industrial overlord

Chapter 287 The Global Cycle

He Haifeng's suggestion gave Lin Zhenhua an inspiration.The negotiation between Northern Province and Nihong Heavy Industry for the introduction of large chemical fertilizer equipment has always been kept secret, and it is a black box operation.If Lin Zhenhua wanted to get in, he had to turn the dark box into a bright box, so that the whole thing could operate in a transparent environment.Lin Zhenhua has such confidence that as long as everything is open and transparent, Hanhua Heavy Industry will not lose to Nihong Heavy Industry.

After figuring this out, Lin Zhenhua knew what to do. He took Wei Dongqi and He Fei and went straight to Xinhua News Agency to find his old friend, Xinhua News Agency reporter Xu Haihao.

Xu Haihao was originally a reporter at the Xinhua News Agency's Jiangnan Province reporter station. A few years ago, because Jiang Tiemei, a worker at the Hanhua Machinery Factory, wrote an anonymous letter suing Lin Zhenhua for occupying the workers' housing, he went to the Hanhua Machinery Factory for an interview.In this interview, he met Lin Zhenhua and formed a good impression of Lin Zhenhua.Later, the internal reference he wrote about Lin Zhenhua's contracted labor service company attracted the attention of the central leadership, and eventually led to the shareholding reform of the labor service company.

After that, Lin Zhenhua and Xu Haihao became good friends, and they often exchanged phone calls or letters.Last year, Xu Haihao was transferred back to the head office of Xinhua News Agency and became the head of a small department. When Lin Zhenhua came to Beijing, he also visited him.

This time, Lin Zhenhua decided to ask Xu Haihao to help again, creating a plausible excuse for Hanhua Heavy Industry to participate in the large chemical fertilizer project in the northern province.

"Such a thing is no longer news." After listening to Lin Zhenhua's introduction, Xu Haihao sighed slightly and said, "Actually, what is the name of this Vice Governor Liu you mentioned?"

"Liu Yongqian." Lin Zhenhua said, this is the name of the Vice Governor Liu.

"Well, yes, Liu Yongqian, I have contacted him." Xu Haihao said, "Actually, if you want to say that he has any behind-the-scenes transactions with the Japanese, I don't think there may be. His main problem is that he admires the Japanese and Japanese technology very much." , I also felt the same way when dealing with him. There are quite a few officials like this in our country. They have no confidence in domestic technology at all, and they wish they could even import a pair of pliers from abroad to be at ease."

"According to their thinking, we don't need to engage in equipment manufacturing." Lin Zhenhua said.

Xu Haihao smiled and said: "You are really right. Now there is a view that China should not engage in equipment manufacturing, but China should focus on product assembly. What are electric fans, washing machines, and bicycles? What people should do."

Lin Zhenhua also smiled: "Aren't these all the products of our Hanhua Home Furnishing Company? It seems that I have the foresight again... By the way, why should I say again?"

Xu Haihao said: "There is a theoretical basis for this. This is called the global cycle theory. It is said that it was proposed by a foreigner named Ricardo."

He Fei said: "I know about this. Recently, the newspapers have been arguing about this theory. The general meaning of this theory is this. It believes that the world is a complete economic system, and every country is a part of this system. A part of the process is equivalent to the relationship between the front and back processes in the factory, so it is called the global cycle.

This theory holds that each country should choose an appropriate position in the big cycle according to its own resource endowment.For example, a country with advanced technology should focus on developing technology and providing equipment; a country with abundant resources should focus on providing resources; a country like China with backward technology and abundant labor should focus on processing industries.Equipment and raw materials are imported from abroad, processed by Chinese labor force, and then sold abroad.

As for its theoretical basis, it uses David Ricardo's theory of comparative advantage.Ricardo was a British economist at the end of the 18th century with a great reputation. "

Xu Haihao said: "Minister He is quite right. Regarding this theory, our agency specially invited Professor Yu Jian to talk about it. He is currently an authority on the theory of global circulation in China. He gave us an example of the Four Asian Tigers. As an example, according to him, the rise of the four Asian tigers is the successful application of the global cycle theory. Before the economy took off, these four tigers had no technology, no resources, no funds, and only cheap labor.

