Chapter 804: Frost Burning Moment

Chapter 804: Frost Burning Moment

"Well, you are right. It must be stored safely. Then let's follow the regulations..." Wang Xianqi was a little embarrassed by what Shen Xinyi said, and immediately nodded in agreement.

"That's right." Shen Xinyi smiled with satisfaction.

There are many warehouses in Xinjin Port, and many companies do not store goods in the prescribed manner. The young man in front of her was quite straightforward, at least he did not make trouble with her.

Little did he know that Wang Xianqi was used to spending lavishly, especially in front of women. Although he already had a girlfriend, the moment he saw Shen Xinyi, he still wanted to get to know her.

In front of the warehouse on the other side of the port, Tian Zhongyou was directing workers to move supplies.

At this moment, his cell phone suddenly rang. He picked it up and saw that it was Saeki Shimizu calling. He answered the call immediately and complained, "You can clearly communicate in Chinese, why do you insist on asking me to come to Xinjin to make a connection? I'm a detective, not a porter. This weather is so hot that it's killing me!"

"Your detective agency is out of business, right? I don't know who got drunk last time and hugged my thigh and begged me to find him something to do. I'm too busy at the factory now and can't leave. You happen to be a Chinese and are familiar with the situation there..." Saeki Shimizu's words came from the phone, accompanied by the sound of equipment running.

"Got it. Remember to ask your master for more money! I won't let you go even if you pay less."

"Ha, if you have the guts, go find the head of the family. I'm busy so I'll hang up first!"

"I rely on!"

Hearing the busy tone on the phone, Tian Zhongyou was so angry that he jumped up and down on the spot.

"What is this fake islander doing there?"

"I know. That's the dance of the islanders."

"A Chinese person has an island name, which is neither fish nor fowl."

"Ha, I think the ground is too hot, this guy burned his feet!"

"Hahaha."

The workers nearby were talking and laughing.

A few hours later, in front of the warehouse of Hairui Company, the fat man looked at the neatly stacked goods and nodded with satisfaction. He picked up the pen and signed a list with a wave of his hand.

"Team leader, why are we not allowed to smoke? When I was moving the goods just now, I saw that the barrel was labeled urea. Can this urea be ignited?" The man who wanted to smoke before asked dissatisfiedly.

"Damn it, if you had read more books before, you wouldn't have come here to work as a porter. Urea is one of the most important nitrogen fertilizers in agriculture and an important raw material for synthesizing a variety of chemical products. It usually does not burn under normal conditions, but it may decompose and become flammable when exposed to high temperatures or open flames. However, urea has a high ignition point and needs to be above 300°C. I'm doing this just in case..."

"Wow, class monitor, you are so good at chemistry!"

"Monitor, it's a shame that you don't become a professor."

"Clap clap clap."

With the praise from his men, the fat man raised his head proudly.

Hey.

Just when he was feeling elated, the cell phone in his pocket suddenly vibrated.

The fat man looked at the number on it and walked quickly to an empty corner: "Vice President, the items have been put into storage."

"Well, be careful and tell everyone not to smoke." A man's voice came from the phone.

"Don't worry, someone just wanted to smoke, but I beat him up."

"Ah."

After the call was disconnected, the fat man panted and wiped the sweat from his forehead: "This damn weather is really hot. I guess if you throw an egg on the ground, it will be cooked immediately."

Hairui Logistics Company, inside the chairman’s office.

Yu Xuexue was drinking tea leisurely while looking at a document on the table. On it were the names of two companies, Xinjin Tianbo Chemical and Ji Province Lingang Chemical.

This is the target group for Hairui Logistics Company to sell its goods this time.

Another document was about the purchasing companies of the goods, with the names of nearly dozens of companies densely written on it. The first ones were Jianghuai Minglei Chemical, Hebei Xincheng, and Shandong Linjin Chemical, and the details were also marked behind them, including the suppliers of ammonium nitrate, the main suppliers of sodium cyanide, and the suppliers of benzene and toluene diisocyanate.

However, the declared information on several documents on the table showed ordinary chemical raw materials.

The profit margin of hazardous chemicals storage is 3-5 times that of ordinary goods, and 65% of Hairui's revenue is achieved through this.

Driven by huge profits, the senior executives of Hairui Logistics have tasted the sweetness of long-term over-limit storage of hazardous chemicals.

In fact, this matter was not airtight. A few days ago, several employees reported safety hazards in the warehouse, but Yu Xuexue instructed to continue accepting orders, and asked Vice President Dong Xuan to transfer them away, and asked the fat man just now to find a few new people.

