industrial overlord

Chapter 373 To Africa
While Lin Zhenhua was busy preparing 30 tons of ethylene and assimilating Soviet materials, another thing was hanging on his mind, which was the Siya oil refinery project in southern Sudan, thousands of miles away.It is already the beginning of 1989, and the news from Africa said that the project has been basically completed, and it can be ignited and put into trial operation soon.

Due to political considerations involved in this project, Lan Wufeng and Qi Yue finally came forward and registered a company named Fenglin in Myanmar to undertake it.Hanhua Heavy Industries sold the equipment to Fenglin Company, which then resold it to the Siya Tribe.The installation and commissioning of the equipment were all sent to Africa by Hanhua Heavy Industries.The entire project, including civil works and equipment, has a contract value of 3 million US dollars, of which 2.5 million is transferred from Fenglin Company to Hanhua, and the remaining 5000 million is Fenglin Company's income.

Of course, the $5000 million won by Fenglin Company is not without cost. Due to the frequent wars and risks in southern Sudan, Lan Wufeng organized a mercenary army in Myanmar with educated youth soldiers as commanders, and went to Africa to take charge of the project's defense. Work.

The ignition test run of the refinery is a big event, and Hanhua decided to send important leaders to attend the ignition ceremony.After the project is put into production, Hanhua Heavy Industries will also negotiate with the Siya tribe on the payment of the project funds.

According to the original design, the annual processing capacity of the Siya Refinery is 50 tons of crude oil. After completion, it will be able to produce about 40 tons of gasoline and diesel per year.At present, the average price of gasoline and diesel in several surrounding countries is US$2 per gallon. In this way, the sales price of a ton of gasoline and diesel is about US$700, and the annual sales revenue of Siya Oil Refinery can reach US$2.8 million.

In order to ensure the payment of the project payment, the product sales of the Siya Refinery will be jointly managed by personnel from both China and Africa.After deducting the cost of the sales revenue, part of it will be returned to the Siya tribe for people's life and purchase of weapons and equipment, and the other part will be remitted to the Fenglin Company in Myanmar.All project funds plus interest will be recovered in 4 to 5 years.

Such a big event naturally requires the main person in charge of the company to go in person.However, the company's chairman Xie Chunyan and general manager Su Baocheng are all in their 50s. If they are going on a business trip to places like the United States or Europe, that's all. I feel unbearable.However, Lin Zhenhua seems unable to leave by himself, because his wife Yang Xin's belly is getting bigger day by day, and he is going to be a father soon.

"Zhenhua, let me handle the matter of Xiya. It is more important that you take care of the confinement at home." During the meeting to discuss this matter, Xiang Zhe said considerately to Lin Zhenhua.

Xiang Zhe's position is still the assistant to the general manager, but compared with two years ago, his power and status as the general assistant are quite different.His management ability has been recognized by the senior management of Hanhua Heavy Industries, and everyone agrees that Xiang Zhe is an ideal candidate for the general manager with a clear mind and prudent handling.In contrast, Lin Zhenhua's strengths lie in his foresight and daring to pioneer, but he is somewhat deficient in daily management. Therefore, he is more suitable as a chairman.

Now Hanhua Heavy Industry's daily affairs are managed by Xiang Zhe, and Lin Zhenhua is running around all day, engaging in some strategic activities, and the cooperation between the two is very tacit.Liu Baocheng and Xie Chunyan have only some symbolic meaning in the company now, and they are waiting to retire in a few years, and then vacate their seats for these two young men.

Lin Zhenhua said: "This is not good. I was the first to contact the Siya tribe. They are familiar with me. It is not suitable for me not to appear at this time. As for serving confinement, I can't get involved. Yang Xin's My parents are here, and Mrs. Cen also said she would help, so it doesn't matter if I'm there or not."

"This is impossible." Zhu Tiejun said, "Xiao Lin, you are different from us at that time. We had several children at that time, and no one took it seriously. You only have one now, and you are not in Yang Xin at this time. She will have opinions on the side. Africa, if it doesn’t work, I’ll go.”

"Old man, you can't go. You are so old, if you show your waist or something, let alone Auntie and I are impatient, I am afraid that Lao Hu will not agree?" Lin Zhenhua said with a smile.As Zhu Tiejun got older, Lin Zhenhua regarded him as an old child.

The person named by Lin Zhenhua was Hu Wei, the head of the planning and operation department of the group, and he is now Zhu Tiejun's son-in-law.Hearing Lin Zhenhua's words, he also persuaded: "Dad, you should not go, the living conditions in Africa are too bad, and your old health is not in good condition, so it is not convenient to go. Besides, you are still in charge of Jiang The secretary of the party committee at Shidian also has a lot of things that cannot be separated from you."

Zhu Tiejun muttered: "I haven't been to Africa yet, and I want to see it too. In a few years, I won't be able to go anymore. As for the hard living conditions, I really don't believe it. Our company Didn’t the engineering team stay well there too?”

