Reborn Industrial Tycoon

Li Weidong was determined to move the factory.

The automobile union was determined not to believe that Li Weidong would move the factory.

The two sides simply cannot urinate in the same toilet, so the negotiation cannot continue and can only continue on the old path of procrastination. However, both sides agree on one thing. They both believe that they can definitely outsmart the other party.

After Li Weidong returned to China, the construction plan for the new factory was presented to Li Weidong.

Li Weidong looked at the construction plan and shook his head with dissatisfaction.

"It still takes too long. I require that the construction of the factory must be completed within five months! It will take another month to complete the installation and commissioning of the equipment, which is equivalent to half a year of putting it into production." Li Weidong said.

The person in charge of building the factory was Ma Bin, general manager of Dongshan Real Estate. He said with a bitter look: "Chairman, five months is really impossible. According to the current construction plan, the main project will be completed in seven months. The time is already very tight.

I'm afraid each project team will have to work 24 hours a day to be able to do it. If it's one month ahead of schedule, maybe there's a chance, two months ahead of schedule, it won't be completed at all!"

"It depends on people. Tell each project manager that after the project is completed and the acceptance is passed, the project payment will be settled immediately without delay for a day. In addition, an early completion bonus will be added. For every completion day ahead of schedule, I will give an extra bonus!" Li Weidong did not hesitate.

said.

"Chairman, if that happens, the budget for building the factory will increase a lot!" Ma Bin immediately reminded.

"What I want now is speed. Under the premise of ensuring quality, the sooner it can be completed, the better!" Li Weidong said and pondered for a few seconds, and then continued:

"This time, we will not delay the project payment until the end of the year, but will settle it immediately. After a while, I will say hello to the bank and transport one billion in cash to the project headquarters. I will put it there for the various project managers to see and tell them by the way, to complete a project

, we will give out the money on the spot!”

If even the infrastructure geek can't do it to build a car factory in half a year, then no one can do it.

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Manager Zhang parked the car and looked at the two armed escort vehicles parked at the door from a distance. He thought he had come to the wrong place, but then he looked at the hanging sign. It was indeed the construction director of the new Jaguar Land Rover factory.

Then he walked in confidently and boldly.

After waiting for a short while, Manager Zhang finally met Ma Bin, the general manager of Dongshan Real Estate. After a brief exchange of greetings, the two started talking about the project.

"Mr. Ma, if you give this project to our company, we can definitely complete it with quality and quantity. However, the construction period is too short. We can complete the entire project in thirty days. Even if we work in two shifts 24 hours a day, it will still be completed."

No! I hope Mr. Ma can be more lenient on the construction period." Manager Zhang said cautiously.

"Everything else is easy to say, except time." Ma Bin said with a smile.

"Mr. Ma, you are really making things difficult for me," Manager Zhang said.

Ma Binze continued: "We can settle the payment for this project in cash and give it to you when the project is completed. You don't have to wait until the end of the year. Can it be completed in thirty days?"

Manager Zhang was overjoyed when he heard that the project payment could be settled in cash.

In the construction industry, demanding project payment has always been the biggest problem for construction companies. Chinese construction companies can complete project construction in the most demanding environment, but they may not be able to obtain project payment in the most comfortable office building.

The construction industry is different from other industries. During the construction process, the construction party often advances part of the funds first, and the developer then pays after part of the project is built. In many cases, the project is completed, or even the properties are sold out, and the developer still owes money.

The builder spent a lot of money.

The project developers are always willing to delay the project payment as long as they can, and they owe it as much as they can. There are really not many people who are willing to give money. These people even dare to owe money to the bank, let alone owe you a construction company.

So every year at the end of the year, you can see construction companies going around asking developers for debts. If you are lucky, they will give you part of the settlement, but if you are unlucky, they will not give you a penny.

If the previous year's payment can be settled at the end of each year, this is definitely a conscientious developer, and every construction company would like to cooperate with this kind of developer.

As soon as the project is completed, the project payment can be settled immediately, which is something that is unthinkable. For construction companies, in order to get the project payment immediately, it is not a problem to send more manpower to improve the progress of the project!

However, Manager Zhang is also a veteran in the construction industry. He has seen many promises to settle the project payment immediately, but when the project is completed, how many of them will happily pay the money? Isn’t it necessary to delay again and again?

drag.

As for the contract written in black and white, it is completely useless in the construction industry. Even if there is a contract, the developer will not pay and the construction party will have no choice.

Taking the legal route can easily drag on for a year and a half. In the end, the court decides that the developer should pay the money. This time has also passed, and both parties are at loggerheads. Don't expect to have any business cooperation in the future.

