It took Bing County less than a year and a half to go from working hard to lay the industrial foundation, to striving to meet the production needs of the vast majority of the domestic people, to now improving international competitiveness through industry and earning a large amount of foreign exchange for the country.
At this moment, the people of Bing County are very uneasy. They also realize that their ideas must change, from catching up with the level of developed countries internationally to striving to maintain their leading position.
The pressure to achieve the latter is obviously much greater.
But they have already stood at the top of the world, and a sense of superiority arises naturally, and happy smiles appear on their faces.
At this point, Ji Xia’s goal was achieved.
There was a knock on the door of the conference room. Ji Xia shouted "Come in". The door was pushed open and Xu Jinpeng and Liang Qingjun came in together.
"Are you in a meeting?" Xu Jinpeng asked.
Zeng Guanghua and the others stood up quickly. "We are discussing the negotiations with the Americans just now, setting the tone for future dealings with them, and also the issue of engine and gearbox sales."
Ji Xia was well aware of the arrival of Xu Jinpeng's people and asked with a smile, "Minister Xu, Director Liang, are you here to act as lobbyists?"
After two seats were vacated, Xu Jinpeng and Liang Qingjun took their seats. Xu Jinpeng jokingly said, "Oh, as soon as Teacher Ji left, those people got furious. They kept apologizing and forcing us to invite Teacher Ji over to negotiate again. What can we do?"
After complaining, Xu Jinpeng said, "Teacher Ji, please give them some face and talk to them. This is the main reason they came here this time. Otherwise, if they stay here and refuse to leave, it will be very difficult for all of us."
Liang Qingjun also looked at Ji Xia for help. This was currently a business issue. If it was not resolved, it would escalate to the diplomatic level, and would have to be resolved then.
The eyes of people in Bing County are all shining. What does this mean? It means that their products are better than those of Americans, otherwise people would insist on buying them back?
No matter how much Ji Xia said, it couldn't compare to the shock this scene brought to them.
Zuo Ziming said, "In business negotiations, anyone can talk whatever they want. But Minister Raymond over there is so uncultured. When we reason with him, he resorts to personal attacks."
Xu Jinpeng said, "After you left, we have already discussed this issue with them. Raymond has also realized this mistake, otherwise, we would not have come to ask Teacher Ji to come over."
Liang Qingjun also nodded. "Teacher Ji has been wronged this time. We didn't expect Americans to have such low standards."
Ji Xia waved her hand, "There's no such thing as grievance! Whether Raymond is smiling or crying, his ultimate goal is to maximize national interests. And we are the same. Whether we are strong or saving the country in a roundabout way, our goal is also to maximize national interests.
So, when dealing with them, we all have to stick to one principle: we have to empty their pockets. As long as we can do that, I would be willing to be their grandson."
When it comes to national interests, there is no need to talk about personal dignity. This is also the experience Ji Xia learned from dealing with many foreigners.
In this regard, Xiao Rizi does the best.
Ji Xia and others did not return to the conference room. The Americans came over and the negotiations resumed. Raymond and others expressed their humble attitude and apologized to Ji Xia.
Ji Xia naturally wouldn't bother with these people. There was no possibility of getting angry. Everyone had their own stance and they were all serving the country.
At the negotiation table, Ji Xia raised a question. She hoped to find a car manufacturer that would participate in the racing event this year to cooperate with, and Huaguo Bingqi would provide the powertrain to be installed in their cars to participate in the competition.
Fute, Tongyong and Chrysler competed at the negotiation table. Finally, Chrysler won the favor of Bingqi with the highest purchase price and the condition of training racing drivers for China, and signed the contract on the spot.
Also signed was a letter of intent for powertrain procurement, and all three companies have the intention to purchase powertrains from China.
Ji Xia smiled and asked Raymond, "Mr. Raymond, if China wants to build a car factory in your country, I wonder what kind of preferential conditions your country will give China?"
At this time in the United States, the number of private cars was growing at an astonishing rate. My once small life was caught up in this trend and I made a lot of money from the United States.
In China, no one expected Ji Xia to raise this question. Does she want to set up a car factory in the United States?
Raymond raised his eyebrows and said, "If you are willing to go to the United States to set up a factory, the United States is willing to provide the most preferential policies, including property tax exemptions and tax reductions if the company reaches full production. As long as the preferential policies you can think of, we can provide them."
Ji Xia shook her head. "No, Mr. Raymond, I think you've got something wrong. China's social system is different from the United States. If we want to build a factory, it should be the Chinese government, not me personally."
Raymond said, "It doesn't matter. We don't care about this. We just want Ms. Ji to come to our country. As for who will run the factory, it makes no difference to us."
The Chinese people all looked unhappy. This was equivalent to seducing Ji Xia in front of them.
Ji Xia smiled and said, "I have no intention of going abroad for the time being. If the United States is willing to cooperate with China and agrees to let us set up a factory on your territory, you can talk to us at any time. We not only have the most advanced production lines, but also the most advanced management concepts."
Raymond and others believed Ji Xia's words. At least, from the village-run enterprise in Jijia Village, they could see that China did have its own set of management concepts.
It would be a lie for Americans to say they are not tempted, but the two countries currently do not have diplomatic relations, so setting up a factory is not very practical.
However, Ji Xia knew that the establishment of diplomatic relations would be realized soon, and she did have the idea of setting up a car factory in the United States. The automobile industry would show a rapid development trend in the next forty years, and she could not let the country miss this opportunity.
Raymond said, "We can discuss this. We also hope that more companies from your country will develop in the United States, and we also hope that your country can open its doors to our country."
Liang Qingjun said, "This is our common wish, and I think it will be realized soon."
After the meeting with the Americans, we will have to meet again on the Chinese side, mainly to set the selling price of the engine and gearbox.
Zeng Guanghua and Zuo Ziming were very excited. Zeng Guanghua had never been so excited when he sold the machine tools. The main reason was that Ji Xia's price of US$6 million per machine scared him.
He thought at the time that he might not be able to sell any of them.
Later, after selling two thousand pieces, he faced claims before he could even be happy.
My mood was mixed with extreme joy and sorrow, and my hair volume was decreasing at a rate visible to the naked eye.
With more experience, his knowledge has also increased. Now Zeng Guanghua knows that the powertrain order is foolproof, and it is just a matter of how much money he can make. How can he not be happy?
Ji Xia said, "Give them two quotation models and let them choose."
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