Reborn As Super Heiress

Chapter 867: Chapter 863 Ouyang Jun’s Trouble

Gu Xu’s division did not cause any objections among Ouyang Jun and the others, as Huo Sining had said, the vein was too significant. If it weren’t for Huo Sining being unable to handle it alone, such a good opportunity would never have come to them.

However, Huo Sining didn’t want to take advantage of them for nothing and smiled, ”I have plenty of liquidity on hand, and building a farmhouse requires spending money. Whatever investment is needed, just deduct it from me directly.”

According to Gu Xu’s plan, building a private farmhouse would cost a mere one or two billion, and using that amount to secure an abundant Dahongpao Chicken Blood Vein was money well spent for Huo Sining.

Seeing a woman spending her money while they only thought about their share, Ouyang Jun and the others felt a bit embarrassed and were about to refuse when Huo Sining interrupted, ”Don’t argue. I don’t know about Song Hui’s situation, but Brother Junzi and Qin Tian, you probably don’t have much money left, right? I remember you invested quite a lot in a project with Song Xiaochen earlier, it probably hasn’t paid off yet.”

Indeed, as soon as she said this, Ouyang Jun and Qin Tian’s faces immediately soured and worry showed in their expressions.

”You guys provide the contacts and plan, I only provide the money; this arrangement is very reasonable. I’ve never done anything like this before, and even if you handed it over to me, I wouldn’t know where to start. But you surely have far more experience than I do. I’ll fund it, and you take care of the rest. You wouldn’t refuse this, would you, brothers?”

Huo Sining said calmly with a smile.

Ouyang Jun and Song Hui exchanged glances, and after hesitating for a moment, they nodded in agreement with Huo Sining’s arrangement.

With things finally settled, Huo Sining breathed a sigh of relief. These people were notable figures in the Imperial Capital, and with their involvement, if the Chicken Blood Stone Vein still fell into someone else’s hands, it would indeed be unreal.

With the discussion concluded, Song Hui couldn’t sit still and hurriedly went to the backyard to find Zhang Shuang.

Seeing Song Hui’s anxious behavior, Ouyang Jun couldn’t help but shake his head, ”Is Song Hui really serious this time?”

Qin Tian and Gu Xu exchanged glances and both shook their heads, ”Hard to say.”

Huo Sining didn’t particularly concern herself with Song Hui’s romantic affairs. Instead, she had noticed earlier the strange expressions on Ouyang Jun and Qin Tian’s faces, but hadn’t had the chance to ask. Now with some free time, she felt something was off and glanced at Ouyang Jun, suddenly asking:

”Brother Junzi, what’s going on with your project with Song Xiaochen? Haven’t heard you mention it, how’s it progressing?”

Upon mentioning this, Ouyang Jun’s face darkened, and Qin Tian beside him remained silent, gulping down his drink in frustration.

Seeing their demeanor, Gu Xu frowned subconsciously, ”What’s wrong? Is there a problem?”

Ouyang Jun remained silent for a moment before speaking, ”The project has great potential, our factory on this side is ready, just waiting for equipment. But it’s this part that’s causing trouble.”

Talking about this, Ouyang Jun looked troubled:

”Song Xiaochen has a classmate in Dongyang and we had planned to order five-axis CNC machine tools under his company’s name. According to our plan, we were going to import the machines through special channels, but the ship was detained before reaching Dongyang Harbor.”

”Damn it, the smuggling ship got caught, so our machines can’t be shipped. They’re still in the warehouse at his classmate’s company.”

Feeling agitated, Ouyang Jun gulped down another drink and tugged at his tie, looking extremely vexed.

Huo Sining and Gu Xu exchanged glances and instinctively asked, ”Are those five machines really important?”

Unable to hold back, Ouyang Jun explained, ”Five-axis CNC machine tools are highly technical and specialized for machining complex surfaces. They have crucial applications in aerospace, aviation, military, research, precision machinery, and high-grade medical equipment.”

”These are precision instruments. Currently, five-axis CNC systems are the only method to handle the machining of components like impellers, blades, marine propellers, heavy-duty generator rotors, turbine rotors, and large diesel engine crankshafts.”

Confused by the technical jargon, Huo Sining asked, ”Can’t we buy them domestically? Or directly import from Dongyang, why resort to smuggling?”

Though frustrated, Ouyang Jun sighed, realizing Huo Sining may not understand, ”I’ll explain it this way: these are high-tech items, our domestic heavy industry doesn’t meet their standards.”

”Despite their character issues, Dongyang surpasses us in technology. The five machines I bought are actually outdated models from thirty years ago. They’re rarely produced now, and these outdated versions are considered national treasures here, costing me around eighty million.”

”Even smuggling costs eighty million. If we were to import them legitimately, ignoring whether they’d agree, the price would probably double.”

After hearing this explanation, Huo Sining finally understood.

Those familiar with history would know that during the Cold War, industrialized Western nations led by America kept many high-tech products to themselves, imposing an embargo on Former Soviet Union and Huaxia Country.

Machine tools symbolize a country’s manufacturing level, and five-axis CNC systems represent the pinnacle of the machine tool industry. With Huaxia’s developing economy and defense needs, there’s a dire demand for high-grade CNC machines.

Yet, five-axis CNC machine tools are deemed strategic materials and forbidden for export by developed nations.

In the late 20th century, Dongyang Toyo Company sold several five-axis CNC machine tools to Former Soviet Union, which utilized them to enhance submarine propeller technology. Consequently, the submarines evaded America’s sonar detection, leading to America penalizing Toshiba Company for breaching embargo policies.

Due to this incident, Dongyang strictly controls industrial product exports. Despite using technology from forty years ago, Ouyang Jun’s acquisition required substantial effort and connections from Song Xiaochen’s classmate.