"Brother Hao, why is there a wall in this beautiful city?"
Qiao Erqiang was sitting in the car, looking around curiously, and suddenly pointed out the window and asked doubtfully.
Qin Hao smiled: "This is called the Berlin Wall. Our side belongs to West Berlin and is protected by the US military. The other side of the wall belongs to East Berlin and is protected by Big Brother. You must not even think about climbing over this wall.
There are sentries patrolling both sides, just like the border. If you cross by force, you may be shot dead on the spot."
In 1986, it was still the period of East and West Germany, and the Berlin Wall was not torn down until the summer of 1990. However, this influence has always existed. Even thirty years later, people in East and West Germany still have many different living habits.
The place where Qin Hao is located belongs to West Berlin, that is, West Germany. Compared with East Germany, the economy is much more prosperous, and prices in East Germany are cheaper. Although you don't earn much, you can still maintain your life, which is the same as in China.
The planned economy is somewhat similar.
After arriving at the hotel and checking in, Qin Hao and Qiao Erqiang put down their luggage and headed to the exhibition center of the Electrical Appliances Expo.
There is only one week left before the opening of the expo. Even if Qin Hao hired a professional decoration company, time is still a bit tight.
At first, Qiao Erqiang thought that seven days was enough time to set up the venue, but when he saw the work efficiency of the German workers, he was completely fooled.
"Brother Hao, how can they work like this? It's not a heavy job. If you work for two hours, you have to rest for a quarter of an hour. You have to have afternoon tea at 3:30. You have to get off work after eight hours. This is not an invitation.
It’s a bunch of big men.”
The key point is that the prices these guys are asking are not cheap. The entire booth is only twenty or thirty square meters, and the renovation costs twenty thousand US dollars. Plus the rent of the booth, the cost of this trip is calculated.
Spending hundreds of thousands of dollars, in Qiao Erqiang's opinion, is a complete waste of money.
Qin Hao patted Qiao Erqiang's shoulder and smiled: "If these foreigners weren't so lazy, how would we have a chance to catch up?"
"Okay, stop complaining and do it."
Qiao Erqiang had no choice but to pick up the hammer and work hard.
After working overtime for several days, the booth was finally completed the night before the opening ceremony. Looking at the newly designed booth, Qiao Erqiang finally showed a relieved smile on his face.
"Brother Hao, the booth you designed is so beautiful. It will definitely surprise those foreigners tomorrow."
Qin Hao patted the dust on his hands and nodded with satisfaction. After all, it was the 1980s. Even in Germany, many things were not easy to buy. In fact, the rendering effect was still different from his drawings, but he could do this.
It's definitely enough.
"Let's go, go back first, take a good bath, and rest. There is still a tough battle to fight tomorrow."
"Yeah." Qiao Erqiang knew that Qin Hao had put in a lot of effort to participate in this exhibition. Not to mention anything else, for just a few hundred thousand in foreign exchange, Qin Hao had to go to the bank and the district government to ensure that he could
After securing an order worth at least one million US dollars, the district government gave the approval, allowing Qin Hao to exchange for 150,000 US dollars.
There is no way, the foreign exchange gap is really too big these days, any use of foreign exchange requires approval at all levels, and the district government has actually taken a lot of risks.
Just when Qin Hao and Qiao Erqiang returned to the hotel lobby, a graceful woman came up to them.
"Are they Mr. Qin and Gong Qiao?"
Qiao Erqiang looked at the woman with confusion. She had big black waves, light makeup, and a white shirt underneath her suit jacket, which highlighted her plump figure. Her whole body exuded a mature charm.
Just when Qiao Erqiang was confused, Qin Hao stretched out his hand to the woman: "Are you the Miss Yang that Commissioner Luo said?"
"Yang Zixuan, nice to meet you."
Facing the woman's generous hand, Qiao Erqiang hesitated for a moment, shook her hand shyly, and immediately took his hand back, as if what he was holding was not the woman's delicate hand, but a bomb.
"This Miss Yang is our translator for tomorrow's exhibition."
Qin Hao introduced that although he could also speak German, he could not handle too many customers by himself, so he had to hire foreign help. The Commissioner Luo mentioned by Qin Hao was the commissioner of the embassy, and it was from him that he brought in Yang Zixuan for help.
"Ms. Yang hasn't eaten yet, let's chat while eating."
"OK."
