Resource Tycoon Reborn

Sun Jun has returned from his honeymoon. With Fang Mingyuan's care and the close travel agency arranging the whole trip, the young couple traveled to Japan, Southeast Asia and Dubai. They enjoyed top-notch treatment throughout the journey, and it only cost 5,000 yuan.

Yuan, his wife couldn't be more satisfied - she inquired privately, this kind of treatment, especially the seven-day presidential suite at the Burj Al Arab Hotel, not to mention the travel expenses of 5,000 yuan, just add two

Even if it’s zero, you may not be able to enjoy it.

Sun Jun naturally understood what was going on. He knew to some extent who the shareholders of the Mingmi Travel Agency were, and charging them five thousand yuan was nothing more than a cover-up. Naturally, he said it again and again.

He reminded his wife not to show off to others, just say it was a normal trip. If this matter was revealed, although it might not have any negative impact on him, it would not sound good.

On the first day he returned to work in the District Civil Affairs Bureau, he felt the "goodwill" from all directions. The director also found time to have a long talk with him, encouraged him more, and of course did not forget to give him some encouragement.

Danzi. Sun Jun knew in his heart that this was obviously a side reaction brought about by Deputy District Chief Tongwu's overtures to him. A powerful executive deputy district chief and a deputy district chief. He is now in the eastern suburbs, but there are

The two big bosses are the stars. As for Xie Guohai, Tong Wu and Chen Jingshou will definitely not leak the news at the risk of offending Xie Guohai. In the following days, Sun Jun is like a fish in water at work, with no constraints.

His power was gone, there were no more people who were treacherous to him, and there were no more people who were submissive to him, and he could carry out the things he was told without compromise... In the following days, he could be said to be very proud of himself. But Sun Jun did not let this happen.

And frivolous, he knew very well in his heart why such treatment came from. He didn't know why Fang Mingyuan looked so differently at someone who was in a humble position and had no ability to repay him, but he knew that even if he couldn't repay the other person, he couldn't

To discredit the other party, he represents Fang Mingyuan in the eyes of some people.

Putting down the documents in his hands, Sun Jun stood up, stretched his body, and walked back and forth in the room a few times. He was not as calm as he appeared on the surface, because he knew that he worked in the Civil Affairs Bureau.

The days were already counting down. On the evening of January 7, he and Wang Ying went to Fang Mingyuan's courtyard house in the capital and stayed there for more than two hours before coming out.

From that night on, he knew that he would soon be transferred to work in Tangshan City. Moreover, not only him, but also his friend Wang Ying would also be transferred to Qingshan Province in the near future!

Although, in the eyes of many people, Tangshan is far inferior to the capital, and Qingshan Province is even worse than the capital, but for the two of them, it is a rare opportunity in their official careers. This transfer, at least for the two of them

They have to be promoted from half a level to one level, and if they stay in the capital, they may not have the opportunity to take this step in another three to five years, or even longer.

One step! Moreover, this also means that their level is enough to ensure that they have a considerable say in the local government and enter the small circle of local government decision-makers, instead of being small cadres who have broken their legs.

They still know very well why chickens are not queens of cows!

What made the two of them even more happy was that Fang Mingyuan raised his expectations for the two of them during this meeting. This made the two people who had always felt that they could only take benefits from Fang Mingyuan but were unable to repay Fang Mingyuan psychologically.

The wife was in balance. So the two agreed immediately. Sun Jun did not even mention asking his newlywed wife’s opinion. In Sun Jun’s opinion, compared to his friend who was going to work in Qingshan Province, he was more interested in going to Tangshan.

There is nothing to talk about. In any case, it is much closer from Tangshan to the capital than from Qingshan Province to the capital. Even if there are no direct highways and railways, it is still very convenient to come back via Jincheng. He

You don’t even need to bring your family to Tangshan. Moreover, Tangshan is also the largest economic city in Yanxing Province. In North China, it is not as good as Beijing and Jincheng. What is there to be dissatisfied about going there?

