Rebirth in 1960, My Industrial Age

Chapter 375: Daily Life Plans
"Fengnian, I'll have to come and see you in a few days."

In private, Bai Kang smiled and said to Zhou Fengnian: Today is the day after the National Day celebration, and the three families of relatives will have a private dinner reunion.

The semi-retired Mr. Bai Yongkang is old, but he has retreated to the second line and is not in charge of much. He came here today purely to see his great-grandson.

Now the three old men Zhou Fugui, Zhou Xiangde and Bai Yongkang got together and talked about how successful the twins Zhou Zeqian and Zhou Shuyu would be in the future.

By the way, encourage other young people in the boxes inside the house to work hard as soon as possible so that they can hold more great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren.

However, apart from Zhou Xianzhe and Zhou Xianrui, Bai Yuhao is the oldest. However, he is busy working in the political arena and has neglected his personal issues. Now even Bai Kang, his father, is a little anxious.

I urged it several times, but to no avail.

Zhou Fengnian asked, "Why? Has the Foreign Trade Department taken any action?"

"Not only the Foreign Trade Department, but other departments will also select some personnel to join us. Xiaorizi has applied for in-depth cooperation with us in semiconductors, mechanical processing, metallurgy and other fields."

Although it was a family gathering, Bai Kang still lowered his voice. This was still a matter for internal discussion within their Foreign Trade Department, and it had not been formally confirmed with Zhou Fengnian.

There will definitely be many changes before things are settled. If Zhou Fengnian disagrees, this matter may not go forward.

Zhou Fengnian has a strong say in the development and cooperation of cutting-edge technology. After all, he almost founded it all.

"Semiconductors? Why are there bugs targeting this industry again? How are they going to cooperate?"

Zhou Fengnian frowned slightly and said, "Normal cooperation can be considered, but if you want joint ventures, technical support, etc., Brother Bai, I will not give in."

"Haha, I knew you would say that. If it were those things, I wouldn't have mentioned them to you at all."

Bai Kang smiled and continued, "They are not as greedy as the French. What they said just means that they want to purchase chips on a large scale. They are the most advanced ones, not the ones we sold to them before."

Previously, the semiconductor center’s subordinate factories also sold lithography machines, but they could only produce inferior and second-level chips.

The performance is definitely not as good as that used by Shenzhou Computer, and it can only be considered second-rate internationally.

After thinking for a while, Zhou Fengnian asked, "It's a good idea, but what are the conditions?"

"We can cooperate in some areas of mechanical processing. Some of their heavy industry factories can form joint ventures with us to provide technical support."

Bai Kang slowly talked about the conditions proposed by Xiao Rizi. This matter had just been proposed and they were still discussing and considering it.

The scope of cooperation is too broad, almost equivalent to the large-scale introduction more than a decade ago, so their Foreign Trade Department has to be cautious.

What's more, this also involves semiconductor chips. They cannot control the Fourth Ministry of Machine Building, and the Fourth Ministry of Machine Building cannot control Zhou Fengnian.

Previously, the French also wanted to use the technology of building nuclear power plants to control them in exchange for the most advanced lithography machine technology, but Zhou Fengnian directly refused.

Not only did he refuse, but a few years later Zhou Fengnian tried his best to set up a Nuclear Power Energy Committee and build a nuclear power plant on his own.

Our progress is pretty good now. We dare to let foreigners check the progress except for the core technology openly. Anyway, foreigners haven't found any problems yet, otherwise they would definitely make a fuss about it internationally.

When it comes to cooperation on cutting-edge technology such as semiconductors, Zhou Fengnian is absolutely necessary. Even many leaders have to listen to Zhou Fengnian's opinions, and their Ministry of Foreign Trade cannot make the decision.

"It's not enough. Our mechanical processing and smelting are not weak. It's just that the types of some mechanical heavy equipment are not as rich as those in Xiaori. But it's not that we can't develop.
Not to mention metallurgy, you should go to the Ministry of Metallurgy, right? Aren’t they very interested?”

Zhou Fengnian thought for a moment and shook his head, saying, "It's a loss. Xiaorizi must have realized that our metallurgy will catch up with theirs, and he wants to use the almost worthless things to exchange for better ones."

Bai Kang nodded and said, "It is indeed the same as what you said, Fengnian. The Ministry of Metallurgy is not very interested in joint ventures and technical support. For them, it is better to have it, but it is not a pity if they don't have it.

However, they not only provide technical support, but also financial support. If all the negotiations are successful, the total investment may reach 8 billion US dollars. "

This amount of money is not a small number. If all $8 billion were invested in one province, it would make the region take off immediately.

