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On the World Bank, several foreigners only listened but didn’t say anything, and left all the important communications to Xia Yulai.
After hearing this for so long, Xia Yu began to get tired of this endless dispute. He stood on a neutral standpoint and said seriously: "The technical reviews are not all clear on the table. We have also understood the situation of China's bid evaluation. Apart from the price part, there is actually no principled contradiction. I hope that China will give a reasonable explanation on the "low-price bid."
After listening to the translation, Fukuoka finally calmed down and panted and waited to watch the show.
Zhang Yifu immediately said seriously: "Okay, except for the price, there is no objection to our bid evaluation?"
"We have no objection." Xia Yu said bluntly, "If Mitsubishi still dissatisfies, they can file arbitration or lawsuit."
This is a trick that is used only when you are really busy. Even if Fukuoka wants to tell Yao Naka, the headquarters will not allow it.
Fukuoka finally breathed a sigh of relief, and still had to follow the spirit of the World Bank: "Not" and "Wrong" explain to win the bid at a low price, we will not consider this extreme method for the time being."
"Please explain," Xia Yu said to Zhang Yifu, "It's better not to use ambiguous words. This meeting is to give everything a convincing clarification."
"Okay." Zhang Yifu took a deep breath and looked at Lin Xingzheng, Chang Siping and Zou Shiliang.
Lin Lizheng had no opinion. Chang Siping advocated diligent technical details and convinced people with reason. Zou Shiliang advocated direct personal attacks and killed with one blow. In later small-scale discussions, it was confirmed that either the strength was insufficient or the strength was excessive.
A reasonable, legal and convincing reason is the simple, straightforward and unchallenging thing.
This reason is actually very simple, really, very simple. It is Japan, which is Mitsubishi's unique business model framework, which has created this situation, or it allows Zhang Yifu to find this reason that can be "convincing". Take Mitsubishi for example, because its business scope covers almost all aspects, it is too large and complex. Sometimes even Mitsubishi Group itself is confused, not to mention outsiders, people outside only use Mitsubishi to outline it, which is difficult to distinguish.
With the development of the business, dozens of directly affiliated companies, including Mitsubishi Electric, are inevitably more vague in their business. For example, Mitsubishi Chemical, Mitsubishi Chemical, Mitsubishi Aluminum and Mitsubishi Materials are not wrong to say that they are partners. Competitors can be established. This is like a huge family with dozens of brothers and sisters. Everyone has their own strengths and helping each other is certain, but there must be contradictions.
This situation has a particularly rough and effective solution in China. With the order of the leader, it is removed and merged. The Ministry of Machinery, Ministry of Industry, Ministry of Water Resources, Ministry of Electricity, etc., the decades of adjustments and changes between departments are a microcosm of all this. Mitsubishi is different. Dozens of companies are quite independent and hard-working to operate for many years. It is impossible to incorporate Mitsubishi Aluminum into Mitsubishi Materials, or Mitsubishi Insurance into Mitsubishi Bank.
Therefore, the group had to allow such development and try to avoid fratricide between brothers and sisters.
Zhang Yifu didn't care much about this before, and was forced to do so this time. He picked up this again in the dispute between Lin Lizheng and Zou Shiliang.
Zhang Yifu took a deep breath, glanced at everyone, and said firmly: "After our research and investigation, we can be sure that Mitsubishi Electric has not been qualified to participate in the bidding since the beginning."
The audience was in an uproar.
Of course, this uproar has its own levels.
Those who understand Chinese are first in an uproar, and then gradually in an uproar according to the speed of translation.
Even the Swedish bald head widened his eyes, and the German golden retriever became interested.
Fukuoka was even more stunned.
How could you say so confidently? Why?
Mitsubishi’s history is longer than the founding of your People’s Republic of China!
No one spoke or asked questions. It was not that this matter was unquestionable, but they knew that since Zhang Yifu dared to say this, at least he had to have a logical statement.
Zhang Yifu coughed and continued, "I need to ask Mitsubishi Electric several questions, because before that, we did not fully understand the relationship between Mitsubishi Electric and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and Mitsubishi Group. Perhaps the World Bank did not fully understand, and even Mitsubishi itself did not fully understand."
After listening to the translation, Fukuoka immediately realized the point that Zhang Yifu grabbed and replied without hesitation: "We are united and mutually helpful."
"Don't worry, I'll ask." Zhang Yifu didn't plan to give him a chance to talk nonsense, and then asked, "Who is the bidder in Japan this time?"
Fukuoka was stunned for a moment, and then replied unwillingly: "Mitsubishi Electric."
"So has Mitsubishi Electric produced a complete set of supercritical units?"
"Yes, there are Kashima Power Plants you have visited, and two of them were produced by us." Fukuoka replied with a squirting mouth.
Zhang Yifu snorted and said, "I don't know if it is a translation problem or a Fukuoka's expression problem. Please make it clear whether it is produced by 'you', or 'you', or is produced by Mitsubishi Group, or independently produced by Mitsubishi Electric."
After hearing this question, more and more people finally realized the point that Zhang Yifu caught.
Many people immediately turned up the materials in their hands and confirmed that the bidder in Japan was indeed Mitsubishi Electric, not Mitsubishi Group.
Indeed, in the eyes of most people, Mitsubishi is one, and there is no need to distinguish it so clearly. They are all one family.
But from a legal perspective, this difference is huge.
It is impossible to compare Mitsubishi Electric's business technology and productivity alone with Mitsubishi Group, nor can it be considered that Mitsubishi Electric's strength is the strength of Mitsubishi Group, and Mitsubishi Electric has become an isolated individual.
Because they are all called Mitsubishi, they are easy to be confused. If you change the analogy, it will be obvious. For example, there is a bid, and the bidder is Harbin Boiler Factory. Although it belongs to Harbin Electric Group, it is obvious that this boiler factory has all the capabilities of Harbin Electric Group. It must be a boiler and cannot make a generator.
Then a question arises, why was Mitsubishi Electric going to bid for this bid instead of Mitsubishi Group?
The answer is also very simple. Harbin Electric Power Group may not be motivated by everything. Maybe it is only the Harbin Boiler Factory that is interested. You can’t tell the group, you can invest, I will do it.
Relatively independent operations will indeed improve the competitiveness of subsidiaries, but this will inevitably lead to resource dispersion. The complete procurement of the world's leading supercritical power generation project just confirms this. (To be continued...)
Chapter completed!