The documents on the table were forged by the sales manager Li Mingliang. It can be said that most of the middle and senior employees in the company knew everything about this matter.

However, the storage and trading of hazardous chemicals has been going on for almost two years, and nothing has happened so far. All aspects are well managed, which makes Yu Xuexi feel that this business can be continued for a long time.

After all, Hairui Logistics' business is actually the same as Wang Zhi's foreign trade, in which it plays the role of a middleman.

The profit from this resale is so huge, and he is not the only one doing this business. Many port warehouses around the world have some irregularly declared goods in them.

At this time, there was a knock on the office door, and the person who walked in was Yu Xuexue's confidant and vice president of Hairui Company - Dong Xuan.

"Is everything done?" Yu Xuexue didn't look up, still looking at the papers on the table.

"It's done. We've also taken care of the customs, transportation committee, safety supervision bureau, and fire department. But..." Dong Xuan said hesitantly.

"Just what?"

"It's just that the customs broker said that additional fees are needed, saying that tampering with the cargo information is too risky..."

"Haha, these guys just see that we make a lot of money, and they don't want to just drink the soup, they want to eat the meat. You can add fees, but this won't happen again. You can handle the specific matters yourself." Yu Xuexue thought for a while, stood up and walked to the window.

He looked in the direction of the Hairui warehouse, and a bad premonition inexplicably came to his mind.

Huajing Airport.

"Damn it, this company made me run abroad for so long. Now I can finally come back to film..." Shui Ye, wearing sunglasses and a hat, and stepping on ten-centimeter high heels, stepped on the marble floor of his hometown with a click.

"It's okay, everything is fine now. Mr. Huang said that he spent a lot of money to suppress the matter..." The assistant smiled apologetically.

"He spent a piece of shit. How long has this happened? It was obviously me who remotely created other public opinions abroad, which diverted the public's attention. That Chen Xi must have been scared recently, and now he doesn't dare to jump around. He has tacitly bowed to me..." Shui Ye said with a slight smile on his face.

"Who says it's not true? After all, our Shui Ye has the Film Association and so much capital behind him. By the way, Mr. Li said he wants you to go to his company and let you invest in Chinese Film and Television..."

"What Chinese Films? It's so funny. I obviously have my own company. He just wants to use my fame. He wants me to pay for the shares myself. I'm stupid!"

"We can talk about this slowly when we get back. Mr. Huang said that we should arrange a dinner party and sit down to discuss it together." Seeing that the other party was unhappy, the assistant's voice became smaller and smaller.

"Click, click!"

At the airport exit, as they entered the lobby, a burst of blinding flashes suddenly struck them. More than 20 reporters rushed in like a tide, surrounding her with their cameras.

"Shui Ye, I heard that you have been evading taxes for many years, and the amount is as high as hundreds of millions of yuan..."

"Please tell me why a public figure would evade taxes. Shouldn't you set an example for everyone?"

"Shui Ye, I heard that all the money you have accumulated over the years was earned by evading taxes and washing rice for others. Is that true?"

Sharp questions were thrown at him like knives. The assistant panicked and opened his arms to block Shui Ye with his body and shouted, "No filming! Security, security!"

Before he finished speaking, several men and women in neat uniforms pushed through the crowd. The leading man showed his ID and a document and said, "We are from the relevant department. Please cooperate with us to investigate."

Everything happened too suddenly. Shui Ye's lips, painted with coral lipstick, opened slightly, and her carefully groomed curly hair fell beside her pale cheeks. She froze in place, not even noticing that her sunglasses had slipped down to the tip of her nose.

Soon, the internet was flooded with news about Shui Ye’s tax evasion.

Outside the French window of Huang Youde's office, dusk was falling in Huajing. His cell phone slid onto the marble floor, making a crisp sound.

"How could this happen..." He muttered to himself, his Adam's apple rolling up and down, and the sweat beads on his forehead gleamed in the setting sun.

"Jingle Bell--"

The sudden ringing made Huang Youde tremble all over. When he leaned over to grab the phone in panic, coffee stains appeared on the cuffs of his suit.

The word "President" on the screen suddenly made his voice rise eight octaves. Even he could hear the deliberate ease in his voice: "President, do you want to talk to me about something? No... nothing. I don't know about those things on the Internet. Someone has been slandering Shui Ye before. I think it is probably done by Tianya Company. Those who are innocent will be innocent. We will know once everything is investigated clearly, right?"

Outside the window, the last ray of sunset stretched his figure very long, and the shadow cast on the wall was shaking constantly.

The headquarters was in a meeting at the time to transport the goods.

