Chapter 1473: Reveal the bottom card

"Why did Factory Director Xu leave?"

Wang Yajuan came in with documents, looked back at the corridor, and said: "He was very urgent when he came to find you just now."

"It's fine, solved."

Li Xuewu looked at the document in his hand and asked: "What's the matter, is there something?"

"Vice General Manager Ding of Capital Auto is visiting, are you not doing publicity?" She handed the document in her hand over and explained: "This is the publicity plan we made."

"There's not even a stroke of the eight characters yet."

Li Xuewu first looked at the document on the table, but didn't even flip the cover, raised his head and looked at her: "Let's talk when there's a certainty."

"How can we know when there's a certainty." Wang Yajuan pressed the plan and insisted: "Or you look at it first, we need a standard, otherwise I'm afraid it will be too late in time."

"When did the Publicity Department adjust the timeliness to such an early point."

Li Xuewu saw her insisting, so he took the document and looked at it.

Wang Yajuan curled her lips and said: "Because we are afraid of staying up late to work overtime to make plans."

"Mm, quite good."

Li Xuewu flipped through the document simply and affirmed: "Just prepare like this."

"No other opinions?"

Wang Yajuan looked at him and said: "Don't be dissatisfied again when the time comes, and we'll have done this in vain."

"Times change, do you understand the principle that plans can't keep up with changes?" Li Xuewu put the document back on the table, looked at her and said: "If you are afraid that time will be too late, then make a few more emergency plans and consider all kinds of situations in advance."

"Then it's better to do it now—"

Wang Yajuan was very dissatisfied and took back the document, frowning and saying: "Why is it so difficult to do some work."

"What work is not difficult?"

Li Xuewu picked up the teacup and took a sip, saying: "Or you sit here, and I'll make the plan?"

"Are you doing this on purpose?"

Wang Yajuan looked at him and said: "I just want to reasonably adjust the order of publicity work..."

"Optimization." Li Xuewu suddenly said.

"Opti... mization..." Wang Yajuan was suddenly confused by his reminder; is this another new term?

Li Xuewu saw that she didn't speak, so he said: "Trying to optimize the work process is correct, but you have to consider the actual situation, especially publicity work."

He pointed to the document at hand and emphasized: "You want to publicize this person, but he himself isn't sure if he can complete the task tomorrow. May I ask what you are going to do?"

"Is it to hold a knife and force him to make a decision quickly, or to accept the waste of today's time?"

Wang Yajuan looked at him speechlessly; she really didn't know how to describe his explanation.

"The attribute of publicity work is originally lagging and complex, because no one can predict the future."

Li Xuewu's tone was indifferent: "This isn't a football match; the results are just those few, and you have enough time to write the manuscript in advance."

"I'll tell you this, this President Ding of Capital Auto isn't even sure what he's going to do tomorrow."

"Then what to do?" Wang Yajuan frowned and said: "Do we still have to interview him?"

"Do you think it's appropriate at this time?"

Li Xuewu raised his eyebrows and said: "I don't seem to have promised you that you can do this, right?"

"It's like this, our newspaper office has already contacted your Group, and General Manager Li arranged for me to come here." She said very frankly: "Of course, if you refuse my request, then I can also change other ways, unless you ask me to leave immediately."

"We don't care, right, President Ding?" Gu Litong saw that there was a good show to watch, and at this moment he was full of spirit, and even pulled Ding Zhichen to go into the water together.

Ding Zhichen also looked at the two fighting with interest, and at this moment agreed and nodded.

"There are friends coming from afar."

"Since neither of you minds, then you can wait for me here, but it doesn't mean I accept your interview now."

Li Xuewu narrowed his eyes slightly and looked at her, then said to Ding Zhichen: "The cooperation project opinion has already been submitted to the Group by me. Your party's attitude and requirements have also been reported to the Management Committee."

"I suggest you go back to the capital first; if there is news, it will go from the capital to me, absolutely not as fast as the capital."

"I'd better wait here."

