pertwk Chapter 1704 is about to collapse!
Chapter 1704 is about to collapse!
Chapter 1704 is about to collapse!
Since returning from Japan, Li Xuewu seems even busier, with endless work to do and people coming to see him every day.
Many people may think that Honggang Group's industrial sector in Liaodong has entered the post-Li Xuewu era, but he himself does not think so, because his era has just begun.
As per his request, the office developed a structured research plan, with one company per week and all members of the leadership team participating.
This puts pressure on the company, but also motivates team members to get to know each other as quickly as possible and smoothly hand over their work.
Li Xuewu was busy, but Xu Sinian and Kuang Yusheng were even busier; they were the only two in the team who were over forty years old.
Unlike Cao Zhe and the others, the two of them had almost been designated as the successors of Northeast Industry.
The group gave Li Xuewu six months, but Li Xuewu did not say that he would give them six months.
However, the sooner Li Xuewu established the industrial base in Northeast China, the sooner he could hand over management control to them.
The group has considered various factors regarding Li Xuewu's return to Beijing and will not completely withdraw from the situation.
According to the plan, he should continue to serve as the general manager of the Northeast Company for a period of time before gradually transitioning to the new role.
During this period, Li Xuewu's focus will definitely be on the group level; whether it works or not will depend on their performance.
"Nothing can go wrong, absolutely nothing can go wrong."
As the vice president in charge of production, Kuang Yusheng was counting on this opportunity to turn his career around, so he devoted himself to his work.
There was an incident at the metallurgical plant that caused a stir for two years, involving many people and events; he couldn't afford to deal with that.
Therefore, this is what he emphasized when accompanying Li Xuewu to a symposium with the new leadership team of the metallurgical plant.
A week later, Ji Jiuzheng gave an answer regarding the candidate for the deputy director of the metallurgical plant in charge of personnel.
This can be considered a form of support from Li Xuewu. He needs this as he returns to the production unit after leaving the group headquarters.
It's fair to say that among all the factory managers in the entire group, Li Xuewu was quite considerate of him.
Think about it, it's already quite rare for a factory director to have the right to nominate a deputy factory director at this time.
Starting this year, while the group is gradually opening up financial and personnel authority to its branches, it is in the opposite direction by reducing the management authority over the positions of the heads of each unit.
Previously, factory directors or party secretaries were naturally entitled to be favored by higher-level leaders and to have their opinions on the appointment of other members of the leadership team solicited.
However, there are exceptions, such as when there are problems with the team or the team leader fails to lead the team well.
But now, even if there are no problems with the team and the team leader performs his duties well, it's no longer acceptable.
At present, General Manager Li Huaide attaches great importance to the group's human resources work, and even Vice President Jing Yunong has to make full compromises.
When Lao Li is focused on one thing, everyone tacitly steps back, giving him room to do something else.
This was also the work approach Li Xuewu provided him with: if he couldn't fully demonstrate his abilities in business, then he should continue to improve the human resources structure.
Because there are always reasons for personnel changes, it's impossible to adjust ten people in a year, as all ten people would have problems.
Moreover, personnel changes can stimulate reasonable competition within the group, as long as Lao Li doesn't cause trouble.
Regarding Li Haiyang's appointment this time, Li Huaide was actually very wary of his opinion and had not given any prior notice.
It was only later, when the meeting was about to begin, that he approached Li Xuewu to discuss this issue, mentioning that Li Haiyang had some ideas.
Even though Li Xuewu had previously resigned from his position as director of the metallurgical plant and had already decided to return to Beijing.
However, Li Haiyang was still a cadre under Li Xuewu's management, and his opinion had to be sought before any transfer could be made.
This isn't a rule, it's a set of regulations.
Old Li felt a little embarrassed, thinking that he had broken the rules and been somewhat disrespectful to Li Xuewu.
But Li Xuewu did not show any dissatisfaction, nor did he offer any opinions.
Because he knew that this step had basically determined Li Haiyang's future path, and that the kid wouldn't go far.
Li Huaide accepted Li Xuewu's suggestion to promote the rejuvenation of cadres within the group and give more young people opportunities.
