Gold Investor

Chapter 104 Self-reliance (8)
A group of people drove to the hotel. Du Zhonghe, secretary of the Jiang'an County Party Committee, held Yuan Ruilang's hand and said: "Nowadays, light vehicles are advocated. Whether we go to the countryside for research or meet superior leaders, police cars are not allowed to clear the way. But you are different! You are from The distinguished guests from Shanghai are entrepreneurs and friends who come to us to invest and start businesses, so they must be received with the highest standard."

Du Zhonghe introduced the people who attended the banquet to the guests one by one.There were too many people, Fang Yubin couldn't remember.But look at this posture, the leaders of many bureau committees in the county have arrived, as well as the presidents of several banks.

After recent years of purges, Maotai, Wuliangye and other high-end liquors no longer dare to blatantly appear on the tables of official banquets, but the amount of alcohol that officials have practiced over the years has not diminished in the slightest.Seeing the number of people on the other side, Fang Yubin couldn't help but feel terrified, don't talk about the serious business, and be confused.

As usual in the wine shop, drink three glasses first, and then fight each other.Perhaps out of impatience, Yuan Ruilang said after drinking the first cup: "The host is so enthusiastic, and as a guest, I am really touched. Taking advantage of the good atmosphere, let's come up with a new way of drinking."

All of you present here are veterans of the "alcohol battlefield", thinking that after drinking alcohol for a lifetime, what new ways can we drink?I just heard Yuan Ruilang say: "This kind of drinking is called toasting together. No matter who you are, and no matter who you are holding the glass to toast, as long as anyone at the table takes a sip of wine, everyone will have a drink."

Du Zhonghe laughed loudly: "Yuan is always afraid that we will fight with wheels?" Then he said: "But this way of drinking is new, you might as well give it a try."

Fang Yubin's hanging heart finally let go.In this way, every cup is full of reunion wine, and all the hard work is done, so you are no longer afraid that two fists will be difficult to defeat four hands.He even laughed secretly in his heart, Yuan Ruilang's quack flavor was much more than before, and it made people hardly think of the executive of an investment company who came from a scholarly family and graduated from a prestigious Ivy League school.

Toasting together, drinking to one's heart's content, fighting a war of attrition, many people became slightly tipsy after a while.Frightened by the rules set by Yuan Ruilang, no one at the table dared to stand out.Taking advantage of the half-time break, Fang Yubin asked: "Mr. Wen, as far as I know, the steel industry is not doing well. Steel prices have been hovering at a low level for a long time. The above policy is also to reduce production capacity. Why are you still going against the trend?"

Wen Yubiao said: "Everyone in the industry knows that the so-called low steel price is actually a false proposition. If the steel price is really low enough to make everyone lose money, is there still a need to reduce production capacity? It would have closed down a long time ago. Killed There are people who do business, and no one touches the loss-making business. This is the simplest truth. Why is it so difficult to reduce production capacity? It is because many private steel mills think it is profitable, not only do not reduce production capacity, but also secretly expand. The most important thing here The reason is that the production cost gap between large state-owned factories and private steel enterprises is too large. Generally speaking, the cost of producing a ton of steel in large state-owned factories is about 300 yuan, while some private enterprises can reduce the cost to 150 yuan or even lower. In terms of current steel prices, some companies are still profitable, and of course they can produce with all their strength.”

Wen Yubiao added: "Of course, the direction of the policy is definitely right. Some outdated production capacity does need to be phased out. China's steel output ranks first in the world, but a lot of high-quality steel still relies on imports. The production line I introduced this time is to fill the shortage of domestic high-quality steel. Blank. For this matter, I have borrowed more than one billion from the bank."

Fang Yubin thought to himself, this Wen Yubiao is worthy of being a steel maniac, and he speaks clearly about the industry.As for the last sentence, it is of course showing off my strength. I am not a small boss who can borrow more than a billion from the bank. It is just a trivial matter to ask you to borrow [-] million. It is purely a bridge loan, so don't worry about repaying it.

