Chapter 261 Passive promotion
At noon on July 2nd, Zhao Dongsheng was relaxing while playing with the game console produced by Warwick Group in his office, the phone rang on the table. It was Lu Ping who called him, told him that Liang You were here and asked him where he saw Liang You.
"Liang You?" Zhao Dongsheng was a little surprised. The two sides only negotiated tomorrow. Liang You suddenly came to visit. Did something happen? He asked Liang You to come to the office in suspicion.
"Mayor Zhao, the matter of Factory 106 is easy to talk about, but the project of large aircraft is a bit troublesome. Our General Administration means that we hope that your provincial leaders can come forward to discuss this matter."
Sure enough, Liang You came to Zhao Dongsheng's office and told him something unexpected but reasonable.
After all, large aircraft is a national-level project. Although the Aviation Industry Corporation is the executor of this project, it does not have the right to give it to Warwick Group. Therefore, only by applying with Hedong Province to the State Council can Warwick Group restart the terminated project.
"Okay, I'll report to my superiors when I get to work in the afternoon." Zhao Dongsheng laughed when he learned about Liang You's purpose, and opened a bottle of frozen Coke to him, "That's all, just call me, why bother to go there?"
"I have something else to do when I come here." Liang You took a few sips of Coke and looked at Zhao Dongsheng with a smile. "Your Warwick Group is about to enter the field of aircraft manufacturing. No one, including the leaders of our company, would have thought that you, a local state-owned enterprise, would have such great courage."
"What a bold and unrestrained person? Our group is just lucky and has made a little money." Zhao Dongsheng waved his hand and said modestly.
"You guys asked me to make a little profit? I've asked my friends from the Ministry of Mechanical Engineering. The Southeast Electric Appliance Factory we cooperated with has been very awesome in recent years. Not only are the benefits and benefits ranked among the top in the Ministry of Mechanical Engineering, but they also pay a lot of profits every year. People from the Ministry of Mechanical Engineering are now sharpening their heads and want to drill in."
Liang You didn't think that Warwick Group could achieve its current results was a lucky chance. He looked at Zhao Dongsheng with a smile, "Mr. Zhao, if we cooperate in the future, you can't favor one or the other!"
"As long as I can help, I will do my best." Zhao Dongsheng agreed with a smile when he heard this. He knew what Liang You meant. Liang You called him "General Zhao" instead of "Mayor Zhao". Then the meaning inside was obvious. He hoped to establish a cooperative relationship with Warwick Group like the Southeast Electrical Factory of the Ministry of Mechanical Engineering.
This is not a difficult task for Zhao Dongsheng. There are also powerful companies like Southeast Electrical Appliance Factory under the Aviation Industry Corporation. With the expansion of Warwick Group's business, the two parties have opportunities for cooperation.
It seems that during the negotiations the day before yesterday, the people of the Aviation Industry Corporation were shocked by the "strong" financial resources of Warwick Group, so they thought of cooperation, which was the main purpose of Liang You's visit this time.
As soon as he started work in the afternoon, Zhao Dongsheng reported to the province what Liang You said, and the province specially convened a standing committee meeting to discuss the matter.
Among the Standing Committee members of the Hedong Provincial Party Committee, only the Provincial Party Secretary Zhou Haoran and the Governor Bai Qiuming learned about the big plane from Zhao Dongsheng in advance, and the two of them supported Zhao Dongsheng's plan. This was the first time that the other members of the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee heard about it, and they all looked surprised.
Since the founding of the People's Republic of China, no local government has been able to undertake national-level projects. If Warwick Group really takes over the large aircraft project, it will be the first in the country for the first time.
But does Warwick Group have this strength? After being shocked, this idea came to minds of several other members of the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee.
Although Warwick Group is now a big business and has established many industries at home and abroad, large aircraft is a national-level project after all, and the manpower and financial resources required are not a small amount, but also a long-term investment. If this continues, will it drag down Warwick Group? It will lose the adults at that time.
Regarding everyone's concerns, Zhou Haoran explained that the large aircraft is just a project of Warwick Group. Warwick Group has made a budget and can fully afford its research and development, so that everyone should not worry.
With Zhou Haoran's words, the Provincial Party Committee Standing Committee naturally passed the vote to support Warwick Group in taking over the large aircraft project.
So, before dinner, Zhao Dongsheng received a call from Zhou Haoran's secretary, telling him that Zhou Haoran was going to Beijing in two days to meet the boss of the Aviation Industry Corporation, discussing the big aircraft project, and asking him to go to Beijing at that time.
Zhao Dongsheng originally thought that he would go to Beijing to negotiate with the Aviation Industry Corporation as the governor Bai Qiuming, but he didn't expect Huang Haoran to go there in person. He couldn't help but feel much more at ease. It seemed that the matter of the big plane was almost certain.
By the time Zhao Dongsheng returned to Hedong Province with Zhou Haoran from the capital, it was already mid-July.
During his stay in the capital, Zhou Haoran not only took Zhao Dongsheng to successfully obtain the project of the large aircraft, but also led him to visit some ministries and commissions, and met some ministers and department directors in the ministries and commissions. In the future, it not only facilitated his affairs, but also greatly expanded his interpersonal circle, and the meaning of support was beyond words.
After returning to Hedong Province, the first thing Zhou Haoran did was to upgrade the level of Warwick Group and upgrade it from a department level to a deputy department level.
