People in the Republic of China era began to rise from industry.

It took about a week for the metallurgical plant's mortgage loan to complete the approval process.

In the past few days, Lin Yi has become a frequent visitor to the New World.

They achieved the feat of indulging in a decadent lifestyle in the new world for six consecutive days.

The amount of wine stored up skyrocketed, and nearly a hundred dancers, almost all of whom had sat next to him and drunk wine.

Correspondingly, the heads of the Nationalist Bank also became his drinking buddies.

As for Cui Sihai, that thug, the massacre of the entire Dongsen Trading Company due to a dispute over the spoils has also been big news recently.

It briefly overshadowed the increasingly heated discussions surrounding the textile industry crisis.

Lin Yi would talk about this with his friends almost every night at the New World.

We all marvel at the allure of money, how it can drive people mad.

He dared to wipe out an entire Japanese family; what else could he be but a madman...?

"Thank you, President Qiu. Without your help, this matter wouldn't have gone so smoothly."

"Understood, I'll arrange for someone to handle the formalities this afternoon."

"Finance Minister Song? He has just taken office and has a lot of things to do. It would be somewhat inappropriate for us to disturb him at this time."

"I know. When I go to Nanjing in a while, I will definitely invite you, President Qiu, to come with me."

After finishing his call with the vice president of the National Government Bank surnamed Qiu, Lin Yi put down the phone and smiled wryly.

If he were to go with me to see Song Wenchang, I'm afraid President Qiu would have a heart attack from the fright.

He shook his head.

He then picked up a stack of documents from the table.

This is the mortgage loan project proposal for Yongli Alkali Plant.

Three days ago, Wynn officially started production.

With the title of the first domestically produced industrial alkali, sales are not a concern at all.

Old Fan is a man of conscience.

With production costs reduced by 50%, Yongli Industrial Soda's pricing is 30% lower than the current market price of industrial soda.

It is approaching the ex-factory price of imported industrial alkali.

With such a price advantage, there's naturally no need to worry about the market.

It's a foregone conclusion that China will take over the domestic market this year.

If production capacity can keep up, Yongli Industrial Alkali will likely begin to encroach on the foreign market in just two or three years.

Both Fan Zhongxu and Tang Side were extremely excited about this.

Lin Yi was also very happy.

This means that alkali plants can also obtain loans.

Loans will be issued based on this year's market expectations, and loans will be issued based on next year's market expectations, with no interest on the loans.

According to Fan Zhongxu, the domestic industrial alkali market, based on Yongli's selling price, is worth approximately 15 million yuan.

Therefore, Lin Yi has already drawn up a framework for the project proposal and applied for a loan of 3.5 million.

This will come once the loan comes through, along with the five million that the metallurgical plant received in the last day or two, and the cash flow on hand.

His fund pool is close to ten million.

It's time to make a big splash and start a business.

The metallurgical plant expanded its production capacity, the alkali plant expanded its production capacity, and an arsenal was built.

These funds are more than enough.

Therefore, we must consider new projects as soon as possible.

As he was pondering these thoughts, the phone on the table rang.

Lin Yi answered the phone and saw Fan Zhongxu on the other end.

"Chairman Lin, something happened at the alkali plant. Old Tang, Professor Hou, and I will come to see you later."

Fan Zhongxu's voice sounded somewhat subdued.

Lin Yi frowned slightly but did not ask any further questions.

He simply said, "Okay, I'll wait for you."

Soon, Downs and Professor Hou arrived first.

"Mr. Fan is coming from the metallurgical plant, he should be here soon."

Downsted offered an explanation as soon as he entered.

As for Professor Hou, who was following behind him, he looked worried.

"sit."

Lin Yi raised his hand in greeting.

He then personally poured tea for the two of them before asking, "What happened?"

Downs sighed, took a piece of paper out of his pocket and handed it to Lin Yi: "Chairman Lin, you'll understand as soon as you see it."

Lin Yi took it and started reading.

He glanced at it quickly, then laughed: "Are all foreigners this shameless these days?"

This is a proposal for the development of the industrial alkali industry.

According to the proposal, in order to better promote the development of the industry and the rapid development of world industry, it is proposed that companies in this industry disclose their technologies free of charge.

The reason sounds plausible.

If it weren't for Yongli possessing the most advanced and unique alkali production technology, Lin Yi would definitely support it wholeheartedly.

But now, even a blind man can see clearly that they're after Yongli's alkali production technology!

When have foreigners ever cared about their reputation?

Downsde shook his head: "A few days ago, several groups of people came to visit, wanting to buy our technology."

"But we all refused."

"I never expected them to resort to such despicable tactics."

"Professor Hou and I have inquired and found that industry representatives from the United States, England, France, Germany, and Japan have all signed the agreement. We should be officially notified within a day or two."

"and then?"

Lin Yi was somewhat puzzled: "We can meet the raw material needs domestically. As for some equipment, if it's really not feasible, we can manufacture it ourselves."

"If they don't have a weakness, we won't agree. They can't just pull off another robbery like the Eight-Nation Alliance, can they?"

As they were talking, Fan Zhongxu hurriedly walked in.

He heard Lin Yi's last sentence and gave a direct answer: "No need for outright robbery, a price war will suffocate us."

"Price war?"

Lin Yi was even more confused.

With such a huge cost advantage, how could they possibly win a price war?

"Chairman Lin, I remember telling you before that the industrial alkali consumption in China is less than 20 million per year."

"This size, if viewed from a global perspective, is probably only one or two percent of the total."

"Therefore, although we have a clear cost advantage, our current shipping capacity is still too weak."

“Now that our foreign counterparts have teamed up, they can easily fill up the Chinese market as long as they sell at a loss.”

"If they then cut off our export rights, how are we supposed to survive?"

"Even if you persist, how long can you persist?"

Fan Zhongxu asked two questions in a row, and Lin Yi's brows slowly furrowed.

He didn't ask the foolish question of why they could simply block export rights on their own.

As the saying goes, a weak nation has no diplomacy.

Foreigners these days can indeed do this very easily.

As for so-called fairness... without strength, who will talk to you about fairness?

After a moment of silence, Lin Yi's gaze swept across the three faces: "Since this is the situation, what do you plan to do?"

Fan Zhongxu sighed and slumped wearily onto the sofa.

Professor Hou lowered his head helplessly.

Tang Side hesitated for a moment, then looked at Fan Zhongxu before speaking, "Chairman Lin, the situation is beyond our control. I'm afraid we have to back down."

Seeing that Lin Yi remained silent, he braced himself and continued, "It's definitely not possible to disclose it for free, but we can transfer it for a fee."

"Although this group of people has united, they each have their own agendas."

"So, as long as we are willing to transfer it for a fee, this matter will be settled."

"Although we will lose the opportunity to occupy foreign markets, it will not be difficult for Wynn to survive."