Rebirth in 1960, My Industrial Age

Chapter 353: Grades Attracted Bugs

"what is this?"

There were many foreign visitors gathered in front of the Feiyang Electric Appliance Factory's booth.

After the Canton Fair opened, most foreigners came to China in an endless stream, some through official channels and some came on their own after hearing the news.

In the past few years, many people engaged in cross-border trade have gained benefits in China. For example, there was an Afghan businessman who was sharp-eyed and snatched the purchasing rights of Shenzhou personal computers a few years ago.

Then he took off, and now his net worth is almost close to 10 billion, which is considered upper class in Amei's world.

However, one of them was so arrogant two years ago that he wanted to create his own computer brand. As a result, the purchasing rights were revoked by the Shenzhou Computer Factory, and then his business plummeted.

With the change of another person, now Amei's foreign trade merchants are all honest. They place huge orders for the new products of Shenzhou Computer Factory after a quick inspection.

Precisely because more and more people are buying good things in China, the Canton Fair has become more and more popular in recent years.

Some people who were not invited by the Ministry of Foreign Trade applied to attend the Canton Fair at their own expense. After a brief review, we approved these people.

Moreover, as China exports more and more goods and creates more and more trade, the voices calling for a return to the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade are growing louder.

This is the second time an application has been submitted this year, and it is estimated that there will not be many objections this time. After all, China is gradually becoming a major trading country, and countries like Aramco also want to control China through trade.

After all, they have this experience, and trade control is also a method that some America's capitalists are good at, so they have no objection to China's return to the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade. It's just that some details need to be negotiated and finalized.

This time is more than ten years earlier than Zhou Fengnian remembered, but considering their development over the years and the volume of foreign trade imports and exports, it is understandable.

It's really cramped to have such a large space with only a few small windows.

"This is an MP3 music player. It uses a digital compression technology to reduce its size. It is stylish and compact."

Before coming, Zhou Xianyang made a lot of preparations, including how to introduce their factory's products.

Moreover, communication does not require much translation. He has been learning foreign languages ​​with Zhou Fengnian since junior high school, and now he has no problem communicating in English and Russian.

"Ladies and gentlemen, this is completely different from a cassette player. It is a new product in the digital music era and has no impact on the sound quality.
And we also have global patents and have applied for patents in seven countries."

In fact, there is still a little impact, but this does not prevent Zhou Xianyang from bragging. The patent is still under application and it will take at least half a year to enter the next process.

But it doesn't matter, there is still enough time. Even if foreigners place an order now, they will have to wait three months to get the goods.

By the time they cracked the technology, Zhou Xianyang's patent would have already entered the public process.

Foreigners are also very interested in MP3 music players. No matter how small the storage capacity is, it is still larger than a cassette.

What's more, storage and battery power are problems that Zhou Xianyang needs to solve for his next generation product. Even the first generation product is much better than the Walkman.

The pocket-sized size alone is enough to make foreigners like it very much; what's more, this music player is more convenient and good-looking than a Walkman. Anyone with a little discerning eyes can tell that the younger generation will definitely like it.

This is the sense of technology!
For a while, apart from the booth of Shenzhou Computer Factory, the booth of Feiyang Electric Appliance Factory had the most foreigners stopping in front of it.

The Shenzhou Computer booth is almost a benchmark at the Canton Fair. Every time, there are a large number of foreigners gathering in front of their booth, who want to take a look even if they don't buy anything.

But this time, Feiyang Electric Appliance Factory emerged and slightly stole some of the "liveliness" from the Shenzhou Computer Factory.

In the first three days, the booth was mainly visited by visitors, but on the fourth and fifth days, more foreign trade merchants placed orders.

After all, it is obviously much more convenient to use than a Walkman. Even they like it, so how could others not like it?

Soon, orders came one after another, and within two days, nine countries placed orders with Zhou Xianyang.

However, there are also many people who bargain. They think that although the products are good, the prices are too expensive and they don’t want to make such a small profit.

