Chapter 1677: Cunning and crafty

"This short-term job in Liaodong is not easy to do."

Li Huai De put down the teacup in his hand and said with a hint of worry, "Lu Qiming is not a philanthropist."

He patted the sofa armrest lightly and emphasized, "He wouldn't be so kind as to help us realize our dreams."

Li Xuewu nodded slightly; he naturally agreed with Old Li's point of view, and the Red Steel Group was not a charitable organization either.

"Any cooperation is based on the foundation of being profitable, and only then is it the long-term goal of mutual help."

"So you believe them?"

Li Huai De looked at him and asked, "After truly kneading these scraps of factories into a group enterprise, will they invest?"

"How I look at it, it seems like an empty-handed white wolf," he sat up straight, took the medicine Liu Bin had prepared from the coffee table and stuffed it into his mouth, "Be careful of the emotional card they are playing."

"Hmm, there is such a meaning."

Li Xuewu smiled slightly and said, "This might be an idea Hu Ke came up with; he has been studying our group."

"Hehe—" Li Huai De shook his head speechlessly, picked up the teacup and said, "How come none of them know how to work anymore, they only know how to cross the river by feeling the Red Steel Group."

He used tea to send the medicine in his mouth down, and then continued, "Many people in the capital are talking about the term 'resource integration' now, and they must talk about it when they open their mouths."

"This prescription of resource integration cannot cure every disease." Li Xuewu also shook his head helplessly and said, "If used poorly, it's poison for bankruptcy."

"Why do you care about them?" Li Huai De sneered, "Just imitating others."

"Now Liaodong wants both, we have to think of a foolproof way."

He leaned against the sofa, frowned and emphasized, "Can't hurt the harmony, and can't hurt the vitality, it's very difficult—"

Difficult for whom?

Of course, it's difficult for Li Xuewu; Li Xuewu is the general manager of the Northeast Industrial Development Corporation just established by the Red Steel Group.

"Can't agree to their conditions for later investment," Li Xuewu said very seriously, "We won't take this advantage."

"That's the meaning—"

Li Huai De pointed his finger and said, "Taking small advantages will lead to big losses."

"Where in this world are there so many advantages to pick up; there are hooks hidden behind them."

"So we have to pull them onto the boat first."

Li Xuewu raised his eyebrows and said, "Let them invest with the fixed assets of the factory, and we provide resources such as management and technology."

"I thought the same thing at the meeting this morning," Li Huai De looked at him and smiled, "It's just that Lu Qiming was talking happily, and I didn't want to interrupt him, but things can't be done this way."

"Technology and management must be implemented on the basis of absolute control of the situation."

Li Xuewu frowned slightly and emphasized, "With the background of Liaodong industrial capital, how to achieve absolute control is a problem."

"Just relying on black and white is not enough."

He thought for a moment, looked at Li Huai De and asked, "How about jointly forming a group company and inviting Liaodong Industry to send a deputy general manager?"

"Even if you don't invite them, they will send one."

Li Huai De also said helplessly, "I'm just afraid that when the time comes, the public will say the public is right, and the mother-in-law will say the mother-in-law is right."

"This matter still needs to be thought about."

He turned to look at Li Xuewu, emphasized seriously, "We don't want to suffer losses, and others may not be willing to be fooled; it's hardest to have both sides satisfied."

"Then it's better to follow the old path now."

Li Xuewu knocked on the sofa armrest with a serious face and said, "Only output technology and management."

"Then can this project be done?"

Li Huai De shook his head with a smile and said, "Do you believe it? They have discussed it more than once internally, just studying this project of groupization."

"But if they had confidence in doing it, they wouldn't share the benefits with us."

This sentence was true; why would they beg others if they could do it themselves?

The key is that Li Huai De and Li Xuewu both have concerns; the Red Steel Group is on someone else's territory, and local protection in this era is very serious; when the time comes, whatever they say is whatever it is.

You say Old Li's rank?

You say the background relationship of the Red Steel Group?

Stop joking; before the tax reform, the local government had absolute say in the management of industry and commerce, and you couldn't explain it with anything.

