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 1822: Bad Guys Are Born

Without using the term "your uncle", Nian Jihong spoke much more fluently.

"Section Chief Li said that the batteries produced by your brother's battery factory outperform ours by 30 percent in all aspects. You said you could transfer the technology to us. Is that true?"

"Really, but there are conditions."

"Tell us about your conditions. We are very interested in introducing your technology."

Judging from the fact that the other party wants to introduce new technologies, the two leaders of Huanghai Battery do not seem to be the kind of people who are just waiting to live and die. They still have the desire to maintain the glory of the company.

Although in Wan Feng's eyes the Huanghai Battery Factory seemed to be just muddling along, in fact, the battery factory was still a major profit-maker among Hongya's enterprises. The other major profit-makers in Hongya that were more profitable than it were the steel plant, the fertilizer plant and the motor plant. Apart from them, there was the battery factory.

Therefore, there is nothing wrong in maintaining your glory in the eyes of others.

"We worked so hard to develop this technology, we can't just give it away for free, right? Our condition is technology transfer. There are two options: one is a complete transfer, with a transfer fee of 10 million."

"Ten million!" Nian Jihong was choked and turned his head to cough. Li Zhixing quickly patted him on the back.

"You guys are really dark, how dare you ask for it."

"Ten million is more than that? If you buy foreign technology now, any technology will start at ten million. If you think it's too expensive, we have another plan called technology equity investment. This doesn't cost a penny. How about it? Consider it."

The gimmick of not spending a penny is still very attractive.

"Technology investment? How do you do that?"

"It's simple! You can use our technology to produce the products, and we'll give you half of the profits."

This plan seems worth considering, at least it doesn't cost 10 million.

Look, the leaders of this battery factory are no exception. They only see the immediate benefits but lack long-term vision.

"The profit margins on batteries are not very high right now, so I'm afraid there won't be much profit to share."

"The batteries you produce using our technology have performance improvements of at least 30% across the board compared to your best batteries. Since the performance has improved so much, is it okay to increase the price by 50%?"

Wei Keyi and Nian Jihong looked at each other.

Increase by 50%? This guy is really bold, with gold rims?

"Who would buy it? Why would they buy something expensive when this is so cheap?"

"You don't understand this, don't you? Everyone actually has a cheap thing in their heart. They won't buy something if it's cheap, but will buy it if it's expensive."

When talking about Wan Feng, I naturally think of Lv Bao.

Until now, Wan Feng still doesn’t understand what those people who spend tens of thousands of dollars to buy a bag printed with donkeys and walk around the street are thinking. If they are not born bitches, what are they?

Just looking at those donkeys, even if it was made of alien skin and given to Wan Feng for free, he wouldn’t want it.

Wei Keyi and Nian Jihong shook their heads: "Is there such a thing?"

"We can use advertising to highlight the features of our batteries: fast charging, high capacity, and long life. We can repeatedly use these three points to smear them in the minds of drivers and car owners, and make it look like a high-end battery. Since it is high-end, the product must be more expensive. How can it be high-end if it is not expensive? The small price increase is completely unnecessary. Don't be stingy with the advertising fee. One dollar of advertising fee can bring back an extra nine dollars of profit."

"Do you advertise all your company's products?"

"Ah! Don't you watch TV at night? Whether it's the central station, provincial station, city station, or even the county station, our group often broadcasts advertisements."

"I never watch commercials. What's the point of that?"

"How can this be possible? How can a company leader not watch advertisements?"

Wei Keyi shook his head helplessly: "No wonder your company has grown so big, it seems that we are behind the times."

"Actually, you're not behind the times. It's just that the mindset in your head isn't easy to change. If you can change your mindset, you'll find that the world will progress in a different way."

Oh, who can stand teaching these old guys?

"Boss Wan! We need to discuss this with the core management of the factory. We'll let you know our decision once we're done and sign the trademark agreement. How about that?"

"no problem!"

At this point, I have basically said everything that needs to be said, and the rest is just rambling, which lasted until half past twelve.

Wan Feng drove home.

After arriving home, I drove directly to Wahou and found Chen Wenxin’s snack bar.

He wanted to find out whether Chen Wenxin had returned recently. It seemed that this woman had not returned since she graduated from university last year.

"Xiao Wan! Auntie hasn't seen you for a long time." Chen Wenxin's mother complained to Wan Feng when she saw him.

"Aunt! I'm not home for a few days or three. Even in Jiangwei, I can't come over very often. Of course, you can't see me."

"Then why do you have time today?"

"I came to see if Wenxin is back. Where was she assigned after graduating last year?"

"In Fushun."

It turned out that he was assigned to Fushun.

"Do you have her phone number? Give me one if you do."

"Is there a phone number for her workplace, please?"

Wan Feng nodded.

Chen Wenxin's mother quickly found a small notebook and wrote down a phone number for Wan Feng.

Wan Feng took Chen Wenxin's phone number home with him, and when he returned to the office, he called the number written on the piece of paper.

The line is busy the first time.

After a few minutes, I called again and someone finally answered the phone. It was a girl.

"Excuse me, is this the Gaocheng Law Firm in Shuncheng District, Fushun?"

"Yeah! What's up?"

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