By the Pujiang River, on the top floor of a skyscraper, Bernis, the new chief representative of the Chinese representative office of the German Warren Company, stood by the window, overlooking the entire city, and was filled with emotion:
"I really didn't expect that in just 20 years, China could develop to such an extent."
"Mr. Bernice, have you been to China before?" Bindman, the administrative director of the representative office, stood beside him and asked respectfully. Bindman had been stationed in China a few years ago and was a
China Pass.
"No, this is my first time to China." Bernice said, and then added: "But I have always paid close attention to this country. I have seen the photos taken by German photojournalists in China in the early years. China at that time...
The streets are full of black ants and blue ants."
"Ant?" Bindman was a little confused.
Bernice laughed: "This is just a metaphor, Mr. Bindman, you should have a sense of humor. Back then, the Chinese people wore only two colors: black and blue. Looking at it from today's height, it's not
Like a swarm of black ants and blue ants?”
"I see." Bindman nodded, "But now they are very particular about their clothes. China's chemical fiber consumption has ranked first in the world for three consecutive years, and the same goes for plastic consumption."
"This is a market worthy of attention." Bernice said solemnly, "Whoever captures this market will be able to gain the upper hand in the chemical industry. The group has decided to shift its future development focus to China. This is also
The reason why the group appointed me as the chief representative of the China representative office.”
Shit! Who doesn’t know that it’s because the other middle-level people in the group are unwilling to come to China, so they sent you here to show how important you are? Bindman thought with disdain in his heart, but in his mouth
Another set of words: "Yes, Mr. Bernice, I believe that the work of the China Representative Office will be even better under your leadership."
Bernice shrugged his shoulders. He didn't take Bindman's compliment to heart. He knew that the staff of the Chinese representative office, including Bindman, didn't think highly of him. If he wanted to win everyone's trust, he could only use his results.
say.
"Mr. Bindman, please inform everyone that there will be a meeting in the conference room in 10 minutes. I want to arrange the next phase of work. Our main product in the near future is .rx!" Bernice ordered.
At the same time, thousands of miles away in Anhe Pingyuan, Daqin Group executives were also talking about this word: rx.
"Rx is a basic chemical product and a raw material for the production of chemical fibers, transparent plastics and film packaging materials. It is also widely used in the pharmaceutical field. Before 2000, my country's annual consumption of rx was less than 1 million tons, and supply and demand were basically balanced. Since the beginning of the new century, with the growth of industrial production and the improvement of people's living standards, my country's rx consumption has risen sharply. This year, the total consumption is expected to reach 5 million tons, while the domestic production capacity is only less than 3 million tons, requiring a large amount of imports. "
Xu Xiaoqi, the head of the group's information department, showed the slides to everyone and introduced them eloquently.
"Yes, the demand for rx has grown so fast in the past few years that it is almost dizzying. Originally, we expected an annual growth of 20%, which is good. Who knew that the actual annual growth rate has exceeded 40%." President of the Chemical Industry Group
Engineer Xia Yangjie interjected. The production of rx falls within the business scope of the Chemical Industry Group, and now he spends almost half of his time focusing on rx matters.
After more than ten years of development, Daqin Group's tentacles have penetrated into almost all fields of materials. Not long ago, the group carried out business reorganization and divided the materials business into four major sections, namely polymer materials, inorganic materials, metal materials and
Functional Materials.
Polymer materials include various chemical products, covering basic chemical products, polymers and special materials, including ethylene, polyvinyl chloride, polyurethane, polymer fibers, chemical membrane materials, graphene, etc.
Inorganic materials include ceramics, glass, cement and other products, among which Quwu's ceramic knives and Hanping's glass-ceramics have become world-renowned.
The majority of metal materials are steel. Thanks to the turmoil in the iron ore negotiations in the first year, Daqin Group now not only has a production capacity of 50 million tons of steel, but also owns more than a dozen mines around the world. The group's thin plates, thick plates, special
Businesses such as steel are doing well. In addition to steel, the Metal Materials Group has not neglected non-ferrous metals, and is involved in copper, aluminum, tungsten and other aspects.
As for functional materials, they are even more dazzling, including magnetic materials, superconducting materials, sensitive materials, electrical functional materials, chemical functional materials, optical functional materials, etc. It can be said that they are all available. In the early years, Qin Hai proposed the audio system for Qin Ling.
Materials have now achieved a sales volume of US$1 billion a year, occupying a place in the international audio product market.
In addition to the materials business, the group also has other derivative businesses, the most important of which are materials machinery and electric vehicles. The former was developed from the original Qingfeng Agricultural Machinery Factory and currently mainly provides special equipment for various materials sectors.
