My Realistic Simulation Game

Chapter 193 The storm is coming
On the 29th day of the twelfth lunar month, the festive atmosphere of the Lunar New Year in Yanjing was already so strong that it was almost palpable.

The alleyway was filled with the aroma of stewed meat, children were setting off firecrackers sporadically, and every household had put up brand-new Spring Festival couplets.

But in Qin Yuan's slightly cramped yet warm courtyard house, the atmosphere was somewhat strange.

Crown Prince Li Chuze strode across the courtyard gate and barged in, his face filled with barely suppressed excitement.

"Mr. Jing, have you read today's newspaper?"

"The People's Daily reprinted it, even if it was just a small square on the internal page, it's still the People's Daily!"

He waved the newspaper in his hand, his voice trembling with excitement, "It's only been a few days? Chery's name has truly become famous."

"I can't even imagine how many achievement points the system will give us when we actually build the first car and drive it on Chang'an Avenue?"

"That would have to be at least 'epic' level, right? How badly would the whole country be bombed?"

Since the Chery press conference, apart from Yin Tongyao continuing to handle the handover with Anhui Guotou and deal with the factory construction, Qin Yuan and his entourage returned to Yanjing from Anhui.

And it was during their return journey that the news and public opinion were in an uproar.

Qin Yuan remained calm; he had anticipated this all along.

He knew all too well how much public attention a company like Chery, which was completely aligned with the political winds, would attract in the early 1990s.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have prepared such a grand press conference.

It can be said that all of this was his deduction and reproduction.

This includes the fervor of Crown Prince Li Chuze at this time.

"Where's the car?" Qin Yuan didn't even look up. He was sitting by the stove, poking at the embers with tongs. The orange-red flames illuminated his calm, even overly composed, face.

"Huh?" The crown prince was taken aback, somewhat unable to react.

Where is our car now?

Qin Yuan raised his head and looked at him calmly. "Is the production line installed, or has the engine started testing? Or, to put it another way, has our 'birth certificate' been approved?"

The prince's excitement froze instantly; he opened his mouth but couldn't utter a word.

Qin Yuan put down the fire tongs and patted the ash off his hands: "Chu Ze, we've been in this game world for so long, we need to understand its basic rules."

"Public opinion is a double-edged sword."

"The higher they praise us now, the more devastating it will be if we fall later. It's too early to be happy now."

The prince's heart tightened instantly, thinking that Zhao Donglai was still in Europe, struggling with the French production line issue, and that the official documents from the Volga plant in the Soviet Union had not yet been finalized.

Even for something as basic as a car manufacturing permit, you need to produce tangible results before the higher authorities will approve it.

He immediately came to his senses: "Brother Jing, what do you think is our most urgent task right now?"

"It lies with the Soviet Union!"

Qin Yuan answered without hesitation.

"There are two key points in manufacturing cars. First, Manager Zhao is in France."

"Valeo's 1.6-liter engine production line must be secured as soon as possible. But the foreign exchange needed depends on the rubles and dollars we earn in the Soviet Union through our Far East trade."

"However, I have already entrusted my connections in the Soviet Union to launder and repatriate the liquid funds in our accounts through various channels, which should be enough to support this acquisition."

The problem of not having enough money has never been solved.

But now, at least it can barely survive.

Qin Yuan continued, "Secondly, and more importantly, in the Soviet Union, at the Volga plant."

"Without their technological backing and potential production platform cooperation, even if we buy back ten production lines, it wouldn't be legitimate, let alone any deeper 'cooperation' in the future."

"To gain Volga's full support, we must demonstrate our strength in automobile sales and material supply."

He looked at the Crown Prince, his tone leaving no room for argument: "Therefore, the 'sweeteners' prepared for the Soviets must be sent over immediately and in sufficient quantities." The Crown Prince belatedly realized: "You mean the follow-up supplies for the Kuibyshev Aircraft Plant?"

"Yes, how are the preparations for those two hundred truckloads of supplies going?"

