Chapter 34 The Price You Can Bear

This kid is very cunning, very cunning! Such a thought flashed through Iwasaki Jun's mind.

No wonder Fan Wubing was able to create such a huge amount of wealth in such a young age, he really is a young genius. Iwasaki Jun now understands that Fan Wubing may not be the kind of person who relies on the background behind him to make things happen on the surface. If he looks at him from this perspective, it may seriously affect his huge plan. of.

A reasonable price is nothing more than referring to the current international rare earth mineral prices, but if that is the case, Japan, which relies entirely on imports, cannot afford such a price, and after China suddenly closed the door to the export of rare earth minerals, rare earth minerals in the international market The price is already on the verge of moving, and countless speculators have poured in. Although there are some pressures, it will not last long. It is conceivable that once the rare earth price in the international market suddenly strengthens, the possibility that Mitsubishi wants to get cheap rare earth minerals from China Even more negligible.

But how could Fan Wubing fail to see this? Jun Iwasaki suddenly felt very headache. He has never encountered such a complicated and difficult situation. If the rare earth incident is not handled well this time, the Mitsubishi chaebol will be hit very hard.

How can we persuade Fan Wubing to obtain rare earth resources at an acceptable price? Jun Iwasaki patted his head, looked at Fan Wubing and said, "Fan Sang, the sudden increase in the price of rare earths is a heavy blow to the entire rare earth trading market, and it is easy to cause some immature variables. I hope you can seriously Consider this matter carefully and make a decision that is acceptable to both of us."

In fact, Jun Iwasaki really felt troubled this time. Japan is a country with a shortage of resources, and the national crisis awareness is very strong. Japan has implemented a reserve system for all important materials. Its current rare mineral strategic reserve system was promulgated in 1983, and the reserve targets are seven rare metals including nickel, chromium, tungsten, cobalt, molybdenum, vanadium, and manganese.

Due to the development needs in recent years, they have recently added three resources: platinum, indium, and rare earths as strategic reserves, all of which are urgently needed by Japan's top automobile, electronics, and information industries. Platinum is used in automobile exhaust emission purification devices and the manufacture of fuel cells, and indium is used in liquid crystal panels of LCD TVs. Rare earths are indispensable materials for hybrid vehicles.

In the international competition of these industries, Japanese companies are in an advantageous position. Once the supply of resources is interrupted, it will seriously hit Japan's economy and national security.

Toshi Iwasaki's Mitsubishi chaebol will bear the brunt of the fatal blow, such as the missile defense project that his Mitsubishi Heavy Industries is involved in jointly with the United States. A large amount of indium metal is needed to manufacture a highly sensitive seeker, and the long-range detection radar and stealth canopy of the US-made F-series stealth fighter they are actively seeking to import and produce require indium as a raw material.

At present, Japan's rare metal reserve system is divided into two types: national reserve and private reserve.

The national reserve is to ensure long-term supply and to deal with possible emergencies,

Private reserves are necessary supplements in case of short-term supply problems. The reserve target of these two reserve methods is 60 days of domestic consumption, of which national reserves account for 42 days and private reserves account for 18 days.

Large reserves of rare metals require huge amounts of money. to this end. Japan has established special funds for reserves in a variety of ways. And the state budget of about 60 billion yen has been used for the import of rare metals. The Japanese government also encourages domestic enterprises to invest in mineral resources overseas on a large scale. When Japanese companies open mines abroad, they get loans from the central bank and the Export-Import Bank of their country. The Metal Mining Business Group came forward as a guarantor. Only four thousandths of the guarantee fee is charged.

also. In recent years, Japan has used the name of importing scrap metal. Buy scrapped Russian MiG aircraft from Eastern European countries. The main purpose is to extract titanium, indium, iridium, zirconium, cesium, lithium, tungsten and other rare metal materials.

And in China. Indium metal is sold almost as scrap. Yan Qijun felt worried after seeing it. This stuff casually makes metal caulk. What a waste of money! If this gets to Japan. How much profit can be exchanged for? !

As for the price of rare land is surprisingly low. Yan Qijun has been in contact with rare earth manufacturers in China recently. Want to carry out targeted hoarding of rare earths and rare metals on a large scale. With the strength of the Mitsubishi family. Realize the strategic resource reserve concept of the Japanese government. Unexpectedly, Fan Wubing stepped in. It ruined his good things.

At this time, he wanted to get a bargain from Fan Wubing. Obviously unrealistic. There is only the next best thing. I hope Fan Wubing will not bargain too hard.

