Resource Tycoon Reborn

As the saying goes, there is no airtight wall. On the night when Fang Mingyuan received a call from his uncle Shi Wensheng, Su Aiguo took the initiative to visit.

"Mingyuan, do you really plan to get involved in the three-city high-speed railway construction project?" Su Aiguo asked. As the person in charge of the Northeast Revitalization Department, he naturally knows a lot about this matter.

"Uncle Su, I haven't made up my mind on this matter yet. I'm still in the stage of collecting relevant information. Moreover, even if I make this decision, I will still need time to convince the other shareholders of Pingchuan Railway Transportation Company." Fang Mingyuan

Pour tea ceremony for Su Aiguo, "The construction of the Three-City High-Speed ​​Railway has been started for nearly a year. So far, the project is progressing smoothly. The Ministry of Railways really wants to postpone or even stop the construction of this railway because of insufficient funds. This is very important for the economic development of Northeast China.

Railways that play an important role?”

"The above has basically reached a consensus, and some details are still being resolved. In this economic crisis, the government will not introduce large-scale stimulus policies, but will choose to use other means to stimulate economic development. It's not like you don't know the situation of the Ministry of Railways.

, If it weren’t for the national subsidies every year, they would have suffered losses in nine out of ten years, and they were losing money in another year!” Su Aiguo sighed, “The central government has to tighten its belt, how can they have more money?

Money is used to invest in the construction of multiple railways at the same time? Compared with the vitality of those railways in developed areas of the country, the three-city high-speed railway will naturally fall behind." In this matter, the Northeast Revitalization

The company has also made a lot of efforts, but since it is impossible for them to come up with this huge amount of tens of billions of dollars, they can only watch helplessly as the Ministry of Railways makes this decision that is not conducive to the economic development of the Northeast region.

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"Don't place too high hopes on me. Although our Fang family is the major shareholder of Pingchuan Railway Transportation Company, if we force it through, we can do it, but in that case, it will definitely chill the hearts of other shareholders.

After all, in business, we are a private enterprise, but there is no national treasury to protect us. If we lose money, it is everyone's money. You also know that the profit of passenger railway transport is lower than that of freight transport. High-speed railway construction,

The cost of operation and maintenance is higher than that of ordinary railways. Even if the cost is controlled, the fare will naturally be higher than that of ordinary trains. And the national income level of our country is here, and the national income of the Northeast region is on the low side.

, if we can’t find a profit growth point, even if we take it, it will become a profit black hole for Pingchuan Railway Transportation Company in the future. If we don’t make money in three to five years, it doesn’t matter. I can bear it, but in three to five years

If you still don't make money in the future, or if you can't get compensation from other aspects, I'm afraid the board of directors will explode, and even Yingxue will definitely not agree to it," Fang Mingyuan said.

Su Aiguo looked at Fang Mingyuan for a long time, then smiled and said: "I feel relieved to see you have such a clear understanding. I am not here to put pressure on you. Although the Northeast needs this railway, I also

I don’t want you and Pingchuan Railway Transport Company to pay a heavy price for this, as the negative impact may be greater than the loss to the economic development of the Northeast region without this high-speed railway.”

"I understand that you want me to set an example to prove that the Northeast region still has huge potential for economic development, instead of saying that even the Fang family has perished in the Northeast, and there is even less hope for others to go there.

It's profitable." Fang Mingyuan said with a smile, "In that case, the gains outweigh the losses." Today's Northeast, in the eyes of the Chinese people, is no longer the eldest son of the Republic from the early days of the founding of the People's Republic to the period before reform and development. It enjoys many preferential policies and has a super strong economy.

A powerful area, today it is like a step-son whose father marries a new bride after his mother passes away, losing his previous status in the country.

"It would be great if you can think about it this way. In business, if a company can operate normally, provide stable jobs for the people, pay taxes and fees to the country, and not do illegal business, that is the greatest contribution. Even if it is charity.

Family, the prerequisite is to ensure the stable development of your career." Su Aiguo smiled and said, "By the way, I heard that Shang Haoxuan of Liaoning Province went to Liaoning Iron and Steel Group Company to inspect?"

