Reborn Industrial Tycoon

Chapter 280 He is here to participate in the exhibition! (Two chapters in one)

The lawn mower is the product that Li Weidong plans to bring to the Hokkaido Agricultural Machinery Exhibition.

The lawn mower is not a new invention. As early as the 17th century, the British invented the manual lawn mower. By the early 19th century, lawn mowers powered by internal combustion engines had appeared.

The largest market for household lawn mowers is, of course, the United States.

Most American families live in single-family houses or villas, with their own yards and lawns. Since they have lawns, they need to be mowing regularly, otherwise the yard will be overgrown with weeds.

Moreover, American law also requires residents to mow their lawns in a timely manner. Otherwise, they will face legal penalties, fines, or imprisonment, depending on the regulations of each state.

However, labor costs in the United States are relatively high. If you hire someone to mow the lawn, a 2,000-foot yard will cost about $50 in California, and $30 in poorer states.

Therefore, many Americans are keen to buy a lawn mower and complete the work of mowing the lawn themselves. Over time, they can save a lot of money.

The market for household lawn mowers is still huge. In the United States alone, millions of lawn mowers are sold every year. There are also markets in Europe, Canada and Australia. So Li Weidong plans to get a piece of the pie.

The structure of a push lawn mower is very simple. With the technical level of Fukang Agricultural Machinery Factory, it is not difficult to imitate a push lawn mower.

The key is that the imitation push lawn mowers cannot meet the quality of foreign products.

Compared with the U.S., domestic materials and processes are not even a tiny bit behind. Even thirty years later, they still have not caught up. The same set of lawn mower blades made in China can have one-third the service life of the American originals, even if they are of high quality.

product.

But Li Weidong is not worried about this. What he needs is not a high-quality lawn mower, but a low-priced lawn mower.

In 1991, in the U.S. market, a push lawn mower made in the United States cost more than one thousand U.S. dollars, and some of the better ones could cost as much as $1,500.

Li Weidong plans to reduce the cost of the lawn mower to less than 300 US dollars. When he goes to the Hokkaido Agricultural Machinery Show, he can quote a price of 400 US dollars, which is half the price of similar products.

If all domestic materials are used, it is not difficult to reduce the production cost to three hundred US dollars. If China's industrial chain is more complete, the price can be even lower.

In later generations, China has become the world's factory, with a complete industrial chain, and companies can reduce the cost of push lawn mowers to more than one hundred dollars.

Li Weidong knows very well that his biggest advantage is price.

When compared with developed countries, the technological level is 100% inferior; when compared with developed countries in production technology, they are no match. Li Weidong, a county-level agricultural machinery factory, is not considered to be technologically advanced even in the country, and is the only one that can produce it.

, only low cost!

To put it another way, in 1991, if China's manufacturing industry wanted to compete with foreign manufacturing industries, it could only engage in price wars.

…

Du Jiahai pieced together a piece of cake and put a replica of a lawn mower in front of Li Weidong.

"It looks similar, let's start it and give it a try!" Li Weidong said.

Du Jiahai started the engine, and a harsh roar sounded.

"This noise is so loud!" Li Weidong couldn't help but said.

"There is no way, the domestic single-cylinder engine is just like this. If you replace it with a less noisy engine, the power and stability will not be good." Du Jiahai looked helpless and continued; "If you want to be less noisy and easy to use, you can only import it from Japan.

of the engine."

"Importing is definitely impossible!" Li Weidong rejected this suggestion without hesitation. He carefully looked at the structural layout of the lawn mower, and then said: "Can a layer be placed inside the shell of this lawn mower?

Soundproof cotton, will the sound be smaller?"

"I can give it a try, but I can't guarantee the effect." Du Jiahai said.

"Remember to use cheaper sound insulation cotton." Li Weidong instructed, then he walked forward and tried to push the lawn mower.

"My hands are shaking so much that they're numb! The engine is shaking so hard!" Li Weidong said.