Ding Zhichen didn't have the slightest intention of getting up and leaving, but sat on the sofa and said slowly: "What if your leaders have already made a decision at this moment? Then wouldn't I have to run another trip?"

"Director Li meant for me to talk to you, then let's talk slowly, good food is not afraid of being late."

At this moment, he wasn't in a hurry, but was prepared to watch Li Xuewu's excitement.

Li Xuewu's mouth moved, ignored him, turned to look at Gu Litong and said: "I'll think about your matter again, but you'd better take this back; no matter what, I won't want it."

"Then I'll wait for your reply here too?"

Gu Litong saw him cutting the mess quickly, knowing he wanted to send them away first, but at this moment it was the time for the good show to be staged, where would they be willing to leave.

Li Xuewu raised his head and sized up the two; were they really that idle?

Or was his excitement that good to watch, that they didn't even care about their own work and refused to leave?

"Then continue the topic just now?"

Li Xuewu turned his eyes and looked at Ding Zhichen: "Let's not talk about Aries for now, are you interested in Hongyun vans."

"You might not know, this small passenger car was also cooperated by us with Capital Auto in the capital."

He gestured to Gu Litong's direction and introduced: "The Hongyun van absorbed part of the ideas provided by the Second Auto, which led to today's situation."

"Operating Hongyun vans?"

Ding Zhichen saw Li Xuewu talking about business, so he became serious and asked: "I have already seen this car, but how can the complex situation of cargo and passenger transport meet the needs of foreign guests?"

"Who said it was to serve foreign affairs work?"

Li Xuewu raised his chin and gestured to Gu Litong opposite and introduced: "If the Hongyun van can be realized in the capital, does Capital Auto have the willingness to launch a taxi popularization project?"

"It is to truly give taxi service to ordinary people and practice the promise of serving the people."

"This—" Ding Zhichen frowned and asked: "Do you want to make it so big?"

"Do you want to go out and walk around, or do you want to change your working environment?" Li Xuewu thought for a moment and said, "Actually, there are opportunities to go out if you work in publicity."

"That would take forever—"

Wang Yajuan curled her lips in an expression of not wanting to think about it anymore, but before leaving, she asked, "Is Deputy Secretary-General Ji going to Yingcheng Port to take the top position?"

"Help me call Director Zhang Jing."

Li Xuewu did not answer her question, but instead found her a task to do, saving her from pestering him endlessly.

"Hmph—" Wang Yajuan only dared to huff like that, and then she walked out the door.

Whether to choose the Hongxing Lingyang or the White Sheep, Ding Zhichen had been struggling with this question for two days.

He had been in Steel City for three days; on the afternoon of the first day, he met Li Xuewu, and the two talked for a long time, almost falling out.

On the second day, the factory director of Steel Auto, Lv Yuanshen, received him and accompanied him to tour several of Steel Auto's production lines.

Ding Zhichen was also a man of the world, but as soon as he walked into Steel Auto's production workshop, he was shocked.

Not to mention the assembly line production workshop that occupied a huge area, nor the assembly line mechanical hangers circling above the workshop like long dragons, just the cleanliness of the workshop alone was impressive.

He really hadn't noticed this at first, but just as Lv Yuanshen accompanied him to the workshop entrance, the workshop director in charge of reception actually gave him a safety education briefing before the tour.

In the safety education, he was clearly told where the escape routes were in case of danger, where the fire extinguishers were stored, that the green areas on the ground were for walking, and that the red areas were prohibited... and other dazzling information.

Among them was one rule: during the process of entering the workshop for a tour, any trash must be put into trash cans.

The workshop director's tone was very serious when explaining these things, and fearing he might be unhappy, Lv Yuanshen explained softly on the side, telling him the purpose of each reminder.

Ding Zhichen nodded along while listening, but inwardly he found it funny, laughing at the other party for putting on a show.

He had seen this kind of thing many times; it was nothing more than saving face and showing a good side during the guest's tour.

He didn't say a word; since he was on someone else's turf, he had to listen to them.

The workshop director read out the tour instructions, and only then did he lead them into the production workshop.