Even after the first exhibition ended, Zhou Xianyang still received many foreign businessmen every day. In the end, he had no choice but to lower the prices and give these people some profit.

After the price reduction, orders increased visibly, by tens of thousands.

If we invite a few musicians to advertise the machine, I guess music lovers would be willing to buy one.

A few foreign trade merchants in Ame alone bought a total of 3 MP music players.

Foreigners from other countries bought about 150,000 in total, while Xiaori and Bangzi bought more than 40,000 in total. The music industry in these two countries is also quite prosperous. Zhou Xianyang estimated that this was just an appetizer.

If there are no suitable substitutes for the two of them in the country, they will increase their purchasing power at the next Canton Fair.

By the twelfth day, the number of people coming to see Zhou Xianyang gradually decreased, but their performance this time was already very impressive.

Its foreign trade volume from export earnings is second only to that of Shenzhou Computer Factory.

Feiyang Electric Factory really cannot be compared with Shenzhou Computer Factory. The annual foreign trade volume of Shenzhou Computer Factory is over 1 billion US dollars. He has just taken over Feiyang Electric Factory and is definitely not as good as Shenzhou Computer Factory.

However, this achievement is enough to make the people at Feiyang Electric Factory proud.

Inside the Blue Sea Hotel, Zhou Xianyang stared at the accountant who followed him, and watched him without blinking as he calculated how many orders Feiyang Electric Appliance Factory had won this time.

After a while, the accountant finished all the calculations and looked up excitedly and said, "Director, we have won a total of 33.6 million US dollars in orders this time.

Among them, MP3 music players won US$ million in export orders, and most of the buyers came for this, but portable music players also sold US$ million."

This time, the portable music player is sold very cheaply, basically at $16 per unit, which, including shipping and other fees, is more than half cheaper than foreign brands.

Foreigners who were engaged in the foreign trade of electronic appliances also bought some portable music players.

"Good, good, you did a great job. You all have made contributions. When you return, I will give each of you an extra month's salary as a bonus!"

Zhou Xianyang said happily after hearing this, and then he breathed a sigh of relief.

This Canton Fair was really worthwhile. Even after deducting a lot of expenses such as costs, transportation, and taxes, their Feiyang Electric Factory still made a lot of money.

I'm afraid the net profit this year will exceed 100 million!
They only need to pay six million to the Sijiu City Industrial Bureau. If the Industrial Bureau finds out, it will definitely regret it.

But it's too late to regret now, because the MP3 music player that made the most money was his own.

The smile on Zhou Xianyang's lips never stopped. Even though he knew that the MP3 music player would definitely be a success, suddenly seeing so many orders could make him excited for a long time.

The average annual income per capita in cities is now around 700 to 800 yuan, while factory workers with good performance can barely reach 1,000 yuan. It is even lower in rural areas, at only 200 to 300 yuan.

And their Feiyang Electric Factory made a lot of money this time by winning an order worth more than 30 million US dollars.

"Have a good meal today, go shopping here tomorrow, and return the day after tomorrow."

Zhou Xianyang announced loudly, "I will reimburse you 200 yuan each. The money for buying gifts will be on me. Think about where to go tomorrow. Hey, but you'd better go together. Don't let anything get into trouble if you go alone, okay?"

"Thank you, director!"

"Long live the factory director!"

"Director, you are so nice!"

After hearing this, the people in the room immediately celebrated happily. Even the security personnel who followed them were no exception, with happy smiles on their faces.

They had only been here for a short time when they encountered such a good thing, and the reimbursement amount of 200 yuan per person was equivalent to giving them another two months' salary.

so good!
Following a generous factory manager who gives them bonuses and raises wages whenever he says he will, they feel better off than before they were contracted out.

After Zhou Xianyang finished speaking, he called two security guards and went out to find Uncle Bai Kang.

I will be returning the day after tomorrow, and I have to tell Uncle Bai Kang before I leave.

As for the others, they happily went to book a hotel.

At this time, Guangzhou has cancelled many tickets, so you can eat good food just by paying, and Zhou Xianyang said that there is no need to save money for him on this meal.

