Men and women eating in the courtyard

"Who is so bold!"

Zhang Changming asked the clerk to go to the side to talk alone: ​​"I dare to take you out to play during a business trip!"

The clerk was also frightened by the leader's anger. They were yawning just now, and Vice President Zhang looked at them with anger.

Don't look at this clerk who usually nods, bends, and is submissive in the office, but at the critical moment, he is really loyal!

"Director Bai took us there!"

"Director Bai?!"

As soon as Zhang Changming glared, he knew it was this old Ga Bang'er who was feeling depressed just now.

This old bastard is a total jerk in the workplace. He often tells dirty stories and sometimes gets caught.

He didn't want to be with the other party when he came out. It was such a shame.

However, Bai Xiyuan and Director Han have a good time together. Isn't he here just to be Director Han's dog to spy on him?

There's a lot of shit going on at the steel rolling mill, and there's a lot of shit going on at the Seafood Corporation.

Zhang Changming had a tough background, and Han Qingwei couldn't handle him, so he hung him up.

This vice president is much more noble than ordinary cadres, and they are all working in the seafood company.

Especially the coordination and communication with various units in the city, because he had connections, so everything was left to him.

After finally avoiding Han Qingwei, he also wanted to start a career of his own, but he didn't expect that the other party put such a bad plaster on him.

"How does Director Bai know there is such a place in Yingcheng!"

Zhang Changming glared and shouted in a low voice: "Say! Who took you there?"

"It was the deputy director of the shipyard office who said that he would go out for a walk at night if he had nothing to do~"

Damn it, Li Xuewu dumped the blame on Xu Sinian, and Xu Sinian dumped it on another one.

But how could this clerk know so much? He thought it was the people from the shipyard who were being polite and entertaining.

Now seeing the leader getting angry, he quickly pulled Vice President Zhang into saying something nice: "Boss, don't be angry..."

Zhang Changming slapped the clerk's hand away and cursed in a low voice: "I'm so angry!"

After speaking, he glared in the direction of the conference room and cursed again: "You are the ones who dare to fuck up your work with a bunch of losers, rats and ladybugs!"

At this point, he felt that he had gone too far. He glanced at the clerk and saw that his head was drooping, so he tried his best to hold back.

"Tell me, in your... state, what can you watch and talk about all morning!"

"I want to sign a contract when I get back. Who can I ask for the information here!"

After Zhang Changming finished speaking, he put his hand on the clerk's shoulder, glared and said fiercely: "I'm very angry now~"

"..."

The clerk was no longer frightened and looked away from the leader, especially now...

With his leader holding his shoulder and staring at him, he was thinking about squatting down.

It was now the intermission of the symposium. Some were communicating with each other inside the conference room, and some were smoking and spanking in private outside.

There was a bit of noise in the corridor, but no one noticed Zhang Changming's expression.

Zhang Changming stopped talking now, but he could hear voices in the conference room.

It was obviously Bai Xiyuan and the deputy office director of the shipyard.

"Director Bai, how was your rest last night? Are you going out for a walk with me tonight?"

"Forget it, you almost scared me to death last night!"

Bai Xiyuan's voice came out, obviously full of complaints and ridicule: "Even though your place is small, you spend a lot of time having fun!"

"We split up last night"

He nodded at the other person with the hand holding the cigarette and said, "I just walked into the alley. What do you think I encountered?"

Without waiting for the deputy director of the office to answer, he said: "You can see that he is in his late thirties or almost forty, and he held my hand and wouldn't let go~ Ouch~"

"Eh~"

The deputy director curled his lips and asked, "How dare you say this?"

"Of course I can't do it!"

Bai Xiyuan glared, and said righteously with his chin sideways: "Bit, I'm almost a year older. Am I the one who can do it to her, or the hell can she do it to me?"

"Hahaha~"

The deputy director of the office smiled and asked: "What happened next?"

"later?"

Bai Xiyuan took a puff of cigarette, glanced at the other party, and said, "The eldest sister saw that I wanted to refuse, so she took my hand and asked in a low voice, do you two love me?"

"???"

Not to mention the deputy director in the office, Zhang Changming and the clerk who were standing outside the door listening widened their eyes.

This is so much fun!

"When I heard there was a way to do this!"

Bai Xiyuan raised his eyebrows and said politely: "The eldest sister saw that I was silent and thought I was hesitant, so she took the initiative to give me some benefits."

"what did she say?"