Chen Xi, who was sitting at the main seat, was listening to his subordinates' reports: "Huodudu is developing rapidly in Southeast Asia and has completed its B round of financing. Many institutions, mainly MindWorks Ventures, have invested in them. Currently, Huodudu's business scope has covered Guangdong Province and is still expanding..."

"We must suppress them in the south and not let Huodudu cross the Huai River." Chen Xi whispered.

"Why not just block them in Guangdong Province and let them grow bigger? Their current strength is completely incomparable to that of transporting goods." Someone questioned.

"Huodudu is taking the urban route. With the support of several institutions, it is completely unrealistic to control their business scope within Guangdong Province. This is not a war. They can directly cross over to the north to compete with you for territory and achieve nationwide coverage. Once Huodudu becomes a little bigger, I guess other logistics companies will attack it without us having to do anything..." Chen Xi said again.

"Now there are more and more users of Bibi Taxi, and several institutions have also invested in it. Although the impact on our business is not big, it still has an impact." Qian Jiajia also brought bad news.

"So, we currently have many competitors. But with the support of policies, we can temporarily gain an advantage. Although fighting on multiple fronts is not a good idea, we will have to face it sooner or later..." Chen Xi said with a serious expression.

After the meeting, Qian Jiajia walked into the office and handed him a cup of coffee: "Vice President, the Secretary-General has managed the association in an orderly manner recently!"

"Oh? How did she do it?" Chen Xi asked puzzledly.

He knew Xu Yun quite well. What kind of management skills could he have for a woman whose mind was filled with raising fish every day?

"How did she do it? No matter what others said, she would say: Okay! Just follow the process, and you guys can handle the details." Qian Jiajia tilted her head and thought about it, then sat on the chair and crossed her legs like Xu Yun. The tone and movements were very well imitated.

Chen Xi thought for a while and suddenly laughed out loud: "Haha, it seems that Lin Xi was giving blind orders before. It's just like in a war. As long as capable generals don't run into a boss who is a master of micro-manipulation, they can freely display their ideas. Xu Yun's move can be regarded as an accident!"

"The Secretary General seems to be very motivated recently, always asking everyone for some business knowledge."

"for example?"

"For example, some of the global businesses of the Overseas Returnees Association, and the entrepreneurial project funds applied for by international students from different countries..."

"Oh, so you're looking for investment opportunities!" Chen Xi touched his chin playfully.

Shenzhen, Huodudu branch.

Zhou Sheng was in a meeting in the conference room at this time: "We have announced that our business has covered the entire Guangdong Province, but in fact our trucks only cover 5 cities, and other areas are regional cooperative fleets. So we have to speed up the expansion..."

Huodudu is currently relying on subsidies to attract new members. Although its scale is getting bigger and bigger, its losses are still not small.

However, Zhou Sheng was not worried at all, as he had already calculated it. The current commission for orders was 15%, and after a while, when the number of enterprise-level customers increased, the commission would be increased to 20%. At that time, the annual loss would be reduced from hundreds of millions to tens of millions.

With the subsequent financing and the Southeast Asian business turning losses into profits, the money earned in other regions will be used to provide blood transfusions to the mainland, so that sustainable development can be achieved.

Thinking of this, he felt a little proud. But soon his subordinates reported some bad news.

"Boss, we are facing several thorny problems. Some large cities, such as Huajing and Shanghai, have strict pass management for freight vehicles, which is the inner ring restriction. Different places have different opinions on the same-city freight platform. Some policies in Shenzhen and Guangdong Province are different from other regions, so our business cannot be carried out in some cities. In addition, there is a conflict between the demand of B-end and C-end, the cost of marketing is getting higher and higher, and the contradiction between supply and demand on the driver side is also very large. There are more than 10 registered drivers, but there are only 3 active drivers per month. The real number is actually lower... The reason is that a large number of drivers have been lost due to low order density."

Hearing this, Zhou Sheng frowned and said, "Well, the inner ring control of big cities is indeed a problem. The latter is easy to solve. The current system algorithm is a bit rough, and the vehicle model matching error is also large, which leads to frequent disputes between drivers and users. Once we change the algorithm, everything will be fine..."

Now is the era of technology, and all major companies are working on big data. Huodudu's current algorithm is only suitable for Southeast Asia, but not for the mainland. He plans to set up an AI laboratory and recruit a group of algorithm engineers and data scientists to deal with these problems.

Zhou Sheng's idea is right. Logistics companies must have their own professional algorithm team. Otherwise, the situation of Kuagou Taxi in the past will happen. Kuagou Taxi relied on external companies for development in the early days, and various problems arose later.

"What's the current situation of the guy who went to transport the goods?" Zhou Sheng looked at the person next to him.

