Chapter 246 Direct Construction
Wang Sheng turned to Hong Kong and arrived in Shanghai at the fastest speed.
Formosa Plastics set up a reception center in the local area and sent a car to pick it up at the airport. When Wang Sheng got on the car, he saw several newspapers in front of the seat.
He randomly launched a "Morning News" and saw a photo of Pudong printed on the front page, which was written in bold: Pudong real estate market launched.
Wang Sheng suddenly sat up and looked down word by word.
Taizu Plastics's attention to Dahua Industry began as early as the time of the oilfield bidding. Wang Sheng and Sucheng met a lot, and there was an agreement on the construction of methanol equipment. For Formosa Plastics, this is a very important oral agreement, because Dahua Industry controls world-class oil fields. If the two sides can cooperate, this is the best risk control.
In addition, the investment of 7 billion US dollars of Formosa Plastics is mainly to solve the problem of Taiwan Plastics' own production raw materials. Wang Sheng's invitation to Su Cheng to invest can also reduce its own cost, which is worth killing two birds with one stone. However, the $7 billion project is really huge, and the enthusiasm of the mainland can't beat the cold eyes of the Taiwan government, so the investment has never been solved in substance.
Wang Sheng read the newspaper carefully, hoping to get some hidden information from it. He didn't notice it until the car stopped.
"Mr. Wang, the 24th floor has arrived." The driver opened the door lightly.
Wang Sheng raised his head and saw the nameplate of "Shang*Hai International Hotel", so he put the newspaper in his arms, handed the tip to the driver, and said "Thank you".
Shanghai International Hotel is the oldest hotel in the Shanghai era. It has 24 floors built in the 1934s and is known as the tallest building in the Far East, witnessing the last prosperity and decline before World War II. Until the 1980s, the 86-meter-high international hotel was the tallest building in Shanghai, which was called the 24th floor by the old Shanghai people. In the era when buildings more than 100 meters are called skyscrapers, gray and yellow international hotels always make people doubt the decay of capitalism. How can such a building decay?
Wang Sheng doesn't like international restaurants very much. He thinks that its decoration is too old, the furnishings are too complicated, and it is easy to remind people of old restaurants in Taiwan. However, the International Hotel is located on South Jingxi Road, facing the People's Park. The transportation is very convenient and there is a good dining room, which is very convenient for business travel. Therefore, every time he comes to the sea, he will still live here.
This time I came to the International Hotel, but it was Sucheng's choice.
When you enter the Fengze Building, you can see that Sucheng is like a country bumpkin entering the city, restlessly observing the historical Italian silverware, German tiles, old-style menus...
Wang Sheng smiled, and the scene when they participated in the detailed bidding in Kempinski also came to mind.
"Su Dong." Wang Sheng walked quickly to Su City with a smile.
"Mr. Wang is here." Su Cheng pushed away the chair and came up.
Seeing that he did not take the identity of "Su Dong", Wang Sheng was in a good mood and laughed, "I heard that Su Dong is going to be a real estate tycoon, which makes me unable to swallow. Did you buy it?"
Su Cheng nod and said, "A total of 5 square kilometers."
5 square kilometers is about 7,500 mu, which is the campus area of a good key university. As far as the location of Pudong at this time is concerned, it is equivalent to the delineation of a new university campus.
Wang Sheng thought of the land price in Pudong, and his heart tightened and asked, "Have you paid?"
"I paid the deposit."
Wang Sheng's heart was cold, and his good mood disappeared without a trace. He said, "It seems that Su Dong is going to give up the petrochemical base of Formosa Plastics?"
Su Chengqi said, "Why?"
Wang Sheng looked at his expression and laughed and said, "5 square kilometers of land, it will cost one or two million US dollars. Formosa Plastics' petrochemical base is about to be launched, with an initial investment of more than 1 billion US dollars. Can Su Dong find other investors?
The core of Formosa Plastics's $7 billion plan is to build 450,000 tons or 600,000 tons of large ethylene projects, and the peripheral projects are either self-built or handed over to supporting factories in Taiwan. Because of natural gas, Sucheng chose an equally important methanol project. However, if he can't afford it, it is impossible for Formosa Plastics to raise hundreds of millions of funds for him.
Wang Shengxian was very sorry and said, "In the past year, we have paid $27 million just for the purchase of technology. There are core technologies involved in oil refining, light oil cracking, artificial paper factories, BP factories, and low-density polyethylene factories with an annual output of 240,000 tons. If Dahua Industry joins the Haicang plan, these technologies can be shared. But I estimate that it will only take up to half a year for the official launch of the plan. Alas... Why did Su Dong suddenly want to buy real estate?