It will also create tens of thousands of jobs and greatly improve technology, so there are many benefits.

The reason why Xiao Rizi showed goodwill was not only because he wanted to sign an order for the most advanced chips, but also probably because he was shocked by their military strength.

But they don't have their own army, and the little army they have is just for show. Even if they were brought to land, they might not be able to defeat the South Vietnamese monkeys.

However, the South Vietnamese monkeys who were supported by Ame had their "commander's head" chopped off by China in less than twenty days!
Not only are people in Xiaozhai afraid, but many areas including Korea are also terrified.

"If it's just a chip order, then we can talk about it.

But we have to add one more thing, let Xiao Ri open up the communication business to us. "

Zhou Fengnian suddenly thought of this matter. Pan Heng came to report to him a few days ago. They already had this plan.

He can also provide some help. If Xiao Rizi opens up on his own initiative, Pan Heng's business will be smoother.

“We won’t say that we will fully open up, but at least some cities will be open.

This is much more important than any joint venture in machinery and heavy industry processing. Brother Bai, you should focus on this and talk about it.

Even if we form a joint venture with them to build a computer brand, if necessary, you can use this condition to reveal it to the chaebols who live a simple life."

Zhou Fengnian has laid a solid foundation. As long as Xiaori can open up the communication business and give those bastards some sweet benefits, it will be fine.

Bai Kang asked, "Is this important?"

"It's very important. It's related to our Asian communications business layout. We should seize this business gap as soon as possible."

Currently, only China has mature technology for digital communications. China may be developing it, but it will take them at least seven or eight years to develop it, let alone digital mobile phones.

As long as they open up the communications services in a few cities, even if it's just two cities, their future market will slowly be eaten up by China.

Seeing the neighboring city using such convenient mobile phones and communication methods, aren't the people envious? If they don't force Xiaozi to develop the same technology on his own, they will force him to introduce China's communication services.

Once they are allowed in, it will delay the start of our daily life in this area by at least ten years.

Bai Kang nodded after hearing this and said, "I will put this matter on the minutes of the next meeting when I return."

If this matter is accomplished, it will be considered a great achievement for him, and his chances of joining the ministry will be even greater in the future. After this matter was discussed, the two stopped talking about government affairs. Now, only Zhou Fengnian and Bai Kang have higher ranks in their two families.

Although the Guo family is somewhat related by marriage, my niece's relationship is a little distant. In terms of relationship, it is definitely not as close as the Zhou family and the Bai family. Colonel Guo Jinhuai is also busy, so he rarely comes.

For this gathering of the three families, even Bai Qingan, who was away, asked for leave to come back; she is now addicted to filming TV dramas and has the urge to become a big star.

It is difficult for ordinary people to ask for leave in the crew, but Bai Qing'an called his father Zhou Fengnian, and then the call was made to the Radio and Television Department, and Bai Qing'an was able to return from vacation.

After returning, Bai Qing'an begged Zhou Fengnian with all kinds of words, hoping that after the filming of this TV series was completed, he would let her shoot a few more TV series, and it would be best if she could also try her hand at movies.

Zhou Fengnian did not refuse, he just asked when the time came. However, he still reminded them not to let this affect the relationship between husband and wife, and finally go to discuss it with Zhou Xianyang.

After all, Bai Qing'an is a mother now, and it is inappropriate for her to be away from home all year round.

After finishing the serious business, they talked about family matters. The eldest brother Zhou Weitian came over and embraced Zhou Fengnian. He was a little drunk now, and kept talking about his next plan and asked Zhou Fengnian, the third brother, to give him some advice.

Although he said he was giving Zhou Fengnian some advice, his main purpose was to give Zhou Fengnian some comfort; the bigger Zhou Weitian's business grew, the more uncertain he felt.

Now, Yushantang is planning to open a third store in the city, and even the hotpot restaurant is preparing to open a fourth store. The business can be said to be very successful.

Now the couple has a clear division of labor. Zhou Weitian is in charge of the stir-fry restaurant Yushantang, while his sister-in-law Qu Ying is in charge of the chain hotpot restaurants.

They set up their own central kitchen, and purchased and distributed the meat and vegetables used in the hot pot restaurant themselves. The accounts were very transparent, so Qu Ying had no difficulty in managing it.

After some further development next year, they plan to go to Tianjin or Shanghai for development; the eldest brother and his wife both want Zhou Xianzhe to come back to help them.

However, the food factory run by brothers Zhou Xianzhe and Zhou Xianrui was doing well and they were not very willing to go back.

