Xiaomi Heavy Industry, its first entrepreneurial venture!

Chapter 137 A Good Bird Chooses a Good Tree to Perch On! (Second Update!)

Xue Hongchang's words brought knowing smiles to the faces of both Zhou Tianming and Lin Yi.

We're all adults, and the adult world is full of twists and turns. Often, it's better to leave things unsaid and just hint at them.

Having made his stance clear, Xue Hongchang's eyes softened slightly as he looked at Lin Yi.

He got up and returned to his desk, taking back the document he had taken away not long ago. He placed the document in front of Lin Yi, tapped it with his fingers, and said:

"Take this document back and prepare the materials according to the requirements in the document."

"Today is February 4th. If you can hand it over to me by tomorrow, I can complete the formalities in just one day."

"But if it goes beyond tomorrow, then we'll have to wait until after the New Year to talk about it."

After handing the document to Lin Yi, Xue Hongchang lowered his head and pondered for a moment before standing up and walking out of the office.

As he reached the door, he called out into the corridor, "Xiao He, bring me a copy of that invitation."

After shouting, he returned to Zhou Tianming and Lin Yi and explained to Lin Yi:
"On the 26th day of the twelfth lunar month, there will be a recording session of the Spring Festival Gala in the city."

"I happen to have a few invitations. I'll give you one; you can bring two people with you."

At this point, Xue Hongchang frowned and lowered his head, seemingly deep in thought.

After a while, he raised his head and waved his hand again:

"I'll take you to meet some leaders so you can become familiar with them. Don't say anything out of line then."

"If the boss asks you, just act like a junior and I'll take care of the rest."

After giving his instructions, he turned to Zhou Tianming and said, "That's all for today. I have other things to attend to and need to get back to work."

Upon receiving this, Zhou Tianming stood up, first smiling and bowing slightly to Xue Hongchang, then walked to Xue Hongchang's desk and took the document that had been signed not long ago.

After checking everything and confirming there were no mistakes, he smiled and pushed Lin Yi out.

He pushed Lin Yi out the door, then turned back and said with a smile:
"Keep it up, Lao Xue."

After encouraging Xue Hongchang, Zhou Tianming closed the door and hurried after Lin Yi.

As he walked out of the district government office building, he looked back once more before turning to Lin Yi:
"Do you really have the capacity to develop those 1000 acres of land?"

"Have!"

"Are you really going to work on batteries for those new energy vehicles? I see that the mainstream new energy vehicles internationally are either hydrogen-powered or cable-powered. Are you sure that thing will be useful once it's developed?"

"Have!"

Having received two consecutive "yes" responses, Zhou Tianming decided not to press the matter further. Instead, he pulled out a notebook from his pocket, took out a pen, and asked in a serious tone:

"How many jobs can your so-called battery create?"

"Thirty to fifty thousand!"

"Sure?"

"Sure!"

Once confirmed, Zhou Tianming wrote down the number of employees in his notebook, and then left a question mark.

He stuffed the notebook back into his pocket, then put his hands in his pockets again, looked at Lin Yi and said:

"I trust you, so I'm helping you, but of course, I'm mainly helping myself."

So don't let me down!

After saying that, he patted Lin Yi on the shoulder again: "Old Xue told you to hurry up and finish the project proposal, so hurry back and get it done."

"No need to see me off, goodbye."

After leaving these words of advice, Zhou Tianming walked out of the district government compound, hailed a taxi at the gate, and disappeared from Lin Yi's sight in the blink of an eye.

Watching the taxi leave, Lin Yi turned and walked towards his beat-up Santana.

If we want to enter the smart era, batteries are an absolutely unavoidable hurdle.

Of course, the reason I made my own batteries was definitely not because these things explode more violently.

The Santana spewed black smoke from its exhaust pipe as it slowly drove toward Xiaomi Heavy Industry.

As soon as they reached the door, Han Shunfa's head popped up:

"Boss, a Japanese soldier was looking for you just now. I contacted Engineer Cao, and he took the man to the meeting room."

"what?"

A sudden remark caused Lin Yi's brain to completely shut down.

What does it mean that Japanese soldiers are looking for you?

I even know some Japanese people...

Okay, I do know one. He's the president of Murakami Agriculture Co., Ltd., I think his name is something like Murakami.

Could it be that guy who's coming?
The thought flashed through Lin Yi's mind, and his eyes searched his surroundings.

