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Chapter 293 The first negotiation
"Guo, what vein do you want to buy?" John asked.

"I want to buy lithium ore."

"Lithium mine?"

"Yes, it doesn't need to be too large, just have a reserve of tens of thousands of tons."

Hearing that Guo Yuan only wanted a small mine of tens of thousands of tons, John lost interest in chatting with Guo Yuan for a moment.

Guo Yuan smiled and said, "Mr. John, although the mine I bought is relatively small, I will provide some infrastructure services for free, including the construction of a railway."

John's eyes lit up when he heard the words, what Bolivia lacks most is infrastructure.

Guo Yuan has helped them a lot in terms of infrastructure, but it is still not enough, because the domestic transportation is too underdeveloped.

Guo Yuan buys a small mine and is willing to provide infrastructure, no matter how small the mine is, he must pay attention to it!
"I don't know which vein Mr. Guo Yuan has taken a fancy to?" John asked.

"There is a mountain range 60 kilometers southwest of Oruro in your country, where there are ore veins stored at about 3 tons. I want to buy it."

John narrowed his eyes when he heard the words, he turned his head and glanced at Fang Yong'an, and said, "Guo, you probably didn't buy this mountain range for lithium mines, did you? As far as I know, this mountain range is full of black cherry trees, almost More than 10000 acres.

And there are some copper mines there, with reserves of about [-] tons. "

"Copper is not a valuable metal, is it? As for black cherry wood"

"Okay! Guo, I don't want to know what agreement you have reached with Fang, I just want to know how much money you are willing to pay for this mountain range?" John asked.

"How about 10 billion yuan?"

John shook his head: "We are willing to do the business of buying 10 tons of lithium mines for 3 billion yuan, but it is impossible to build a mountain range."

"Then how much money does Mr. John think is appropriate?"

"30 billion."

"Mr. John, are you kidding me? I bought the mountains with infrastructure.

As far as I know, Oruro itself is a mining city. Building a 60-kilometer railway near Oruro will greatly help Oruro's mining transportation and export work. We are mutually beneficial. Mr. John Is the offer of 40 billion yuan too much? "

Hearing what Guo Yuan said, John also felt that his asking price was a bit high, but he didn't let go easily, because he really couldn't make the decision on this matter, and his boss needed to make a decision.

Moreover, that place in Oruro is actually not under the control of their boss, but in the hands of the Bolivian government. His boss just has some minerals there!
If this deal is to be concluded, it is impossible to go beyond Bolivian officials.

Thinking of this, John said: "Guo, your business is too big. I can't make the decision by myself. I need to communicate with my superiors."

Guo Yuan also knew that a driver and a bodyguard could not decide on such a matter, so he naturally nodded in agreement.

Then John left in a hurry.

After John left, Fang Yongan said to Guo Yuan, "Brother Guo, you bought that mountain at a loss!"

"Brother Fang, do you know where it is?"

"I know! I have a friend who is in Oruro, the mountains and mines near Oruro, but anyone who has something is bought. The proven reserves of lithium ore in the place you are looking at are only 3 tons. It’s less than 1 tons, so it’s too bad to buy.”

"I know, but I must buy this mountain range, brother Fang, don't worry about it."

Guo Yuan said so, and Fang Yong'an didn't say anything more.

Then Guo Yuan and Lin Yumo came to a hotel led by Fang Yong'an.

"Brother Guo, do you want to go out for a walk tomorrow?"

"Okay! Anyway, there will be no news here for a while."

"Then I'll help you contact a Longyan who works in Bolivia and let him show you around."

"Okay, then I will trouble Brother Fang."

After Guo Yuan and Lin Yumo entered the hotel room, they took out their mobile phones and called Director Liu.

Director Liu answered in seconds: "Hello, Guo Yuan heard that you went to Bolivia?"

"Yeah, I'm here to buy lithium ore."

"Where did you see the mine?"

"The mountains to the southwest of Oruro."

"There doesn't seem to be much lithium reserves there?" Director Liu asked with a frown.

"It doesn't look like much, but there's something else going on inside."

"You want to pick up the leak?"

"Correct."

"Is the news accurate? Don't lose your wife and lose your army."

"Accurate, absolutely accurate."

