After hearing Zhuang Rui's words, Director Dou jumped up as if his butt was on fire. Isn't this blackmail? How could it be possible to spend 300 million US dollars on this salvage operation?
You should know that the domestic salvage costs for the Nanhai No. 1 were only spent a total of more than 30 million RMB.
The most recent effort is to salvage Nanhai No. 1 this time, and the budget does not exceed 150 million. Well, even if Zhuang Rui's cost is high, the figure of 300 million US dollars is a bit nonsense.
"Mr. Zhuang, I know you spent a lot of money and made a huge contribution in this salvage, but the success of this deep-sea salvage has a great impact, so I still hope you can consider sharing this honor with the country..."
Director Dou smiled bitterly. He had no reason to accuse others of blackmail. He made the request first, and others just said a number out of nowhere.
However, Director Dou was quite thick-skinned, so he simply pretended not to hear anything, changed the subject to national honor, and never mentioned the ownership of the ship again.
"Isn't this... a little inappropriate? Director Dou, I have prepared the press release on this matter. If it hadn't been busy yesterday, it would have been circulated long ago...
And you really didn’t do much to make this happen. Back then, Chairman Mao taught us to seek truth from facts, didn’t he?”
Zhuang Rui secretly cursed the old fox in his heart, but he refused to let go, and his words contained a threatening meaning.
Where did he spend 300 million US dollars on this salvage? Not even 300 million RMB, and the platform and floating cantilever are not disposable consumer goods and will continue to play a role in future salvage operations.
It's just that Zhuang Rui didn't want to let the other party take advantage of it. He also saw that Director Dou definitely did not represent the country, but at most he represented a certain leader of a certain department to grab the credit.
If it were anyone else, he might have to give Director Dou some face. After all, he still has to survive in the country, right?
But Zhuang Rui is different. He has enough confidence not to offend his opponent. Is it possible that the Ministry of Transportation will still have the right to prevent his car from driving on the road in the future?
"Is the press release ready?"
Director Dou was dumbfounded when he heard this. Regardless of whether what Zhuang Rui said was true or false, he could not afford the leader's thunderous wrath after the news was released. He immediately said: "Mr. Zhuang, Mr. Zhuang, do you have any requests?"
Come on, this matter... we can discuss it easily..."
Cold sweat broke out on Director Dou's head. The "Nanhai No. 1" shipwreck salvage incident that was originally a hot topic in the country failed to succeed due to various reasons, which has made the leader lose his face. If something like Zhuang Rui happens again,
, which is even more impossible to explain to the public.
Director Dou wanted to give himself two slaps at this time. Why did he bully Zhuang Rui when he was young in the first place? Now he has no idea how to find a way out, and he is completely controlled by others.
"Request? I don't have any request..."
Zhuang Rui raised his eyebrows and rejected Director Dou very simply. He was not short of money. This time he received more than 100 million US dollars from Liu Minghui alone, which offset the cost of the salvage and made himself a huge profit.
, what can he ask for?
Moreover, Zhuang Rui still has worries in his heart. If it is announced that this is a salvage operation carried out jointly with the country, Zhuang Rui is afraid that these people will take advantage of it and contaminate these cultural relics.
You must know that the value of the ceramic gold and silverware that has been cleaned up now is more than hundreds of millions of RMB, not to mention that there is an intact ancient ship from the Song Dynasty, whose value is even more inestimable.
"Mr. Zhuang, please think about it again. As long as you agree, we can discuss anything..."
As the saying goes, one can be strong without desire, but Director Dou was blinded by Zhuang Rui's attitude. He was neither short of money nor short of power. In addition, he had not done anything illegal, and he had never been caught.
So don't say that the leader behind Director Dou is just a department leader. Even if the official is two levels higher, there is nothing he can do against Zhuang Rui. At worst, if he buys an island abroad, his life will not be the same?
"There is no need to talk about this matter. Since Director Dou is here, I can ask someone to tell you about the relevant experience of this salvage. I believe it will be of certain help to the upcoming salvage of the "Nanhai No. 1" sunken ship...
"
Zhuang Rui waved his hand and ended the conversation. He and the bureaucrat really had nothing in common. At home, they could cover the sky with one hand, but when they went abroad, it would depend on their own moods.
After Zhuang Rui left, Director Dou picked up the tea cup on the table with one hand and was about to smash it to the ground. However, when he raised his hand in the air, he put it down again with a wry smile.
Director Dou finally understood that his previous sense of superiority in front of some domestic department leaders or successful businessmen was nothing but a joke in front of Zhuang Rui.
In terms of power, others have a central-level background. In terms of wealth, the value of that museum alone is staggering. As a small director, he still wants to play tricks in front of others, which is simply overestimating his capabilities.
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Zhuang Rui didn't take these bullshit things to heart. After a tiring day, he didn't go back to the sunken ship to continue cleaning up the cultural relics. He simply went back to the room, took a shower and went to sleep.
