Material Empire

Liu Shuo never expected that Takehiko Takamura really came to Quwu just a few days after he uttered his wild words. Along with him and Chang Youxiu, there were seven or eight officials from the capital and the province, as many as five cars. After inquiring carefully, the affiliations of these Beijing officials are terrifying to death, not to mention Liu Shuo, even Mo Kongchao can't bear it.

"This is Director Chen Yuan of the State Economic Commission."

"This is Director Zhao Bowen of the Ministry of Foreign Trade."

"This is Director Wang Jiacheng of the Ministry of Light Industry."

"..."

As the names of the officials were announced, the faces of the secretary and the mayor who greeted him in front of the city government office building changed, and they all looked at Mo Kongchao with deep suspicion. Quwu is a small place, and it is a great thing to have a Beijing official on weekdays, but now four or five officials at the bureau level from the capital have come here, and there are also several departmental and deputy director level officials from the province. Accompanied by officials, this formation is really scary.

It is a good thing for a small prefecture-level city to be favored by the superiors. However, it is definitely not a simple matter for the superior leaders to appear in such a large density. It is more likely that there is something wrong with the local work, and the superior has sent a joint working group to find the fault.

"Old Mo, what's going on?" Mayor Zheng Zepeng pulled Mo Kongchao aside and asked him in a low voice. Before these officials came to Quwu, they had greeted the local area, saying that they were inspecting industrial matters. The composition of several officials is also completely consistent with this statement, so Zheng Zepeng believes that this incident must be related to Mo Kongchao.

"Old Zheng, I can't figure it out either." Mo Kongchao said, "Have you seen that Japanese man, his name is Gaocun or something? I heard Liu Shuo, the director of Brother Ceramics Factory, tell me about it two days ago. It is said that this person may have some ideas about Brother Ceramics Factory... But, how did he get together with the people in the central government?"

Brothers Ceramics Factory is not a big company in Quwu, but in the past month, due to the constant stream of visiting foreign businessmen, and Mo Kongchao's report that this factory may make hundreds of millions of dollars in foreign trade business, the market Naturally, the secretary and mayor of the city paid special attention to it. Hearing that the factory director Liu Shuo had mentioned Takehiko Takamura a few days ago, Zheng Zepeng believed that this large group of officials from central ministries and commissions gathered in Quwu must be for Brother Ceramics Factory.

"What did Liu Shuo say? Did they disrespect foreign guests somewhere?" Zheng Zepeng asked. For such a big matter, as the mayor of him, he must be aware of it, otherwise, if the leader above asks about something, but he doesn't know what to ask, it will be troublesome.

Mo Kongchao shook his head and said: "No, Liu Shuo just said that this Takamura Takehiko is from some ceramic company in Japan, and he is a competitor with Brother Ceramics Factory, but he didn't say that there was any conflict between them."

"You have to hurry up and ask Liu Shuo about this matter, and ask what's going on between them." Zheng Zepeng urged.

"Okay, I'll do it in a while." Mo Kongchao agreed.

The situation at the scene did not allow Zheng Zepeng and Mo Kongchao to say anything more. The host and guest had to introduce each other and shake hands. The two mayors, the deputy mayors, obviously couldn't stay out of it. After the chaotic welcome ceremony, the secretary took his leave first, and Zheng Zepeng led the crowd into the city government office building, and sat down in the large conference room. These officials from above are all from the economic department, so the reception work is naturally led by the government.

"I very much welcome all the leaders to come to our Quwu to inspect and guide our work..." Zheng Zepeng started the conversation with a set of omnipotent official rhetoric. Test the other person's reaction.

"Thanks to Quwu City for the warm hospitality to us, and to Mayors Zheng and Mo for putting down their work to welcome us in their busy schedules." Chen Yuan, the leader of the guest side, spoke. She is a director of the State Economic Commission. He is in his early 50s, always has a professional smile on his face, and looks extremely capable in speaking and doing things.