Li Haiyang is certainly one of them. He is so young and has the opportunity to train and learn in the group's most important factory.
Two years have passed, and those who arrived after Li Xuewu and those who were transferred before him seem to be in a bit of a hurry.
So who is actually in a hurry?
It's hard to say. When Li Xuewu returned to Gangcheng to hand over his work, Li Haiyang didn't take the initiative to contact him.
I came over to say goodbye before I left, but it seemed like I had something to say but then decided not to.
In fact, Li Xuewu knew that whether he said it or not, it was already a done deal, so there was no point in saying it.
Before the adjustment, he came to see Li Xuewu, who asked him if he had any ideas, but he said he didn't.
Needless to say, Li Xuewu took great care of him and nurtured him; otherwise, he wouldn't have made such rapid progress in the past two years.
He wouldn't delve into whether Li Haiyang's transfer to the labor service company was as Old Li said, or as he appeared; the transfer order had already been issued, and that was the result.
If Li Xuewu were to say it, he really shouldn't have left, just like the time the two of them had talked before.
Li Haiyang tries to learn from him in every way, but there are some things he can't learn.
Old Li is clearly trying to force things to grow too quickly, using Li Haiyang as his tool. This is no joke.
Feng Xingke was in a bad situation. He was transferred from the labor service company to the steel rolling mill. On the surface, it was a lateral transfer, but what was the reality?
The Labor Service Company is at the group's head office level. Although the steel rolling mill is one of the group's two most important factories, it is subordinate to the Northeast Industrial Development Corporation in the new management structure.
In other words, from the perspective of level, it is a level adjustment, but from the perspective of structure, it is a downgrade.
Even if he is transferred from logistics to production, the steel rolling mill is very important. If he works there for a few years and achieves results, he can be transferred to a higher level.
However, there is a premise here: the steel rolling mill is the group's most core factory, and any problems there will be magnified.
He has achieved results, but it's more like the last piece of farmland under the planned economy; he has to do better than Kuang Yusheng.
Now that Xu Sinian and Kuang Yusheng have gone up, he has gone to the steel rolling mill. There are only two paths for him in the future.
He could either become the vice president of the Northeast Industrial Corporation or return to the group to serve as the deputy head of a major department.
When the group was first established, any one of them could have easily become the head of a major department upon returning to the group.
But that's not the case now. With the improvement of organizational structures in various units and the corresponding classification, the value of large departments is rising.
With the Northeast Headquarters structure blocking his way, his future career advancement plans have encountered an additional hurdle.
I don't know how he fell for Lao Li's trick, but he actually had to give way to Li Haiyang.
Li Haiyang is only twenty-seven or twenty-eight years old this year, yet he is able to serve as the general manager of a head office.
Even if the labor service company is a logistics support unit in the overall group management structure, it is not very important.
But given his position, Li Haiyang is always present at every meeting of the group's top executives.
The labor service company's office is located in Liangmahe Industrial Zone, which brings Li Haiyang one step closer to the headquarters.
Perhaps influenced by Liu Bin's incident, Lao Li seemed a bit anxious about "his own people."
Li Haiyang faces not only challenges in his work and interpersonal relationships within the group, but also some vulnerabilities that he cannot see.
Li Xuewu also admitted that after more than two years of training at the metallurgical plant, his work ability was acceptable.
If you say that with Lao Li around, he doesn't need to worry about interpersonal relationships, then this advantage could actually become a breeding ground for corruption.
The location where Lao Li lives has natural resistance to pollution. Even if he enjoys some things, the higher-ups won't make a big fuss about it, after all, they have to take many factors into consideration.
But as the general manager of a labor service company, following in Lao Li's footsteps, how could he not come into contact with those kinds of people and have those kinds of relationships?
If he tries to rely on these methods to maintain his pace of progress, or if Li Huaide forces him to do so, then he's doomed.
If Li Haiyang wants to learn from Li Xuewu, he should learn how Li Xuewu maintained his unwavering stance by relying on solid work achievements.
If he has to spend a lot of time dealing with relationships, then he will inevitably need more resources to maintain those relationships.
