Taking aluminum products as an example, before the economic crisis, their price had already risen from over 10,000 per ton to over 30,000 per ton, and the price was still holding strong.
"I discussed it with others in the industry. Nonferrous metal prices will keep rising and won't come down. The Liu family has escaped disaster. Should we enter this market too?" Qi Yun asked.
Lu Yang sneered. "I can tell you clearly that in five months, the prices of all nonferrous metals will be cut by two-thirds."
"Two-thirds?" Qi Yun asked incredulously.
Lu Yang said, "If Liu Jie continues investing in aluminum products in Africa, then do one thing. Send people to compete with the Liu family for every mine up for bidding, and make Liu Jie buy those mines at the highest possible price."
Buying mines at the current price of over 30,000 per ton would inevitably drive the bidding price sky-high. If Qi Yun could push the price to its peak before letting the Liu family win, then when prices were cut by two-thirds in the future, the Liu family would surely suffer enormous losses.
"Fine. I'll get people working on it. We're being generous to them, really. At least they won't go bankrupt in the end, and they'll still have several billion left for pocket money," Qi Yun said.
Lu Yang laughed. They had once been a massive conglomerate worth hundreds of billions of dollars. No matter how serious their problems became, their real estate assets were still there. They could not possibly become penniless.
What could truly turn someone into a pauper was Second World. To dominate this game through money alone required an astronomical sum. Buying ships alone could bankrupt many people.
After Lu Yang hung up, K called again. "Boss, I've finished making