Du Jiahai nodded: "The engine is shaking a bit, and this is just the beginning of use. I guess the engine will shake even more as time goes by. For domestic engines, it is normal for the engine to shake badly."

Li Weidong walked around the lawnmower and asked, "How big are the rear wheels?"

"Both the rear and front wheels are seven inches, and the wheels on that American lawn mower are also seven inches." Du Jiahai replied.

"Change the rear wheel to a ten-inch one, which can provide some shock absorption." Li Weidong said.

Du Jiahai quickly wrote it down on the piece of paper.

Li Weidong continued: "Add a sponge sleeve to the hand push rod, which can reduce the transmission of vibration and provide some shock absorption function.

In addition, several more mowing height levels can be set, ranging from 20 mm to 70 mm, and six different mowing heights can be set. The handle height is also set to be adjustable, making it convenient for people of different heights to use.

We also added a small storage box and a water cup holder to the handle. We can’t compete with others in terms of product quality, but we can’t lose in terms of user-friendly design.”

…

Li Weidong had to report to Ma Dexing that he was going to Hokkaido to participate in the agricultural machinery exhibition, so Li Weidong dialed Ma Dexing's office phone number.

"What? Are you really going to Hokkaido to participate in the agricultural machinery exhibition? I said, Director Li, you can do it! The relationship with the Ministry of Agriculture is very strong!" Ma Dexing said in surprise.

In Ma Dexing's view, if a mere county-level agricultural machinery factory could go to Hokkaido to participate in an agricultural machinery exhibition, it must be because Li Weidong had found connections in the Ministry of Agriculture.

"Director Ma, you are laughing at me!" Li Weidong paused and then said: "The Ministry of Agriculture saw that I was a county-level agricultural machinery factory and kicked me out without even collecting the registration form.

"

"You didn't sign up? Then why did you go to Hokkaido to participate in the exhibition?" Ma Dexing asked.

"I used some personal connections to set up a small booth. I can barely go to the exhibition!" Li Weidong did not elaborate. The more vague the better, let Ma Dexing guess!

"That's it!" Ma Dexing did not ask in detail. After all, companies use personal relationships, and there may be some shady losses, and it would not be good to know.

Just listen to Li Weidong say: "Director Ma, there is something I have to report to you. I am going to participate in a foreign exhibition this time, which is different from our domestic Canton Fair. I am the only one in our factory who understands Japanese. When the time comes, I will

It’s not easy for me to find a translator when I’m abroad and I’m not familiar with the place, so I’d like to trouble you and ask if you can lend me a translator from the office!”

"Okay, I'll just lend you a Japanese translator, but you have to pay for all the expenses! Our Foreign Trade Department won't pay for it!" Ma Dexing replied.

"No problem! As for the cost, you can rest assured." Li Weidong continued; "Director Ma, as the candidate for the translator, I want He Translator to be the one!

We have cooperated before and are relatively familiar with each other, and He Translator has a better image, so he can be a front for me! As you know, for things like exhibitions, if a pretty girl stops there, she will naturally be able to

Attract a lot of customers.”

"That's right. You are going to participate in an exhibition this time, and the image of the translator is also very important. Then let Translator He go with you!" Ma Dexing agreed.

Li Weidong dialed another number and found He Anan.

"Do you still want to go to Japan?" Li Weidong asked with a smile.

"Are you going to Japan again?" He Anan was stunned for a moment and said, "I went there twice last year. I guess I won't be allowed to go this time. I have to leave the opportunity to other comrades!"

"Don't worry, I have already said hello to your leaders. I will definitely let you go this time! Because this time you are going to work." Li Weidong said.

"Okay then!" He An'an continued: "But this is my third time in such a short period of time, and I don't know where to go. I've already been to everything I can do in Tokyo!"

Li Weidong immediately said: "This time we are not going to Tokyo, but to Hokkaido!"

"Hokkaido? What are you going to do?" He Anan asked subconsciously.

