dognovel Chapter 1615 Shock
Chapter 1615 Shock
Chapter 1615 Shock
Two Hongtu No. 1 aircraft drove into the southern suburbs of Beijing Airport one after the other, with a second-generation Antelope ground support vehicle leading the way, heading straight for the Hongxing No. 1 business jet.
It rained lightly in Beijing last night, but the sun was still quite strong this morning, especially in wide-open areas like the airport.
However, even though it was early autumn, Zhou Xiaoling could still feel the cool breeze blowing from the shady spot next to the gangway.
As the convoy approached the aircraft, its speed decreased, even slowing down further, until it came to a stop at the designated location.
The car door opened, and a secretary jogged around carrying luggage and communicating with airport ground staff. Then, the leaders of this trip stepped out.
It has been more than three months since we last met.
Li Xuewu's schedule is arranged by the General Management Department. Sometimes, when work or the schedule is urgent, or when there are important work tasks, a business jet will be arranged in advance.
If it's a vacation or a non-urgent trip, I'll book train tickets.
Of course, if traveling by train, given Li Xuewu's rank, he would definitely be in a soft sleeper carriage.
Zhou Xiaoling's team number is A, which means that she must lead the team to be on standby for a long time and perform most of the important flight service missions.
Therefore, it is extremely difficult to see him.
Even the moment he walked over and saw her, he seemed surprised, which inevitably made Zhou Xiaoling feel bitter.
"Hello, Secretary-General. Hello, Leader."
She greeted the grade leader politely on behalf of the service team.
"Hello." Li Xuewu smiled and shook hands with her, then turned to introduce her: "This is Director Bai, General Manager Huang, and Director Liu from Jingcheng Chemical."
"Good morning, Director Bai, General Manager Huang, Director Liu." Zhou Xiaoling greeted everyone with a smile after his introduction, saying gracefully, "Welcome aboard the Red Star One business jet. I am Zhou Xiaoling, the chief flight attendant. Today, I will be leading the team to serve you all."
"Hello—" Bai Changmin saw Li Xuewu shake hands with the crew representative, so he followed suit and shook hands with the class leader as well.
After hearing Zhou Xiaoling's welcome, he smiled and nodded at her, then said to Li Xuewu, "This is the Red Star standard! This is exactly what we want!"
"Ha ha ha ha--"
The people standing by the gangway laughed as they recalled the conversation.
Zhou Xiaoling was somewhat surprised, not knowing what he meant.
Li Xuewu smiled and nodded, explaining to her, "Director Bai was referring to our group's unified standards, don't misunderstand."
The current work execution standard of Honggang Group is to aggressively invade an industry, then break its rules and status quo, and reshape the standards through multiple means.
Successful examples include automobiles and hardware.
What the public may know more about is cars, because in Beijing, Red Star Motors has become a new symbol of technological development.
There are many more three-wheeled motorcycles on the road that can carry both goods and passengers, and many more Shouqi Aries taxis in important reception areas.
In the Liangmahe Industrial Zone, Comet motorcycles are a common sight, and Gemini and Aries models are also frequently seen, but Antelope cars are even more prevalent.
At important events, Hongxing brand security vehicles and Hongtu automobiles, which are suitable for research and travel and are being purchased by many organizations, are also present.
In another world where automobiles are the standard symbol of transportation, the execution standards for hardware production are being rewritten.
With the support and collaboration of the Tianjin Trade Management Center, the parts production integration center located in the steel city has developed a complete set of parts production specifications and implementation standards.
All parts and hardware products sold from the integration center must strictly adhere to the corresponding production standards.
The joint industrial enterprises that supply trade centers and supply chains must also follow standard production procedures and undergo multiple inspections of their goods.
Honggang Group has never forced other industries or other industrial enterprises to follow this standard in their production practices.
However, the more companies that cooperate with Honggang Group, the more they can see the results of implementing this standard.
Therefore, by starting with specific examples, more and more industrial enterprises are affected and are actively or passively accepting and spreading this standard.
