"Yes, this is my suggestion to the company at present, the subsequent order for three 5,000-ton container ships has been cancelled, and Endeavor really does not have the ability to undertake the construction of ships of more than 3,000 tons...... No...... No, it's not that they've deceived us, it's that their own technical prowess doesn't meet the requirements of the entire level. ”

Two days later, Rutherford pinched the time to run to the post and telecommunications office, and made an international call to the New Zealand headquarters, and the leader of the post and telecommunications bureau in charge of the reception looked at the beating numbers on the timer, and said that this foreigner is really rich, and he can't stop talking about it.

The happy leaders of the post and telecommunications bureau have to lose their knowledge of English, otherwise they will definitely be cold in the minute, and Rutherford has been making a lot of phone calls in the past two days, but what can be said is not to increase business, but to persuade the headquarters to cancel the follow-up shipping order.

Because he found that the second branch of the plant, which was responsible for the construction of 5,000-ton container ships in the past two days, not only did nothing, but fell into an indescribable anxiety.

Rutherford hurriedly inquired about it, and only then did he learn that the Endeavour factory, where they had high hopes, seemed to be isolated by the so-called "brother factory" for some reason.

Not to mention propellers, even ordinary parts, Endeavor Factory has to go through a very cumbersome procedure to get it.

As a result, the originally efficient Endeavor Factory suddenly became a slow-moving snail, and it couldn't get up at all.

Rutherford is not a person from Endeavor Factory, everything has to be for the sake of the factory, the first reaction when he sees the bad form is how to deal with the aftermath, the problem of liquidated damages is inevitable, and at the same time, follow-up orders must also be canceled, so as not to suffer further losses to Trade Winds Company.

So Rutherford kept calling the headquarters in New Zealand in the past two days, reporting the current grim situation of the Endeavour factory, and also putting forward his own response opinions.

Such a big matter Trade Winds Company naturally had to discuss carefully before it could be decided, so it convened an interim board of directors, and then there was this scheduled international call.

"Our board of directors agrees with you in principle, and we hope that you can further communicate with Endeavor and determine the compensation plan for liquidated damages as soon as possible......

……

At the same time, the Pakistan Integrated Supply Ship Supervision Project Team, the supervisor Aikta finally looked at the telegram in his hand with relief, this is an urgent telegram just sent from Pakistan, the core content is just one sentence, suspend the construction plan of the comprehensive supply ship of the Endeavor Factory.

As for why, it's very simple, you are a shipyard that claims to be technologically advanced, and you can't even handle a 5,000-ton civilian ship, so how can you get a more demanding military ship?

What's more, Pakistan's comprehensive supply ship displacement exceeds 10,000 tons, and with the current level of the Endeavour plant, Pakistan is really worried about whether it can afford this construction task.

Because of this, when Aekta informed China of the situation of the Endeavor plant, the Pakistani side immediately learned about the situation through various channels, because of the military background and diplomatic channels, the Pakistani side knew much more than the trade wind company.

But it is also limited to Endeavor in order to compete for military orders, it seems to have offended other powerful shipbuilders, thus cutting off the source of important supporting parts, resulting in Endeavor in a predicament.

Pakistan is not interested in China's internal enterprise competition, they want a comprehensive supply ship with excellent performance, since the Endeavor factory is not good, then change one, anyway, the list is still in China, compared to the Chinese side will not refuse Pakistan's request.

In fact, this is true, but after the Pakistani side submitted its request to the Navy and the Military Commission through the embassy in China, the leader in charge only hesitated and said: "We will give a reply after we have investigated clearly." ”

This sounds like a pretext, but at that level, this kind of remark is not perfunctory, but a kind of rigor in work, and more importantly, the two major decision-making bodies did not refuse, which shows that their attitude is inclined to the Pakistani side.

The Pakistani official in charge of the contact was also aware of China's internal mechanism, and after receiving this sentence, he gladly took his leave and began to wait for the results with peace of mind.

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"I said Xiao Meng, can you kid save some heart? Do you know how much pressure I have here?"

Just when the Pakistani military of the Trade Wind Company wanted to terminate the cooperation with Endeavor Factory, Meng Jianye was also not at ease here, which just appeased the worried Jiao Dalin, and Gong Shuangqin's call came in again.

He didn't wait for Meng Jianye to greet him at all, and he complained for a while, and it was no wonder that Gong Shuangqin would do this, and the memorandum submitted by the Pakistani side through the embassy for the replacement of the comprehensive supply ship and the contractor was submitted through his hand.

It was also because Gong Shuangqin tried his best to fight for the Endeavor Factory that the Navy and the Military Commission gave an impartial reply, if it weren't for this, with the strong aura of foreign friends today, the construction project of the comprehensive supply ship would have been crossed out from the Endeavor Factory with a paper order.

Because of this, as soon as Gong Shuangqin returned to the office, he called Meng Jianye directly, not to invite credit, but to persuade Meng Jianye to calm down, so without waiting for Meng Jianye to answer, he heard Gong Shuangqin on the other end of the phone say like a machine gun:

"If your factory can't get the propeller, don't do it, what do you have to do? That's it, and I was seen by the Pakistani supervisor in person, I said Xiaomeng, I saw that you were very smart in the past two years in the arms trade, when did you become so stupid?

Now listen to my advice, wholeheartedly do a good job of the 053H2 missile frigate project is better than anything else, no one dares to card you in this regard, as for the rest, don't think about it first, you Endeavor factory eat meat, it's important to give other factories some soup isn't ......"

Gong Shuangqin couldn't stop saying this, Meng Jianye didn't even have a chance to interject, but despite this, Meng Jianye was not angry, but was a little moved, this is really taking him as a junior.

He knows the current situation better than anyone else, not to mention the most difficult time for Endeavor Factory, but it is not too far from this step, and it is really possible to fall apart if it is not done well.

Because in the previous call with Jiao Dalin, Meng Jianye had just learned that China Trust, as the largest shareholder, was ready to launch a motion to separate the Sichuan East Plant and Xiangxi Plant under Endeavor for separate operations.

Obviously, this is the result of the operation of those "peers", which is nothing more than the complete cutting off of the military ship business of the Endeavor Factory.

If it was before Jiao Dalin's phone call came, Meng Jianye might have listened to Gong Shuangqin's words with the intention of taking a step back and opening up the sky, and calmed things down, but now he wants to take away the money-making machine he built himself, don't you know that Meng Jianye is going crazy about money?

So waiting for Gong Shuangqin to say that he was tired and took a breath, Meng Jianye neither agreed nor refused, but said a very nonsensical digression: "Director Gong, our Endeavor Factory has completely mastered the manufacturing process of large propellers. ”