Reborn Industrial Tycoon

Chapter 271 KFC is also Western food (two-in-one chapter)

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

When Li Weidong turned around, as expected, Zhou Yunxiu and Li Weimin both looked at him with gossipy faces.

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

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

"I have to talk about some work matters, which you can't understand even here!" Li Weidong continued.

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

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

In desperation, Li Weidong took out five yuan and said, "I'll give you five yuan and go to the game arcade to play!"

"Brother, you won't be able to play for too long with five dollars. Maybe I'll come back when I run out of coins halfway through the game!" Li Weimin said with a smile.

"You think I don't know that one dollar in the arcade at the corner of the street costs ten coins! Five dollars is enough for you to play all afternoon!" Li Weidong snorted coldly, and then said, "It's just five dollars, do you want it? Don't you want me?"

But I won’t give it to you!”

"Yes, can you?" Li Weimin quickly took the five yuan and ran away.

No one was watching him, so Li Weidong immediately called the Provincial Department of Foreign Trade.

After a while, the call was connected, and Li Weidong said: "I'm looking for translator He. My name is Li Weidong."

Soon, He Anan's voice sounded in the receiver: "Are you back from the mountain city?"

"Yes, I went to negotiate a business, and I called you back as soon as I got home!" Li Weidong then asked: "Do you have anything to do with me?"

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

"If you have nothing to do, come to me, I'll be happier!" Li Weidong replied.

The two chatted for a while, and then He Anan said: "The Department of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation usually collects the latest information on foreign companies, either from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs or 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 make small household appliances, so I called you quickly. I wonder if you are interested?"

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

In his previous life, when Li Weidong was dealing in second-hand machinery and equipment, he had seen the products of Nakano Co., Ltd., but Li Weidong couldn't remember the specific products.

He Anan said, "I didn't expect you to know about 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 machines.

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"They make agricultural machinery!" Li Weidong didn't expect to meet someone from his old profession.

Then Li Weidong asked: "Agricultural machinery and home appliances are beyond our reach. Why does this agricultural machinery manufacturer still have a microwave oven production line?"

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

Li Weidong thought for a moment and said, "Well, let me call my friends in Japan first and ask what's going on. If this microwave oven production line can be used, I will find a way to introduce it."

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

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

"That depends on whether I have time!" He Anan said.

Li Weidong knew that He Anan had agreed in disguise.

"How old is that girl?" A voice suddenly sounded from behind Li Weidong, and only then did Li Weidong realize that Zhou Yunxiu had quietly walked 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? Is she older or younger than you? In fact, it doesn't matter if she is older. The three treasures of a girl are holding gold bricks! It doesn't matter if she is tall, short, fat or thin, as long as she is older

As long as your butt is big, it will give me a fat grandson..."

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

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

Sakurada Co., Ltd., where Katsuya Itokawa works, also makes machinery. Although it does not overlap with Nakano Co., Ltd. in terms of business, they are still half of the same industry. It should be easy to get such information.

At that time, ordinary landlines could not make international long-distance calls. If Li Weidong wanted to contact Katsuya Itokawa, he had to go to the telephone office.

The international long-distance call charge of 12 yuan per minute was definitely considered a sky-high communication fee at that time. A month's salary of an ordinary worker's hard work was enough to make an international long-distance call of more than ten minutes.

Li Weidong has a lot of international business, and this was not the first time he made an international long distance call. He dialed Katsuya Itokawa's phone number as he was familiar with the route.

Soon, Itokawa Katsuya's voice sounded, and the sound quality was quite clear: "Moxi Moxi, this is Itokawa Katsuya! Who are you looking for?"

"Mr. Itichuan, I am Li Weidong." Li Weidong immediately introduced himself.

"It turns out to be Mr. Li, have you come to Japan again?" Itokawa Katsuya asked.

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

Afterwards, the two exchanged pleasantries for 36 yuan, and then Li Weidong asked: "Mr. Itokawa, do you know the company Nakano Co., Ltd.?"

"Nakano, they make agricultural machinery and are affiliated with Kubota!" Itokawa Katsuya replied.

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

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

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

"I'm not sure about this. But in the past few years, many Japanese companies have adopted a business diversification strategy, trying to get a share of the market in other industries! Many companies have achieved success, and of course there are many companies.

It failed in the end." Itokawa Katsuya said.

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

As a result, many companies chose to invest overseas and purchased a large number of assets around the world; some companies chose real estate, which caused the Japanese real estate bubble; and a large number of Japanese companies invested funds in other industries and adopted a diversified business strategy.

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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.