According to the current strength of Warwick Group, it is actually enough to increase the deputy department, but its level has risen too fast and is really not suitable for further growth.
Moreover, Huangzhou City does not want the level of Warwick Group to be further raised. The deputy department level is the highest level that Warwick Group remains in Huangzhou City. That is to say, if Warwick Group is upgraded to the level of the official department, it will leave the jurisdiction of Huangzhou City and become a provincial state-owned enterprise in Hedong Province.
If Warwick Group can stay in Huangzhou City, it will inevitably drive the economic development of Huangzhou City, such as industrial modernization reform and green agriculture, which are closely related to Warwick Group. Once Warwick Group becomes a provincial enterprise, it will face the entire Hedong Province, and the preferential treatment that can be given to Huangzhou City will definitely not be too much.
Therefore, no one in the officialdom of Huangzhou City wants Warwick Group to be mentioned as the deputy department level, so no one dares to take the blame for this matter.
However, since it was promoted by Zhou Haoran this time, the people in Huangzhou City naturally had nothing to say. They could only watch the level of Warwick Group to be upgraded to the deputy department level, and the level of Warwick Group cadres was also raised to a higher level accordingly.
It is actually not Zhou Haoran's original intention to upgrade the level of Warwick Group. Zhou Haoran doesn't want to upgrade the level of Warwick Group so quickly. In that case, it would be too rushed. It is very rare for Warwick Group to have a level of right. He believes that it should be stable.
However, because the development of large aircraft is a national-level project, it is really not suitable for a small department-level unit to take over. Many ministerial leaders in the capital have already hinted to Zhou Haoran. Moreover, many experts in developing large aircraft enjoy department-level treatment. Moreover, Bazhou Aircraft Industry Company is a department-level unit, and the Aviation Industry Corporation does not want it to be merged by enterprises with lower levels.
In this way, Warwick Group had to upgrade to the secondary department, which was a passive upgrade.
Zhao Dongsheng gained a lot during this trip to Beijing. In addition to getting the big aircraft project and the administrative level of Warwick Group was upgraded to one level, that is, the Aviation Industry Corporation agreed to Warwick Group to merge with Bazhou Aircraft Industry Corporation.
In this merger, Aviation Industry Corporation completely adopted the gift method, and did not ask Warwick Group to spend a penny, but it had a requirement, which was to occupy 10% of the shares in the new Bazhou Aircraft Industry Corporation.
Since Zhao Dongsheng mentioned his concerns to Liang You before, the Aviation Industry Corporation's attitude is very clear. They only hold shares and do not exercise any power. All the power of the new company belongs to Warwick Group.
After all, the project of the big aircraft was started by the Aviation Industry Corporation. Although Warwick Group restarted it, as the country's department responsible for aircraft manufacturing, the Aviation Industry Corporation has reason to participate.
Because the Aviation Industry Corporation's attitude is very positive and considering its functions, Zhao Dongsheng had to agree to this request.
On August 1, Hedong Province and Aviation Industry Corporation officially signed a cooperation agreement, with Warwick Group accumulating Bazhou Aircraft Industry Corporation. In the new Bazhou Aircraft Industry Corporation, Warwick Group holds 90% of the shares and Aviation Industry Corporation account for 10%.
At the same time, the seven-year-old large aircraft project was officially launched, and all the information about the large aircraft was handed over to the new Bazhou Aircraft Industry Company. Even the assembled prototype flew from the test site of Haidu City to Bazhou.
After learning that the large aircraft project was restarted, the Chinese aviation industry was in jubilation, especially those scientific researchers who participated in the research of large aircraft seemed particularly excited. Some people were even crying in tears and hugging each other because the large aircraft carried too many of their dreams and hopes.
With the launch of the large aircraft project, relevant scientific researchers from all over the country have been transferred to Bazhou, and they will realize the path of taking off the large aircraft of China at Bazhou Aircraft Industry Company.
Zhao Dongsheng took over the big aircraft project at the right time. Now military-industrial enterprises across the country are busy making money in the secondary industry, so a large number of scientific research experts are in a state of idle work where there is nothing to do, which makes them encounter almost no resistance when they leave their original units.
The merger of Bazhou Aircraft Industry Company by Warwick Group made it the first unit in the country to merge with a department-level enterprise. However, it was not the merger that caused a sensation at home and abroad, but the re-launch of the large aircraft project. This news even went to China Television One News Broadcast and gave a brief introduction to the large aircraft project, which shows the country's attention to it.
The outside world is not optimistic about Warwick Group's "incredible" decision, because the development of large aircraft not only requires huge capital, but also has a long cycle. The most important thing is that there is no market under the suppression of aviation giants such as Boeing and Airbus, and even if it is developed, it cannot be sold.
From a business perspective, this is a completely failed investment and is very likely to become a major drag on Warwick Group in the future.
Therefore, the outside world generally believes that Zhao Dongsheng took over the big aircraft project was a very wrong decision. Many people believe that Zhao Dongsheng was stunned by the achievements he had made before, too impulsive and arrogant, and was completely the capital to seek fame and gain promotion for himself.
Faced with all kinds of criticism from the outside world, Zhao Dongsheng maintained a very calm and calm mentality without any impact. He seized the time to arrange the affairs of Bazhou Aircraft Industry Company. One day earlier, he could get results one day earlier.
Chapter completed!