In just an instant, Ding Zhichen and his entourage understood the words the workshop director had just reminded them of; these words were absolutely true, not a bit fake.

Standing at the entrance of the passage, looking along the green route under his feet, there was no sense of industrial dust common in this era; it was exceptionally neat and clean.

All passage routes, whether red or green, were completely horizontal and vertical.

During the tour, Ding Zhichen saw a forklift carrying cargo boxes passing through the red passage, forming a safety isolation from the green area where they were.

If this phenomenon hadn't been emphasized by the workshop director before entering the workshop, they wouldn't have been so amazed.

The red and green passages were strictly separated, and they didn't see a single worker step into the red area along the way.

"This is the Anhui Heli forklift."

Seeing them looking with curiosity, Lv Yuanshen thought they were curious about the forklift moving parts, so he introduced it.

Ding Zhichen turned his head to look at him and asked, "Do all your production workshops here have red and green passage zones?"

"Oh, you mean this."

Lv Yuanshen realized and nodded seriously, introducing, "This is the latest execution standard for our group's safety production standardization; factory areas built after 1967 all have this system."

"How did you achieve this?" Ding Zhichen gestured with his finger at the red and green passages in front of him and asked, "How do you require workers to strictly implement this regulation?"

"Because people have died." Lv Yuanshen paused, then said, "Actually, most of the group's existing safety production standardization content is summarized from past safety production accidents."

"Especially behind every seemingly unreasonable regulation, there is at least one human life as a footnote."

He pointed to the forklift moving in the red passage and introduced, "The reason for using colors to distinguish passages is that forklifts have blind spots, move relatively fast, and the cargo they carry has a risk of falling."

"Assembly line operations, seemingly slow in speed, are actually very fast in industrial manufacturing."

He introduced confidently, "It is by relying on the group's unified safety production standards that we can achieve the goal of daily production of over 200 cars."

"200 units!" Ding Zhichen asked in surprise, "So fast! So many!"

"Yes, that's right, it's that fast, that many." Lv Yuanshen introduced with a smile, "Since the sedan production line became independent, this speed has increased."

"Two hundred units a day, at least six thousand units a month!" Ding Zhichen couldn't believe it and confirmed, "Can your factory achieve the goal of monthly production of six thousand cars?"

"It's an independent production line, not our factory."

Lv Yuanshen smiled slightly, raised his hand to signal him to continue walking forward, but said faintly while showing off, "Our factory has many such production lines, nothing to be surprised about."

I bought a watch last year! (A slang expression of frustration/exasperation)

Ding Zhichen had a sentence circling in his mouth that he didn't say; he almost couldn't help it.

What do you mean nothing to be surprised about!

"With so many cars, can you sell them all?"

"Not a bit of inventory, cleared every month."

Lv Yuanshen introduced with a smile, "Most of them are supplied to the overseas market; the cargo ships carrying the cars are docked at Bincheng Port, with direct rail access."

"However, this situation will slowly change."

He introduced again, "Our group has established the Yingcheng Port area; in the future, these cars will board ships from there and be exported to overseas markets."

"..." Ding Zhichen somewhat understood Li Xuewu's arrogance; why be so conservative.

"Does this include the Aries?"

Ding Zhichen finally asked the question he had prepared long ago, but pretended to be casual.

Lv Yuanshen was well prepared, and at this moment, he introduced with a smile, "Of course, the Aries is actually an export model; the domestic market cannot fully digest it yet."

"What other export models does your factory have?"

Ding Zhichen suppressed his surprised expression, walking and watching the workers who were taking parts from sorting boxes and assembling them onto car frames at their workstations like machines.

What is the most precious thing in the Steel City Automobile Manufacturing Factory?

Besides the assembly line equipment and the complete parts supply system, it is these workers.

You might think these workers have no culture and just mechanically repeat a single job.

However, training and combining these workers is also a major project.

At least the Beijing Second Auto, which has already completed assembly line transformation, dare not say that its daily production exceeds two hundred 130s.