The foundation of industry has been changed, resulting in increased efficiency, reduced costs, and less frequent maintenance in industrial production.
Taking automobiles as an example, while the Jiefang trucks produced by Factory No. 17 were still suffering from high failure rates in engines and other components, the Hongxing trucks, represented by the second-generation Antelope, were creating a myth of low failure rates.
In this day and age, a low failure rate is a myth for automobiles.
Drivers no longer need to worry about vehicle repairs, which greatly improves transportation efficiency and reduces labor costs.
This is the power of industry standards.
The reason why Beijing Chemical Industry Group highly praises Honggang Group's standardized industry is because chemical production has an even greater need for standards.
In a mechanical workshop, a safety accident might only involve one or two people, but in a chemical production workshop, even a minor accident could cost the life of a worker.
Therefore, rather than saying that they took a different approach to build a factory in Liaodong, it would be more accurate to say that they believed in Honggang Group's judgment on the future development of industry and were prepared to abandon some of their factories in Beijing.
The success of Liangmahe Eco-Industrial Zone is rewriting a historical chapter titled "Industrial Development and Ecological Balance".
Leaders from higher levels, including those from Beijing, have visited the Liangmahe Ecological Industrial Zone multiple times. Looking at the green-painted factory area and the riverbanks, and witnessing the harmonious development of industry and humanity, it's easy to have deep thoughts.
Beijing may not be able to do this now, but it will definitely restrict highly polluting industries in the future, after all, everyone has descendants.
Therefore, Beijing Chemical had to plan ahead and successively halted many new plant construction and engineering investment projects.
The goal is to facilitate a large-scale industrial relocation and rebuild chemical industry bases in suitable locations.
Given the ever-increasing demand for land in Beijing, relocating factories scattered throughout the city to low-risk areas is an inevitable choice.
This year marks the first year since Honggang Group completed its group-based structure, and it has already begun to show its prowess and impressive presence in the industrial system.
Not only did it complete the construction of key projects and production plans, but it also introduced many advanced production technologies from East Germany.
More importantly, Honggang Group was willing to shed its tertiary industry, which had once raised a lot of funds for its group-wide development, and was preparing to move forward with ease.
This carefree attitude also proves that Honggang Group, having completed its industrial transformation and now regarded by the industry as a modern industrial standard enterprise, can easily cope with the company's management and development expenses based on its current output value.
Honggang Group invested in the International Hotel, which is known as the tallest building in Beijing, and also acquired the Tadong Airport in Fengcheng. It invested tens of millions of yuan in the Honggang Industrial Park in Gangcheng to build an underground city, and successfully held a joint import and export trade fair in Beijing.
Seeing Li Huaide's smile in the newspaper, which business leader wouldn't be green with envy, wishing they were "General Manager Li"?
Putting aside others, does the newly arrived Director Zhang, who sits in the Beijing Chemical Industry office building, have any ambitions of becoming "General Manager Zhang"?
Will Bai Changmin, who walked into the cabin one after Li Xuewu, have any hope of becoming Vice President Bai one day?
Fortunately, Beijing Chemical Industry Co., Ltd. is already on its way.
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"Boss, here's your tea."
After the plane reached a stable flight, Zhou Xiaoling and her team served tea to everyone in the cabin.
Li Xuewu ordered black tea, and Bai Changmin and the others didn't mind. They only asked for tea, and the same black tea was provided.
Meanwhile, some members of the accompanying team ordered some of the more novel soft drinks and other beverages from the menu, which made them easier to access.
"Thank you." Li Xuewu simply thanked him and then looked at Huang Yongjie, who was sitting opposite him and talking incessantly.
Li Xuewu, the chief engineer of Jingcheng Chemical and also the person in charge of site selection for Jingcheng Chemical, listened to his long speech.
The other person in charge who accompanied them was Liu Yongtao, the former deputy director of the office and now the director of the office.
Liu Yongtao kept a low profile and sat by the window, leaving the seat with the small conference table for Li Xuewu and the other two.
