The sky is dark, the Santana sedan is still shuttling in the night, the front windshield is sporadically raindropping, a bright white lightning pierced the night sky, reflecting the road ahead as if it was day, with a series of thunder explosions, the heart of Kong Yuming, deputy secretary of the Luohu District Party Committee and head of the district, became heavier and heavier.

Later, he had to report to the standing secretary of the municipal party committee in person, and Yao Guanghui, the Chinese manager of NB Electric, and Feng Changguo, the Chinese manager of NB Electric, who accompanied him to the municipal government guest house, were nervous and brought cigarettes to their mouths several times, but they thought that it was raining outside, and the car window could not be opened, so they could only just do it.

The car stopped outside the lobby of the guest house, and Secretary Wu walked over quickly from inside and greeted: "District Chief Kong, you go to the small conference room with me first and wait for a while, Secretary Chang is talking to the guests in Ningchuan City." ”

"I'm sorry for you."

Kong Yuming shook his hand, glanced back, and led the two of them to the small conference room on the second floor with Secretary Wu.

After taking two sips of water and smoking a cigarette, there was a hearty laugh from the permanent secretary outside, and then the door opened, and the permanent secretary and the deputy mayor Wang walked in together, and it seemed that the two were talking very speculatively.

"Comrade Yuming, why is it so urgent?"

Secretary Chang took the initiative to shake hands with the three of them while greeting him, and he could appreciate a kind of leadership care in his gentle tone.

"NB Electric."

Secretary Chang and Vice Mayor Wang glanced at each other, and said with a light smile: "I know NB Electric, didn't the phone call say?" ”

An old friend of five years, Bu Ming has already made a splash, and he caught Kong Yuming off guard, thinking of the things that Li Xiaoshan talked about at the dinner table, he couldn't help but sigh secretly: "Secretary Chang, Mayor Wang." There are several new circumstances. I'll report back to you first. If there is something missing. It was supplemented by Comrade Guanghui and Comrade Changguo. ”

NB Electric not only pays taxes according to the regulations and earns foreign exchange every year, but also actively donates, from the Asian Games to the Hope Project, and even formed the first and only trade union among the "three foreign-funded" enterprises.

Secretary Chang didn't think that such a company would cause any problems to the city, so he took the teacup handed by Secretary Wu and urged: "Say it." ”

District Mayor Kong sorted out his thoughts and reported concisely: "Li Xiaoshan, general manager of NB Electric China, informed me of a few news. One is more shocking than the other, one is that they have obtained the approval of the German government, and will formally establish NB Aviation Co., Ltd. in three days, with more than a dozen passenger planes and transport aircraft, including Boeing 747, Airbus 320 and Tu-154, and plans to open three international routes by the end of the year, and account for all shares of Leipzig International Airport in Germany. ”

There was only one in China who used hundreds of wagons of daily necessities to go to the Soviet Union to change planes, and it was a big stir, and everyone knew about it. They're good, and they've done it all the better, and they've even come up with an airline.

The permanent secretary was taken aback. Thinking that they made a lot of money in Kuwait, it didn't feel so shocking. It's just a pity, thinking about how good it would be if so much money could be invested in China.

Vice Mayor Wang had just been transferred from the internal province and didn't know much about NB Electric, so he asked curiously: "District Mayor Kong, which three routes are they opening?" ”

"Hong Kong to Kuwait, Hong Kong to Germany, Germany to Moscow, of which the flight from Hong Kong to Germany will stop in Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia, that is to say, their flights will involve Hong Kong, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Germany, and the Soviet Union."

"Then what do they mean, do they still want to open domestic routes?"

"No, just to inform, in addition, according to Li Xiaoshan, NB Aviation's main business is not passenger transportation, nor cargo, but aviation training, specializing in training civil aviation pilots and ground crew."

Kong Yuming paused, and then reported: "The second news is that they have just obtained the German financial business license and submitted applications to the financial regulators of other countries and regions involved in Hong Kong, the United States, the United Kingdom, France and other businesses to establish NB Bank and carry out financial business. ”

This news was more shocking than the opening of the airline, and the permanent secretary gasped, secretly wondering how much money they made in Kuwait?

