Seemingly sensing Beichong's indifference, Gu Zhen took her leave before eating. She came to show that she attached great importance to foreign businessmen, but as the executive deputy mayor, she did not need to accompany him throughout the whole process.
The banquet that night was also very lively. Chen Taizhong held a wine glass and toasted one by one in person. As a result, within twenty minutes, some people started to turn pale.
There were also some Korean friends who wanted to show off their face, so they brought a glass of wine in return, and with the help of some wine, they boasted to District Mayor Chen about their own advantages, such as strong funds and advanced management.
Chen Taizhong had no choice but to tell the other party with a smile, "We don't talk business over the wine table. This is our habit. Let's have a drink."
Director Liu saw all this in his eyes and couldn't help but feel a little sinking in his heart. He had a very bad feeling that Beichong was too arrogant and this cooperation would be a long time coming.
In fact, after the early understanding and today's inspection, he has been able to confirm that Beichong's investment in the ramie industry is really not small. In comparison, the Koreans invested eight million US dollars to hold a controlling stake. No wonder Beichong people are interested in it.
Not big.
But the economic accounts are not calculated that way. It only says "China-South Korea joint venture". How much is it worth? Beichong is developing well now, but is there a foreign-funded enterprise? I won't say much, is there one...?
Not to mention that the Korean management learned from Japan and is definitely better than ours, and they also have sales channels. Even if Beichong suffers a little financial grievance, the gains will not be small.
So he took a chance and asked Chen Taizhong softly, "Ten million dollars, is this a lot of sincerity?"
"Ten million dollars?" Chen Taizhong looked at him with a half-smile, but he felt annoyed in his heart. There was your translator standing behind you. Do you dare to tell me this number? "Director Liu, are you responsible for making up the shortfall?"
"They can offer up to ten million U.S. dollars," Director Liu replied without blushing. He thought, "I forgot. Gu Zhen might have leaked the news, but so what? This project is very important to Yangzhou."
It’s very important. “If it can be negotiated, it can be said to be the largest foreign investment project in Yangzhou’s history.”
I don’t know where your butt is crooked. Chen Taizhong looked at this guy strangely and said to himself: When others are leaders, they try their best to cooperate internally and externally to attract more investment from the other party. You are better off helping foreigners hide it.
Chinese.
Beichong was like this. It was hard to get some money to start a real entity, but it was controlled by foreigners with relatively small amounts of money. When District Chief Chen thought of this, he became very angry, so he answered lightly, "Yes.
For me, it’s not a big project. I’ve also introduced projects worth 300 million US dollars.”
Director Liu was choked by these words. After pondering for a moment, he said calmly, "This is the province's help in bringing you in. Don't let the provincial leaders down."
You are just doing this for your own performance, so don’t talk to your buddies about the provincial leadership, okay? Chen Taizhong twitched his lips in disdain. He had known for a long time that Korean companies were coming - do you really think it is the credit of your provincial investment promotion bureau? "
The conditions of Japanese companies may be better."
"When the Japanese company comes, if you still have this attitude and don't show your face, it's unclear whether the negotiation can be successful," Director Liu replied expressionlessly. After finishing speaking, he picked up the wine glass and sipped lightly.
"It doesn't matter if the negotiation can't work out," Chen Taizhong retorted unceremoniously and picked up the wine glass to take a sip. He did not object to joint ventures. When the other party had obvious advantages, he could even put away his small racial prejudice.
Let the other party take control.
However, the Koreans obviously want to take advantage of Beichong and talk to themselves. This kind of behavior is absolutely intolerable to District Chief Chen - it seems that if we don't rely on Korean and Japanese companies, I, Beichong, can't stand it.
Chong can’t develop?
Director Liu didn't answer. After putting down the wine glass, he stood up and went to the bathroom. What else could he say to such a raw melon and egg?
The two talked in a relatively low voice and their expressions were very well controlled. Even those sitting at the same table, few people noticed that Director Liu and District Director Chen had already separated from each other.
However, this was a business dispute after all. Although District Chief Chen was ashamed of the other party's plot against Beichong, and Director Liu was also annoyed that the other party might have ruined his performance, the two did not exchange harsh words or disagree with each other.
Just don't work together.
At seven o'clock, when we had almost finished eating, District Chief Chen stood up and wanted to take the first step. A minister named An among our Korean friends spoke, "District Chief Chen, can we talk more now?"
"You can just talk to Director Wang about the specific matters," Chen Taizhong picked up the wine glass in front of him and spoke expressionlessly, "I'm only responsible for drinking, Minister An... let's have another one?"
Koreans just can't get enough of food. Minister An's drinking capacity is pretty good and he's a little dazed now. He picked up the glass and drank it all in one gulp, shouting loudly, "District Chief Chen, please forgive me, for you, this is
It’s a rare opportunity.”
