For the elite of the Japanese government and business, the impact of the Plaza Accord is not something unpredictable.

In fact, on the contrary, the Japanese top management has a relatively clear understanding of the impact of the yen's appreciation on the economy. This can be seen from the fact that large Japanese companies had a frenzied outflow of capital before the economic bubble in the late 80s, and their foreign investment increased every year.

For Japan's real economy, Japanese companies are not unaware of the serious impact of the yen's appreciation. But the problem is that Japan is not a normal country, and its economic power is not in its own hands.

On the other hand, Germany, as a manufacturing power and power, is also facing heavy pressure on currency appreciation, has a large number of dollar bonds, and is also a defeated country in World War II.

But the problem is that Germany actively promoted reconciliation after World War II and has a decisive voice in European integration. Neighboring countries, and even the whole of Europe, have a good impression of Germany, and have a strong traditional market influence.

On this basis, Germany's economy is not heavily dependent on the United States, nor is the entire political ecology completely controlled by the Americans. In the face of the depreciation of the US dollar, Germany continued to channel the hot money from currency appreciation into manufacturing and technological upgrading, and the end result was that Germany and Japan were both hot and cold.

But the Japanese also see very clearly that they do not have complete political power in their hands, they do not have the confidence to talk to the Americans, and they do not have a traditional market influence that can support them - East Asia is not Europe after all, and the Japanese are not only Germany in the European Union, but even Britain. There is simply no comparison.

Case. If you can't resist, then enjoy it. Japanese business in the late eighties. Go against the tide. In the face of the influx of international hot money into Japan, overseas investment has increased year after year. Eventually, Japan's economy stagnated for decades after the bubble burst, but Japan's big companies made a big deal overseas.

How can it be said that the Japanese elite lacked an understanding of the possible consequences of the Plaza Accord?

It's just that the Japanese are doing it themselves. Since the Japanese elite cannot resist the black hand of the American ghost father, they can only close their eyes and "enjoy" the delicious taste of Japan's economic collapse with their fathers.

But this does not mean that Japanese companies are willing to watch their manufacturing industry completely end up in this way.

Now, Xiao Yeqin is standing behind the Chinese government. It was undoubtedly a life-saving straw.

Sino-Japanese trade is settled in yen, which is a mouthful of great light for the Japanese manufacturing industry.

Sino-Japanese trade is settled in yen, which means that China must have a certain amount of foreign exchange reserves in Japanese currency, which means that Sino-Japanese trade will not be adversely affected by the appreciation of the yen against the US dollar, and Japanese products will still have the same competitive advantage in China as in the past.

The yen itself is a kind of international settlement currency, but the scope of use is relatively narrow, and the United States will never allow the yen to challenge the status of the dollar.

For the Japanese economic community, the settlement of the yen in Sino-Japanese trade is definitely a major positive. However, the obstacles will not be small, one is whether China will agree to such conditions, and the other is whether the United States will sit idly by and watch the dollar launch Sino-Japanese trade settlements.

Don't get the American dad. The Japanese Government absolutely did not dare to act rashly on this matter. If the Japanese government does not make such a request, the Chinese side will definitely not take the initiative to push it forward.

Xiao Yeqin undoubtedly came up with a hot proposal. But the difficulties faced are no less.

Compared with the Sino-Japanese trade yen settlement, the transfer of shipbuilding technology to China is not a big problem. The yen dominates trade with China, so naturally there is no need to worry about any costs, anyway, just start the money printing machine to print money. The example of the dollar robbing the world is not obvious over there, and the Japanese have copied it.

On the other hand, with such favorable conditions, it will be easier for Japanese capital to enter China. The shipbuilding market, which was lost on the front foot, can be recouped on other investments.

Masataka Yamazaki originally just wanted a preferential condition such as investment shares to ensure that the income of Mitsubishi technology would not decline after the export, who would have thought that he would touch such a great white shark.