The orders they won this time will allow them to work until the opening of the Canton Fair next year.

At the Foreign Trade Department's Guangzhou Office, Zhou Fengnian greeted the people at the door and walked in. During this period, he became familiar with the people in the Foreign Trade Department, and most people knew that Bai Kang was his uncle.

After arriving at Bai Kang's office, Zhou Xianyang knocked on the door and walked in: "Uncle."

"Xianyang?"

Bai Kang was talking to someone else, but when he saw Zhou Xianyang coming in, he still said with a straight face: "You kid, how many times have I told you to call your position outside."

"Yes, Director Bai."

Zhou Xianyang also noticed the people in the room. He was so happy just now that he couldn't hold back his excitement. He asked, "Director Bai, will I wait for you outside?"

"No need, I just finished talking. Director Su, just do as I said just now and make it happen as soon as possible."

Bai Kang quickly finished explaining the matter to his assistant who had followed him. After Director Su left, he looked at Zhou Xianyang and asked, "What's wrong? Did something happen?"

"No, this time it was a complete success. Uncle, our Feiyang Electric Factory should be able to get into the top five this time. Is there any subsidy?"

Zhou Xianyang asked with a smile, the top five companies with the best performance in the Canton Fair will receive export subsidies and can save a lot of money.

Now he is the contractor of Feiyang Electric Appliance Factory. Apart from the profits he has to hand over, the rest of the money belongs to Zhou Xianyang.

By this time next year, he will probably be a legitimate billionaire.

"The top five? I'm afraid it's a bit difficult. You've been busy with your own booth this year and haven't visited other booths yet."

Bai Kang smiled and said that this year really gave him a big surprise. The orders he received from the Canton Fair were almost reaching 7% of last year's GDP.

"Huaxia Machine Tool Factory, Shenzhou Computer Factory, Jiangsu Little Swan Home Appliance Factory, and SAIC Motor Factory. Each of these has more than you. Xianyang, it will be a bit difficult for you to compete for the top five."

"But you guys are a rare surprise this year. Maybe you'll have another chance next year or the year after."

Bai Kang comforted him by saying that if it had been a few years earlier, Zhou Xianyang's factory would have really had a chance, but in the past two years they have had too many products that can earn foreign exchange.

After the home appliance industrial parks in the Guangdong Special Economic Zone started construction, they achieved considerable results at this Canton Fair.

The Canton Fair will end in a few days, but the current transaction volume has reached more than 1 billion US dollars.

If China had not achieved such an astonishing export trade, the GATT would not have approved China's application so quickly.

It has to be passed. With such a huge number, it is almost ranked in the top 20 in the world. It would be a bit unreasonable not to let China join.

Zhou Xianyang said a little disappointedly after hearing this: "I can't even get into the top five. It seems there is no hope for subsidies. Uncle, we will go back the day after tomorrow. I have already bought the tickets today."

"Leaving so early? Don't you want to hang out here for a while?"

"No, I'll go shopping tomorrow and buy some gifts for my family, and then I'll leave the day after tomorrow."

Zhou Xianyang shook his head and said, "Hurry back and arrange the production tasks. With so many orders, it will take at least until this time next year. I still have to go back to prepare for graduation, uncle."

"That's right. I almost forgot you're still in college. But since you've run the factory so well, you don't have to take the job after graduation."

Bai Kang nodded and said that he had been quite opposed to Zhou Xianyang's refusal of graduation assignment, thinking that it would be better for him to be a civil servant.

But now it seems that even if Zhou Xianyang works in a factory on his own, he can still become a superior person.

Apart from anything else, just the fact that he earned over 100 million yuan would make the director of the Industrial Bureau of the old city smile at him.

Bai Kang suddenly thought of something and said, "By the way, your factory is making so much money this time, maybe someone will be jealous. It's best to talk to Fengnian about it when you get back."

"Uncle, I know, so I put the patent in my own name from the beginning, and the contract was signed for ten years. Even if there are any changes, I have priority."

