Rebirth of the Industrial Tycoon

Li Weidong walked to the phone and just picked up the receiver to call He Anan back when he suddenly felt someone staring at him.

As soon as Li Weidong turned around, as expected, Zhou Yunxiu and Li Weimin were all staring at him with gossip.

"Mom, let me make a call!" Li Weidong said.

"I know, you fight, I won't let you fight!" Zhou Yunxiu said with a smile.

"I have to talk about something at work, and you can't understand it here!" Li Weidong continued.

"Oh, I think I'm in the way, that's fine, I won't listen, I'll cook for you!" Zhou Yunxiu reluctantly left.

Immediately afterwards, Li Weidong looked at Li Weimin, who was still standing there cheeky.

In desperation, Li Weidong took out five yuan and said, "Give you five yuan, let's go to the game hall to play!"

"Brother, five dollars won't last long, maybe I'll be back when I run out of coins halfway through the game!" Li Weimin said with a smile.

"You think I don't know, the game hall at the street corner is worth ten coins for one dollar! Five yuan is enough for you to play all afternoon!" Li Weidong snorted coldly, and then said, "It's only five yuan, do you want it? Don't you want me? But not anymore!"

"Yes, or not!" Li Weimin hurried away with five yuan.

No one was monitoring him, and Li Weidong immediately called the provincial foreign trade department.

After a while, the call was connected, and Li Weidong said, "I'll find He Translator, my name is Li Weidong."

Soon, He An'an's voice sounded in the receiver: "You came back from the mountain city?"

"Yeah, I went to discuss a business, and I called you back as soon as I got home!" Li Weidong then asked, "Are you looking for me?"

"I can't find you if I have nothing to do?" He Anan said.

"It's okay to find me,

I am happier! "Li Weidong replied.

The two chatted for a while, and then He Anan said, "The Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation Office will usually have a summary of the latest information on some foreign companies, sent by the foreign affairs department, and collected by local Chinese.

A few days ago, I saw a message saying that Japan's Nakano Co., Ltd. was selling a microwave oven production line. I remembered that you are a small household appliance manufacturer, so I quickly called you. I wonder if you are interested? "

"Nakano Co., Ltd.?" Li Weidong thought for a while and said, "I remember that theirs seem to be engaged in machinery business!"

When Li Weidong was working on second-hand machinery in his last life, he had seen products from Nakano Co., Ltd., but Li Weidong couldn't remember what it was.

He An'an said, "I didn't expect you to know this Nakano Co., Ltd., you are right, the information here says that they make machinery and equipment, and their main products are rice production machinery and tuber vegetable planting machinery. "

"It's an agricultural machine!" Li Weidong didn't expect to meet a veteran.

Then Li Weidong asked: "Agricultural machinery and home appliances can't be beaten by eight poles. Why does this farm machinery have a microwave oven production line?"

"I don't know." He Anan replied.

Li Weidong thought for a moment and said, "Well, I'll call my friend in Japan first and ask what's going on. If this microwave oven production line can be used, I'll try to bring it in."

"Are you going to Japan then?" He Anan asked excitedly.

"If you really want to introduce a production line, you must go to Japan in person!" Li Weidong smiled and then asked, "Would you like to go together?"

"It depends on whether this girl has time!" He Anan said.

Li Weidong knew that He Anan agreed in disguise.

"How old is that girl?" A voice suddenly sounded from behind Li Weidong, only then did Li Weidong realize that Zhou Yunxiu quietly came over again.

"Mom, you scared me!" Li Weidong said.

Zhou Yunxiu then asked: "Where is the girl from? How many people are in the family? Is she beautiful? She is older or younger than you, in fact, it doesn't matter if she is older. The three treasures of the female junior hold the golden brick! It doesn't matter how tall, short, fat or thin, as long as A big butt is good, and I can give birth to a fat grandson..."

Zhou Yunxiu was probably bored at home and wanted to be a grandma.

...

Li Weidong found the contact information of Katsuya Shikawa, and he decided to ask Katsuya Shikawa to help him inquire about Nakano Co., Ltd. and the microwave oven production line.

