On the day of the pickup, Xing Baohua led a convoy to the provincial capital's international airport. The flight was scheduled to arrive at around 5 PM.
Xing Baohua plans to stay in the provincial capital for one night and let the foreign employees see Baotu Spring and Daming Lake. He will return to central Shandong from the provincial capital at 2 pm tomorrow.
Having chosen to stay in the provincial capital, there are still two things to take care of.
Because the convoy had been arranged with the airport in advance, it was able to pick up passengers directly at the airport.
Two buses and eight sedan chairs were used to pick up 69 people.
Including the employees from Hong Kong who arrived early, there were a total of over ninety people.
When the plane landed, Xing Baohua and several senior executives stood on one side of the gangway, waiting for the foreign talents who had traveled thousands of miles to disembark.
The team was led back by the chief secretary, who handled all the arrangements independently along the way.
They handled this matter exceptionally well.
Xing Baohua, representing the factory, exchanged a few pleasantries with the foreign employee representatives, invited them to get in the car, and took them to the Quancheng Hotel.
The hotel is located near Nanmen Bridge, making it very convenient to visit either Baotu Spring or Daming Lake.
Among the foreign employees here, there are over thirty Chinese, three Germans, 15 Soviets, and 15 from other small European and African countries. There are also five from the United States.
At the hotel, Xing Baohua gave a speech. The main point was: I'll prepare the money for you, and you give me good results.
The process is not important; what matters is the time.
Another project involves a huge investment, but the product is nowhere in sight. That won't do; every project must be completed within a certain timeframe.
Talented individuals are precious during this period, and since high costs have been incurred, their freedom to leave should be strictly restricted in the contracts.
At the very least, a non-compete agreement should be added.
As for the patents for the products developed, they will receive team patent bonuses.
In short, you slap someone and then give them a bunch of dates.
The rest was left to Yu Shenghai and Director Xue; he still had a drinking party to attend.
I made an appointment with several leaders from the Provincial Power Bureau and the general manager of Jinan No. 1 Construction Company.
Xing Baohua had originally intended to discuss things separately with them, but since he didn't have time, he arranged for them to sit at the same table and handle both matters. They drank while negotiating the agreement.
It's a characteristic of Chinese people to drink, chat, and discuss contracts. If things go well after drinking, the deal is usually settled.
The secretary accompanies her; her tasks include recording conversations and fetching documents.
Upon arriving at a state-run hotel, Xing Baohua got to know many leaders from the power sector.
A previous misunderstanding was resolved with a laugh at the dinner table.
What could Xing Baohua do? He was bullied and had to beg the other party for forgiveness. Although the other party apologized, he still felt awkward.
A true man can bend and stretch; who told me to be weak and let others bully me?
The construction of power plants still relies on the provincial power bureau for design, and we also have to ask them to send people to provide support.
Although it was built under the management of Xing Baohua Electronics Factory, it was actually also under the jurisdiction of the provincial power department.
While drinking, a large power plant was completed, with four sets of steam turbine generators, each generating 65 megawatts of power.
In fact, based on the electricity consumption at that time, two 65-megawatt generators would be enough to power the entire city. However, Xing Baohua had several pieces of equipment that were major power consumers.
They were worried that the power generation would be insufficient.
Therefore, energy-saving design should reserve more space for the later addition of generator sets.
Jinan No. 1 Construction Co., Ltd. undertook the infrastructure construction project of the power plant.
However, Xing Baohua's terms for the first-level construction engineer were rather harsh: 20% upfront as an entry fee, 40% upon completion, another 20% after two years, and the remaining 20% after five years.
These conditions are too demanding. According to the provincial power company's forecast, and comparing it with the construction cycle of the provincial capital's power plant, it will take at least 26 months, which is equivalent to more than two years.
The construction cost of just the foundation alone is over 100 million; even if the entire construction company were to contribute all of it, it wouldn't be enough.
Xing Baohua and the people from the power company were all smiles as he asked them for favors.
But it's a different story for construction companies.
"I'm only contacting you because of that leader. To be honest, those construction companies in central Shandong are really disgusting. I've never blocked them from receiving funding, and I even prepared money in advance to pay the migrant workers' wages because I was afraid they would embezzle them. And yet they still shut down my work for a week," Xing Baohua said to the boss of Ji'nan No. 1 Construction Company.
"Director Xing, I know about this. Among all the companies in central Shandong, you're the only one who can afford to fill that hole. How about this, we'll state it in the contract: if we stop work for you for a day, you can just fine us proportionally." The general manager of Ji'an No. 1 Construction Company was getting a little anxious.
"I'll compromise. I'll pay the salaries of the management and the migrant workers. You can figure out the rest. I'll give you three days to think it over. If it doesn't work out, I'll find a state-owned company."
As soon as Xing Baohua finished speaking, he added, "Last month, I partnered with Samsung in South Korea to build a factory, covering 2.4 hectares. The total investment is currently around 80 million. I won't be putting it up for tender; I'll give it to you too."
"Should we settle the accounts according to the same ratio as before?" the general manager of Ji'an No. 1 Construction Company asked, taking a deep breath.
The job itself is good, and the workload is large, but the money is really tight.
Given the reputation of Luzhong Electronics Factory and its usual generous pay, the general manager of the construction company slowly nodded in agreement.
At this moment, the boss cursed his colleagues in Luzhong in his heart. He had offended such a good client and left such a big problem for his colleagues in the future.
We also have to thank them for their idiot brains, otherwise we wouldn't have gotten such a big project.
The provincial power company hasn't provided the blueprint yet, but based on the power generation capacity of the provincial capital's power plant and the power plant required by Xing Baohua, the total cost is estimated to be around 650 million yuan.
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