The settlement of the yen in Sino-Japanese trade is just to solve the problem of a trillion loans and Mitsubishi technology transfer? This is really a bit of a cannon hitting mosquitoes.

No, it can even be said that the atomic bomb was used to fight mosquitoes.

Major events at this level are not something that Masataka Yamazaki can influence.

It's not even something that the Mitsubishi family can influence.

"I'm sorry, I have to report this situation to the higher-level cadres, so let's stop our meeting today. ”

Masataka Yamazaki immediately suspended the meeting with Xiao Yeqin, hurriedly but deservedly bowed and retired, and before leaving, he even called the person in charge of the Nagasaki shipyard over, raising the reception standard of the Chinese delegation to a higher level.

After arranging these trifles, Masataka Yamazaki hurriedly got into the car and quietly left the Nagasaki shipyard.

And Xiao Yeqin, who then enjoyed the grand reception and thoughtful arrangement of the Nagasaki Shipyard to stay, couldn't help frowning when she was alone.

She looked up to the north of Tokyo, and she was a little worried.

Sino-Japanese trade yen settlement, this kind of national general direction level Hu Wenhai also has plans to intervene, which makes her both proud and worried.

At present, it seems that the yen settlement is obviously conducive to the introduction of Japanese technology in China's shipbuilding industry. However, from another point of view, it is undoubtedly interfering in national decision-making, and it can even be said that it is betraying national interests. The yen settlement is to transfer the pressure of yen appreciation from Japan to China.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Hu. ”

Chen Fa knocked on the door, then unceremoniously pushed open the door and walked in.

She frowned deeply, holding a folder in her hand, as if disgusted and entangled to look at Hu Wenhai, who was halfway through the change of clothes.

Although the flight from the imperial capital to Tokyo is not too far, the fatigue of traveling along the way, coupled with the fact that the entire inspection group and the bidding group of more than 200 people, will not be easy after all.

When I arrived at the hotel, everyone was arranged, and Hu Wenhaicao had a list of Japanese dinners. At this point, it's ready to rest.

I didn't want Chen Fa to even knock on the door. Just pushed the door and walked in. Fortunately, Hu Wenhai just took off his shirt. There are only two points on the upper body.

Chen Fa seemed to be unaware, said "I'm sorry", and handed over the folder in his hand.

"Mr. Hu, this is the policy analysis of the Japanese Ministry of International Trade and Industry and the analysis of the resume tendency of the affairs officer, here is the specific data analysis of Sino-Japanese trade, and the analysis of the minutes of several meetings of the Japan Keidanren on the Plaza Agreement......

Chen Fa said, as if he was playing a trick, he took out the analysis reports from the folder, all of which involved the analysis of public information from the top level of Japanese politics and economics.

Don't look at this as public information. In the era when there is no Internet, I don't know how much sweat it takes to write such a high-level and wide-ranging analysis.

Hu Wenhai was slightly stunned, but then he didn't care about putting on the pajamas that had been found on the bed, and then took over Chen Fa's folder without changing his face.

Not to mention, just looking at the level of the analysis report, this Chen Fa is indeed "very material".

The Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI) and the Ministry of Finance (Finance) are the two most powerful departments of the Japanese government, the former designating effective socio-economic and industrial macroeconomic policies, and the latter being the formulator of Japan's financial and economic order.

In this report. Chen Fa especially emphasized one person.

Japanese Prime Minister Nakasone.

This is a person who seems very "contradictory" from other countries, and Nakasone once served as minister of the Ministry of International Trade and Industry in the government of Kakuei Tanaka. On the economic side. Nakasone supported the strengthening of the yen and "encouraged" Japanese and American companies to engage in trade frictions. Politically, however, Nakasone did not hesitate to offend the Soviet Union, stood by Reagan's side with a clear-cut banner, and said that "Japan is an unsinkable aircraft carrier of the United States," which completely wiped away the dissatisfaction of the United States with Japan because of trade frictions.

