Rebirth of the Auto Giant

Chapter 422: Building the Strongest Floor Tile Brand on Earth

Before coming to the airport, Gu Jianyuan went to the Lighthouse Lighting Equipment Factory and asked Lu Jianshe to come with him, otherwise he wouldn't have recognized Wang Shi.

Although Wang Shi had appeared on the News Network several times, Gu Jianyuan had never seen the news those few times.

"You are so considerate. I suggest you get two cars when you come here." Gu Jianyuan sighed while sitting in the passenger seat of his own car.

Sitting in the small car behind was Wang Shi and his party.

"What did Gu Ji say? The cause of all this is also ours. Fortunately, Mr. Wang has been brought back now. If we can't catch up this time, spread the word and let the big bosses know the whole story and they will take action on our investment promotion."

The investment attraction work has brought adverse effects." Lu Jianshe also felt guilty. Of course, he could not clearly say that it was his secretary who said something wrong that caused Wang Shi's misunderstanding.

If Gu Ji knew about it, he would no longer need to be the factory director.

"Fortunately, Wang Shi chose to take a plane. If it were a car, we might not be able to catch up." Gu Jianyuan said.

Speaking of which, I haven't lost all my luck today, and I can still catch up. Moreover, Mr. Wang seemed to be very interested in our gold bricks just now. If I can get Mr. Wang to invest a little, then in this way, I will have made up for it, right?

Besides, there is still a chance for the lighthouse factory supporting Tang Dynasty car lights. If the two work together...

Gu Jianyuan sat in the car and thought to himself. Twenty minutes later, the car drove out of Shuicheng and headed north, arriving at several kilns and walking further in.

The car drove into the yard and stopped.

Suddenly two cars came out of the yard, and a sixty-seven-year-old man walked out of the bungalow, "Who are you?"

Lu Jianshe came over and explained the identities of Gu Jianyuan and Wang Shi.

"Ah, it turns out it's Gu Ji who's here, please hurry up and invite him." When the old man heard this, he was so scared that he invited Gu Jianyuan, Wang Shi and the others into the room.

What day is it today? It belongs to Gu Ji and the big boss.

"Where did the people in your factory die?" Gu Jianyuan found that there was no one around, and he felt cold and angry, "Call your factory director quickly." I was happy just now, but you have done this to me, and the whole kiln has been

There was no one in the factory, and the mud training pool over there was dry and empty for a long time.

This is trying to tear me down.

Gu Jianyuan's heart felt cold.

It’s a crappy investment, it’s totally useless.

Just turn around and leave, let alone investing.

Who would throw money into this? That would be a fool.

The old man looked at Gu Ji's dark expression, groaned secretly, turned around and walked out.

After the old man left, Gu Jianyuan looked at Wang Shi curiously and looked around. He walked over and said, "Let Mr. Wang laugh at this. Work here has been suspended for some time. Hey."

"I can tell." Wang Shi nodded, "Do we have this gold brick in stock now?"

"I don't know much about this. I won't find out until the factory director comes and asks later." After Gu Jianyuan finished speaking, he looked out the door.

Why haven't you come yet? It's been so long. If Mr. Wang can't wait and leaves in a hurry, then none of you will feel better.

Just as he was talking, Zeng Deyu, the director of the Jinzhuan Brick Kiln Factory, jogged all the way to the house, "Gu Ji, I didn't know you were coming..."

"Hmph!" Gu Jianyuan snorted and whispered, "I'll deal with you later."

Then he introduced Wang Shi, and then said: "Mr. Wang is very interested in your gold bricks. Mr. Wang just asked, do you have any in stock now?"

"Yes, yes." Zeng Deyu nodded.

"Mr. Wang, do you think...?" When Gu Jianyuan heard this, his face immediately became cloudy and he turned to look at Wang Shi.

"Okay, please ask Director Zeng to take us there to have a look." Wang Shi wanted to see what the newly refined gold bricks would look like.

I have also seen the gold bricks in the Hall of Supreme Harmony in the Forbidden City, but they were used for hundreds of years and were smooth. Wang Shi wanted to see what the new ones looked like.

Zeng Deyu took everyone to a bungalow, which was a finished product warehouse, with shiny yellow-black square bricks neatly stacked inside.

"Gu Ji, Mr. Wang, the finished product is here, 2654 yuan."

"Bring a piece over here." Gu Ji said, followed by a young worker from the brick factory who took out a piece from above and placed it on the table.

This is a large square brick about 32 centimeters square. It feels smooth and delicate like a baby's skin, with some surfaces as smooth as amber and shiny with oil.

"Well, it is indeed a treasure used by ancient emperors. The surface is so smooth. How long does it take for you to polish a brick?" Wang Shi looked at Zeng Deyu.

