dognovel Chapter 1265 It’s all here
Chapter 1265 It’s all here
Chapter 1265 It’s all here
The Geely Star yacht departed from Beijing on the morning of the 25th and arrived at Yingcheng Port Pier in the afternoon of the 26th.
On the day of arrival in Hong Kong, an exciting piece of good news came from the capital:
The First Ministry of Machine Building intends to approve the application of the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill to the Ministry to establish the Red Star Steel Group, no later than March 70...
Please note that the application approved now is the application for groupization. The application approved last month was the application of Hongxing Factory to upgrade its management due to development and construction needs.
The job grade changes of Li Huaide and other factory leaders, as well as the establishment of branches and specialized factories by Red Star Factory during this period, were all carried out step by step.
One link after another, and if any link is missing, it will not work.
It was not until this moment that the Red Star Factory, after being upgraded, finally obtained the approval for groupization and entered a wider and broader fast lane.
Of course, obtaining approval does not mean that the group has been completed.
Getting a building permit does not mean that you own a villa. You have to build the house in accordance with the specifications and requirements, and it is only completed after inspection and approval by the relevant departments.
The same is true for the process of groupization.
Now the Red Star Factory has only obtained a license to integrate and reorganize resources, build a group management structure, and complete the division and adjustment of group business.
This is the first step of a long march, and there are still ninety-nine steps to go.
The management organizations of branches and specialized factories were reorganized and operated normally, the relevant businesses were adjusted and divided to achieve normal production, the group management structure was established and operated normally, and the whole group achieved a management state of thousands of lines and one rope...
Let's put it this way: the First Ministry of Machine Building gave the Red Star Factory a full two years. This was definitely not a deliberate delay or a disdain for the speed of the Red Star Factory.
This is true love and also care.
If Li Huaide could complete the above work adjustments and layout within two years, the Ministry of First Machine Building would give him a big red flower and a big certificate.
If the Red Star Factory had not absorbed the management teams of 17 related companies, this period might have been extended to five or eight years.
Even some of the higher-ups were surprised as to why Red Star Factory was progressing so smoothly and every step was on point.
The opportunities and achievements that seem to be obtained rashly can be used the next moment, and they are just right for the situation and timing.
It can't be said to be a perfect match, but it's also too coincidental. It's so coincidental that some leaders looked at Li Huaide with something wrong in their eyes.
Are you trying to spy on the secrets?
Leaders who don’t know about this should recognize Li Huaide’s resourcefulness and foresight, while leaders who know about this should also admire Li’s wisdom in selecting people and his ability in employing them.
Some leaders also said privately that it was not unfair for the two Yangs of Red Star Factory - Yang Fengshan and Yang Yuansong - to lose to Li Huaide.
Even if there were such developments three to five years after Li Huaide took over, they would not say so, as it has only been less than half a year.
No, to be precise, as early as when the two Yangs were in charge of the Red Star Factory, Li Huaide had already been planning for today's glory.
Looking back from today, it would be strange if the two Yangs did not lose to Li Huaide's foresight and strategic planning because of their mediocrity and short-sightedness.
One has a goal in mind, while the other two are confused. How can they be compared?
Yes, the two Yangs have better reputations, are more cautious in their thinking, and do things more cleanly, but it will be in vain if they don’t produce results at work.
On the other hand, Li Huaide is confused about small things but clear about big things!
Dare to select talents, employ capable people, boldly delegate power, and get down to work.
Those guys who used to laugh at Old Li for daring to build cars even though he knew nothing about it are now lining up and begging for the Red Star Factory to output its technology and standards.
Those leaders who mocked Lao Li for being a small-minded but bold person to force the group formation at that time, now feel sour in their stomachs when they see Lao Li's high-spirited attitude!
Heaven and earth are cruel, old dogs are in power!
They can only say: Damn, I'm so jealous -
But no matter how envious they are, the Red Star Factory has paid so much and worked so hard just to achieve this step of groupization that it makes those who envy them give up.
Not everyone can take part in group projects!
Old Li is quite boastful now.
Didn’t you see that as soon as the document came down, it was forwarded to the branch in its original form?
Once all specialized factories and branches know about it, then the relevant units within the system and the cooperating units will also know about it.