"From absolute control to technology and management output, what is reflected is the proportion of shares."

Li Xuewu thought for a moment and continued, "If it is purely to achieve interest protection, it can be achieved by increasing the shareholder side."

"That is to say, this project can pull in more parties to share the risks together."

"At this time?" Li Huai De hesitated and said, "Not necessarily everyone is willing."

He frowned slightly, thought about it and said, "Just relying on interest bundling is not enough."

"If the cadre exchange project could be realized earlier, it would be great."

Li Xuewu spread his hands and said with a smile, "This way, there is you in me, and me in you, and everyone doesn't have to guard against each other."

"You still believe this?"

Li Huai De shook his head with amusement and said, "Anyone who walks out of the Red Steel Group, I don't believe they can still care about this feeling, including me."

He pointed to himself, "You just think about it, I can't even trust myself, can I trust others?"

"This Hu Ke is very shrewd." Li Xuewu also thought and said, "He has grasped our pulse."

"Hmm, he's just waiting for you."

Li Huai De nodded and said, "Seeing you raise the banner of Northeast Industry, knowing we are ambitious, wouldn't he set you up?"

"Alright, good things take time."

He looked at Li Xuewu and asked, "Have you thought about where to put the headquarters of the Northeast Company? Steel City or Fengcheng?"

"It still has to be in Fengcheng."

Li Xuewu deliberated and said, "Taodong Airport is in Fengcheng, and the key core of breaking through Northeast industry in Yingcheng is also in Fengcheng."

"If you want to achieve a wide layout of Northeast industry, you must make sufficient considerations for the future."

He thought for a moment, looked at Old Li and explained, "My meaning is to do multiple things at once; currently, the headquarters of the Northeast Company is in Steel City."

"When are you coming to Fengcheng?" Li Huai De asked, "You have to know that the group is considering the Fengcheng International Hotel project."

"Hmm, I am considering it this way."

Li Xuewu explained, "The Northeast Company also needs time to develop; the current main business and work are the project construction in Steel City and Yingcheng."

"Yingcheng Port project, Beijing Chemical Industrial Park project, and Automobile City project."

He emphasized seriously, "I will complete the landing and rooting of these projects this year and lay the foundation for the Northeast Company."

"At the same time, we will also consider the group's projects, mainly Taodong Airport, Fengcheng Machinery, and International Hotel project."

Li Xuewu drew a triangle on the coffee table between the two, and explained at the same time, "This is the core support point for the group to operate in Fengcheng."

"Considering comprehensively, including time factors, we can choose a site in Fengcheng this year to build the headquarters building of the Northeast Company."

He pointed to the point of the International Hotel and said, "It can be completely combined with the International Hotel, taking into account Taodong Airport and Fengcheng Machinery."

"Build the building this year, move in next year or the year after?"

Li Huai De thought and said, "This is a sound idea, but you must have the confidence that the Northeast Company will develop and grow within two years."

He looked at Li Xuewu and asked, "I only give you one year this year, are you sure this project can continue steadily next year?"

"Can't have people leave and tea go cold, right?"

Li Xuewu smiled and kicked this ball back to Li Huai De, saying, "To fully consolidate the operation of the Yingcheng Port area and ensure the steady landing of projects like Beijing Chemical, it will take at least three years."

He emphasized, "I said at least three years; I am not in Liaodong, I really dare not guarantee whether the Northeast Company will still have this execution power."

"Secretary-General Comrade, you have given me a difficult problem."

Li Huai De said helplessly and somewhat resignedly, "I want you to return to the group to preside over the work, not to let you run between two places."

"Hmm, I know your painstaking efforts."

Li Xuewu thought for a moment, but still said with some regret, "The time is too short, I don't have time to fully set up the formation."

"Understand, I can understand you."

Li Huai De nodded and said, "Being able to achieve so many results in such a short time, no matter who comes, they might not do better than you."

"Three years—"

He let out a long sigh, flicked his finger on the sofa armrest, and then looked at Li Xuewu and asked, "Have you thought about who will take over your shift?"

"Let's decide on Xu Sinian." Li Xuewu nodded and said, "Old Xu has this ability, and he also has this preparation."