Zeng Deyu replied doubtfully: "Mr. Wang, what is polishing? No, it will look like this as soon as it comes out of the kiln."

"Oh?" Wang Shi heard this and then started to caress her carefully.

It feels as smooth as baby skin and has the texture of silk. It is hard to imagine that such a smooth surface is not polished in the post-processing process but directly fired to look like this. "It's amazing." Wang Shi praised.

"How many are there all here?" Wang Shi said as he walked out.

Everyone also came out. Zeng Deyu replied: "It is difficult to sell gold bricks now. Everyone usually uses ceramic tiles. Few people use gold bricks. Moreover, gold bricks are heavy. People who live in buildings generally do not use them. They are not as light as ceramic tiles. So now

Since they couldn't be sold, our factory had to stop production. Those in the warehouse are 2,654 left over from the past," Zeng Deyu said.

Wang Shi and Gu Jianyuan came to the courtyard and sat down. Wang Shi looked at everyone and said, "I also have a courtyard with a big house in Yanjing. In this way, I want the remaining gold bricks."

"How much does one cost?" Wang Shi asked.

Zeng Deyu looked at Gu Jianyuan aside and finally said: "Four dollars."

"Our crafts strictly follow traditional crafts, right?" Wang Shi asked.

"That is, everything is carried out in strict accordance with the craftsmanship handed down from our ancestors, and the finished products are strictly inspected. If they do not meet the standards, they will be discarded. Look at the ones over there that are the previous waste products." Zeng Deyu pointed not far away.

Over there are piles of broken gold bricks.

The production of gold bricks requires complex processes such as soil extraction, blank making, firing, kiln removal, polishing and soaking. From soil to gold bricks, it takes up to two years, and each process corresponds to the 24 solar terms.

It is only made once a year.

The entire process is handmade, and you can imagine how much sweat the masters put into it.

A 32-centimeter square brick only costs four yuan, which Wang Shi thinks is too low.

"It won't be easy for everyone, so I'll buy all the inventory for 20 yuan each," Wang Shi said.

When Zeng Deyu heard this, his face turned red instantly, and Gu Jianyuan on the side was also confused on the spot.

Others negotiated to keep the price as low as possible, but Mr. Wang did the best and directly increased the price five times.

2654 pieces, unit price is 20, that is 53080 yuan!

"Thank you, Mr. Wang. We still have some gold bricks from the Qing Dynasty in stock in our factory. They are 28 pieces in size. These are our oldest gold bricks. Today we will give them to Mr. Wang to express Mr. Wang's help to us.

." Zeng Deyu stood up and thanked Wang Shi, and finally thought about it and said.

"Oh, it's an antique. When did it come from? Take me to see it." Wang Shi became interested.

"Most of them are Qianlong and Guangxu." Zeng Deyu stood up and led Wang Shi and the others to a basement.

"These are rare and rare products that were sometimes found during production in the past. We couldn't bear to part with them. Sometimes the masters would occasionally leave a piece here and keep it here. Over time, the few became more. Today, Mr. Wang helped us solve the problem, so we put these 28

I gave the money to Mr. Wang. Isn’t Mr. Wang’s house a big house gate? It happens to be used in the lobby." Zeng Deyu said.

"This gift is too expensive, I can't afford it." Wang Shi took a closer look at the page of each gold brick, which had the emperor's year name and the manufacturing factory printed on it.

This is the ancient production date.

Although it has gone through hundreds of years of wind and rain, the surface of each gold brick exudes amber light. It is as smooth as baby skin and shines with oil. When you tap it gently with a hammer, it makes a sound like a metal.

Although the ones above and the ones below are made by the same process, the ones below have a strong historical and cultural flavor both in terms of historical value and in themselves. The ones above can only be regarded as handicrafts, while the ones in front of you are antiques, and

Those that can be left behind are all the most exquisite products at that time, so exquisite that the master workers risked beheading to keep them.

They represent the highest level of hand-making in ancient times.

"Thank you everyone, but I can't accept such an expensive gift in vain. I have to give money, um, just one hundred yuan each." Wang Shi said.

The unit price of one hundred yuan is not low. You must know that antiques are not that high now. A blue and white bottle only costs more than ten yuan. These gold brick king stones can cost one hundred yuan, which is also a sky-high price.

This thing is much better than that ceramic tile. It was used by the emperor in the past. Its historical value is more than this price. It cannot be compared with those shiny ceramic tiles.

530802800=55880 yuan!

More than fifty-five thousand yuan.

Wang Shi asked Zeng Deyu for his bank account number, took out his mobile phone and called the headquarters finance department to transfer the money immediately.

