Reborn Tycoon Rise

October 3, Beijing:

In the Sheraton Great Wall Hotel, flowers filled the entire lobby and countless balloons were hung from the ceiling. Although the festival has passed, the atmosphere has not disappeared.

As the earliest international hotel in China, it opened in June 1983. Its decoration style and high-quality service are second to none in the entire capital. Therefore, a large number of foreign guests invited for the 35th anniversary military parade stayed here.

In the presidential suite, Xu Zhi invited an important guest.

"Minister Chen, please take a seat." Xu Zhi greeted with a smile. The visitor was Chen Bing, deputy minister of the Central Ministry of Electronic Industry, who manages all domestic consumer electronic products, that is, Midea's household appliances, personal computers, and game consoles. Wait, as long as you enter the country, you will be managed by the person in front of you.

Minister Chen smiled and said: "Mr. Xu, you're welcome. The military parade has just ended. There were too many things in the department yesterday, so I can only come here today."

"As long as Minister Chen can come, any day is fine." Xu Zhi smiled and said: "This 35th National Day military parade is really exciting. It is also the first time I know that the country still has so many powerful weapons. .”

On the day of the military parade on October 1, various advanced equipment appeared on East Chang'an Street since the morning. Howitzers, smoothbore guns, howitzers, rocket launchers, self-propelled anti-aircraft guns, transport vehicles, and missile launch vehicles were arranged in order, which shocked the scene. Everyone.

Then came the grand military parade, with the army, navy and air force being reviewed in turn.

"Hello, comrades! - Hello, chief!

Good job, comrades! ——Serve the people! "

These two classic lines of dialogue, along with the loud responses from the officers and soldiers under review, merged into an overwhelming sound that resounded throughout half of the capital.

Subsequently, there will be 18 formations, anti-tank formations, rocket artillery formations, naval formations, air fighters, etc., etc...

The entire military parade did not end until 10:58.

This military parade is the largest, with the latest equipment and the highest degree of mechanization since the founding of the People's Republic of China. It also allows the world to understand our country's strength and increases the country's external influence.

Minister Chen said: "Don't talk about Mr. Xu, it's an eye-opener even for those of us."

"Yes, our country's military strength is getting stronger and stronger, and the Dongfeng-5 missile is a sharp weapon." Xu Zhi didn't care about the progress of weapons before, and there was no Internet in this era, so it was not easy to collect professional information. , the information and data in some military newspapers and periodicals are just what others want you to see.

However, at the military parade the day before yesterday, Dongfeng-5 appeared for the first time. Even a layman like him knew the strategic significance of this missile.

Even in the 21st century, nuclear weapons are still the foundation of a country's strength, but nuclear weapons alone are not enough. They must have long-range projection capabilities, which are intercontinental ballistic missiles. This is the case with Dongfeng-5, which has a range that can cover half of the earth, even for a lifetime. Not using it is also a strong deterrent.

"Although our country is not the best in the world in terms of military weapons, with the capabilities of our soldiers, we are not afraid of any country." Minister Chen said seriously: "But the chairman once said that the military and the economy are the two legs of a person. Both are indispensable. One is long and the other is short, but it will make us more vulnerable. In terms of military, our country is not a problem, but in terms of economy, we still need patriotic overseas Chinese like Mr. Xu to invest in domestic construction. Together, we can make the country’s economy change. The stronger we are, the better our lives will be.”

"This is what it should be. As a Chinese, I naturally hope that all people in the country can get rid of poverty." Xu Zhizhen said. The country's overall GDP is currently among the top ten in the world, but its per capita GDP is very low. In 1980, it was the bottom. Fourth, it ranked 12th from the bottom in 1983, with a GDP per capita of US$225. However, in large numbers, the average income of countless farmers per day was only a dime.

In order to survive, many farmers in the south gave up the habit of eating rice, sold the rice in exchange for wheat, and changed their staple food to flour. Because the price of rice is twice that of wheat in the international market, the foreign trade department uses this method to sell rice in the future. While consuming foreign exchange, we obtained staple foods with larger calories, ensuring domestic food and clothing problems.

"Economic development can only be achieved step by step. I am here today to discuss with Mr. Xu the market issues of domestic household appliances." Minister Chen said with a smile.

"Understood, please speak, Minister Chen." Xu Zhi nodded and smiled. The poverty problem can only be solved by the development of the country. Anyone's efforts can contribute to this matter, but it cannot be completed quickly.

After Minister Chen took a sip of tea, he said: "Mr. Xu must have heard that due to some reasons in international trade, our country will open up the household appliance market. Starting from January 1st next year, domestic people can buy it from shopping malls. Imported household appliances without the use of foreign exchange vouchers.”

"I've heard about it." Xu Zhi nodded and said: "To learn Western advanced technology, you don't necessarily have to buy technology. It is actually a good way to introduce foreign products and force domestic counterparts to follow up on advanced technology."

