Siheyuan: Taking over the steel mill

The fitter did not respond immediately, but lowered his head to carefully examine the steel pipe.

The length of this steel pipe is quite moderate, just over one meter. Since it was originally used for water pipes, the inside looks very smooth.

The fitter carefully examined it for a few seconds, then nodded and said:

"No problem, it's just a small thing for me, Director, I can do it."

When Su Chen heard this, he immediately became alert and urged him.

"Then show me."

Originally, Su Chen just had an idea and didn't really expect anyone to be able to do it, but the fitter's answer gave him great confidence.

The fitter smiled, picked up the steel pipe and said:

"It's just a simple job. Don't worry, Director. Even an apprentice can do this easily."

"This batch of steel pipes was obviously made by our factory's craftsmen, and the workmanship is very good."

After hearing the fitter's words, Su Chen nodded in approval.

"Since you can do it, do it quickly."

"But these steel pipes must be taken to the workshop in front for processing. The tools are available here."

Su Chen waved his hand and asked the fitter to take the steel pipe to the workshop, and he followed.

Now that there were workers to take care of the task, he no longer did the work himself.

The fitter then took the steel pipe to the workshop.

The other workers were busy producing gas cylinders. When they saw Su Chen and the logistics director and his team come in, they all came forward to greet them.

"The factory director is here."

"Are you here to inspect the work?"

"If we keep working hard, will there be a bonus?"

Everyone was laughing and the atmosphere was lighthearted and joyful, in stark contrast to the heavy atmosphere of a few months ago.

Su Chen looked at these energetic workers and said with a smile:

"Hurry up and get to work. The factory's performance next month depends entirely on you."

"Don't stop what you're doing."

Su Chen spoke in a half-joking tone, but the workers around him didn't mind. Instead, they looked at him happily.

"Don't worry, Director. We will complete the production of 100,000 gas cylinders on time this month."

"It only takes a minute to get rid of a gas tank."

Su Chen stopped joking with them, waved his hand to signal them to continue working, then turned to look at the fitter who had just finished his work.

The young fitter was carrying a steel pipe to a corner of the workshop, took a file and hardware tools from the tool rack and started working.

Su Chen squatted aside, observing his skillful movements attentively.

There was nothing special happening today. At this moment, Su Chen felt like he had returned to his carefree childhood and was in a particularly good mood.

The fitter's movements were swift and precise. In a short time, the steel pipe was processed very delicately, and the originally smooth inner wall was filled with rifling.

Although Su Chen did not want to miss any details, he still could not understand how the fitter did it.

This must be the unique skill of experienced craftsmen.

"Director, do you think this will work?"

The young fitter generously handed over the steel pipe in his hand.

Su Chen took it and examined it carefully, and found that each rifling was as precise as if it was machined, with no traces of manual work at all, and each engraved line was as accurate as if measured with a ruler.

Su Chen couldn't help but nod in amazement.

He originally thought that such special rifling was extremely difficult to produce, but he did not expect that in less than a few minutes, the worker had carved a steel pipe that was more than one meter long.

"Look, Director. It's very simple. It can be done in the blink of an eye."

The young fitter did not show any pride, thinking that these simple tasks were nothing to brag about.

Su Chen repeatedly looked at the steel pipe in his hand to study it.

At first he was a little worried about whether the plan was feasible.

After all, he thought it would be very time-consuming and laborious to carve rifling grooves on such a thin steel pipe, but he didn't expect that the task could be completed in such a short time.

"If you were to do this job, how many steel pipes could you process in a day?"

Su Chen looked at the steel pipe in his hand and asked the young fitter.

The latter scratched his head and said:

"As long as the condition is good and the material quality is no problem, it is entirely possible to produce more than 100 pieces a day."

“It’s just a physical job and doesn’t require any advanced skills.”

"Director, is our factory really going to mass-produce this thing in the future?"

The young fitter rubbed his hands and asked expectantly.

Su Chen shook his head. He had no intention of telling anyone about this.

After all, this is just an idea and cannot be considered a finalized plan.

"Just keep busy with your work."

Su Chen waved his hand gently and asked the fitter to go back to producing gas pipes. He himself still had to consider how to sell the rifled steel pipes.

Seeing that he could not get any more information, the fitter could only turn around and continue to devote himself to his busy work.

