Chapter 723: The Fangs of the Infrastructure Madman

Li Weidong was determined to move the factory away.

The auto union was determined not to believe that Li Weidong would move the factory.

The two parties can't urinate in the same toilet at all, so the negotiation cannot continue, and they can only continue on the old path of delay. But the two sides are still very consistent on one point, they both think that they must consume more energy than the other.

After Li Weidong returned to China, the construction plan of the new factory area was handed over to Li Weidong.

Li Weidong looked at the construction plan and shook his head dissatisfied.

The time is still too long. I request that the construction of the factory must be completed within five months! It takes another month to complete the installation and commissioning of the equipment, which means it will take half a year to start production. Li Weidong said.

Ma Bin, the general manager of Dongshan Real Estate, was in charge of building the factory. He said bitterly: Chairman, five months is really impossible. According to the current construction plan, the main project will be completed in seven months. The time is already very tight. Well, the various project teams may have to work 24 hours a day to complete it. If it is one month in advance, there may be a chance, but two months in advance, it will not be completed at all!

It depends on people's labor. Tell each project manager that after the project is completed and the acceptance is passed, the project payment will be settled immediately without delay. In addition, there will be an additional reward for early completion. Every time the project is completed one day ahead of schedule, I will give you an extra bonus! Li Weidong said without hesitation. Said.

Chairman, in that case, the budget for building the factory will increase a lot! Ma Bin immediately reminded.

What I want now is speed. Under the premise of ensuring quality, the sooner the work is completed, the better! Li Weidong pondered for a few seconds, and then continued:

This time, we don't delay the project payment until the end of the year. We will settle it immediately. After a while, I will call the bank and send 1 billion in cash to the project headquarters, where I will show it to the project managers and tell them by the way that a project will be completed. , we'll send the money on the spot!

Seeing an automobile factory in half a year, if even the infrastructure madman can't do it, no one can do it.

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Manager Zhang parked the car and looked at the two armed escort vehicles parked at the door from a distance. He thought he had come to the wrong place, but then he looked at the sign hanging, and it was indeed the construction director of the new Jaguar Land Rover factory. Then he walked in boldly.

After waiting for a short while, Manager Zhang finally met Ma Bin, the general manager of Dongshan Real Estate. After a little greeting, the two talked about the project.

Mr. Ma, this project is handed over to our company.

We can definitely complete the project with both quality and quantity, but the construction period is too short. The entire project can be completed in 30 days. Even if we work in two shifts 24 hours a day, we still can't complete it! I also hope that Mr. Ma can give some grace in the construction period. Manager Zhang said cautiously.

Everything else is easy to talk about, except that there is no time limit. Ma Bin said with a smile.

President Ma, you are really embarrassing me. Manager Zhang said.

Ma Bin went on to say: We can settle the project payment now, and we will give it to you when the project is finished, instead of waiting until the end of the year. Can it be completed in 30 days?

Hearing that the project payment can be settled in cash, Manager Zhang was overjoyed.

The construction industry has always been the biggest problem for construction parties to demand project funds. China's construction companies can complete the construction of the project in the most demanding environment, but they may not be able to get the project payment in the most comfortable office building.

The construction industry is different from other industries. During the construction process, the construction party often pays part of the funds in advance, and the developer pays after a part of the project is completed. In many cases, the project is completed, even the real estate is sold out, and the developer still owes the construction party a large sum of money.

However, project developers always delay the construction funds as soon as they can, and owe them as soon as they can, and there are really few who give money readily. These people dare to owe money to the bank, let alone owe you a construction party.

So every year at the end of the year, you can see construction companies looking for debts from developers everywhere. If you are lucky, you will be able to settle part of the settlement, and if you are unlucky, you will not be given a penny.

If the previous year's payment can be settled at the end of each year, this is definitely a conscientious developer, and every construction party seeks to cooperate with this kind of developer.

As soon as the project is completed, the project payment can be settled immediately, which is something that I dare not even think about. For construction companies, in order to get the project payment immediately, it is not a problem at all to send more manpower to improve the progress of the project!

However, Manager Zhang is also a veteran in the construction industry. He has seen a lot of promises to settle the project payment immediately, but when the project is completed, how many people will give the money quickly? It doesn't have to be delayed.

As for things like writing in black and white on the contract, it is useless in the construction industry. Even if there is a contract, the developer will not pay the money, and the construction party will have nothing to do.

If you take the legal route, you can drag it for a year and a half. In the end, the court ruled that the developer should pay.

