Reborn Industrial Tycoon

Chapter 272 The lazy toad wants to eat swan meat (please subscribe)

After returning to his residence, Li Weidong began to carefully read the information provided by Nakano Co., Ltd.

All the detailed data of the microwave oven production line are written on it. As guessed before, this microwave oven production line does use Hitachi Electric’s technology.

There is definitely no problem with Hitachi Electric's microwave oven technology. Although there are many companies in Japan that have been focusing on counterfeiting for decades, for Hitachi Electric, the technical content of a mere microwave oven is too low, and there is no need to think wrongly.

Then Li Weidong saw the request from Nakano Co., Ltd.

"This is not selling a production line, this is clearly looking for a foundry! Nakano Co., Ltd. really made a good calculation!" Li Weidong thought to himself.

Nakano Co., Ltd. has put forward a lot of conditions, such as factory area, production scale, material supply, etc., and the most important one is that in the first five years of obtaining the production line, Nakano Co., Ltd.'s microwave oven orders must be completed every month as a priority.

Carry out other production tasks.

Seeing this condition, Li Weidong immediately understood that Nakano Co., Ltd. did not intend to completely give up the microwave oven business, but wanted to borrow a chicken to lay eggs.

"If I guess correctly, Nakano Co., Ltd. still hopes to retain the microwave oven business, but it only plans to do channel sales, and does not want to continue to do production. After all, doing production will cost more management costs than doing channels!

In recent years, the exchange rate of the Japanese yen has increased significantly, and Japanese manufacturing has no advantage in cost. It is natural for Nakano Co., Ltd. to move its production lines offshore to reduce production costs.

It is said that the outsourcing of industry can adopt the OEM model, allowing the OEM to produce microwave ovens and then sell them in Japan. However, in this case, the microwave oven production line of Nakano Co., Ltd. will be useless.

However, Nakano Co., Ltd. is not a major appliance brand, and the sales volume of their microwave ovens should be relatively average. If they directly move the production line abroad, the production capacity of the microwave oven production line will be wasted, which is not cost-effective.

Therefore, for Nakano Co., Ltd., it is much more cost-effective to sell the production line directly than to build an OEM factory in other countries. It can make a fortune by selling the production line, and it does not need to bear any management costs for the OEM factory.

As for the microwave oven business of Nakano Co., Ltd., it can also be maintained through additional terms, allowing the foundry to give priority to completing its own orders and ensuring that its own brand of microwave ovens can continue to be supplied. This way, it does not have to bear any costs and can also solve the problem of microwave oven production.

It can be said that it kills two birds with one stone!”

After a little analysis, Li Weidong already understood the intentions of Nakano Co., Ltd.

In the 1990s, Japan has entered an era of large-scale relocation of industries overseas, which has also achieved the economic development of the "Four Asian Tigers".

The cost of producing things like microwave ovens in Japan is indeed too high, so moving them to developing countries is inevitable.

If it is a large home appliance company like Panasonic, it will definitely choose a pure OEM model, such as spending its own money to establish foundries in developing countries, or directly cultivating several foundries.

Nakano Co., Ltd. does not have the scale of Panasonic, and its main business is not household appliances. Their sales of microwave ovens are not many, and there is not enough order demand to support it. It is not cost-effective to establish or cultivate foundries.

Therefore, Nakano Co., Ltd. directly chose the model of relocating its industry overseas.

This method is common in many industries. Companies in developed countries directly sell their production lines to developing countries, and then in turn place orders with developing countries, while they only do brand operations.

In this way, you can take advantage of the low production costs in developing countries to obtain greater profits, and at the same time, you do not have to bear the management costs of the factory, saving you a lot of trouble.

Especially for factories in European and American countries, the operating and management costs are very high. There are not only various laws and regulations, but also numerous labor unions. Therefore, many business owners are willing to close the factory, sell the production lines, and then only operate the brand.