In general, Nakasone is a realist hawk who can see the situation clearly, kneel and lick when he should kneel, and don't want to save face.

He played a certain role in promoting the establishment of diplomatic relations and the development of relations between China and Japan. On the other hand, however, he is the "initiator" of Japan's various denials of World War II.

Visiting "public toilets", revising textbooks, and denying the legitimacy of the Jinling Massacre and the Tokyo Trials are all political statements he has unleashed.

However, turning his head, Hu Wenhai opened his eyes slightly, and only then did he know for the first time from the report that Nakasone had begun to play "aid loans" as early as 1984. In 1984, he first proposed a low-interest loan of 470 billion yen to China, mainly for the purchase of industrial products produced in Japan.

It's a pity that the term of this loan is only five years......

Hu Wenhai pinched his teeth, wondering how he could convince China and Nakasone to extend the loan for at least another two years.

By 1991, when the dangers of the Plaza Accord became apparent and Japan's economic bubble burst, yen loans were at least half of their real value. At that time, China can learn from the wise and wise people of the Ganges, and just as they used the rubles after the collapse of the Soviet Union to repay Soviet loans, China can also "repay" at least half of the yen loans.

And all these gains, there is no need to fight with Wall Street, there is no need to roll in the financial market in fear, just lie down and wait for Japan to go bankrupt.

But this reason can't be used by Hu Wenhai.

It is necessary to find another plausible reason to convince the country and to persuade the Japanese side to accept the extension of the loan.

Nakasone may be a good breakthrough.

"Mr. Hu, there is one thing I don't understand. ”

Chen Fa suddenly spoke, and Hu Wenhai woke up from his contemplation and raised his head.

Without waiting for Hu Wenhai to react, Chen Fa said simply: "Although we can enjoy the advantage of yen appreciation in exports in the settlement of yen for trade with Japan, on the other hand, if we want to import Japanese products, don't we also need to pay more capital? Judging from the current Sino-Japanese trade situation, the scale of domestic imports of Japanese products is obviously larger than that of exports, right?"

Hu Wenhai closed the folder in his hand, raised his eyebrows, and looked at Chen Fa with some curiosity.

This woman is really not simple. Fang Jiange is a talent introduced by China, and he is really easy to use in terms of ability and reliable, but in other words, he will inevitably be affected by some domestic arrangements.

This Chen Fa's identity, as Fang Jiange's assistant in Japan, does he have some background in China?

In terms of her attitude. In terms of her ability, position. Hu Wenhai really didn't dare to say whether her social relationships were really that simple.

At least. The report she handed over was not something that ordinary Japanese students could make. There are many things in this, which reflect a kind of knowledge "heritage". Vision, height, and thinking mode, what this report reveals, it is difficult for ordinary international students to have such a perspective.

So is the question that Chen is asking herself, or is it something that someone behind her wants to ask?

I can't help but feel that Hu Wenhai is not right.

"Please be seated, Sister Chen. Hu Wenhai pointed to the chair at the desk next to his bed. After thinking about it, he asked rhetorically: "We trade with Japan, and we need to use US dollars instead of yen, and you say that it is definitely impossible to use yuan, right?"

Chen Fa generously sat on the chair, looked at Hu Wenhai who was sitting cross-legged on the bed and nodded, as if he was a little angry: "But the US dollar has wider circulation, stronger national credit, and is a common international settlement currency, which is more secure in trade than the yen." On the other hand, the scope of trade settlement in the yen is very narrow, and only a few countries will accept the yen settlement. If China reserves yen foreign exchange. It can only be used to import Japanese products, which will be a loss in foreign trade. Moreover, the potential for the yen to rise is obvious. The purchasing power of the yen has increased, but the results of domestic exports to Japan have decreased. ”

"No, I think the opposite of you. Hu Wenhai waved his hand and laughed.

Starting from Chen Fa's question, he now knew that this conversation should be her own thoughts. If it was a question asked for her to ask in China, she would not ask such a question.

