Chapter 629 Detonating the Economic Nuclear Bomb

In the conference room of Huanghai Petrochemical, the members of the board of directors gathered together.

Song Jinlong looked at the notepad in his hand and said, This is the situation. Huafu Gas has received technical support from Enron Corporation of the United States. The technical level of their proposal not only surpasses ours, but is also the best in China, so we In the end, I didn't win the project.

So that's the case. I said that a natural gas distribution company like Huafu Gas can beat us. It turned out to be foreign aid!

And it's not just an ordinary foreign aid. The American company Enron should be the largest in the world in terms of natural gas projects, right? Their technology is also the best in the world, so we won't be wrong!

Yeah, losing to Enron can't be regarded as our mistake. It's really a non-war crime. I want to replace it with other domestic companies and face Enron without a doubt!

Everyone said that they were undoubtedly trying to find a reasonable excuse for throwing away such an important project, so that they would not have to worry about being held accountable.

It's not that I don't work hard, it's just that the opponent is too strong, and failure is not a crime of war!

After everyone had finished making excuses, Song Jinlong continued; After the bidding results were announced, Li Weidong, chairman of the dog group, came to me and said that he has a way to help us get this project back, provided that the New Oriental Motor Factory is sold to he.

Li Weidong is also a well-known big entrepreneur in China, and he has also cooperated with us Huanghai Petrochemical for many years. He should be reliable in his words, and he will not make a fool of himself. Someone said immediately. .

Another person said: The New Oriental Motor Factory was originally just a workshop of our Huanghai Petrochemical, and later became an independent factory, which is not our important core industry. If we can use New Oriental Motor in exchange for this project, it will definitely be worth it. of.

Dong Song, did that Li Weidong reveal what method he will use to help us get this project? After all, this is a key project of the country. Now that the bidding has ended, it is almost impossible to change the result. The man next to him asked.

Song Jinlong sighed and replied, Li Weidong said that the reason why Huafu Gas can beat us is mainly because of the technical support of Enron Corporation in the United States. As long as Enron Corporation goes bankrupt and Huafu Gas loses technical support, it must be The project will be abandoned, and the project will come back to us at that time.”

Can you think of Enron's bankruptcy? This is really a logical genius! Everyone suddenly showed various expressions.

Song Jinlong continued: Li Weidong said that he will find a way to shut down Anran Petrochemical and help us get the project back. At that time, I hope we can keep our promise and sell New Oriental Motor to him.

Shut down the Enron company?

This time, everyone looked disdainful and unbelievable, and you have more disdain.

The man closest to Song Jinlong thought to himself, Would you like to send Song Dong a box of peanuts?

Then the man secretly took a breath and smelled the smell of alcohol on Song Jinlong's body. He probably thought that Song Jinlong had drunk too much and was still awake, so he brought such an issue to the board of directors for discussion.

Send a box of peanuts to drink, it shouldn't be so drunk!

And the person who said Li Weidong was reliable just now had an embarrassed expression. He had just finished saying that Li Weidong was reliable, but he didn't expect Li Weidong to start telling fairy tales!

Finally, someone couldn't help but said, Does Li Weidong know what kind of company Enron is? Just him, he wants to close down the company? Thanks to the Olympics, there is no bragging project, otherwise our Chinese team will definitely have more. Take a gold medal!

Yeah, this is too exaggerated. That's the Enron company! Not to mention that he is a Li Weidong, even if a hundred Li Weidongs are bundled together, it is not as rich as Anran!

Li Weidong has made a lot of money over the years. It seems that once people have money, they will float away. This is true. Still too young, young people are easy to swell!

After all, Song Jinlong is the top leader. Everyone can't say that Song Jinlong is unreliable, but they can only condemn Li Weidong.

Song Jinlong also understood this, so he said, I also think that Li Weidong is lying, but I still agreed to let Li Weidong try it.

Ladies and gentlemen, I didn't drink too much. The reason why I promised Li Weidong was that if Li Weidong really succeeded in shutting down the Enron company, then we would be able to get the project.

And if Li Weidong is bragging, at most we just listened to a joke, and there is no loss. Anyway, this project is not ours in the first place.

Song Dong, having said that, but this matter is too unreliable! Li Weidong made such an unreliable promise, and we also promised him, how can it be like playing a house with a child, maybe if it spreads out You will be laughed at by your peers. The eldest director said.

I also know that it's not good to hear it out, so I hope you will keep this matter a secret for the sake of our Huanghai Petrochemical's face. Song Jinlong paused, then said, And what if Li Weidong really succeeded?

In case? How can there be so many in case! I have been working for more than 40 years, and I have never encountered an in case! The older director looked like he was betraying the old.