According to Li Xuewu's request, this kind of "good news" must be announced as soon as possible to boost morale and inspire people.
Well, led by the relevant leaders of Yingcheng City, we welcomed the inspection and research team that came with us at the Yingcheng Port Terminal, and the specifications were raised several levels.
It was originally planned to arrange for the deputy director in charge of industrial development to represent the city to come to the reception and extend an invitation for inspection of municipal enterprises.
It's no longer possible now. Li Xuewu used the trick of holding the emperor hostage to control the princes and using the tiger's skin as a banner, and the other party had to accept it.
The city team of the camp specially adjusted their schedule and came to greet them on behalf of the city. Li Xuewu finally managed to give the inspection team enough face.
In fact, Fu Caining didn't care about these. In addition to wanting to systematically inspect the comprehensive strength of the Red Star Factory, what she wanted to see most was the logistics and shipping capabilities of the Red Star Factory.
That is, railway transportation, inland waterway transportation, sea transportation, etc. based on container transportation.
Judging from the information, some branches and specialized factories of Red Star Factory are still in the preparation and establishment stage, so there is actually nothing good to see.
All we can see is the existing production capacity and enterprise scale.
Wufenghang has had close cooperation and contact with Red Star Factory for a long time. There is no doubt about the level of trust between them. These will not affect the overall situation.
However, the fact that Li Xuewu was able to influence the main leaders of Yingcheng to come and greet them still brought deep shock and surprise to the inspection team.
When those foreign businessmen heard that the inspection team organized by the Red Star Factory had arrived and was welcomed by the local administrative leaders, their eyes changed.
Especially those merchants from Europe, they just learned how big the city is on the ship.
The area is twice the size of the small European country of Luxembourg.
Vertically, it controls multiple upstream and downstream enterprises in the steel industry, horizontally, it has a mixed development of heavy and light industries, and also has a large-scale tertiary industry.
This is of course a trust enterprise, there is no doubt about that. I heard that they also have plans to develop their own radio and television stations, which is quite amazing.
In the past, these businessmen on the ship might have looked down on the person in charge of the Red Star Factory, but now their attitudes and ideas are definitely different.
As long as this land has the best workers in the world, there will never be a lack of opportunities to incubate trust enterprises like the Red Star Factory.
By integrating resources and seizing development opportunities, a trust-type enterprise can be easily formed. This is really terrible.
The business and development of the key group can also cross provinces and receive local support and advocacy, which is rarely seen abroad.
A fried egg just exploded here last year, and now this place has absolute safety and self-protection capabilities, and will inevitably usher in decades of opportunities for peaceful development.
Who dares to look down on this newly developed trust enterprise now?
The delegation's itinerary was very tight. They came entirely for inspection and sightseeing, without any empty talk.
On the day of arriving at Yingcheng, we did not care about the fatigue from the long journey and had a brief conversation and greetings with the person in charge of Yingcheng. Then, all members of the inspection team organized by Yingcheng ship visited the Yingcheng ship nearby.
We visited the onshore operation area, the dock production area, the new dock construction area, and also saw a 10,000-ton cargo ship that was undergoing final inspection.
Today is the 26th. On the morning of the 27th, the delegation was arranged to attend the launching ceremony of a 10,000-ton bulk carrier designed and manufactured by Yingcheng Shipbuilding on behalf of the Santaya Group. The ship is about to start the sea trial procedure and will be delivered soon.
This is the compensation transaction content between Red Star Factory and Santaya Group.
In order to recoup its investment faster and more securely, the Santaya Group gave up the commodity compensation agreement and asked for a particularly "value-preserving" heavy asset, a 10,000-ton cargo ship.
As long as the Red Star Factory still owes debts to the Santaya Group, it will need to continue to produce bulk carriers of this model and tonnage until the debt is paid off.
The Santaya Group will also ensure that advanced technologies of the steel industry are brought to the Red Star Factory from advanced enterprises around the world with guaranteed quality and quantity.
To this end, the Santaya Group even considered purchasing steel production equipment directly from companies in some European economies that were undergoing adjustments and shipping them over.
Of course, the business cannot be based on exporting to the Red Star Factory as a prerequisite, and the Santaya Group cannot be the only one to carry out the sale of related equipment and technology.
