Chapter 141: Getting Beaten! The Factory Director Said Their Toy Cars Were...
Chapter 141
Zhao Ming didn't know that while he was still outside, his family had already dug up all his secrets.
It is said that parents are definitely responsible if their children become bad. No matter how busy you are, as long as you pay attention, you will always find something.
As soon as the old man noticed it, he asked the guards to check and find out what Zhao Ming had been busy with recently.
There are only so many kids in the compound who play together, so someone will always know what you do.
Even if you don't say anything, someone will always say it. It's not that they can't bear to see him succeed, but they are worried that he will go astray.
Mr. Zhao was so angry that he almost fainted.
"Isn't this just speculation? If this gets reported, he'll go to jail for three years!"
Just then, the second son came over.
The old man took a deep breath and said, "Second son, even if we don't say we're a hero for two lifetimes, we won't allow such a jerk to appear. The other children in the family will suffer as a result."
Although the new society does not emphasize collective responsibility, it would still be troublesome if the political review found out that you have a brother or sister who has been in a small dark room.
Especially how did he get the shell of that foreign trade company? He must have used his family connections to get favors, otherwise how could he give you face for such a big thing for no reason.
Zhao Laoer is a cadre at the Yancheng Dachang Steel Rolling Mill. He is usually very busy with his work. Perhaps he feels that his children are grown up and have jobs, so he is not so worried about them.
I didn't expect to cause such a big mess.
"You two are busy with work, and you have to take care of the children. Since your surname is Zhao, you have to behave properly and do things properly. There are so many people watching you."
This is the old man’s minimum requirement.
"Dad, don't worry."
***
Zhao Laoer was similar to everyone else of that era. Most of them had served in the army and fought in wars. Later, he was assigned to work in a steel rolling mill. He was in charge of thousands of people and was really busy, but it would not be entirely true to say that he had no time to take care of the children under him.
The main reason is that I didn’t think about it as a crime.
Zhao Ming had been wandering around outside for a long time and found a childhood friend who worked in the Commerce Bureau to inquire about Feiying's news. He had underestimated the other party before.
The two of them had lunch together and said hello to each other before leaving.
As a result, the childhood friend went back and called his home.
The person who answered the phone was his father, Zhao Laoer.
"Uncle, Mingzi just came to me and wanted to know who the other party was. I can only tell you that he is a righteous person and you can't ask too many questions."
Everyone knows, but there are some things that cannot be asked even at their level because they involve confidential information.
Zhao Laoer couldn't help but think too much:
If the Flying Eagle is part of some major plan and is destroyed by someone in my family who doesn't know the consequences, it would be a serious sin.
***
Zhao Ming never expected that he would be greeted with a feast of belts as soon as he returned home!
These days, parents have only one word to discipline their children: "Beat!"
Two words: "beat hard!"
Even if you are in your twenties or thirties, I will still beat you up when I want to.
"Dad, Dad, what is this for?"
Zhao Ming dodged while raising his hands to shield his face. What if he got hit in the face? How would he go out and see people?
"What are you doing? Don't you know what you're doing? Why are you asking me?"
The belt that Zhao Laoer used to beat people was a military belt, which was absolutely authentic and very effective. One hit of the belt left a big bruise on Zhao Ming's arm.
"I see you've really become something. You've even ventured into speculation and profiteering. You don't think the whole family has been tormented enough in the past few years, do you?"
It's only been a few years, haven't you learned your lesson?
Zhao Ming's arms and shoulders were covered with high bruises from the belt, which showed that his father was really merciless.
"And that foreign trade company? Get out of here right away. Go work honestly in the cold rolling mill. Choose between sales and logistics."
"Dad, I don't want to go to the steel mill. It's such a mess inside..."
"You're still complaining, even though there are so many people out there looking for you, there's no way!"
Zhao Ming knew his father, and when he looked at his grandfather who was watching him being beaten motionlessly, he knew that his family was determined to punish him.
He couldn't do without using his family's resources at all. Although he could get by without relying on his family's reputation, the platform was different, and the process and results were also different.
He knows how to make quick money through speculation and profiteering, and even has a ready-made high-level platform, so why would he go out and struggle on his own? Then why would he speculate and profiteering?
It’s better to get up early and work in the black market.
Naturally, the Zhao family will cover up for Zhao Ming in this matter, but if this matter only reached his father's level, it would definitely end there. However, Mr. Zhao is an old revolutionary, and he values the empire he fought for with blood and sweat.
Is it easy for a country to save some foreign exchange with great efforts, but is it just allowed to take advantage of loopholes?
