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“Hmm.”
A man who tested the microphone exclaimed loudly.
“Seron Group, stop destroying the environment!”
Then other people nearby shouted at the same time.
“Stop! Stop!”
“Awaken the Ceron group that is destroying the seabed ecosystem by developing seabed resources!”
“Wake up! Awaken!”
The man who shouted that slogan said to the people.
“The Ceron Group is currently leasing the Gunsan shipyard and mass-producing ships at an incredible rate. What is the purpose of building these ships? After all, it is to make money by developing marine minerals. In just half a year since Ceron Chosun built the first ship, the number of ships thus produced has already exceeded 18! Even now, in the dock, the boat is still being built in real time!”
The man cried out, with a blood stick around his neck.
“The more these ships go out into the Pacific to mine minerals, the more the marine ecosystem is going to be destroyed! everyone! If we do not protect the Earth, who will!”
“you’re right!”
“The Seron group, wake up!”
At that time, when someone tried to enter the Ceron headquarters, a man stopped him and said,
“Are you a Ceron employee?”
“Yes? oh Yes.”
“What do you think about the environmental destruction of the Ceron group?”
“Environmental destruction? Are you talking about submarine resources?”
“you’re right. Creatures that used to live peacefully on the seabed are being destroyed by skeletons. Is this really the right thing to do?”
The employee said in an absurd voice.
“I am digging up minerals with a pickaxe and sorting them out for fear of destroying the environment, but what kind of environmental destruction is that?”
“Isn’t this environmental destruction? Is it not destroying the environment while shining lights on the dark seabed and skeletons roaming around?”
“No, except for the first boat, there are 22 of them, including the second-hand ones, so there are only 330 skeletons, but what is that…….”
“Now there are 330, but it will continue to increase!”
At the man’s words, an employee passed the man and said,
“What nonsense are you talking about? Even if 100 ships are made, there are only 1,500 pieces. If you release it in the wide Pacific Ocean, it won’t even come out.”
Then the man grabbed the employee’s wrist and said,
“Are you saying that if the number is small, it will not destroy the environment? How can we protect the global environment with such an easygoing attitude?”
The employee shook the man’s hand and said.
“No, of course, it will not be completely destructive. But if it’s like that, it’s plastic…”
Then the man immediately cut off the employee and said:
“You have now admitted that it will be destroyed!”
“No, you don’t have to listen to people until the end. There are things more serious than the skeleton right now, but I’m concerned about that first…”
But despite the staff’s words, the man shouted without heeding.
“Look! Even though our employees are aware of the destruction of the environment, the Ceron Group doesn’t stop! Therefore, starting today, Green Protect will continue protesting indefinitely until the Ceron Group stops destroying the environment!”
At those words, the people of Green Protect shouted.
“Wow!”
But then.
Said an old man who was watching the scene quietly.
“Wait a minute. So, are you saying that we should stop making ships with the Seron group?”
Said the man excited by the old man’s response.
“you’re right! In order to protect the global environment, the first priority is to stop ship production …!”
Then suddenly the old man grabbed the man by the neck and said,
“You bastard of this porcupine, what? Stop building ships?! How hard is it for my son to return to the shipyard and let him go through the same shit again!?”
“Come on, wait a minute.”
“People, look! It looks like these guys are trying to ruin the Seron group.
Then passersby said:
“What? Destroying Seron? it’s crazy? Am I currently teaching at the Seron Education Center?”
“All my nieces and nephews got a job at Seron, what kind of dog is that!?”
“What if a president gets tired of that and leaves Gunsan!”
Citizens rushed in and dragged men and other Green Protect people out and said.
“Get away, you strangers!”
“Come on, wait! We protect the environment……!”
“If there is a problem with the Seron group, we will fall behind, but environmental protection is like a horn! Get off now!”
*
“Oh oh. They do it neatly.”
I was looking down at the environmental group protest in the president’s room, and suddenly, citizens broke in and drove out all the environmental group members.
From what I’ve heard roughly, people who are related to the Seron group, either in their family or themselves.
