Siheyuan: Taking over the steel mill

The show ended successfully, and the host, director and others cheered. "Great! The ratings are as high as 30%!" "Fortunately, there are no problems this time."

Suddenly, a joyful atmosphere filled the live broadcast room.

The successful broadcast of this program made the Sijiucheng TV station excited.

Generally speaking, the ratings of similar programs are always low, but this time it attracted a large number of viewers because of Su Chen’s wonderful speech.

All the members of the program team were smiling, especially when they saw Su Chen.

After the show, many private entrepreneurs came to invite Su Chen to dinner.

Su Chen's remarks and his influence in the city forced these entrepreneurs to pay attention to him. You know, everyone in the city knows about the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill.

Combined with today's performance, these private entrepreneurs speculated that Su Chen might be a senior leader who came to investigate the people's sentiments.

Otherwise, how could such a person be able to do all kinds of new things in the steel mill without being reported? Therefore, they all respected Su Chen very much in their hearts and treated him with courtesy.

At the dinner table, Su Chen could feel everyone's respect, thinking that it was because the steel mill's growth and development had aroused the envy of his peers.

So he didn't care too much and accepted the invitations calmly, and both the guests and the hosts were happy.

Many private entrepreneurs have expressed their willingness to cooperate with the steel mill in various fields and support it with all the resources it needs.

In their opinion, to be able to build a modern factory like the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill, there must be a strong support force behind it, so they also added a lot of mystery to Su Chen.

The next day, in the steel mill office, after the third round of expansion, the original map changed.

The factory map originally placed in the office was not much different from other factories, but after the third expansion it appeared more extensive.

Looking at this new blueprint, Su Chen was satisfied and also envisioned filling in new blocks on it in the future.

Although Su Chen had some complaints about the presentation of these relatively primitive maps, this was not an era that could be blamed for everything. With the improvement of technology in the future, he believed that he would be able to make the map of the steel mill more accurate and more pleasing to the eye.

This expansion not only added many new production departments but also built a laboratory area. These areas were deliberately selected in remote places away from other workshops, which were built according to Suchen's special arrangement.

Even if the future plan is to build a new research plant dedicated to handling heavy water, under the current circumstances, these researchers must first be isolated to adapt to the current environmental needs.

In addition, due to the increase in the number of people, the canteen of the steel mill has also been expanded a lot. These expansion projects have been reported to the engineering department, and Su Chen has seen the relevant documents and signed his consent.

The changes in the steel mill are earth-shaking. Although it still retains some of its old features, Su Chen believes that more and more land will be expanded over time. Looking at the thriving steel mill today, he is very pleased and hopes that this momentum can continue.

Just as he was looking up a map in his office, there was a knock on the door. Su Chen said, "Come in."

It was Assistant Zhang who came in. He said excitedly, "Director, a technical backbone has returned from Ethiopia."

Hearing this, Su Chen asked in surprise: "Have they completed the training of local soldiers in Ethiopia?"

"No, he came back alone. He said there was something important that he needed to report to you in person." Assistant Zhang explained, but did not elaborate on the specific situation, which puzzled Su Chen.

A dark-skinned technical backbone from Ethiopia walked into the office. He reported to Suchen: "Director, our work in Ethiopia is going smoothly, and we have successfully taught many local soldiers how to operate weapons."

Hearing this, Su Chen nodded in satisfaction.

The technical backbone continued to talk about how they planted a lot of vegetables there. Su Chen could fully imagine this fact, because in the hearts of Chinese people, no matter where they go, there is always a desire to farm.

So he just nodded to signal the other party to continue. After all, growing vegetables on a piece of land like Ethiopia is not a particularly important or novel thing.

However, the next words of the technical backbone surprised him: "Report to the factory director, we have obtained a piece of land donated by the Ethiopian government."

Hearing this news, Su Chen was full of doubts: "You actually received a piece of land there?"

Initially, he thought that it was a great comfort for these technical backbones to return safely. You know, the current situation in the Black Continent is not stable; if it weren't for the high reward given by the Ethiopian government, he would not allow the technical backbones to take the risk to go. Now, when he heard the technical backbones mention the gift of land, Su Chen was stunned.

As if his surprise was not enough, the technical backbone continued to add: "After the captain led us to conduct a preliminary survey, we found oil resources under this land."

"What? There is an oil field under the land given to us?" Su Chen stood up in shock and shouted in disbelief. The technical backbone nodded solemnly and continued, "That's right, so we specially sent someone back to report this important discovery to you."

