Beiyang reactionaries

At this time, the Chinese came to find themselves?

And the business they want to do has nothing to do with Goldman Sachs' original business.This made Sidney Weinberg very puzzled.

"Mr. Weinberg, I believe in you. You used to be a very good investment bank, famous in the United States. Although your investment mistakes have caused your current situation to be poor, I believe that you will be able to get out of the current situation."

Having worked in government agencies for many years, Ren Hongjun, an engineer who graduated from the mechanical industry, became more and more slick when talking about scenes.After all, Ren Hongjun, as the Minister of Heavy Industry, must learn to be flexible in order to develop China's heavy industry and coordinate various aspects.Ren Hongjun continued: "Mr. Weinberg, you may know that our country has imported a large amount of machinery and equipment from the United States this year. Not long ago, our country signed a large loan with several banks in the United States, which will also be used to import machinery. equipment."

"I know."

It's no secret.

Now that the U.S. economy has been hit so hard, U.S. exports have also dropped a lot.At its peak, US exports exceeded US$50 billion, sweeping the global market and becoming the world's largest exporter.But now the US exports less than half of that.

At this time, China imported a large amount of American machinery and equipment, and it became one of the main exports of the United States.From the end of 1929 to the present, China has spent about 6 million US dollars on imported machinery and equipment alone.China has become the largest importer of US machinery and equipment, and half of the machinery and equipment exported by the United States is imported from China.In contrast, the machinery and equipment imported by the Soviet Union only accounted for about 20% of the US machinery and equipment exports.

Goldman Sachs used to be a very active investment bank on Wall Street in the United States. Although it is now in decline, how could it not be clear about these things.Moreover, China has just signed a large-scale loan of nearly 4 million US dollars with the US bank syndicate, which caused a sensation in the US financial circle.

So Sidney Weinberg knows all these things.

"Don't be afraid of Mr. Weinberg's jokes. Our country is different from the United States. The American Republic is the most powerful industrial country in the world, and its education is also the best in the world. But our education is still at a very early stage, and the whole country has no A few college students, the industrial technology is much worse. Although our country has purchased a lot of machinery and equipment this time, in fact, our country does not have enough technicians to operate these machinery and equipment. Therefore, our country hopes to introduce technicians from the United States to our country to help Our factories assemble these machines, operate these machines, and help with production."

"kindness."

Sidney Weinberg nodded slightly.

Said that he understood what Ren Hongjun meant.What kind of country is China? It has been bullied by world powers for more than half a century.In the eyes of Sidney Weinberg, China is a backward and ignorant country.How can such a country have modern technology, and education will definitely be very backward.What does such a country buy these machines and equipment for?China also wants to play industry?

really.

What about these machines?It's not that no one can operate these machines and equipment, and American technicians are needed to help.Sidney Weinberg despised China in his heart.

Of course, Sidney Weinberg has been on Wall Street for many years, and his emotions are invisible, and he will not show his contempt.Anyway, the person sitting in front is a high-ranking official of the Chinese government, who spent a lot of money in the United States this year.Why should such a rich man offend.

"So Mr. Weinberg, this is the basis of our cooperation. Although we are actively contacting, we are not as familiar with the United States as a company like Goldman Sachs. Goldman Sachs is a very good investment bank on Wall Street and is familiar with all walks of life in the United States. , has cooperated with many large groups in the United States. It must be able to grasp the information of these people faster than us. That's why I approached Goldman Sachs, hoping to cooperate with your company. I hope your company can help us find the technical personnel we need. Weinberg Sir, we are eager to find talents for these people. Therefore, we can count these technical personnel on a head-to-head basis. As long as Goldman Sachs delivers the people to us, we will pay Goldman Sachs on a head-to-head basis after our review and approval.”

"According to the head?"

"Yes."

Ren Hongjun nodded and said: "We will make a file for these technicians and make a detailed classification. For example, for university professors, we will pay your company [-] US dollars for one person. Some factory core technicians, some engineering staff Senior engineers pay [-] U.S. dollars per person. Next, senior technicians in some industries, or technicians who master some important technologies, each pay [-] U.S. dollars. Further down, technical personnel who master certain aspects, and real senior technicians , $[-] per person. Of course, this is only a preliminary plan, because university professors are divided into several levels, and different levels will have different prices."

"call--"

Sidney Weinberg took a breath.

Looking carefully at Ren Hongjun, he was very surprised.Although he despises China in his heart, Goldman Sachs is still surprised by such a big deal like China.

Because this is a real big deal.

The Chinese really dare to spend money in order to introduce technical personnel.For a person at the level of a university professor, the Chinese even offered a price of [-] US dollars.

Although there are not many professors in American universities.

But if you really look for it, you can still find quite a few.After all, there are many levels of professors.In addition to professors, there are many researchers in American research institutes, and it is estimated that they should also echo the requirements of the Chinese.

At present, the US economy is not good, and there are really many talents in this field.At present, many university professors in the United States have also reduced their salaries, which has put their lives in trouble.There are also many scientific research institutes, because of the reduction in funding, the salaries of those researchers have been reduced, and some researchers have even been forced to lose their jobs.

