Chapter 382: An Unexpected Turnaround
The next day, Feng Shuyi took Feng Xiaochen and Yang Haifan, accompanied by intermediaries, to Hagen Company for a trip and personally inspected the situation of the factory, especially the situation of the second-hand equipment. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. biquge。 As a well-established enterprise, InfoHagen company has done a very standardized workshop management. Although it has been two years since the shutdown, the equipment in the workshop is still very well kept and there is no rust. In order to strengthen Feng Xiaochen's confidence, Lao Hagen also started several machine tools with his own hands and performed the machining process for the guests. Feng Xiaochen and Yang Haifan are both experts, and at a glance, they know that the performance of these devices has not decreased at all, and they can be used as long as they are shipped back.
Under Feng Shuyi's leadership, Feng Xiaochen signed a contract with Hagen in the name of the German company Philo to buy all the assets of Hagen for $1.8 million, including some technology patents that are better than nothing. The contract also stipulates that Philo is obliged to dismantle the Hagen plant and remove all scrap products, and to pay a certain amount of compensation if it is not completed.
In view of the fact that Feng Xiaochen had to return to China to organize the engineering team to work in Germany, which involved many procedures, the two parties agreed that the work period for dismantling the plant would be half a year, and if the dismantling work could not be completed after half a year, the compensation would be discussed.
After signing the contract, Yang Haifan was anxious to return to China. Half a year is a long time, but it really can't afford to delay. Yang Haifan and Feng Xiaochen did not have a ready-made engineering team in their hands, and it was also very troublesome to recruit personnel temporarily. Because experienced workers must have units, it is impossible to leave their jobs behind to help them. If you recruit a group of unemployed young people, you can't do this kind of technical work. Even if the team is pulled up, it will take time to apply for passports and visas, so half a year will be very tight.
Feng Xiaochen was also anxious, but the itinerary for their trip had already been arranged, and Feng Hua also helped them make appointments with other companies to visit. After their visit to Germany, they plan to make a trip to the United Kingdom. It would be a pity to give up halfway.
"Haifan, don't be so sad, there must be a road before the car reaches the mountain, after returning to China, I will go to Minister Meng, he has a wide network, and it is not difficult to help us contact an engineering team engaged in demolition. Feng Xiaochen comforted Yang Haifan like this.
They were visiting a chemical plant in Stuttgart at this time, and although chemical equipment and construction machinery are not the same thing, the principles of industrial organization are almost the same, and this kind of visit is very beneficial for them to understand modern industry. Walking in the workshop of the factory, Yang Haifan completely lost the passion he had when he visited the company before, and most of his mind was spent pondering how to dismantle the workshop of the Hagen company, and a small part of it was coveting the equipment of the factory in front of him: when will this factory go out of business, and if he can get these equipment back to China, it will be too enjoyable......
"Haifan, what do you want?" Feng Xiaochen noticed Yang Haifan's distraction and couldn't help but remind.
"Their workshop crane is 60 tons, if you want to remove it, you can't do it without a crane......" Yang Haifan subconsciously said what he thought in his heart.
"Dismantling ......" Feng Xiaochen looked up at the car above his head, and was stunned for a moment before he reacted, and couldn't help but quickly cover his mouth, for fear that he would laugh out loud. He is not such a gentleman, but he suddenly laughed when he visited someone's workshop, which was too rude.
"Uh......" Yang Haifan also came back to his senses, and was immediately embarrassed, and at the same time looked at the factory technicians who accompanied them on the tour with apologetic eyes. Fortunately, the other party did not understand Chinese, let alone the Hagen factory, and could not imagine that these two Chinese were under the guise of taking away their factory as waste.
"Xiaochen, I'm so nervous, I lost my voice just now. Yang Haifan explained to Feng Xiaochen.
Feng Xiaochen had already laughed, this would calm down, he raised his eyes to look around the workshop, and said softly: "Actually, you are not speechless, and it is not impossible to pack this factory and ship it back to China." …… Hey, I think there's an acquaintance over there. ”
"Acquaintance?" Yang Haifan was stunned, followed Feng Xiaochen's gaze, and saw that not far ahead, there were actually several Chinese figures, and the acquaintance Feng Xiaochen said should be among them.
"I'm sorry, those Chinese are my friends, can I go over and talk to them?" Feng Xiaochen asked the accompanying factory personnel, this is also a kind of politeness, after all, you are in someone's factory, even if you go to chat with acquaintances, you have to say hello to people, right?
Of course, the factory personnel would not refuse, and Feng Xiaochen led Yang Haifan and walked quickly towards those Chinese. Coming to them, Feng Xiaochen shouted with a smile: "Come to the president, why are you here?"
“…… Xiao Feng: How could it be such a coincidence, why did you come to Germany too?"