"Correction... this is an opportunity for both of us," Chen Taizhong smiled slightly and glanced at everyone present, "We can't expect that our Korean friends are here to learn from Lei Feng."
No one knew that he could speak Korean, and no one thought that his hearing was far beyond ordinary people's ability, so he listened to all the sounds, big and small, in his ears at the wine table.
Of course, the Korean investment will never be all real money. If it involves the purchase of production lines, it must be used to purchase the equipment they specify. This is international practice.
However, this alone conflicts with Catherine's business. The bad girls of the Kennedy family are not engaged in charity. There are many reasons for lending money to Beichong, but if selling equipment can make money, why not sell it?
And at the table, the assistant surnamed Park kept making Korean jokes about the backwardness of Yangzhou and Beichong, and said with disdain that we are willing to invest in such a small place, but I really can’t think of any way they would not accept it.
reasons.
In fact, the Koreans were quite surprised by Beichong's modest reaction, and thought it was an indifferent treatment - to them, the lack of enthusiastic pursuit by local officials meant that their attitude was not correct.
It can be heard that Korean friends are still hesitating whether they should invest in this project, even if they open their mouths, but the risks of the project are also there. The three Koreans present are very active in expressing their opinions - they express their opinions with the courage to speak out.
His personal opinions are world-famous.
The last three people decided that the risk was worth taking, because Beichong's early investment had laid a very solid foundation, especially the degumming plant and the sewage treatment system.
What is ironic is that Korean friends do not approve of the environmental protection concept of the people of Beichong. For example, Minister An said - "With such environmental protection measures, I believe that this degumming plant will not be shut down by the Chinese government."
This is the reason why they came to Beichong in person. As mentioned earlier, due to the excessive pollution when ramie is degummed, many degumming factories have been closed down across the country, and in principle, new products are not allowed to be launched until the degumming process is significantly improved.
degumming factory, and the ramie industry was greatly affected.
The ramie factory in Beichong was able to be established thanks to the old ramie factory. Moreover, the six-compartment backpack in Shining Gold Town was once a well-known brand, which can easily arouse the nostalgia of some elderly people.
Anyway, there is a difference between having a brand and not having a brand. It is a sign of technological transformation, and old bottles are put into new wine. As long as the relevant links are in place, it is not impossible to make some accommodations - many ramie companies also use flexible means to support their business.
came down.
Ramie has a license, which is soft power. In addition, Beichong is so backward. The Koreans believe that if they can hold a controlling stake at a reasonable price, this risk can be taken.
As for the people in Beichong who were very indifferent, and maybe eight million dollars would not buy them a controlling stake, Assistant Park muttered in a low voice, "At least ten million dollars is still within the tolerance limit."
"Ten million dollars... do you know what you are talking about?" Minister An couldn't stand it anymore and scolded him in a low voice, "If ten million dollars is just a holding, I must resign honorably after signing the contract, including
you."
"We can recommend them to purchase equipment with Korean parts," Assistant Park replied nonchalantly.
South Korea's textile machinery industry is relatively developed, but it does not have much competitiveness on a global scale. What makes them more competitive is the textile industry itself. At this time, it is the fourth largest textile producer in the world.
Especially in garment manufacturing, there is a trend of leading the trend. For example, in the domestic market in 2002, among the clothing styles, the counterpart to "European version" was "Korean version", and there was no such thing as "Japanese version".
It is precisely because of the developed garment industry that Koreans are very concerned about clothing fabrics and come to Beichong. However, they are not confident in convincing Beichong that they must introduce Korean machinery and equipment.
What Assistant Park said was a bit unreasonable. Beichong was not allowed to make horizontal comparisons. However, this was only slightly unreasonable. After all, South Korea had the right to specify the equipment once the investment was made. Once things are done here, the textile equipment would be
Beichong doesn't have the final say on how much it's worth.
Precisely because he heard these calculations clearly, Chen Taizhong was not interested in making excuses with the other party - let Xiao Wang talk to the other party first to exercise her abilities and broaden her knowledge. Anyway, I would veto it in the end.
As for Beichong incurring some expenses, this is really unavoidable. Not to mention that he has to save some face for the province and the city. Even if he sincerely talks about cooperation, there are times when the negotiation fails. Beichong really
Are you so stingy that you don’t pay the connection fee?
"Capital must come for profit," Minister An took a long time to understand what kind of existence "Lei Feng" was, so he shouted drunkenly, "We investors must consider risks."
"You really need to be cautious," District Chief Chen nodded calmly, but he was cursing in his heart. If there are risks for you to take things by force, how big the risk is for me, Beichong, to start from scratch?
"District Chief," Wang Yuanyuan saw that he was leaving and quickly stood up, "I also drank a little too much, let's go together." (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to register as a member of Piaotian Literature and recommend it.
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