"Qiming, find a way to buy some books or information for me." Lin Yi suddenly said.
"Isn't there a library building?" He Qiming was surprised.
"Probably not. Do you still remember the Japanese, American, German, and Italian tools and materials he showed us in Musa's office?" Lin Yi said.
Musa said that the tools in China were stupid, big and thick. To support his statement, he took out a bunch of tool information and showed it to Lin Yi. After comparing it, Lin Yi had to admit that the tools in China were indeed too rough.
He wanted to get some information and bring it to these domestic manufacturers so that they could see what outside factories were doing and what kind of products were more popular.
"Remember."
"I need that kind of materials, not just metal tools, but also clothing, footwear, accessories, porcelain, furniture, equipment, stationery, and bags."
"As long as it is a product that we may be involved in in the future, the more information the better. In fact, there is no problem with the quality of mainland products. It is more about the design and appearance that are unsatisfactory. People are visual animals, and some things often rely on the first
A look and feel.”
"For example, if you look at an apple, the good-looking ones may not be sweeter than the ugly ones, but people still choose to buy the good-looking ones."
He Qiming said: "Boss, the information you mentioned is quite a lot. Let's do this. I will find someone specifically to do this job."
"Okay." Lin Yi nodded.
"By the way, don't go back to the company. Go to the telegraph office first. I'll send a telegram to the country."
He Qiming drove to the nearest telegraph office.
The communication methods in the 1980s were letters, telegraphs, and telephone calls. Writing letters was too slow, and international long distance calls might be blocked, so Lin Yi decided to use telegraphs.
At the counter, Lin Yi asked for a telegram form and a pen, thought about it and wrote:
"District Chief Yang, we have negotiated a tool order with a capital of US$400,000. It needs to be produced as soon as possible. It is inconvenient to send detailed information. Please send someone to Luohu Port as soon as possible to hand over the product list and speed up production to complete the order."
"Attached is the contact address, Hong Kong trading company phone number XXX--XXXXXX, address: Room 818, 8th floor, XX Building, Wan Chai.
Generator: Lin Yi."
Finally fill in the recipient and receiving address.
There is no Internet now, and there is no fax machine in Jiangcheng. There are so many product information, including models and data, that it is impossible to send them by telegram. Asking them to send people to Shenzhen to get the information is the fastest way.
It takes about three or four days for them to come over.
Lin Yi also used this time to complete relevant preparations.
Didi didi~~ didi didi~~
Radio waves flew from Hong Kong to Jiangcheng, and the telecommunications department sent people to deliver the telegram to the government. After the staff saw the telegram, they immediately sent it to District Mayor Yang's office.
"Leader, there is a telegram from Hong Kong."
District Chief Yang was reviewing documents. When he heard the telegram from Hong Kong, he didn't react for a while. Who would send a telegram to him from Hong Kong?
"Let me see."
The secretary quickly handed it over.
The content of the telegram was very simple. District Chief Yang read it in a few glances. In just a few glances, District Chief Yang's expression changed rapidly from surprise to joy and finally to excitement.
"With an order of US$400,000, Xiao Lin actually negotiated a US$400,000 order for hardware tools."
Brush and stand up.
He took the telegram to the office of the district committee secretary and said excitedly: "Secretary, take a look at this."
He said and handed over the telegram.
Secretary Dong looked at the excited District Chief Yang and said with a smile: "Why are you so excited? I rarely see you like this."
He said and took the telegram.
Scan it all at a glance.
Secretary Dong raised his head and looked at District Chief Yang, "400,000 US dollars, this is a big order. Is it confirmed?"
"Not yet, but I believe Xiaolin would not make such a joke with us. He must have done it for some reason. Didn't he ask us to send someone to get the information? This must have been confirmed by the merchants," said District Chief Yang.
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The secretary nodded, picked up the cigarette on the table and handed one to District Chief Yang, and they lit it together, "Old Yang, I didn't expect this to be a good start."
District Chief Yang still couldn't hide his excitement, "I didn't expect that Xiao Lin could get such a big order at once. Last year, only four or five companies in the province were eligible to attend the Canton Fair, and they finally brought back an order of 326
Ten thousand dollars, this guy found one-eighth of the order volume in one go."
What the leaders are excited about is not money, but political achievements.
Before,
Qiaokou District decided to establish the ‘Overseas Chinese Friendship Trading Company’.
There are doubts in the province and city.
They are doing this work with the support of certain leaders and despite doubts. It is impossible to say that they are not worried.
If it fails,
It might cost you your entire political life.
There are not many such examples.
Now Lin Yi has come over with a telegram and won an order of 400,000 yuan, which has given the Overseas Chinese Friendship Trading Company a good start, and can also appropriately eliminate some noise.
Secretary Dong said, "Lao Yang, there can't be any mistakes in this matter. It needs to be confirmed again. After confirmation, I will report to the city and the province. Isn't there a phone number on the telegram? If you need to make an international long distance call, it's in my room.
beat."
District Chief Yang nodded.