They have adopted a trade method of large imports and large exports, importing raw materials from abroad, processing them locally, and then exporting them abroad. They themselves are only a link in the entire global economic cycle.Professor Yu believes that China should also follow the same path, and should focus on the large-scale processing industry with large imports and large exports, instead of making too much effort to engage in equipment manufacturing. "

Xu Haihao called He Fei Minister He because He Fei's position in Hanhua Heavy Industry was the deputy director of the sales department. Lin Zhenhua had already introduced him to Xu Haihao before.

"Isn't this nonsense?" Hearing what Xu Haihao said, Wei Dongqi commented unceremoniously, "I am a technical person, and I don't understand economic matters. However, how can I say that I am engaged in the equipment manufacturing industry?" What a great achievement? We are such a big country, and if we don’t engage in the equipment industry, will we even have to import a machine tool in the future? Not to mention anything else, what if someone gets stuck in our necks?”

Xu Haihao smiled and said: "Director Wei, your thinking is called the Cold War mentality, which is outdated. Now it's fashionable to talk about new thinking and global integration. The world is one, so you don't have to worry about others getting stuck in your neck."

"Who said that!" Wei Dongqi's eyes stood up, "What is the meaning of not getting stuck? We can't do it even if we want to introduce a high-precision machine tool. What integration..."

"Old Wei, Reporter Xu is joking with you." Lin Zhenhua patted the back of Wei Dongqi's hand, signaling him to calm down.Lin Zhenhua could tell from Xu Haihao's tone that he did not agree with the views he expressed, and his tone was somewhat teasing and helpless.

In the mid-to-late 80s, Chinese intellectuals had too many beautiful imaginations about this world. Everyone firmly believed that all the faults stemmed from China’s lack of openness. As long as China is willing to pull out all its teeth and show the world that humans and animals are harmless The image of the little white rabbit, the world powers will open their warm arms to welcome China.

Of course, those who have this kind of thinking are not limited to Chinese intellectuals. The Soviets are even more superstitious about this than the Chinese.As a time traveler, Lin Zhenhua knew that in a few years, the Soviet Union would thoroughly implement this idea of ​​harmlessness to humans and animals. However, the West did not give economic and political support to the disintegrated Soviet Union as promised at the beginning, on the contrary , They took advantage of Russia's weakness to expand NATO eastward to Russia's borders, and vigorously supported the separatist forces in Russia's ethnic areas, intending to dismember Russia into countless pieces so that it will never rise again.

"Old Xu, what do you think of our matter?" Lin Zhenhua brought the topic back to the matter in front of him.He is not a politician and has no intention of expressing too many opinions on politics. What he is most concerned about now is the development of Hanhua Heavy Industry. Doing a good job in Hanhua Heavy Industry is in itself contributing to the country's equipment industry.

Xu Haihao said: "I read your materials just now, and several authoritative organizations have already certified your technology, that is to say, you are fully capable of providing 40 tons of large chemical fertilizer complete sets of equipment. If the Northern Province really plans to build Such a large fertilizer project should be given priority to you."

"That's true." He Feidao, "Even in the United States, the government has the principle of national priority in government procurement. When the conditions of domestic products and foreign products are comparable, the country's products should be selected first. In terms of major equipment, the country should follow this principle. The principle is to support domestic equipment manufacturing capabilities.”

Xu Haihao took out an interview book and recorded what He Fei said. These contents can be included in reports in the future.After writing it down, he said: "I support your point of view, but, what do you specifically want me to do, can you tell me and listen to it?"

Lin Zhenhua said: "This project in the northern province is still operating in the dark. I would like to ask you to report it and change this matter from the dark to the open. Then we will contact some ministries and commissions to let them report on it. As an excuse, intervene in this project, so that Hanhua Heavy Industries will have a chance."

Xu Haihao thought for a while, then shook his head and said, "I'm afraid this is not appropriate. The introduction of a set of equipment in the northern province is not considered a major news. We report it with great fanfare. Anyone with a discerning eye will know that we are disrupting the situation. If the future If you intervene again, people will easily think that there is a tacit understanding between us and you, which will cause trouble for you to obtain this project."

"Isn't this still the same as what the ministries and commissions said?" Lin Zhenhua said with a bitter face.Thinking about it carefully, Xu Haihao's statement is indeed reasonable. The media's exposure of this matter is actually the same as the ministries intervening in this matter.The ministries and commissions felt that it was inconvenient to intervene, and the media was equally inconvenient to intervene. What Xu Haihao said was not an excuse.

