Chapter 289 Export to domestic sales
The senior management of Dahua Group called the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse for one night. At dawn, Su Cheng stained the soft pillow for two hours, and then got up to take a shower, shave and have breakfast.
Just after 8:30, the waiter of the Diaoyutai State Hotel knocked on the door.
Huo Chang opened the door with a smile. Seeing that it was a little girl, he joked and said, "You are really on time, as if you were waiting at the door."
"I'm waiting at the door." The little girl answered sincerely.
Huo Chang said that the others went out in turn with a smile. They may not attend the meeting directly, but they are actually involved.
Entering the small building, a guard checked, Su Cheng continued to go upstairs, and the others stayed in a room on the first floor.
Each unit present has a separate room, the largest of which is Sinopec, the Ministry of Energy, PetroChina and CNOOC. The smallest belongs to Dahua Industry, but this is the difference that the government can show.
The Ministry of Energy sent Minister Jiang this time. Liu Bing, who is still unfamiliar with the business of PetroChina, led the team, and CNOOC is a vice president surnamed Yuan. Although the level is good, it is quite difficult for them to join the Haicang plan.
Only Sinopec has two people, General Manager Xuan and Deputy General Manager Wen Zhaohong. They have a strong interest in the Haicang Plan, but whether to take over or not is still under consideration. It can be said that the government's choice is very limited.
Su Cheng sat in the corner of the living room on the second floor, looking at the beautiful scenery of the garden outside, a little absent-minded.
Unlike other people, he has no hope for Formosa Plastics. I also lost attention to the first half of the meeting.
Liu Bing coughed, sat next to him and asked, "I heard that you have made a lot of money?"
"The floating profit is 1.3 billion US dollars. If Minister Liu wants to borrow money, I will welcome him." Su Cheng was joking. Oil prices continue to fall, and it's almost time to close the net.
"What's wrong with me, old man borrowing money?" Liu Bing raised his legs, but nodded thoughtfully and said, "So. Do you have the ability to undertake the Haicang plan?
"The risk is very high, and we are also considering it, but. It's the ability." What Su Cheng said was not so sure, but he didn't hide it.
Liu Bing understands that Su Cheng is indeed considering taking over the Haicang plan.
Actually. A month ago, Dahua expressed its intention to undertake the Haicang plan, but at that time, Dahua's total assets were mortgaged by 200 million US dollars. To make a petrochemical base, it must be loaned from domestic to a large amount of money, which was a little empty. In particular, the US dollars needed to purchase equipment are impossible to get from China, so they are not favored. [ ~]
Now, Dahua has more than one billion US dollars in funds to make such a plan. It's a little strong.
Liu Bing gently patted the armrest of the sofa and said with a smile, "It would be good if Dahua could do it."
Su Cheng's eyes lit up and asked, "Does it support PetroChina?"
Liu Bing lowered his voice and said with a smile, "It can't be regarded as support. I can only say. Dahua's plan to undertake Haicang is also good, which is better than Sinopec. Of course, we don't need to do it.
The relationship between PetroChina and Sinopec before 1998 was very delicate. PetroChina is a crude oil production enterprise. The crude oil it produces is either sold to Sinopec or sold abroad. Sinopec is a petrochemical enterprise. It either purchases crude oil from PetroChina or buys crude oil and refined oil from foreign countries. If Dahua also operates domestic petrochemical plants, it may compete with Sinopec, which is indeed beneficial to upstream PetroChina.
Su Cheng said softly thank you.
Liu Bing repeated again: "It must be Formosa Plastics that takes the initiative to give up."
Su Cheng nodded repeatedly. He has begun to think about how to use PetroChina's resources. Compared with him, the former Ministry of Petroleum of China is too powerful in this field.
After a while, the table plastic group appeared in the living room.
About two minutes later, Zhou Lao, Su Zhenguo, Director Mao and other central leaders appeared in the room.
This is a very high specification. General Manager Xuan of Sinopec is waiting in the hall. Formosa Plastics came late and the waiting time is short, which is an unspeakable attitude.
Su Cheng followed everyone to stand up to greet them, and then sat down to listen to them. Compared with the treatment of Formosa Plastics, Dahua Industry is like a township enterprise.
Mr. Zhou stood up and shook hands with Wang Yongqing.
