On January 1, 1993, the reform of the supply and marketing system for means of production officially kicked off. For the first time, planned control was canceled and the products shifted to market control include steel, cement and flat glass. Among them, cement and flat glass have achieved results due to low investment.
It is fast and easy to use local materials for production. It has already had the prototype of marketization before, and it has not attracted much attention in this reform. What the industry really cares about is the changes in the steel market.
In China, it is impossible to keep anything truly confidential. Several months before the State Planning Commission officially issued the notice, relevant news had already been circulating in the society. Some well-informed people even did not know when the reform would begin.
They know it very clearly. "Defects" like Sun Zhenjiang shuttle between various large and medium-sized steel plants like a revolving door, booking a large amount of steel. There are also some provincial and municipal material companies who have also prepared for rainy days and made preparations.
Preparation for stocking up.
After several rounds of reforms in the past few years, China's state-owned enterprises have also gained business awareness and are no longer the kind of rookies who do not understand the market conditions. As for the market structure that may arise after the supply and marketing control is relaxed, various steel companies have
The bosses all knew this, so immediately after the State Planning Commission announced the liberalization, various steel companies invariably increased the ex-factory price of steel by more than 50%. Faced with the influx of orders, steel prices continued to rise
It climbed up and gradually rushed towards the 2,500 yuan per ton mark that Wang Hongsheng predicted to Qin Hai.
After all, the reform of the means of production is only a matter in the production field. Let alone ordinary people, even the few financial media that have just appeared did not put this news on their headlines. On New Year's Day, the headlines of the financial pages of various media
yes:
China's first 800,000-ton ethylene construction project breaks ground in Jintang City, Shannan Province!
The start of this extra-large project with a total investment of 7 billion yuan has added countless festive colors to Jintang City during the festival. The Jintang Municipal Party Committee and Municipal Government started preparations for the groundbreaking ceremony several months in advance.
The streets were re-paved with asphalt. The pavement bricks on the sidewalks were also replaced. Countless management personnel wearing red armbands were repeatedly inspecting the city appearance, fire protection, quarantine, etc. The whole city was in a state of chaos. Everyone
Busy and happy.
The people of Jintang unanimously gave understanding and support to the official behavior that disturbed the people. At that time, there were no environmental protection organizations, animal protection organizations, and people's protection organizations. What the people were most concerned about was employment and income. Jintang Municipal Government
A lot of publicity was carried out. It was claimed that after the company named "Jintang Petrochemical Plant" was put into operation, it would bring tens of thousands of local jobs and various additional benefits. With such expectations,
Who would bother with anything else?
The opening ceremonies are all very similar. They just ask the leaders of all parties to talk some nonsense first, and then symbolically go to the construction site to shovel a few shovels of soil to lay the foundation. At the foundation laying ceremony of such a large project, Jintang City
The leaders only had the right to eat and laugh with them. The ceremony was attended by leaders from the State Planning Commission, Petroleum Corporation, Shannan Province and other parties, as well as more than a dozen provincial and ministerial level cadres, and dozens of Audi cars came.
The bright four-ring logo on the front of the car blinded the eyes of countless onlookers.
According to Qin Hai's original idea, Jintang Petrochemical was invested and constructed exclusively by Daqin Group. However, after dozens of rounds of discussions, the final result was that Daqin Group contributed 60%. The National Petroleum Corporation, Shannan Province and Jintang City contributed funds.
40%, for joint venture construction. Qin Hai had no objection to this result, because as the plan demonstration progressed, he increasingly found that without the support of the state, it would be difficult for him to start this project alone.
The first difficulty is that large-scale petrochemical projects involve the coordination of land, raw material supply, and finished product transportation. With the participation of the state, these problems will not be a problem. The simplest example is that Shannan Province has agreed to provide
Jintang Petrochemical built a railway branch line for the transportation of finished products. The National Petroleum Corporation promised to simultaneously build an oil pipeline to provide Jintang Petrochemical with crude oil. These conditions were what Qin Hai originally planned to fight for with some effort, but
After introducing these investors, they took the initiative to put forward these conditions.
If the above-mentioned difficulties can be solved with money, another difficulty Qin Hai faces cannot be solved with money. This difficulty is the problem of talents. A large petrochemical enterprise requires a large number of skilled workers and an experienced management team.
, and Qin Hai does not have such resources. The chemical companies he acquired in Jintang can provide some workers and managers, but the leaders of such large-scale petrochemical projects take many years to train.
, no one dares to just find a stupid young man to take charge.
