Who would still be a social slave when they are so rich?

Chapter 334 Who would complain about having too much money?

"What makes you so happy?" Su Chen asked with a smile as he looked at the two people approaching.

"Boss, the people from IPS have compiled a preliminary report on the industries owned by the Bai family. It is much more than we previously estimated!"

While Adam was explaining, he also turned on his mobile phone, and an electronic document was displayed on the screen.

Upon hearing this, Su Chen couldn't help but sigh at the speed of IPS's actions. It only took a few hours to sort out all of the Bai family's industries. This efficiency was worthy of a world-class company.

Su Chen took the phone and started looking at it. He swiped the screen several times before realizing that the scroll bar had only moved slightly, less than one twentieth of the way.

You should know that Su Chen has already read at least twenty or thirty pieces of industrial information. If you count it this way, then there would be five or six hundred or even more pieces of industrial information.

"Tsk tsk tsk ~ Big families are different, they have so many industries!" Su Chen said, not planning to look down, and handed the phone back to Adam, saying, "Pick out some of the key points and tell me about them!"

Adam was stunned for a moment. He didn't expect the boss to be so casual. He pondered for a moment and roughly went over the Bai family's assets in his mind.

"Boss, the Bai family's industries are mainly divided into three major sectors. Apart from the industries in the Philippines, the two largest sectors are the Miandian region and the shipping sector."

"In addition to the major industrial parks we already know about in Miandian, the Bai family has nearly 20 mining areas here, including two large and famous old mines, and..."

"Wait a minute, what did you say just now? The Laokeng Mine is the kind of mine that produces jade that I know of?"

Adam had just finished talking about the situation in the Miandian area when he was interrupted by Su Chen.

"Yes, these are the mines that produce jade. According to investigations, the output of these two mines is quite good!"

"There are even glass-type imperial green jadeite. The Bai family can earn hundreds of millions of US dollars every year just from selling raw jade."

Adam gave Su Chen a brief account based on the information he had read before.

Su Chen couldn't help but secretly click his tongue. He had heard before that the jade business was profitable, but he didn't expect that he could make hundreds of millions of US dollars a year just by selling raw stones.

It seems that the Bai family's industrial layout in Miandian is extremely large.

"These two old mines can be kept. When we dig out some good materials, we can make some jewelry for our family." Su Chen folded his arms and thought.

There is some truth to the old saying that a person takes care of jade for three years and jade takes care of the person for a lifetime.

"Adam, please continue!" Su Chen withdrew his thoughts and signaled Adam to continue what he had not finished.

"In addition to minerals, the Bai family also has many logging sites here. There are as many as ten of them, all of which are precious woods such as teak and Miandian Huanghuali!"

Ye Feng, who was standing by, seemed to be afraid that Su Chen didn't know the market situation, so he explained, "Teak and Burmese rosewood are both very valuable, and the price per cubic meter is tens of thousands!"

"Especially Burmese huanghuali, which is the most expensive except for Hainan huanghuali and Vietnamese huanghuali, and can be sold for 40,000 to 50,000 yuan per ton."

"Some good Miandian Huanghuali are not even inferior to Vietnamese and Hainan Huanghuali, so many unscrupulous companies in China often use Miandian Huanghuali as a substitute in order to make a lot of money."

"This also makes Miandian Huanghuali very popular in the market. It can be said that there is no problem selling it."

"If there really are a few Miandian Huanghuali logging sites, even if it's just selling raw materials, you can make a lot of money without doing anything."

There was a hint of envy in Ye Feng's eyes when he spoke. Just now, when he and Adam were reading the report, they paid special attention to the sawmill. There were six logs of Miandian Huanghuali wood alone, and they were all of very good quality.

Moreover, the Bai family did not drain the pond to fish. While cutting down trees, they also had special people planting them to ensure the renewable nature of the trees.

The Bai family has been cultivating in Miandian for so many years that the tree resources have reached a preliminary balance between felling and planting. It can be said that it is a... no, it should be six places that make money continuously.

Su Chen didn't care about how much money these logging camps could make every year, but he paid attention to what Ye Feng said just now.

"Old Ye, you just said that many unscrupulous merchants in China use Miandian Huanghuali instead of Hainan Huanghuali and Vietnamese Huanghuali. What are the prices of these two types of Huanghuali in China?"

