Chapter 347 It’s a bit early for you to propose now!
"Brother, Director Wang said at the meeting that Changbei Machinery Company can now produce tens of thousands of sewing machines every year.
If we give the salesmen commissions as you suggested, they can earn tens of thousands of yuan a year. All the workers will not agree to this."
"So if the sewing machines produced can't be sold, then we can save money?"
Li Ye said with a sullen face: "It's only been a few days since the joint venture? Have they forgotten the days when they couldn't pay wages?
How can one cry for his father when he is hungry and curse his mother when he is full? "
"No, brother. Director Wang is really not that kind of person."
Li Dayong thought for a moment and said carefully: "Brother, I'm wondering if we should replace him with someone with a better temper as the Hong Kong manager?
The current Hong Kong manager, Guo Tianyong, is too tough. He looks down on others all day long. It’s only been less than a month since the joint venture, and he has already quarreled with Director Wang three times.”
"I have met Guo Tianyong, and I think he is a good fit," Li Ye shook his head and rejected the idea. "Don't think that just because we paid, they owe us a favor. A joint venture is a collaboration, and both parties have their own interests.
Dayong, you can ask your grandfather about this question. Given the current situation of Changbei Machinery Company, if we don’t have a strong Hong Kong manager standing in front of us, can this partnership business continue?”
Li Dayong's grandfather is a cadre in the electric power system. He must be familiar with the working environment within state-owned enterprises. Analyzing the problem from his perspective will probably help Li Dayong understand some things more quickly.
Li Dayong grinned awkwardly: "Brother, I haven't told my family about my business with you! I think it's better not to tell them."
Li Ye was speechless: "Did I mean that?"
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Li Dayong was stunned for a moment, lowered his head and began to ponder. After a moment, he nodded and said, "Brother, what you said makes sense. If we follow Director Wang and his men, it will be no different from the previous Changbei Machinery Factory. It will go bankrupt sooner or later."
Li Dayong is relatively smart, but he is limited by his age and experience. He does not have the vision and pattern of a time traveler like Li Ye.
Li Ye insisted on keeping the technology research and development and product sales in the hands of Hong Kong capital in order to significantly increase the income of technical personnel and sales personnel.
Therefore, the technical and sales departments of the joint venture factory were set up and managed personally by the Hong Kong manager.
However, this change will definitely cause strong conflicts at the former Changbei Machinery Factory, which is "not worried about poverty but about inequality", so the Hong Kong capital must also insist firmly.
Li Dayong was inexperienced and worried too much. When he saw a quarrel in the factory, he thought that he had a stake in it and wanted to be a good person to calm the quarrel. However, he ignored the tough Guo Tianyong, who was the spokesperson for his and Pei Wenhui's interests.
After sorting out the relationship, Li Dayong suddenly became enlightened and began to show off his "greatly improved" driving skills to Li Ye.
But after showing off for a long time, he only got a comment from Li Ye: "The car is good and the skills are great."
At this time in 1984, the BMW 3 Series was all the rage around the world. A BMW 3 Series equipped with an inline six-cylinder engine was almost a dimensionality reduction blow to all other sedans on the roads in mainland China.
Forget about Ferrari. Given the current road conditions in the mainland, a Ferrari probably won’t even be able to leave the garage many times.
The two brothers drove around for more than half an hour before returning to the courtyard of Zaojun Temple.
It was already dark, so Li Ye said to Wen Leyu: "Xiao Yu, we should go back."
Li Ye and Wen Leyu have become accustomed to strolling along the lakeside in the evening. Whenever they have the chance, they will enjoy the comfortable feeling of holding hands and occasionally hugging each other's waists.
But today Wen Leyu slowly shook his head and said, "I want to watch TV."
Li Ye asked in surprise: "What kind of TV fascinates you so much?"
Wen Leyu chuckled and said, "It's a romance movie. It's very good."
Li Ye looked at Wen Leyu's expectant eyes and felt like he saw a kitten standing in front of a food bowl, waiting to eat fish.
When the time came, Li Yue, Wen Leyu and Pei Wenhui sat in a row in front of the TV, waiting attentively for the show to begin.
He couldn't help but feel a little curious. Even Wen Leyu, who was so calm, could be obsessed with watching TV series? And it was a TV series about daily life?
However, when the theme song of "Watasiu, Saiyinanu" sounded and a picture of a girl full of youthfulness appeared, Li Ye finally understood the reason.
