Ants exploded, I opened a power plant to supply power to the world

Chapter 248 247 This is the pessimistic state of the development of the small town power plant. Lin Zhe is absolutely helpless.
The children could not understand the big concept, but they also knew that Zhetong Electric Power was here to do good things for the local area.

"Uncle, you guys have worked so hard. Thank you. Then we can have stable electricity, right?"

"Yes, uncle guarantees that your power will not be cut off under normal circumstances."

"Great! Then we don't have to worry about being scolded when playing games. We will be reported if we often lose power and the internet."

Looking at the happy children, the staff at Zhetong also smiled.

If Lin Zhe were here, he might not be able to help but tell the kid that the reason he was scolded for playing games might have little to do with the power outage, but was mainly because he was not good at it.

……

Huaixi County is very small, so the meeting planned here will be very brief.

After it was done, the person in charge of Zhetong Electric Power, who was the head of a total of eight or nine teams, drove to the gate of the local power plant.

It can be seen that this small local power plant is already very dilapidated.

The entrance doesn't look big, and you can even see some of the conditions inside from the entrance, including the only power unit inside, which is located under a simple iron shed.

There was a sign of their power plant hanging at the door, but the paint on the words seemed to be peeling off.

The five big characters of Huaixi County Power Plant and the blue brick walls give it a feeling of the last century. If you are someone who likes the old industrial style, this would be a good place for taking photos.

The car stopped and several people from the Zhetong Electric Power Group got out.

The person leading the team this time, Yu Hongbo, actually does not have a high rank in the group. He is just a team leader in charge of several work groups. He is a native of Northwest China and only joined Zhetong Electric Power this year.

The reason why he was able to serve as a small leader right after joining Zhetong Electric Power was that he was slightly older than others who joined at the same time.

In addition, his electrician certificate is of a relatively high level. During the actual training process, the staff at the headquarters also discovered that Yu Hongbo's operational level and coordination and leadership abilities are much higher than others.

Also, Lin Zhe has not arranged for a large number of personnel from other factories to be transferred to the northwest. After all, it would be bad for everyone to work far away from home, so Lin Zhe tries his best to select and train talents locally.

This time in the Northwest region, except for the training personnel and civilian staff coming from the headquarters, most of the others are selected from local areas.

That’s why Yu Hongbo was able to become a team leader after joining Zhetong Electric Power Group, and was in charge of several power teams.

This time the group had a power supply task in Huaixi County, and he was sent directly here to not only send his power team, but also several other teams.

After all, no one cares more about the power supply operation in Huaixi County than Yu Hongbo.

Because he understood that this was also an opportunity for him, an opportunity to prove himself.

If the construction of the power supply network and subsequent power supply operations in Huaixi County encounter setbacks, it will definitely leave a bad impression on me in the eyes of the group.

You know, all the newly hired managers who are above the rank of team leader are in the "probationary position" period.

If I fail this time, not only will I be able to make further progress in the group, it’s even doubtful whether I can keep the position of team leader.

But if this operation goes more smoothly and the job is done more well.

Similarly, in Zhetong Electric Power Group, a relatively fair place, I can definitely work hard to raise my level.

So Yu Hongbo cares a lot and is also quite worried.

He is now worried about the reaction of the local power plant. After all, no one can predict this.

Unless there are special circumstances, such as those in the south where the population is tens of thousands and there are industries and the demand for electricity is relatively large, the group will decide whether to allocate "market transfer fees" based on actual conditions for such rural areas.

But in the northwest region, let alone towns and villages, even a super small county like Huaixi with a population of tens of thousands does not have a budget for "market transfer fees".

Unless the local power supply network is relatively sound, the basic power construction is qualified and can be directly accepted and used by the group, in this case some "infrastructure fee" can be given.

In just one county town, Yu Hongbo took a look at it on the way here. Just now, the circuits currently used by every household in the county town are unqualified if any one of them is judged by the group's standards.

To put it bluntly, the local basic power construction must be completely overturned and rebuilt, and all new and qualified cables, transformers, etc. must be used in accordance with the group's standards.

