Chapter 539: A silent showdown

The financing cost and interest rate of obtaining a Japanese yen loan are lower than that of financing in China, but the requirements for investment projects are quite strict: 30% of the funds must be used for wastewater treatment supporting projects for a loan of 80 million US dollars.

Even in countries with the strictest requirements for environmental protection in Europe and the United States, the proportion of environmental protection investment in pure papermaking enterprises is not so high.

Nearly 200 million yuan of environmental protection investment, in addition to the supporting requirements for the wastewater treatment facilities of the second phase project, also includes 60 million yuan of environmental protection facilities technical transformation funds for the first phase project. The second phase project has been fully launched and is expected to be officially put into production until this fall, but the technical transformation of environmental protection facilities for the first phase project has been completed.

After the fleet arrived at Xinguang Paper, Zhou You was responsible for the full explanation. The focus was on visiting the world's most advanced wastewater treatment equipment just introduced by Xinguang Paper. Li Yuanhu saw that Xinguang Paper had no tricks in environmental protection. Zhou You introduced: "The huge investment in environmental protection does not have much economic benefits for the enterprise. In addition to the initial investment in one-time equipment, it also requires a lot of continuous investment and later management. It is basically pure investment, but we are willing to assume it. This is the social responsibility of the enterprise and the fundamental principle of the long-term sustainable development of the enterprise... After the industrial wastewater was treated, it almost reached the standard that people can drink," Zhou You asked Zhou Fu, general manager of the papermaking business department, to personally run up and take a paper cup of water, and let Li Yuanhu and the officials accompanying the province see the cleanliness of the water. "These water can be recycled, and this factory has completely achieved zero emissions of industrial wastewater..."

In order to verify Zhou You's words, Zhou Fu took a sip and said, "There is no bleaching powder smell of tap water..."

Zhang Ke blinked. Even though he knew that the treatment could meet the drinking water standards, he had no courage to take a sip when he saw the gray, black and dirty industrial wastewater in the pretreatment pool. This simply tests people's psychological endurance.

Through Su Yiqun and Xie Jiannan saw the earliest letter of intent for pulping projects submitted by Xinguang Paper. The letter of intent clearly stated that it is necessary to ensure sufficient supply of raw wood, but it must be based on the premise that it does not damage the natural forest ecosystems in the province and surrounding provinces and cities.

In the past twenty years of reform and opening up, economic theory that sacrifices the ecological environment and even sacrifices the interests of some people to develop the economy has dominated the country.

In the province, pulping projects may put great pressure on the already fragile natural forest system in the province, but it is not unbearable; and before Zhang Ke brought Li Yuanhu and his group to the expensive sewage treatment facilities of Xinguang Paper, he had to clearly tell Li Yuanhu that Jinhu suspended the pulping project for ecological and environmental factors, it was by no means an excuse for no reason.

Xie Jiannan thought to himself that Jinhu was determined not to let the province lead the way. They should follow their own will and carry out their will in this world.

Chen Jing said quietly and thoughtful, glanced at Zhang Ke, who stood aside, as if all this had nothing to do with him, he did act leisurely, and it was almost hard to imagine that domestic papermaking companies would pay such high costs for the environment.

The convoy came out of the papermaking industrial park in Xinqiao Town. Li Yuanhu could fully understand Zhang Ke's intentions. Jinhu had no plans to launch a pulping project in the near future; this was a showdown.

When he was heading from Xinqiao Town to Haiyu International School on the southern foot of Xiangshan Mountain, Li Yuanhu specially called Su Yiqun to his car. In addition to him and Su Yiqun, his secretary Gao Zhen and Lu Wenfu, the secretary-general of the provincial government.

"When the vice president of Xinguang drank that glass of water, many newspaper reporters rushed to take a photo of this moment," Li Yuanhu sighed. "Foreign media have always criticized domestic companies for sacrificing the environment for development, and they can hardly find a clean river in China. If the photos are washed out, it would be good to take them out to greet the raping foreign media..."

Although he was disdainful of the practices of Xinguang Paper, the people in the car were politically mature, so no one could speak out for criticism.

"The State Council has been conducting the Century Environmental Protection Tour since 1993 and has made up its mind to rectify papermaking enterprises," Su Yiqun said, "But it is not good to overcorrect it..."

