Rebirth 1984: Starting from the development of Hanka

Chapter 192 Oil, oil! (5k)

At Beiping Railway Station, a train bound for the Soviet Union is full of light industrial products.

A week later, the train will arrive in Moscow.

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Soviet Union.

Matthew Trollope looked at the letter written by Gabriel Wilcox, and his expression became very complicated.

He and Gabriel Wilcox are both well-known rocket experts of the Soviet Space Agency, but Gabriel Wilcox was poached by Wujiang Group more than a year ago, and then worked in SpaceX Space Exploration Technology Company serve.

Matthew Trollope couldn't resist picking up the letter and reading it again.

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Long time no see, Trollope, how are you doing?I heard some Soviet compatriots who just came to work in China say that there is a shortage of domestic materials and inflation, and many research institutions cannot even pay the salaries of scientific researchers.

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Compared with my life and work in the Soviet Union, my current life and work have undergone earth-shaking changes.

The Chinese people are very friendly, and my colleagues are very warm to me. Working here in China, I don’t have to worry about food. My income is quite considerable. It can even be said that it is extremely rich, which is five times higher than when I worked in the Soviet Union. six times.

And not only that, the boss also specially provided me with a car and a bungalow, and helped my wife find an easy job, and my children can also go to the best school here.

China is simply heaven, I love China!I have decided that I will always work and live in China in the future.Now, my family is preparing to apply for Chinese citizenship.I heard that it is very difficult for foreigners to apply for Chinese nationality. May God bless my family to apply successfully...

Finally, I sent you some photos I took in China, some of them are from my work, but most of them are from my daily life, I really like it here, if Trollope You can also come to China, I believe you will like it here too..."

After reading the letter, Matthew Trollope looked at the photo sent by Gabriel Wilcox again, his face could not help showing envy.

Mercedes-Benz cars, small bungalows, a table full of sumptuous food... Matthew Trollope's stomach growled suddenly and he couldn't help swallowing.

Due to the shortage of supplies, the amount of food each family can buy is also rationed.

Matthew Trollope eats less so his wife and children can eat more.

At this time, Matthew Trollope couldn't help but think of a Chinese man he had contacted recently.

"Mr. Matthew Trollope, hello, my name is Zeng Feihang, and I am a human resources specialist of Wujiang Group. Our company sincerely invites you to join SpaceX Space Exploration Technology Company under Wujiang Group. This is my business card, you If you are interested, you can call me at the phone number above. Oh, by the way, our company’s salary for you is 5 times that of yours in the Soviet Union, I hope you can think about it!”

Matthew Trollope recalled what the man said, and suddenly his face changed. "Yeah, business card!!! Oh shit, where did I throw the business card?!"

Matthew Trollope immediately rummaged through the room, desperately looking for a business card.

Yes, at this moment he was moved.

He saw that his good friend Gabriel Wilcox was doing so well, and he also wanted to go to China.

But where did the business card go? !
Without a business card, there is no way to find that person's contact information!

Matthew Trollope was so distraught that he searched the room and every pocket of his clothes and trousers, but he couldn't find the business card. Maybe he threw the business card on the road casually, but he already Can not remember.

Matthew Trollope regretted it for a while, but soon, he sank his mind and murmured: "By the way, I can write back to Gabriel Wilcox and ask him to help contact Wujiang Group or Contact SpaceX directly!"

As soon as Matthew Trollope thought about it, he began to write a reply to Gabriel Wilcox, which he planned to transcribe first on paper and then email to him.

"Wilcotes, we haven't been in touch for a long time. Seeing that you are living so well in China, I am really happy for you! The situation and situation here are getting more and more serious, and I can no longer hold on ! After reading the letters and photos you sent, I think China might be a good place to go..."

In the mid-80s, with the reform and reorganization, there was an explosion of Soviet-made personal computers, and some models were even exported abroad.

The reduction in restrictions on economic activity catered somewhat to the prevailing demand for personal computers at the time.As controls on communications were loosened, the Soviets began exchanging e-mails with the outside world.