Zhou Xianyang said that he was sure that he could make money at the beginning, and he made such a generous concession on the amount of money to be handed over when negotiating with the Industrial Bureau just to gain control of the factory.

He is not afraid even if the lawsuit goes to the higher authorities, because he is not without a father.

"If they really come to me, I can just open a new factory. But I've been so good to my workers all this time, and it's not like I'm making money for nothing."

Bai Kang said: "Don't worry, it hasn't come to that point yet. How can Fengnian and I watch you suffer?"

Zhou Xianyang said: "I know, uncle."

If a factory earns so much money, no one will care. Nowadays, there are many factories with an output value of over 100 million yuan.

But it is amazing for an individual to earn hundreds of millions, especially for someone who does it as easily as Zhou Xianyang.

Apart from the promised profits, technological investment and employee benefits, the remaining money is his own reward.

Moreover, for the two promised expenses on technology investment and employee welfare, Zhou Xianyang did not use the percentage of profit, but instead promised 15 million for one and 10 million for the other.

The remaining net profit is all the contractor’s reward!

The Sijiucheng Industrial Bureau agreed at that time. Together with the profits handed over to the Industrial Bureau, Feiyang Electric Factory had to ensure a net profit of at least 31 million to avoid losses.

The net profit of 31 million was already the output value of the Electrical Appliance Factory almost ten years ago. It is impossible to make that much now.

At that time, the Sijiucheng Industrial Bureau agreed very readily, but now it seems that it is Zhou Xianyang who earns more.

Even if all these expenses are put aside, the money he earns is already over 100 million.

In the two days since Zhou Xianyang returned, news from the Canton Fair quickly spread to Beijing.

There are only two such events each year, and newspapers will certainly compete to be the first to report on their achievements at the Canton Fair.

The Shenzhou Computer Factory is undoubtedly the number one in the country. Before that, only the China Machine Tool Factory could compete with it, but later on they could no longer compete with it.

However, today's newspaper specifically mentioned a Feiyang Electric Appliance Factory, and gave a detailed introduction to the situation of this factory and the glory of its predecessor, the No. 1 Electric Appliance Factory.

He also published in the newspaper the news that most of the profits of Feiyang Electric Factory belonged to an individual.

Although the specific amount was not disclosed, judging from the achievements made by Feiyang Electric Appliance Factory at the Canton Fair, it should not be a small number.

Therefore, many people speculated whether the contractor could earn 100,000, 1 million, or even 10 million.

They didn't dare to think higher. If they could earn over 100 million, it would be too horrifying.

"A good year."

Gu Wenjie knocked on the door and walked in with a newspaper in his hand. He put it on Zhou Fengnian's desk and said:

"Your son is amazing. He just contracted a factory and was featured in several newspapers."

"what?"

Zhou Fengnian was still not aware of this matter, and Zhou Xianyang did not call him. He had only read a few internal reference newspapers and magazines recently and had not read a newspaper for a long time.

Zhou Fengnian took the newspaper that Gu Wenjie handed over, glanced at it briefly, then frowned and said, "He really has evil intentions. Otherwise, I would say that I hate these people who create newspapers."

"Yes, the nail that sticks out gets hammered down. The Sijiu City Industry Bureau is going to regret this to death."

Gu Wenjie nodded and said that the Industrial Bureau was under dual jurisdiction. Except for the large factories directly under the ministry, most factories were under the jurisdiction of the local Industrial Bureau.

"What are you going to do?"

"I don't have any plans. I'll just watch. We can't break the established rules. Besides, we've just started the factory reform."

Zhou Fengnian was not worried about this kind of thing at all. At most, these people would provoke some people who were unaware of the inside story, but it would not have any impact on Feiyang Electric Factory.

The reform of state-owned factory factories has just begun. If they go back on their word and refuse to take over the contract now, they will simply throw away the hard work of the reform in the past few years like garbage.

Anyone who does this is a sinner who hinders reform.

The only way they can think of is to persuade them to increase their profits.
(End of this chapter)