National Tide 1980.

People in business should be very pragmatic.

Either the name of the picture, or seeking profit, or hoping to gain both fame and fortune, these are all very normal things.

As the saying goes, the prosperity of the world is all for profit, and the hustle and bustle of the world is for profit.

A person like Ning Weimin who does not seek fame or profit, believes in "the hero protects the three villages", and just wants to do something for the elders in his hometown down-to-earth, is undoubtedly an extremely rare outlier nowadays.

His strength of character is somewhat close to that of the senior businessman who founded Hu Qingyutang.

Even if a boss like Zhang Shihui only shows up for invitations, he can be regarded as a kind person among businessmen.

But to be honest, behavior like theirs was common in the past.

Because this is actually the most different place between Chinese businessmen and Western businessmen.

Huaxia people have family and country feelings in their hearts, and what they pursue is a living environment where they can live in harmony, even businessmen.

It's just that China has experienced earth-shaking changes, and there has been a historic fault in business traditions, which now seems rare.

Of course, it is precisely because the business environment in mainland China needs to be reshaped, there are all sorts of strange phenomena.

Some people don't want to make a profit, don't want a name, and even don't want to do things. They try their best to get a "joint venture" name with a foreign party.

This is also unprecedented and unheard of, and even people 30 years later will never imagine it.

Ning Weimin encountered such a strange thing that even he was dumbfounded.

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After making a rough plan for the "Huimin Reading Club" and handing it over to Zhang Shihui for execution, Ning Weimin got away to do other things.

After all, it is easy to spend money but hard to make money. It is true that he intends to do charity, but this charity also requires financial strength to support it.

Where can I go if I don’t go to open source?
Still have to keep fighting.

What's more, regardless of business or personal affairs, he needs to worry about many things. Naturally, it is impossible to waste time guarding this bookstore.

So according to the priorities, Ning Weimin then contacted Director Li of the Light Industry Bureau.

I plan to promote the cooperation project of the trolley suitcase first, and then we can finalize this matter.

Ning Weimin and Director Li met on the plane flying to Tokyo after the Spring Festival this year, and it was a bit of a chance encounter.

They can be regarded as predestined relationship with each other, or they can be regarded as congenial fate.

At that time, this representative of the Light Industry Bureau went abroad to inspect Director Li. When he got off the plane to pick up his luggage, he was shocked when he saw the trolley suitcase used by Ning Weimin and his party.

In his eyes, such a suitcase is so beautiful and convenient that he mistakenly thinks it is the most advanced foreign product.

After inquiring about it, it didn't matter, and unexpectedly learned that it was a new product invented by Ning Weimin.

This was unbelievable to him, and he expressed a strong intention to cooperate on the spot, showing extremely high enthusiasm.

Not to mention, when he was about to return to China, Director Li actually visited Ning Weimin's Broadsword Company.

Although the contact time with each other is very short, seeing is believing is the best way to enhance trust.

After a general understanding of the operating conditions of the big knife trading company, and the shortage of trolley suitcases in Tokyo.

Director Li did not hesitate to choose this cooperation project as the best choice for him to go back to the office.

And after Director Li returned to China, he had obviously been trying his best to facilitate this matter.

In fact, shortly after the opening of the altar palace in Ginza, Ning Weimin received a fax from Director Li in Tokyo.

Director Li told him that the bureau had basically approved the project, and hoped that he would return to the mainland as soon as possible to discuss specific terms of cooperation with him.

Therefore, when Ning Weimin returned to China this time, he undoubtedly had great expectations for the cooperation between the two parties.

In order to meet Director Li again, he can be said to have made sufficient preparations.

Not only brought gifts purchased from Tokyo, detailed product information, samples and drawings, but also prepared a check.

As long as the inspection is completed, the factory is selected, and the conditions are negotiated, he can immediately pay the money and start the factory.

Especially when he met Director Huo in the first few days, he also learned an amazing news from Director Huo.

In the northeastern city of SY, a state-owned enterprise that has been losing money for ten years!
An explosion-proof equipment factory with debts exceeding two-thirds of all assets!

Just declared closure!
That wouldn't be a problem ten years from now, but in this day and age, it's a precedent-breaking move that's pretty shocking.