"You're ignoring the obvious fact that, yes, the appreciation of the yen against the dollar, that is, the depreciation of the dollar against the world's major currencies is now a clear trend. But the problem is that for a long time to come, the renminbi will depreciate even more against the dollar. ”

The depreciation of the renminbi against the US dollar should be a general trend in China. Among the measures to encourage exports, the depreciation of the national currency is obviously an important tool. Japan, South Korea, and the Asian Tigers have all vigorously devalued their national currencies in the development of export economies.

Even the original intention of the depreciation of the dollar in the Plaza Accord was to increase the international competitiveness of American products through the depreciation of the dollar.

Throughout the late eighties, although the US dollar continued to depreciate against the world's major currencies, on the other hand, the renminbi launched a greater depreciation against the depreciating US dollar.

In other words, if you use US dollars to settle trade with Japan, a large amount of US dollar foreign exchange reserves will be a real loss. Although the appreciation of the US dollar against the renminbi is conducive to the export of Chinese products to the United States, the depreciation of the US dollar against the yen will increase the cost of China's imports of Japanese products and reduce the competitiveness of Chinese products in Japan.

If Chen Fa's problem is the problem of some people in China, he will not ignore the future depreciation trend of the renminbi. Now it seems that this question is probably her own doubts when she was sorting out the information.

Of course, on the other hand, this also indirectly shows how serious the dollar** disease of today's Chinese is.

In the future, China's astronomical US dollar treasury bonds are not only a strategic deterrent to the United States, but also a rope around its neck that is tied to the hands of the Americans.

Every time the United States has done quantitative easing, it has been a blatant default like the Plaza Accord. Every depreciation of the dollar has evaporated China's foreign exchange reserves at a rate that the money printing press has not been able to do.

The biggest victim of the United States' defaults is undoubtedly China, the largest creditor of the United States.

While the yen is not so reliable, at least the yen's settlement will undoubtedly push China's foreign exchange reserves to a healthier structure than they have historically been.

Of course, this refers to the situation in the eighties, after all, in the late eighties, long the yen only made money, and it is unlikely to lose money. In the 90s, Hu Wenhai did not dare to suggest that the state use the yen as a foreign exchange reserve, and when the time came, it would be better to run as far away from the yen as far as possible.

In the eighties and nineties, there was no more operational currency in history than the yen, and the strengthening in the late eighties was conducive to opening up export markets. The softening of the 90s was conducive to the introduction of technology from the Japanese after making their money.

What's more—

"What's more, there is no way to make up for the disadvantages of the yen's appreciation on exports. Hu Wenhai smiled, knocked on the table and asked, "Have you ever heard of hedging?"

……

There was nothing thrilling or dramatic about Lee's intelligence investigations, and he paid off a Korean waiter at the hotel. Got a batch of domestic garbage from the Chinese bidding team. Rummaged in garbage bags for a long time. It was easy to find the internal documents of the sales department of the Dagang Shipyard, which had no sense of secrecy.

God forbid. In the eighties, Korean Chinese was still the official language, Seoul was not yet called Seoul, and Lee Jun-in's university education allowed him to read Chinese.

With the confidence of asking for merit and reward, Li Junren reported the information he found to his superiors.

However, what he didn't expect was that his intelligence did not attract the attention of the senior management of Hyundai Heavy Industries.

It is not surprising that China's shipbuilding industry is not only unknown in the international market, but has never appeared on the stage at all. From 1981, he built a batch of bulk carriers for the Xiangjiang Bao brothers, and later built a batch of offshore ships for Stanley Ho. has always relied on the orthodox face of the Central Plains to hang out in Hong Kong and Macao.

For such an opponent, how can South Korean shipbuilding enterprises led by Hyundai Heavy Industries pay attention to it?

South Korea in the 80s did have such self-confidence. In the international shipbuilding industry, South Korea's current advantage is the scene after the 10s of the 21st century.

