Chapter 359 The new city project encounters difficulties
Zhu Sui'an, Cao An and others have been back to the Muguang Group for a long time, but Anna has been nowhere to be seen. Just now, Bai Shuo finally received news from Anna and learned that the operation failed and all the data was destroyed.
Although Bai Shuo felt sorry, there was no better way to let Anna return first. Unexpectedly, Anna actually told Bai Shuo to stay there. Maybe Andre had another way.
Bai Shuo expressed doubts about this. Andre had previously promised to help Anna and even tricked Anna into drinking with him. I'm afraid it was just a delaying tactic when Anna was about to leave.
"Anna, listen to me. This Andre is not reliable. Has he ever told you the detailed plan?"
Anna: "No! But didn't you once say that Andre was a pretty good person? Why do you think it's unreliable now?"
Bai Shuo said awkwardly: "Andre is really good as a buddy, but he is not so reliable with women."
Anna: "Why is he so unreliable? I haven't seen him do anything frivolous. He shouldn't be a lecher..."
Bai Shuo said loudly: "But didn't you find that he is interested in you?"
Anna was quiet for a while and said: "So what? If he is unmarried and I am unmarried, there is nothing wrong with him being honest!"
"Uh..." Bai Shuo was speechless for a moment, and said angrily: "But he forced you to drink, and you are not a bartender."
Anna: "Why do you say that? He didn't force me, it was my own choice. When I'm in a bad mood, I can relax by drinking."
"Okay, you volunteer, do whatever you want, let alone relax, just indulge!" After saying that, Bai Shuo hung up the phone.
After sitting on a chair and calming down for a while, Bai Shuo wanted to give himself a slap. It can be said that Anna has gone through many hardships and dangers for this matter. Even now, she is only thinking about how to complete the task she assigned. But just now she was like this
Talk to her.
He quickly picked up the phone and called, but Anna hung up quickly, and the same thing happened when he called again. Bai Shuo knew that Anna was angry, so he had no choice but to make up a text message to explain his mistake just now.
The text message was compiled and had several hundred words. However, Bai Shuo did not press the send button in the end and deleted all the text. After a long time, he just typed a short line: Be careful and wait for you to come back.
Before I had time to think about Anna's matter in detail, there was a regular knock on the office door.
Yuan Xiaowen walked in: "Mr. Bai, the meeting about the Xincheng subway bidding will start in five minutes..."
Bai Shuo put away his phone and immediately changed his expression. There was a more important matter waiting for him to deal with now, so it was not the time to be pretentious.
In the conference room, everyone's expressions were very solemn because everyone had a budget report on the Xincheng Subway Project in their hands.
This time regarding the overall planning and construction of the New Town Line 1 subway, the five countries of Gaul, Germany, Japan, Italy, and the British Empire have sent bidding companies to negotiate. Among the five countries, the British Empire has the oldest experience, but it is a pity that late technology
It has not kept up and is the weakest among the five companies. The Italian company has a certain technical background and is the most active in participating this time, but its strength is only ranked fourth. Among the remaining three companies, the German company
The company has the strongest strength and the most advanced technology, but its attitude is also extremely arrogant. They feel that they have a clear advantage and secretly persuade the other four companies to withdraw, as if they are bound to win.
"20 kilometers, 19 stations, it actually costs 16 billion? The cost per kilometer reaches 800 million, this is too much." Zhu Zhu said angrily.
Li Fei also said: "If their requirements are met this time, it will be even more difficult to take the initiative in the subsequent Line 2, Line 3, and the next high-speed rail projects."
Bai Shuo knew that in many years' time, China's rail and locomotive technologies would be world-leading. But that was because the country had spent a lot of effort, a long time, and a lot of money to introduce advanced technology.
, and the results achieved by insisting on independent innovation. But now, it is obvious that it does not have the strength to compete with these foreign giants.
"Damn, if that doesn't work, we won't use their technology. Aren't there still four companies? Let's just switch to another company." Cao An said disdainfully.
Zhuzi sighed and explained: "Deutschland is bound to win this project this time. The other companies understand that there is no drama and are basically just a foil. And although we are in charge of the actual operation of this bidding, nominally the government is leading it."
.According to the above requirements, this time it is not only the completion of the project, but more importantly, the introduction and mastery of rail, locomotive, information, construction and other related technologies, laying the foundation for our future technological innovation to finally achieve overtake."
Cao An said angrily: "That's nonsense. Just pay them more money and let them transfer the technology together with the construction soon. Anyway, this is the only time we will suffer a loss."
Zhong Pengcheng smiled: "It would be nice if it was that simple. The current situation is that even if you pay more, you will probably be taken advantage of. In the end, we will be stuck in the same way."
