The negotiations had reached an impasse. The US side wants to stimulate employment and bring in investments. Feng Yu and the rest are investing to make money, and there is no reason for them to do charity in the US. They are not US citizens.
If they can use more efficient automated equipment to ensure higher profits, why should they use less efficient equipment? Although the investment will be higher, it will be better than other ports. This will be good for their port, He Huang Company, etc., and will increase their overall asset value.
Feng Yu is also a shareholder of He Huang Company, and increasing their brand value and asset value will mean Feng Yu will make more money. There is no reason for him to give up what is near.
Automated ports are the trend, and Feng Yu remembers visiting the Shanghai port in his previous life. There are not many workers there, and it is much safer and more efficient.
Feng Yu wants to invest in ports in the US. If he does not do well, it will affect Feng Yu's reputation. Since when did Feng Yu's investments fall behind so much?
Reed expressed that both sides need to discuss this further. He also needs to report to his boss and ask for Obama's team's opinion.
Actually, these port owners are also unhappy with the Dock Union. The US docks' rates are high, but the port owners' profits are only average. This is because the workers are earning too much.
The Autoworkers had dragged the US automobile industry to a state where the workers suffered huge losses. Many factories had stopped operating, and those workers will not get the chance to renew their contracts. Other than being autoworkers, what else can they do?
The leaders of the Autoworkers did not suffer any losses. All of them are still living in big houses and are living a good life.
However, if this problem was solved by someone else, it would definitely be impossible. But if it was Obama, there was some hope.
This is because most of the workers in the US are African Americans, and African Americans are less educated and do more manual labor. In the past, when Caucasians were in power, this conflict might intensify.
But Obama is also a African American, and his skin color and race conflicts can be alleviated or even avoided.
Choosing automated ports will be beneficial to the US and the California Consortium in the long run. It will also be beneficial to Feng Yu and the rest.
Choosing semi-automated ports will be beneficial to Obama, but it will not be worth it for Feng Yu and the rest. Even the California Consortium will suffer losses.
As for what he would choose, he would have to think about it in detail. If their cooperation was successful, it might have a significant impact on all the ports in the US.
If automation could be successfully implemented, then once the other port owners saw the efficiency here, they would also upgrade the equipment. Then, the congestion in the United States' ports could be greatly alleviated, or even solved forever. This will also have a significant impact on US trade.
Feng Yu didn't say anything else. If they couldn't reach an agreement, then there would be no point in investing.
Li Zeju suddenly said, "Reed, why don't we both take a step back? You plan to cooperate with us at the five ports on the West Coast, and we'll choose three of them as pilot projects. We'll automatically modify the ports first, and after we see the results, we'll decide if we want to use all of them. How about that?"
The pilot was a measure to reduce the risk. Not only could he gain experience, but he might also be able to learn some lessons. This would allow him to avoid major losses before he could fully carry out the plan.
There were often experiments in enterprise reforms. There were many branch companies or subsidiaries of the same type, and the company will implement this plan in one or a few companies to test the feasibility of this plan. After that, they will decide if they want to implement this plan in the whole company or give up on this plan.
Li Zeju felt that there was no need to experiment with automation. In many European and Asian ports, automation was standard, and the efficiency and profits were obvious.
But the US was different. Even though there were many similarities between the US and Europe, they were still different countries.
The most important thing was the attitude of the Union and the government.
Reed was tempted by the idea of a pilot project. It was not a bad idea to give it a try. If they succeeded, they would receive higher profits, and Obama could use this political achievement to gain the support of more tycoons for his re-election, which was more in line with their interests.
"Li, since this is a pilot project, then one port is enough. There's no need to do a pilot project with three ports." Pilot project. You chose three out of five ports, and you call it a pilot project? Reed felt that there was no need to do this.
"Reed, every port's location is different, and every state's situation is different. Choosing three ports is to achieve better results. Also, this is not just for our ports. It is for all the ports on the west coast and even all the ports in the US. Three ports is not a lot. "
Li Zeju had expanded the scope to all the ports in the US, and this required Obama's approval.
Reed shook his head. "Our ports can only represent the west coast. It is not representative of the Gulf of Mexico and the east coast."
"Even if it is the entire west coast, is there a lot of ports in three ports? We can even set up all five of our ports to be automated. After all, we are only one of the ports in these cities. "
Feng Yu agreed with what Li Zeju said. Currently, there were no automated docks on the West coast. They had set up 5 automated docks at 5 ports, and it was considered a pilot project for each port city. This was not a lot.
Feng Yu realized that Li Zeju also knew how to boast. This is no longer a normal business venture. It will be a national industry, and if it succeeds, it will be a good political achievement for Obama.
Even if it fails, Obama can write a book or give a speech about what he was thinking. He will surely make a lot of money.
"Two. I can only agree to two at most. I still need to talk to my boss. If he doesn't agree, I might not be able to agree to even one. "Reed replied.
"At least two pilot projects. If you only agree to one, then there is no need for us to discuss further." Feng Yu stopped Li Zeju.
All the port owners in the US know that He Huang wants to invest in US ports. This will be disadvantageous to them, and they will lose the upper hand in the negotiations.
Feng Yu can show that he does not care about this. It is a simple cooperation between the good guys and the bad guys. But because Feng Yu is the World's Richest Man, there is a big difference.
Reed and the rest must be worried that if they fail to negotiate with Feng Yu, they will be the losers.
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