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

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In fact, on the contrary, the Japanese top brass 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 were flowing out of capital before the economic bubble in the late eighties, and the annual increase in foreign investment can be achieved.

For Japan's real economy, Japanese companies are not unaware of the severe 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.

Germany, on the other hand, is also facing heavy pressure from the Plaza Accord as a manufacturing powerhouse, with a large number of US dollar bonds, and it 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, with a strong traditional market influence.

On this basis, Germany's economy is not strictly dependent on the United States, nor is it 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.

However, the Japanese know very well 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 of the European Union, but even not the United Kingdom, and there is no comparison at all.

In that case, if you can't resist, then enjoy it.

In the late eighties, Japanese companies bucked the trend.

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 could not resist the black hand of the American ghost father, they could only close their eyes.

"Enjoy" with dads

Japan's economy collapsed deliciously.

However, this does not mean that Japanese companies are willing to see their manufacturing industry completely ruined.

Now, if Xiao Yeqin is really standing behind the Chinese government, it is 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 dollar.

Japanese products will continue to have the same competitive advantage in China as they have in the past.

The yen itself is a type of international settlement currency, but it is used in a relatively narrow scope.

The United States will never allow the yen to challenge the dollar.

For the Japanese economic community, the settlement of the yen in Sino-Japanese trade is definitely a good thing.

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.

If the American father is not dealt with, the Japanese government will not dare to act rashly in 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 mention, but the difficulties she faced were also not small.

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 there is no need to worry about costs.

Anyway, it's just to 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.

Sino-Japanese trade is settled in yen.

Just to solve a trillion loans and Mitsubishi technology transfer?

It's 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, and hurriedly but deservedly bowed and retired.

Before leaving, he even called the person in charge of the Nagasaki shipyard to raise the standard of reception 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 is settled in yen.

Hu Wenhai also has plans to intervene in this kind of national general direction level, which makes her both proud and worried.

At present, 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 copy of the text in her hand, like a disgusted and tangled face surprised Hu Wenhai who was halfway through his 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, and he was ready to rest at this time.

I didn't want Chen Fa to even knock on the door, so he just pushed the door and walked in.

Fortunately, Hu Wenhai just took off his shirt and exposed two points on his upper body.

Chen Fa seemed to be unaware and said "I'm sorry"

, and handed over the text clip 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 trend of the affairs officer that Manager Fang asked me to compile, and here is the specific analysis of Sino-Japanese trade. Analysis of the minutes of several meetings of the Japan Keidanren on the Plaza Accord......"

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

Don't just make it public, in the era without the Internet, you don't know how much sweat goes into writing 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.

Then he took Chen Fa's text Jiàn clip without changing his face.

Not to mention, the level of single reports.

This Chen Fa is indeed "very material"

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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 highlighted one person in particular.

Japanese Prime Minister Nakasone.

This is a "contradiction" from other countries often

Nakasone once served as Minister of International Trade and Industry in the government of Kakuei Tanaka.

On the economic front, Nakasone supports a strong yen and "encourages"

Japanese and American companies engage in trade frictions.

However, in politics, Nakasone did not hesitate to offend the Soviet Union and stood by Reagan's side with a clear banner.

The phrase "Japan is an unsinkable aircraft carrier of the United States"

, completely wiped away the dissatisfaction of the United States with Japan because of trade frictions.

In general, Nakasone is a powerful force, and he should kneel and lick it, and he should kneel and lick it, and he should not save face as long as he is a realist hawk in the sky.

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

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Visiting the "Public Toilet"

to revise textbooks.

Denying the legitimacy of the Jinling Massacre and the Tokyo Trials are all political statements that he once 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

Finish.

In 1984, he first offered a low-interest loan of 470 billion yen to China.

It is mainly used for the procurement of industrial products made in Japan 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 Plaza Accord was in danger and Japan's economic bubble burst, yen loans were at least half of their real value.

When the time comes, China can learn from the wise and wise people of the Ganges, just as they used the rubles after the collapse of the Soviet Union to repay Soviet loans, China can also "rely on it"

At least half of the loans in yen.

And this qiē income does not need to fight with Wall Street.

There is no need to wallow in the financial markets, just lie back 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 simply said: "Although we can enjoy the advantage of yen appreciation in exports by settling 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? From the current Sino-Japanese trade situation, it is obvious that the scale of importing Japanese products is larger than exporting, right?"

