Countercurrent 1982

Chapter 910 The Light of Capitalism
The moment the plane took off from Baiyun Airport, looking at the rising horizon outside the hanging window, Zhao Xuewu looked a little stagnant.

He didn't think that after a few years of retirement, he would have the opportunity to go abroad. The mood at this moment can't be described as excitement or emotion.

Duan Yun, who was sitting next to him, looked calm. At this time, he was thinking more about the production line he was going to visit in Japan this time. He currently has 120 million US dollars in foreign exchange in his hand. How can this money be used wisely? Above all, this is a question that Duan Yun must consider.

In fact, in the mid-80s, it was at the climax of domestic household appliance consumption. According to statistics many years later, most of the imported foreign household appliance production lines in this era were profitable in the end, including the very famous "Yilongsheng" "Nine Sons", China has successively produced the "Ariston Nine Brothers" of Hefei Meiling, Mudanjiang, Beipingyang, Nanjing Bole, Shanghai Far East, JDZ, Huayi, Chongqing, Wuzhou, Baoji, Changling, Lanzhou Changfeng and Zhongyi Refrigerator ", in the subsequent panic buying of home appliances, these enterprises became the local profit and tax giants for a while. In the most prosperous period, the output of "Ariston Nine Brothers" accounted for 1/3 of the total refrigerator production in the country, and all of them successfully recovered the production lines cost, but also made a lot of money.

If Duan Yun imported the tape recorder production line from Japan, relying on the sales and after-sales channels he currently has, as well as the brand effect of "Tianyin" Electronics, it would not be difficult to recover the cost, it is just a matter of earning more and less.

But this kind of imported obsolete production line can only flourish for a while. After earning quick money for a period of time, with the fierce competition in the domestic home appliance industry, it will soon come to an end. This is not completely in line with Duan Yun's introduction of this Japanese production line. original intention.

Duan Yun still hopes to introduce a second-hand Japanese production line, and then carry out technical upgrades and transformations on this second-hand production line, making it the first domestic Walkman production line in China, and becoming the leading domestic Walkman company for a long time. what the cloud wants to achieve.

The plane took off in the morning, and after more than 6 hours of flying, it landed smoothly at Narita Airport in Japan at 2 pm.

Before the plane came to a complete stop, many passengers watched the scene through the black window. This time, there were also many passengers who came to Japan for the first time in China, and all of them had expressions of excitement on their faces, showing no signs of aggression. cover up.

After getting off the plane, as soon as Duan Yun and his party walked out of the airport, Zhao Xuewu was shocked by the bustling scene in front of him.

Narita International Airport is more than 60 kilometers away from downtown Tokyo, but the luxurious and technologically-inspired decoration inside the airport is still very impressive.

After leaving the airport terminal, under the leadership of Wang Liang, Duan Yun and his party got into a black Toyota car and drove to downtown Tokyo.

This Toyota car was arranged by a Hong Kong foreign trade company. It is very expensive to take a taxi in Japan. In the 80s, you could not get a taxi without 1 yen. According to the foreign exchange rate in 1985, one dollar can be exchanged for 2.7 About RMB 250 is converted into Japanese Yen, which means that the starting price of a taxi in Japan is RMB 120, which is almost equivalent to three months’ salary of an ordinary worker in Mainland China.

The Hiroshima Agreement between Japan and the United States was signed in September 1985. At this time, the dollar was still relatively strong against the yen, but in 9, the ratio of the dollar to the yen changed from 1987 yen per dollar to 250 yen per dollar. Yen, which also caused a severe blow to Japan's export industry, and even in the following decades, it has not slowed down.

But all in all, the $120 million currently held by Duan Yun is still very valuable in Japan.

Sitting in that Toyota car, Zhao Xuewu was completely stunned by the city scene outside the window as he got closer to the center of Tokyo.

Japan in the 80s was a veritable "light of capitalism" and was even so rich that it claimed to be able to buy the entire United States.

The Japanese society at that time was a feast of feasting, feasting, flashing neon lights, and dazzling nightly performances, giving people an impression of extravagance.

In the 80s, the average salary of Chinese workers in the same period was 60 yuan, while the Japanese reached an astonishing 10 yuan. The gap is huge.

At that time, Japan could be said to be in the most prosperous moment of the country, and what to eat and what to use were unimaginable to the people of the country at that time. With a salary of [-] yen, give a Swiss gold watch to a new friend, and then eat Australian lobster for dinner, Danish oysters and Kobe beef, paired with French red wine or British whiskey, and then drive a German car after dinner Go to Ginza to buy European luxury goods from afar, and then play golf.

Seeing the high-rise buildings and the neon-lit luxury streetscape of Tokyo outside the window, Zhao Xuewu was shocked again and again. He never thought that Japan would be so prosperous.

According to the arrangement of the foreign trade company, Duan Yun and his party were arranged in a hotel in Shibuya. The three of them lived in two suites. Duan Yun and Zhao Xuewu lived together, and the translator Wang Liang lived in the next room.

When Zhao Xuewu learned that this suite cost 15000 yen a night, which is equivalent to 180 yuan a night, Zhao Xuewu's buttocks, which had just been sitting on the sofa, bounced like fire.

"It doesn't cost you money, so you can stay here with peace of mind." Seeing this, Duan Yun said with a smile.

"This house is too expensive. This night almost caught up with my retirement salary of two and a half months..." Zhao Xuewu said with some embarrassment.

"It's pretty cheap. If you stay in a five-star hotel in the center of Tokyo, there are hotels worth tens of thousands of yuan a day. It's the so-called poor family's rich road. Master Zhao, you only need to eat, live, and spend money It has nothing to do with you." Duan Yun said to him.

Duan Yun can fully understand Zhao Xuewu's reaction. In fact, if he had just traveled to this era two or three years ago, he would definitely feel sorry for such a high room fee, but it is different now. His net worth has exceeded a thousand. He still has 120 million US dollars in foreign exchange reserves in his hand. This small amount of money is nothing to worry about. Besides, if this business is completed, the money Duan Yun earns in a year will be enough to buy several hotels like this.

According to the plan, Duan Yun and his party will stay here for one night tonight, and tomorrow morning, the Japanese manufacturer will send someone to pick up Duan Yun and the three to visit the factory. The first factory to visit is Honjo Co., Ltd. located in the north of Tokyo. .

(End of this chapter)