this man is not calm

Chapter 361 The New Year is Coming
After looking around, Jin Shang felt that Beichuan Electromechanical was quite capable, at least it could come up with so many things to decorate the facade, and it had some useful information.

A skinny camel is bigger than a horse. Even though it has been in decline for several years, it was once the leading private shipbuilding company in China. It still has considerable strength. It relies on orders for high value-added engineering ships, as well as the business of electromechanical equipment and outfitting parts. It is struggling to survive. After a long industry off-season.

This is the law of cyclical industries. The remaining ones are king, the strong ones will always be strong, and the gap will become wider and wider.

In the past 1996, Beizhou Shipyard Mechanical and Electrical has successfully borrowed a large amount of money with a large number of ship orders. After the issuance of bonds and fixed financing products in early March, it is expected to raise nearly 4 billion in the first half of the year. A company of this scale The funds are enough for the company to win several large-scale shipping services in Jiaoao, or even open another branch base.

Shipbuilding and repairing is a labor-intensive and technology-intensive industry, and the degree of capital intensity is also exaggerated. If you want to become bigger and stronger, you will not be able to do it without some modern financial thinking.

As for the technical content, it is said to be backward production capacity, and there has been no disruptive development for decades. However, its industrial chain spreads very long, and few countries in the world can build a large ship completely by themselves.

In particular, large mainframes, gas turbines, generators and other electromechanical equipment are in the hands of a very few multinational companies. Domestic counterparts still need to work hard if they want to climb up the industrial chain and gain a say.

At the same time, Jin Shang also learned that Beichuan Electromechanical seems to be working on the construction technology of membrane-type LNG ships. This type of ship has been around for nearly 30 years. Beichuan Electromechanical tried it in the last rising cycle and even tried to use it as its main product. .

Unfortunately, the decline of global shipping is much faster than expected. Before initial results have been achieved, there is no money to invest.

This early restart was also to seize the opportunity as soon as possible. Although it was a big gamble, it succeeded and the rewards were great.

The current progress is still stuck on materials and welding processes. To complete it, it is estimated that the investment cycle will be years, and the results will not be seen for a while.

Jin Shang does not exclude technology research and development. There is no doubt about the future of LNG ships. It is also a good thing to invest money early. There are only a few ships in the world that can build this type of ship. If Beichuan Electromechanical can build it, it will also have considerable benefits for itself. benefit.

The future is still far away. The key now is to receive as many orders as possible, have smooth financing channels, and deliver the funds back as soon as possible to prepare for the next "snowball".

The board meeting held later went on smoothly. Major matters had been communicated in advance and a consensus was reached. Minor matters were discussed on the spot. The problems were not major and resolutions were quickly formed. Jin Shang signed his name on a large number of documents. , and then he breathed a sigh of relief.

Listed companies have a lot of process-based work. Let’s not talk about any personal irritations in private. On the surface, they must be passable.

For an enterprise like Beichuan Electrical and Mechanical Co., Ltd. that is deeply tortured by industry cycles, the financial method of "compensating for debts with prosperity" must be quite skillful. Otherwise, the year-end bonuses of company executives will be gone, and they may even be lost due to quota restrictions. Forced delisting.

The current situation is already relatively ideal.
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There were so many things to do, Jin Shang didn't waste too much time at Beichuan Electrical and Mechanical Headquarters. After the meeting, he went back without stopping. He didn't even attend the noon cocktail party, letting General Manager Hong Renquan handle it on his behalf.

Arriving at the familiar nine-story building, Jin Shang stepped into the company door, said hello to the front desk, and then walked straight to his office.

Looking at the piles of documents to be processed on the table, Jin Shang, who had already expected it, couldn't help but sigh.

In the past year, Jinxi Culture has implemented remote working smoothly. Many things can be sent by email instead of official documents. If you can't wait, you can also directly use Jinxi Chat to send messages. Basically, Jin Shang takes some time every night to check his mailbox and leave messages. , even if the person is absent, it will not affect the company's operation too much.

However, after returning, the required procedures still need to be completed.

Xiao Jin, who transformed into a stamping machine, was busy for a long time without even taking a lunch break. It wasn't until 2:30 in the afternoon that someone from the secretary's office came to remind him that the scheduled meeting time had arrived.

As usual, Zhao Rongzhen and Wang Yan first reported to Jin Shang the company's best-developed and most profitable business.