Having said that, he still didn't insist anymore. He pointed to Xiang Zhe and said, "Or, let Xiao Xiang go. Xiao Xiang has a clear mind and should be able to handle this matter well. Xiao Lin It's better to stay with Yang Xin at home, lesbians give birth to children, it's like this once in a lifetime, it's not good if you're not around."

"Besides, you've been too busy these days. While Yang Xin is on maternity leave, you should also take one month's maternity leave to take care of yourself." Xie Chunyan also said with a smile.

"Forget it, then let Director Wei go with Lao Xiang." Lin Zhenhua gave in, and he also felt that it would be better for him to be by his wife's side when she gave birth.He explained to Xiang Zhe and Wei Dongqi: "The situation on the Xiya tribe is more complicated. Lan Wufeng has been there in the early stage. After you go..."

Before Lin Zhenhua finished speaking, the door of the conference room was suddenly pushed open, and the group secretary Wang Junxian rushed in panting, shouting: "Manager Lin, it's not good, call Africa urgently!"

"What happened?" Lin Zhenhua stood up abruptly.

"It's a call from Manager Lan. He said that our people have been hijacked by a local tribe!"

Hearing this, the expressions of all the people in the meeting room changed.Without further ado, Lin Zhenhua followed Wang Junxian and ran to the office. The call was made to his office, and he had to inquire in person.

It was impossible for the rest of the people to sit still, and everyone followed Lin Zhenhua to his office.Wang Junxian handed the phone receiver to Lin Zhenhua, and Lin Zhenhua took the receiver and said, "Hi, I'm Lin Zhenhua, who's there?"

"Brother Lin, I'm Fengzi." It was Lan Wufeng who spoke opposite.

"Fengzi, what happened? Are there any casualties?" Lin Zhenhua asked eagerly.

Lan Wufeng replied: "There are no casualties yet, but seven of us have been hijacked by a tribe called Woheni next to us. We are trying to rescue them now. Also, Brother Lin, don't worry, we have already made contact with the other party." Initial contact was made, and the other party said they would not harm our people."

Hearing that there were no casualties, Lin Zhenhua felt a little more at ease. He briefly reported the situation to Xie Chunyan, Zhu Tiejun and others who were standing beside him, to make everyone calm down.Then, he went on to ask on the phone: "Fengzi, tell me in detail what's going on."

Lan Wufeng took a deep breath on the other end of the phone, adjusted his mood a little calmer, and then said:

"Brother Ling, it's like this. Since our project started, people from other tribes have been watching around. People from the Siya tribe have coordinated with them many times, and there have been some small-scale conflicts. Recently, our factory has been built, and more and more people are paying attention to this project, including Americans, British, and Cubans.

We dare not slack off.With the cooperation of the militia of the Siya tribe, I led our mercenaries to strengthen the security around the factory and make the factory area airtight.However, the transportation line for us to transport supplies from the sea is very long, and we have to pass through the territories of many tribes.Although we have sent troops to provide protection along the way, our strength is limited and it is difficult to be foolproof.

Today, one of our convoys came back from Ethiopia after receiving two motors. When they passed through the Woheni tribe, they were intercepted by an armed force.They had a lot of people, and our people were afraid that there would be casualties in the conflict, so we dropped the equipment vehicle, and all the personnel took several pickup trucks to break through.As a result, the wheel of a pickup truck was blown off by their men, and the seven people in the car fell into their hands. "

"Damn it!" Lin Zhenhua couldn't help complaining.

"Brother Lin, I deserve to die." Lan Wufeng blamed himself, "Brother Lin, you entrusted me with such a big matter, and let me screw it up."

"Fengzi, I'm not talking about you." Lin Zhenhua quickly explained, "Fengzi, it's not your fault, it's just my fault that I didn't consider the risks in advance. By the way, Fengzi, how do you handle this matter now? Manager Kong and Does Manager Cao know about this?"

Manager Kong and Manager Cao mentioned by Lin Zhenhua are Kong Haijiang and Cao Wenqiang, the principal and deputy project managers of the Siya Oil Refinery Project. They have been in charge of the project since the beginning of the project.

Lan Wufeng replied: "The two of them are by my side, and we are discussing countermeasures. After the incident, I took people to the Woheni tribe and met their leader Ori. He said to me, Said that they will not harm the Chinese, but they will negotiate with the person in charge on our side."

"What are you going to do now?" Lin Zhenhua continued to ask.

Lan Wufeng said: "We are in a bit of a dilemma now. With our strength, if we want to fight hard, the Woheni tribe is not our opponent. But we have hostages in their hands now. If we fight, I am worried that they will hurt the hostages." .Now we are also indecisive."

"You can't fight." Lin Zhenhua ordered, "Well, you can contact the Woheni tribe and ask them to protect the safety of our personnel. I will go to Africa immediately, and everything will be discussed after I go."

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