The group will certainly not allocate funds in this situation. If the local power plant is difficult to deal with and has to "bite" a bite of compensation before it is willing to cooperate and not create obstacles, then Huaixi's work will definitely be difficult.

So Yu Hongbo was worried about this. In this situation, it was impossible for the group to pay the local power plant, so it depended on himself.

Thinking of this, Yu Hongbo also sighed. It would not be easy to make the local power plants willing to withdraw from the market without paying money.

……

"Team Leader Yu, shall we go in?"

After nodding, Yu Hongbo took the lead and walked into the factory. After entering, there was not even a doorman, let alone security.

Yu Hongbo also knew that this was not very polite, but there was no staff at the door and no contact information. He wanted to find someone to say hello but there was no one there, so he had to go in first.

Walking further in, we finally saw some people at the entrance of the motor "shed" next to it. There were two men in dirty blue work clothes shoveling coal into the furnace.

After seeing this scene, Yu Hongbo was slightly surprised, although he could imagine that the thermal power units in this small place would be very backward.

But I didn’t expect to be so far behind.

I have actually seen this type of small-scale thermal power unit that uses coal to generate electricity when I was very young. It was at a power plant where my uncle worked, and he was the worker responsible for shoveling coal in the power plant.

But the one in their factory was like a big boiler in a big city, much bigger than the one he saw now.

The one in front of us is even smaller than some boiler rooms, and this may be because the power plant wants to save money, so the coal that is thrown in shovel by shovel is mixed with some messy and flammable things.

Seeing this scene, Yu Hongbo had no doubt that the boiler power of this small motor was not enough to burn those garbage.

The power of the furnaces in those large power plants is large enough, or to put it bluntly, the fire is big enough, so they can burn. Some garbage disposal plants are actually thermal power plants.

But the small boiler with a small motor in front of us can only burn things that are flammable and easy to burn. If it is difficult to burn, it will not burn at all.

Under such circumstances, the local power supply situation in Huaixi County is not only prone to power outages, but it is already very good to be able to maintain the current situation of having electricity every day.

But it also shows that this boss can indeed save money.

……

Seeing Yu Hongbo and his men coming over, and the words "Zhetong Electric Power" were clearly visible on their clothes, they were colleagues. "What are you guys doing?"

Hearing this, Yu Hongbo also greeted him.

"Hello, Master. We are also from the power company, Zhetong Power. We came here to talk to your boss. Is it convenient for us to contact him?"

Since it wasn't for them, the masters didn't care too much.

Working here, you are called an employee of the power plant, but in reality, it's nothing. You just get a fixed salary every month, and sometimes your salary is delayed. If you quit, you can just find another job.

Thinking of this, one of the masters threw another shovel of coal slag into it, then walked aside and took out his mobile phone.

"Hello? Boss Chen, someone is looking for you~"

……

It didn't take long before Yu Hongbo and his group saw Chen Yusheng, the owner of a small local power plant in Huaixi.

As a colleague, Chen Yusheng has seen a lot of news about Zhetong Electric Power on the Internet. He has also learned about it. It can only be said that one gets frustrated when compared with others. He also started from scratch to run a power plant.

They went straight from a small town power plant to one of the top ten in the country, and are still expanding significantly.

Looking at myself again, let alone starting from a small-town power plant, even this power plant now can be considered "unsustainable". This person's fate really depends on the right time, right place and right people.

This is the situation in Huaixi County now. Back then, Huaixi still thought that as more and more people came, his chances of "getting started" might be greater.

But who would have thought that these small places are getting smaller and smaller, while the big places are so bloated, difficult and stressful, but they are still getting bigger and bigger.

He almost knew everything on the way here. Several locals took out their mobile phones and took photos of the Zhetong Electric Power convoy parked there, and Chen Yusheng also received the photo.

Now Zhetong’s people came directly to his factory, and he guessed their purpose.

……

Compared to before, when Chen Yusheng came and brought Yu Hongbo and the others to a place that was a little more acceptable, it was the only office of their Huaixi Power Plant, which was actually the room at the door.

