My Realistic Simulation Game

Chapter 121 Whether it's a dragon or a worm, the market can tell.

Manager Wu from the International Trade Center's investment promotion department was stunned by Qin Yuan's words.

"Mr. Qin, do you know how much the monthly rent is for that location you mentioned?"

His voice trembled slightly: "A full twenty thousand US dollars, which is equivalent to eighty to one hundred thousand yuan."

"The rent for that ground-floor street-facing shop is equivalent to 20 times that of a regular shopping mall."

What can you sell to make a profit?

"Furthermore," he said, pointing to the document in his hand, "this Jeanswest... forgive my poor eyesight, but I don't recall ever hearing of this brand. Are you sure?"

Before he could finish speaking, Qin Yuan had already placed a bag of US dollars on the table.

"Manager Wu, would you like to count it? Two hundred thousand US dollars, how many months can that rent for?"

Qin Yuan's voice was neither loud nor soft: "Also, regarding Jeanswest, you can verify the authenticity of the documents. In addition, it is a Sino-foreign joint venture brand registered in China."

"Of course I understand that the purpose of setting international brands as the target for attracting investment to the China World Trade Center is to enhance the image of the capital and to align with the positioning of our mall."

"But I won't lie to you, from the very beginning, our vision for Jeanswest has been international."

"You may not be familiar with this brand in China because we have been expanding into overseas markets. So, although it is a domestic clothing brand, it has already started distributing its products overseas."

Manager Wu was genuinely intimidated by Qin Yuan. After all, the US dollars in front of him couldn't be faked, nor could Qin Yuan's clothing or the foreign bodyguards behind him.

Moreover, its background is that of a nation.

Even if someone is a con artist, they wouldn't stoop to trying to deceive him.

Most importantly, when renting a shop in the China World Trade Center, it is the tenants who pay the money, not the landlords, who are the China World Trade Center itself.

He carefully chose his words: "Mr. Qin, what do you mean by 'overseas'?"

"The Soviet Union!" Qin Yuan took a sip of tea and said without changing his expression, "Jeanswest has spread all over Russia. Our business is very large. It is precisely because we have achieved success abroad and our brand has been recognized overseas that we thought of coming back so that Chinese people can also wear our own clothes."

He cleverly exploited the information gap; now, after several months of his bombing raids, the Soviet Union had indeed accepted Chinese clothing.

Meanwhile, Jeanswest is already loading trucks and will soon continue to expand outwards along the K3 line.

Because in Moscow, the Jeanswest brand had already been promoted.

This is a fact, and further investigation will yield the same result.

By the time Manager Wu had completed his investigation, a month had passed, and he had already thoroughly expanded the market for Jeanswest.

He was all too aware of the isolation in domestic information exchange at that time, let alone cross-border communication.

Especially within the system, it is far from the open and transparent place that outsiders imagine, and obtaining information across departments is extremely difficult.

In the 1980s, a driver named Wang Hongcheng in Harbin announced that he had invented a technology that turned water into oil, which caused a great stir.

At that time, people were superstitious about science and technology and pursued scientific creation.

Everyone knows that technology has made people's lives more convenient and efficient. Things that were previously thought to be impossible have become possible, leading to the idea that "technology can achieve everything." Therefore, Wang Hongcheng's scam was not immediately exposed.

And then what happened?

Wang Hongcheng swindled over 100 million yuan from more than 300 township enterprises. It is unknown whether the local government endorsed him.

But he could be said to have had unimpeded access and obtained every convenience he could get.

But how can water turn into oil?

No matter how much money you give Wang Hongcheng, he could never actually invent "water-to-oil". After the scam was exposed, Wang Hongcheng was eventually sentenced to 10 years in prison.

In the late 1990s and early 21st century, a returnee named Chen Jin came back with an impressive resume.

Because at that time, my country had already recognized the importance of chips.

Therefore, upon his return, he was given an important position and appointed as the chief engineer of "Hanxin".

