Thirty Entrepreneurship: Recycling of second-hand aircraft carriers at the beginning

Chapter 613 Business Genius
It's fair to say that officials from all walks of life have put forward their own proposals for this tender, making it no simple project.

……

It was the person in charge who stepped forward again.

"If something really goes wrong, I'll take responsibility. At worst, I'll lose my job. But don't forget, Lin Chen is an outstanding talent from the military industry. If we don't have to worry about the military, what are we afraid of?"

Upon hearing this, everyone immediately reached a consensus and decided that Lin Chen's company would be responsible for all the materials for this project.

At this moment, Mr. Huang was taken aback; he hadn't expected things to develop this way.

He didn't understand what the person in charge was thinking.

Back in his office, he grew angrier and angrier, never expecting that what he had always upheld was worthless in the eyes of others.

“I refuse to believe that no one has taken care of them yet. In that case, I’ll report it directly to my superiors and see what their attitude is.”

Sure enough, not long after, the top decision-making body began to pay attention to this issue and immediately started preparations and communication in all aspects.

“I don’t think we can take such a risk; that’s the tallest building in the city.”

"What I mean is, seeing is believing. We can't just listen to these entrepreneurs' side of the story and act blindly. Let's send an investigation team over there to take a look."

These are the opinions given by two different officials. After all, at the highest decision-making level, they need to present something more convincing.

"That's what I think too. Since that's the case, then it's settled, and we absolutely cannot afford any more mistakes."

Mr. Huang waited for news in his office, firmly believing that things would develop according to his wishes.

"oops!"

Li Xue was very distressed in her office.

As the vice president of the "everything can be repaired" factory, she carries an immense responsibility.

"No, I have to ask the boss."

At this moment, Lin Chen was in the laboratory making final upgrades to this new material. Although the first-generation product had not yet been released for sale, he had already begun the research and development of the second-generation product.

"Why!"……

Clearly, Li Xue was filled with worry and felt extremely distressed at that moment.

"Boss, why aren't you worried at all? Don't you have anything to worry about? If the investigation team comes, all our previous efforts might be wasted."

Unexpectedly, Lin Chen simply smiled.

"What, do you yourself lack confidence in this new material? Besides, I heard that the investigation team is coming, and I even suggested that they invite the country's most authoritative testing agency to come and conduct a final comprehensive review of my materials."

"what?"

Li Xue was shocked, thinking that her boss had gone completely mad; this was practically a head-on confrontation.

"Boss, have you lost your mind? Don't you know how risky this is? I think you really need to reconsider what you're going to do next."

What do I need to consider?

Lin Chen looked at Li Xue with great confidence.

"As long as the product is of high quality, who cares about the storms outside? Aren't those people just busy pursuing their own interests all day long?"

He knew in his heart that what Li Xue was most worried about was the emergence of these major conflicts.

"If this matter is approved, many people will definitely choose to use our materials. Putting aside whether the production capacity can keep up, what will happen to those steel mills? Their prices are higher than ours, but the technology we use is much more advanced."

Lin Chen shook his head. In fact, Li Xue was indeed a very outstanding person, but she was too realistic in this kind of matter.

"Let me ask you, how much of the aircraft carriers we built before were made of steel? Didn't the design blueprints for our new aircraft carrier directly adopt this new material? And the new stealth material that our fighter jets will soon use, wasn't it also provided by us?"

……

After hearing what Lin Chen said, Li Xue really didn't know what to do.

This is indeed their advantage, and the military has already reaped considerable benefits from it.

"Since we have the capability, why communicate with them in a bad way? Why not just launch these new products to the market? Maybe then they'll realize they were wrong, understand?"

This is actually a clash between two different ideas.

"Actually, the conflict between me and Mr. Huang is not about the loss of profits, but about the different views on the old and new ideas."

In his view, his efforts are quite different from the traditional ones.

"Hey!"

Clearly, Li Xue was very unhappy, since her boss still wasn't willing to accept her ideas.

As soon as Li Xue came out of the office, Huang Chen looked at her.

"Did you hear everything?"

"I heard that! Actually, I'm different from you. I quite agree with our boss's approach. We always have to get rid of the old and welcome the new, right? Don't you think that makes sense?"

Huang Chen smiled.

"Do you think I don't understand? But what about the workers in traditional industries and those steel mills? If our product becomes mainstream, it will have a huge impact on the company, and we might even be targeted. Have you thought about that?"

The biggest concern now is that if this issue isn't resolved soon, the troubles will only increase.

……

In fact, Li Xue's concerns were not unfounded, because Boss Huang had already gathered together some of the local steel mill owners, whether they were state-owned or private enterprises.

"I think you've all heard about this, right? If this continues, we'll really be out of options. Someone's stealing our jobs!"

The first to speak were the owners of those state-owned steel mills; they hadn't expected the situation to become so complicated.

"That guy just has a military background, right? I don't think he has any other skills."

However, they didn't say much, since they all knew that this person had appeared in the space war and performed bravely.

"This guy is really strange. He doesn't focus on aircraft development, but insists on innovating in our field! I heard that the cement plant is also very dissatisfied because their new material has indeed put a lot of pressure on everyone."

These building materials, broadly speaking, can be used to build houses and bridges with remarkable effectiveness and cost savings. For ordinary families, using them is not only environmentally friendly and affordable, but also brings many benefits.

"So this product is really competitive. If all else fails, our steel mill will have to resort to a price war, but as everyone knows, if we keep fighting like this, we're likely to both sides suffer."

