North District, Railway Division.

Yang Zheyan pushed the frame of his glasses on the bridge of his nose, and glanced out the window, only to see more than a dozen mainstream media outlets that had received the news were squatting in front of the door at the moment.

He couldn't help but smile, looked up at the secretary opposite, and asked softly, "Xiao Li, has Mr. Chen arrived?" ”

"Boss, I just checked with Mr. Chen's assistant, I arrived around a quarter past nine, and Mr. Qin, Secretary Zhou, and Mr. Meng are estimated to arrive in twenty minutes."

After Xiao Li heard this, he slowly stood up and replied in an orderly manner.

"Fifteen minutes later, remember to remind me."

Yang Zheyan bowed slightly, gave an order to the secretary, immediately lowered his head, and continued to flip through the documents at hand.

As one of the 18 railway divisions in Dahua District, the Hucheng Railway Division has jurisdiction over the entire Jiangnan Province, ranking first in the number of EMUs, and is responsible for the passenger and freight transportation tasks in East China.

It has both a high-speed rail line with a speed of 350 km/h and a high-speed rail line with a speed of 200 km/h, connecting the north and the south, and running through the east and west.

Among them, the passenger volume of EMUs accounts for as high as 60.9%, and the ensuing problem is that there are fewer and fewer general-speed trains, and the green trains with slow speed, long journeys and low fares seem to be gradually withdrawing from the lives of ordinary people.

However, the actual demand still exists!

Although China's industrial, commercial and manufacturing sectors have grown significantly in the last five years, creating a large number of jobs, low-income people still make up a high percentage.

Therefore, after Shanhai Group came up with 80,000 high-rise houses, 200,000 single-family villas, high-quality education and medical conditions, it immediately attracted tens of thousands of Chinese to go to Chad to work, live and settle in Chad.

Therefore, netizens will continue to react, the price of train tickets in Dahua District is rising higher and higher, and calling on the railway department to open more low-cost routes.

Faced with this situation, Yang Zheyan is not unaware, but he also has unspeakable hardships in his heart.

The construction cost of high-speed railway includes land acquisition fees, railway lines, bridges, tunnels, stations, EMU trains and related equipment, etc., and the cost per kilometer ranges from 120 million to 250 million Chinese dollars, and the country's 29,000 kilometers of high-speed rail mileage requires at least five or six trillion Chinese dollars.

In other words, Huaguo chose high-speed rail between the two means of travel, high-speed rail and airplane, in order to alleviate the pressure of passenger and freight transportation in Dahua.

After all, around the Spring Festival, National Day and Mid-Autumn Festival, there are often many passengers who can't buy train tickets.

On the one hand, passengers want to reduce prices, on the other hand, the railway division wants to return to the cost, coupled with the popularization and application of new energy trams and electric large aircraft, and from the pot of the railway department, a part of the users have been divided.

Therefore, the dilemma faced by the railway division is how to continue to expand the volume and frequency of transportation under the current situation, so as to recover the construction cost as soon as possible.

The price reduction is a good solution, and everyone can be happy!

Because in the short and medium-distance travel within 1,000 kilometers, if there is no time requirement, driving or taking a plane is obviously more convenient and cost-effective.

For example, from Shanghai to Lucheng, the whole journey is about 500 kilometers, driving a rice youth version of the electric car, only 160 kilowatt hours of electricity, including tolls, the cost is only 300-400 Chinese dollars, evenly distributed, per capita is only 100 Chinese dollars.

If you take a Yujia C500 Airbus plane, the ticket price is 300 Chinese dollars, and the construction fee is 50 Chinese dollars, a total of 350 Chinese dollars, although it is more than a dozen yuan more expensive than the high-speed rail, but in terms of travel time, it is shortened by an hour.

In short, compared to the price, high-speed rail is not as cost-effective as driving; Compared with the speed, the high-speed rail is inferior to the airliner, and it suddenly fell into an extremely embarrassing situation.

If the Shanhai Group is suppressed, the Railway Division has no confidence, not only Meng Lao and Li Lao will support it, but even the bigwigs of the Power Supply Division, the Petroleum Department and the Aviation Department will not sit idly by.

Fortunately, the cold nuclear reactor test was successful, and the clean and efficient power resources became worthless in an instant, which gave the railway division a chance to live.

Price!

Knock down the price of train tickets thoroughly!

In the first round of pilot areas, the East China region was selected, and Shanhai Power Supply Company supplied power resources to the Shanghai Railway Division, and promised to give an ultra-low price of 0.2 Huayuan/kWh.

You must know that the electricity price paid by the railway department before was 0.8 Chinese dollars/kWh, and the operating cost is of course not low, once the cost of power resources falls, the fare of high-speed rail will also be reduced accordingly.

In the price of a train ticket, electricity expenses account for 7%-10%, that is, as long as nuclear power resources are switched, the country's EMU fares can be reduced by more than 5%.

Half an hour later, Xiao Li looked at the clock, and then whispered, "Boss, it's 8:40." ”

Yang Zheyan immediately came back to his senses, flicked the dust on his jacket casually, and then strode towards the elevator hall with his head held high.