Because the people sitting here discussing things weren't just Li Xuewu and his group, but also their accompanying technical secretary, who was providing service and support for their conversation.
Bai Changmin frowned slightly, his hand resting on the map of Liaodong Province spread out on the small conference table, his gaze wandering over several selected cities.
"Let me give you my suggestion."
While Huang Yongjie was drinking tea because he was thirsty, Li Xuewu pinched his nose, sat up straight, and said, "Just one: the port."
He looked at Bai Changmin and said, "You have a thousand reasons, but you can never get around one reason, and that is the port."
When the eyes of the people around him fell on him, Li Xuewu pointed to the location of Yingcheng Port on the map and said, "Think about whether the cost of railway transportation is higher or the cost of shipping is higher."
“But Yingcheng is not the only city with a port.”
Huang Yongjie frowned and said, "We have already completed our inspection of Bincheng, and there is also Jinzhou."
"That's right, there are at least six cities in Liaodong suitable for building ports."
Li Xuewu tapped his fingers on the small table and looked at the other party, saying, "If you have the capability, I would suggest you invest in Jinzhou."
"Why?" He raised an eyebrow and said, "Don't forget, you are a chemical company, and you also want to build an integrated industrial park."
The two people sitting opposite each other frowned simultaneously, as if they had thought of something.
“It’s not suitable for the industrial park to be too far from the port, but it’s too dangerous if it’s too close.”
Li Xuewu wasn't very agitated because he believed that as long as he reasoned with the other party, he could make them believe him and accept his suggestions.
“Bincheng has a port of sufficient size, but will Bincheng change its existing port plans for you? That is a question.”
He tapped the small table again with his fingers, reminding the two to think it over.
"Second, the advantages of industrial cooperation."
Li Xuewu paused for a moment, then spoke again: "Although Yingcheng Port is under construction, the total investment led by Honggang Group exceeds 30 million yuan, and this money is in the account of United Savings Bank."
"You should all know which companies are involved in this project's joint venture, right?"
He pinched his fingers and emphasized, "Without the support of foreign companies, can your tertiary industry be completely absorbed by the Northeast region alone?"
"What about industrial raw materials?"
After saying this, Li Xuewu sat up straight, spread his hands, and said, "If you had chosen any other city, I would have had reason to partner with another chemical company when your investment was about to be completed."
"A chemical industrial park will be established in Yingcheng Port Area."
"Believe it or not?" He pointed with his finger and said domineeringly, "I can make your products unsellable in less than three years."
“At that time, I will not only be able to acquire your industrial park, but I will also be able to take over the market that you have developed in Liaodong.”
These words were so offensive that not only did the two people opposite frown deeply, but the lively atmosphere in the cabin also froze instantly.
Zhou Xiaoling and several other flight attendants nervously returned to the front cabin, wondering why their conversation seemed to be falling apart.
Li Xuewu sat there watching them for a long time. Just as the silence was about to freeze, he finally spoke: "I used Honggang Group as an example. Now think about it, what if we changed it to another company?"
Huang Yongjie stopped talking and looked at Bai Changmin.
Bai Changmin picked up his teacup and took a sip, unable to discern whether the tea on the plane was good or bad; it was merely a way to mask his inner turmoil.
"No company has been able to do what you're saying yet, has it?"
"Hehe—" Li Xuewu looked at him, smiled faintly, and said, "Aren't you overestimating Honggang Group?"
He raised an eyebrow and warned, "I can tell you very bluntly, we won't wait until someone else discovers this piece of meat."
With just one sentence, he firmly seized back the slightly relaxed atmosphere.
Huang Yongjie couldn't help but remind them, "Don't forget, we are brother units, and we are also under the supervision of the ministry."
"Ha—" Li Xuewu sneered, looking at the other person and said, "If you can't beat them, you'll tell your teachers and parents?"
His words made Huang Yongjie roll his eyes in anger, but Li Xuewu didn't care at all. Instead, he pointed to the small table and emphasized, "Don't forget, you are in Liaodong, not in the capital."
"What do you mean? Are you threatening us?"
