"It's been confirmed." Afang couldn't believe it.
To be honest, when Chen Dong asked her to purchase supplies, she simply assumed it was a task assigned to her by the big boss. As for the big boss's claim that the supplies were for combating a major flood, she remained skeptical.
In addition, the dozen or so experts invited by Mr. Lin gave a negative answer when they first predicted the flood using the model.
As a result, Afang found it even more hard to believe that such a massive flood could happen.
After hearing her words, Chen Dong gently tapped her head with his hand, "You don't even believe what I said about the massive flood? How did you manage to procure supplies?"
“Hehe,” Afang chuckled dryly, “I get paid by the boss and work for him, so it’s not my money that’s being spent.”
These words were both vivid and ruthless; it was the first time Chen Dong had ever seen such a cute side of Afang.
"Alright, hurry up and contact the factories in China," Chen Dong thought for a moment and then instructed, "Old Lin just spoke to me not long ago. He said that Cheung Kong Holdings is interested in cooperating with us. You should go and make contact with them first."
"Understood! I'll go and spend the money for you right away."
After saying that, Afang ran off in a flash.
As soon as Afang left, the phone rang in the office.
Chen Dong picked up the phone and heard a person on the other end speaking with a strange accent, greeting him very politely:
"Chen Dongjun, I am Yamanaka from the Mitsui Group."
Chen Dong was stunned for a while before he realized, "It's the Mitsui Group?"
"Yes, yes, we understand that your company is procuring disaster relief supplies globally. Our Mitsui Group would like to discuss a business deal with Longteng."
Hearing this, Chen Dong became wary. Back then, he had stirred up trouble in the Japanese stock market and had ripped off Mitsui quite a bit. Now that they were taking the initiative to talk business, could he trust them?
Chen Dong remained silent, his gaze unconsciously shifting to the document that Afang had just brought him.
The disaster relief supplies that Longteng has purchased so far are far from meeting his expectations. The catastrophic floods in the Yangtze River basin are far too severe, and these supplies are simply a drop in the ocean for the people in the disaster area.
In addition to the south, the Nenjiang and Songhua River basins in the north also experienced flooding.
They established factories in the south, which was indeed able to cope with the shortage of supplies during disaster relief, but what about the north?
Large industrial enterprises in the north are mainly coal and steel companies, while the south is more dominant in areas such as plastic products and daily necessities.
If a flood really occurs, they will have to purchase supplies from overseas. The countries geographically closest to the north are none other than H country, island nation, and Russia.
Russia can provide fuel, but H country has suffered two financial blows and its domestic market is struggling to survive.
Even a weakened island nation is still a giant, and the Mitsui Group is one of the most financially powerful conglomerates in the island nation, controlling a large amount of production resources.
"Chen Dongjun, what do you think of these conditions?"
Chen Dong's thoughts were brought back to normal, and he asked blankly, "What conditions?"
“I mean $3 million. Our Mitsui Group can provide food and bedding.”
"In addition, if you add another $3 million, we can also provide an emergency disaster relief electrical appliance, and the port of receipt will be designated by Longteng."
“You’ve got a good plan,” Chen Dong said with a cold laugh. “Don’t think that just because I don’t often deal with industry, I don’t know the prices of related materials.”
“A container costs $3 million, which is a third more than the usual price, right? Mr. Suzuki has quite the appetite.”
The third person chuckled, a strange accent coming through the phone once again, "The water resources bureaus and meteorological departments in mainland China have successively issued relevant statements."
"The news that a major flood is about to break out in the Yangtze River region will soon spread throughout the country. Even if Longteng does not purchase our Mitsui supplies, the Chinese government or other companies will come to purchase them."
"To be honest, given the current situation, we're really not worried about not being able to sell at this price."
Chen Dong's face was gloomy. He wasn't worried about the Yangtze River basin because it had supplies from Southeast Asia and the factories they had built. But the Nenjiang and Songhua River basins... Chen Dong frowned. The supplies they had prepared were still not enough.
Currently, he really has no other choice but to purchase emergency supplies from island nations. However, if he were to purchase supplies from island nations, he would inevitably have to go through the Mitsui Group.
After all, the Mitsui Group is known as the shadow empire of the island nation, controlling a large amount of agricultural, mineral, real estate, raw material, steel and other resources. It has abundant funds, a well-developed trade system behind it, and has occupied a large amount of the island nation's rich resources.
The Mitsui Group wields immense influence in Japan, and if Chen Dong doesn't cooperate with them, it will likely be difficult to procure relief supplies locally.
"Deal." Chen Dong gritted his teeth, closed his eyes, and finally uttered those two words.
"It's a pleasure to work with you!" Laughter quickly came from the other end.
Chen Dong heard Suzuki's voice, "Chen Dong-kun, this collaboration of ours must end happily."
Chen Dong hung up the phone with a cold face.
It's true that enemies are easy to make but hard to make. Back when he was stirring up trouble in the island nation, this Suzuki was once his defeated opponent.
Unexpectedly, after so long, the situation has reversed, and Chen Dong is now being bullied.
He secretly vowed that once the disaster relief was over, he would find an opportunity to teach the Mitsui Group a lesson and make them pay for their arrogant attitude today.
In February, the hospital reported more cases of avian influenza infection to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
At the same time, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) admitted for the first time that the H5N1 virus had been detected in chickens that died at a poultry farm.
"H5N1 is highly contagious and pathogenic, and we have not yet found a relevant treatment plan."
The CDC's statement instantly ignited a firestorm throughout Hong Kong.
The citizens of Hong Kong were gripped by panic.
Because some of the infected and dead were minors, many parents are demanding that primary and secondary schools immediately close so that their children can return to a safe place.
The news from Hong Kong was reported through various levels of government and eventually reached Mr. Lin.
Old Lin sighed, "I never expected that Chen Dong would actually be right."
"When the bird flu outbreak occurred in Hong Kong, several chicken farms in Luk Fook Shan chose to conceal it. Now the relevant departments have found out that they transported a lot of live chickens and dressed chickens carrying the flu virus from the chicken farms to coastal areas such as Guangdong and Fujian."
Secretary Wang sighed, "The situation regarding the spread of avian influenza in Hong Kong and Macau is equally serious now."
"We must make a decision as soon as possible, otherwise the avian flu may spread from the developed coastal cities to the deeper inland areas."
Old Lin nodded in agreement.
After convening a collective meeting of relevant departments, Lin Lao issued a series of orders in front of the Ministry of Agriculture and the Center for Disease Control and Prevention.
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