Reborn in the red age

When Li Qingfeng requested to reduce some costs, everyone in the aerospace company felt unhappy.

Isn't it said that you, Mr. Li, are worth tens of billions of US dollars? It only costs 500 million RMB to build a satellite for you. According to the current exchange rate of more than 8 yuan, it is only 60 million US dollars.

With such a small amount of money, you still want to bargain with us. You are simply not a human being.

As expected, capitalists are good at calculating and are unwilling to spend an extra penny from their pockets.

The old man's face didn't look very good either. He had a cold face and didn't say anything. The atmosphere in the meeting room suddenly became tense.

Li Qingfeng's team was very confused about the sudden awkward atmosphere.

Negotiations are meant to be negotiated, right? It's normal to lower the price. There is no saying in the world that if Party B makes the offer, Party A cannot lower the price.

At Li Qingfeng's suggestion, Yi Xuexue smiled and said to ease the atmosphere: "Dear seniors in the aerospace industry, don't be angry. Our chairman is not deliberately lowering the price. It's just that our new company has just started."

“Although the funds are sufficient for the time being, this is a trial project after the establishment of the company, mainly for the team running-in between the two parties, not for profit.”

"Of course, we are also well aware of the greatness and difficulty of the aerospace industry. The research and development and manufacturing of this satellite requires a lot of manpower, material resources and financial resources."

"However, this is just a run-in project, and 500 million is indeed a bit too much. We proposed to reduce the cost in the hope that we can find a balance point acceptable to both parties under the premise of ensuring the smooth completion of the project, so that we can cooperate better."

After hearing what Yi Xuexue said, the expressions of the people at the Aerospace Industry Corporation eased a little, but they still had stern faces.

Liu Dewen, the person in charge of the aerospace company, quickly took over the conversation and continued to talk with Yi Xuexue:

"General Manager Yi is right. They are also motivated by business considerations. We understand their difficulties. Let's have a good discussion and see how to find the best solution."

With the cooperation of the two, the atmosphere in the conference room gradually eased.

The old men who served as technical representatives no longer looked at Li Qingfeng and others with stern faces. They began to make concessions and offered a minimum price of 480 million.

The aerospace company is a company on the surface, but they never do business. Moreover, the person Li Qingfeng talked to was a technical leader who had been doing research all his life and knew nothing about business.

These people have no experience in business negotiations and do not know how to deal with Party A's price pressure. They just stick to the bottom price and refuse to budge.

Yi Xuexi and others spent the whole afternoon negotiating, but the price of 480 million was not lowered even by a cent.

By the evening, Yi Xuexue wanted to pack up and leave, planning to come back every day for the next week to bargain on the price.

Li Qingfeng, who had been silent during the afternoon negotiations, suddenly said, "Well, let me ask, what is the unit behind the 480 million yuan reported by your company?"

As he was used to paying for large transactions in US dollars, Li Qingfeng did not react at first and subconsciously thought that it was settled in US dollars.

The more I listened to their bargaining in the afternoon, the more I thought it was not right. I felt that launching a satellite with the corresponding technological accumulation could not possibly cost 500 million US dollars, right?
Hence this question.

When Liu Dewen heard this somewhat abrupt question, he blurted out: "RMB, what's wrong?"

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After hearing the word "RMB", Qingfeng Li was at a loss for words and didn't know what to say.

Damn, I thought it was 500 million US dollars, but it turned out to be RMB. What a big mistake.

I thought it was a lion opening its mouth wide, but I misunderstood it. It was a lion opening its mouth small.
Spending 500 million to launch an international communications satellite is simply a huge profit. 500 million RMB is only 60 million US dollars.

The broken Russian navigation satellite receiver that we contracted some time ago cost us more than 20 million US dollars. Now, it only costs 60 million US dollars to customize and launch a large international communications satellite. The cost-effectiveness is extremely high.

Li Qingfeng immediately stood up and said with great wealth and power, "Okay, no need to talk, our company does not need to lower the price, just follow the first offer, 500 million is 500 million, sign the contract now, as long as the project is approved, the funds will be received immediately."

Yi Xuexi, who was packing his things, was stunned when he heard Li Qingfeng's words.

