Ye Zhiqiang smiled, waved for everyone to sit down, and then got straight to the point: "Gentlemen, the reason Xinghai Trading Company is holding this gathering today is because we want to cooperate with all the traders here!"

After a pause, Ye Zhiqiang sighed, "Recently, due to some unforeseen circumstances, Xinghai Trading Company has terminated its trade with Jiangsu. Therefore, this business will now have to be handed over to you all. However, although Xinghai Trading Company has ended its trade with Jiangsu, its network and connections remain. If any of you traders need assistance, please feel free to ask."

Upon hearing this, all the traders present were extremely excited.

Because Xinghai Trading Company had a large business and was backed by Wujiang Group, and even had the support of the state, it had established a very large network of connections with many powerful people in the Soviet Union.

For traders, getting involved with Xinghai Trading's network in Suzhou is an easy way to make a fortune.

Before everyone could finish celebrating, Ye Zhiqiang added, "The number of trains between China and the Soviet Union is limited. Xinghai Trading Company has already opened several dedicated trains, all of which can be used for your cargo transport! However, Xinghai Trading Company also has two conditions!"

"Mr. Ye, don't even mention two conditions, I wouldn't mind having ten conditions!"

"Mr. Ye, you're practically our lucky charm! Just name your conditions, and we'll make sure you meet them!"

Everyone nodded in agreement.

Ye Zhiqiang smiled and said, "These two conditions are actually quite simple. The first condition is that you need to purchase goods from Xinghai Trading Company. However, please rest assured that Xinghai Trading Company believes in win-win cooperation and will not arbitrarily set prices. On the contrary, because Xinghai Trading Company is relatively large, it has very strong bargaining power with manufacturers. Therefore, Xinghai Trading Company's procurement costs are much cheaper than if you purchase goods yourself. Xinghai Trading Company can provide you with goods at extremely low prices!"

Upon hearing this, everyone thought that if Xinghai Trading's goods were indeed cheap, then the terms were quite good, and it would also save them the trouble of sourcing goods themselves, thus reducing costs.

The group looked at each other and readily agreed.

Seeing this, Ye Zhiqiang began to state the second condition: "The second condition is that when you returned from the Soviet Union, you often didn't buy anything, but now you can buy a large amount of oil and steel, and then resell them to Xinghai Trading, thus making another profit! In fact, this matter will be handled by Xinghai Trading Company, and you will only be the buyers on the surface. Xinghai Trading Company is willing to give you a 10% profit margin!"

No one expected Xinghai Trading Company to make such a request! We middlemen would accept any request like this!

"Mr. Ye isn't making requests, he's practically giving us money! We should be thanking him!!!"

The traders were overjoyed and showered Ye Zhiqiang with compliments.

Seeing that everyone had agreed to his conditions, Ye Zhiqiang finally achieved his goal.

As soon as the gathering ended, Ye Zhiqiang called Zhao Ye to report the dealers' decision.

Upon hearing this, Zhao Ye couldn't help but smile with satisfaction.

Although Xinghai Trading did not directly engage in trade with the Soviet Union, it was still able to achieve its goals through middlemen.

The traders were still able to import various materials into the Soviet Union, alleviating local inflation and prolonging the Soviet Union's lifespan. At the very least, it would still have some effect, even if it was only for a year or two, thus buying some time for the Wujiang Group to develop.

The sanctions are already hanging high overhead, and could fall at any moment.

If it weren't for the "big guy" holding things together, Wujiang Group would have been in trouble long ago.

The method of "breaking down the whole into parts" has left the Americans helpless. Moreover, these traders are not afraid of the Americans. The Americans have all the power to control everything, so how could they possibly control them?

As long as there's profit to be made, there's nothing these traders wouldn't dare to do.

In their past lives, they could trade canned goods for airplanes, which shows how awesome these people are...

...

In Shenzhen, the Wujiang PC manufacturing plant had already been built. The equipment was in place by the beginning of 1990, and the factory then began recruiting and training workers.

Wujiang PC Manufacturing Plant is essentially an assembly plant. Various parts are transported from all over the country to Shenzhen for assembly, and then shipped to all parts of the country and even exported overseas.

Therefore, worker training is very simple.

After one day, you can basically start working.

Across the country, the construction of Tenglong Internet Cafe chain stores is in full swing.

It was at this time that China once again asked the United States to allow it to access the Internet.

USA.

While the National Science Foundation (NSF) is not the official administrator of the Internet, it is the de facto governing body. This is because the wide area network that drives the development of the Internet is the NSF network, which was initially funded and built by the NSF and connects five supercomputer centers and over 100 universities across the United States.

Therefore, if China wants to access the Internet, it must first pass the hurdle of the National Science Foundation (NSF).

The National Science Foundation (NSF) is an American agency.

At this point, the Chinese representative, Tan Bohan, suddenly stood up and loudly addressed Sidney Harold, the representative of the National Science Foundation (NSF): "Mr. Harold, as the world's most populous country, China is eager to connect to the Internet. Our universities, research institutions, and enterprises also want to connect to the international network. So, what exactly does the NSF mean by our request? Does it agree or disagree?"

China has been applying for access to the Internet for some time, but has yet to receive a response. Tan Bohan had no choice but to return to the National Science Foundation to demand an explanation.

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