Chapter 1624: Shock

Two Hongtu No. 1s drove into the Beijing Southern Suburb Airport one after another, led by an Hongxing Lingyang Generation II ground service vehicle from the airport, heading straight for the Red Star No. 1 business jet.

It had rained lightly in Beijing last night, but the morning sun was still somewhat scorching, especially in wide-open areas like the airport.

However, it was already early autumn, and Zhou Xiaoling could still feel a cool breeze blowing as she stood in the shade by the boarding stairs.

The motorcade's speed was not fast as it approached the aircraft; in fact, it slowed down more and more until it stopped at the designated position.

The car doors opened, and secretarial staff trotted over to move luggage and communicate with the airport ground crew; the leaders of this trip then stepped out.

It had been about three months since they last met.

Li Xuewu's itinerary was arranged uniformly by the Comprehensive Management Department. Sometimes, when work or the schedule was urgent, or there were important work tasks, business jet travel would be arranged in advance.

If it were a vacation or a non-urgent trip, train tickets would be booked.

Of course, if traveling by train, according to Li Xuewu's rank, it would definitely be a soft-sleeper carriage.

The shift team Zhou Xiaoling belonged to was Class A, which meant she had to lead the team in long-term standby, performing most of the important flight service missions.

Therefore, it was truly not easy to see him.

Even the moment he walked over and saw her, there was a look of surprise on his face, which made Zhou Xiaoling's heart inevitably feel a touch of bitterness.

"Hello, Secretary-General. Hello, Leader."

Representing the service team, she greeted them politely after the shift leader.

"Hello." Li Xuewu shook hands with her with a smile, then turned to introduce her: "This is Factory Director Bai from Beijing Chemical, General Manager Huang, and Director Liu."

"Hello, Factory Director Bai. Hello, General Manager Huang. Hello, Director Liu." With a smile on her face, Zhou Xiaoling greeted them gracefully after he finished the introductions: "Welcome aboard the Red Star No. 1 business jet. I am the Chief Flight Attendant, Zhou Xiaoling. Today, I will lead the team members to serve all the leaders."

"Hello—" Seeing Li Xuewu shake hands with the flight crew representative, Bai Changmin followed suit and shook hands with the shift leader and her.

Upon hearing Zhou Xiaoling's welcome, he pointed at her with a smile and said to Li Xuewu: "Is this the Red Star standard? This is exactly what we want!"

"Hahahaha—"

Everyone standing by the boarding stairs recalled the topic just discussed and burst into laughter.

Zhou Xiaoling was a bit puzzled, not knowing what his words meant.

Li Xuewu nodded with a smile and explained to her: "Factory Director Bai is talking about our group's unified standard; don't misunderstand."

Barbarically invading an industry, then breaking the industry's rules and status quo, and using multiple methods to reshape standards—this was the current work execution standard of the Red Steel Group.

More successful cases were in automobiles and hardware.

What the public might be more familiar with was automobiles, because right here in Beijing, Red Star Automobile had become a new symbol of technological development.

There were many more three-wheeled motorcycles on the road capable of both hauling cargo and carrying passengers, and many Capital Taxi Aries taxis in important hospitality areas.

In the Liangma River Industrial Zone, Comet motorcycles could be seen everywhere, Gemini and Aries models were not lacking, and there were even more Hongxing Lingyang automobiles.

And at important event venues, there were Red Star brand security vehicles, as well as Hongtu automobiles, which many units had begun purchasing for research and travel.

In another world where automobiles were the standard transport symbol, the execution standards for hardware production were being rewritten.

Through the support and linkage of the Tianjin Trade Management Center, the parts production integration center located in Steel City had formulated a complete set of parts production specifications and execution standards.

All parts and hardware products sold from the integration center had to strictly implement the corresponding production standards.

And the joint industrial enterprises supplying the trade center and supply chain also had to execute production procedures according to standards and accept multiple product inspections.

The Red Steel Group had never forced other industries or other industrial enterprises to execute production according to this set of standards.

However, the more enterprises cooperated with the Red Steel Group, the more they could discover the results after implementing this set of standards.