Anyway, the ship is sailing on the sea and the procedures are moving around the world.
By the time the cargo ship carrying the equipment and technology arrived at Yingcheng Port, the goods had already been passed through countless hands and were finally sold as scrap metal.
Don't worry, as long as it is profitable, someone has already mastered this method.
Although America was so vicious and defensive towards the third child, it did not prevent him from riding in the Maybach.
In the absence of a complete network of trade relations, technology and equipment blockades can only achieve their goals in high-tech and cutting-edge industries.
The steel industry is already a product of the last century. The Red Star Factory simply took the strengths of various companies and utilized the existing resources to complete a major technological iteration from backward to the latest technology.
The Santaya Group is neither the holder nor the inventor of technology, but rather a porter. They smuggle whatever the Red Star Factory needs.
Anyway, they got what they wanted, and the same went for the Red Star Factory.
The delegation will spend three days and two nights in Yingcheng.
After attending the launching ceremony of the Santaya, they will be divided into groups to inspect the Yingcheng ship exhibition, Yingcheng Port terminal site selection, railway transport dispatching warehouse, container operation and other projects planned by the Red Star Factory here.
Those who are interested in buying ships can come and look at the ships, and those who are interested in expanding trade can look at the container freight trading capabilities of the Red Star Factory.
Of course, the most important big customer, Fu Caining, the head of Wufeng Bank, will focus on the project of Yingcheng Port Terminal on behalf of Wufeng Bank and Zhongrun.
Although Li Xuewu did not reveal that Red Star Factory would finance the wharf project, Zhongrun and Wufenghang had already expressed their relevant attitudes when they came here.
A dock cannot be built with tens or hundreds of thousands of dollars. Even at this time, it would be a huge waste of money to throw in a few million dollars, especially an advanced container freight dock.
Li Xuewu estimated that this project would require an investment of 20 million yuan.
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Snap——
The champagne was thrown by Ms. Chantal, the chairman of the Santaya Group. It broke on the bow of the ship at the first throw, and won applause from the audience.
"I prepared a drum and bugle corps but she didn't want to use it. She had to ruin it."
Xu Sinian stood at the edge of the dock and whispered a teasing word to Li Xuewu.
Li Xuewu was really mean. He pursed his lips, pointed at Chantal who was smiling and clapping, and said, "You should also popularize the legends of the Dragon King and Mazu to her, so that she knows which temple and which Bodhisattva to worship here."
"Get lost—"
"Hahaha--"
On March 27th, at the Yingcheng Ship Trial Dock, the 10,000-ton cargo ship Santaya was in great shape and was about to start its trial voyage.
Colorful flags were flying, and there were laughter and joy. Although there was no drum and bugle corps prepared by Xu Sinian, who only needed the helmsman to play a song to sail in the alley, it was still lively enough.
The Santaya Group has made a name for itself, and the Red Star Factory has also gained in prestige.
The delivery of the 10,000-ton giant ship not only represents that the Yingcheng Shipbuilding Plant of the Red Star Factory has the ability to manufacture large ships, but also represents the mutual trust and tacit understanding between the Santaya Group and the Red Star Factory.
The most important thing is that it allows foreign investors to see the sincerity and strength of Red Star Factory, and give them more confidence to explore and consider long-term cooperation projects.
Currently, only Geelystar, Santaya and Sanhe Co., Ltd. have signed trade compensation agreements with Red Star Factory, that is, agreements to exchange technology for goods.
But the Red Star Factory needs more and more advanced technologies, and it is impossible to claim that it has achieved any success in foreign trade by relying solely on these three companies.
Currently, trade tour groups cooperate more in the form of short-term order-based trade, that is, the other party completes the inspection in Beijing and signs the purchase order, and remits the deposit and advance payment to the credit guarantee account of Hong Kong Oriental Times Bank.
As soon as the Red Star Factory receives the notification of funds payment, it will start the production and processing mode, produce the goods required for the order on time and in batches, pack them into boxes and dispatch them to the Tianjin Port Terminal. Dongfeng Shipping and Shunfeng Ocean Shipping will complete the shipping from Tianjin Port to the port city and then to related ports.
