December 20th.
Beijing.
National Energy Bureau.
"Thump! Thump! Thump!"
Shengzhou had just arrived at the Office when the door sounded.
"Co in."
As the words fell.
The door opened.
A head peeked in, and upon seeing the person, Shengzhou couldn’t help but laugh and scold, "You little rascal, sneaking around - it must be no good." The visitor was one of his capable subordinates.
Sun Ming.
"Director, this ti it’s sothing good." Sun Ming entered, closed the door, and said with a cheerful grin.
Then.
He slid a docunt across to Shengzhou.
He is Zhan Xi’s brother-in-law, and last night at six o’clock, Chai Ren called asking for a favor. He thought it would be difficult, needing Chai Ren to personally intervene, but to his surprise, it was just a matter of delivering a docunt.
No big deal.
After work yesterday.
He picked up the docunt at the Main Gate and naturally had to understand what it was about before delivering it. Otherwise, it would be nonsense if he knew nothing when asked. After getting it, he began to read.
Soon.
He was captivated.
"New Energy Vehicle Industry Supporting Construction Business Plan"
Inside.
It proposed the construction of charging facilities in Service Areas along national Highways, led by the Energy Bureau, with major Central Enterprises, local authorities, and Local forces working together. And this was just the first batch.
Following that.
If operations go well.
If the model matures.
Construction can gradually follow on National Roads, Provincial Roads, and others. The one hundred and eighty-page Plan is very detailed. It was Chai Ren’s intention to report it to the higher authorities.
Looking at the participants.
Sun Ming understood.
This was related to the Tang Family, so he took it even more seriously. Thanks to his connection with Zhan Xi, he had previously managed several Photovoltaic Projects for Microcrystal Technology. Tang Qing knew his limits well; Microcrystal Technology never asked for more than offered.
What’s given.
Is what they’d take.
And they accepted it quite gracefully, delivering quality as well.
In any case.
They were also considered friends.
Now.
Microcrystal Technology has beco a global leader in the Photovoltaic Industry. Their comrcial solar panels have a thirty percent conversion efficiency, crushing all other Photovoltaic Companies, and representing the highest comrcial Technology in the field.
Therefore.
In many reports from the Energy Bureau.
You can find the na of this Company.
The only drawback.
The Company is Arican, and although Tang Qing has full control, it is registered in the United States, and Tang Qing has shown no signs of relocating back, which disappoints many.
...
Half an hour later.
"Snap!"
After reading the Plan, Shengzhou slapped the table in approval. New energy vehicles have been a sector that the authorities have been wanting to develop. Although air purifiers have brought effective relief to the air pollution in the City,
Nevertheless.
Huaxia lacks oil.
This is a fact.
The consumption of oil is also increasing massively; each year’s oil imports represent a huge number. Just this year, oil imports cost the country almost a hundred billion U.S. dollars in foreign exchange.
Next year is expected to be even more.
The most critical point.
At the beginning of this year.
International crude oil was only around fifty U.S. dollars per barrel.
By the end of last month.
The price nearly doubled.
A commodity. Its price doubled within a year, aning that despite so hedging, the country still spent at least an extra twenty billion U.S. dollars this year.
Think about it.
It’s heartbreaking.
Huaxia’s foreign exchange reserves.
These were accumulated bit by bit, attracting investnts from all over, exporting low-end products, slowly earning the revenue. Suddenly having to spend so much more, it made many people’s livers tremble; Shengzhou was one of them.
And this is still just crude oil.
Natural gas has not even been counted yet.
Therefore.
The ledger of this year prompted the higher-ups to decide to quickly discuss and launch a new energy vehicle strategy, initiate subsidies for new energy vehicles as soon as possible, and reduce the reliance on crude oil.
Now.
Soone has stepped up to take the lead in new energy supportive infrastructure, and the upper echelons are certainly willing, "The Tang Family really works on a large scale. You can go back first, I’ll take another look." Shengzhou has already decided to help.
Without violating any principles.
And benefiting both the country and its citizens.
If successful.
This might beco one of the Energy Bureau’s key tasks next year.
After Sun Ming left.
Shengzhou took another look at the plan, to fully understand it first, then get it approved at the bureau eting, and report to the Developnt and Reform Commission. Eventually, they will ask him to make a detailed report, so he has to understand it thoroughly.
Even at the fastest.
He would have to go next week.
As for when it gets approved by the authorities, it might be next year at the beginning of the year. Now is the end of the year, and every departnt has a lot of examinations and summaries to do; usually, they don’t choose this ti to make such decisions.
Of course.
This business plan is not without problems.
For example, the charging equipnt.
Tang Kai suggests using charging piles from enterprises in Myanmar which are cheap and practical, with a very low rate of malfunction after mass use. However, Shengzhou knows that there are plenty of dostic companies who also want a piece of this market.
Secondly.
The managent and maintenance of the equipnt would be the responsibility of the Energy Bureau, which they would of course gladly accept. But once involved, the Energy Bureau cannot remain detached and will need to expend a lot of effort subsequently.
The risk is not small.
It needs to be considered carefully.
...
At noon.
"Tang Qing, it’s a success, the Energy Bureau is quite satisfied," Chai Ren made a phone call.
Tang Qing replied with gratitude, "Good to hear, thanks."
"What’s to thank for, your uncle Tang Kai made a wise move. The business is not huge, but it has broad implications, only with push from the top can we quickly achieve our goals. Also, the necessity for the charging piles is too real," sighed Chai Ren with a wry smile.
To show support.
A few days ago, ’Xinyue’ went public.
He straight up bought one.
Truly.
Driving it feels great, the driving experience is exceptional, reaching a world-class standard. Currently, only concept hybrid and electric cars released by major car manufacturers can barely compare.
This is a driving experience distinct from gasoline and natural gas vehicles.
Only.
After riding out and returning to charge, he found it’s just too slow. With a dostic 220V power supply, it can’t be fully charged overnight. Only now has his mobile phone indicated that the battery is fully charged.
"Next year, the sports car model will be on the market. I think you should consider switching to a larger villa," Tang Qing suggested with a smile. ’Xinyue’ is on the market, with another pure electric sports car on the horizon.
"I was thinking of the sa thing."
Chai Ren nodded.
His villa was indeed not spacious enough.
Not for people.
But for cars.
He was also sowhat of a car enthusiast, his garage used to be just right, but since he got the extended ’March’, one vehicle took up three parking spaces, making it suddenly feel cramped.
Jinghua Real Estate is dedicated to developing large villa projects.
In the suburbs of Beijing.
There are at least six villa district projects under construction. There’s one with a good location and substantial area, he intends to reserve a piece for the company, similar to Sanya’s... to pilfer Tang Qing’s idea.
Copying Tang Qing’s white seaview villa.
He has been ’envying’ it for a long ti.
Not just him.
Zhan Xi liked it very much as well.
Right away.
He shared his thoughts with Tang Qing.
"Sure, I’ll send you the design plans in a bit," said Tang Qing, unconcerned.
"Heh heh, great."
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