Huang Yongjie glared at him angrily and said, "Right on your plane, we hadn't even decided whether or not to invest in building a factory in Liaodong."
"Hmph—" Li Xuewu gave a disdainful reply from his nostrils, not even bothering to look at him anymore, and instead stared at Bai Changmin opposite him.
Huang Yongjie was simply trying to break free from the constraints and control of Honggang Group and did not want to choose Yingcheng as the location for the chemical plant.
This also reveals the current attitude and intentions of the management of Beijing Chemical.
But this is not surprising. No one wants to put an undercooked duck in front of a tiger, right?
However, both Huang Yongjie himself and the Beijing Chemical Company he represents overlooked one issue: who needs whom more.
Now they need Honggang Group to lead them to achieve the goal of group-based development, which must be achieved through the completion of initial capital accumulation and the realization of multi-faceted industrial transformation.
Li Xuewu's Honggang Group happens to have such resources, enabling them to achieve this goal in Liaodong.
The path was right in front of them; it was that simple: follow the development direction of Honggang Group.
But they still hesitated, and to this day they haven't even mentioned funding, as if they were confident that building the factory wouldn't cost any money.
Honggang Group was able to quickly accumulate its initial capital at the beginning of its establishment because it had absolute insight and the conviction to act decisively.
One is the establishment of a tertiary industry, and the other is a merger plan for sixteen enterprises offered by the Beijing Industrial Group.
It can be said that the group-oriented process of Hongxing Factory was driven by Beijing Industry. What does Beijing Chemical have?
It must be admitted that Hongxing Factory is completely inferior to Jingcheng Chemical in the present day, and it is not even comparable to Jingcheng Chemical of the same period.
There is only one chemical company in Beijing, and that is Beijing Chemical.
However, Beijing has many heavy industries similar to the Red Star Factory, so the two cannot be compared side-by-side.
Now the situation is reversed. After its "ascension," Honggang Group is able to create its own resources, but Jingcheng Chemical cannot.
With its massive size, it's difficult to achieve the goal of becoming a large corporation.
To achieve leapfrog development, something must be sacrificed, just like Honggang Group did in the past, where the management team shared huge risks.
It's fair to say that, looking back, even if they had taken a wrong step, both Li Huaide and Li Xuewu are now basically working on the farm.
Wanting to leverage Honggang's strength and Liaodong's resources, yet unwilling to take responsibility and even reluctant to share—is there really such a good thing?
There was something Li Xuewu didn't say aloud, something that was out of place in this era, but it was also a fact: business is business.
Huang Yongjie is stubborn, saying that the ministry is in charge, but that's too naive.
Li Xuewu doesn't even need to build a chemical industrial park in Yingcheng. As long as he supplies large quantities of cheap raw materials to chemical plants in Liaodong, Jingcheng Chemical will continue to lose money.
How long they can keep losing money is up to Honggang Group to decide.
If you can't even play the game of capital, how can you expect to play the game of corporate competition?
Three years is a long time. Honggang Group, which has absolute influence in Liaodong, could easily take over the industrial park they have built through some means.
There was no need for Honggang Group to even get involved.
Such examples are not common now, but they will become increasingly frequent in the near future; many large-scale enterprises have collapsed in this way.
Those who didn't experience that period can never imagine how terrifying it is to suddenly have to shut down a factory where you've worked your whole life.
Li Xuewu wouldn't resort to such despicable means in this era and on this land without any moral compass, even if he were to consider business as a matter of principle.
A businessman may have no bottom line, but as a manager of a collective enterprise, he must have a bottom line.
The reason why Honggang Group has been able to rush along the path of marketization without being criticized or stopped, and has even received repeated affirmation from higher authorities, stems from the company's fundamental system and the fundamental interests it represents.
Just one question: Who owns Honggang Group?
If you ask any factory or subsidiary of Honggang Group, they will firmly and proudly tell you that they are it.
Every penny earned by Honggang Group, every brick laid, belongs to the collective, to the workers, and to all employees.