Song Jinlong sighed lightly, and then said, Lao Du, I have been working for more than 30 years, and I have only met the emergency twice. Once I went to Japan to buy plastic processing equipment, and once I went to the United States to buy ethylene. Production equipment. But these two times, it was Li Weidong who negotiated it! So for Li Weidong, I really have to believe that a little bit!

...

When the conference room was over, Lao Du couldn't help but ask, What is the matter with what Dong Song said about the two deals that Li Weidong negotiated?

Someone immediately explained: Mr. Du, you came here after Huanghai Petrochemical was transformed into a group, and I don't know what happened that year. At that time, we Huanghai Petrochemical wanted to purchase a batch of plastic processing equipment, in fact, blow molding machines, injection molding machines. machine and the like.

But at that time, our country could not manufacture these products, so it could only be imported. We contacted a Japanese company to purchase equipment, but the Japanese made an offer of 100 million US dollars.

At that time, it was the most tense years for the country's foreign exchange, and we did not apply for so much foreign exchange at all. And this quote from the Japanese is really a lion's mouth. But these devices, we can't make them ourselves, we can only be mermaids.

For this batch of equipment, Song Dong personally led a team to Japan to negotiate with the other party. As a result, after a long negotiation, the Japanese were only willing to save one or two million dollars.

When I went to Japan, there were people from the Provincial Department of Foreign Trade. At that time, Li Weidong was with the people from the Department of Foreign Trade. When we couldn't talk, he took the initiative to ask Ying to help us negotiate with the Japanese.

Li Weidong's talk? Lao Du immediately asked.

It's over, the Japanese gave us a big discount, and Li Weidong saved us 45 million! The other party replied.

Is it renminbi or yen? After Lao Du asked this sentence, he immediately replied: It should be renminbi, 45 million yen is not much. Forty-five million yuan is equivalent to It’s $5.5 million, which is like a 50% discount, which is quite a lot.”

Forty-five million dollars! the man replied immediately.

What? U.S. dollars? For something of 100 million, he can cut 45 million? This is close to cutting the price in half! The domestic bargaining is not so ruthless! I am going to the vegetable market, if I dare to bargain like this , the vegetable seller can cut me directly! How could the Japanese agree? Lao Du said in surprise.

In fact, the Japanese really agreed, and they signed the contract very quickly, we paid, and they shipped the goods. The other party said.

What about the vinyl equipment? Lao Du asked.

It's our 400,000-ton ethylene project. At that time, it was purchased from Mobil, but Mobil didn't actually want to sell the equipment to us. They have better customers. They are Saudis and are willing to pay more. Mobil The reason for hosting us is to introduce a competitor so that the Saudis can increase their prices! The other party explained.

The Saudis are so rich, how can we compare to the Saudis? How could we compare to the Saudis? How was the project built? Lao Du asked.

It was also Li Weidong's talk. After Li Weidong talked with Mobil's executives, Mobil immediately changed its attitude. Not only was it willing to sell equipment, but it rushed to sign with us, and finally gave us some discounts! The other party explained.

An incredible expression appeared on Lao Du's face: What method did Li Weidong use, so that even Mobil can settle it?

Who knows! Anyway, this Li Weidong is not ordinary. The man went on to say: If others say that Enron will close down, it is impossible. But Li Weidong's words, maybe there is such a ten thousand percent. One possibility!

...

The United States, New York City, the famous financial reporter Bethany - McClain walked into a cafe, and then she saw a man with a hat and glasses sitting in the corner.

With a hat and sunglasses, I don't want others to see his appearance clearly, that should be him!

Bethany-McLean immediately stepped forward, and at the same time touched her pocket with her right hand. There was an envelope containing $200, which was the informant fee she planned to pay.

Not long ago, someone called Bethany McLean with news leads.

Bethany McLean came to the appointment without hesitation. For reporters, the so-called insider’s revelations are a very important source of information. Maybe a revelation can make a big news, so reporters often don’t miss this opportunity.

The United States is a society that pays attention to money. If you want to get information about the other party, you often need to prepare some informant fees. So Bethany-McLean prepared $200 in advance, which can already buy some financial insider that is not outdated.

Bethany McLean walked to the men's table and sat down, then said, Hello, I'm Bethany McLean, are you looking for me?

Ms. McLean, are you investigating Enron's profitability? the man in sunglasses asked.

Do you have any information on this? Bethany McClain said, subconsciously touching his pocket.

If the other party provides some important information, the $200 informant fee is really not enough, and Bethany-McLean is afraid to go to a nearby ATM to withdraw some more money.

The man in sunglasses took out a thick envelope from his arms and pushed it in front of Bethany McLean.

Bethany-McLean looked at the thickness of the envelope and thought that there was a lot of information, and it seemed that the $200 informant fee was definitely not enough.

Let's see if this is important information first. Thinking of this, Bethany McClain opened the envelope.

However, there is no so-called breaking news in it, but a pile of US dollars!