The latter is a real cash cow. The sales volume of nearly one million electric vehicles a year can generate hundreds of billions of cash flow, providing continuous financial support for the group's various businesses.
Xia Yangjie is now in charge of the polymer sector. In addition to the original Jintang Chemical Base, there are also several newly established chemical parks in the country. Two of them are currently under construction in Chiyuan City and Yiping City.
Million-ton rx device. At first, Xia Yangjie didn't understand the group's simultaneous establishment of two million-ton rx devices, and was worried that there would be overcapacity. Now it seems that this worry is a bit ridiculous.
"Our actions are still too slow. The two sets of equipment will not be completed until next year at the earliest, and they will not be officially put into production until 2006." Xia Yangjie said annoyed.
"Lao Xia, you don't blame others. Qin Hai has warned you a long time ago. It's because you don't believe it. Are you passive now?" Ning Mo teased Xia Yangjie with a smile. The two of them had worked together in Jintang for many years and were used to it.
They were joking with each other, but when he said this, he didn't actually mean to accuse him.
Qin Shan, who serves as the dean of the group's chemical engineering design institute, interjected and said: "Brother Ning, you can't blame Xia Gong for this. The main reason is that the localization of the rx device has been delayed for some time, and foreign countries have refused to transfer rx's patented technology to us.
We also spent a lot of effort to develop a state-owned device with complete intellectual property rights."
"Xiao Qin and the others have worked hard." Xia Yangjie praised. The Xiao Qin he mentioned this time was Qin Shan. As an expert with a background in chemical engineering, he certainly knows how difficult it is to develop an independent rx device. That is, Qin Hai
We were willing to spend money and hired over a dozen engineers with R&D experience from abroad at high salaries. This shortened the R&D cycle and did not delay the production and installation of equipment.
General Manager Song Hongxuan said: "Germany's Warren Group and Japan's Nitsuka Chemical have both stepped up their public relations efforts domestically to promote their rx products. Lao Xia, you really need to hurry up and don't wait for others to take over the market."
Once they are all occupied, you will have no choice but to drink from the northwest wind."
Qin Hai nodded at the side and said: "Yes, foreign companies have significantly increased their efforts to explore the Chinese market in the past two years. I heard that Xinzuka Chemical has built a R&D center in Haidong Province to provide services to those companies in Haidong.
Technical support was unimaginable in the past. In the past, Chinese companies wanted foreign giants to provide some technical help, which was simply more difficult than seeking advice from the West."
"Thirty years in Hedong, thirty years in Hexi, it's our turn to enjoy the feeling of being customers." Tian Ruzhi commented with a smile.
Everyone laughed together, and Xia Yangjie said: "Mr. Qin, Mr. Song, don't worry, in terms of service, neither the Japanese nor the Germans can compare with us. Our products can definitely squeeze them out."
"Then I'll wait and see." Qin Hai responded with a smile.
Over the years, the struggle between Daqin Group and overseas giants to compete for the market has never stopped. A trend has been formed in the group, that is, whenever Daqin Group wants to enter a field, the goal must be to squeeze out foreign competitors, and then continue
Pursue victory and occupy the international market.
It’s not that no one has questioned Daqin Group’s concept. Several businessmen who visited the group once suggested to Qin Hai that a business must have an international perspective and should not always think about doing everything by itself. The Chinese put the market
Now that they are all occupied, what can foreigners eat? Regarding this theory, Qin Hai nodded in person and expressed that he was deeply inspired. When he turned around, he said a strange saying: What foreigners eat has nothing to do with labor and management!
In terms of rx, Warren and Xinzuka Chemical are both established companies with advanced technology and rich production experience. Daqin Group is just a new recruit in front of them. However, this does not prevent Xia Yangjie from making bold statements, and the executives present are also
I don’t think there’s anything wrong with Xia Yangjie’s goal.
Next, everyone had an in-depth discussion on the construction, production operations, sales and other issues of the rx project, and finalized a number of important matters, some of which required coordination at the group level. Tian Ruzhi, who served as the general manager of the group, wrote them down one by one and prepared
Implement items one by one after the meeting.
Finally, the topic turned to the supply of raw materials. RX is a petrochemical project, and the main raw material is crude oil. Tian Ruzhi looked at Qin Hai and said: "Mr. Qin, if the two million-ton RX projects of Chiyuan and Yiping are put into production, crude oil will
Supply is not a trivial matter and must be made clear. Prince Flandin has sent several invitations, asking you to go to Saudi Arabia for interviews. Do you think you have to arrange time to go there in person? "
"Yes, I have this plan." Qin Hai nodded and said, "Last year I was busy with iron ore and couldn't take care of oil. Now it's time to visit Flandin." (Not finished yet.