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"This is a mine with reserves of nearly one billion tons. The most important thing is that it is more than 60 kilometers away from the port of Gallore. There is a railway in the area, and shipping is very convenient." Alan Wilson tapped his finger on the table, "Then Derek Sir, an astonishing $30 million price? That's nearly half of the 50-million-ton Messerby mine in 1901. Should I be thankful for U.S. Steel's generosity?"

It's a joke. Even in the original Mercerby Mine M&A case, Morgan ignored Rockefeller Jr.'s premium and took a lot of money to make friends with the Rockefeller family.

But it has been forty-five years, and now it has also acquired a mine with at least ten times the original reserves, and has only taken out half of what it was forty-five years ago? Even the original price of Derek was enough to be hanged on the Soviet gallows.

"Mr. Allen, you should consider the extra cost of shipping." Derek was silent for a while, then explained that the extra cost due to the distance would put enormous pressure on the company's already meager profits.

"Tiny profit? Now that the world war has just ended, all countries need to rebuild. It is the benefit of the steel industry. Will there be a meager profit at this time?" Is the company a small company? The profit is meager?"

Seeing what Derek wanted to say, Alan Wilson had already opened up the next battlefield, emphasizing, "Mr. Derek please diverge your thinking, once this iron ore becomes owned by U.S. Steel, this is not just a mine. The problem, and the problem of the market, is an opportunity to enter the Indian market. Even if British India becomes independent at a certain time in the future, and new countries appear in the subcontinent, new countries also need to be built, and the demand for steel will still be strong. US Steel is not only It is to get an iron ore, and also to get a broad market.”

Forehead! Derek's words that he wanted to refute were blocked again. He had to admit that the colonial official's words made sense, but he still said stubbornly, "We have a special relationship with China, we are close allies, and China also has the market, raw materials. China actually has it too, unlike what Mr Allen said, as if there is no other choice."

"Wow." Alan Wilson leaned back tactically and stared at Derek with a half-smile, "Do you want to compare China with British India? It seems that it can't be compared in any way except for the number of people, right? Except for the number of people, Derek Sir, you can now summarize the data in any field in 1946, and exclude the population first. As long as there are more than three points in which China surpasses British India, I will take what you said to be true."

An industrial destroyer like the Artillery Party, still want to surpass British India? That seems to be a joke. It's not that Alan Wilson belittles this party. In the development of industry, the Artillery Party and even Yan Laoxi, a provincial warlord.

"Eh?" Derek didn't know what to say again, as if it was indeed incomparable, and instead said, "China also has iron ore."

"That's another problem." Alan Wilson came prepared, even if he wasn't prepared, it didn't matter, he just didn't need to prepare for China's problems, "Mysore's iron ore is hematite, as the United States Important people in the steel company, I'm sure you understand what that means."

Hematite is iron oxide, which is heavy and hard. Hematite contains up to 70% iron and can be produced in large quantities, making it the most important iron ore. Hematite gets its name from the dark red color it emits.

The iron ore in Mysore is not 70% iron, but it is more than 60%. It is an absolute bonanza. As for China, China is a famous country with large reserves of everything, but very average quality.

Even in the mines in Mysore, most of the iron ore is not hematite, but at least one-fifth of the hematite ore is now. According to the total reserves, more than 100 million tons of iron ore can be extracted. steel.

From geographic shipping costs to market size to iron ore quality, Alan Wilson is on point.

"It's a pity that Mr. Allen is not in business. If he were a successful person in the United States," Derek sighed and smiled bitterly.

"Maybe, I'm quite happy as a civil servant." Alan Wilson replied with a reserved face. In the United States, who said he couldn't be a monopoly capitalist? Maybe even a slave owner!

The dialogue between the two seems to be tit-for-tat, but the atmosphere is not in a state of opposition. In the final analysis, talking about business is not about running a colony. Talking about business is about a win-win in a certain sense. It can be a real win-win, or it can be some kind of special. win-win.

Derek, who had hoped to win twice, has now given up his delusions of falling pie in the sky and has returned to a peaceful attitude. He has clearly shown that it is not advisable to exert extreme pressure.

"I hope that our third meeting will be able to reach consensus on many issues." Derek said at the end that he should contact the country and come up with a truly win-win quotation. At the same time, he will also consider the local transportation conditions and availability. The conditions for entering the subcontinent market have been reported, and the board of directors is waiting for a reply.

