Chapter 387 Characterization

After a little preparation, Su Cheng wrote an article about the situation in China and South Korea and handed it to the Zhou Office.

He is now a registered member of Zhou's office, a standard staff member or a think tank. Zhou Lao will definitely read the articles he wrote about the international situation.

In the world, the most difficult thing is prediction, and the simplest thing is the backfire.

Prediction is to draw a conclusion from the inextricable things. The horse's back gun is linked to any one or more things from the conclusion.

Su Cheng is sure that the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and South Korea is successful, and he is sure that this year, just find a few reasons to form a good article.

Other staff, such as Jiao Guoping, even if they affirm this matter, should leave a glimmer of room, so as not to speak too much and affect their authoritative position. Compared with Sucheng's resoluteness, the momentum is first one level lower.

When it comes to the more difficult North Korean attitude and the attitude of Taiwan, all kinds of predictions are even more overwhelming. There are all kinds of things to say, and there are also some that don't talk about. Among them, only Sucheng made the assertion that North Korea will not be happy, but there will be no fierce opposition.

From the point of view, this is obvious. North Korea's ability to promise South Korea to join the United Nations together shows that this matter has come true.

But in fact, only when things come to an end can people use the word. It is also normal to have repetition in the middle, so there is "good things have more time".

Before things happen, if [China] insists on building diplomatic relations with South Korea, it is inexcusable whether North Korea will indignantly withdraw from the United Nations, or even create an artillery bombardment.

But it is certain that if North Korea creates a conflict, the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and South Korea will be delayed for another year, which is not nonsense. At that time, at the end of Lu Taiyu's term, his "northern policy" to establish diplomatic relations with Central Soviet Union and Eastern Europe during his term of office will certainly go bankrupt, but the attitude of the new president will also add variables to the matter.

Su Cheng's article, with more affirmation and a very small amount of speculation, immediately attracted the discussion of Zhou Ban. Within two days, Zhou Ban sent someone to invite him to attend the preparatory meeting for the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and South Korea.

When he arrived at the place, Su Cheng said his opinion in front of Cui Guoping, and then took the opportunity to tentatively put forward the issue of China-South Korea economic and trade activities and liquefied natural gas ships.

Mr. Zhou listened very carefully. In addition to asking about capital and equity in the middle, he just listened.

Su Cheng spoke for 40 minutes and explained the problem of liquefied natural gas ships in a simple way.

When he went to school, his understanding of LNG ships was large. Although he did not obtain practical technology, the structure of LNG technology was very clear. In addition, he also asked several experts from Dahua Ocean Petroleum Research Institute. Even if Mr. Zhou did not know oil and gas transportation, he could understand it clearly.

Jiao Guoping sat on the side with nothing to do, very helpless.

He graduated from the University of Foreign Languages and entered the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In his early years, he traveled through the world of the former Soviet Union. Since the 1980s, he has also visited many African and European countries, and has been very accomplished in world diplomatic relations.

But he has no idea about liquefied natural gas ships!

If it hadn't been for Mr. Zhou, Jiao Guoping would not even bother to listen.

When Sucheng reported the technology, Mr. Zhou first nodded and said, "It's okay to exchange technology with South Korea. Well, I remember someone mentioned this liquefied natural gas ship?

His recalling tone, as if he had pressed the switch, and his secretary immediately added, "It's Hudong Shipyard. They have organized relevant experts and personnel to study the relevant materials of liquefied natural gas ships, including the collection of normative rules, ship type data, cargo compartment patent materials and other information. The opinion of the Ministry of Science and Technology and the Planning Commission is to allow them to prepare on their own and carry out early research and development..."

Self-preparation is not to pay, only to give policies, which is the consistent style of the central government in the 1990s. Before the fiscal and tax reform, [China] did not have the money to allocate to enterprises for technology research and development. For projects such as LNG ships that require tens of millions of dollars to start, you can only think about it. Even just collecting information can consume the foreign exchange deposits of a large state-owned enterprise.

Come to think about it, Hudong Shipyard did not raise its own funds in the end.

Su Cheng nodded as he thought and said, "LNG ships are a complex system, and it is still difficult to produce and manufacture by themselves. After returning, I will contact Hudong Shipyard to see how their progress is. The world shipping market is so large that Dahua Industry can't eat it at all.

Mr. Zhou immediately waved his hand and said, "I'm not talking to them, and I don't know them. First of all, you still have to do a good job in your own enterprise. If you have the strength, it is not impossible to help other domestic enterprises.

The leader's words will lead to countless speculations below. Mr. Zhou also knew this point, so he said deliberately, "Dahua Industry has done a good job in this regard. There is no need to do anything deliberately. If you make this LNG ship, your own burden is probably also very heavy. Don't make extranecess.

Seeing that Mr. Zhou was really not a parable, Su Cheng quietly breathed a sigh of relief and agreed firmly. At the same time, he is also interested in this Shanghai East Shipyard.

