324 Prelude to the Great Railroad Merger
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"Shanghai Rhapsody?"
Song M1 admired Situ Nan very much, but he didn't expect Situ Nan to create a world-famous song casually, so he looked at Situ Nan with love in his eyes. She probably understood this rhapsody, understood Situ Nan's unknown ambition, and said after a moment's silence, "Why don't you call it "Chinese Rhapsody"?" It's more atmospheric! β
"It's okay, whatever you want." Situ Nan nodded, yes.
"It's not enough, such a good piece has to be recorded, I like to listen to it. Well, there's also the "Dream Wedding" just now. Song M1 said excitedly.
Feeling that she was still unsatisfied, she asked Situ Nan to play it again, and then she felt satisfied, picked up the phone and called the poster company, asking them to prepare for the recording.
Shanghai Poster Industry Company is considered the industry of Song M1, invested by Situ Nan, founded by Song M1, which has newspaper entities such as Ta Kung Pao and the Commercial Press, and undertakes a large number of printing tasks of textbooks and Western popular science translations every year.
It is mainly purchased by the US-China Foundation and sent to schools and libraries around the country, I don't know if it is considered boasting?
It is worth mentioning that the book is in accordance with modern reading habits, horizontal typesetting, a large number of punctuation marks are used in it, and in the latest edition, it also uses simplified Chinese characters that synchronize with the text reform of Nanhua, which is a sign of the New Culture Movement.
(Well, the young students of the Republic of China were happier than the later students, because they didn't have to take the Lu Xun exam, and they didn't have to be poisoned by certain ideas.) οΌ
As the largest publishing giant in China, Shanghai Poster Company has also expanded into the record and film industries in recent years.
Cheng DΓΉ said that the growth of the poster industry company not only reflects the rise of Shanghainese culture in China, but also the result of the rapid development of science and technology in the twenties, and the influx of Western scenery such as movies and records into China and gradually blossomed everywhere. This is what Situ Nan wants to see.
Want to make a record?
Situ Nan felt a little awkward in his heart, this time he really carried out the plagiarism to the end.
He is not rare to be famous, he doesn't want his name to be suddenly exposed by a staff member with a lot of mouths, and he doesn't want to refuse Song M1's kindness.
"Oh well! I'm not going to the studio, I'll go back and record the record, and I'll give it to you! β
"You can also record?" Song M1 was surprised.
"It's not that hard. I've been on the road all year round, crossing the Atlantic and Pacific oceans several times a year, and I've spent a lot of time on the Wilhelm, and wouldn't it be boring not to have fun? β
Situ Nan said with a smile. Raising his wrist and looking at the time, a very ordinary watch replaced the exquisite and luxurious Hamilton watch, and after lunch, the time was already two o'clock in the afternoon.
"Why haven't you come yet?" Situ Nan thought to himself.
I heard Song M1's curious voice in my ears: "Why did you change the watch?" This piece is very ordinary! β
Song M1 raised Situ Nan's hand and looked at Situ Nan's watch, the watch style is average, not too distinctive, but the workmanship is quite careful, just worn on Situ Nan's hand, it looks a little shabby.
"Look at the sign in the back." Situ Nan smiled slightly, took off the watch and handed it to Song M1.
"Huh? Meihua Seiko? Looking at the watch engraved with the word Meihuali Seiko, Song M1 asked.
"It's not Meihua Seiko, it's Meihuali Seiko, and there is one more good word." South Szeto Road.
"Well, how come I don't know? Looks like you've got something new. Song M1 said, and her beautiful eyes fell on Situ Nan's face, looking very interested.
"Originally, it was a Chinese-owned watch company in Shanghai, and the owner owed the bank no money to pay back, so he had to ...... Later, several Chinese-owned watch factories were merged to form the new Meihuali Precision Company. This is a sample they sent, and the movement is produced here in Shanghai, and the timing is quite accurate. I just don't know if it's strong or not. β
Situ Nan explained, taking the watch from Song M1.
"Very good! It is best to break the monopoly of imported clocks and watches in the high-end market and win glory for the nation. As for whether it is strong or not, you will know if you try it. Song M1 said with a smile.
"Makes sense." Situ Nan said and suddenly slammed his watch on the ground.
"Smack!" With a bang, the watch did not fall apart, but the sound of the sudden impact startled Song M1 and the Song family next to him.
"Okay, what's crazy?" Mrs. Song glared at Situ Nan, the watch just fell at her feet, she picked it up and saw that there was a crack in the glass cover of the watch, and a piece of watch that was good just now was broken, which was really distressing.
