Chapter 175: Man of the Hour
"Huh?"
"Huh?"
"Huh?"
Hu Wenhai, Zhang Mingjie and the driver Wang Ye couldn't help but be stunned when they heard the shouts outside.
What's going on?
Hu Wenhai has experienced a lot of things, and he has heard countless cases about the acquisition of state-owned enterprises before his rebirth.
There are how to fill their own pockets, how to get through the joints, how to level the workers, how to directly file for bankruptcy after developing real estate, and how to make huge losses before the MBO......
However, it is the first time that only the employees of the enterprise have taken the initiative to request capital acquisition. The identity and arrogance of the workers of state-owned enterprises are the same even after 30 years. It has always been the workers of state-owned enterprises who oppose the acquisition and oppose the resettlement plan proposed by the capitalists.
"Mr. Hu, please save the boat!"
"Yes, the Bo boat can't wait any longer!"
"Mr. Hu, Mr. Hu, Bochuan will definitely live up to your expectations!"
Hu Wenhai looked out of the car, and the black pressure outside was all human palms and the sea-blue overalls of the Bo boat. If it weren't for what the workers outside shouted, he would have almost thought he was wearing Japan in the 50s.
The workers looked a little embarrassed, with red veins on their foreheads and their hair unkempt, greasy and messy. Although the work clothes on the body are clean, the oil stains and damage still cannot be covered.
All in all, it's a group of heavy-duty, laborers who don't seem to be well-rested, and who are emotionalβa crowd that can be about the same as getting out of control.
Obviously, Wang Yichun didn't expect that the workers who had behaved more restrained before. Suddenly, it was on the verge of spiraling out of control.
"Comrades. Calm down. Calm down!"
"Don't get too excited, get out of the way, don't get in the way!"
Under the command of Wang Yichun, the staff of the city government went up a few people, but even the pulling and dragging was only a drop in the bucket.
The team of tens of thousands of people at the Bohai Shipyard has now gathered only a few hundred people. But it's just that hundreds of people are excited, and it's a powerful force.
Wang Ye looked at the excited workers around him, turned his head and was suddenly startled: "Mr. Hu." You can't get out, it's too dangerous!"
However, at this time, Hu Wenhai's hands had already closed the doorknob, and he pushed it gently, and the car door was pushed open by him from the inside out.
Wow β
The crowd spread out as if it had met the tide of the reef. The workers of the Bo boat automatically gave up a place for Hu Wenhai.
The originally noisy street suddenly turned into a smell of fallen leaves.
"Ah, the body in the car is tired, just to stretch. Uh-huh, so comfortable!"
Under the gaze of hundreds of people, Hu Wenhai raised his hands above his head. The knot stretched his waist firmly.
"What, what's wrong with me? I don't know who to talk to. Hu Wenhai spread his hands, his face full of helplessness.
However, it was clear that the workers of the Bochuan would not be unprepared for such a move, and a small path was split in the crowd, and an ordinary worker squeezed out of the crowd.
"Hu Wenhai, what is this big brother called?"
Hu Wenhai stretched out his hand and carefully looked at the man in front of him. He looks like a person who works outdoors all year round, with a dark face, a resolute and square face, thick eyebrows, and bright eyes.
Speaking of which, this man is a bit like the typical image of a worker on the oil painting propaganda posters in China in the early years. With this appearance alone, it can indeed win people's favor and trust.
If there is an actor of this style more than 20 years later, he may be able to compete with Liu Ye and Zhang Hanyu.
"Zheng Lei, hello Mr. Hu, I'm sorry, our workers from Bochuan have caused you trouble. β
"It's okay, I'm glad that the workers and masters of Bochuan can look up to me and think of me when they need help. Hu Wenhai and Zheng Lei shook hands, this person's palm is very thick, but it is slightly forced, and there is a feeling that his hand is being squeezed.
"But after all, this is the road, so let's not cause trouble for other pedestrians, right?"
"Good. β
Every factory has a man of the hour, and this character will attract the attention of many people, but he may not be the head of a factory.
It's like Charlotte's troubles, or Meng Xiaojun in China's partners. In a certain movie, they are always the focus of people's attention and deserve to be the protagonists.
And Zheng Lei is the "protagonist" of the movie Bohai Shipyard.
Zheng Lei is very capable, his father was a worker who used to work in Dagang for the Japanese ship repair station, and after the liberation, the first batch arrived in Xiuxi to build this factory called Bohai Shipyard.
Zheng Lei grew up on the slipway when he was a child, and after graduating from high school, he was admitted to the Maritime College in Dagang. When it came time to graduate from college, he refused to go to the Provincial Department of Transportation, and instead turned around and went back to Xiuxi, who had nothing but a slipway.
Just for his choice, his son Zheng Yi didn't know how many times he was angry.
