industrial overlord

Chapter 274 Three Reasons
Zhu Jinwen, director of the Machinery Industry Committee, is very familiar with Lin Zhenhua. Last year at the Frankfurt Equipment Exhibition, the Chinese booth relied on the concept of industrial solutions for developing countries to rake in orders of nearly 4 million US dollars, breaking out a big one. Unpopular.After returning to China, Zhu Jinwen was praised by the leaders of the central government, which made him always have a feeling of gratitude to Lin Zhenhua.

Hearing that Lin Zhenhua had found him at his door, Zhu Jinwen specifically turned off a small meeting and waited for Lin Zhenhua and his party in the office.

"Director Zhu, I take the liberty to interrupt you." Lin Zhenhua said as soon as he entered the door.

"Oh, Xiao Lin, you are a rare guest, please sit down, please sit down." Zhu Jinwen came out from behind the desk, shook hands with Lin Zhenhua, settled him down, and then greeted Wei Dongqi and Xiang Zhe: "Director Wei, we meet again. This is..."

Zhu Jinwen has dealt with Wei Dongqi in Frankfurt, so he is quite familiar with him.But Xiang Zhe is a newcomer to Hanhua Heavy Industry, and Zhu Jinwen doesn't know him at all.

"Xiang Zhe, Mr. Lin's assistant." Xiang Zhe replied dutifully.

"Xiang Zhe is Wharton's MBA." Lin Zhenhua added Xiang Zhe's identity.

"So amazing!" Zhu Jinwen stared wide-eyed. He is not an ignorant person. He is very clear about what Wharton's MBA means.

Lin Zhenhua pretended to lower his voice and said: "Director Zhu, you also know that my assistant has a strong background. Now I can't restrain him, so I want to run to you and borrow your tiger skin to support me."

Although his words seemed to be whispering to Zhu Jinwen, they were loud enough for both Wei Dongqi and Xiang Zhe to hear them clearly.Xiang Zhe knew that Lin Zhenhua was trying to make a fool of himself, so he didn't make any excuses, but just smiled slightly, watching Zhu Jinwen's reaction.

"I knew that you, Xiao Lin, would go to the Three Treasures Hall for nothing. If you have something to say, just talk about it. Don't use other young men as a shield. I think you, Wharton's MBA, are very simple." Zhu Jinwen chuckled, pointing out Lin Zhenhua lie.

"He just looks simple, and he has a big belly. If I don't make some achievements, he will take away my position as the deputy general manager." Lin Zhenhua said with a smile, "The old saying is good, An MBA who doesn’t want to be a general manager is not a good cook.”

Everyone laughed, and then got down to business.The people in this room are all smart people, jokes are jokes, and there is no need to make too many detours when talking about business.Lin Zhenhua asked Zhu Jinwen to go back to his seat and sit down, and then said: "Director Zhu, I do have one thing to ask for your help. In fact, you also know about this matter. It is the oil refining equipment of the Siya tribe in southern Sudan. things."

After finishing speaking, he handed a letter to Zhu Jinwen's desk.Zhu Jinwen opened the letter, read it carefully, and gradually frowned.

"Judging from the situation introduced in Vahir's letter, the situation in southern Sudan is still very complicated, and the threat of war always exists. It is too risky to cooperate with the Siya tribe at this time," Zhu Jinwen said.

Wahir is the Minister of Industry of the Siya tribe in southern Sudan. At the Frankfurt Equipment Exhibition last year, he talked with Lin Zhenhua about the project of introducing a set of 50-ton oil refining equipment.After Lin Zhenhua returned to China, he submitted the matter to the Ministry of Foreign Trade for approval. After negotiating with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Foreign Trade rejected the project because the situation in southern Sudan was too complicated and it involved some sensitive international relations issues.In such matters, our country's consistent practice is to avoid as much as possible.

Lin Zhenhua was also a little uneasy about this project, and he still had a lot of things to do, so he didn't continue to operate it.He simply notified Vahir of the Ministry of Foreign Trade's reply by letter, and then put the matter behind him.

