The next day, the completion ceremony of the 450,000-ton ethylene transformation project was held in Jiangbei Petrochemical Co., Ltd. Major Equipment Office of the State Council, the State Planning Commission, the Petroleum Corporation, the Jiangsu Provincial Government and other project leaders have sent significant leaders to attend, in addition, the State Machinery Commission, the Ministry of Chemical Industry and other more than a dozen ministries and commissions also sent people to congratulate, the meeting scene was extraordinary.

Naturally, the celebration will be first spoken by the leaders of the ministries and commissions, and then by the representatives of the enterprises. Lin Zhenhua, on behalf of Hanhua Heavy Industries, was the first to speak among the enterprises. To the surprise of many people, Lin Zhenhua did not say a lot at length, but only expressed his determination in a very low-key manner, saying that Hanhua Heavy Industry will continue to work hard under the leadership of relevant departments, and at the same time, he also expressed his gratitude to other enterprises for their active cooperation, saying that Hanhua Heavy Industry has learned a lot of valuable things from the big brothers.

Lin Zhenhua is so low-key, this is a strategy, Hanhua Heavy Industries is now famous enough, there is no need to steal the limelight on this occasion. By keeping a low profile, he was able to win the favor of the officials present and other business leaders.

Huang Qingyu and others are just the opposite, when it comes to their speeches, they all tone very highly, and they keep saying how their companies take the initiative to actively participate in this project, go all out, and do not hesitate to work, etc., without mentioning how Lin Zhenhua came to their door to coerce and lure. Of course, they also understand in their hearts that the leaders of the ministries and commissions know everything about this matter, and they say this just to make up for the loss of the sheep and make up for their image in front of the leaders.

After the speeches of the various enterprises, it is the link of awards and commendations, and the oil company has come out of nowhere to wholesale a large number of trophies, medals, certificates of merit and honorary certificates, etc., neatly stacked into a hill, and then began to send friendship. All enterprises have won the title of advanced collectives of varying degrees, and hundreds of people such as Lin Zhenhua, Yang Xin, Huang Qingyu, Jiang Wuyuan, and Lin Fanghua have won the title of advanced individuals.

The most exaggerated thing is that in the list of advanced individuals, there is actually He Lan's name. The reason for her award was ostensibly because she often went to the institute to help during that time; As for the real reason, it is naturally because she has a father who is vice chairman of the State Planning Commission.

"Minister Gu, thank you for rating Lan Lan as an advanced individual."

After the celebration, when the leaders walked to the lounge, He Haifeng smiled and expressed his gratitude to Gu Jiahua. This kind of title of advanced individual has no meaning to He Lan, but He Haifeng knows that this is someone who is patting his ass, so naturally he can't be indifferent.

"Director He, Comrade He Lan did a lot of work for us during the Battle of Daethylene, and it is natural to evaluate her as an advanced individual, not to mention the word "thanks." Gu Jiahua solemnly declared.

"Hehe, what kind of work can this girl do? It would be nice not to add to the mess. He Haifeng was humble for his daughter, and then he diverted the topic, he turned his head and said to Lin Zhenhua who was walking beside him: "Xiaolin, you are the first to succeed in the battle of Da Ethylene this time." However, what you just said was too ordinary, and you did not fully introduce your contribution to Hanhua Heavy Industries. ”

Gu Jiahua said: "This is Xiaolin's modesty, he is not arrogant, rare, rare." ”

Lin Zhenhua replied casually: "As the saying goes, dogs don't bark well." ”

"What?" He Haifeng didn't understand, tilted his head and asked, "What good?" ”

"Dogs don't bark well." Lin Zhenhua repeated, and after speaking, he laughed first, "This is an ancient sentence that I learned with old gentlemen these days, which means that dogs that can bite people don't bark." ”

He Haifeng laughed out loud, and while laughing, he pointed at Lin Zhenhua with his hand and said: "Xiaolin, Xiaolin, I really convinced you, what are you better than, how can you compare yourself to a dog?" ”

"Well, maybe it's a bit of a misnomer." Lin Zhenhua scratched his scalp and said, "But the words are not coarse, we are a business, as long as we can do things in a down-to-earth manner, as for what we say in front of the leader, it doesn't matter." ”

"I appreciate Xiaolin's down-to-earth style." Gu Jiahua said. What he said was not entirely polite, Lin Zhenhua stepped forward this time and took the lead in completing the 450,000-ton ethylene transformation of Jiangbei Petrochemical, which won the face of the Petroleum Corporation, not only Gu Jiahua was grateful to him, but even the senior executives of the head office were full of praise when they talked about him. ..., "Xiaolin, the big ethylene is done, what's the next step?" He Haifeng asked.