"I'm ...... Just demonstrate and check the quality of the product. Situ Nan scratched his head and took the watch from the old lady's hand with some embarrassment.
Situ Nan took the smashed watch and compared it to the table clock in the living room, raised it proudly and smiled: "It's not broken, you can still go!" It's as accurate as the clock at home. β
But he called out to the old lady: "Hmph! It's not good to drop things, and it's not an example. β
"Yes, yes." Situ Nan responded, thinking, I don't dare to talk back to you.
Situ Nan was satisfied with the watch of the sample table, originally he thought that the watch would fall into pieces under his own sharp fall, but he didn't expect that it was just a mark on the cover of the watch, and he knew that the actual impact of free landing was much smaller than that of Situ Nan just now.
"I didn't expect the quality of this thing to be good, I don't know what the market reaction will be after it goes public?" Situ Nan said again.
"I don't think the price should be set too high, it is better to target ordinary citizens, and it would be better if the tariff on imported watches could be raised."
Kong Xiangxi built yì road.
"That makes sense, that's what I told them." Situ Nan smiled, and at this time, there was a sound of cars outside the door, and Situ Nan's heart moved: It's finally here!
Zhang Jingjiang came to Song's house again, and his heart was quite uneasy, with the illusion that things were right and wrong.
Song Jiashu, Song Jiashu, you probably wouldn't have expected the Song family to soar today, right?
Mrs. Song attached great importance to Zhang Jingjiang, and when she heard the voice, she came out of the house, and the maid came in to report that Zhang Jingjiang was coming. Mrs. Song hurriedly got up to greet the guests, with a warm attitude, and Situ Nan, Song M1 and others were on the side.
"She wasn't so enthusiastic when I came in the morning, was she?" Situ Nan muttered to Song M1 in a low voice.
"Jealous? It's good that my mom doesn't catch you with a broom, and you still want to make a request? Song M1 glanced at Situ Nan, and then comforted, "She has a good heart, and after a long time, she will accept you." β
Situ Nan nodded, as if he was really hard in front of his mother.
"I haven't seen you for a few years, don't be so angry in the future, move around more." Old Madam Song said to Zhang Jingjiang.
"Definitely, definitely." Zhang Jingjiang nodded in agreement, if there was not something delayed on the road just now, he would have come over a long time ago.
"How old is this? The girl is so handsome. Mrs. Song asked Zhang Jingjiang again, and one of his daughters came with Zhang Jingjiang. In his teens and twenties, he is in the prime of his life, with a pair of smart eyes, and he is not afraid of life at all.
"Fourth. If she doesn't go to school well and is obsessed with painting all day long, she is the most skinny! Zhang Jingjiang said, saying this, but he didn't mean to blame his daughter at all, but was a little proud.
"Dad-" Miss Zhang Si said coquettishly, her voice elongated, a little dissatisfied, and her face flushed with a faint red.
"If you are good at painting, you may be able to become a painter in the future." Song M1 smiled, "I also learned to draw in the past, but I always couldn't draw well, so I dropped it later." ββ
"Sister Song, you are a role model for our women, and I finally saw you today." Miss Zhang Si's eyes were scorching, and she looked at Song Meiling with adoration, Song M1 seemed to like such a hearty Miss Zhang, and the two chatted and chatted, and then took hands to the room to talk.
Realizing that Zhang Jingjiang was coming towards Situ Nan, Mrs. Song said a few words of greeting, and then walked away under the pretext. Kong Xiangxi also wanted to leave, but was left behind by Situ Nan, and he was secretly happy in his heart.
Zhang Jingjiang always remembered Liu Hongsheng's words, and the person who decided the fate of the Zhejiang-Jiangxi Railway Company was the behind-the-scenes boss of the Meihua Consortium in front of him. Ever since he hurried to the banquet, Situ Nan's excessively young face had been haunting his mind.
When the room quieted down, Zhang Jingjiang cheered up, took a deep breath, and said with a serious face: "The completion of the Zhejiang-Jiangxi Railway is a great joy, but the Zhejiang-Jiangxi Railway Company owes Meihua a debt, I don't know what Mr. Situ thinks?" β
Situ Nan didn't answer directly, but just smiled faintly: "Don't hide it, Zhang Lao, Meihua does intend to control the Zhejiang-Jiangxi Railway, organize the Zhejiang-Jiangxi Railway, the Guangdong-Hanzhou Railway, and the railways in the southern region and operate them in a unified manner, so as not to waste resources due to unnecessary competition."
