Chapter 1669: The most suitable partner
There were layers of ice on the road. Zhou Chen and Xu Banxia held hands, avoiding slippery places and walking carefully. There was even more ice and snow on the roads on both sides.
Moscow during this period really looked like a city of ice and snow, with unmelted snow and ice everywhere.
"I called my friends in the United States yesterday to inquire about the situation of steel prices. I found that although the current international steel prices have not plunged significantly, they are indeed showing a downward trend. Now they have almost fallen below 1,000. In the past, steel prices could
It is said that there are rises and falls, but the downward trend this time is very strange. I also asked him to investigate, and many people in the industry said that steel prices may really continue to fall."
Zhou Chen told Xu Banxia the news he had learned in the past two days. Before time travel, he had studied in the United States for many years and naturally knew many people there. It was not difficult to ask someone to find out the news.
Xu Banxia knew that Zhou Chen was inquiring about international steel prices. When she heard Zhou Chen's words, her face suddenly became solemn.
"Steel prices have been stable for a long time, and the upward and downward trend is not big. How could it happen this time? Is it really going to halve the price of steel as you said?"
"I'm not sure, but this possibility is very high. The more unstable the current international steel price is, the more people will wait and see. It will definitely fall, but how much it will fall and how long it will last is hard to say.
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The price of steel in the TV series is still different from the situation in the real world. Zhou Chen remembers that the price of steel in the plot seemed to have slowly started to rise in the autumn of this year, and then soared rapidly, allowing Xu Banxia to make a lot of money.
After this first payment of money, his rapid rise began.
I don’t know how much it has risen to, but it must have exceeded Xu Banxia’s psychological expectations of more than a thousand and two.
Xu Banxia said: "If this is the case, should we still be lucky that we did not buy scrap steel this time? Otherwise, if we bought 50,000 tons of steel, the price would have dropped very low when the process was completed and shipped back to the domestic port.
By then? Although we may not necessarily lose money by then, we certainly won’t have much profit.”
"Is this a blessing in disguise?"
"Maybe."
Xu Banxia's mood has been really ups and downs recently. She can't understand why all these troublesome things have happened to her.
She came to the north to buy steel and was deceived. Now that scrap steel has dropped so sharply, even if she returns to China at this time, her scrap steel business will not be able to do well.
The two of them arrived at the market in a carriage. On the way, small snowflakes began to fall in the sky. Instead of stopping them, they found it more romantic and artistic, and wandered hand in hand in the market.
"Is this really fox fur?"
Xu Banxia asked Zhou Chen while holding a furry hat.
Zhou Chen said: "That's what the boss said. I do look a bit foxy, but not entirely."
"But the leather goods here are really much cheaper than in China. If we can ship them back to China in large quantities, we can make a lot of difference."
"You have a lot on your mind. Why, are you planning to switch to selling leather goods?"
"Haha, it's not impossible."
Xu Banxia was chatting and laughing with Zhou Chen when suddenly a slightly familiar voice came to her ears. She turned around and was stunned for a moment.
"Nina?"
The next moment, she excitedly shouted over there: "Nina."
The other party heard someone calling her, so she turned around. When she saw Xu Banxia's appearance clearly, her face suddenly changed, but before she could make any move, Xu Banxia ran towards her first, and Nina was so scared that she ran away.
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"Liar, you liar, don't run away."
The two women slowly chased each other on the snow. The ground was slippery and it was not easy to run. But Xu Banxia used all his strength and ran a few hundred meters before grabbing Nina. Nina struggled hard,
The two of them struggled together and fell to the ground.
Nina was caught by Xu Banxia and couldn't get away no matter what. When Xu Banxia questioned her, she had no choice but to compromise and not run away.
In fact, Zhou Chen had already brought the money back, but Xu Banxia was still so desperate because he was angry at being cheated, so he wanted to catch Nina and ask about the situation.
Although Zhou Chen brought back the money, because the process was quite special, Xu Banxia did not dare to ask about the situation in detail. Now that she met Nina, she wanted to ask clearly. Another point is that she still has not completely let go of the scrap steel matter.
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According to what Zhou Chen said, although the international steel price is now decreasing, judging from the current price, if she can transport a large amount of scrap steel back to the country, she will actually still make money, but it will not be as huge as she thought before.
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Even if she can only maintain her capital, she is willing to do it because she needs this batch of scrap steel to help her open up the market. After all, she is just a small boss who sells scrap steel and has nothing to do with the market. But if she can complete this order, she will have to cooperate with foreign companies
Establishing a relationship with Rongsite Steel Company and completing the cooperation is definitely a good start for her, so she is willing to do it even if it does not make money.
They escorted Nina to the coffee shop. Xu Banxia questioned her and Zhou Chen translated. Nina kept making excuses, but Xu Banxia didn't listen at all and insisted on sending her to the police station.
In desperation, Nina thought that the purpose of Xu Banxia's visit this time was for scrap steel, so she immediately thought of her plan and told Xu Banxia that her uncle had connections in the Black Sea and could get scrap steel, which immediately attracted Xu Banxia.