He Fei pondered for a moment, then said: "Reporter Xu, I have an idea, can we use a roundabout tactic, we don't take the initiative to find the Northern Province, but make the Northern Province have to come to us?"

"What a roundabout way, I would like to hear the details." Xu Haihao said.

He Feidao: "We still need to ask reporter Xu to help with the report, but the content of the report is not about the large-scale chemical fertilizer project in the northern province, but the fact that our Hanhua Heavy Industry has produced a large-scale chemical fertilizer equipment. We will make the publicity It is so big that everyone knows about it, so that if the northern province wants to pretend to be deaf and dumb, saying that they don’t know that there is such a device in the country, it can’t be justified.”

"This is the so-called hype." Lin Zhenhua laughed.In later generations, such tactics are not uncommon. I don't directly say that I want to fight for this project, but I vigorously publicize that I am very good at this project, which puts pressure on the decision-maker and makes him have to consider me. .As expected of a student of marketing, He Fei is quite good at playing such insidious tricks.

Xu Haihao nodded: "This is a good idea. Then, to vigorously promote Hanhua Heavy Industries, do you have any specific titles?"

"Of course there is." Lin Zhenhua said, "Independent innovation has yielded fruitful results, and the national spirit shines brightly. Under the guidance of the Party's Third Plenary Session of the Eleventh Central Committee, under the spring breeze of the Third Plenary Session of the Twelfth Central Committee, Hanhua Heavy Industry Group Under the sunny sunshine of the city, under the kind care of your reporter Xu..."

"What about my role?" Xu Haihao said with a smile. Of course he knew that Lin Zhenhua was talking nonsense, but if reporter Xu's name was replaced by the name of a leading cadre, it would be completely reasonable to say so.

"Everyone has a share." Lin Zhenhua said, "I haven't finished yet. With the joint efforts of cadres, workers and technicians, Hanhua Heavy Industry Group broke through the technological blockade of Western countries and successfully developed a 40-ton large-scale chemical fertilizer complete set of equipment. , It fills the gap in the research and development of major equipment in our country, and demonstrates the self-reliance spirit of national enterprises in the new era. For other significant significance, it depends on the wonderful pen of reporter Xu."

"Why do I feel that you have almost finished writing for me?" Xu Haihao said depressingly, "It seems that Zhenhua usually reads our reports, and you are familiar with our routines. If this continues, we will It's time to lose your job."

"As a business, how can we not deal with the media? We definitely need to study these routines of the media." Lin Zhenhua said, "Old Xu, what do you think of my idea?"

Xu Haihao nodded and said: "I think it's feasible. The topic of self-reliance is something that we never tire of talking about. We can find a reason first. Yes, let's start with your equipment being certified by the Chemical Equipment Institute. You can send a text message first. Then, Then distribute a long-form report, which needs some touching stories, such as family members getting sick, old people passing away, and technical staff sticking to their posts, unable to visit, etc...Zhenhua, why are you staring at me?"

Lin Zhenhua said angrily: "Can you reporters accumulate some virtue and report advanced deeds? Why do you have to curse other people's family members for illness and death?"

Xu Haihao smiled and said, "You can also use other examples. For example, the wife gave birth, or postponed the wedding. Isn't this a happy event? However, it must be true, and we don't want to do that."

He Fei pointed to Lin Zhenhua and said, "Such a story does exist. Mr. Lin postponed our wedding just because of this 40 large chemical fertilizer equipment. If it wasn't for this, he should have held a wedding this month."

"Oh, who is the bride?" Xu Haihao asked gossipingly.

"You have met, Yang Xin." Lin Zhenhua said with a smile, "Don't listen to He Fei's nonsense, we have already obtained the certificate, and we are already a legal husband and wife."

Xu Haihao said: "I know this. It seems that when I went to Hanhua Factory for interviews five years ago, you lived together, right?"

"No, not this one!" Lin Zhenhua quickly refuted the rumor, "Old Xu, you are the mouthpiece of the country, so don't spread such rumors."

Everyone laughed and laughed, and in Xu Haihao's mind, a long report had already taken shape.

　... I know that theory is not called "Global Cycle", but well, ahem, let's continue to ask for a monthly pass.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)