What the hell is a private enterprise?

Chapter 278 Hundred Billion Subsidy Agreement
The pirated 740 was parked in the courtyard, and Gao Yuliang then asked Tang Wen why he suddenly thought of making cars.

After all, he had tried to persuade Tang Wen before, but Tang Wen refused because he thought it was too much trouble.

"Of course, it's for the sake of supporting our fellow villagers in Edi! We entrepreneurs take the development of industry as our primary responsibility..."

"Stop, stop, stop chanting, let's get down to business."

"We don't have the money to maintain the boat."

"That's right."

Gao Yuliang, who had been holding back for a long time, immediately began to berate:
"I'm terrified to see you own so many ships. I heard that the chartering company has already rented out twenty of them?"

Tang Wen nodded, but most of them were rented by two large fishing companies, with a minimum rental of five fish.

Gekin was also happy to agree, as large fishing companies face less risk, and the LV1 shipyard was already in full production.

"That's it. Renting a boat? When will you ever break even? Building cars is the way to go."

As he spoke, Gao Yuliang took a sip of tea and pulled a stack of documents from his pocket:
"Perfect timing, we're preparing for that too."

Tang Wen looked at it and saw that it was an application for the establishment of a car brand and a car company.

Previously, when Tang Wen didn't plan to get into the car business, Lu Jun felt it was a pity and planned to start a local car brand, backed by Gaijin Power.

Just then, GAC Group was in the process of being established, and Echeng chose to be affiliated with GAC Group under the name of the local government, and applied for a brand called "Feiyue Automobile", which is officially called "GAC Feiyue Automobile".

Yes, it's a name that really reflects the characteristics of the times.

Gao Yuliang: "If Gaijin wants to get involved, Feiyue Auto can definitely be secured. You can acquire or take control of it. I've already selected the land. Just move in directly. You don't need to worry about the policies. I'll get everything I can for you!"

If he had some concerns about doing it himself, Gao Yuliang was completely at ease after Gai Jin entered the scene.

Lu Jun's original plan was to first replicate a few light trucks, or to make a living by purchasing buses himself.

Tang Wen? He just throws out a pirated 740, a luxury car!
Manufacturing your own car is an absolutely big deal at this time!

Shanghai's CKD assembly of a few Santana and Audi 100 cars has made them car stars. If Goose City copies the 740, wouldn't it crush Shanghai's car?
We must do it. Forget about all this nonsense about knockoffs and plagiarism; once we create something, it's our own.

The city has made considerable preparations for the "Flying Car" project, and all the necessary paperwork is in place, however...

"Let's just leave it at that, it's always a disadvantage to be dependent on others."

Tang Wen had studied the history of the development of domestic automobiles. Many early car brands did not have the necessary qualifications and were affiliated with other companies, which easily led to disputes. The popular QQ car suffered greatly from this until Ruichi obtained its own qualifications.

Gao Yuliang: "But without affiliation, private individuals cannot manufacture cars, and Goose City is not qualified to apply for an independent brand."

"That's not certain."

How much is a car license plate worth?

Automobiles, especially passenger cars, require additional qualifications for both production and sales.

For example, Geely produced a small car in 98, but it didn't get the "birth certificate" until 2001 when private car manufacturing was allowed.

At this point in time, Brother Shufu should already be disassembling his own car to start making a copy.

Tang Wen wasn't sure, but it was definitely not as expensive as an aircraft carrier battle group.

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Strategic Research Office.

Old Zhang and a group of staff officers and people from the ship design institute were huddled together, discussing the design of a supercarrier.

Although I can't afford it, I can still think about it.

Tang Wen's technical skills were comparable to those of the Kitty Hawk, so the group of people boldly began to let their imaginations run wild.

The final selected warships for modification were the US United States, Midway, Soviet Nakhimov, British Eagle, and Japanese Red Dragon. All other options were eliminated in the potential category.

It has a 99-meter-long heavy C13 steam catapult, and the research lab has initially designed 11 different supersonic modification schemes. Regardless of which one is a large main aircraft carrier, the data are all good.

Every proposed solution sparked heated discussions. After a period of brainstorming, everyone sighed in unison, only to begin another enthusiastic discussion about the next new solution a little while later. Just like college students imagining themselves starting their own businesses and making a fortune, researching super-aerospace became a form of entertainment in the strategic research office, a perfect way to pass the time and create a pleasant atmosphere in the afternoons.

