Xia Honghua hesitated for a long time and then said to Yao Yuan, "Formosa Plastics has delayed it again. You guessed it right."
The last time we met, Yao Yuan talked about his analysis and gave a clear conclusion. Now it was verified that Xia Honghua was so helpless.
When the national leaders personally met with Wang Qing, the head of the Formosa Plastics Group, they personally set the tone and fully respected Wang Qing's request for strict confidentiality. They did not release a single word to the outside world for two years. The mainland was extremely confident.
patience.
But what we got in return was delays and tighter cooperation conditions.
Yao Yuan was obviously not surprised. He said in a deep voice, "What's the opinion above?"
Xia Honghua nodded slightly, "The Haicang Project is of great political significance."
The mainland is giving in step by step.
Yao Yuan said, "If concessions can be exchanged for the Formosa Plastics Group to sign a cooperation agreement, that would be a good idea, but I am worried that the Formosa Plastics Group does not want to invest in petrochemical projects in the mainland from the beginning to the end. Their goal is to get the approval of the Sixth Light Project on the island."
"We have also collected relevant information, but the superiors believe that through fighting, Wang Qing can make up his mind to invest in the mainland. A seven billion US dollar petrochemical base can drive upstream and downstream output values of hundreds of billions of Chinese coins, no matter how you look at it
We can't give up easily." Xia Honghua had more contact with Yao Yuan, and his vision was certainly affected, so what he said was relatively tactful, and regarding the Haicang plan, he supported the decision above to continue the discussion, but
Have reservations about concessions.
Because the Haicang Plan attracted the attention of national leaders from the beginning, it was precisely because Wang Qing proposed 100% export sales, which was a timely help for the mainland, which was extremely short of foreign exchange.
It will not affect mainland China's own petrochemical industry and can generate foreign exchange. It is perfect.
However, two months later, Wang Qinghui suddenly proposed to switch from 100% export sales to 100% domestic sales.
This is absolutely a fatal blow to the mainland's petrochemical industry.
Yao Yuan said in a deep voice, "Last year, the mainland raised and invested US$300 million in advance. The Formosa Plastics Group has not invested a penny so far, right? Fifteen thousand hectares of land have already been allocated, and supporting dedicated railway lines have been built.
, three connections and one level are completed, one-third of the way.”
He shook his head slightly and said, "If Formosa Plastics Group is really interested in investing, why are they still hesitating until now? A mere memorandum-type agreement is not binding on them."
Xia Honghua is not surprised that Yao Yuan can grasp this information. The relationship between him and the military is extremely good. Due to the need for confidentiality, the infrastructure work of the Haicang base is all handled by Xinxing Group. Li Yan, the general manager of Xinxing Group, is Yao Yuan.
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15,000 hectares equals 150 square kilometers. The Baojun Automobile production base covers an area of approximately 25 square kilometers, which is equivalent to 6 Baojun Automobile production bases.
The most amazing thing is that if there is not enough land, 10 square kilometers of land can be allocated to build this petrochemical zone into the largest in the world.
Even, for this project, the upper levels issued special policies, only for the petrochemical area.
No matter in the past or in the future, the country will never issue targeted preferential treatment policies for a certain enterprise or economic zone.
Yao Yuan wants to wrestle with Formosa Plastics Group and also hopes to get this once-in-a-lifetime good policy.
However, judging from the current situation, his petrochemical base cannot be compared with the Haicang Plan in the minds of the upper management. It is not just a matter of investment scale. The upper level hopes to use the Haicang Plan to attract a large number of Taiwanese businessmen to come back to invest.
Work is more political than attracting hundreds of billions of dollars in foreign investment.
"Negotiations are still going on. For a project with an investment of US$7 billion, it is not surprising that the negotiations will take several years. Considering the relationship between the two sides, it is not impossible to extend this time slightly." Xia Honghua said.
Yao Yuan was helpless. He knew that it would be difficult for him to influence the direction of the Haicang plan, but he was unconvinced, and he could not sit back and watch the country invest so much manpower and material resources in vain.
"Lao Xia, tell me the truth. If I increase the investment amount to US$7 billion, can I ask the higher-ups to give me the policy benefits of the Haicang Plan? Can I put the Haicang Plan aside and talk about it slowly?
It is also a very powerful move for you to negotiate with Formosa Plastics Group." Yao Yuan asked in a deep voice.
Xia Honghua shook his head slowly, "No. Xiao Yao, I know you will definitely spend 7 billion US dollars, but the Haicang Project is not just a matter of economic cooperation."
Yao Yuan became angry, spread his hands, stared into Xia Honghua's eyes, and asked, "What is it if it's not economic cooperation?"
Xia Honghua looked directly into Yao Yuan's eyes, suddenly read another meaning in Yao Yuan's eyes, and slowly fell into deep thought.
Yao Yuan continued, "If you want foreign investment, OK, I have a lot of overseas companies, how about French Ward, companies in developed European countries, they are so high-end, invest in US dollars, I invest 3.5 billion every year, I will complete it in two years
Invest it all.”
Xia Honghua smiled bitterly and said, "If I could make the decision, I would definitely agree, but this matter is not as simple as you think. You don't know that Formosa Plastics Group has promised to organize thousands of Taiwanese companies to set up factories after the completion of the petrochemical zone.