"Everyone knows this, but we also need to consider the actual situation. If too many overseas goods enter the country, it will have a huge impact on the current foreign exchange reserves of the central government, so the above meaning is to try to support domestic enterprises , a real competition with overseas products in the market!

The main products that will be opened to the outside world this time are clothing, household appliances and some automobile industries. We are not worried about clothing. Suits are not popular in China at the moment. Jeans and the like are somewhat famous, but domestic clothing factories have begun to have the ability to do so. Make.

Automobiles are generally purchased by government departments. The purchase amount has actually been decided by the higher authorities, and ordinary people have little access to it, so the quantity can be controlled.

The only thing that worries the central government is household appliances, especially color TVs. There is a certain gap between our domestic technology and overseas technology. The most troublesome thing is that most domestic people worship imported goods. Once the market is liberalized, foreign exchange will inevitably be consumed rapidly.

So the above meaning is that we hope that Mr. Xu can arrange for Midea's products to enter the domestic market, and we will also provide certain help, but we also hope that Mr. Xu will agree to some of our requests. "

"Whatever you ask for, just say, I will do it if I can do it." Xu Zhi promised that the government would not provide help in terms of taxation, because this kind of behavior would attract the attention of other businesses, but currently the largest domestic company The only product channel is the supply and marketing cooperatives all over the country. If a brand of products can be placed in a prime position, the sales volume can easily be doubled several times.

Minister Chen said: "Mr. Xu, the central government hopes that Mr. Xu can expand the scale of Midea's factory in Shanghai, and at the same time, rely on Shanghai's industrial base to localize all parts and components."

"Minister Chen, putting the factory in Shanghai is not a problem, but I hope that this investment will be a sole proprietorship, not a joint venture." Xu Zhi said slowly, with domestic joint venture production, it does not matter if the scale is smaller, but this This is such a large project with a production capacity of over one billion US dollars. If it is a joint venture, it will definitely cause certain troubles in management and division of labor. The loss of money is small, but the waste of time will be a big loss. After all, the main purpose of this new factory's existence is In order to compete in overseas price wars and quickly occupy the domestic market, management must be controlled by one's own confidants.

"This...is not in line with the current policy!" Minister Chen was a little embarrassed. Currently, the mainland can allow wholly foreign investment under certain conditions, but these are some strategic projects that are urgently needed in the country, and the scale is not very large.

Xu Zhi also understood the other party's thoughts and said: "Minister Chen, I understand the central government's intention. My request for sole proprietorship is due to the needs of the company's development. I also know that there is currently a lack of foreign exchange in the country, so I can make a commitment, except for some The foreign exchange required for a few imported parts and other profits earned by our company from this project will all be used domestically and will not be transferred overseas."

This is the trump card prepared by Xu Zhi. The central government gave himself such a good opportunity because of its investment in domestic infrastructure in recent years. Secondly, it wanted to save foreign exchange for itself, and the purpose of requesting a joint venture was probably the same. If Controlling half of the shares also saves half of the foreign exchange.

The market opening of electrical appliances has become inevitable. The difference is that if the market is given to Western brands, it may lose 2 billion US dollars in foreign exchange, while Midea's factories are in China. If Midea is allowed to occupy the market, it will only lose 500 million US dollars in foreign exchange. Now it promises not to Although a penny of U.S. dollars is transferred away and you earn a lot of RMB, this amount of money is nothing in front of the entire country.

Anyway, I will continue to invest in the future, and if my domestic projects can continue to earn RMB, I can save the US dollars needed for future investment.

"Reinvest all in China? I don't know which projects Mr. Xu is planning to invest in." Minister Chen asked.

Xu Zhi said: "It's not certain yet, but it should mainly be infrastructure investment and charity projects!"

"Charitable project?" Minister Chen was obviously interested: "Mr. Xu is planning to donate to domestic charities?"

"No, I plan to set up a foundation myself to help qualified mainlanders." Xu Zhi shook his head and said, "I wonder if the current policies can support me in setting up this foundation?"

Minister Chen thought for a while and said, "Mr. Xu, you are from Xiangjiang and may not know much about the situation in the mainland. In the mainland, only some official departments are allowed to do charity by law."

"Which departments?" Xu Zhi asked.

Minister Chen said: "The Red Cross Society, China Charity Foundation, as well as ministries and commissions such as civil affairs, environmental protection, health, and various provinces have foundations of the same nature. Mr. Xu can choose one to cooperate with them. This will start Things will get twice the result with half the effort!”

Xu Zhi nodded and said, "Okay, I wonder if Minister Chen knows the leaders of the civil affairs department?"

Minister Chen understood what Xu Zhi meant and said with a smile: "I know you. I'll contact you immediately after I get back. How many days will Mr. Xu stay in the capital?"

Xu Zhidao: "We should stay for more than a week."

"Okay, wait until I contact the civil affairs department and make an appointment for a meeting." Minister Chen smiled: "I will report to the central government about your company's request to build a wholly-owned factory. Once there is news, I will notify you immediately. Mr. Xu."

"Thank you very much, Minister Chen." Xu Zhi said with a smile.

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