Just when everyone thought that they would greet first and then speak, Mr. Zhou unexpectedly patted the back of Wang Yongqing's hand with his left hand and said, "Mr. Wang, after careful study and consideration, the central government decided to fully accept your conditions without modification."
Su Cheng sighed secretly that his little wings could not affect the huge national policy.
These conditions have been negotiated for two or three years. Every once in a while, the mainland will agree to some, almost unilateral compromises. However, what Mr. Zhou said about "full acceptance" is still somewhat surprising.
When Mr. Zhou met, he said "accept your conditions" and did not give Wang Yongqing a chance to modify the requirements at all. At this time, Wang Yongqing was also stunned.
He is an old man in his seventies. It is normal to be stunned. Therefore, after thinking about it for two or three minutes, he finally slowly shook his head and said, "Mr. Zhou, we have a new requirement for Formosa Plastics. [ ~]”
Mr. Zhou motioned Wang Yongqing to sit down and said, "Say it."
"The current international market is changing frequently, and the pressure on Formosa Plastics is very great. Therefore, I hope to change the previous commitment of 100% export products. Change to 100% domestic products. Wang Yongqing spoke slowly and wanted to think about it.
100% export means high profits and does not affect the domestic petrochemical market. The contradictions and policy pressure are relatively small, and China will get more benefits. At least the US dollar reserve has been increased.
100% domestic sales means the market. The slogan of "market for technology" illustrates the value of the market, and Wang Yongqing's requirements have almost changed the foundation of the Haicang plan.
"Coming." Su Cheng looked at the surface of the stage under the stage and suddenly felt a little ridiculous. If Mr. Zhou and others don't know the idea of Formosa Plastics, of course, it is impossible. He had already "warned" to Director Mao. It is impossible for Wang Yongqing not to know what the mainland thinks. However, things still haven't changed.
There was no smile on Mr. Zhou's face. His preemptive acceptance of Formosa Plastics's request is a negotiation skill, which also shows that he is expected of Wang Yongqing's words.
However, it is one thing to expect, and it is another to happen. Especially when he had just agreed to all the conditions, Wang Yongqing still insisted on proposing amendments. This put him in a very bad mood.
Domestic enterprises never dare to do such a thing.
Only the scale and status of Formosa Plastics can bargain with the government in this way. If you use one word to describe it, "barbaric" is more appropriate.
Wang Yongqing began to explain as if to make up.
Mr. Zhou narrowed his eyes and listened.
Wang Yongqing seemed to be unconscious. With that, he got excited and got up and said, "Let me show you the new resin we are going to put into production..."
"Just sit down and have a look." Su Zhenguo's face was stiff and slightly reprimanded.
Wang Yongqing was stiff for a few seconds. He laughed again. In an instant, he took out the materials he had prepared and demonstrated it as if nothing had happened.
No one from the mainland cooperated, and they all sat there and watched.
Wang Yongqing soon became bored. After the demonstration, he explained again: "Now the oil market has suddenly changed, and 100% export is too risky for Formosa Plastics. In fact, there are also many benefits of 100% domestic sales, which can solve a large number of jobs first. Increase the development of relevant industrial chains..."
General Manager Xuan of Sinopec smiled and said, "Anyway, the value of export is greater. If Formosa Plastics can stick to the original plan, it can start work now.
He is qualified to say this, and at the same time, he also expresses his dissatisfaction with foreign sales to domestic sales. In the Haicang plan of Formosa Plastics. There are not only 700,000 tons of ethylene, but also 10 million tons of oil refineries. If they want to be sold domestically to the mainland, the sales method of these refined oil is enough. Sinopec does not want them to build gas stations in China.
Su Cheng listened quietly, waiting for the quantitative change to the qualitative change.
Although he had known the choice of Formosa Plastics for a long time, Su Cheng still sighed. Formosa Plastics had a chance to enter China in the late 1980s, and there may be another chance in the late 1990s. However, they didn't catch it in the end. The result is the prosperity of the two giants of Sinopec and PetroChina.
Sucheng can't help thinking that if Wang Yongqing gives up his original plan and chooses to enter the mainland first, he doesn't know where the final result will go. Formosa Plastics may become the real world Chapter 311 Group and Sinopec help, I don't know if it can be done?
Before the others had spoken, General Manager Xuan was stunned and asked quickly, "What ethylene equipment?"