The benefits will be huge.”
Yao Yuan's temper got worse. After these days, he thought he had entered a state of returning to his original nature, without the impulsiveness of youth. Only then did he realize that the critical point had just increased.
He raised his neck slightly and said, "I will organize a thousand European and American companies to set up factories for you. You know, BASF is one of the largest chemical companies in the world. I will invite them to come and build factories. Within ten years, we will
Can we attract US$100 billion in foreign investment for you?"
"No, I have already said that I am only a person who does specific things at best. I have neither the right to make decisions nor the right to make suggestions. What can I say? The key is that I can tell you responsibly. No matter what you do, the Haicang Plan will be successful.
It won't be placed behind your petrochemical base." Xia Honghua said very helplessly.
He also wanted to say that he hoped Yao Yuan could attract some foreign investment regardless of whether the petrochemical base could be built, but he could not say this.
Xia Honghua could only comfort her, "The investment in the petrochemical base will have a long payback period. If you really want to do it, reduce the scale and seek support from the province. If you have an annual output of 200,000 or 300,000 tons of ethylene, the probability of approval is still
It's relatively large. If you sell 100% to exports, I can guarantee you that you will definitely get approval, but it is impossible to get the same policy treatment as the Haicang Plan."
He thought Yao Yuan would be depressed, but he saw that Yao Yuan seemed to be aroused to be competitive, and he didn't know where the confidence came from. He smiled and said, "The higher ups may not shift the focus to my petrochemical base."
, it all depends on people. Lao Xia, I am officially informing you, whether you support it or not, I will definitely build the petrochemical base. The annual output will not change. The first phase will be put into production of 300,000 tons, and the second phase will be put into production of 400,000 tons in three years.
It will be completed within 50 days, and the expansion of production by 500,000 tons will be retained. The refining project is no longer 10 million tons. The expansion scale of another 10 million tons will be retained, and the total investment will start from US$10 billion."
He said with a slightly evil smile, "If necessary, I will invite foreign petroleum and petrochemical companies to participate and invite more foreign-invested upstream and downstream factories to settle in."
In order to ensure the smooth implementation of the Haicang plan, the country has decided to stop more than a dozen light oil cracking plant plans in various provinces across the country. Several major ethylene plants that were originally planning to build plants and expand production have also slowed down, even if it is to save these plants.
In the important raw material industry for people's livelihood, Yao Yuan also wants to compete with Formosa Plastics!
Formosa Plastics requires 100% export sales to 100% domestic sales, which means that once the Haicang base is put into production, it will quickly occupy the entire mainland market, which will definitely be a disaster for other petrochemical companies in the mainland.
It is definitely not a bad thing that the historical Haicang plan failed.
Yao Yuan knew that the Haicang plan would definitely fail because Wang Qing could not withstand the pressure from the authorities.
But Yao Yuan could not sit back and watch the country waste so many precious years, let alone let the country, which was seriously short of foreign exchange, invest 300 million US dollars in this base that was destined to come to nothing.
Yao Yuan stared into Xia Honghua's eyes and said, "You won't refuse to give me approval just because my investment is too large, the output is too high, and the technical content is too high, right?"
Xia Honghua stared at Yao Yuan seriously for a long time. This expression and eyes were too familiar. In the Tyumen Oilfield, when the South Industrial, Hyundai Petroleum, and Shin Nippon Chemical Alliance were engaged in racing exploration, Yao Yuan looked like this. Finally,
The consortium formed by two such large enterprises was completely defeated.
"Xiao Yao, are you serious?" Xia Honghua asked in a deep voice.
Yao Yuan said without hesitation, "I am too serious about investing tens of billions of dollars."
Xia Honghua said in a deep voice, "Xiao Yao, even if you ask Xinxing Group for help, the possibility of the project being approved is very low. As you know, Xinxing Group is responsible for the preliminary engineering of the Haicang plan. This is required by the above. They
We will not make changes on issues of principle."
The full name of Xinxing Group is Xinxing Group Corporation. It is not a company that only engages in construction projects. It has hundreds of mining companies and a large number of subordinate companies, and its asset scale is much larger than that of many central enterprises.
Otherwise, Li Yan is at the deputy provincial and ministerial level, and the chairman above is a proper deputy district level leader.
Yao Yuan shook his head and said, "I don't look for anyone, I do it myself. If it doesn't work at home, I will go abroad to build it. The petrochemical base is a key project in the five-year development plan of Nanfang Industrial, and it must be built."
"Xiao Yao, we have something to discuss, don't say angry words." Xia Honghua said quickly.
Formosa Plastics Group and Wang Qing are too far away, but the Yao Yuan in front of me is a man who has made great efforts for the country's economic construction. He is a young man. If he really invests all his assets abroad in a fit of anger, it will be a loss for the country, a big loss!
However, Yao Yuan said seriously, "Director Xia, I want to do something for the economic construction of the motherland and contribute to China's industrial modernization. If you don't support me, how can I contribute and where can I come from?"
Contribute?"
"With such a big business, I can't just sit there and have nothing. I have to find new profit growth poles!"
Xia Honghua looked at Yao Yuan and remained silent...