Sakurada Co., Ltd., where Katsuya Kawasaki is located, also manufactures machinery. Although it does not overlap in business with Nakano Co., Ltd., it is still half a peer. It should be easy to inquire about such information.

At that time, ordinary landlines could not make international long-distance calls. Li Weidong had to make a special trip to the telephone office to contact Katsuya Shikawa.

The cost of 12 yuan per minute for international long-distance calls was definitely a sky-high communication fee at the time, and a month's wages for ordinary workers were enough to make more than ten minutes of international long-distance calls.

Li Weidong has a lot of international business, and it is not the first time for him to make international long-distance calls. He is familiar with the road and dials the phone number of Katsuya Kawasaki.

Soon, Katsuya Ikawa's voice sounded, and the sound quality was still clear: "Mosimoxi, I'm Katsuya Ikawa! Who are you looking for?"

"Mr. Xichuan, I'm Li Weidong." Li Weidong immediately reported his home.

"It turned out to be Mr. Li, have you come to Japan again?" Ichikawa Sheng also asked.

"No, I'm still in China now," Li Weidong replied.

After the two exchanged 36 yuan, Li Weidong asked, "Mr. Shichuan, do you know the company Nakano Co., Ltd.?"

"Nakano, they make agricultural machinery and belong to Kubota!" Katsuya Ikawa replied.

"Kubota? Japan's largest agricultural machinery manufacturer?" Li Weidong asked.

"Yes, large-scale agricultural machinery companies like Kubota will acquire many small companies, and Nakano Co., Ltd. is one of them." Katsuya Ikawa said.

"In addition to agricultural machinery, does Nakano Co., Ltd. have other businesses, such as home appliances?" Li Weidong then asked.

"I'm not sure about this. However, in the past few years, many Japanese companies have adopted a strategy of business diversification, trying to gain a share of the market in other industries! Many companies have achieved success, and of course there are also many companies. In the end, it failed." Xie Chuansheng also said.

The 1970s and 1980s was a golden age for Japanese companies. At that time, many Japanese companies had excess funds, but their own business was in a bottleneck. At this time, companies of course had to find new investment channels.

As a result, many companies choose to invest overseas and purchase a large number of assets around the world; some companies choose real estate, which also causes the Japanese real estate bubble; a large number of Japanese companies invest funds in other industries and adopt a diversified management strategy .

Therefore, it is not impossible for Nakano Co., Ltd., which is engaged in agricultural machinery, to build a microwave oven production line and enter the household kitchen appliance market.

Just listening to Katsuya Katsuya's voice, he asked, "Mr. Li, why are you asking me about this? Is there something wrong with the quality of Nakano Co., Ltd.'s products?"

The hydraulic oil tank of Sakurada Co., Ltd. cut corners and was caught by Li Weidong. Therefore, Kawasaki naturally thinks that there is also a problem with the products of Nakano Co., Ltd., and the little braid was also caught by Li Weidong.

Li Weidong didn't hide it, he replied directly: "I heard that Nakano Co., Ltd. has a microwave oven production line that I want to sell, and I want to buy it, so I'm asking about the situation now."

"I understand!" Katsuya Kawasaki laughed and said, "Nakano Co., Ltd. is an agricultural machinery company, so you are worried that there is a problem with Nakano Co., Ltd.'s microwave oven production line, right?"

"You guessed it. I do have concerns about this. After all, the main business of Nakano Co., Ltd. is not kitchen appliances!" Li Weidong said.

"Mr. Li, your worries are superfluous. We Japanese attach great importance to quality, and the quality of our Japanese production lines is absolutely guaranteed!" Sai Chuansheng also said confidently.

"You still have the face to talk to me about quality? Your own hydraulic oil tank is cutting corners!" Li Weidong couldn't help but complain.

Katsuya Shikawa went on to say: "Although Nakano Co., Ltd.'s main business is not kitchen appliances, their microwave oven production line should use Hitachi's technology!"