The market share is increasing by leaps and bounds, and it is the time for the latecomers to catch up with the countries in the rising period.

"This year, no, next year. It's going to be a year for our Korean shipbuilding industry to take off!"

Lee Jae-yong was able to read the Japanese newspaper without barriers, and he put down the Sankei Shimbun newspaper in his hand. I rubbed my hands together excitedly.

As the manager of Hyundai Heavy Industries' shipbuilding business division, Lee Jae-yong can be said to be in the limelight in the Korean shipbuilding industry for a while. Especially in the 80s, the international shipbuilding market share of Hyundai Heavy Industries has increased year by year, and there are even voices that he should be the president of Hyundai Heavy Industries.

Hyundai Heavy Industries holds the bull's ear in the Korean shipbuilding industry, and such a position faintly makes Lee Jae-yong feel like a leader in the Korean shipbuilding industry.

But I have to say that Lee Jae-yong does have the ability commensurate with his status. When the Plaza Agreement was signed, he immediately felt that this would be a key node for the take-off of South Korea's shipbuilding industry. The international communication centralized order meeting held at this time is undoubtedly the best stage for the Korean shipbuilding industry to emerge.

Lee Jae-yong has mobilized all the resources at his disposal, mobilized Samsung, Daewoo, Halla and Hanjin, and the five together formed a bidding team to unanimously tear off a piece of meat from the Japanese.

In October, in less than a month, the yen appreciated by more than five percent against the dollar.

After reading today's Sankei Shimbun report on the appreciation of the yen, Lee Jae-yong did not wait for the driver to run over and open the door for him, and almost proudly pushed open the door of the back seat.

He looked around and around the convoy with managers from the remaining four Korean shipyards. On their faces, Lee Jae-yong also saw an invincible ambition.

"Down with the Japanese shipbuilding industry and raise the banner of our Korean shipbuilding. Gentlemen, this is the end of the day!"

"Yes, I heard that Japanese shipbuilders are urgently revising contracts. Samsung Heavy Industries is a managing director who came this time, and I heard that it has something to do with some Korean groups in Japan, and the news is quite well-informed: "The contract price is rolling up, after all, no one knows how far this wave of yen appreciation will go." ”

The cadres of the South Korean bidding group glanced at each other, laughed one after another, and walked into the venue with great ambition.

The centralized order meeting was divided into two parts, the first half of the month was in the exhibition mode, and the second week at the end of October was the auction bidding mode.

No one can really put their own ships on the venue, so most of the exhibits are models and technical documents, and some parts of core technology and equipment are on display, but the shipbuilding market is only so big, and most manufacturers are looking up and not looking down.

For example, South Korea relies on only five large heavy industry enterprises to dominate the market, and Japan is Mitsubishi, Kawasaki, and Sumitomo, and there may not be even ten shipyards that monopolize 70% of the entire shipbuilding market.

The European shipbuilding industry is finished, and it will not even get a 10% share. The American shipbuilding industry died much earlier, and now only the ability to build warships remains.

As for the "other" countries, which account for about 8% of the international market, they will not appear at such an order fair at all under normal circumstances - who likes to humiliate themselves and accompany the prince to study?

As a result, such an important order fair turned out to be less lively than the Chinese restaurant in Japan.

Of course. It's not easy to eat Chinese food in Japan. At any time, you must be on guard against being chased and slashed by the Blue Dragon Glaive Knife.

Guan Erye. Blame me?

Fortunately, although there are few people at the trade fair, it is better to be safe.

The most conspicuous position of the exhibition is that the flag of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries is flying. Next to it is the location of the Kawasaki Shipyard, and then Sumitomo Heavy Industries, Mitsui Engineering, IWC, Meimura and Hitachi, which are not so large exhibition venues, and these Japanese shipyards alone account for more than half.

The booths of South Korean shipbuilders can only wait for others to "discover" on all sides.