Gabriel Wilcox left his contact information at the end of the letter, including address, phone number, and email.So, Matthew Trollope can email Gabriel Wilcox directly.

That night, Matthew Trollope expressed his family's decision to immigrate to China to his family, and showed everyone the letter from Gabriel Wilcox.

After reading the letter, Matthew Trollope's wife and two children all yearned for life in China and agreed that they wanted to go to China.

Around 8 a.m. the next morning, Matthew Trollope sent Gabriel Wilcox an email.

Matthew Trollope didn't know that he had actually been the key target of Wujiang Group's human resources specialists.

Even if he didn't contact his friends, people from Wujiang Group would continue to visit him.

Shanghai, China.

There is a time difference of 5 between Moscow and Shanghai, and it is two o'clock in the afternoon in Shanghai at this time.

When Gabriel Wilcox went to work in the afternoon, he habitually turned on the computer to check the information, and soon found an email from Matthew Trollope.After reading the content of the email, Gabriel Wilcox was very happy. His friend is coming to China, and he can work together again in the future!

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Soviet Union.

Representatives of the three state-owned oil companies Langepas, Ural and Kogalymneftega gathered together.

Sitting in front of them was a man of Chinese descent, who was the general manager of Xinghai Trading Company in the Soviet Union.

Ye Zhiqiang looked at the representatives of the three major oil companies, and said straight to the point: "Everyone, Xinghai Trade has a large number of light industrial products, including canned food, clothes, shoes, food, tobacco, daily chemical products, toys, paper, office equipment, hardware, etc. Hundreds of commodities. Our Xinghai Trading Company hopes to exchange these light industrial products for oil!"

Bartering was normal in the USSR.

The Wujiang Group doesn't want the Soviet ruble, otherwise, it will be a loss to grandma's family.

The reason why the three major state-owned oil companies of the Soviet Union appeared here was because they wanted to get these light industrial products.

In the Soviet Union, oil is plentiful, but light industrial products are extremely scarce.

By bartering, the oil companies can make a lot of money. Although they have to sell these products, it takes a little more time, but they don't bother them at all. After all, who would hate money?

Now it's a seller's market, Xinghai trade has an absolute advantage, oil itself is worthless in the Soviet Union, and it is a waste to put it in the warehouse, it is better to exchange it for materials.

Ye Zhiqiang frantically lowered the price, and the oil price he quoted was at least 50% lower than the oil price in the international market.

"Mr. Ye, your quotation is really too low. It is 50% lower than the international oil price. It is unbelievable. How can you let us agree?" an oil representative said.

Hearing this, Ye Zhiqiang still had a calm and confident smile on his face.Right now, only Xinghai Trade can quickly transport large quantities of light industrial products, so the oil company will definitely agree to its offer in the end.

They have no choice!

Besides, oil companies don't necessarily lose money.

Ye Zhiqiang said: "Currently, there is an extreme shortage of light industrial products on the market. Once this batch of goods from Xinghai Trading Company appears on the market, the supply will definitely exceed demand. If our company sells this batch of goods on the market, wouldn't it be more profitable than exchanging for oil?" What's more, your company can earn several times the profit after buying this batch of goods, and the loss on oil can be fully compensated. So, do you still think that you will lose money?"

After a pause, Ye Zhiqiang pretended to be indifferent and said, "If you don't want to exchange oil for light industrial products, then forget it. The big deal is that Xinghai Trading Company will spend a little more time to sell the products slowly."

The representatives of the three major oil companies looked at each other and smiled wryly.

The Xinghai Trading Company negotiator's attitude is so firm that there is no room for maneuver. Either they will exchange goods according to Xinghai Trading Company's requirements, or they will not cooperate at all.

Thinking of the huge profits of light industrial products, everyone couldn't help but make eye contact and nodded secretly.

"Mr. Ye, we agree to the conditions you just proposed!" One of the three oil representatives said on behalf of everyone.