The other party will complete the relevant goods and funds delivery procedures according to multiple steps including goods batches leaving the factory, leaving the port, arriving at the port, and picking up the goods.
Funds guide the delivery of goods. Any missing step will affect the speed and arrangement of goods transportation until all orders are delivered and the final funds enter the relevant account.
Starting from the time the first batch of goods left the factory, Red Star Factory began to receive payment for the goods from the credit insurance account in the account of Oriental Times Bank.
The entire trade process, from signing the order to the final step, may take three months, five months or even one or two years.
It is possible that the order has not been fully delivered and the customer has placed a new order, but there is no absolute continuity between each order.
The two sides only traded goods and funds, and there was no other transaction in technology and equipment.
Of course, this does not mean that such orders are bad, nor does it mean that Red Star Factory does not need them. It’s just that the low-cost output of cheap goods is not the ultimate goal.
The ultimate goal of the Red Star Factory should be to attract more capital to bring technology and equipment to the mainland with abundant human resources through its adaptability to the market and keen offensive power of cheap goods, so as to complete the iteration and rapid development of the first generation of industrialization.
Now that we already have a basis for cooperation, why not absorb the advanced technologies that existing partners can provide?
Now that the form of compensation trade has become very mature, it is an urgent need for Red Star Factory to carry out more extensive complex trade cooperation.
Even an arms dealer like Art, who disguises himself as a food trader and does business to "maintain world peace," has certain technical means.
As long as he can provide the technology and equipment that Red Star Factory needs, Red Star Factory will reduce the payment during the order trade process.
Simply put, small businessmen who like to execute order trade cannot sign a comprehensive cooperation framework agreement with the Red Star Factory like the Santaya Group, nor can they sign a processing agreement specializing in technology and cargo fields like Geely Star Shipbuilding.
They can easily collect advanced production technologies in the industry like ants moving house. As long as they meet the needs of Red Star Factory, it is equivalent to exchanging technology and equipment for money.
Isn’t the reduced payment for goods money?
After seeing that the Santaya Group actually obtained the 10,000-ton ship for compensation trade; after hearing that Sanhe Corporation was expanding its territory in Southeast Asia with Yazhi brand electrical appliances and was doing great success; after hearing that Geely Star Shipping sold the yachts produced here to the wealthy in the port city, to the middle class in the port city, and to Miami.
Just tell me, whether these small traders believe it or not, and whether they are jealous or not.
Once a clustering effect is formed, large sharks will inevitably be attracted.
The technical reserve capacity it possesses far exceeds that of industry traders, and will inevitably provide Red Star Factory with opportunities for development and progress.
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"You are making a wise move by using raw materials and labor costs to exchange for the ability to master and learn advanced technology and equipment."
Fu Caining was wearing a windbreaker and walking in the site selection area of Yingcheng Port Terminal. Next to her were Gao Yaqin, deputy director of Red Star Factory, and Ge Ping, head of Yingcheng Industry.
Li Xuewu walked behind her to the right.
"It's also a helpless move..."
Gao Yaqin is also a lesbian, and her temperament is no worse than that of the mature and introverted Fu Caining. She is even more heroic.
"If we had the technology and equipment, we would never sell our labor cheaply," she said, and anyone who heard her could sense the helplessness in her words. "But this is our mission and opportunity. After all, there is no such thing as a free lunch."
"Hey, you're right."
Fu Caining smiled and looked at her, nodded, and said, "Our organization has a fine tradition of hard work."
"Hehehe——"
The group got off the car and walked a few steps before arriving at a site. Ge Ping pointed to the front and introduced the situation.
In fact, Ge Ping felt very depressed while working in the team because the Red Star Factory did not do any personnel work.
There have been rumors for a long time that the Red Star Factory will invest an additional 30 million yuan in Yingcheng to build a container freight terminal, a railway transport warehouse area, etc.
Anyway, the wind was blowing hard, but people were reluctant to come to the camp for a talk.
Now that people have arrived, the wind has blown it in the wrong direction.
Because the Red Star Factory had no intention of talking directly to Yingcheng, it bypassed them and contacted Liaodong directly.
According to Yingcheng City's attitude, it is intended to give the Red Star Factory a warning.
Of course, this show of force should be moderate and not too harsh.