He paused here and explained to Old Li, "After the Northeast Industrial Company is established, the Liaodong Industrial Leading Group can be dissolved."

"I don't want to play that big pot of rice set anymore; the deputy general manager team of the Northeast Company must have professionalism and full-time attributes."

Li Xuewu frowned slightly and emphasized, "If I, the general manager, am part-time, and the deputy general manager team is also part-time, then the Northeast Company won't be able to run."

"Even if it runs, it's just a shell, with no combat power at all."

"What do you mean?" Li Huai De thought and asked, "Let Xu Sinian withdraw from Yingcheng Shipping? Full-time Northeast Company deputy general manager position?"

"Yes, he must make a choice."

Li Xuewu nodded and said seriously, "Either stay at Yingcheng Shipping, or be a full-time deputy general manager; there can't be two choices."

"And I am already prepared to apply to the group to resign from the position of factory manager of the Metallurgical Plant, to set an example for everyone."

"Hmm, your idea is right."

Li Huai De carefully thought about his statement and said, "To gather strength, we cannot fight on our own."

"In his position at Yingcheng Shipping, how could he look at the overall situation and consider problems."

He thought for a moment, looked at Li Xuewu and asked, "Do you have other candidates for deputy general manager?"

"Also, have you thought about who will take over the Metallurgical Plant, and who will take over Yingcheng Shipping?"

"If the group lets me consider it, I want Ji Jiuzheng to go to the Metallurgical Plant; he is still more suitable for production units."

Li Xuewu thought for a moment and continued, "I haven't thought about the position of Yingcheng Shipping, but I have a few candidates for deputy general manager."

"How about Ding Zigui goes to Yingcheng Shipping?" Li Huai De asked, "Do you think he has this ability?"

"I don't doubt his ability."

Li Xuewu thought for a moment, raised his eyebrows and said, "Letting him go to Yingcheng Shipping is not as good as letting Wei Zaike go."

"You mean, Wei Zaike goes to Yingcheng Shipping, and let Ding Zigui go to the Medical Education Management Bureau?" Li Huai De pondered and nodded, "That's an idea."

"Hmm, let's discuss this after we go back."

He looked at Li Xuewu and said, "You have been in Liaodong for many years and know them best; the group should listen to your opinions."

"Metallurgical Plant factory manager wants to use Ji Jiuzheng?"

Mentioning this name, Old Li's eyes were full of disappointment, and he said with some dissatisfaction, "Does he still have this ability?"

"Hmm, Ji Jiuzheng, this person," Li Xuewu explained, "At this time, the Metallurgical Plant should be stable rather than urgent."

"The foundation has been laid very well; it only needs stable development this year, no big moves are needed, so using him is relatively appropriate."

"Heh—" Li Huai De clearly still didn't want to use him, but felt that what Li Xuewu said made sense, so he could only hum.

"What about the candidates for deputy general manager?" He skipped this candidate and asked, "You must at least ensure that there won't be a problem of disconnection in the next few years."

"Hmm, besides Xu Sinian, I also considered Comrade Kuang Yusheng." Li Xuewu introduced, "Kuang Yusheng has worked in production positions for many years and is fully capable of coordinating industrial work."

"With Xu Sinian attacking and Kuang Yusheng defending, the two cooperate with each other, and in the next few years, it can still be guaranteed that the plan will proceed steadily."

He pointed to his feet and said with a smile, "If it were someone else, I really wouldn't be at ease, especially in a place like Liaodong."

"Hmm, I am still at ease with Xu Sinian," Li Huai De also said with a smile, "This kid is very cunning and won't easily stumble."

"What about others, are there any other candidates?"

He said with a smile, "One attack and one defense, there must be cooperation."

"This is very easy to consider." Li Xuewu nodded and explained, "Considering that these two are old comrades, the candidates for other deputy general managers should be tilted toward young cadres, which is also considering reserve strength."

"You consider problems very comprehensively." Li Huai De said with satisfaction, "It seems this is not your whim."

"The group's team might move this year, you know that."

He sighed and said with some melancholy, "The destination of Deputy Director Gu has basically been determined, and there is also the position left vacant by Su Weide."