"Oh? How did Mr. Xichuan find out?" Li Weidong asked.

"As I said before, Nakano Co., Ltd. is a subsidiary of Kubota, and Kubota is affiliated to the Fuji Foundation. Hitachi Electric is also affiliated to the Fuji Foundation, so if Nakano Co., Ltd. wants to purchase a microwave oven production line, it should use Hitachi Electric's technology ."

"That is to say, the production line that Nakano Co., Ltd. is selling is actually the production line of Hitachi Electric?" Li Weidong was overjoyed.

"It should be like this." Katsuya Shikawa continued; "Mr. Li, if you can't trust Nakano Co., Ltd., you should trust Hitachi Electric, right? Hitachi Electric is one of our seven major electrical appliance brands in Japan!"

"I can trust it, of course I can trust Hitachi Electric!" A smile appeared on Li Weidong's face.

Hitachi's microwave oven technology is definitely not bad. It seems that this microwave oven production line is worth buying!

...

In the future, microwave ovens have been made cabbage prices by Chinese companies, and Midea's profit from selling a microwave oven is only more than two yuan. LG's Chinese factories also lose more than 10 million US dollars every year.

In the 1990s, when it comes to household appliances with relatively large profits, microwave ovens are definitely one of them.

At that time, a microwave oven sold for two or three thousand yuan, and the profit was several times.

Of course, Li Weidong yearns for such a lucrative product.

However, the production of microwave ovens is different from small household appliances. Small household appliances have a simple structure, low technical requirements, and are not difficult to manufacture. Therefore, the production of small household appliances uses ordinary assembly production lines, and only requires some workers who can twist screws and weld wires.

The production of microwave ovens is more inclined to major appliances, which not only require special production lines, but also technical support.

Just buy a production line in a single village, and without technical support, it is impossible to make a microwave oven.

The simplest example is Galanz. At that time, Galanz introduced a microwave oven production line from Japan. However, due to the lack of technical support, many problems in the production process could not be solved. 20% of the first batch of microwave ovens produced could not be used, and the other 80% could not be used. %, either the firepower is too strong, or the startup is too slow, and the pass rate is almost zero.

Now Li Weidong wants to buy a microwave oven production line. Naturally, he can't just need a set of production equipment. He also buys the microwave oven production technology. This will directly affect whether Li Weidong can produce microwave ovens.

Knowing that Nakano Co., Ltd. uses the technology of Hitachi Electric, Li Weidong immediately felt relieved.

After all, Hitachi Electric is one of the top seven major home appliance brands in Japan, and its ranking is relatively high. There is absolutely no doubt about Hitachi Electric's technology.

...

For a microwave oven production line, Li Weidong is definitely worth a trip to Japan in person.

So the next day, Li Weidong drove to the Provincial Department of Foreign Trade.

Li Weidong went to the Provincial Foreign Trade Department for two reasons. One was to apply for a visa to Japan. Although Li Weidong could also ask Xizhi Electric to help send an invitation letter, the way to go to the Foreign Trade Department was much quicker and simpler.

The second reason is that if you buy a microwave oven production line, you need foreign exchange, which must be approved by the foreign trade department before you can exchange foreign exchange at the foreign exchange bureau.

The last time I bought an injection molding machine, Li Weidong was a white wolf with empty gloves and didn't spend a penny, but the opportunity to be a white wolf with empty gloves is not every time. Now Li Weidong wants to spend real money to buy things.

Li Weidong also has a lot of US dollar deposits at the Southeast Patent Company of Hong Kong Island. If he may obtain foreign exchange from the country's formal channels, there is no need to use his own money.

What's more, in the 1990s, foreign exchange was not as tense as it was two years ago, and it was much easier for companies to apply for foreign exchange.

After arriving at the Provincial Department of Foreign Trade, Li Weidong went directly to Ma Dexing and explained the microwave oven production line.

"It's a good thing to introduce a microwave oven production line! It seems that our country can't make a microwave oven, right? Our hall will definitely fully support this behavior of importing advanced equipment and advanced technology from abroad!"