The latter immediately checked his computer and replied: "The scale of transporting goods is huge, and the investment is many times that of ours. Their current business coverage is relatively high in the north. The model they adopt is similar to ours, but with the addition of car rental services. Most of the drivers are in towns and villages, which means that they mainly serve enterprises."

"Well, this is indeed not much of a competition for us. What we have to consider now is the competition from multiple logistics companies. There are countless logistics companies of all sizes in a city. Currently, large logistics companies have begun to integrate resources. In other words, small logistics companies will be swallowed up sooner or later. So we have to extend an olive branch to these small companies and start a war for talent!"

Zhou Sheng's words gave the employees a strong sense of crisis.

It seems unlikely that a logistics company from Hong Kong will succeed in competing with many established enterprises for market share in the mainland.

In fact, Hududu has already encountered its first strong rival in the mainland - 58 Express, which is the predecessor of Kuadog Taxi. Otherwise, Zhou Sheng would not have hurriedly held a meeting to discuss it today.

Huajing, a Chinese film and television company.

Li Gang had just finished smoking a cigarette when his secretary knocked on the door to report that a guest had arrived.

After seeing the newcomer, Li Gang immediately welcomed him in warmly: "Mr. Feng, what brings you here?"

"I happened to be in Huajing, so I came to see you." Feng Yun said as he sat down.

Aba Aba is a shareholder of Chinese Film and Television, so the two are naturally familiar with each other.

"How is the company now?"

"It's pretty good, but it's been around for too short a time, so it's hard to find quality actors."

"Last year, Aba Aba acquired 60% of the shares of China Culture. Now it has been renamed Aba Pictures and has incorporated the core businesses of Aba Aba's digital media and entertainment sectors. After Aba Pictures integrates its resources, it will invest in, produce, distribute and develop derivative products for films. If you can't find high-quality actors, the fundamental problem is that you don't pay enough. Instead of trying to poach other people's actors, you might as well just incubate them!"

"Hatch?" Li Gang was stunned after hearing this. It takes time to hatch an actor, and it takes a lot of continuous investment. Once someone becomes famous, the opportunity will be gone.

"You've also met Mr. Chen from Tianya Company. He's my little brother. Their company is very successful in incubating actors. You two can definitely cooperate with each other." Feng Yun suddenly slapped his thigh and said, "Oh, by the way. He was very popular on the Internet some time ago. I heard that he had dinner with you before the incident, and it was a bit unpleasant. Did you find someone to do this online thing?"

"How could that be! Am I that kind of person? I just want to acquire their technical team." Li Gang smiled bitterly when he heard that.

"That's good. We are all businessmen and should live in harmony." Feng Yun said without blushing.

Little did he know that he had countless enemies in the business world.

"I heard that Shui Ye was taken away by the relevant departments. This matter has become a hot topic now. What Mr. Feng said is right. Instead of spending a lot of money to recruit people, it is better to cultivate and incubate them together with others. This can also reduce losses, right..."

"Yeah, that's what I mean. Something happened to Mr. Shui today, which made me feel emotional, so I came to you." Feng Yun put down the teacup.

"I've taken a fancy to several film and television companies, and they all have their own advantages. I originally wanted to acquire them, separate their excellent parts and integrate them into the Chinese film and television combination. I didn't expect that Mr. Chen is your little brother, so this matter will have to change." Li Gang said in a low voice, touching his chin.

The route he took was similar to that of Aba Aba, both of them were engaged in acquisition and integration.

This practice is actually very offensive to entrepreneurs.

After all, true entrepreneurs all hope that the companies they create will continue to exist. But the result is that the companies acquired and merged by Ababa often have their essences poached and eventually go bankrupt.

So Chen Xi chose to refuse directly at the dinner table.

In an interrogation room in Huajing, Shui Ye was folding his arms, crossing his legs, and knocking on the table impatiently: "When are you going to let me go?"

"Fan Shuishui, can you explain how all that property under your name came from? It doesn't seem to match the amount of tax you paid. You have luxury homes worth hundreds of millions of dollars in many first-tier cities in China, and even abroad..." a woman in uniform asked, holding a notebook.

"I have just explained it. If you ask me again now, I can only say that they were all given by my godfathers! It is not illegal to make personal gifts." Shui Ye raised his eyebrows.

"Stop smiling at us. Was it a gift from your godfather? I don't think even your biological father is so generous. We have evidence of your tax evasion here. Please explain it to us." The woman turned on the projector, and the content on the screen made Shui Ye's eyes widen.

She didn't know how these people got this thing.

One night a few days later.

