Great Power Heavy Industry: Rise

Chapter 229 Returning to Qaidam

Zhong Cheng took Zhou Hu and Yang Shuzhen away from the Nuwa project site. Zhou Hu asked while driving:
"Boss, how did you convince Mr. Li? This guy is very cunning. Whatever I tell him, he always promises but doesn't implement it. I have nothing to do with him!"

Zhong Cheng smiled and said, "I only told him one word, do you believe it?"

"Oh?"

Zhou Hu rolled his eyes, "I guess you mean, 'Li Changfeng, I, as acting general manager, order you to execute unconditionally!'"

"Hahaha!"

Both Zhong Cheng and Yang Shuzhen laughed out loud. Although Zhou Hu was only half joking, his imitation of Zhong Cheng's tone and expression was lifelike.

Zhong Cheng roughly talked about the conversation with Li Changfeng, so that Zhou Hu would not have to follow up on the matter of the 钅kong-310-synthesis device, and Li Changfeng would definitely do it well if he promised.

Zhou Hu said with emotion: "Why don't you use this trick to deal with Mr. Shao, move it with emotion, and understand it with reason!"

Yang Shuzhen shook her head, and said, "People are different. Li Changfeng and Zhong Cheng have been friends for many years, and everyone knows the basics. If you talk about it, you'll be fine."

"But Shao Weimin is different. He has no relationship with Zhong Cheng. In his eyes, Zhong Cheng is the representative of the old Red Star Company, and there is a natural contradiction with the later joiners he represents."

Zhou Hu asked: "Then what should we do?"

"There is no good way, only to see the tricks, take one step at a time!" Yang Shuzhen replied helplessly.

Unlike the two, Zhong Cheng was very relaxed. As long as he reached a tacit understanding with Li Changfeng, he would have no scruples.

He has had friendship with Li Changfeng for many years, but not with Shao Weimin, so he can let go of his hands and feet.

……

Going home at night, Zhong Cheng told his family about the business trip.

Father Zhong told Zhong Cheng to come back as soon as possible, and Ye Wenxin might give birth at any time.

Ye Wenxin has been forced by Director Zhao to work from home since last month.

Although the nuclear fusion research and development center has strict nuclear radiation protection measures, it is always worrying.

Qin Wenyu was also pregnant for more than nine months, and was ordered by Zhong Cheng to work at home. She and Ye Wenxin were not bored at home.

Zhong Cheng looked at Ye Wenxin's big belly, he really didn't want to leave at this time.

Ye Wenxin helped him tidy up and change his clothes, and at the same time kept telling him to pay attention to the temperature and rest outside.

Early the next morning, Zhong Chengcheng took Yang Shuzhen with him, and together with Li Shaojie and Chen Yilong, flew to the Qaidam Basin on Bifang [-].

At 9 o'clock in the morning, the Bifang No. [-] flew to Golmud City, the central city of Qaidam, and stopped at the parking lot of the Xihai Engineering Headquarters.

As soon as they got off the plane, the high-level personnel of the Xihai Project headed by Shao Weimin, Dong Zong, Lin Zong, Zheng Zong, and Liu Yuzhu greeted them.

They received the news that Zhong Cheng was coming yesterday, and they had been waiting in the parking lot for a long time.

"Mr. Zhong, welcome to Qaidam to inspect the work!"

Shao Weimin shook hands with Zhong Cheng with a smile on his face, and Zhong Cheng also shook hands with other people one by one to say hello.

Although it is July now, the temperature here is nearly 10 degrees lower than Beishan, which is only equivalent to the spring and autumn seasons in Beishan.

According to reports, the temperature at night will even drop to about 10 degrees, which is already the temperature in winter in Beishan.

This season is the peak tourist season in the Qaidam Basin.

Shao Weimin then led Zhong Cheng and Yang Shuzhen to the meeting room of the command center, and everyone sat down separately.

Shao Weimin abdicated Zhong Cheng to the main seat.

After a brief exchange of pleasantries, Zhong Cheng found that everyone was in good spirits and seemed to be full of energy.