Therefore, for Ma Bin's promise to settle the project payment now, Manager Zhang just smiled slightly, and did not believe it at all.

They are all engaged in construction, who is not an old liar, how can you believe such things as empty talk!

Ma Bin seemed to see Manager Zhang's doubts, and he went on to say: Manager Zhang, I didn't lie to you. The project funds have been shipped over, and it depends on whether your company has the ability to take them away. If you don't believe me, I will take you away. Take a look behind.

After speaking, Ma Bin stood up and led Manager Zhang to the back room.

Around the room, several men in uniforms, helmets, and guns were patrolling. If you look carefully at the armbands of these men, the words armed escort are written on them.

Seeing the fully armed escort, Manager Zhang couldn't help but feel a little nervous. He followed Ma Bin and walked to the door of the room.

The door opened, Manager Zhang looked over, and saw a red hill made of RMB in the room!

This is the one billion cash sent by Li Weidong.

My darling! You just moved the bank here! Manager Zhang's eyes widened in surprise. He had never seen so much money in his life.

It emptied the cash banks of several banks. Ma Bin smiled slightly, and before Manager Zhang recovered, he continued: Manager Zhang, you have seen it all, these are the project funds we prepared, you After the project in charge is completed and passed the acceptance inspection, come here immediately to collect the money, and you will not lose a penny!

Return the cash! Manager Zhang was asking Ma Bin, and seemed to be muttering to himself.

In addition to the settlement time, there are many settlement methods for the settlement of project funds, and cash is definitely the most conscientious payment method.

Developers don't want to give money directly, so they use other things to pay off debts, such as using houses to pay off debts, cars to pay off debts, and so on.

The market price of a house is 1 million. The developer said that the house paid 1.2 million in debt, and 200,000 was paid for nothing.

Another example is a Passat, which cost 200,000 yuan to buy, has been open for six or seven years, and is still worth 100,000 yuan, but when the project payment was paid, the developer said it was a 200,000 Passat, so it had to pay off the debt by 200,000 yuan. Ten thousand, depreciation was prostituted again.

More often, it is the method of project money plus in-kind debt repayment. I owe you one million, give you 800,000 project money, and then give you a second-hand Passat, which is worth 200,000. If you want it, you can take it. If you don't want it, you don't have the 800,000 project money and the car.

At this time, does the construction party want or not? If you want it, you have to lose money, if you don't, you have nothing. So the construction party will probably choose to ask for it.

When the construction party calculates the cost, of course, it will also take these factors into account, otherwise it will lose money. If you are lucky and you really meet a master who is willing to pay, it means that this project will have more profits.

Now that Dongshan Real Estate is willing to pay the full amount, Manager Zhang certainly seems to have picked up a big deal.

And Ma Bin handed over another big cake: Manager Zhang, the project you are in charge of has a construction period of 30 days. If you advance one day earlier, I will reward you with an additional three million yuan!

It's three million one day in advance! Manager Zhang began to feel excited.

If someone else made such a promise, Manager Zhang probably wouldn't believe it. But now there are one billion yuan piled up into a pile of hills, placed in front of Manager Zhang, which instantly filled Manager Zhang's trust.

In the construction industry, you don't have to believe in anything, but you have to believe in money!

With a billion dollars in cash in front of him, no one could remain sane.

After saying goodbye to Ma Bin, Manager Zhang returned to the car, and immediately dialed his number.

Let the second, third and sixth construction teams stop all the work at hand, so the construction teams all gather here at the Jaguar Land Rover factory! We give priority to completing this project.

Of course I know that they have projects that have not yet been completed, but Dongshan Real Estate has settled the construction funds in cash, so we have to wait for the owner of the money! Those projects that are in arrears of construction funds should stop first!

In addition, let the construction captains tell the contractors that our company will also give them cash for this project, and let them take out all their skills. We have to finish this project three days in advance this time, oh no, five days in advance!

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The project managers one by one were led by Ma Bin to look at the hill-like banknotes.

The news that the project construction headquarters had one billion in cash spread quickly.

From the project manager to the construction team, then to the contractor, and finally to the front-line migrant workers, they soon knew that Party A had brought in one billion yuan to settle the project in cash on site.

Of course, many people do not believe it. After all, in this industry, it is almost impossible to settle the cash immediately after the project is completed. Many senior contractors have worked on projects for more than ten years, and they may not be able to see cash after the project is completed.

In the conference room of the construction company, Manager Zhang is assigning tasks to various construction teams and contractors.

