Director Jiang of the Municipal Government Office immediately became a little excited.
He raised his glass to offer a toast, but unfortunately Bob doesn't drink.
Bob gave these officials a glimmer of hope, which planted the seeds of future problems.
During the meal and conversation, Bob also mentioned that if he wanted to retain investment, he needed to strengthen cooperation with local businesses, and he was optimistic about the companies he had visited the day before.
The shrewd folks thought the foreigner wanted to invest in the factory they visited yesterday, but it turned out Bob wanted to buy the technology and invest in production here.
This is a bit strange! Why not just invest directly in production? Why invest separately?
Of course, no one thought about that; everyone was focused on where to invest and didn't take Xing Baohua's factory seriously.
No matter what it is, if foreigners are willing to buy your goods with foreign currency, that's already incredibly fortunate. I never even considered the possibility that Xing Baohua might refuse to sell.
In this contemporary climate, no one can resist the allure of investment and foreign exchange earnings.
Director Jiang was all smiles, practically patting his chest and saying, "Buy whatever you like!"
Bob said that because the price is a bit high, he would consider investing five million dollars in the city to develop it if he could keep the budget under two million dollars.
What he said at the beginning was true, but the rest became a bit unreliable.
Besides, he had no intention of investing here at all. Although Ericsson later invested in many factories in China, they were all related to its business.
Investing in central Shandong is just a bluff, a way to fool people.
Xing Baohua threw himself back into his busy research and development work the next day.
Unbeknownst to him, while he was busy with his own affairs, some people were busy for him.
In order to retain the foreigners' funds, Director Jiang made a detailed report to the city government leaders.
Even the visit that day.
"Do you know which factory it is?" the leader asked.
"We don't know much about it yet?" Director Jiang replied softly.
"If it's difficult, then we need to understand it thoroughly. Do you think foreigners' money grows on trees and they just invest randomly? I suspect that small factory has something they're looking for. You'll personally keep a close eye on this matter," the leader instructed.
"Yes!" Director Jiang replied solemnly.
With instructions from his superiors, Director Jiang found the investigation quite simple.
The obvious details were easy to check; Director Jiang compiled them onto a single sheet of paper, resembling a small resume.
That's really not enough.
He went from a temporary worker at the machinery factory to the director of the fifth workshop in just a few months! Then he jumped to the position of factory manager at the Shangguzhuang Electronics Factory.
Despite being a village-run enterprise, Shangguzhuang Electronics Factory's manager's capabilities have been greatly diminished.
But considering the time frame, it only took three or four months. Director Jiang even visited that factory! Building something from scratch—that's impressive.
You wouldn't believe it until you looked it up, and what I found was quite shocking.
Give this kid a few more years, and his strength will be formidable.
With less than a single sheet of paper in hand, Director Jiang couldn't very well report it! He needed to gather more information.
We should also carefully study how Xing Baohua rose to prominence.
But one thing flashed through Director Jiang's mind: was it in accordance with the rules for Xing Baohua, who was an employee, to go and contract a factory?
However, what troubled Director Jiang even more was that he couldn't control him!
Xing Baohua no longer has a direct superior, so he has no administrative jurisdiction over her!
If we use forceful measures to intervene, we can only reach the town level, and then the town can intervene in the village level, which is very ineffective.
If he were a pushover, a single word from the town would be enough to subdue him. Is Xing Baohua a pushover? Let's hope he's not a huge rock that could break his leg with one kick.
Director Jiang knew that he couldn't lead such a large investment without the guidance of his superiors.
The credit is undeniable. Such achievements often lead to rapid promotion. Director Jiang also felt this was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
Where should we start?
For the time being, Director Jiang was also at a loss for ideas.
When Xing Baohua was busy, Su Ya would come to see him a few times.
A week passed just like that, and Ericsson's people seemed to have vanished from this ancient city.
Xing Baohua's original intention was to remain still if the enemy didn't move. Now that things seem calm, those old devils are probably up to no good.
Just wait and see. When any of those bigwigs falls from grace, those old devils will probably panic.
Xing Baohua was also plotting something mischievous.
Last night, Henry from the motorcycle called him. This was the first time George had contacted him after returning to America.
Furthermore, Henry was shown a video of Xing Baohua demonstrating the technology to Ericsson.
The addition of the patent specification document also made Henry uneasy.
Calling Xing Baohua serves two purposes: firstly, to reassure him and prevent him from selling the product to Ericsson; secondly, to send someone to negotiate with Xing Baohua immediately, and thirdly, to personally come over if he has time.
If there is no time, his assistants and negotiation team will go over.
George has also contacted a professional patent handling team, which can get all the patents in the United States in as little as three months, while those in Europe will take 7-10 months.
If you have the money, obtaining a patent can be quite fast. And since there aren't many patents available these days, you don't need to wait in long lines.
Unlike later generations, where thousands or tens of thousands of patents were issued every day, which was frighteningly high.
Xing Baohua felt confident. This was also why he wasn't in a hurry.
George, who was in the United States, sent his information to many manufacturers as instructed by Xing Baohua.
After receiving the information, IBM immediately scheduled a meeting with George.
Then came Philips, Alcatel, Toshiba, and Sony.
These organizations all have branches in Da Meizi State-owned Enterprises.
The data was transferred back to the headquarters research unit through the branch office channel.
Wow, everyone's interested in this wireless device.
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