"Not just for inspections, but also for matchmaking and selling companies. There are several steel companies in Liao Province that want to take over, and they hope we can take over." Fang Mingyuan said, "Mo Jiaxing, chairman of Liao Provincial Steel Group Company, talked to me about this matter.

His view is that we might as well digest it internally in exchange for Liao Province’s support for our work in other aspects.”

"This time, there is another thing. I heard that the Tongyi Municipal Government plans to implement a tax reduction policy in Tongyi?" Su Aiguo asked.

"Well, that's true. The Tongyi Municipal Government has reached an agreement to reduce the municipal government's fiscal expenditures by 10% starting from 2009, but this does not include education, medical care, pensions, employment assistance, etc.

Several projects. At the same time, various taxes and fees will be reduced or reduced throughout Tongyi. It is estimated that the reduction will be around 20%. The specific details have not yet been released. However, the taxes and fees we pay to Qinxi Province will be paid in full.

." Fang Mingyuan said.

"If you do this... ahem, of course you have the right to do this. After all, according to the agreement back then, all taxes and fees in Tongyi, except for ensuring the normal operation of the city government, belong to your Fang family. Are you willing to reduce or reduce the taxes?

Fees are your freedom, but have you ever thought about how much external pressure this will bring to Tongyi?" Su Aiguo said, "How will other provinces and cities view this matter?"

"Uncle, I know you have good intentions, but if you don't reduce taxes and fees, and don't introduce policies to stimulate the economy, I'm afraid this economic crisis will make the country very sad." Fang Mingyuan said, "Besides, I agree to reduce taxes and fees.

First, it is to help Tongyi's economy tide over the difficulties. With this 20% tax reduction, some companies that were originally unable to survive can tide over the difficulties. And in the period of economic recovery, Tongyi's economy will quickly rebound.

On the right track, it will be one step faster than other provinces and cities. By then, as long as the cake gets bigger and bigger, even if the share I can cut continues to shrink, I will benefit on the whole. Secondly, the tax burden on our people is too high.

This is an indisputable fact. Tax reductions and exemptions have the most direct effect on stimulating people's consumption. The Troika, investment and exports will all face serious challenges, and consumption can only be started."

"Are you also preparing the way for the central government to roll out this decision?" Su Aiguo chuckled.

"To prevent those stubborn heads from realizing that more taxes are better, how can we not have a realistic example?" Fang Mingyuan said, "Moreover, sooner or later, people will have a sense of how heavy their tax burden is.

A clear understanding will not mean that those brick-and-mortar experts will not just believe whatever they say. I do think there is a saying that is quite interesting."

"What's the explanation?" Su Aiguo asked curiously.

Fang Mingyuan said: "Who said our taxes are high? There are at least five countries in the world with higher tax burdens than us. Who said our welfare is low? There are at least five countries in the world with lower welfare than us."

"You..." Su Aiguo shook his head for a long time and didn't know what to say. Such words, that is, if they are said in private and spread out, with Fang Mingyuan's status and influence in domestic society, they will definitely be heard again in the country.

Triggering a new round of huge controversy. This is undoubtedly not conducive to social stability.

"I am a very grassroots person. I always feel that the burden on my compatriots in China is already very heavy, so I will be satisfied if I can make a reasonable profit." Fang Mingyuan said, "If you want to make a lot of money, you should deceive those who are rich.

Foreigners are better."

"So Pingchuan Petroleum Group Company can engage in those little tricks in private? Do you really think that no one can see your intentions at all? In recent days, many people have secretly accused Pingchuan Petroleum Group Company of engaging in unfair competition." Su

Patriot frowned.

"Uncle, I don't admit this accusation. What is unfair competition? Operators and other relevant market participants use methods that violate generally accepted business ethics such as fairness and good faith to gain trading opportunities or destroy the competitive advantages of others.

Behavior that harms the legitimate rights and interests of consumers and other operators and disrupts social and economic order is called unfair competition! Except for the crude oil supplied to specific domestic departments, all crude oil of Pingchuan Petroleum Group is imported from overseas and is taxed in accordance with regulations.

The petroleum products sold are also taxed in full, without paying a penny less. It’s just that we control the production of the company, control the operating costs well, and have enough profits, so we pay our customers, including the final clients,

Individual consumers have given up part of their profits to give back to society. We have not done reckless business at a loss to disrupt the market. Believe it or not, letting Three Barrels of Oil and Pingchuan Petroleum Group disclose all its financial accounts is to eliminate Pingchuan.

