Rebirth 76: Industrial Internet Empire

On the phone, Yang Mo recounted the conversation with Prince Sheikh in detail...

Liao Tingxuan asked dumbfounded: "Prince Sheikh has agreed to provide long-term low-interest loans?"

Yang Mo nodded and said: "It shouldn't be a big problem. He should be very happy with win-win cooperation!"

"If this grain merchant wants to sell rice to you, does he have to lend you money to buy a pot first?" Liao Tingxuan asked with a smile.

Yang Mo said boldly: "Theoretically, if he doesn't lend me money to buy pot, he can't do my business. As long as my credit is good enough and I have the ability to repay in the future, this is actually a win-win cooperation. Director Liao, don’t think that we have taken advantage of you, your opinion is unacceptable!”

"What you said seems to make sense. Stay by the phone and wait for my news..." After Liao Tingxuan finished speaking, he shook his head and put down the phone happily.

If someone else called him, Liao Tingxuan would definitely think it was a prank. Who would rush to lend you billions of dollars?Let you upgrade petrochemical equipment?

But he believed that Yang Mo really had this ability. He could always find some incredible angles to convince the other party. He didn't know how he brainwashed people this time...

An hour later, the phone on Yang Mo's desk suddenly rang. Yang Mo grabbed the phone and said, "I'm Yang Mo, Director Liao. Is there any news so soon?"

A strange middle-aged man's voice came from the microphone: "Hello, Mr. Yang, I am Xu Yuanshan, Construction Department of Petrochemical Corporation. Director Liao informed us of the situation you mentioned. The superior leaders attach great importance to this and appointed me to this position." As the plenipotentiary representative of this negotiation, I have already booked a flight to Pengcheng tomorrow morning. Prince Sheikh, please contact me and confirm the meeting time!"

"Hello, Director Xu. I have long admired your name. I often hear Director Liao mention you. I am going to make arrangements. Please tell me the flight information and I will wait for you at the airport. We can just share the details on the way..." Yang Mo said enthusiastically said.

Xu Yuanshan chuckled on the phone and said: "In urgent matters, I will not be polite to Mr. Yang. I will arrive at Pengcheng Airport at 09:30 tomorrow morning to meet and chat!"

After putting down the phone, Yang Mo communicated with Prince Sheikh and set the meeting time at two o'clock in the afternoon.

The next morning, 09:30.

Xu Yuanshan's flight landed at Pengcheng Airport on time.

"Director Xu, we will meet with Prince Sheikh at two o'clock in the afternoon. We will go to the Zhiyuan Heavy Machinery Canteen at noon to deal with it briefly. We will have a drink with you in the evening..." Yang Mo said with a smile after getting in the car.

Xu Yuanshan was not polite and said with a smile: "Then I'll bother Mr. Yang. Has Prince Sheikh ever mentioned how many loans they are prepared to provide?"

"I didn't mention it when we talked yesterday. I guess he will have to report it to the country before he can confirm it!" Yang Mo said.

"Mr. Yang, in your opinion, what details should be paid attention to during negotiations?" Xu Yuanshan asked.

Yang Mo pondered for a moment and then said: "As for loans, it's a matter of interest rate and term. The global economy is now in a state of quantitative easing, and interest rates are seriously low. It would be best if a fixed interest rate could be agreed upon, but Prince Sheikh may not agree. , if he must use a floating interest rate to calculate interest, remember to indicate in the contract that it will float according to the Federal Reserve's benchmark interest rate. As for the number of years, you can set a phased repayment plan, such as repaying part of the principal starting from the fifth year... "

Xu Yuanshan nodded. Officials at his level can understand the direction of the central bank's financial policy. After the country opened, the domestic economy has developed beyond everyone's imagination. The above are already discussing plans to raise interest rates to curb economic overheating. He can't help but think highly of it. Yang Mo glanced at him.

What Xu Yuanshan is more concerned about is actually how much loan he can get. In the past few years, the Ministry of Petroleum can be said to be the ministry with the most abundant foreign exchange quota in the country. However, as China has gradually transformed from an oil exporting country to an oil importing country, the Ministry of Petroleum and Petroleum has a strong financial position. Foreign exchange has also begun to be stretched.

Especially as petrochemical equipment becomes increasingly large-scale, large petrochemical equipment worth US$20 to [-] billion is even more prohibitive.

It has been two years since the project approval was passed for the Jiangbei Chemical Plant in Yangtze River Province. Although it has raised funds through various channels, half of the funds are still unavailable.

During the conversation, two Saab cars drove into the parking lot at the entrance of the Zhiyuan Heavy Machinery Administration Building.

It was almost lunch time after taking Xu Yuanshan on a quick tour of the Zhiyuan Heavy Machinery production workshop.

After arriving at the Zhiyuan Heavy Machinery Canteen, Xu Yuanshan discovered what it means to be truly wealthy. The decoration style of the canteen is comparable to that of a luxury hotel, especially the expert canteen, which offers a variety of Chinese and Western dishes.

While sitting down to wait for the meal, Yang Mo suddenly asked casually: "Director Xu, is the Northern Machinery Factory now under your direct control or under the newly established Machinery Committee?"

Xu Yuanshan said regretfully: "This Northern Petrochemical Machinery Factory has always been an enterprise under the Ministry of Petroleum. Lao Lu has retreated to the second line. In the past few years, Wang Xiaoer has been celebrating the New Year. Each year has been worse than the last. Now it is almost reduced to the point where it cannot pay wages. It’s reached the point where…”

"How could this happen? The Thai petrochemical equipment orders signed by Zhiyuan back then, whether from the Northern Petrochemical Machinery Factory or the final assembly plant, were not all handed over as scheduled, and were they ignited and accepted? It is also one of the top petrochemical machinery companies in the country..." Yang Mo was surprised asked.

"Oh! Don't mention it. After Lao Lu retired, the new leadership team that came up was very ambitious. They directly launched the independent research and development of the 30-ton large petrochemical project. They applied for a lot of special technical transformation funds and went abroad for inspections many times. They got it done. A few years later, it was announced that the research and development had failed, claiming that the production technology level of domestic supporting companies could not keep up with their advanced assembly design ideas..." Xu Yuanshan sighed.

"Even if their technological innovation and research and development have stagnated in the past few years, they should be able to do some small jobs of [-] tons. They won't be unable to pay wages, right?" Yang Mo asked in confusion.

"The domestic petrochemical industry is undergoing special rectification to eliminate backward production capacity. The approval of petrochemical equipment projects below 20 tons is basically not approved. Domestic petrochemical equipment companies are having a hard time. In addition, the northern petrochemical machinery factory always wants to make a fat man in one bite, staring at The big project has led to the current situation..." There was a hint of loneliness in Xu Yuanshan's eyes.

At that time, the process of independence of Thailand's large petrochemical project was led by the Ministry of Machinery Industry. Many people in the Ministry of Petroleum were indignant, but they had no choice. This was a project that the Ministry of Machinery Industry brought back from the Hannover Industrial Products Fair, and they had to hold back their dissatisfaction. …

What made them even more embarrassed was that under the leadership of the Machinery Department, the acceptance of the large petrochemical project was successful. The Petroleum Department held back its breath and wanted to make a big splash, so it directly launched the 30-ton large petrochemical project, but finally let it go... …