Ye Feng did not answer directly, but raised his right hand and stretched out all five fingers.

Just as Su Chen was about to speak, Ye Feng stretched out his left hand, but this time he only extended three fingers.

"What do you mean by five and three? I'm not in the mood to play guessing games with you!" Su Chen said with a displeased look at Ye Feng.

"Eight million, the price of one ton of Hainan Huanghuali! Even one ton of Vietnamese Huanghuali is worth four or five million. You can imagine how big the difference is!"

"How much? Eight million!" Su Chen was also surprised by the number.

"Wait a minute, what was the price of Miandian Huanghuali? If I remember correctly, you said 40,000 or 50,000!"

"The price difference is one or two hundred times, damn it, no wonder you just said those unscrupulous merchants would use Miandian Huanghuali to impersonate it, who wouldn't want to take a risk with such a huge profit!"

It is said that if there is a 50% profit, capital will take risks; if there is a 100% profit, capital will dare to risk being hanged; if there is a 300% profit, capital will dare to trample on all human laws.

With the profit of one or two hundred times in front of us, who still cares about human nature!

"Tsk tsk tsk, I'm a little moved by what you said!"

Where there is a market, there will be demand. Su Chen can only sigh that there are so many rich people in the country.

Hearing this, Ye Feng's eyes moved slightly, and he smiled and joked: "It's not impossible. Anyway, it's a waste not to make money from those rich people. With a few sawmills like these, are you still worried about not having good materials?"

"Huh?" Su Chen was stunned for a moment. He didn't say it casually just now, but what Ye Feng said just now made him feel that Ye Feng seemed to have a great interest in this line of work.

"Why, you want to get involved in this business?" Su Chen looked at Ye Feng with a smile and directly pointed out his little thoughts.

Seeing that Su Chen saw through his little thoughts, Ye Feng did not feel embarrassed at all. Instead, he nodded and said, "Yes, I am indeed attracted by the profits of this business."

"At present, Hainan Huanghuali has become the swan song in the rosewood industry. There are almost no good materials on the market. They are either collected or made into furniture."

"The market is basically dominated by Miandian Huanghuali. If you control the raw materials, you can say you control the market."

"According to the data from recent years, the annual import of Miandian Huanghuali has increased from more than 300 million US dollars to nearly 800 million US dollars now. This growth rate is really fast!"

"This is just the raw material. If it is processed and sold, the output value can be multiplied several times, and the profit is still very considerable."

"Su Chen, if you are not interested in this business, you can sell all the lumberyards you own to me. I promise to give you a fair price."

Ye Feng looked at Su Chen with some anticipation and said.

Billions of dollars in gross profit each year is a huge income for the Ye Group. If he missed it, Ye Feng would be woken up by himself.

"Who said I'm not interested? After all, no one has a lot of spare money, Adam, don't you think so?" Su Chen gave Adam a look and said.

Adam was not stupid either. He reacted immediately and said with a smile on his face, "Yes, the boss is right. Who in this world doesn't love money?"

"You...ok, okay, it turns out I've become a clown!" Ye Feng was so depressed that he suddenly felt that he should have a red nose.

Seeing Ye Feng's depressed expression, Su Chen couldn't help but burst into laughter, "Hahaha~ Ye Feng, you look so funny!"

"Although I also like to make money, I prefer to make money while lying down. Others should do the hard and stressful things!"

Su Chen's words were straightforward enough. Ye Feng was stunned for a moment before he reacted and asked excitedly, "Are you talking about cooperation?"

"Yeah!" Su Chen nodded.

The Ye Group can be said to be a giant in the south, and its various channels are not comparable to Su Chen.

What Ye Feng said before was based on what the Ye Group said. If it were Su Chen, he would be able to make money, but not as much as Ye Feng, that’s for sure.

It can be said that those who can engage in the rosewood industry all have some capital. Without some connections, they can’t make it in the industry. Their circles have long been established.

If Su Chen, an outsider, barged in rashly, he would definitely cause resistance within the circle.

If they work together, they will win big; if they separate, they will win small. In addition, Su Chen does not have any connections in this area. It is unknown how much effort it will take to start from scratch. It would be better to do Ye Feng a favor and cooperate together.

"How exactly do we cooperate..." Su Chen thought for a moment and then his eyes fell on Adam, "You go and talk to Adam."

