After staying in the United States for a few more days, Gao Fan boarded the plane back home.
The plane landed at the Capital Airport. Gao Fan found a public phone in the airport lobby and first contacted Zheng Linong, the deputy minister of the Ministry of Chemical Industry. He said that he had just returned from the United States and had something to report to Zheng Linong, so Zheng Linong asked him to go directly to the Ministry of Chemical Industry.
There are taxis waiting for passengers outside the airport. Gao Fan is not short of money now, but he does not dare to be too high-profile, so he can only take the airport bus back to the city like other passengers, and then catch two buses.
We arrived at the Chemical Industry Department. After all this fuss, it was already past the off-duty time.
"Why did you come here? The minister has been waiting for you for a long time."
When seeing Gao Fan, Zheng Linong's secretary Wu Zhefu frowned slightly and said.
In fact, Wu Zhefu knew how long it would take to get from the airport. When Zheng Linong asked about it just now, he gave Zheng Linong an estimate and said that it might take a while for Gao Fan to arrive. However, in front of Gao Fan, he had to
To express a critical attitude, the young man must know that delaying the minister's time is a very serious mistake.
"Oh, I'm sorry, I'm not familiar with the buses in Beijing, so I took a detour." Gao Fan explained. He said he was sorry, but there was not much apology in his tone.
He changed cars all the way here and didn't waste time on purpose, so it was unreasonable for Wu Zhefu to criticize him.
He had dealt with Wu Zhefu last time and knew that this man liked to use chicken feathers as arrows.
After hearing Gao Fan's words, Wu Zhefu was indeed a little dissatisfied, but he knew that Zheng Linong admired Gao Fan quite a lot, and if he wanted to hit Gao Fan, he could only hit him to the point, and not go too far. He said nothing more at the moment, and went in to report,
Then he brought Gao Fan into Zheng Linong's office.
"Come back from the United States?" Zheng Linong sat behind his desk without moving, and just pointed to the sofa next to him, "Sit down, what do you know?"
"I've learned a lot." Gao Fan didn't show any pretense. He sat down according to Zheng Linong's instructions and said, "The United States is very developed, much more developed than us."
"Nonsense!" Zheng Linong scolded angrily.
It is a well-known fact that the United States is much more developed than China. Gao Fan went to the United States and came back and said that he wanted to report to him, but he just said this, which was really perfunctory.
"Well, in other words, the United States has developed to the peak of capitalism."
"How to say it?"
"Peak means very high, but if you go further, it will be downhill."
"Downhill?" Zheng Linong heard something, "Why do you feel like this?"
"The United States is deindustrializing." Gao Fan replied solemnly. In fact, this was what he planned to say to Zheng Linong.
"Deindustrialization?" Zheng Linong chewed on the word, a light flashed in his eyes, and said, "Please tell me in detail, what is deindustrialization and what does it mean."
Gao Fan said: "So far, the United States is still the world's largest industrial country. There is no doubt about this. But I visited some companies in the United States and found that the cost of manufacturing in the United States is rising. Many companies are overwhelmed and are ready to give up.
manufacturing."
"This situation has long been raised. At present, labor costs in the United States are much higher than those in Japan and Germany, not to mention developing countries like China. In the early years, labor-intensive industries like the textile industry in the United States were
They can no longer develop and have turned to Latin America and Asian countries." Wu Zhefu, who was sitting aside, said.
The secretary's duty is not only to help the leader carry bags and pour water, but also to be the leader's think tank. Gao Fan reports things to Zheng Linong, and Wu Zhefu can put forward some opinions on the side.
He said this because he wanted to tell Gao Fan that such a view was nothing new for the minister. If Gao Fan's experience after returning from his visit to the United States was limited to this, then there would be no need to continue.
Gao Fan said calmly: "What Secretary Wu said is only one aspect. I also discovered another direction in the United States, that is, not only the labor cost, but also the capital cost of American industry has increased significantly, and it has a great impact on the development of American industry.
The impact is even greater than the labor cost factor.”
"Capital cost?" Wu Zhefu was stunned for a moment, mentally recalling the deposit and loan interest rates in the United States, but he still couldn't recall it for a while.
Gao Fan said: "The U.S. economy is rapidly moving from reality to reality. American capitalists are more keen to engage in the financial industry. The profits that the financial industry can bring are much higher than the profits of industry, and it is easier.
"Industry is like farming, while finance is like gambling. Farming requires getting up early and working late, and dealing with various natural disasters, but gambling is much easier. Throw a few dice and you can see the results in a moment."
"But gambling is risky." Wu Zhefu said.
Gao Fan said: "Everyone knows that gambling is risky, but once a person gets into the habit of gambling, he cannot change it. Because if you are used to making quick money in the casino, you will no longer have the patience to make money in a down-to-earth manner.
I have met some people in the United States, and I feel that American society is now full of gamblers, and few people are willing to go into industry to make small profits steadily.
"Because of this, a large amount of money in the United States is flowing into the financial industry, and no one wants to waste money in the industrial field."
"What you said is interesting." Zheng Linong nodded.
In his position, he has come into contact with many foreign guests over the years. There are some things that he would not pay attention to when no one mentioned them. Now that Gao Fan mentioned them, he thought about it seriously, and it seemed that they did have some meaning.
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"So, what impact does what you said have on us?" Zheng Linong is more concerned about this issue. He believes that Gao Fan will be eager to see him as soon as he gets off the plane, and he must also want to say something related to China.
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After all, whether the United States is de-industrializing or turning away from reality and turning into reality, this is what Americans should be concerned about.
"I contacted a chemical equipment company in the United States to prepare a joint venture with Maolin Chemical Machinery Factory, and I brought their factory director over," Gao Fan said.
"The Chemical Industry Department of Maolin Province has already reported the materials on this matter. I heard that you called the home of the director of the Chemical Industry Department at 12 o'clock in the middle of the night and forced them to hold a meeting all night to discuss this matter." Zheng Linong laughed.
Said hehe.
"It's true that good things don't go out, but bad things spread thousands of miles." Gao Fan muttered falsely.
"This is not a bad thing. We are going to commend this deed of the Maolin Provincial Department of Chemical Industry in a system-wide announcement. By the way, Xiao Gaofan, do you want to show up in the department's announcement?"
Zheng Linong had a bad smile on his face. Wu Zhefu looked at the minister's expression from the side and could only smile bitterly in his heart. It seemed that the minister really doted on this little kid, as if he was trying to coax his grandson.
"Let's avoid this." Gao Fan waved his hand, "I'll just be an unsung hero."