The Grandmother in the Siheyuan

Chapter 353 Asking for Cooperation

After a week of fun, Liu Hua was taking his wife and children back home. Before leaving, Liu Feifei said to Guan Zhilin, "Cousin, if you have time in the future, come visit us in Beijing. Your brother-in-law has said before that in the future, whether it's film and entertainment or economic development, the center will be in the mainland, not Hong Kong. In at most ten years, it will move north, and the Hong Kong entertainment industry will decline. You movie actors should think about the future and go to the mainland more often."

After seeing off her adopted sister, Rosamund Kwan went home and thought about the matter. She couldn't understand the big picture, but she knew people who could. Over the years, she had met quite a few bosses, many of whom were her ex-boyfriends.

After consulting with several business owners who have built very large businesses, they clearly told him that Hong Kong will decline in the future and that the way out lies in the mainland, especially for actors, because the local market is too small, while the mainland market has more than a billion people.

Therefore, Rosamund Kwan, who originally planned to star in a major film in 1992, started making more trips to mainland China to gain recognition and prepare for the future, especially since she had powerful connections there. In the past few days, she had thoroughly investigated her cousin-in-law's background; he was incredibly influential both in the business world and at the highest levels of government.

It's good to have a big tree to lean on for shade. If there's a big tree to lean on, why not lean on it?
Back in the capital, I went to inspect my factory as usual. It was mostly fine, with no major problems, except for a few minor issues, such as reimbursement of some expenses.

These were not expenses of the factory itself. After all, the factory was affiliated with a collective. Sometimes, the collective would incur entertainment expenses, which would be reimbursed by the factory affiliated with the collective. This was not a big deal and was common practice at the time.

Afterwards, he also needs to visit his students at Tsinghua University. There are still several letters in his office, all written by Lei Jun.

Liu Hua accepted this apprentice as his grand-disciple, and Lei Jun would write a couple of letters from time to time, not only to greet him but also to ask him various questions. Strictly speaking, Liu Hua gave him even more guidance than his own graduate students.

He also visited Shougang Group, where a technical team was busy tackling the technical challenges of marine steel. Liu Hua, the deputy chief engineer, would visit them every few days.

This trip to Hong Kong lasted for more than half a month, and I wonder how many problems he has accumulated that need to be solved.

From the moment Liu Hua stepped into the experimental workshop, the engineers at Shougang took out their notebooks and pens and recorded every word and sentence related to the experiment.

"There's no need to be so serious," Liu Hua said with a smile. "What I'm saying is just one of my deductions, and it may not be correct. What you really need to record are the results of your successful experiments, as well as the lessons learned from your failures."

"Engineer Liu, your name is known far and wide. How could the research projects you are in charge of not be successful?"

Liu Hua said with a smile, "Personal superstition is unacceptable."

Liu Hua spent two days bringing their research back on track after it had gone astray. As soon as they returned, they found that their research had made a new breakthrough. From then on, they had to admit that the deputy chief engineer was indeed the best.

After spending about ten days sorting everything out, Liu Hua felt he could finally slack off again, since he didn't have internet access. Otherwise, he could have worked part-time as a content creator, streaming live online.

Just when he thought he could have a couple of days of peace and quiet, two people arrived—or rather, a group of people, led by two individuals.

One was a foreigner from Germany, and the other was from Shanghai.

"Mr. Liu, we are from the Volkswagen Group of Hansukia."

"Mr. Liu, we are from Shanghai Volkswagen."

Liu Hua looked at the two men with some puzzlement and asked curiously, "I have no connection with either of your companies. If there is any connection, it's just that I bought a Volkswagen Santana." The representative from Shanghai smiled and said, "Mr. Liu, we are honored that you bought our car."

"So what do you want?"

The representative from Volkswagen in Germany presented a technical document: "There's something we need. We, Volkswagen in Shanghai and Volkswagen in Germany, have commissioned you to design a car engine. These are our expected technical specifications."

"First of all, I am very honored to have your favor. Secondly, I have never designed a car engine before." Liu Hua shook his head: "You guys are really bold. This is a strategic issue that concerns your future for decades to come. You dare to entrust someone like me with no experience to design your new engine?"

"First of all, we know you have such capabilities." The representative from Shanghai Volkswagen said with a smile, "You have designed motorcycle engines and LNG ship power units. Although it is said that different industries are like different worlds, it means that you are not unfamiliar with engines, and our design centers on both sides will also cooperate with you."

The representative from Volkswagen in Hansgrohe presented a contract directly: "This is our commission contract."

You won't know until you look, and you'll be shocked to find that the commission alone is in the eight figures.

Liu Hua shook his head: "To be honest, it's a lot of money, but I still don't dare to accept it. There's no such thing as a free lunch."

The Hans representative smiled and said, "This is a strategic investment, which means that we think highly of you as a person and are willing to deepen our cooperation with you. Moreover, it was Volkswagen's board of directors that proposed the cooperation."

When he mentioned the board of directors, Liu Hua understood that this cooperation was mostly proposed by those young masters who had come to purchase carbon fiber last time.

Liu Hua rejected their investment at the time, but they still provided private funding, and now they want to go a step further.

Liu Hua took the engagement contract: "Although I understand what you mean, I still hope my lawyer can review the contract."

“Absolutely.” The representative from Shanghai Volkswagen said with a smile, “If a cooperation is reached, the engineers behind me will work with you.”

Liu Hua waved his hand: "Let's forget it. I don't have enough space here to accommodate your engineers. I also frequently fly to Shanghai, so I'll talk to you then."

Liu Hua handed the contract to Pu Wei for review. After reading it, Pu Wei said enviously, "Why can't I encounter such good things? Shanghai Volkswagen and Hans Volkswagen are practically giving you money."

"What do you mean?"

Park Wei gritted his teeth and said, "The contract has almost no binding force on you. Even if this collaborative research project fails in the end, you will still receive at least five million in commissioned funds, and all the research funds will be provided by them. Isn't this just like forcibly stuffing money into your hands?"

Liu Hua shook his head: "This kind of unequal cooperation is not a good thing. Can you help me revise the contract to make it equal? ​​I am still confident in designing car engines."

(End of this chapter)