King of Industry

"Susanna, it's me." After hearing Suzanne's voice, Zhao Guoyang said with a smile.

"Ah, Guoyang? You haven't slept yet? It's early morning, isn't it?"

The time zone of Sao Paulo in the Samba country is the third west district, which is 11 hours away from Huaxia in the eighth east district.

Calculated according to the time in Czechoslovakia in the first district of the East, it is more than six o'clock in the evening at this time, and it is two or three o'clock in the afternoon in Sao Paulo, but it is indeed one or two o'clock in the morning in Huaxia.

Hearing Suzanne's doubts, Zhao Guoyang explained his situation to her with a smile.

When the governor's daughter heard that Zhao Guoyang was going to Eastern Europe again, she couldn't help sighing: "Zhao, you are too busy. You have just finished your work in this country, and you are going abroad again. You are much busier than me..."

"Hehe, Suzanne, you may be busy soon!" Zhao Guoyang followed up and told the situation of mineral resources that he had heard from Jin Xiuzhu.

"Oh, Zhao, you mean, let me invest in the silver mine in Czechoslovakia that has been mined for many years? But shouldn't it be almost exhausted?" Susanna asked suspiciously.

Zhao Guoyang gave a "hmm" and explained: "Susanna, don't worry about this. According to what I know, although this silver mine has been developed for a long time, the reserves are still considerable. If you win it, you will definitely not lose money."

"Also, the current business of our 'Sunmoonstar' company is limited to the Latin American region, which is far from enough for us who are committed to a global strategy..."

Susanna responded, and then asked again: "It's true. But, Zhao, why does it have to be Europe, and Eastern Europe?"

"In terms of rich mineral resources, shouldn't we go to Africa for development? Or Australia, which has a vast land and few people..."

Zhao Guoyang still recognized Suzanne's clear judgment.

He let out a "hmm" and explained: "Susanna, the two continents you mentioned are indeed regions with the richest mining resources in the world. However, the disadvantages of mining development in these two regions are also obvious, that is, the shortage of human resources. lack."

Zhao Guoyang paused for a moment, then continued: "Actually, whether it is Africa or Australia, there is a very short supply of personnel engaged in mining in these two regions, and there are even fewer personnel who understand some mining principles and technologies."

"Of course, the specific situation in Africa and Australia is not the same. In Africa, there are too few people with a cultural foundation, and most people cannot engage in technical jobs."

"As for Australia, apart from the fact that the population is too small, no one is willing to work in the mining industry, which is a more important reason."

When Zhao Guoyang said this, Susanna on the other end of the phone responded with a "huh" and said, "You are right, Zhao."

"I have been to Australia once. The people there are not very motivated to work, and the social welfare is so good that many young people are unwilling to engage in physical labor. As for the dirty and tiring business of mining, it is even less popular in the local area. People's eyes..."

Susannah smiled playfully and said, "Using one of your Chinese idioms, Australians are a vivid example of 'loving leisure and loathing work'!"

Hearing Suzanne's teasing of the Australians, Zhao Guoyang laughed dumbly and said, "That's right, Suzanne, your Chinese is getting better and better now, and your words are very appropriate..."

After joking, Zhao Guoyang continued to explain: "The reason why we chose Czechoslovakia as our 'Sunmoonstar' company's first overseas springboard is that there are certain mineral resources here and a complete mining system. , what I value more is the mining education here..."

"Perhaps Suzanne, you don't know, the Pribram Mining Academy and the Banska Shgavnica Mining Academy in Czechoslovakia are well-known mining professional schools throughout Europe."

"The quality of the talents cultivated by these two schools is definitely the best in the industry. If it weren't for the influence of Czechoslovakia's past policies, these talents would have been divided up by the international mining giants... ..."

"Last year, the government of Czechoslovakia gradually relaxed the access policy of 'foreign capital'. With such an opportunity, our 'Sunmoonstar' company will have no worries about investing in the mining industry in Czechoslovakia."

"At the same time, we can also take this opportunity to cultivate a group of backbones for the company's future. The benefits are naturally obvious..."

After Suzanne had a little recollection of her words, Zhao Guoyang continued, "Of course, I've just come up with the feasibility analysis of this investment. After I figure out the situation here, I will Confirm with you again."

"As for how to proceed, it's up to you..."

After listening to Zhao Guoyang, some of Susanna's previous worries gradually dissipated.

She said very gratified: "Zhao, it's so worry-free to cooperate with you. Every time you do something, you have considered every aspect. I just do what you tell me. It's really relaxing and enjoyable..."

