Half an hour later, the symposium officially started. More than 500 people were present, most of whom were from state-owned enterprises, and the total number of private enterprises was less than 100.
Sydney Mayor Li Jianfu chaired the symposium instead of Doniel Henry.
The meeting avoided a lot of formalism and no time was wasted in the whole process.
Li Jianfu took the planning project list and discussed the specific construction plans of each project one by one. The cities, enterprises and institutions were all red-faced, and the scene turned into a pot of porridge.
Xu Dong chose to stay out of the incident, but he also smoked second-hand smoke for a whole morning.
During lunch break, Li Jianfu unexpectedly came to the door.
"Mayor Li, please come in quickly."
"Dr. Xu, I'm disturbing your rest."
Li Jianfu said politely.
"Don't bother me, I've just finished my meal." Xu Dong took out a cigarette from his pocket, "Mayor Li, would you like one?"
"No, I've been smoking all morning and my voice is almost hoarse." Li Jianfu waved his hand quickly.
Xu Dong took back the cigarette case, then welcomed the other party to the living room and sat down.
Ma Lingling quickly brought a pot of tea.
Li Jianfu took a sip of tea and then got straight to the point: "Dr. Xu, you are a busy man, so I won't waste any more nonsense. The main reason I came here this time is to ask for your opinion on something."
"I'm serious. You are the one who takes care of everything. If you have anything to do, just give me your instructions. I will tell you everything you know."
Xu Dong's posture was very low.
The person in front of me is not simple at all. Before he became the mayor of Sydney, he was one of the top elders in the country.
Although he only held the position of mayor in name only.
But the entire kangaroo country is under his control.
He is a veritable upgraded version of the feudal official.
"Then I'll just say that there is a plan to turn the entire Tasmania into a specialized livestock breeding base. I wonder what Director Xu thinks of this plan?"
"Tasmania?"
Xu Dong had never heard of this place at all.
Or you may have heard of it, but have long forgotten it.
"Dr. Xu, Tasmania is the largest island in Kangaroo Country, located in the southeast corner."
Ma Lingling introduced it again, took out her mobile phone and quickly searched Baidu Encyclopedia, and then handed the mobile phone to her uncle.
Xu Dong took it and took a look and reacted immediately.
"Doesn't this place look small?"
Li Jianfu nodded: "Its area is almost twice the size of Qiongdao, so the land is definitely enough."
"For such a big place, the amount of investment should be staggering, right?" Xu Dong asked.
"It's certainly not small, but the entire project is divided into twenty phases, and the construction period lasts for decades. It does not require a one-time investment."
"Investment in animal husbandry is made at this time..."
Xu Dong was about to speak but stopped.
In the current environment, filling our stomachs is the key. Investing heavily in animal husbandry seems a bit... inappropriate.
Li Jianfu sighed helplessly: "There is nothing we can do from above. The shortage of milk powder in the country has been severe in the past two years. No matter how hard we suffer, we can't bear to suffer for our children. The first phase of the island's project is a dairy farm."
"So that's what happened!"
Xu Dong was enlightened.
There have indeed been constant natural disasters in China in the past two years, which have caused serious damage to industrial and agricultural production. The shortage of milk powder is only one of the consequences, not big or small.
"Director Xu, this is what happened."
Li Jianfu paused and directly explained his purpose:
"I hope your company can build another branch base on the island. Your seaweed powder is a good feed ingredient and can greatly reduce the cost of breeding farms."
Xu Dong had a strong political consciousness. As soon as Li Jianfu finished speaking, he patted his chest and promised:
"Mayor Li, please rest assured that our Xinke Seaweed is a company with a high sense of social responsibility. The problem of milk powder is more serious than Mount Tai, and we are willing to do our best."
"Okay, I really saw the right person."
Li Jianfu was very satisfied.
Xu Dong thought about it for a while. The milk powder matter was of a public welfare nature, so it was a good thing to do to the end:
"Mayor Li, in addition to building the factory, I have decided to supply the farms at cost price until there is no shortage of milk powder in the country."
Li Jianfu immediately raised his tea cup: "Dr. Xu, on behalf of the breeding farm and thousands of parents in the country, I would like to propose a toast to you with tea instead of wine."
"You're welcome, this is what I should do."
Xu Dong immediately picked up the tea cup and touched it gently with the other party.
After drinking tea, Li Jianfu didn't want to make things too difficult for the other party, so he took the initiative to suggest:
"If your company's board of directors has different opinions, Director Xu, you can call me directly and I will personally help you convince them."
After all, Xinke Seaweed is a listed company, and it is not the chairman who has the final say.
"No, no, no, since this is my personal decision, I can't let other shareholders foot the bill. I plan to be the sole proprietor of this branch."
Xu Dong quickly refused.
Being the richest man is not that easy. Everything is too much and too little is too much. If you just take the opportunity to gain a good impression, you can think of it as "losing money and avoiding disaster".
Li Jianfu instantly felt Xu Dong's sincerity:
"Do you need a loan? I heard that you are going to start a ash fertilizer plant soon. There must be a lot of financial pressure, right?"
Xu Dong shook his head: "There is definitely financial pressure, but it is not without solutions. At worst, I will borrow part of the funds from the stock market."
"I'm afraid cashing out will affect the stock price?"
Li Jianfu reminded.
"Don't be afraid. The recent stock market conditions are pretty good, and I own half of each company, so the impact shouldn't be that big."
Xu Dong explained casually.
Seeing that the other party was resolute, Li Jianfu did not try to persuade him any more. He just gave special instructions before leaving:
"If you have any difficulties, be sure to call me."
"I would have done it if you didn't tell me."
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As soon as Mayor Li walked away, Ma Lingling couldn't wait to give a thumbs up and said:
"Uncle, you are so generous!"
"Mayor Li has already spoken, do I have room to refuse?" Xu Dong said angrily.
"You can directly recommend it to the company. With Mayor Li's endorsement, no one on the board of directors should dare to object."
"There is indeed no objection, but this matter will hurt your brother-in-law's and my prestige, and the gains outweigh the losses. After all, I took the initiative to supply the goods at cost price."
"This is so unfair!"
Ma Lingling felt sorry for her uncle.
Xu Dong waved his hand: "Stop talking, your brother-in-law has a net worth of 300 billion, so he can't afford this little money."
Ma Lingling scratched her hair and then asked the question she was most concerned about:
"Uncle, who do you plan to hand over to take charge of this Mastania sub-base?"
"What? You want to shoulder it?"
Xu Dong raised his eyebrows.
"It would be a lie to say I don't want to, but I don't have the resources to do it right now. Even if I wanted to take over, I can't do it." Ma Lingling said helplessly.
"Do you have any suitable candidates in mind?"
Xu Dong took advantage of the situation and asked.
Ma Lingling did not refuse: "I think we can let Professor Zhuang Zhenyumi give it a try. She has rich management experience and her own professional ability, so she should be able to handle it."
"Zhuang Mayumi?" Xu Dong was a little surprised.
"Uncle, I also heard from my colleagues at the headquarters that since the publication of the paper, Professor Zhuang Zhen has been almost isolated in the laboratory and his life is very difficult."
This is not difficult to understand.
After all, in a sense, the more successful Professor Mayumi Sho is, the more it proves the negligence and incompetence of other researchers. There is no solution to this matter.
In particular, Professor Mayumi Sho is also a woman, which makes the exclusion situation even more serious.