It can't be said that everything is as clear as water and as bright as a mirror these days. Li Xuewu had worked in the discipline inspection and supervision system and had seen the lists of confiscated items, which were truly a wide variety and shocking.
To put it simply, he was one of the more capable people in the neighborhood of the courtyard house. Not to mention the small amount of money he would give as a funeral gift, what about wedding gifts?
People like him, who live independently and are able to do so, give 5 cents to neighbors in the neighborhood, 1 dollar to the neighbors in the courtyard, and only give 5 or 10 dollars to the closest ones, who are no different from relatives.
But looking at that list, there was no such thing as 10 yuan; the starting price was 50 yuan, and most of them were 100 yuan.
The most common gifts were watches, because they are small, valuable, discreet, and make one look good when wearing them.
Everyone says that imported watches are hard to buy these days, but the list that came up was long and complicated.
Even if they were sent to the supply and marketing cooperative, they could still be sold for several days. Tell me, what period didn't have such complicated relationships?
As for which department in the entire group is most prone to problems, that's not absolute; it depends on the people involved.
But if we're talking about which department has the most personnel, the most tasks, the most types of goods to purchase, and is the most complex, then it has to be the labor service company.
Although it was a planned economy at that time, many of Honggang Group's businesses were market-oriented, and signs of pollution had already emerged.
Three years ago, something happened at Jinmen Shunfeng Trading, which exposed the secrets of Honggang Group's distribution channels.
During the period when Shunfeng Trading chose to keep a low profile, distribution companies registered and filed with the Tianjin Trade Management Center sprang up like mushrooms after rain.
You can't really figure out where these organizations came from, but they all have all the proper paperwork.
It can not only handle goods from distribution and trade management centers and supply chains, but also provide channel supply.
This is quite complicated. Where do the goods come from? Why should they be transferred from planned tasks to market-based distribution?
Just think about it, the issues involved are too complicated. The plan may not be completed, but the money will definitely be made.
As for who profited, that's hard to say, because since it's market-driven, the pricing has changed.
Even if Li Haiyang stays true to his principles, can he manage the people under him in a labor service company with so many loopholes?
If he doesn't stay true to himself, things will get much worse, and there will be plenty of examples of that. He will definitely be a prime example.
This is also the main reason why Li Xuewu did not comment on his transfer this time; it was like jumping into a cesspool.
Old Li's plan was excellent. He would train in the production company for two years, then move to the logistics department for three years. When he left Honggang Group, it would be natural for him to give Li Haiyang another promotion.
If Li Haiyang could jump up from the Labor Service Corporation, he might very well become the secretary-general or another important position in a major department.
Li Xuewu guessed that Lao Li wanted to give him a push to take on the position of secretary-general.
If you can't do your own homework, can't you at least copy someone else's?
Old Li's arrangement for Li Haiyang was to copy Li Xuewu's homework, but he was also afraid that Li Xuewu would discard him after using him.
When someone leaves, they become forgotten. If he goes to his supervisory unit, things will be fine, as Li Xuewu will still treat him with respect. But what if he retires from his position?
Given Li Xuewu's complex temperament, whether or not we'll respect him is a question.
Li Haiyang was different; he was his own secretary, so he was definitely closer to him than Li Xuewu.
As long as he still has people in the group's leadership team, Li Xuewu cannot turn his back on him.
That's a valid point of his thinking, but he hadn't considered whether Li Xuewu's future plans included any room for his influence.
Or to put it more bluntly, it's uncertain whether he can successfully "graduate" from Honggang Group.
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June passed just like that. Li Xuewu first reached an agreement with Xiangtal on the next cooperation direction, and then finalized the automobile city project.
Hu Ke kept talking to him about the aircraft city project, but Li Xuewu told him that the time was not yet ripe.
Old Hu was quite anxious and asked him what opportunity he was waiting for.
How could Li Xuewu tell him this? He didn't know if history had been influenced by him and changed its original course of development.
But as long as he waits for the last few months, he believes the aircraft city project will see the light of day, and autumn will be the time for him to reap the rewards.