Therefore, by using one point to lead the whole area, more and more industrial enterprises were being influenced, actively or passively accepting and spreading this set of standards.

The foundation of industry was being changed, and the results reflected in industrial production were efficiency improvements, cost reductions, and a decrease in maintenance frequency.

Taking automobiles as an example, when the Liberation-brand trucks produced by the No. 17 Factory still suffered from high failure rates in engines and other areas, the Red Star-brand automobiles represented by the Hongxing Lingyang Generation II were creating a myth of low failure rates.

In this era, a low failure rate was a myth for automobiles.

Drivers didn't have to worry about vehicle repairs, transport efficiency naturally increased significantly, and labor costs would decrease accordingly.

This was the power of industry standards.

Why did Beijing Chemical praise the Red Steel Group's standardized industry so highly? Because chemical production had a higher need for standards.

A safety production accident in a mechanical workshop might involve one or two people at most, but in a chemical production workshop, a small accident could cost the lives of workers in an entire factory area.

Therefore, rather than finding another way to build a factory in Liaodong, it was better to believe in the Red Steel Group's judgment on future industrial development and prepare to abandon some factories in Beijing.

The success of the Liangma River Ecological Industrial Zone was rewriting a historical article titled "Industrial Development and Ecological Balance."

Leaders from above and leaders in Beijing had visited the Liangma River Ecological Industrial Zone many times for research. Looking at the factory areas and riverbanks painted green, and looking at the scene of harmonious development between industry and humanity, it was hard not to make people think deeply.

Perhaps the current Beijing couldn't achieve this, but in the future, it would definitely restrict high-pollution industries; after all, everyone had descendants.

Therefore, Beijing Chemical had to plan ahead, successively stopping many new construction and engineering investment projects in factory areas.

The goal was for a major industrial migration, to rebuild a chemical industry base in a suitable location.

And compared to Beijing's growing land demand, concentrating and migrating factories distributed throughout the city to low-risk areas was also an inevitable choice.

This year was the first year the Red Steel Group completed its group formation, and it had already begun to show its edge in the industrial system, revealing a bold side.

Not only did it successively complete key project construction and production plan construction, but it also introduced many advanced production technologies from East Germany.

More importantly, the Red Steel Group was actually willing to shed the tertiary industries that had raised a large amount of funds for its group formation, preparing to move forward lightly.

This sense of detachment also proved from the side that the Red Steel Group, which had completed industrial transformation and was already regarded by the industry as a modern industrial standard enterprise, could easily cope with corporate management and development expenditures based on its current output value.

The Red Steel Group invested in the International Hotel, known as the tallest in Beijing, merged with the Tadong Airport located in Fengcheng, invested tens of millions in the Red Steel Industrial Park in Steel City to build an underground city, and successfully held a joint import and export trade fair in Beijing.

Looking at Li Huai De's smile in the newspaper, which corporate head wouldn't be envious and itching, wishing they were the "General Manager Li"?

Not to mention others, did the new Director Zhang sitting in the Beijing Chemical office building have thoughts of becoming "General Manager Zhang"?

And did Bai Changmin, who walked into the cabin one after another with Li Xuewu, have hope for the day he would be called Vice General Manager Bai?

However, fortunately, Beijing Chemical was already on the way.

"Leader, here is your tea."

Zhou Xiaoling, with her team members, provided corresponding tea drinks to everyone in the cabin after the plane was flying steadily.

Li Xuewu asked for black tea, and Bai Changmin and the others didn't mind, just asking for tea, so they provided the same black tea.

And some people in the accompanying team ordered the newer sodas and other beverages on the menu, which was actually more convenient to take.

"Thank you." Li Xuewu just thanked them simply, then looked at Huang Yongjie, who was sitting opposite him and chattering incessantly.

The Chief Engineer of Beijing Chemical, and also the important person in charge of site selection for Beijing Chemical—Li Xuewu was listening to his long-winded speech.

The other accompanying person in charge was the former Deputy Director of the Office, now the Office Director Liu Yongtao.