"She said she's a wife, but she only counts me as one person. It's a great deal!"

"Hey! You picked it up!"

The deputy director of the office widened his eyes in surprise and kept clicking his tongue. He secretly hated himself for being lazy last night and not going one step further.

"Listen to me~"

Bai Xiyuan took another puff of cigarette, pursed his lips and said, "I was as surprised and overjoyed as you are now!"

"Ten dollars, no time limit, she said that's the going rate!"

“Not really”

The deputy director took a puff of cigarette, smiled and said, "Maybe I heard your foreign accent. This is a one-time deal."

"I don't care about that. We're here to have fun anyway. The most important thing is to have fun~"

Bai Xiyuan smoked a cigarette, raised his eyebrows and said, "The elder sister took me back to her house by twisting and turning. Guess what happened when I entered the door?"

"What?"

The deputy director of the office asked curiously, "Too young?"

"Bullshit!"

Bai Xiyuan blew a puff of smoke and said indignantly, "The elder sister pushed the door open and said, 'Mom, there are guests at home.' I turned around and ran away!"

"Cough cough~cough cough cough~"

Zhang Changming stood outside the door like a clerk, pursing his lips hard, his face flushed, and he almost laughed out loud.

In the room, Bai Xiyuan was still cursing, "I'm so unlucky. I don't know where the old onion was pulled out of the field! I caught up with it!"

"Cough cough~"

The deputy director was still coughing, choking on the smoke, but he couldn't help laughing. The more he laughed, the more he coughed, and tears came down.

"You... you... cough cough~"

The deputy director of the office covered his mouth for a long time before he recovered, waved his hand, and said: "It's really funny~"

"I won't go with you~"

Bai Xiyuan waved his hand and said: "You are not good, you have chosen the good ones, and left me alone to walk in the dark alley~"

"Who said that!"

The deputy director of the office emphasized: "You are not the only one who was ambushed last night, and my side is not much better~"

Then I heard him say: "I often go to that person, this is not because I think it's easier to do things with acquaintances~"

"But I don't know what the hell stimulated that person yesterday, and shaved his "hair"!"

The deputy director pouted, his face full of reluctance to recall, and said: "Last night, that person was so exciting~"

"How to describe it? Time flies! It hurts me!"

"Hahaha!"

Bai Xiyuan saw that he was not the shabbiest one, and he was happy at this moment, laughing all the time.

The two people are like-minded. They have only seen each other for less than 24 hours since last night, and they have already recognized each other as friends.

Drinking and eating friends are also friends!

"Let's not go there tonight. Let's go to another place. I'll take you to eat something good."

"That's what you said!"

Bai Xiyuan pointed at the other party and said, "If there is that old onion, I will eat it according to your will!"

"Hahaha~"

...

This is the age of cowards. When eating becomes a problem, other problems are no longer a matter of principle.

The present time is different from the later generations. The later generations have basically eliminated the problem of food and clothing. At least having enough food is guaranteed.

However, with the changes of the times, some things remain unchanged, such as:

Poor people eat meat, rich people eat shrimps, and capable people like to eat kings;

Men want to be tall, women want to be thin, dogs wear clothes and people show two taels of meat;

In the countryside, chickens call people in the morning, and people call people in the city at night...

To say that it is different may be cognitive, it is nothing more than what you have seen and what you have not seen.

Bai Xiyuan is so mean and evil, where does his money come from?

Why can he stand firm in the Seafood General Company, why can he be safe and sound after causing so many troubles.

Snakes and rats have their own ways, and each has its own secrets. Even if you are told, you can't learn it.

Zhang Changming has a good family background, is young, has ideals, and has done something, so you think he is a good person and a good cadre?

Or is it the sentence that Li Xuewu taught Nie Xiaoguang, what you see is not necessarily true, let alone what you hear.

——

"Vice President Zhang of the Seafood General Company seems to be very angry"

Peng Xiaoli made a cup of strong tea for Li Xuewu and reminded him when he brought it over.

"Hmm"

Li Xuewu snorted and asked, "Why?"

"Not sure"

Peng Xiaoli told the truth: "It was after drinking, I saw him glaring at Director Bai."

"Oh?"

Li Xuewu paused while drinking tea and asked, "What do you mean?"

"Of course they can't quarrel in front of us"

Peng Xiaoli reported softly, "They all look drunk and are secretly competing with each other. Anyway, they are angry."