"This time, Director Zhao, Director Wang, and I accompanied Mr. Gao Cun and Mr. Changyou to Quwu, and we made a special trip to report a good news to you. Japan Kusela Ceramics Co., Ltd. is a world-renowned ceramic manufacturer. , the products are sold all over the world, and have production bases and sales centers in more than 40 countries in the world. With the gradual implementation of my country's reform and opening up, Kusela Ceramics Co., Ltd. saw the strong market potential in China and decided to invest in the construction of a large ceramic The investment in the first phase of the production base is as high as 200 million U.S. dollars!" Chen Yuan waved her arms and made a passionate gesture.

Everyone in the meeting room is well-tested in the officialdom, how can they not know the meaning of this action. It didn't matter who took the lead, everyone applauded together, cheering for Chen Yuan's words.

In the warm applause, if someone observes carefully, they can find some subtle differences in the expressions of the applauding people. The officials from those ministries and commissions, as well as the officials from Linxi Province who accompanied them, all had joyful and excited expressions on their faces when they applauded, obviously moved by the huge investment of 200 million US dollars. As for the local people in Quwu City, although they applauded loudly, their faces were much more indifferent, especially Mo Kongchao, who even had a bit of disdain in his eyes.

The foreign investment of 200 million US dollars was indeed a sensational enough event at that time. It is precisely because of such an astonishing amount of investment that the State Economic Commission, the Ministry of Foreign Trade, and the Ministry of Light Industry will simultaneously send department-level officials to accompany Takehiko Takamura. If an investment of this scale falls into a certain province, it would not be too much for officials at the vice-governor level to come out to support it. When Chen Yuan uttered this number, she felt rather proud. She imagined that Zheng Zepeng and Mo Kongchao would be overwhelmed with surprise and excitement, and even stood up immediately to make various vows.

However, Chen Yuan's idea was just her wishful thinking. If this incident had happened a month ago, maybe Zheng Zepeng and Mo Kongchao would have behaved as she expected. But in the past month, figures like hundreds of millions of dollars have been repeatedly said many times at the office meeting of the Quwu Municipal Government. This is the estimated annual foreign trade turnover of a company under their control. There are such figures At the bottom, how could they be shocked by the $200 million investment?

The most important thing is that both Zheng Zepeng and Mo Kongchao are like mirrors in their hearts. Kusela suddenly made a decision to invest 200 million US dollars in China at this time, and several officials accompanied Takamura Takehiko to appear in Quwu at the same time, obviously drunk Weng didn't mean wine, they must have come for Brother Ceramics Factory. What evil intentions are contained in this, the two local officials can basically guess a thing or two.

Chen Yuan waited for a few seconds, but didn't see the excited look she expected on the faces of Zheng and Mo, and immediately became contemptuous. In her opinion, Zheng Zepeng and Mo Kongchao definitely did not associate the 200 million US dollars with Quwu City, so they had such an indifferent expression. As for the local officials, the quality must be very poor. They can't see it because they have made such an obvious hint. There is really no cure.

"Why, Mayor Zheng, Mayor Mo, you haven't thought of it yet, have you? Japanese friends have decided to build this base in your Quwu!" Chen Yuan decided not to wait any longer, and she directly revealed that there was no The mystery of suspense.

"Uh uh... yes, I really didn't expect that. We very much welcome Kusela Company to invest in Quwu, and thank Director Chen, Director Zhao, Director Wang, Mr. Gao Cun, and Mr. Changyou." Zheng Zepeng quickly put on a face With a look of sincerity and sincerity, he said a circle of thanks. However, he knew that things were not that simple. Behind Kusela's generosity, there must be other things, and these things might bring troubles to Qu Wu instead of benefits. With such a thought, his face became quite stiff.

Chen Yuan was so disappointed by Zheng Zepeng's dry statement, she laughed dryly twice, and said to Zhao Bowen and Wang Jiacheng beside her: "Hehe, it seems that Qu Wu's comrades are so excited by this good news that they don't even know it. Well, it’s no wonder that a prefecture-level city has attracted an investment of 200 million US dollars, and this is only the first phase of investment, which is shocking from a national perspective.”

"Mayor Zheng, we brought you such good news, why don't you treat us to a good meal?" Zhao Bowen joked with a smile. His opinion was the same as that of Chen Yuan. I was stunned by such good news, so I needed to make a harmless joke to help Zheng Zepeng regain his sanity.