Because in the Northeast, there are many plots of land suitable for opening ports.
Yingcheng Shipping has close cooperation with Bincheng Shipping. If we really want to embarrass them and locate the port in Bincheng, it will be a big deal.
They let the Red Star Factory go and lost 30 million yuan. The workers of Yingcheng Industry would tear them apart.
But, Li Xuewu always does things like the waves of Honghu Lake, one wave after another, and beats the opponent to death on the beach.
He is not worthy of being beaten by humans, but he is so cunning.
The Red Star Factory not only brought a foreign trade inspection team, but also brought representatives from Zhongrun and Wufenghang, with the intention of cooperating in the development of the Yingcheng Port terminal.
What does it mean?
It’s very simple. I just need to shamelessly tell Yingcheng that it’s not that I don’t want to talk to you, but I’m afraid that you are not qualified to talk to me.
Of course, don't feel aggrieved. Now I will show you why I said I was afraid that you were not qualified to talk to me.
Whether it is Zhongrun or Wufenghang, if they really want to cooperate with Hongxing Factory to build a container freight terminal in Yingcheng, that is really not something Yingcheng can negotiate.
After all, in terms of corporate attributes, both companies belong to Hong Kong companies, although everyone knows that these two companies are red-hearted.
However, Yingcheng is not qualified.
Who is qualified?
Anyway, Gao Yaqin and Li Xuewu brought Fu Caining here, and they have seen and talked. They know who is qualified, so they can contact each other and talk about it next.
Ge Ping feels very uncomfortable now. He got scolded for no reason and now he has to say thank you to the person. Don't you think he is depressed?
You should have told us about this arrangement earlier instead of spreading rumors to us.
Ah, so you are doing this just to intimidate us?
The purpose is to use this force to make Yingcheng pay more attention to the Red Star Factory and pay more attention to the local industrial development and interests of the Red Star Factory.
If Ge Ping were to say, no one in the Red Star Factory has a good heart, each one is worse than the other!
If we talk about the most bastard person, it’s Li Xuewu who is walking next to me!
Judging from the specific situation of welcoming the business delegation this time, some specific business and layout were organized and coordinated by this guy.
If you say he had no thoughts about this, who would believe you?
When Li Huaide, the director of the Red Star Factory, and Li Xuewu, who was not yet the secretary-general, visited Liaodong, he heard about it during a meeting in Fengcheng. These two grandsons made money from Fengcheng No. 1 Machine Factory and used their superb means and abilities to make Liaodong Industry completely abandon its management and controlling needs for the No. 1 Machine Factory.
It’s been less than a year, and the No. 1 Machine Factory has been reborn!
It not only proves the management ability of the Red Star Factory, but also tells Liaodong Industry that it is not the enterprise that is not good, but your people.
While convincing Liaodong Industry, it also obtained more management output orders. The entire Liaodong Industry was swept by a trend of learning from the Red Star Factory.
Who is dissatisfied?
If you are not convinced, come out and give it a try. I will give you a Fengcheng No. 1 Machine Factory. You can revitalize and reorganize it, and then make a great turnaround.
No one dared to make a fuss about this matter. Liaodong Industry would certainly applaud and welcome the Red Star Factory's continued investment in this land.
In particular, the multi-dimensional capital organized by the Red Star Factory jointly invested in and developed Liaodong industry, and planned the block development of related integrated industries.
It can be said that Liaodong's industry got a lucky break by sitting at home.
There is news that Liaodong Industry is seeking to cooperate with enterprises that integrate coal resources. A big company like Hongxing Factory, which can easily attract tens of millions of investments, will definitely obtain the ownership of Yingcheng Port Terminal.
This time was different from the later period when the country was opened up and foreign capital poured in. Even monsters and demons could become guests of honor and investors.
The wind is blowing hard now. Can any enterprise that dares to invest and build on such a large scale, and dares to prepare to build a group enterprise against the wind, be an ordinary character?
Ge Ping was depressed, but he also knew that Multidimensional Capital's settlement in Yingcheng was a once-in-a-lifetime important opportunity for the place.
So, from the very beginning of the meeting, he maintained a polite attitude, warm greetings, and a detailed and serious reception.
