Chapter 732 Trip to Europe (2)

  As a Jiangshan who has been hanging around in the United States, it is difficult to understand corruption. This is not to say that Jiangshan has not been in contact with the gray area, but such blatant corruption is beyond his expectations.

   It was Zhong Shi, with an ancient well without waves on his face.

   "Of course it's against the law!"

Fei Dela looked at Jiang Shan with unbelievable eyes, and said loudly, "100% illegal, but you must also be clear that although the law is very well formulated, it needs someone to implement it. Wherever there are people, there must be There is room to maneuver."

   "Do you know how corrupt this country has become?"

He was already very emotional, "Perhaps you all know that Greece implements free public medical care for all. But in order to get more timely and effective treatment, patients often need to give doctors 'small envelopes'. God, Can you imagine that a doctor can actually seek rent with this insignificant power in his hands."

"With regard to corruption, a complete set of market prices has been formed. For example, the annual vehicle inspection costs 300 euros, and seeing a doctor may cost 500 to 1,000 euros. I heard that in some prisons, there are still Money can be used to mortgage the sentence. I have no contact with this aspect, so the specific situation is not clear."

   After saying this in one breath, Federra was already flushed and his veins were bulging. He gasped heavily, and it took him a long time to draw a final conclusion to his words, "I think this country will end sooner or later!"

  Zhong Shi and Jiang Shan looked at each other.

  After more than an hour of congestion on the road, Zhong Shi and others finally checked in at the Lagonissi Hotel in the center of Athens after more than two hours later than the scheduled time.

  Lagonissi Hotel is one of the most luxurious hotels in the world, and the price of their "Royal Villa" suite has reached a staggering $34,000 per night. The entire suite is spacious and comfortable, and the wall decoration is mainly warm and soft pale white, with dim yellow lights. The ceiling is all sky blue, which complements the floor-to-ceiling skylight sea view. The configuration of three bedrooms, three bathrooms and a private gym guarantees enough needs. In the viewing room, there is also a huge fireplace. Looking out of the window at the turbulent waves and enjoying the warm flames, it has to be said that it is a joy in life.

   "I got this room for $29,000, and it's still in the peak tourist season!"

  Zhong Shi sat by the fireplace, looked at the bill in hand, and said thoughtfully.

   "After this day, it really is a lot of harvest!"

Jiang Shan excitedly sat opposite Zhongshi, fiddling with the camera on hand, "According to my observation, more than one-third of the farmland beside the road is in a barren state and lacks care. Although I don't know the reason, but According to general experience, it should be the country’s primary industry that has problems.”

   "This is not enough to explain the problem!"

Standing up and walking towards the window, Zhong Shi looked at the sea and the reef in the distance, and said lightly, "Compared to what you said, the corruption of the whole country is what shocks me the most. I think apart from some established goals, In addition, we have to take into account the factors of the Greek political parties."

   "Look, here's another more interesting news!"

  Jiang Shan dropped the camera and started fiddling with his notebook. After searching for a long while, he suddenly shouted, "I really didn't expect this country to spend so much money on military expenditure!"

"what?"

  Zhong Shi suddenly became interested, walked over quickly, and read carefully, "The Greek government intends to purchase a batch of Leopard 2 tanks from the German Wegmann company recently. It is estimated that the entire purchase plan will cost more than 2 billion US dollars."

   "I also found a set of data. Guess how many troops there are in Greece?"

Jiang Shan tapped the keyboard quickly, and soon a set of data was displayed on the notebook, "There are a total of 130,000 soldiers. And the population of the whole of Greece is only 11 million, and their proportion is the highest in the whole of Europe. Look at the How many troops does Germany have with a population of 80 million? 180,000! Can you imagine that Greece has more Leopard 2 tanks than Germany.”

   "There are so many?"

  Zhong Shi touched the tip of his nose and didn't speak for a while. It was obvious that this ratio greatly exceeded his expectations.

   "Not bad, but there's a reason for that."

While typing on the keyboard, Jiang Shan said quickly, "Since ancient Greece has a tradition of martial arts. In addition, they border countries such as Albania and Turkey, which are potential threats. In addition, from the perspective of the sea, Greece It is almost the front line connecting the Middle East and the European continent. Refugees from the Middle East illegally smuggle to Greece all year round, hoping to enter the European continent. Therefore, considering all the circumstances, it is inevitable that they will spend high on military expenditures. "

   "That's a huge expense, too!"

  Zhong Shi nodded, and then asked, "How is our itinerary arranged?"

"Take a two-day tour first to investigate the situation of the tourism industry. Then we will go to the Hlenik Shipyard, which is the largest shipyard in Greece. Next, we will also call on the Greek ship brokerage company. The two companies have already negotiated. They also gave a warm welcome."

"how did you do it?"

   Hearing such an arrangement, Zhong Shi was quite surprised. It has to be said that Jiangshan's arrangement is quite reasonable, and the three major industries in Greece can be covered in just a few days. Although it is just a quick glance, they still gained a lot from the details.

  In fact, even with the most rigorous research funds, it is impossible to see the whole picture of a certain company. But what Tianyu Fund needs now is an opportunity, an opportunity to convince the market.

   "It's pretty easy!"