My grandson can even accomplish this, there are many people who are smarter than him.
If he turns a blind eye to this matter, huh! He would be unworthy of the blood he shed in the revolution over the years!
The old man asked the guard to take a set of old and eye-catching chess pieces and strolled to another compound not far away.
***
Yan Jiuru didn't know that his phone call not only cut off the source of funds, making it impossible for Zhao Ming and others to think about Feiying's money, but also dealt a heavy blow to those who manipulated foreign exchange.
Soon, the State Administration of Foreign Exchange issued a notice, once again emphasizing the strict foreign exchange settlement and sales system. All foreign exchange earnings must be remitted to the state, and expenditures must be approved according to plan, with a focus on ensuring national key projects and import needs.
Internally, we strictly investigate any problems that exist during the approval process. Once discovered, we will immediately correct them and impose severe penalties.
When Yan Jiuru went to the bank to apply for foreign exchange settlement again, there were not so many problems.
Except for the 30% foreign exchange ceiling that the policy allows the company to retain and use to purchase imported equipment and raw materials, all the rest of Feiying's account was "sold" to the state at 1.5 times the price, resulting in an additional RMB 7.119 million in balance on the books.
Even the more than 200,000 US dollars that were quietly taken away were "quietly" returned.
Accountant Hu still felt a little uneasy when he walked out of the bank door.
He never expected that so much foreign exchange would be reserved for them.
Today, he came to apply for foreign exchange settlement, and also to apply to retain a part of the foreign exchange quota.
They have long been told that they must provide the purpose and purpose of retaining foreign exchange, and they must provide detailed information. It is not acceptable to simply say that imported equipment and raw materials are not acceptable.
He was afraid that he might not be able to reserve enough money, so he specially asked the factory director to come along.
It’s true.
The factory director was a college student. He walked into the bank door very calmly and even had a lively conversation with the leader opposite him, explaining what things must be imported and why domestic products cannot be used as substitutes.
In short, the factory manager said that their car toys are to make something worth one dollar look like something worth ten dollars, and then sell it for a hundred dollars!
This is the only way to earn more foreign exchange.
Tsk tsk, this brain is really amazing.
Their previous factory only thought about how to reduce costs, lower prices, and sell more to earn more foreign exchange. They were far behind the factory manager.
***
Yan Jiuru didn't have so many thoughts.
He has been going to the factory whenever he has time lately, focusing on taking orders for customized models from Arab customers, making these wealthy customers extremely satisfied and even surprised.
The paint problem was solved, and all that remained was to find tires that met the customer's requirements.
The purchasing department contacted all tire factories, but unfortunately the domestic products did not meet the standards and could not be produced for them individually.
Because the quantity is small, people don’t accept the order.
Finally, Yan Jiuru contacted a foreign tire factory that specializes in making custom tires for racing cars. They can make them according to your requirements, but of course the price is not cheap.
Of course, the wool comes from the sheep.
Yan Jiuru quickly contacted Faisal and gave him two options. One was to keep the price of existing tires unchanged, and the other was to make special tires, and the price would naturally be much higher.
Faisal had just received the small samples of car body paint sent by Yan Jiuru. Each piece was only the size of a palm, but the color quality was extremely high. They fell in love with it at first sight. The luster was really more beautiful than pearls.
A car like this is worthy of these, the most shining ones in the world!
As a rich man, I only buy the best and most expensive things!
Surprisingly, this time the wealthy customer not only chose light colors such as pearl white, but also added two deep pearlescent colors, dark red and dark blue.
Both colors are for adults, and it is said that the king’s women like them.
***
Feiying is producing orders at a leisurely pace. New dormitory buildings and staff housing are also under construction, and even a "supporting factory" has been built on another piece of vacant land.
Although the supporting factories cannot be moved out at present, it does not prevent him from making preparations first.
What if it is needed?
The main reason is that he has money in his account now, so he doesn't care about the small amount of money spent on building a supporting factory.
***
Martin's order was the first to be shipped.
Yan Jiuru made a long-distance call to him, and Martin complained that their factory didn't even have a fax button, "Yan, don't be too frugal, you will make money."
Questioning a man's ability to make money is the same as questioning his ability in some aspects, there is no difference!
Yan Jiuru immediately slammed the table to show that he has plenty of money!
He installed three or four business phones, one for the oil-rich regions, one for Western Europe, one for the Americas and other regions, and one to answer various calls from outside.
Didn't he want to buy the fax machine? It was those developed countries that restricted exports, claiming it was high-end, dual-use technology. This made purchasing it through formal channels incredibly cumbersome.
