Chapter 239 Today, we use our hardworking hands to turn the myth into reality
Five days later, the Canton Fair preparatory group gradually took shape the auction venue set up in the side hall of the exhibition hall.
This time, after approval from the highest level, a special temporary foreign exchange earning group was established.
Minister Chen will be the chief team leader, and the head of the Canton Fair Preparatory Group will serve as the deputy head of the logistics team.
Su Wenchen himself serves as the leader of the planning team.
There are also personnel from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Foreign Trade, and a series of people who are all responsible for assisting.
Su Wenchen knew that the country's goal was most likely to explore the feasibility of auctioning the Yuehua rabbit fur, as well as the feasibility of exchanging this resource for various industrial equipment urgently needed in the country.
After all, their country lacks foreign exchange, but it's not just a little bit. What they urgently need now is to find sellers who are willing to sell industrial equipment.
This is also the reason why the Canton Fair invites merchants from Western Europe.
Moreover, Su Wenchen knew that although Western Europe might be on the same side on major war issues, each country had its own ideas when it came to foreign trade exports.
So their country probably wants to take this opportunity to test the attitude of those Western European countries towards their blockade.
After all, at this time they had not yet eased relations with the United States and were in a state of blockade at both ends.
Su Wenchen thought about it and felt that the relationship with the United States had gradually eased in recent years.
But he couldn't remember the exact time.
“Bang!”
Su Wenchen felt a pain in his shoulders, and a pair of big hands covered his left shoulder directly.
"What are you thinking? I called you several times and you didn't hear me."
Su Wenchen turned around and looked at Lei Bailiang who was holding the file bag. Instead of answering the other party directly, he asked directly.
"Uncle Lei, have the auction brochures been delivered to every foreign businessman?"
Hearing Su Wenchen's words, Lei Bailiang nodded excitedly.
"They've all been delivered. The foreign exchange settlement team has reported that 422 foreign investors from 37 countries have submitted a $10,000 USD deposit."
"If I were to ask you, you'd be the one to make the most foreign exchange. And you've already made over four million."
Su Wenchen was speechless.
"Uncle Lei, this is a deposit. If they don't get the item, it will be returned. Our country wouldn't do something like confiscating a deposit."
After all, they were in such a difficult situation at the time, and they tightened their belts to repay the Soviet aid funds.
How could I possibly destroy my reputation for such a small amount of money?
Moreover, their country's credibility is actually quite good internationally, although other countries may have some political concerns.
But no one really thinks that their country would deliberately cheat them of $10,000.
Lei Bailiang said a little puzzled.
"I didn't say we'd confiscate the deposit. We can just sell more leather. You don't know, the translation team is incredibly busy right now."
"Do you know what the most popular transaction was at the Canton Fair this week?"
Su Wenchen thought about it.
"It can't be the little story we printed!"
Lei Bailiang was about to speak when he saw Su Wenchen say it directly, and he was immediately a little discouraged.
"Someone told you!"
"No one expected they would be so interested in our mythological stories. We originally printed them out as gifts for foreign businessmen."
"As a result, quite a few foreign businesses purchased a lot, and now the printing factories in Guangzhou are grinning from ear to ear."
"Orders are already booked until the end of the year."
Su Wenchen smiled. He had been busy planning the details of the auction these days, so naturally no one told him.
But this is not difficult to guess, after all, businessmen are the best at maximizing profits.
They take the story back, and after stirring up public sentiment, they launch the clothes or accessories made of Yuehua rabbit fur.
It will be hard not to make money by then. After all, their quality is there, and it is not all hype.
But I thought of Lei Bailiang's suggestion to sell more.
Su Wenchen still explained.
"Uncle Lei, this luxury product will become worthless if it's produced in large quantities!"
"And this kind of top-grade fur has a brand effect."
"Our main export product will actually be the fur of ordinary Moonlight Rabbits."
"Because as long as our top-grade Moonlight Fur is popular, many people who can't afford this luxury will try its inferior substitutes."
"So we can make less money from this top-grade Yuehua rabbit, and even allow foreign investors to make more money."
When Lei Bailiang heard this, his eyes widened.
"We make less money? Let them make more money? You're crazy!"
Su Wenchen pressed his hand, signaling the other party not to be anxious.
"I don't mean we don't want money, but we mainly rely on imported equipment."
"So my idea is to only auction 10,000 tickets, and let them exchange the remaining 10,000 for something else."