It is also for this reason that we will provide all kinds of assistance in terms of capital, technology, manpower and material resources. To put it bluntly, although the Zhejiang-Jiangxi Railway was led by Mr. Zhang, the biggest credit in it should be the American-Chinese Bank and Wuhan Political Axe, right? β
"So what?" Zhang Jingjiang's heart suddenly burst into his heart, and looked at Situ Nan worriedly, Situ Nan said the truth, if the other party insisted on annexing the Zhejiang-Jiangxi Railway, he and his people would not be able to stop it.
Sure enough, Situ Nan said: "Therefore, the United States and China hope that the Zhejiang-Jiangxi Railway Company will be merged into the China Railway Company, and the China Railway Company will also include the Guangdong-Hanzhou Railway, the Guangdong-Guizhou Railway, as well as the construction of the Zhongchuan-Han Railway, the Han-Shanghai Railway, and the Yunnan-Guizhou Railway, so as to integrate all the railways in the southern region." β
When Situ Nan said this, it is easy to think of a word - the Ministry of Railways of China, but in this era, a monster like the Ministry of Railways of China in the previous life should not appear in Situ Nan's eyes.
Call!
Zhang Jingjiang took a long breath, although he had been mentally prepared, he was still surprised by Situ Nan's ambition at the moment, there was no doubt that the newly formed railway company would definitely be a giant enterprise, and the Wuhan Industrial Group, which owned the Hanyang Iron Works, would become the largest company in China.
After the establishment of the new company, the shareholders of Zhejiang-Jiangxi Railway Company will be diluted and their influence will be reduced, but such a merger plan is not without benefits.
"The Sichuan-Hanzhou and Han-Shanghai railways have not yet been completed, so is it too early to discuss the merger of railways?" Zhang Jingjiang asked.
"It's early. There will be some trouble over there, but isn't the Han-Shanghai Railway just a matter of the past two years? After all, there are many sections of the road that have been completed and operated, and early preparation will save the trouble in the future. β
Although Situ Nan's rhetorical tone was not harsh, it was very powerful, Zhang Jingjiang's face was slightly moved when he heard it, and he was reluctant to hand over the Zhejiang-Jiangxi Railway too early, but Meihua's attitude convinced him that this matter was imperative, even if the Zhejiang-Jiangxi Railway Company did not agree, the rest of the railway lines would still be merged.
Situ Nan looked at Zhang Jingjiang, who was a little disappointed, and said, "I hope that Zhang Lao can be the helmsman of China Railway, and you will be the president of China Railway Company." β
"Me?" Zhang Jingjiang looked at Situ Nan with some disbelief, and never imagined that he would actually hand over the most critical railway company to himself.
"Meihua...... Would you feel comfortable letting an outsider take charge of the railroad company? Zhang Jingjiang asked.
"Old Zhang, you underestimate yourself too much. Alien? Mr. Zhang is not an outsider, but in my opinion, he is a like-minded friend.
As far as the United States and China are concerned, all those who are committed to China's industrial construction are friends worthy of respect and acceptance, on the contrary, hostile foreigners, ambitious warlords, old-fashioned landlords, and people who obstruct China's industrialization are our enemies.
Elder Zhang, you are a revolutionary veteran and an industrialist, isn't such a person our friend? β
Zhang Jingjiang was silent, silently digesting Situ Nan's words in his heart, from Situ Nan's words, he felt Situ Nan's sincerity and respect for himself.
Situ Nan's words convey a message, that is, to do practical things, is a friend of Meihua, which is also in line with the consistent practice of the Zhi Gong Party over the years.
"I would venture to ask, how will Wuhan treat the Kuomintang?" Zhang Jingjiang asked suddenly.
This question was unexpected by Situ Nan, he was slightly stunned, and saw that Kong Xiangxi, who was sitting silently on the side, was also looking at himself to see how he answered.
"Doesn't that seem like the wrong question was asked to the wrong person?" Situ Nandao, what the Kuomintang is, he knows much better than Zhang Jingjiang.
"That's right. I know that Mr. Zhang has a low reputation and is low-key, but when it comes to political influence, he is no worse than the eldest young master of the Song family. β
Zhang Jingjiang stared at Situ Nan's eyes and said, wanting to hear Situ Nan's true evaluation.
Situ Nan did not deny Zhang Jingjiang's words, and said a little perfunctorily: "The two parties are actually in the same vein, Chen Jiongming and Mr. Sun parted ways because of the issue of priorities, and now the two sides have made a judgment, although they are a little unhappy with each other, but there is no deep hatred and hatred, the past is over, there is no need to keep worrying about it." β
"Having said that, but the Zhi Gong Party has always advocated inter-provincial autonomy, and after arriving in Wuhan, it doesn't seem to be like this?" Zhang Jingjiang asked with a smile, faintly questioning.