What does this mean?
It can only show that even the iron rice bowl is no longer safe, and the pot that powers Shanda’s rice bowl may one day be overturned.

At the same time, it can also show that the domestic market is probably no longer a pure seller's market, and the economy is in short supply.

Not everything these days, good or bad, is bought by someone as soon as it is produced.

It's not that as long as you don't show the ticket, you can snatch everything from customers, and the price keeps going up.

Undoubtedly, as a production enterprise, many factories in the capital city will definitely feel hurt and sad because of this news.

You must feel a certain amount of pressure on your future.

Therefore, Ning Weimin believed that no matter whether the manufacturers in the capital were having a good or bad life, they would hope that their factories would be safer, and no one would refuse his order.

On the other hand, he was not one of those foreign capitalists who wanted to die and take advantage of it.

As long as the quality can be guaranteed and there are no problems, he is actually willing to offer a sufficiently generous price.

After all, it is a family, and the manufacturers in the capital make money. This is called meat rotten in the pot.

On the contrary, if he makes a lot of money on the price difference and takes all the profits away, he will have to pay more taxes to the Japanese government.

Then why not keep as much profit as possible in the country, why not be more honest with the family?

Even if you are also paying taxes, it is a patriotic act to support the construction of your hometown, right?

In short, Ning Weimin never thought that there were any fundamental issues of principle between the two sides, and there would be any substantial obstacles that could not be reached.

In his heart, this matter should be handled firmly, and the rest is to quickly determine the factory and sign the contract.

Unexpectedly, the actual situation was completely different from what he had imagined, and it turned out to be a "difficult delivery".

Reality taught him another lesson.

The problem is not with Director Li.

It should be said that Director Li was very practical and reliable in his work. He took Ning Weimin to visit three manufacturers.

Two of them are the No. [-] and No. [-] luggage manufacturers under the Light Industry Bureau, and one is the largest leather product manufacturer under the Light Industry Bureau.

The scale of the three factories is the smallest with more than [-] employees. The production equipment and quality of employees are also the best in the city.

However, although these three factories were very enthusiastic and interested at the beginning, they even served wine to welcome them and entertain them warmly.

However, because Ning Weimin wanted to pay less taxes to the Japanese government, he could not have direct contact with domestic factories.

It is necessary to use the domestic E-Lad company as a transit company so that the export price can be set high. In this way, most of the profits can be kept in the country.

Therefore, Ning Weimin did not sign the contract with the foundry manufacturer in the name of the Japanese Broadsword Trading Company, but could place orders in the name of Yilade.

Moreover, all raw materials are purchased locally and do not involve imports.

The final product quality requirements are also extremely strict, and manufacturers are not allowed to overproduce and sell them domestically.

These manufacturers have strangely changed their attitudes, becoming less enthusiastic and even a little cold.

"Director Li, we may not be able to take on this project. As you know, we have heavy production tasks in the second half of the year. Mr. Ning's requirements are so high, and the order quantity is so large. We are reluctant to undertake it, fearing that we will not meet the quality requirements. We are afraid of being deducted money. How about you two go ask someone else..."

Some factories refused more tactfully, and began to expose their shortcomings.

However, some factories could not help but openly express their dislike for the fineness of Yilaide.

"Oh, it turns out that you are not a foreign-funded enterprise, but a joint venture company. Director Li, you didn't explain the situation. When you communicated the instructions to us, you said that it was an overseas order from Japan, and we treated it as a foreign investment. It’s an enterprise. It’s better if it’s not like this. We’ll wait two days in the bureau, and our factory leadership will hold a meeting to see if the production plan can be deployed or not..."

Some factories even complained face to face, and demanded conditions without shame.

"I said, Director Li, our bureau is not interesting enough. I heard that the bureau gave all the orders from West Germany to Lao Ma and his factory! The annual import quota of raw materials alone is more than 300 million. What? Our factory only If you are so unpopular, you are treating us with this kind of order. Isn't it too unfair to treat one another? You can ask us to take the order, but we have conditions. You have to introduce us to a real foreign businessman at the same time..."

In short, although this matter had a good start and went smoothly in the middle, it failed to have a perfect result in the end.

In fact, to varying degrees, all three factories rejected Ning Weimin's orders.

