"I don't know anything about business, so I can only kill time here. So, what good things have you learned today?"
"It's alright. Someone wanted to partner with me to open a hot pot restaurant, and the terms they offered were quite good, so I agreed. I guess you could say we've finalized a partnership."
However, this collaboration was unexpected. You could say we gained nothing today, or you could say we gained something.
"Anything else you noticed?"
"The other collaborations are alright. We might suffer a slight loss, but they are still profitable."
After all, the two countries are not on equal footing now, so it seems quite normal for them to suffer a loss in this matter.
Moreover, those losses weren't really losses; it was just that I felt something was missing.
"Hearing you say that puts my mind at ease. It seems this time, things should turn out well."
As long as there are no problems with the cooperation itself, the final result should be relatively good.
"Don't be too happy yet. It's not too late to say that after you've read these two documents." Song Lili showed him the documents she had picked out.
"What is this?" Qian Liulin took it with a puzzled look. Looking at the "Cooperation Project" written at the top, he was even more confused. "Why are you showing me this? I don't understand these things and can't give you any good advice."
He thought Song Lili was undecided and wanted him to give her advice.
"Read it first." Song Lili almost rolled her eyes. Why would she come over and ask Qian Liulin, an amateur, for his opinion? Is he out of his mind?
"Okay, wait a moment while I take a look." Although Qian Liulin was puzzled, he still took it and examined it carefully.
Song Lili didn't disturb Qian Liulin, giving him space to watch quietly while she stared blankly out the window, bored.
But in his heart he was thinking, it seems that his prediction was right, there really is someone who does such a thing.
These things are probably not something an individual could accomplish alone, are they? Without backing and support, how could these people have the guts?
Even if the collaboration is discovered in the end, you can only blame yourself for being too careless and suffer in silence.
But Song Lili discovered it, or rather, she was someone who could be found, which is why she found it.
"Is there a problem with this?" Qian Liulin finished reading it, but still didn't understand what Song Lili was trying to express.
In his view, this was just a contract; the rest was just that there were too many rules and regulations that confused him.
"It seems you still haven't figured out the problem. Well, the trap here is very well hidden. Even someone like me sometimes doesn't notice it, let alone someone as clueless as you."
"You mean there's a problem with this contract?" Qian Liulin wasn't stupid. Although he couldn't understand the contract, he was still intelligent enough.
"Yes, both of these documents have some problems; there are hidden traps inside. If you don't discover them, you'll only suffer the consequences in the end."
"Most importantly, what kind of collaboration is this?"
"Mineral resources? Metals?" Qian Liulin looked at the document and saw that one of them was about various mineral resources.
Song Lili nodded, "Yes, and there are several kinds of resources inside that are rare and have very important uses."
These resources have limited uses now because no other applications have been discovered, but they will be very important resources in the future.
Some countries are willing to spend a lot of money to buy these resources in order to compete for them.
Therefore, Song Lili selected this document upon seeing it.
The biggest problem with this mineral resource document is the types of minerals exported; there aren't many loopholes in the contract.
"More important uses? I don't see any of those!" Qian Liulin looked at the resources carefully again, but he couldn't find the resource that was always in an important place.
Song Lili was helpless and didn't know how to explain.
You can't just say that this thing will be very important and have a very important use in a few years, can you?
If I said that, Qian Liulin would definitely think I was crazy, and I certainly wouldn't believe it.
After all, nobody believes that anyone can know about the future; they just think it's nonsense.
"I don't know how to explain this to you, but it's really important, and I hope you can believe me."
Now, it all comes down to trust; let's see how much trust Qian Liulin has in her.
“Lili, you…” Qian Liulin wanted to ask clearly, but he knew in his heart that this matter was probably not easy to explain.
If she could explain it clearly, Song Lili wouldn't have said it that way. Instead, she would have clarified the situation.
Qian Liulin remained silent. He didn't know what to choose, nor whether he should really believe Song Lili.
After all, this is not a personal matter; it concerns the country's economic development. He cannot make a decision arbitrarily.
If it were his own business, she would have an easier time making a decision and could simply listen to Song Lili.
Because he trusted her and believed she wouldn't do anything to harm herself.
However, this is a matter of national importance, so Qian Liulin hesitated.
“Brother Qian, I really can’t explain it, but it’s really important, and the future will prove it.”
"You don't need to do much. Just remove one or two types of minerals. Continue exporting the rest. Fundamentally, it won't affect the cooperation."
She wouldn't have blurted it out so rashly if it weren't so important.
In later generations, because such resources were exported, many people regretted it, saying that if they had known they were so important, they would not have exported them in the first place.
But hindsight is always 20/20, and who can know for sure? It's just talk, nothing more than regret and heartache.
Now that Song Lili knows, if she doesn't try to stop it, she'll probably live a very uneasy life from now on.
"Is it really that important?" Qian Liulin stared intently at Song Lili, seemingly considering the veracity of her words.
"Really. I wouldn't lie to you about something like this. Just trust me this once?"
There's really no way to explain this, otherwise Song Lili would have explained it long ago, instead of going through all this trouble.
“If we don’t stop it now, you’ll definitely regret it when you realize how important it is. Are you willing to do that?” Song Lili asked Qian Liulin very seriously this time.
Qian Liulin thought about it and realized he really didn't want to.
But what Song Lili said was so unbelievable that it put him in a difficult position.
At this moment, Qian Liulin recalled Song Lili from his time in Hongqi Town.
At that time, she seemed to have a prophetic ability, knowing things that many people did not.
He only knew a little bit because of his family situation. But what about her? How did she know?
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