Lu Wenfu asked: "Do you say hello to these reporters and don't deliberately promote Xinguang Paper?"

For Lu Wenfu, there is no problem of taking sides. He is in such a position and has no choice.

"Forget it, this is something worthy of strong promotion after all. I have to say hello to such things. How will the newspapers press members look at the province?" Li Yuanhu waved his hand and looked at Xiangshan Mountain with a faint mist in the distance outside the car window. He was determined not to care about such things.

Once the media is allowed to hype Shin Kong Paper's investment in environmental protection, it is equivalent to the fact that Kumho has unlimited delays in the pulping project.

Su Yiqun speculated that the leader's intention was still good. When he saw Li Yuanhu's expression, he smiled slightly: Zhang Ke and his friends used various means and methods, even forcing Li Yuanhu, the head of the province, to make concessions, and to let Jinhu develop and implement their own will. It seems that they won, but Li Yuanhu's grudge may not be eliminated.

The convoy drove into Haiyu International Private School along the shaded corridor passing through the Botanical Garden. Xie Wanqing, her assistant Zhang Ting and the managers recruited by Guohai International School all welcomed Li Yuanhu and his group at the school gate.

Over the past year, Xie Wanqing has gradually faded her role as the leader of Kumho and devoted most of her energy to this private school with high education level. To be precise, on the eve of Shinkong Paper's forestry project, Haiyu completely withdrew from Kumho.

Li Yuanhu got out of the car and looked at the woman who might be the richest woman in the province and who had a falling out with her brothers and uncles again. She was indeed very beautiful. She had a graceful and elegant manner in every move. It should be her indulgence that gave Zhang Ke the opportunity to achieve a dazzling Jinhu.

In recent years, many aristocratic schools have emerged in China, and many of them have opened branches to Donghai Province, but they are all for profit purposes. For example, Xie Wanqing invested in Haiyu International Private School at all costs. At present, it is only hardware investment. Haiyu International School will adopt educational concepts and methods that are completely different from the domestic education system, which cannot be seen.

After the establishment of Haiyu International Private School, it did not openly recruit students to the public. In the early stage, it was only considered to recruit children of employees in the Kumho system. Of course, ordinary employees on the front line of production still found it difficult to afford the high education costs of some Haiyu International Private Schools. However, if Kumho wants to recruit top technical and management talents from all over the world, it has to consider their families carefully. Most Chinese parents are willing to make concessions in their work choices for their children's education issues, but the families of intellectuals are worried about the domestic education status. It is easy for them to fully explore their children's nature and talents. The education they pursue.

Listening to Xie Wanqing's introduction to the prospects of Haiyu International Private School, Li Yuanhu moved his mind and sat aside like a lazy boy, rarely talking, and his eyes were circling around Zhang Ke said, "Kunhu has been considering his employees for a long time..."

"Oh," Zhang Ke smiled and said, "Where is what I think? The team of Jinhu is good at planning for their future life. But there is nothing wrong with planting a paulownia tree to attract golden phoenixes." He lay on the table and asked Tang Xueqian, who was on the right hand of Li Yuanhu, "Is that what he said?" He also said to Li Yuanhu, "If you want to recruit top technical and management talents, you must have a living environment that they yearn for. In Africa, no matter how high the annual salary they give them, there is no place to spend. Who is happy to go? Some conditions that the city does not have for the time being, Jinhu must give priority to its employees. In addition to the school, Jinhu also needs to consider investing in and building a large community to allow those employees from other places to settle down in Haizhou... Considering the future development of Jinhu, this community must always accommodate tens of thousands of talents..."

Kumho Hanxin Paper and Ida Group have only more than 5,000 employees in Haizhou. Zhang Ke said casually, but also revealed the long-term plan for Kumho to focus on Haizhou.

Previously, Ida Group made great contributions in Beijing, buying buildings and carrying out extensive cooperation with Beijing enterprises and institutions, which made Li Yuanhu speculate that Jinhu had the intention to move its headquarters to Beijing. Li Yuanhu was also afraid that Zhang Ke would not play according to the rules for his teenager to have a mental outburst. This is the purpose of his trip to Haizhou.

By this time, Li Yuanhu had a little peace of mind.
Chapter completed!