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Daniel left the field office as if he had been kicked out.
In front of him was Isaac, Rao Tinto’s technical manager.
“How are you?”
Daniel shook his head slightly at his question.
“You look so stubborn!”
As Isaac tried to step out, Daniel grabbed his arm and stopped him.
“Stop and go. If you stimulate that friend right now, you won’t see good results.”
“……”
Low but firm tone.
Isaac knew from experience that he should not disobey Daniel at this time.
“What did you say?”
Isaac asked in the car on the way back to headquarters.
Daniel took off his tie and took a water bottle from the cool box and drank it.
Then he sighed and opened his mouth.
“They said they’d go bankrupt by handing over the company. They said they’d also blow up the tunnel.”
“……!”
The little boy was not funny.
Even if you refused 500 million dollars, you’re going to blow up the tunnel?
“Do you think you don’t believe it?”
“I can’t do that. To that friend, equipment and tunnels aren’t just commodities, they’re like children, so I’m not going to blow it up.”
“I’ve ordered you directly in front of me, prepare for blasting.”
“Don’t fall for it, the bluff is clear.”
“If it’s true? If that’s the case, even if we get Denver, there will be a setback in the development of the Gruyere mine.
The little boy asked with a dark expression.
“Chief. Gruyer mine, is it necessary to develop it?”
“Why? Not confident?”
“Even if Denver is merged, it will take some time to make them move like hands and feet. The guys under Jonathan are capable of hundreds of people, but all of them resemble the president, so only the unusual ones gathered.”
“It’s your job to make it happen. It’s my job to make the mines successful and increase the performance of the West Branch.”
“Performance doesn’t necessarily come from developing a mine, isn’t it. Selling it is also one way.”
“Those in the know will know. Frying 250,000 ounces into 500,000 ounces is a job anyone can see is trying to water Denver. Who’s going to take over?”
“250,000 ounces isn’t a small thing, is it?”
“Wow, would you believe that straight away? They’d try to cut it somehow, saying that you worked on 250,000 ounces.”
Daniel put the bottle of water he drank into the cup holder and continued.
“The amount of money spent on mining development rights in negative and positive amounts is 10 million dollars. Whether you develop the mine or sell it as it is, if you don’t make at least 20 million dollars, I’m a loser.”
“No, in the end, wasn’t that money used as a working expense to eat Denver?
Isaac was overtly dissatisfied and asked Daniel’s doctor.
But he seemed to agree rather than dissatisfied.
“It’s too much. But isn’t it common sense that everyone knows that you have to do too much to go upstairs?”
“Don’t do that, talk to the head office. To be honest, it’s not us who need the Denver technology, but the head office guys. They’re just making fun of their mouths in a comfortable office, and the locals are arguing for the cost of their work. To be honest, it hurts my pride.”
“That’s how I ordered you to hurt your self-esteem.”
“……yes?”
“I mean, you did it on purpose to make me cry. So you have to do it right to protect your pride.”
At Daniel’s explanation, Isaac took out a can of beer from the cool box and drank it gully.
He emptied one can in one breath, but he couldn’t contain his anger because he was still upset.
“What are you asking me to do that? An engineer like you just needs to keep quiet about the tasks given to you.”
“It’s because there are dozens of bosses who changed after just working like that. I want this branch manager to stay for a while.”
“In order to do that, we need to get the Denver president to change his mind, but what can’t we do? You’re an engineer, don’t you know the mind of an engineer?”
“Jonathan is known in the industry for being sloppy and stubborn. If he even said that he was going to go bankrupt, he would be really upset.
Daniel shook his head.
“I looked it up, but he doesn’t have any children and he has 80% of the shares.
“The other 20%? Is it owned by an agency, not an acquaintance?”
“No, a geologist named Charlie Berry is dead. Maybe his family inherited it.”
“If it’s not me or my family, I’m not the person who will convince Jonathan.”
Daniel shook his head and said.
“Take a breather and come back when Jonathan’s friend’s anger subsides a bit.”
***
-Kwagwagwagwagwang. Quarreung.
Part of the Gruyer mine collapsed with a huge explosion.
Traces of tunnel collapse were revealed throughout the ground.
“Jackie, are you really sure?”
Jonathan asked with a weeping face.
“I told you, digging over there is no use.”
“……”
“Uncle, I understand the pain you feel, but I promise you. The tunnel you will build in the future will be rewarded more than your efforts.”
“Yeah, you’re an expert on geology, so you’ll be fine. I’ll do some on-site training.”
He looked at him with his shoulders drooping and said to Jackie.
“Jackie, you didn’t even need to break the tunnel.”
“That way, Rao Tinto knows that your decision is firm. And it’s a good excuse for us to approach.”
Jackie said as he opened the car door.
“Come on, Lao Tinto West.”
***
Half day from Ilca to Perth.
We scheduled a pre-visit visit and knocked on the door of Lao Tinto West Branch the next day.
“Welcome, Daniel Kruger.”
“This is Edward Jean.”
