The backward villages along the way, the gray and blank world, and the flash of red from time to time all made him feel that it was impossible to create a market here.

"Li, this is not a purely technical problem, nor can it be solved by a simple equipment upgrade."

Andrew nodded his head and said: "This is a question of thinking..."

"What did you say?!"

Before he finished speaking, the cadres of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs took the lead in correcting his dangerous words.

Li Xuewu waved his hand to signal him not to be nervous, and then raised his hand to ask Andrew to continue.

"You are talking about a system of shipbuilding ideas, construction management and technology, right?"

"That's it"

Andrew hadn't yet understood why his words aroused a strong reaction from the cadres of the foreign affairs department. At this moment, he glanced at the other party and continued talking to Li Xuewu.

"The shipbuilding industry is no longer the handicraft industry it was in the last century."

"Material science, fluid mechanics, management science, etc., it involves too much."

Seeing him shaking his head, Li Xuewu said again in a low and sad tone: "Please forgive my ignorance. I really don't know how to understand what you said..."

Liao Jing glanced at him in surprise. Although she had never had any contact with Deputy Director Li, as far as she knew, he was the most technically knowledgeable person among the leaders of the steel rolling mill.

The understanding mentioned here is not the kind that masters technology, but the kind that understands and supports, and truly believes in science.

But why did this person start to cry about being poor when he got here, and looked like he was poor and ignorant...

Not so!

Liao Jing came back in the 1950s, during the construction of the motherland. She resolutely resigned from a top foreign shipyard and returned to China to participate in the construction.

It is precisely because of her ability in this area that she was able to take up the leading role in the shipyard in her early forties.

As far as what Andrew said, the shipyard is indeed lagging behind in equipment and technology.

However, this gap is not an insurmountable gap, and with the technical support brought by Maozi, there is no problem with the shipyard's production capacity.

She wanted to refute Andrew several times, but was stopped by Director Xu.

Now she wanted to persuade Deputy Director Li again, but was pulled back by Director Xu again.

Liao Jing looked at Director Xu with the same low and sad expression in confusion. What is going on with these two people?

Xu Sinian took advantage of the fact that the foreign businessman was not paying attention, and gave Liao Jing a twitching look, signaling her to stop talking and not to make peace.

Liao Jing could naturally see what he meant, but what did it mean?

Of course she knew she couldn't speak, but why?

Isn’t this just boosting others’ ambition and destroying one’s own prestige?

If you can obviously persevere and work hard on your own, why do you pretend to be so self-destructive?

This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! "Mr. Andrew, my good friend, I regret that I was not able to conduct an inspection that satisfied you."

Li Xuewu's face was full of regret, and he kept mentioning the relationship between the two of them as good friends.

"I didn't think carefully about this matter. I wanted to use you as my teacher to let Yingcheng Shipyard take a different path. Really~"

As he said this, he sighed intentionally or unintentionally, as if he was really hit.

Andrew is an old fellow. He has never seen anything like this. If he threatens and acts arrogantly, his life will be at risk.

But it's hard for him to deal with this kind of "soft and weak" person, so he refuses it cruelly, and he even feels uncomfortable.

Especially when considered comprehensively, there are indeed certain advantages here.

If no major economic changes occur in the mainland in the next fifty years and the blockade situation does not change, then he is confident that he will build a world-leading shipping company in the Pacific.

With low manufacturing costs, a potential market with plenty of people and plenty of money, and vast and smooth transportation channels, he couldn't think of a place more suitable for the yacht business than the Pacific Ocean.

However, there is a premise here, which is the initial investment cost.

If we say that it would take three years to fully support Yingcheng Shipyard in completing equipment and technological innovations and to teach them step-by-step the modern shipbuilding industry management system.

Then he estimated that it would take at least five to eight years to recover this investment cost.

In other words, for a maximum of eight years and a minimum of five years, he would not be able to make a lot of money here.

As for businessmen, what they say they earn is different from what they actually earn.

According to Andrew's estimation, the cost is nothing more than resources. Sometimes resources are worth thousands of gold, and sometimes they are just a piece of waste paper in his hands.

Purely generating profits can be achieved in less than half a year, but when it comes to making big money, don't think about it within five years.