"Now there are at least two gaps in the group's team, this is a big variable."

Li Xuewu listened to Old Li's introduction and asked hesitantly, "Where is Deputy Director Gu going? Is it determined so early?"

"Still early?" Li Huai De glanced at him and said slowly, "Going to the First Ministry of Machine Building, Third Bureau."

"Number one?" Li Xuewu raised his eyebrows and said, "This is a good piece of news; our group's work will be easier to do in the future."

"Hehehe—" Li Huai De said with a smile, "Hopefully."

Sometimes it's hard to say, just like what Old Li said, not everyone who leaves the Red Steel Group will consider the old unit.

But when the old unit comes to ask for help, there must be a positive attitude.

It's just like the attitude toward relatives in the countryside in this era; you not only have to help them, but you also have to treat them with fine grain when they visit.

If they come too often, you can't be annoyed; if you are annoyed, they will go back and talk nonsense, and you will never be able to return to the village in your life.

Some people say don't return, why should you be wronged because of this reputation?

This theory is the same when applied to work relationships; Gu Weijie can be dissatisfied with Old Li's work in the group, but it's different after leaving.

Li Xuewu saying this is also to remind Old Li to change his thinking in time and not to hold grudges during the period when Gu Weijie is about to leave.

Old Li has been moving frequently recently, in the name of checking inventory, especially pointing out various problems that appeared in the Metallurgical Plant and within the group last year.

Gu Weijie doesn't like him tossing like this, so she cooperated with Zhou Wanquan several times at the group meeting and killed Old Li's proposal.

Old Li also knows Gu Weijie is leaving, so there is no need to get angry at this time, so he does whatever he should do without being hard.

"When is Deputy Director Gu leaving?"

Li Xuewu asked tentatively, "Are there any new candidates from above? I mean the position of the core leadership group."

"This is also a problem I want to talk to you about." Li Huai De pinched his eyebrows and said, "Must have a preparation."

Of course, there must be preparation; just like Old Li has to ask for Li Xuewu's opinion on Liaodong's personnel arrangements, the higher-ups also have to fully ask for Old Li's opinion when considering the Red Steel Group's personnel work.

"Do you have a candidate in mind?"

Li Xuewu looked at Old Li and asked, "Will Deputy Director Zhou take over Deputy Director Gu's shift?"

"This is basically determined."

Li Huai De saw him ask this and sighed again.

Zhou Wanquan's further progress is the higher-ups' dissatisfaction with his work, and a reminder that he doesn't have much time left.

"Then we have to change direction."

Li Xuewu thought for a moment and reminded Old Li, "You must make up your mind as soon as possible; Deputy Director Dong is not suitable."

"I have considered this early, Comrade Wenxue still needs to slow down."

He hesitated and said, "Comrade Yunong is okay, but I'm afraid the higher-ups won't be satisfied with this candidate."

"If it's other candidates..."

"How about General Manager Xue?" Li Xuewu said, "General Manager Xue previously served as the discipline inspection person in charge of the Red Star Factory, and is now the Chief Engineer."

"He..." Li Huai De frowned slightly; there were some concerns, but it was hard to say them out loud.

Li Xuewu knew his concerns and said very directly, "I think it's better to choose General Manager Xue than to bet on the candidates arranged by the higher-ups."

"That's true," Li Huai De said, "It seems that after I go back, I have to talk to him."

"Talk early, talk well, try to reduce passivity." Li Xuewu said seriously, "The next three years are very important for the Northeast Company, and the same for the group."

"Yes, three years—"

Li Huai De sighed faintly; if according to the original plan, he should have risen to the top in the third year of the group's establishment.

But the group has had problems one after another in the past two years, from the group to the factory, he has lost a lot of points above.

It is impossible to rise further next year; he, like Dong Wenxue, needs to work for another three years.

There can be no big problems within three years, and a satisfactory answer must be handed in, otherwise it will be another three years after three years.

Li Huai De is like this, isn't Li Xuewu also like this?

If Li Xuewu hadn't made these achievements in Liaodong, even if Old Li wanted him to return to the group, he would be powerless.