"Not necessarily, they may be talking about work"

Li Xuewu put down his teacup and said casually, "The symposium this morning was very successful. They will naturally study and discuss it."

"..."

Peng Xiaoli looked at Li Xuewu speechlessly. In that situation, with that expression, you were drunk at noon, and you still said that they were talking about work?

I'm afraid you spoke the truth after drinking, and there was a quarrel between the insiders!

Another thing, you don't know whether the symposium this morning was successful or not~

Look at those people from the Seafood General Company, they are all so sleepy, and what they say is irrelevant, almost causing Vice President Zhang to curse.

Fortunately, there were many people attending the meeting, and everyone covered it up.

The banquet at noon was naturally drunk. Andrew and his friends were fine, but Zhang Changming and his friends were very drunk.

The research plan for the seafood company in the afternoon was naturally cancelled. Everyone was knocked down by Li Xuewu, so why bother to research?

Investigation and research are very serious matters, but who told us to have a banquet at noon? Isn't it serious enough to spend the whole morning?

Zhang Changming felt that it was not enough, but who told us to have Bai Xiyuan hold us back?

Li Xuewu finally found time to accompany Andrew and his friends.

In the morning, I saw the big picture, and in the afternoon, I went to the production workshop to let Andrew know the actual situation of the shipyard.

This cannot be concealed, and Li Xuewu did not intend to hide it. After all, he had to learn technology from his master.

Fool Zhang Changming and others, because the other party is not involved in the construction, but a pure customer.

Customers are used to fool!

There is nothing wrong with it!

Italian shipbuilders are not good. If this one is fooled, then the Yingcheng Shipyard itself will be pitted.

In addition to the situation introduced by Li Xuewu during the negotiation, Xu Sinian took the opportunity to introduce the basic situation to Andrew with Liao Jing, the chief designer of the shipyard.

Liao Jing is a female comrade, thin and short, and looks to be in her forties, but her spirit is very full.

Especially when talking to Andrew and the engineer he brought, she seemed very excited.

It is a bit inappropriate to describe it as "seeing a virtuous person and thinking of emulating him", but this is the mood.

Andrew is a very down-to-earth person. It is not about his business and life, but his attitude towards production.

These old-fashioned capitalists are very practical about enterprise production management, and they say what they mean.

The equipment and technology of the shipyard are really too backward.

He and the engineer named David shook their heads after each conversation, and Li Xuewu could see their attitude.

Liao Jing was also very anxious, but she still patiently explained to them the current execution capabilities of the shipyard.

"Not very realistic"

Andrew looked at Li Xuewu and shook his head and said, "It is actually impossible to complete industrialization upgrades and ensure product quality by relying solely on manpower accumulation. Li, you should know this."

"Please speak frankly, we are good friends, and there is nothing we can't say."

Li Xuewu looked at Andrew very frankly and expressed his acceptance of his final decision.

Andrew was also very hesitant and said, "Although I heard you talk about the situation here and the future development in Yangcheng, I didn't expect..."

As he said this, he also gestured to the "broken" situation inside and outside the workshop.

"Everything is difficult at the beginning~"

Li Xuewu took over the conversation and nodded slowly: "I must admit that my explanation of the shipyard has caused you misunderstanding, but please forgive my limitations in technology and cognition."

"Li, this..."

Andrew saw that Li Xuewu was so heavy and sad, but still so polite, and he wanted to refuse.

But doing business is not charity. He came all the way to the inland, and even followed the Northeast.

In fact, he is not unfamiliar with this land. To be honest, there were many merchants in Italy in Yingcheng before, mostly shipbuilding.

Don't think that when you mention shipbuilding, you have to mention Bincheng. In fact, Yingcheng has a very good geographical location.

It is precisely because of this origin that Andrew will be interested when Li Xuewu mentions Yingcheng Shipyard.

But when he arrived here, the situation he saw was beyond his expectations.

Let's not talk about the factory building, after all, it is newly built, but these mechanical equipment are really not very good.

Of course, it couldn't be the equipment they left behind when they left, but in these machines, the glory of the past can still be seen.

This is a bit nonsense. Although the equipment in the shipyard is not updated as fast as that of the car, it has been almost half a century, and it is still the same as before.

Yes, he can see the shadow of Maozi in the technology of the shipyard, but it is nothing special to say.

He thinks it is no problem to build fishing boats, small boats, and even large cargo ships.

It's just the cost...