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

Sakurada Co., Ltd.'s hydraulic oil tank cut corners, and Li Weidong got caught. So Itokawa Katsuya naturally thought that Nakano Co., Ltd.'s products also had problems, and Li Weidong got caught.

Li Weidong did not hide anything. He replied directly: "I heard that Nakano Co., Ltd. has a microwave oven production line that it wants to sell. I want to buy it, so I want to inquire about the situation."

"I understand!" Itokawa Katsuya chuckled 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 right. I do have concerns in this regard. After all, the main business of Nakano Co., Ltd. is not kitchen appliances!" Li Weidong said.

"Mr. Li, your worries are unnecessary. We Japanese attach great importance to quality. The quality of our Japanese production lines is absolutely guaranteed!" Itokawa Katsuya said confidently.

"You still have the nerve to talk to me about quality? Your own hydraulic oil tank is just cutting corners!" Li Weidong couldn't help complaining in his heart.

Itokawa Katsuya continued: "Although Nakano Co., Ltd.'s main business is not kitchen appliances, their microwave oven production line should use Hitachi Electric's technology!"

"Oh? How did Mr. Itichuan know about it?" Li Weidong asked.

"I have said before that Nakano Co., Ltd. is a company owned by Kubota, and Kubota is part of the Fuji Foundation. Hitachi Electric is also part of the Fuji Foundation, so if Nakano Co., Ltd. wants to purchase a microwave oven production line, it should use Hitachi Electric's technology

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"In other words, the production line that Nakano Co., Ltd. wants to sell is actually a production line from Hitachi Electric?" Li Weidong was delighted.

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

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

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

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In the future, microwave ovens will be priced at a bargain price by Chinese companies. Midea's profit from selling a microwave oven is only more than 2 yuan. LG's Chinese factory will still lose more than 10 million US dollars every year.

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

At that time, a microwave oven cost two to three thousand yuan, and the profit was several times higher.

Of course Li Weidong is very yearning for such a hugely profitable product.

However, the production of microwave ovens is different from that of small household appliances. The structure of small household appliances is simple, the technical requirements are low, and the production is not difficult. 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 focused on large appliances, which requires not only specialized production lines, but also technical support.

Just buying a production line in a single village without technical support will not 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 during the production process could not be solved. 20% of the first batch of microwave ovens produced were unusable, and the other 80% were unusable.

%, either the firepower is too strong, or the startup is too slow, the pass rate is almost zero.

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

Li Weidong was immediately relieved to learn that Nakano Co., Ltd. used technology from Hitachi Electric.

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

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For a microwave oven production line, it is definitely worth Li Weidong's personal trip to Japan.

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 go to Japan. Although Li Weidong could also ask Xizhi Electric to help send an invitation letter, it was much faster and simpler to go through the Foreign Trade Department.

The second reason is that buying a microwave oven production line requires foreign exchange, which must be approved by the foreign trade department before it can be exchanged for foreign exchange at the foreign exchange bureau.

The last time he bought an injection molding machine, Li Weidong did it for free and didn't spend a penny. But the opportunity to buy an injection molding machine for free does not come every time. Now Li Weidong wants to spend real money to buy things.

Li Weidong also has a lot of U.S. dollar deposits at Southeast Patent Company in Hong Kong Island. If he can 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 no longer as tight 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.

"The introduction of a microwave oven production line is a good thing! Our country seems to be unable to manufacture microwave ovens, right? Our department will definitely fully support the introduction of advanced equipment and technology from abroad!"

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

Li Weidong thought for a while and replied: "A simple production line may cost about one million US dollars, but the production line is only a part of it. The key is technology. If you want to produce a qualified microwave oven, you must have professional technical guidance."

OK, there will be some additional costs."

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

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

"Are you still planning to sell to foreign countries?" Ma Dexing was immediately interested. After all, selling products to foreign countries can create foreign exchange.

"Yes, a microwave oven costs two to three thousand yuan. How many of us Chinese can afford it? So we still have to sell it to foreigners!" Li Weidong said immediately.

"Well, if you can earn foreign exchange through exporting, then spending one million US dollars to purchase a microwave oven production line would be worthwhile." Ma Dexing paused and then asked: "Director Li, you have found a foreign market.

What?"

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

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

Li Weidong continued: "Director Ma, how about this? Send a few people from your office to come with me to Ruben. Let's inspect this microwave oven production line. If it can indeed be introduced, we can discuss the foreign exchange batch.

thing!"

"Okay! Then let's set up a temporary trade inspection team!" Ma Dexing nodded and agreed.

