this man is not calm

Chapter 399 Let’s Try It
The complexity of the chemical industry is among the highest in all fields, and local governments are quite cautious in introducing it. Even if there are construction plans, they will be adapted to local conditions, play to their strengths, avoid their weaknesses, and give full play to their own advantages.

There are too many chemical projects that have been shelved because their hazardous and polluting issues have not been properly resolved.

What Jin Shang wants to build is not one or several factories, but an industrial cluster that can generate cyclical returns.

This is not a project that can be planned by just a few laymen.

Let professionals do professional things, and as for Master Jin’s connections, without asking Huang Zhengkuo for help, he can ask his alma mater for help.

Jin Shang talked with Professor Zhang Shude about many things, and they got along well. However, it was getting late, and he didn't want to bother him any further, so he asked the driver to take the guests back.

There are still many things to coordinate afterwards. We will discuss it in detail after Professor Zhang brings out the project plan.

Jin Shang has almost figured out the general framework.

Today's result was pretty good. Jin Shang came to the door of the home team's locker room in a good mood. The post-match press conference had ended and most of the fans had left. After the off-court celebration and interaction ended, the players and coaches had not left yet. Head coach Zhang Lin and captain Basang Tsering were chatting outside. When they saw Jin Shang coming, they hurried to say hello.

"I heard a lot of noise inside. Team leader, please keep an eye on them. It's late at night, don't go out and fool around. We will have a summary meeting tomorrow morning and then disband. It's not worth it to violate the team rules and get punished at this time..."

"Don't worry, I've told Mr. Yan that no one dares to commit a crime at this time."

After winning the game, Zhang Da-nao, who felt much more relaxed, can finally breathe a sigh of relief. The road to relegation is still long and arduous, but with today's victory, we finally see a glimmer of hope.

If it weren't for the good record of successive promotions in the past few years, which made Zhang Lin have a good reputation in the hearts of fans and coaches, he would probably have given up if he had changed the head coach. The team was winless in nine rounds, ranked last, and the team's total number of goals was firmly at the bottom among the fourteen Jiazi group teams. This torment lasted for two months and was simply too uncomfortable.

Captain Basang Tsering is not young anymore. On the domestic football field, he is not only the oldest active professional player, but also the oldest captain in the top league team.

He will be 38 years old in the second half of the year. His current condition is still okay, but he has realized that the competition in the Jiazi group is so fierce that it is too cruel for a veteran who is nearly 40 years old.

The game has been over for a long time, but I still feel exhausted. When I was young, I could go to the bar all night after resting for more than ten minutes, and still insist on training the next day.

Nowadays...time is unforgiving!
After taking a few sips of bottled water, Basang Tsering smiled reservedly and said:

"These past two months have been really tough. Not to mention the young, energetic people, even I, the captain, can't handle it. If it weren't for the fact that everyone was counting on me as a senior, I might have lost my composure."

The first three rounds were so smooth, and the contrast in the following rounds was so great that it was like a blow to the young people who had only been in the professional arena for a short time.

After finally winning a game, it's understandable that I might be a little unrestrained.

"New tactics, how are you adapting?"

"good!"

Facing the boss's question, Basang Tsering answered in a subtle way:
"The team's problem is still in offense. The upgrade was too fast. The frontcourt couldn't adapt to the defensive strength of the Jiazi team in a short time. It was impossible to score, and it was even difficult to advance. The quick counterattack was restrained, so we were helpless. Positional warfare... There is really no way. After all, it is still a bit weak. The defense is okay. The running is active, the defense is dense, and hard work can make up for the shortcomings. We can hold on..."

In a football match, attacking is much more difficult than defending. As long as the difference in strength is not too great and one side is determined to maintain a draw, it will be difficult for the other side to score a goal.

When he was young, Basang Tsering could serve as the team's organizing core in the midfield and frontcourt. His skills, experience and sense of the ball are still there, but his physical condition can no longer sustain high-intensity confrontations. His disadvantages were not obvious in low-level leagues, but in the top leagues, Basang Tsering's weaknesses were exposed. Even if the head coach arranged a "sweeper"-style midfielder to assist, he could not stop the opponent from "increasing the intensity" on him in a targeted manner.

After suffering several big losses, Jin Shang, the technical director and the head coach formulated a special policy of "wing organizer". Football tactics were still very backward these days, the confrontation in the middle was very fierce, and the defensive pressure and offensive resistance on the wing were much smaller.