Andrew looked at the workers and shook his head in his heart. He thought that this shipyard can still be built, probably because of these labor costs.

It's really too cheap!

Of course, it does not deny that there are advanced technologies and excellent ship resources that the mainland cannot obtain from the outside.

First, there is no money to buy, and foreign exchange is tight, so it has to be placed in more needed places.

Second, no one sells. At this point in time, if the boss doesn't speak, who dares to help the enemy.

Andrew was playing a trick. He wanted to cooperate with Yingcheng Shipyard to build yachts in the form of OEM.

He didn't dare to do other boats because there was a risk of technology leakage.

But yachts were different. From design to construction, they had their own set of standards.

Even if they were given to the mainland and Yingcheng Shipyard, they couldn't understand them thoroughly.

Another thing, even if they understood them thoroughly, what could they do?

As Li Xuewu said before, there would be no yacht consumer market in the mainland for a long time in the future.

He took the train from Yangcheng all the way north and saw the actual situation.

The backward villages along the way, the gray and confused world, and the flash of red from time to time, all made him feel that it was impossible to create a market here.

"Li, this is not a simple technical problem, nor can it be solved by a simple equipment upgrade."

Andrew nodded his head and said, "This is a problem of thinking..."

"What did you say?!"

Before he finished speaking, the cadres of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs took the lead in correcting his dangerous words.

Li Xuewu waved his hand, indicating that he should not be nervous, and then raised his hand to ask Andrew to continue.

"You are talking about the shipbuilding concept, construction management, technology, etc., right?"

"That's right."

Andrew hadn't yet understood why his words aroused a strong reaction from the cadres of the foreign affairs department. At this moment, he glanced at the other party and continued talking to Li Xuewu.

"The shipbuilding industry is no longer the handicraft industry it was in the last century."

"Material science, fluid mechanics, management science, etc., it involves too much."

Seeing him shaking his head, Li Xuewu said again in a low and sad tone: "Please forgive my ignorance. I really don't know how to understand what you said..."

Liao Jing glanced at him in surprise. Although she had never had any contact with Deputy Director Li, as far as she knew, he was the most technically knowledgeable person among the leaders of the steel rolling mill.

The understanding here is not the kind that masters technology, but the kind that understands and supports, and truly believes in science.

But why did this person start to cry about being poor when he got here, and looked like he was poor and ignorant...

Not so!

Liao Jing came back in the 1950s, during the construction of the motherland. She resolutely resigned from a top foreign shipyard and returned to China to participate in the construction.

It was precisely because of her ability in this area that she was able to take up the leading role in the shipyard in her early forties.

As far as what Andrew mentioned, the shipyard is indeed lagging behind in equipment and technology.

However, this gap is not an insurmountable gap, and with the technical support brought by Maozi, there is no problem with the shipyard's production capacity.

She wanted to refute Andrew several times, but was stopped by Director Xu.

Now she wanted to persuade Deputy Director Li again, but was pulled back by Director Xu again.

Liao Jing looked at Director Xu with the same low and sad expression in confusion. What is going on with these two people? What is this!

Xu Sinian took advantage of the fact that the foreign businessman was not paying attention, and gave Liao Jing a twitching eye, signaling her to stop talking and not to be miserable.

Liao Jing could naturally see what he meant, but what did it mean?

Of course she knew she couldn't speak, but why?

Isn’t this just boosting others’ ambition and destroying one’s own prestige?

If you can obviously persevere and work hard on your own, why do you pretend to be so self-destructive?

"Mr. Andrew, my good friend, I regret that I was unable to conduct an inspection that satisfied you."

Li Xuewu's face was full of regret, and he kept mentioning the relationship between the two of them as good friends.

"I didn't think carefully about this matter. I wanted to use you as my teacher to let Yingcheng Shipyard take a different path. Really~"

As he said this, he sighed intentionally or unintentionally, as if he was really hit.

Andrew is an old guy. He has never seen anything like this. If he threatens and acts arrogantly, his life will be at risk.

But it's hard for him to deal with this kind of "soft and weak" person. If he refuses it cruelly, he himself feels uncomfortable.

Especially when considered comprehensively, there are indeed certain advantages here.

If there are no major economic changes in the mainland in the next fifty years and the blockade situation does not change, then he is confident that he will build a world-leading shipping company in the Pacific.

With low manufacturing costs, a potential market with plenty of people and plenty of money, and vast and smooth transportation channels, he couldn't think of a place more suitable for the yacht business than the Pacific Ocean.