However, being able to see the advantages of this production model, the current demand for micro-trucks in Beijing and even the whole country has gradually been satisfied by the BJ130.

The only thing that can compete with it is the multi-channel, explosive supply of Red Bull three-wheeled motorcycles.

One reason why Capital Auto is willing to join hands with the Red Star Steel Group is that the Red Star Steel Group has an independent and complete sales and service system.

Counting the more than ten major cities across the country, all have Red Star Steel Group offices; each office is a marketing and service center; this capability and layout are invincible.

Using these ten-plus major cities as origins, whether it is cars or hardware and other goods, they constantly spread to the surroundings, attracting more and more local distribution units.

Eventually, these distribution units will be integrated into the Jinmen Trade Management Center and then digested.

The organization of this work is the Red Star Steel Group Sales Corporation.

Capital Auto's idea is to combine the Red Star Steel Group's influence in Beijing to create a batch of taxi teams with era characteristics and publicity needs.

When Ding Zhichen walked to the end of the assembly line, watching the cars coming off the line one after another, he was truly moved.

The Aries is better looking than the Hongxing Lingyang—

"Coming so far to see you, won't you give me a hug?"

Catherine opened her arms wanting a hug, but was dodged by the Sigma male.

"Li, you can't be like this—"

"Why are you here again?"

Li Xuewu looked at her helplessly and said, "Didn't your father ask you to meet him in Hong Kong?"

"I've already been there, I just came back from Hong Kong, did you miss me?"

Catherine followed him to the sofa, sat down next to him, and asked affectionately, "Did you miss me?"

"I still like the way you were reserved."

Li Xuewu looked at her and said, "Just like when we first met."

"So you like this!"

Catherine raised an eyebrow, pretended to be reserved, and said, "But when we first met, you took me upstairs; I can't quite remember that time..."

"Tell me about your trip to Hong Kong."

Li Xuewu couldn't stand this foreign girl's straightforwardness; he was still used to Chinese style.

"What's there to say about Hong Kong."

Catherine put one arm on the sofa, pressed one leg under the other, turned sideways, looked at him, and said, "If you have money, it's heaven; if you're a pauper, it's hell."

"Why does it sound like you prefer the mainland?"

Li Xuewu leaned back slightly, sized her up, and asked, "Is that the reason you came back so early?"

"Actually, my father also likes it here very much." Catherine said seriously, "He said this place has his best memories."

"Thank Mr. Andrew for me."

Li Xuewu said with a smile, "And welcome him to come to the mainland again for work and play."

"He won't come back again—"

Catherine turned her body, leaned on the sofa, turned her head to look at him, curled her lips, and said, "My grandfather has chosen him as his successor; he's busy now."

"Oh, congratulations to you—"

"What's there to be happy about?"

She was very surprised by Li Xuewu's sudden contribution, "It's my father who inherited the family, not me."

"Then congratulate your father for me."

Li Xuewu suddenly remembered that Western family relationships are very utilitarian, especially old money families.

Italians are still okay; their family concepts are relatively strong, and it is said that they are more accepting of Chinese culture.

"You seem more interested in my father."

Catherine raised her neck slightly, looked at him, and said, "Do you think he has more power now?"

"Your father is my good friend."

Li Xuewu answered her questioning very calmly, "I never look at whether the other party has power when making friends; your father is the same."

"That's exactly the kind of attitude—" Catherine looked at him with admiration and excitement and said, "Just keep this attitude, all night! I'll promise you anything—"

"You damn—" Li Xuewu gritted his teeth, squinted at her, and asked, "Do you especially admire your father? Do you choose boyfriends who have the same aura as your father?"

"... Why do you say that?"

Catherine hesitated for a moment, looked at him, and asked, "Does this have anything to do with me and you?"

"Purely personal curiosity—"

Li Xuewu suddenly laughed, as if he had peeked into the secret of her heart.

This look of his made Catherine feel numb all over, as if she had been seen through.

"Born into such a family, do you think I'm happy and joyful?"

Catherine actually understood his look and smile, suddenly calmed down, lowered her head slightly, and said, "Actually, you don't understand."