This also made Yu Hongbo and others sigh in their hearts. It seems that this boss is so "thrifty" but actually does not save any profit. It may be that there is simply no profit to be made.

Otherwise, this factory would not have the gatehouse and the office together.

After they sat down, Yu Hongbo took out a cigarette and gave it to Chen Yusheng.

"Mr. Chen, how long has your power plant been operating?"

Hearing this, Chen Yusheng took a puff of his cigarette, then smiled bitterly and waved his hand.

"Team Leader Yu, right? Don't flatter me by calling me Mr. Chen or not. I know very well that I am just a small boss at best. This power plant has been established for almost ten years since its inception~"

"I'm not afraid of you laughing at me. You people in Zhetong are definitely knowledgeable people. Even though our power plant has only been in operation for more than ten years, the machines there are older than me. They are all second-hand machines purchased when the power plant was established."

Chen Yusheng then gave a few examples and introduced the situation of the power plant. It was indeed a relatively "poor" power plant.

After saying this, Chen Yusheng also sighed and continued speaking.

"I know your intention. You want me to withdraw from this local market and then Zhetong Electric Power will take over, right?"

As soon as these words were spoken, Yu Hongbo became nervous. He did not expect that Boss Chen in front of him would be so straightforward.

Now if he asks for an exorbitant price, then there will be no room for negotiation. After all, if he asks for one million, then no matter how much you bargain, you will probably have to give him several hundred thousand in the end.

But if it's less, then maybe you can persuade them and finally reach a result where you don't have to pay.

So after Chen Yusheng finished speaking, Yu Hongbo had already made plans and started thinking of words in his mind. It's not that the basic power infrastructure in Huaixi is unusable, it's just that it is indeed old.

Another possibility is that they may have had financial difficulties at the beginning, which led to the use of cheap and low-quality cables.

In this case, it is impossible for the group to collect taxes, which means it is impossible to pay him a penny.

Thinking about this, Yu Hongbo nodded.

……

"Ah~"

After putting out his cigarette, Chen Yusheng stood up, took a look outside and then spoke.

"That's not impossible. To be honest, I've known about your Zhetong Power for a long time. I know that you treat your users with impeccable care. Your coming here is also a blessing for the locals in Huaixi County."

"Besides, I can be considered to have gotten rid of such a mess. I can sell this land later, or even just flatten it and build a small courtyard for my own retirement."

"So we can completely hand over this market to Zhetong Electric Power, and I don't want a penny!"

As soon as these words were spoken, Yu Hongbo, who had originally prepared a bunch of arguments to persuade the other party with reason and emotion, opened his mouth and stood there in a daze.

This is Chen Yusheng's real thought. He approves of Zhetong Power coming to Huaixi from the bottom of his heart. Anyway, this power plant is dispensable to him.

Basically, you can't make much money, and you also "bear" some bad reputation.

In Huaixi County, if there is a power outage in the hospital, they will curse. If there is a power outage when the restaurant is busy at dinner time, they will curse. If there is a power outage when the family is watching TV at night, they will curse. "Chen Yusheng is really a piece of shit. The whole broken power plant has power outages every day."

Although these complaints and insults behind his back would not make him lose a few pounds, to be honest, Chen Yusheng still felt uncomfortable.

There were several times when I even planned to quit, but in the end I had no choice. After all, if I quit, even the intermittent electricity supply in Huaixi County would be gone.

Now that Zhetong Electric Power has come, he is really optimistic about this. It is an industry that does not make much money in the first place, so it would be good for him to sell it and relax, and he can also free up his hands to do other things.

……

Seeing that Chen Yusheng didn't seem to be joking at all, Yu Hongbo took a deep breath. It was his luck to meet such a person.

But then Chen Yusheng spoke again.

"Don't be too happy yet. I have a request. I want to ask you to pay for the two workers in my factory. You just saw that they were laid off. Since you are the ones who made them laid off, I hope you can pay them some compensation. It doesn't have to be too much. Just pay them a few months' salary."

(End of this chapter)