"Mr. Wang is doing big business. Please ask Wang Shi to help us and give us some guidance. What is our problem? Why can't such good gold bricks be sold?" Gu Ji invited Wang Shi into the house.

Just now Wang Shi said that the money had been transferred to the designated bank account, and the happiest person was Zeng Deyu.

Fifty-five thousand yuan, how many years of wages would be enough to pay the workers? He couldn't figure it out.

Wang Shi thought for a while and said: "Actually, it is understandable. The bricks we make are high-quality and high-end, and cannot be compared with those ceramic tiles that are all over the street."

"Our gold bricks also have historical value. This is a traditional craft left by our ancient ancestors. With the advancement of science and technology, factories are becoming more and more mechanized. However, we are the only ones in the world with purely handmade products passed down from ancient times.

one."

"Uniqueness represents monopoly, and monopoly represents rarity."

"If you can't sell it now, it doesn't mean you won't be able to sell it in the future. People's living standards are not that high now. Everyone's top priority is to solve the problem of food. There are not many people in the country who can buy a floor covering for four yuan. Plus,

The current information circulation is underdeveloped, and together they create the current situation." Wang Shi analyzed.

"Well, that's right. If it were me, I wouldn't spend four yuan to buy a gold brick to pave the floor. I would just use cement." Gu Jianyuan said.

"But don't be afraid. Our gold brick manufacturing cycle is long. It takes two years from the clay to the kiln. The long cycle means that we cannot take the low-end route but target the high-end wealthy people. You must strictly follow the traditional process first.

Produce and save more. Don’t be afraid that you won’t be able to sell it. I’m just afraid that you won’t have the goods in the future.”

With the rise of real estate and the deepening of reform and opening up, the income of ordinary people will increase and there will be more wealthy people. As long as the production technology of these gold bricks with ancient royal colors is as reliable as before,

When the time comes, there will be more and more customers, and I'm afraid your inventory will not be enough.

"It's rare that Mr. Wang is so optimistic about our gold bricks. Mr. Wang, I have something to say." Gu Jianyuan said.

"Gu Ji, if you have anything to say, just say it."

"Well, since Mr. Wang is so optimistic about the future of BRIC, how about Wang Shi investing, or we directly sell the entire kiln to Mr. Wang's Tang Dynasty Power Company?" Gu Jianyuan said.

"Gu Ji made a good calculation. Gu Ji didn't say this at first, but only said it after I paid the money. Doesn't this mean that I have to pay for my own things?" Wang Shi said with a smile.

"This..." Gu Jianyuan thought, yes, he didn't think so at first.

"Wang Shi, I..." Gu Jianyuan looked at Wang Shi with aggrieved face.

"Haha, Gu Ji, I was just joking." Wang Shi didn't take it seriously even if it cost tens of thousands of dollars.

"It's not impossible, it's just that it's far away from the Yanjing headquarters, which is not conducive to management." Wang Shi looked at the kiln factory and wanted to take down the pot.

With the impact of ceramic tiles, gold bricks are not easy to sell now, and lowering the price will not make up for it.

This is a national intangible cultural heritage, and it is worthwhile for Wang Shi to do this in every aspect. However, it is far away from Yanjing and is not conducive to management.

As for the lack of sales of BRIC products, Wang Shi is not worried at all. What worries him is that masters with good traditional craftsmanship can produce quality products.

After much deliberation, Wang Shi finally agreed and eventually bought the brick kiln factory for 500,000 yuan and returned the entire production process. Of course, the workers inside were not allowed to fire.

After discussing the general intention, Gu Jianyuan was very happy. Five hundred thousand was a lot of money. This was not an investment but a buyout.

Moreover, the gold brick manufacturing plant is still in Shuicheng. As long as the hens are left, are there any worries about not having eggs?

That night, Gu Ji arranged for Wang Shi and his party to stay at the Shuicheng Hotel. During the dinner that night, Lin Ji also rushed over after hearing Gu Jianyuan's report.

"Thank you Mr. Wang for your help. I think that after the BRICS Manufacturing Factory is handed over to Tang Dynasty Dynamics, with the help of the parent company Tang Dynasty Dynamics, the BRICS Manufacturing Factory will go further and better, allowing people all over the world to

Knowing the superb craftsmanship of our ancestors, we can rest assured that we will hand over the Brick Manufacturing Factory to Mr. Wang." Lin Ji said.

"Thank you Lin Ji, I want to make BRIC the most famous floor tile brand in the world and take a high-end route." Wang Shi has already made general arrangements for BRIC's future.

This ancient craft that has been passed down for six to seven hundred years, representing the wisdom of ancient ancestors and the highest level of floor tiles, will surely exude its unique light in modern society.