Manager Zhang, you said that there is an extra bonus for completing the project ahead of time. This is not unusual. I have also taken over this kind of rush-in-the-schedule projects before. But the cash will be settled immediately after the project is completed. Why do I think it is quite mysterious! The contractor spoke up.

Old Liu, don't you believe me, I've already seen the money for this project. Manager Zhang put on a coquettish look, took out his mobile phone, and found a photo from it.

Give you a lot of insight! Manager Zhang said, and handed the mobile phone to the contractor surnamed Liu.

The contractor took the phone and looked down, and couldn't help exclaiming: My dear, so much money!

On the phone is a photo of Manager Zhang and the one billion RMB.

Although smartphones were not yet popular at this time, the function of taking pictures on mobile phones had already appeared. The pixels were far inferior to today's smartphones, and they could still take clear photos.

Ordinary people have no chance to see billions of cash. After finally seeing it once, they naturally have to take a photo as a souvenir, and they can also show it to brag in the future. So that day, Manager Zhang took a photo with Qianbishan. Today Just take it out and frighten these contractors.

Manager Zhang went on to say: This is one billion yuan in cash. It's placed in the project headquarters. I saw it with my own eyes! There are hundreds of armed police guarding it, and they all have guys in their hands!

Of course, there were not hundreds of armed police at the scene, only dozens of escorts. Manager Zhang deliberately exaggerated what he said in order to convince everyone.

The mobile phone was passed around by the contractors. Everyone saw the photos. There were pictures and the truth. People who didn't believe it at first also believed it.

If I can really get cash out immediately, I have to buy a suitcase to hold the money in!

Don't forget, there is a bonus for finishing the project early, so I have to buy a bigger one.

This is the first time I met such a conscientious Party A. I will go home and pack my luggage in a while. I will be living at the construction site this month!

It makes sense, as soon as the construction is completed, the settlement can be settled, and it is worth living on the construction site for a month!

...

Norwood Jewell arrives at Senator Menendez's office.

After the two exchanged some pleasantries, Menendez asked, Has the management of the Bemher factory contacted you?

Not yet. Norwood Jewell shook his head, and continued: But I believe, it won't take long for them!

I have received news that Jaguar Land Rover has applied to the Chinese government to set up a factory in China, and the location is in the Yangtze River Delta, the commercial center of China. They really have plans to move the factory away. We want to Don't lower some conditions appropriately. Menendez said with a serious face.

Norwood-Jewel frowned: As far as I know, China does not allow auto companies to build wholly-owned factories. They must form joint ventures with local Chinese auto companies, and the shareholding ratio of foreign capital cannot exceed 50%.

Jaguar Land Rover has indeed found a joint venture company called BYD. He heard that Buffett is very optimistic about this company. Menendez paused, and then said: Jaguar Land Rover has even found a joint venture partner. It seems They did plan to move the factory long ago.

Norwood Jewell thought for a few seconds before asking, When did you get this news?

The local government submitted the application for building the factory on Monday. It is said that the Chinese government attaches great importance to it and welcomes auto companies to invest in building factories, so it immediately entered the process of project approval. Menendez added The general details are introduced again.

The establishment of a luxury brand automobile company must not be concealed. This kind of investment promotion project is also good news for the local area, and many public channels can learn about the relevant situation. And the US intelligence system dominates the world, it is not difficult for Menendez to get some information.

After listening to Menendez's introduction, Norwood Jewell breathed a sigh of relief, and he said, Even if the management really intends to move the factory, this has just entered the project approval process. The approval of this kind of project will take more than half a year! Even if the project approval is completed, there will be a series of links such as planning, land acquisition, and factory construction.

Other than that, the planning and acquisition of the land alone will take three years at the fastest, so the Bemher factory cannot be moved in a short period of time. I guess the management is deliberately releasing such news, wanting to take the initiative in the negotiation. We must not be fooled, if we make concessions now, we will definitely fall into the tricks of the management!

Menendez nodded, agreeing with Norwood Jewell's point of view.

Many congressmen in the United States are lawyers and know nothing about manufacturing. When encountering similar problems, they can only rely on the judgment of professional staff. So at this time, Menendez can only trust the professional Norwood Jewell.

According to American standards, Norwood Jewell's judgment is not problematic. If it is to build a factory in the United States, it takes three years to plan the land acquisition, which is considered fast.