Therefore, Manager Zhang just smiled slightly and didn't believe Mabin's promise of cash payment for the project at all.

They are all working in construction, and who is not an old liar? How can you believe such empty talk!

Ma Bin seemed to see Manager Zhang's doubts, and he continued: "Manager Zhang, I'm not lying to you. The project money has been shipped. It depends on whether your company has the ability to take it away. If you don't believe it, I will take you with me.

Go to the back and take a look.”

As Ma Bin said this, he stood up and led Manager Zhang towards the back room.

Around the room, there were several men in uniforms, helmets, and guns in hand patrolling. If you look carefully at the armbands of these men, they all have the words "Armed Escort" written on them.

Seeing the heavily armed escort, Manager Zhang couldn't help feeling a little nervous. He followed Ma Bin and walked into the door of the room.

The door opened and Manager Zhang looked around and saw a red hill made of RMB piles in the room!

This is the billion in cash that Li Weidong sent people to transport.

"My dear! You have moved the bank here!" Manager Zhang's eyes widened in surprise. He had never seen so much money in his life.

"We emptied the cash warehouses of several banks." Ma Bin smiled slightly, and before Manager Zhang recovered, he continued: "Manager Zhang, you have seen it, these are the project funds we have prepared, you

After the project you are responsible for is completed and has passed the acceptance inspection, you will come here immediately to collect the money, and you will not miss a penny!"

"Give me back the cash!" Manager Zhang was asking Ma Bin, and seemed to be muttering to himself.

In addition to the settlement time, there are also many ways to settle the project payment, and cash payment is definitely the most conscientious method of payment.

If the developer doesn't want to give money directly, he will use other things to pay off the debt, such as using a house to pay off the debt, using a car to pay off the debt, etc.

The market price of a house is 1 million yuan. The developer said that the house had a debt of 1.2 million yuan, so he paid 200,000 yuan in vain.

Another example is a Passat, which I bought for 200,000 yuan. After driving it for six or seven years, it was still worth 100,000 yuan. However, when paying for the project, the developer said it was a 200,000 yuan Passat, so I had to pay off the debt of 200,000 yuan.

Ten thousand, depreciation was wasted again.

More often, it is a method of project payment plus in-kind debt repayment. If I owe you one million, I will give you 800,000 project payment, and then I will give you a second-hand Passat, worth 200,000. If you want it, just keep it, don’t

If so, I don’t even have the 800,000 yuan project fund or the car.

At this time, does the construction party want it or not? If it wants it, it will be obvious that it will lose money. If it doesn’t want it, then there will be nothing. So the construction party will probably choose to have it.

When calculating the cost, the construction party will of course also take these factors into account, otherwise it will lose money. If you are lucky and meet an owner who is willing to pay, it means that this project will be more successful.

Much profit.

Now that Dongshan Real Estate is willing to pay the full amount, Manager Zhang certainly seems to have gotten a big deal.

Ma Bin handed over another big cake: "Manager Zhang, the project you are responsible for has a construction period of thirty days. If it is advanced by one day, I will give you an additional reward of three million!"

"Three million a day in advance!" Manager Zhang began to feel excited.

If someone else had made such a promise, Manager Zhang probably wouldn't believe it. But now there are one billion piled up in a small mountain in front of Manager Zhang, which instantly boosted Manager Zhang's trust.

In the construction industry, you don’t have to believe in anything, but you have to believe in money!

With one billion in cash in front of them, no one can remain rational.

After saying goodbye to Ma Bin, Manager Zhang returned to the car and immediately dialed his subordinate's number.

"Let the people in the second, third and sixth construction teams stop all the work at hand, so the construction teams gather here at the Jaguar Land Rover factory! We give priority to completing this project.

Of course I know that they all have projects that have not yet been completed, but Dongshan Real Estate has settled the project payment in cash, and we must not wait for the owner of the money! Those projects that are in arrears with the project payment should stop for a while!

In addition, let each construction team leader tell the contractors that our company will also pay them cash for this project and let them use whatever skills they have. This time we have to complete the project three days in advance, oh, no, five days in advance.

!”

…

One by one, project managers were led by Ma Bin to look at the piles of banknotes.

News that the project construction headquarters had one billion in cash spread quickly.

From the project manager to the construction team, then to the foreman, and finally to the migrant workers on the front line, they all soon learned that Party A had shipped one billion yuan to settle the project in on-site cash.

Of course, many people don’t believe it. After all, in this industry, it is almost impossible to pay cash immediately after the project is completed. Many senior contractors have been working on projects for more than ten years, but they may not be able to see cash after the project is completed.