"In the 1861th year of Emperor Xianfeng's reign in the Qing Dynasty, that is, in , the first foreign ship sailed into the mouth of the Liaohe River and anchored at the Miss Temple. Yingkou Port was officially opened to the outside world..."
From a historical perspective, the heritage of the port was discussed, and the geographical location and climatic conditions of the port were introduced.
Including wind conditions, cold waves, fog conditions and so on.
Hydrological conditions, such as tides, flooding, and ice conditions, are also discussed.
"From here you can see the city's ships."
Ge Ping introduced the general situation, but the details were left to Li Xuewu and the engineering team he brought with him.
Some secretaries held up the planning sketch in their hands, and Li Xuewu stood on the side, comparing it with the drawing while pointing out the specific locations and giving an introduction.
“According to the plan, the docks will be located on the south and east banks of the port area.”
He pointed at the waterway in the distance and explained, "This is affected by hydrological conditions. Deputy Director Ge just mentioned that the ice period is from late November to late March of the following year."
"It usually starts to freeze in mid- to late December and thaw in early to mid-March. The ice thickness is usually 12 to 3 centimeters, and the thickest can be more than one meter."
Li Xuewu was wearing leather gloves on his hands. In order to hold the map more conveniently, he took off the gloves and held them in his hands while explaining.
"The ice here is very hard and breaking the ice is very difficult. The drifting ice may extend 40 to 60 nautical miles out to sea," he said, quoting an engineer. "The ice near the channel is basically a mixture of hard freshwater ice from the Liaohe River and soft seawater ice from the Bohai Bay..."
As Li Xuewu's fingers moved back and forth from the plan to the site, everyone's eyes gradually understood the layout of the Red Star Factory for this place.
"The south bank is our shipyard, and in the future we will build a fishing boat repair shop, a large ship repair shop, and so on," Li Xuewu pointed to Ge Ping and emphasized, "We have also reserved reserve land and space for the border inspection station."
"We need to build some floating docks here to dock small boats."
With one hand on the map and the other in the distance, he introduced the future port basin and berth planning of the port area.
After Li Xuewu finished his introduction, Fu Caining said to Gao Yaqin and others: "The construction and operation of the port is not easy, it is time-consuming and laborious."
"You are right. We are also learning by doing and doing by learning."
Li Xuewu smiled and patted the documents in the engineer's hand and said, "I didn't know that operating a container terminal requires so many equipments. Just the loading and unloading equipment makes me dizzy."
As he said this, he took a document and opened it, saying: "Lifting machinery includes fixed cranes, truck cranes, tire cranes, crawler cranes, gantry cranes, gantry cranes, bridge cranes, etc."
"There are also handling machines, forklifts, loaders, tractors, etc." He jokingly flipped through the information in his hand and said to everyone: "I am also a beginner and I am also learning from the engineer teachers, hehe."
“It is difficult if you say it is difficult, but it is also simple if you say it is simple.”
Fu Caining looked at him and said, "Leave professional matters to professionals."
She looked at the plan, pointed at a spot and asked, "Is this the location of the container gantry crane?"
"Yes, it is the quay crane." The engineer nodded in confirmation after checking it.
"In the initial stage, we will build 10 container quay cranes, 2 reach stackers, one ship loader, and two bucket wheel stackers..."
The design engineer began a more professional introduction, which might be incomprehensible to the visitors, but was very necessary.
"Ships mainly berth at the port for loading and unloading, and can also carry out lightering operations..."
Everyone came out of the dock site and took a car to the warehouse area.
"According to the design plan, 20 warehouses will be built here, with an effective area of 3.6 square meters and a capacity of 6.3 tons; 10 storage yards will be built, with an effective area of 13 square meters and a capacity of 25 tons..."
"How are your ships and railways planned?" After listening to the engineer's introduction, Fu Caining took the initiative to ask: "Can we directly carry out ship and vehicle operations?"
“The operating vessels are mainly purchased and built independently,” the engineer replied, “mainly including tugboats, barges, pilot boats, supply ships and transport ships, etc.”
He introduced the blueprint and said: "The port area has a planned railway of four kilometers, which can be used for direct operation of vehicles and ships."
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The Yingcheng Port container freight terminal project is not only of interest to Zhongrun and Wufenghang, but also to foreign investors who are eager to take a look.
