Material Empire

After some careful evaluation, the treatment plan for the Le Havre seaside oil spill accident has been fully adjusted, and Daqin Group's ultra-filtration membrane is used to filter the oily decomposition products at sea and on the beach at the same time. Since the filter membrane can filter out toxic chemicals from wastewater, there are more choices of chemical agents used to decompose oil pollution, and some chemical agents with stronger decomposition ability but with certain toxicity can be used, thus improving overall environmental protection. The efficiency of oil pollution treatment.

During the days when oil pollution was being dealt with, Qin Hai, Xia Yangjie, Yu Lihong and others all stayed in France in order to solve possible problems in the use of the filter membrane at any time. It stands to reason that, as a senior manager, after signing the cooperation agreement with the French Ministry of Ecology, Qin Hai has nothing to do and can go back home. However, considering that participating in the oil pollution treatment work this time is of great significance to the Daqin Group, Qin Hai decided to stay in France for a few more days and advertise for the Daqin Group by the way.

Under Qin Hai's instruction, Chen Hongcheng, who is in charge of the group's overseas market operations, urgently contacted several major European media, and persuaded these media to send reporters to Le Havre with countless rhetoric and rattling pounds and francs. Henlock, Flanding and Qin Hai conducted interviews. The Le Havre oil spill has always been a hot topic, but with the involvement of mysterious Chinese companies, this topic has added a lot of tidbits.

Such a dazzling headline "China's Super Filtration Membrane Jan Wille Havre Seashore" quickly appeared in several major European newspapers, followed by TV media, showing the working status of the super filtration membrane to audiences all over Europe. At the same time, it also pushed the image of Qin Hai to the eyes of everyone.

"As a Chinese company whose mission is to benefit all mankind, we have been committed to developing various new technologies and products. A few days ago, when a large European company with more than half of the global market share was at a loss for oily wastewater filtration, we Utilizing our newly developed ultra-filtration membrane to solve an urgent need for the French Ministry of Ecology..."

Facing the BBC camera, Qin Hai introduced the whole story of the incident in fluent English with a serious expression of saving world peace.

"Mr. Qin, do you mean the Warren Group in Germany with a global market share of more than half?" The beautiful BBC reporter asked Qin Hai with her beautiful blue eyes.

Qin Hai shook his head resolutely and said: "I'm sorry, Miss reporter, I can't disclose the name of this company, because it is an act against the principle of fair competition to make negative comments on the capabilities of peers in front of the public. As a responsible company As the manager of the enterprise, I cannot do such a thing."

"I have great respect for your professional ethics." The beautiful reporter praised with a smile. No one noticed that she had a middle finger on the hand holding the microphone and raised it quietly towards Qin Hai.

Occupying more than half of the global market in the field of filtration membranes, who else can have such a company besides Warren Group? But as long as Qin Hai doesn't name them directly, he doesn't have to bear the notoriety of belittling his competitors. The beautiful reporter didn't know that there is an idiom in China called "pointing at the mulberry and scolding the flowering tree", but this did not prevent her from giving a bad comment on Qin Hai's integrity.

Well, the Warren Group is not a British company anyway, and Germany and the UK are also dismantling each other in many places. The BBC is also happy to have an opportunity to disparage German companies.

The propaganda about the Daqin Group caused a little discussion in the chemical industry in Europe. The most irritating one is naturally the Warren Group itself. It is said that after reading several media reports, the chairman of the group smashed a cup in his office, and then called the person in charge of the filtration membrane business department to train him. For half an hour, it was ordered to launch a product that could instantly kill the Daqin Group within half a year, so as to save the face of the Warren Group. When the person in charge returned to his business department, he could only vent his anger on Bernice and Claudon. These two brothers ran to Le Havre to send their face to the countryside, and had to accept the boss's fury when they came back. , It's really bad luck.

As for those companies outside the Warren Group, there are mixed feelings about this incident. The happy part is that seeing the high-ranking Warren Group suffer and give everyone a sigh of relief; the worry is that a little-known Chinese company suddenly appeared and stepped into the European market. For everyone, this is not good news.

From the perspective of peers, the fewer competitors, the better, especially for Chinese companies. It is really unacceptable for Chinese companies to go to Europe to grab food. But for downstream users, one more choice means more room for bargaining. Chinese products have always been known for their low prices, which also makes everyone full of expectations.

In the past, people did not accept Chinese products, mainly because the performance and quality of Chinese products are far inferior to European products, and no one cares about them even if they are cheap. But this time the situation is different. The Daqin Group’s products have surpassed the Warren Group’s. Such an important oil pollution cleanup work uses Chinese products. What can you not believe?

Filtration membranes are widely used in industry, from the treatment of industrial wastewater to the purification of municipal tap water, as well as liquid separation in food, chemical and other industries, all kinds of filtration membranes are used. The Daqin Group was an instant hit, attracting the attention of countless downstream manufacturers. The temporary residence of Qin Hai and others in Le Havre suddenly became full of people, leaving Henlock, Flanding and others speechless.