"Like airlines, they don't have a requirement to do business domestically, after all, the policy doesn't allow it. The third news is to spend 100 million US dollars to establish an NB entrepreneurship fund to recruit graduate students from universities in Germany, Hong Kong and China. The NB Entrepreneurship Fund provides subsidies to graduate students, and degrees are awarded by Humboldt University of Berlin, Leipzig, Dresden University, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Polytechnic University and University of Science and Technology. ”

Vice Mayor Wang was stunned, and after a long pause, he asked suspiciously: "District Chief Kong, you're not joking, are you?" They are a company, and they are not a research institute. ”

Kong Yuming shook his head and smiled bitterly: "Mayor Wang, I'm not joking with you, in fact, as early as more than a year ago, the R&D personnel of the NB laboratory began to apply for graduate studies in several universities in Hong Kong. Many of the project leaders in the Hong Kong Basic Research Laboratory, Systems Engineering Laboratory, Technology Application Laboratory and the Lo Wu Experimental Workshop are also professors from several universities in Hong Kong. ”

Secretary Chang nodded slightly, and added: "Mayor Xichang, this situation has been expected in the city for a long time. As early as four years ago, NB Lab received funding from the British government in Hong Kong and social donations. That's why I asked Xiangjiang University to cooperate with them and set up an optoelectronics research institute. ”

Vice Mayor Wang looked incredulous, and Kong Yuming hurriedly explained: "NB Electric attaches great importance to R&D, and from the day the company was established, half of the profits have been used as R&D funds, and a lot of results have been achieved. ”

"And what do they mean?"

Li Xiaoshan said today that with more and more business, the company's structure and equity should make some necessary adjustments. Comrade Guanghui is the Chinese manager of NB Electric, and he knows better than me how to adjust it, and it is more appropriate for him to report. ”

"Talk about it, don't be nervous."

"Yes, Secretary Chang," Yao Guanghui cleared his throat and reported in a precious, "The morning before yesterday, President Li convened a meeting of cadres above the level of supervisor, announced a general adjustment plan, and solicited our opinions. The adjustment range is relatively large, and it is planned to establish Hong Kong NB Electric Group Co., Ltd., which consists of three sub-groups: NB power generation and transmission and distribution, NB electronics, and NB medical. and three subsidiaries of NB Technology, NB Aviation and NB Bank.

Domestic NB electrician, NB electrical, NB electrical complete. NB transformers in Vietnam. Germany's NB Industrial Manufacturing, NB Instrumentation and NB Clean Energy will all be integrated into the future NB Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution Group. And the management and sales of these companies are integrated, and in the words of Mr. Li, they are given vitality, and from production to sales, they are no longer as dependent on the headquarters and the four major sub-companies as they are now. ”

Secretary Chang thought so, and said to himself: "The company is getting bigger and bigger, and there are more and more businesses, so it should be integrated." ”

"According to the adjustment plan of the Hong Kong headquarters, the above-mentioned companies must not only integrate, but also expand the scale of investment."

"What do you mean?"

"The transportation cost of high and low voltage switchgear is high. There are thousands of terminals in the industrial appliances inside, and any drop of a wire will affect the use of the entire set of equipment. Therefore, the headquarters decided that the production of high and low voltage switchgear will be localized in the future, and in addition to the two factories in China and Vietnam, it will also set up six branches in Germany, the United States, Australia, Malaysia, South Africa and Nigeria. ”

Secretary Chang reacted, frowned and asked: "Does this mean that the district will either make additional investment, or the original equity will be diluted?" ”

Feng Changguo, the Chinese manager of NB Electric Package, sat up straight and said: "There is no such problem in the high and low voltage package, after all, Vietnam already has a branch factory, and it has nothing to do with us. But NB appliances are different. According to Mr. Li, in order to develop high-voltage circuit breakers, transformers and insulators above 220 thousand volts. The headquarters has invested tens of millions of yuan, and counting the future production equipment, it is likely to be hundreds of millions. ”

This is normal from a business point of view, but it is a different matter for the city.

Secretary Chang realized the seriousness of the problem and asked thoughtfully: "So if you want to keep your current shares, even if you put all the previous millions of dividends into it, it's not enough?"

Kong Yuming had a bitter face, and confirmed helplessly: "Yes, and the district can't come up with so much money this year." ”

This is a new problem, and the permanent secretary really hasn't encountered it, and after thinking about it, he said in a low voice: "As major shareholders, they have the right to expand the scale of investment. But as a joint venture partner, they should always give us an explanation, right?

