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So, generally speaking, the foot basin companies are here just to make a cameo appearance this time.

They had no drama at all.

The foot basin people seem to know this too.

So they were very quiet, each one of them sat there with a serious face and did not say a word.

Next, the good companies started to open bids.

In fact, the competition within Bangbang is also very fierce.

They certainly won't coordinate internally.

Because everyone is worried that others will benefit.

Park Jung-jin was very nervous during the bidding process.

Among the Korean companies, they were the second to bid, and their bid was about $1 million lower than the first one.

This is a bit thrilling.

Tenders were opened one after another.

Park Jung-jin's heart was in his throat the whole time.

However, after all the good companies were listed, Hyundai Heavy Industries' bid was ultimately lower.

Now, Longguo’s shipbuilders have begun to open bids.

The first bid to be opened was from the Magic City Shipyard.

Their offer was as low as $1.9 million!

This offer immediately caused an uproar at the scene.

Because this price is definitely much lower than that of Hyundai Heavy Industries.

It was a full 6 million US dollars lower.

This is a bit incredible!

Park Jung-jin's mentality suddenly collapsed.

He stood up a little bit out of control and said loudly: "This is a malicious reserve price! This price is not realistic at all!"

"I suggest that the bidder with this quotation must be disqualified from bidding!"

When Park Jung-jin stood up and yelled, the scene became a little chaotic.

Some Korean companies stood up to protest.

After receiving an order, if Hyundai Heavy Industries cannot complete it itself, it will share some of the profits with other Korean companies.

They are now on a united front.

The companies in the foot basin continued to be as quiet as a chicken.

"Quiet! Don't make such loud noises here!" The person who presided over the bidding was a vice president of Longguo Natural Gas Company, named Zhang Zhen. As soon as he saw the Koreans making trouble, he immediately shouted a warning.

The noise at the scene finally stopped.

Park Jung-jin also sat back in his seat, but he continued to talk: "This price is simply impossible! This is malicious low-price bidding. This kind of competition is vicious and unacceptable."

Zhang Zhen glanced at him and said seriously, “We have already reviewed the bid of Modu Shipyard.”

“Their quotes were very standard.”

"The reason why their offer is so low is that they fully adopted the Invar steel and manufacturing technology developed by themselves, which greatly reduced their costs, much lower than that of the Korean shipyards that used French technology."

"That's why they offer such a price!"

"So, your request is unreasonable!"

Park Jung-jin was a little desperate at this moment.

"I don't believe you can develop the complex Invar steel manufacturing technology by yourself! I don't think you can really build an LNG ship by yourself!"

“This is unfair competition!”

Zhang Zhen frowned and said, "Without any evidence, you draw such a conclusion. This is slander!"

"If you continue to disrupt the order on the scene, I will ask the security personnel to kick you out of here!"

Park Jung-jin finally calmed down after being persuaded by the people around him.

The reason he acted so out of control was that he was determined to win the vote.

However, the bidding process was beyond his expectations.

The other party's offer almost broke him down.

Because LNG technology has always been monopolized.

As a manufacturing country promoted by the Lizard, Bangbang's profits have actually always been relatively low.

They quoted 2.5 million, but in fact they could earn very little in the end.

After deducting various miscellaneous Lizard technology patents, the profit was only a few million dollars, and they were almost on the verge of losses.

But now, Longguo Enterprise’s offer is 50 or 60 million lower than theirs. How is this possible?
Park Jung-jin lost his composure out of desperation.

He now completely couldn't understand why the other party could offer such a low price.

This is unscientific and unreasonable!
Next, proceed to bid opening.

As a result, a phenomenon emerged: the bids from Longguo shipbuilding companies were almost all hovering around 1.9 million US dollars.

Two of them were the same as the Shanghai Shipyard, and finally three Chinese shipbuilders won the bid at the same time.

This means that all the stick-shaped and foot-basin-shaped enterprises will be wiped out.

After the bid opening, the bidding unit specially invited Li Gewen, the person in charge of the Shanghai Shipyard, to come on stage to explain the situation.

Li Gewen was still immersed in the joy of victory.

In the beginning, he was actually very worried that Bang Bang would compete with him in a price war.