Liu Yongtao was relatively low-key, sitting by the window and leaving the seat with the small conference table to Li Xuewu and the other two.

Because those sitting here discussing were not just Li Xuewu and the others, but also the accompanying technical secretary, who was providing service and support work for their conversation.

Bai Changmin frowned slightly, his hand resting on the Liaoning Province map spread out on the small conference table, his gaze wandering along several selected cities.

"Let me state my suggestion."

Taking advantage of the moment Huang Yongjie couldn't bear his thirst and was drinking tea, Li Xuewu pinched his nose, sat up straight, and said: "Just one point: a port."

He looked at Bai Changmin and said: "You have thousands of reasons, but you can never get around one reason, and that is a port."

When the gazes of the people around him fell on him, Li Xuewu extended his finger and pointed at the location of Yingcheng Port on the map, saying: "Think about whether the cost of rail transport is higher, or the cost of shipping."

"But Yingcheng is not the only one with a port."

Huang Yongjie frowned and said: "Bincheng invited us, and we have already completed the inspection; there is also Jinzhou."

"That's right, Liaodong has at least six cities suitable for building ports."

Li Xuewu tapped his finger on the small table and looked at the other party, saying: "If you have the strength, I would suggest you go to Jinzhou to invest."

"Why?" He raised an eyebrow and said: "Don't forget, you are a chemical enterprise, and you also want to engage in an integrated chemical industry park."

The two sitting opposite frowned in unison, as if they had thought of something.

"It's not appropriate for the park to be far from the port, and it's too dangerous if it's too close."

Li Xuewu was not very excited, because he believed that as long as he reasoned, he could explain clearly and make the other party believe and adopt his suggestion.

"Bincheng has a port of sufficient scale, but will Bincheng change its existing port planning for you? This is a question."

He tapped the small table again, reminding the two to think it through.

"Second, the advantage of industrial cooperation."

Li Xuewu paused and continued: "Although Yingcheng Port is under construction, the total investment led by the Red Steel Group exceeds 30 million, and this money is in the account of the Joint Savings Bank."

"I don't need to tell you, you should also be clear about which enterprises are joint venture partners in this project, right?"

He pinched his fingers and emphasized: "Without the support of foreign enterprises, can your tertiary industry rely solely on the Northeast region to fully digest it?"

"Conversely, what about industrial raw materials?"

Li Xuewu said this, sat up straight, spread his hands, and said: "If you choose any other city, I have reason to join another chemical enterprise when your investment is about to be completed."

"And form a chemical industry park right in the Yingcheng Port area."

"Believe it or not?" He pointed his finger and said domineeringly: "In less than three years, I can make your products unsellable."

"At that time, not only can I acquire your park, but I can also turn around and sweep up the market you have opened up in Liaodong."

These words were too aggressive; not only did the two opposite frown deeply, but even the atmosphere in the cabin, which had just been lively, froze instantly.

Zhou Xiaoling and several other flight attendants nervously returned to the front cabin, not knowing why the conversation was trending toward a breakdown.

Li Xuewu sat there and watched them for a long while. Just as the silent atmosphere was about to freeze into ice, he spoke: "I am using the Red Steel Group as an example; then you think about it, what if another enterprise comes?"

Huang Yongjie stopped talking at this time and looked at Bai Changmin.

Bai Changmin picked up his teacup and took a sip, unable to tell if the tea on the plane was good or bad, just using it to cover up his inner panic.

"There isn't an enterprise that can do what you said yet, is there?"

"Hehe—" Li Xuewu looked at him, smiled faintly, and said: "Did you think too highly of the Red Steel Group?"

He raised his eyebrows and reminded: "I can tell you very bluntly, we won't wait for this piece of meat to be discovered by others."

Just one sentence tightened the slightly relaxed atmosphere again.

Huang Yongjie couldn't help but remind him: "Don't forget, we are brother units, and we are managed by the Ministry."

"Aha—" Li Xuewu sneered, looked at the other party, and said: "Are you going to tell the teacher and parents because you can't beat someone?"