"You misunderstood." Su Cheng smiled twice and said, "Pudong's real estate only needs to pay a deposit, and we will talk about it in the remaining 5 years. I'm going to use it for the headquarters and Dahua Laboratory.
Wang Sheng covered his chest and turned his worries into joy. He couldn't help laughing and said, "Sadong, you scared me to death. So, do you have a lot of cash in your hand?"
"Wait when you officially start, funding is not a problem." Su Cheng suddenly laughed and thought to himself: Maybe only I can know how difficult it is to start the Taiwan Plastics Petrochemical Base.
Wang Sheng didn't know what Su Cheng was thinking. He had already risen up and patted his thigh and said, "That would be great. Su Dong, I have been officially entrusted by the board of directors of Formosa Plastics as the liaison for the methanol project. Now, the land allocated by Xiamen * Menhai * Cang has begun to level. I heard in private that there is also the participation of the mechanized engineering troops of the military. The scene is grand, which shows that the will of the upper level of the mainland is very resolute.
Su Cheng nodded and said with a smile, "People are more popular than people. In your chairman Wang's words, the government has allocated 10,000 hectares of land without compensation. In this way, it is 100 square kilometers for free."
"Mr. Deng said that if 10,000 hectares are used up, another 5,000 hectares of land can be allocated from the adjacent Zhangzhou, so the total is 150 square kilometers." In order to stabilize Sucheng, Wang Sheng said in a high-profile manner, "We have a market, technology and high-level support. Why can't we use the 'Haicang Plan'?"
Unfortunately, there is no political support from Taiwan. Su Cheng wandered around in his mind and didn't say anything.
He has his own ideas. Regardless of whether the "Haicang Plan" in history is successful or not, the benefits of implementation are immediate. It not only means rich profits and industry status, but also has a strong driving effect on a country's petrochemical industry. If it is said that it is accelerated for five years or ten years, it can be regarded as The saying. If this is not the case, the national leaders of the [China] country will not repeatedly receive the Taiwan Plastics delegation and give extreme preferential plans, and Taiwan's political circles will not tear up their faces. We must stop the "Haicang Plan".
For such a large project, success or failure is both inevitable and accidental.
Even if it failed in history, Su Cheng wanted to "rescue it".
With such an idea, Su Cheng cooperated and said, "The funds and raw materials of the methanol project are naturally prepared by me. In terms of technology, can Formosa Plastics help me?"
"It should be. Let me think about it, is Su Dong still going to use natural gas as raw material to produce methanol? What about the output?
"More than 100,000 tons." This scale is absolutely advanced in 1990. However, large industrial production must be considered for development. Construction began in 1990. If it goes well, it will take a year or two. If it doesn't go well, it can be five or ten years. There are countless examples like this. Formosa Plastics finally abandoned the Haicang plan and built its own "six light" project in Taiwan, which also waited for nearly 10 years. Moreover, projects that invest hundreds of millions or even billions of dollars will take at least 20 to 30 years. If the scale is too small and the production rate is too low, it is easy to be eliminated.
The characteristics of a large industry determine its non-speculative nature. Therefore, petrochemical enterprises clearly see that the price of upstream petrochemical raw materials such as ethylene is rising, and few people go to build them.
It doesn't make sense if the scale is small unless there is an absolute advantage in some aspect. Pure economic theory is pure loss. If the scale is large, the investment will be large, and the risk will increase.
If it hadn't had a capital of tens of billions, Formosa Plastics Group would not dare to leverage a heavy investment plan of $7 billion. In fact, PetroChina and Sinopec in 1990 were not small in scale. They did not dare to make such a large investment in their own countries, and they could imagine the risks.
Wang Sheng has always admired Su Cheng's handwriting and encouraged him with admiration: "It's worthy of Chairman Su. Such a scale is a perfect match for the Haicang Plan. Well, methanol equipment is actually relatively simple. The main technology of 100,000 tons of methanol is concentrated in the synthesis tower. How about purchasing it?
"I can only buy it, but I prefer to buy technology at the same time, that is, a set of 100,000-ton methanol equipment, and transfer relevant technologies, so that we can produce ourselves to reduce costs." This is the consistent practice of [China], and it is also one of the most useful solutions for market technology exchange.
Wang Sheng was not surprised and said, "Let me sort out a copy of the information of the methanol equipment manufacturer for you. Over the years, Formosa Plastics has also had a relatively in-depth understanding of the industry. We have some information, which is still useful.