"Don't say that, Suzanne. I did more work in the early stage, but later on, I'm sure you will play a major role. After all, I'm here in China, and I have too many things to take care of."

"Understand! When we cooperated, didn't you just agree with me!"

Hearing the knock on the door from the other end of the phone, Suzanne said with a smile: "Okay, Zhao, go and get busy. I know the matter. I will wait for your call for the next two days." gone."

Zhao Guoyang responded, made an appointment with her for a call, and hung up the phone.

The knock on the door sounded again, and Zhao Guoyang hurriedly raised his head and called out, "Please come in!"

The place where Zhao Guoyang made the call was in a separate room in the embassy's office. It is said that his call time was not long, so it should not be disturbed so soon.

But what was the knock on the door?

Just when Zhao Guoyang was secretly surprised, the door had already been pushed open.

"Researcher Zhao! Sorry to bother you!" Tang Xing, secretary of the embassy, ​​walked in with an apologetic expression.

Zhao Guoyang waved his hands with a smile and said, "Secretary Tang is too polite. I just finished calling, so it's okay!"

In fact, seeing that it was him, Zhao Guoyang already had a rough guess in his heart.

Tang Xing, as the highest-level secretary below the embassy counselor, must have something important to do when he suddenly came to find him.

Thinking about it, either the embassy had urgent matters or the delegation had new tasks, Zhao Guoyang knew this very well.

Sure enough, after Tang Xing came in, he wiped the sweat from his brow and said, "Researcher Zhao, just received a call from Ambassador Meng, saying that Kelmenchik held an impromptu banquet tonight and invited all members of the embassy and delegation. ..."

"Ambassador Meng called me in a hurry, and he was looking for you. He asked you to rush there with me now."

"An impromptu banquet is held at the official residence of Deputy Foreign Minister Kelmenchik?" After hearing Tang Xing's explanation, Zhao Guoyang was a little puzzled.

Ordinarily, at noon yesterday, Kelmenchik had already entertained the delegation once.

It's only been a day, this guy has organized such a temporary banquet again, what is the reason?

After thinking about this, Zhao Guoyang couldn't help asking: "Secretary Tang, this Minister Kelmenchik, shouldn't he just entertain our Chinese embassy with the delegation? Are there other people involved? "

Upon hearing this, Tang Xing nodded hurriedly and said, "Researcher Zhao, you are right."

"Ambassador Meng said that today's banquet will not only be attended by the Minister of Industry and Trade and the Minister of Local Development of Czechoslovakia, but also several important figures from the Prague business community and industry. .”

"Oh?" Although it had long been thought that the level of guests attending this banquet would not be too low, Zhao Guoyang still hadn't expected such a high standard.

"It seems that after Mr. Kelmenchik learned about the composition of our Chinese delegation, he specially invited some big entrepreneurs from the capital Prague to attend the meeting..."

After Tang Xing's explanation, Zhao Guoyang immediately came to his senses.

Needless to say, it must be Minister Kelmenchik. After knowing that there are also two big bosses in the delegation, Director Li Ru of the Equipment Industry Department of the Ministry of Machinery and Electronics Industry, and Director Sun Zhi of the European Department of the Ministry of Foreign Trade. Only then did he mobilize his own contacts and come up with such an event.

It can be seen that the Czechoslovakian officials still attach great importance to such a large lineup sent by the Chinese delegation.

Because to some extent, Kelmenchik's attitude actually represents the attitude of the Czechoslovak government.

After understanding the reason of the matter, Zhao Guoyang nodded calmly, and said to Tang Xing: "No problem, Secretary Tang. I have already made a phone call here. When you leave, just let me know!"

When Tang Xing heard this, a big stone in his heart fell to the ground.

He said to Zhao Guoyang with a smile on his face: "Researcher Zhao, you can rest here for a few minutes, and I will prepare the car right away."

After finishing speaking, Tang Xing turned around and hurried to leave.

It can be seen that Secretary Tang attaches great importance to this evening's banquet, and dare not waste a moment of effort.

"Uh, Secretary Tang, I'll go there with you. I won't bother you later!" Zhao Guoyang thought for a while, then got up and took a step forward, standing side by side with Tang Xing.

Tang Xing secretly admired Zhao Guoyang's "reasonableness".

In the past day or so, he had already learned about the past legend of this "Researcher Zhao" from several familiar comrades in the delegation, and he also knew how much the big shots valued him.

There is no doubt that this young researcher Zhao has outstanding abilities, which he has never seen in his life. Its future can be said to be bright.

What is rare is that although this researcher Zhao is extremely capable, he is so low-key and knows how to think about others, which is not possessed by many wunderkinds.