"Squeak Squeak......"

The shrill sound became louder and louder, and the hull of the "Mobile Harbor" began to tilt slowly, and after three seconds, it completely broke away from the glide path, and with a loud "poof", the entire cruise ship fell into the sea with an inclination of about 45 degrees.

"This ......"

Zhong Shi gasped, he had never seen a new ship launched before, and the scene in front of him was greatly unexpected to him, and he couldn't help but pinch a cold sweat for this ship.

The skyrocketing waves splashed high, and from high in the sky it looked like a giant white flower blooming out of thin air, which was very beautiful. The "Flowing Harbor", located at the "stamen", after experiencing the initial tilting impact, began to quickly correct the hull under the action of buoyancy, and bounced to the other side, like a huge pendulum, and after swaying from side to side several times, it finally stood firmly on the water.

"It worked!"

Uria shook her fist excitedly and shouted uncontrollably. At the bottom of the hanging tower, workers who had been scattered everywhere also ran out, cheering around the "mobile harbor" that had fallen into the water.

"The procedures on our side are basically completed, and the rest is only small work such as cleaning up the hull. In about a month, the ship will pass through the Mediterranean, the Indian Ocean, and the South Pacific Ocean to the designated delivery place in Hong Kong, and the entire project will be completely completed. ”

"This is the second largest ship we have delivered this year, and the profit is expected to reach $30 million."

After the excitement, Uria began to introduce to Zhong Shi, "Generally speaking, the total displacement of our shipbuilding this year cannot be compared with last year, but this is also caused by the external environment, not our operational problems. From the point of view of our well-established management system and long-term business plan, the Hlenik shipyard is definitely a project worthy of long-term investment. ”

He never forgot to sell his shipyard to Bell Stone.

Although the process of launching into the water is very shocking. But Zhong Shi was not carried away by this, and after listening to Uria's words, he just smiled faintly and didn't say anything more.

Uria was disappointed, but still had great hopes, at least not yet.

After a quick walk around the entire shipbuilding base. Zhong Shi and Jiang Shan were invited to a luxurious VIP room, where they would have a further exchange of intentions.

Although the Hlenik shipyards are currently facing a situation of making ends meet, they are at least quite luxurious in some respects. This VIP room, for example, is beautifully decorated: carpets from Iran, paintings by Picasso, sofas worn by Henry, lamps by Borat, etc., are all of the best in the world, and these objects are carefully combined to create an elegant and luxurious atmosphere throughout the room.

"It looks good here, it must have cost a lot of money, right?"

As soon as the country sat down, it was amazing. "I've visited a lot of companies, but it's really rare to see a conference room of this level."

"It's all set up in good times!"

Uria's face stiffened slightly, and naturally she heard the teasing meaning in Jiang Shan's tone, and explained with a smile, "We just provide a good atmosphere for conversation, not as good as those big companies, and they will buy business jets specifically for the presidents." ”

"You're talking about American businesses?"

Jiang Shan tilted his head to look at Uria. Blinked, "That's true." But they're in trouble now, too. So it's probably not realistic to want to have such a beautiful style. ”

"Okay, don't talk about what you don't have!"

Zhong Shi waved his hand to stop the two of them bickering like children, "Mr. Uria, after a cursory look. I personally have cautious optimism about the situation at the Hlenik shipyard. But you know, I'm a layman after all......"

"What are Mr. Zhong's concerns?"

Uria has a lot of experience in dealing with Jiangshan, but when it comes to Zhongshi, he has to consider every sentence for a long time. After all, the other party is the real one who speaks.

"That's the case, we came here this time to see, after all, we don't know much about the specific details, market positioning, relevant competitors and other factors. But the next time we come back, I'm afraid we will bring the M&A team, and I ask you to do a good job of reception at that time. ”

Zhong Shi said lightly, "But after we go back, we will discuss with the corresponding consulting firms, and it is still unknown whether we will start this acquisition plan." So Mr. Uria, at least so far, we don't have any promises to give. ”

"Understood, understood!"

Uria replied with a smile, but the disappointment in his eyes could not be concealed, and he was still making a final effort, handing the stack of documents in his hand to Zhong Shi, and said, "Mr. Zhong, this is our company's information, including assets, liabilities, business plans, management, strategies, and other aspects. We hope you will be able to give us a satisfactory answer after reading this information. ”

"It's nature!"

