Traversing the courtyard

Chapter 442 Pressure
The later generations of the Hurun Rich List will not start publishing until 1999. Since Weidong has opened a publishing house to run magazines and newspapers, of course he can get this out. Now that he has too much money to spend, he will invest in this business in advance. To figure it out, after the Internet age, an information website called Encyclopedia was set up. These are the most original materials, and no one has more complete materials than yourself.

Guan Chunlan thinks about it, this is indeed a very good idea. Regardless of the large expenses, if it can be raised or still profitable, the company has sufficient cash flow, and this expense is nothing to the company.

"I will make a plan, but the company has to prepare the site and library construction plan in advance."

Wei Dong nodded and said: "The company will arrange supporting projects. You only need to be responsible for the deployment of personnel, and open offices in all countries as soon as possible. Remember that we only collect public publications, and we don't want to inquire about military news. "

It is still the Cold War period, and it will take 20 years to end. At this time, the collection of military information can easily be labeled as a spy. Weidong just wants to do business, and he doesn't want to be suspected of this.

"I understand that collecting general publications will be no trouble."

Wei Dong emphasized: "This red line must not be stepped on."

"Understood, boss."

After Weidong waited for Guan Chunlan to go out, he discussed with Mi Xiaozhou for a while, and ordered him to choose office buildings and warehouses to store these books and periodicals.

Weidong did not mention the biggest selfishness in doing these things. Ping-pong diplomacy will not start until 71, and the relationship between China and the United States has only eased, and diplomatic relations will not be established until 79.

Now Xiangjiang is the only channel for the mainland to connect with the world. If Weidong collects and backs up the public information of the world, updates it once a year, and then submits the information at the right time, it will also let the authorities know what is happening in other countries in the world. .

It is not enough to be smeared internationally and not know anything, especially in the initial stage of reform and opening up, without any understanding of the world economy, choosing the wrong policy of exchanging the market for technology, losing one's own market, even Backward technology has not been exchanged, and foreign capital has taken advantage of it in vain.

It's just that Weidong can't tell others about this purpose. In this era, this is the only thing Weidong can do now. Don't underestimate the collection and arrangement of this information. It is cumbersome and laborious, without a certain economic foundation You can't do this well at all.

However, this matter cannot be settled in a short time. It is enough to let Mi Xiaozhou be managed by publishing houses, newspapers and magazines.

At noon, Mi Xiaozhou was honest for a while. According to Weidong's request, he let him have a good time. After a short rest in the afternoon, he was notified to Sir Bao to invite him to have afternoon tea.

Weidong knew that this was a reconciliation with Sir Bao, and hoped that Weidong would return to his original state and hand over the electronic calculator to the agent of the foreign firm.

However, Weidong will not withdraw after taking this step. Now that the foreign firm has no means of suppressing the Qiuyu Group, if it restricts its own development, it is a big deal to slap his ass and leave.

Came again to the box of Sir John Bao, Wei Dong was a regular customer for a long time, and greeted Sir Bao with a smile, and then the chairman of Jardine Niu Bijian, the chairman of Swire Peng Lizhi, and the chairman of Wheelock John Madden , Peter Wei, the chairman of Yingzhijie, and Qi Dezun, the chairman of Hutchison.

After the seven people exchanged pleasantries, they sat down, and when tea was served, Sir Bao said first:
"Mr. Yi, you have invented electronic watches and electronic calculators in the blink of an eye when you were young. You can really be called an inventor."

I knew that Yi Wei was different from others when he was engaged in ballpoint pens and other things before. Now many novel inventions are very popular in the market. What is annoying is that there is no rival in the market. They are all unique products, and only two are paid when they are full. In just a few years, he earned the wealth accumulated by others in several lifetimes.

Wei Dong said modestly: "Sir Bao is flattering me. It's all casual work in his spare time. It's not worth mentioning, but it makes everyone laugh."

The cheeks of the several chairmen twitched a few times. The Qiuyu Group has more than one billion cash, which is all the payment from these companies. There are also more than 100 industrial buildings for rent. It can be said that all the industrial buildings on the market are owned by the Qiuyu Group. Now, there are more than ten buildings under construction, that is to say, they bought all the ones available in the market when people were in a panic last year. Now, these foreign firms have regretted it for a long time.

All the industrial areas in Xiangjiang have the industrial buildings of the Autumn Rain Group for rent. The annoying thing is that they only rent and don’t sell them. There are also two commercial buildings in the Autumn Rain Bank. Since the opening of Dongyuan Securities, a large number of financial companies and banks have settled in. Rents in the city have also risen, not inferior to some newly built commercial buildings.

As for foreign firms, apart from Jardine Matheson and Swire Matheson, which can overwhelm the Autumn Rain Group, the rest of Hutchison International, Wheelock and Yingzhijie have been overtaken by the Autumn Rain Group.

Waiting for another two years for the development of Qiuyu Group, perhaps the market value will surpass that of Jardine Matheson, a 130-year-old store.