For the part of the profit that the oil group company gave up, the profit that Pingchuan Petroleum Group Company made on every ton of crude oil was still higher than three barrels of oil. Will someone accuse Pingchuan Petroleum Group Company of enjoying huge profits? Three barrels of oil.

, that’s it, Hua Hai Oil, especially the two companies Hua Petrochemical and Hua Petroleum, enjoy a large amount of low-price crude oil produced by domestic oil fields, and do not think about how to improve production technology, increase production efficiency, reduce operating costs, and come up with more

We strive to win over consumers with market-competitive products, but instead think about how to suppress Pingchuan Petroleum Group Company all day long and not allow profits to be made to the society. What’s the point?” Fang Mingyuan said angrily, “Can it be said that we, Pingchuan Petroleum Group Company, just don’t do anything?

We must reach a tacit agreement with them loudly and share the huge profits brought about by the plummeting crude oil prices in the international market and the delayed response of domestic petroleum product prices. Is this what we should be doing and is this fair competition between enterprises?"

"We have paid all the taxes we should pay, and we have paid all the fees we should pay. We do not enjoy the right to exploit oil fields in the country, and everything has to be imported from overseas. We are just a small company. At present, both production capacity and market share are low.

We are not as good as them. We don’t have subsidies from the state treasury. We have to bear all the losses ourselves. We are still willing to give profits to the society. Is it still a crime? Isn’t this not serving the people wholeheartedly? Could it be that the higher the price of our products, the higher the price?

The greater the profits earned, the more generous dividends are distributed to overseas investors. Is this considered serving the people?" Fang Mingyuan asked, "Then I have to ask, which country are you serving the people?"

"You, that mouth is simply... invincible!" Su Aiguo pointed at Fang Mingyuan and cursed with a smile. For such a long sentence, Fang Mingyuan actually finished it without stuttering at all. It can be seen that he usually talks about three barrels of oil.

He had a lot of dissatisfaction for a long time, and I'm afraid he had been holding these words in his stomach for a long time. How did he know that Fang Mingyuan had these dissatisfactions decades ago.

"Now that you have done something like this, don't blame others. If you don't have time to blame others, you might as well work hard yourself. No wonder our state-owned enterprises are experts in civil war and outsiders in foreign war. When it comes to the international market, one by one... hum.

!" Fang Mingyuan snorted twice. Although he didn't say anything, the contempt was clearly expressed.

"You don't have to be so angry. They are just snitching with the leaders in private. If you really want them to stand up and challenge you, haha... I'm afraid they wouldn't dare." Su Aiguo said with a smile, "So you don't have to worry.

The leaders are also very dissatisfied with their work. Although they have much better conditions than Pingchuan Petroleum Group Company, their results are unbelievably poor." The Northeast region is also an important place for oil exploration and production.

As the head of the Northeast Revitalization Department, how could Su Aiguo be satisfied with the current situation of petroleum and petrochemical companies in the three provinces?

"It's not their own money that is wasted anyway. Of course they are doing well for you, me, and everyone." Fang Mingyuan said, "If it were in European and American countries, these managers would have been kicked out of the company by the board of directors, and they would even be held legally responsible.

Already."

"It's not like you don't know the situation in the country. Things have to be done step by step, and the situation has to be reversed bit by bit. Giving strong medicine may make these people restrain themselves for a while, but it is impossible to make them restrain themselves forever. We must put power into

Being in a cage is not easy and requires a lot of work," said Su Aiguo.

"But they did it extremely skillfully and quickly and effectively in putting citizens' rights into cages." Fang Mingyuan sighed.

"You, you talk a lot when we talk about this matter." Su Aiguo patted Fang Mingyuan on the shoulder and said, "I have a meeting tomorrow and need to prepare, so I won't stay any longer. Hey, I heard

When it comes to saying that China National Petroleum Corporation and China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation may have some counterattack plans, you have to have some idea in mind."

"Thank you for your concern, uncle. I will be careful." Fang Mingyuan sent Su Aiguo to the door and watched him leave. (To be continued.)