Hu Wenhai closed the Wen Jiàn clip in his hand, raised his eyebrows, and made a little curious hair.

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?

From the perspective of her attitude, from the perspective of her ability position, Hu Wenhai really dare not say whether her social relationship is really so simple.

At the very 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"

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It is difficult for ordinary international students to have such a perspective of what this report reveals.

So that's the question Chen is asking.

Was it something she was going to ask, or was someone behind her trying 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, thought for a while, and asked: "We trade with Japan, and we need to use US dollars instead of yen, so you said that it is definitely impossible to use RMB, right?"

Chen Fa sat generously on the chair.

Hu Wenhai, who was sitting on the bed, nodded, as if he was a little angry: "But the dollar has a wider circulation." The country is more creditworthy, it is a common currency for international settlements, and it 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 suffer a loss in foreign trade. Moreover, the potential for the yen to appreciate is obvious, and the purchasing power of the yen has increased, but the results of domestic exports to Japan have become less. ”

"No, I think the opposite of you. ”

Hu Wenhai waved his hand.

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 here's the thing. 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.

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

The argument that currency depreciation is in debt cannot be blatantly taken out, and Americans also want to be embarrassed.

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.

The appreciation of the U.S. dollar against the renminbi is good for Chinese exports to the United States.

However, the depreciation of the dollar against the yen will increase the cost of importing Japanese products from China, and will 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 this question is probably the doubt she had when she sorted out the information.

Of course, on the other hand, this also indirectly shows how strict 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 build a country to use the yen as a foreign exchange reserve, and when the time came, it was better to run as far as the yen away.

** There was no more operational currency in the history of the decade 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, the disadvantage of the yen's appreciation on exports is not impossible to compensate." ”

Hu Wenhai smiled, knocked on the table and asked, "Have you ever heard of hedging?"

...... There were no thrills or ups and downs in Mr. Lee's intelligence investigation, and he paid off a Korean waiter at the hotel to get a batch of household garbage from the Chinese bidder.

After rummaging in the garbage bag for a long time, I found the internal text of the sales department of the Dagang Shipyard, which did not have any sense of secrecy.

God willing, Korean Chinese in the eighties 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's not surprising.

China's shipbuilding industry is not only unknown in the international market, but has never appeared on the stage at all.

From 1981 to build a batch of bulk carriers for the Hong Kong Bao brothers, to later build a batch of offshore ships for Stanley Ho, it has always relied on the orthodox face of the Central Plains to hang around in Hong Kong and Macao.

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

Korea in the eighties.

It is true that he has such self-confidence.

In the international shipbuilding industry, South Korea has the advantage of today.

It is the scene after the 10s of the 21st century in China.

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.

"No, next year, it will be a year for our Korean shipbuilding industry to take off!"

Lee Jae-yong was able to read Japanese newspapers without barriers, and he put down the Sankei Shimbun newspaper in his hand and rubbed his hands with some excitement.

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 is a leader in South Korea's shipbuilding industry.

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.

Unanimous to the outside world, tearing 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.

In the report of the Tensan Kembun newspaper on the appreciation of the yen, Lee Jae-yong did not wait for the driver to run over to open the door for him, and almost proudly pushed open the door of the back seat in his heart.

He looked around.

In front of and behind the convoy were the managers of the remaining four Korean shipyards.

On their faces, Lee Jae-yong also has 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, that is, Mitsubishi Kawasaki Sumitomo, has only a few shipyards, and there may not even be ten shipyards that monopolize the entire shipbuilding market.

The European shipbuilding industry is finished, and it can't even get 10 amounts.

The American shipbuilding industry died much earlier, and now only the ability to build warships remains.

As for the "other", which accounts for about 8% of the international market

The country, under normal circumstances, will not appear at such an order meeting at all - who likes to humiliate himself 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 is not easy to eat Chinese food in Japan, and you must always be on guard against being chased and cut by the Blue Dragon Glaive Knife.

Second Master Guan, do you 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.

And next to it is the location of the Kawasaki Shipyard, and then Sumitomo Heavy Industries Mitsui Engineering Wankokumeimura and Hitachi, not so large exhibition venues.

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

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Ah, as for the Dagang Shipyard of the Chinese delegation, Director Sun stood at the door of the Dagang Shipyard booth with a carefully printed leaflet in his hand and a somewhat cheap suit on his body, waiting for someone to take a look.