This has changed a lot from the first time the two met. Derek finally put away the unique savior demeanor of Americans. Alan Wilson's attitude has also eased a lot. Before leaving, he said goodbye, "Actually, we There is still a lot of consensus, how to say, blood is thicker than water also exists."

"American businessmen have always been willing to do business with anyone. We have a good relationship with China and have helped the Soviet Union." Derek came out to send Alan Wilson and said very gently.

"The example of China is still up for debate." Alan Wilson said that he should not use this example as a comparison.

For example, the Treaty of Friendship, Commerce and Navigation of the Artillery Party, no one can fault the written article.

Decided to strengthen the long and surviving ties of reconciliation and friendship between the two countries by means of provisions suitable for the spiritual, cultural, economic, and commercial aspirations of the two peoples, which are sufficient to enhance friendly exchanges between their territories. Treaty of Amity, Commerce and Navigation.

The nationals of either Contracting Party shall have the right to reside, travel and engage in various occupations such as commerce, industry, culture, education, religion, etc. within the "entire territory" of the other Party, as well as the right to mine and develop mineral resources, lease and hold land; and Economically enjoy national treatment.

It seems to be very equal. The two countries are as close as brothers, and any national can enjoy national treatment in the other country. It's even more intimate than the later Sino-Soviet.

Alan Wilson just wanted to know, if China and the United States were not separated by a Pacific Ocean, but as neighbors like the Soviet Union, would the Americans dare to come up with such conditions?

Vessels of this side can navigate freely in any ports, places or territorial waters opened by the other side, and their personnel and goods have the freedom to pass through the territory of the other side through the "most convenient way"; ships of this side, including warships, may In the event of any danger", enter the other side "to any port, place or territorial water that is not open to foreign commerce or navigation".

Can the Artillery Party have warships that can drive to the United States? On the contrary, the United States is now the world's No. 1 naval power, and can completely regard any waters in China as its own home.

For the Governor's Mansion, Assistant Allen had been out early and returned late recently, and he had not stayed in the Governor's Mansion much. Of course, some people know that the assistant commissioner got a beauty job and can be a tour guide for American female stars.

Of course, it's more than that. Alan Wilson even negotiated a multi-billion-dollar deal with Joan Crawford.

"Thirty million dollars?" Joan Crawford, besides Bette Davis, knew the most about U.S. Steel's arrival in New Delhi. Hearing this number, he couldn't help but exclaimed, "Alan, you Crazy, a million-dollar bonus. You turned it down, you have to know what a million-dollar means, if it's just filming, it's hard to say whether I can earn it in ten years."

Joan Crawford is of course telling the truth for what an actress was paid for in the 1940s, and she is over forty and on the verge of a career crisis~lightnovelpub.net~ The rejection of Alan Wilson is very Can't understand.

"This money can't be taken." Alan Wilson has an objective understanding of Joan Crawford. These female stars who came to New Delhi have a different understanding of Alan Wilson, the assistant commissioner.

As far as Joan Crawford and Bette Davis are concerned, although the two are at odds, when they look at Alan Wilson, they have a surprisingly consistent point of view, that is, this assistant commissioner is not a big man. Joan Crawford even thought he was a soft eater.

And Heidi Lamar, who didn't have much contact with Greta Garbo and Ingrid Bergman, didn't expect it to be so simple when she met Ellen Wilson, but maintained a polite attitude.

The reason is that Joan Crawford and Bette Davis are real Americans, Heidi Lamarr is Austrian, Greta Garbo and Ingrid Bergman are both Swedes, and Europe and America are still different.

When Joan Crawford and Bette Davis grew up in the United States, they naturally believed that officials were nothing more than marionettes of capitalists, not to mention Alan Wilson, an assistant commissioner, who didn’t sound like a big official.

As for the other three actresses, the British Empire was still famous as the world leader in the process of growing up, and Europe did not seem to be the American capitalist. Weiss is different.

According to Joan Crawford and Bette Davis, the bosses of big companies are more powerful than civil servants.

This is a cognitive error, and considering the age of the two, it is almost impossible to change.

To accept Joan Crawford's painstaking persuasion to accept one million dollars, Alan Wilson just pretended that he didn't hear it, and that he would charge a fee if he had nothing to do. He also had to communicate with London to try to get this sum of hundreds of millions of dollars. The big deal is negotiated.