate in various local languages.
"It's okay! When the time comes, you can pay me to study the Amazon jungle!" Professor Lorenz waved his hand.
Take people's money, and be loyal to people.
After three days of recuperation, Professor Lorenz's students arrived.
There are not many people in his research group. Including Lorenz, there are only 5 people. There were three men and two women. A Lorenz, and his four students.
Subsequently, Qin Feng transferred $8 million into the project funding account of the Lorenz research group. Originally, it was 4 million US dollars, but during this time, Qin Feng was also grateful to the old professor for his travel, so he doubled it.
Of course, these are as they should be. After all, the old professor has won excellent benefits for himself. The total amount of money spent on the acquisition of 500 million tons of mining area is only more than 8 million US dollars, and less than 10 million US dollars.
In addition to the fact that these mines are too small for large corporations, it is also due to the many tribal chiefs Lorenz has met throughout his life studying the Amazon jungle and the environmental impact of the atmosphere.
Without this relationship, I'm afraid that $80 million may not be able to be won. Moreover, the various harsh conditions in the follow-up will also make Qin Feng bankrupt.