Reborn Industrial Tycoon

Li Weidong opened his mouth and asked for 100,000 US dollars.

"This is impossible!" Masayuki Kato immediately began to shake his head.

One hundred thousand U.S. dollars is a lot of money for Kato Masayuki. At this time, RB has not signed the "Plaza Accord" and the Japanese yen has not yet begun to appreciate rapidly. If converted into U.S. dollars, RB's per capita income is about six thousand U.S. dollars.

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Automotive engineers like Masayuki Kato have higher incomes. When converted into U.S. dollars, the annual salary is about 10,000 U.S. dollars.

The US$100,000 proposed by Li Weidong is already equivalent to Masayuki Kato's salary for ten years.

Kato Masayuki's reaction was completely within Li Weidong's expectation. Li Weidong said calmly: "Mr. Kato, don't refuse in a hurry. I can make some concessions in this regard."

Kato Masayuki became much calmer after seeing the conversation. He asked, "Li Sang, what exactly is the concession you are referring to?"

"I can charge Japanese yen." Li Weidong pretended to calculate, and then said: "One hundred thousand US dollars, according to the current exchange rate, if converted into Japanese yen, it is about 25 million yen. I don't want the fraction. You can give it to me."

I’ll be fine with 25 million yen.”

Before the Plaza Accord was signed, the exchange rate between the U.S. dollar and the Japanese yen was approximately 1:250.

Kato Masayuki's expression suddenly became a little embarrassing. After a long time of fussing, Li Weidong's so-called "concession" did not require any less money, but only exchanged US dollars for Japanese yen.

However, for Tianfeng Motors, it is indeed much easier to pay 25 million yen than to pay 100,000 US dollars. After all, the US dollar is foreign exchange and the Japanese yen is the domestic currency.

Kato Masayuki still shook his head: "Li Sang, your request is really too much. Please forgive me for not agreeing to it."

"Mr. Kato, I know you may have enough authority to approve the 25 million yen, but you can ask your superiors for permission!"

Li Weidong paused and then said: "If my article is published in a well-known car magazine, no one can say what impact it will have on Tianfeng Motors. The worst case scenario is probably a recall, right? The fifth-generation Kara

Luo's sales have already exceeded one million units, and the cost of a large-scale recall will be thousands of times the 25 million yen!

Even if there is no large-scale recall in the end, it will have an impact on the reputation of Tianfeng Motors. At least many customers will not buy Carraro. The losses to Tianfeng Motors are far more than 25 million yen, right?

In fact, I only need 25 million yen, which is a very good deal for Tianfeng Motors. Your annual public relations expenses are hundreds of millions, and 25 million yen is nothing to Tianfeng Motors."

"25 million yen is really too much. Even if I report it to my boss, my boss may not approve it," Masayuki Kato said, shaking his head.

"Mr. Kato, I think it is personally beneficial for you to report this matter to your superiors in a timely manner. If Mr. Kato fails to report this matter to his superiors, thus causing losses to Tianfeng Company, then Mr. Kato should bear the responsibility, right? But what if?

Mr. Kato reported to his boss, but your boss did not approve the 25 million US dollars. That is your boss's responsibility and has nothing to do with you, right?" Li Weidong said with a strange smile.

This sentence obviously touched Masayuki Kato. When it comes to taking responsibility, Kato Masayuki doesn’t dare to be careless. How can anyone in the workplace not know the importance of shirking responsibility!

"Okay, Li Sang, I will report to my boss as soon as possible." Kato Masayuki nodded and agreed.

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Zhou Fulai arrived at the Lishunde Hotel and was ready to pick up Kato Masayuki and start today's inspection.

Seeing Zhou Fulai, Li Weidong took the lead and walked over and said: "Director Zhou, I have something to report to you. Mr. Kato needs to make an international long-distance call. He wants to report the current status of the inspection to his boss."

"It's easy to say. If you want to make international long distance calls, you can go directly to our Foreign Trade Bureau without a telephone exchange. Our Foreign Trade Bureau has a dedicated line and you can make international long distance calls through the telecommunications office." Zhou Fulai immediately agreed.

In the 1980s, there were no program-controlled telephone exchanges in China, and long-distance calls required manual transfer. At first, individuals required a letter of introduction to make long-distance calls. Later, domestic long-distance calls were gradually liberalized, and international long-distance management was

Still very strict.