In the depths of winter, the cold wind is like a knife, and there is a cold and damp smell.

The reporters gathered outside the door stamped their feet and rubbed their hands from time to time, shrunk their heads, and preferred to blow a cold wind rather than stay in a warm and comfortable hall.

Seeing this, Yang Zheyan couldn't help but shake his head, walked straight out, greeted him in a gentle tone, and then stood firmly, ready to greet Qin Lao.

After a while, a low-key and restrained Hongqi sedan slowly drove up, followed by several Volkswagen and rice trams.

"Click——!

Accompanied by Zhou An, Qin Lao walked over with his feet raised, and behind him was Meng Junmin from the subway department.

"Old Qin, hard work! A small signing ceremony can help you. ”

Yang Zheyan took two quick steps and greeted with a smile.

"The cooperation between Tetsuhiko and Shanhai Group is not a trivial matter, benefiting three provinces and one city in East China, and future generations will always remember your contributions."

Qin Lao smiled faintly, patted Yang Zheyan's shoulder, and sighed.

Breaking the rules and touching deep interests is tantamount to taking a chestnut out of the fire.

Even though the support of Meng Lao is inseparable behind him, Yang Zheyan dared to take over this business and become the first railway department to connect to Shanhai Power Supply Company, which is naturally rare and valuable.

"Elder Qin has won the award, Zheyan is just an executor, and to achieve today's things, it mainly depends on the strong command of Elder Qin and the generosity of Shanhai Group."

Yang Zheyan was full of smiles, and he refused to take credit at all.

While touting Qin Lao, he did not forget to praise Shanhai Group!

With his status and status, he has more or less heard some rumors, and the Raytheon H-20NF, Tiger Bee T-1NF and Qinglong D-100NF fighters, the second-generation 'Sentinel' combat robots, the new nuclear-powered cruiser and the Zhurong aircraft carrier launched by the North China Military Research Institute all have the shadow of Shanhai Group's participation.

An unfathomable company that has received high-level attention has long ceased to be pure.

He didn't want to cause trouble, so he naturally had to be thorough.

"Mr. Yang, Shanhai Group is a private enterprise, and all it seeks is profits, but it is not worthy of your praise."

At this moment, Chen Heyu slowly paced with 'Moss', Ding Mo and Alina.

"Haha, I just talked about Mr. Chen and Shanhai Group, but I didn't expect Mr. Chen to arrive, fortunately! Thank you Mr. Chen for your care and support to the Shanghai Railway Division! ”

Yang Zheyan smiled, said extremely cautiously, and enthusiastically took Chen Heyu's hand.

"Mr. Yang, it's serious."

Chen Heyu dealt with it with great skill.

"Okay, let's get down to business first, let Tetsuhiko arrange a table at noon, and you can talk slowly."

Qin Lao waved his hand and directly interrupted the two.

"Then listen to Qin Lao."

Chen Heyu didn't care, smiled calmly and calmly, and then walked side by side with Qin Lao, Yang Zheyan took half a step slowly, Zhou An and Meng Junmin took a step behind, and walked into the railway division step by step.

"Crackling!"

The shutter and flash in the reporter's hand kept ringing, accurately capturing the scene.

In the eyes of everyone, there are shock, shock, incomprehension, and a calm look of sudden realization.

In just eight years, Chen Heyu started from Shanhai Film and Television, rose from future science and technology, gained a foothold from Shanhai Microelectronics, and consolidated its position from Yunkun Space, Shanhai Group has long been no longer a simple private company.

In terms of the number of employees, revenue and profits, even if you look at the world, it is also a unique existence, and the top consortia of European berry countries are all tied together, which is less than half of the market value of Shanhai.

Therefore, when Chen Heyu and Qin Lao went hand in hand, the reporters not only didn't think there was anything wrong, but thought it should be so.

After getting the first-hand pictures and video information, the next process is relatively simple, just wait for Shanhai Group and Hucheng Railway Division to sign a supply agreement and announce the price of EMU tickets in East China.

A group of people sat in the hall on the first floor, drinking tea and waiting patiently.

In an executive conference room on the top floor, Chen Heyu, Qin Lao, Yang Zheyan and others took their seats one after another, skipping the tedious polite greetings and going straight to the point.

On the basis of the previous negotiations, the two parties quickly drafted the detailed terms of the procurement contract, and then handed them over to the legal personnel to verify the omissions and compliance, and agreed on the delivery form, delivery time and payment cycle.

"Mr. Yang, can you inform the Railway Department in advance of the latest version of the pricing of bullet train fares?"

Chen Heyu asked casually.

"Xiao Li, present the interim measures for our internal discussion to Elder Qin and Mr. Chen for review."

Yang Zheyan nodded, glanced at the secretary, and said lightly.

"Yes, boss."

Xiao Li immediately replied, and after speaking, he took out a pile of brand-new A4 paper from the folder, in triplicate, and the content was exactly the same.

He walked around and handed over the documents to Qin Lao, Chen Heyu, and Meng Junmin.

"Interim Measures for the Adjustment of High-speed Rail Fare in East China:"

"At a speed of 200km/h, the first-class base price is about 0.31 yuan/km, and the second-class base price is about 0.26 yuan/km."