How could it be like now, with a rank promotion and a general manager assistant position.

The current Li Xuewu is fully qualified to represent the Red Steel Group and represent Li Huai De to exercise decision-making power.

It's just that he is busy with the Northeast Company's affairs and hasn't had time to handle the group's affairs, so the power of the general assistant is not obvious.

Li Huai De stayed in Fengcheng for three days and reached a preliminary cooperation intention; the next step is to hand it over to the Northeast Industrial Development Corporation to complete the negotiation work.

Old Li has fully considered the suggestions given by Li Xuewu; when inspecting and researching Fengcheng Machinery and Taodong Airport, the attitude he showed was still very confident.

The chance of further progress next year is slim, but he still has confidence in stabilizing the situation.

Li Xuewu returned to Steel City from Fengcheng, and Gu Ning called to inform him that the royalties for his new book had arrived.

"Don't donate it anymore, a tall tree catches the wind."

He explained on the phone, "You keep the money first, let's talk when we think of how to use it."

Gu Ning didn't love money; even though Li Xuewu's royalties were all in her hands, she had never used them.

These money added up to nearly twenty thousand yuan; she felt it was too much and reminded Li Xuewu to use it.

It wasn't that she had money to burn; like Li Xuewu's idea, she was afraid that a tall tree would catch the wind and cause some misunderstandings.

It seemed that the biggest storm had passed, but there were many cases of capsizing in the gutter.

Gu Ning's worry wasn't unreasonable; although she didn't care about current affairs and politics, she had a certain intuition after hearing Li Xuewu talk about it at home or at work.

At this time, anyone with a sensitive sense of smell could perceive an atmosphere of progress in the air.

Li Xuewu was in Liaodong, and he could feel something unusual from Lu Qiming's suddenly tough attitude, let alone others.

In late April, Li Xuewu was invited to attend the foundation-laying ceremony of the Beijing Chemical Industrial Park project and participated in the symposium.

Beijing Chemical attached great importance to this project and had finalized the planning and design drawings of the industrial park as early as the end of February.

For the whole month of March, Bai Changmin ran between Yingcheng and Steel City.

First, to determine the construction plan for the next step with the two places, and second, to determine the construction period and early coordination work with United Construction.

With Li Xuewu's support, United Construction still won this project, with a total contract amount exceeding 6 million yuan.

It couldn't be said to be the largest project since the establishment of United Construction, but it could be said to be a top-tier project in the industry.

The chemical industrial park located in Yingcheng was the main park, and the one formed in Steel City was the supporting industry for the automobile industry project.

It couldn't even be said to be a complete chemical industry; it could be said to be a component of the Red Steel Industrial Park.

In mid-March, after the climate reached the construction standard for engineering machinery, the foundation project began.

The foundation-laying ceremony organized in April was more like a promotional activity; the foundation project had already been more than half completed under the execution of engineering machinery and an absolute number of workers.

The factory building was built first; the foundation project was simpler than the office building, and in this era, land wasn't worth money, and no one cared about building it everywhere.

Li Xuewu deliberately kept a low profile and didn't want to be a villain who stole the limelight, but was found by Bai Changmin in the corner of the banquet hall.

"What's wrong? Shy?" Bai Changmin greeted with a smile, "I looked around for a circle, and thought you had left early."

"If I had known you were looking for me, I would have left long ago."

Li Xuewu said with a smile, "Why come to me, an irrelevant person, instead of accompanying your god of wealth?"

"Who said you are irrelevant?"

Bai Changmin said with amusement, "If it weren't for your suggestion, how could there be today's foundation-laying ceremony."

"Shouldn't there be something?"

Li Xuewu sized him up and emphasized, "Today I only brought my eyes and ears, I didn't bring my mouth."

"That's not up to you."

Bai Changmin made a joke, sat down and explained seriously, "Liaodong Industry proposed a suggestion for us to consider."

Seeing Li Xuewu's eyebrows move, he knew that Beijing Chemical wasn't Liaodong Industry's only choice.

Since the Red Steel Group was also in Liaodong Industry's plan, he wasn't worried and asked directly, "Did you also receive this suggestion?"