This not only made Director Li feel very embarrassed, but also felt that he was a bit incompetent, and Ning Weimin was so tired that he ran several times in vain.

It also made Ning Weimin very annoyed.

Why can't he figure out what these three companies think?

Obviously it's all money, and he can also give foreign exchange!

Why is it that no one in these factories is willing to look at him in the end?

On the contrary, it made him seem inferior. Did he come to beg for help with a check?
He is Party A!

Party A!

What are you bastards of Party B doing?

This thing is all evil!
What happened to foreign companies?
Just like that, things that were supposed to be good went awry. Several factories recommended by Director Li were treated negatively, and it was impossible to continue the discussion.

These three factories have left Ning Weimin and Director Li on the way.

Later, Director Li was unwilling to let this matter get confused and messed up. He was a little suspicious that someone in the bureau had tripped him up.

I didn't hesitate to search all the connections, inquired here and there, and only after a few days did I figure out what was going on.

Dare to love this matter has something to do with whether Ning Weimin cooperates with them in the name of a foreign-funded enterprise.

The key lies in the special status of foreign-funded enterprises at this time and the special preferential policies they enjoy in the Republic.

As we all know, with the reform and opening up in the early 80s, the Republic had a great demand for foreign investment and advanced technology.

The main mode of cooperation at that time was that foreign-funded enterprises provided equipment, raw materials, samples and funds for building factories, and were responsible for the export of all products.

What the Republic can provide besides land is labor.

Under such conditions, China and foreign countries have formed a cooperation mechanism of "three to one compensation".

Foreign businessmen have the right to enjoy preferential import and export policies, and can take most of the profits from this division of labor and cooperation.

Local enterprises in the Republic do not need to take any risks. They use free land and preferential policies to attract foreign businessmen and only receive compensation for their labor.

Not only can the harvest be guaranteed by drought and flood, but also learn advanced management models and production technologies from foreign businessmen.

The state is also satisfied with this.

Because foreign currency cannot be circulated in mainland China, workers need to convert their wages into RMB, and foreign currency remains in the hands of the government.

It should be said that when this model was first implemented, the functions and powers were clearly defined and the effect was outstanding, satisfying both partners and the country.

It's a win-win situation.

But it didn't take long for problems to arise.

Because domestic industrial raw materials were in short supply at that time, almost all high-end goods were in short supply.

If domestic enterprises want to import, in addition to paying high tariffs, they must also be allocated by the foreign trade department or the material bureau.

Soon, those OEM factories for foreign companies gradually discovered an easy way to get rich.

As long as they import raw materials in the name of foreign businessmen or through foreign businessmen every time, if the quantity is more than the actual production demand.

Then the excess raw materials can be put in the country, and then they will be robbed by the market in exchange for huge profits.

Even the profits can far exceed their OEM earnings.

So gradually, the original "pure" Sino-foreign cooperation became out of shape, and began to evolve into an activity of deceiving others and taking advantage of loopholes.

For manufacturing companies, gradually, they don't pay much attention to the price of OEM.

As long as the order is made by a foreign businessman, there are quotas for imported raw materials, and they can enjoy preferential policies, they are willing to do it.

And with this method, how much money they make is their own company's own, and even the bureau doesn't know.

And foreign businessmen are also very happy, although many people know very well that their quotas are handed over to production companies, and there are big tricks in it.

But they don't care.

They think very clearly, anyway, they won't be able to take this obviously problematic money out, so it's better to let local companies earn it.

As long as they can benefit from product quotations, they can further reduce production costs.

To put it bluntly, in this relationship of profiting from preferential policies and quotas, foreign companies and local companies are actually sharing the spoils.

The only characters that really suffer are nations.

Isn't it obvious why this matter has turned into this situation?

Everything remains the same, these companies are actually still affected by the trend of interests.

It's just that these factories have big hearts!
They have little interest in honest work and earning money.

What I'm thinking about is to use the name of foreign capital and use the quota of foreign companies to make such easy money.

Needless to say, Party B with such dirty thoughts will naturally dislike Party A like Ning Weimin!

Compared with orders from foreign businessmen, the orders brought by Ning Weimin were seriously unattractive. (end of this chapter)