Chapter 904: Gathering Hall

It was still the Banquet Hall, or the big private room in the Juyi Hall.

The bosses of ten steel mills in Tangcheng gathered together to discuss important matters, to be exact, nine bosses plus a general manager.

Although Li Xianglong was not a boss, he was better than a boss. His words were influential in Dingran Steel, and his words also had weight among his peers in Tangcheng.

This time, it was all his colleagues who were called together.

The seating arrangement was determined according to their status. Li Xianglong sat in the main seat, with Zhang Xiaobai, the boss of the second largest steel mill, on his left, and Zhang Ruihua, a prestigious old man, on his right.

Before the dishes were served, everyone was talking happily!

Someone asked politely, "Boss Li, I wonder what good news you have for calling everyone together this time?"

These were all big bosses, all well-known figures in Tangcheng, and they no longer cared about eating and drinking. The reason they pushed aside other things to attend the party was that they could get some practical benefits every time they got together.

For example, he consulted Li Xianglong on management issues, and discussed technical difficulties with everyone. For example, after that meal, he went to the Australian mine. With the technical support of Li Xianglong and Zhang Xiaobai, he really saved costs.

However, it was not as much as 20%, even less than 10%, but he was very satisfied, and the savings were all real RMB.

Li Xianglong hesitated for a moment and said, "It was not me who invited everyone this time, but Mr. Zhang from Dengfeng had something to do. I just played a role in matchmaking!"

In this circle, Li Xianglong's words carry more weight than Zhang Xiaobai, so he was asked to notify, and sure enough, no one was missing.

The two had already discussed that Li Xianglong would not need to participate in the next matter. After all, he was an outsider and just a worker. If he participated too deeply, he would suffer a big loss.

Everyone looked at Zhang Xiaobai.

At this moment, Zhang Xiaobai held a cigarette between his fingers, took a few puffs slowly, and pinched it into the ashtray.

Zhang Xiaobai looked around, looked at those smiling faces, and asked: "Everyone, how is the Australian ore?"

Everyone nodded, indicating that it is very good.

Is it good? The key is whether it can save money. The facts prove that Australian ore is really good.

It is cheap and easy to refine.

Zhang Xiaobai asked again: "Do you want to reduce costs further?"

Everyone said in unison: "Yes!"

What is said without thinking is what is in your heart.

Some people showed expectations in their eyes. If the cost is reduced further, it means that the profit will be greater and more money will be made.

Li Xianglong has not spoken all the time. He is a little nervous. Now everyone is laughing, maybe he will have to turn the table over in a while.

Zhang Ruihua is an old man in the industry. He didn't look happy when he heard Zhang Xiaobai's words, but just frowned slightly.

It's not that he thought of something, but that he didn't think of anything.

In addition to reducing the price of raw materials, how else can the cost be reduced.

Zhang Xiaobai was silent for a moment and said: "Import Australian ore on a large scale!"

With just this sentence, the scene immediately became boiling, and people with different expressions talked about it.

"Large-scale import of Australian ore? How large-scale? Would it be inappropriate?"

The boss was polite. In fact, he had thought of this long ago. Importing such a small amount of Australian ore would reduce costs. Wouldn't it make more money if he imported more?

However, this was just an idea. He didn't dare to say it out loud, for fear of offending the ore dressing bosses and mine owners in the city.

It happened that Zhang Xiaobai was the first to speak out. He took this opportunity to test other people's ideas!

One boss stood up and said unhappily: "What nonsense, this method can certainly reduce costs, but who dares to do it?"

This buddy has a bad temper. He doesn't hide his words. He points out the problem in one sentence!

No one dares to do this. It is not reasonable.

A middle-aged man next to Zhang Xiaobai, who is considered the fourth person in this industry, slowly spoke, "Xiaobai, your idea is good, but it is not realistic!"

"First, from a logical point of view, this cannot be done, because it will hurt the interests of too many people. You know what kind of people we are in Tangcheng. With unity of mind, the ore dressing boss and the mine owner will unite to kill our steel mills!"

Several people nodded in agreement. No matter how powerful a person is, there is no way to cook without rice!

If there is one, there will be two. The fourth person lit a cigarette and continued, "It doesn't work from a logical point of view, and this matter is not reasonable."

"Now we are rich and eat delicious food, but if we look back more than ten years ago, weren't we all fucking poor?"

Most of these people are in their forties and fifties. They have experienced the hard days of not having enough food. The mines on the mountain have become a gold mine. When there was no mine, the mountain was a copper wall that prevented the villagers from becoming rich.

"Don't forget the well diggers when you drink water. Without those guys opening the mine and without people building the concentrator, how could we open the steel plant? How could we have the current glory?"

"We are all from Tangcheng. We have a good relationship. We will see each other every day. Don't do things to the extreme. I will make a statement first. I would rather make less money than hurt the hearts of those old friends!"

Several people applauded and agreed with him.

This matter dare not and cannot be done.

The waiter served two more dishes and then left.

Zhang Xiaobai suddenly felt something was wrong. Why didn't Zhang Ruihua, who always argued with him, take this opportunity to ridicule him?

Zhang Xiaobai looked at Zhang Ruihua and smiled: "Mr. Zhang, what do you mean?"

Zhang Ruihua frowned and said: "This... I listen to everyone's opinions!"

Well, he will offend no one.

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While the dishes were not all served, Zhang Xiaobai brought up a topic. I don’t know if what he said was true or not. So far, everyone was within the scope of discussion.

If this trend continues, this topic should end in failure because the majority of people object.

Some people, like Figure 4, think out of reason, while more people only consider reason.

It’s not that I don’t want to, it’s that I don’t dare!

However, the topic is not over yet!

As the waiter came in again, the last two dishes were served.

Everyone poured the wine and was about to start drinking and eating when Zhang Xiaobai spoke again!

The corner of Zhang Xiaobai's mouth twitched. He rubbed the wine glass in his hand and his eyes fell on the glass. He said softly: "Dengfeng Steel has decided to gradually enter the Australian mine and use half of the amount by 2006!"

Zhang Xiaobai's words were very soft, but they were like thunder exploding in people's minds. However, the scene was surprisingly quiet, and people looked at the young second-in-command with a strange expression.

It turned out that he was not discussing, but had already made a decision. This was a notice!

Figure 4 sat next to Zhang Xiaobai, patted him on the shoulder gently and said, "Young man, calm down. Do you know the consequences of this matter?"

Zhang Xiaobai smiled slightly and said, "There are no consequences!"

Figure 4 frowned tightly, obviously unhappy.

At this time, Li Xianglong, who had always remained silent, finally spoke.

"I agree with Mr. Zhang's opinion and will do what he says!"