Picking up the phone on the table and shaking it vigorously, "Hey, transfer me to the province..." Calls at this time are all manually transferred, and this is an international long distance, which requires many levels of passing through, and finally the real call is transferred.
Get through to foreign phone numbers.
Ring ring ring~ ring ring ring~~.
The phone rang in the general manager's office of the foreign trade company. He Qiming picked it up and answered, "Lei Hou, this is He Qiming. Do you have anything to do?"
The other end of the phone was stunned for a moment and said in Mandarin: "Excuse me, I want to find Lin Yi. Is this the number I want to call?"
He Qiming also lived in mainland China before. Although his hometown is in Guangdong, he has also been exposed to Mandarin. He can roughly understand the other party's words. When he heard the other party looking for Lin Yi, He Qiming covered the receiver and said to Lin Yi, who was reading information next to him:
"Boss, I'm looking for you with a Mainland accent."
Lin Yi immediately realized that he might be a staff member of the Qiaokou District Government, so he went over to answer the phone and said, "Hello, I'm Lin Yi."
"Hey Xiao Lin, I, Yang Zhicheng, have finally found you. International long distance calls are really hard to make," said the other end of the phone.
"Hello, District Chief Yang. My name is Xiao Lin. I didn't expect you to call me in person." Lin Yi said loudly.
The current phone signal quality is not good and you need to shout loudly to hear clearly.
"Xiao Lin, I received the telegram. I want to confirm with you whether the order has been confirmed. This is very important and needs to be reported to the superior. There cannot be any mistakes." District Chief Yang asked.
"Don't worry, leader, the contract has been signed, and the other party will pay a deposit of 20% today," Lin Yi said.
When District Chief Yang heard Lin Yi's words, his hanging heart finally fell to the ground.
"That's great, Xiaolin, you did a good job. Where is the merchant from?"
"Saudi."
"Does the other party have any other requirements?"
"The specific details are all in the contract information. Please study it carefully with the comrade who takes it back and be sure to ensure the quality. Once the quality is not up to standard, the foreign businessman will reject it..."
The two chatted in many details on the phone, and District Chief Yang reluctantly put down the phone. The joy on his face never faded. Secretary Dong was listening beside him, and he could hear everything they talked about clearly.
Chu, no need to elaborate.
"Okay, I will report this matter to the city leaders now. Lao Yang, you now arrange for someone to go to Shenzhen to get the information and find reliable manpower. By the way, call Lao Wang from the hardware products factory in our district and explain to him.
We must be ready to receive orders at once, and we must ensure quality and quantity to complete orders within the specified time.”
"Okay Secretary, I'll go right away." District Chief Yang responded happily.
The two of them acted separately,
One arranges work, and the other reports to the leader.
There is no secret about this kind of thing. Soon after Secretary Dong reported it to the leaders, the entire Jiangcheng enterprises knew about it, and before evening, almost all the enterprises in Hu Province also knew about it.
$400,000.
This is no small order.
Last year, the province only had more than 3 million US dollars in foreign exchange orders. Now the country's foreign exchange reserves are less than 200 million US dollars. There is an acute shortage of foreign exchange. 400,000 US dollars is one-fifth of the entire country's foreign exchange reserves.
No one dares to ignore it,
No one is greedy.
However, this order is for hardware tools, so other companies can only watch and have nothing to do with them.
The leaders of the hardware tool factories became very active.
Start asking around,
Someone entrusted the relationship to ask,
Some people went directly to District Chief Yang or Secretary Dong.
"This is indeed true. We have made arrangements. The hardware tool processing factory in our district will complete this order very well." District Chief Yang replied.
The news from District Chief Yang spread out again.
Those hardware companies that are eager to get a piece of the soup are no longer in business. If you want to monopolize an order of 400,000 US dollars, there is no way.
no,
Find a leader,
Complain.
The directors of other hardware factories in the city called the leaders of Jiangcheng City. The directors of the hardware factories of other cities complained to their own leaders. The city leaders of these cities also called the provincial leaders.
this night,
So lively.
It can be described as "the entire northwestern Shanxi becomes a pot of porridge".
At the morning team meeting the next day, the US$400,000 order became the focus of discussion.
The two leaders of Qiaokou District were first called to the city to report the whole incident in the conference room. Before it was over, the provincial government notified them to come over, and then they went to the province without stopping and reported to the provincial leaders again.
The last thing is discussion.
Leaders have different opinions on whether to let Qiaokou District eat it for itself or give it to other prefectures and cities.
District Chief Yang sat in the corner.
Now he has no say in this matter.
The meeting finally decided that the order would be divided. The amount of US$400,000 was not a small amount, and one factory might not be able to complete it in a short time. It was our tradition that we all help together and use our collective strength.
But the quality and quantity must be maintained, and no mistakes can be made. A leader was specially appointed to keep an eye on this matter.
After the meeting,
The leaders affirmed the work of Qiaokou District and the work of the two Secretary Dong and District Chief Yang.
Provincial leaders instructed: "This seems to be the right path. Since it is right, let's promote it. Qiaokou District has set an example for everyone. Other cities and towns can also set up such an overseas Chinese friendship trading company."