Hu Ke didn't get a definite answer, but he didn't dare to doubt that Li Xuewu was making things up. After all, the more he invested, the less he dared to believe that Li Xuewu was a fraud.
If this were in later generations, he would have been swindled out of his entire fortune by Li Xuewu long ago. Fortunately, Li Xuewu still has some conscience, even if it's not much.
Many people, including Wang Lu, were unknowingly drawn onto his scheme, and if they continued down this path, they would have to endure the risk of sunk costs.
Even if you consider the bigger picture and don't care about these painful costs, you still have to be prepared to suffer humiliation in the future.
Because the projects that Li Xuewu presided over and organized were basically successful, and even those that didn't succeed continued to drive research and development progress.
Or to put it more bluntly, there are only a few projects that have not yet come to fruition: the drone project, the automobile city project, and the chemical industrial park.
There's no need to worry about the latter two. In Hu Ke's view, even if it's not 100% successful, there's still an 80% chance of success.
They didn't invest in the drone project, so they have no right to worry. They can just wait to humiliate Bao Peigang.
However, Lao Bao is keeping a low profile now. He invested tens of millions in a drone company, but it hasn't been launched yet, so no one dares to say whether he made a profit or a loss.
Fortunately, the market hasn't opened yet, so at least it doesn't affect his current work.
Sometimes Bao Peigang even thought that the drone project should either not be launched until after he retires, or it should be done as soon as possible now.
Since retiring early is no longer an option, he's hoping for a peaceful retirement.
In June, besides these other tasks, Li Xuewu also received a call from the Political and Legal Cadre Academy, asking him to help coordinate training venues.
It was Vice President Sun who took a liking to the training base of Honggang Group in the Miyun mountain area. Last time he went to the mountains to give a lecture to the cadres who had returned from a business trip to Japan, he had seen it for himself and wanted to broaden the training materials for the cadre academy.
This is nothing. The Red Star Training Base is open to the public, and any organization can apply to rent the venue and resources.
The school contacted him simply to save some money, since the education system is facing the most difficulties these days because it has no output.
Many universities in later generations still rely on government funding, but they have also developed their own scientific research or other production outputs.
The school has a wider range of funding sources, which is much better than it is now.
With the aim of saving every penny, Li Xuewu received his first phone call since taking up his post at the school, concerning coordinating relationships.
He was prepared from the beginning, knowing that there must be a reason why the higher-ups were unwilling to let him leave that identity, and that the cadre academy had conditions for accepting him.
However, he was quite surprised that neither the school nor his superiors had asked him to ask Honggang Group for anything since last year.
He will definitely help with such a small request, even if he knows that opening this small door may lead to bigger and bigger ones in the future.
He believed that anything was possible with human effort, and he was confident that he could manage this complex situation. So, he first called the Human Resources Department to inquire about the training base.
After learning that he was eligible to accept the training assignment, he called the school back.
How did he handle this relationship?
Even a small opening is still an opening; this matter cannot be ignored, but it cannot be handled too simply or too easily.
Even if the school knows he has the authority to do it, he can't act like he's being taken advantage of.
Therefore, he said on the phone that the venue usage fee could be reduced or waived, but the food expenses would need to be borne by themselves, and the teacher resources would need to be coordinated by themselves.
In other words, he can coordinate the provision of venues and training facilities, but he doesn't provide accommodation or meals; the training resources need to be coordinated by the participants themselves.
Has the matter been taken care of?
We can't say we didn't do it, nor can we say we didn't give the school face.
Putting everything else aside, the venue usage fee alone is calculated per person. It may not seem like much per person, but with more people, the amount can be quite substantial.
So the current situation is that he has given us face, but not all of it.
That's not all; he also made a counter-argument, saying that if the school wants to use it long-term, it won't be a matter of just one or two times.
Hearing his troubled tone and knowing the hidden meaning in his words, the school knew perfectly well, so they asked him about it.
Li Xuewu's answer was simple: five enrollment quotas should be reserved for Honggang Group every year.