Bethany-McLean understood in an instant, and she said, You were sent by Enron? Did Enron not want me to continue the investigation? So they want to give me a hush money? It seems that Enron's profitability is really problematic. Ah! Do you know that your actions are commercial bribery?

After several questions in a row, the man in sunglasses on the opposite side didn't panic at all, he said, Miss McLean, don't get me wrong, I'm not from the Enron company. What I give you is not a hush money, but a sponsorship fee. !

Bethany McLean was stunned for a moment, and the man in sunglasses went on to explain: Miss McLean, my boss knows that you are investigating the Enron Company. But Enron is such a big company, I want to learn from the financial reports and data they publish. To find the problem, you still need a professional accountant to conduct an audit.

Hiring an accountant requires a lot of money, and collecting relevant data also costs money. So my boss is willing to sponsor you $20,000 to help you complete this news report on Enron's profitability!

Twenty thousand dollars! Bethany-McLean realized that she had met a rich and powerful boss Li, and she immediately asked back: Who is your boss? Why are you doing what?

Enron has many competitors, so it doesn't matter who my boss is. What matters is that our goals are the same, and we all want to know the truth about Enron.

The man in sunglasses smiled slightly, then waved his hand to call the waiter, and put a few dollars in the money into the waiter's hand, which was regarded as coffee money and a tip, then stood up and continued:

Ms Bethany-McLean, looking forward to seeing your report soon!

...

Bethany-McLean is known for covering Enron, and she will become a Wall Street analyst in the future, often writing articles for some magazines. Among them, the more famous ones are the analysis of several bad Tesla.

The $20,000 sponsorship fee was given by Li Weidong, who wanted to speed up Bethany-McLean's investigation of Enron.

At the same time, Li Weidong also took the article he wrote and went to Academician Situjian.

Academician Situ, your body has been tough recently! Li Weidong said, putting the gift he brought on the ground.

Weidong, you are a rare visitor! Hurry up and sit down! Academician Situ invited Li Weidong to the sofa.

Li Weidong took a peek and noticed that there were several round marks on the back of Situ Jian's neck, so he asked, Academician Situ, are you using the five-element needle?

Yeah, I usually spend a long time reading and my neck hurts, so I will do acupuncture and moxibustion! Situ Jian replied.

Academician Situ, you should stop using it. These five-element needles have no effect, they are basically deceiving! Li Weidong said.

Isn't it? I saw a few years ago, wasn't the advertisement overwhelming! And I held it very effectively. Situjian said.

Li Weidong smiled a little embarrassedly: Academician Situ, the effect you feel is probably a psychological effect. This thing was originally created by me, and in recent years, counterfeiting has also increased, and I also feel that this I don't do anything if I lie. Do you think I look like a doctor who knows acupuncture and moxibustion?

Uh... Academician Situ was also a little embarrassed. He was such a big academician that he was pitted by health care products, and was exposed by the victim back then, which was a bit of a loss of face.

Then you have to give me my money back! After Situjian laughed, he eased his embarrassment, and then he asked: Wei Dong, you must be in the Three Treasures Hall without incident, tell me, what exactly are you looking for?

Academician Situ, have you participated in the West-East Gas Pipeline Project? Li Weidong asked.

Situ Jian nodded and replied, I have participated in it, mainly doing research on the impact on the national economy after the completion of the West-East Gas Pipeline Project, which mainly involves the overall economy and regional economy. What, do you think this project is inappropriate?

Li Weidong immediately shook his head: This is a project that benefits the country and the people, and it is an important strategic layout of the country. How can it be wrong! It's just that I found that the construction of the project is not right.

As far as I know, part of the project was undertaken by Huafu Gas, and Huafu Gas did not have the technology and experience in the construction of natural gas transmission pipelines before. They got the technical support of the American company Enron before they were able to bid successfully.

Enron is the world's top natural gas company, isn't it? Is there anything wrong with introducing foreign advanced technology? Situjian asked.

Of course there is no problem with the introduction of technology, but the problem is with this Enron company! There are major hidden dangers in the Enron company. If Enron is introduced, it may affect the construction of the West-East Gas Transmission Plant!

Li Weidong said, handed a document to Situjian, and said, Academician Situ, look, this is the relevant document I wrote, which details the current hidden dangers and risks of Enron.

Situjian opened the material, read it once quickly, then carefully read it a second time, and then read it sentence by sentence for a third time, and his expression became solemn.

What Li Weidong said in the material is very reasonable. According to Li Weidong's report, Enron is really in jeopardy.

Then Situjian raised his head and asked earnestly, Wei Dong, if the hidden dangers and risks you mentioned break out, what will happen to Enron Company?

It will go bankrupt! Li Weidong said decisively.

Situ Jian suddenly sucked in a breath of cold air.

If Enron, such a large and important company, goes bankrupt, it will undoubtedly detonate a nuclear bomb for the economic world!