Chapter 77: Negotiations
"Mr. Ji, for the basic situation of the built-in high-speed rail project, I think your group should have done sufficient research when bidding at the beginning! This time, we at Toshima Construction intend to sell the contracting rights of the built-in high-speed rail project, although out of helplessness, but we still hope to get a fair and reasonable evaluation......
When Hosokawa Kiyofumi sat down at the negotiation table and looked at the row of negotiators opposite, Hosokawa's heart suddenly became extremely calm. If this cooperation can be successful, Toshima Construction will be lucky enough to get out of the quagmire of the built-in high-speed rail and compete with its domestic competitors on the Chuo Shinkansen project. However, if no cooperation is reached, Toshima Construction will become a lamb to the slaughter, and it will have to be left to others.
"President Hosokawa, to be honest, there are still a lot of risks associated with the built-in high-speed rail project. Once we take over the project, the risk is passed on to our group. We still have concerns about this!"
Hearing the other party's words, Hosokawa Kiyofumi did not rush to refute, he first smiled faintly, and then took out a document from his folder and handed it to the other party.
"As for your concerns, we have actually seriously considered them. The reason why Toshima Construction is in this situation today is that apart from the fact that we chose Prince Walid as our partner at the beginning, and we got too close to him, the biggest dispute was the location of one of the stations along the high-speed railway. In this regard, the Najd government thought that the reason why we set up a station there was to raise the land price of a certain real estate project in the nearby Prince Waleed, which was suspected of conveying profits, but the real reason was actually because a new underground river was discovered on the original site. If a station were to be built there, it would probably be built on a very unstable piece of land, which would cost the station more than the original budget......"
"Is there such a thing?"
Hearing Hosokawa Kiyowen's introduction, the other party hurriedly picked up the document handed to them by Hosokawa and looked through it carefully, and then there were several voices of discussion that Hosokawa couldn't understand on the other side of the negotiation table. Hosokawa sat there quietly, picked up his teacup and took a sip calmly. Quietly waiting for the opponent's response.
"I'm sorry, President Hosokawa, this information of yours is something we don't have before, we need some time to verify it!"
A few minutes later, when the discussion between the opponents came to an end temporarily, Chairman Ji explained to Hosokawa with some apologies, Hosokawa smiled disapprovingly, and then asked Chairman Ji rhetorically:
"Do you want to send someone to verify the authenticity of this information before deciding on the transfer?"
"Well, for such a major project, we should naturally be cautious in our investment!"
"Oh, prudence is necessary, but your competitors may not give you more time!"
"What do you mean?"
Chairman Ji couldn't help but feel a little puzzled when he heard Hosokawa's inexplicable words suddenly pop up. So he hurriedly asked the other party for advice.
"Chairman Ji, you don't think that I only sent you an invitation to cooperate! To tell you the truth, if you can't meet my requirements here, I will visit the construction contractors in South Korea and Europe again to see if they have the same judgment on this project as me. The built-in high-speed rail project has stalled due to political factors. However, both the Najd government and the local people are actually looking forward to the early completion of this high-speed railway, which has already started. It is precisely from this consideration that I conclude that King Najd himself will never put up any further obstacles in the way of the transfer of the contract rights for the construction of Toshima. However, I would like to remind you that between the construction contractors in Europe and your country, I think King Najd should be more inclined to European companies......"
"What do you mean by that?"
"Please don't misunderstand, I don't mean to belittle the strength of your group. I wonder how much you know about the current king of the Kingdom of Najd, who studied at prestigious universities in Europe and the United States when he was young, and has lived abroad for a long time. He has a natural liking for European and American companies. This can be seen from the list of contractors for various projects in the Kingdom of Najd over the years. In Najd's domestic market, European and American companies do occupy an absolute numerical advantage. ”
"If your group does not choose to take over the contracting rights of the project from Toshima Construction, after Toshima Construction chooses to stop loss and leave, your group can only have a head-to-head confrontation with strong European and American companies. At that time, although it is still unknown who will kill the deer, is your group really confident that it can defeat its powerful European and American counterparts?"
"However, there is no such concern about taking over our contracting rights, although the previous design plan cannot be reversed, but for your group, it is indeed a rare opportunity to enter the Middle East market. And a more important reason is that your group can avoid fierce competition with European and American companies, and directly obtain the actual contracting rights of this high-level railway from us. At that time, Toshima Construction will completely withdraw from the high-speed rail project in Najd, and since your group is not involved in the political disputes in the Najd Kingdom, it is very likely that the Najd government will acquiesce in our cooperation in order to make the project progress as soon as possible. In this way, whether it is for the Najd government, or for the construction of Toshima, or for your group, it will be a good thing to kill multiple birds with one stone! I believe that with your understanding of this industry, you will definitely make the right judgment. ”
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When the door of the conference room was pushed open again, Hosokawa Kiyofumi shook hands with Chairman Ji with a relaxed face, and then couldn't wait to decline the other party's retention, and walked straight towards Chenghujun, who had been waiting in the field.
"Hurry up and book a flight back to Japan soon!"
"President, did the other party agree?"
"Well, not only agreed, but also signed a letter of intent for cooperation, we have to go back quickly and report the good news to the board of directors, as long as we get the approval of the board of directors and sign the contract, we can completely get out of the quagmire of the Najd high-speed rail project!"
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