"Mr. Hu, let's be in this position. It's a little too off, isn't it?"

Director Sun's face was as black as the bottom of a pot, and he was haunted by the booth of his home.

Hu Wenhai is an old god.

chuckled: "Director Sun is not right to say this, haven't you heard that there is a term on Go called Golden Horn Silver Border Grass Belly, our position is a golden booth!"

Director Sun sighed: "Hey, I can't wait for a grass belly, so that people can 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, and its only product is a Caribbean sightseeing runabout, with a total asset of probably not even a million dollars.

However, Costa Ricans are much more optimistic than Director Sun, wearing T-shirts with Caribbean characteristics.

Holding a Cuban cigar in his hand and sniffing it intoxicatingly under his nose, he was not at all worried about the lack of business.

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 will have to wait for the auction bidding stage later. It's time to see the real thing. ”

"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.

Many of the people in charge of the world's famous shipping companies can't escape their eyes, and when they see people, they simply pull them to their booths.

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, after hearing their quotations from Japanese shipyards, the shipowners couldn't help but look a little embarrassed/br> "Mr. Yamazaki, we have also been partners for a long time. Your offer has always been attractive, but what's the deal with it?"

The speaker is Anthony, a South American shipping tycoon with at least 80 ocean-going bulk and container ships in 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

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

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 number 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 was reluctant to come to Anthony, but he still said regretfully: "It's already our lowest offer." ”

"I have no choice but to choose products from Korean shipyards. ”

Anthony choked.

Although he trusts the Japanese shipbuilding industry, capital does not believe in tears, and no matter how many reasons the Japanese shipbuilding industry has, it cannot withstand the pressure brought 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. IMHO, why didn't Mr. Anthony choose a shipyard with a more attractive offer?"

"Huh?"

Anthony was stunned for a moment, shook his head and said, "In the international shipbuilding market now, is there anything cheaper than the Korean shipyard?"

"Yes. ”

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

...... "Haha, that's great. I'm really going to say that sentence this time, it's what kind of Chinese idiom. What does it mean to climb to the top of the mountain and go downhill?"

"It's boom and bust, right?"

"Yes, yes, the time for the glory of Japanese shipbuilding enterprises has passed!"

Executive Director Park Jae-kyung 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: "The face of your shipowner is obviously 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 have historically been our defeated men. 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 if the contract has not been signed for the time being.

For example, Anthony, a South American shipbuilding tycoon who left before, was 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 the commands?"

"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 see!"

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

However, just as Lee Jae-yong and Lee Pu-sung were talking, Anthony actually went around in a circle.

Went straight in the other direction.

Li Pucheng hurriedly caught up, but after all, he was two steps behind, and Tony walked into another platform.

He looked up at the large print "CHINADAGANG&XINKESHIPBUILDING" on the door sign of the booth behind Anthony.

It made him a little dazed.

This is a booth for the Chinese?

Li Pucheng thought of the situation that Li Junren 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?

It doesn't make sense!

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 is normal for shipbuilding to move to countries with low labor costs.

But 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-capital intensive industry.

Just the labor is cheap, the manpower of a country that is barely satisfied in Africa is not cheaper, and the countries in Southeast Asia and South America and India where the people are still grazing have at least a little industrial base than Africa, why don't you see the shipbuilding industry transferred to the past?

In the final analysis, building a ship is less than a few months and 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 from Anthony's expression, it seems a little - surprise?

"Mr. Anthony, we can build this bulk carrier you requested. Dagang Shipyard is one of the largest shipyards in China, which 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 Hong Kong, which we can provide a full set of certificates. As for the price, I can give you a preliminary estimate, which is roughly in the range of-"

Director Hu Wenhai glanced at it, and the latter 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 industrial products are more of a penny, and cheap ones are probably not good.

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, if it is too low, it is a "loss" if it is too low and the profit is less

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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 the 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 Guò Lloyd's Register of Shipping." In fact, the number of ocean bulk carriers we provided to Xiangjiang Bao Brothers Transport Company 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 a dumb English language, was stunned and a little confused when he heard this number.

(To be continued.)

PS: Hey, Happy New Year, everyone!

Fat Zhou gave everyone a greeting for his old age, T_T, not to mention, he was finally freed from drunken dreams and death!

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