You put in the work, take on the responsibility, receive wages, and enjoy the benefits.
Therefore, the management team that leads the group's development will not be criticized because they also receive standard salaries and enjoy the same benefits.
Honggang Group does not belong to capital, so it can boldly use capital means for operation and expansion, because this is within the rules of the game.
Bai Changmin never expected to have such a direct experience of the company's offensive capabilities; he has certainly learned a lesson.
He put down his teacup, looked at Li Xuewu, and asked, "If there comes a day in the future, whether Honggang Group chooses to stand with Jingcheng Chemical or oppose it will depend entirely on whether we are strong enough, right?"
"Hehe—" Li Xuewu smiled and extended his hand, saying, "Welcome to the new world. You have already grasped the rules of the game here. Congratulations to you and the company you represent."
"Heh—" Bai Changmin chuckled wryly and slapped his hand away, asking in return, "Congratulations on what? Aren't you worried about being ambushed?"
"At least he didn't die in a daze, did he?"
Li Xuewu said with a confident smile, "If you believe me, you will find in less than ten years that the new world we have just arrived in is far from as spacious and beautiful as we imagined. On the contrary, it is full of crises and is in danger of being swallowed up at any time."
"Then what is the significance of our arrival in the new world?"
Bai Changmin frowned and asked, "Is it better to live in constant fear of danger, or to live in constant dread?"
"Why can't we open our arms, or raise our fists to drive away the enemy, or embrace opportunities and friends?"
Li Xuewu said in a very domineering way: "If you are standing here, never look back, because the misery of the old world will make you feel fortunate at the same time, and you will not be able to help but feel pity."
Many people in the cabin understood their conversation and frowned slightly, wanting to say something but then keeping quiet.
Huang Yongjie looked at him with a complicated expression, his inner turmoil no less intense than the clouds outside the window.
"Only ten years?" Bai Changmin said with a sense of loss and pessimism, "If we are not strong enough, perhaps..."
"Unfortunately, it may not even take ten years."
Li Xuewu shook his head helplessly and sighed, "This path is like rowing against the current; if you don't move forward, you'll fall behind."
"As a member of the decision-making team of Honggang Group, I have 60,000 employees behind me, as well as their families and households that depend on Honggang Group for their livelihood, so we must be ruthless enough."
He spread his hands and looked at Huang Yongjie, saying, "Mr. Huang, please don't mind what I just said; it was just a hypothetical situation."
Under the somewhat surprised gaze of the other party, Li Xuewu continued, "Just as you said, the nature of our business means we can only be brothers."
"Therefore, we will always be friends, never enemies."
"I understand what you mean." Huang Yongjie had also figured it out by now, and sighed as he asked, "But do we still have a chance?"
"Definitely, because we are creating miracles."
Li Xuewu pointed to the bottom of the plane and said, "If you could look at Yingcheng from this angle, you would see that we have found the right direction and are striving for it, persevering onward."
“I have no better suggestions.” Huang Yongjie looked at Bai Changmin beside him and shrugged, saying, “Choosing a location in Bincheng might provide a relatively independent operating space, but looking down from the plane…”
He pointed to the oval window and said, "This land is so small, and our goal in establishing a group company isn't just about the immediate future, right?"
Bai Changmin didn't say anything, but simply spread his hands, looked at Li Xuewu, pursed his lips, and nodded in admiration.
"Then, shall we meet in Yingcheng?"
"See you in Yingcheng."
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"No, don't tell me how we should do things. I wouldn't be in this position if I didn't have that brain."
Li Xuewu, holding the phone, said in a cold tone, "If you have any complaints about me personally, you are welcome to come to me anytime."
"But this is a collective decision and a normal business operation. Don't even mention you, even Hu Ke wouldn't dare to tell me how to do things, understand?"
He hung up the phone without waiting for the other person to finish speaking.
Zhang Enyuan explained with some self-reproach, "I heard the other party say that he was the person in charge of Bincheng Industry, and I accepted the job without asking clearly."
"I'm sorry, Secretary General."