"We must bring back the last three Tu-154s as soon as possible to settle this historic debt. Then, using this successful transaction as a foundation of credit, we can organize a larger supply of goods from within the country, ship them to the Soviet Union, and leverage this to launch even larger-scale businesses in automobiles and other sectors!"

Crown Prince Li Chuze, influenced by Qin Yuan's seriousness, also calmed down and quickly replied, "I have been personally overseeing the two hundred truckloads of supplies. The types and quantities of canned goods, food, down jackets, leather boots, thermos flasks... are almost complete."

"It's currently the Lunar New Year holiday, and many factories are closed. The last batch of goods may not be packed and shipped until the seventh or eighth day of the Lunar New Year."

Qin Yuan decisively waved his hand, interrupting him: "We celebrate the Spring Festival, but the Soviets don't."

"Their difficulties and economic downturn will not stop for a single day because of our Lunar New Year."

"We can't wait that long. What's the earliest we can get it?"

The Crown Prince hesitated for a moment and said, "I will try my best to coordinate. We should be able to get everything ready by the third or fourth day of the new year and depart from Yanjing."

Qin Yuan shook his head: "Loading must begin no later than the second day of the Lunar New Year. The first freight train should depart on the third day."

"Tell the person in charge that all workers will receive triple wages and meet our order volume requirements, and they will become a first-tier partner of our Far East Trading and your Southwest Development Group."

"We want the people at the Kadanikov and Kuibyshev plants to see our efficiency and sincerity while others are on vacation!"

Seeing Qin Yuan's resolute and urgent attitude, the Crown Prince, though feeling it would be extremely difficult, immediately nodded: "Understood, Brother Yuan, I will personally oversee the process and guarantee that the train will depart on time on the third day of the Lunar New Year!"

After saying that, he immediately set off to deal with the matter.

Southwest Development Group's main business now focuses on handling domestic surplus capacity, and the demand is huge, giving it significant influence over major factories across the country.

So, after he made the same phone call, major canneries and food factories in the southwest and central regions resumed production and began shipping goods directly to Yanjing via trucks and freight trains.

His family was astonished by his strong execution and dedication to his work.

Coupled with the national sensation caused by Chery, his family members changed their attitude towards him.

His father, in particular, received almost unimpeded access to these freight trains.

Two hundred trains carrying supplies were mobilized in a very short time, and they sped towards Yanjing.

Such a large-scale mobilization of resources has attracted a lot of attention.

Even Wang Gongquan and Wu Weiguo's team, who were traveling in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, noticed it.

After making inquiries, it was discovered that these down jackets and leather boots were actually goods belonging to the Southwest Development Group, destined for Yanjing (Beijing) and then sent to the Soviet Union.

Several people were shocked.

They were all aware of the relationship between the Southwest Development Group and Far East Trade.

Such a large-scale mobilization of supplies must be related to trade in the Far East.

This brings to mind the recent event where Far East Trade and Southwest Development Group joined forces with Anhui State-owned Investment Group to establish Chery, a move that caused a nationwide sensation.

The group immediately deduced that something big must have happened in Yanjing.

Wu Weiguo made a quick decision: "Everyone, we've already covered the Jiangzhe and southern regions. We've secured all the deals we could and solidified the partnerships we've established. After the New Year, we'll be able to fully open up this air corridor."

"The Chinese New Year is approaching. Are you going home for the holiday, or are you coming back to Yanjing with me to see President Qin?"

Wu Weiguo looked at Wang Gongquan and the other three and said.

Yi Xiaodi and Wang Qifu had no idea what to do, so they immediately looked at Feng Lun and Wang Gongquan.

After exchanging a glance, Wang Gongquan and Feng Lun immediately said, "Let's go back to Beijing together."

This Spring Festival can be celebrated every year, but at this crucial moment, it is especially rare to see Qin Yuan.

With so many factories in the southwest and southeast sending large quantities of supplies to Yanjing, they all had a feeling that a storm was brewing.

(End of this chapter)