"Who is it? Calling so early in the morning?"
Zhuang Rui, who was sleeping, was woken up by a phone ringing. When he opened his eyes, he saw that Qin Xuanbing was no longer on the bed, and the phone call came from the living room.
"It's fourth brother. Zhuang Rui slept a little late last night. If you have anything to tell me, I'll tell him later..."
Zhuang Rui has been in the monitoring room day and night these days. Qin Xuanbing felt a little distressed. When she saw the call from Ouyang Jun, she took over the matter directly. The main reason was that Ouyang Jun was looking for Zhuang Rui, and there was nothing serious.
"Xuan Bing, I'm up, please call me..."
Zhuang Rui walked out of the room. He hadn't seen Ouyang Jun for a while, so he probably had something to do with him.
"Why don't you sleep a little longer..."
Qin Xuanbing glanced at Zhuang Rui and handed over the phone.
"It's okay. Your husband is in good health. Didn't you learn from it yesterday?" Zhuang Rui's words made Qin Xuanbing pause her feet and walk away with a blush on her face.
After receiving the call, Zhuang Rui sat comfortably on the sofa and said lazily: "Fourth brother, it's unethical to allow people to clear their dreams..."
"You kid, not only have you disappeared recently, but you have also kidnapped your wife?"
Ouyang Jun was very dissatisfied with Zhuang Rui. It was said that this guy drove a big cruise ship around the world without even telling him. He also took his wife and children away, leaving his own son with no playmates.
"What's the matter, are you jealous? Come on..."
Zhuang Rui laughed when he heard this. Among his relatives on his mother's side, he was most familiar with Ouyang Jun. The other ones were all in the system. They spoke and acted strictly, and it was far from easy to chat with Ouyang Jun.
"Okay, brother, I'm very busy and don't have time to go. By the way, let me tell you something. Didn't you salvage a sunken ship from the Song Dynasty? I..."
"Wait a minute, fourth brother, who did you hear about this?"
Ouyang Jun was interrupted by Zhuang Rui before he could finish his words. The sunken ship was only out of the water at noon yesterday, and now Ouyang Jun knew about it. Could it be that Ouyang's fourth brother had a spy on the ship?
"Hey, wait for me to finish..."
Ouyang Jun said dissatisfiedly that when he was on the phone with others, few people dared to interrupt him, so this younger brother was the only one who was unscrupulous and did not regard himself as the chairman as a leader.
"Yes, tell me..." Zhuang Rui laughed. He just liked to bicker with Ouyang Jun.
"It's like this. Your boat has been fished out. Some people want to take advantage of it. I heard that you rejected it. Then they came to me..."
"Damn it, fourth brother, do you care about this? I spent hundreds of millions to salvage something. Is it possible that someone will take it away with just a word?"
This time, Ouyang Jun still didn't finish his words and was interrupted by Zhuang Rui again. This made the fourth brother Ouyang very depressed. Why did this brother get more and more angry as he got older?
"You kid, listen to what I have to say..."
Ouyang Jun was really angry. Although he didn't know how much Zhuang Rui spent on this salvage, even if Zhuang Rui didn't spend a big word, he couldn't let others take advantage of him? This is simply a villain's attitude.
The belly of a gentleman.
"No one wants to take away your ship. Just add a name to the salvage unit. Isn't this a shame for the country? Besides, this kind of thing is convenient for people, and it will naturally benefit you in the future..."
Afraid of being interrupted again by Zhuang Rui, Ouyang Jun finished his words in one breath this time. He received a call from a certain senior minister early this morning about this matter.
The caller was on the same level as the old man in his family. He personally called to ask for help, which gave Fourth Young Master Ouyang enough face. Therefore, although Ouyang Jun was usually very arrogant, he still agreed to the matter. These days, many people
Friends are always better than many enemies.
"Fourth brother, I refused this matter yesterday, and you don't want to mention it. Why do I need to write several names on the back of the sunken ship I salvaged by myself? Brother, I don't lack anything, and I have no place to ask for help...
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What Ouyang Jun didn't expect was that Zhuang Rui actually dared to shut up the matter without giving him face. This made Chairman Ouyang, who originally thought that the problem could be solved with one sentence, a little anxious.
He promised that person wholeheartedly. If Zhuang Rui couldn't pass this test, Ouyang Jun would lose face in front of outsiders. Moreover, he and Zhuang Rui are still relatives. If this matter cannot be done, I don't know how many people will be behind it.
Laugh at him.
"Let me tell you, your wings are hard, aren't you? You won't give me the respect of Fourth Brother? You must agree to this..."
Ouyang Jun yelled at the phone, then lowered his voice and said very gently: "Wu'er, just think of it as Fourth Brother begging you once. By the way, when did you ask Fourth Brother to do something and he failed to do it for you?
"
It was quite difficult for Ouyang Jun, because he had to sing all the songs with black faces and white faces.