Seeing that Guo Yuan was so sure, Director Liu stopped persuading him: "That's fine, Oruro is still under the control of the Bolivian government. I can communicate with Long Yan. You don't have to worry about the safety of minerals. up.

Promise your infrastructure that after you buy this mine, we will send people there. "

"Then trouble Director Liu."

"If you really feel that you are bothering me, I have a little favor here, can you help me?"

"What's the matter?" Guo Yuan asked.

"I heard that Longcheng Biology is working on a head-mounted brain-computer interface, and has made a lot of breakthroughs, right?"

"There is such a thing."

"There are quite a few disabled people in our country, and many of them are disabled soldiers, policemen, and fire fighters. If you want to conduct large-scale experiments on your brain-computer interface, please give priority to them.

If it really works, there will be a lot of orders from the country, and then please give priority to it. "

"That's okay, these people are heroes, and I respect them a lot."

Director Liu nodded when he heard the words, and didn't say anything more.

Early the next morning, Guo Yuan was dragged out of bed by Lin Yumo.

It was Lin Yumo's first visit to Bolivia, and she was very interested in this country. It would be nice to take time out to have fun while doing business!
After a brief wash, Guo Yuan and Lin Yumo came to the first floor together.

The "tour guide" arranged by Fang Yong'an was already waiting for them.

Liu Ruijun and the other three bodyguards were also downstairs.

This is a man in his early 30s, with a bald head, wearing a pair of gold-rimmed glasses, and his skin is a healthy tan.

"Mr. Guo, Ms. Lin, hello. My name is Huang Qu. I was sent here by China to help build roads. I have been in Bolivia for 3 years." Huang Qu introduced himself.

Guo Yuan and Lin Yumo also introduced themselves to him.

"Mr. Huang, how is the security in Bolivia?" Guo Yuan asked before leaving the house.

"To be honest, it's definitely not as good as in China, but it's not bad in South America. Bolivia is the tallest among the dwarfs."

"But I heard that Bolivia has a lot of missing persons and murders!" Lin Yumo said.

"This is a fact, but basically no one will provoke the Longyan people, and I am not speaking for Bolivia.

The crime rate in Bolivia is much lower than that of Brazil, Argentina, Venezuela, Colombia and other countries next door.

When I was working on a construction aid project in Oruro, I hadn't heard of a crime for almost a year.

And as far as I know, most of the criminals are refugees from Venezuela or Colombians. "

Guo Yuan heard the words and remembered the sign at the entrance of the hotel. It seems that Colombians and Venezuelans are not welcome. Is this the reason?

In the next second, Huang Qu talked about this matter: "Mr. Guo, Ms. Lin, I think you have also seen that many hotels here are unwilling to accept Colombians and Venezuelans, and even put up signs to warn them. Because people from these two countries don’t have a good reputation in Bolivia.”

"So it is."

"So Mr. Guo, Ms. Lin, you don't need to worry too much about safety issues. We are now in La Paz, the administrative capital of Bolivia, and it is very safe here.

The worst cities in Bolivia are Alto and Santa Cruz, with particularly high crime rates.

But even in such a city, it is not a big problem during the day, the main reason is that it is easy to be robbed at night. A colleague of mine was robbed of his mobile phone in Alto.

The law and order in Oruro and the southern area of ​​La Paz are very good, and there is no problem going out at night. "

Hearing this, Guo Yuan and Lin Yumo were completely relieved.

The bodyguards behind the two also breathed a sigh of relief. This does not mean that they relaxed their vigilance, but in a relatively safe environment, it is easier for them to carry out their defense work.

"Bolivia is an inland country in central South America. The country is dominated by plateau terrain. It has the highest average altitude in the world, with an average altitude of over 3 kilometers. Our current administrative capital, La Paz, has an altitude of more than 3600 meters. It is the highest in the world. "Highest Capital"

Huang Qu led Guo Yuan and the others for a stroll while introducing the situation in Bolivia.

Although this is the administrative capital, this city has nothing to do with prosperity. It is probably similar to some third- and fourth-tier cities in China.

Many of the vehicles parked on the street are models from the last century.

However, Bolivia's local specialties and some souvenirs that are in line with local customs are still selling well.

Among them, alpaca products are the most common.

Alpaca meat, roasted alpacas, and pet alpacas, I feel that there are alpacas everywhere.

Even some clothes, scarves and the like are made of alpaca.

