Han Hao and Ling Yunzhi went to the hotel where the Chinese government delegation was staying at the specified time to register, and after meeting with them, they collectively participated in foreign affairs activities.

China and Russia are united by each other because they have a common and powerful adversary, the United States, and this is a consideration for national strategic security. In particular, in order to ensure the security of energy transportation and reduce its dependence on Middle Eastern oil, China intends to open up the northern energy route and import a large amount of oil and gas from Russia.

China is like a factory in the world, which needs a large and stable supply of raw materials, and Russia has a vast territory and many resources, and exports a large number of energy raw materials to the outside world, which is just complementary to China. As long as the two major countries across Asia and Europe are back-to-back, they can resist all kinds of pressures from both the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.

Therefore, the visit of the core of China's fourth-generation leadership has made the Russian side attach great importance to it, and it will have a bearing on the international pattern in the next 10 years.

Putin, a young man who originally thought that he was just a puppet in front of the Russian oligarchs, did not expect that the means were very good, and he came out of the KGB secret service agency with the same name as the CIA, and swept away the seven oligarchs and tycoons who had been entrenched in the Kremlin with a thunderous force.

"It's okay to make money, but politics is the red line!"

Putin, known to Russians as the Great, is determined to bring Russia on the road to rejuvenation in his own way.

Russia's economy has a simple structure, mainly relying on the energy economy development model, and after two decades of tossing, both domestic heavy and light industries are no longer able to participate in international competition. Oil and gas exports account for more than 70 percent of total exports, showing that countries have been eating their God's money.

Despite the fact that oil prices have begun to rise and incomes have increased, the Kremlin has also noted that such a model of economic development is not sustainable and has called for the transformation of the domestic economy as much as possible.

The automotive industry, as an industrial pearl, if it can be developed, is a major impetus for the Russian economy.

So when Chinese automakers announced that they would join forces with Russia's Gas, the Kremlin saw it as a good start.

As a representative of foreign investment, the Kremlin temporarily invited Han Hao to visit and said that President Putin would spare 15 minutes to meet with guests from China.

Such an arrangement surprised the Chinese delegation, thinking that Han Hao was not behind some personal operation. Even Han Hao was confused, although he came to Russia to build a factory, he didn't have the strength to make *** take extra care of himself.

China's successful experience in attracting foreign investment has made Putin, who is eager to develop Russia's economy, very impressed, and this time the joint venture between Chinese and Russian enterprises to produce cars, and Han Hao is also the richest man in China, so that he is qualified to participate in the meeting with Putin.

At 4 o'clock in the afternoon when the two heads of state held a closed-door meeting, Han Hao, accompanied by personnel of the Chinese Foreign Ministry, went to the splendid Kremlin to wait for Putin's summons.

The 15-minute talks, which did not talk about anything, were still in front of the media, and were more of a ceremonial diplomatic means to show that the Russian side is eager for and values foreign investment.

Soon, Han Hao saw President Putin, the Russian Emperor who was surrounded by a group of people, this middle-aged man with a small stature exuded the domineering spirit of a king.

"Mr. Han Hao, I am very happy to meet you today and I am very happy to welcome you to invest in Russia. I can assure you that your investment will be strongly protected by the Russian government. ”

Like an eagle soaring high in the sky, Putin's vision made Han Hao not very comfortable. This professional habit of KGB agents is Putin's signature behavioral trait.

"I briefly read your resume, and the richest oligarch (entrepreneur) like you is an example that we in the Russian business community need to follow. Entrepreneurs should concentrate on creating wealth for the country, and should not get involved in such a miscellaneous matter as politics. ”

With the help of a translator from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Han Hao understood Putin's words.

"Your Excellency, I am very pleased to be able to invest in Russia, the market here is very promising. Thank you for your compliment, we are too poor in China, so we have to work hard to develop the economy. Russia is a big country with an important influence in the world, and I personally think that the market here is very important for an automotive company. ”

Han Hao thought for a moment and replied.

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Fifteen minutes later, Putin ended his talks with Han Hao, who invited him to visit the headquarters of the Zhonghua Group in Jiangzhou when he visited China in the future.

In this regard, Putin only nodded politely and did not say much.

Han Hao returned to the Chinese delegation, and then everyone looked at him with a little more envy, and among the more than 10 super-large enterprises that accompanied the No. 1 leader on his visit, Han Hao received the extraordinary courtesy of the Russian side and was able to meet with Putin alone.

The next day, witnessed by the two heads of state, China and Russia signed many economic, trade and cultural agreements.

Among them, Han Hao, as one of the representatives of the Chinese side, officially signed a joint venture agreement with Gasi Automobile Factory with an amount of 1 billion yuan, stipulating that the two sides will carry out long-term cooperation for 15 years.

"Young man, he is a precious treasure of your country!"

