What the hell is a private enterprise?

Chapter 112 Thirty Million Dollars

"Four years ago, Giant Group was founded with a capital injection of 1.19 million yuan. At that time, our only product was the Chinese card. But from then on, I believed that no matter what I did, I could succeed...

...Since the beginning of this year, some people have said that Giant Building shouldn't strive for first place, otherwise Giant will face financial difficulties... But I want to tell them that Giant Building will not stop, but it will not be our headquarters. The real headquarters will be moved to an aircraft carrier. Giant wants to be a unique company in the world... We have contacted Mr. Makarov and are in discussions...

Giant is a responsible company. We will definitely follow the public's wishes. Thank you... All donations will be returned. Giant never owes money to any bank, any foundation, or anyone else..."

Tang Wen looked at Shi Juzhu standing at the foundation of the Giant Building in the provincial TV station with high spirits, and began his speech in front of numerous media.

Thanks to the brilliant strategy of developing aircraft carriers, Giant Group’s bankruptcy crisis in 1997 was almost resolved.

Shi Juzhu is far more confident than in history. Whether it is luck or his own strength, the facts undoubtedly prove that he has created a miracle again.

His mind was still clear. First, he did not say that he bought the aircraft carrier for the navy, so as to avoid the Black Sea Shipyard directly blacklisting him.

It should be true that Giant has contact with the Black Sea Shipyard. Anyway, there are many forces eyeing Varyag now, so one more buyer doesn't matter.

The second is that Shi Juzhu returned the donation and then called on students and people from all walks of life not to remit any more money, thus avoiding falling into this obvious death trap.

Shi Juzhu would not be fooled by this insignificant appearance, but instead further established his own image.

But...will he really buy the Varyag?

Tang Wen was a little unsure. In history, the Varyag cost less money than the Giant Building. With the support of funds and wealthy people, it is indeed possible to buy it and sell it to the navy without any loss.

However, Shi Juzhu did not indicate that he would breach the contract. He then asked to exchange one of the best cabinet servers currently available for a two-seater aircraft. In the end, an F4F was sent over with its wings dismantled.

However, the other party did not specify how to praise the arsenal ship, but only said that it was necessary to wait patiently, so Tang Wen had to make preparations for both situations.

The Internet cafe operator hired by the city was migrating the server, and Dawang BBS was temporarily shut down. Tang Wen could only browse several other forums to see the online reactions.

As he expected, Shi Juzhu and Varyag have become unavoidable hot topics, and the evaluation of him is also one-sided. Everyone hopes that this giant can tow the aircraft carrier back.

Tang Wen looked through it for a long time and found that the traffic of his criticism of aircraft carriers and arsenal ships was not high, and they did not play the role he imagined.

However, full-band blocking interference has become popular. From time to time, you can see posts discussing this book, and most of them are positive reviews.

According to the publishing house, the first batch of 20 physical books were sold out within a week, and local bookstores responded very well, believing that there would be no problem in selling more than copies during the life cycle.

But the arsenal ship is not the focus of the novel after all, and Tang Wen is also skeptical about the impact, so he can only wait and see.

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"Director Makarov, I represent the Giant Group..."

Makarov looked at the Chinese man in front of him with a slicked-back hair and a suit, and waved his hand impatiently:
"I'm no longer the factory manager. You don't need to ask for my opinion."

Makarov resigned in disgrace after Kuchma handed over the disposal of Varyag to the Black Sea Shipyard last year.

In 93, high-ranking officials from Russia and Russia came to the Black Sea Shipyard, hoping to continue funding the construction of the Varyag. Makarov then shouted out his famous saying "600 related professions, 8000 supporting manufacturers", indicating that the Varyag's construction would not be successfully continued.

But is this really the case?

At that time, Big Brother had just disintegrated, and most of the equipment and personnel were still there. Many spare parts prepared for the Varyag had already been produced. In fact, with just a sum of money, the Varyag could be built in a few years.

However, whether the construction can proceed does not depend on objective facts. Since the Ulyanovsk was deceived into dismantling, the Varyag has become the next target to be closely watched.

Some people don't want it to be completed, Makarov knows it better than anyone, but there's nothing he can do.

The chaotic situation in the first few years after the disintegration made it impossible to ensure the smooth continuation of the construction of the Black Sea Shipyard.

However, after a few years, the situation only got worse, and the eldest and second sons of the separated family broke up completely.

The newly appointed Kuchma had no intention of strengthening the navy. He directly let the Black Sea Shipyard dispose of the Varyag on its own. His subconscious intention was to sell or dismantle it quickly, just like using an excavator to dismantle dozens of precious Tu-160s. He urgently needed to express his willingness for "peace".

Since then, the Varyag has completely lost the possibility of being built at the Black Sea Shipyard, and Makarov resigned immediately.

In 2002, when the Varyag arrived in the country and ownership was transferred to the Navy, Makarov died shortly afterwards.

Did Giant Group buy Varyag for the navy?
Makarov was not sure, and he was no longer the director of the shipyard and had no power to choose.

But in the eyes of the envoy sent by the Giant Group, Makarov still has influence, and even if he is willing to give an ambiguous answer, it will be of great benefit to the group.

He had already learned about it before coming, and guessed that Makarov wanted the Varyag to be completed, so he took out the prepared speech:
"Mr. Makarov, to be honest, our navy also needs this ship."

Makarov did react, but contrary to the messenger's guess, he sneered mockingly:
"Are you prepared to finish her? Do you have a shipyard that has ever built a warship over 10,000 tons? Have you ever built such a large and advanced ship?

You will need at least two years to explore the layout and design ideas of the Varyag, then at least one year to modify the design, and more than three years to implement the transformation and require enterprises to produce the necessary parts. It is an optimistic estimate that she can be put into service in ten years.

In this respect, you are not even as good as Daewoo, who are at least one of the world's top shipyards."

"Of course, whether it's sold or not is none of my business. As long as the price is high enough, you might be able to get it. Or if you pay one billion dollars, I can guarantee to sell it to you after it's completed."

After saying that, Makarov ruthlessly drove away the foreign guest, leaving the latter disappointed.

He reported the situation truthfully to Shi Juzhu, who said without hesitation:
"Then raise the price. What's the highest price now?"

"It's Daewoo's $12 million. It's being towed away in its current state."

"Then we'll offer $30 million and declare war openly through the media!"

Shi Juzhu's tone hardly changed, as if thirty million US dollars was even less than three thousand.

(End of this chapter)