At present, there is no way to import products from other countries in China, such as products from Japan and third-party transit imports.
***
The opportunity will come soon.
In January 1980, the International Toys Fair sponsored by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council was held at the Hong Kong Exhibition Centre.
Because of the early preparation, Feiying Factory was much more relaxed in participating in the exhibition this year.
As the toy fair in Hong Kong has only been in operation for a few years and is still in its exploratory stage, many manufacturers and customers are familiar faces in each other's supply chain. The toys on display are mostly tin frogs, trains, and some licensed imitation toys from the popular "Star Wars", such as robots, bulldozers, Transformers, etc.
The first appearance of Feiying's toy car was quite shocking.
Who could have imagined making a toy car so luxurious?!
Especially in the mainland, in the eyes of many people outside, the mainland is poor and backward, which has a huge impact on them.
On that day, Feiying didn't even have to go find the media himself; they came here just by smelling the scent.
I thought I would see a group of dark, thin, poor people, but unexpectedly, there were several foreigners surrounding the Feiying stall. The reception staff were all dressed elegantly and appropriately, and they talked to the foreigners more fluently than them!
The booth even had a lavish display of coffee, tea, and sweets, with even small pastries that could be seen being freshly made.
The reporter who hadn't eaten breakfast swallowed silently and raised his flashlight...
***
At this exhibition, Yan Jiuru only signed a local agent, and other regions were still not open.
Because of Hong Kong’s convenient location, even many flights that are not available domestically can transit here.
Yan Jiuru's development of an agent here also serves as a pathfinder.
Of course, many people were interested in their toy cars after the test drive, especially guests from Europe and the United States. Some of them had been to the Canton Fair, while others had not or had even heard of it.
After getting the information here, I found out that there is already an agent in the local (country). Besides being a pity, I also had to try to pry it over.
For example, another company from the United States said that the first one was in England and was not related to them.
Yan Jiuru was indeed considering this issue. Although a country like Daying is called the United Kingdom, in fact, each country has its own narrow-minded ideas. Today you want independence, and tomorrow he wants independence. They can't pee in the same pot at all.
However, the selection of agents still needs to be based on their strength and willingness to cooperate.
Those customers who come up to you and act like they are giving you a favor by being your agent should be thankful to the law as they didn’t beat you up and throw you out.
They also received exhibition staff from the Little Japan Country at the Hong Kong Toy Fair, and they specially extended an invitation, hoping that Feiying could participate in the toy fair in their country.
Yan Jiuru said a few polite words and pushed the other party's business card to the bottom.
What I despise most is those people who appear polite on the surface, bowing and handing out business cards with both hands, giving people a feeling of being respected, but who knows what evil things they are up to in their hearts.
Because his focus at this exhibition was to expand his influence, he had no performance pressure. After looking at the stalls for a day, he went for a stroll at noon the next day.
***
There is taxi service at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center, which is better than the last Canton Fair.
Taxi drivers are all registered and tend to abide by the rules and dare not ask for random prices.
Yan Jiuru had been here for less than two days, but he was already able to chat with the driver in Cantonese with a subtle accent.
"...For imported fax machines, go to Harbour City or Central. Mong Kok is also good for cheaper prices~"
Yan Jiuru walked around the noisy Harbour City twice and bought two fax machines in a store. One was the most common Japanese fax machine with the best accessories, and the other was a high-end Good Brother fax machine, along with a box of thermal printing paper.
Even if you don't use this thing, it will easily become ineffective if left for a long time.
I also bought some commonly used accessories.
Hong Kong is a duty-free area with no tariffs, but these equipment still need to be declared and taxes paid when shipped back. Although he has a talisman that allows him to carry them unnoticed, the Demon Lord is not short of this little money now.
Incidentally, I also bought two mechanical typewriters and ink ribbons. There was an old Chinese typewriter in the office, which I borrowed from agents to print documents.
The shop owner was delighted to see that he spoke Cantonese and bought several machines and accessories at once, especially since they paid in US dollars. He had no complaints about the request for an invoice and instead offered to deliver the goods.
Yan Jiuru agreed and paid him a five-dollar tip in advance.
This is equivalent to 25 Hong Kong dollars. Nowadays, the average waiter's salary is only 40 to 50 yuan a day. He just asked the store clerks to stop by after get off work. If he gave each person a few dollars, he could still save more than ten dollars.
It’s not that he is unwilling to give more. Generally, customers who are generous with tips will give a little after the goods arrive, and all of this will belong to the delivery person.
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