Reborn Tycoon Rise

"Thank you, Mr. Xu." Rao Bing said with a smile. He had gone through many obstacles in the negotiation with Volkswagen. He had countless meetings and wasted time on localization. The German just thought that domestic factories would only be responsible for assembly. And all parts are purchased from Germany.

In this way, German Volkswagen can make huge profits from parts and components, but the mainland will need a large amount of foreign exchange to purchase parts. Although this approach is much cheaper than directly importing cars, after all, the country’s goal is to one day Ability to produce cars themselves rather than simply assemble them.

"It's okay. As long as this project can be launched as soon as possible, everyone can get what they need." Xu Zhi said with a smile.

The localization of parts and components can reduce domestic foreign exchange costs, which is actually very important. Even if electronics factories can balance foreign exchange issues, it will be easier to develop if they can reduce the country's foreign exchange. What's more, parts factories can also accept orders from outside, Xu Zhi But it has long been planned to make the public the first target.

At this moment, it is not that there is no cooperation with other foreign-funded trucks in China. For example, Jinan Automobile Manufacturing Plant entered into technical cooperation with Romania's Roman Truck Factory in the late 1970s, and assembled the Roman JN162 in Jinan in the SKD (imported parts assembly) method. This is a 10-ton truck, which is already a heavy-duty truck in China.

Lohmann Truck Company made a lot of money from this project. The parts sold were quite expensive, but they could only see what was in front of them. In the 1980s, projects that consumed huge amounts of foreign exchange could not last long in the mainland. Finally, a few years later, domestic Imitations were assembled. Although the quality was a little worse, it did not require a lot of foreign exchange. In the end, the Roman project was ended.

SAIC-Volkswagen, which will be established in a few years, actually only planned to make a small profit at the beginning. Later, the new CEO had a great vision and considered long-term interests, and agreed to the future localization of parts and components and foreign exchange balancing policies, which allowed Volkswagen to It has become a sacred car in the mainland and will last for a long time.

"BJ Jeep", which was established a year earlier than SAIC-Volkswagen, was short-sighted and insisted on producing domestically based on the SKD model. Later, due to foreign exchange balance issues, the mainland customs refused to import auto parts. Not only did it have no way to communicate, but it The United States vigorously publicizes the mainland's reform issues and intends to use international media to suppress the mainland government.

In the end, it was indeed a half-win, but its future fate was already decided. In the end, it was unable to develop in the mainland at all, and it missed out on a market worth hundreds of billions of dollars.

Xu Zhi didn't want to leave after just making a fortune. Moreover, as long as the domestic foreign exchange was sufficient in the 1990s, the "foreign exchange balance" policy would be gradually relaxed. By then, Mark Company had been based in the mainland for more than 10 years and had already been in the forefront. to the front.

Rao Bing smiled again and said: "Mr. Xu, the ministry has decided that I will be responsible for this project. I hope Mr. Xu will take care of it when the time comes."

"I remember that Director Yao should also be in charge of Volkswagen projects!" Xu Zhi asked in surprise.

Rao Bing smiled and said: "Ashamed, this project has been discussed for several years but there has been little progress."

Weidong next to him said: "Lao Rao, compared to cooperation projects such as Ford and Peugeot, Volkswagen still has hope."

"Haha, I can only comfort myself like this." Rao Bing said with a bitter smile. At the beginning of the reform, the central government negotiated with several major international automobile giants at the same time, but now only Volkswagen is still continuing, and the others have declared that the negotiations have failed.

Xu Zhi said with a smile: "It's a pity that I don't have a car company, otherwise we could have negotiated cooperation in two months."

Rao Bing smiled and said: "It's still a pleasure to work with Mr. Xu. I hope Mark's project can be signed in two months."

"I guess it's about the same." Xu Zhi smiled. He wasn't going to waste much time on negotiations. As long as the main things were negotiated and the details could be handled, he would be able to get more information if he entered the mainland market one day earlier. High profits are the most important thing.

Xu Zhi then asked: "Mark Company's inspection team will arrive in Shanghai in two days. I am planning to leave for Shanghai tomorrow. I wonder if Director Rao wants to accompany him?"

"Tomorrow." Rao Bing thought for a moment and asked, "Mr. Xu, are you planning to take a flight?"

Xu Zhi nodded and said: "Of course!"

Although the people from the Xiangjiang delegation were invited by the central government, they also had their own passports and visas, which could be used to buy air tickets. Xu Zhi had arranged for people to do it a few days ago. Of course, there was no problem with people from the State Guesthouse buying air tickets.

Rao Bing smiled and said: "That's good. There should be only one flight to Shanghai tomorrow. Mr. Xu, I wonder if I can borrow the phone here. I will arrange for my men to buy some tickets."

"Of course." Xu Zhi smiled. This phone didn't belong to him.

"Thank you." Rao Bing stood up and walked out. There was no phone in the study, only in the living room outside.

After Rao Bing left, Wei Dong asked with a smile: "I don't know when Mr. Xu will go to the deep sea, but I also hope that the business negotiations can end soon."

"Don't worry, Director Wei, you and I are willing to cooperate in this matter, and ordinary conflicts will not affect too much time." Xu Zhi said with a smile.

In business negotiations, for those negotiating, there may be hundreds of issues that need to be negotiated slowly with the other party. However, what really delays the time is not the negotiation, but that many times the real negotiator does not have the right to make the decision. After achieving certain results, It still has to be reported to the superior, and if the superior disagrees, it will need to be renegotiated.

This is also the reason why the Volkswagen cooperation has been discussed for so long, but if the two parties can really decide the negotiations, the speed will be much faster. The same is true for Weidong's hope that Xu Zhi will go to Shenhai City, because he is the final decision-maker of this project. Decide people.

A few minutes later, Rao Bing came back after making a phone call. The three discussed some cooperation issues, and the two directors got up and left.

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Early the next morning, the weather was still so cold. Xu Yaxin packed her belongings and said, "Brother, it shouldn't be so cold when we get to Shanghai!"

Xu Zhi thought for a while and said: "It's hard to say. In terms of temperature, Shanghai is definitely not as cold as the temperature in Beijing, but the air there is humid and the weather is cold and humid. It may not be much better than here."

Xu Hongbang also answered from the side: "The cold and wet may sometimes be more uncomfortable than in the north. You have been in Xiangjiang since you were a child, so it is probably difficult to adapt to this kind of temperature."

Xu Yaxin said helplessly: "Next time I come to the mainland, I don't want to come in winter again, it's too cold."

"Then you can go back with the delegation. I will give you my quota, and you can also fly on a luxury business jet." Xu Zhi smiled and said, the people from the Xiangjiang delegation have been in the capital for a week, and it is time to leave. However, Xu Zhi was planning to go to Shanghai, and his family was not in a hurry to return to Xiangjiang, so they decided to go to Shanghai together to have some fun.

Xu Yaxin shook her head and said: "That's no good. How can you not go just because it's cold? It's a rare opportunity. I still have to go to college for a few years. It's not summer or winter when I come to the mainland. It's not comfortable."

"Okay, don't be too cold when the time comes." Xu Zhi smiled. He was from Jiangnan before traveling through time. The winters every year are not pleasant. This is still the winter after the 10s of the 21st century. In his memory, it has been more than 90 years. In winter, the ice in Jiangnan is walkable, and the temperature is obviously much lower.

"Mr. Xu, the car is ready." The guard came in and said.

"Okay, let's go..."

Happy New Year everyone