"As for whether it's in the form of equity investment or as a raw material supplier, it's up to you to negotiate!"

"I'm sure you're also very interested in those resources and minerals, so just leave them to Adam. I only care about the results!"

"By the way, I won't sell those two old mines of raw stones for now. I still have some use for them. As for the others, you can sell them."

Adam was completely shocked by the news. He never expected that Su Chen would give him full power. He had previously thought that Su Chen would arrange someone to be responsible for this matter.

"Thank you for your trust, Boss. I promise that I won't let you suffer any loss!" Adam puffed out his chest and said with an extremely serious expression!

When Ye Feng saw what Adam said, he suddenly felt bad. He was still thinking of relying on his relationship with Su Chen and playing the emotional card during the negotiations.

But now that Adam has done this, all of his previous plans might not work.

"I trust you to do the job!" Su Chen patted Adam's shoulder and said with a smile.

As for Ye Feng's expression, Su Chen also saw it.

The reason why he did this was to avoid trouble. If Su Chen really took part in the talks personally, who knows how the talks would turn out.

If we leave it to Adam, we can avoid some unnecessary trouble. As for how far we can discuss it, it all depends on our respective abilities.

"There shouldn't be any other surprises in Miandian, right?" Su Chen didn't dwell on the subsequent transactions and brought the topic back.

Adam shook his head slightly, “There is nothing left in Mian Dian, the only thing left is about sea transportation!
As a country of thousands of islands, the Philippines has very developed shipping, and the shipping company under the Bai family is also well-known throughout Southeast Asia.

There are as many as twenty large transport ships under its umbrella, with a very complete variety, including oil, bulk, container and other transport ships.

Among them, there are five transport ships with a tonnage of over 300,000 tons, and one of them is as huge as 500,000 tons.

The profit from shipping alone reaches more than 2 billion every year, which can be said to be the pillar industry of the Bai Group.

Nowadays, import and export trade can be said to be one of the most profitable industries, and shipping has naturally become an indispensable existence.

After listening to Adam's story, Ye Feng looked at Su Chen with shining eyes. His expression was no different from when he talked about the logging site before.

"Haha~ Don't even think about sea shipping. I definitely need it!" Su Chen immediately poured a basin of cold water on Ye Feng.

He did not forget that he still had a wharf under his name, and with the shipbuilding technology that he had previously handed over to the Zhengdao Park, he was thinking of building an ocean-going fleet.

The Bai family’s shipping facilities are ready-made, so there is no need to spend time preparing the manpower.

Ye Feng also saw that Su Chen was not joking, smacked his lips, and could only nod helplessly: "Well, I was thinking about expanding the shipping business of our Ye Group, but now it seems that there is no hope!"

"It's bad enough that there's no hope, but there's now a new competitor. Sigh..." Ye Feng sighed deeply, his face full of melancholy.

"Okay, it's good enough that you can take advantage of it, but you're thinking of eating it all!" Su Chen patted Ye Feng's belly with a smile, walked to the stone table and sat down with a smile.

Ye Feng was about to say something when he saw a member of IPS running towards him quickly.

The man whispered to Adam. Adam nodded slightly, waved his hand to signal him to leave, and then quickly came to Su Chen's side.

"BOSS~ The sentry at the gate came to report that your friends have arrived. Their names are Yun Tianqi and Chen Feiyu!"

"They came quite quickly. I'm afraid the private plane is even smoking!" Su Chen stood up and joked before he even had time to sit down.

"How can I not be quick? I'm thinking of eating meat with you. If I come too late, I'm afraid I can only drink some soup!"

"Let's go to the door to pick up the two guests who have come from afar!" Su Chen said and prepared to walk towards the door.

Just after taking two steps, he saw the skeleton and the ghost coming back, both of them still looking as if they wanted to say something but were hesitant, and it was obvious that they had something to report to him.

Ye Feng, who was standing by, also saw this scene and said with a smile, "It looks like they have something to ask you. I'll go pick up Tianqi and the others!"

After saying that, without waiting for Su Chen's response, he walked quickly forward.

Seeing this, Su Chen gave Chen Fei a look, indicating that he should go with him, which was also considered to be representing him, Su Chen.

After Ye Feng and the other person walked away, Su Chen looked at the two skeletons who were approaching.

"What's going on? Is there going to be any trouble again?"

(End of this chapter)