Ma Dexing paused and asked the question he cared about most: "How much do you estimate this microwave oven production line will cost?"

Li Weidong thought for a while and replied: "A simple set of production lines may cost around US$1 million, but the production line is only part of it, and the key is technology. To produce a qualified microwave oven, you must have professional technical guidance. OK, there will be some extra cost."

Ma Dexing nodded, but did not answer, as if he was considering the pros and cons.

Li Weidong went on to say: "Director Ma, in fact, I introduced the microwave oven production line, not just for the domestic market."

"Do you still plan to sell to foreign countries?" Ma Dexing immediately became interested. After all, selling products abroad can create foreign exchange.

"Yes, microwave ovens cost two or three thousand yuan a piece. How many of us Chinese can afford? So we still have to sell them to foreigners!" Li Weidong said immediately.

"Well, if you can earn foreign exchange by exporting, then it would be worthwhile to spend one million dollars to purchase a microwave oven production line." Ma Dexing paused, then asked, "Director Li, you have found a foreign market. Is it?"

"I haven't even got the production line yet. Where can I find foreign sales! At least we have to buy the production line, install and debug it, and then produce the product before we can find customers!" Li Weidong said with a smile.

"That's right, I'm too impatient." Ma Dexing said.

Li Weidong went on to say: "Director Ma, how about this, you will also send a few people in the hall to come with me to Ruben, let's go and inspect this microwave oven production line, and if we can really introduce it, let's talk about foreign exchange approval. things!"

"Also! Then let's temporarily set up a business delegation!" Ma Dexing nodded in agreement.

...

In the last business group, Huang Hai Petrochemical was the father of the gold owner, and this time, the father of the gold owner became Li Weidong.

Li Weidong is not as rich and powerful as Huanghai Petrochemical, so the number of people in the delegation is much smaller. Li Weidong went to five people and gave three places to the foreign trade department. There are a total of eight people.

Going abroad can be regarded as a kind of welfare, so Li Weidong decided to bring Wang Kaiping and Ma Zhongyi with him and let them go out to play. As for the electric furnace factory, he temporarily left it to Hanhan Wangjing to watch.

In addition, Li Weidong also wanted to bring Du Jiahai from the agricultural machinery factory with him. One is to take the opportunity to win over Du Jiahai, and the other is because Nakano Co., Ltd. is an agricultural machinery manufacturer after all. With Du Jiahai's words, there may be a chance to steal a teacher from it.

Li Weidong is still hesitating who the last place will be.

At this moment, the phone rang, Li Weidong answered the phone, and He Anan's voice came from inside.

"You liar, you can't talk!" He Anan said.

"Oh, my eldest lady, how did I become a liar?" Li Weidong said with a smile.

"You said you took me to Japan! As a result, I wasn't on the list to go to Japan this time!" He Anan's tone was full of dissatisfaction.

Li Weidong was stunned for a while, and immediately understood: "You are not on the list of people going abroad from the Foreign Trade Department, right?"

"Well. They said that I have been to Japan once, and they will not let me go this time." He Anan said.

"Who will go there?" Li Weidong asked.

He Anan replied: "Three people, one is Director Wang Zhaoan who leads the team, and the other is Sister Zhang and Sister Wang."

"I know Wang Zhaoan, he is the director of the Circulation Development Department. What are the origins of Sister Zhang and Sister Wang?" Li Weidong asked subconsciously.

"Sister Zhang is from the General Department, and Sister Wang is from the Personnel Department. They are not from the business department, so it's useless to go abroad!" He Anan said dissatisfiedly.

"Then the objects of Sister Zhang and Sister Wang are also working in government agencies, right?" Li Weidong continued to ask.

"Well, it seems so." He Anan replied.

"That's right! Going abroad is a good job, and ordinary people can't do it." Li Weidong replied.

On Li Weidong's side, Wang Kaiping and Ma Zhongyi are equivalent to welfare quotas. As for Du Jiahai, they are also half of the welfare quotas. On the opposite side, Sister Zhang and Sister Wang are welfare quotas.