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In the conference room of the construction company, Manager Zhang is assigning tasks to various construction teams and contractors.

"Manager Zhang, you said that there will be extra bonuses for completing the project ahead of schedule. This is not unusual. I have taken over projects like this before. But when the cash is paid immediately after the project is completed, I feel that it is quite mysterious!"

The contractor spoke up.

"Old Liu, don't believe it. I've already seen this item." Manager Zhang put on a show of being cool, took out his cell phone, and found a photo.

"I'll give you some insights!" Manager Zhang said, handing the phone to the contractor surnamed Liu.

The contractor took the phone and looked down, and couldn't help but exclaimed: "My dear, so much money!"

On the phone was a photo of Manager Zhang and the billion yuan.

Although smartphones were not yet popular at this time, the camera function of mobile phones had already appeared. The pixels were far inferior to today's smartphones, but the photos could still be taken clearly.

Ordinary people don't have the chance to see a billion in cash. After finally seeing it once, they naturally had to take a photo as a souvenir and brag about it in the future. So that day, Manager Zhang took a photo with Naqianshan. Today

Just take it out to shock these contractors.

Just listen to Manager Zhang continue to say: "This is one billion in cash, and it is placed at the project headquarters. I saw it with my own eyes! There are hundreds of armed police guarding it, and they all have guys in their hands!"

Of course, there were not hundreds of armed police at the scene, but only dozens of escorts. Manager Zhang deliberately exaggerated his words in order to make everyone believe him.

The mobile phone was passed around by the foremen, and everyone saw the photos. There were pictures and the truth. People who didn't believe it at first also believed it.

"If I could pay cash immediately, I would have to buy a suitcase to carry the money!"

"Don't forget, there will be bonuses for finishing ahead of schedule. You have to buy a bigger one."

"This is the first time I met such a conscientious Party A. I went home to pack my luggage and will be living on the construction site this month!"

"That makes sense. If you can settle the bill as soon as it's finished, it's worth living on the construction site for a month!"

…

Norwood-Jewell came to Congressman Menendez's office.

After the two exchanged pleasantries for a while, Menendez asked: "Has the management of Bemher Factory been contacting you?"

"Not yet." Norwood-Jewell shook his head and continued: "But I believe it won't take them long!"

"I have received news here that Jaguar Land Rover has applied to Chinese officials to set up a factory in China. The location is in the Yangtze River Delta region, China's commercial center. They really have plans to move the factory. We want to

Don't lower some conditions appropriately." Menendez said with a serious face.

Norwood-Jewell frowned: "As far as I know, China does not allow automobile companies to build factories as sole proprietors. They must form joint ventures with local Chinese automobile companies, and the shareholding ratio of foreign capital cannot exceed 50%."

"Jaguar Land Rover has indeed found a joint venture company called byd. He heard that Buffett is very optimistic about this company." Menendez paused and then said: "Jaguar Land Rover has even found a joint venture partner. It seems that

They had indeed planned to move the factory."

Norwood-Jewell thought for a few seconds and then asked: "When did you get this news?"

"The local local government submitted an application to build a factory on Monday this week. It is said that Chinese officials attach great importance to it and welcome automobile companies to invest in building factories, so they immediately entered the project approval process," Menendez added.

The general details were introduced.

The establishment of a luxury car company cannot be concealed. This kind of investment promotion project is also good news for the local area. The relevant information can be learned through many public channels. And the U.S. intelligence system dominates the world. Menendez

It's not difficult to get some information.

After listening to Menendez's introduction, Norwood-Jewell breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Even if the employer really plans to move the factory, it has just entered the project approval process.

The approval of such a project takes more than half a year! Even after the project approval is completed, there are still a series of steps such as planning, land acquisition, and factory construction.

The other thing is that the land planning and land acquisition alone will take three years at the fastest, so the Bemher factory cannot be moved in a short period of time. I guess the employer deliberately released such news in order to

Take the initiative in negotiations. We must not be fooled. If we give in now, we will definitely fall into the employer’s trick!"

Menendez nodded, agreeing with Norwood-Jewell's point of view.

Many U.S. congressmen are lawyers and know nothing about the manufacturing industry. When encountering similar problems, they can only rely on the judgment of professional staff. Therefore, at this time, Menendez could only trust Norwood Jewell.

Professionals.

According to American standards, there is no problem with Norwood-Jewell's judgment. If a factory were to be built in the United States, it would take three years to plan and acquire land, which would be considered fast.

This is not a problem of work efficiency, but a problem of the land system. In a country with private land ownership, land acquisition is inherently troublesome, and one single household can delay the entire project for several years.