"This is my revised version of the 'Red Dragon,' a 6.6-ton large aircraft carrier. What do you think?"

Just as he finished his opening remarks, Lao Zhang's phone rang.

Upon seeing the caller's note, he immediately made a shushing gesture, then turned on the speakerphone and placed it in the middle of the table.

"Old Zhang, congratulations on your fortune!"

Tang Wen's first words puzzled everyone, and then they looked at Lao Zhang with strange eyes.

The latter hurriedly replied:

"What wealth am I making? I can't even afford to fix my broken bicycle. You're the real tycoon."

Tang Wen: "I'm not talking about you, I'm saying the navy is going to make a fortune."

"That's even more impossible. We're almost unable to pay our allowances right now."

"Giving away another supercarrier for free, isn't that making a fortune?"

Old Zhang immediately became alert and refused:

"No, you can't afford to raise it even if you give it away."

"You don't need the navy to support you. I'll take care of all the maintenance, upkeep, and fuel. All you need to do is provide the personnel and land."

Is there such a good thing?

The people in the research lab looked at each other in bewilderment.

"Elaborate!"

Tang Wen: "Gai Jin is about to reclaim land and build islands in the Spratly Islands, but I think the area to be reclaimed is not unlimited, right?"

"Of course, land reclamation is a domestic matter, not a domestic one."

Old Zhang immediately realized that although Zhang Siyuan had cleverly obtained a legal claim to land reclamation, if he went too far, he would still face real international pressure.

Building 1 square kilometer might not be a big deal, but if it's larger and more extensive, with buildings everywhere in the Spratly Islands, things become much more complicated.

This has a direct impact on the entire country, and the pressure is real. Gaijin, as a single company, simply cannot bear it, nor can it withstand it.

Tang Wen: "So, let's sign a swap agreement:"
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Preliminary ship purchase agreement: The domestic company will purchase the ship from Gaijin, with repayments made in installments over 20 years at a 3% interest rate, starting from the delivery date, with a total loan amount of 1000 billion yuan;
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协定内容：盖金每获得1平方公里有效开发面积（租期30年），海军获得（标载）1万吨吨位战舰减免1年利息，同时享受对应3折成本价维护和燃油加注权益；-
Supplementary Clause 1: If the warship suffers damage for any reason during the loan repayment period, Geigin will provide repairs at 3% of the original price;
Supplementary Clause 2: If the hull is manufactured by Gaijin and the subsystems are self-supplied, the interest-free tonnage will be calculated at 50%;
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Supplementary Clause 3: All oil produced in the Nansha Islands shall be purchased by China at a price no less than 90% of the international crude oil price.
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Supplementary Clause 4: Gaijin obtains qualifications for the import, production, and sales of passenger cars, commercial vehicles, and sedans;
Supercarrier perk: If you order a supercarrier this year, you'll have 5 years of loan repayment waived, and the remaining 15 years of loan repayment will begin after 5 years.

After Tang Wen finished speaking, the fax machine in the research room started hissing and printing out a more detailed agreement.

Moreover, the title is quite vulgar:

"Gaiduoduo's 100 Billion Yuan Warship Subsidy Plan"

Although the content seemed somewhat funny, Lao Zhang sat up seriously.

Because it seems like they're serious about this!

Through his keen observation, he discovered that what Gaijin, or Nanyang, actually wanted were two things:
It entered the domestic automobile market and the centralized purchase of oil.

Selling warships will definitely be profitable, but with such a long loan repayment period and a 3% discount on maintenance, the best they can do is break even.

The only profit points are the centralized purchase of oil and automobiles. However, oil drilling requires huge capital investment in the Nansha Islands, and selling automobiles also depends entirely on one's ability to succeed.

If they actually find oil and the cars sell well, of course they can make a profit, but if...

Wow, that's quite a bold move. It's called a 100 billion yuan subsidy, but the actual hidden investment is more than 300 billion yuan.

And frankly speaking, this exchange agreement is just like Project 156:
It's not like they're giving it away for free, but you definitely won't find another company willing to do that.

Not only does the person who proposes it need to have courage, but the person who signs it also needs to have courage!
(End of this chapter)