Wen Yubiao patted the shoulder of a man beside him, and said, "This is my brother-in-law, who is also a well-known expert in the industry. When he graduated from university and came to work in our factory, he became a technical backbone in a few years. This kid is amazing. With a pair of naked eyes Just by looking at the color of the flames in the boiler, you can say that the content of various chemical elements is not bad. Seeing that he is a seedling, I not only married my sister to him, but also sent him to graduate school, and then went to Europe for further study. Three years ago , he got a doctorate in Germany and worked as an engineer in a large steel company. Now I want to make high-quality steel, and he also returns to China to serve.”

The man had a broad forehead and a pair of big, piercing eyes.He handed Fang Yubin his business card and said, "My name is Xu Leshui, please take care of me."

Fang Yubin exchanged business cards with the other party, and said with a smile: "The benevolent enjoys mountains, the wise enjoys water, no wonder you can become a great expert."

Fang Yubin asked again: "Under the current background, will the company start a steel project, will it conflict with the policy?"

Wen Yubiao smiled and said: "Policies are dead, but people are alive. I heard a story that after Zhu Yuanzhang became emperor, a group of poor friends came to the capital from thousands of miles away, hoping to find a job. One of them ran outside the palace and begged the door officials to come in and play, saying that an old friend asked to see him. Zhu Yuanzhang sent him in, and when they met, he said: "Long live my lord! Back then, the humble officials swept Luzhou mansion with them and broke Guanzhou In the city, Marshal Tang ran away, captured Dou Zhifu, and Honghaier was in charge, thanks to General Cai.” Zhu Yuanzhang was very happy to hear what he said well. In retrospect, he also vaguely remembered something, so he was rewarded with an official title. "

Wen Yubiao went on to say: "Another poor friend of Zhu Yuanzhang also ran to Nanjing after hearing about this incident. As soon as we met, he said: "In the past, you and I looked after cattle for others. One day, we stole the stolen cattle in the Luhuatang. The beans were boiled in an earthen pot. Before they were cooked, everyone rushed to eat them. The pot was broken, and the beans were scattered all over the ground, and the soup was all in the mud. You just grabbed a lot of beans from the ground and ate them. I accidentally even sent the weed grass leaves into my mouth, and the leaves got stuck in my throat, making it very uncomfortable. It was my idea to tell you to put the green grass leaves on your hands and pat them and swallow them, so that you can take the weed weed leaves off Belly." Zhu Yuanzhang thought he was too inconsiderate, and kept yelling: "Push it out and chop it up! Push it out and chop it up!" This innocent and straightforward friend was killed just like that."

Wen Yubiao stuffed a piece of meat into his mouth, and concluded: "Many things can be quite different if you change the wording. The introduction of a high-quality steel production line can be said to be a steel project launched in Ma, or a high-tech project."

Fang Yubin was amused by Wen Yubiao's story, but Xu Leshui objected to the brother-in-law's statement: "It's not that the statement is different. The high-quality steel project is originally a high-tech project."

Wen Yubiao was overjoyed: "Look at my brother-in-law, he is very bookish and likes to be serious about everything."

After chatting for a while, everyone's stomachs seemed to recover.Du Zhonghe raised his hand: "Don't focus on talking, we can't delay the toasting together." Seeing the leader speak, everyone raised their glasses together.

At the end of the banquet, Du Zhonghe said: "Although Mr. Yuan has set the rules, I still want to make an exception. We comrades from banks in Jiang'an County, let's respect the guests from Shanghai together."

Just as Yuan Ruilang was about to resign, Du Zhonghe said: "The reason why we called the Gods of Wealth of the bank today is to reassure Mr. Yuan. I promised before that once Yubiao's equipment is installed in place, the Economic and Information Commission will call Tens of millions of technical improvement funds. Later I thought, Yubiao can’t get a loan now because there is no collateral. Once the new equipment is in place, shouldn’t it just be used as collateral? The bank’s people also have this opinion, as long as the new equipment is ready , go through the loan procedures immediately, right?"