“This is Jacqueline Berry.”
I sat down next to each other with a short name and took out my visit.
“I’ll tell you straight-forward. I want to acquire the mine development rights in the Ilka area, but are you willing to sell it?”
“I heard that All Mining is developing an iron mine. Are you going to enter a gold mine?”
“Our all-mining is to mine any mineral worth investing in. And gold mines are special for miners.”
“Gold is special to everyone.”
Daniel took a cup of coffee and interrupted the conversation.
I took out the prepared words without hesitation.
“I heard rumors that the development of the Gruyer mine has been stopped… I heard that the tunnel was demolished yesterday.”
“You know what happened yesterday, so you must have been paying close attention to the Gruyer mine.”
“I’ve heard it’s famous among geologists for a long time, the area.”
“That’s right. So, do you know what the buried value of the Ilka area, including the Gruyer mine, is?”
“If you estimate the Gruyer mine and the surrounding area, wouldn’t it easily exceed 1 million ounces?”
Daniel’s heart starts beating fast at my answer.
It appears to be a response to being caught.
“Our Rao Tinto is also expecting over 1 million ounces, so we have no intention of selling it.”
“You mean you have no intention of selling the mines after you have demolished the tunnels and stopped developing mines?”
“It’s not completely suspended, it’s on hold for a while. It’s going to resume soon, so don’t believe the rumors.”
“I see. This is unfortunate. In connection with the acquisition of the mine development rights, Lao Tinto has prepared a present that you will like…”
“Yes? A gift?”
To Daniel’s reaction, I responded according to the prepared script.
“Rumors are circulating in the industry. Rao Tinto is aiming for Denver. We were going to give that Denver company as a gift.”
“What do you mean, Denver is a gift?”
The answer to that came from Jackie’s mouth.
“I am the second largest shareholder of Denver, and I have no intention of letting Denver go bankrupt, contrary to what Uncle Jonathan thought.”
“You’re Denver’s second-largest shareholder? Ah… Berry, are you, then, Charlie Berry’s daughter?”
“yes that’s right.”
Daniel leaned towards us with an interesting expression.
“Can you convince Mr. Denver?”
“Yes. Denver is not a company you started alone. My father dedicated his youth and died in an accident where he went on a geological expedition for Denver.”
“Hmm……”
“My uncle owes me a heart, so if you ask me, he will do it.”
“Are you okay? When you say you’re targeting Denver, you seem to think we put Denver on the brink of bankruptcy, so you’re selling Denver to us?”
“You said the sale was $500 million?”
“……”
“My share is worth 100 million dollars, but I can’t sell it anywhere? Even if your company dug a trap, it’s your uncle’s decision to fall into it, and it’s a mistake in judgment.
Jackie continued to speak with a cold gaze.
“Instead, our condition is to take over Ilka’s mining development rights.”
“You’re going to take it over, knowing that Denver’s knocked down Gruyer’s tunnels?”
“The tunnel can be made again, wouldn’t the branch manager cut it down that much again? Hoho.”
“Hahaha, you know how to negotiate this. All right, if we take over Denver, we’ll sell the development rights to All Mining.”
“And can I ask you one more thing?”
“Please speak.”
“Even if you take over Denver, please guarantee the succession of employees.”
“You mean this. Everyone is good at it, so I promise I’ll take it seriously.”
Jackie said to Daniel with a manly smile.
“Everyone must be happy, because I’m moving from a small business to a global conglomerate. Hohoho.”
***
“Pu ha ha ha ha.”
Watching Isaac burst into laughter, Daniel smiled.
“Isn’t that your love?”
“At a time like this, a start-up company that didn’t know anything showed up. Besides, it can help take over Denver. It’s good that things are going smoothly. The branch manager is also in full bloom.”
“Not only did the headaches have been resolved, but I was able to properly feed the head office guys.”
The little boy tilted his head and asked.
“Yes? Do you feed the HQ guys with one shot?”
“All-mining, I found out that it was a company that the headquarters guys were watching.”
“Are you keeping an eye on startups from headquarters?”
“You know Louis Hill?”
“You know, it’s one of the hottest mines being developed in the West, isn’t it?”
The Louis Hill Mine was the place with the highest topicality as the mineral was iron ore as well as the size of the mine.
“All Mining also occupies a place there. It is also a subsidiary of Bearfax.”
“Ah, it must have been taken. With Jencock.”
“Yeah, in that situation, we sell the development rights of the Gruyer mine and Ilka for all mining. That’s a ridiculous price.”
“Then it’s not just one shot, but the head office guys, isn’t it?”
“If the payment line of the result report goes through the general director, it would be. But I don’t intend to do that.”
“So? Are you going to send it directly to the boss?”
Daniel nodded his head.
“The branch manager who oversees the site has the authority to obtain the boss’s payment only in emergency cases. Instead, he has to take responsibility for the risk, but since there is no risk in this case, it will only be the result of our branch.”
“Heh, you’re also the branch manager.”
The two looked at each other and smiled contentedly.