Chapter 33: The Little Secretary Also Needs to Be Coaxed
Nanyang is currently in the development stage, so now it's all about construction. To get there, you definitely need to build houses first. Steel and cement are a must, but wood is abundant and doesn't need to be purchased. Bricks will be made by ourselves later on, which is really not good for buying right now.
Engineering machinery needs a batch, including excavators, bulldozers, cranes, large off-road trucks, road rollers, mixers, rock drills, and even electric welders.
Also, first buy a batch of diesel oil for emergency use, after the construction is completed, you can use American diesel oil or even your own refined diesel oil.
That's all for now, I reckon it'll keep Huang Jiaqiang busy for a few days. These goods can be directly taken away from the Hong Kong dock without being transported to Africa. After they are stored in the warehouse here, you can just go and pick them up yourself, which will save a lot of time.
Huang Jiaqiang went out to discuss business with him. Due to Huang Wenjing's relationship, the two did not go through too much courtesy and found a restaurant in a hotel to eat and chat.
"Mr. Huang, I have a trade deal and want to purchase some engineering machinery and steel rebars. It doesn't matter where you buy them from, just transport them to the warehouse in Hong Kong that I specify and I'll take care of everything else afterwards." Guo Yu said after putting down his chopsticks.
"Mr. Guo wouldn't have heard what Little Sister said and deliberately taken care of my business, would he?" Huang Jiaqiang asked.
"It's also not, it's true that there's business that needs me to find you, as for taking care of, our own people should take care of each other."
"Then thank you, Mr. Guo. I'll toast a cup to Mr. Guo." After saying that, he picked up his wine glass and toasted a cup of wine to Gu Yu.
Kuo Yu also picked up the cup and drank it, then wiped his hands, took out a list from his bag, and handed it to Huang Jiaqiang.
"1 million tons of steel for construction, 800,000 tons of cement, 50 excavators, 50 types of digging machines, 20 cranes, 100 large off-road trucks, road rollers..., mixers..., rock drills..."
"Mr. Guo, this looks like a big project, there are quite a few things. I'll go back and have my staff make an estimate, then tell you the price."
"Alright, wishing us another successful cooperation, my project has just started and we have a lot of business to come."
"Wishing you success, by the way, Mr. Guo, the other eight cargo ships have already been settled, and I'll present them to you along with this quotation tomorrow." Huang Jiaqiang suddenly remembered the cargo ship matter and hastily said.
After dinner, Huang Jiaqiang returned to the company to work, while Guo Yu called Huang Wenjing and asked her out for dinner tonight. He's really clingy and has no self-respect.
However, Huang Wenjing's personality is really like her name, she is indeed more gentle and warm in nature, knowledgeable and reasonable, it's really hard to find someone like that in today's society.
The next day, Huang Jiaqiang handed over the quotation to Guo Yu, and it turned out that these things were not cheap either: cement 32 million, steel bars 42 million, excavators 25 million, loaders, large trucks, etc., with a total quotation of 180 million, which was absolutely a huge sum of money.
Guo Yu looked at the information of the cargo ships again, and they were basically Panamax cargo ships, old cargo ships with a tonnage of 10,000 to 30,000 tons. This time there are several slightly newer ones, but also at scrap prices, estimated to be eliminated and replaced, eight ships for a total price of 120 million.
Guo Yu made a decision and asked Huang Jiaqiang to quickly organize the goods source, the faster the better, and transport them to the warehouse designated by Guo Yu.
Guo Yu felt that for basic things in the future, it would be more cost-effective to produce them himself in 1915, such as the large amount of steel and cement used, which must be produced by himself.
After Huang Jiaqiang left, Guo Yu began to ponder in the office. After building it up, what should be done in Nanyang? It must not be used only for farming. His own industrialization needs to start. The main consideration is still what sells well in 1915 and what is easy to do.
Tobacco, this Nanyang originally had it, we can also have it, and must do it to the best, Nanyang is suitable for planting tobacco, cigarette machine equipment is not too expensive, a few tens of millions can set up a medium-sized factory, enough to cover China.
Power plants, factories need electricity, and people living there also need it. This must be built, as it relates to the foundation of the entire system in the future.
Steel mills, these must be available. Cement plants, these also have to be available, spinning mills, wineries, lighter factories, sugar factories, and hospitals, pharmaceutical factories... thinking about it is a hassle, isn't it just about food, clothing, shelter, and transportation? Let's take the easy way out and make a quick sale, regardless of whether production is possible or not. First, set up the framework, buy machines and let workers learn by doing, then bring in large quantities of finished products from modern countries to dump domestically and in Europe, this is the way to make money.
Continue to call Huang Jiaqiang and ask him to purchase power plants, steel mills, cement plants, pharmaceutical factories, sugar refineries, spinning mills, lighter factories, cigarette factories, food processing plants, various mechanical processing machine tools, etc. These things don't need to be too advanced, no computer-controlled or electronic ones are needed, the technology of the 80s and 90s is enough, if not possible, the 70s is also acceptable, but they must be cheap. If there's really no other way, second-hand ones can also work, but they must be durable and guaranteed in quality. They must come with complete installation and production documentation, including video and text materials, as well as production process flowcharts. Additionally, steel mills and cement plants must also come with matching production formulas.
After giving orders, Guo Yu didn't care about it anymore. I'm here to enjoy life, why are you making me so busy? No matter how much money we make, it's all for spending anyway.
Just thinking about it makes me feel a bit tired these past few days, busy running around for no reason. I pressed the intercom and called in my little secretary Mu Tong.
He closed the door, picked up Mu Tong and entered the rest room. He was tired and needed to relax. Women were the best way to unwind. After humming and moaning for a while, Gu Yu finally felt satisfied and let go of his little secretary. As he hugged her on the bed, he fondled her full breasts, which indeed had substance.
After resting for a while, the little secretary got up and dressed, Guo Yu also got up, and after dressing, the two walked out of the room to the office. Guo Yu took out a card from his suit and handed it to Mu Tong.
"What's going on, boss." Mu Tong took the card, but in his heart, he also felt a hint of sadness. Had he really become a prostitute?
Guo Yu also felt a hint of strangeness from the little secretary, and he walked forward to gently hold her, using his chin to support her head, saying: "Don't misunderstand, I don't have any other intentions. In my heart, you're a good girl. It's just that several times when I saw you, you were wearing the same clothes. Are you my secretary? Representing my face, go buy yourself some more clothes." After finishing speaking, he also gave the little secretary a peck on the forehead.
Women are animals that need to be coaxed. No matter what you've done, as long as you coax her sincerely and patiently, she'll forget past events.
The little secretary went out happily, Guo Yu half-reclined in the boss chair smoking a cigar, this is something he recently learned, before he could only smoke cigarettes, now he also enjoys the play of high-level people.
It seems that I still need to return to the mainland once, and I need to buy some very miscellaneous things, which are not suitable for Huang Jiaqiang's company operation. In order to open up the domestic market as soon as possible in 1915, I will have to make a large purchase myself.