He realized that the purpose of his trip was not easy to handle, and he couldn't force it. He had to talk about some strategies.

"I came to Qaidam this time not to inspect the work, but for this application report!"

Zhong Cheng asked Yang Shuzhen to take out the additional investment report submitted by Shao Weimin.

"Buzz!"

More than [-] people in the conference room whispered to each other, which was indeed a bit beyond their expectations.

In the past, Shao Weimin applied for additional investment many times, but they were all passed without any obstacles at one time, but this time there was an unexpected change.

Is it because of Zhong Cheng's appointment as a new official?

Shao Weimin's face was a bit ugly. He submitted the report to the headquarters just the day before yesterday, and now the report was brought back by Zhong Cheng. It seems that the high-level meeting has not been discussed yet.

This must be Mr. Deng's arrangement. What do they want to do?
"cough!"

Zhong Cheng coughed heavily, and the conference room fell silent.

"Don't think too much, everyone. The group headquarters just entrusted me to check the progress of the project and verify the feasibility of expanding investment. Maybe the additional investment you reported is a little bit smaller!"

"what!"

Zhong Cheng's unexpected turn made everyone unable to react for a while, and some even exclaimed.

Shao Weimin said excitedly: "That's great, we'll take you to investigate right away, the West Sea project is promising!"

Zhong Cheng smiled and said: "No hurry, please introduce the additional investment project in detail first, and I will go to investigate tomorrow!"

Zhong Cheng found that Shao Weimin was not as excited as he showed, although he was a little uneasy, he was still full of confidence.

On the contrary, Zhong Cheng didn't want to go to the field for inspection immediately.

He asked Shao Weimin to introduce his additional investment report in detail.

What puzzled Zhong Cheng most about this report was that Shao Weimin had extended the scope of the Xihai Project to the entire Qinghai area.

It has even been planned to develop into the bitterly cold northwestern Tibet plateau and the Taklimakan desert.

It is far more difficult to mine mines, build smelting plants, chemical plants, and human settlements in these restricted areas for humans than in the Qaidam Basin.

In Shao Weimin's report, he mentioned a new type of nano-building material and a new type of crop - 'wood grain', which are the key to solving the above problems.

Zhong Cheng, a new nanoscale building material, knows that it is Deng Lin's research results in the past two years.

But Shao Weimin said that what is the new crop 'Muhe' is still under development.

It is only certain that Muhe is a high-yield crop that can grow in deserts, Gobi, and snow-covered plateaus.

It took Shao Weimin a day to explain the investment plan.

Zhong Cheng had to admit that according to Shao Weimin's plan, within 30 years, the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, Tarim Basin, Jungar Basin, and Qaidam Basin will all be built into China's mineral bases and industrial bases.

And these areas will also be transformed into habitable places for human beings.

It’s just that Mr. Deng’s words are accurate, and he will definitely continue to increase investment in the future, and trillions are not enough.

What is even more worrying is that the future Red Star Heavy Industry will develop another core centered on Golmud.

This is the result Mr. Deng and Zhong Cheng are unwilling to see.

At that time, it will definitely fall into endless competition for the allocation of group resources, and the final result will be the separation of the group.

What is before Zhong Cheng is how to balance the development of the western region and prevent the group from splitting up in the future.

The most simple and rude way is to withdraw Shao Weimin.

However, Shao Weimin's hard work and achievements in these years are obvious to all. Such a treatment will cause public outrage, and the higher authorities will not allow such a treatment of a senior leading cadre.

Shao Weimin played a game of chess!
Directly captured Mr. Deng and Zhong Cheng's army. He was seeking personal fame and fortune in the name of serving the country and the people. Even if you know it, so what.

Mr. Deng's test for him is not easy!

After the meeting, Shao Weimin entertained Zhong Cheng and his party in the canteen of the headquarters, with a standard boxed lunch of two meat and one vegetable.

Mr. Lin said that they usually follow this standard, and most of the time they just eat a few pieces of bread on the construction site and they are done.

(End of this chapter)