I have to say, there are still some good things in the daily life. The 17-year-old Yamaguchi Momoe is really beautiful!
The TV series "Blood Doubt" was broadcasted by the First Television Station in 1984, but before the First Television Station, Henan Provincial Television Station had already broadcasted it.
Then, TV stations in all provinces and cities across the country rushed to broadcast the show twice, three times, and in rotation, resulting in a scene where the streets were deserted. It was more impressive than "Huo Yuanjia" or "The Bund".
Li Ye believes that there are two reasons for the huge success of "Blood Ties". One is that the drama contains a strong sense of cultural identity. The other is that mainland audiences have never been exposed to the impact of romantic TV dramas and have no resistance.
Teacher Zhang said that the largest island of the flower-growing people is Xiaorizi Island. They are deeply influenced by the flower-growing culture, and cultural identity is very important.
In addition, Mr. Yamaguchi's appearance is indeed in line with the general aesthetic of flower growers at that time. Anyway, Li Ye thinks she is much more beautiful than Zhang Yu.
Of course, the most important reason is the plot design of "Blood Ties", which can be regarded as the originator of melodramatic dramas.
Even a rational girl like Wen Leyu was led astray by the plot.
"Li Ye, do you know leukemia?"
"Li Ye, do you know about aplastic anemia?"
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After the TV series was over, Wen Leyu, in order to repay Li Ye for watching TV with her, took a half-hour walk by the lake with Li Ye, and also allowed Li Ye to hold her waist for a long time.
But the girl's continuous questioning made Li Ye feel a little amused and helpless.
At the beginning of "Blood Ties", the heroine Sachiko Oshima is diagnosed with a terminal illness, which, like the "three golden chapters" of online novels in later generations, firmly captured the hearts of female audiences.
And after more than twenty episodes, it boldly ended with a tragic result, which deeply hurt the hearts of all the audience, verified the creed that "tragedy lasts forever", and created a classic of a generation.
"Li Ye, how do you think Sachiko will be cured in the end?"
"Yes, it must be possible. If Sachiko can't be cured, then the screenwriter of this TV series should be cut into pieces."
Li Ye resolutely obeyed Wen Leyu's will and gave her an answer that satisfied her.
Seeing the little girl nodding with a smile, Li Ye felt that Wen Leyu might really be like some kind of second-generation person that people talked about in their previous life. "He looks like an ordinary person, but he is very serious when doing things."
Li Ye stayed half an hour longer than usual to send Wen Leyu back to the girls' dormitory.
On the eve of their separation, Li Ye suddenly saw Wen Leyu take off the Blancpain watch on his wrist and put it in his pocket.
"What's wrong, Xiaoyu? Why don't you wear it anymore?"
“It’s not a good influence.”
Wen Leyu glanced at Li Ye and said, "Although I don't know the brand of this watch, I know it's definitely not something you can buy for just a few hundred dollars. Someone in my class wears an Enicar, which is far inferior to this one. I can tell the difference between good and bad."
Li Ye: “.”
There are many hidden talents in Beijing, and children from a family like Mr. Ke are indeed not ignorant.
Wen Leyu tilted his head and squinted his eyes as he asked, "Do you feel that if you don't spend some of the money you earn on me, you won't be able to show off your manly status?"
“.”
When Fu Guiru and Li Ye parted at Lijiaopo, she choked up and said, "Give me a little more time," so it is unknown whether she is willing to come back or when she will come back, and Li Ye is unable to explain to Wen Leyu for the time being.
So Li Ye could only smile and say, "This watch needs to be worn at our wedding, so don't mind its value."
“.”
Wen Leyu was stunned for several seconds, and then even his ears turned red.
But she didn't run away shyly, instead she said to Li Ye seriously: "We are still in school, it's a bit too early for you to propose now!"
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The next day, Li Ye was discussing the subsequent impact of the boss's southern tour with his classmates.
"Where are we going to take privatization? Is this still the original flower-growing family?"
"You have to try it out to know whether the road is easy to walk on. Anyway, our mainland market is huge and there is enough room for error. We can always develop step by step."
"Li Ye, what you said is wrong. Having the ability to tolerate mistakes does not mean that you can make mistakes at will. Every time a mistake is made, it is the ordinary people who bear the losses of the mistakes."
After almost two years of study, the students of the 82 Economics Department have generally grown up, and several of them are now specifically catching Li Ye to debate.
Because they find debating with Li Ye the most interesting. As long as they push Li Ye hard enough, he will come up with some new terms and new ideas from time to time.