But in the end, the lowest price offered by the gang was 60 million higher than my offer! ?
Li Gewen thought, it seems that I overestimated them!
Since their technology is not their own and they have to give out huge profits, they simply cannot compete with Longguo enterprises.

"Mr. Li, I would like to ask, with such a low offer, how much will it cost for a ship?" Park Zhengjin couldn't help but jump out and make trouble, and asked.

Li Gewen smiled faintly and said, "I'm sorry, we won't compensate you!"

"We will definitely make money, and it won't be too little."

"Our gross profit is at least 20 percent, and our net profit is probably around 10 percent."

“This is the benefit of having a complete set of patented LNG technology.”

"Mr. Park, before you question us, I think you'd better get rid of the Lizard Party's technology. The Lizard Party's technology will continue to suck your blood. You work hard in the manufacturing industry, but in the end, most of the profits are taken away by the Lizard Party."

"Honestly, you guys are really miserable. I feel sorry for you."

There was a burst of laughter at the scene.

Park Jung-jin's face suddenly turned red.

This sentence really hit their pain point.

Park Jung-jin looked unconvinced and was still making specious arguments: "How can you handle the technology that we can't handle?"

"I absolutely do not believe that you can make breakthroughs in Invar steel manufacturing technology and welding technology by yourselves."

Li Gewen smiled and said, "Haha! I really can't understand, what can you Koreans be proud of in front of our Brother Long?"

"Our chips are world-leading. Are you using them too? You can't even catch up with our computers."

"You can't even compare with us in precision machinery! What else do you have to be proud of?"

"Your great shipbuilding industry was completely supported by the Lizards. Am I right?"

"That's not your technique!"

"Do you have your own stuff? How dare you be so arrogant in front of us?"

"Mr. Park, remember, you will never be able to compare with our great China!" Li Gewen is actually a very gentle person.

He is always polite to foreign friends.

However, at today's bidding meeting, Bangbang's outrageous behavior, making a lot of noise and shouting, really annoyed him.

That's why he was so direct and harsh in criticizing Park Jung-jin.

Park Jung-jin was stunned by the response.

There was a burst of warm applause.

In addition to Bang Bang, even the people in the foot basin were applauding.

This is mainly because Bangbang’s performance just now was really too annoying.

Park Jung-jin smacked his lips, not knowing what to say.

It was obvious that Park Jung-jin didn't know how to respond to Lee Go-mun.

Park Jung-jin is now feeling panic.

Because he seemed to have seen that Hyundai Heavy Industries would be unable to recover in the future competition.

The people of Long Country are so cruel.

Their offer is simply outrageous!

If such an offer can really be fulfilled without requiring changes to the contract to increase the price, it will be fatal to the future of the Bangbang shipbuilders!

Seeing that Park Jung-jin stopped talking, Li Gewen stopped targeting him.

Li Gowen began to explain with the attitude of a winner the main reason why the Shanghai Shipyard quoted such a low price: with the help of Wang Haoran, they made breakthroughs in Invar steel, broke through the welding technology of Invar steel, and finalized the complete design plan for the LNG ship.

"We have full independent intellectual property rights, and our patent has been successfully applied for. This is actually the reason why we have the confidence to offer a low price."

"Moreover, as a Dragon Country enterprise, we have always adhered to a philosophy, that is: only take reasonable profits, and never pursue excessive profits!"

“Thank you to all sectors of society for their support!”

"Next, we will definitely live up to the expectations of the people across the country and complete all the orders we have received on time as soon as possible!"

Li Gewen finished his speech.

The audience burst into warm applause again.

Zhang Zhen waited until Li Gewen came down from the stage. He looked at the scene and asked with a smile, "Does anyone have any questions?"

Park Jung-jin was like a deflated ball at this moment, so naturally he would not say anything else.

The bid opening ceremony ended successfully.

The South Korean shipbuilders, who were originally determined to win and thought they could take all the orders, ended up getting nothing and walked out of the scene dejectedly.

Park Jung-jin didn't know how to explain to his boss.

A $20 billion order! All the preparations were in vain.

Longguo Enterprise really doesn't give people a way to survive!
Damn it! After today, I guess shipowners all over the world will adopt a wait-and-see attitude.

No one can resist the temptation of paying tens of millions less for a ship.