That’s right, since the shipyard was in operation and the number of newly hired employees reached a whopping 2,000.
It is said that 5,000 people were unemployed as the Gunsan shipyard closed, and 40% of them were digested in the seron by hiring a lot of employees because of shift work.
In addition, various partners of the Gunsan Shipyard, which had ceased operations, were revived, and the job creation effect of Ceron Shipbuilding had a great impact on Gunsan City.
I said with a smirk.
“After all, molbang was the correct answer.”
Now, who dares to insult Seron in Gunsan?
Then the door to the president’s room opened and Kim Deok-bae came in and said,
“Chairman, the carrier will arrive in a little while.”
At first, it was just a kite made out of shoes, but now it’s Kim Deok-bae who is actually playing the role of my right arm.
“Did you bring a lot?”
“It is said to have been pushed to the limit.”
“nice.”
The number of submarine mining vessels has increased to 20, including 4 used vessels.
Thanks to this, Seron, who had only two carriers, could not afford it, so when looking for used ships for remodeling undersea mining, Ceron increased the size of the carriers by purchasing even a small merchant ship that was not purchased because of its small size.
The number of carriers that have been increased in this way is a blessing that brings tens of billions of dollars to Seron every time they arrive in Korea.
“The money is overflowing.”
The net profit of 22 ships is a whopping 440 billion won a month.
This was more than the combined net income of all other affiliates of the Ceron Group, which is still growing.
Thanks to that, even after pouring so much money into the shipyard, there is still money left.
But I can’t be satisfied with this.
“Is the ship well built?”
The first ship was an experimental work in the beginning, and the first ships up to No. 2 and No. 7 were usable, but there were significant flaws.
In particular, as it continues to operate, unexpected defects still pop up one by one.
However, the 2nd season, which reinforced the 1st problem, improved considerably, and in the case of the 3rd, Jang Cheol-woong boasted a quality that was not bad enough to admit that this was average.
Naturally, the 4th generation currently being made is being made with more and more flaws, so now Seron Chosun just needs to print the ship out of ignorance.
“Yes. Currently, the completion rate is 20%, making it faster than the 3rd. According to Cheol-Woong Jang, manager, it will take about a week. It will be completed in about a month and a half.”
If anyone wants to do the same boat, they keep repeating it over and over again, making repairs, but if it doesn’t go fast, that’s weird.
“ah. And the recent rise in copper and zinc prices has slowed. Perhaps it is because of us.”
Due to the recent supply shortage, most raw materials, including metals such as copper as well as crops such as wheat and soybeans, continued to rise, renewing their daily highs.
Since raw materials are not something that can be increased rapidly in a short period of time just because they want to increase production, most experts predicted that the upward trend would continue for the time being, but only copper and zinc have suddenly slowed down.
Naturally, the reason was the development of Seron.
“Did we dig that much?”
“Didn’t the professor tell you? At this level of production, 20,000 to 30,000 miners would have to be mobilized in mines on the ground.”
In the distant past, when a volcano erupted, the heavy and precious minerals dissolved in the lava were rapidly cooled in the seawater and solidified and deposited as they are.
For this reason, seabed minerals are nearly 100 times more pure than ordinary mines, and when a large mining skeleton that is several meters tall is added to it, incredible efficiency comes out.
“Copper alone has already reached 2.5 percent of global production.”
“Wow. crazy.”
With only 330 skeletons, that’s 2.5% of the world’s production.
“Then the price will go down.”
“Perhaps if we keep increasing our ships, it will most likely happen.”
I said with a smirk.
“Well, it’s gone up too much anyway, so it doesn’t matter if it’s just a little down.”
As long as the price is not suddenly cut by one-tenth, from my point of view now, it is beneficial to increase production unconditionally.
“ah. And the smelter predicts that it will be possible to completely stop importing overseas minerals by about 5 or 6 units.”
“Oh oh!”
Korean smelters have been operating by importing minerals mined from overseas mines, smelting them to a purity level of 99.9%, and supplying them to the market.