"It seems that this time when I went to Japan, I really went to work, and it was me and the Director Wang Zhaoan!" Li Weidong sighed in his heart.

At this moment, He Anan on the other end of the phone said half-coquettishly, "Li Weidong, there are no more places, what should I do! You said you would take me there this time! I want to go to Disney again!"

"Don't worry, if I say take you there, I will definitely take you there." Li Weidong continued: "I have reserved a place for you here!"

"Really?" He An'an's voice suddenly became excited.

"Of course it's true." Li Weidong smiled and said jokingly: "Look, I reserved a place for you, how should you thank me? Would you like to show your promise?"

"Don't be stinky! If you want this girl to marry, there is no door! If you are willing to be a door-to-door son-in-law and serve this girl every day, maybe I will consider it!" He Anan's tone was cheerful.

"Well, that's right, I know I'm being rude to me, it seems that my mood has recovered!" Li Weidong said, secretly thinking in his heart, after all, she is a little girl in her twenties.

He An'an continued: "To be honest, I really have nothing to thank you, why don't I invite you to dinner!"

"You want to play me after a meal!" Li Weidong teased.

"I'll treat you to Western food, so let's do it!" He Anan continued, "We're going to Japan this time, don't we have to take a plane from Shanghai, so let's stop by the Bund for Western food!"

"The Bund Western Restaurant?" Li Weidong began to ponder, the 1982 Lafite in the Bund Western Restaurant this year, it should be true!

He Anan continued: "No. 2 on the Bund, a western restaurant just opened last year. You should have heard of it. It's called KFC. I invite you to eat!"

"Kentucky Fried Chicken?" Li Weidong was embarrassed, thinking about it carefully, there is nothing wrong with it, isn't KFC just Western food!

"My 1982 Lafite will be replaced by 1982 Coke!"

...

Li Weidong once again came to the familiar Japan.

The others couldn't be of much help, and it was their first time in Japan, and they were full of curiosity about everything around them, so Li Weidong simply let them move freely, filling the curiosity of the curious babies first.

Li Weidong went to Nakano Co., Ltd. alone.

After arriving at Nakano Co., Ltd., Li Weidong explained his intention and was invited to an independent reception room.

After a while, two men walked in, and the man behind was still holding a stack of documents.

The person in the lead introduced himself: "Hello, my name is Kenjiro Shimizu, please take care of me when we meet for the first time!"

Li Weidong also introduced himself and explained his purpose again.

"Mr. Li, I have brought all the materials of the microwave oven production line. You can take it back and take a closer look!" Shimizu Kenjiro handed the stack of materials to Li Weidong.

"The Nakano Co., Ltd. has prepared enough, and the materials are ready." Li Weidong secretly thought, while taking the materials, he said, "I will watch it in detail when I go back!"

"In addition, our additional conditions are also written in the appendix at the back. If there is anything that Mr. Li does not understand, you can call me directly, and I will ask you to explain." Shimizu Kenjiro said and handed a business card to Li Weidong.

Li Weidong took the business card, and he was not surprised by the so-called "additional conditions".

After all, microwave oven production lines are in short supply. If you want to buy them, it is not as simple as giving money. Nakano Co., Ltd. will definitely have some additional conditions.

Just listening to Shimizu Kenjiro continued: "Mr. Li, if you have read the information and are willing to accept our additional conditions, please make a plan for the operation of the production line. We, Nakano Co., Ltd., will select the conditions according to the content of the plan. The best buyers will enter the final selection process."

"Mr. Shimizu, do you mean that there are other buyers who want to buy microwave oven production lines, and there are still quite a few buyers?" Li Weidong asked immediately.

Shimizu Kenjiro nodded: "Mr. Li, you are not the first to buy a microwave oven production line, and I believe you will not be the last!"

Li Weidong laughed helplessly, and secretly said in his heart: "Everyone else buys things as uncles, and the seller is a good friend and the owner is well served. I am unlucky, buying something is like an exam, I have to hand in the test paper! "