Lin Chen understood that continuing the price war was pointless and would only result in mutual harm, allowing unscrupulous individuals to reap the benefits. "Actually, I think we could try a joint effort, or even give those steel mills a chance to improve. That way, our equipment could also be used in production. Wouldn't that be a good thing?"

Lin Chen's idea was simple: instead of doing something meaningless here, he should take this opportunity to unite these steel mills.

Everyone was shocked to hear this, not expecting such an idea to come up at such a crucial moment, so there was nothing more to say.

"I think perhaps the current situation is the best. Regardless of the impact, this may be the most favorable opportunity at present, and we might even be able to find a more suitable solution to the current problem."

If it really succeeds, that would be wonderful, and everyone would truly understand the core situation at hand.

That's pretty much it!

Hearing this, Li Xue finally calmed down a lot.

"I have something very important to tell you. We must find a way to reach a settlement with those steel mills. Otherwise, if a price war really breaks out, it will be a real problem. Besides, it's not that we don't want them to make a living."

However, under these circumstances, those steel mills actually chose to lower prices, and things changed from there.

"It seems they were prepared in advance. But it's okay, don't worry, I know how to deal with it."

Therefore, Lin Chen immediately announced a price increase.

Everyone was shocked to hear this. Normally, people would choose to engage in a price war, but this chairman did the opposite.

In truth, Lin Chen knew very well that the best course of action right now was to stockpile the goods and then consider other issues. Otherwise, he wouldn't be able to handle any potential future situations, which would be a real problem.

"You mean hoarding?"

“That’s right! You have to understand, these goods are essentially the same right now. Once those steel mills find that prices are cheaper and goods are selling more easily, there will be shortages. At that point, their prices will rise. Meanwhile, our prices will stabilize, and they won’t be able to cooperate with us.”

So from that point on, he stopped worrying and simply stopped accepting orders, waiting to see what the steel mills would do next.

Sure enough, the city official became worried and came to Lin Chen's place.

"What are you thinking? Shouldn't you be lowering your prices? We were planning to use your environmentally friendly materials directly."

"It's alright, we have so many projects in the city, one more won't make a difference. Besides, even if this skyscraper doesn't use our materials, it's fine, our materials will be recognized sooner or later, won't they?"

Lin Chen knew that in this situation, saying anything more would be useless. Raw material prices were falling, yet they chose to raise prices, which was truly baffling.

"Anyway, as long as you've thought it through, that's fine. If that's the case, we'll proceed according to our own plan. If any problems arise, don't blame me for not giving you advance notice."

"Mr. Manager, please rest assured, I won't blame you for this. Besides, I know you're extremely worried about this."

This person in charge is indeed in a terrible predicament. Since this situation arose, he has become the main target of criticism in the market.

Even now, everyone says behind his back that he's someone's lackey.

"Hey!"

This is perhaps the biggest contradiction at present. But in any case, at least the conditions we can think of right now are still quite compelling.

"Alright then, since you've said that, I'll stop worrying. I believe you still have hope."

Sure enough, this time the situation was different, and the city ultimately decided to use traditional materials to build the bridge and the tallest building.

The steel mills were somewhat frustrated by this situation. They had thought that a price war would create an alliance with their competitors, but unexpectedly, the competitors raised their prices.

"Oh dear, this is a huge loss. I should have known better than to lower the price and cooperate with them. Now they've raised their prices, what are we going to do?"

“A price increase means that goods will not be sold, and then they will all be hoarded. I’d like to see how long they can hold out.”

“They’re not steel, so there’s no need to worry about oxidation. But our stuff is at risk of oxidation if we leave it for too long.”

As these steel mills lowered their prices, local businesses instantly received a large number of orders.

Seeing these orders, the steel mill owners began to worry. After all, for them, this was both an opportunity and a huge challenge.

They all knew that if profits didn't increase, they wouldn't be able to repay the bank loans. So, they had no choice but to race against time, implementing a three-shift system in the factory to rush orders.

Only in this way can the factory be kept running, but they also understand that this is actually slowly depleting the factory's strength.

"If this continues, the consequences will be unimaginable. I know what everyone values ​​most, but what should we do?"

……

Everyone knows that if things continue to stalemate like this, even the most basic safeguards will be lost in the end.

This is a situation that no one wants to see.

Moreover, their environment is becoming increasingly challenging. While steel prices appear stable, demand is surging.

"Hey!"

Left with no other choice, everyone could only prepare themselves mentally. Perhaps this was truly a brand new challenge, but there was no point in saying anything more.

Before long, they discovered a problem. There were too many orders, which solved the bank's repayment problem, but the production capacity couldn't keep up.

In particular, with workers working three shifts in a row, the machines are already operating at overcapacity.

If they continued in this situation, a serious accident such as a boiler explosion could very likely occur. But the factory manager had no other choice.

They all knew that stopping the machines for major maintenance would definitely delay the project. They had no choice but to finish these orders first.

Left with no other choice, the factory owners gathered together again.

"This definitely won't do. We need to raise the prices for our next orders. If things continue like this, we won't be able to pay off the loan, and the machines won't even be able to keep up with demand. We need to sort this out, don't we?"

"That's what I think too, but how much should the price increase be? Our factory is running out of stock, so I guess the price will be driven up very high."

"Let's see how things go first. I believe those who speculate on futures will definitely try to push up our steel prices."

……

These business owners are somewhat at a loss, as they really don't know how to solve these problems in the current environment.

Lin Chen chose to continue observing from the sidelines. Sure enough, the situation began to change. The steel supply remained relatively stable during the bridge construction.

However, problems arose with the steel supply when the skyscraper design began.

Left with no other option, the person in charge went to the factory to investigate, at least to find out what was going on. What he saw there shocked him.

(End of this chapter)