My autobiography is definitely not a tragedy!-Chapter 769 - 463 Local Specialties_4

Upon hearing this, some people relaxed, while others frowned slightly with dissatisfaction.

The frowners were naturally those who wanted to explore connections.

The shipyards in their jurisdictions had asked them to act as go-betweens, and upon success, there would certainly be benefits for them, so they were quite enthusiastic.

However, Hu Yonghua had spoken to this extent, and they couldn’t openly say anything. They could only wait to find a way to communicate privately after the banquet...

"Ahem!" Hu Yonghua, who could guess what everyone was thinking, coughed.

"Although I am in charge of organizing this, the commissioning company will also send people to supervise on site. I ask for everyone’s understanding, please don’t make things difficult for me."

At these words, several people who had been hoping to use their status to find a backdoor slowly gave up on their little schemes.

After all, Hu Yonghua was the second in command of Su City, with a status that was evident to all.

It was one thing to pull strings, but to expect Hu Yonghua to risk offending the commissioning party by cheating was something even they knew they did not have enough influence for.

After stabilizing the situation, Hu Yonghua then continued.

"About this order, three of the ships are already reserved for Bin City Shipyard by the commissioning party, which is a given."

"Mmm!" Everyone nodded their heads. They had heard about this before.

After all, the one placing the order was a major shareholder of Bin City Shipyard.

Since they were willing to distribute the order, they should already be happy in their hearts.

Seeing that no one had objections, Hu Yonghua continued.

"Out of the remaining 27 ships, three are LNG vessels with special processes, and as far as I know, among those present, only Hudong Shipyard is capable of building them."

"Hehe! My apologies, everyone!" A middle-aged, balding man stood up at the table and gave a smug bow to those present.

"Sigh!" Three more ships gone...

Everyone sighed internally.

But they were truly convinced by the rightful victory due to real strength for these three orders.

Who could blame them with their superior technology?

"Mr. Yu, although only your company is capable, let’s make one thing clear upfront: you can’t jack up the price too much, and the quality must be guaranteed.

Although the commissioning party did say it favors our local shipyards first, if there is no profit to be made, or if the quality isn’t up to standard, they may well turn around and reach out to the shipyards on the South Peninsula."

"Not at all!" The balding Mr. Yu hastened to reply.

"Mr. Hu, rest assured, the enterprises of the Yangtze River Delta are united. We’ll absolutely not disadvantage our peers. The price we offer will undoubtedly be competitive within the industry for its quality!"

Speaking of the LNG ships, they are specialized vessels for transporting liquefied natural gas, requiring high pressure and airtight conditions; they truly represent the high-end of shipbuilding, with a cost exceeding 10 billion RMB for just one ship.

Due to the high technical difficulty, currently only the South Peninsula and Country Hua are capable of building them.

However, Country Hua has just recently broken through in this technology, and not only are the capable enterprises within the country few and far between, just two or three, but the market’s recognition is also not high.

From the beginning of 2018 to the present, Country Hua’s shipyards have only secured a mere seven LNG ship orders.

Whereas the South Peninsula has monopolized over 90% of LNG orders, almost exclusively enjoying the super high profits of the LNG manufacturing industry.

"However, Mr. Yu, for the sake of fairness, if your factory takes these three orders, you will not be able to participate in the bidding for the other orders."

"Eh... of course!"

Although it was a bit of a pity, Mr. Yu knew when to stop while he was ahead, or else he would offend all his colleagues in the room.

After all, the three LNG orders were worth celebrating on their own!

Everyone relaxed. Although they were down three orders, it also satiated the biggest threat, Hudong Shipyard, bringing them a sense of balance.

They continued to watch Hu Yonghua.

Now there were only 24 ships left...

"Hehe! As you all know, I am responsible for business in Su City, and my main task is to develop the work in Su City.

Moreover, this order also comes from a local enterprise in Su City.

So, with the commissioning party’s consent, I need to allocate 14 ships to be reserved for Su City’s local shipyards. I’m sure everyone can understand, right?"

"Understood, understood!"

"That’s how it should be!"

"Su City is fortunate to have an official like you who looks out for local enterprises!"

The crowd delivered a round of compliments.

Being the second in command of Su City and drawing orders for local enterprises, there was nothing to criticize, and no one could find fault.

Furthermore, he was only taking 14 ships.

Even if all the orders were given to local enterprises, outsiders like them wouldn’t have a right to complain.

With at least ten ships still to be divided among the outsiders, accounting for one-third of the total, what more could they be dissatisfied with?

After dividing the 30 orders according to needs, ensuring that everyone present had a fair share of benefits, Hu Yonghua breathed a slight sigh of relief.

Even if some failed to secure orders in the end, they could only lament their ill fortune...

Though it seemed to involve just a few sentences, Hu Yonghua had expended a lot of thought behind them.

Just balancing the varying interests was a very troublesome affair.

If Baiyeji had been the one to handle it, an uneven distribution might have offended a large group of people, possibly leading to lots of petty sabotages down the line.

This was where Hu Yonghua’s role became evident.

With his high position and great authority, lower-level officials did not dare to provoke him, while those of higher status did not see the need to become adversaries over just one order, thereby avoiding risks well.

Of course, behind the risk of offending people was, naturally, a great deal of benefit...

Whilst it appeared that all were gathered for the sake of the shipyards, the attendees included nearly half of Su City’s political circle and even several from neighboring counties and cities.

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