In terms of the speed of making money, Qin Hai is definitely a "nouveau riche". The biggest obstacle for a person like him who lacks a foundation is that he does not have a large team, and the talent reserve is far from keeping up with the speed of career development. He asked Ning
Zhongying became the general manager of the group, and it was a helpless move for Ningmo, Yu Haitao and other young people to be in charge of various subordinate companies. Although Ningmo and others have grown at an alarming rate and have barely reached the level of being able to take charge of their own affairs, Qin
Hai knew that this was the result of countless tuition fees, and the detours and money wasted were really heartbreaking.
Specific to the extremely large project of Jintang Petrochemical, Qin Hai really didn't dare to use it as a platform for his friends to practice. Not to mention Ning Mo and others, even people like Ning Zhongying and Song Hongxuan didn't dare to take over this project.
Because the management of large-scale petrochemical projects has its own way of doing things, it is impossible to master the essentials without being immersed in this field for many years. If something goes wrong with such a large-scale project, it will cause economic losses of hundreds of millions at least.
, or it may lead to major safety accidents. It is impossible for people without a few skills to manage this kind of enterprise well.
Finally, under the coordination of Wang Hongsheng, the Petroleum Corporation found a suitable leader for Qin Hai. This person's name is Ren Feihan, 50 years old. He studied in the Soviet Union in the 1950s and worked in several petrochemical companies after returning to China.
However, he started out as a technician and worked his way up to the deputy director of a large petrochemical company. He was waiting for the old director to retire and take over as the director. When the National Petroleum Corporation came for him, he was notified that he would be sent to a private equity firm.
When 60% of petrochemical companies become factory directors, they feel unhappy for a while.
"This is Comrade Qin Hai, the chairman of Daqin Group. 60% of the investment in Jintang Petrochemical, which is about to start construction, is provided by Daqin Group." Six months ago, Wang Hongsheng solemnly introduced Qin Hai to him in his office.
Ren Feihan.
"Director Ren, thank you for your help." Qin Hai bowed his hand to the serious-looking Ren Feihan and said politely.
Ren Feihan politely returned the gesture without saying a word, looking up and down at the new owner who was half his age in front of him with curious and slightly hostile eyes.
"I heard that the total investment of Jintang Petrochemical exceeds 7 billion yuan. If Daqin Group invests 60%, it will be 4.2 billion yuan. I am very curious how Chairman Qin raised such a huge sum of money."
After being silent for a while, Ren Feihan spoke like this.
Qin Hai had long heard Wang Hongsheng introduce Ren Feihan's situation in detail, and also heard about his dissatisfaction and disdain for this new position. Hearing Ren Feihan's question, he smiled slightly and said: "This money is for Daqin Group.
It’s nothing, we have been accumulating this capital a few years ago. The 4.2 billion yuan mentioned by director Ren is only our first investment in Jintang Petrochemical, and we plan to make additional investments in the future to expand the scale.”
"Can I ask how Daqin Group earns so much money?" Ren Feihan asked. He has no interest in working under Daqin Group, so he doesn't have to worry about his words and deeds offending Qin Hai. When he wants to come
, if Qin Hai is dissatisfied with him, it would be better, because he is too lazy to be sent to work in such a shabby company.
Qin Hai knew that people at that time did not trust the private economy, so he was not surprised by Ren Feihan's attitude. From Wang Hongsheng, he knew that Ren Feihan was a career maniac and belonged to a very paranoid industrial party. Qin Hai believed
, he can become good friends with such people.
"Daqin Group has launched several new products, including thermal spray machines, ceramic knives, ultra-high-strength fibers, etc. These products are the first in the world. It is through these products that we have accumulated so much funds." Qin Hai replied.
"A few new products can make so much money?" Ren Feihan was a little surprised. Due to the lack of information, Ren Feihan had not found detailed information about Daqin Group before. The leader of the Petroleum Corporation who talked to him did not know much about Daqin Group.
It is also very limited, so it cannot explain the process of Daqin Group's fortune. Now hearing what Qin Hai said, Ren Feihan was a little shocked.
"Technology can make money." Qin Hai said with a smile. He briefly introduced several technologies to Ren Feihan. Ren Feihan is a business and management person, so he naturally understands the secrets of it. Dozens of them.
A capital of 100 million yuan is an astronomical figure for the Chinese market, but it is insignificant in the international market. The assets of some international chemical giants easily amount to tens of billions or even hundreds of billions of dollars. Qin Hai earned a lot of money from these large companies.
A few billion yuan is not something outrageous.
"I just heard Chairman Qin say that your previous projects were all with low investment and high output. The output value of the thermal spray machine reaches hundreds of millions of dollars a year, but the investment in technology and equipment is not even 100 million yuan. Since there is such a good
project, why does Chairman Qin spend so much money on petrochemical industry?" Ren Feihan asked another tricky question. No matter what kind of unfaithful figure Qin Hai is, Ren Feihan will not defect easily without asking these questions clearly.