"Zhiyin Zatan", already one of the top ten magazines in China by circulation, has firmly established itself as the number one urban women's publication. Since its circulation exceeded 8 million at the end of October last year, its popularity has soared across the country, and its growth rate has not declined. It will increase to 10 million in half a year, and the initial goal is to exceed 12 million subscriptions by the end of the year.

As for the number one magazine, with the deepening of urbanization, it has exceeded 19 million, and it is certain to exceed 20 million.

The impact of the Internet on traditional print media has not yet come, and now is the final and craziest peak period.

If you are determined, the magazine "Zhiyin Zatan" alone is enough to support a small and medium-sized listed company. However, the secondary market has strict requirements for listing financing in this industry, and there is currently no room for operation.

Moreover, Jinshang does not plan to only launch this segment for financing, but plans to package several reading sections such as "Zhiyin Zatan", "Jingxi Metropolis Daily", "Jin Xi Wenku" and other reading sections to be listed together for financing.

As for the final operation, Jin Shang is still hesitating. He will adjust his strategy in due course based on the specific development situation in the future.

Wang Yan's work at hand is relatively stable. She only needs to consider finding an acting editor-in-chief if she plans to have a baby after marriage.

Zhao Rongzhen has more things to do. Although she has a budget of more than 200 million yuan, it is not enough to increase the education and training industry.

"According to President Jin's idea, we should first focus on increasing the scale, providing the most degrees, and providing basic education for the children of migrant workers, and then consider improving the quality. I and some poorly run local primary and secondary schools and schools for the children of migrant workers want to We have had several in-depth discussions with business owners who have changed careers and idle buildings that can be transformed into temporary schools. From the conclusion, it is somewhat unrealistic to talk about "quality" issues now. If we work hard on "quantity", the construction of hardware facilities will be better. There is a certain amount of room for operation, but there is a shortage of more than one or two qualified teachers..."

Listening to Chief Editor Zhao's words, Jin Shang slowly flipped through the handed documents, considering their weight.

After a long time, Jin Shang raised his head and opened his mouth to break the silence of the conference room.

"To maintain normal teaching, more than 500 qualified teachers are needed. This number is absolutely impossible to meet through social recruitment alone. This is still a project gap under our leadership. The entire western Beijing area, from kindergarten to high school, will be filled with new teachers in the next few years. The shortfall within the year is estimated to be tens of thousands. After all, we are just a company and cannot mobilize such exaggerated resources, so..."

Clearing his throat, Jin Shang said solemnly,
"Report to the competent authorities...the Beijing Women's Federation and see if they can take the lead and contact the local...or normal schools around Gyeonggi to organize a large-scale volunteer teaching activity. Every year, there are a lot of normal students, co-construction students, and contract students. Go to the old and young to support the poor. Compatriots in distant places need support, and the difficulties at hand also need to be solved. We cannot turn a blind eye just because they are "dark under the light" right under our noses. Hundreds of thousands of workers come from all over the country to support the construction of the capital. , there are also children at home who have to go to school..."

"This...is hard to say!"

Young people don’t understand the inside story, but Zhao Rongzhen, who is well-informed, understands that once the plan mentioned by Jin Shang is implemented, and going to the western region to support education becomes working in the urban-rural fringe area of ​​​​the capital, then the hundreds of places will inevitably be filled head.

Even in the suburbs of the capital, it is better than going to the northwest to eat sand, or to go to the high mountains of the southwest, or to feed mosquitoes in the dense forests of western Hunan where there are no roads.

Don’t worry about scarcity but worry about inequality; don’t worry about poverty but worry about insecurity! Who goes to distant places and who stays at home to enjoy happiness is a difficult question.

After Zhao Rongzhen's more cautious explanation, Jin Shang also understood that his idea was somewhat unrealistic. The support teacher could not tolerate such contingency. Once the opening was opened, the subsequent matters would not be easy to operate.

"This... is indeed inappropriate. Let's change it and ask the Women's Federation to help contact retired teachers. Those who can be re-employed will be re-employed as much as possible. At the same time, we will increase the internship cooperation between masters and students. In addition... contact the teachers' college. For a moment, can it be designated as an internship unit, can the scale of adult classes, and night classes be expanded? First use private teachers to take over the classes, and then encourage them to train and obtain qualifications. Of course, the recruitment benefits should also be mentioned. By the way... and the return of supporting farmers Recruit more faculty and staff in the city.”