This is oil! The most valuable thing in the industrial age, known as the black gold of the industrial age, possessing it can even allow a country with scarce resources to quickly become a powerful country.

With this thing, is there still a problem of not being able to develop? Su Chen was shocked and surprised.

He didn't expect that his technical team would bring such news when they went to Ethiopia.

But while oil is so valuable it's called black blood, it can also attract trouble.

After discovering oil, Su Chen felt mixed emotions.

He knew very well that Ethiopia was not a country rich in oil reserves, and the oil reserves discovered here were far from comparable to large oil fields like those in Camel Country.

Oil is important, but if there is not enough of it, it will not only be difficult to use effectively, but will also attract the covetousness of others.

Besides, Su Chen is just a factory director, and the oil field is like chicken ribs to him.

Given the current situation of the steel mill, it is almost impossible for them to independently develop oil fields. In addition, in addition to exploration, they also need to spend a lot of energy to organize manpower for mining.

Oil was not included in the development plan of the steel mill. Even if it might be needed in the future, it would be out of reach. At present, obtaining oil has become a difficult matter.

The steel mill simply did not have the spare capacity or sufficient financial resources to extract this oil.

But if we give up, it would be a pity.

Soon, Su Chen found a solution.

Since oil is of little use to us, we can hand it over to the state. With the support of the state, we can not only exploit oil but also enjoy additional subsidies.

Thinking of this, Su Chen suddenly became enlightened.

The initially hesitant idea suddenly became clear: it is indeed difficult to exploit oil fields by relying on one's own factories, but under the power of the country, not only can the national strength be enhanced, but benefits can also be obtained from it.

Thinking of this, he felt that he had killed two birds with one stone and won beautifully.

After sorting out his thoughts, Su Chen decided decisively to take action.

The technical backbones around him still looked anxious. They had held a long discussion in Ethiopia before, but they still could not come up with a solution to deal with the oil problem.

Due to limited experience, although they knew that oil was extremely important to the steel mill, they could not accurately judge how much oil was stored underground.

So, after some discussion, they decided to come back and let Su Chen make the final decision.

After reporting the problem, the technicians seemed particularly worried. Their colleagues are still in Ethiopia waiting for Su Chen's instructions. If Su Chen fails to make a prudent decision to deal with this place, it may cause war and conflict.

This thought further increased the anxiety of the technical backbones.

However, Suchen quickly said to him: "Come with me outside, I will convey your description to him."

Although he spoke vaguely, Su Chen did not tell the technical backbone in detail where they would go next.

Therefore, the technical backbone followed Su Chen with trepidation.

Su Chen instructed the driver to drive straight to the military base.

With Su Chen's existing network of relationships, he knew that the only person who could help report this matter was a senior military leader.

So he decided to go to the military base with the technical backbone to meet the influential military leader.

This matter obviously must be kept strictly confidential, and only the military top brass can ensure that the important information conveyed by Su Chen is kept safe and confidential.

Since many people were eyeing the current achievements of the steel mill, Su Chen was particularly cautious about this trip. Along the way, he led the technical backbone into the heavily guarded military base. The two were allowed to pass after undergoing a detailed inspection, and the sentry stationed at the gate let them in.

After arriving at the military base, the technical backbone witnessed Su Chen's unimpeded route and was filled with amazement.

The appearance of this place showed that it was not a place that ordinary people could enter casually, but Su Chen was able to lead him in without any obstacles, which made him respect the factory director even more. He also paid special attention to the sentry saluting Su Chen. All kinds of speculations came to his mind at once.

Does the factory director really have a deep military background? Maybe he is actually a senior executive sent down to serve as the factory director?

If this is true, it seems reasonable. Otherwise, how could he be able to turn the tide, save the steel mill on the verge of collapse, and obtain huge amounts of funds for it?

A series of speculations made the technicians more and more convinced that their hypothesis was correct.

Su Chen's series of actions undoubtedly demonstrated his special background, otherwise how could he obtain those design drawings and easily sell the steel mill's products overseas.

He had no idea what was going on along the way, and the technicians following him actually made up such a complicated plot in their minds.

What Su Chen was thinking about at this moment was to resolve the issue of oil extraction as soon as possible.

All oil wells in China are off-limits; as for overseas resources, competition is based on the principle of first come, first served and strength.

If the country can stand behind him and support him, then the underground oil in Ethiopia will not be a bone that is a pity to throw away and tasteless to eat.