At the same time, while the factory was thinking about the future of new products, the consul of the Camel Country returned to the consulate.

His inner excitement left him no time to take care of his daily leisure and entertainment activities.

"Get my assistant here."

He ordered his attendants and unbuttoned his coat.

After a while, the assistant hurried to him.

"What do you want, Excellency?"

"I have signed an agreement with Mr. Su. Please check the contract first and then immediately deposit the advance payment of 100,000 US dollars into his factory account."

The consul casually handed the document to his assistant.

After reading a few lines, the assistant looked at the consul in surprise.

"Are you sure you want to deposit a hundred thousand dollars into this man's factory account, sir?"

"The contract has been signed, transfer the money quickly."

Although the consul knew what his assistant's concerns were, after witnessing the effect of the gas tank with his own eyes, he had no doubts about the expenditure, not to mention that the transfer was not to Suchen's personal account, but to the company's official bank account, which made the transaction more reliable.

For the consul, one hundred thousand dollars is just a small amount. He believes that after bringing this batch of equipment back to the country to verify its effectiveness, it will bring greater profits.

For a rich, oil-producing country like Camel Country, the assets owned by a consul are equivalent to the gross national product of a small country in one year.

So, he thought, being able to get the equipment he needed for just $100,000 was an incredible deal.

Seeing that his subordinates did not continue to question and nodded to go back to handle the remittance, the consul had already begun to imagine how many people would be shocked when these "gas cylinders" were brought back.

For them, whether it is filling gas or directly converting it into currency, having sufficient oil and gas resources is their confidence.

Soon after, the assistant quickly transferred $100,000 to the official account of Hongguang Steel Plant.

Although transferring funds between public accounts across borders is relatively cumbersome, the consuls have privileged access, which greatly simplifies the process and allows the funds to be transferred quickly.

This huge transfer also attracted a lot of unexpected attention.

The moment the $100,000 arrived, it immediately attracted the attention of bank executives.

The state-owned banks in Beijing had almost never handled such a large amount of foreign exchange - a full $100,000.

It is also extremely rare for the entire city to receive foreign exchange. After all, although the policies have been relaxed and trade activities can be started, few people have the ability to do business overseas.

Most foreigners who stay in the country also use RMB for transactions, so the supply of foreign exchange has been in short supply, and even if banks want to collect foreign exchange, they cannot do so.

Although as trade becomes increasingly active, many merchants have received remittances in US dollars, the amounts are generally very small, usually a few hundred or even tens of dollars, and banks usually do not pay attention to such sporadic remittances.

A huge amount of $100,000 like today's has never been seen before in the bank.

The bank teller was stunned when he saw the transaction information.

"We received a foreign exchange of $100,000 into our account."

In the usually busy and orderly bank lobby, a staff member couldn't help but exclaim loudly.

Upon hearing the news, colleagues quickly gathered around.

"What did you say? Did you see it wrong?"

“Such a large sum of money actually came to us!”

"Who sent this money? Was it a foreign company or overseas Chinese who returned to invest in China?"

Everyone gathered around the counter, staring at the bright "100,000 US dollars" on the screen.

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"Go and inform the director, someone has transferred $100,000 to a factory's public account!"

"Public account? Could it be that the boss of this factory made a million-dollar business?"

"Are they selling gold bars? They can make so much money!"

Everyone was shocked and someone soon informed the director.

When the director, who was sorting documents, heard about it, he immediately put down his work and rushed over.

"Where is the transfer voucher? Let me see it."

After the director arrived, the others stepped aside and watched.

The counter staff hurriedly handed over the foreign exchange information of the $100,000.

The director took it and looked at it carefully, confirming that it was indeed a large foreign exchange sum of US$100,000.

The policy of opening up to the outside world has just begun to be implemented in recent years. Before that, foreign currency could hardly flow into the country.

Against this backdrop, foreign exchange becomes particularly valuable.

Many times, a bank has no foreign currency deposits at all because international economic and trade exchanges are not yet smooth.

The bank manager was extremely excited about the $100,000 in foreign exchange.

They don’t have as much dollars in their bank accounts right now as this amount of money!

It would be a very good thing if the factory is willing to deposit this foreign exchange in their bank.

So he decisively instructed the assistant outside:

"Hurry up and prepare the car, we are going to the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill."

He then got into the car and quickly looked through the information about the Red Star Steel Mill that he had brought with him.