His words made Huang Yongjie roll his eyes in anger, but Li Xuewu didn't care at all, instead pointing his finger at the small table and emphasizing: "Don't forget, you are in Liaodong, not in Beijing."

"What do you mean? Are you threatening us?"

Huang Yongjie glared at him angrily and said: "We are on your plane, and we haven't even decided whether to invest and build a factory in Liaodong."

"Heh—" Li Xuewu gave a disdainful reply through his nostrils, too lazy to even look at him, instead staring at Bai Changmin opposite.

Huang Yongjie just blindly wanted to get rid of the Red Steel Group's shackles and constraints, not wanting to choose the chemical plant in Yingcheng.

This also revealed the attitude and intention of the current Beijing Chemical management.

But this was not surprising; no one wanted to put an uncooked duck in front of a fierce tiger, right?

But whether it was Huang Yongjie himself or the Beijing Chemical he represented, they all ignored one problem, and that was the question of who needed whom more.

Now they needed the Red Steel Group to lead them to achieve the goal of group formation, and the process had to be achieved through completing primitive accumulation and realizing multi-dimensional industrial transformation.

And the Red Steel Group represented by Li Xuewu happened to have such resources to achieve their goal in Liaodong.

The path was laid out in front of them; following the Red Steel Group's development direction was just that simple.

But they still hesitated, and even to this day, they hadn't mentioned the funding, as if they were confident and building a factory didn't cost money.

The Red Steel Group was able to quickly complete primitive accumulation at the beginning of its creation because it had absolute insight and the belief to act decisively.

One was the preparation of tertiary industries, and the other was the merger plan of 16 enterprises actively provided by Beijing industry.

It could be said that the Red Star Factory's group formation process was pushed by Beijing industry; what did Beijing Chemical have?

It must be admitted that the Red Star Factory was not enough to compare with the current Beijing Chemical, and it wouldn't even compare to the Beijing Chemical of the same period.

Beijing only had one chemical enterprise, and that was Beijing Chemical.

But Beijing had many heavy industries similar to the Red Star Factory, and the two sides could not be compared horizontally.

Now the situation was reversed; the Red Steel Group could create its own resources after "ascending," but Beijing Chemical could not.

Dragging a huge body, it was difficult to achieve the goal of group formation.

To achieve leapfrog development, one had to pay something, just like the Red Steel Group did back then, with management bearing huge risks together.

It could be said that looking back, even if one step was taken wrong, today, from Li Huai De to Li Xuewu, they would basically all be working on a farm.

Wanting to borrow the strength of Red Steel, wanting to borrow the wind of Liaodong, not wanting to take responsibility, and even reluctant to share—was there such a good thing?

Li Xuewu had a sentence he didn't say out loud; after all, it was inappropriate in this era, but it was also a fact: business is business.

Huang Yongjie was stubborn, saying that the Ministry was managing it—too naive.

Li Xuewu didn't even need to form a chemical park in Yingcheng; as long as he provided cheap raw materials to chemical plants in the Liaodong region in large quantities, Beijing Chemical would have to keep losing money.

How long they would lose money would be up to the Red Steel Group.

Couldn't even play the capital game, yet wanted to play corporate competition?

Three years was long; the Red Steel Group, which had absolute influence in Liaodong, could easily take away the park they had built through some means.

It didn't even need the Red Steel Group to come forward.

Such examples were not obvious now, but they would be common in the near future; how many large-scale enterprises collapsed just like that.

People who hadn't experienced that era could never imagine how terrifying it was for a factory where they had worked for a lifetime to suddenly stop production and go bankrupt.

Li Xuewu wouldn't use such despicable means without a bottom line in this era and on this land, even if business was business.

Businessmen had no bottom line, but he was a collective enterprise manager; he must have a bottom line.

The reason why the Red Steel Group ran wildly along the path of marketization, not only without being criticized and stopped, but also successively receiving affirmation from above, stemmed from the enterprise's fundamental system and the fundamental interests it represented.

Just ask one question: who is the master of the Red Steel Group?

If you go to any factory or subordinate unit belonging to the Red Steel Group and ask, they will definitely tell you firmly and proudly that they are.