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"Kenjiro Shimizu of Nakano Co., Ltd. said that a production plan will be handed over to him. Nakano Co., Ltd. will select buyers with better conditions based on the content of the plan. Now that we understand Nakano Co., Ltd.'s intentions, then

This plan will be much easier to write!"

Thinking of this, Li Weidong picked up his pen and wrote the outline of the plan on the paper.

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That night, Li Weidong found Director Wang Zhaoan and reported the specific situation to him.

"Director Li, do you mean that if you buy this production line, you will still produce microwave ovens for Nakano Co., Ltd.?" Wang Zhaoan asked.

Li Weidong nodded: "And we must give priority to production. We must complete the order from Nakano Co., Ltd. before we can do anything else."

"Will Nakano Co., Ltd. give you money?" Wang Zhaoan asked with a naive look.

"Of course you have to give money. If you don't give money, who will help them make the order?" Li Weidong paused and then said: "But I still need technical support from Nakano Co., Ltd., so their order price should not be very high.

Gao, you can’t make any money doing their orders.”

Wang Zhaoan didn't care whether the order was profitable or not, but continued to ask: "They shouldn't be giving RMB, right?"

"How can a foreigner's order be given in RMB? Of course it is given in U.S. dollars, but it may also be given in Japanese yen." Li Weidong replied.

"The Japanese yen is also a good thing!" Wang Zhaoan underestimated, and then continued: "Director Li, if you say so, if you win this microwave oven production line, you can also get foreign trade orders from Nakano Co., Ltd.?"

"Nakano Co., Ltd. cannot make money from its orders." Li Weidong emphasized again.

"Haha, it's good to have foreign trade orders!" Wang Zhaoan laughed.

These two people are obviously no longer on the same frequency. One is thinking about profits, the other is thinking about foreign exchange.

Just listen to Wang Zhaoan continue to say: "Director Li, since this microwave oven production line can get foreign trade orders by the way, then it should be no problem for you to use foreign exchange to purchase the production line. You can feel free to talk to Nakano Co., Ltd.

, as long as the price is within a reasonable range, you don’t have to worry about foreign exchange, the office will approve it for you!”

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A few days later, Li Weidong came to Nakano Co., Ltd. again with the written production plan.

Li Weidong was then taken to the door of the reception room.

"Mr. Li, please wait here for a moment. Minister Qingshui will be here soon."

Li Weidong walked into the reception room and saw three people already sitting inside. The leader was a man with a big belly, about fifty years old, wearing a fat suit. On the left and right were a man and a woman, all in their forties.

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Li Weidong nodded to the three of them. In Japanese etiquette, when entering or exiting a room, one would use this understanding to say hello or farewell.

Among the three people, only the middle-aged woman returned the favor, while the other two were indifferent.

Li Weidong was slightly startled. This obviously did not meet Japanese etiquette standards. For Japanese people, in such a situation, even if they are facing strangers, they will respond appropriately and politely.

"Excuse me, you are not Japanese, right?" Li Weidong asked in Japanese.

Both men showed puzzled expressions, and only a middle-aged woman answered in Japanese: "We are Chinese."

Li Weidong instantly understood that this middle-aged woman was the translator, and the boss should be the two men.

So Li Weidong switched to Mandarin and said: "Let me tell you, he doesn't look like a Japanese."

The two men understood instantly, and the leader immediately said, "You are Chinese too. I never thought you could meet a compatriot here!"

Another person asked: "Comrade, are you studying or working in Japan?"

Li Weidong laughed and said: "No, my purpose of coming to Nakano Co., Ltd. is probably the same as the three of you."

"Are you here for the microwave oven production line too?" the potbellied man asked.

Li Weidong nodded. He did not hide anything, but answered directly: "I'm here to hand over the production plan."

"What a coincidence, we are also here to submit the production plan!" The pot-bellied man continued: "Let me tell you, this microwave oven production line is for fragrant steamed buns. Not only us, other companies will also want to introduce it!"