In this sense, other units of Honggang Group do not need, or are not interested in, further study at the Zhengfa Cadre Academy, but what about the security department?
Besides the security department, what about the inspection department?
This time, Li Xuewu essentially secured five advanced training opportunities for Honggang Group from the top-tier Zhengfa Cadre Academy.
That was his idea, but the school disagreed, feeling it was unfair. In the end, they only agreed to give three spots per year.
Li Xuewu reluctantly agreed, and even went so far as to accommodate the other party's need to coordinate the use of the group's transportation vehicles.
There's no way we'll lose money; neither side will suffer a loss in this long-term cooperation.
With the existing equipment and facilities at the Red Star Training Base, and no food expenses covered, how much more resources can be consumed?
On the other hand, the three spots he received immediately connected him with the supervisory and security departments.
His original expectation was two, one in each of the two departments, but now, it's actually given him room to do favors.
If a company's supervisory and security officer gets the opportunity to study at the top-tier Zhengfa Cadre Academy, isn't that equivalent to obtaining a university degree?
In some systems, professional training experience is valued more than educational background, making it a win-win situation.
This not only won the school's approval but also created conditions for him to return to the group and rebuild his influence.
Previously, due to the influence of Zhou Zechuan and Su Weide, there had been some estrangement between them and the supervision and security system.
However, he was previously in charge of the group's security system and also served as the head of the supervisory department, so this connection is unbreakable.
Even though he hasn't mentioned or actively cultivated any relationships over the years, many people still recognize him as their "former leader."
Furthermore, Li Xuewu's return to the group is for advancement, but it's still uncertain which direction he'll be in charge of. What if he ends up being responsible for these two tasks?
So when he relayed this message to the group, it caused quite a stir, with security and surveillance departments keeping a close eye on those three spots.
You should know that Li Xuewu has the most say in how to allocate these spots, but unfortunately he's in Steel City, which is making everyone anxious.
The security system naturally believes that old leaders are still the best, and they still treat their own people well.
The supervisory system has something to say: speaking of former leaders, the Secretary-General previously served as the Deputy Secretary of the Supervisory Commission, and was also their superior.
Moreover, when the group decided to reinstate the supervisory department two years ago, it was the secretary-general who helped coordinate the process; this bond is indelible.
The emergence of this competitive trend left Zhou Wanquan speechless. He was no longer in charge of oversight work, but he still wanted to keep an eye on things.
Because he had been in charge of the supervisory work for more than half a year after joining the group, he felt that the work had not been in vain and that he had some influence.
Although Xue Zhifu is now the head of the inspection team, he is an upright man and would not easily get involved in such disputes.
But what I didn't expect was that before Li Xuewu even returned, they were already cleaning up his old roots, and in such a bizarre way.
Tell me, what can he do now?
Is it about using your connections to avoid competing for this spot? Or is it about using your connections to provide such an opportunity?
Neither is acceptable. The former would be tantamount to self-destruction, and the latter is not feasible. There are relevant training schools in the city, but their levels are far too low.
Li Xuewu already works at the Zhengfa Cadre Academy, so he has no comparative advantage in this regard.
So he could only watch helplessly as Li Xuewu strategized from afar, causing a huge uproar between the two units over the three available spots.
The security and inspection teams aren't vying for all the spots, but for the extra one. Everyone knows that each person gets one, so how do we divide the remaining one?
He had privately considered coordinating something, and wanted to talk to Zhou Yao, Meng Niansheng, and others about giving one of the three extra spots to someone for a year.
In other words, why not just give the security personnel this year and the discipline inspection and supervision personnel next year?
He meant well, but his secretary, Gu Guang, reminded him that doing so might please neither side.
This is very likely a trap deliberately set by Li Xuewu. Everyone else is just watching the show, so why would he willingly jump into it?
If they really wanted to, couldn't they have gotten an extra spot given the Secretary-General's connections at the cadre academy?
And even if it was about personal favors, why didn't the Secretary-General wait until he returned to Beijing to share this news, instead of sending it back prematurely?
Now that he is not in Beijing, he is letting these two departments argue, and the more they argue, the more they tend to seek to get closer to the Secretary-General.