Li Xuewu curled his lips and said, "Don't I understand your happiness and joy?"

He folded his right leg amusingly and said, "If you want to say that, I won't refute it, because I have never experienced the happiness of a capitalist, including being the son or daughter of a capitalist."

"You don't have to look at me like that."

Li Xuewu turned his head and glanced at her; her look was a bit surprised and a bit complicated.

"Have you ever tasted the feeling of being hungry?" He raised an eyebrow and said with a smile, "Hunger is a more painful feeling than being wounded."

"Who hasn't been hungry—" Catherine hugged her knees and said, "When I was a child, my nanny starved me to punish me for not being obedient."

"Did she dare to starve you for three days?"

Li Xuewu smiled and said, "If I were starved for three days, I would dare to eat people; do you believe it?"

"Eww—" Catherine grinned, but seeing his calm look, she was suddenly stunned and asked seriously, "Is everything you said true?"

Li Xuewu did not answer her question, but continued, "When I was a child, my deepest memory was not happiness and joy, but hunger."

"Actually, our family was still okay, but now I can be woken up from dreams by hunger."

He put his hands on his folded right knee and looked ahead, saying, "The most profound time was outside the city; I witnessed a tragedy with my own eyes..."

"You are a big shot now."

Catherine hugged his neck, buried her head on his shoulder, and comforted him softly, "You look even more powerful than my father."

"Are you joking?"

Li Xuewu suddenly laughed out loud and said, "I can strategically underestimate your father's power, but do you think I have the right to mobilize billions in assets?"

"You don't have to be jealous of him; no matter how many assets the family has, they are not his; they belong to the family."

Catherine raised her head, smiled at him, and said, "My father also said that being a family successor is actually a hard and suffering job, with no fun."

"You must doubt what I said."

She pointed to Li Xuewu's lips and said, "But I tell you this is all true; fighting for the family successor is not as simple as you imagine."

"What's so complicated." Li Xuewu said with a light laugh, "It's nothing more than mastering the right to apply resources to seek more benefits for oneself, even if these resources have to be handed over in the future, right?"

Looking at Catherine's surprised expression, he said amusingly, "Haven't you studied Chinese history? This kind of thing has long been commonplace for us."

"No wonder my father said that Easterners are terrifyingly smart, especially you—"

Catherine looked at him, opened her eyes, and said, "My father said I should be wary of you."

"Be good, listen to your father." Li Xuewu advised her seriously, "I am very dangerous; you'd better stay away from me."

"Really? Where are you dangerous?"

Catherine returned to her lustful appearance, got up, knelt on the sofa, looked into his eyes, and flirted, "If you show me, I'll listen to you."

"Is that okay? Daddy—"

I'm really sorry, Mr. Andrew, she was the one who started it!

"Good morning, Secretary-General."

"Morning."

"Good morning, leader."

"Morning."

Li Xuewu got off the car and walked upstairs; greetings were constant; he was late today.

He could guarantee that he didn't like to be a teacher to others, but he couldn't stop the other party from wanting him to be a father to them.

What a sin—

For such a long time, this was his first time coming into contact with this track; the Italians really know how to play.

"Leader, the Northern Industry News wants to schedule an interview with you; they said they have already arranged for someone to come over."

Zhang Jing seemed to be waiting for him; hearing the movement in the corridor, he walked out.

"Northern Industry News?" Li Xuewu frowned slightly.

Zhang Jing nodded and confirmed, "It's that Northern Industry News."

The two talked as if they hadn't said anything, yet as if they had said everything.

"Interview me about what?" Li Xuewu walked into the office, and Zhang Enyuan followed him in to change his tea.

"The other party didn't say very clearly; they were very vague."

Zhang Jing frowned and said, "I emphasized it to the other party several times, but they just kept going in circles."

He was the director of the group's industrial leadership group office stationed in Liaodong; he had at least that much reception literacy.

How could one accept a media interview without determining the content, let alone Northern Industry News.