However, there is a premise here, which is the initial investment cost.

It would take three years to fully support Yingcheng Shipyard in completing equipment and technological innovations and to teach them step-by-step the modern shipbuilding industry management system.

Then he estimated that it would take at least five to eight years to recover this investment cost.

In other words, for a maximum of eight years and a minimum of five years, he would not be able to make a lot of money here.

As for businessmen, what they say they earn is different from what they actually earn.

According to Andrew's estimation, the cost is nothing more than resources. Sometimes resources are worth thousands of gold, and sometimes they are just a piece of waste paper in his hands.

Purely generating profits can be achieved in less than half a year, but when it comes to making big money, don't think about it within five years.

It takes three years to ensure that the yacht manufacturing part of this shipyard can reach the basic level of Italy, but it may not reach high standards in five years.

Fortunately, the market here is not that busy. If you have money, you can buy big ones, but if you don’t, you can buy small ones. It’s all for the sake of face, and you don’t get much enjoyment.

How to think about it, you have to think about it again.

Especially Li Xuewu's low profile, which made it clear that he wanted to learn and become a disciple, made him very embarrassed.

Therefore, during the afternoon inspection, every time when he shook his head and said no, or showed dissatisfaction, Li Xuewu would show a low and sad expression at the right time.

Liao Jing finally realized that Deputy Director Li was enduring the humiliation in order for the shipyard to get on the fast track and learn advanced technology.

She used to think that her own sacrifice was big enough, but she didn't expect to see among young people, especially young leaders, people who have feelings for their family and country and dare to contribute.

She has seen many people with such noble moral character, but it is really rare for someone to be in this position and achieve such a step.

Just as Liao Jing observed Deputy Director Li, whom she met for the first time, with appreciation and admiration, Li Xuewu also accompanied Andrew and his party to complete the afternoon inspection mission.

After sending the foreign businessmen back to rest, Li Xuewu called everyone to have a meeting in the small conference room.

His first sentence caused Liao Jingzhen's people to flip over and their brains shut down.

"Everyone should be vigilant and know what we need and what we should resist!"

Li Xuewu sat at one end of the conference table and said seriously: "The old-line capitalists in the West are good at selling equipment, selling technology, and peddling their dangerous ideas!"

There was silence in the conference room, especially the cadres of the Foreign Affairs Department, who quietly closed their notebooks, which he had prepared to criticize Li Xuewu.

Why?

Because Deputy Director Li of the steel rolling mill had too close contact with the Italian businessman, especially the ideological agreement, and he also became a disciple. This was not playing the piano randomly.

However, before he could criticize Deputy Director Li, the other party gave them a political lesson.

This tone was even more impolite and serious than the ones he had prepared.

Listen, we call them foreign businessmen, Director Li doesn’t care what they call them!

A good friend in front of others, a capitalist in others!

"What we want is technology, equipment, and their advanced experience in management."

Li Xuewu knocked on the table and said, "But everyone here knows that our organization has never believed in the doctrine of appropriation!"

"Take someone else's clothes and put them on directly. Not to mention that the size may not be suitable. Even the smell can easily hit your nose!"

He patted the table again and said, "It's a cold! It's an infectious disease!"

Passed~ passed~

Listening to Deputy Director Li's speech, the foreign affairs cadre almost broke out in a cold sweat. If word spread, the higher-ups might not want to investigate what he said.

“If the equipment is dead, then there won’t be any thoughts or ideas in it?”

Li Xuewu looked at everyone and said: "I want to vaccinate you. Even if the equipment comes in, you have to keep your mind straight and not mess up your head!"

"Not to mention the technical and management ideas! Be vigilant!"

"..."

Liao Jing was shocked, and the image she had built up for Deputy Director Li in her heart was shattered.

This is really a famous reputation, there are good and bad, it was before, it is now...

She didn't know it before, but today she has seen what it means to turn your back on someone.

Li Xuewu specifically named the leaders of the foreign affairs department at the meeting and asked them to keep an eye on Andrew and his party.

He emphasized how important the opportunities brought by Italian business were to Yingcheng Shipyard. At the same time, he gave instructions to Xu Sinian that even if he had to eat this piece of fat, he had to eat it in his mouth. ! ——

Coming out of the conference room, Liao Jing's face was still so unbelievable.

She didn't doubt Li Xuewu, she doubted herself.

Is it because the power of the glasses is not enough, or am I blind?