"You say it first, I know what you are talking about." Li Xuewu pretended not to know, "Asking me like this, how would I know."

"Liaodong Industry proposed the opinion of forming a new chemical group with us."

Bai Changmin frowned slightly, "The specific content is simple; we can choose a chemical plant in Liaodong to merge, and then cooperate with Liaodong Industry to integrate other chemical plants and form a new chemical group."

"How to cooperate?" Li Xuewu asked, "Is it money or fixed asset investment?"

"You hit the nail on the head." Bai Changmin's eyebrows moved, and he explained, "Liaodong side is willing to pay money and assist us in merging chemical plants."

"Different from our current situation of being based in Beijing and only transferring industry, Liaodong Industry requires that the chemical plants belonging to the newly formed group company must be within Liaodong territory."

"I understand your meaning." Li Xuewu nodded slowly, "They want you to take the lead, use the means of merger and integration to form a chemical group, and the factories don't need to be relocated."

"That's the meaning." Bai Changmin looked at him and asked, "What is your group's plan? They must have talked to you too, right?"

"Hmm, talked, but not talked like this."

Li Xuewu thought for a moment, looked at him and asked, "Even if they give you support to merge other chemical plants, do you have confidence in mastering it?"

"This is not your original factory, you can manage it however you want; first of all, a setting needs to be reached in management."

He reminded Bai Changmin, "Cooperation also has risks; are you sure you can guarantee that Liaodong side won't appear to breach the contract unilaterally."

"This involves the problem of breach of contract costs."

"Where are there any costs—"

Bai Changmin frowned, "Can we still find someone to sue?"

"But the problem now is, if we don't agree to this cooperation, will our projects in Liaodong be frustrated next."

He asked hesitantly, "Also, even if we are willing to cooperate, what should be the future and goal of this project."

"I can't say, because we are also considering this matter."

Li Xuewu thought for a moment and said, "I can tell you about the background of Liaodong doing this."

"It was at the beginning of the year, when Hu Ke of Liaodong Industry and I participated in the conference in Fengcheng, he proposed the idea of a groupization club."

He briefly explained the content of this idea, and then said, "But later someone raised questions in the internal reference."

"Liaodong's Deputy Director Lu asked me to write an article to explain it, and after that, there was the current roundabout strategy."

"Then this is too—" Bai Changmin wanted to say something, but held back.

"If according to the original plan, we would output management and experience to enterprises in Liaodong that have relatively mature groupization qualifications."

Li Xuewu waited for him to digest it completely, then continued, "How to specifically achieve groupization, they still do it themselves."

"Now Liaodong Industry wants to bypass this step, avoid outside questions, and wants to use our group's name to achieve groupization."

He smiled and said, "And they are reluctant to part with the original enterprises, but choose enterprises with weak industrial foundations to experiment."

"No, this project can't be done."

Bai Changmin shook his head after hearing what he said, "Letting us choose a big factory and then merge other factories, I feel it's difficult."

He glanced at Li Xuewu and said, "Of course, your Red Steel Group has the ability to turn stones into gold, we can't compare to this."

"Stones will always be stones and can't become gold." Li Xuewu said faintly, "We have temporarily shelved this project and don't want to talk about it anymore."

"Then we won't talk about it either." Bai Changmin said decisively, "Without you in front, we don't have the bottom in our hearts."

"You are too subjective, you can't always copy our homework, right?"

Li Xuewu said with amusement, "Besides, the conditions given to you are much better than those given to us, are you still not satisfied."

"I don't think so." Bai Changmin shook his head, "At least your foundation in Liaodong is stronger than ours."

"Now let us form a group company separately, this will definitely affect the progress of Beijing Chemical's groupization."

After thinking it through, he still said decisively, "We can't take this advantage, let's forget it."

"Hehe, you really got me into this." Li Xuewu looked at him deeply and said, "Coming to talk to me, and then refusing Liaodong Industry, Hu Ke won't blame me for ruining their plan later."

"This is originally a fact."

