Material Empire

There are two official words, and it makes sense no matter what.

When it comes to supporting Daqin Group, it can be said that this enterprise is a key enterprise in the province, and the province should give policy preference. When it's time to step on the Daqin Group, it can also be said that this company is a key company in the province, and it should be brave enough to take on more responsibilities and make more contributions.

Qin Hai didn't bother to complain about Vice Governor Wang's views. In the minds of some officials, foreign capital is always more worthy of attention than domestic capital, and among domestic capital, private enterprises are at the bottom of the category. Not to mention compared with state-owned enterprises, even township enterprises Ownership" hat is more popular than private enterprises.

"What is the final result?" Qin Hai asked.

Chai Peide sighed, and said: "The attitude decided at the meeting is that in principle, it is inclined to let Xiaoyuan Society merge Anhe Electric Factory, and leave the work of your Daqin Group to me."

The so-called "in principle" depends on how it is understood. Many things in principle can be accommodated, and principles are originally used to destroy. However, there are also some matters of principle, which are already settled. The reason why it is only called an opinion in principle is just a euphemism. Qin Hai understands that the situation of this matter belongs to the latter, that is to say, there is not much room for maneuver.

"Is there any reason?" Qin Hai asked unwillingly, "The province turned its back on its promise and used a foreign company that came later than us to squeeze us out. There must be an explanation? I know you think foreign companies are more noble than us, but I will If you don’t believe me, you leaders dare to say that publicly.”

Chai Peide shook his head helplessly, and said: "Of course, the province cannot say that foreign companies are more noble. In fact, most leaders in the province don't have such thoughts. It's just that the reasons put forward by Governor Wang are very good, so the province has no The only way is to take care of the overall situation.”

"Take care of the overall situation? What is the overall situation?" Qin Hai asked.

"For China's return to the overall situation of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade." Chai Peide said.

"I'll go..." Qin Hai almost spit out a sip of the tea that he just drank into his mouth. The ownership of an Anhe Electric Factory can be raised to such a high level to talk about, this Governor Wang is really talented .

Founded in 1947, the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade was the most important global trade cooperation mechanism at that time. China was one of the earliest founders of the GATT, but in 1950 the regime on the other side of the Taiwan Strait announced its withdrawal from this mechanism. In 1986, the Chinese government formally filed an application for reinstatement of the status of the GATT signatory, thus beginning the long process of "resumption of negotiations".

The purpose of the Chinese government to restore the status of GATT is to promote the export of domestic goods, so that China no longer needs to conduct trade negotiations with governments of various countries year after year, and constantly make concessions to other countries for a most-favored-nation treatment. However, those Western powers who have mastered the power of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade are also very aware of China's demands, so they continue to set up obstacles for China's resumption negotiations. As a result, until the GATT came to an end in 1995, China failed to complete the great task of resuming the customs, and had to start the equally difficult WTO accession negotiations as a newcomer.

Whether it is "returning customs" or "entering the WTO", China was in a very weak position in the international trade system at that time. In order to win the recognition of Western countries, China had to succumb to various demands, fearing that which place would do it. Not doing well, being caught by others. People in later generations can't imagine how aggrieved China was back then. After all, wasn't it just to be able to export more textiles and get more precious foreign exchange?

"Governor Wang means that if we don't agree to Ohara Corporation's merger with Anhe Electric Factory, China's customs resumption negotiations will fail?" Qin Hai asked with a sneer. He felt that the joke Wang He told was really cold, especially when it was told at the governor's office meeting of Anhe Province, it seemed even more ridiculous.

Chai Peide couldn't laugh, he was in a different position from Qin Hai, so what he saw was different. He knew that just because he rejected the merger application of Xiaoyuan Club, of course, it would not be enough to affect China's resumption of customs negotiations, but things in the government cannot be thought of in this way. It is a matter of political awareness to obey the overall situation and do things that affect the feelings of foreign businessmen.

For the leaders of Anhe Province, the Anhe Electric Factory was going to be merged by others anyway, whether it was Xiaoyuan or Daqin, which one was not an annexation? If the conditions offered by Xiaoyuan Club are too bad, the provincial leaders may hesitate, but their conditions are the same as those of Daqin, why do you have to protect Daqin Group?

Among the provincial leaders, there are those who, like Chai Peide, are dedicated to taking care of the Daqin Group; some feel that Qin Hai is too flamboyant, and are eager to find an opportunity to trouble him; there are also some leaders who think that the Daqin Group has already gained a lot of benefits in the province. It doesn't matter if you pass up an opportunity or two. Under such circumstances, when Wang He sacrificed such a big weapon of re-passing, the leaders naturally followed suit and expressed their approval.