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In the last business trip, Huanghai Petrochemical was the father of the sponsor, but this time, the father of the sponsor became Li Weidong.

Li Weidong is not as wealthy as Huanghai Petrochemical, so the number of people in the inspection team is much smaller. There are five people on Li Weidong's side and three places for the Foreign Trade Department, for a total of eight people.

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

In addition, Li Weidong also wanted to bring Du Jiahai from the agricultural machinery factory with him. Firstly, he took the opportunity to win over Du Jiahai, and secondly, because Nakano Co., Ltd. was an agricultural machinery manufacturer after all, and if he brought Du Jiahai with him, he might have the opportunity to steal a lesson from it.

Li Weidong is still hesitating who will give the last spot.

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

"You liar, you don't keep your words!" He Anan said.

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

"You said you would take me to Japan! But I was not on the list to go to Japan this time!" He Anan's tone was full of dissatisfaction.

Li Weidong was stunned for a moment and immediately understood: "It's because you are not on the list of people going abroad from the Department of Foreign Trade!"

"Well. They said that I have already been to Japan once and they won't let me go this time." He Anan said.

"Who is going then?" Li Weidong asked.

He Anan replied: "There are 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. Where are Sister Zhang and Sister Wang from?" Li Weidong asked subconsciously.

"Sister Zhang is from the General Affairs Department, and Sister Wang is from the Human Resources Department. They are not from the business department, so there is no use going abroad!" He Anan said dissatisfied.

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

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

"Then that's right! Going abroad is a difficult job, and ordinary people wouldn't be able to 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 welfare quotas. On the opposite side, Sister Zhang and Wang are welfare quotas.

"It seems that when we go to Japan this time, we are really going to do business, that is, Director Wang Zhaoan and I!" Li Weidong sighed in his heart.

At this time, 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 also want to go to Disneyland again!"

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

"Really?" He Anan's voice suddenly became excited.

"Of course you are." Li Weidong smiled and said jokingly: "Look, I have specially reserved a place for you. How should you thank me? Do you want to pledge yourself to me?"

"Stop being so pretty! If you want me to get married, there is no way! If you are willing to be a home-based son-in-law and serve me every day, maybe I will consider it!" He Anan's tone was cheerful.

"Well, that's good. You know how to talk nonsense with me, and it seems that your mood has recovered!" Li Weidong said, thinking to himself, after all, she is a girl in her twenties, innocent and easy to coax!

He Anan then said: "To be honest, I really have nothing to thank you for. How about I treat you to dinner?"

"You want to beat me up after just one meal!" Li Weidong joked.

"I'll treat you to a Western meal, so let's go to the head office!" He An'an continued: "When we go to Japan this time, we don't have to take a flight from Shanghai, so let's just go to the Bund to have a Western meal!"

"The Bund Western Restaurant?" Li Weidong began to wonder, the 1982 Lafite in the Bund Western Restaurant these days should be real!

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

"KFC?" Li Weidong was immediately 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!"

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Li Weidong once again came to the familiar Japan.

The others couldn't help much at first, and it was their first time in Japan, so they were full of curiosity about everything around them, so Li Weidong simply let them move freely to fill 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 purpose and was invited to a separate reception room.

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

The leader introduced himself: "Hello, my name is Shimizu Kenjiro. Please take care of me when we meet for the first time!"

Li Weidong also introduced himself and once again explained his purpose.

"Mr. Li, I have brought all the information about the microwave oven production line. You can take it back and take a closer look!" Kenjiro Shimizu handed the pile of information to Li Weidong's hand.

"Nakano Co., Ltd. has prepared enough, and all the information has been prepared." Li Weidong thought to himself, and at the same time took the information and said, "I will definitely read it in detail when I go back!"

"In addition, our additional conditions are also written in the appendix at the back. If Mr. Li doesn't understand anything, you can call me directly and I will explain it to you." Kenjiro Shimizu said and handed a business card to him.

Li Weidong.

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

Things like microwave oven production lines are, after all, in-demand commodities. If you want to buy them, it's not as simple as paying money. Nakano Co., Ltd. will definitely have some additional conditions.

Just listen to Kenjiro Shimizu continue: "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 at Nakano Co., Ltd. will choose the conditions based on the content of the plan.

The best buyers have entered the final selection process.”

"Mr. Qingshui, you mean that there are other buyers who want to buy the microwave oven production line, and there are quite a few buyers?" Li Weidong asked immediately.

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

Li Weidong laughed helplessly and thought to himself: "Others are like uncles when they buy things, and the sellers kiss each other and take care of them. I am unlucky, buying something is like taking a test, and I have to hand in test papers!"

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