When the pot-bellied man said this, he looked at Li Weidong and said, "Comrade, could you please tell me which company you are a translator for?"

Seeing that Li Weidong was young, the pot-bellied man thought he was a translator hired by the company.

"We are just a small business, as big as sesame seeds and mung beans. You must have never heard of it!" Li Weidong said with a smile.

"We are from big companies and small companies. We are all Chinese when we are abroad. We are all Chinese companies!" The pot-bellied man smiled slightly and then said: "Let me introduce myself first. My name is Song Liang. Wu Zhouji

The director of the power plant!"

"Wuzhou Mechanical and Electrical Factory? Is it a state-owned enterprise?" Li Weidong asked.

"Of course, we are a key provincial enterprise!" Song Liang said proudly.

"I'm sorry, my small factory is nothing compared to the big state-owned factories!" Li Weidong said with a smile.

But Song Liang said: "Look at what you said, how can someone who can come to Japan to buy a microwave oven production line be a small business! It seems like you, little comrade, are quite defensive!"

"Director Song, you are overthinking it. My factory is too small. I'm afraid you will laugh at me if I tell you!" Li Weidong paused and then said: "Since Director Song really wants to know, then I only have

Sorry, I am from the Electric Furnace Factory in Xiangyang Town, Dongcheng District, Qinghe City!"

"Qinghe City? It seems to be a poor place, right? Dongcheng District? There are many districts with this name across the country! Xiangyang Town? It's a township."

Thinking of this, Song Liang asked: "Comrade, your company sounds like a township enterprise."

"Director Song, you are right, we are a township enterprise!" Li Weidong replied.

Song Liang suddenly showed a surprised expression. He was stunned for more than ten seconds before he said: "You are a township enterprise, but you also want to buy a Japanese microwave oven production line?"

Li Weidong smiled nonchalantly: "Let me just say it. If I tell you the name of our factory, you will definitely laugh at me!"

Song Liang suddenly felt a little embarrassed, and he quickly explained: "I'm not laughing at you, I just think that if you, a township enterprise, launches a microwave oven production line, you will feel a little self-conscious... Well, you won't be able to do what you want!"

"This Song Liang, he originally wanted to say that he overestimates his capabilities!" Li Weidong thought to himself.

So Li Weidong deliberately said: "In the past two years, the business has been in difficulty. Every electric stove we make is losing money, so our factory is thinking about transforming quickly. We happen to know that Nakano Co., Ltd. is going to sell a microwave oven production line, so we came here

Give it a try.”

"It is necessary to seek transformation if the efficiency is not good, but this transformation cannot be done casually. Take this microwave oven as an example. Is it something that a township enterprise of yours can do?" Song Liang said.

Li Weidong replied: "I heard that microwave ovens are very profitable. Domestic companies can't do it yet. We are just trying our luck. If we succeed, won't our factory be able to turn around?"

"I say, young comrade, it's good to have dreams, but you have to be realistic! This microwave oven production line is not so easy to get. Even large state-owned factories like ours dare not say that it is 100% sure. With your small town,

How can a company get into the eyes of Nakano Co., Ltd.?" Song Liang said.

Li Weidong pretended to be convinced and nodded: "Director Song said, I originally thought that if I were lucky, there might be a slight chance, but now I know that big state-owned factories like yours have opened

, it seems that small factories like ours have no chance at all!”

"Little comrade, don't be discouraged. There are plenty of opportunities. If it doesn't work this time, just wait until next time!" Song Liang said to comfort him, pretending to be a big brother.

At this moment, footsteps sounded, and Kenjiro Shimizu walked in.

"I'm very sorry for keeping you waiting for so long!" Kenjiro Shimizu bowed slightly to everyone, and then asked: "Have you brought the production plan?"