The strong players compete in the middle, while the less strong players go to the wings to support the defense or make crosses from the bottom, without much fancy moves.

As for the highly entertaining cut-in from the wing and the fancy tearing tactics, they are still rare.

Having captain Basang Tsering frequently go to the wing to organize attacks is a compromise solution that plays to one's strengths and avoids one's weaknesses. Jin Shang knows that this tactic can be successful. With the support of Ajima, the power of the team's only two stars can be maximized.

As a result, it was generally OK during rehearsals, and after trying it three or four times during the competition, only tonight’s performance seemed to be OK.

"Thank you for your hard work. The team's performance in the first half of the year was not good, but it was acceptable. I am basically satisfied. We will continue to work hard in the second half of the year and hold a celebration party after we successfully avoid relegation. The budget for mid-year recruitment has been distributed. Coach Zhang and Director Cai, thank you for your hard work..."

"understand!"

Head coach Zhang Lin knew that the boss was rich and it wasn't that he was unwilling to spend money on signings, but... with the team's current immature state, if they really wanted to rely entirely on domestic and foreign players to play the game, they would have to do a thorough cleanup and replacement.

Most of the players are youth players promoted within the past two years or marginal players who played in amateur competitions before. Led by Basang Tsering and Aijima, assisted by a few foreign players in their prime with decent strength, the team will be able to successfully avoid relegation. It is unrealistic to expect too much.

As a well-known team with roots in the community, facing the world and a long history, it is inappropriate to completely follow the route of an "international column". Not to mention that most of the main players on the field should be youth training players, at least the main role players or the captain should be "insiders". Otherwise, it will hurt the feelings of the fans and affect the enthusiasm of the club in building a youth training team.

There is no point in having a temporary boost. A century-old club should look like what it should be, instead of seeing itself as a nouveau riche that burns money.

Later, Jin Shang, led by Zhang Lin and Basang Tsering, went to the locker room to meet with the team members, distributed bonuses, and gave out some physical prizes such as shopping cards, phone recharge cards, mobile phones, game consoles and MP3s. He asked the team leader to be responsible for the distribution, gave them a few words of encouragement, and then quickly left.

Bosses who are rich and generous are quite popular.

After leaving the stadium, he saw a small car that had been parked on the side waiting for a long time. Jin Shang walked over quickly, opened the door, and sat in the passenger seat.

"I told you it would be a little late today, so you should go to bed early."

"I don't have work tomorrow. I watched some TV and couldn't sleep. I have nothing to do anyway, so I drove over to pick you up. There are fewer cars and people on the road, so I can practice my driving skills."

"All right!"

Young people are going to bed later and later, and this did not start in the Internet age.

By this time, most of the fans had left, and the road was indeed deserted. As the capital of such a large country, the layout of Beijing is very special, and it is different from any other city in China.

The primary need is to meet the office needs of many government agencies, and other areas such as commercial areas, university towns, industrial areas, residential areas, tourist areas, environmental protection areas, etc. are scattered.

Because of its large geographical scale, it would be very inconvenient to travel without a car. At least you need a bicycle to get from one functional area to another.

For ordinary people, it is best to travel less if there is no destination. It is not friendly to people who walk around the streets.

For example, after watching the game, it is almost 30 kilometers from the Football Park Stadium to the Houhai Bar for fun. Even if you go to the industrial and commercial area near the northwest fifth ring road, it is more than 10 kilometers. It is too difficult to walk there, and even riding a bike is very tiring.

Outsiders and tourists come and go in a hurry and may not have a deep understanding of the capital. Only the locals know that livability is secondary to the capital. Naturally, there are fewer pedestrian streets and food streets that are everywhere in southern cities. Except for some areas specially opened to the public, there are actually very few places in the capital for ordinary residents to take a walk and have fun in the evening.

It would be good if there is a park or square nearby. If not, it would just be worth going downstairs to pick up a parcel from a convenience store.

For young people like Jin Shang and Li Xuan who own villas, ordinary night markets cannot attract them. It’s not that they don’t have the motivation to go out, but they are accustomed to local life and there are too few unexpected daily routines.

There were some surprises tonight. Li Xuan, who was driving, and Jin Shang, who was sitting in the passenger seat, saw a mobile vendor on the road, selling barbecue, stewed food and the like. They just put a few plastic chairs on the roadside corner and started their business.