Jiang Shan said proudly, "The Hlenik Shipyard was originally a state-owned shipyard in Greece, but because of high costs, it was heavily in debt. The government was unwilling to continue to bear this burden, so it was sold to Germany in 2005. The Thyssen Group. However, due to the strong rise of the shipbuilding industry in Asia, the shipbuilding industry in Europe as a whole has been severely impacted. In this case, except for some high-end shipyards that can manufacture luxury ships such as cruise ships and barely survive, other The cargo fleet has already placed orders with shipyards in Asia. So after only four years, the Thyssen Group can no longer operate and is now looking for new buyers everywhere.”

"I came into contact with them as a potential buyer, and they are naturally very welcome. In addition, although the Greek ship brokerage company is a service company, they have always wanted to grow themselves and become like the Baltic shipping company. Such institutions, even one day, will be able to publish something similar to the Baltic Dry Bulk Index to reflect the trading status of the entire world shipping industry. They want new capital to join, and we are the capital, so hit it off."

   "So it is!"

  Zhong Shi nodded secretly, Xin Dao sure enough, the worldwide economic crisis has had a great impact on all countries, and many industries have been implicated as a result. Under such circumstances, many companies are seeking to survive, and cases such as acquisitions and mergers will last for quite a long time.

   "Also, you may not know what I have arranged for you in Italy."

   Seeing that Zhong Shi was silent, Jiang Shan waited quietly for a long time, but couldn't help but said, "A vice president of the Central Bank of Italy and the helm of the Agnelli family, isn't this lineup luxurious enough?"

   "..."

   Zhong Shi was completely speechless.

  He never thought that Jiangshan's public relations ability would be so good, and this arrangement made him very satisfied. However, what Zhong Shi didn't realize was that this was also because he was based on the platform of Tianyu Fund, otherwise he would not be able to arrange such a heavy-weight itinerary even if he talked like a lotus flower.

  …

  The next day, the two were invited to the Hlenik Shipyard, just in time for the launching of their new ship, so the people from the Hlenik Shipyard invited the two to watch the launching ceremony together.

Although the Hlenik Shipyard has been sold to the Germans, it still has advantages that other shipyards cannot match as the leader of the Greek shipping industry. For example, the entire shipyard covers an area of ​​1 million square meters. , which is second to none among other Greek shipyards.

   "This ship is a mid-end cruise ship we built for the Bao family in Hong Kong. Although it cannot compare with high-end cruise ships in terms of displacement and capacity, it is definitely comparable to it in terms of long-distance voyage capability and luxury comfort."

  The general manager of the Hlenik Shipyard is a middle-aged man in his fifties. Years of sea breeze has made his face very old and his hands are full of calluses. His name is Uriah Gaia, and his name comes from Greek mythology.

At this time, Uriah was walking beside Zhong Shi, and introduced this cruise ship called "Floating Harbor" to Zhong Shi flatteringly. This 69,000-ton displacement cruise ship is 120 meters long and 35 meters wide. tall and can accommodate 300 crew members and 1,200 tourists.

  Greek shipbuilding technology is world-renowned, especially in cruise ships. However, the cruise travel method has not yet prevailed in Asia, so in this regard, the shipyards in Asia are still not ready, so the Bao family in Hong Kong handed over the order to a Greek company.

  "According to industry regulations, ships of this class are generally launched floatingly, but since Wuhan Tsingshan Shipyard created a record of 57,000-ton ship rolled over and launched last year, we have always wanted to break this record."

  Uria saw the puzzled expression on Zhongshi's face, rubbed his hands excitedly, and hurriedly explained, "Wait a while, when everything is in place, you can see a very spectacular scene."

   "Floating launch? Rollover launch?"

  At this time, the bell stone is located under a high hanging tower next to the dock, looking down, you can see the operation of the entire dock. The gigantic "Moving Harbor" was already on the water slide, and the surrounding workers began to evacuate one after another. On the other side of the dock is the blue sea, as long as the ship is successfully launched, the ship can sail directly out of the harbor.

   Zhong Shi didn't know much about these terms, so he immediately asked Uriah, "What's the difference between the two?"

"Floating launch, that is, the ship is manufactured in the dock, and then water is injected into the dock, using buoyancy to float it, and finally leave the harbor. However, the disadvantage of this launching method is that it is expensive, and we are now in the stage of cost reduction. ,so…"

A blush rarely appeared on Uriah's dark old face, but it was only fleeting. "There is another way of launching, that is, vertical launching. In the process of vertical launching, the hull presents a 20-degree angle on the berth. The tail is launched first, but the problem is that the whole process is very easy to cause the entire hull to be twisted and deformed, so the demand for steel strength is very high."

   "However, because our shipyard also has the task of manufacturing warships for the government, generally speaking, we adopt the rollover launching method for civilian ships, because this takes the least time and requires the least space."

  Uria explained for a long time, seeing that there was no problem with Zhongshi, and then said loudly to the walkie-talkie: "If you are ready, let's start!"

  The water slide rises slowly, and the hull of the "Floating Harbor" gradually tilts up. The bottom of the ship and the slideway make a creaking sound of metal friction, which can be clearly heard even by the bell stone high above the sky.

   "Cutting costs..."

   I don't know why, Zhong Shi has no intention of watching at all, these two words always come to mind.

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  (end of this chapter)