Li Weidong immediately took out the production plan from his briefcase, and the middle-aged female translator also took the plan from Song Liang and handed it to Kenjiro Shimizu.

After Kenjiro Shimizu accepted the two plans, Song Liang immediately said, "Ask him when he will have the results."

The middle-aged female translator translated Song Liang's question to Kenjiro Shimizu.

Shimizu Kenjiro immediately replied: "In the past few days, we at Nakano Co., Ltd. have received many production plans one after another. We will compare your production plans and select the three to five best companies, and then

Send someone to conduct an on-site inspection before deciding who to sell the production line to.

As for when the results will be available, we will be able to select three to five companies from many plans within about a week! As for the specific time, it will be next Wednesday at 3 p.m. You can come to our Nakano Co., Ltd.

At that time, I will announce the results of our selection to all companies that submitted plans!"

"Next Wednesday, okay, we'll come back next Wednesday!" Song Liang said.

Several people walked out of Nakano Co., Ltd. together.

"Director Song, I'll take my leave first." After Li Weidong said goodbye to Song Liang and others, they turned and left.

Song Liang looked at Li Weidong's back and curled his lips disdainfully.

"A mere township enterprise wants a production line for microwave ovens. It's really a lazy toad that wants to eat swan meat! I don't know how high the world is..."

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Wednesday arrived in the blink of an eye. At three o'clock in the afternoon, Li Weidong arrived at Nakano Co., Ltd. on time, and then he was invited to a large conference room.

A lot of people have gathered in the conference room. Looking around, there are several Southeast Asians, Indians and Middle Easterners, but there are no white European faces.

Song Liang and the other three people had already arrived, and Li Weidong walked over and sat down next to Song Liang.

"Little comrade, are you here again?" Song Liang looked at Li Weidong with a half-smile.

"Yes, the results were announced today and I have to come and listen." Li Weidong replied.

"You little comrade, you are really persistent. You know you have no chance, so why do you have to join in the fun? You have to spend a lot of money waiting in Tokyo for so many days, right? You can save money if you return home early.

Some funds!" Song Liang said.

"There is a saying that goes, yes, you have to die to understand!" Li Weidong said, pointed around, and then said: "Director Song, look, there are a lot of companies here, I can see

In addition to Southeast Asian countries, there are also Indians and Middle Easterners, so the competition is still very fierce!"

"Isn't that right? I feel a little guilty when I see it!" Song Liang said this, but with a confident smile on his face, he continued: "But our Wuzhou Mechanical and Electrical Plant is not a vegetarian, we are a large state-owned factory.

A key provincial enterprise, it is the largest even among its domestic peers!"

Li Weidong nodded, and then said: "Director Song, these are the highlights of your company, and they must be highlighted in the plan!"

"Haha, that's natural. In our plan, we have a very detailed introduction to the long history and huge scale of our Wuzhou Motor Factory! In this regard, those Southeast Asian companies can definitely not compare with us!"

Song Liang said quite proudly.

At this moment, the hands of the clock on the wall pointed to three o'clock, and Kenjiro Shimizu also appeared in front of everyone.

"Thank you all. On behalf of Nakano Co., Ltd., I would like to thank you all for coming!" Kenjiro Shimizu said some polite words before getting down to the topic.

"We at Nakano Co., Ltd. have carefully read your plans. After strict comparison and discussions with the management, we finally selected four companies. Next, we at Nakano Co., Ltd. will send people to these companies.

Four companies conducted on-site inspections!”

Kenjiro Shimizu took out a list he had already prepared and said, "These four companies are from Thailand, Philippines, India and China respectively!"

The middle-aged female translator immediately informed Song Liang of these words. When Song Liang heard that a Chinese company had been shortlisted, he suddenly smiled proudly. He turned to Li Weidong next to him and said: "Little comrade, I have already said it, we Wu

Zhou Mechanical and Electrical Plant is not a vegetarian, you see, among the four shortlisted companies, we are among them. It seems that I have to return to China as soon as possible to prepare for the inspection of Nakano Co., Ltd.!"