Every cent earned by the Red Steel Group and every brick built belong to the collective, to the workers, to all employees.

Contribute labor, take responsibility, receive wages, enjoy benefits.

Therefore, the management leading the group's development will not be blamed, because they also receive standard wages and enjoy the same welfare benefits.

The Red Steel Group does not belong to capital, so it can boldly use capital means for operation and expansion, because this is within the rules of the game.

Never having expected to have such an intuitive feeling of the enterprise's aggressiveness, Bai Changmin had learned his lesson.

He put down the teacup in his hand, looked at Li Xuewu, and asked: "If there is such a day in the future, whether the Red Steel Group chooses to stand by Beijing Chemical or opposite it depends entirely on whether we are strong enough, right?"

"Hehe—" Li Xuewu smiled, extended his hand, and said: "Welcome to the new world; you have already grasped the rules of the game here, and congratulations to you and the enterprise you represent."

"Heh—" Bai Changmin smiled bitterly, patted his hand away, and asked back: "Congratulations for what? Don't we need to worry about being backstabbed?"

"At least it's not a confused death, right?"

Li Xuewu said confidently: "If you believe me, in less than ten years, you will find that the new world we have just arrived at is far from as empty and beautiful as imagined; instead, it is full of crises, with the danger of being swallowed at any time."

"Then what is the meaning of our arrival in the new world?"

Bai Changmin frowned and asked: "Is it to avoid danger with fear, or to live on with trepidation?"

"Why can't it be opening your hands, or raising your fists to beat away enemies, or embracing opportunities and friends?"

Li Xuewu said domineeringly: "If you stand here, don't look back, because the misery of the old world will make you feel fortunate while also making you unable to help but feel pity."

Many people in the cabin had understood their conversation and couldn't help but frown slightly, wanting to say something but closing their mouths.

Huang Yongjie looked at him with complex eyes, his inner turbulence definitely no weaker than the clouds outside the window.

"Is it only ten years?" Bai Changmin was lost, saying somewhat pessimistically: "If we are not strong enough, perhaps..."

"Unfortunately, it might not even take ten years."

Li Xuewu shook his head helplessly and sighed: "This path is sailing against the current; if you don't advance, you retreat."

"As a member of the Red Steel Group's decision-making layer, I have 60,000 employees standing behind me, as well as their families and families relying on the Red Steel Group for a living, so we must be ruthless enough,"

He spread his hands, looked at Huang Yongjie, and said: "General Manager Huang, please don't mind my words just now; that was just a hypothesis."

Under the other party's somewhat surprised gaze, Li Xuewu continued: "Just as you said, the nature of the enterprise makes us only able to be brothers."

"Therefore, we will always be friends, not enemies."

"I can understand what you mean." Huang Yongjie also understood at this time and asked with a sigh: "But do we still have a chance?"

"Definitely, because we are creating miracles."

Li Xuewu pointed to the bottom of the plane and said: "If you can look at Yingcheng from this angle, you will find that we have already found the right direction and are fighting for it, walking on persistently."

"I don't have a better suggestion." Huang Yongjie spread his hands to Bai Changmin on the side and said: "Perhaps choosing the address in Bincheng would gain relatively independent operating space, but looking down from the plane."

He pointed to the oval window and said: "This land is so narrow, and our goal of establishing a group company is not just in front of us, right?"

Bai Changmin didn't say anything, just spread his hands, looked at Li Xuewu, and nodded convincingly with pursed lips.

"Then, see you in Yingcheng?"

"See you in Yingcheng."

"No, don't tell me how we should do things; without this brain, I wouldn't be sitting in this position."

Li Xuewu held the phone and said in a cold tone: "If you have any dissatisfaction with me personally, I welcome you to come to me at any time."

"But this is a collective decision, and it is also a normal operation of the enterprise. Don't say it's you; even if Hu Ke came, he wouldn't dare teach me how to do things. Understand?"

He didn't wait for the other party to finish speaking and hung up the phone.

