Chapter 863 Debate
The hosts of the talk show have their own style, so that they can form the personality of the show and attract a group of hardcore fans. The hosts of this show that Feng Xiaochen participated have always been known for their sharp thoughts and often like to ask tricky questions so that the guests participating in the talk can't come down. Of course, she is not like this to all guests. When she meets a partner she admires, such as Professor Gao Lei from Harvard University, she will immediately transform into a girl next door, and docile.
Wang Zhenbin and Feng Xiaochen are naturally not the type advocated by the host. On the contrary, she is extremely opposed to the country's infrastructure and industrialization. After the accident at Ruishan Power Plant this time, she posted a lot of remarks criticizing the NDRC on her Weibo account, which also won the praise of many netizens. Inviting NDRC officials to participate in this conversation program was a request made by the host to the NDRC. The NDRC knew her characteristics and deliberately refused, but was worried about leaving a trap. You must know that this young lady dared to say anything. If the NDRC rejected her request, she would dare to say on the show that the NDRC avoided doubts, and then put forward a series of comments such as "We can't help but ask".
He could not refuse to participate, but was worried that he would be troubled by the host. In desperation, the leaders of the National Development and Reform Commission thought of Feng Xiaochen and felt that perhaps only Feng Xiaochen could deal with such a scene. Feng Xiaochen had also learned about the host's position and hosting style in advance. At this time, he did not feel surprised to hear her calmly put a trap for herself.
"First of all, on behalf of Equipment Industry Company, I would like to express my deep condolences to the workers who died in this power plant accident, and I would like to express my sincere greetings and deep apology to their families."
Feng Xiaochen picked up the microphone in front of him and started talking. He was not in a hurry to argue, but expressed his grief about the accident first. You must know that this is also a necessary routine. If he doesn't say these words, he will be given the title of "cold-blooded brother" on the Internet.
"Ruishan Power Plant is a major equipment construction project. As the head of the National Equipment Industry Company, I think I am responsible for the major personal casualties that occurred in this project. I once attended the start-up ceremony of Ruishan Power Plant, but during the subsequent construction process, I failed to go to the construction site again to inspect the actual situation, so that I failed to discover the hidden dangers on the scene in time, which led to such a tragedy. I feel deeply guilty for this."
Feng Xiaochen said this and lowered his head deeply towards the camera, which was equivalent to bowing and apologizing.
The host said expressionlessly: "Mr. Feng is indeed strict with himself. In fact, according to the preliminary investigation report of the accident we have seen, it does not mention that the State Equipment Industry Company should be responsible for this matter. However, it is precisely because of this that we have a doubt. According to our reporters, the 1 million kilowatt unit used by Ruishan Power Plant this time was strongly adopted by the equipment company, and in the media publicity conducted by the Equipment Industry Company, it also believed that this technology is mature and reliable. However, it is precisely this technology that has caused such a major personal casualty. Why did the investigation team believe that the equipment company is not responsible for this matter?"
Feng Xiaochen snorted softly and asked, "Host, why do you think that the 1 million kilowatt unit technology caused personal casualties?"
"This is a consensus on the Internet." The host replied lightly.
"Who has the consensus on the Internet?" Feng Xiaochen asked back.
The host said: "Professor Gao Lei from Harvard University holds this view. I think everyone knows his academic level, right? Professor Gao Lei believes that China introduced the thermal power unit technology of the United States in the 1980s, 300,000 kilowatt and 600,000 kilowatts, and has not been digested and absorbed yet. In this case, in order to pursue the so-called world leadership, the hasty introduction of the 1 million kilowatt technology is a sign of great success, and thus resulting in major casualties is also expected."
Feng Xiaochen smiled faintly: "Host, I want to remind you that Professor Gao Lei is an economics professor. He is a completely layman in thermal power unit technology. In the 1980s, we introduced the 300,000 kilowatt and 600,000 kilowatt technologies from the United States, which were completely digested and absorbed as early as the mid-to-late 1990s and launched upgraded products. The 600,000 kilowatt unit technology with independent intellectual property rights is better than that of the American Xiyi Company, which transferred technology to us. This is recognized by the engineers of Xiyi Company. If the host is interested in understanding the details, I can ask Longshan Electric Factory to copy a copy of the letter from Xiyi Company to them and provide you with it."