Last time, Shenfei's top leader Zhou Zicheng came to Beijing to sign a contract, and Northern Industry News was very unfriendly.

Later, Li Xuewu also learned the truth of the matter from Old Li; it was still something Su Weide had caused.

Old Li didn't need to be mentioned; he must have beaten Su Weide; he couldn't let him jump around.

But Su Weide was beaten, so Northern Industry News should have gone to interview Old Li; why did they come for him?

Li Xuewu wouldn't believe that the other party came to promote the Red Star Steel Group; after all, the group didn't indulge them and didn't give them that money.

Old Li had a good saying: beggars still dare to curse?

Northern Industry News could also be considered a major newspaper in the industrial system, especially in the northern industrial circle.

The newspaper was originally affiliated with the Industrial Information Management Bureau, but later, due to organizational changes, it was spun off to operate independently.

The competent department was still the industrial system, but the finances needed to beg from localities and enterprises.

There were many such newspapers; it wasn't that there was no funding, but not much, just barely maintaining a living.

Later, there was a very popular TV series, "Stories of the Editorial Department," which portrayed something very similar.

Of course, it depends on the behavioral habits shown by those old ones; when they were young, they were like they are now, and their speech had the characteristics of this era.

"Then don't bother with them."

Li Xuewu said impatiently, "Just say I don't have time; if there's an interview, contact the group."

"I've inquired with the group." Zhang Jing explained softly, "The general office said that Director Li has already refused them once, just the day before yesterday."

"Director Li refused, so I can't refuse?" Li Xuewu looked at him; seeing Zhang Jing's difficult expression, he knew he was thinking for his own sake.

Li Huai De wouldn't see them, and he wouldn't see them either; then how the other party would write the article would depend entirely on their own mouths.

Zhang Jing was not responsible for publicity work, but he was responsible for coordinating and helping Li Xuewu handle daily work.

"Wait until they arrive."

Li Xuewu ultimately didn't make up his mind to refuse the interview; Li Huai De and the others didn't dare to write, but his own foundation was too weak, and he was easily bullied.

"Then I'll prepare on my side."

Seeing the leader nod, Zhang Jing also suggested, "Just arrange for them to stay at the guest house; that way it's easier to take care of them."

"Hmm, you handle it."

Li Xuewu nodded, took a sip of hot tea, and said, "Keep an eye out, be on guard."

"Don't worry—"

Zhang Jing responded seriously, and before leaving, reminded Li Xuewu, "Don't forget the meeting this morning."

"Got it." Li Xuewu remembered this; even if Zhang Jing didn't remind him, Zhang Enyuan would remind him.

Li Xuewu was still thinking about Northern Industry News in his mind, picked up the phone, and made a call.

The call connected quickly, and Zhou Yao's voice came through.

"There's something I need you to check for me; a reporter from Northern Industry News is coming to interview me; see who the reporter was who came to our group to participate in the signing activity last time."

With the phone so far away, who could guarantee no one was eavesdropping, so one had to speak cleverly.

One couldn't be too vague, otherwise Zhou Yao wouldn't understand, and one couldn't be too straightforward, as then too many people would understand.

What he entrusted was to "see" who that reporter "was," meaning to check the other party's background.

What does it mean who they are, that's what it means.

"Okay, leader." Zhou Yao answered crisply, "I'll call you later."

"Hmm." Li Xuewu responded and hung up the phone.

If it weren't for Northern Industry News coming to schedule an interview with him today, Li Xuewu would have even forgotten about this.

But thinking about it again today, what did Old Li say last time?

That reporter named Liu Hongmei was provoked by Su Weide and was clearly looking for trouble.

Later, Old Li greeted the higher-ups and expressed strong dissatisfaction with this matter. As for the later result, Li Xuewu didn't know; it was handled by Old Li.

But he could also guess that Old Li didn't even want to bother with the other party, contacting the other party to seek a resolution to this matter; he simply didn't take the other party seriously.

It would be strange if this relationship could be good.

Regarding Liu Hongmei, Li Xuewu's memory was still clear; that day she wore a black top, had ear-length short hair, and her appearance was quite excellent; after all, female comrades who could be reporters in this era were not simple.