In Su Cheng's memory, the LNG ship of the National Shipping Company was first started before and after the World Cup in France (around 98), and there are still five or six years left. I still feel embarrassed by the money.

The speed of accumulation of funds by state-owned enterprises has always been slower than that of private enterprises. Moreover, state-owned enterprises not only have low production efficiency, but also have high fearless fees. As an LNG ship, private enterprises are estimated to dare to start with tens of millions of dollars, and state-owned enterprises must break 100 million to dare to do it. If there is no strong figure in charge, Hudong Shipyard will not only wait for itself to accumulate funds, but also wait for banks and national policies. If there is a lot of internal opposition, it may not have the impulse to make LNG ships until the profits of traditional ships are reduced.

Despite this, this Hudong Shipyard has left a good impression on Sucheng. In 1992, [China] China did more business and less industry. Those who could get into heavy industry were already bold people in it. Those who pursued high-tech heavy industry were almost all stupid and bold.

Of course, if those who do high-tech heavy industry can survive at this time, it will be quite amazing, which is equivalent to the Red Army during the Long March until after liberation, and the roots of the red seedlings are deep and stable. Twenty years later, it is the time when [China] China's heavy industry began to shine brilliantly. In addition to LNG ships, [China] China's shipyard has received a large number of orders in the field of traditional ships. The equipment such as giant floating cranes for the production of ships is also basically provided by China's heavy machinery production plant.

If Hudong Shipyard can start a few years in advance, it will be able to occupy a place in the LNG ship market. Or, if they give them a few more years of development time, they may be able to increase the market share to the level of Korean shipyards.

Mr. Zhou also has his own considerations. He picked up the minutes of the meeting and looked at them. After putting them down with satisfaction, he asked again, "South Korea's Hyundai Heavy Industry is also the LNG ship technology that has just been obtained. The price is estimated to be low. What is the budget of Dahua Industry?"

"Pure technology transfer, about 40 million US dollars."

Mr. Zhou frowned: "40 million in foreign exchange... Well, as I know, I'm afraid Hyundai Group will not create a competitor for 40 million US dollars."

On the one hand, he felt that he used too much foreign exchange. On the other hand, Mr. Zhou also knew that the money was not much in the international technology market and was worried that Hyundai Group would not sell it.

Su Cheng whispered, "Under normal circumstances, we pay 200 million US dollars and 40 million US dollars, and the effect is estimated to be about the same."

"So you want to take advantage of the opportunity to establish diplomatic relations?"

"It's not just that." Su Cheng coughed gently and then said, "If Hyundai Group thinks that our Dahua Industry has mastered the core part of LNG technology, and only to speed up the speed, they will probably change their attitude. As you know, some foreign companies always like to make trouble for our independent research and development..."

The drama of pretending to have mastered the technology and taking the opportunity to lower the price is not only staged in China, but also a relatively common business method abroad.

Mr. Zhou nodded and asked, "So how much do you actually master?"

"It's not too much. The four main technologies of LNG ships are hull construction, cargo hold maintenance, ultra-low temperature liquid cargo pipeline and main thruster. What we really have contact with is only a small part of the cargo hold maintenance, such as insulation box installation, sealing experiment, and film welding. When we were working on offshore drilling platforms, we have cultivated a large number of related workers. People." Su Cheng smiled and said, "So it can only be a strategy."

Mr. Zhou was also amused by him and said, "You are really energetic, whether it works or not, you can talk about it again."

"If South Korea's technology is not cheap, we may give priority to France." Sucheng did not say it casually. The upcoming French President Chirac, who is now [General] Li Chirac, is a leftist in the pro-China country, and the 12th year of the best relationship between the country and France is coming. During this period, [China] bought a large amount of advanced technology from France until the right-wing Sarkozy came to power. In terms of LNG ship technology, French technology is the current top technology. As long as you pay enough money, you can get a system solution. Of course, the price of this solution is definitely European, and it is also unbearable for Dahua Industry at this time.

Mr. Zhou has always appreciated Su Cheng's persistence and said with encouragement, "If there is anything difficult to solve, come to me. Natural gas is more and more widely used, and our country can't always rent foreign liquefied natural gas ships.

The last sentence is very simple, but it determines the technology purchase of Dahua Industry.

It was not easy to understand how to buy technology with foreign exchange in 1992. Chinese people who have not yet solved the problem of food and clothing always stare at the acre of land in front of them. They always want to buy more food, daily necessities and household appliances. They are interested in industrial production. After seeing the predicament of many state-owned enterprises, they often give up their thoughts.

Without Mr. Zhou's words, someone will put forward the heresy that money is not as good as saving money.

However, in Sucheng's view, buying high-tech with foreign exchange is only a question of how much to make, and there is nothing that is not cost-effective.

What's the point of saving trillions of dollars of foreign exchange in the future and lending it to the United States? If you invest hundreds of millions of dollars today, you will get a real ship in the future. The time saved by purchasing technology is bound to create more value.

...(To be continued