It was said to be a meal, but it was actually an interview. Qiao Erqiang just watched Qin Hao and Yang Zixuan chatting sentence after sentence in German. He couldn't get a word in at all. When he looked at Yang Zixuan, there was an inexplicable look in his eyes.
"Ms. Yang, then meet at the entrance of the expo at 7:30 tomorrow morning. Don't be late."
"no problem."
Seeing that Yang Zixuan's back had disappeared and Qiao Erqiang was still looking straight at him, Qin Hao waved his hand in front of his eyes.
"What are you looking at? You are so fascinated."
"No, I didn't see anything." Qiao Erqiang explained in a panic.
Qin Hao was secretly amused. Qiao Erqiang liked mature women, maybe not because of his Oedipus complex, but more likely because this boy just liked it.
I didn't expect this kid to have the potential to become a Cao thief.
Suddenly, Qin Hao and Qiao Erqiang arrived at the entrance of the expo, and Yang Zixuan arrived earlier than them.
"Miss Yang is indeed on time. Come on, let's go in."
"It's okay to use people's money to eliminate disasters."
Qiao Erqiang fell behind, his eyes seemed to be fixed on Yang Zixuan. Today Yang Zixuan wore a red coat, and her makeup was much thicker than yesterday. She looked more mature and unrestrained, like a
The ripe red Fuji is irresistible.
When he arrived at the booth, Qiao Erqiang did not dare to look at Yang Zixuan at all. Even when Yang Zixuan took the initiative to talk to him, he avoided his eyes and did not meet her eyes at all.
The expo officially opened at nine o'clock in the morning, but it was different from the popular scene Qiao Erqiang imagined at the booth. Although many foreigners would unconsciously stop because of the presentation effect of the booth, many of them just took a few glances and left.
, I didn’t even ask, let alone place an order.
This lasted for an hour. Qiao Erqiang lost his temper and secretly said to Qin Hao.
"Brother Hao, what do these foreigners mean if they just don't buy it?"
Qin Hao smiled at him: "Calm down, don't let these foreigners see that you are anxious, keep a smile on your face, that's right, keep it up."
Qiao Erqiang smiled reluctantly, but still did as he was told.
When Yang Zixuan looked at Qin Hao on the side, a faint smile appeared on her lips. She really didn't expect that this young boss could be so calm.
After another half an hour, people began to come to the booth to inquire.
Qin Hao and Yang Zixuan also became busy and began to introduce products to these foreigners.
At first, Qiao Erqiang thought that he would be able to open up the situation immediately and start signing orders in large quantities. However, what made Qiao Erqiang depressed was that these foreigners seemed to just ask casually. When the time came to eleven o'clock, it was almost time for dinner.
Still not a single order signed.
Just when Qiao Erqiang thought that the morning was over, several foreigners suddenly came to the booth and started asking for prices without saying anything.
"Hello, how much does this juicer from your company cost?"
"Sir, how much does this mixer from your company cost?"
In addition to asking about the price, there are also some strange questions, such as whether the product meets the safe use standards, whether it has applied for a patent, or some technical issues such as the speed of the mixer.
Yang Zixuan could not answer these questions, so Qiao Erqiang could only answer them, and Yang Zixuan translated them for the foreigners.
At first, Qiao Erqiang was a little nervous, and he stumbled over his words. After answering some foreigners' questions, the two gradually developed a tacit understanding, and Qiao Erqiang became less nervous, and sometimes even showed understanding to Yang Zixuan.
His smile greatly changed Yang Zixuan's impression of Qiao Erqiang.
Finally, after Qin Hao secured his first order worth US$500,000, the orders began to grow explosively, and orders worth US$3 million were signed in just one hour.
This is also because the products Qin Hao chooses are relatively small kitchen appliances with relatively low unit prices. In fact, the order quantity is still considerable.
In the afternoon, another order worth more than two million US dollars was obtained, which also met Qin Hao's psychological expectations. After all, it was his first time to participate in the expo, and he had no customer base at all. With these few samples, many dealers were interested in it.
Their products are treated with some skepticism.
However, Qin Hao believes that as long as the first batch of cooperative dealers make money, those big dealers will naturally get wind of it and many channels will be opened.
During the seven-day expo, Qin Hao won a total of 28 million US dollars in orders, which had attracted the attention of the embassy. Commissioner Luo even brought people to the site to observe for a long time. After seeing the hot scene at the booth, he
I dare to believe that Yang Zixuan is not exaggerating.
