Reborn as a New Farmer of the 1980s

Reborn during the early days of China’s reform and opening, the narrator finds himself in the 1980s countryside. In this setting, the past is still a cold reference, yet it is also a fresh start....

Chapter 1581 A Bloody Lesson

Since it is not enough, we have to build it.

But where to build it?

There is only a piece of land of about 100 acres between the instant noodle factory and the Tengfei Technical School he built in Nan Da Wan, but this is intended to be used as a factory in the future and definitely cannot be used to build a dormitory building.

The area of ​​Xiling near Nandawan is too narrow. The width of the ridge from this side to the other side of Xiling is only about fifty or sixty meters. The original plan to build something on it was ultimately rejected.

It seems that we can only build it in Dongling.

The width and area of ​​Dongling are quite large. There is a piece of land on the ridge that belongs to the Zhou family team, which is probably several hundred acres, and there are also many wild lands.

The location of Dongshan Community is on land where farming is not possible and can only be done with trees.

Let’s build a dormitory building next to Dongshan Community.

The matter of building the building is naturally related to Tan Chun, so we just need to tell him about it.

This is not an urgent matter for the time being, so there is no need to rush. Even if people from Factory 109 come, he has a place for them to stay.

Mi Guangnan also came this time. Lianxiang Company is going to launch the Lenovo 286 computer next year. Due to the heavy pressure, he took this opportunity to come out and relax.

The release of the Dell 486 computer caused discordant voices within the company.

Some people say that other people’s 486 computers are about to be released, so is there any need to release our 286 computers?

Someone suggested buying Intel chips and assembling 486 computers.

These are not the main points. The most important thing is that they received inside information: next year the country will significantly reduce tariffs on computer semiconductors, cancel import and export approvals for computer products, and open up the computer market.

This is the real reason why pressure appears inside the face.

They were a little unsure what was going to happen.

Mi Guangnan came to Wan Feng to ask for advice.

I don’t know what’s going on, but he now attaches great importance to Wan Feng’s opinion.

Even he himself doesn't know what's possessing him?

"Is that even a question? If tariffs are abolished, foreign computers will flood in and crush domestic brands like Inspur and the Great Wall, including yours. You'll be lucky to survive."

"What if we sell at a lower price? After all, our labor costs are much lower than those in foreign countries."

"Haha! I can tell you that after the influx of foreign computers next year, Intel and AMD will drastically cut chip prices the year after. If you have too many chips in stock, this wave of price cuts will probably be over."

Wan Feng's words surprised Mi Guangnan. They also used Intel chips and had a lot of them in stock.

"Is it possible? They lowered the price as soon as they entered the Chinese market. Isn't this illogical?" Mi Guangnan was skeptical.

This is something that really happened in the previous life, how can it be impossible?

"Illogical? Too logical. Do you think they're here to coexist peacefully with you? The white people follow the law of the jungle. They don't believe in a harmonious world or a shared future. It's either you or them. How can they dominate the market if they don't drastically lower their prices to crush you? And you, all those involved in semiconductors and microelectronics, will be finished."

"Didn't they say that the market is exchanged for technology?" Wan Shouwu asked.

"You believe that? If this happened to us, we could really trade market share for technology, because we Chinese have thousands of years of history and we have the courage to embrace the world. But if it happens to those shameless white people, don't be so naive. I don't know whether you believe it or not, but I don't believe it anyway."

Of course Wan Feng didn't believe it. These were all bloody lessons.

The market has been given to them, but what about the technology?

Shanghai Volkswagen has been cooperating with others for many years. What on Santana is produced by itself?

Mirrors, wipers...they are all useless things. You won't be allowed to touch anything with even a little bit of technical content.

"You mean if we accumulate too many chips, we will definitely suffer losses?" Mi Guangnan asked.

"That's a must."

"So what should we do?"

"If you want to prevent the other party from lowering the price of chips, then buy less. I only buy as much as I need. Domestic manufacturers don't have a backlog of chips. Who are they lowering prices for? But can you do it?"

Wan Feng shook his head. "You can't see that far ahead. You can't do it! That's why you'll be defeated and then acquired by others at a very low price to become a joint venture. This is the fate of many companies in China. They call it a joint venture, but they're just working for others."

Wan Feng's words made Mi Guangnan and Wan Shouwu fall into deep thought.

After a while, Mi Guangnan asked, "So, how do you think we should develop in the future?"

How can we play like this?

"Unless you're like me, who never asks for help! I'd rather steal technology or cheat these foreigners than cooperate with them. If we do cooperate, I have to be the leader. Otherwise, I will never ask those foreigners for help. This is why I do everything myself. My technology is not as good as theirs now, and I can't beat them, but I can keep up with them. If one day in the future they shamelessly cut off our supply, I can use lower-level products to make up for it and won't be blackmailed by them!"

Mi Guangnan and Wan Shouwu now also think that Wan Feng’s words make sense, but if Wan Feng can do it, can they do it too?

Obviously, this is impossible. Without core technology, we have no capital to compete with the other party.

"If you can contact other computer manufacturers when you get back, please do so and tell them my theory. But I don't think they'll trust someone like me, so it's probably useless to tell them."

Mi Guangnan asked his last question: "Since foreign computer manufacturers will enter China next year, is it still necessary to sell the 286 computers we made?"

"Why not release it? You can release it earlier, take advantage of the time difference and capture part of the domestic market."

Wan Feng did not ask Lian Xiang to strive for government procurement.

Even if China opens up its computer market, it will support its own companies. It's a pity that in the previous life, it chose such a spineless company like Lian Xiang.

Wan Feng certainly doesn't want the government to purchase computers from Lian Xiang in this life. If it chooses Great Wall and Inspur, the results may be different.

But he also knew that the brand of Huazhong University of Science and Technology was really unmatched by other manufacturers, and in the end, government procurement would still fall on Lian Xiang.

Wan Feng's judgment was absolutely correct. When Mi Guangnan and Wan Shouwu went back and told others about his judgment, no one took it seriously.

Wan Feng has expressed his thoughts, and there is nothing he can do if others don't listen. He doesn't have to force others to listen.