"Boss Jia, I'm sorry for my rudeness just now!" Factory Manager Wang said to Boss Jia with a big smile. He was totally different from the arrogant middle-aged man just now.
Jiang Nan Shipyard hadn't received any orders for half a year. If they couldn't get any more orders, they might really close down.
"It's okay!" Boss Jia didn't argue with Factory Manager Wang. They looked at each other and smiled. The awkward encounter just now was over.
"I just heard that Boss Jia wants to build a ship, a ship of more than 50,000 tons. What kind of ship does Boss Jia want to build? A cargo ship? Or is it a cruise ship, an oil carrier, or some other special type of ship? " Factory Manager Wang asked curiously. "But Boss Jia, don't worry. Our Jiangnan Shipyard is the best in the country. We can build any kind of ship."
"To be precise, it's a passenger ship!" Boss Jia said with a smile.
"Then it's a large cruise ship!" Factory Manager Wang nodded and suddenly realized.
"You can say that." Boss Jia nodded.
"Then there's no problem. With the technology of our Jiangnan Shipyard, we can build any kind of cruise ship. Boss Jia, please tell me the design requirements of the cruise ship. We'll sort them out and draw the design drawings for you. After that, we'll build it! "Factory Manager Wang said with a smile.
"Oh! We don't need the design drawings. We already have a full set of design drawings. The shipyard just needs to build it according to our drawings! "Boss Jia shook his head.
"You already have the drawings? Did you ask the National Ship Design Institute to design it? " Factory Manager Wang shook his head and said, "You shouldn't have asked them. They're all designers of warships or oil carriers. Few of them have seriously designed commercial cruise ships."
"Also, those designers are all nerds. They only know how to read from a book all day long. They haven't been at sea for more than a few months. Many of the things they designed are very inhumane. They can't be used in practice at all. It might even cause trouble. It's far better to use the blueprints designed by our Jiangnan Shipyard!" Factory Manager Wang chattered endlessly. In his mouth, the National Institute of Ship Design became worthless.
Actually, the National Ship Design Institute was not that bad. It was just that Director Wang wanted to earn a sum of money for the design of the ship. This was not a small sum of money. It was millions of RMB!
"Director Wang, you've misunderstood. This is not a design by the National Ship Design Institute. We took the drawings from the National Archives of the United States!" Boss Jia laughed.
"You're saying this is an American design!!" Hearing that, Factory Director Wang was surprised. He immediately reached out his hand and said anxiously, "Let me have a look. Let me have a look!"
Factory Director Wang's reaction could not be helped. Although Hua Xia was now able to build huge ships between 50,000 tons and 100,000 tons, because of the foreign blockade, many of the processes were still decades old and could not keep up with the times.
Now that Factory Director Wang heard that Boss Jia had an American ship design blueprint, he immediately became very excited. One had to know that these design blueprints were all American technology. If he could fully understand these design blueprints, the design and manufacturing ability of Jiangnan Shipyard would be able to reach a higher level and directly crush all the other shipyards in the country.
Unfortunately, Factory Director Wang was destined to be disappointed. These blueprints were indeed taken from the National Archives of the United States. Moreover, it was not easy to take them out. If it were not for his relationship with Fox and Boss Jia, he would definitely not be able to take them out.
But …
Boss Jia smiled and gave his secretary a look. The secretary took out a thick document and said, "This is the overall design blueprint of the ship. More parts drawings and details are still in our package. When the cooperation is confirmed, I will give them to you!"
"Okay!" Factory Director Wang took the blueprint and then excitedly flipped through it. Just at the first sight of the ship, Factory Director Wang's expression became very strange. He muttered, "Strange, why is the ship's chimney so big? And there are four chimneys in such a strange position. Is this some new technology of the United States? "
"This … this is actually a steam turbine. Isn't this a little too retro … steam turbine … where am I going to build a steam turbine?!"