"No need for this. Since Mr. Feng said this, it must be based on evidence. However, what Mr. Feng said just now is only 600,000 kilowatts of technology." The host was a little embarrassed. Feng Xiaochen said that the engineers of Xiyi Company also admitted that China's technology is better, and that with letters between them and Longshan Motor Factory as evidence, this obviously would not be a silence. After all, Feng Xiaochen specializes in this industry, and what he said is naturally more credible than Gao Lei's words.
"Maybe we have mastered the 600,000 kilowatt technology, so why can't we adopt this more mature technology but the immature 1 million kilowatt technology?" the host asked.
Feng Xiaochen asked back: "Who did you hear that our 1 million kilowatt technology is immature?"
"So, how to explain this accident?" The host found the speech.
Feng Xiaochen said: "This is exactly what I want to clarify to the audience. This accident at the Ruishan Power Plant construction site was a scaffolding collapse accident that occurred during the construction of the cooling tower on the construction site, and it has nothing to do with what type of generator set to be used. Some online articles either interpret the accident as a result of the use of a 1 million kilowatt unit due to ignorance or intentionality, and then question the technical level of the 1 million kilowatt unit. This is a method of transplanting flowers and connecting wood, which is pouring dirty water on China's equipment manufacturing industry and misleading netizens."
"This is very important." Wang Zhenbin also spoke, "After this unfortunate incident, I saw many comments on the Internet. Some comments were quite pertinent, thinking that our infrastructure is now large and we cannot ignore the requirements for safe production. This is very correct. However, there are also some people who deliberately interpreted a responsibility accident as a technical accident, and used accidents during cooling tower construction to deny the advanced nature of thermal power unit technology. I agree with Mr. Feng's opinion just now. Some of these people may be just ignorant, but there are definitely some people who are malicious."
"Director Wang means that this accident has nothing to do with your work?" the host asked, and there was a pit waiting in his words.
How could Wang Zhenbin be deceived like this? He said seriously: "The occurrence of such a serious accident is of course related to our work. As I said before, our construction scale is large, and there are thousands of projects that have been started at the same time, and some management omissions have occurred, which has led to this serious accident. We must learn from this lesson and strengthen management so that we can avoid the occurrence of similar accidents."
The host asked: "So, can I understand this way? If our construction scale can be smaller and the steps are slower, such accidents can be avoided."
Wang Zhenbin said: "No one can guarantee that there will be no accidents, but if the construction scale is smaller, the possibility of accidents will be smaller, which is certain."
"Since that's the case, why should we be very happy and blindly expand the construction scale?" The host was convinced and stared at Wang Zhenbin and asked.
Feng Xiaochen took the conversation and asked, "Host, why do you think it is blind to expand the scale of construction? Why do you think it is such a great success?"
"Isn't this a great success?" said the host. "According to the information I have seen, our annual infrastructure investment is 30 trillion yuan, equivalent to nearly 4 trillion US dollars, which is more than 5 times that of the United States. Isn't this a great success?"
"The United States you use to compare is today's United States. From the 1920s to the 1960s, the scale of infrastructure in the United States was no smaller than that of today's China. Why don't you compare with the United States of that era?" Feng Xiaochen said.
"But the United States has now abandoned this method of relying on infrastructure to stimulate GDP."
"This is just because they have completed infrastructure construction. You know, the United States has 100,000 kilometers of highways and 200,000 kilometers of railways, which are the levels that the United States has reached in the 1970s. And now the mileage of highways and railways is less than half that of the United States. Do you think we shouldn't build it?"
"But, how do you explain the accident at Ruishan Power Plant?"
"It is impossible to avoid accidents when doing construction. Accidents of all sizes have occurred in the development history of countries around the world. Any development comes at a cost, including the price of blood."
"Mr. Feng, do you think such a generation is worth?"
"Of course it's worth it!" Feng Xiaochen said seriously, "The price of blood is indeed unacceptable, but such things are inevitable. This is part of the process of human exploration and discovery, and it is an inevitable part of not fearing hardships and broadening human horizons. The future never belongs to those cowardly people, but the future only belongs to the brave."
"Mr. Feng, don't you think your statement is a high-profile one? Is this the attitude of Chinese officials towards a major personal accident?" The host asked sarcastically.
"I think the responsible officials in any country will say this." Feng Xiaochen said.
"At least, I believe that American officials will not say that." The host shrugged his shoulders in a daze.
"Is that true?" Feng Xiaochen looked at the host's face and said:
Chapter completed!