This is a foreign firm that was established before Xiangjiang was opened.

Niu Bijian took the lead in asking: "Yi Sheng, you don't care about this, isn't Virginia your little wife? You named her and opened the company in Los Angeles. Do you want to give all the benefits to the beautiful woman?" The descendants of the group of exiled robbers in the country?"

People in Sunset Country have always looked down on the group of people in Beautiful Country. They are descendants of criminals who committed crimes in Sunset Country and were exiled. Especially during the two World Wars, the whole of Europe was a battlefield. The descendants of the robbers fell into favor.

John Madden, Chairman of Wheelock, also followed up and said: "Yes, I think you should stop doing that. It's still the old rule. We give you an agency fee of [-] million yuan a year, and it's better to send the agency fees from other places. The power of attorney is entrusted to us."

"Two hundred million dollars is a bit small." Wei Dong said casually.

Peter Wei sneered, "What good things are you thinking of? Why don't you go grab it and pay back [-] million US dollars? [-] million Hong Kong dollars is about the same."

Wei Dong knew that this would happen, and the foreign firm still wanted to follow the previous rules and win all the agency rights, but this time it would not follow their wishes.

Wei Dong took a sip of black tea and said with a smile, "Aren't I earning more than robbers?"

The few people didn't expect Weidong to answer like this, and diverted the previous questioning, smiled and planned to negotiate with Weidong again.

Wei Dong curled his lips. Those sitting here are all descendants of robbers, especially the Jardine Matheson of the Caesarke family. It was established in 1932 and started selling opium in the Qing Dynasty. After being burned by the national hero Lin Zexu, the opium directly The first Opium War was provoked in 1840, and Hong Kong Island was ceded later. It was such a family that ruled Hong Kong for 130 years.

It's a pity that Wei Dong's words were cryptic, and few people could tell that Wei Dong was mocking these guys as robbers, and now he planned to steal Wei Dong's business.

Qi Dezun smiled and said, "Yi Sheng, we are old friends, and according to the Chinese, you are not giving us face if you do this now."

Peng Lizhi smoothed things over and said, "Yi Sheng, I will be a peacemaker, and this matter will still be handled according to the previous regulations. Your Qiuyu Group is responsible for the production and sales to us. Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan are still managed by you. "

Bao Yuehan also clapped his hands and said: "Yes, Yi Sheng, this is the best way. Everyone is not friendly. It will be the New Year soon, and we plan to nominate you to the Jockey Club!"

The Hong Kong Jockey Club is a magical place. A handful of the most powerful people in society are the directors of the Jockey Club, so the Jockey Club can be ranked ahead of Jardine and HSBC. As for the Hong Kong Governor’s Mansion, it can only rank fourth .

Right now, for the benefit of electronic calculators, both HSBC and Matheson are planning to let Weidong join the Jockey Club as a director. This director is a very high honor for others, but it is the same for Weidong.

I work alone and don't want to form a gang. The authorities have a lot of opinions on me. After all, I came from swimming. Unlike those banana people, I don't have a white core.

If I really cooperate with those people, I will fall behind, and it does not match my own line.

Regarding the accountability of the foreign bank, Wei Dong had already had his own rhetoric, saying bluntly:
"I think this is pretty good now. If the electronic calculator is placed under the name of the Autumn Rain Group, the size of the Autumn Rain Group will be too large, and it will affect the position of the boss of Jardine Matheson. Now the Virginia company is registered in Los Angeles, that is the industry of the beautiful country, and has nothing to do with us in Xiangjiang, we just undertake the OEM business, and we can't make any money at all."

Jardine's Niubi was stunned, and still didn't consider this issue. If the electronic calculator was put under the name of Qiuyu Group, then the sales of Qiuyu Group would be higher than that of Jardine, and the profit of patented products would be more In this way, the profit is also higher than that of Jardine. Then the number one throne of Xiangjiang Company will become the Qiuyu Group. So where is the 130-year-old face of Jardine?
Niu Bijian was a little hesitant for a while, and he could earn a lot of money as an agent of electronic calculators. After all, it was settled in US dollars, but he was a little bit reluctant to lose the No. [-] throne of Jardine Hongkong for the sake of money. It's really a bit undecided to throw away the glory of man in his own hands.

John Madden of Wheelock is in a hurry. The size of the company has long been surpassed by the Autumn Rain Group. What is there to be ashamed of? How did Jardine learn to save face from the Chinese?
But Wheelock does not need face, as long as it can make money: "Yi Sheng, you seem to have changed the concept secretly."

Wei Dong asked in surprise, "This starts with peace again?"

John Madden proudly said: "Virginia is yours, you just need to order them to hand over the agency rights to our five foreign firms. Xiangjiang’s company has nothing to do with it.”

Peter Wei said with a smile: "This method is not bad. It's still a matter of you saying something easily. If you push out your little wife to become a legal person, the company will still be yours."