One road may not work, but taking multiple roads together may work.

"In this case, we can give it a try. It's hard to say what the future will be, but there is hope that we can overcome the current difficulties."

"That's it!"

After discussing the most important things to start the new year, the rest will not be so urgent.

For example, when the music department cooperates with the TV station in a variety show, the other party is ambitious and has a bigger appetite. We just want to make a choice and do the best, while everyone else wants them all, so Zhang Qian and Luo Yang's work has become busy.

In addition, as the new year is approaching, preparations for the Spring Festival annual meeting co-organized by the company and its friends are also in full swing. Last year it was more urgent, but this year there is a little more time, but it is also limited.

There are a lot of things to do, such as employee program selection, celebrity invitations, program rehearsals, foreign aid requests, etc., which is really difficult to handle.

There are a lot of things going on in the online department. As the number of Internet users soars, especially the popularity of Jinxi Video continues to rise. Although the base is low, its terrifying data and network speed requirements have caused the server fleet to be added one after another. If not With the blessing of P2P distributed network transmission technology, I am afraid it has collapsed several times.

There are many regional central nodes set up, which are enough for now, but depending on the development trend, they may not last long.

Throw money at the hardware, and the rest will be empty.

Jinxi Mall, which brings the largest cash flow, is developing relatively steadily. It can be seen that Wei Shuangping's control is really good. After the initial discomfort period passed, the performance is getting better and better. He is worthy of being a born and raised genius. His learning ability, IQ and character are all excellent. It's top notch.

Having a talented person in charge really makes people worry a lot.

High-speed Internet cafes, offline life, bill issuance, copyright operations, etc. are currently not major events, and there is not much to say about the projects that are being steadily advanced.

After the meeting, Jin Shang stayed with Liu Yanqing, Yin Feiyang and Yang Qi to talk about the more important product design this year.

Looking at the so-called "smartphone" that was almost as large as a brick in his hand, Jin Shang suppressed the desire to complain in his heart and tried operating it a few times. There were lags, lags, slow response, glaring screen, and rough feel. In just a few minutes, the back panel was almost hot enough to boil an egg.

Putting down the "brick prototype", Jin Shang sighed helplessly.

"With the current hardware level, it is impossible to mass-produce miniaturized smartphones, not even tablets. Using the most advanced low-power processors, cooling systems, and high-performance batteries, we can make a prototype. , but the price is expected to be jaw-droppingly high.”

This is not something that can be achieved by throwing money at one's own will. Moore's Law has not expired yet, and the performance of hardware is still very low in this era. All-in-one computers on the market often fail due to poor heat dissipation, let alone those that are as small as a palm. mobile phone.

"We'll wait another five years and try again depending on the situation. However, we still have to continue with peripheral hardware integration and system and application adaptation."

After hearing what the boss said, Yang Qi felt a little relieved.

After spending a lot of money to get such a 'brick', normal people know that it must be substandard. The boss did not get angry, but fully understood, making the technical leader feel that he had barely passed this level.

"No wonder Mr. Jin wants to embrace the streamlined instruction set. If he directly uses the mainstream solution on the market, it is probably not a boiled egg, but a frying oven. The power consumption is not a level comparison."

If it is just a laptop or tablet, there is still some room for detours. If the terminal is reduced to the level of a mobile phone, there is no room for high-power chips to survive.

Slightly lower performance is not a problem, the key is whether it can be used.

"Okay, let's not say any flattery. I'm just providing direction and how to do it. I need Yang Gong to grasp it and recruit more talents. As long as it is needed for normal research and development, money is not an issue."

After getting involved in this industry, Jin Shang was ready to spend money like water and invest real money into a bottomless pit.

This little setback right now is not worth mentioning.

Next, Jin Shang picked up the so-called "multifunctional learning machine" whose shape had completely changed, as well as several puzzle games that came with it.

Regardless of the details, several functions such as basic English teaching and repeater are implemented very well.

Of course, you can also play games by inserting a game disc and connecting a controller.

Rather, this is a game console with a different shell and a few details adjusted.

"It's okay. Let's launch it to the market first and try out the response."

Immediately afterwards, a small and exquisite silver-gray strip-shaped electronic device was grabbed by Jin Shang. He connected it to customized headphones, turned on the switch, and melodious music sounded.

(End of this chapter)