This is not a problem of work efficiency, but a problem of the land system. In countries where land is privately owned, land acquisition is inherently troublesome, and a single household can delay the entire project for several years.

It is even more troublesome in a federal country. The situation is different in different places. What the central government says, the local governments don't listen at all. Like Texas, where everyone has a gun, if a nail household dares to set up a few machine guns at the door, the National Guard will have to weigh it when it comes.

Norwood Jewell is an American after all, and he doesn't understand the advantages of the state-owned system of land, let alone the efficiency of infrastructure madness.

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The project manager knocked on Ma Bin's office nervously.

The project he is responsible for has been completed and passed the acceptance inspection, and now it is time to settle the project payment. Although Party A had previously promised that it would be a cash settlement, when Hezhen asked for money, the project manager was still a little uneasy.

After all, in this line of work, talking doesn't count.

After a while, the project manager came out of Ma Bin's office. Several construction captains and first contractors were waiting there, and immediately surrounded him.

Manager Wang, how's it going? Did Party A pay you? the construction team leader asked eagerly.

The project manager took a deep breath: Yes, Mr. Ma has already signed, let's go get the money now!

The construction team leader and contractor under him immediately cheered.

That hill of billions in cash was missing a corner and falling into the hands of this project manager. After the project manager got the money, he also settled the bill directly to the construction team leader and contractors under him.

It doesn’t work if you don’t settle the bill. This group of construction captains and contractors are all watching you receive the project payment, and the cash is in front of you. Most of the time, you have to be beaten.

There is no shortage of bold and reckless contractors who can take over the project. Some people have the words brave and ruthless printed in their bones. If you dare not pay, they will really give you a brick.

What's more, for things like engineering funds, everyone must be brave and fight for the first place. In a blink of an eye, the cash in the hands of the project manager was reduced by more than half.

The news that the project manager got the cash was quickly spread. Even the most careless person would inquire about the matter involving real money.

Knowing that Party A really settled in cash, and that the payment was so simple, the other project managers, construction team leaders and contractors finally cleared away the last trace of doubt in their hearts.

This effect is like Shang Yang's establishment of trust, as long as the first sum of money is given out quickly, other people will believe it.

On the next day after the payment was made, the number of construction equipment and construction workers on the construction site increased a lot.

Everyone is thinking about completing the project at a relatively fast speed, and quickly settle the project payment.

It is not easy to meet a naive Party A who gives money happily. If Party A came to his senses and regretted not paying the cash, it would be a big loss. Therefore, while Party A is still in a naive state, quickly get the money in his hands, and it will be safe.

In order to complete the project as soon as possible, the various construction teams and contractors also offered extra bonuses to the front-line construction workers. The bonus doesn't need to be too much, an extra 50 yuan a day can make migrant workers work with the strength they need.

With the profit margin of the engineering industry, an extra 50 yuan per worker would not increase the cost much. Compared with the smooth settlement of the project payment, this cost is nothing at all.

The construction party was willing to invest resources, and the workers were willing to work hard, and the construction progress suddenly rose to a higher level.

The infrastructure maniac slowly revealed its sharp fangs!

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USA, UAW, Norwood-Jewell received a call from Bemhull union.

Mr. Jewell, something is wrong, the management has hired a group of engineers, and they are going to dismantle the factory's production line! The other end of the phone said hurriedly.

Tear down the production line? Are they really going to move the factory? That's impossible! They have nowhere to move! Norwood-Jewell thinks this is a lie.

Mr. Jewell, it's true. According to what I know, the management has already formulated a transportation plan. It is said that even the transportation space of the freighter has been reserved! The other end of the phone continued.

Don't worry, let me understand the situation first! Jewell put down the phone and began to think.

Impossible, even if the employer wants to move the factory, it can't be so fast! A new factory will take four or five years to build at the earliest, and it's only four or five months now! The project may not be approved! It must be It's a trick played by the management to gain a negotiation advantage. Norwood Jewell said to himself.

At this moment, the phone on the desk rang again. Norwood Jewell borrowed the phone, and the other party was Menendez's assistant.

Mr. Jewell, Menendez Hospital has just received a piece of news about the construction of a Jaguar Land Rover factory. I have sent the news link to your email address. Please take a look right away.

Norwood Jewell agreed, and immediately called his e-mail. Indeed, there was a news link, which was reported by the English version of Xinhua Net.

Norwood Jewell clicked on the link, and an English title immediately appeared in front of his eyes:

The Jaguar Land Rover China factory is about to be completed!

Completed? Jewell was stunned.