Zheng Zepeng smiled wryly when he heard the words of the two ministries and commissions officials, but he was inconvenient to speak out. In terms of rank, he is at the same level as Chen Yuan, Zhao Bowen and others, and even a little bigger than them in terms of real power. But Beijing officials are Beijing officials, and they are leaders when they come up to the local government. People can tease you, but you can't tease them, otherwise you will be suspected of "disrespecting the central government".

"Thank you to the leaders for bringing us such a good opportunity. Alcohol must be drunk, otherwise it will not be enough to show our Quwu people's gratitude to the superior leaders." Zheng Zepeng said compliments, and then changed the subject. , asked: "I would like to inquire, the Kucera company intends to invest 200 million US dollars in us, what exactly will it do? Also, what kind of cooperation does our city need to provide? While all the leaders are present, please Mr. Gao Cun clearly stated that this will also make it easier for us to make arrangements as soon as possible.”

"Mayor Zheng is really a go-getter. He first thought of how to do things. This kind of practical spirit is worth learning." Chen Yuan felt that she seemed to understand Zheng Zepeng: Zheng Zepeng must be worried that the investment amount of 200 million US dollars is too large. Big, Quwu City can't afford it, that's why he has this nervous expression. She turned her head to Takehiko Takamura and said, "Mr. Takamura, please introduce your company's investment intentions to Mayor Zheng. If you have any requirements, feel free to ask them. We will work on site and we can give you some clear answers right now."

"Thank you, Director Chen, and Mayor Zheng." Takehiko Takamura stood up, bowed to the audience one by one, and then said: "Our Kusela Company is very optimistic about the rich coal resources and porcelain clay resources in Quwu City. , plans to invest in the construction of a production base in Quwu, specializing in the production of high-end ceramic daily necessities to meet the needs of the international market. We hope to build a ceramic industrial park covering an area of ​​200 hectares, recruit 4,000 workers, and produce ceramic products with a total value of 500 million US dollars ..."

When he was talking, Zheng Zepeng and Mo Kongchao kept exchanging eyes, looking for his real intentions from his bureaucratic speech. Finally, after describing a long period of vision, Takehiko Takamura talked about the key issue:

"In order to shorten our construction period, and to better absorb the management experience of Chinese friends and reduce cultural conflicts in management, we hope to choose one or two local ceramic enterprises in Quwu City for joint ventures. We can provide A full set of advanced production technology, production lines and management models from Japan, all the investment is undertaken by Kusela."

Sure enough... Mo Kongchao snorted coldly in his heart.

There is nothing unique about Quwu’s coal and porcelain clay. There are many other places in China with the same resource conditions. Therefore, Qusera Company chose Quwu as an investment location. It is definitely not because it is fancy here, as Takehiko Takamura said. H.

Leaving aside the issue of resources, it is obvious that Qusera's company is Qu Wu's company, and it can even be said clearly that it is Brother Ceramics Factory. Liu Shuo once told Mo Kongchao that the ceramic knife they developed is the only one in the world, and no company can produce similar products. Obviously, Kusela covets the technology of Brother Ceramics Factory, so he wants to quietly take Brother Ceramics Factory into his pocket in the name of a joint venture.

If the $200 million was used to acquire any other company in Quwu, Mo Kongchao would happily accept it, and even agreed to buy one and get one free. Whatever the Japanese fancy, the city will provide. However, when it fell on Brother Ceramics Factory, Mo Kongchao could only hehe. These days, the cooperative sales agreements signed by Brothers Ceramics Factory have spread all over the world, and the annual sales promised by the seller alone have reached more than 100 million. Dollar. If such a hen that can lay golden eggs is bought for a mere $200 million, then Mo Kongchao will have to wipe his neck.

"Mr. Gaocun's request is very realistic and reasonable. We have no objections. We currently have five medium-sized state-owned ceramic enterprises in Quwu City. Among them, Quwu Yitao and Ertao have the strongest scale and technical strength. If Gaocun If Mr. agrees, we are willing to use these two ceramic factories to cooperate with the Japanese side, what does Mr. Takamura think?"

Mo Kongchao put on a joyful look, and threw a suggestion to Takehiko Takamura that made him unable to calm down.

Uh, let's post 4000 words first, count as 1 and 1/3 more...let's make up tomorrow