In this process, anyone who dares to step forward and allocate the quota on behalf of the Secretary-General will be seen by the other side as meddling in other people's business.
Therefore, this is a top-notch open conspiracy. After listening to his secretary's analysis, Zhou Wanquan felt a cold sweat run down his spine and almost fell into the trap again.
He thought about it carefully and realized it made sense. Li Xuewu was not supposed to return to Beijing until mid-July, and the Zhengfa Cadre Academy's enrollment wouldn't start until August or September. Why was the news being sent back now?
This is truly astounding; he can scheme over even the smallest things. What in this entire group hasn't he noticed, that he's already fallen into Li Xuewu's trap?
Did you see the news at the end of last month?
When Xu Sinian returned from outside, he passed by his own office but didn't go in; instead, he went straight to his office.
Li Xuewu was reading a technology research and development report from the research institute when he looked up, saw it was him, pointed to the other side of the desk, picked up his teacup, and asked, "What news? Didn't you go to the electronics factory?"
They had already completed their research at the electronics factory, but during the research process and subsequent discussions, some issues still need to be emphasized.
Kuang Yusheng was organizing a meeting of production management cadres and didn't have time, so he personally led a team to Gangdian to hold an on-site meeting.
In the past few days, the two, along with other members of their team, have been conducting group inspections of the company's safety management, while also taking precautions against potential work safety accidents.
The group doesn't take other issues this seriously, but it has started to implement a veto system for safety accidents.
In other words, if a unit has experienced a major work safety accident, the person in charge will not be eligible for a promotion for three years, even if they are not transferred to another position.
Even ordinary accidents are unacceptable; at this critical juncture, it's best to avoid anything from happening.
After studying the matter, Xu Sinian, Kuang Yusheng, and others requested Li Xuewu to organize a 100-day accident-free competition, allocating 100,000 yuan specifically to reward units that did not experience any general safety production accidents or above during the event.
In this day and age, a prize of 10 yuan is quite a lot. Whoever can persevere to the end in just over three months will have the chance to win this money.
Although the final few units were supposed to share the money, some people inevitably fell behind during the competition.
If this money is used properly, all employees will benefit.
In an era when the average monthly wage was only thirty or forty yuan, the prospect of a 100,000 yuan bonus hanging over their heads, coupled with constant reminders, ignited the enthusiasm for safety management throughout the entire Northeast Industrial Development Corporation.
Now, instead of the head office urging us to check for potential hazards, we are proactively conducting inspections and making rectifications.
Li Xuewu knew they were busy with this, and was surprised when he came in and asked about the news.
Xu Sinian nodded to Xiao Ma, who had come in to pour him tea, and sat down opposite Li Xuewu with an air of authority, saying, "That big ship."
He said something first, then picked up his teacup and, without caring whether it was hot or not, took a big slurp.
Perhaps having temporarily quenched his thirst, he reluctantly put down his teacup and said, "Twenty thousand tons! Jiangnan Shipyard is really something."
Although he has been transferred away from Yingcheng Shipbuilding, he worked there for more than four years and had long developed a deep affection for the place.
He can't help but pay attention to any news related to shipbuilding.
How could Li Xuewu not see the news that was being heavily publicized by domestic and international media? He had no idea what Lao Xu was about to say out of the blue.
"Hmm, didn't we already know that?"
Li Xuewu raised his chin and asked, "The project started at the end of last year, right? I remember you mentioned it to me once."
That's why we talk about speed—
Xu Sinian grinned and said, "It officially started construction last November. It's the first 11-ton bulk carrier in China."
"I've been so busy these past few days that I only just saw this news. It was from the 27th of last month. It says that it has officially been launched."
"Yes, I know, I saw it."
Li Xuewu put down the documents in his hand, looked at him and said, "It's been launched, which means the main structure is complete and it can be tested for sea trials next year?"
"I estimate it will be around the beginning of next year."
Xu Sinian nodded and said, "After all, it's the first one, and I heard it's the first time a spherical bow has been used, so it's normal that it's taking a little longer."