"It's okay, it's just a mad dog."
Li Xuewu picked up his teacup, took a sip, and, glancing at the documents in his hand, asked casually, "Did you arrange a meeting with Steel City Industry for me?"
"I made an appointment, and they said they'd be there soon."
"Hmm?" Li Xuewu looked up at Zhang Enyuan and said, "Didn't I tell you to make an appointment for a visit?"
"Yes, that's what I said," Zhang Enyuan explained. "But not long after I hung up the phone, the Industry Bureau called back and said they would come over in person."
"Okay, sure." Li Xuewu nodded and said casually, "Make the arrangements and call me when they arrive."
He didn't have to wait long. Perhaps he rushed over as soon as he heard the phone call. And it wasn't just Liu Lixin who came; Wang Lu, the deputy director in charge of industry, was also there.
"Oh, Director Wang, it's an honor to have you here. I'm so sorry for not welcoming you properly."
Li Xuewu didn't expect it to be Wang Lu who came. It wasn't until Zhang Enyuan reminded him that he hurriedly went downstairs.
Wang Lu didn't care about that. She smiled and shook hands with him, explaining, "Comrade Lixin told me that you asked him to meet. I thought, how could I miss such a good thing? Don't you think so, Secretary-General Li?"
"Hahaha—" Li Xuewu laughed and took her hand, gesturing towards the building entrance, saying, "Please come in quickly, we're family now, so there's no need to be so polite."
As he said this, he shook hands with Liu Lixin, the head of the Steel City Industrial Bureau.
The three of them entered the building one after the other and went directly to the reception room on the first floor.
"On the way here, Comrade Lixin was wondering what you wanted to see him about." After sitting down on the sofa, Wang Lu looked at Li Xuewu and said with a smile, "I told him that Secretary-General Li only brings good news. Hahaha."
"Since you're here, how could I not have something good to say?"
Li Xuewu smiled as he watched the secretaries set out tea, and then made a few jokes.
Although he had worked in Gangcheng for a long time, and Wang Lu and Liu Lixin were the responsible persons for him, Honggang Group was not under the jurisdiction of Liaodong, so it could not be considered as local management.
Unlike later times, when local authorities had jurisdiction over the safety of any enterprise, the era lacked the force of coercion required in this time.
The reason is simple: there are no large private enterprises these days. The heads of enterprises are all organizational cadres, and they can even be transferred laterally.
Another reason why local management is unnecessary is the high degree of autonomy of enterprises, which do not rely on local authorities for anything.
Li Xuewu was certainly not an arrogant person; he treated both Wang Lu and Liu Lixin with due respect.
They felt a respect for Li Xuewu that was different from that of other business leaders of the same type, so they also respected and were close to Li Xuewu.
"I heard it was your suggestion that led to the Jingcheng Chemical project being awarded to Yingcheng?" Before Li Xuewu could even speak, Wang Lu asked the question they both understood. She glanced at Liu Lixin and deliberately spoke in a reproachful tone, "I told you to come here more often, but you wouldn't budge. Now look what happened, Secretary-General Li prefers Ge Ping from Yingcheng."
"Hahahaha—" Li Xuewu laughed and pointed at her, saying helplessly, "Why is your mouth so unforgiving!"
"It's all my fault." Liu Lixin naturally knew it was a joke. Even if he came to wash Li Xuewu's feet every day, the project would not have landed in Gangcheng. But since the leader had said so, he could only play along.
“Hehe—” Li Xuewu waved his hand and said with a smile, “We chose Yingcheng because our port area is located in Yingcheng.”
"The people in Bincheng are very dissatisfied, aren't they?"
Wang Lu looked at him meaningfully and asked, "I heard that Lao Zhang is very unhappy. He said that they were about to reach an agreement, but you ruined it."
"Hmm, hehe—" Li Xuewu chuckled and nodded, pointing to the top of his head, "Half an hour before you arrived, he called me and said he wanted to go and ask Deputy Director Lu to settle this matter."