According to Huang Qu's explanation, this is because alpaca wool is very warm, and the alpaca is killed locally. Eating alpaca is the same as eating sheep at home. Alpaca has a lot of fur, so alpaca wool is often used by local people. People use it to make clothes, scarves, hats, etc.

Huang Qu also recommended alpaca socks to Guo Yuan and Lin Yumo. He said that these socks were very comfortable to wear, and if they were worn at night in winter, they would no longer be afraid of cold feet and would not be able to fall asleep.

However, Guo Yuan and Lin Yumo are both from Shanxi, and since there is heating in Shanxi, the two of them can't use it, so they didn't buy it.

On the other hand, the four of Liu Ruijun bought alpaca socks.

Throughout the day today, Huang Qu took Guo Yuan and Lin Yumo around all the places worth seeing in La Paz.

The destination of the second day is the realm of the sky.

Lin Yumo wanted to visit the Sky Realm a long time ago, and this time it finally came true.

The next day, Guo Yuan and his party went to the Uyuni Salt Flats led by Huang Qu.

Salar de Uyuni is located on the western plateau of Bolivia, with an altitude of 3600 meters and an area of ​​9065 square kilometers.

From December to March of the next year, the water of the Lipes River Q flows into the salt marsh, covering the surface of the salt marsh with a layer of shallow water. On sunny and windless days, the entire lake is like a huge mirror , the high sky and flowing clouds, the reflection of the rays of the sun, spread on the surface of the lake to form a line of heaven and earth, the mirror of the sky, hence the name.

When Huang Qu set off, he explained to Lin Yumo that the mirror of the sky does not have this effect at all times.

To see the best mirror effect of the Sky Mirror, several conditions are required: first, the amount of water, not too little, must be able to cover the surface of the salt marsh, without leaking salt crystals, and not too much, otherwise off-road vehicles will not be good Enter.

The second is the weather. The weather needs to be fine and there is no wind. At this time, the water surface is calm, there are no water marks, and the mirror effect is good.

Generally speaking, the Uyuni Salt Lake will theoretically have water from December to March of the following year, and there is a chance to capture the mirror effect.

However, in December and March there is less water and sometimes there is no water.

The water may be too deep in January, making transportation difficult by car.

Therefore, in terms of probability, February will be more appropriate.

The amount of water is just right, and there is a greater chance of encountering windless and sunny days.

Today is November 11th, which can barely be considered December. I don't know if God thinks that it is not easy for Lin Yumo to come to Bolivia, so she really caught up with her.

Lin Yumo was very excited by the picturesque sky. She took a lot of pictures and was immersed in the beautiful scenery.

In the evening, Lin Yumo reluctantly left the realm of the sky.

On the way back, Huang Qu and Guo Yuan talked about their experiences in Bolivia over the years.

Huangqu's company is engaged in construction aid projects, such as road repair, hydropower station repair, steel plant repair, etc., and is mainly committed to improving the infrastructure of Latin American countries.

When he arrived in Bolivia in 2020, he was very uncomfortable at first.

Because Bolivia’s infrastructure is so poor, it’s hard to imagine that in 2020, there will be a country where only the capital and several important cities have trains, and it is a country with only trains, no high-speed rail, and no subway. All travel is by car, and only airplanes There are several more important cities.

Therefore, the most important business of Chinese companies in this country is to build roads.

"The conditions are too difficult, right? Why did you choose to be sent abroad?" Lin Yumo asked.

"It's hard work, and there are many advantages to being sent abroad. For me, the most obvious one is the improvement of foreign language skills.

My English was not bad when I was in college, but I was not always so comfortable with it.Because the project hadn't started when I first came here, most of my work was business.

The work in English is mainly translation for meetings and correspondence.

There is a Bolivian girl in our office who has lived in China for eight years. Because she understands each other’s culture very well, our communication is very smooth and tacit. She helped me a lot.

About a year later, suddenly one day, I found that I could read and write letters by myself without any hindrance.

And when I come out to work, I get a lot of salary, which is almost three times that in China. In addition to the management of food and housing here, my expenses are some of my own consumption, such as buying a pack of cigarettes, going to a movie once in a while, etc. Yes, you can save 4 million a year, and you can buy a house in a second-tier city with all the money after returning to China after 50 years. "

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