Sail across the sea

Chapter 271 I Still Be An Unsung Hero
After staying in the United States for a few more days, Gao Fan boarded the plane back home.

The plane landed at the Capital Airport. Gao Fan found a public phone in the airport lobby, and first contacted Zheng Linong, the deputy minister of the Ministry of Chemical Industry, saying that he had just returned from the United States and had something to report to Zheng Linong, so Zheng Linong asked him to go directly to the Ministry of Chemical Industry.

There are taxis waiting for passengers outside the airport. Gao Fan is not short of money now, but he dare not be too high-profile, so he can only take the airport bus back to the city like other passengers, and then back two buses, Came to the Ministry of Chemical Industry.This tossing has already passed the off-duty time.

"Why did you come? The minister has been waiting for you for a long time."

When seeing Gao Fan, Zheng Linong's secretary Wu Zhefu frowned slightly and said.

In fact, Wu Zhefu knew how long it would take to get here from the airport. When Zheng Linong asked about it just now, he gave Zheng Linong an estimate, saying that Gao Fan might take a while to arrive.However, in front of Gao Fan, he had to express a critical attitude, and let the young man know that it was a very serious mistake to delay the Minister's time.

"Oh, I'm sorry, I'm not familiar with the buses in Beijing, so I took a detour." Gao Fan explained.He said sorry, but there was not much apology in his tone.

He changed cars all the way and didn't waste time on purpose, so it's unreasonable for Wu Zhefu to criticize him.

He had dealt with Wu Zhefu last time, and knew that this man liked to use chicken feathers as arrows.

Hearing Gao Fan's words, Wu Zhefu was indeed a little dissatisfied, but he knew that Zheng Linong admired Gao Fan a lot, and if he wanted to beat Gao Fan, he could only go as far as he could, not too much.He didn't say anything else at the moment, he went in and informed, and brought Gao Fan into Zheng Linong's office.

"Come back from the United States?" Zheng Linong sat behind his desk without moving, just pointed to the sofa next to him, "Sit down, what do you know?"

"There's still a lot of knowledge." Gao Fan didn't show any pretense, he sat down according to Zheng Linong's instructions, and said, "The United States is very developed, much more developed than us."

"Nonsense!" Zheng Linong reprimanded angrily.

It is well known that the United States is more developed than China, and much more so.Gao Fan went to the United States and came back and said he wanted to report to him, but it was too perfunctory to just say that.

"Well, in other words, America has reached the pinnacle of capitalism."

"how to say?"

"Peak means very high, but if you go further, it will be downhill."

"Downhill?" Zheng Linong heard something, "Why do you have such a feeling?"

"The United States is deindustrializing." Gao Fan replied solemnly.In fact, this sentence was what he planned to say to Zheng Linong.

"Deindustrialization?" Zheng Linong chewed the word for a while, his eyes flickered, and said, "Tell me in detail, what is deindustrialization, and what does it mean?"

Gao Fan said: "The United States is still the world's largest industrial country so far. There is no doubt about it. However, I visited some companies in the United States and found that the cost of manufacturing in the United States is constantly rising. Many companies have been overwhelmed and are ready to give up. manufacturing."

"This situation has been brought up a long time ago. At present, the labor cost in the United States is much higher than that of Japan and Germany, not to mention developing countries like China. In the early years, labor-intensive industries like textile It can no longer develop, and they have turned to Latin America and Asian countries." Wu Zhefu, who was sitting on the side, said.

The secretary's duty is not only to help the leader carry bags and pour water, but also to be the leader's think tank.Gao Fan reported the matter to Zheng Linong, and Wu Zhefu could put forward some opinions on the sidelines.

He said this because he wanted to tell Gao Fan that such a view was nothing new to the Minister.If Gao Fan’s experience after returning from his visit to the United States is limited to this, then there is no need to talk about it.

Gao Fan said calmly: "What Secretary Wu said is only one aspect. I also found another direction in the United States, that is, not only the cost of labor, but also the capital cost of American industry has also risen sharply, and it has a great impact on the development of American industry. more than the labor cost factor.”

"Cost of capital?" Wu Zhefu was stunned for a moment, recalling the deposit and loan interest rates in the United States in his heart, but he still couldn't remember it for a while.

Gao Fan said: "The U.S. economy is rapidly shifting from reality to fiction. American capitalists are more keen on engaging in the financial industry. The profits that the financial industry can bring are much higher than industrial profits, and it is easier.

"Industry is equivalent to farming, and finance is like gambling. Farming requires mornings and nights, and dealing with various natural disasters, while gambling is much less troublesome. You can see the result in a few moments after throwing a few dice."

"But gambling is risky." Wu Zhefu said.

Gao Fan said: "Everyone knows that gambling is risky, but once a person has a gambling problem, he can't change it. Because if you are used to making quick money in the casino, you will no longer have the patience to make money steadily. I met some people in the United States, and I feel that American society is full of gamblers, and few people are willing to go into industry and earn some small profits in a stable manner.

"Because of this, a lot of money in the United States is now flowing into the financial industry, and no one wants to waste money in the industrial field."

"Your statement is interesting." Zheng Linong nodded.

In his position, he has come into contact with many foreign guests over the years.Some things, when no one mentions them, he won't pay attention to them.Now that Gao Fan mentions it, he thinks about it carefully, and it seems that it does have some meaning.

"So, how does what you said affect us?" Zheng Linong was more concerned about this issue.He believed that Gao Fan was eager to come to see him as soon as he got off the plane, and he definitely wanted to talk about something related to China.

After all, whether the United States is de-industrializing or de-industrializing, this is something that Americans should care about.

"I contacted a chemical equipment company in the United States, planning to form a joint venture with Maolin Chemical Machinery Factory, and I also pried their factory director over," Gao Fan said.

"The Chemical Industry Department of Maolin Province has reported this matter. I heard that you called the director of the Chemical Industry Department at 12 o'clock in the middle of the night to force them to hold a meeting overnight to discuss this matter." Zheng Linong smiled. Hehe said.

"It's true that good things don't go out, and bad things spread thousands of miles." Gao Fan pretended to mutter.

"This is not a bad thing. We are going to announce the achievements of the Maolin Provincial Chemical Industry Department in the whole system. By the way, Xiao Gaofan, do you want to show your face in the ministry's announcement?"

Zheng Linong had a smirk on his face.Wu Zhefu looked at the minister's expression from the side, and he could only smile bitterly in his heart. It seemed that the minister really doted on the child, as if coaxing his grandson.

"Let's avoid this." Gao Fan waved his hand, "I'd better be an unsung hero."

(End of this chapter)