"If it's to be officially delivered, then it won't be until the second half of next year?"
Having managed industry for so many years, Li Xuewu had some understanding of this knowledge and could roughly estimate it.
Xu Sinian raised an eyebrow and asked, "Don't you think we should also start building cargo ships with larger tonnage?"
"Hasn't the Yingcheng Shipbuilding project already been approved?"
Li Xuewu sniffed and asked, "When I went to Yingcheng last time, didn't you say you wanted to build a big ship?"
“Project approval is project approval, and construction commencement is construction commencement.”
Xu Sinian clicked his tongue and said, "I told Lao Wei during the handover that we must build large ships, otherwise our competitiveness will be ruined."
"We've reached an agreement: we'll develop both container ships and bulk carriers, especially given our group's increasing need for mineral resources."
"What about the oil tanker?" Li Xuewu raised an eyebrow and asked, "You've already spoken to him about that, haven't you?"
"Of course. When you went to Japan, we even thought that if you had the chance, you could visit companies like Mitsubishi and Sumitomo."
Xu Sinian spread his hands and said, "There's nothing we can do about the fact that you have less time."
These words sound helpless, but they are also a helpless choice. Even if there were enough time, Li Xuewu would not be able to bring back technology from companies like Mitsubishi and Sumitomo.
The domestic tanker fleet is currently very outdated, with a capacity of only 2 to 3 tons, which is nothing compared to Japan Shipbuilding Industry.
For example, more than 70% of the world's large oil tankers, namely VLCCs or ULCCs, were built by Japan this year.
Japan's shipbuilding industry is mainly controlled by three companies: Mitsubishi, Sumitomo, and Hitachi, making them the absolute global leaders in the shipbuilding industry.
Shipbuilding is different from the electronics industry and automobile manufacturing. You see, Li Xuewu has the means to try to introduce other technologies from abroad, but shipbuilding is relatively conservative because it is limited by geographical factors.
To put it bluntly, the shipbuilding industry is a fixed industry, including shipyards and labor. Transferring technology to Yingcheng Shipbuilding would not benefit them at all.
You keep talking about compensation trade, but the world's ship orders are limited; there are only a few major shipbuilders, and the order trends are very clear.
There are not many shipyards in the world capable of manufacturing ships of 20 tons or more, and even fewer capable of maintaining purely commercial operations.
They don't need to find a competitor for themselves, especially a company like Honggang Group that is always ready to unleash its industrial potential.
In China, any company that masters the technology can then drive the price of that product down to rock bottom.
In the shipbuilding industry, large yachts used to be expensive in Southeast Asia, and even small yachts were not cheap, making them unaffordable for the middle class.
In just a few years, countless small and medium-sized yachts were shipped out of the Bohai Bay, and middle-class people in the port city with a little capital started boating.
Yachts are expensive, right? If they can bring these things down to below the price line, do you think they should be wary of city-building vessels?
Another reason is the relationship between Yingcheng Shipbuilding and Honggang Group, which, when connected to Yingcheng Port Area, forms a complete closed loop.
Yingcheng Shipbuilding currently possesses the capability to manufacture large ships, and it will quickly catch up in the technologies it lacks.
As long as there are these two traitors, Geely Star Shipbuilding and Santay Group, Yingcheng Shipbuilding will not remain in a technologically backward stage forever.
With money and manpower, and extremely low production costs, how can you imagine how stressed such companies must be if they continue to exert their efforts?
There was no use in being nervous. Even without those monster ships like the Yui-sen, Japan's shipbuilding industry would have been doomed in later generations.
This is not due to the broader environment, but rather to geographical factors and the problems they have now recognized.
There's nothing China can't accomplish if it sets its mind to it.
If they want to develop the shipbuilding industry, they can catch up in less than ten years. The only thing that will allow them to stand firm is technological blockade.
"We still have to do it, we must do oil tankers."
Li Xuewu picked up his teacup, took a sip of warm tea, and said firmly, "This is not only related to the group's future energy industry layout, but also indirectly affects whether Yingcheng Shipbuilding can gain a foothold in the world shipbuilding industry."
