Rebirth of India: Superior

Seeing Liu Zian's disappointed expression, Shaklu laughed and said: "Old Liu, you don't have to be like this. Although I don't plan to do business in Changchun for the time being, I can help you do some export business."

"You old man, you're trying to scare me by talking loudly and out of breath. I'm just telling you about the relationship between us. How dare you refuse to agree when I open my mouth?" Liu Zian said with a gentle expression.

"Old Liu, you obviously didn't tell me the truth first, but I don't believe you can take the initiative to solicit foreign investment. The chief designer also gave a speech during his southern tour. These words were taught to you by others, right?"

Liu Zian replied with some embarrassment: "As you said, I can't watch the news and pay attention to national events. Well, to be honest with you, your sister-in-law's family needs some investment projects. By the way, you You haven’t told me what can be exported yet.”

This is Liu Zian, and his fiancée Wang Jing's family background must not be simple. She is probably a leader in the government, because the military does not need this kind of political performance. After changing his mind, Shaklu said: "The backer eats the mountain. , Relying on water, what do you think is most suitable for export in Changchun? "

"That must be a car! Our Changchun is China's automobile city!" Liu Zian said with certainty.

Shakru shook his head and said: "No, there is almost no market for Chinese cars in India. Poor people can't afford them, and rich people will buy German, American or Japanese cars instead of Chinese cars."

"Although your words make me very uncomfortable, I have to admit that what you said does make sense, but if it's not a car, what is it? It can't be a movie, right?"

"Of course not. You have been to India after all. Haven't you noticed what kind of transportation is the most common in India?"

Liu Zian thought about it carefully for a long time, and then replied: "Ah. I understand, it's a motorcycle, a motorcycle, right?"

Shakru nodded and said: "Yes. It's a motorcycle." This suggestion was not that Shakru was fooling Liu Zian. India is almost the largest consumer of motorcycles in the world. Across urban and rural India, motorcycles are the main mode of transportation. During rush hour, fleets of motorcycles spill almost onto the sidewalk.

According to incomplete statistics, India's motorcycle output in 2001 was 3.96 million units, with a production-to-sales ratio of over 99%. When it comes to purchasing family transportation, among India’s 180.7 billion households, less than 10% of wealthy households choose cars, while the remaining middle- and low-income households mainly choose motorcycles.

at the same time. Because India's transportation is underdeveloped, there is a serious shortage of parking lots. Most white-collar workers also use motorcycles as their main means of transportation for convenience. Ordinary people have a greater demand for motorcycles and bicycles. In rural areas, the demand for transportation is second only to television, which mainly includes scooters, motorcycles and bicycles.

"This is a really good idea. Earning foreign exchange from exports is more valuable than bringing in foreign investment. Moreover, our gasoline engine factory in Changchun just cooperated with Japan's Suzuki a few years ago. China's first AX100 motorcycle was produced by us. , so the quality must be fine. By the way, Lao Sha, is it troublesome to handle the export business at your customs?" Liu Zian asked.

Shakru shook his head and said: "It's not a matter of trouble or not, but it's simply impossible to import directly. In fact, this is just because Prime Minister Rao started economic reforms after he came to power last year, and several major Japanese manufacturers have gradually It has entered the Indian market, otherwise no one’s motorcycles will be able to enter.”

In the early days, India implemented a strict protection policy for the motorcycle industry. But later, we fell into a vicious cycle step by step, where the more we protected, the more we fell behind, and the more we fell behind, the more we protected. The Indian government has gradually become aware of this problem. After the mid-1980s, Japan's four major companies, Honda, Yamaha and Honda, entered India through joint ventures or cooperation. Since then, the Indian motorcycle industry has gradually begun to open up to the outside world.

"Then how did the Japanese get in?" Liu Zian asked curiously.

"Of course it comes in the form of cooperation or joint venture. For example, hero-honda, which cooperates with Honda, is now the largest motorcycle manufacturer in India, accounting for nearly half of the domestic share."

"Then if we want to export to India, we have to adopt this kind of cooperation?"

Shakru nodded and said, "Yes, otherwise I wouldn't be able to get in at all. In fact, I didn't know much about the motorcycle market at all. I met a motorcycle manufacturer when I attended the Tata Group cocktail party some time ago. He knew that I had an industry in Japan, so he wanted to use me to help him contact a Japanese motorcycle manufacturer for cooperation. So I only remembered this when you mentioned investment promotion to me. Anyway, your motorcycle technology comes from Japan's Suzuki. Just in time to think about it.”

Liu Zian said hesitantly: "Well, it's boring to cooperate with others. Lao Sha, why don't you open a motorcycle factory? It would be great for us to cooperate!"

"Haha, that's not possible. I don't know anything about this business. If it's a drug-related business, you can come to me. I'm quite confident in this aspect." Shakru declined with a smile.

"Oh, that's such a shame!"

"It's okay. There will definitely be opportunities for cooperation in the future. Didn't I just say that when China develops and everyone has money, even if you don't ask me, I will have to ask you to help invest in China. "

"Well, you must come more often when you have the chance in the future, especially bring Amisha here so that I can treat her well. I will go back and tell Wang Jing about the motorcycle, and I'll leave it to you, Lao Sha, as for India."

"Well, I can only help you make the contact, and you have to sit down and discuss the specific situation." Shakru said very conservatively.

Unknowingly, the entire film festival has come to an end. The winners of the Changchun Film Festival Golden Cup Award are "Qiu Ju Goes to Court" directed by Lao Mouzi and starring Gong Li, Liu Peiqi, and Lei Gesheng, and "Grandpa Ge" starring Li Baotian and Jiang Wu. The special awards are "The Story" starring Gu Yue and "Smile in the Candlelight" which evokes Shakru's infinite memories of his past life. (I remember that the school organized us to watch this movie together, and we had to write a review. Of course, this is also a movie that reveals our age. I don't know how many friends still have an impression of this movie.)

Shakru originally thought that this was the end of his trip to China, but a small thing brought him more gains than he could imagine in the future.

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