Li Weidong smiled slightly and said nothing.

At this time, a man with a Middle Eastern appearance asked: "I would like to ask, what are your criteria for judging? Why is our company not shortlisted? Our industrial capabilities in Turkey are not worse than these four countries, right? We

Industrial products can be sold to Europe."

Kenjiro Shimizu looked at the list in his hand and said, "Are you Mr. Elbash? Your country's companies do have advantages in many aspects, but your country is too far away from us, Japan.

Don’t forget that Nakano Co., Ltd. has a requirement, which is to give priority to the production of microwave ovens for us. If we place the production line in your country, the transportation cost will be relatively high.

If goods are shipped from your country to Japan, they need to first enter the Mediterranean Sea, pass through the Suez Canal, enter the Red Sea, then the Arabian Sea, the Indian Ocean, then pass through the Strait of Malacca, enter Southeast Asia, then the South China Sea and the Pacific Ocean, and finally reach Japan.

Such a transportation route is expensive and time-consuming, so even if your company has advantages in all aspects, we can only reluctantly give up!"

After Kenjiro Shimizu finished explaining, the Turkish businessman could only sit back.

Kenjiro Shimizu continued: "Next, I will announce the four shortlisted companies. They are Total Company in Thailand, RPKB Company in the Philippines, Wpro Company in India, and Xiangyang Electric Furnace Company in China!"

Li Weidong was slightly startled and thought to himself that in the plan I submitted, the signature was not the company. How come the name was changed?

Then Li Weidong thought again, maybe Shimizu Kenjiro said it right!

Next to him, Song Liang was smiling triumphantly, waiting for Kenjiro Shimizu to say the name "Wuzhou Mechanical and Electrical Plant".

However, when he heard the middle-aged female translator call out the words "Xiangyang Electric Furnace Company", his expression suddenly changed.

"Why isn't it our Wuzhou Mechanical and Electrical Factory? Did you translate it correctly?" Song Liang asked.

The middle-aged female translator shook her head: "That's what Mr. Shimizu Kenjiro said!"

"This is impossible! Where does that Xiangyang company come from? Why haven't I heard of it?" Song Liang said.

The middle-aged female translator hesitated for a moment and then explained: "Director Song, I translated it literally, but Mr. Qingshui should not be talking about Xiangyang."

At this time, Li Weidong finally spoke: "Director Song, Mr. Qingshui is indeed not talking about Xiangyang, but Xiangyang Electric Furnace Company!"

"Xiangyang Electric Furnace Company? Which company is this? I've never heard of it!" Song Liang said with a confused look on his face.

"You have heard about it. I just told you a few days ago." Li Weidong smiled slightly and said: "This Xiangyang Electric Furnace Company is what I said before, Xiangyang Town Electric Furnace Factory in Dongcheng District, Qinghe City, which is referred to as Xiangyang Electric Furnace by Qingshui.

company!"

Song Liang was stunned for a moment and finally understood.

"Is it your township enterprise?" Song Liang asked with a surprised look on his face.

Li Weidong nodded and said with a smile: "Luckily! I originally wanted to try my luck, but I didn't expect that I was actually chosen!"

"Why! Our Wuzhou Mechanical and Electrical Plant is a large state-owned factory and a provincial key enterprise, but it has not been selected. You are a township enterprise, why have you been selected? There must be a shady story, there must be something shady!" Song Liang looked dissatisfied.

Convinced.

The next second, Song Liang decided to ask Kenjiro Shimizu for clarification.

Song Liang suddenly stood up and said, "Mr. Qingshui, why was our Wuzhou Mechanical and Electrical Plant not selected?"

Seeing this scene, Li Weidong sighed helplessly.

"This Song Liang still can't let go of the airs of a big company. It seems he is asking for trouble!"

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