It wasn't that he felt there was anything about this Liu Hongmei; he just thought of Su Weide and suddenly felt something was wrong.

This time, Old Su knelt too quickly, which was not quite the same as his usual stubborn style.

If he was aiming at Old Li, then it didn't matter; Li Xuewu only needed to ensure Old Li didn't fall.

But what if Old Su was aiming at him?

No need to doubt this possibility; Northern Industry News even arranged for someone to come to Liaodong, to Steel City to interview him; what did he have that was worth the other party's attention?

Li Xuewu was responsible for all industrial management work of the group in Liaodong, and even the United Energy Corporation had the meaning of territorial management; a tall tree catches the wind.

In July, Li Huai De expressed the hope that he would complete the combing work of the Liaodong industrial zone as soon as possible and put the focus of his work back on the group.

In September, Li Huai De once again expressed this kind of request, and this time even emphasized the idea of hoping he would return to work in the group.

Was it because he worked too hard in Liaodong, the rectification intensity was too great, and the effect was too significant?

The group's industrial enterprises in Liaodong developed when Dong Wenxue was the person in charge; problems like this and that would inevitably exist in the process of building the country.

The group also understood this situation, but Dong Wenxue himself knew that the situation at the time was no longer something he could solve; someone else had to be changed to handle it.

At this time, there was Li Xuewu; he used some means to quickly adjust the management situation of various industrial enterprises and combed the organizational structure of various enterprises.

Now that the effect is beginning to appear, Old Li wants to see the results and stop, not hoping he will wander in the core of group management for too long.

Do you think Old Li is kind-hearted?

Stop kidding; he is afraid that Li Xuewu will have deep-rooted influence after being outside for a long time, and it will be very difficult to move Li Xuewu then.

Rising from the security system is not a problem, but having industrial management experience and ability is a problem.

Li Xuewu accumulating influence too early will only add embarrassment to the situation of both.

Now there is an opportunity right in front of Li Xuewu; is it to kill the chicken to scare the monkey, or to divert the disaster?

Unable to figure out whether Old Su and Northern Industry News are enemies or a plot, he can only prepare for the response.

If Old Su going in circles is for Old Li, then he chooses to remain unchanged to meet all changes.

If Old Su is hitting the rabbit while raking grass, and didn't hit Li Huai De but turned to aim at himself, then divert the disaster to Old Li and let them continue to fight.

Isn't Old Li used to block bullets?

"Let's talk about the Aries directly."

As soon as the meeting started, Ding Zhichen didn't want to waste any more time and said straightforwardly, "If Capital Auto wants to operate the Aries, how should we talk?"

"This is not on the agenda of this meeting, right?" Li Xuewu frowned slightly and emphasized, "The requirements and letters the group gave us all said that Capital Auto wants the Red Star Hongxing Lingyang; why have they changed their minds now?"

Nonsense, if you didn't say it, could he change his mind?

How could Ding Zhichen answer this question; if he said the Aries was good, then how to talk about cooperation next.

If he said the Aries was bad, then why did he abandon the Red Star Hongxing Lingyang and choose the Aries?

"After comprehensive investigation, I think the Aries is more suitable for urban transportation."

Ding Zhichen really knows how to talk; he raised his chin slightly and said, "This time we will invest 50 Aries for the Beijing taxi transport market."

Is there a market for taxi transport?

At this time, the people who take taxis the most belong to those in the Foreign Affairs Department, because they are not spending their own money.

"Without the group's authorization, I can't talk about it." Li Xuewu didn't take his bait at all, but said frankly, "Or should I report your side's demands and wishes to the group, and study it later?"

How could Ding Zhichen not know that this was the other party's strategy; ask for a sky-high price, and pay back on the ground.

It's just that he gave Li Xuewu the opportunity to ask for a sky-high price, but the other party didn't offer a price at all.

This damn thing absolutely cannot be dismissed with a two-eight split!