However, it was then that the seabed minerals developed by Ceron appeared.
Unlike overseas minerals that have to be imported, which require logistics costs, they are sold after they have already arrived in Korea by means of a carrier, and smelting costs are saved due to their high purity.
Naturally, the smelters were replacing foreign minerals with seabed minerals by trading with the development of Ceron, but now that they exceed that level, when the 5th or 6th stage is reached, all overseas minerals will be replaced with seabed minerals.
In other words, it is said that only copper and zinc will be completely self-sufficient.
“Hey. Korea will become self-sufficient in raw materials.”
It’s all my fault, right?
Of course, I am also trying to make money.
“uh? But wait a minute. So, isn’t that saying that we can no longer digest marine minerals in Korea?”
“you’re right.”
“Are there any plans to expand?”
“There is, but it is said that it takes at least two years from planning to completion.”
Korean smelters have been saturated with only seafloor minerals.
Of course, that meant only one thing.
I said with my eyes shining.
“It’s an export angle.”
A marine mineral that can no longer be digested in Korea.
If so, you should sell it to an overseas smelter.
It is also possible to create a smelter by myself with water, but it was clear that it would take a long time to build a smelter no matter how large the smelter was, just as it would take two years for an existing smelter to simply expand.
If so, it would be much more efficient to focus on digging and digging undersea resources.
“like. Please put in more skeletons to make the ship faster.”
Absolutely a lot and quickly.
“All right.”
The day will come when Korea will export its resources.
It’s all thanks to me!
I said with a bright smile.
“It’s okay to give it a cheaper price, so let’s dig a lot and sell a lot!”
*
Ceron Chosun, which printed ships in an instant with Ceron’s unique attack on the amount of skeletons.
By the time the fifth group reached the level, the staff who were completely proficient in the same design and the quantity offensive of the skeleton created a synergistic effect, and the ship was printed in a whopping one month.
After that, Seron began to attack the overseas market in earnest, going through the 5th and 6th and 7th.
“They say they will receive it from a Japanese smelter.”
When they say that they will hand it over at a price about 5% lower than the market price, Japanese smelters, which do not have resources like Korea, welcome each other and open a deal.
“Good.”
After all, it’s only me who picks up things that are in the water and sells them, so it’s not a waste of even 5% of it.
Of course, in the aftermath of this, copper and zinc prices have started to maintain a steady trend, neither rising nor falling, beyond the slowdown in the recent rise in copper and zinc prices.
Perhaps even if you increase the number of units more, the international price will gradually drop, but that’s what you already expected, right?
“ah. And I was contacted through a Japanese smelter, and the Japanese government also said that there are areas with subsea mining rights and they hope to collaborate with Ceron Development.”
We can’t mine because we don’t have a boat, so there’s no reason to share this with other countries.
Of course, I don’t just refuse.
“The joint venture refused. Instead, it’s ok for the Japanese corporation to find volleyball in Japan and sell it on its own.”
In other words, if you give us the right to develop the ship, we will take care of everything.
Of course, as it is a Japanese corporation, it is formally a Japanese company, but in the end, it is the Ceron headquarters that holds and shakes the mineral.
If this is enough, is it worth doing?
Of course, from the perspective of the Japanese government, there is little to gain, so I would reject it.
“I will notify you that way.”
when it ended like that.
You receive a call from your company’s extension phone.
“Yes.”
– Chairman, someone has come to visit you. I am from a Chinese company called Hualien Mining Co., Ltd., what should I do?
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Mining Co., Ltd.?
It is not a smelter that buys minerals, but the emergence of a competitor that mines minerals.
Are you feeling something?
It seems obvious, but let’s meet, huh?
I still haven’t forgotten that I refused to buy the corpse of an S-class monster from China.
“Please come in.”
*
“Nice to meet you, Chairman. My name is Kim Tae-ryeong, Kyung-ri.”
“Are you Kyungri?”
“By the way, in China, you can think of accounting as a Korean director.”
“ah. I see By the way, you speak Korean well.”
Kim Tae-ryung said with a smile.