It takes three years to ensure that the yacht manufacturing part of this shipyard can reach the basic level of Italy, but it may not necessarily reach high standards in five years.

Fortunately, the market here is not that busy. If you have money, you can buy big ones, but if you don’t, you can buy small ones. It’s all for the sake of face, and you won’t enjoy much.

How to think about it, you have to think about it again.

Especially Li Xuewu's low profile, which made it clear that he wanted to learn and be a disciple, made him very embarrassed.

Therefore, during the afternoon inspection, every time when he shook his head and said no, or showed dissatisfaction, Li Xuewu would show a low and sad expression at the right time.

Liao Jing finally realized that Deputy Director Li was enduring the humiliation in order for the shipyard to get on the fast track and learn advanced technology.

She used to think that her own sacrifice was big enough, but she didn't expect to see among young people, especially young leaders, people who have feelings for their family and country and who dare to contribute.

She has seen many people with such noble moral character, but it is really rare for someone to be in this position and achieve such a step.

While Liao Jing observed Deputy Director Li, whom she met for the first time, with admiration and admiration, Li Xuewu also accompanied Andrew and his party to complete the afternoon inspection mission.

After sending the foreign businessmen back to rest, Li Xuewu called everyone to have a meeting in the small conference room.

His first sentence caused Liao Jingzhen's people to flip over and their brains shut down.

"Everyone should be vigilant and know what we need and what we should resist!"

Li Xuewu sat at one end of the conference table and said seriously: "The old-line capitalists in the West are good at selling equipment, selling technology, and peddling their dangerous ideas!"

There was silence in the conference room, especially the cadres of the Foreign Affairs Department, who quietly closed their notebooks, which he had prepared to criticize Li Xuewu.

Why?

Because Deputy Director Li of the steel rolling mill had too close contact with the Italian businessman, especially the ideological agreement, and he also became a disciple. This is not just playing the piano randomly.

However, before he could criticize Deputy Director Li, the other party gave them a political lesson.

This tone was even more impolite and serious than the ones he had prepared.

Listen, we call them foreign businessmen, Director Li doesn’t care what they call them!

A good friend in front of others, a capitalist in others!

"What we want is technology, equipment, and their advanced experience in management."

Li Xuewu knocked on the table and said: "But everyone here knows that our organization has never believed in the doctrine of appropriation!"

"You can just take someone else's clothes and put them on. Not to mention that the size may not be right, but the smell can easily hit your nose!"

He patted the table again and said, "It's a cold! It's an infectious disease!"

Passed~ passed~

Listening to Deputy Director Li's speech, the foreign affairs cadre almost broke out in a cold sweat. If word spread, they might not be investigated by the superiors to see if he said something.

"If the equipment is dead, then there will be no thoughts or concepts existing in it?"

Li Xuewu looked at everyone and said: "I want to vaccinate you. Even if the equipment comes in, you have to keep your mind straight and not mess up your head!"

"Not to mention the technical and management ideas! Be vigilant!"

"..."

Liao Jing was shocked, and the image she had built up for Deputy Director Li in her heart was shattered to pieces.

This is really a famous thing, there are good and bad, it was before, it is now...

She didn't know it before, but today she has seen what it means to turn your back on someone.

Li Xuewu specifically named the leaders of the foreign affairs department at the meeting and asked them to keep an eye on Andrew and his party.

He emphasized how important the opportunities brought by Italian business were to Yingcheng Shipyard, and at the same time gave instructions to Xu Sinian that even if he had to eat this piece of fat, he had to eat it in his mouth.

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Coming out of the conference room, Liao Jing's face was still so unbelievable.

She didn't doubt Li Xuewu, she doubted herself.

Is the prescription of my glasses not enough, or am I blind?

"Surprise?"

Xu Sinian caught up with her and walked away together. He smiled bitterly and said, "I used to think he was simple and kind and a good person."

This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Liao Jing turned her head and glanced at Xu Sinian blankly, but she did not expect that she was not the first to be deceived.

Xu Sinian glanced at her, nodded helplessly, and said: "Then I gave myself a slap in the face and remembered the saying that there are no good people in this world."
To be continued...