507 Mature Deepwater Mining Technology (1/2)
Chapter 507: Mature Deepwater Mining Technology
Translator: _Min_Editor: Caron_
He was dressed in a sharp-looking suit and shoes. He had a reflective head, a round face with wrinkles beginning to appear, and a smile that didn't make him feel disgusted.
The girl standing beside him had curly blonde hair, complemented by a black dress that outlined her beautiful figure. It certainly made a clear contrast with the man's balding head and beer belly.
”And you are?” Jiang Chen looked at him, confused.
”Luke Joyce. Speaking of which, we are business partners.” Luke raised his wine glass and toasted Jiang Chen.
[Business partners?]
Jiang Chen didn't recall having a business partner with this name.
Luke acutely recognized the confusion in Jiang Chen's eyes as he added:
”Looks like Mr. Jiang Chen doesn't seem to like to study the shareholder structure of your business partners. I'm a shareholder of BHP.”
Earlier, Future Group signed an iron and aluminum ore export agreement with BHP. Although Future Mining was formed at a later date with a major breakthrough in deep water mining technology, the extracted manganese nodules met Future Group's iron demands, so Future Group terminated the iron export agreement. But in terms of aluminum, Future Group still replied on BHP's exports.
Jiang Chen immediately had a realization.
”Yes, Mr. Luke, I apologize for my rudeness.”
Luke didn't mind at all and continued to introduce his female companion.
”This is my daughter, Melinda Joyce.”
”It's nice to meet you, Mr. Jiang Chen. I'm a loyal fan of Future Technology.” Melinda extended her hand.
Although he was slightly shocked, Jiang Chen didn't reveal any emotions on his face as he politely took her hand and smiled. ”Hello, Miss Melinda, I'm pleased Future Technology satisfies you.”
The shock in Jiang Chen's mind was no less than someone pointing out an ogre and elf and telling him with a serious expression that they were actually father and daughter.
”Haha, my daughter is really curious about your legendary expression. If there is an opportunity, you guys should chat.” Luke wiggled his eyebrows at Jiang Chen.
Jiang Chen obviously understood the hints in Luke's voice. It didn't take too many sentences before it was apparent he was trying to arrange a marriage for his daughter.
But unfortunately, Jiang Chen was not interested in his daughter.
”It's not a legendary experience - only good luck,” Jiang Chen said humbly.
Although his words were humble, they weren't wrong. If it wasn't for his interdimensional travel abilities, he wouldn't be where he was today.
”Please don't say that, Mr. Jiang Chen. That would make 7 billion people upset because someone can make it onto the Forbes list just through luck.” Melinda's red lips formed a smile.
Jiang Chen opened his hands to emphasize that his words were true, but unfortunately, no one believed him. But from Luke and Melinda's perspective, his gesture was self-mocking, lightening up the atmosphere.
After some chitchat, perhaps she noticed that Jiang Chen was uninterested in her, so Melinda politely disappeared and left some time for the two of them to talk business in other circles. Luke didn't feel surprised at his daughter leaving as he clearly saw that Jiang Chen wasn't interested, so he didn't force it while he continued the conversation with Jiang Chen.
Luke was very talkative as their conversation spanned from sailing to golf. Jiang Chen, however, did most of the listening because he didn't know too much about either area and it wasn't a good time to pretend he knew.
In the end, the conversation finally steered back to business.
”Speaking of which, why is Mr. Jiang Chen keeping such a tight control on your shares? If Future Group becomes public on NASDAQ, without a doubt, you will be the wealthiest man in the world,” Luke exclaimed.