"I haven't even had you start developing natural gas transport ships yet; it's only a matter of time."
He tapped the table, reminding Xu Sinian, "I asked you to pay attention to how the international situation affects the international crude oil market. Have you been paying attention?"
"I've been paying attention, and I've seen the information, but I'm still a bit confused," Xu Sinian explained with a frown. "They say they're going to raise oil prices in the Gulf?"
"Is that all you've summarized?"
Li Xuewu glared at him irritably and asked, "You've got your hands on the Tehran Agreement, haven't you?"
"Yes, I understand."
Xu Sinian nodded in agreement, but still opened his notebook and said, "They say the base oil price has increased by 30 cents per barrel, a third more."
"Arab light crude oil has risen from 1.8 yuan to 2.19 yuan."
He did pay attention to it, even taking detailed notes and providing data to support his claims.
"What about the tax rate? Have you paid attention to it?"
Li Xuewu reminded him: "The tax rate has been raised to 55%, with a 5% annual price increase, plus a 2.5% inflation compensation clause."
"Hiss—" Xu Sinian frowned and asked, "Do you think a fight is about to break out over there? Such price increases are bound to make Europe furious!"
"The Suez Canal is closed."
Li Xuewu nodded and said, "The Tehran Agreement was reached in February of this year, and in March America decided to relinquish price control, transferring pricing power to OPEC."
He raised an eyebrow and said, "Then in April, the Tripoli Agreement came out, and Libya, Algeria and others followed suit, raising the price of crude oil by 40 cents per barrel and increasing the tax rate."
"What we need to see here is that OPEC has collectively regained pricing power for the first time, ending the unilateral price suppression by Western companies; oil-producing countries' revenue has increased by 35% in one go."
Li Xuewu tapped the table and continued, "Now it seems that America's actions were both proactive and helpless. The Texas Railroad Commission canceled the crude oil production quota, and America no longer had to limit production to maintain prices."
He looked at Xu Sinian and asked, "Do you know what this means?"
"A fight is about to break out?" Xu Sinian's eyes widened, still holding the same thought from before.
Li Xuewu glared at him with a hint of disappointment and said, "The US dollar is going to decouple from gold!"
"Huh?!" Xu Sinian looked completely bewildered. "Weren't we talking about oil? What does this have to do with gold?"
"Before this, what constituted the foundation of global economic exchanges? It was gold." Li Xuewu looked at him and emphasized, "Gold is hard currency."
“Yes, I know.” Xu Sinian nodded and said, “Gold in chaotic times, what does that have to do with oil?”
Is it still a chaotic world?
Li Xuewu frowned and said, "The whole world is engaged in industrial construction, and industrial development cannot be separated from energy. Where does the energy come from?"
"When the world's need for energy outweighs its psychological threshold for security, America's Bretton Woods system will collapse!"
"Oh, oh, oh—" Xu Sinian nodded, seemingly impressed but not quite understanding. He wrote down the words "Bretton Woods system" in his notebook, intending to learn more about it when he got back.
Which countries in the world produce oil?
Li Xuewu looked at him and said, "We also produce oil, but the extraction cost is too high. People would rather fart and oil would just burst out."
"Now they want to form an oil-producing countries alliance, and Qatar, Indonesia, Libya, the UAE, Algeria, and Nigeria all want to join."
He pointed to his desk and said, "As I just said, if the Suez Canal closes, the whole world will face an oil shortage."
"What is their mentality now? They can cut production if they want, raise prices if they want, and impose embargoes if they want."
"Not even making money anymore?" Xu Sinian could only see the surface, so he frowned and asked, "You mean you haven't made enough?"
"That's what I mean, you finally understand."
Li Xuewu nodded at him and said, "I can tell you that oil prices will become more and more expensive in the future because the US dollar will definitely be linked to oil."
"Just think about it, if oil prices are high, won't the demand for ships that transport oil increase?"
He raised an eyebrow and said, “What is the annual growth rate of global oil consumption? 7%. So tell Wei Zai Ke that if the oil tankers can’t be built, I will make sure he dies of old age at Yingcheng Shipbuilding.”