With the aura of a "college student", Zheng Lei was "demoted" all the way to the ranks of front-line workers because of several arguments with the original factory director.
But these few arguments were finally proved to be true, and the truth was on Zheng Lei's side.
Now that the original factory director has been sentenced, and the workers are leaderless, someone proposed to push Zheng Lei out. He didn't shirk it, and just stepped into the forefront.
"If there is any difficulty in Bo Boat, you can tell me. β
Hu Wenhai did not wait for himself to enter the city government compound, but couldn't wait to ask questions on the way.
According to his memory, after the explosion of the Bo ship, it did not ease its breath for a long time. This still relied on the blood transfusion of several major shipping companies under the Ministry of Communications in turn, and finally it was only in the 90s that it improved.
However, before he was reborn, he was far away from the Bo ship, and he didn't know the inside story of this matter, otherwise he wouldn't have any memories of the oolong rumors of the methane explosion.
"Bochuan ......" Zheng Lei gritted his teeth and sighed: "It's not a secret, there is not much time left for Bozhou!"
"What the hell is going on?"
"There is a 30,000-ton bulk carrier in the dock of Bochuan, and if it is not completed on time, the shipyard will face huge compensation. β
Hu Wenhai nodded to Mayor Wang Yichun, who was shocked and waved his hand again and again to let Hu Wenhai defend him.
Taking advantage of the gap between the city staff and the crowd, Hu Wenhai asked Wang Lei: "Who is this ship for?
Zheng Lei took a deep breath and held out a name in his mouth for a while: "Stanley Ho." β
Hu Wenhai was a little surprised, and said with a smile: "Lisboa gambling king!"
Although Hu Wenhai had a smile on his face, he secretly shook his head in his heart. If it is a domestic list, then the state can coordinate and wipe out the compensation. But Stanley Ho's identity is too complicated, and Lisboa also has a great influence on Asian shipping. Whether it is political or commercial influence, the state may not allow Bochuan to pay its debts.
The only thing that may be considered is that Bochuan is a confidential unit after all, and this list is definitely not signed by it as the main body, and most of it is still a policy list taken care of by the state.
As long as it is completed on time, the foreign exchange paid by the gambling king will be of great help to a certain project of Bochuan.
But here's the problem, if the order is not completed, the loss will be the same in dollars.
No wonder, Hu Wenhai suddenly realized.
It was just an oil and gas explosion, and although the loss was a little serious, with the asset level of Bo Ship, it would not be able to turn over for several years. It is not an exaggeration to say that Hu Wenhai seems to be rich, but the money in his hand now may not be worth as much as a Bo boat.
The reason is very simple, it must be that the ship failed to deliver on time in history, and in the end had to pay a huge amount of compensation.
"Then what are you looking for me for?"
Hu Wenhai calculated the dollars in his hand, and the cost of a 30,000-ton bulk carrier was 18 million US dollars. Even if there is no liquidated damages, the default is only the return of 80% of the advance payment, which is basically the most unlikely scenario, and it will be paid in cash of $14.4 million.
Looking at the appearance of the Bo boat, it is obvious that this money cannot be taken out.
What's more, about a large part of this money has become raw materials or semi-finished products, either lying in the warehouse or lying on the slipway, and the money cannot be changed in any way.
The shipyard defaulted and went bankrupt, and Hu Wenhai knew that there were definitely a lot of such things.
In the heavy industry of shipbuilding, which is capital, technology, and manpower-intensive, the return on investment is super slow, and the basic investment is endless.
"I heard that Mr. Hu has a technology that can shorten the shipbuilding cycle, and I hope that Mr. Hu can help us get through the difficulties! Or, if Mr. Hu can help Bochuan pay compensation in advance, Bochuan can also repay it in installments......"
"Oh, you know?" Hu Wenhai was a little surprised, the giant general section shipbuilding method is a top secret in China, don't look at the many people who know it, the science and technology commission system, the navy, the Ministry of Communications, etc. But the level of people who can know the details is very high, and it is not easy to leak secrets in your spare time.
"Guess a little, hear a little wind from the Navy. Referring to what you have examined in the Bo ship, I can probably guess which direction of technology. β
"Yes, you can guess that. Hu Wenhai secretly wrote down the news, and his face was silent: "I have a technology in my hand that can shorten the shipbuilding cycle, but it is still only an idea, and it is necessary to develop new technologies and add new equipment, which cannot be done overnight." β
"Is it really not possible?" asked Zheng Lei a little unwillingly.
Hu Wenhai thought for a while, shook his head and said: "It's not impossible, but the semi-finished product plan is very risky and stressful, can the Bohai ship, which has just had a serious accident, be competent?"
Zheng Lei's eyes lit up, and he nodded without hesitation: "Yes!" (to be continued......)