I didn't see any Mercedes-Benz, BMW, Audi, or Maybach.

Therefore, this Japanese person is not the Murakami guy I know.

Furthermore, Cao Bin brought this person to the reception room, indicating that Cao Bin knew this person.

Could Cao Bin be a traitor?

Thinking of this, Lin Yi raised his right hand and gently massaged his chest.

Not angry, not angry.

If Cao Bin is a traitor, then I must kill him!

After parking the car, Lin Yi sped upstairs at a speed that surpassed Bolt's, and then rushed into the reception room.

As soon as he opened the door, he saw the person sitting on the sofa in the reception room.

After staring at the other person for a while, Lin Yi finally found the person's information from the depths of his mind.

Shinji Oda.

Tech people.

Gone.

This is how Gao Jin introduced the Japanese man in front of him at the exhibition.

Lin Yi was quite busy at the time, so he didn't pay much attention to the Japanese man.

Therefore, upon seeing this Japanese man again at this moment, Lin Yi felt only doubt.

They wondered why the other person had come to them.

In the reception room, upon seeing the young man standing by the door, Shinji Oda immediately stood up, his face beaming with smiles. He strode over to Lin Yi, extended his hand, and greeted him humbly.
"Mr. Lin, I apologize for coming so abruptly, please don't mind."

"Not at all, not at all!" Lin Yi waved his hand and naturally gestured for Oda Shinji to walk inside.

He led the man to sit down on the sofa and then gave Cao Bin a wink.

Cao Bin left the room naturally, closing the door behind him.

With no outsiders around, Lin Yi's words became very direct:
“If I remember correctly, Mr. Gao Jin once said that Mr. Oda Shinji was his deputy.”

“I talked to Mr. Gao Jin about cooperation a few days ago, but he has suddenly fallen silent these past two days. Mr. Xiao Tian, ​​what brings you here now?”

"Is it to apologize, or to continue the cooperation?"

"Hmm—" Shinji Oda bent over, resting his chin on his hand and his elbow on his knee, completely cosplaying the statue of The Thinker.

After striking a pose for a while, he looked up at Lin Yi and said, "Mr. Lin, let's not beat around the bush."

"Am I here for an interview today?"

Uh?
Lin Yi's composure vanished in an instant, replaced by confusion. His usually sharp mind, capable of processing information like a computer, froze. A Japanese man had come to him; he must be trying to gather intelligence.

Even if it's not about gathering intelligence, it's still about seeking personal gain.

What does it mean to come for an interview?

After a while, his brain successfully started working, and Lin Yi finally processed the information. He slowly turned his head and looked at the Japanese man with a puzzled expression.

interview?

Yes, my factory does need to hire people, but the problem is that the job posting hasn't been officially released yet.

Right now, we're only asking acquaintances to recommend capable and reliable people within a small circle.

Before the acquaintance could push anyone over, a Japanese man from outside ran over first.

What does this sound like?

Taking a deep breath to calm himself, Lin Yi asked Oda Shinji with a serious expression:
"Mr. Shinji Oda, are you here for an interview with our company?"

“Yes!” Shinji Oda nodded without hesitation, confirming the point.

"why?"

"Because it's the inevitable trend!" Shinji Oda's expression became exceptionally childish at this moment.

He slowly got up from the sofa, tilted his head back, looked at the ceiling at a 45-degree angle, and then spread his arms out, making a cross gesture that villainous bosses in Japanese anime often use when giving speeches.

As the Three Kingdoms period said, "The mighty Yangtze River flows eastward, its waves washing away the heroes of the past."

"In this era, Mr. Lin will inevitably become that hero."

"And I want to follow in the footsteps of heroes and make a fortune."

Lin Yi didn't want to comment on Oda Shinji's appearance; he just wanted to call Hospital 407 and ask them to send two ambulances to take this person away.

If the 407 Hospital doesn't take him away, then he'll have no choice but to reluctantly resort to some reasonable arguments.

Therefore, a slight hint of cruelty appeared in his gaze as he looked at Shinji Oda.

That strange gaze made Shinji Oda feel extremely uncomfortable.

He simply abandoned his childish behavior, sat down opposite Lin Yi, and pointed to his chest to explain:
"The reason I came here this time is actually to work under Mr. Lin."