"The background of the autonomy of the provinces is the division of warlords, and it was just an expedient measure when it was proposed. Without a strong central political axe, it is estimated that the Zhejiang-Jiangxi line will not be repaired, right? β
Situ Nandao, someone or an organization is a truth, when he is weak, he will show humility, and after a move, of course, he will show a strong appearance.
Licking his lips, Situ Nan said again: "The Zhi Gong Party does not engage in **, and will not deliberately suppress other political forces in the country." Of course, when you treat others politely, others must also know how to be polite. This is my understanding, I don't know if Mr. Zhang agrees?
If it is replaced by another party, it is estimated that it will not be as selfless as the Zhi Gong Party, and it is willing to let the local political axe retain considerable power. β
"That's just as well." Zhang Jingjiang nodded, and said in his heart: I would prefer to see a stronger Zhi Gong Party? This is more conducive to national unity.
Situ Nan's face looked better, and he said: "Mr. Zhang is a believer of Mr. Sun, I think it is beneficial to the construction of domestic railways, you should not refuse, right?" β
When Kong Xiangxi heard Situ Nan mention Mr. Sun's construction of the railway, he laughed secretly in his heart, because there is a popular word in Guangdong and Nanhua, called Sun Cannon, which means that some people are too ambitious, regardless of the actual situation, and are good at bragging.
Will Situ Nan also comment on that brother-in-law in his heart?
Kong Xiangxi thought in his heart, and suddenly remembered a thought, with the intimate relationship between Situ Nan and the Song family, why did Situ Nan never see Mr. Sun? On the contrary, it is an estranged attitude, could it be that from the beginning, he has a grudge against Mr. Sun?
Just imagine, if the United States and China supported the Kuomintang with their financial resources, would the Kuomintang not be able to reach the point where it is now to the Zhi Gong Party?
Thinking about his thoughts, Kong Xiangxi didn't pay attention to the conversation between Situ Nan and Zhang Jingjiang later, and didn't wake up until Situ Nan threw the handkerchief in his face.
"What's wrong?" Kong Xiangxi raised his head in confusion and looked at Situ Nan with some innocent eyes. It doesn't seem to be angry when someone throws a handkerchief, but if it were in the West, especially in romantic France, this kind of behavior would be a duel between two men.
"I've called you several times and there is no response, what do you think?"
Situ Nan glanced at Kong Fatzi, distraction is his own patent, Kong Fatzi actually dared to be distracted at such an important moment, and really wanted to kick him out.
However, Situ Nan was in a happy mood and didn't bother with Kong Fatzi, he said: "Zhang Lao agreed to come forward to form a China Railway Company." β
"Oh? Congratulations to Elder Zhang! Kong Xiangxi smiled, feeling a little sour in his heart, why don't you give yourself such a fat shortage, we are brothers-in-law?
I also heard Situ Nan say: "After the formation of the railway company, the next step is to open the Huainan coal mine and build the Huainan railway to lay the foundation for the power plan in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River." The U.S.-China Bank will provide sufficient funds for the new railway company's bank bonds, and the specific plan, Liu Hongsheng will discuss with Zhang Laoyou. β
Zhang Jingjiang nodded, his breathing was a little short, as if he was suppressing the excitement in his heart, and after getting Situ Nan's assurance, he had the urge to show his strength.
What's even better is that in the opening of the Huainan Coal Mine, he and Situ Nan have the same attitude, and they have the same feelings as the heroes.
Dinner was eaten at Song's house, and when Song M1 came over to call them to eat, it was already dark outside, and they talked all afternoon, still unsatisfied.
It's a pity that Situ Nan doesn't have the idea of talking to an old man at night, he prefers to take care of the beautiful woman who has been neglected all afternoon.
Zhang Jingjiang had no choice but to go home, leaving an inch of complaining glance at Situ Nan.
Before leaving, he was pulled by Kong Xiangxi and said that Kong Fatzi fell in love with a certain mine along the Zhejiang-Jiangxi line and wanted to cooperate with the Zhejiang-Jiangxi railway to connect the railway of the mine with the Zhejiang-Jiangxi line.
Kong Fatzi waved the banner of Meihua, Zhang Jingjiang agreed in a relaxed mood, and later knew that those fluorite mines were more valuable than gold mines, and regretted not participating in time. (To be continued.) )