The more Factory Director Wang looked at the blueprint, the more sweat on his forehead. However, he was after all a professional and quickly realized the mystery of the blueprint. He helplessly put the blueprint on the table and said with a bitter smile, "Boss Jia, are you kidding me? Why did you give me a blueprint from 50 years ago, the era of the steam engine? "
"To be precise, it was 80 years ago!" Boss Jia smiled. "In fact, the ship drawn on this blueprint has already been built. It was launched in 1912. It has a resounding name, the Titanic!"
"What! This is the blueprint of the Titanic! " Factory Director Wang screamed. For a person in the shipbuilding industry, the Titanic was a name that could never be ignored. It was a name that was engraved in the history of the shipbuilding industry.
Factory Director Wang might not know Boss Jia, but he must have heard of the Titanic.
At this time, Factory Director Wang picked up the blueprint again and looked at it several times. Sure enough, all the characteristics of the Titanic in his memory were matched.
"Here's the thing!" Jia Yapeng smiled and said, "I'm going to make a movie about the Titanic, so I plan to make a copy of the Titanic!"
"But it doesn't have to be the same as the real Titanic. I only need it to have the shell of the Titanic and the structure of the internal cabin. I don't even need the power system. Anyway, when the time comes, it will hit the iceberg and sink to the bottom of the sea under the camera's witness!"
"Building a Titanic and sinking it to the bottom of the sea just to make a movie? That's too extravagant!" Factory Director Wang couldn't help but sigh. At the same time, he had a further understanding of the power of capital.
"Anyway, it's cheaper to make it with special effects!" Boss Jia shrugged his shoulders. "Tell me, Factory Director Wang, can you do it?"
"If you want us to make an entire steam engine, we really can't do it. But if you only want to make the shell and part of the cabin, there's no problem at all! "Factory Director Wang nodded immediately.
"What about the price?" Boss Jia asked again.
"Since Jia Yapeng is the richest man in Hua Xia, he should have a lot of money. I should be able to sell it at a higher price!" Factory Director Wang muttered to himself in his heart and then began to calculate. When Boss Jia was a little impatient, he asked tentatively, "Is 20 million RMB okay?"
"20 million USD, about the same as my calculation!" Boss Jia nodded in his heart. "No problem, this is a very reasonable price!"
"That's really great!" Factory Director Wang's face suddenly became bright. "Boss Jia, according to the tradition in our industry, 20 million RMB, you need to pay us 5 million RMB as a deposit first. When the ship is halfway through the construction period, you need to pay us another 10 million RMB. Finally, after the ship is finished and you have checked it, you will pay us the final 5 million RMB. Is that okay? "
"Ha … You said 20 million RMB … Ahem, of course, no problem!" Boss Jia realized that he had been in the United States for too long, his brain was almost assimilated by the people of the United States. He actually thought that Factory Director Wang was talking about USD.
Come on, Jiangnan was a state-owned enterprise, and they were negotiating with a Hua Xia enterprise. How could they use USD to settle the bill? 20 million RMB was definitely not wrong!
Boss Jia and Fox quoted a price of 2000 USD, but in reality, it was only 4 million USD. Compared to the cost of 400 million RMB in the United States, it was 100 times more expensive.
Moreover, looking at Factory Director Wang's smiling face, they seemed to have made a lot of money from this 4 million USD!
With such a price, if Hua Xia didn't rise up, would there be any justice in this world?
"But Factory Director Wang, we still need to confirm something here!" Boss Jia suddenly said.
"What is it?" Factory Director Wang asked curiously.
"I need to confirm that your factory still has the ability to build ships, and that you have the ability to deliver the goods within a year. After all, the situation in your factory is really …" Boss Jia wanted to say something, but he stopped.
"I understand!" Factory Director Wang took a deep breath, then dialed his office phone and said to the other person on the phone, "Old Zhang, tell everyone that we have an order. Gather at the factory before 5 p.m. Everyone must be there!"
After hearing Factory Director Wang's words, Boss Jia looked at his watch. It was already 3 p.m., and Factory Director Wang only gave everyone two hours!
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