In the following days, he and his friends were waiting for news. After all, in China, official transfers still have to go through a complete set of procedures; on the other hand, they were also taking time to understand all aspects of Tongyi's policies.

, because Fang Mingyuan made it very clear that he hoped that the two of them could carry out some of Tongyi's policies and good customs after arriving at the local level, and at the same time become spokespersons for the legitimate rights and interests of the Fang family's enterprises in the local area.

Well, it's not as easy as upper lip touching lower lip! Sun Jun has been thinking these days whether he can persuade one or two of his subordinates who are comfortable with it to go to Tangshan with him. In this way

, at least it can be regarded as his own team.

Fang Mingyuan naturally didn't know that Sun Jun had already thought so long-term. After getting affirmative answers from the two people, he put the matter behind him - there were too many things he needed to do now, and compared with these things

In comparison, the incident between Sun Jun and Wang Ying is really nothing. After both parties have communicated well, this matter is just a matter of time.

In the headquarters building of Guo's Shipping Group, in the small living room of Chairman Yu Qiuxia, the main management of Guo's Shipping Group gathered together.

"Master Fang, fortunately most of our shipping capacity has signed long-term transportation contracts!" Zhuge Qi, the vice president of Guo's Shipping Group Company, said with admiration to Fang Mingyuan. In the past week, in 2007,

The once-famous international iron ore shipping rates suffered a rare plunge in history. The cumulative declines in iron ore shipping rates from Brazil to China and from Australia to China were as high as 23% and 19% respectively, which caused many

The shipping group company is in mourning!

As the price and demand for iron ore continue to rise in the international iron ore market, the requirements for shipping capacity are also increasing, and shipping charges will naturally increase. In 2007, international iron ore shipping

The shipping fee is soaring all the way, reaching new highs repeatedly! The shipping fee from Brazil to China hit a record high of 97.23 US dollars per ton on November 7. The shipping fee from Australia to China hit a record high of US$97.23 per ton.

On November 11, it hit a record high of 39.1 US dollars per ton! But after that, the sea freight of iron ore began to decline, and in the past week, the drop was as high as 100%.

Eighteen and sixteen percent!

Kuok Shipping Group Co., Ltd., as one of the leading shipping companies in East Asia, has a large number of iron ore transport ships. Last year, although most of the shipping capacity had signed long-term iron ore transportation contracts, only a small part

The shipping capacity is used in the dry bulk cargo market, and it makes a lot of money. However, since September 2007, Guo's Shipping Group has taken delivery of nine large 300,000-ton ore carriers.

The company has successively transferred some of its older and smaller capesize cargo ships used to transport iron ore. Since Guo's Shipping Group will continue to have a number of large-scale ore transportation ships with a line of 300,000 tons.

Ship 6 was launched again. Therefore, in the international shipping market, there was no big reaction to Kuok Shipping Group’s move.

Moreover, at Fang Mingyuan's request, about 90% of Guo's Shipping Group's iron ore shipping capacity has signed long-term transportation agreements with customers. Since long-term transportation agreements will relatively lock in freight rates, they are naturally very popular among customers.

, but for most shipping group companies, during a period when sea freight rates are rising, they prefer to follow the market.

Regarding Fang Mingyuan's decision, there is still a lot of controversy within Guo's Shipping Group. It is believed that Fang Mingyuan should leave at least 20% to 30% of flexible shipping capacity. In this case, plus the 2008

The carrying capacity of several large 300,000-ton ore carriers launched in June this year can make more profits from the iron ore shipping market! Zhuge Qi is one of them. At that time, he even argued with Yu Qiu about this

After Yu Qiuxia expressed his unconditional support for Fang Mingyuan's decision, he had no choice but to accept the result.

But no one expected that after mid-to-late November, situations would arise frequently in the iron ore market. First, the Indian Ministry of Finance, in conjunction with its domestic steel companies, requested a substantial increase in export tariffs on Indian iron ore. In early December, Brazil

Vale announced that due to force majeure, it would postpone the delivery of more than 1.5 million tons of iron ore in December. At the end of December, Brazil's Vale announced that it would postpone the delivery of more than 1.5 million tons of iron ore in December.

