"For enterprises, the construction and operation of the Kra Canal is also the best publicity opportunity and the most honorable thing. ”

Wang Jiaqing calmly glanced at the directors and said in a deep voice, "Today, no one knows the Gun Regiment Construction Group, and tomorrow the whole world will know that there is an enterprise called the Gun Regiment Construction Group, which is a comprehensive enterprise mainly engaged in water conservancy and hydropower. Overnight, the advertisement was made to every corner of the world, and at the same time, the advertisement had a strong topicality and was highly admired as soon as it came out on the street. The directors are all experienced and know how much they would need to invest if they were to do this kind of advertising. ”

The baton in his hand was beating in the palm of his hand, and Wang Jiaqing said calmly, "There is no 100% chance of success in doing business, just like our marching and fighting, some battles know that the chances of winning are not big, and we have to fight desperately." It's a question of whether to fight or not to fight. Fight, and it is possible to win. If you don't fight, you have absolutely no chance of winning. ”

"I'm done, thank you!"

Wang Jiaqing subconsciously prepared to salute, raised his hand in the air and realized it, bowed instead, and then returned to his seat.

Li Mai took the lead in applauding and glanced at Zhan Tianqi, who was expressionless and applauded weakly.

"Mr. Wang spoke very well. Li Mai said.

At this time, Zhan Tianqi interjected coldly and said, "Chairman Li, I want to ask." ”

Li Mai looked at her with a smile, "Excuse me." ”

"Now that you have set up a project company and even have all the personnel, does it mean that the Kra Canal project is imperative? So what's the point of today's board of directors?" Zhan Tianqi asked bluntly.

Everyone is also drunk, looking at the nose and the nose and the heart. Speaking to Li Mai so bluntly, it is estimated that Zhan Tianqi has the courage and capital.

"Now that you've decided, don't waste everyone's time on a debate. Zhan Tianqi said with his arms crossed.

Li Mai smiled, glanced at everyone, then looked at Zhan Tianqi, and said, "The project company still needs to be approved by the board of directors and the executive committee before it can be officially established. Some of the preparatory work is done in advance, which is in line with common sense and the company's operating regulations. As for the staffing, the relevant arrangements are in place, and taking a step back, if the Kra Canal project cannot be accessed, then there will also be arrangements for the relevant personnel. We have always been very short of talents, and Mr. Zhan must know this best. ”

Speaking of this, Li Mai paused and stopped talking.

Zhan Tianqi heard it, Li Mai said so much, and came and went in one sentence - I am so domineering, what do you want. That's it, Zhan Tianqi thought, I hope you Li Mai can convince me to accept this project.

"Does Mr. Zhan still have any questions?" asked Li Mai with a smile.

Shaking his head, Zhan Tianqi did not speak.

Immediately, Li Mai's gaze glanced at Zhan Tianqi, Zhang Dapan and Qian Mangui, and said, "Which of you comes first?"

Zhang Dapan sat down, opened the Wen Jiàn folder in front of him, and said, "Chairman Li, Mr. Zhan, directors, let me talk about my views. My attitude is against the implementation of the Kra Canal project. I have only one reason, but it's very well-founded. ”

As he spoke, his gaze left Wen Jiàn's clip, and he put his hands and ten fingers together on the table, and said, "The main project of the first phase of the steel city project has been completed, and as of this month, we have invested 19.3 billion soft yuan. As we all know, after the settlement with Datang Industrial, although we only paid a symbolic price of one dollar, we also assumed the debts left by Datang Industrial in the Steel City project. Among them, the 3.3 billion yuan of environmental protection fees that need to be paid have not been paid in full. ”

"To be clear, this is only the first phase of the project. There are the second, third, fourth, and fifth phases below. According to the plan, the annual investment in the future will show an incremental trend. In other words, by the completion of the fifth phase of the project, we need to invest a total of nearly 200 billion soft yuan. Even the most optimistic estimates show that the rest of the company's business is developing smoothly, and even if the revenue grows at a rate of 30 percent per year, it will only be able to sustain the continuous investment in the construction of the Steel City project. ”

"Funding is one thing, human and mechanical resources are another. At present, we have more than 30,000 construction teams, half of which are used in the Steel City project. We took on a few projects outside, such as the hydropower station in Sichuan. Chief Engineer Tang had just returned from Sichuan, and he was most familiar with the situation. More than 1,000 people will be used in Sichuan. It takes time for Steel City to generate revenue, and before that, water conservancy and hydropower companies need to continue to take on relatively short and fast projects to maintain the health of the capital chain. In this case, the human and mechanical resources did not allow us to move forward with a project larger than the Steel City. ”

"To sum up, my view is that with the current capacity of the company, it is not possible to undertake the investment and construction of two large projects at the same time - that will only bring down the company. ”

After speaking, Zhang Dapan closed the notebook and closed his mouth tightly.