"Because sometimes when we go to purchase, even if it's obsolete equipment, they will ask exorbitant prices and sell it to us as if it were brand new."
"But if you ask a company in the same country, you'll find that these obsolete equipment are actually being sold at clearance prices, which can save us a lot of foreign exchange."
Lei Bailiang was a little confused when he heard this.
"Isn't it all the same? Even if someone bought it at a clearance price, as long as they know we need this kind of equipment, they can still sell it to us at a high price!"
"At most, the companies that make money are different. Will they all make money from us?"
Su Wenchen shook his head.
"It's different. The leather merchants need us. As long as the profit they make from purchasing Yuehua rabbits from us is higher than that from the equipment suppliers, they will have no choice but to sell to us at the normal price or at a lower price."
"Those who eliminate machine tools and production lines are often machinery manufacturers. They have almost no vested interests with us. Even if they do, it's because we beg them, so they can naturally ask for high prices."
"Uncle Lei, when we don't have any countermeasures, even if others bid the price to the sky, you can only hold your nose and accept it."
"Well said!"
Just as Su Wenchen finished speaking, an old voice sounded behind him.
The two turned around and shouted directly.
"Minister, you are here."
The old man waved his hand and said with deep emotion.
"What you just said is very true. I have been engaged in diplomatic work for many years and have led the team to introduce a lot of equipment."
"It can be said that every time they sell us junk as gold, the information we collected before purchasing is clearly only worth a few million dollars for an obsolete production line, but they dare to ask for tens of millions."
"For example, we are currently trying to import a fertilizer production line. We are currently in contact with a Dutch fertilizer company. It is clearly an obsolete production line they have, and it is only worth two million US dollars locally."
"You're asking us for 20 million because even if we knew, we wouldn't be able to do anything about it!"
He coughed heavily a few times and said with some worry.
"I hope you can succeed. This will not only save us a lot of foreign exchange, but will also give us a little say in diplomacy and foreign trade."
Su Wenchen knew what the old man meant. Diplomatic work actually depends a lot on a country's strength. When a country has no cards in its hand, it is almost impossible to have room for maneuver.
After all, the reason why they have such great confidence in diplomacy in later generations is that it is a reflection of their comprehensive national strength and the confidence given by a powerful country. As long as you dare to increase tariffs, I dare to retaliate.
Now, faced with blockades from both poles, they can only desperately seek ways to break the deadlock, let alone fight back.
So Su Wenchen comforted.
"Minister, don't worry!"
"I can't say I can break the blockade directly, but I think I can make a small opening."
"After all, Western Europe isn't wholeheartedly devoted to the United States and simply wants to be its little brother!"
Hearing Su Wenchen's words, the old man smiled and nodded.
"Okay then, this time it depends on your performance."
"After the Canton Fair, do you want to work in diplomacy? I think you're quite clever and well-suited for this!"
"Let me tell you, we diplomats can often buy imported goods that ordinary people can't."
Su Wenchen gave a wry smile.
"Minister, please forgive me!"
"I think I'm more useful in breeding. A Moon Rabbit can only pry open a small gap at best."
"But when more things like the Moonlight Rabbit appear, and our irreplaceable export share grows."
"Then this gap will continue to widen. When the whole world uses our products, even if they want to plug it in the future, the huge cost will put them in a dilemma."
What Su Wenchen said was actually something that had already happened.
But when he heard this, the old man smiled and shook his head.
"How dare you think that!"
"The whole world uses our products! We're lucky to be able to meet domestic material needs."
Then he touched his abdomen which was a little painful.
"Okay, I'm going back now. I hope you can successfully pry open a small gap this time. Otherwise, the extra foreign exchange spent every year is really painful!"
Su Wenchen nodded seriously.
"Minister, this day will come, and soon!"
When the other party heard what Su Wenchen said, he smiled and waved his hand.
"Then work hard!"
After turning around, I saw the rising sun through the ceiling of the auction.
The old man muttered to himself.
"Young people! You are indeed like the sun at eight or nine o'clock, blazing with confidence and full of energy!"
"Old! Old!"
Su Wenchen looked at the other person's trembling body. In his memory, the old man should have passed away in the past few years.
He said to Lei Bailiang a little worriedly.
"Uncle Lei, the Minister is clearly unwell, hasn't he been checked?"
Lei Bailiang sighed.