So Li Ye is also having a headache now.
Although during the debate, he and several evildoers "sympathized with each other" and wanted to chop off chicken heads and burn yellow paper to become sworn brothers, but who could understand the difficulty of being tense at all times and trying not to reveal the secrets!
For example, at this moment, Zhen Rongrong and several other students also realized that the chief designer's southern tour in January would lead to a series of changes.
But they were confused and could not see clearly. In fact, 1984 was the "first year of mainland entrepreneurs". A huge opportunity was already looming in the fog. Only those giant crocodiles with a keen sense of smell could seize the opportunity to take off.
For example, because he witnessed the chief designer's trip to Pengcheng, a certain boss named Wang, who liked his young wife, founded the predecessor of the later real estate giant a few months later.
Private enterprises such as Jianlibao and Wanxiang also began to quietly sprout and eventually grew into business giants.
But Li Ye could not reveal such a secret, because at this moment, he was also a sinister and black-bellied little crocodile hiding by the pond, preying on prey and growing.
"Li Ye, someone is looking for you."
A shout from a classmate outside pulled Li Ye out of the "encirclement and suppression" of Zhen Rongrong and others.
After he left the teaching building, Zhen Rongrong and the others said with regret: "I think Li Ye must have figured out something, but it's probably not mature yet, so he's unwilling to explain it to us in detail."
He Dazhuang said disapprovingly: "Humph, maybe he wants to keep it for submission?"
Zhen Rongrong immediately retorted: "If you have ideas that can be submitted, will you tell us in advance?"
He Dazhuang widened his eyes, pointed to the sky and the ground and said: "Of course I can! I will never hide anything."
Chen Xiaoling twisted his mouth and said, "Forget it! You have nothing in your mind, what are you hiding? You have submitted your manuscript several times, but has it ever been published?"
"You are all bewitched by Li Ye"
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Li Ye went downstairs and found that it was Li Dayong.
"What's wrong, Dayong? Why are you here to see your brother instead of your gentle girlfriend at Jingda?"
"Brother, we got news from the Canton Fair that our new sewing machine has not been successful in earning foreign exchange, so Director Wang proposed to change the ownership of the research and development workshop, share the cost, and create world-class products."
Li Ye discovered that there were signs of blisters on the corners of Li Dayong's mouth, and it was obvious that he was really concerned about Changbei Machinery Company.
Moreover, Li Dayong was very aware of the importance of product development. It can be said that the emergence of Changbei Machinery Company was the result of Li Dayong taking the lead in developing a new sewing machine after returning from Hong Kong Island.
Therefore, the Hong Kong capital closed off a workshop in Changbei Machinery Company as a special R&D laboratory, which was clearly owned by the Hong Kong-funded company and people from the original Changbei Machinery Factory were not allowed to enter.
Now that this core department has been targeted by Director Wang, how could Li Dayong not be anxious?
However, Li Ye smiled and said, "He is really not stupid. Then let Tang Mingtai draw up a research plan and start the research.
We must follow the mainland practice of allocating funds first and then developing them. Do you think they can accept this?"
Li Ye looked at Li Dayong who seemed to have realized something, and said again: "Pay attention, this is a brand new research and development, not a simple minor repair or modification."
Li Dayong took a deep breath and couldn't help asking, "Brother, how much research funding will it cost? We haven't made much money yet!"
He studied mechanics, so of course he knew the high cost of mechanical research and development. It was very normal for tens or even hundreds of millions of dollars to be wasted.
But Li Ye whispered: "Dayong! Don't be stingy with your money on R&D, because only by leading in R&D can you have a second Changbei Machinery Company, a third Changnan Machinery Company, and a fourth..."
Li Dayong swallowed several times before he realized how big Li Ye's ambition was.
It turns out that the Changbei Machinery Company, with thousands of employees, can't satisfy my brother's appetite at all!
"By the way, has the issue of sales commission been resolved yet?"
"It's being worked on, brother. I think it can be solved."
"Don't bother. If they want to be a contract manufacturer, then they can do it. You can go find Brother Peng and ask him to set up a trading company to place orders directly from the factory and take care of the sales. This way, they can save themselves some trouble and make money."
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"I see. I'm familiar with this routine."
Li Dayong immediately nodded in agreement. Isn’t the development of Pengcheng Factory No. 7 to where it is today due to the initial principle of “I work hard and you make money without doing anything”?
Since you like to make money comfortably, let me work harder and earn more!
(End of this chapter)
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