Zhong Shi took the information with a smile, but snorted coldly in his heart, afraid that Uria would not see him again.

……

"Are you interested in acquiring the Hlenik shipyard?"

Greek shipbrokerage.

Their CEO, Bruno. Murphy is a tall middle-aged man with deep blue eyes characteristic of the Mediterranean, coupled with a tall nose bridge and blonde hair, full of the image of a beautiful man.

This is an ambitious person, otherwise it would not be possible to cover the entire brokerage business throughout Greece and even on a global scale. However, he still wanted to go further, so Zhong Shi was invited to him for further discussions.

It's just that the surprise on his face at this time destroys this beauty that nature has given him. In the reception room of the Greek shipbroker company, facing Zhong Shi and Jiang Shan, he couldn't help shaking his head and said, "This is not a wise choice. Gentlemen, I am sure that the acquisition of the Hlenik shipyard is definitely not a smart choice. ”

"Oh, what do you know?"

Jiang Shan was suddenly curious and asked, "We just came back from them, at least on the surface, the workers are showing a busy scene, the keels of several ships are also being constructed, and the order is not a problem, why is it not a smart choice in your opinion?" ”

"Uh......"

Bruno hesitated for a moment, but then said, "Actually, what you see is only the appearance, at least in the eyes of us experts, the decay of the Hellenic shipyard is inevitable. In case you don't know, just a month ago, they were still on strike, and in the end it was the government that gave them an order to help them get out of the crisis. ”

"The keel frame you see may be a ship purchased by the Greek government. Although there is a work now, this can only temporarily alleviate their predicament, but it cannot fundamentally solve all this. Factors such as high wages for workers, no competitiveness compared to Asian shipbuilding peers, slow updating of shipbuilding technology, shrinking demand for new ships in the fleet, and the shipping industry soon entering a cold winter have determined that the shipyard will not have a fundamental turnaround in the short term. Among other things, just two years ago, our government could not bear their protracted losses, as can be seen from the fact that they had to be sold to the Germans. ”

"We have also learned about these situations, but after all, the other party is the largest shipbuilding enterprise in Greece, and the accumulation and depth of technology are incomparable to Asian companies, especially in high-end shipbuilding manufacturing. Personally, I am very optimistic that the cruise industry in Asia will grow by leaps and bounds in the next decade, and the business opportunities contained in this have made me interested in cruise manufacturing. ”

Zhong Shi said lightly, "But if you can convince me, I may retract this decision, and perhaps I will reconsider my investment in you because of this." ”

Although this proposal came at the cost of betraying his peers, in the face of practical interests, Bruno was still moved, his mood fluctuated significantly, and he said hurriedly: "No problem, I will explain it in the briefest words." ”

"In addition to the problems I mentioned above, there is also a serious financial fraud within the Hlenik shipyard, and the entire management is implicated in corruption. Until then, the Greek government had nothing to do with them and had to sell the company to the Germans. The Germans had not done their due diligence beforehand, and it was too late to learn about the situation, and now they regretted it, and they had thought of punishing these corrupt guys by legal means, but the Greek government had no choice, and the Germans had no way at all. Unable to oust their management and helpless against their corruption, the Germans were planning to strike at the Hlenik shipyard again. ”

"Don't underestimate Uria as a person, he has been working in the Hlenik shipyard for more than thirty years, and he is his man from top to bottom, and even has many friends in politics. In this case, the Germans can only choose to endure the pain, I think if you become the owner of the Hlenik shipyard, you should not move the entire shipbuilding base to Hong Kong, right? As long as you are in Greece, you are taking a moral risk. ”

"I think this reason is enough to discourage you from entering the shipbuilding industry, no, it is the determination of the Hlenik shipyard, right?"

After talking a lot, Bruno finally revealed the deepest inside story, only to see him spread his hands and say with a wry smile, "If you don't believe it, you can buy it." I think the rules of business that are common all over the world may not work here in Greece. ”

"How serious is it?"

Zhong Shi and Jiang Shan looked at each other again, speechless for a while. After a long time, Zhong Shi said slowly, "It's really an eye-opener!" (To be continued......)

PS: PS: I had a cold and fever today, and I also had rhinitis by the way. I endured the dizziness and coded 3000 words, after all, it is not easy to break the update. Book friends, for the sake of such diligence, let's have a little bit of a monthly pass, a recommended ticket, or something~