Zhang Enyuan explained somewhat self-reproachfully: "I heard the other party say they were the person in charge of Bincheng Industry, so I connected it without asking clearly."

"I'm sorry, Secretary-General."

"It's okay, just a mad dog."

Li Xuewu picked up his teacup and took a sip, looked at the document in his hand, and asked indifferently: "Have you made an appointment for me with Steel City Industry?"

"Yes, they said they would be here soon."

"Hmm?" Li Xuewu looked up at Zhang Enyuan and said: "Didn't I ask you to make an appointment for a visit?"

"Yes, that's what I said." Zhang Enyuan explained: "But not long after hanging up the phone, the Industrial Bureau called back, saying they would come over personally."

"Hmm, okay then." Li Xuewu nodded and said indifferently: "You arrange it, and call me when they arrive."

It really didn't make him wait too long; perhaps they rushed over upon hearing the call. Not only did Liu Li Xin come, but the Deputy Director in charge of industry, Wang Lu, also came.

"Oh my, Director Wang, what a rare visit; I failed to welcome you from afar."

Li Xuewu didn't expect Wang Lu to come. It wasn't until Zhang Enyuan came to remind him that he hurried downstairs.

Wang Lu didn't mind this, shook hands with him with a smile, and explained: "Comrade Li Xin told me that you asked to meet him. I thought, how could I miss such a good thing? Don't you think so, Secretary-General Li?"

"Hahahaha—" Li Xuewu smiled, took her hand, gestured toward the building entrance, and said: "Please come in; we are one family now, so no need for formalities."

As he said this, he also shook hands with Liu Li Xin, the person in charge of the Steel City Industrial Bureau.

The three of them entered the building one after another and went straight to the reception room on the first floor.

"On the way here, Comrade Li Xin was still guessing what you could have for him." Sitting on the sofa, Wang Lu looked at Li Xuewu and said with a smile: "I told him, Secretary-General Li only has good things here. Hahaha."

"Since you are here, how could there be no good things here?"

Li Xuewu also smiled, watching the secretaries set out tea, and chatted a few more sentences with jokes.

Although he had worked in Steel City for a long time, and Wang Lu and Liu Li Xin were the corresponding persons in charge, the Red Steel Group did not belong to the jurisdiction of Liaodong, so it could not be considered local management.

This era was not like later generations, where any enterprise's safety, etc., had territorial management responsibilities and powers; at this time, it was far from reaching that kind of mandatory intensity.

The reason was simple: there were no large private enterprises in this era; the heads of enterprises were all organizational cadres, and they could even be transferred horizontally.

Another reason why territorial management was not needed was the high degree of autonomy of enterprises; they didn't ask for anything from the locality.

Li Xuewu was certainly not an arrogant person; he gave due respect to both Wang Lu and Liu Li Xin.

It was precisely because they felt this respect from Li Xuewu, which was different from other heads of similar enterprises, that they also respected and felt close to Li Xuewu.

"I heard it was your suggestion that made the Beijing Chemical project land in Yingcheng?" Without waiting for Li Xuewu to speak, Wang Lu asked the question they both understood tacitly. She glanced at Liu Li Xin and deliberately used a reproachful tone: "I told you to come here more often, but you just couldn't let go of your face. Now it's good, Secretary-General Li favors Ge Ping of Yingcheng more."

"Hahahaha—" Li Xuewu smiled, pointed at her, and said helplessly: "How can your mouth be so unforgiving!"

"It's all my fault." Liu Li Xin naturally knew this was a joke; even if he came to wash Li Xuewu's feet every day, this project wouldn't land in Steel City, but since the leader said so, he could only play along.

"Hehe—" Li Xuewu waved his hand and said with a smile: "Choosing Yingcheng is because our port area is in Yingcheng."

"Bincheng is very dissatisfied, right?"

Wang Lu looked at him meaningfully and asked: "I heard Old Zhang is very unhappy, saying they were almost reaching cooperation, and you stirred it up."

"Hmm, hehe—" Li Xuewu smiled faintly, nodded, and pointed to his head: "Half an hour before you came, he called me and said he wanted to go to Deputy Director Lu to reason."