"I've been checked and it's appendicitis or gastroenteritis. I've been receiving conservative treatment."
"We've all advised our old leader to return to Beijing for a thorough inspection, but you know the matter isn't over yet, so how could he possibly agree?"
"Besides, the old leader is very stubborn. No one else can persuade him except those few people."
Su Wenchen also knew that it was not uncommon for people of this generation to work while sick. Even old subordinates like Lei Bailiang couldn't persuade them, let alone him.
All he can do is prepare for this auction and pry open a small gap in the subsequent equipment imports.
With the completion of the auction, the bidding method and reserve price of the entire auction were printed into a manual and a copy was distributed to each foreign businessman.
And after discussions with the Canton Fair Preparatory Group in the past few days, a sample display area has been set up in the corner of each of the four exhibition areas of the Canton Fair.
And if you want to visit each sample display area, you must make an appointment in advance.
It can be said that the diversion into four exhibition areas and the reservation system have effectively alleviated the huge flow of people.
It also allowed most foreign businessmen who had purchasing intentions to get close to the top-grade Yuehua rabbit fur and the second-grade Yuehua rabbit fur.
The reason why Su Wenchen dared to let people get close to them was because their products were of high quality and he wanted to do long-term business.
Otherwise, if we only hype the product without letting people see the real thing up close, many foreign businessmen will still have doubts.
In the end, Su Wenchen set the starting price for the top-quality Yuehua rabbit fur at one thousand US dollars per piece, which was more than the price of Siberian sable.
However, since the area of Yuehua rabbit fur is much larger than that of sable, and the quality is uniform and stable, the price is actually not high.
He left enough profit margin for these foreign investors.
Because although their purpose is to earn foreign exchange, the purpose of earning foreign exchange is also to purchase other people's industrial equipment.
However, Su Wenchen estimated that because of the auction method, the final price might be US$1,500 per ticket.
After all, he asked the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to help collect the world's luxury coats and clothing.
Basically, it is between US$10,000 and US$20,000.
It takes about ten to fifteen pieces of mink fur to cut out a top-quality mink coat.
Their Yuehua rabbit fur skins are larger, and basically four or five pieces are needed.
Therefore, Su Wenchen felt that the price in the minds of foreign businessmen was basically around 1,500 to 2,000 yuan per ticket.
After all, cutting and producing promotional materials requires manpower and material resources. If the profit is too low, others will not bother to purchase them.
On the day of the auction.
In the end, 572 foreign businessmen from 42 countries paid a deposit to enter the market.
Because even if many socialist countries cannot afford it, and there is not such a big market for it if they buy it, they still want to join in the fun.
Anyway, as long as you don't take the photo with bad intentions and don't pay, the deposit will be refunded.
As foreign investors gradually enter the market.
Backstage, Su Wenchen nervously tugged at the top button of his Zhongshan suit.
I felt a little uneasy holding the manuscript in my hand.
After all, although he has lived two lives as a human, this is the first time he has hosted such an auction, although he had been there in his previous life.
But this is the first time I host it myself.
Looking at Su Wenchen who was fidgeting, Lei Bailiang rubbed his nose.
"Why are you so nervous? No one understands anyway, and no one will laugh at you even if you embarrass yourself."
Su Wenchen turned around and glanced at Lei Bailiang.
"Uncle Lei, aren't you nervous? Why don't you go ahead and do it? The script is ready!"
Lei Bailiang quickly shook his head.
"I can't do it. You'd rather have me take down each blockhouse one by one than host an auction!"
"You came up with the idea yourself, if you don't do it, who will?"
"Besides, wouldn't I be stealing your credit if I went up there?"
Su Wenchen took a glance.
"Uncle Lei, I hope you don't take the credit from me, I'll give it to you."
Lei Bailiang kept waving his hands.
"I, Old Lei, can't take the credit for this. Anyway, no one except the overseas Chinese businessmen from Hong Kong and Macau will understand what you say, so just say whatever you want."
"The Russian and English hosts on the other two sides were better. After all, as translators for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, they often go to conferences to translate."
"More importantly, they only need to translate Su Wenchen's words and don't need to have their own ideas."
"It's naturally much easier."
After everyone had entered the venue, someone came in to make an announcement.
"Team Leader Su, all the foreign businessmen are seated now, you guys can go on stage now!"
Su Wenchen took a deep breath and said to the two translators beside him.
"Let's go!"