I never thought that Vasir is a very persistent person. Of course, maybe because he has no other choice, he clings to Lin Zhenhua as a life-saving straw and refuses to let go.He wrote a letter to Lin Zhenhua with both emotion and appearance. In the letter, he introduced the current difficult situation in southern Sudan and asked his Chinese friends to extend a helping hand to save the people of his tribe from the fire and water.

In Washer's letter, Lin Zhenhua learned that disputes over oil have intensified.The two major political groups headed by the United States and the Soviet Union have developed their own agents in the local area, paying money and guns, and letting the local tribes kill each other.The leaders of the Siya tribe have seen through the ugly behavior of the United States and the Soviet Union and are unwilling to be their puppets, so they have always maintained a neutral attitude.But in such a chaotic world, it is completely impossible to be alone.

Wahir told Lin Zhenhua that tribal leaders have special trust in the Chinese. He believes that if the Chinese want to help them, there will be absolutely no political conditions attached, which is conducive to their independence and freedom.The tribal leaders hoped that their Chinese friends would provide them with this set of oil refining equipment as soon as possible, so that they could turn oil into dollars, so that they would have enough funds to buy necessary weapons and equipment to defend their homes and properties.

After reading this letter, Lin Zhenhua couldn't sit still anymore, and that's why he made this trip to Beijing.

"Xiao Lin, the scale of Hanhua Heavy Industry is not small now, and you can't eat too much, like the Siya Tribe project, why do you have to promote it?" Zhu Jinwen persuaded.

Lin Zhenhua said: "Director Zhu, if I say that I want to promote this project because I want to help African people get rid of poverty, do you believe it or not?"

Zhu Jinwen hesitated for a moment, then said with a smile: "It's really hard to say. If someone else said this, I would definitely think he was talking big and making bureaucratic articles. But you Xiaolin said that, I really believe it."

"Do I look so noble?" Lin Zhenhua turned to look at Wei Dongqi and Xiang Zhe, and asked depressedly.

Xiang Zhe said with a smile: "Zhenhua, sometimes you really give people a very upright feeling, so it makes sense for Director Zhu to say that."

"I've always been upright, okay?" Lin Zhenhua confessed, then turned around and said to Zhu Jinwen: "Director Zhu, let me tell you a few reasons. First of all, I am a very internationalist person. , Therefore, I am very sympathetic to the suffering of the African people, and I am very willing to help them."

"En." Zhu Jinwen nodded, and then directly filtered out the "first" reason of Lin Zhenhua. He knew that the reason Lin Zhenhua said might be true, but it would definitely not be the first.

"Secondly, the profit of this project is very considerable. Our initial quotation to Vasir was 2.5 million U.S. dollars, while the cost was less than 8000 million yuan, which is dozens of times the profit. According to Marx, the profit reached 10 When it doubles, the capitalists will go crazy." Lin Zhenhua continued.

Zhu Jinwen laughed and said, "So you, Xiao Lin, went crazy, isn't that so?"

Lin Zhenhua said: "I don't deny it. You know, how much oil, coal, and rare earth we have to sell for 2.5 million US dollars, and this set of equipment can earn 2.5 million US dollars. Why should we refuse? What's more, this is just The amount of a set of equipment, if the equipment is upgraded in the future and more equipment is provided, it will bring greater benefits."

Zhu Jinwen didn't make a comment, but just asked: "You just said two reasons, is there a third?"

"Yes." Lin Zhenhua said, "The third reason is that I think our country can no longer act as a peacemaker in everything. As Vasir said, the United States and the Soviet Union are both seeking their own interests locally. Why do we Can’t we go? Our country needs to develop, and the demand for oil in the future will definitely be very large. If we don’t plan ahead for oil-rich areas like this, other countries will delineate their own spheres of influence in the future. We think I can't get in even if I intervene."

"I agree with Mr. Lin's third point." Xiang Zhe interjected, "Director Zhu, I felt this way when I was studying for a master's degree in the United States. Our country is very reasonable in international affairs. It is of course true to be principled. This attitude has won us a lot of praise in developing countries. However, international relations are ultimately based on strength. Americans have never been unreasonable, but in this world, who Dare to say no to it? In a world that believes in power, if you do things completely according to the rules, you will suffer."

After hearing Xiang Zhe's words, Zhu Jinwen turned to Wei Dongqi and asked, "Director Wei, what's your point of view?"