From January 3 to the end of February 2008, the important iron ore export port Itaqui Port will be closed to repair the damaged berths. This will directly lead to the Brazilian Vale company to lose up to 60,000 yuan a day.

Iron ore exports of more than 50,000 tons. According to overall estimates, the iron ore supply of Brazilian Vale Company has decreased by nearly 5 million tons, most of which is supplied to the Chinese market. On January 1, the Chinese Customs officially

The export tariffs on steel, coking coal and coke were raised, causing a significant decline in the export volume of these three categories of goods.

India's increased tariffs, China's revised export policy, and Brazil's delayed delivery of goods were three major events that occurred simultaneously, which had a strong impact on both the iron ore market and the iron ore shipping market, and also left a large amount of shipping capacity idle.

This is also the main reason for the decline in iron ore sea freight prices.

Fang Mingyuan smiled and said: "Vice President Zhuge, what do you think of the future of the international iron ore shipping market?"

Zhuge Qi has obviously considered this issue for a long time and said with confidence: "Chairman Yu, Mr. Fang, my personal opinion is that although the sea freight of iron ore has dropped significantly at present, in the long run

Look, the demand for the iron ore transportation market is still quite strong. Everyone knows the reason for the sharp decline in iron ore shipping rates in the short term. The import and export policies of the Indian government and the Chinese government will not have major changes in the short term.

However, there is a time limit for the reduction in iron ore exports of Brazil's Vale. Moreover, the price increase of Indian iron ore may cause some companies that purchase Indian iron ore to switch to Brazil and Australia.

, and the ships that originally ran the Indian route have changed to the Brazilian route and the Australian route. The lengthening of the shipping distance will also make the shipping capacity tight. So I think that by the beginning of March, the sea freight of iron ore will start to stop falling.

And it is very likely to resume the upward trend. However, this will not have a significant impact on our company, because by then we will have three more large ore carriers that can be put into the transportation market. And in the second half of the year, we will also receive more

Four large ore transport ships." In his opinion, Fang Mingyuan's time difference was very good, and he happened to avoid the period when iron ore shipping rates fell, and all those ships were sold for one

The price is good, so the freed crew members not only meet the needs of new ships, but also ensure the rotation and rest time of crew members of other ships under Guo's Shipping Group Company. It can be said that it kills several birds with one stone, and the cost saved in this way

That's a pretty substantial amount.

"Well, when the company is considering this year's iron ore sea freight, it must take into account the global economic situation and the Chinese government's control of the steel industry's production capacity and the elimination of backward production capacity. In addition, the country has increased tariffs on steel exports, which means

This means that a large amount of steel will be exported to domestic sales, which will also lower the price of steel in the domestic steel market, which will have a considerable impact on the enthusiasm of domestic enterprises to import iron ore. This must also be taken into consideration." Fang Mingyuan

He nodded and said, although in his impression, the international iron ore shipping market will suffer a sharp decline in the second half of 2008, but from a long-term perspective, Zhuge Qi is right, as long as

China still maintains strong demand for imported iron ore and shipping capacity is still tight, so the shipping market will not be completely reversed.

"Yes!" Zhuge Qi nodded, and everyone else present took notes in their notebooks.

"Also, Sister Qiu Xia, the global economic situation in the past two years is not optimistic, and the prospects of the shipbuilding industry are not optimistic either. I think we can take this opportunity to sell the company's ships that are older and have not ideal tonnage.

The ships are gradually being upgraded." Fang Mingyuan said to Qiu Xia.

Yu Qiuxia waved his hand with a chuckle and said: "You are the president, and I, the chairman, am only responsible for your duties when you have no time to manage the company, so you can decide on this kind of thing!"

Fang Mingyuan smiled helplessly and said: "Sister Qiu Xia, please pay more attention to the acquisition of other shipping companies." (To be continued.)