Fan Wubing smiled. What is the situation of the Japanese now. He is very clear. In another half a month, there will be no rare earth exports. The related high-tech industry should panic.

But it is not his goal to intimidate Japan. If the matter gets too big, it will eventually be resolved through dialogue between the governments. This is not Fan Wubing's original intention. It is necessary to earn sufficient profits, but It must not be overdone, otherwise the consequences will not be borne by the enterprise.

"The price of indium metal is not negotiable. The price of rare earths can be compromised for the time being. A price will be set for this year's shipments. It will be traded at 60% of the international market price. As for next year's shipments, next year Let's talk again." Fan Wubing threw out his price tag.

When Yan Qijun heard this, his face turned green. Although Fan Wubing had discounted the international market price, the price was still three hundred times higher than the previous price. That is to say, when he bought a Tons of rare earths can only be bought for more than three kilograms at this time. What kind of concept is this? !

As for the price of indium metal, it has also increased by thousands of times. Although the demand for this thing is not very large, it cannot be done without it in key places! This is even more terrible than the rare earth side!

"This price is unbearable for us. It's too far from the previous price. I think you, Fan Sang, are not sincere." Yan Qijun naturally couldn't accept such a condition, and said to Fan Wubing through gritted teeth.

Fan Wubing shrugged and said, "Then there is nothing I can do. This is my bottom line. If you can't accept it, we have to negotiate with the Koreans. They can still grit their teeth and accept such conditions. As for me In other words, Koreans are kinder than Japanese.”

"Korean?!" Yan Qijun suddenly became a little angry, "What do those Koryo sticks know?! As long as it is something we Japanese want to do, they are always willing to get in the way. They are a bunch of troublemakers! If If Fan Sang decides to make a deal with them, you will feel that they are just talking nicely without any professional ethics! They are not at all like us Japanese who strictly keep their promises!"

The relationship between the Japanese and the Koreans was not formed in a day. After fifty years of colonial rule, the hatred between the two sides is very deep, especially the two countries are separated by a sea. No less, the Americans used to suppress it, but now the American strategic center of gravity has begun to shift to the Middle East, China and South Korea have established diplomatic relations again, and the Koreans feel that they should obtain a wider space for activities from Northeast Asia, so the Japanese here The conflict between South Korea and South Korea is more prominent than before.

Fan Wubing casually mentioned the Koreans, which really annoyed Yan Qijun.

Because according to Yan Qijun's understanding, the Koreans are also planning to engage in strategic resource reserves. In the past, they had no diplomatic relations with China, and many things were inconvenient. Now that they have established diplomatic relations, they will naturally use various methods. The Samsung Group that he already knows has the intention to purchase a large amount of rare earth resources and rare metal resources from China.

When Fan Wubing said this, Yan Qijun didn't think that Fan Wubing was talking nonsense, but thought that Fan Wubing had already grasped enough market information, and now it was just for sale.

However, if the Koreans are allowed to take the lead, not only will they suffer huge economic losses, but they will also look like the glory of the Iwaki family in terms of face. How can the outstanding people of the Yamato nation be defeated by the Goryeo stick? This is absolutely unacceptable!

At least for now, Yan Qijun can be sure that it is impossible to continue to obtain cheap rare earth resources and rare metal resources from China. It is hard to say what will happen in the future, but if he does not sign an alliance with Fan Wubing However, the current predicament of the Mitsubishi chaebol cannot be overcome, let alone the development of the Samsung Group, and it is impossible to be different from the Korean sticks. Therefore, Fan Wubing's request can only be agreed.

Yan Qijun calculated the demand for various materials that can be purchased at present, and then thought about the frighteningly high prices, and he felt like vomiting blood in his heart, but Fan Wubing comforted him and said, "Being a person can't be too expensive." Greedy, you have to think that you have taken advantage of the sky before, even now, compared with the high price of rare earth in the international market, you still have a 40% discount, you can't be too greedy It's gone!"

"Okay, it's settled! But my condition is that this year's supply is ours, and we absolutely can't sell it to those Korean sticks!" Yan Qijun finally made a decision, but he also put forward his own Require.

Fan Wubing curled his lips and said, "Yanqi-jun's request is really not open-minded enough. But as my first big customer entering the rare earth market, you can enjoy some preferential conditions, so I can meet your request .I guarantee that the Koreans will never take even one kilogram of rare earth from me!"

"I hope Fan Sang can keep his promise." Yan Qijun's complexion was very bad, but he said with strength, "Let's talk about this year's supply and price in detail, we need to sign a formal contract. "

"As you wish." Fan Wubing nodded in agreement, with a smile on his face.

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