"Mr. Qin, I suddenly felt that I lost money this time. I spent a total of 12 million US dollars on 200,000 square meters of super filtration membranes. If I had known the current situation, maybe I should have lowered the price. "Flanding said to Qin Hai with a sigh.

"Prince Flanding, your behavior is called crossing rivers and demolishing bridges in China, which is a very immoral behavior." Qin Hai joked with a smile.

Flanding said: "Mr. Qin, am I not the bridge? In the past few days, you have made at least 50 businesses, and this is all based on the fact that we used the super filtration membrane of your Daqin Group. Based on a piece of news. So to speak, you used me for advertising."

Qin Hai spread his hands and said, "Your Highness, it's still too late for you to regret it. You can completely refuse to use our filter membrane, and I will return the 12 million US dollars to you."

"Then I will pay at least US$12 billion in ecological compensation to the French Ministry of Ecology!" Flanding said angrily, "You clearly know that we cannot reject your super filtration membrane."

Qin Hai smiled and said, "That's right, we are partners, so don't talk about who takes advantage of whom. Besides, the development of our Daqin Group is also beneficial to Prince Flanding."

"What's the benefit?" Flanding asked subconsciously.

"We are a professional materials group, and some of the main raw materials of polymer materials are petroleum. I believe we will become an important user of Saudi crude oil. Doesn't Prince Flanding like users with credit and close relationships like us? "Qin Hai said.

"China itself is an oil-producing country, and there is not much demand for oil from the Middle East." Flanding said, "We have always hoped to open up the Chinese market, but unfortunately you have not opened this market to us."

Qin Haidao: "You are talking about the past. China is about to usher in a period of rapid economic growth. The demand for oil will increase several times compared to now. The demand for oil in the Middle East will inevitably increase significantly. Prince Flanding Would you like to cooperate with us in crude oil export?"

"Very willing." Flanding smiled. He reached out to shake hands with Qin Hai and said, "I very much hope to establish a broader cooperative relationship with Mr. Qin. We can provide you with crude oil, and you can help We build desalination plants, and other water treatment projects."

"Happy cooperation!" Qin Hai said cheerfully.

At that time, China was a country with a shortage of foreign exchange, and had to rely on the export of various resource products in exchange for foreign exchange. Oil was also one of the important export materials, and importing oil was not put on the country's agenda at all. However, Qin Hai knows that in a few years, China's exports of light and textile industrial products will increase significantly, and its foreign trade will turn from a deficit to a surplus. At that time, the country will begin to reduce resource exports and increase resource imports until it becomes a country that imports more than 30% of oil per year. A huge "gold-absorbing monster" with more than 600 million tons of iron ore.

As far as the Daqin Group is concerned, this idea of ​​relying on imported resources for development is much more advanced. Since importing coal and iron ore seven or eight years ago, it has already embarked on the road of exchanging industrial products for resource products. This time when he ran into Prince Flanding, Qin Hai came up with the idea of ​​importing crude oil, and only waited for the business in Le Havre to be completed before he could start operations.

The two briefly exchanged opinions on future cooperation in crude oil imports, and then Flanding got up to leave. He was only here for a visit, because Qin Hai was still busy receiving customers, and Flanding was going to Clean up the oil-stained site to see how it works.

Qin Hai sent Flanding out of his temporary reception room, and walked towards Yu Lihong, accompanied by two westerners with blue eyes and high noses. Flanding knew that this must be another businessman who came to Qin Hai to discuss cooperation matters, so he didn't waste Qin Hai's time, waved his hand, and left with his subordinates. Qin Hai watched Flanding take a few steps, then turned to Yu Lihong and asked with a smile, "Where is this guest from?"

"They are engineers from the New York Municipal Water Supply Company from the United States. They want to discuss with us about super reverse osmosis membranes." Yu Lihong introduced happily.

"Okay, welcome." Qin Hai turned his head to the two American guests and reached out to shake hands with each other, while Yu Lihong was introducing to the American guests.

"I'm very glad to meet Mr. Qin. My name is Fitus, and I'm from the New York Municipal Water Supply Company. This is my colleague, Seitzler..." The leading American bowed to Qin Hai and said.

"Seitzler?" Qin Hai glanced at the American next to him, and vaguely felt that the face and name of the other party were somewhat familiar, but he couldn't remember where he had dealt with for a while. He didn't say much, after shaking hands with two people, he greeted them and walked into the reception room.

"We are a tap water production company, responsible for providing residents with clean tap water. In the past, our production process was to use microfiltration membranes for primary filtration of external water sources, and then use chlorine to eliminate microorganisms in the water. We We also tried to use reverse osmosis membrane for water filtration, but because of the problem of filtration efficiency, this method cannot meet our needs.

Two days ago, we learned that the super nanofiltration membrane produced by your company can achieve a permeation flux of 20 cubic meters per square meter per day, which greatly improves the filtration efficiency. We want to know whether your company can also produce high-efficiency reverse osmosis membranes, as long as the permeation flux can reach more than 10 cubic meters, it can meet our requirements. "

Fetus simply explained his purpose to Qin Hai.