Ah, as for the Dagang Shipyard of the Chinese delegation -

Director Sun holds a carefully printed leaflet in his hand. Wearing a somewhat cheap suit, he stood at the door of the Dagang Shipyard booth in person, expecting someone to take a look.

"Mr. Hu, our position is a little too biased, right?"

Director Sun's face was as black as the bottom of a pot, and he looked at his booth with a sigh of concern.

Hu Wenhai was an old god, and chuckled: "It's not right for Director Sun to say that, haven't you heard that there is a term on Go called Golden Horn Silver Edge Grass Belly, our position is a golden booth!"

Director Sun sighed: "Hey, I can't wait for a grass belly." Let people be surrounded to death to be happy. ”

The booth of Daegang Shipyard was arranged in the innermost corner of the exhibition, which was inferior to that of Koreans. Next to the Grand Port Shipyard is a Costa Rican shipyard. The only product is a Caribbean sightseeing speedboat, and the total assets are probably not even a million dollars.

However, Costa Ricans are much more optimistic than Director Sun, wearing a T-shirt with Caribbean characteristics, holding a Cuban cigar in his hand and sniffing it intoxicatingly under his nose, not at all worried about no business coming to his door.

But also, this kind of edge corner, no one will pay attention to it at all. The ship exhibition, which had a small number of visitors, was even more deserted when it arrived at the booth of Dagang Shipyard.

"Hey, don't worry too much about Director Sun, the early exhibition stage is a window for shipowners and shipyards to understand each other. We have to wait for the later auction bidding stage to see the real chapter. ”

"I also know, but the publicity in front is not good, and the bidding in the back is afraid that I won't even be able to enter the door!"

Hu Wenhai smiled when he heard this, and patted him on the shoulder: "Director Sun, don't worry, someone will help us solve these problems at that time." ”

……

Although the booth of the Korean shipyard is not in a conspicuous position, the style of the Koreans is much more spicy. They specially organized people to block people at the entrance of the exhibition hall, and many of the heads of the world's famous shipping companies could not escape their eyes, and they simply pulled people to their booths when they saw them.

The Koreans did a good job of intelligence work, and the Japanese were not to be outdone. After all, it is an old industry leader, and many shipowners have come out of the booths of Korean shipyards and turned around to enter the booths of Japanese shipyards.

However, when the shipowners heard their offers from the Japanese shipyards, their faces couldn't help but look a little ugly.

"Mr. Yamazaki, we have also been partners for a long time, and your offer has always been attractive, but what is the matter with this offer?"

The speaker is South American shipbuilding tycoon Anthony, who has at least 80 ocean-going bulk and container ships on his hands and has considerable influence in Argentina, Chile and Brazil.

He has been working with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries for at least five years, and the Nagasaki shipyard has built eight ocean-going ships for him. He was very satisfied with the quality, design and price of Japanese ships.

It can be said that Anthony is now more or less a "fan" of the Japanese shipbuilding industry.

But such a loyal customer, after facing the offer made by Mitsubishi this time, his face couldn't help but look ugly.

Masataka Yamazaki bowed helplessly, and said sincerely in fluent English: "Mr. Anthony, we mainly consider the issue of changes in international exchange rates. You know, since the Plaza Accord was signed, the yen has appreciated very quickly. ”

He said and took out the information provided by Anthony before, pointed to the data on it and said: "It will take at least a year and a half to build such an ocean-going bulk carrier. During this time, the yen is likely to face strong upward pressure, and our material and labor costs will inevitably increase significantly. In order to avoid unnecessary losses, we can only add this part of the risk to the cost of the quotation. ”

"I know about the appreciation of the yen, but the price is ......"

Masataka Yamazaki could see Anthony's unwillingness. But he still said regretfully: "It's already our lowest offer." ”

"It seems. I can only choose the products of Korean shipyards. Anthony choked.