Policies such as reform and opening up, free pricing, and the cancellation of tickets have given great freedom to private enterprises that are good at development.

The brothers Zhou Xianzhe and Zhou Xianrui often go to their uncle Zhou Fengnian to ask for information and are very familiar with the policies.

Under the influence of Zhou Fengnian, everyone in the family has done well.

Even Xu Zhenyu and his wife, who were unwilling to go into business, were living a decent life. Now Xu Zhenyu had been promoted to engineer, and he and Zhou Xiaomei, along with Zhou Fugui's support, had no shortage of money at all.

After dinner, everyone went back to their homes. Bai Qingan rarely came back today, so Zhou Xianyang and his wife took their son and daughter away and went back to their small courtyard.

While Zhou Xianyang was at the dinner table, he took the time to talk about this matter with Zhou Fengnian.

They are already preparing to file a lawsuit in court, and they will probably seek compensation of around 300,000 yuan, most of which will be paid by Xiang Yifei's family, and the rest will generally be paid by those who have partnered with Xiang Yifei.

After all, their losses are calculated based on the cost price. Once calculated based on the selling price, the price will increase a lot.

However, it seems that these people cannot afford even half of it. After all, it is more than 100,000 yuan. If the four families divide it equally, each household will have to pay more than 30,000 yuan. In addition to fines and the like, each family will have to pay more than 50,000 yuan.

Two families were planning to compensate for their houses. When Zhou Xianyang found out, he saw that the house was also in Nanluoguxiang and was a courtyard house with three entrances.

Zhou Xianyang was a little tempted. After finding out that this courtyard house was privately owned, he thought of buying it and giving it to Zhou Fengnian to use when he retired. It was just a few steps away from the courtyard house with two entrances where he lived now.

However, he did not show up in this matter at all. He accepted the proposal of those people to compensate for the house, and Zhou Xianyang left the matter of purchasing other people's houses to the middleman.

Zhou Xianyang has a lot of things to do in his factories, and it would be cheap for him to deal with such things.

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"Mr. Oda, this is our final request. If you are not willing, then this cooperation can basically be declared a failure."

Bai Kang spoke with a serious expression, his tone slow but firm.

As long as Xiao Rizi refuses again, they can only declare that the cooperation negotiations have failed.

It can't go on. Xiaorizi wants the most advanced custom chip orders, but they don't want to open the communications business market to China.

The Fourth Ministry of Machine Building also had a stubborn attitude. If the communications business market was not opened up, it would refuse to place custom chip orders. As for the $8 billion joint venture factory, the Fourth Ministry of Machine Building did not take it seriously.

Some leaders of the Ministry of Foreign Trade went to the Fourth Ministry of Machine Building to negotiate, hoping that they would relax the conditions a little, but the Fourth Ministry of Machine Building did not agree at all.

It was not only the Ministry of Foreign Trade that came to the Fourth Ministry of Machine Building to intercede. After the news that the 8 billion US dollar project might be landed in a certain province came out, the cadres of that province all came to Beijing to lobby.

If this is successfully implemented, it will be a great achievement of the reform; the cadres who came to the city were all at the same level as Zhou Fengnian, but they still failed to persuade him.

The communications business is the bottom line. If they cannot enter the communications market this time, it will be even more difficult for Pan Heng and his team to rely on themselves in the future. They may be forced to enter with a share of less than 30% in the joint venture, which is no different from not entering at all.

"Bai Sang, why are you in such a hurry? We have only talked twice, and it has not even been half a month."

Oda Hayashikiri was stunned for a moment, then said anxiously that they were still lobbying all parties and could increase the investment amount if necessary.

But today Bai Kang's attitude changed so suddenly that he felt unsure.

"Bai Sang, please give us some more time. We are very sincere about this cooperation."

Bai Kang and other staff members of the department felt secretly happy when they saw Xiao Rizi's humble attitude.

More than a decade ago, Xiaozuo was still a little superior to them because we wanted to introduce their chemical industry and technology.

But now the situation has completely turned around, and it is Xiaorizi who has come to us and begged for cooperation.

"Let me be frank, Mr. Oda. Opening up the communications business market is our bottom line. To be more specific, it is the bottom line of the Fourth Ministry of Machine Building. If you still want to facilitate chip orders, you can only agree to their conditions."

Bai Kang shook his head and said, “We have already compromised on other conditions, and even cancelled some of them, but we cannot compromise on this one.

I'm sorry, Mr. Oda, if you can't make the decision, please ask someone who can make the decision, but the conditions here cannot be changed."

After saying that, Bai Kang stood up and sorted out the documents on the table, intending to end the meeting.

(End of this chapter)