Bai Changmin really wasn't enough to beat, and at this moment, he spread his hands and said, "If it weren't for your opinion, I wouldn't dare to make such a decision."

Seeing Li Xuewu about to glare, he explained with a smile, "Actually, Liaodong Industry is taking off its pants to fart this time, looking far away."

"Your Red Steel Group, whether in Steel City or Yingcheng, just kneading the cooperating enterprises together is enough to form a group company."

"Don't dare to say this to Hu Ke!"

Li Xuewu pointed at him and reminded, "If you dare to betray us, I will give you a hard time in Steel City later."

"Hahaha—" Bai Changmin stood up, patted his shoulder and said, "You'd better think about how to refuse Liaodong Industry first."

Refuse, of course, is to refuse, but refusing is not to cut off cooperation, but for better cooperation.

Li Xuewu returned from Yingcheng and saw Hu Ke who came to visit in Steel City.

"You are really tired of being a number one."

He welcomed the other party into the reception room and teased, "Why don't you discuss with your deputy director and let him be the main one and you be the deputy."

"Don't humiliate people, if it weren't for you." Hu Ke glanced at him with dissatisfaction and said, "Do I need to run back and forth?"

After sitting down, he asked with some dissatisfaction, "Beijing Chemical talked to you?"

"Hmm, you know this too?"

Li Xuewu tilted his body, folded his right leg and explained, "I just returned from Yingcheng, this news spreads too fast."

He raised his eyebrows and asked, "Could it be that Bai Changmin told you?"

"Then you have to go ask him."

Hu Ke said angrily, "Our sincerity is very sufficient; since they have very mature experience in the chemical field, why can't this experience be passed to Liaodong?"

"And you, what are you thinking?"

He looked at Li Xuewu and frowned, asking, "Are you afraid we can't afford the money, or are you afraid we will kill the donkey after the mill is finished."

"Both, we are afraid of both situations." Li Xuewu saw him ask directly, so he answered very directly, "We are the weak ones."

"Damn—" Hu Ke couldn't help but burst out a foul language and said, "Is there no trust at all?"

"This is not a matter of trust or distrust, we don't even believe in black and white."

Li Xuewu explained indifferently, "How high is the recognition of the contract for foreign cooperation? Look at how our cooperation with Sanhe is?"

"Isn't it still bumpy and full of twists and turns?"

He looked at Hu Ke very seriously and said, "It's not that we don't talk about feelings, nor is it that we don't trust you and Deputy Director Lu."

"Now I'll say a situation, what if you two are transferred?"

"So you are hoping we leave?"

Hu Ke couldn't help but complain, "What kind of thinking is this, does it mean that if we are transferred, the work won't be done?"

"Hey! This is what you said, not what I said."

Li Xuewu pointed at him and said very impolitely, "You can't give a guarantee, even Deputy Director Lu can't."

"The situation of people leaving and tea going cold is something that needs to be guarded against within our group, and it is even more so for you."

He emphasized with a very serious attitude, "This project cannot be talked about anymore, unless you take a step back and let us talk directly to the enterprise."

"You can't be both the referee and the player, right?"

Li Xuewu emphasized, "Now Beijing Chemical's concerns are deeper than ours; if the root of trust cannot be solved, the project cannot be talked about."

"Goodness, what you said to Bai Changmin was just waiting for me here?"

Hu Ke said with amusement, "Shelving the cooperation with Beijing Chemical and letting us come to talk to you first?"

"What's wrong with this?"

Li Xuewu shrugged his shoulders and said, "Only when we talk well, do you have a foundation for negotiation, right?" ===== CHAPTER 1678 =====

Li Xuewu emphasized, "Right now, Beijing Chemical Industry has deeper concerns than we do. If the fundamental issue of trust cannot be resolved, the project cannot be discussed."

"Well, well, all those things you said to Bai Zhangmin, were you just waiting for me here?"

Hu Ke said, sounding both annoyed and amused, "You shelved the cooperation with Beijing Chemical Industry just to have us come and talk to you first?"

"Is there anything wrong with that?"

Li Xuewu shrugged his shoulders and said, "Only when we have finished our discussions do you have a basis for negotiation, don't you think?"