In the mid-1980s, except for a few foreign-related units, other units or individuals who wanted to make international long-distance calls also needed to apply and get approval. You had to write an application a few days in advance and then report it to the relevant department. After verification, the relevant department would issue

files before you can make an international long distance call.

The Tianjin Foreign Trade Bureau obviously belongs to the category of "a small number of foreign-related units". They do not need to go through the application process to make international long-distance calls. Instead, they have a dedicated line connected to the telephone office and can make international long-distance calls at any time. From this aspect, Tianjin

The Foreign Trade Bureau is still very prestigious.

Zhou Fulai took Masayuki Kato to the Foreign Trade Bureau to make an international long-distance call. After the call was connected, Kato was not in a hurry to report the 25 million yen, but looked at Li Weidong and Zhou Fulai next to him.

Li Weidong immediately understood and said: "Boss Zhou, let's avoid it for a while. What Mr. Kato will say next may involve commercial secrets."

"That's right, let's wait outside." Zhou Fulai and Li Weidong walked out of the room, and closed the door for Kato Masayuki.

Everyone in the room left, and Kato Masayuki began to report to his superiors.

"Minister Mukayama, my name is Masayuki Kato. I'm very sorry for disturbing you... No, the inspection went very smoothly. I'm calling you this time mainly to report another matter to you, which is about the Carraro accelerator pedal.

matter……"

Kato Masako told Minister Mukayama that Li Weidong discovered the Tianfeng accelerator pedal failure.

"Kato-kun, since you have read the article written by the Chinese, according to your judgment, how much harm will that article cause to us?" Minister Mukaiyama asked.

"I report to Minister Mukaiyama that the theoretical basis of that article is very complete. What is missing is physical testing. For those well-known car magazines, it is very easy to complete the testing." Kato Masayuki said.

"Those idiots in the design department, they want us to wipe their butts for what they did!" Minister Xiangshan muttered in dissatisfaction, and then said: "Does that Chinese just want money? Give him some money.

Stop his mouth! Is one thousand dollars enough? If not, give him two thousand dollars!"

"Minister Mukayama, I offered to give him two thousand US dollars in hush money, but he refused. He wanted more," Kato Masayuki said.

"What a greedy guy." Minister Xiangshan cursed secretly, and then said: "Then give him some more money, within five thousand US dollars, you decide for yourself."

"Minister Mukayama, I'm afraid you underestimated the Chinese man's appetite. He wants 100,000 U.S. dollars!" Masayuki Kato replied.

"One hundred thousand dollars! Why didn't he grab it! If I had to pay one hundred thousand dollars, I might as well find a killer and kill him directly!" Minister Xiangshan said.

"Minister Mukayama, I'm afraid this is a bit difficult. This is China after all. I think even the Yamaguchi-gumi would find it difficult to kill people and silence them here." Kato Masayuki said.

"I know, I'm just talking." Minister Mukayama continued: "Kato-kun, that Chinese lion wants a hundred thousand dollars, don't you know how to bargain?"

"I told you, and the Chinese also made a concession. He said that instead of paying 100,000 U.S. dollars, he could exchange it for 25 million yen." Masayuki Kato said hurriedly.

"What kind of concession is this!" Minister Xiang Shan looked very dissatisfied.

Kato Masayuki continued: "Minister Mukayama, this matter has exceeded my ability and authority, so I urgently need you to make a decision on whether we should give him this money or not."

"Kato-kun, let me think about it." Minister Mukayama's voice paused, and Kato Masayuki did not dare to speak to urge him.

Finally, nearly five minutes later, Minister Mukayama's voice sounded again: "Kato-kun, doesn't that Chinese want 25 million U.S. dollars? We will give him this money! Leave an address and I will ask someone from Fuji Bank.

, I’ll send you a cashier’s check.”

Kato Masayuki was slightly startled. He didn't expect that Minister Xiangshan agreed so happily. That was 25 million US dollars!

On the other end of the phone, Minister Xiang Shan continued: "The Chinese's behavior should be considered extortion, right? After he takes the money, both the person and the person will gain! You immediately call the police and report that you have been extorted, and at the same time,

Notify our embassy and ask the embassy to come forward to put pressure on this criminal behavior. I want to send that greedy guy to jail. The money for our Tianfeng cars is not so easy to get!"