A dazzling orange fireball expanded from the interior of the Hairui warehouse, and the shock wave spread outward at a speed of 3000 meters per second. In an instant, the simple warehouse within a radius of 50 meters disintegrated like paper - seven containers full of electronic products were lifted into the night sky by the air wave and twisted and disintegrated in mid-air; the aluminum alloy warehouse roof was like tin foil crumpled by an invisible giant hand, shattered in the flames.

"boom!"

The low-frequency shock wave swept across the dock in a visible circular air wave, and buildings within a 100-meter radius instantly staged an avalanche of glass. The tempered glass curtain wall of the Port Authority Building first showed spider-web-like cracks, and then turned into tens of millions of prismatic crystals, forming a dazzling and deadly diamond rain under the light of the fire.

Three kilometers away, the guests at Binhai International Hotel stopped talking at the same time. A thunderous roar came from the sea, and the teacup in the guest room suddenly trembled and jumped half an inch high. The couple near the French window saw the night sky in the northeast suddenly lit up, and the orange-red halo spread across the sea level, as if someone had lit a giant match in the sky.

Xinjin Port lost its voice amid the tremors...

In fact, the Fire Brigade received a fire alarm one minute before the explosion.

The first fire trucks arrived at the scene 15 minutes later.

"Hello, is this Hairui Logistics? We are from the Fifth Battalion of the Xinjin Fire Brigade. There was a fire in your warehouse. Please tell me quickly whether there are any dangerous or explosive items in your warehouse!" Captain Xiao Ran shouted while holding the phone.

Just now, Yu Xuexi, who was half asleep, suddenly woke up for no apparent reason. This sudden question made him sit up from the bed immediately, and asked tremblingly: "Fire? Is the situation serious?"

"There's no time to talk about this. Tell me quickly that there are no dangerous or explosive items inside! The people in your company clearly said it was an ordinary fire, but..." Xiao Ran roared angrily.

When they arrived, they were told that the situation was an ordinary fire, but when they got to the scene, they found that this was not an ordinary fire at all.
"No...no, just some urea and ordinary chemicals." After Yu Xuexue said this, he felt cold sweat on his back because he had just lied.

Then, there was a busy tone on the other end of the phone. Yu Xuexue looked at his phone and saw that he had received a lot of missed calls from the company. He was so scared that he couldn't sleep anymore, so he quickly put on his pants and got out of bed.

In Xinjin Port, Xiao Ran was organizing firefighting.

"Captain, the fire is quite big." said a young team member.

"Use water gun to put out the fire first and wait for support from above!" Xiao Ran pointed to the fire ahead.

When Xiao Ran jumped out of the passenger seat, the flames had already illuminated half of the dock. The heat wave hit him, bringing with it the smell of burning rubber, wood, and some pungent chemicals. The roof of the warehouse in the distance was twisted and deformed, sparks flew from time to time, and thick smoke rose like a giant python.

"Damn, this is called a common fire?" Xiao Ran cursed, but he didn't have time to think about it. "Group 1, Group 2, lay the hose, Group 3, prepare to demolish! Group 4, evacuate the surrounding personnel!"

The team members acted quickly, and two water hoses gushed out from the fire truck. The high-pressure water flow hit the flames, and a large amount of white mist instantly rose. But the fire did not weaken, but instead suddenly jumped higher as if it was enraged.

Xiao Ran looked up and found that the burning smoke had changed from black to a strange yellow-green color. "Something's wrong..."

At this moment, a firefighter near the front of the warehouse suddenly started coughing violently and then fell to his knees. "Captain! My eyes...my eyes hurt!"

Xiao Ran rushed over and grabbed him, only to find that his skin was beginning to turn red and his eyes were bloodshot.

It's chemical poisoning!
Because the alarm they received was about an ordinary fire, they didn't have time to bring chemical defense equipment.

"Everyone retreat! Don't rush too close!" Xiao Ran shouted, but his voice was drowned out by the roar of the fire.

The voice on the intercom was intermittent.

"Requesting support... Gas unknown..."

"Emergency evacuation! Chemical explosion!" A hoarse roar came from the walkie-talkie.

"Sodium cyanide leak! Do not use water! I repeat, do not use..."

But it was too late.

"boom!"

The second wave of explosions followed, and the shock wave was like a heavy hammer from the gods, shaking the glass windows within a three-kilometer radius into snow-like crystal fragments. The containers were thrown into the sky like toys, and the twisted and deformed metal frames left hideous afterimages in the firelight.

The mushroom cloud, wrapped in scarlet flames of highly toxic chemicals, rose into the sky, burning a boiling hole in the night sky.

The communication was suddenly interrupted... (End of this chapter)