Li Mai nodded slightly, and he didn't know if he thought Zhang Dapan was reasonable, or if it was a habitual polite action.

Qian Mangui raised his eyes to look at everyone, coughed, and said, "I'll also tell you my opinion." ”

He suddenly smiled and said, "Actually, I have some historical ties with the Kra Canal, so I am more familiar than everyone else. ”

This sentence was even a little surprised by Li Mai.

But Qian Mangui continued, "Three years ago, the Chinese and Thai governments took the lead in turning the Kra Canal into a real project, rather than just talking on paper. At that time, several major domestic construction machinery manufacturers sponsored the project and set up a preparatory team. By chance, Youwei Company obtained the qualification to participate in the Kra Canal project. It is mainly responsible for the construction of the automatic management system of the canal. So, I was in the preparatory group at that time, and I knew very well what was going on at that time. ”

Recalled, Qian Mangui said, "At that time, several large state-owned construction machinery manufacturers regarded the construction of the Kra Canal as a political task, and did not put the benefits in a very important position. In fact, after many studies and calculations at that time, the final result was that the canal could be maintained, but not very large. ”

After a pause, he changed his words, "But the key point is not here. Not long after the formation of the preparatory group, one of the largest construction machinery manufacturers announced that it had withdrawn from the project. The reason is that there is a lot of pressure from the American side. A considerable part of the construction machinery manufacturer's products are exported to the United States, and the attitude of the American authorities they cannot but consider. The preparatory team lost its most powerful member, and China and Thailand tried to re-launch the sponsorship for a global public auction, but in the end it failed. The reason is that several countries led by the United States have very strong opposition, and there are many voices of opposition in the international community. The two governments had to reconsider, so it was put on hold indefinitely. ”

"What I want to say is that we are leading this plan as a private company, and we have everything in place, but we can't resist the pressure to implement it, and in the end we will only lose a huge amount of resources. ”

After Qian Mangui finished speaking, he nodded politely at Li Mai.

Li Mai bowed slightly, didn't say anything, looked at Zhan Tianqi, and asked, "Mr. Zhan, can you say a few words." ”

Zhan Tianqi adjusted her sitting posture with some effort, drank some boiling water, and then glanced at everyone, her aura was very full, even though she was a pregnant woman who was eight months pregnant.

"I'm a businessman, I only do business. I sit in this position with the company's interests at the forefront. What are the prospects for the benefits of a project, which is the first question that comes to mind. Zhan Tianqi said, looked at Wang Jiaqing, and said, "Mr. Wang, I know that you came down from the army, and you think about problems from a different angle than mine." On the merits, I admit that you are quite right about the importance of the Kra Canal to national shipping. The construction of the Kra Canal can indeed greatly improve the current maritime environment of our country, which is beneficial to national security. ”

Glancing at Li Mai, Zhan Tianqi changed his words, "However, as I just said, I am a businessman, and I only think about business-related issues." To put it bluntly, we should not and do not need to think about things at the national level, what we need to do is to maximize profits within the scope of the state. From the time Chairman Li received the notice to the time he began to organize the team to do market analysis, any number I had in my hand showed that the construction of the Kra Canal was a loss-making business. Moreover, the loss is not hundreds of millions, billions, or even hundreds of billions, but hundreds of billions of huge funds. ”

As she spoke, her tone became very heavy, and she looked at Li Mai, "Chairman Li, I don't think you will doubt my vision in terms of investment projects. As the General Manager of Gun Group Construction Group and CEO of Water Resources and Hydropower Co., Ltd., my task is to enable the Group to achieve healthy and rapid asset growth and expand our influence. In my eyes, the Kra Canal is a tasteless chicken rib, and it is not an ordinary chicken rib. Over the past few decades, countless companies have wanted to eat it, but all of them have abandoned the plan after doing thorough research and analysis. Chairman Li, I know that you have ideals, but ideals must be based on reality. If you want to fight the gun regiment to build the Kra Canal, then I have nothing to say about this suicidal act. If you want lasting development, good development, then I am against the Kra Canal plan. ”

"That's all I have to say. ”

Everyone's faces were very stern, Zhan Tianqi's words were very serious, and at the same time, a message could be obtained from her words - Zhan Tianqi was not ignorant of the Kra Canal, on the contrary, she had obviously done a lot of homework and studied the plan in depth.

The smile on Li Mai's face slowly disappeared, and just as everyone breathed a sigh of relief, a smile slowly appeared on his face again......