Especially after seeing the signed contracts, I was even more excited when I held Qin Hao's hand.
"Manager Qin, you gave me a big surprise."
Qin Hao said seriously: "I am also a member of the red flag. I can contribute to the construction of the motherland, so it is my duty to do so, but..."
Seeing Qin Hao, he almost had the word "unspeakable hidden" written on his face. Commissioner Luo couldn't help laughing and scolding: "Tell me, if you have any requests, as long as they are not excessive, I will try my best to satisfy you."
"Commissioner Luo, you have also seen that in order to win this order, I lowered the price to almost no profit. In addition, many of the core components have to be imported from abroad. If the tariff is calculated, our company will have to
We will lose money. If this order is not completed, I, the general manager, will be dismissed..."
Commissioner Luo rolled his eyes when he heard this. He didn't believe it. Although he didn't understand the true cost of these products, he didn't believe that someone as smart as Qin Hao would not leave himself a profit margin.
However, Commissioner Luo did not directly expose it. After pondering for a moment, he said: "Tariffs must still be implemented in accordance with regulations. However, for the sake of your company's ability to earn foreign exchange for the country, I can apply to the above to give you certain exemptions and exemptions.
I hope you will continue your efforts."
In the final analysis, the country is still too short of foreign exchange. As long as it can generate foreign exchange income, policies will be more or less tilted towards enterprises.
One day after the expo closed, Qin Hao and Qiao Erqiang finally had time to go out to relax and take a walk around Berlin.
Yang Zixuan also became their tour guide under the arrangement of Commissioner Luo.
Qin Hao naturally noticed that Qiao Erqiang was interested in Yang Zixuan, and from time to time created some conditions for them to be alone together.
Yang Zixuan was well aware of this, but did not refuse.
During these years of living in Germany, she had been surrounded by extroverted foreigners. It was quite refreshing to suddenly meet a shy boy like Qiao Erqiang.
After a day of shopping in Berlin, Qin Hao and Qiao Erqiang finally boarded a flight back to the mainland.
Before leaving, Yang Zixuan came to see her off. Qiao Erqiang summoned all his strength and asked her for her phone number. He originally thought that Yang Zixuan would refuse, but he didn't expect that the other party actually wrote it directly on the palm of his hand. This also made Qiao Erqiang ecstatic.
, even when I got on the plane, I always opened my palms, for fear that the number would be messed up. It was not until I copied the number that I let out a sigh of relief.
"Don't be too happy too early. It's still too early to win over others." Qin Hao couldn't help laughing.
Qiao Erqiang chuckled, and then cautiously said to Qin Hao: "Brother Hao, if you come to Germany in the future, can you take me with you?"
"Then you must learn German well, otherwise I will have to arrange a translator for you."
Faced with Qin Hao's teasing, Qiao Erqiang took it seriously and nodded with a grimace: "Well, I will definitely study seriously."
"Looking at how promising you are, you can't abduct people back to your country?"
"Then, the conditions abroad are so good, would anyone be willing to come back with me?"
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After returning to Jinling, the factory has begun mass production according to orders. However, because there are too many orders, even two shifts are too busy, so Qin Hao can only increase production lines to expand production capacity.
As soon as the news that Haoran Technology was recruiting workers again was revealed, a long queue immediately formed at the entrance of the factory. There were only 200 places available, but thousands of people came and lined up all the way to the street, almost causing traffic jams.
There is no way. Most people these days still earn a salary of thirty-six yuan. The basic salary of the lowest-level employee at Haoran Technology is eighty yuan, plus overtime pay, attendance bonus, and job allowance. If you can get outstanding employees
As a bonus, you can even get 300 yuan a month, which is equivalent to a year. Who can resist such a temptation?
Moreover, Haoran Technology is a foreign-funded enterprise with good benefits and benefits, so it is always a good thing to tell the truth.
Take young people's blind dates as an example. Anyone who works in Haoran Technology will look down upon them when they go out on a blind date.
Not to mention being an outsider, even Qin Xianglan took Qin Hao's arm and said coquettishly: "Brother, I will graduate next year. Please let me join your company."
"You? What can you do?" Qin Hao took the opportunity to tease her.
The girl became anxious when she heard this: "Don't look down on me, I can do anything."
"Okay, then I'll start with the most ordinary employee and work for three months. If you can't stand it, don't cry to me."
"Huh, no way. By the way, Sanli also wants to come with me. That's it. I have to leave beforehand."