Although he trusted the Japanese shipbuilding industry. But capital does not believe in tears, and no matter how many reasons the Japanese shipbuilding industry has, it cannot withstand the pressure caused by rising costs. Business is business, where is there any feelings to talk about.

Masataka Yamazaki groaned and said tentatively: "Actually, if you choose a Korean shipyard with a lower price, with all due respect, why doesn't Mr. Anthony choose a shipyard with a more attractive offer?"

"Huh?"

Anthony was stunned and shook his head: "Now in the international shipbuilding market." Is there anything cheaper than a Korean shipyard?"

"Yes. Masataka Yamazaki was categorical and nodded in affirmation: "I know of a shipyard whose offer will be more advantageous than that of the Koreans." ”

……

"Haha, great, I think the Japanese really want to go this time-how do you say that sentence, it's the Chinese idiom, climb to the top of the mountain and go downhill?"

"It's boom and bust, right?"

"Yes, yes, the time has passed for the glory of Japanese shipbuilding enterprises!" Park Jaejing, executive director of Samsung Heavy Industries, nodded his head, stared excitedly at the customers who came out of the booth of the Japanese shipyard, rubbed his hands and said excitedly: "Look at the faces of these shipowners. Apparently frightened by the Japanese offer! Come on, come to our Koreans' side. We are the most advanced and excellent shipbuilding country!"

"Yes, Lee Jae-yong, our Korean tortoiseshell ships are the most advanced ironclad warships in history, and our Yi Sunsin is the best admiral in the world. The Japanese were defeated by our men in history, and the Chinese were not conquered by the Japanese in the Ming Dynasty, all thanks to us blocking Toyotomi Hideyoshi!"

"Koreans, with such a glorious and great history, were born to dominate the seas and be the best shipbuilder in the world!"

Although Lee Jae-yong was not as excited as Park Jae-kyung, he couldn't help but nod.

In any case, the rise of Korean shipbuilders at this order meeting has been unstoppable. Some shipowners can't even wait for the bidding auction a month later, and they have to sign contracts with Korean shipbuilders directly at the exhibition. Even those who have not signed a contract for the time being, such as Anthony, a South American shipbuilding tycoon who left before, are also moved by the offer of South Korean shipbuilders.

As the creator of today's achievement, what reason does Lee Jae-yong have not to be proud?

The only difference from the arrogant Park Jae-kyung is that Lee Jae-yong chose to bury this pride in his heart.

"Li Pucheng!"

Lee Jae-yong turned around and beckoned. Li Pucheng, who was standing in front of the booth, hurriedly ran over and responded neatly: "Manager, what are your orders?"

"I think we can be a little more proactive, Anthony of South America left the Mitsubishi booth, don't give other shipyards a chance, go and stop him on our side!"

Lee Jae-yong is full of confidence: "He has no other choice, we can be stronger." ”

"I know!" Li Pucheng nodded hurriedly: "I will definitely get Mr. Anthony's order." ”

However, just as Lee Jae-yong and Lee Pucheng were talking, Anthony actually went around in a circle and went straight in the other direction.

Li Pucheng hurriedly caught up, but after all, he was two steps behind, and watched Anthony walk into another platform. HE LOOKED UP AT THE BOOTH NUMBER BEHIND ANTHONY, AND THE LARGE PRINT "CHINADAGANG&XINKESHIPBUILDING" MADE HIM A LITTLE CONFUSED.

Is this a booth for Chinese? Li Pucheng thought of the situation that Li Junren had reported to him a few days ago. By the way, there is indeed a Chinese bidding team, how did Anthony get involved with the Chinese?

The shipbuilding industry is a relatively commercial industry, for example, Japan replaced the shipbuilding industry in Europe by virtue of Japan's low labor costs after the war, and South Korea is now replacing Japan, which is also playing the card of low labor costs. On the surface, it seems that the flow of shipbuilding to countries with low labor costs is normal.