As the only vice-governor who voted against, Chai Peide expressed that he would reserve his opinion, but he still had to obey the organizational principles, so he could only reluctantly accept the task of doing Qin Hai's work.

"Xiao Qin, I just want to ask you one question, how important is the merger of Anhe Electric Machinery Factory to your Daqin Group?" Chai Peide asked.

Hearing Chai Peide's question, Qin Hai knew that the pressure on him was really great. If it were someone else who came to negotiate with Qin Hai, Qin Hai would have lost his face a long time ago. He is not afraid to take the lawsuit all the way to the capital. Even if the situation cannot be saved, at least it will make these provincial leaders disgusted. But for Chai Peide, Qin Hai couldn't do such a thing. Chai Peide has a very good personal relationship with Ning Zhongying. In the past seven or eight years, he has also taken good care of Qin Hai and the Daqin Group. If Qin Hai couldn't do it, Ning Zhongying would not allow him to do so.

Thinking of this, Qin Hai also sighed, and said: "What's the point of talking about this issue now? Anhe Electric Factory belongs to Anhe Province. Who does the province want to sell to? We have no right to interfere. We merged Anhe Electric The purpose of the factory is to launch our cerium-based permanent magnet material motor with our own technology. In the short term, it is to find a display platform for our cerium-based permanent magnet material; in the long run, it is to enter new energy vehicles in the future And high-speed rail. It's a strategic move, but not without alternatives."

Chai Peide nodded. From Qin Hai's statement, he knew that Qin Hai didn't want to embarrass him, but it was inconvenient for him to say thank you, so he could only keep this favor in his heart, thinking that he would repay it if he had the opportunity in the future . He said: "Anhe Electric Factory can't take it down. You can consider looking for similar companies in other provinces. It's a pity that such a good project will go to someone else."

Qin Haidao: "We have a general understanding of the situation in other provinces. There are several powerful motor factories in the country, and their current operating conditions are not bad. Neither the Ministry nor the local government has the idea of ​​changing the system. As for the other motor factories that have encountered difficulties in operation Some factories have poor technical strength, and it is useless for us to merge them over. Some are too far away from Anhe. Our permanent magnet material production and research teams are all in Anhe, which is too inconvenient. Also, we cooperate with Anhe Electric Factory The developed permanent magnet motor will soon be finalized, and if we need to find another partner, we will have to start all over again.”

"Can Anhe Electric Factory transfer this technology?" Chaipide offered advice.

"It should be possible." Qin Hai said, "But even if it is transferred, production is still a problem. The technical threshold for motor production is not low. If we start from scratch, it will be too difficult."

Chai Peide thought for a while and said: "There is another plan, that is, the province will come forward and talk to Xiaoyuan Society, so that they can continue to cooperate with you after annexing the Anhe Electric Factory, and the two of you will jointly develop a new type of permanent magnet motor. ,what do you think?"

Qin Hai shook his head and said, "That's not right. Our permanent magnet motor is aimed at the future new energy vehicle market. If we cooperate with the Japanese, it is equivalent to giving them half of the control and income rights. There will be too much trouble in the future. gone."

"Then... what if you let them do OEM work for you?" Chaipide came up with another trick.

"That's fine." Qin Hai said, now that things are going on, he can only take a step at a time. The development of the new permanent magnet motor was carried out by Hu Zhizhong's team, but the funds were provided by the Daqin Group, so the Daqin Group should have the ownership of the motor technology. If Xiaoyuan Club is willing to do OEM for Daqin Group, it can give Daqin Group a buffer time. During this period of time, Daqin Group can look for other merger targets, and can also cultivate its own motor production capacity, so that it will not be in a hurry.

"Well, let's make a decision like this first." Chapeide wrote down this matter in his work notebook, and decided to take this as a condition when negotiating with Xiaoyuan Club. In his mind, Xiaoyuan Society should not refuse this condition. After all, it also needs to have its own new products to ensure the normal operation of the company after it has just merged with Anhe Electric Factory.

Seeing that there was no room for flexibility, Qin Hai stopped talking to Chapeide. He stood up and said goodbye to Chapeide. As in the past, Chai Peide sent him all the way downstairs, and finally patted him on the shoulder and said, "Xiao Qin, don't be discouraged. This is just a small setback. I believe you, Xiao Qin, can handle it."

"I hope there will be fewer setbacks like this." Qin Hai said to Chai Peide.

"When our country's national strength increases and we have the right to speak, such things will not happen again." Chai Peide said, "Maybe I won't see this time, but you, Xiao Qin, hope to see it. "

"Haha, Governor Chai, don't say that. You are still young, and you will definitely see this day." Qin Hai said to Chai Peide confidently.