"Go and soak in a hot spring!" Li Weidong continued: "Hokkaido's hot springs are very famous!"

"Really? Then I have to bring a swimsuit." He Anan said.

"You don't need to bring a swimsuit. Japanese people go to hot springs. No one brings a swimsuit. They just wrap a towel and go straight into the pool." Li Weidong couldn't help but feel a little excited when he thought of He An'an wrapped in a towel.

"A towel? If it falls, wouldn't it be seen by you!" He Anan said.

"How could it be!" Li Weidong made a decent tone and continued: "When you go to take a bath, there are men's and women's baths. This hot spring must be divided into men's and women's baths! When the time comes, I will be in the men's bath and you will be in the women's bath.

You can’t see it, so you can soak it however you want.”

"That's right. That's okay, I don't need to bring a swimsuit." He Anan replied.

Li Weidong thought evilly, he must find a hot spring where men and women can bathe together!

…

Fukang Agricultural Machinery Factory has produced several different styles of lawn mowers, including pure hand-pushed models and rear-wheel drive self-propelled models. There are also two methods of removing grass. The cut grass can be sent out from the side or collected.

In the straw bag at the back.

The Hokkaido Agricultural Machinery Exhibition was approaching, so Li Weidong took several lawn mowers from Fukang Agricultural Machinery Factory to Hokkaido.

After arriving in Hokkaido, Li Weidong did not go to the Chinese exhibition group led by the Agricultural Machinery Department, but went to the exhibition group of Nakano Co., Ltd. and found Kenjiro Shimizu.

The next day, Kenjiro Shimizu took Li Weidong to his fifty-square-meter booth.

"Mr. Li, this location is not bad!" Kenjiro Shimizu said with a proud look on his face.

Li Weidong looked around and found that although this booth was not in the center, it was not close to the edge either. It was considered a mid-range booth.

However, for Li Weidong, it was his first time to participate in the Hokkaido Agricultural Machinery Show, and it was perfect to get such a booth.

At the Hokkaido Agricultural Machinery Exhibition, the best booth must be reserved for Kubota Co., Ltd. After all, this is an agricultural machinery exhibition hosted by the Japanese. Of course, Japan's best agricultural machinery companies must be placed in the most important position.

In addition to Kubota, companies such as Mitsubishi, Toyo, Yanmar, and even Honda also produce agricultural machinery. Although these brands have not been as involved in agricultural machinery as Kubota for many years in the field of agricultural machinery, they are still well-known large companies in Japan and have to obtain better products.

booth.

At the same time, European and American agricultural machinery giants will also participate in the Hokkaido Agricultural Machinery Exhibition.

For example, if Deutz Fahr wants to exhibit a tractor, can you give it a good location? For example, if New Holland wants to exhibit their combine harvester, can you give it a good location? For example, if Kuhn wants to exhibit their combine harvester, can they give it a good location?

Agricultural machinery, can you give me a good location?

These European and American agricultural machinery giants may have better technology than Kubota, and their foundation is deeper than Kubota.

The agricultural machinery giants occupy the best positions, while the middle positions are divided up by Japan's second-tier agricultural machinery brands.

The characteristic of Japanese agricultural machinery is that it covers all crop types and operation links very completely, which is the so-called full mechanization.

To grow onions, you need a special onion planting machine; to feed pigs, you need a special pig feeding machine; to harvest sugar beets, you need a special sugar beet harvester.

This niche but professional agricultural machinery is basically the battlefield for Japan’s second-tier agricultural machinery brands.

If these second-tier agricultural machinery brands sell tractors, they will definitely not be able to compete with agricultural machinery giants like Kubota; and agricultural machinery giants like Kubota are busy competing with European and American countries in tractors, combine harvesters and other fields, and do not have so much energy to develop small-scale tractors.

Farm machinery.