Lin Zhenhua pointed at Gu Jiahua and said: "This matter has to be arranged by Minister Gu, several companies in our chemical equipment alliance discussed an idea yesterday, hoping to undertake 10 sets of 300,000 tons of ethylene planned by the state during the Eighth and Ninth Five-Year Plan periods, I don't know if Minister Gu can agree." ”

Gu Jiahua said: "What's not to agree to?" Our own company can take it down, and it is also something that the head office can't ask for. If we do it with our own business, the construction cost and future maintenance cost will be much lower, and the most important thing is that there is no need to occupy foreign exchange, which is a rare thing. What I'm worried about is whether our domestic enterprises have such a large production capacity and whether they can guarantee that all 10 sets of equipment will be taken down. ”

Lin Zhenhua said: "Minister Gu, on behalf of all enterprises, I can assure you that as long as the head office agrees to hand over the project to us, we will immediately invest sufficient funds to update equipment, increase production capacity, and ensure that the task is completed on time with quality and quantity." ”

"Well, it's good to have your attitude, after I go back, I will definitely report your ideas to the leaders of the head office, and I think the leaders of the head office should also support you." Gu Jiahua said.

In fact, Lin Zhenhua's suggestions have also been considered within the head office, and the senior management of the head office also hopes that domestic enterprises can take down these projects.

Then, Lin Zhenhua also made a report to Gu Jiahua about the idea of developing 800,000 tons of ethylene technology, and at the same time explained that all petrochemical plants are enthusiastic and willing to restart the battle to overcome 800,000 tons of ethylene technology. Gu Jiahua was overjoyed and said that he must persuade the leaders of the head office to agree to this plan.

"Xiaolin, I find that you still like tossing as always." He Haifeng listened to the two of them talking lively, and couldn't help but interject and say to Lin Zhenhua, the word toss he used was, of course, with praise.

Lin Zhenhua looked at He Haifeng and said with a wry smile: "Director He, it's not that I like to toss, but it's time to wait." If we don't toss our country's equipment manufacturing industry hard, I'm afraid it will collapse. ”

"What do you mean?" He Haifeng asked sensitively.

Lin Zhenhua said: "Director He, don't you feel it?" In the past two years, our country has stepped up its efforts to open up and the speed of foreign investment entering China has accelerated. Most of our equipment manufacturing enterprises are backward in technology, and the mechanism is not flexible enough, and in the face of foreign competition, they are almost powerless to fight back. As far as I can hear, more than a dozen large-scale equipment enterprises with a long history in China have been eaten up by foreign capital. ”

"You can't say you ate it, right? It's just a joint venture. He Haifeng corrected, but the expression on his face showed that his words had some deep meaning.

"What joint venture?" Lin Zhenhua unceremoniously retorted, "Foreign capital accounts for more than 50% of the equity, and all business activities of the enterprise are dominated by foreign parties." Some companies originally had their own brands, but after the joint venture, the old brands were completely abandoned and replaced with foreign brands, which basically means that the original enterprises were completely eaten. ”

He Haifeng was silent for a while, and then said, "Xiao Lin, I admit that the situation you said exists. However, since we want to open up to the outside world, we naturally have to abide by international rules. In the international market, mutual mergers and acquisitions between enterprises are also very normal, and it is not convenient for our government to intervene, right? ”

Lin Zhenhua said: "Lao He, I'm afraid things aren't so simple, right? The central government has proposed to intensify the opening up, and local governments will naturally pursue the scale of foreign investment. After foreign capital comes in, the first thing we focus on is our most powerful equipment manufacturing enterprises. The local governments of many provinces and cities are bent on political performance, and they agree to whatever conditions are put forward by foreign businessmen. The so-called good at the top and bad at the bottom. You, the central leaders, have been talking about international rules all the time, and of course the magistrates have opened the door and lured the wolf into the house. ”