Pulling over to the side of the road, the two men walked closer, looked at the hanging business license, and saw the city dwellers who were also looking for a bite to eat at night. They ordered a few side dishes, set up the folding chairs, and prepared for a midnight snack.

"There weren't these mobile vendors before, but this year there seem to be more of them. I've seen them several times."

"There are indeed many people from other places coming to Beijing, and more importantly, western Beijing has become more prosperous."

After happily eating a skewer of roasted lamb and taking a sip of iced juice,
"Huh? Binglu orange juice, or Zhang Yunying's product, is sold at roadside stalls. It seems that the distribution is going well."

The Binglu brand, which mainly sells bottled mineral water, supplemented by carbonated beverages and fruit juice drinks, successfully entered the Gyeonggi market with the help of the family's old wine Beiguozhichun's channel.

After purchasing the Mama Ranch property, he planted a lot of fruit trees on the hill. There are also many apple, tangerine, orange, strawberry and other plantations nearby. Part of them are land under Jin Shang's name, which has been rented out to others.

In addition to providing tourists with picking and experience life, some of the collected fruits are canned, some are made into fruit wine, and some are processed into fruit juice drinks. Although sales are average, it can be considered a small help.

Li Xuan, who had eaten the chili pepper, took a breath and tasted it.

“It tastes pretty good!”

"Real juice, not made with chemicals, tastes different. As long as you have a problem with your tongue, you can tell the difference. But... at this price at a roadside stall, there's probably not much room for profit."

After a pause, Jin Shang couldn't help but shook his head and laughed.

"Today I talked a lot with the professors at school, and we also talked about the prices of alcoholic beverages. One ton of drinking-grade fresh water costs only 150 to 200 yuan. The higher the grade, the more expensive it is. The highest-grade industrial pure water costs more than 800 yuan per ton, and even more in some areas. The price of one ton of concentrated sulfuric acid is almost below 200 yuan."

The price of one ton of concentrated sulfuric acid is lower than that of one ton of water, which is quite different from what ordinary people know. This is the power of large-scale industry.

"That one ton of water can be used to make 2,000 bottles of mineral water. Each bottle costs one dollar, which is 2,000 yuan. This profit is... too scary, isn't it?"

"You're concerned...Is this the point I'm talking about?"

Jin Shang laughed and said sarcastically,

"We don't make money from this anyway, and... the cost of water production is low, but the transportation and distribution costs are ridiculous. The channel cost is the biggest expense."

The price of semi-permanent resources is basically closely related to the channel cost. How much does it cost to manufacture... or rather extract?
It is not surprising that in some countries and regions, oil is more expensive than water.

"You two have been chatting for so long today, what else did you talk about?"

"Business environment and economic trends, for example, domestic steel demand has skyrocketed, but steel prices have fallen instead, production has increased, and the relationship between supply and demand has changed. I wouldn't be surprised if one day in the future a pound of iron is cheaper than a pound of meat."

"how is this possible?"

Without further arguing or explaining, Jin Shang changed the subject and said:

"It's still a bit complicated, but the main thing... the Haihua Plant and the thermal power plant are almost settled."

“Gas or coal?”

"Let's burn coal. Natural gas is precious. It's a bit of a loss to just burn it to generate electricity. It's more cost-effective to produce fertilizers together. The by-products also have their own value..."

"Coal? It's hard to find a source..."

"I plan to mainly import high-quality coal from North America, Australia, Southeast Asia and South Africa by sea. The thermal power station will be built on the seashore, which is very convenient."

"So troublesome?"

"You don't understand this. It is more cost-effective to import high-quality coal from abroad than to buy it domestically. Domestic coal contains a lot of impurities and rare elements. It is more cost-effective to extract rare metals as a raw material for coal chemical industry. In addition, the progress of supercritical power generation technology is also considerable. Its domestic application is relatively mature and can be put into operation..."

Many technologies that only saw major developments twenty years later actually existed a long time ago, but their application scenarios were not so broad. Environmental protection, carbon emissions, comprehensive utilization rates, etc. are not so strictly controlled now, and some "Dragon Slaying Sword"-level technologies have no place to be used.

The "ultra-supercritical power generation technology" mentioned by Professor Zhang Shude is much more efficient than the current mainstream generators, but the requirements for equipment and operation teams are relatively high, and ordinary power plant workers may not be able to handle it.

In short, let's give it a try first. We don't need the money anyway.

(End of this chapter)