"Heh—" Wang Lu looked at Liu Li Xin amusedly and said: "Old Zhang is really something; who does he think he is?"

"You haven't dealt with him, so you don't know." Liu Li Xin shook his head slightly and explained: "He is a veteran, and his way of speaking is relatively blunt."

"Who indulges him?" Wang Lu held her knees with both hands, looked at Li Xuewu, and asked: "Yingcheng Shipping still has cooperation with Bincheng Shipping, right? Will it be affected by this?"

"I don't know about that." Li Xuewu said indifferently: "That depends on the breadth of mind of that Director Zhang."

"Old Zhang's breadth of mind goes without saying."

Liu Li Xin raised his eyebrows and said meaningfully: "But I dare say he doesn't dare do anything; if he could do something, he wouldn't have called you."

He glanced at Wang Lu and explained: "Our Steel City holds the core of industrial parts production, and the scale of Yingcheng Shipping is now no worse than Bincheng Shipping. What qualifications do they have to dare to tear their faces?"

"Hahaha—" Li Xuewu also felt it was funny, shook his head slightly, and said: "Forget it, let's not talk about him."

He organized his emotions, looked at the two, and explained: "The reason I wanted to meet is related to this Beijing Chemical project."

Wang Lu turned to look at Liu Li Xin, gave him an expression of "Sure enough, I didn't come in vain," and then looked at Li Xuewu seriously.

"Hasn't this project already landed?" Liu Li Xin asked.

"Hehe—it's still early." Li Xuewu smiled and explained: "Site selection is part of the demonstration stage. Now the Beijing Chemical team is still inspecting the Yingcheng Port area, and I am also waiting for the results."

"After the demonstration stage ends, there must be assessments, in several aspects."

Li Xuewu flipped his right hand and said: "Up to now, the Joint Savings Bank hasn't entered yet, so even if there are results, it will be the end of the year."

"So that's how it is—" Wang Lu nodded suddenly and looked at him: "It's really different from previous project construction."

She raised an eyebrow and asked: "Is it like this for everyone now, or only for enterprises heavily influenced by your group? I'm talking about this kind of procedure."

"Maybe." Li Xuewu smiled and said: "If this cautious and scientific attitude is useful, everyone will learn to do it."

"But it's not entirely safe." He said very specially: "You know about the accident with our factory's No. 4 furnace, right? Now there is still a group investigation team investigating this matter, which shows that problems occurred during the execution of the procedure."

"As long as people participate in work, there will definitely be mistakes."

Wang Lu agreed with the Red Steel Group's work style. She looked at Liu Li Xin and said: "The Red Steel Group's safety production accident control is top-notch in the whole province, far ahead of the second place; this is worth our learning."

Watching Liu Li Xin nod, Li Xuewu waved his hand amusedly and said: "We've gone off-topic again; I've forgotten where I was talking."

Several people laughed, and Li Xuewu continued: "We have always had cooperation with Beijing Chemical. This time they are heading north, not only seeking survival and development but also deepening this multi-end cooperation intention."

He looked at the two and said seriously: "Whether it is the automobile manufacturing industry or the electronic manufacturing industry, the Red Steel Group's industrial base is here, and many are related to the chemical industry."

"Beijing Chemical gave me an idea, and that is light park-ization, heavy regional space cooperation."

"What do you mean?" Wang Lu raised an eyebrow, looking at Li Xuewu with some surprise: "Does Steel City still have a chance?"

"Hehe—" Li Xuewu smiled and looked at her: "That depends on whether Steel City's sincerity is enough. If the cooperation fails, won't you call me to scold me?"

"Hahaha—" Wang Lu was amused by this sudden surprise and laughed loudly, then said very seriously: "The Red Steel Group is in Steel City; you can always treat this place as home."

This was the thinking of a mature manager. Her statement was not aimed at Beijing industry, nor did she say any words of guarantee, but she reaffirmed this attitude to Li Xuewu and the Red Steel Group. It had to be said that she was smart.

From the fact that Beijing Chemical settled in Yingcheng, it could be seen that Li Xuewu had absolute influence on this project.