"Zhou Chen, do you think what she said is credible?"
"I'm not sure, but if you want to give it a try, it's not impossible. After all, this time has already been unsuccessful. Now it's just a matter of waiting a few more days. Maybe what she said is true?"
"But didn't you say that the national steel price continues to fall and will hit freezing point? If you buy a lot of scrap steel at this time, you will be doing a loss-making business?"
Zhou Chen said: "That's true, but I think there is a saying in the stock market that makes sense. I am afraid when others are greedy, and I am greedy when others are fearful. Now everyone is afraid of the continued decline in international steel prices.
If you don’t dare to buy it easily, this time is relatively a good opportunity to buy at the bottom; steel prices cannot keep falling, sooner or later there will be a day when they rise, the key is whether you can hold on during this period.”
I remember that in the plot, Xu Banxia waited for half a year before steel prices rose rapidly, and then she doubled her money.
Although in Zhou Chen's opinion, the waiting period is too long, and if he were himself, he would definitely not invest in this business.
But for Xu Banxia, ​​this is actually a good opportunity. After all, she is in the steel industry and has never thought about changing her career. In this case, just keep going. As long as she gets through the most difficult time, her career will be bright and prosperous.
Zhou Chen only wants to be the man behind Xu Banxia, ​​so he doesn't want to make the decision for Xu Banxia, ​​just let her make her own decision.
Xu Banxia fell into deep thought. Her first purpose of coming to buy scrap steel this time was to make money. The second purpose was to open up the market and build momentum for her yard. She was planning to expand the yard and build a wharf in the future.
So she thought about it for a long time and finally decided to give it a try, so she agreed with Nina to go to the Black Sea to check out the situation.
The Black Sea has a large area and is an inland sea between Europe and Asia. It is connected to the Mediterranean Sea through the Turkish Strait. There are many countries along the Black Sea coast, and Tsarist Russia is one of them.
Sitting on the train heading to the Black Sea, Xu Banxia said to Zhou Chen: "It's not long before the Spring Festival. If things go well, we may not be able to return to the country before the year."
Zhou Chen comforted him: "It doesn't matter. Regardless of whether you can go back or not, I will always be with you."
"That's true."
Xu Banxia showed a happy smile and leaned against Zhou Chen.
Seeing Nina chattering across the way, Xu Banxia asked curiously: "What is she talking about?"
"She said we have a really good relationship."
A few days later, they arrived at the Black Sea, and the next day, they met Nina's uncle. With Nina as the intermediary, the two parties started negotiations.
Nina's uncle agreed to the deal and directly quoted a price of forty-five US dollars. When Xu Banxia heard about the discussion, he was immediately happy. However, after hearing the price, he was very dissatisfied and took out the money she and Zhou Chen prepared.
A good document on international steel prices said that the current international steel prices are so low and the price is too high. He also said that if he bought it at this price, he would have to pay freight, tariffs, etc., and he would definitely lose money when he shipped it back to the country. Then he cut it to 30.
Five dollar knife.
The two sides went back and forth and bargained with each other. Zhou Chen acted as the translator and didn't say anything. He just let Xu Banxia make the decision on his own.
In the end, with Xu Banxia's guarantee, if the transaction goes smoothly this time, there will be more and larger transactions in the future, and the price can rebound by then, so the two parties finally settled on a transaction price of thirty-nine dollars.
However, Xu Banxia, ​​who had not seen the goods, only made a verbal agreement, was still very uneasy. Until two days later, when he saw the tanks and weapons that were delivered, he was dumbfounded.
While Xu Banxia and the others were busy trading, Chen Yuyu and Tong Xiaoqi in China were not having a good time either.
There were too many debt collectors, including the tax department. In the end, Chen Yuzhou had no choice but to use the one million left by Zhou Chen to pay off the tax debt and settle some of the debts.
This resulted in this year passing smoothly.
Zhou Chen and Xu Banxia had a very busy life this year, busy with transactions and freight. They did not return to China until after the New Year. When they returned to China, the Lantern Festival had already passed.
However, Xu Banxia was not in a good mood at this time, because during this period, the international steel price had dropped to about 700. If it were sold to Rongsite Company at this price, Xu Banxia would lose a lot of money, so she
After considering Zhou Chen's suggestion, I kept this batch of goods and waited for the steel price to rise before considering selling it.
But if she did this, she would have to break her agreement with Zhao Lei. After all, it was Zhao Lei's help and trust that she had the money to go north to buy scrap steel in the first place. Although she wanted to make money, she didn't want to be a treacherous person.
Chen Yuyu and Tong Xiaoqi picked up Zhou Chen and Xu Banxia, ​​and were very surprised to see them bringing so many suitcases and bags.
"Boss, why do you bring so much luggage?"
"What? Our luggage is only part of it. The rest are gifts bought for you. You can take them by yourself when you get back."
"Really, the boss is the boss. He hasn't forgotten us even after being abroad for so many days. I thought you were just spending time with Zhou Chen."
To be continued...