Wei Dongqi said embarrassingly: "Director Zhu, I am of the older generation. The education we received when we were young was to coexist peacefully with other countries, not to seek hegemony, and not to interfere in other countries' internal affairs. However, this I have been discussing these things with Kobayashi and the others for a while, and I have also been influenced by them. I think it is definitely not acceptable to be completely unreasonable like the United States. But it may also be a disadvantage to not intervene in international affairs at all. "

"Hehe, even your old Wei was persuaded by them. It seems that this Xiao Lin and this Wharton MBA are really a bit provocative." Zhu Jinwen said with a smile.

"Director Zhu, do you think our reasons are sufficient?" Lin Zhenhua asked.

Zhu Jinwen nodded and said: "To be honest, I discussed the three reasons you mentioned when I chatted with Minister Gao and some other comrades. Everyone's opinions are very consistent with yours. "

"Including the third point?" Lin Zhenhua asked curiously.

Zhu Jinwen said: "Of course it includes the third point. Do you think that only you young people know the philosophy of pragmatism? We old guys are living for nothing? Let me tell you, what you hear in the newspaper or on the radio is just a It’s just a kind of propaganda, in practice, our country will not be so stupid. We have to undertake international obligations, but we can’t do business that loses money.”

"But..." Lin Zhenhua hesitated to speak. He remembered some unbearable cases, but he didn't know whether to speak on this occasion.

Zhu Jinwen said: "I know what you want to say. Some things are not something we can avoid if we don't want to suffer. Our country is weak and others are strong. We can only choose a way to suffer the least. It may not suffer at all. For example, some countries we once supported turned against us afterward. The country has no cards to play."

Lin Zhenhua nodded dubiously, and asked, "Director Zhu, since that's the case, can you give us some support for the project of the Siya Tribe?"

Zhu Jinwen asked back: "Xiao Lin, the approval of projects is a matter for the Ministry of Foreign Trade. You found the Machinery Committee, what's the matter?"

Lin Zhenhua poured bitter water: "Director Zhu, you don't know. The attitude of the Ministry of Foreign Trade has been very clear. They don't support this project, so our application report was directly rejected. Now I want to re-apply this project. It was proposed that there must be a strong backing, I thought about it, and I still think it is most appropriate to find the Machinery Committee as a backing."

Zhu Jinwen said: "If you don't consider the special political environment in southern Sudan, the Machinery Committee will naturally fully support your project. After all, this is a large-scale equipment export project, which is of great significance. However, when it comes to political and military matters, The Machinery Committee does not have much say, and even the Ministry of Foreign Trade does not have much say, the main obstacle in this matter is the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, you have to consider how to persuade the Ministry of Foreign Affairs."

Lin Zhenhua spread his hands and said: "If I have a way, why do I still come to ask you, the chief director, to do it? Don't I just hope that the Machinery Committee will start from the overall development of the entire machinery industry and help us find some reasons?"

Zhu Jinwen said: "I can give you this reason. If you need a letter from the mechanical commission to prove the significance of this project, I can do it. But how to break through political and military obstacles, I can't help you." I'm busy."

"That's fine, then I'll thank Director Zhu first." Lin Zhenhua replied, Zhu Jinwen's attitude was exactly what Lin Zhenhua expected.When he came to Beijing this time, he didn't have a very mature idea. He just planned to bump into various ministries and commissions to see where he could find an opportunity.Zhu Jinwen said that the mechanical department can support this matter, and for Lin Zhenhua, it has already gained something.

After finishing what should be said, Lin Zhenhua took Xiang Zhe and Wei Dongqi up to leave. When Zhu Jinwen sent them to the door, he seemed to ask casually: "Xiaolin, I remember that you have a good relationship with the navy. Then you Is there any relationship that can be used in the security department?"

Lin Zhenhua had a thought, and said, "I know a friend from the security department. Why, does Director Zhu have any suggestions?"

Zhu Jinwen said: "I was thinking just now, whether it is the United States or the Soviet Union, they are engaged in proxy wars in Africa at present. The CIA and the KGB should be the ones who show up. If you want to intervene in this matter, I am afraid that the help given to you by the security department will not help you." is the biggest."

(End of this chapter)