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....
Xia Qiulong and others knew nothing about instant noodles, but they were convinced that Wan Feng would not deceive them, so they finally decided to take a gamble.
It’s just an investment of a few hundred thousand. They can make up the difference by scrambling a few pieces. If it’s not enough, Wan Feng can support it.
Wan Feng said that if the market for instant noodles develops, it will have a market value of billions.
"I've already thought of a brand of instant noodles for you. It's called Master Kong, and the first instant noodles will be braised beef noodles."
Wanfeng first took the name Master Kong and waited to see what name Ting Hsin would use after it came to mainland China.
Now that the project has been decided, the next step is to purchase equipment.
Although Wan Feng despised the Japanese, he had to admit that they were still the world leaders in mechanical equipment.
In his previous life, he had never seen instant noodle equipment, so he couldn't provide the schematics to manufacture it himself, and could only import it through foreign trade relations.
I have never done foreign trade business and am not clear about the foreign trade process.
Now is a good opportunity to accumulate some experience for doing business with Russians in the future.
Because it was Sunday, my uncle's relocation matters could only be handled the next day when he went to work.
So, the next day Wan Feng and his father went to the street again.
This time, Wan Feng gave his uncle two thousand yuan. Although the phenomenon of public giving of money had not appeared at that time, money was still required for giving some items and treating people to meals.
Wan Feng thought that the two thousand yuan would be used.
After his father and uncle Zheng Yongjiu passed away, Wan Feng went to find his godmother Bai Liyun, and through her found the fat woman in her circle of friends whose husband was in charge of foreign trade.
He was given a set of high-end suits, and at noon that day Wan Feng met the cadre in charge of foreign trade in the hotel.
This cadre named Zhao Dawei did not put on any airs in front of Wan Feng. It was not known whether it was because Xia Qiulong and his gang of gangsters were sitting with him or because of the suit that was priced at 181 in China.
Anyway, very polite.
The restaurant was the most upscale restaurant in Hongya at that time. The dishes were the most expensive and the wine was Maotai, which was priced at 11.8 yuan at that time.
After three rounds of drinks, the conversation got down to business.
"You want to import a set of foreign equipment? First you need foreign exchange."
Wan Feng nodded: "Yes! Our factory exports Japanese clothing, and we have some foreign exchange."
Importing equipment is not a problem if you have foreign exchange.
Zhao Dawei explained to Wan Feng in detail the process and precautions for importing goods from foreign countries.
It turns out that the procedures for importing new and used equipment from foreign countries are completely different. The procedures for importing new equipment are simple, while those for used equipment are relatively complicated.
The goods are purchased abroad and then transported to China for customs clearance. After passing customs, they can be shipped back for installation and use.
Of course Wan Feng wants brand new equipment, who would want second-hand one?
The prerequisite is that we cannot let the Japanese fool us with second-hand ones.
Wan Feng thought of Zhang Shitou.
Isn't this guy familiar with these import procedures and has more experience? Let's ask him if he can get a set back from the Japanese.
However, I haven't seen him in the past two years. I only heard from people in the machinery factory that he started going to the south to sell their motorcycles last year.
Wan Feng asked Xia Qiulong to find a place in the county town to rent or build a factory. In fact, Wan Feng hoped that Xia Qiulong would set up a factory after he arrived in Wa. Isn't such a large place in Nandawan used to attract investment?
Besides, Wahou now has a relatively complete office of industrial supporting manufacturers, so it is easy and convenient to modify or imitate any machinery. Even if you need to find the source of flour, it is more convenient than other places.
Wan Feng’s first thing now was to call Zhang Shiqian.
Someone answered the phone number Zhang Shiqian left, but the other party told him that Manager Zhang Shiqian had gone north and had been gone for two days. If he had any questions, he could call him back when he returned.
More than ten dollars of phone bill was wasted.
After returning to Wa with my father by car in the afternoon, the relocation was basically confirmed to be successful, but there were still some back and forth procedures in the middle, and I guess my father would have to make a few more trips back and forth.
It will probably take until the spring or summer of next year for all of this to be completely completed.
My father set out on his journey home on the fourth day after returning to Wa.
Originally, Wan Feng wanted to go back to handle it but was rejected by Wan Shuichang. After seeing the factory his son was building, Wan Shuichang thought that it would be better not to delay his son's big matter and he could handle these small matters himself.
Wan Feng asked his father to visit his grandmother when he returned and tell them that he would pick them up in late July.
On June 5th, Wan Feng sent his father to the bus in Wahou.
This was a large bus from Dongdan that was transporting goods to Wahou. It was very easy for Wan Feng to ask the bus to pick up one person in Wahou.
When he learned that the person Wan Feng wanted to take with him was his father, the bus owner's son patted his chest and said, "Your father is my father. Don't worry, I promise to personally take him to the train."
This guy is only a few years older than Wan Feng. If he had Wan Shuichang as his father, he would probably laugh so hard that he would pee his bed in his dreams.
After seeing Laozi off, Wan Feng thought that he should go and see what the big guys like Chen Dao had researched in the past few days.
During the four days that Wanshui Changlai came, he didn't even look at these masters.
Wan Feng came to the small building and as soon as he entered the hall on the first floor, he saw the craftsmen sweating profusely as they processed some parts on the ground.
No machines are used, it is completely handmade.
Almost every one of these masters has his own set of special tools, including a complete set of wrenches, pliers, and files. They use these tools to process small parts.
These parts turned out to be components of a motorcycle engine!
Chen Daoze was personally processing a half-finished machine casing, with a pot of white wine beside him. After working for a while, he would pick up the pot and take a sip.
This is like drinking wine as water!
Does drinking still taste good for a person who doesn’t get drunk?
Wan Feng felt that there should be no difference between Chen Dao drinking alcohol and drinking beverages.
"Uncle Chen! Are you starting to process these parts now?"
"Ah! Is there a problem?"
"Isn't it a little early?" These people had only taken over the drawings for more than a week. Yan Ling hadn't translated the information yet, but these masters had already started making parts.
This speed is a bit amazing.
"It's not early anymore. We just carved it out according to the blueprint. Once the parts are manufactured and assembled, only by running them can we find the problem. Only by finding the problem can we solve it, right? The stupid Japanese only included simple blueprints without even the mechanical parameters. What else can we do if we don't figure it out ourselves?"
Wan Feng also understood this principle, but he didn't expect them to act so quickly.
He originally thought that it would take at least a month for these craftsmen to fully understand these drawings, but who would have thought that they would have entered the actual operation stage in just over a week.
At the rate they are rushing, the prototype might be ready in a few days.
Assembling a prototype doesn’t mean it’s successful, but considering the speed, I still think it’s worth hiring these people!