"Railway construction? Feng, are you kidding? Tianlai Novel WWW. ⒉3TXT.COM" Reed had no interest in this at all.
In recent years, a large number of railways in the United States have been demolished, and more than half of the total mileage has been demolished. Because the speed is too slow, it is not as convenient as driving. You can fly for long distances, and air tickets in the United States are still very cheap because there are many private aircraft companies.
But even so, the United States still has the longest railway line in the world, which is twice that of China. Unfortunately, the efficiency is too low. The biggest use now is to transport goods.
To put it bluntly, the railways in the United States are mainly used to transport goods, while the railways in China are mainly used to transport people. In fact, Huaxia also transports goods, but Huaxia Railway is the most important public transportation, and during holidays, it mainly transports people.
The total mileage of railways in the United States is twice that of China, but the number of passengers carried per year is only more than 20 million. In China, there are 2 billion passengers, a hundred times that of the United States.
China's railway development was many years later than that of the United States, but it has been developing rapidly over the years. It can even be said to be the fastest developing country in the world.
From bullet trains to high-speed rails, from subways to light rails, China ranks first in the world in many technologies. It’s not that other countries don’t do research, but they don’t have that many lines to build, and they can’t recoup the money they invest in research.
The same is true for the United States. It’s not that they don’t have the ability to develop these technologies, but they really don’t have any use for them, otherwise they wouldn’t have dismantled half of them over the years.
In Reed's impression, American railways were simply in decline. How could Feng Yu be so ignorant and invest in this kind of industry
"Reed, I'm talking about a high-speed railway with a daily operating speed of 24okm/hour. If this is opened, do you think anyone will be willing to ride it? Even if it is just transporting goods, the efficiency will be increased several times."
Such a fast speed! Reed was a little surprised.
The daily operating speed of railways in the United States is only 11okm/hour, which is more than double. Of course, the United States also has lines with a theoretical maximum operating time of 24okm/hour, but that is a theoretical degree. What Feng Yu said in daily life exceeded their theoretical limit, so wouldn't the real theoretical limit be higher than 350
"Reed, my plan is to build a high-speed train from Oakland to New York. This will also be of great benefit to the people of the United States. There will be more choices for travel."
The whole journey from Auckland, a city on the west coast of the United States, to New York, a city on the east coast of the United States, would be 4,000 kilometers. This plan is too crazy.
According to Feng Yu, it might not even take a day by train, but at this time, the train from Oakland to New York in the United States will take three days!
Because there are many stations, many of them are small local stations, and each station has to stop for a long time. Most of them are transporting goods, so there is always time to change trailers or unload trucks.
Only on the east coast, there are some faster ones, but the number of passengers is not large. More Americans still like to travel by self-driving or flying, which is more convenient.
Reed frowned: "Feng, you have to consider the difference between us in the United States and China. We don't have so many people taking trains. Trains are mainly used to transport goods, and they are less urgent goods, so the prices are cheaper. "
"If we invest in building this kind of high-speed railway, the cost will definitely be very huge. Can you tell me how much it will cost?"
Feng Yu thought about the price he asked, converted it into US dollars in his mind, and then replied: "Railway construction, including trains and stations, costs about 30 million US dollars per kilometer. Are prices in the United States relatively high? "
In fact, if this was done in China, it would never cost so much money. The labor costs in the United States alone are much higher than those in China, not to mention other construction costs, land costs, transportation costs, etc.
"Thirty million US dollars for one kilometer! Feng, you want to invest so much money?!" Reid was shocked. The whole journey was more than 4,000 kilometers. Doesn't it mean that Feng Yu wants to invest 120 to 30 billion US dollars? And taking into account future cost increases, Feng Yu's total investment may reach US$150 billion.
If Feng Yu is willing to invest so much money in the United States, it will inevitably greatly enhance Feng Yu's status in the United States, which is different from the social status of wealth.
Feng Yu's eyes twitched wildly: "It's us together!"
Damn it, am I crazy to invest so much money on my own? Maybe something happened in the United States. Why did Feng Yu just say that the port should take the majority? This can be compromised, because he is not prepared to invest too much in this.
The return period for high-speed rail investment is too long, and infrastructure is the hardest asset to take away and sell off. With such a large investment, the risk is not low. Feng Yu takes a shareholding and then helps China sell high-speed rail to the United States to make money. Feng Yu and China are a win-win situation.
"Feng, how do we allocate investment plans and shares?" Reed asked again.
"You can take control of this. I don't have any cash here. I will help train management personnel, and with the construction company with mature experience, it can even include the construction and planning of the site. I only need 35% of the shares." ”
Reed wanted to say "poof" to Feng Yu! Are we paying for the procurement of rails and trains? We have to pay for the land demolition and other expenses, but you just provide the construction company and you have to hold 35% of the shares? Why don't you go and grab it
"Feng, I think we can't come to an agreement on this. You haven't contributed a penny for the most important resource investment. That construction company also plans to hire you from China, right?"
Hum, when the time comes, you will give us one account, and then turn around and actually pay another account to China, making the cost inflated, as if you spent a lot of money, but in fact, the real cost may be less than 7%. 10. Do you think I don’t understand this little trick
Moreover, when building in our country, we must hire talents from our country. If we want to stimulate employment and domestic demand, we must use your Chinese people, and we are doing nothing.
Little did Reed know that his mind had already begun to consider the feasibility of this matter. If it is built, how should both parties invest and how the shares should be distributed.
Feng Yu pretended to be open to discussion: "Reed, what do you think should be done? Are you sure that I can control this railway? I have the final say in management and everything else? Look, it can't be done, right? In that case, Then I definitely have to spend less money. And now that you want to build, can you find a mature construction company and designer? I have one here, and I can add in. Let you in the United States build first, and China will wait a moment. You can’t do that, can you?”
Reed did not dare to talk about the distribution plan, but stood up immediately: "Feng, I'm sorry, because you proposed this cooperation project, I need to report to the boss. How about we continue talking at this time tomorrow?"
Feng Yu nodded with a smile: "Okay."
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