Wu Changfeng, Minister Xu, and Factory Director Xu were soaking in the hot spring.
At this moment, all three of them remained silent.
Minister Xu looked at Wu Changfeng with great anticipation.
At first glance, the three looked like chicken pieces about to be cooked.
They stared at each other, wide-eyed.
Minister Xu spoke again, asking, "Do you have anything to say, kid?"
Can I shut up?
Minister Xu's face fell: "You should at least say something, right? You're very experienced."
Factory Director Xu was somewhat unconvinced by Minister Xu's words.
What makes you think Wu Changfeng is very experienced?
Doing business and selling things are completely different from buying things.
The shift in their positions led to different approaches.
Otherwise, why are mainland Chinese companies now generally setting up purchasing departments?
Spending money is a skill too.
Wu Changfeng also understood Minister Xu's urgency and expectations.
Through our long conversation just now, combined with what I heard in my previous life...
Wu Changfeng believes that Shimadzu Corporation's equipment was indeed overpriced.
For example, a general-purpose injection molding machine costs $2 million each, a high-speed single-screw extruder costs $3 million each, and the most outrageous is the blow molding machine, which can cost $4 million!
Moreover, this is just the price for a single piece of equipment, not a complete unit, and does not include other supporting equipment. Equipment such as casting and grinding equipment, rolling equipment, hydraulic equipment, and shearing equipment will all be priced separately.
According to Minister Xu's procurement plan, purchasing ten injection molding machines, ten extruders, and five extrusion presses will cost US$70 million. With other supporting equipment, it will cost approximately US$100 million to complete the procurement task!
This is clearly not something I would present to anyone.
Moreover, Shimadzu Corporation is employing business tactics.
They are gradually wearing down Minister Xu and others' patience.
They're pulling each other.
Then, at a suitable time, when Minister Xu and others have exhausted their patience, offer a discount of 20-30%, saving them one or two million US dollars.
Perhaps Minister Xu will immediately fall into their trap.
With this in mind, Wu Changfeng has become incredibly prominent.
Shimadzu Corporation itself is completely unfamiliar with it.
To outmaneuver your opponent, you need to be familiar with their strategies.
Starting out completely in the dark is definitely not going to work.
Wu Changfeng also knew.
The demand for high-end plastic equipment in China is urgent.
But when no one brought it up, no one noticed the shortcomings of the plastics industry.
Once they notice it, given the way things are done in mainland China, if they don't have the technology, they'll just buy it first.
Then they reverse engineered it.
By making it incredibly cheap, we can truly benefit society.
In the future, Chinese-made injection molding machines will account for more than 60% of the world market. Except for the very high-end injection molding machines, China can produce all of them.
Injection molding machines have been made incredibly cheap in China, with prices ranging from tens of thousands to millions of yuan.
In the 1990s, although China was already able to produce injection molding machines, the technology of the equipment was very low. Domestic injection molding machines could only make plastic basins, and certainly could not make appliance casings.
Moreover, after Wu Changfeng bought the lithography machine, he wanted to shift his focus to the domestic market, which would inevitably require the use of plastic products.
The problem is, Wu Changfeng really couldn't help him.
We don't know what kind of personality the leaders of Shimadzu Corporation have, or what their likes and dislikes are.
Without any research data, I might not even be as good at negotiating as Minister Xu.
Wu Changfeng didn't dare to make any bold statements, so he could only say, "Let me think about it, but I probably can't help you."
Minister Xu nodded helplessly: "Then think about it carefully, even just providing us with a way to break the deadlock would be helpful."
The next day.
Accompanied by Richuan-kun, Wu Changfeng strolled around the streets of the island nation.
It must be said that the level of development in island nations far surpasses that of domestic nations.
Mr. Hikawa showed Wu Changfeng around the mall with great interest.
I'd like to highlight a few booths, including the Wu Changfeng electric toothbrush counter.
It's quite popular.
Hikawa-kun said, "Our products are very popular."
Wu Changfeng smiled with satisfaction.
There were several housewives in front of me, choosing electric toothbrushes.
"Miya, which one do you want to buy?"
"Of course it's the family pack, one for each of the four of us."
"Didn't you even consider buying one for your parents?"
"Oh dear! Now that you've reminded me, my budget is going to increase again."
"Although this toothbrush is a bit pricey, it's still better than going to the dentist, right? My father went to the dentist last time and it cost him a lot of money."
"Prevention is always the best policy."
"By the way, did your husband get a promotion?"
"Not at all, I was just transferred from Shimadzu Corporation to Sanyuan Corporation."
"This isn't a lateral transfer; the headquarters is Sanyuan Company, isn't it?"
"I don't know much about it either, as long as he pays the money on time every month, that's fine."
Wu Changfeng: ? ? ?
Holy crap!
How could I obtain such important information just by going out?
Sanyuan Company?
I know this name all too well!
Wu Changfeng asked Richuan in a low voice, "What is the relationship between Sanyuan Company and Shimadzu Company?"
Hikawa thought for a moment and said, "It seems that Sanyuan Company acquired Shimadzu Company. I'm also wondering, one is a mining machinery company and the other is a plastics machinery company, how did they end up together?"
"After learning more about it, I found out that it wasn't actually Sanyuan Company that acquired it, but rather that there was a large group above Sanyuan Company that was integrating the industry."
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