So as long as you look hard and persuade, there will be not too few university professors and researchers.As for the core technicians and senior engineers of those factories, many of them are currently unemployed.

Even if there is no unemployment, the salary will be greatly reduced. As long as the treatment given by the Chinese is good enough, it is not impossible to poach them.Thinking of this, Sidney Weinberg began to really pay attention.

If you really help the Chinese poach thousands of people, it will be about [-] million US dollars.There are even big deals that may exceed $[-] million.At its peak, Goldman Sachs had a market capitalization of only $[-] million.And if you cooperate with the Chinese, you can earn [-] million U.S. dollars. There is nothing better than this.

Among other things, what Ren Hongjun said was correct.That is, compared with the Chinese themselves, Wall Street investment banks like Goldman Sachs have very strong connections in the United States.

They have cooperated with many large American groups, and have done listing and financing work for many industrial groups in the United States.To do these things, you must understand the situation of those large groups.Therefore, Goldman Sachs is very familiar with the situation of many large industrial companies in the United States.

Goldman Sachs is familiar with which factories have gone bankrupt, which factories are facing bankruptcy, which factories have severely laid off employees, and which factories have severely cut wages.It's just that Goldman Sachs didn't pay much attention to it before.

When Goldman Sachs uses this information, it will soon be able to find technical personnel who will echo China's demands.Sidney Weinberg became more and more excited at this thought.

Goldman Sachs is in such a situation now, and suddenly it has such a big business, it is a timely help.

"Mr. Weinberg, this is the first batch of technicians we need. We hope that Goldman Sachs can help us find people who meet our requirements. Of course, during this process, your company can also recommend more people to us. information. As long as we pass the review, we will pay the same."

Sidney Weinberg took over Ren Hongjun's information.

Look carefully.

Sure enough, the Chinese have great ambitions.This material records in detail the talents that China needs in all aspects, most of them are industrial talents.Starting from the mining industry, there are various industries such as metallurgical industry, machinery industry, chemical industry, petroleum industry, electrical industry, communication industry, automobile industry, and aircraft industry.And there are certain requirements for these technicians.

Including the teachers needed by Chinese universities and so on.

A thick book with various records of more than 6000 people.Sidney Weinberg made a simple calculation. If they can really help China deal with these people, then Goldman Sachs will be able to get a reward of more than [-] million US dollars from China.

This is amazing.

"How is it, Mr. Weinberg?"

Ren Hongjun asked Sidney Weinberg very seriously.

The cooperation with Goldman Sachs this time is the result of the final compromise after the hard work of Ren Hongjun and Wu Chaoshu.The current economic crisis in the United States has a lot of unemployed people.

Therefore, there are many general technicians and some simple technicians.Although they don't have a good impression of China, as long as China is willing to give money, they can still attract many people.So far, more than 2 ordinary technical personnel have applied to go to China.

But it is very difficult to go up to better technicians.

At present, China and the Soviet Union not only import a large amount of machinery and equipment, but also snatch a large number of European and American technical personnel, especially the technical personnel from the United States.After all, the United States is the world's largest industrial country, and there are many industrial technicians.And the United States is an immigrant country, and it doesn't care about leaving the United States to go to a new country.However, although China and the Soviet Union worked very hard, very few real core technical personnel were taken away.

Many senior technicians need to convince them one-on-one.After all, higher-level experts and professors have face, so how can they apply like ordinary technicians.It is necessary to visit the thatched cottage three times and invite them to go.However, although China and the Soviet Union have sent huge delegations to the United States, there are too many things to do.Where is the energy to persuade those senior technicians one-on-one.

Therefore, Ren Hongjun and Wu Chaoshu jointly requested the cabinet to find a company in the United States for cooperation.Leave it to them to find these senior technicians.The cabinet quickly approved, agreeing with Ren Hongjun and the others.After Ren Hongjun and the others screened, they finally chose to cooperate with Goldman Sachs.Because Goldman Sachs has strength and connections, and was once a Wall Street star.But now that Goldman Sachs is down and out, it is suitable to cooperate with them.

Using Goldman Sachs' contacts, let Goldman Sachs persuade those senior technicians one-on-one.The role of one core technician far exceeds that of ten, twenty, or even fifty-one ordinary technicians.

The competition for talents is also one of the invisible battlefields between China and the Soviet Union.

After all, there are only a small number of technicians who are willing to emigrate, and even fewer senior technicians.Among these people, the Soviet Union robbed more, and China robbed less.And China robbed more, so the Soviet Union robbed less.

The role of these technicians is no less than that of machines and equipment.The industrial technology of China and the Soviet Union is very poor. If you want to catch up with the industrial technology of European and American countries, the best way is to buy their technology and use their technicians.Therefore, the competition for European and American technical personnel will have a great effect on the future industrial development of China and the Soviet Union.

In order to introduce talents, China dares to spend money.

How about $[-] million?

As long as there is a way to introduce several thousand senior technical personnel, [-] million U.S. dollars is worth it.Don't say $[-] million, if you can spend $[-] million or $[-] million, you don't care.As long as the required talents can be truly introduced.

"Okay. Mr. Ren, wait for my news."