"Frankly speaking, the Red Star Hongxing Lingyang can already meet our current needs for the taxi market."

Ding Zhichen looked at him and said, "The reason we seek further cooperation is that we also see the potential of the Aries in the international market, and believe that your side also has the willingness to promote this excellent car to the domestic market."

"And choosing Capital Auto is equivalent to choosing the market, because we represent the largest car operating enterprise in Beijing, and also the unit that operates taxis the best."

"Or should you take a look at other models?"

Li Xuewu turned his head to look at Lv Yuanshen and asked, "Didn't you take Director Ding to see other models these two days?"

"I saw them, even the Journey."

Lv Yuanshen knew he couldn't interrupt at this time, let alone have the qualifications to speak at the negotiating table.

However, with the leader asking, he followed the topic and introduced the itinerary of these few days.

Li Xuewu nodded slightly, looked at Ding Zhichen, and said, "Actually, operating the Aries is already in our work plan; I introduced it to you on the first day you came, and it also includes our Hongyun van."

"Talking to you about any intention now is under the premise of not having obtained the group's authorization; I think it makes no sense."

He paused and continued, "I still suggest you wait a bit, or go directly to the group to talk to Director Li; I believe that is more appropriate."

"Then let's talk about your plan first."

Ding Zhichen knows how to take a different path and said frankly, "If your plan is very good, then we can also join your plan."

With these words, empty-mouthed and white-toothed, he wants to join; can he call daddy?

"From the situation I introduced to you, you can see that we are not simply for expanding business, but for resettling transferred workers."

Li Xuewu introduced frankly, "The second 'Three-Year Plan' just set by the group needs to compress the number of workers by forty thousand; the resettlement of these workers is a problem."

"We have a little experience and insight in cargo transport and three-wheeled cargo motorcycle operation, so we will develop passenger and cargo synergy, carry out passenger transport taxi business, and strive to join hands with workers to solve the employment problem."

"I understand what you mean."

Ding Zhichen spread his hands and said, "It's not that I question your side's operating experience and ability, but there is one point you haven't considered, and that is the market."

"Whether it's the Foreign Affairs Department or ordinary people, the demand for taxis is not that high."

He introduced, "It's nothing more than a few fixed locations, fixed units; others rarely—"

"I don't deny your side's excellent experience accumulation in cargo transport, but taxis and freight are two different things."

"We can implement a policy of renting instead of buying to hand over cars to workers to operate."

Li Xuewu emphasized, "We will provide training and guidance to all drivers participating in this project, and organize and manage transport work within the city."

"The difficulty that taxi fees are currently high and ordinary people cannot afford to consume is still in the vehicle cost."

He used a pencil to calculate an account on paper and told Ding Zhichen straightforwardly that as long as the Red Star Steel Group operates the taxi project, it can bring the fare to a level that ordinary people can afford.

Some people say that fuel costs in this era are expensive, and refueling is a problem. But the Red Star Steel Group has its own refined oil subsidiary, which can fully coordinate costs.

It is impossible to take a taxi for a few cents, but a starting price of a few dimes can still be done.

After all, this is Beijing; there are people who are not short of money and people who are short of time; once a sedan with a high-end appearance like the Aries appears in Beijing, it will definitely be a violent blow to the taxi market.

Don't think about the future; now Ding Zhichen feels he has been violently blown; is this overturning the table?

The Red Star Steel Group and Capital Auto had never had cooperation or competition before, because there was no competitive relationship between the two sides.

One is a car manufacturer, one is a taxi company; what kind of conflict could there be.

But he never expected that the Red Star Steel Group would be so unserious, actually hitting the idea of the taxi market, and the preparation was quite sufficient!

"Cough cough—" Ding Zhichen couldn't help coughing twice, looked at Li Xuewu, and said, "This plan is really good; listening to it makes me want to talk about cooperation."

Good, you can fight; I can't fight, so joining is fine!

I form a group and you don't come, then I will join your group; you can't drive me away, right?

"Capital Auto still has some resources that you cannot access independently."

There, Ding Zhichen showed his bottom card.