“It’s because I’m Korean. Anyway, I came here to say hello because I was so impressed with the underwater mining of the development of Ceron.”
“Well, it’s going well.”
“For reference, we, Hualing Mining, are China’s second largest mining company in Hebei Province. Our main focus is zinc, and the annual output alone reaches 3 million tons.”
“Three million?”
That’s almost 20% of the world’s zinc mining capacity.
It was an overwhelmingly larger amount than the development of Ceron, which now barely exceeds 5 percent.
“That’s great.”
“no. Rather, the development of Seron that has grown in such a short period of time is even more amazing.”
Anyway, it’s surprisingly authoritative.
“Ceron is mining the seafloor at an incredible rate. The amount is so great that at a time when the prices of all raw materials are soaring, only two of them, copper and zinc, stop rising and are on the verge of falling.”
Ohh.
now the gist
“Of course, Hwaryeong Mining also expected a price increase, but the increase stopped due to an increase in supply, which is a bit difficult. And this is a common problem not only for us, but for all zinc mining companies in the world. In other words, everyone is unhappy. So I want to make a suggestion.”
Kim Tae-ryeong looked at me and said.
“Are you not thinking of joining the World Zinc Federation?”
what is that.
Is there such a combination in the world?
“Of course, it is an unofficial union, but you can think of it as belonging to all the zinc mining companies in the world.”
it’s informal
“What are you doing?”
Kim Tae-ryung said with a smile.
“To make all zinc mining companies happy.”
“Be more specific.”
“Well, in a nutshell, it’s about making adjustments by exchanging opinions depending on the market situation in moderation. And I am making this proposal because I believe that the development of Seron is also qualified to participate.”
Exchange opinions and coordinate?
“Isn’t that a cartel?”
The informal gathering of the grand term of the World Zinc Federation was the cartel.
A meeting to gain profit by fixing prices by controlling production.
“It’s not necessarily a bad thing. Earth’s resources are limited, and it’s up to businesses to take advantage of those limited resources.”
I said with a smirk.
“Resources are all over the seabed.”
“··Of course, the development of Seron is like that. However, the reckless increase in production will inevitably cause a price drop, which may lead to a situation in which everyone collapses. The cost of subsea mining for Ceron is also high, isn’t it? Wouldn’t it be a problem if the zinc price fell to a level that we couldn’t even afford it?”
Are you really worried about me?
No matter how I look at it, it doesn’t seem like it.
“Well, what will happen if you go in?”
“It is to distribute the appropriate amount according to the situation of each company.”
“Aha. Are you implementing your own quota system?”
“Of course, I understand how you feel because it is a growing Seron. However, in order to coexist, there must be a part of making concessions to each other. So our Zinc Federation decided to make a significant concession to Seron.”
Kim Tae-ryeong said with a confident expression.
“All companies affiliated with the Federation will reduce production by up to 7 percent on their own. And I give Ceron that seven percent.”
“Based on world production?”
“Of course.”
“Ohh?”
Have you prepared quite a bit?
It’s only 5% now, but they’re considering increasing the production to a whopping 7%.
Thank you so much for this, I’m almost in tears.
But what about this?
I have no intention of being satisfied with 7%.
“Based on that quota, I think it will be reached in a couple of months.”
“Instead, you can become friends with all the zinc mining companies.”
“Do you want to fix the price as a comrade?”
I said waving my hands.
“If you are not interested, go.”
Kim Tae-ryung said with a firm expression.
“You will regret it.”
“What are the regrets? If I was only going to eat 7%, I wouldn’t even start. what is it. Hwaryeong is 20%? If you give it all, consider it.”
“…you have too much pride. No matter how much the development of the theory is, there are limits to it alone.”
“Yes, yes. Go.”
Then Kim Tae-ryung went out.
I saw it and smiled and said.
“okay. There’s no way you can stay quiet.”
They were doing well in a cartel, but the price fluctuated because of the sudden development of Ceron.
It’ll be annoying.
So I tried conciliation.
But you picked the wrong one.
“Let’s try it, see who wins.”