When Liu Zhongzhou received a call from Si Mingyu asking to speak with his father, he immediately told his father, Liu Haijiao. Si Mingyu actually had Liu Haijiao's contact information. After the last cryptocurrency trade, the six second-generation fathers had banded together to invite Si Mingyu several times.
But passing the message through Liu Zhongzhou is just giving him face and there is no loss.
It was still the Huang Gongzi Restaurant in Shanghai. This time, Liu Haijiao directly booked both the upper and lower floors.
"Hello, Uncle Liu." Liu Haijiao arrived a little early. When Si Mingyu came in and saw him, he immediately took the initiative to greet him. After all, he was the younger generation.
"Mingyu is here, sit down! Sit down!" Liu Haijiao greeted him warmly.
Because they had to discuss serious matters, Si Mingyu brought Lin Shirui and Xiao Shixian with him, while Liu Haijiao brought Liu Zhongzhou and two deputies with him.
After three rounds of wine and five dishes, Si Mingyu brought up the topic: "Uncle Liu, you are in the shipping business. I want to ask if you have any channels to obtain a second-hand LNG ship?"
"This ship isn't cheap. As far as I know, they build it exactly as it's made. There shouldn't be any second-hand ones." Liu Haijiao was a little unsure. He turned to his deputy and said, "Old Ma, ask around."
"Okay." Deputy Lao Ma immediately called and asked.
Although there are countless shipping companies in the world, if you ask around, you can easily find out if there are any second-hand ships for sale by industry insiders.
"I asked, and there are currently no orders for second-hand LNG ships." Lao Ma said after finishing the call.
"Does your Uncle Liu have any channels for the new ship?" Si Mingyu asked again.
"Mingyu, this thing is not cheap. Why did you buy it?" Liu Haijiao didn't understand Si Mingyu's behavior.
LNG is a type of natural gas liquefied liquid that can only be transported by ship. Unlike other commodities, natural gas cannot be transported without prior agreement between the buyer and seller, and the ship must be hired in advance.
It's not that you can just sail a ship there and the seller will load the goods for you, nor is it that someone will buy the goods just because you arrive at the destination. Many ports without special facilities cannot even unload the goods.
"Uncle Liu, to be honest, this is a business a friend introduced to me. Although the profit is not much, it is stable."
What Si Mingyu said was indeed the truth. The one who introduced this business to him was a large enterprise that provided international aid to those small countries. They had the supply, but the quantity required by the buyer was too small, so they subcontracted the business.
Liu Haijiao completely believed what Si Mingyu said. No one would buy this special ship if they did not have good contacts with upstream and downstream channels. It was not like an ordinary container ship that could carry anyone's goods. If it became a waste of money, few people would buy it even if they sold it second-hand.
For this kind of thing, Liu Haijiao has to make a phone call personally. In fact, there are only a few shipyards in a few countries in the world that can build such LNG ships, so it is not difficult to contact them.
As a result, I made a lot of phone calls and contacted a lot of people, but the earliest order would not be until next year.
Si Mingyu knew nothing about the shipping industry, so he approached Liu Haijiao. However, since he couldn't book a ship, he asked Liu Haijiao to explain LNG ships and the shipping industry in general.
For Liu Haijiao, who has lived on a boat for half his life, these things are easy to do.
"It turns out that our Shanghai Hudong Shipbuilding (Group) Co., Ltd. can build LNG ships." Si Mingyu knew that Shanghai's shipbuilding industry was also very developed, but after listening to Liu Haijiao's explanation today, he realized that it can even build LNG ships.
Why not give it a try?
So Si Mingyu called Gu Shuanghui and Wang Jianguo, asking them to contact someone at the shipbuilding group. Soon Wang Jianguo sent a contact number.
"Hello. Is this Uncle Chen? I'm Si Mingyu, and Uncle Wang Jianguo gave me your contact information." Si Mingyu called immediately because Wang Jianguo had just contacted the other party.
"Ah, Si Mingyu, Jianguo mentioned to me, what's the matter with you?" This man is the boss of Shanghai Hudong Shipyard (Group) Co., Ltd.
"Uncle Chen, this is what happened..." So Si Mingyu briefly explained the matter of buying the boat.
His solution was simple: spend money. First, he contacted the customer who placed the order and offered to let him take delivery of the ship first. He would pay a transfer fee of 200 million Chinese yuan for each ship.
If this method doesn't work, then please ask Mr. Chen to find a way to help move his order forward and work overtime to meet the deadline. He will still receive 200 million in overtime pay for each ship.
The average cost of an LNG ship is about 1.4 billion Chinese yuan, and the construction period is about 27 months. Si Mingyu is willing to pay even if it can be completed one month earlier.
This was just a piece of cake, so Mr. Chen immediately ordered his subordinates to make the contact. Whether it succeeded or not, he would do him a favor.
Liu Haijiao watched Si Mingyu make the call. He couldn't hear what was said on the other end, but he could hear Si Mingyu's words clearly. He felt that this kid's family must have a very powerful background, as they could directly contact the boss of Shanghai Hudong Shipbuilding (Group) Co., Ltd.
I have been working in the shipping industry for half my life, but I am not qualified to deal with such a big shot.
At this point, the meal was over. Before leaving, Liu Haijiao apologized for not being able to help.
A few days later, a man claiming to be General Manager Chen's secretary called Si Mingyu.
The other party said that there was nothing Hudong Shipbuilding (Group) Co., Ltd. could do, but they contacted the LNG shipyard in Simida Country. A customer there suggested that if Si Mingyu was willing to pay a small fee, they could transfer the ship.
The order is for four LNG ships in total. As long as he is given an additional 500 million Chinese yuan for each ship, the order can be transferred to Si Mingyu, and he will only accept four ships at a time.
The original cost of the four ships was only fifty-six Chinese dollars, but they were asking for an additional two billion. The other party had a good calculation. Or perhaps they were deliberately making things difficult, calculating that Si Mingyu couldn't afford it.
It's just 2 billion, Si Mingyu gritted his teeth and said, "Give it to me!"
The total amount was 7.6 billion Chinese yuan. Si Mingyu didn't have that much money right now, so he could just take out a mortgage. Si Mingyu had a lot of high-performing stocks in his hands, so he could easily get a loan by mortgaging anything.
He immediately arranged for Xiao Shixian to connect with General Chen's secretary to go to Simidaguo to sign the agreement, and also arranged for Bian Guohai to handle the loan. Of course, he couldn't let General Chen help him for free, and as the boss of the shipyard, he couldn't accept gifts, so he donated two Hope Primary Schools in General Chen's name.
It’s not that Si Mingyu is stupid and has a lot of money, but the channel for buying and selling natural gas is an exclusive operation, so the sooner the work starts, the sooner the money can be made, and the extra cost can be made up slowly.
A few days later, Xiao Shixian brought news that the contract had been signed and the ship would be delivered on February 24th of the following year.
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