Now sitting in front of her was Li Xuewu, not those people from Beijing Chemical; did she still need to be taught who to express her attitude to?

"A chemical plant related to automobiles? Or a chemical plant related to the electronics industry?" Wang Lu said very frankly: "If you want land, I give you land; if you want anything, I give you anything, even if this project only builds one plant in Steel City."

She looked at Li Xuewu and nodded: "I and Steel City Industry will always support the Red Steel Group, and always support your decision."

"Then there's nothing more to say."

Li Xuewu smiled and extended his hand: "When Beijing Chemical decides to start the negotiation process, let's go to Fengcheng together."

"Look, I said there would be good things!"

Wang Lu stood up, shook hands with Li Xuewu, turned back to Liu Li Xin, and said: "We have to come here more often in the future so that Secretary-General Li will remember us when there are good things."

"Definitely, as long as Secretary-General Li doesn't mind me bothering him." Liu Li Xin also shook hands with Li Xuewu with a smile and said sincerely: "What I say may not have the same force as our leader, but we are friends and one family. Just as the leader said, if you need anything, just say it, and we will do it."

His sincerity reinforced Wang Lu's attitude. Li Xuewu smiled with satisfaction and nodded: "I will inevitably have to ask for your help and care in the future."

"What are you saying? It is you who are taking care of our work."

Liu Li Xin was certain that what he said was not polite talk, because even without the Beijing Chemical project, the development of the Red Steel Group in Steel City had brought new opportunities to the industry and all other aspects here.

Even if the Red Steel Group's taxes were not paid here, and even if the Red Steel Group's corporate income was not paid here, the development momentum brought by the Red Steel Group to this city was undeniable.

Steel City was not short of heavy industry, because treasures were buried under this land, but Steel City was short of heavy industry like the Red Steel Group.

Not to mention Steel City; if they dared to say they didn't need Red Steel, then tomorrow there would be countless invitations on Li Xuewu's desk.

An industrial park of tens of thousands of people, plus some family members and the factories in Steel City built around the park and the integrated industrial park—how many people's employment and survival could this drive?

The Red Steel Group was not like other enterprises; it had opened up territorial recruitment conditions. Now, there were quite a few local people from Steel City working in the park.

Some had even fallen in love, married, and had children with employees with Beijing household registration who came with the factory, settling down here.

No one could say clearly how many changes the Red Steel Group had brought to Steel City, but the data on their desks was real, and the changes the common people saw with their own eyes and felt personally were also real.

The cooperation project Li Xuewu mentioned today was an unexpected joy for Steel City, but it should also be within reason.

Why?

Because the Red Steel Group was operating very smoothly in Steel City; it was their reciprocation, and it was also the Red Steel Group's feedback.

With mutual achievement, the project had new changes, and opportunities were naturally left to those who were prepared. Besides Steel City, who else would it be given to?

So the sentence Wang Lu said to Liu Li Xin when she left was not a joke: come to the park more often, and don't wait until Li Xuewu calls her to complain about the procrastination and problems of Steel City industry before doing work.

Take the initiative to ask, care about it, and there would be opportunities like today in the future; even if there weren't, it could maintain the Red Steel Group's choice.

Now it looked like the Red Steel Group had built many large factories, the scale was fixed, and it was even digging deep into technological innovation, with no intention of building new factories.

But who dared to say that the Red Steel Group wouldn't continue to develop in the future?

This was the first year of the Red Steel Group's establishment; after consolidating its foundation, it would definitely expand and inflate rapidly. By then, Steel City would face the Red Steel Group's choice again.

Is Li Xuewu important?

If viewed purely from a personal perspective, he was just a young cadre, not eye-catching within the Liaodong system.

But in the Red Steel Group, as a representative of the Red Steel Group, the fake toughness like Old Zhang of Bincheng could only bring about slapping one's own face.

At the end of September, the Red Star Steel Group Joint Import and Export Trade Fair officially closed, and the good news of the total transaction volume exceeding 100 million shocked the entire industrial system. ===== CHAPTER 1625 =====