"Heh—" Wang Lu glanced at Liu Lixin with amusement and said, "Old Zhang is really something, who does he think he is?"
“You wouldn’t know if you haven’t dealt with him before,” Liu Lixin explained, shaking his head slightly. “He’s a veteran, and he’s known for his bluntness.”
"Who's going to spoil him?" Wang Lu hugged her knees and looked at Li Xuewu, asking, "Yingcheng Shipbuilding still has cooperation with Bincheng Shipbuilding, right? Will this affect them?"
"I don't know about that," Li Xuewu said casually. "It depends on how magnanimous Director Zhang is."
"Old Zhang's magnanimity goes without saying."
Liu Lixin raised an eyebrow and said meaningfully, "But I dare say he wouldn't dare do anything, and if he could, he wouldn't be calling you."
He glanced at Wang Lu and explained, "Our steel city controls the core of industrial component production, and Yingcheng Shipbuilding's scale is now not much worse than Bincheng Shipbuilding's. What right do they have to dare to break ties?"
"Hehehe—" Li Xuewu also felt both annoyed and amused, and shook his head slightly, saying, "Forget it, let's not talk about him anymore."
He composed himself and looked at the two of them, explaining, "The reason I wanted to meet is related to the Beijing Chemical Industry project."
Wang Lu turned to look at Liu Lixin, giving him a "I knew it, I didn't come for nothing" look, and then looked seriously at Li Xuewu.
"Hasn't this project already been launched?" Liu Lixin asked.
"Hehe—it's still early." Li Xuewu chuckled and explained, "Site selection is part of the feasibility study phase. The Jingcheng Chemical team is currently conducting on-site inspections in the Yingcheng Port area, and I'm also waiting for the results."
"After the demonstration phase is over, an evaluation still needs to be conducted, covering several aspects."
Li Xuewu flipped his right hand and said, "The United Savings Bank hasn't entered the market yet, so we won't have any results until the end of the year."
“So that’s how it is—” Wang Lu nodded in realization and looked at him, saying, “It’s definitely different from previous project constructions.”
She raised an eyebrow and asked, "Is this the case for everyone, or only for companies heavily influenced by your group? I'm referring to the procedure itself."
"Maybe," Li Xuewu smiled and said, "If this cautious and scientific attitude is useful, everyone will learn to do it."
"However, it's not entirely foolproof." He said in a rather unusual way, "You know about the accident at our No. 4 boiler, right? There's still an investigation team from the group investigating this matter, which means there were problems in the execution of the procedures."
"Whenever people are involved in a job, mistakes are bound to happen."
Wang Lu agreed with Honggang Group's work style. She looked at Liu Lixin and said, "Honggang Group's safety production accident control is top-notch in the province, far ahead of the second place. This is something we should learn from."
Seeing Liu Lixin nod, Li Xuewu waved his hand with a smile and said, "We've gone off on a tangent again. I've forgotten where we were."
The group chuckled, and Li Xuewu continued, "We have always cooperated with Beijing Chemical. This time, their move north is not only for survival and development, but also to deepen this multi-faceted cooperation."
He looked at the two of them and said earnestly, "Whether it's the automobile manufacturing industry or the electronics manufacturing industry, Honggang Group's industrial base is here, and many of them are related to the chemical industry."
“Beijing Chemical Industry gave me an idea: focus on regional cooperation rather than industrial parks.”
"What do you mean?" Wang Lu raised her eyebrows, looking at Li Xuewu with a hint of surprise in her eyes, and asked, "Does our Steel City still have a chance?"
"Hehe—" Li Xuewu smiled and looked at her, saying, "That depends on whether Gangcheng is sincere enough. If the cooperation fails, you won't call and yell at me, will you?"
"Hahaha—" Wang Lu was amused by this sudden surprise and laughed heartily. Then she said very seriously, "Honggang Group is in Gangcheng. We can always consider this place as our home."
This is the mindset of a mature manager. Her statement wasn't directed at Beijing Industry, nor did she make any guarantees, but she reiterated this attitude to Li Xuewu and Honggang Group. It has to be said that she was smart.