But Li Xuewu didn't give them a chance.
Since you can't participate in the investment, what's the point?
Kenichi Nishida, the boss of Sanhe Corporation, came to Yingcheng with a group led by Yua Mikami. He wanted to bid for the project of purchasing dock equipment.
Similarly, Chantal also mentioned the construction of the dock to Li Xuewu, and the Santaya Group could fully participate in it.
Andrew from Geely Star Shipping is even more willing to provide technical and management experience in terminal operations as long as he can get a share of the profits.
Even a fool can see why the Red Star Factory set up a wharf in Yingcheng. This fully controlled wharf is like a money-printing machine.
Container transportation has been identified as the standard mode of shipping and cargo transportation in the second half of this century. How could such an advanced water port not make money?
Li Xuewu was not in a hurry to reply to them. Everything had to wait until the project was settled before they could discuss it.
Why must the dock project be put on the agenda only after the group's documents come down? Can a project with no participation be called one's own project?
The Red Star Factory built a stage, but they didn't want others to perform while they stood below and watched.
During the three-day and two-night trip, everyone in the inspection team was busy. The person in charge visited the projects during the day and gathered together for discussions and meetings at night.
The coordinators had to make plans and arrangements for the next step, and they had to be careful about everything from food, clothing, housing and transportation, for fear of affecting the reputation of the Red Star Factory.
The secretarial team is even worse off. They have to take notes during the day, take meeting minutes at night, and organize materials and records in the middle of the night.
As a staff member of the External Affairs Office, Zhou Miaomiao was so tired that she had no intention of going to Li Xuewu's room to make a report even though the opportunity was rare.
Selena, who came from afar, was still enthusiastic and wanted to talk after the meeting, but was rejected by Li Xuewu.
One reason is that he has to go to Gangcheng tomorrow, where Zhou Yamei is waiting, so he has to be serious.
The second reason is that there are too many people and too many eyes. There are dozens of people in the inspection team, and hundreds of staff here are crowded in a guesthouse, which makes it too easy for something to go wrong.
He is a serious man, how could he make such a low-level mistake in such an event? So he maintained his gentlemanly demeanor with righteous words.
Selina understood him very well and only left him with an ambiguous and suspenseful sentence: "You wait, I wait."
On the afternoon of the 27th, after visiting the shipyard, engineering projects, docks, and representative enterprises in Yingcheng, the delegation boarded the Geely Star yacht, seen by the relevant leaders of Yingcheng and the entire management team of the shipyard, and headed north along the river to Gangcheng.
Taking into account that the ice thawing period of the rivers in the north is later than that of the waterways in Beijing and Tianjin, patrol boats were arranged in advance to scout ahead.
Fortunately, this year is a warm winter and the river has completely melted. Even if there is some floating ice, it is only on both sides of the river bank.
When seeing them off, Xu Sinian also expressed his regret to Li Xuewu. Because the technology needed to be thoroughly understood and learned, the design and manufacture of 120-ton cargo ships could not quickly form an industrial scale. This time the construction period was as long as days.
According to Xu Sinian, it is three times longer than the Dongfeng.
Part of Yingcheng Ship's shipbuilding technology comes from Jiangnan Factory, and its benchmark is naturally the pride of Jiangnan Factory, the Dongfeng.
Li Xuewu was very satisfied. It was the first time he built a large ship and he was able to successfully complete the sea trial. In Li's words, it was like a blind cat catching a dead mouse.
Old Li was fully prepared for the fact that the first ship could not be built, and he even told Li Xuewu not to be too harsh on the shipyard. If anyone needed to be punished, they should punish Xu Sinian, the person in charge, because it was his fault.
Unexpectedly, Xu Sinian was so lucky that he avoided the whip that Old Li wanted to whip him, and now he was still fighting with Li Xuewu.
Li Xuewu also responded with a smile, and next time it was his turn to crack the whip.
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"I thought you weren't coming."
At eleven o'clock, Li Xuewu rang the doorbell at the gate of the courtyard, waking up Zhou Yamei and Fu Zhidong, who said he was waiting for his godfather to come.