Nakano Co., Ltd. is a second-tier agricultural machinery company, famous for its onion planting machines. Their booth is in the middle, and Li Weidong took advantage of Nakano Co., Ltd. and got a booth in the middle.

Of course, this is also because the booth Li Weidong wants is not large, only 50 square meters. For an outdoor agricultural machinery exhibition, he can just find a place wherever he wants.

Other unknown small agricultural machinery brands and ordinary foreign exhibitors can only set up exhibition areas in relatively peripheral places.

The Japanese hold exhibitions, of course, to promote their own products. Their own agricultural machinery companies must occupy a better position, and they are not obliged to give up good booths to foreigners. If they are not agricultural machinery giants, they can only stand aside.

For example, China's agricultural machinery exhibition group can only stay in the peripheral exhibition area.

It is also the first time for the Chinese agricultural machinery exhibition group to participate in the Hokkaido Agricultural Machinery Exhibition, but they do not have such a strong relationship as Li Weidong and can get into a middle position.

For example, YTO Factory is one of the top tractor factories in the country, and everyone has to support it.

However, internationally, compared with agricultural machinery giants such as New Holland and Itzfal, YTO Factory is not even qualified to be a younger brother, so it can only stay in the most peripheral exhibition area.

For Chinese agricultural machinery companies, participating in the exhibition this time, in addition to displaying their products, is also an eye-opener to see what the world's top agricultural machinery looks like, and to clearly understand the gap between themselves and the world's top. Only in this way can we

Clarify the direction of future development.

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The Mediterranean uncle and the black-faced man were both selected by the Agricultural Machinery Agency and came to the Hokkaido Agricultural Machinery Exhibition.

However, due to limited funds for participating in the exhibition, their products were not shipped. Agricultural machinery is basically relatively large, and the transportation costs are not low.

The two men only brought a few product models and a thick stack of colorful brochures.

Both of them also knew that with a few models and a few brochures, the chances of selling agricultural machinery were slim.

What's more, their agricultural machinery is almost the most backward product at this agricultural machinery exhibition. No customer will ignore advanced products and buy backward products.

So the two of them just started walking around the agricultural machinery exhibition site, seeing the world and envying other people's children.

The two of them were dazzled by all kinds of advanced agricultural machinery.

Although these two people are also engaged in agricultural machinery, there are too many types of agricultural machinery in Japan. There are many agricultural machinery that these two people have never seen, so the two of them are like Grandma Liu entering the Grand View Garden, completely

Transform into two curious babies.

"Have you seen that harvester? It is specialized in harvesting corn stalks. This harvester can complete the entire operation of cutting, transporting, flattening, and throwing corn stalks for loading! I have only heard of it before.

This is the first time I’ve seen him!”

"This cultivator weeder is different from the weeders in our country. What did they design this ring of buckles for?"

"That one sprays pesticides, right? He also brought a fan as big as this, so he plans to blow the pesticides onto the crops! Aren't he afraid of damaging the seedlings?"

"The Japanese are very good at fruit sorting machines. They have a special machine for sorting fruits. If you use a machine to sort fruits, aren't you afraid of them getting damaged?"

"Onion harvesting machine, specializes in harvesting onions? How much does a pound of onions cost? You have to use a machine to harvest them. Is it expensive enough?"

The two of them were startled and finally walked to Li Weidong's booth and saw a household push lawn mower displayed in the exhibition area.

"What is this trolley?" Uncle Mediterranean asked subconsciously.

"Didn't you see what it says, household push lawn mower!" The black-faced man pointed at the sign.

Uncle Mediterranean nodded: "Is it a lawnmower? I have never seen such a lawnmower!"

Uncle Mediterranean thinks of this as a lawn mower.

"It's not a lawnmower, it's a household lawnmower." The black-faced man still had some knowledge. He explained: "The function of this lawnmower is to cut the grass when it grows taller!"

Uncle Mediterranean frowned: "But is this too small? I have visited Inner Mongolia before and I have seen the kind of lawn mowers used by state-owned ranches. They are so big. How can they be so small? This is similar to a trolley.