"Surprising?"

Xu Sinian caught up with her and walked away together. He smiled bitterly and said, "I used to think he was simple and kind and a good person."

Liao Jing turned around and glanced at Xu Sinian blankly. She didn't expect that she was not the first to be deceived.

Xu Sinian glanced at her, nodded helplessly, and said: "Then I gave myself a slap in the face and remembered the saying that there are no good people in this world."

"Hmm~"

Liao Jing was amused by him, but she still held it back and said, "That's not the case, Deputy Director Li..."

She carefully considered her words and then said: "Young, energetic, smart, and a career person."

"Um"

Xu Sinian listened to her various ways of explaining the consensus between the two of them, and couldn't help but nod his head and praise Liao Jing's literary talent.

According to him, although he is young, he is absolutely nothing. He is cunning and cunning, and he will do whatever it takes to achieve his goals.

"Is everything okay?"

Liao Jing glanced in the direction of the guest house and said, "Something doesn't seem right over there at the Seafood Corporation."

"It's okay, I'll take care of it"

Xu Sinian smiled meaningfully and said confidently: "I know the situation of these people best. I will never say a bad word before sending them to the car tomorrow!"

…

I had dinner very early, maybe because I drank a little too much wine at noon, and I left early.

Li Xuewu was afraid that Zhang Changming would have physical problems, so he ordered a few bottles of wine to help him get wet.

Don't think this is a joke. If you drink too much at noon, drinking some wine in the evening can relieve your drunkenness.

Li Xuewu didn't quite understand the specific principle. These were all truths discovered by his predecessors.

You don’t have to believe anything they say at the wine table, but if it has anything to do with drinking, you must listen.

After the meal, Xu Sinian arranged for everyone to go to the city to buy "local specialties", while Li Xuewu stayed at the guest house to deal with Andrew.

It was still the same topic as in the afternoon, but Andrew had obviously made a decision.

Li Xuewu did not let Li Xuewu express any regrets or sadness. He took the initiative to mention the backwardness of the shipyard, where technological and equipment innovation was needed, where a complete quality management system needed to be established, etc.

There is a lot of knowledge here, especially for an old man like Andrew. From the beginning of the century to the present, this old guy's mind is full of hard things.

In the afternoon, Li Xuewu showed his willingness to be a student, and Andrew seemed to feel good about being a teacher.

So what he talked about now was also very comprehensive, how to master the choice of technology introduction, how to carry out personnel management and technical talent training.

In the end, Li Xuewu even gave Li Xuewu ideas for product design and a breakthrough direction for shipbuilding.

Although Li Xuewu is not a technician, he has a good brain and has already taken out his notebook to take notes.

From the drawings Andrew drew on white paper and the knowledge points he taught, he could draw inferences from one instance and ask key questions.

This really scratched the itch of Andrew being a teacher. He didn't see many smart students like Li Xuewu.

He learns what you say, and he can still understand it, think divergently, and truly understand what you mean.

One was serious about teaching, the other was serious about learning, and the translator had sparks coming out of his mouth.

The person in charge of foreign affairs also looked at Li Xuewu with strange eyes. If there had not been the meeting in the afternoon, he would definitely suspect that Li Xuewu's mind was broken.

But the more he looked at Li Xuewu, the more he felt a cold sweat running down his spine, especially because Li Xuewu's thirst for knowledge really didn't seem to be staged.

If such a person was hanging around in an institution, he would be a monster!

And considering that the other party is only twenty years old and is already an important cadre at a young age, doesn't this confirm this view!

"I want to know about the introduction of fiberglass, engines, and other technologies"

Andrew raised his reading glasses, looked at Li Xuewu and asked, "Do you have any other purpose for having such hope?"

Look, now don’t blame Li Xuewu for being harsh in his speech at the meeting. Capitalists are very straightforward in their speeches. Just ask whatever you want.

"Of course"

Li Xuewu said frankly: "Just introducing these technologies has cost our factory a lot of capital reserves, and we have also made adjustments to existing production."

"With such a huge investment, of course these technologies are not just for shipbuilding."

"Oh? Can you tell me a little bit?"

Andrew was also surprised by Li Xuewu's frankness. Most of the mainlanders he had interacted with were modest and reserved, and would not say many things directly.

Especially when faced with his questioning, he was already prepared for Li Xuewu to lie to him.

"Engines and powertrains, including electric motors and other technologies, must be fed back to the automobile industry."