"At a speed of 300km/h, the base price of the first-class seat is about 0.63 yuan/km, and the base price of the second-class seat is about 0.39 yuan/km."

Chen Heyu roughly calculated, probably 85% off the current ticket price.

He couldn't help but glance up at Yang Zheyan, the other party was so bold that he dared to take this opportunity to reduce the ticket price by 15% in one go.

To put it simply, taking the high-speed rail with the prefix G as an example, the price of a second-class seat from Shanghai to Lucheng is 200 Chinese dollars, and according to the new regulations, the ticket price is reduced to 170 Chinese dollars;

The first-class ticket price is 330 Chinese dollars, which is reduced to 280 Chinese dollars;

Business Class ticket price is 660 Chinese dollars, reduced to 560 Chinese dollars!

"Overall, it's still higher than the cost of traveling by train or plane."

Chen Heyu said with emotion.

"Mr. Chen, even if there is only a 15% price reduction, I have spent all my energy, which is not easy, mainly because of the D-shaped EMU, which has initially achieved a people-friendly price."

Yang Zheyan thought he was not satisfied, and hurriedly explained.

"Mr. Yang, you misunderstood, price reduction is important, but only by increasing the income of ordinary people can the fundamental problem be solved."

Chen Heyu said with a smile.

"So, you joined forces with Huayao, Rice and Zhongxin to force the foundry to raise the wages of workers?"

Elder Qin asked.

"I do have an idea of this, and it seems to be pretty good in terms of results."

Chen Heyu did not shy away from answering frankly.

Nowadays, most of the domestic electronics manufacturers, whether they are foreign-funded enterprises or local private companies, have raised their basic salaries to more than 3,500 Chinese dollars, and a very small number even offer a high price of 5,000 Chinese dollars.

And strictly implement the 8-hour work system, if the production capacity can not keep up, the only way to increase the position.

"Tetsuhiko, when are the temporary measures going to be implemented?"

Qin Lao smiled, agreed, and turned to ask Yang Zheyan.

"At first, the headquarters' opinion was that it should be put into trial operation during the Spring Festival, but Meng Lao disagreed, and he asked to see the effect during the New Year's Day holiday first."

Yang Zheyan explained slowly.

"Oh? Is it? ”

Chen Heyu took out his mobile phone, opened the ticketing software, entered Hucheng at the starting station and Lucheng at the final station, and sure enough, he saw that the ticket price had been discounted.

Feel free to click on a version of the EMU with the prefix G:

The second-class seat is priced at 170 Chinese dollars;

The price of the first-class seat is 280 Chinese dollars;

The price of the business seat is 560 Chinese dollars!

And the EMU with the prefix DG:

The second-class seat is priced at 150 Chinese dollars;

The price of the first-class seat is 246 Chinese dollars!

Yang Zheyan smiled heartily, clicked on an electronic document in his laptop, and introduced the next plan of the Shanghai Railway Division for Qin Lao and Chen Heyu.

In three phases, until January 2021, the railway fares in Dahua District will be reduced by 15 points, with a total of 30% of the adjustment space, and the original fare standard will be reduced to 70%.

The lost income of the railway department was compensated by the aviation and automobile industries, combined with the subsidies distributed above, and the fare of high-speed rail was brought down in one fell swoop.

A morning's work is fleeting.

Shanhai Group and Hucheng Railway Division took the lead in signing a supply contract for major customers, and are responsible for the power consumption of all EMUs in East China at a supply price of 0.2 Huayuan/kWh.

"Dahua Daily", "Hucheng Evening News", "East China Railway" and platforms such as Tiantian Toutiao, Sohu, Xiangyi, and Penguin vied with each other to report the details of the cooperation.

"Big price cut! The drop exceeded 75%! Kuafu Energy Co., Ltd. will provide power resources to the Shanghai Railway Division at a low price of 0.2 Huayuan/kWh. ”

"Tickets are as low as 'cabbage price', and for a 500-kilometer journey, as low as 130 Chinese dollars!"

"New Year's Day implementation! Travellers who choose to travel by rail are up 26%! ”

Meanwhile.

Kwa Fu Energy has also adjusted the price of electricity supply in North Berry and Europe, with increases ranging from 15% to 35%, with the more power-scarce areas, the greater the increase.

For a while, the netizens of Ouberry Island were silent at first, and then protested, just a suggestion, but they were deaf to Shanhai Group.

The main one is an attitude of "I listen to all opinions, and I won't change them anyway"!

As time went on, everyone also acquiesced in the price increase, because if they were to switch to the local electricity company, their monthly electricity bill would only be higher.

The charging standards of Kuafu Energy and Shanhai Power Supply Company are already considered parity, even if it rises by another 20%, it is within the acceptable range.

In fact, Chen Heyu does not plan to do this, and in two or three years, the power production of Dahua District will enter a stage of serious surplus, and he will need to develop more power-hungry appliances, digital and trading tools to further expand the application scenarios.

On the other hand, the confrontation between Chad and the cotton country is gradually heating up, and the conflict is intensifying rapidly. (End of chapter)