"Xiaolin, what you said is a bit excessive." Gu Jiahua saw that Lin Zhenhua was open-mouthed, afraid that he would anger He Haifeng, so he hurriedly played a round, "As far as I know, Director He has always advocated the protection of backbone enterprises, and there is no problem of good things as you said. ”

He Haifeng waved his hand at Gu Jiahua, signaling that he didn't have to speak for himself, and then said to Lin Zhenhua: "Xiaolin, you go on." Lin Zhenhua and He Haifeng have been friends for more than ten years, and they have always spoken directly like this, and they don't care whether He Haifeng's face can be hung or not, he continued: "The international rules that Western countries say, that is, the so-called Fei Epharai, are based on their absolute technological superiority. Our country has been weak for many years, and with the destruction caused during the ten years of turmoil, the overall technological level has lagged behind the West by several decades. What kind of fair play in this situation, like having a five-year-old child fight a twenty-five-year-old strong man, what fairness is there? ”

"There is some truth in what you say, according to you, what should we do." He Haifeng asked.

Lin Zhenhua said: "The solution is very simple, which is to build a firewall for our equipment manufacturing industry to protect the industry." ”

"Firewall?" He Haifeng was stumped by the new words that came out of Lin Zhenhua's mouth.

"Uh・・・・・・ that means holding up an umbrella." Lin Zhenhua explained, "I suggest that the state should quickly formulate an industrial protection catalogue, stipulate the protection of industries within the scope of the catalogue, and at the same time adopt a policy of restricting foreign investment for those key enterprises with industrial support significance." ”

Speaking of which, they had already arrived at the VIP lounge specially prepared for officials by Jiangbei Petrochemical.

He Haifeng asked Lin Zhenhua to sit down on the sofa, and then called several officials from other ministries and commissions to sit down together. Subsequently, he said to Lin Zhenhua: "Xiaolin, these leaders are all leaders of the State Council and various ministries and commissions, and we also talked about the issue you mentioned on the plane from Beijing to Nanjing today. Now that you're talking about it, let's tell you about it. ”

Lin Zhenhua was not stage frightened, he nodded slightly to the officials, and then said: "Leaders, everyone thinks about problems from the national level, and I think about problems from the enterprise level. In my opinion, our current open-door policy is correct in the general direction, but in terms of some specific details, it is too gentlemanly. ”

"Gentleman? What do you mean? A deputy director named Li Mozi from the Machinery Committee asked puzzled. In the Machinery Committee, it turned out that Zhu Jinwen was more familiar with Lin Zhenhua, but at this time Zhu Jinwen had already taken a back seat, and Li Mozi was his successor, and he had dealt with Lin Zhenhua a few times, and he was not too familiar.

Lin Zhenhua said: "The so-called gentleman means that we believe too much in the rules of Western countries, such as opening the market and reducing control." In fact, these things are the requirements of the strong to the weak, if on the contrary, we are stronger than them in a certain industry, they must have cried and shouted to engage in trade protection. ”

"It can't be, right?" A young official from the Ministry of Foreign Trade said, "Manager Kobayashi, the essence of Western neoliberalism is to abandon all forms of trade protection and advocate free trade and free competition. Western countries have done a very good job in this regard. ”

"Hehe, it's just that they haven't reached the point where they need to engage in trade protection." Lin Zhenhua replied disdainfully.

Indeed, from the perspective of the Chinese in 1993, it is natural to believe that Western countries will not engage in any trade protection. But if everyone's eyes can look through history and see the future 20 years from now, they will definitely be shocked, because they will find that Western countries are more shameless than anyone else when they engage in trade protection, and there are so many names of anti-dumping, anti-subsidy, quota system, green barriers, etc., that people are dizzying.

"Xiaolin, then tell me what we should do to avoid being too gentlemanly." He Haifeng asked.

Lin Zhenhua said: "It's very simple, for international trade rules, we have to use what is advantageous, and if it is unfavorable, we will pretend not to see it." As for our infant industry, we must strictly protect it, and we must not allow foreign capital to embezzle it casually. On the contrary, if there is an opportunity to embezzle foreign infant industries, we must bite the bullet and not let go. All in all, in the words of Mr. Lu Xun, Fei Epharai should be slowed down. "Min