An average-sized lawn mower cannot cut enough grass for a cow in half a day.”

The Mediterranean uncle then thought of the large lawnmowers used by herdsmen on the grasslands to cut grass.

"Look at your knowledge!" The black-faced man curled his lips and continued: "This machine is not for cutting grass, but for the garden. When the lawn in the garden grows taller, I push this machine to cut the grass.

Machine, cut the grass shorter!”

"The lawn in the garden? You mean the people who live in bungalows have a yard at home, right?" Uncle Mediterranean laughed, and then said: "If you have a yard at home, you must grow vegetables. How can we let weeds grow in the yard?

I really don’t know who came up with such a useless machine!”

The black-faced man rolled his eyes at the Mediterranean uncle and said, "Don't forget, this is the International Agricultural Machinery Exhibition. All the agricultural machinery here are sold to foreigners! Foreigners are not like you. They live in a bungalow and plant crops in the yard.

One row of green onions and two crops of leeks! It’s popular among foreigners and the yard is paved with lawn!”

"That's right! This thing is sold to foreigners." Uncle Mediterranean nodded.

The two were about to walk forward when they saw a young man standing on a ladder in the lawn mower exhibition area, hanging a promotional banner.

"That young man looks familiar!" Uncle Mediterranean said.

The black-faced man looked at Li Weidong, then nodded: "It looks familiar, I should have seen it somewhere! Let me think about it..."

Probably because they were getting older, their memory had declined. For a moment, the two of them really couldn't remember where they had seen Li Weidong.

At this time, Li Weidong had already hung up the promotional banner and asked He Anan below: "Is it right?"

"Move slightly to the left!" He Anan said.

"Go left, okay, is it okay this time?" Li Weidong asked next.

"It seems a little biased..." He Anan replied.

"That's almost enough. It's an outdoor agricultural machinery exhibition anyway. Even if it's hung upright, a gust of wind will blow it askew!" Li Weidong replied.

Li Weidong and He Anan spoke in Chinese, which both the local uncle and the black-faced man could understand. At this time, they all understood that the young man and woman opposite were Chinese.

"They should be our Chinese students working here, right? Why do they look familiar to me? It turns out they are us Chinese!" Uncle Mediterranean said subconsciously.

"We have a billion people in China, do they all look familiar to you?" The black-faced man snorted and slapped his head: "I remembered, it's him!"

"Who is it?" Uncle Mediterranean asked immediately.

"It's that little comrade we've all seen!" the black-faced man said.

This obviously did not arouse Uncle Mediterranean's memory of Li Weidong, and Uncle Mediterranean still had a confused expression on his face.

The black-faced man had no choice but to explain: "Have you forgotten, on the day when he filled out the application form at the Ministry of Agriculture, he filled in the county-level collective enterprise in the column of the nature of the enterprise! We thought he filled it in wrongly at first, so we taught him how to do it.

Fill it out, but when I asked later, I found out that it is really a county-level collective enterprise!"

"I remembered! He was really that little comrade!" The black-faced man confirmed Li Weidong's identity, and then said: "It's not like he didn't sign up at that time. The comrades from the Agricultural Machinery Department didn't even confiscate his registration form. He

Why are you here at the Hokkaido Agricultural Machinery Exhibition?"

"How do I know this!" The black-faced man shook his head, and then looked at the company logos in the exhibition area. They were in Japanese and English. In the Japanese logo, the word "Fukang" was written in Chinese.

"Fukang Agricultural Machinery Factory! I remember that the company this little comrade works for is called Fukang Agricultural Machinery Factory!" the black-faced man said.

"Yes, it's called Fukang Agricultural Machinery Factory!" Uncle Mediterranean nodded, then showed an extremely surprised expression.

The next second, Uncle Mediterranean couldn't help but exclaimed:

"He's here to participate in the exhibition! But isn't he a county-level enterprise?"

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