Li Xuewu said seriously: "Our factory has just completed the finalization of the new car and will complete mass production in the first half of next year."

"For us who have no experience and foundation in car manufacturing, it is very difficult and the task is very arduous."

Andrew raised his head slightly in understanding, looked at Li Xuewu, and waited for him to continue.

"But no matter how difficult it is, our factory has to take this path, just like building a ship."

Li Xuewu clicked on the armrest of the sofa and said seriously: "When existing resources and mobilizable unplanned resources limit future development, self-breakthrough must be achieved."

"The problem of the steel rolling mill is very complicated. What I can say is that whether it is shipbuilding or car building, we must face the fact that we are still very behind. We need to learn and take the first step."

Andrew nodded. He could understand the "we" as the steel rolling mill or the current mainland. Li Xuewu said this deliberately.

"Our factory cooperates with other factories to set up part of the auto parts manufacturing plant, and also purchases part from other parts factories."

Li Xuewu explained: “But the core part needs to be completed by our factory itself, which is related to future technology iterations and updates.”

"So you need engine technology, right?"

Andrew nodded, expressing understanding.

“It’s not just that”

Li Xuewu moved his body, adjusted his sitting posture, and continued to explain to Andrew: "Automobile and shipbuilding manufacturing will bring practical economic benefits to our factory and can help us realize the transfer and innovation of heavy industry."

“It’s in Steel City not far from here.”

He gestured to the north and said: "We want to build a car factory, an electronic and electrical appliance factory, and hardware equipment, etc."

"This includes electrical casings, integrated molding of automobile parts, electronics and electrical, communication engineering, arc extinguishing equipment, cable protection, insulating tubes, insulating rods and other equipment."

Li Xuewu gestured with his hands and said: "The manufacturing efficiency of the engine determines the production efficiency of the car, and FRP technology determines the replacement and application of newer materials."

"You never thought about building a ship?"

Andrew listened to Li Xuewu talk a lot and already had the answer in his mind, but he still asked this question uneasily.

Li Xuewu's reply was also very firm: "Want to build it, but don't know how to build it?"

Without waiting for Andrew to take the initiative to ask, Li Xuewu continued: "Our usage and purchasing concepts directly determine the sales characteristics of the product."

"That is to say, in the general concept, the strong and durable ones are the best."

Li Xuewu knocked on the iron coffee table in front of him and said: "If you can use wood, you won't use glass. If you can use steel, you won't use glass. The same goes for shipbuilding."

"I understand~"

Andrew really understands that the mainland is a demand market, planned production, luxury and lightness are not the main development goals of the ship industry.

I definitely learned this from Mao Zi, and I can’t go wrong with it.

After asking about the last concern about FRP technology, Andrew fully understood the basis of cooperation, and then we could talk about cooperation.

It happened that Zhang Changming came down from upstairs at this time, glanced here as if he didn't care, and then walked this way.

"Is it okay? You didn't drink much tonight."

Li Xuewu took the initiative to say hello and asked Peng Xiaoli to make tea.

Zhang Changming waved his hand and said, "I'm still a little dizzy. The wine in the Northeast is very strong."

While talking, he sat on the sofa, muttering: "Drinking makes things go wrong, and the work is not done, ah~"

After they sat down, he gestured in the direction of Andrew, as if he just remembered, and asked: "Did I disturb you?"

"No, just chatting casually"

Li Xuewu smiled, looked at him and asked: "I heard from Xiaoli that you and Director Bai were upset?"

"Blame me~Blame me~"

Before Zhang Changming opened his mouth to answer, Li Xuewu apologized first: "It's my fault, I told Director Xu that I would do my best to be a good host, but I didn't expect..."

"Don't talk about him~"

Zhang Changming seemed to be in no mood to mention this, took a cigarette from the coffee table and lit it, saying: "I have always wanted to talk to you, but I always have no time."

There is no fool who can reach this position, let alone a drunkard.

He drank too much, even if he quarreled with Bai Xiyuan, it was intentional.

If he didn't quarrel like this, would Bai Xiyuan leave tonight?

Han Qingwei treated him as a front-end waste, and he just used Han Qingwei as a shield and a ladder for advancement.

In this respect, he and Li Xuewu are very compatible. Both of them are so young and promising, honest and kind, right~

"Our leader wants to ask about the cannery."

He looked up at Li Xuewu and asked, "I heard it's a joint-stock system?"