"Yes," Kong Yuming took out a document from his briefcase and reported: "Li Xiaoshan gave us two plans, one is to acquire 30% of our NB electrical appliances in cash; The second is to use the integrated 10% equity of NB Electric in exchange for all the equity of the current NB Electrical and NB Electric. ”

"20 million yuan, the opening price is not low," Secretary Chang took the document and glanced at it, handed it to Vice Mayor Wang, and then asked: "Then do you think it is appropriate for them to acquire or exchange shares?" ”

"It depends on how large the investment scale of NB Electric's complete set is, and whether it can be listed as smoothly as he said. Secretary Chang and Mayor Wang, to be honest, we are not sure how to do it appropriately. ”

Kong Yuming paused and continued: "But judging from the current situation, they really plan to build the enterprise. It is said that as long as you have worked in the Electrical and Mechanical Department, CLP and HK Electric, there is one to one, and you don't need to ask to know that there will be a big move next. Li Xiaoshan also said that regardless of the acquisition or share exchange, the NB electrical set must be moved before the end of the year to make room for the experimental workshop, NB electrical appliances and the upcoming NB computer. ”

A company dared to take the government's army, and Vice Mayor Wang was very unhappy: "What if we don't agree? ”

"The results speak for themselves, the current NB appliance will be replaced by another NB appliance, will be marginalized, and will become the most inconspicuous of their dozens of factories."

NB Electrician's market value is more than 2 billion Hong Kong dollars, if the integrated NB Electrician can be successfully listed, if the city follows their proposal to exchange shares, 10% of the equity can be worth at least 200 million, and more importantly, they are in the limelight, and have a successful listing experience on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.

The permanent secretary weighed it and said: "Comrade Yuming, I personally prefer to exchange shares, but NB Electric and NB Electric are joint ventures in the district, and it is up to you to decide in the end." ”

Using 30% of the equity of two companies for 10% of the equity of one company, how can Vice Mayor Wang feel a loss, but it is not good to oppose the opinion of the secretary of the municipal party committee and the mayor in person, so he pondered for a moment and suddenly proposed: "Secretary Chang, we also have a stock exchange, since we want to be listed, don't we all have the same everywhere?" ”

In addition to Xiang Development, several other stocks listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange really have little influence. From the perspective of developing the capital market, his proposal is indeed beneficial to the city, but the permanent secretary still shook his head and smiled bitterly: "Mayor Xichang, they will not be listed in China." ”

"Why? Isn't it all financing? ”

"Because they want to finance foreign exchange, not RMB, otherwise how can they have the money to invest and build factories around the world?"

Thinking of NB Electric's investment in building factories and opening banks abroad, Vice Mayor Wang was angry and said angrily: "They are too much to use domestic assets to finance in Hong Kong and then get them to do business abroad!" ”

"Mayor Xichang, you have just taken office, and you don't know much about many situations. Although NB Electric made this difficult request for us, it was not as excessive as you imagined. ”

Secretary Chang smiled and excitedly introduced: "In fact, they have a big project in China, but for one reason or another, there has been no fanfare. With a total investment of hundreds of millions of dollars, it will be put into operation at the end of the year and earn foreign exchange next year. ”

Vice Mayor Wang was taken aback: "Several hundred million dollars? ”

"Well, it can be said that it is the largest overseas investment since the establishment of the Special Economic Zone. In addition, on the issue of the reconstruction of the Gulf, they have also helped the central ministries and commissions a lot. ”

"What project?"

"Color TVs and computer monitors, from glass shells to shadow covers, are produced, especially shadow covers, which can fill the domestic gap, and the prospects are very optimistic."

"How many shares does the city have?"

Secretary Chang sighed lightly and said with regret: "With a total investment of 400 million US dollars, how can the city afford it?" Considering policy factors, it can only symbolically account for 2% of the equity, that is, a land use fee. ”

Looking at Vice Mayor Wang's suspicious look, Yao Guanghui hurriedly added: "Mayor Wang, the glass shell factory is being installed while building, the main project of the whole German equipment and shadow cover factory will be capped next month, and the personnel are already being trained. The funds are guaranteed, and there will be no problem with putting it into production at the end of the year. ”

Vice Mayor Wang had only seen the switch panel of the NB electrician, and he didn't know much about NB electrical, so he asked puzzledly: "Where did they get so much money?" I didn't hear of such a rich man in Hong Kong. ”

"If you didn't have it before, it doesn't mean you don't have it now."

Secretary Chang stood up and said unhurriedly: "The fire-fighting contract in Kuwait is as high as billions of dollars, although several companies are divided together, they have an absolute advantage in technical equipment and personnel, at least more than one billion yuan, and there are also power grids, power plants and seawater desalination plant repair projects. In four provinces, more than a dozen power construction companies and power installation companies followed them. You may not believe it, but even oil and gas companies have to take over their subcontracted projects. ”

"So powerful?"

"Do you know that if you are not powerful, a branch manager can become a member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference?" (To be continued......)