When Han Hao signed on the stage, Putin turned his head and said this to the No. 1 leader.

"I hope he will bring his wealth to Russia and help your country develop the automotive industry. ”

The chief replied very aptly.

This investment of the Zhonghua Group in Russia has made the Russian side attach great importance to it, which has made the No. 1 leader have a good impression of him.

The chief, who usually does not smile, deliberately stopped in front of Han Hao and encouraged during the handshake session at the end of the ceremony.

"We must continue to work hard to make Chinese-made cars go global. ”

"We, the Chung Hwa Group, intend to compete for the qualification of automobile sponsor of the 2008 Capital Olympic Games, and hope that the chief executive can support the bold efforts of the national automobile industry. ”

Han Hao did so much foreshadowing, just to wait for this moment to come.

"Of course, the state will vigorously support the development of national enterprises. ”

The chief smiled, let go of his hand, and walked over to the next representative.

As a mature politician, of course, he will not express his position easily, but at least Han Hao has passed on the information to the chief.

That night, the news that Han Hao attended the signing ceremony and was invited by Putin to meet was broadcast on "News Network", which was a big novelty. In "News Network", ordinary people have become accustomed to seeing the leaders of our country summon representatives of multinational companies alone, and this time it is the turn of Chinese business representatives to receive such courtesy in Russia, which is a very rare scene.

This trip to Russia has shown the strength of the China Group to the top management to a certain extent, but it is still some way from qualifying for Olympic sponsorship.

Carlos Ghosn, a Frenchman who happened to have saved Nissan, inadvertently made a strong assist for the Chung Hwa Group.

As president of Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., he strongly promoted the overall joint venture between Nissan and Dongfeng Group. When he came to China to negotiate the work rules between the two sides, Ghosn, who was outspoken and fast-talking, made earth-shattering remarks when he was interviewed by media reporters.

"The Chinese government has made it mandatory for foreign auto companies to accept joint venture requirements when entering China, and for both Chinese and foreign parties who hold 50% of the shares, the foreign party has invested huge sums of money and advanced technology to contribute most of the value of the joint venture. In addition to providing land, low-cost labor and sales channels, the contribution of Chinese partners to actual operation and management is almost zero!"

Who is Carlos Ghosn?

He is the most famous management star in the global automotive industry today, and from the mouth of such an internationally respected management expert, he said the words that made the Chinese automobile industry lose the last fig leaf - "the contribution of Chinese partners is almost zero!"

No matter how fierce the quarrels and differences in private meetings, the two sides of the Sino-foreign joint venture maintained a semblance of harmony and politeness in public and in the media. But this time, Ghosn didn't play his cards as usual, and he overturned the tightly covered tables of the Chinese and foreign sides of the joint venture and made it public.

It has been nearly 20 years since the automobile industry decided to exchange the market for technology, and in the past 20 years, China's automobile industry has lost almost all its own car brands and has become a foundry for foreign brands in China.

Despite the reciprocal equity between China and foreign countries, the Chinese side has been suppressed by the foreign party in terms of intellectual property rights, brand, product technology source, management, supporting facilities, sales network, after-sales service, etc., and has become a de facto subsidiary party.

Ghosn's words suddenly caused an uproar in the Chinese media circle, and any bloody and backbone Chinese was blushing more than once by such blunt words.

If such a thing had been said by a general person, the media would have rushed up and scolded him to the core. But the other party is the famous Ghosn, and he is qualified to say such straightforward words.

If you think about it, there is no way to argue that China's joint ventures are now protected by national policies, with land, low-cost labor and sales channels, and the rest of the work is taken care of by the foreign party. If the foreign brand is withdrawn, then the Chinese joint venture will not be able to produce a high-quality car.

"It is imperative to develop national automobile independent brands, otherwise China's auto industry can only be the laughing stock of foreigners!"

Domestic public opinion has reached a broad consensus on this for a while, China must review the market for technology policy in the past 20 years, must get rid of the dependence on foreign brands, and must develop domestic independent brands as soon as possible.

At this time, Zhonghua Group, which has always insisted on developing its own domestic brand, began to become a positive model and stand out.

The motorcycles, micro cars and sedans produced by Zhonghua Group have entered the top three in China in the subdivided fields, beating many joint venture brands. Now it can go abroad and go to Russia to build joint ventures and factories, and export technology management.

It's not better than not knowing, it's more shocking, it turns out that Zhonghua Group is much more courageous than the three major and three small automobile companies.

"The domestic automobile industry is related to the national economic security, the automobile industry policy needs to be re-examined, and the successful experience of Zhonghua Group is worth promoting, please review the XX comrades of the State Council. ”

The No. 1 chief also learned about the turmoil from the internal reference, and the internal reference took the development of its own brand of Zhonghua Group as a case study in detail, and he commented on it.