Zhou Yamei held a flashlight and looked at Li Xuewu who was standing at the gate of the courtyard, revealing an expression that was both happy and annoyed.
"Hurry up, it's a bit cold, you'll be frozen."
Seeing Zhou Yamei coming out wearing only a very thin nightgown, it seemed that she knew he was coming and came out in a hurry without even putting on clothes.
Li Xuewu urged her to unlock the courtyard gate. After entering, he motioned for her to go back to the house first. He then locked the gate before going into the house.
Not to mention the quiet nights in the countryside, even in the cities and city centers, it is quiet at night in this era. Any slight noise can be heard all around.
So Li Xuewu didn't want to disturb others, so he stomped his feet and went into the house.
"uncle--"
Fu Zhidong had been waiting for him on the stairs. He looked a little sleepy, but he still kept his eyes wide open, his eyes full of excitement.
"Uncle must have woken you up—"
Li Xuewu smiled and threw the gift he had brought to him. Several boxes tied with ropes were thrown in front of him and rolled down the stairs, causing Fu Zhidong to exclaim in surprise, and then he laughed in surprise.
"Thank you, uncle—"
The little guy's sleepiness was completely gone, and his heart was filled with the surprise of the huge pile of gifts that fell from the sky.
He looked at this and didn't care about that. He ran down the stairs in his cotton slippers, chasing after the gifts and wanting to open them immediately.
"Be careful, don't fall—"
Zhou Yamei just saw Li Xuewu carrying a lot of things, and she didn't expect that they were all prepared for her son.
The little guy has been thinking about his uncle coming since he went to school in the morning, and he kept asking when his uncle would come until he got out of school and had dinner.
Now it's good, he finally has a surprise.
Giving her son a doting look, Zhou Yamei said to Li Xuewu with a frown, "You're so busy, and you still buy things for him."
"It's been prepared for a long time."
Li Xuewu smiled and rubbed his godson's little head, motioning him to quickly open the gifts, and then stepped into the living room.
"I just finished my work, and I looked at the time and thought I wouldn't come because I was afraid of disturbing you." He undressed and continued, "But then I thought, if I don't come today, I won't be able to come tomorrow. It's so late every day."
"I know you're busy right now, and your schedule is tight," Zhou Yamei considerately helped him unbutton his clothes, folded them and put them aside, and said, "I was just saying, if you can't come, let's talk about it next time, so as not to tire you out running back and forth."
"It's okay. You can rest anywhere anyway," Li Xuewu teased her, "There's a saying in the Northeast, since we're here, we're already here."
"You're the only one who can say—"
Zhou Yamei was happy in her heart, and she would welcome him even if he came in the middle of the night.
You can tell how busy Li Xuewu is at work without having to think about it.
Leading such a large team with so many complicated relationships, I can still find time to visit them. Isn't that just being content?
"I'll get some hot water for you to take a bath and relax," she said with concern, "You haven't had a rest these days, I heard a lot of people came."
"Alas..." Li Xuewu watched his godson carry all the boxes to the living room, kneeling on the floor and unpacking them one by one. He smiled and said, "You were born to work hard, how can you have a day of leisure in your life?"
"Aren't you a little too old-fashioned?" Zhou Yamei ran some hot water, stood at the door of the bathroom, looked at him with a smile and said, "You're only in your early twenties, shouldn't you be able to handle things with ease and confidence?"
"Do you really think I'm the Eight-Armed Nezha?"
Li Xuewu sat up from the sofa, moved his butt to sit next to his godson, and listened to his surprise after he opened the box.
"Zhidong, it's late." Zhou Yamei prepared some hot water and asked Li Xuewu to come over and take a bath. She then coaxed her son, who was playing with a pile of toys and comic books, and said, "You have to get up early for school tomorrow. Go to bed."
"Then I want to sleep with my uncle!" Fu Zhidong said stubbornly: "I haven't seen my uncle for a long time——"
"No problem, go to bed first."
Li Xuewu's voice came from the bathroom, "I'll take you to school tomorrow morning."
"Okay!" After getting his uncle's consent, Fu Zhidong went upstairs obediently with the pile of things with his mother's help.
Zhou Yamei also sighed. As the child grows older, it becomes more difficult to coax him.
We only have this one uncle, how are we going to divide him between us?