So where could it be hidden?
Then, Xing Baohua saw Xiao Tianna still standing in front of his desk, playing with his Langsheng lighter.
A series of crisp snapping sounds followed.
He only put down the lighter when he saw Xing Baohua looking at him.
"It's not that I'm reluctant to give it to you, it's just that I only have one left. I have a heavy smoking habit, and I get very anxious if I can't find a light."
"Then I'll switch with you!" As he spoke, the guy took out a disposable plastic lighter from his pocket, quickly placed it on the table, and then quickly replaced Xing Baohua's loud voice.
This guy left Xing Baohua speechless.
Xing Baohua also picked up the plastic lighter, looked at it, and said with a smile, "This thing was invented by the Japanese, but we wiped them out and even unified the European continent. We were then sanctioned for anti-dumping."
Looking completely bewildered, Xiao Tian also looked at the lighter and said, "I've never heard of this before."
Xing Baohua knew he had revealed a secret and said, "I had a premonition, you know? Wenzhou merchants are on the rise. Their biggest advantage is that they stick together and they are very good at controlling profits. Even if there is only a penny of profit, they dare to invest in equipment to produce."
How much money can you make from a lighter?
"Don't underestimate it. A lighter assembly factory can support several small factories." As he spoke, Xing Baohua disassembled the lighter and showed it to Xiao Tian. It contained a grinding wheel, a spring, a plastic shell, iron sheets, and so on.
Each component likely represents a manufacturer or supplier. Just like buttons, a handful costs less than five cents. On average, each one costs only a few cents.
"Don't let the fact that this gas lighter was invented by the Japanese fool you; their production costs are very high. If you make it for Wenzhou merchants, the price is only a third of what it used to be. This one lighter is unbeatable. How about we make a bet and see if I'm right?"
"I won't gamble, especially not you. And I swear I'll never forgive gambling, prostitution, or drugs in my life," Xiao Tian said seriously.
"So serious. If you remove the first word, the Japanese are very open-minded, especially about all kinds of learning tapes. In the future, they'll have all sorts of schemes."
Xiao Tian's expression was slightly unnatural, which Xing Baohua, an old hand, could easily tell; this guy must have studied it.
Xing Baohua chuckled at him. Perhaps feeling uncomfortable with the chuckle, Xiao Tian said, "Boss, if you have nothing else, I'll head back now."
"Where's your wife? Call her over, I want to have a word with her."
"No, boss, we just need to know what's going on."
"I'm talking about work, not complaining to you. If you're worried, you can come over and listen," Xing Baohua said, his expression turning serious as he saw that Xiao Tian didn't think he was joking.
"Okay, I'll call it for you right away." He turned and walked away, but after taking a few steps, he turned back, put down Xing Baohua's lighter, and took away a bunch of loose lighter parts.
This lighter was perfectly fine, how did it fall apart?
About 20 minutes later, Geng Rui came over alone, and Xing Baohua asked, "Where's your husband?"
"He said he was afraid it was a secret you might contact me, and he couldn't listen to that," Geng Rui said with a smile.
“This guy!” Xing Baohua shook his head helplessly and continued, “Find two smart and capable people from our own side who can speak R. We need them to infiltrate.”
Once we've found the right people, I'll give them new identities and assign them two suitable positions. What will you, as the bridge coordinator, be responsible for directing them?
"Okay, is there anything else? Should we transfer them from China or locally?" Geng Rui asked.
"You handle this as you see fit. Do we need to report it?"
"Yes, I'm under headquarters now. The personnel you need will be assigned to you. Just one more question: what is the purpose?"
"Our goal! A technology that can help us overtake others in the chip industry. Once we acquire this technology, we can surpass them in less than ten years."
"Okay, I understand." After saying that, Geng Rui turned and left.
Xing Baohua was thinking about how to copy the documents he found. They were in paper form; if they were in electronic form, it would be much easier—just copy and paste.
Paper documents can't be taken with a scanner, right? That would be too much trouble.
A sudden inspiration struck.
Have Kawaguchi fetch a small-batch digital camera. Also, bring a few blank floppy disks.
The chairman checked the digital camera he led the development of and it was normal.
After getting the camera, Xing Baohua looked at it from left to right and even had Kawaguchi stand at the door as a model to take more photos.
Unfortunately, this digital camera doesn't have a small display screen, so you can't view the image directly; you have to use a floppy disk to view it on a computer.
After taking the photos, Xing Baohua went to his desktop computer, inserted a floppy disk, and checked the image quality.
The quality is so-so, nothing special. The only reason it'll sell is because it's so hype.
During this period, it was only possible to buy one if you already had a computer at home.
Both the colors on the display and the colors in the image are compromised by digital cameras.
At this moment, Kawaguchi also cautiously approached Xing Baohua, wanting to see the effect of the photos Xing Baohua took for her.
The poor results are due to the equipment, not the shooting technique. Xing Baohua glanced at Kawaguchi's wife and said, "The camera's image quality needs improvement!"
She then took out the floppy disk and handed it to Kawaguchi Kanae, saying, "Here you go. I'm all done here, you can go and do your thing."
After seeing Kawaguchi off, Xing Baohua patted the several sheets of paper on the table.
After taking the picture, put the floppy disk back into the computer to check the effect. Only after zooming in can you see the font composed of various small squares.
The effect is still not good; I have to start the printer directly. I still need to use the weighting technology to make the text legible.
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