As the three of them walked to the center of the booth, Su Wenchen looked at the dark sea of heads of all kinds below the stage.
There is curiosity, excitement, contempt, and questioning.
Su Wenchen thought about how these people had to rely on themselves for a living, and suddenly felt that there was nothing for him to be nervous about.
Even if what I said was casual, didn't they still have to buy it?
What's there to be afraid of as long as my products are of good quality?
Thinking of this, Su Wenchen suddenly felt much more relaxed.
But he still stood solemnly at the booth.
"Dear business representatives from all over the world, and friends from Hong Kong and Macao overseas Chinese business community."
"Welcome to today's Yuehuazhizhen Leather Auction. I hope you all get your desired items today."
"In our ancient Eastern legends, the Jade Rabbit sacrificed itself for the common people, forming a rare immortal garment."
"Today, the workers of our country's new era have, with their own diligent hands, tempered the myth into reality, turning it into a rare treasure that everyone can see and touch."
As he spoke, Su Wenchen gestured his hand backwards!
Lei Bailiang, who had been paying attention from behind, immediately pulled open the red silk behind him.
moment.
A magnificent large-scale poster unfolded, depicting the silhouette of an oriental classical fairy in fairy clothes, with eight powerful characters reading "Oriental Moonlight, a Rare Treasure" inscribed on it.
There are also several sets of samples at the bottom.
Many people in the audience were shocked for a moment.
When Abel from France saw this, he patted his friends around him several times.
"Sean, Sean, did you see that? There really is a fairy robe!"
"Oh my God! There really are immortal clothes in the East."
"If we can restore this fairy dress, I believe it will be a big seller! Definitely."
Seeing his friend like this, Sean clapped his hands.
"Abel, this is a classical oriental costume. It is indeed very beautiful, but unfortunately, it is not suitable for modern wear."
"But if she is used for publicity, it will indeed attract a lot of attention."
The two successors of Fendi Group, a long-established Italian fur trader, also stared intently at the samples on the stage.
"Franca, we have to get this fur. Believe me, with this top-quality fur, we will definitely become a giant in the global luxury goods industry."
"I know, big sister. I've already called Lao Wu and asked her to mobilize a large amount of funds to prepare for this auction."
"It seems we need to learn more about the East in the future, otherwise we may lose a lot of high-quality furs."
Su Wenchen looked around the room and waited for the two translators beside him to finish translating.
He continued.
"I believe you have all seen the samples, so let me tell you the specific details of the auction."
As he spoke, Su Wenchen raised a sample bid document in his hand.
"This auction will be conducted using a sealed bid system. There should be a bid book like this on each of your tables. After you unfold it, you can fill in your bid amount."
"We're auctioning a total of 10,000 top-quality Moonlight Treasures. Ten of these furs form a set, with a starting price of $10,000 per set. This time, we're offering a total of 1,000 sets."
"Also, to prevent malicious monopoly, each company or trading company can bid for no more than 300 groups simultaneously, which means a total of 3,000 Yuehua furs."
“Finally, after the bids are closed, we will open the bids and announce the winning bidders on the spot.”
"Companies quoting prices can only settle in three ways: US dollar spot, exchange for hard currency, or industrial equipment approved by us."
"And the wire transfer must be completed within 72 hours, otherwise the winning bid will be postponed to the next one, and our country will also remove the company from the trade list."
"From now on, you have an hour to think about it slowly."
"There's a long-distance telephone room on the left, which makes it convenient for everyone to communicate with the country."
"Finally, I hope all of you who are honest will reap the treasures, and may our cooperation always yield mutual benefits. May our country's trade doors always remain open to our friends!"
After finishing speaking, Su Wenchen bowed and slowly walked off the stage.
At this time, everyone in the audience became impatient, and many people left their seats and walked towards the telephone room.
Some of them also began to look at each other, looking for possible competitors.
Since the tickets were in a group of ten, the threshold was lowered a lot, and many small businessmen who originally came to watch the show were also eager to try it.
After all, many people cannot afford to bid for dozens or hundreds of sets. Even if the reserve price is quoted, it will still cost hundreds of millions.
But most of the money for shooting one or several groups is still available.
After all, the minimum deposit is US$10,000. Buying a set is a good choice whether you want to collect it yourself or use it to customize clothing.
After all, the businessmen who were invited here must have some wealth.
Only a few large companies are a little anxious because such dispersion will invisibly lower the entry threshold.