Tap water treatment with filter membrane is a new technology. To make tap water meet drinking standards, reverse osmosis membranes with smaller pores than nanofiltration membranes must be used to filter out inorganic minerals in the water. The permeation flux of traditional reverse osmosis membrane is too low to filter out enough water in a short time, which limits the application of this technology. Fei Tesi and others saw hope from Daqin Group's ultra-filtration membrane, so they made a special trip to negotiate with Qin Hai.

"The reverse osmosis membrane we produce can indeed achieve a permeation flux of more than 10 cubic meters." Qin Hai said, "However, the price of the reverse osmosis membrane is still relatively high, and it may not be economical to use it in tap water treatment. Have you ever thought about it?"

Regarding this issue, Qin Hai did ask Xia Yangjie and the others to conduct calculations, and the calculation results showed that using reverse osmosis membranes to filter city tap water is far less economical than traditional quartz sand filter tanks. For a country like Saudi Arabia, which is both rich and seriously short of fresh water, it is feasible to use reverse osmosis membranes for seawater desalination. But the United States is not short of fresh water, and New York is a city with large rivers passing by. Using reverse osmosis membrane technology for tap water purification does not seem to be a good choice.

Yu Lihong sat on the side, listening to Qin Hai explaining these truths to the other party, he couldn't help but secretly feel sorry. The Americans are willing to spend this wrong money, why does Mr. Qin need to stop it? People can figure out whether it is economical or not, maybe they just want this "pie", can you control it?

It's not that Qin Hai hasn't thought about this, but he feels that it is impossible to do business for a long time relying on the other party's momentary confusion. Cooperation is about win-win, and only win-win can achieve stability. If possible, he would prefer that the other party use Daqin Group's ultrafiltration membrane or nanofiltration membrane, and finally use chemical methods to treat inorganic substances. Such a production process is more economical and reasonable.

Hearing Qin Hai's words, Fetus was stunned for a moment, and turned his head to Seitzler beside him. Seitzler frowned and said, "Mr. Qin, you don't have to worry about this issue. As long as your reverse osmosis membrane can meet the permeation flux we require, we can accept a slightly higher price."

"Actually, according to your water source water quality standards, using nanofiltration membranes for water purification is sufficient, and it is not necessary to use reverse osmosis membranes." Qin Hai is still making his final efforts.

"We hope to provide citizens with higher-quality tap water that meets the standards for direct drinking," Seitzler said.

When the other party mentioned this level, Qin Hai couldn't say anything more. He nodded and said, "Okay then, how many reverse osmosis membranes do you plan to purchase?"

Seitzler took out a piece of paper, wrote a calculation on the paper with a pen, and said: "If the permeation flux can reach 10 cubic meters, then we need to use a total of 20,000 square meters of filter membranes. The first phase provides 10,000 square meters and the rest will be provided as the second phase.”

"20,000 square meters?" Qin Hai frowned, "How much water do you supply per day?"

It is no wonder that Qin Hai would ask such a question, because Xia Yangjie and Yu Lihong once made calculations on cities such as Beijing and Pujiang, and concluded that the amount of reverse osmosis membrane used in the filtration equipment must meet the water consumption of a city. At least over 100,000 square meters. The per capita water consumption of Americans is far higher than that of Chinese, and New York is also a big city with a population of nearly 10 million. How can 20,000 square meters of reverse osmosis membrane be enough?

"..."

Fitters and Seitzler looked at each other, and were speechless for a moment.

"How many water supply companies are there in New York?" Yu Lihong also interjected. He had some doubts that the other party's company only provided tap water for some urban areas in New York. If this is the case, then 20,000 square meters can also be explained.

"It seems..." Seitzler stammered, not knowing how to answer.

Seeing the other party faltering like this, Qin Hai immediately became alert. Since the other party came to discuss the purchase of reverse osmosis membranes, it is absolutely impossible for him to be ignorant of the company's daily water supply and how many water supply companies there are in the city. The water supply company is not a real estate developer. It would be great to have three or four in a city. How could the two engineers fail to answer this question?

Don't they belong to the so-called water supply company?

Qin Hai had a thought, then looked at Seitzler's expression, and a scene suddenly flashed in his mind. He finally remembered where he had seen Seitzler, in the reception room of the U.S. Army Materiel Command. This brother Seitzler is not an engineer of the New York Municipal Water Supply Company at all. He is a staff member of the US Army Equipment Command. When Qin Hai went to the United States to sell body armor, he had dealt with this gentleman.

Combined with the purchase quantity proposed by Seitzler and his hesitant expression, Qin Hai smiled. They are not purchasing filter membranes for market water supply. This is clearly a military procurement project. No wonder they don’t care about the price at all. high and low.

It can be regarded as two chapters combined into one chapter. In March, everything was entangled, and the update was too scumbag, please bear with me.