A middle-aged man who was the leader over there also showed a look of surprise when he saw Feng Xiaochen, this person was Lai Yongjia, the deputy commander of the Lecheng ethylene project. Last year, because of the relocation of Xujiawan Village in Lecheng City, Feng Xiaochen cooperated with him for a period of time, and they both appreciated each other, which can be regarded as a New Year's friendship.
followed Yongjia by his side, as well as his secretary Li Tao, Feng Xiaochen also knew him. There are also two or three other people, Feng Xiaochen looks familiar, and knows that they are Lai Yongjia's subordinates, but he can't remember the specific names, they are roughly passerby A, passerby B and the like. However, everyone knows Feng Xiaochen, the incident in Xujiawan, Feng Xiaochen's black belly is already a household name in Lecheng Petrochemical Company, who doesn't know that the young director of the Heavy Equipment Office has skills.
Feng Xiaochen introduced Yang Haifan to Yongjia, after everyone greeted each other, Feng Xiaochen said the reason why he came to Germany, he did not directly say that he was the boss of Chen Yu Construction Machinery Company, only said that his grandmother and uncle have a part of the shares in it, which is equivalent to his own family business. Lai Yongjia was greatly moved and said: "No wonder, it turns out that Xiao Feng is also from an industrial family. The market of construction machinery is well chosen, however, we must adhere to high standards, leading technology, excellent quality, otherwise there is no meaning, large and small construction machinery factories in China, there are not a thousand, there are eight hundred, this low level of competition is not beneficial. ”
"Taught. Feng Xiaochen bowed slightly to Yongjia and said. Feng Xiaochen had known these views of Lai Yongjia for a long time, and because of this, he knew that Lai Yongjia was right, this was sincerely giving them advice, and he naturally wanted to express his gratitude.
Then, Feng Xiaochen asked about the reason why Yongjia came to Germany. Lai Yongjia said that he came to Germany to purchase equipment, and the Lecheng ethylene project was already under construction, and the petrochemical company temporarily added a little investment to add several auxiliary small projects in addition to the original project. The negotiations on the introduction of equipment for these auxiliary projects have been completed, and Lai Yongjia brought a few subordinates over to discuss the transportation of equipment.
"For such a trivial matter, you have to bother to come and run in person?" Feng Xiaochen complimented with a smile.
Lai Yongjia said with a smile: "I, the vice president, was originally in charge of material work, transportation, storage, and installation, I am in charge." Besides, these comrades accompanied me to guard the batch of large ethylene equipment in Lecheng a few years ago, and they worked hard, and I took this opportunity to take them around abroad, which was a small reward. ”
"Yes, that's exactly how it should be. Feng Xiaochen said.
"Mr. Lai, you just said that you are here to talk about equipment transportation, so is you responsible for the equipment transportation in Germany, or is the German side responsible?" Yang Haifan suddenly interjected and asked.
Lai Yongjia didn't think much about it, and replied: "We are in charge, and after we finish this talk, we will send 40 workers from China to be responsible for the packing, loading, and loading of equipment." There is no way, the labor in Germany is too expensive, and the price they offer is more than 10 times higher than ours for such a small shipment job. Fortunately, if it weren't for their sky-high prices, I wouldn't have been able to let the workers out. One day abroad, with a subsidy of 10 yuan, it can also open my eyes, and the workers under me are all fighting for their heads. ”
At this, he laughed. Feng Xiaochen's eyes lit up, he couldn't think of what he was worried about, but he inadvertently found a turning point here. Feng Xiaochen has seen the work style of those subordinates who came to Yongjia. He still remembers that in the riverside freight yard in Lecheng, there was a sign that read:
"Not a single screw is allowed to be lost, and not a single screw can be rusted!"
Lai Yongjia took such a team to guard the equipment of 800 million US dollars, and for three whole years, he was stunned to keep the equipment intact, which is not only a matter of technical level, but also good discipline and a high sense of responsibility. If such a team can be hired to help with the demolition of the Hagen factory, what is he worried about?
Chatting with Lai Yongjia just now, Feng Xiaochen really didn't think about it in this direction, but Yang Haifan was quite anxious and wise, and raised this question in a timely manner. It's no wonder that Feng Xiaochen only cares about reminiscing, while Yang Haifan has been struggling with the dismantling of the factory.
"Come, where do you live, I would like to invite you to sit down in the evening. Feng Xiaochen sent an invitation to Yongjia.
Of course, Yongjia knows what it means to "sit", which is not simply to find a place to sit and chat, but to feast him. He waved his hand and said: "There is no need for this, we will have a chance to talk after returning home, and we will have to spend hundreds of marks in foreign exchange for a casual meal in Germany." ”
Feng Xiaochen said in a low voice: "Come to the president, I am not polite to you, but I have something very important and I want to ask you for help." This place is not very convenient for talking, so I would like to make an appointment with you at the right time. ”
"Please let me help?" Lai Yongjia looked suspicious, but after thinking about Feng Xiaochen's identity, and thinking about Feng Xiaochen's personality, he felt that it was unlikely to be anything illegal and undisciplined, so he nodded and said:
"Well, I'm staying at the Snoth Hotel, and I'll be fine after half past five in the evening, so go find me then. ”