He is talking about his own intelligence system. Petroleum and petrochemical companies, like other large consortia, pay attention to intelligence. After a long period of accumulation, there are many benefits. For example, which enterprise will be willing to transfer technology, and how valuable the transferred technology is, you must analyze it yourself to get a conclusion, and the manufacturer's own publicity is definitely unreliable.
Of course, this kind of intelligence is not spy-like intelligence. Instead, the company's expatriate department mainly collects public information, cooperates with some private information exchange, and its own analysis and collation, and finally forms the data.
Determined the intention of cooperation, and both sides relaxed.
Su Cheng clapped his hands and called the waiter, asked Wang Sheng to order the dishes, and said with a smile, "I brought my girlfriend here. She is still resting in the room. I asked her to come down."
"Oh, let's order when she comes."
"No, just a little more weight." Su Cheng motioned the waiter to make a phone call.
Wang Sheng ordered a full table of dishes and asked for drinks and red wine.
After a while, Shu Lan jumped out of the elevator. She wore a knee-length skirt and a white broken hua shirt. She was unconsciously fashionable, but she had unconcealed youth and innocence, surrounded by a relaxed atmosphere.
"Mr. Wang, hello." Shu Lan shouted sweetly, then fell in Su Cheng's ear and said softly, "Brother Su, hello."
Half of Sucheng's body is soft.
At this time, Shu Lan sat up straight and began to study the dishes. At the same time, she poured wine and drinks for everyone, which was so clever and pitiful.
Wang Sheng was surprised by Shu Lan's youth. In turn, Su Cheng was also in his 20s. This thought made him shake his head and look up to observe Su Cheng carefully. He couldn't see his [true] age.
If it is too calm, the temperament will be different.
Chinese food ended quickly, and Shulan conquered the restaurant and guests with an amazing amount of food and a slim figure.
After Su Cheng was full, he poured tea for Shu Lan leisurely and said slowly, "Since the methanol project has been decided, I am ready to put it into construction as soon as possible."
The tone is leisurely, and the semantics are sudden.
Wang Sheng was choked by the light green tea, coughed repeatedly, and said, "The main negotiation of the Haicang plan is not over yet. Why is it built?"
"Negotiations are for negotiation, and you are ready to prepare. Haven't you also bought the technology? Didn't the government also send troops to level the land? I can buy equipment and do a good job in plant construction. After signing the agreement and simply hoisting, it can be put into production. Su Cheng is building an operating table for "rescue". The Haicang plan in later generations was not carried out before it reached the implementation stage. Not only did Formosa Plastics completely withdraw, but the domestic upper level also quietly retreated. Since Dahua Industry is involved and is committed to rescuing it, in addition to finding a way to keep the benefits of Project 901. He doesn't want to wait for the end of the Haicang plan to negotiate the marathon for another two years.
The project that is not dead, if you toss around like this, it will also die.
Wang Sheng was stunned: "The Haicang plan has been discussed for two or three years. How long will it take to enter the substantive stage? I dare not guarantee the ticket. What if you build a methanol project, supporting ports, thermal power stations, water plants, environmental protection, and accommodation don't have time to keep up? There will be a lot of losses.
"It doesn't matter if you just wait for half a year. If it is not finalized, I will build a 100,000-ton methanol project independently, and I can expand the production. 100,000 tons have been built, and there is no problem with another 200,000 tons. The 100,000-ton methanol project, placed anywhere in the country, is a big project. Only by supporting the Haicang plan will it be a little inconspicuous.
Wang Sheng understood a little, but also said, "Su Dong, your nature... is too urgent.
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"Time is not waiting for me. Sometimes, if the material preparation is too adequate, the original political preparation will weaken. Su Cheng blinked and said, "I still need to ask Mr. Wang to contact me and establish the position of the methanol project first."
Wang Sheng's lips moved twice, and finally turned into a heavy sigh: "Okay, I'll contact the head office when I go back in the evening."
Before coming, he was worried that Sucheng would give up participating in the "Haicang Project". Now, he was worried that Sucheng was too active. The ups and downs of the mood made Wang Sheng look sad.
Su Cheng patted Wang Sheng on the shoulder as a consolation.
To save the "Haicang Plan", it is necessary to change its inertia. From the perspective of Sucheng, the hesitation of Formosa Plastics Group is an important factor affecting the final result.
Because the Haicang plan has touched the hearts of the highest level on both sides of the Taiwan Straits, in the absence of the right to speak, direct construction is the safest and most exciting plan that Sucheng can think of.
Neither party will turn a blind eye to $200 million worth of projects.
This is also a solemn vote cast by Sucheng.
may not be decisive, but it is influential.
... (To be continued.