Over three years, they defrauded the company of more than one billion yuan in funding.

Science parks have opened one after another.

As a result, an online post titled "Hanxin's Inside Story" stirred up public opinion and exposed the man's true colors to everyone.

Later investigation revealed that not only was this person's technical skill level poor, but his resume was also fabricated. An ordinary engineer could easily become a chief engineer upon returning to China.

The so-called technological achievement was nothing more than grinding off the Motorola logo on the chip and engraving the Longxin logo on it.

Because of this person, domestic chip research stagnated for a full thirteen years.

Therefore, Qin Yuan was not flustered at all.

Compared to these "predecessors," at least what he said was verifiable and true, only it was given some artistic embellishment, creating some information gaps.

Seeing Qin Yuan's confident demeanor, Manager Wu was also undecided.

"Mr. Qin, how about this? I'll arrange for you to be on the third floor, and I'll reserve the best spot for you there, okay?"

After thinking about it, he came up with a compromise idea.

After all, the Guomao Shopping Mall has only recently opened and does need shops to move in. If Jeanswest really has the strength, placing it on the third floor would be just right.

They can also earn some rent, so the business won't remain vacant.

But Qin Yuan didn't want the third floor.

“Manager Wu, the reason I came to the China World Trade Center is to get a location on the first floor. If it were the third floor, why would I come here?”

"With $200,000 here, where can't I go with it? The Scitech Shopping Center across Jianguomenwai Street, the Wangfujing Department Store, and those independent gold shops you mentioned."

Qin Yuan's words were blunt; he knew very well that the more he adopted this attitude, the more the other party would value him.

Sure enough, Manager Wu clearly didn't want to let go of a major client like Qin Yuan.

He gritted his teeth and said, "Mr. Qin, how about this? You can leave these documents here for now, and I'll check with my superiors. I'll call you immediately if I have any news."

Qin Yuan glanced at his watch: "I'm sorry, Manager Wu, I currently have three train cars of goods to be shipped to the Soviet Union, and they need me to go there."

Qin Yuan stood up immediately: "This vehicle will go directly to Moscow tomorrow morning."

"And what about you, Mr. Qin? Will you stay in Yanjing?" Manager Wu immediately pressed.

Qin Yuan nodded, then shook his head: "I'll be flying there in the next few days, so if you need to ask your superiors, you'd better hurry. I'm going to the Soviet Union, and I probably won't be back for another month."

Manager Wu had clearly felt the pressure of time.

Three train cars of goods were sent to Moscow; that must have been at least thirty or forty tons.

Thirty or forty tons of clothing—Mr. Qin's business in the Soviet Union was indeed quite large!
He couldn't easily inquire about other things, but he could easily find out about freight by asking around.

He respectfully escorted Qin Yuan to the door, leaving the two receptionists speechless.

After seeing Qin Yuan off, Manager Wu immediately returned to his office and relayed the news to the foreign trade system.

The Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation was clearly extremely surprised to receive this news.

For a domestic brand, even though it's a Sino-foreign joint venture, to rent a 200-square-meter shop on the first floor is quite a big deal.

It's fair to say that at this stage, no domestic company can afford to live off this rent and break even.

Only international luxury brands can maintain their status through high premiums and brand value.

This is why the Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation Bureau reserved the first floor for internationally renowned brands.

But at this time, a domestic brand actually decided to test the waters.

Should we give them this opportunity?
After some internal discussions, someone from above spoke up.

Give this opportunity.

Whether something is a dragon or a worm, the market is the best test.

Moreover, if it really succeeds, their China World Trade Center and foreign trade and economic cooperation will have supported the creation of a national brand that is recognized both domestically and internationally and has a certain market presence.

Those are all political achievements!
That evening, Qin Yuan received a reply from Manager Wu.

It was only at this point that Manager Wu revealed his name over the phone.

Wu Zhenghong!
(End of this chapter)