Upon receiving this answer, Chen Feng's mind raced, and countless questions suddenly became clear.
No wonder she knows exactly how much money she's made, what championships she's won, and that each sale she makes is worth over a million, and that even the gold nuggets she unearthed have been auctioned.
To be frank, even Lin Nian, who has always been by his side, couldn't possibly know all of these things.
The reason she, a complete stranger, could know so much is that she was backed by a massive state apparatus. If the state wanted to investigate her, it would be incredibly easy.
Chen Feng had just noticed this, but he didn't ask about it. Instead, he waited and observed, preparing to slowly extract information from her later.
If you ask her directly, she will definitely be on guard and won't tell you everything like she did.
Fortunately, since it was a government investigation, there's no problem. What Chen Feng fears most is that some private organization might be targeting him, which would be a huge problem.
"Rare earth elements, do you know anything about them?" Qi Minglin asked.
"I know a little, but not much," Chen Feng replied.
"Rare earth elements are also known as rare earth metals and are called industrial gold because they can be combined with other materials to form high-performance materials. For example, rockets, tanks and airplanes used in national defense cannot do without them."
"Besides national defense, other civilian sectors also greatly need these things."
"Now you know how important this is."
"Someone once said that dignity lies only on the edge of a sword, and truth lies only within the range of a cannon."
"Our country has only found two small rare earth mines so far, and the rest are all imported at high prices."
"Now that foreign countries have learned about our situation, they have directly increased the import price of rare earths by 340 times."
"Our rare earth reserves can only last for another three months."
"Three months later, we will face two situations. The first is that all of the country's top technologies will come to a standstill and development will be forced to stop."
"Secondly, our high-priced imports of rare earths led to a massive outflow of money, ultimately resulting in a deficit and a complete economic collapse."
"Now you understand just how serious the crisis our country is facing," Qi Minglin said with a soft sigh.
"Three hundred and forty times?" Even Chen Feng gasped when he heard this number.
To put it bluntly, a bottle of Coke that normally costs only three yuan now costs one thousand and twenty yuan, and the worst part is that you have no choice but to drink it.
Let alone the country, even with Chen Feng's current financial situation, he would be terrified if he heard about a bottle of Coke costing a thousand yuan.
“We’ve even internally estimated that if we accept this price, foreign companies are very likely to raise the price again.”
"It's not impossible for it to be five hundred times or even a thousand times more at that time," Qi Minglin said softly.
"If you fall behind, you will be bullied. Our country has just started to enjoy a good life, but we are about to face such a life again. It pains us," an elderly man with gray hair said with a pursed mouth.
"We refuse to believe that there are no rare earth mines in our vast territory, so we traveled through mountains and rivers to form an exploration team in order to find large rare earth mines!"
Qi Minglin said with resentment in her eyes.
"So, what's your progress so far?" Chen Feng asked, squinting one eye.
Upon hearing this, Qi Minglin's newly risen fighting spirit instantly crumbled, and she spoke weakly.
"Our exploration team has been searching for a full year and a half since its establishment, and the initial economic investment has reached nearly 500 billion yuan."
"However, apart from discovering some rare earth elements, we found nothing else."
"All those investments went down the drain."
Upon hearing this, Chen Feng couldn't help but click his tongue in amazement.
The investment of 500 billion yuan truly demonstrates the country's determination to explore rare earth resources.
"We might as well use this money to buy rare earth elements; at least that would last us a little longer," Chen Feng joked, trying to lighten the mood.
"Five hundred billion sounds like a lot, and it is indeed a lot, but with the crazy premiums abroad, how much can it actually buy?"
"What others have is never as good as what you have yourself," the old man sighed.
"So we've come here to invite you to join our special exploration team and help us find rare earth elements. Would you be willing?" Qi Minglin asked, looking up.
"Whether you're willing or not, let's put that aside for now. I can't just do whatever you want and go with you. In the end, I'll have to pay for my own travel expenses," Chen Feng said.
"We won't let you pay for the travel expenses. We'll provide food and lodging, so don't worry, we won't let you spend a single penny." Qi Minglin was still immersed in the failure of finding rare earth elements and hadn't realized what Chen Feng meant at all.
As soon as she said that, Chen Feng and the old man laughed at the same time.
"Xiao Qi, he's asking what benefits you can offer him," the old man couldn't help but remind him.
"Benefits, oh right, if you join us, including subsidies, salary and all sorts of other things, we can give you up to 30,000 yuan a month."
Qi Minglin did a quick mental calculation and held up three fingers to speak to Chen Feng.
“Thirty thousand… My nanny earns thirty thousand a month, this is a bit…” Chen Feng couldn’t help but chuckle when he heard this number.
Upon hearing this, Xia Yingying glanced at Chen Feng discreetly and thought, "A nanny earns 30,000 a month? When did you get a nanny?"
Wait a minute, the nanny you're talking about... isn't it me?
"This is all we can give you for now. If we actually find a rare earth mine, there will be an additional bonus, and we will also award you a medal based on your contribution." Qi Minglin tried her best to persuade Chen Feng.
"The prize money you mentioned is only a few hundred thousand. Do you think I would care? And that medal, it's not that I'm materialistic, but it seems to be useless except for the title, right?" Chen Feng shook his head and said.
Qi Minglin was speechless upon hearing this. Indeed, a few hundred thousand was nothing to Chen Feng.
His mine produces at least 1.3 million a day, and sometimes even 1.7 to 1.8 million a day.
Compared to searching for rare earth mines, it seems more comfortable for him to stay at home.
"Rather than those empty promises and honors, you want something tangible, right?" The old man saw through Chen Feng's thoughts.
“Older people see things more clearly,” Chen Feng laughed.
"Then you can tell us what you want, and we will try our best to meet your needs," the old man said on Qi Minglin's behalf.
"That depends on what you can offer me." Chen Feng didn't speak directly; he wanted to see how they were going to offer first.
"As the team leader for now, this is all I can promise you." Qi Minglin hesitated for a moment before offering the conditions she could.
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