Wei Dong laughed and said, "Virginia Company hasn't started the global investment promotion, you just go to the auction, why bother to talk to me? Besides, if the market is handed over to your foreign firm, would the businessmen in the beautiful country be willing? They're not vegetarians."

The five foreign firms are the kings and hegemons in the three-point land of Xiangjiang. After coming out, Xiangjiang has no arrogant capital in the international market, and they are just a few ordinary trading companies.

If he could call the wind and rain in the international arena, he would not force Weidong at this time.

John Madden slapped the table and said angrily, "Are you going to hand over the agency to our five foreign firms?"

Wei Dongdao: "If you have something to say, just talk about it. The Virginia company has not started recruiting agents in Europe. Maybe you should have obtained agency rights in some countries in the past."

Weidong didn't block any of them from being an agent, as long as the agency fee was high, he didn't mind giving the agency right to a foreign company, and no one had trouble with money.

John Madden didn't appreciate it. Weidong's words were obviously an excuse. Even if he got an agent in any country, compared with before, the profits he earned would be much less.

Several people put pressure on Weidong in turn, and they wanted Weidong to hand over the agency rights to the foreign firm according to the previous method, so that everyone can make a fortune together in a friendly manner.

How could Weidong let go of this, everything was arranged by himself, and besides, foreign firms are the agents of ballpoint pens, lighters and electronic watches, three relatively profitable products, which are already worthy of them.

This electronic calculator will definitely not be handed over to them. In the future, many electronic things must be sold through their own sales network. Department stores and home appliances can be handed over to foreign companies. If you really want to get annoyed, it won’t work. After all, they are foreigners. It is always necessary to give some face to the territory, and wait until the 80s and [-]s when these foreigners will not be so arrogant and domineering, and then it will be a good time to acquire foreign firms.

"The electronic calculator is an industry in the beautiful country. You should stop talking about it. The business is endless."

John Madden has been impatient for a long time. Seeing a loss of hundreds of millions of Hong Kong dollars, how can he give Weidong any good looks?

"You said it lightly, and you will earn a lot of money by handing over the agent to a beautiful Chinese."

This is right on point, Weidong's electronic calculators are cheap in cost and the wholesale price is high, selling one for $[-] is crazy for Weidong.

Several people were also a little angry, Weidong didn't let go after talking for a long time, this is because he was determined to change the previous rules, and handed over the electronic calculator to the businessman in the beautiful country, and he didn't know to go to Los Angeles at this time, Can I still have some soup to drink?

When it came to the ballpoint pen, he didn’t suppress Yi Weidong. He just got the agency right and didn’t take a stake in Qiuyu Company, which allowed Weidong to get most of the profits. After the hot sales of lighters and electronic watches, Qiuyu Group can make a profit in a year. More than 40 billion Hong Kong dollars, and now there is a more profitable electronic sub-calculator. It is hopeful to earn 90 billion or even tens of billions a year.

Bao Yuehan said: "Yi Sheng, if you do business in Xiangjiang like this, you will have no friends."

Weidong asked back: "My products are all handed over to you as an agent, and I am restricted from buying your stocks. I have to hand over my business to you. I can't touch your business. How can there be such a reason?"

The opening of this shareholding cannot be opened. With the financial resources of the Qiuyu Group, if the company is really acquired, what will happen to the families of these people?
Seeing Weidong, Bao Yuehan never let go. This time, the electronic calculator agency business is probably not going to work. Last time, the electronic watch wanted to resist once. It was only after Swire & Co. sold the Swire Dockyard for a high price that the negotiation came to fruition. Agency agreement, is it necessary to sell some core assets this time?

Who is willing to sell it!
"Yi Sheng, are you really planning to hand over the electronic calculator business to the merchants in the beautiful country?"

Weidong explained: "A 99-dollar electronic calculator is mainly produced in the beautiful country and Europe. We sell very little in Southeast Asia. This is different from lighter ballpoint pens. Of course I want to cooperate with local merchants in the beautiful country. It's the market's choice."

The few people looked at each other and felt a little discouraged. Weidong didn't take hard and soft this time, and he couldn't use any extreme means to deal with Weidong. If he really wanted to tear his face, everyone would be ugly, and maybe it would affect the ballpoint pen and lighter. Do you just give up on the business with electronic watches?
Bao Yuehan thought about it and said, "Since everyone has a lot of controversy over the agency, I think we should stop here today and discuss this matter another day."

Weidong has always refused to hand over the agency rights. Is it necessary to negotiate next time?

Maybe this is the end of the matter!

Wei Dong also breathed a sigh of relief, resisting the pressure this time, Qiu Yu Group will no longer be bullied by them in the future, and the agency rights don't have to be handed over to foreign firms, it is also fine to choose a Chinese firm.

Just as he was about to get up and leave, Wei Dong remembered the matter of buying gold, so he talked with HSBC by the way today.He said bluntly, "Sir Bao, I want to talk to you about a gold business." '

(End of this chapter)