The fact that Beijing Chemical Plant settled in Yingcheng demonstrates that Li Xuewu has absolute influence over this project.
The person sitting in front of her now is Li Xuewu, not those people from Beijing Chemical Industry. Does she need to be taught who she should express her opinion to?
"A chemical plant related to automobiles? Or a chemical plant related to the electronics industry?" Wang Lu said frankly, "You want land, I'll give you land, you want whatever you want, even if this project is just building one factory in the steel city."
She looked at Li Xuewu and nodded, saying, "I and Steel City Industry will always support Honggang Group and your decision."
"Then there's no need to say anything more."
Li Xuewu smiled and extended his hand, saying, "When Beijing Chemical decides to initiate the negotiation process, we'll go to Fengcheng together."
"See, I told you there would be good news!"
Wang Lu stood up and shook hands with Li Xuewu, then turned to Liu Lixin and said, "We need to come more often in the future, so that Secretary-General Li will remember us if there are any good things."
"Definitely, as long as Secretary-General Li doesn't mind me bothering you." Liu Lixin smiled and shook hands with Li Xuewu, saying sincerely, "My words may not have the same power as our leaders, but we are friends and family. Just like the leaders said, if you need anything, just say so, and we'll take care of it."
His sincerity only strengthened Wang Lu's attitude. Li Xuewu smiled with satisfaction and nodded, saying, "I will inevitably need your help and guidance in the future."
"Not at all, it's you who are taking care of our work."
Liu Lixin was certain that he wasn't just being polite, because even without the Beijing Chemical project, the development of Honggang Group in the steel city alone had brought new opportunities to the local industry and other aspects.
Even if Honggang Group doesn't pay its taxes or corporate revenue here, the driving force that Honggang Group brings to the city's development is undeniable.
Steel City has no shortage of heavy industry, because this land is rich in resources, but it lacks heavy industry like Honggang Group.
Let alone Steel City, if they dared to say they didn't need Honggang, countless invitations would be sent to Li Xuewu's desk tomorrow.
An industrial park with tens of thousands of employees, plus some family members and factories in the steel city built around the park and integrated industrial park, can create employment and livelihoods for many people.
Unlike other companies, Honggang Group has opened up recruitment to local residents, and there are quite a few locals working in the industrial park now.
Some of them have even started dating, married, had children, and settled down with employees who came to the factory with Beijing residency.
No one can say for sure how much change Honggang Group has brought to the steel city, but the data on their desks is real, and the changes that the people have seen and felt are also real.
The cooperative project that Li Xuewu mentioned today is an unexpected bonus for Gangcheng, but it is also within reason.
why?
The fact that Honggang Group is operating smoothly in the steel city is a way for them to reciprocate the favor, and it is also a feedback from Honggang Group.
With mutual support, the project has undergone new changes, and opportunities are naturally reserved for those who are prepared. Who else but Steel City could it be given to?
Therefore, Wang Lu's advice to Liu Lixin when she left was not a joke: come to the industrial park more often, and don't wait until Li Xuewu calls her to complain about the sluggishness and problems of the steel city industry before you start working on him.
They took the initiative to ask and show concern. Opportunities like today's will come again in the future, and even if they don't, they can still maintain Honggang Group's choice.
It seems that Honggang Group has built many large factories, and the scale has been fixed. They are even focusing on technological innovation and have no intention of building new factories.
But who dares to say that Honggang Group will not continue to develop in the future?
This is only the first year since the establishment of Honggang Group. After consolidating its foundation, it will definitely expand and grow rapidly. At that time, the steel city will once again face the choice of Honggang Group.
Is Li Xuewu important?
From a purely personal perspective, he was just a young cadre, not particularly noticeable within the Liaodong system.
However, in Honggang Group, acting like an old man from Bincheng, who is falsely tough, only leads to self-contradiction.
At the end of September, the Hongxing Steel Group's joint import and export trade fair officially concluded, and the good news that the total transaction volume exceeded 9 million yuan shocked the entire industrial system.