"700,000 tons of ethylene from Casali, or 800,000 tons of ethylene from BASF. We have selected the equipment and accessories. Su Cheng was not afraid to tell them. There are only a few companies in the world that can produce large-scale ethylene equipment, but there are too many factors to consider when choosing one of them. Sometimes it even involves the other party's banks and customers, coupled with a wide variety of accessories, maintenance and delivery methods, as well as meticulous modification work, which is not suitable for Dahua. Petrochemical.
It will take at least one or two months to select equipment and accessories. For state-owned enterprises such as Sinopec, it may take four or five months.
Only then did General Manager Xuan understand that he was lagging behind, as if he was on the starting line.
Mr. Zhou was really interested and asked, "What do you want to do for help?"
"We would like to ask experienced engineers of Sinopec to transfer some professional experts to help us install ethylene equipment after the completion of Project 877." Su Cheng proposed that Formosa Plastics was to prove its value, and Sinopec proposed that Sinopec was indeed to install ethylene equipment.
The 700,000 tons of large ethylene device is the standard steel jungle. It has reaction tanks dozens of meters high and winding pipes with a diameter of several meters. The built large ethylene equipment is like a huge steel community. Between the buildings formed by cans, there are pipe circuits of different thicknesses. Under its underground, there are also various anti-leakage and environmentally friendly devices... It is more difficult to install than to build a skyscraper.
Inexperienced units, just like Sinopec, have to explore and practice in 1958.
Of course, Sinopec, after the Yangtze ethylene project, is an experienced unit. It is enough to help Dahua shorten the annual time.
Mr. Zhou didn't quite understand the curves inside, so he looked at General Manager Xuan.
The latter stiffened his head and said, "Our engineers don't know when they can pull it out."
Su Cheng immediately said, "I estimate that the 300,000 tons of Yangzi ethylene project in the 877 project can be completed within the year, which is just in line with the speed of our procurement of equipment."
Mr. Zhou looked at the general manager of Sinopec.
General Manager Xuan was silent. He can't refute that what Su Cheng said is both true and a good word. At this time, it also has a strong political significance. In response to the Taiwan Plastics, which made Mr. Zhou very unhappy, it proved that Sinopec and Dahua have the ability to build their own ethylene equipment.
Sinopec has the ability to build itself, and with the end of the Yangtze ethylene project, it has naturally been proved. Dahua's ability to build itself is based on the help of Sinopec.
On the sake of wisdom, General Manager Xuan simply didn't say a word and let Su Cheng side by his thighs.
He didn't object. Considering the overall situation, Mr. Zhou naturally said, "If time does not conflict, I agree."
Wang Keling, who was next to Wang Yongqing, saw them talking to himself and said sarcastically, "Su Dong has been preparing for a long time."
"Opportunity is reserved for those who are prepared." Su Cheng said lightly, "Self-built ethylene equipment is one of Dahua's plans. Without Wang Butcher, we can't eat hairy pigs, right?"
Wang Keling was speech-suck for a while. Indeed, once the Haicang plan is implemented, there is absolutely no room for other ethylene plans in China. Even if it is the Yangtze ethylene project, it may be postponed and its raw materials will be given priority to the Haicang plan.
So, Su Cheng said it was one of the plans, and no one doubted it.
Seeing that Su Cheng was full of self-confidence, Su Zhenguo felt a little confident, but his expression was serious. He asked, "Su Cheng, how sure are you to make 700,000 tons of ethylene by yourself?"
"It will be completed and put into production within five years, and it will be 50% sure." This probability is not low, and if it can't be built in five years, it will take half a decade, or 20 years. In the history of the construction of large chemical equipment, this kind of thing is not new.
Su Zhenguo already has a certain understanding of Sucheng. Convinced that he was not talking casually, he nodded slightly to Mr. Zhou.
Mr. Zhou had the confidence to make a decision immediately and took the initiative to say, "We will make a decision as soon as possible. However, no matter what the result is, I hope that Formosa Plastics can continue to help mainland enterprises develop technology and improve management... In addition to 100% export, is there any other requirements for Formosa Plastics?
"It's gone." Wang Yongqing was a little guilty. He was really afraid that Mr. Zhou would be hot-headed and agreed to 100% export on the spot.
Mr. Zhou stared at him, probably thinking about it in his heart.