"Are you going to ship the products you produce to the mainland?" Wan Feifei asked, her soft, alluring eyes fixed on Xing Baohua.
"Anywhere is fine? Maybe the mainland, maybe Europe, maybe North America?" Xing Baohua continued to chuckle, clearly not understanding Wan Feifei's meaning.
Why would he suddenly ask that? Not knowing the answer, and not wanting to guess, I could only laugh it off.
"As long as it's not mainland China, it's easy to handle. Everyone knows Hong Kong is a free port. Using Hong Kong's identity to transfer some goods is easy to find out. If you want to make money, just bring out orders from Europe and America. It's easy. Even if the final destination isn't there, it'll still take a little more effort."
Xing Baohua sensed something was amiss; this older single woman must have misunderstood something.
The other party probably wants the products that Xing Baohua produces in Japan to eventually be shipped to China!
I did have that idea, but pagers and phone stands should be fine, right? And the casing and frame of Walkmans are civilian supplies. Would the Japanese really use something like that to cause trouble?
Although Xing Baohua's move was costly, it was able to recover some of the losses.
Wan Feifei's well-intentioned reminder made it seem like Xing Baohua was about to commit international illegal acts.
First, thank the other party for their kindness, and tell Wan Feifei that it's just the framework of civilian electronic products, and there's no need to worry too much.
Although Xing Baohua's real intention was not the wine, he had to lay a lot of groundwork for the data in the chip.
This was quite a grand undertaking. Of course, it cost a lot of money.
By acquiring the most advanced precision machine tools, he can not only use them himself, but also collaborate with machine factories.
They were even willing to hand it over to certain departments, as relying on domestic machine tool factories meant that the speed of research and development could not keep up with Xing Baohua's progress.
Xing Baohua also understood the veiled meaning behind Wan Feifei's words, and kept telling him to go through more trouble and use European and American orders to operate, as that would be safer.
Okay! They're all professionals, so listening to them should be fine.
Xing Baohua took a break to call home and asked Xu Shuai and Niu Jishan to get their passports and come to Japan as soon as possible.
If things proceed as planned, we can acquire a machinery company very soon. The equipment can also be purchased quickly.
Xing Baohua doesn't know much about large machinery, but Xu Shuai and Niu Jishan are both experts in disassembling electrical appliances and machinery. Besides, we're on the same side, so we feel safe using their products.
Xing Baohua also made some preparations. He bought a multimeter, a soldering iron, and even a hot air blower.
I bought various types of copper wire and a data reader/writer at the electronics market. I also bought a laptop for reading and writing data.
When it comes to saving data, is it better to use a floppy disk or a hard drive?
In the end, Xing Baohua gritted his teeth and bought them all. He even considered making a 1MB solid-state drive using ROM chips. The manufacturing cost was higher than buying the hard drive itself.
Most ROM chips available on the market are currently 64k.
After purchasing the materials, we began constructing the memory module in our hotel room.
Despite his impressive hardware manufacturing skills, Xing Baohua also has to consider computer compatibility. The device he makes requires the use of his own driver program, and there are also interface conversion issues to consider.
The main thread in the computer's main program needs to be modified, and a serial port needs to be added, etc.
It took several days to finally get this 1MB SSD working. Unfortunately, it was too big to fit in the computer, and Xing Baohua didn't have enough materials to make an external protection card.
Only cardboard can be used to secure it.
Everything is ready; we're just waiting for good news from all the departments.
A week later, the television commercials began.
People kept calling to inquire. Some even wanted to buy it and asked if they could purchase it separately.
Xing Baohua wanted to outsource the entire business, rather than selling products like in a TV sales program.
The most troublesome things about doing TV sales are bank transfers, mailing, and so on.
Everything was inconvenient. Therefore, Xing Baohua did not consider this sales model.
It's good to receive inquiries intermittently. Record the customers' contact information and tell them to come to the company at a set time to learn more.
Good news also came from the marketing department: a small machine processing company in Kanagawa was experiencing cash flow problems due to the downturn in upstream businesses.
The investment department immediately followed up, and we are now in substantive negotiations.
The boss's only requirement was that existing workers not be laid off. Furthermore, wages had to be increased.
The local workers' association also intervened to monitor the situation.
This is a bit of a trap. The Japanese have very high wages, even higher than those of workers in the United States.
Okay, I accept.
This would cost millions to acquire.
It involves a lot of back and forth, but in practice, there aren't many problems.
The key is how much compensation Xing Baohua is willing to pay.
Domestic electronics factories directly place orders for products manufactured in Japan. This is like moving money from one pocket to another.
If you place an order in the US and then resell it to an electronics factory in China, there will be exchange rate differences and transaction fees involved.
Including various costs, this amount ranges from several hundred thousand to one million US dollars.
You have to be willing to give up something to get what you want.
Xing Baohua used a shell company to send invitation letters to Niu Jishan and Xu Shuai, hoping to expedite their visa applications.
Moreover, the city has always given the green light to electronics factories. For example, the relevant departments process employee travel abroad very quickly.
Xu Shuai and Niu Jishan arrived in just over a week.
Xing Baohua went to pick them up personally; it's always better to rely on your own people. The Hong Kong people were just recruited, and their backgrounds weren't yet fully understood.
If even a whisper of it gets out, it will be too late to regret it.
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