The governors nodded in agreement.Du Zhonghe went on to say: "In this way, Mr. Yuan has double insurance. On the one hand, the technological transformation funds allocated by the government, and on the other hand, the new loan from the bank. Are you afraid that Yubiao will not have the money to repay it? Say it yourself, this cup Should we drink wine?"

What he said made Yuan Ruilang elated, and he raised his glass: "Based on Secretary Du's words, I will definitely drink it."

After visiting Wen Yubiao's company, Yuan Ruilang and Fang Yubin set off for Shanghai the next morning.As soon as he got on the expressway, Yuan Ruilang asked, "Turning around, how do you feel? Is this Wen Yubiao considered a character?"

Fang Yubin thought for a while, and said: "Wen Yubiao is a character, but I always feel that this project is very pending. A loan of [-] million yuan without collateral is too risky."

Yuan Ruilang said: "Didn't I just say it before? If someone really had a mortgage, the bank would have already lent the loan, and it's our turn. Besides, we have also seen the attitude of the local government and the bank. With their backing, what are we afraid of?" ?”

Fang Yubin still shook his head: "The collateral is real, but the attitude is false. Today is the attitude, and tomorrow it can be reversed. Now Du Zhonghe is the secretary of the county party committee. Will he not be the secretary of the county party committee in the future?"

"You really hit the mark." Yuan Ruilang laughed. "I heard a message from Wen Yubiao. He said that Du Zhonghe will leave Jiang'an County soon and be promoted to Jiangzhou City as the deputy mayor."

Yuan Ruilang continued: "You have a lot of acquaintances in Jiangzhou, please help me find out if the news is true."

Fang Yubin nodded and said, "Okay, let me ask Shen Ruping." When he was in Jiangzhou, Fang Yubin and Shen Ruping had a lot of contact.

"Ask him why?" Yuan Ruilang said, "Ask your family Su Jin. She grew up in Jiangzhou, and the old man is the former leader of Jiangzhou."

Yuan Ruilang said with a smile: "I really want to inquire, and you can inquire without trouble. Isn't this a chance for you to get in touch with Su Jin? You offended him, and you still don't seize every opportunity to get close? You see, I am enough." Be careful, balance public and private matters.”

Fang Yubin shrugged: "I'm afraid she won't answer my phone now."

Yuan Ruilang said: "A good person will do it to the end, and I will help you connect." He dialed Su Jin's phone and said, "Mr. Su, I am with Yubin. I have something to trouble you. Please help me. Let Yubin tell you about it."

Fang Yubin quickly grabbed the phone.Perhaps after a period of time, Su Jin's anger dissipated a little, or maybe she is an educated woman after all, so it wouldn't make it difficult for outsiders to step down.In short, she said coldly: "What's the matter?"

After finishing the business, Fang Yubin wanted to talk about other things, but was interrupted.Seeing this scene, Yuan Ruilang on the side couldn't stop snickering.

After more than 20 minutes, Su Jin called back, and hung up the phone after a few words.Fang Yubin looked lonely, but Yuan Ruilang said, "Don't just focus on the love of your children, talk about business."

Fang Yubin said: "Su Jin made it clear. The superiors have already held a meeting to approve Du Zhonghe's promotion to the deputy mayor. At the same time, he will join the standing committee of the municipal party committee to be in charge of the city's industrial and financial departments."

Yuan Ruilang slapped his thigh: "The Economic and Information Commission, the bank and other departments are still in the charge of his brother, and the officials become bigger and bigger. I have nothing to worry about!"

Does Du Zhonghe's promotion mean that Wen Yubiao's steel project will be smooth sailing?Fang Yubin still had doubts in his heart.Just looking at Yuan Ruilang's elated look, he was full of worries, so he didn't say any more.

(End of this chapter)