Sun Xinmin and others followed behind Park Jung-jin. He was a little nervous, as he was worried that he would be used as a punching bag by Park Jung-jin.

The phenomenon of workplace bullying is also very serious.

When superiors treat subordinates, it is an absolute crushing defeat.

It is very common for superiors to beat and scold their subordinates when they are angry.

"Sun Xinmin, what do you think we should do to break the impasse next?" Park Zhengjin asked weakly.

Sun Xinmin trembled all over.

He didn't expect that Park Jung-jin would actually ask him this question?
The point is, how would I know how to break the impasse?
But Sun Xinmin had to smile and said: "Perhaps, only if we can get a full set of LNG manufacturing technology and the technology is in our hands, we will have the opportunity to significantly reduce the price and fight a price war with the Dragon people."

Park Jung-jin sighed: "Self-development is too difficult."

"They are asking for too much to buy the patented technology held by the French chicken and Yusa Company."

“It’s too difficult to own all the LNG technologies.”

"Poor Hyundai Heavy Industries Shipyard, we haven't had a few years of good life!"

"We thought that since we had won the competition, we would definitely be able to become the world's number one and sit firmly on the throne forever."

“But the reality is really too cruel!”

"They have conquered the two most technically difficult transport ships in the world!"

"We can't just sit there and wait for death!"

……

Time flies, and in a blink of an eye it was May 1984. After intensive outfitting, the first 5D destroyer was finally outfitted.

This is Longguo’s first domestically-produced large destroyer that can be called an Aegis ship.

It has comprehensive combat capabilities and extremely strong attack power, and its capabilities are first-class whether it is anti-ship strike or anti-submarine and air defense.

Since the ship began to be fitted out, Navy chief Liu Zengguang came to inspect it from time to time.

He watched as the large ship was gradually equipped with a vertical missile system, radar, high-speed naval guns, and an anti-submarine torpedo launch system.

He was genuinely happy from the bottom of his heart.

The final outfitting was completed, and even the anti-submarine helicopter landed on the apron of the 052D destroyer. He was very happy.

"Comrade Zengguang, now the comrades have a concern." Guo Guangwei, Liu Zengguang's deputy said.

Liu Zengguang asked: "What are you worried about?"

Guo Guangwei asked: "Is this vertical launch system reliable?"

"Right now, neither Yusa nor Big Bear have started to adopt vertical launch missile systems on a large scale."

Liu Zengguang smiled and said: "This vertical launch system has been tested many times before it was installed on the ship. It works very well!"

"Big Bear should be the first to use vertical launch, but there may be some problems with their technology, and they didn't stick with it in the end."

"But, as far as I know, the new generation of destroyers of Squid has already adopted the damn vertical launch system!"

"We have set a historical precedent anyway!"

"Since you comrades have doubts, I think we should hurry up and start the sea trials. Wouldn't we know the answer after firing a few rounds?"

Under Liu Zengguang's personal attention, the 052D began sea trials in May.

Moreover, they are eager to make the 052D combat-ready as soon as possible, so the sea trial process is arranged very tightly.

By mid-May, under the personal guidance of Liu Zengguang, the 5D conducted weapons testing.

What the naval comrades are most concerned about is whether the vertical launch missiles are easy to use.

On that day, a test firing exercise was carried out in a part of the South China Sea.

On the same day, Wang Haoran was also invited to board the 052D.

"Comrade Haoran, this ship has been tested for more than ten days. Generally speaking, its performance in all aspects is excellent, especially its anti-submarine capability, which has been greatly improved." Liu Zengguang said with a smile.

Wang Haoran smiled and said, "This ship is actually very comprehensive and has no shortcomings."

"I heard from Comrade Zengguang that many comrades have doubts about vertical launch missiles. In fact, vertical launch is much better than launch pads. We use cold launch, which means that the missile is first ejected into the air, then ignited in the air, and fired towards the target in the direction guided by the radar."

"This means that we can strike incoming targets from all directions around us."

"Later, we will try it out by hitting a target at sea. Everyone will see its benefits at a glance."

Liu Zengguang smiled and said: "We have prepared the target ship, so next we will see how the vertical launch system performs after it is installed on the ship!"

"Later, please ask Comrade Haoran to demonstrate it to us!" (End of this chapter)