After seeing that the steel mill was now taken over by Su Chen, more people began to investigate Su Chen's information in detail.

"He is so young and promising. It is really admirable."

Unexpectedly, this young man actually earned 100,000 US dollars in foreign exchange from foreigners.

He carefully looked at the information he had collected and recited it silently in his mind.

If Director Su is willing, I really want to buy all the foreign exchange he has.

Competition in the current banking industry is quite fierce, and having foreign exchange means having greater strength.

Since he chose our bank to transfer the money, it can be considered as a kind of fate.

If Director Su is willing to make a move, the transaction can be carried out at an exchange rate of ten to one.

While thinking, the bank leader urged the driver to drive quickly towards the steel mill.

Fortunately, he has now deposited the funds in his own bank, and the news has not yet been leaked to others.

If other banks get wind of this news, their competitors will increase rapidly.

By then, even if you pay two million, you probably won’t be able to easily get one hundred thousand dollars.

To this end, the bank leaders raced against time to reach the steel mill as soon as possible.

Amid the constant urging, the journey that would have taken an hour was completed in just half an hour to reach the steel mill.

When he thought that the speed had reached the limit, several high-end cars outside the factory gate reminded him that there were already people waiting here for a long time.

After a brief identification, the information of the owners of these vehicles gradually emerged.

After getting off the car in a hurry, he walked quickly towards the office building.

When the bank leaders arrived at the office building and learned the location of the factory director's office, they saw some leaders from the External Relations Department and other ** departments waiting outside.

Even the banks' response speed is still a step slower than that of relevant departments.

However, it is precisely because they are located relatively close to the Red Star Steel Mill that these departments are one step ahead of the banks.

"So President Li of the National Bank is here?"

The person who asked the question was a junior leader from the Ministry of Industry. Because his boss was unable to come to the scene in person today due to some matters, he delegated the section chief to communicate with Su Chen.

"It's been a long time since we last met. How come we meet here by chance, Chief Huang?"

The bank leader had a smile on his face, looking relaxed and natural, as if he had met an old friend he hadn't seen for a long time, but he was full of anxiety in his heart.

He originally thought that he would be sure to win this time, but the scene before him made him waver.

After all, facing so many leaders from various government agencies, the position of a branch president is obviously too ordinary and insignificant.

The young leader of the External Relations Department smiled and said,

"Are you all here for the foreign exchange in Director Su's hands, just like us?"

This sentence was like opening the valve of embarrassment, making the whole occasion even colder and more silent.

"It seems that everyone is here for this batch of foreign exchange."

Although President Li laughed and seemed very calm, he had already secretly blamed the little boss of the External Relations Department who didn't know how to read people's expressions.

Not only the bank wants the $100,000, the government departments have also been coveting it for a long time.

For the bank, taking this batch of foreign exchange into its pocket not only demonstrates its strength, but also serves as a shining business card for the government departments.

Although they may not actually control this foreign exchange, for any department, if they can put a limit of US$100,000 on the account, their superiors will definitely look at them with admiration. Correspondingly, subsequent budgets and even personal promotions will be more promising.

Therefore, they have to take this US$100,000.

After hearing their conversation, Su Chen stopped flipping through the documents in his hand, came out of the office and looked at these people.

"Director Su, I heard that your factory just received a foreign exchange income of $100,000. Do you have any specific plans?"

At this time, President Li seized the opportunity to ask questions before others.

"This amount of foreign exchange is just the beginning. We will have a lot of U.S. dollars coming in next."

For Su Chen, this US dollar is just an advance payment. When the gas cylinders are produced in the future, a larger income will be waiting.

Of course, Su Chen also had a new plan in mind, which was to find a way to further benefit from it and gain more extra income.

After hearing this, Li Xing's eyes lit up with a strange light, "So, are you considering dealing with the foreign exchange in your hands?"

"If you want these foreign currencies, it is not impossible, but the prerequisite is to exchange them in some way."

As soon as this was said, the small leaders of other departments, such as the industrial department and the external relations department, who had been unable to join the discussion, were all cheered up. If they switched to barter, there would be room for it.

The small leader of the tax department was the first to express his attitude: "At present, the tax rate of our steel mill is a little high.

As long as you agree to exchange this $100,000 for materials or other forms of things, I will adjust your tax rate to the lowest standard. "