Ye Zhiqiang couldn't help being overjoyed when he heard the words, the task was completed even better than the boss arranged.

At this time, the international oil price was basically stable at $20 a barrel, that is to say, the Xinghai Trading Company directly imported oil from the Soviet Union at a price of $10 a barrel.The oil in the Soviet Union is not easy to sell, but Wujiang Group can. If you resell it, you can make a lot of money, and it's in US dollars!

Ye Zhiqiang soon signed a cooperation agreement with the three major state-owned oil companies of the Soviet Union, and expressed that they could cooperate for a long time.

Afterwards, Ye Zhiqiang immediately called Zhao Ye and reported the situation.

When Zhao Ye heard this, he was immediately overjoyed.

"Buy as much oil as you can, Wujiang Group will spend a huge amount of money to fully support Xinghai's oil trade!!!" Zhao Ye solemnly urged.

Because Zhao Ye suddenly remembered that from September to October 1990, the oil price soared instantly and broke through $9 a barrel for the first time. Until the end of December 10, the oil price quickly fell to $40 a barrel about.

There is of course a reason for the soaring international oil prices, but isn’t it because Lao Mei showed off her muscles in the Gulf and shocked the whole world? !
Right now it is $10 a barrel, and when it is sold for $40 a barrel, the profit is $30 per barrel. After deducting various expenses, the profit is still ridiculously high.

Ye Zhiqiang didn't know why Zhao Ye did this, but his boss had always been far-sighted in doing things, and he just carried out the orders himself.

In order to buy more oil from the Soviet Union, Ye Zhiqiang contacted other oil companies in the Soviet Union non-stop.

At the same time, Zhao Ye also started to make preparations—to speculate in oil futures.

But speculating in oil futures has certain risks. If the timing is not right, you may lose money.

However, at this time, we can see the importance of obtaining information.

The Eastern News Agency invested and established by Zhao Ye can play a big role!

As long as Zhao Ye combines the history of his previous life with the information collected in this era, he can make an accurate judgment.

I am afraid that the whole world could not have expected that the United States would be so powerful. Not only China was stunned, but other Western countries were also similar.

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At this moment, due to the frantic purchase of various light industrial products by the Wujiang Group in China, the Chinese economy has achieved super-fast growth in a short period of time, thereby driving the development of all walks of life.

In order to solve the pressure of logistics and warehousing, Wujiang Group had to invest in building large-scale logistics companies and warehousing centers.

However, now even large-scale logistics companies and storage centers have to invest in the establishment. Doesn’t this force Wujiang Group to the supermarket and e-commerce field?

With such a huge advantage, is it plausible not to engage in supermarkets?

Many people in the top management of the group suggested to Zhao Ye that Wujiang Group should get involved in the supermarket industry.

Seeing this, Zhao Ye had no choice but to follow suit.

Indeed, if Wujiang Group does not enter the supermarket industry at this time, it will really be a waste of opportunity.Large-scale procurement, with strong bargaining power, Wujiang Group does not make money by opening supermarkets, which company can still make money?

The number of supermarkets in China is very small at present. Once Wujiang Supermarket opens, it is bound to be full of people.

Wujiang Group has satellites and will launch more satellites in the future.

The benefits of supermarket companies investing in satellites can be compared to Wal-Mart.

In the early 20s, the "retail giant" Wal-Mart invested in launching a commercial satellite and established its own satellite communication system, so that each store distributed around the world has its own terminal and is connected to the headquarters through satellites.

Through the satellite communication system, Wal-Mart's data center has also established contact with suppliers, forming a rapid-response supply chain, so that Wal-Mart supermarkets will not be out of stock.

At the same time, through the operating system, manufacturers can enter Wal-Mart's distribution system and data center, and then obtain the supplier's commodity circulation dynamic information, and arrange production and supply accordingly.