Bai Shuo listened to everyone's discussion and thought calmly. When everyone had finished talking, Bai Shuo asked: "Since the price is so expensive, there must be a reason for it to be expensive, right? Where is the main cost point of the project?"
?”
Zhu Zhu explained: "The main cost of the subway is divided into two parts. One is the cost of land acquisition, demolition and construction. Because the subway is mainly in the city, the cost of land acquisition and demolition is very high. In addition, because of the high density of stations, the construction cost is also
It is very high. Of course, we have unique conditions, that is, land is basically free of charge now, and it is a new city construction, and there are wastelands everywhere, so demolition is not a problem."
"But... subway construction lines are mainly concentrated underground. Affected by the construction environment and geological conditions, the difficulty and cost are also rising. In the early stage of the subway, not only does it need to be repeatedly scrutinized and precise design drawings are produced, but also the underground main body is required during the construction process.
Structural modification, underground pipeline relocation, obstacle treatment, etc. This is also a very important technology."
"Well, what's the other piece?" Bai Shuo asked.
Zhu Zhu: "There is another piece related to tracks, locomotives, and information control systems. Needless to say, track steel and locomotive technology. We are still unable to fully master the core technologies and can only rely on foreign countries. Just talk about this information.
The control system is not simple either. Although the speed of the subway is not as fast as that of the high-speed train, the distance between subway stations is very small, which requires higher requirements for the traffic control system. Domestic technology cannot meet such requirements at all. If it relies entirely on foreign technology, then
The cost is also very high.”
Bai Shuo sighed: "Zhuzi, you have said so much, can I understand that the reason for the current situation is that our localization in this field is too low, and most of the things are stuck by others.
The neck has to be slaughtered, right?"
Zhu Zhu was stunned for a moment: "Well, that's the reason. If we say that the 16 billion quoted this time, I estimate that the real cost is less than half."
Zhu Zhu's words made the whole table uproar.
Cao An counted on his fingers: "Let's make half the profit. This time we will earn 8 billion. There will be Line 2 and Line 3 behind this, and maybe there will be Line 4 and Line 5 in the future... With the price
A rising tide lifts all boats, and I’m afraid hundreds of billions will just disappear?”
Zhong Pengcheng smiled: "You are just settling a small score. Our country is vast and rich in resources. There will be many cities that need subways in the future. I am afraid that the loss will exceed trillions."
"Pa!" Bai Shuo suddenly slapped the table and said: "Pengcheng is right, we can't afford 16 billion, but the money must be meaningful. Today we are being choked by others, but we must not let others continue to
Stuck in the neck."
After scanning the crowd, Bai Shuo continued: "The main purpose of this project must be to introduce technology, and we cannot let the other party raise the price and think that we are easy to bully. You all have to give me an idea."
Bai Shuo's words caused everyone to fall into silence. It seems that in this situation, no one can leave without coming up with a feasible solution.
Everyone thought of many ways. Zhuzi suggested to directly pass on the most arrogant German company and find other companies to negotiate, so as to scare the monkeys.
However, this proposal was quickly rejected. The boss left, and the second child was dragged away. Maybe in the end, you would get worse things for the same cost.
Cao An proposed to go directly to the other company to recruit technical talents with high salaries, and then set up his own company. This proposal was obviously a bit fanciful. Even if Cao An succeeded, the delay would not be a year or two. How could he solve the urgent problem now?
Liang Ying suggested sending teams to company headquarters in various countries to conduct public relations one by one, hoping to divide and disintegrate the other party. This method may be a try, but the hope is very slim. The most important thing is that in any business negotiation, interests come first. If there is no
If it is enough to undermine the other party's interests, then there is no way to talk about it.
The remaining people also put forward a lot of suggestions, some of which had good ideas for some local problems, but they did not help much in how to solve the current predicament as a whole.
It was not until early in the morning that Bai Shuo saw that everyone was very tired and had to let everyone go back to rest.
However, meetings like this were held several times within a few days. In the end, everyone no longer had any new ideas. They were all staring blankly, relatively speechless, and seemed exhausted. But the project could no longer be dealt with.
If we delay any longer, it will have a huge impact on the progress of the entire new city construction.
At this time, Nangong Ming actually asked someone to bring something to Bai Shuo, saying that Bai Shuo should not be too attached to things and should change his mind more often.
Bai Shuo opened the thing Nangong Ming sent in confusion, and it turned out to be a book "Yan Zi Chun Qiu".
"Uncle Ming, I don't have time to discuss ancient Chinese studies with you at this time..."