Those small businessmen may not be as good as them.
But if someone buys a set for their own collection, they will definitely pay a high price to be on the safe side.
If there are too many such people, the amount they purchase will be reduced invisibly.
So everyone became anxious.
But this was also what Su Wenchen intended. He wanted to let these small businessmen drive up the prices first.
Because these 10,000 tickets were not originally prepared for those big companies.
He specifically reserved 10,000 tickets for these big companies.
Want it? No problem.
Just transport the equipment over. Su Wenchen doesn't even need them to transport the most advanced equipment. One reason is that it will increase the difficulty, and the other is that it is not necessary now.
The most important thing for them now is to build a complete industrial system first.
It doesn't matter if they fall behind a little. Su Wenchen believes that with their country's capabilities, as long as they can reach one from zero.
As for the next ten and one hundred, someone will naturally break through and complete them.
Backstage.
After Su Wenchen came back.
There was immediate and warm applause.
The old man also smiled and nodded.
"What you said at the end is right. Win-win cooperation is our country's foreign trade philosophy."
"This time you have demonstrated very well our country's foreign trade principles of courtesy, benefit, and restraint."
"Are you really not considering joining the diplomatic service?"
As soon as he finished speaking, a strange voice sounded.
"Old leader, you are so disloyal!"
"We don't have many talented people to begin with, how can you poach my people?"
After hearing this, the old man turned around and saw the middle-aged man walking in quickly.
"Xiaosha, why are you here too?"
The middle-aged man smiled.
"If I don't come, won't you, the old boss, poach me?"
"It's so hard to find a talented person in our agricultural system, and you're going to take him away from me."
"Is it okay if I don't come to guard it?"
"Besides, if I hadn't come, it's hard to say how much of a profit we in the agricultural sector would have gotten in the end."
The old man stretched out his hand helplessly and nodded.
"You, what do you mean by I'll take it away for you? Our Ministry of Foreign Affairs doesn't care about that. That's the decision of the leadership."
"Besides, I didn't force anyone to do anything. Shouldn't you let them make their own choice?"
The middle-aged man waved his hand.
"I don't care. 'Petrochemicals and metallurgy need to develop, but our agriculture shouldn't? This time, our Ministry of Agriculture must also introduce a fertilizer production line!'"
"This is foreign exchange generated by our agricultural system. We can't let other systems take it away when the benefits are finally distributed."
The next moment, he turned and looked at Su Wenchen.
"Xiao Su, let me tell you, this diplomatic work is not an easy job."
"We have to travel all over the world every day and be bullied. We can't bear this."
"Don't worry, before I came here, the institute had already reviewed and approved your Blue Water Farm to be officially upgraded to a special farm directly under the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry."
"It's much better than following my old boss around everywhere. Look, all his illnesses are caused by running around like that."
When Su Wenchen heard this, he touched the back of his head.
This surprise came too quickly!
Originally, Su Wenchen thought that after returning this time, there would be no problem in upgrading their field to a farm.
However, the farm became a directly managed farm of the ministry at one time only after the merger of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry with the Ministry of Forestry.
However, after thinking about how the fur of the Yuehua rabbit can help introduce various industrial equipment, Su Wenchen also understood a little.
Especially now, the effect of the Yuehua Rabbit hype is unexpectedly good in Su Wenchen's opinion. The status of this rabbit is different, and it is normal for the higher-ups to have control over the introduction of equipment.
So he saw that both bosses were looking at him.
Su Wenchen could only scratch his head and said to the old man.
"Thank you for your respect for me, Boss. I still think I can be more useful in the aquaculture industry."
Hearing this, the old man nodded.
"Okay, it seems you really like farming. Xiaosha, I'll leave the people to you."
"They are all young people from the Third Field Army. They must have been well trained."
The middle-aged man was stunned for a moment, looked at Su Wenchen in surprise, and responded directly.
"Old leader, don't you understand me yet?"
"Leave it to me."
However, the look he gave Su Wenchen was obviously much more intimate.
Su Wenchen was also a little puzzled. It seemed that he was taking advantage of his father's political legacy again.
Uh~that’s not right, his father is alive and well!
Director Zhu, who was standing on the edge, was dumbfounded at this moment.
No, why would I come out for no reason and end up losing my home?
Director Li won’t be able to find him this time when we go back!
But looking at the two people in front of him, what can he say, what can he dare to say.
(End of this chapter)
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