Before the satellite launch, Walmart's sales averaged $84 billion a year.Ten years after the satellite system was built, annual sales quickly rose to $10 billion; 936 years later, this figure reached $20 billion.

It can also be seen from this that the aerospace industry has commercial value.

SpaceX, a subsidiary of Wujiang Group, is making every effort to develop communication satellites. When a steady stream of Soviet aerospace talents join SpaceX, Wujiang Group will soon be able to launch a self-developed communication satellite into the sky.

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Wujiang has cash reserves worth more than $600 billion.

The total investment budget for the transformation of Lujiazui, including the construction of supporting facilities, is as high as more than 250 billion US dollars!

In exchange for Soviet oil, digging people, purchasing equipment and technical materials, etc., it cost 100 billion U.S. dollars!
Investing in logistics warehousing and supermarkets will cost at least US$50 billion.

Wujiang Group still has 200 billion US dollars of reserve cash left, which will not cause problems for the operation of the group company.

What's more, Wujiang Group is still making crazy profits, and its various fields are developing well.

There is a saying that if money is not spent, it is equivalent to a bunch of numbers.

Shanghai.

government building.

Secretary Liu Hai, Mayor Zhou Bowen and others looked at the rendering of Lujiazui after Zhao Ye's design and transformation, and they were all dumbfounded in shock.

Wujiang Building (Burj Khalifa), Pearl of the Orient, Burj Al Arab, Wanjiang Yipin, Twin Towers, Jinmao Tower, Shanghai World Financial Center, Shanghai Tower... There are also various strange scientific research buildings, some of which look like tents, some like a spaceship's...

"This is too sci-fi, too beautiful!"

"I can't imagine that there are so many high-rise buildings in Lujiazui. Even the design of the scientific research building is full of imagination and full of sense of technology. Seeing this rendering of Lujiazui, I almost thought I came to the future world !!!”

"..."

Zhao Ye looked at the stunned expressions of everyone, and expressed his understanding. After all, anyone who saw it would feel shocked and unbelievable.

In fact, Zhao Ye later deleted many projects.

Some unsuitable scientific research buildings are going to be built in other places, which is not putting all eggs in the same basket.

Some scientific research projects may have relatively high environmental requirements, and some scientific research projects may have certain risks... In short, it is still necessary to build scientific research buildings according to local conditions, and not blindly stack them together.

"Zhao Ye, are you really planning to invest so much money to renovate Lujiazui? It won't affect the normal operation of the company, right?" Secretary Liu Hai took a deep breath and asked seriously.

Zhao Ye smiled slightly, and said confidently: "The investment to transform Lujiazui is really high, but Wujiang Group has the ability to do it, and it can guarantee that it will not affect the normal operation of the company!"

Secretary Liu Hai said happily: "That's good, that's good!!!"

As long as it doesn't affect the operation of Wujiang Group, Secretary Liu Hai still wants to build the Lujiazui on the blueprint.

When the others heard this, they couldn't help being extremely excited.

Once the construction of Lujiazui is successful, everyone will be able to rise to the top based on this political achievement.

At this time, everyone reached a consensus tacitly, and they must give the green light to the plan to transform Lujiazui and escort them.

"By the way, Secretary Liu, the buildings I designed are just exteriors, and professional architectural design firms are needed to perfect them. After a while, I will send invitations to world-renowned architectural design firms. Well-known domestic architectural design firms Firms can also get involved and cooperate with top international design firms.”

Domestic architectural design firms are good at Chinese classical architecture, and foreign countries are good at designing skyscrapers, both of which have their merits.

Moreover, taking this opportunity, domestic architectural design firms can also steal technology.

When Secretary Liu Hai heard this, he smiled and said, "This is really great! If those architectural design firms in China hear the news, they will definitely flock to it, and I'm afraid they will break the threshold of Wujiang Group~"

After a pause, Secretary Liu Hai asked, "By the way, Zhao Ye, when are you going to announce the Lujiazui renovation plan?"

"Just tomorrow!"

(End of this chapter)