However, is this really the case? Of course, it is not so simple, the shipbuilding industry is not only a manpower-intensive industry, but also a technology- and capital-intensive industry.

Just labor is cheap, Africa's barely hungry countries are not cheaper, Southeast Asia, South America, India are still grazing countries, at least a little bit of industrial base than Africa, why don't you see the shipbuilding industry transferred to the past?

In the final analysis, building a ship is not a matter of months or a year, and the capital risk is not small. Many shipowners don't have much choice, this is a relatively closed circle, and only countries that have been recognized by the circle are qualified to play a price war.

What shipyard in a country came out of nowhere, and shipowners did not dare to place orders rashly. Otherwise, the quality of the ship cannot be guaranteed, and the construction period cannot be completed on time.

And this big port ship in China is obviously this kind of grass platform team that is not in a small circle in Li Pucheng's impression.

Anthony, a South American shipbuilding tycoon, has no reason to choose a Chinese shipyard.

Li Pucheng probed his brain and quietly approached the booth of Dagang Ship.

A young over-the-top Chinese, speaking fluent English, was talking to Anthony. Judging by Anthony's expression, he seems to be a little - surprised?

"Mr. Anthony, we can build this bulk carrier you requested. Dagang Shipyard is one of the largest shipyards in China, and has built bulk carriers that fully meet the requirements of the Laut-style classification society, and the buyer is the Bao Brothers shipping company in Heung Kong, for which we can provide a full set of supporting documents. As for the price, I can give you a preliminary estimate, which is roughly in the range of-"

Hu Wenhai glanced at Director Sun, who swallowed his saliva and nodded heavily.

"Between five hundred and six million dollars. ”

"The price is so low!"

Anthony exclaimed, but didn't have much excitement. Heavy industry products are more of a penny, a penny, cheap probably not good goods.

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries' offer for his ship was $12 million, which was indeed far beyond his bottom line. And South Korea's Hyundai offered him 900 to 10 million US dollars, which will step on his psychological bottom line.

It's not that the Koreans can't continue to lower their offers, but they don't have the motivation to take the initiative to lower prices. As long as the price is lower than that of the Japanese, it is a "loss" if it is too low and the profit is less.

Compared with the quotations of shipping companies in South Korea and Japan, the quotations of the Chinese are really the same as the price of cabbage.

Anthony couldn't help frowning and asked, "In the end, this ship will be evaluated and accepted by Lloyd's Register of Shipping, can you guarantee this?"

Hu Wenhai nodded and said with a smile: "Mr. Anthony, don't worry, we have the experience of classifying through Lloyd's Register of Shipping." In fact, the data we provided to Xiangjiang Bao Brothers Transportation Company for the ocean bulk carrier is not much different from your one, and the quotation is 5.5 million US dollars. The bulk carrier, named KONO, has been operating on the route from Xiangjiang, China to the United States for more than three years now. ”

Anthony's brows suddenly stretched a lot when he heard this, the circle of the shipping market is not large, and there is no way to fake this kind of thing. Whether there is a KONO ship or not, and how it is operating, he can find out in minutes with a phone call.

Since the Chinese say that they are so convinced, it should most likely be not much different from the actual situation.

"Okay, I'll get to know the situation first, and let's get in touch with each other a little bit later. If you can set the quotation within 6 million and ensure the quality and time delivery, I think we will have a chance to cooperate. ”

"We look forward to working with you. Hu Wenhai stretched out his hand to shake it with him and smiled confidently.

Seeing Anthony leave his position, Hu Wenhai turned around and put away his smile, and hurriedly beckoned to Director Sun: "Director Sun, do you have the contact information of the Xiangjiang Bao brothers here? Call them quickly, you must not reveal that the transaction price of their ship is 3.5 million, and if you kill it, you must say that it is 5.5 million yuan!"

"Five, five and a half million?" Director Sun, who had learned dumb English, was stunned and a little confused when he heard this number. (To be continued.) )