Soon after they left, other members from different countries began to arrive.
Germany, South Korea...
The content of the conversations was practically the same, all asking if the steel complex needed technical support and offering low-interest loans, with similar motivations to those in Japan.
The loan amounts offered were also equally low.
During this period, some people also came for personal visits. Although they didn't say it explicitly, Chen Yang knew that they represented financial conglomerates.
These people's goals were more direct, discreetly probing about the financial groups behind Yan Guo, but they didn't mention much about investments.
They were probably not very confident in Yan Guo and decided to observe for a while longer.
Chen Yang, from the beginning, did not plan to raise money from them; he was waiting for big investors.
Furthermore, fishing was already starting to generate revenue, and once transportation was up and running, earning hundreds of millions of dollars a month would be easy.
At this time, the phone rang, and Chen Yang answered it: "Of course, send them up."
Hanging up the phone, Chen Yang smiled slightly; the big investors had arrived.
Soon, there was a knock on the door, and Wu Pinyan and Zhou Hang entered the office.
After the formal greetings, the three sat down.
After a few cordial words, Wu Pinyan got straight to the point: "King Chen, does the steel complex you plan to build need technical support?"
The time has come.
Chen Yang had been waiting for this question.
He smiled and shook his head: "Yan Guo's steel plant has cutting-edge technology and does not need external support."
Wu Pinyan asked, "When King Chen talks about cutting-edge technology, what does he mean?"
"Special steels."
The two men took a deep breath in secret, but maintained their composure. "Is the steel company focused on special steels? Not in raw steel?"
Chen Yang nodded: "The steel mill will focus on special steels, with an estimated annual output of 4 to 5 million tons."
The two were even more surprised.
What does an annual production of 4 to 5 million tons of special steel mean?
Simply put, achieving this goal would certainly place the company among the 500 largest in the world!
And still among the top 50!
If so, this means that the financial group behind Chen Yang must come from one of three countries: Germany, Japan or South Korea.
And this group has a very close relationship with the senior executives of the steel mills in these countries.
They just couldn't understand how Chen Yang managed this.
Or how the financial group behind it achieved it.
Even if it is a conglomerate, since it involves cutting-edge technology, control is no longer with the company, but with the government.
If the government does not agree, any leak is considered treason, with severe consequences.
This... this doesn't make sense, there's no logical explanation.
Chen Yang knew what they were wondering, but how could he explain the system?
There was no way to explain it.
And even if he really had a financial group behind him, he couldn't say that either.
Wu Pinyan held back his emotions and asked, "After the steel mill is built, what will the matter of raw materials and energy be like?"
"Oh."
Chen Yang sighed lightly and said, "I hired a professional team to evaluate, and Yan Guo's resources are quite scarce. Raw materials and energy will have to be imported."
Wu Pinyan thought this was good news!
If you had abundant resources, there would be no room for negotiations.
Wu Pinyan said: "China has vast reserves of iron ore. If Yan Guo needs it in the future, we can provide it on priority basis."
Such non-committal diplomatic words abound.
Wu Pinyan continued, "King Chen, when will Yan Guo's Soaring Dragon Plan project begin?"
Chen Yang replied, "Within a week."
Wu Pinyan nodded. They talked for another half hour before saying goodbye.
Chen Yang looked at his watch. It was 4:20 in the afternoon.
If everything went as expected, they would have to return tomorrow.
Chen Yang picked up the phone and placed an order to purchase building materials for the robots.
….
Upon leaving the Ministry of Commerce, Zhou Hang asked, "Boss Wu, do you believe what he said?"
Wu Pinyan shook his head: "From my personal point of view, I will tend to believe it. But I can't speak for the country."
Zhou Hang said: "But this is too absurd. Where did he get the cutting-edge technology? Even a conglomerate couldn't do it, right? And wouldn't that cause international disputes?"
Wu Pinyan smiled bitterly: "Who knows."
"If Yan Guo's steel company really has the cutting-edge technology he mentioned, we need to find a way to collaborate with Yan Guo."
Although China's annual steel production is among the largest in the world, this mainly refers to crude steel.
Special steel production in China is very small and highly dependent on imports.
The technological gap can only be filled with technology, but China lacks these technologies, and even money cannot buy them.
If Yan Guo really mastered this technology, China would have a new channel, without depending on Japan.
"Let's report this and see what the higher-ups say."
Wu Pinyan picked up the phone and called Lin Zhongguo.
He detailed all the information he had collected. After hearing everything, Lin Zhongguo immediately realized the importance of this matter and said, "Wait for my call!"