Countries with a federal system are even more troublesome. The situation in each place is different. What the central government says is not listened to by the local government. In a place like Texas, where everyone has a gun, the hard-core households dare to set up a few machine guns in front of their homes.

, the National Guard must be weighed when they come.

After all, Norwood-Jewell is an American and has no understanding of the advantages of state ownership of land, let alone the efficiency of infrastructure madness.

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The project manager knocked on Ma Bin's office with an anxious look on his face.

The project he was responsible for has been completed and passed the acceptance inspection. Now it is time to settle the project payment. Although Party A had promised to settle the payment in cash, the project manager was still a little uneasy when it came time to ask for money.

After all, in this industry, there are many people who don’t keep their words.

After a while, the project manager walked out of Ma Bin's office. Several construction captains and foremen were already waiting there, and they immediately surrounded him.

"Manager Wang, how are you? Did Party A give you the money?" the construction team leader asked eagerly.

The project manager took a deep breath: "Here you go, Mr. Ma has signed it, let's go get the money now!"

The construction team leader and contractor immediately cheered.

The mountain of one billion cash was missing a corner and fell into the hands of the project manager. After the project manager got the money, he also directly settled the accounts with his construction team leaders and contractors.

It won't work if you don't settle the bill. These construction captains and contractors will watch you receive the project payment and have the cash in front of you. If you don't settle the bill or use a second-hand car to pay off the debt, the project manager will be very disappointed.

Eighty-nine times he would have to be beaten.

There is no shortage of bold and daring contractors who can take over projects. Some people have the words "courageous and ruthless" imprinted in their bones. If you dare not pay, they will really give you a brick.

What's more, when it comes to things like project funds, everyone must be working hard and competing to be the first. In the blink of an eye, the project manager's cash has been reduced by more than half.

The news that the project manager had received cash quickly spread, and it involved real money. Even the most indifferent people would inquire carefully.

Knowing that Party A really settled in cash and paid so easily, the other project managers, construction team leaders and contractors finally cleared away the last trace of doubt in their minds.

This effect is like Shang Yang's establishment of trust. As long as the first money is given out happily, others will believe it.

On the day after the payment was made, the number of construction equipment and construction workers on the construction site increased significantly.

Everyone is thinking about completing the project as quickly as possible and settling the project payment quickly.

It's not easy to meet a naive Party A who gives you money happily. If Party A comes to his senses and regrets not giving the cash, it will be a big loss. So you have to take advantage of Party A's still naive state.

Get the money in your hands quickly and be safe.

In order to complete the project as soon as possible, various construction teams and contractors have also provided extra bonuses to encourage front-line construction workers. The bonus does not need to be too much, and an extra fifty yuan a day can be used by migrant workers to eat.

Work with the strength of milk.

Based on the profit margin of the engineering industry, an extra fifty yuan per worker will not increase the cost much. Compared with the smooth settlement of the project payment, this cost is nothing at all.

The construction party was willing to invest resources, and the workers were willing to work hard. The progress of the construction suddenly rose to a higher level.

The infrastructure maniac slowly revealed his sharp fangs!

…

Norwood-Jewell, United Auto Workers of America, received a call from Behmhel's union.

"Mr. Jewell, something bad has happened. The management has called in a group of engineers. They are going to dismantle the factory's production lines!" said the other end of the phone hurriedly.

"Dismantle the production line? Are they really going to move the factory? This is impossible! They have nowhere to move!" Norwood-Jewell thought this was a lie.

"Mr. Jewell, it's true. According to what I know, the management has already formulated a transportation plan. It is said that even the transportation space on the freighter has been reserved!" continued the other end of the phone.

"Don't be anxious, let me understand the situation first!" Jewell put down the phone and began to think.

"It's impossible. Even if the employer wants to move the factory, it can't be done so quickly! A new factory will take four to five years at the earliest to be built, and it's only been four or five months! The project may not be approved! This is certain

It's a little trick played by the employer to gain a negotiating advantage." Norwood-Jewell said to himself.

At this moment, the phone on the desk rang again. Norwood-Jewell borrowed the phone. The other party was Menendez's assistant.

"Mr. Jewell, Menendez Hospital has just received a piece of news about the construction of a Jaguar Land Rover factory. I have sent the news link to your email. Please take a look at it immediately."

Norwood-Jewell agreed and immediately called his email address. There was indeed a news link, which was a report from the English version of Xinhuanet.

Norwood-Jewell clicked on the link, and an English title immediately appeared in front of him:

Jaguar Land Rover's China factory is about to be completed!

"Completed?" Jewell was stunned for a moment.