“If Mr. Lin is unwilling to hire me, then I can become Mr. Lin’s agent.”

"The Japanese distributor."

"I believe that with Mr. Lin's company's technology, we will definitely be able to crush those Japanese bastards."

Although he was reborn, Lin Yi was not some delusional teenager.

Inside his body was the soul of an old man in his forties.

The scene of bowing down in worship is something that only appears in novels.

It's impossible in the real world.

In the real world, the older brother is someone you betray, and also someone you take the blame for.

Lin Yi tapped his fingers rhythmically on the sofa armrest for about five minutes before finally asking:
"Give me a reason that can convince me."

Shinji Oda seemed to have anticipated Lin Yi's words. As soon as he finished speaking, he unzipped his clothes and took out a stack of instruction manuals from his pocket.

Instruction manuals for appliances from Xiaomi Heavy Industry.

Holding the instruction manuals and waving them around, Xiao Tian casually laid them out in a row on the coffee table.

He arranged them in order, tapping each book one by one with his fingers. After tapping the last one, he immediately gave Lin Yi a smile:
"Is a 50% energy saving rate a sufficient reason?"

After asking the question, he immediately stood up, put his hands behind his back, and answered it himself:
"Unlike in China, where electricity is a welfare provided by the state to the people, it has long been in a non-market environment."

"But Japan is different. The electricity supply there is basically monopolized by major conglomerates, and the result of this monopoly is that electricity prices are relatively high."

“In Japanese households, the monthly utility bills are a major topic of discussion.”

"Many people in China are afraid to use air conditioning or fans in the summer."

"The same goes for Japan; even in the summer, they can't guarantee the power supply."

"At this time, a super energy-saving appliance suddenly appeared, and there was more than one; it was a complete set for the whole family."

"That will definitely become a hit, a product that housewives will scramble to buy."

“I saw the market, so I came here.”

These explanations made Lin Yi sigh; the reasons were very reasonable.

There are almost no points to refute it.

Lin Yi licked his lips and began to look Oda Shinji up and down. He decided to take a good look at this Japanese man.

Finally, his gaze settled on the badge on Shinji Oda's left chest.

That's the Panasonic logo.

Seeing this, Lin Yi crossed his arms and asked with a playful expression, "I get the feeling you really hate Matsushita?"

“Of course!” Shinji Oda said directly without any hesitation.

Then, he struck that childish pose again: "After graduating from university, I joined Panasonic."

"I studied technology. I worked in sales for a year before switching to a technical position and starting to work in technology."

“I spent a full 10 years in that factory with terrible conditions.”

“I climbed up step by step, and it took me 10 years.”

Shinji Oda changed his chuunibyou (delusional) look and crossed two crosses to form a "ten" shape.

"10 years!"

"According to the company's rules and regulations, after 10 years of service and passing the assessment, I can be transferred from a technical position to a management position."

"All the procedures have been completed!"

"On the very day I was about to leave, the Matsushita family sent one of their young men, a young man who hadn't even graduated from school yet, to replace me."

"Bagaya road!"

After uttering a sentence in his native language, Shinji Oda, who had seemed somewhat agitated, slowly calmed down, plopped down on the sofa, and lowered his head.
“If they were just replacing me, I wouldn’t hate them.”

"But they cleared my performance review results and threw me back into a technical position."

"After a while, they threw me back to China."

"According to normal rules and regulations, when you work in other countries, whether it's a technical or management position, your salary will be increased by one level."

"But unfortunately, my salary wasn't raised. I was supposed to stay at the head office, but they threw me into the branch office instead."

“I earn RMB here, then convert it to Japanese Yen, and it depreciates.”

"From the moment I received my first month's salary, I was looking for an opportunity to stab Matsushita in the back."

"Heaven rewards those who persevere; Heaven has given me this opportunity."

"This opportunity only comes once in a lifetime. If I don't seize it, I will never have another chance like it."

"As the saying goes, a good bird chooses a good tree to perch on. If I can't find a suitable tree, then I'll just have to climb it myself."

After explaining the whole story, Shinji Oda turned around, slowly walked up to Lin Yi, and knelt down on the ground with a thud.
"Mr. Lin, please give me a chance. I would like to become Xiaomi Heavy Industry's distributor in Japan."

"If you're not comfortable with that, you can pay first and then receive the goods, in full."

"how?"

(End of this chapter)