For a project worth hundreds of millions, the figures can easily jump to hundreds of millions or even tens of millions. It would take a month or two of patience and patience for any company to complete it.

It's only been an afternoon, and you've already made the decision? And you've even taken the initiative to ask for the original price of 500 million?

Didn’t you say at the beginning that the fees were too high and asked them to lower the price?

After realizing what was happening, Yi Xuexue tried to dissuade him: "Teacher..."

"Why dilly-dally? When doing a project, speed is key. The key is to make quick decisions. Be more generous and don't haggle over such a small amount of money." Before Yi Xuexi could speak, Li Qingfeng waved his hand to interrupt him.

Then he looked at Liu Dewen with a smile on his face: "Boss Liu, is the contract ready? I'll sign it now!"

"Forehead"

Even people like Liu Dewen were unable to react to Qingfeng Li's sudden change.

It was only after he was kicked under the table by the person next to him that he finally reacted and asked uncertainly, "Teacher Li, do you really want to sign today? Or do you want to sign at the price of 500 million?"

"Yes, let's sign it now at a price of 500 million yuan," Li Qingfeng nodded and said affirmatively.

"Well, well..." Seeing Qingfeng Li's expression, Liu Dewen hesitated for a long time before hesitating and said embarrassedly, "Well, Mr. Li, our leader didn't expect us to sign a contract today. The contract hasn't been prepared yet. How about you wait two days before signing?"

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The negotiation process was too fast and the contract has not been prepared yet, so it naturally cannot be signed today.

After agreeing on the specific time for signing the contract, he politely declined Liu Dewen's invitation to stay for dinner, and left by car with the team transferred from Lemonde.

In the parking lot of the Aerospace Industry Corporation, looking at the convoy going away, the old man who made the initial offer stroked his chin, wondering what he was thinking.

Liu Dewen turned around and prepared to report to his leader. Seeing the old man's expression, he asked curiously, "Mr. Lin, what are you thinking about?"

"I was wondering why Li Qingfeng suddenly changed his attitude. At first he thought it was expensive, but later he suddenly became so eager and even took the initiative to ask to sign the contract at the original price. There must be a reason for this." Elder Lin frowned and said slowly.

Liu Dewen nodded in agreement: "Yes, it is indeed very strange. I don't quite understand it either."

Just as the two were thinking about why Qingfeng Li's attitude was so different before and after, someone beside them whispered, "Qingfeng Li's attitude changed after he asked about the currency unit." "You mean Qingfeng Li thought our offer was $500 million?"

"Yes, otherwise it doesn't make sense. And I think Qingfeng Li's project budget starts at at least $100 million. If we insist, it may be up to $200 million."

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After hearing these words, everyone at the scene, who had just been extremely happy about winning a 500 million yuan order, looked at each other with strange expressions. For a moment, the parking lot became extremely silent.

After a long while, an angry voice rang out in the quiet parking lot: "Lin Fudong, do you know how much financial loss you caused to the company? Why didn't you quote $100 million at the time?"

Lin Fudong, who was questioned, refuted without hesitation: "Cai Bochao, how dare you say that I made a budget of 430 million?"

"What did you say when we were discussing the price? You said that earning 30 million would be enough, and that we shouldn't quote too high a price, lest we scare people away. If I hadn't insisted on quoting 500 million, the company would have suffered even greater losses if we had quoted your price."

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Just when a quarrel was about to break out in the parking lot, Li Qingfeng was also reminding Yi Xuexue in the car on the way back that he should sign the contract as soon as the agreed date arrived to avoid any further complications.

After Li Qingfeng had given all his instructions, Yi Xuexue asked in confusion, "Teacher, they clearly reduced our salary by 20 million today, why did you add it up at the end?"

“Haha, with such a big project, people have to make some money. If they make too little, they will feel resentful, which will affect the next cooperation,” Li Qingfeng said with a laugh.

"It's a 500 million project, and it's a unique business. I think they can make at least 100 million out of the 500 million."

"You think too much. Let alone 100 million, if the 20 million at the end is not added, they may not even make 50 million."

"No way? For an exclusive business like this, a 100% profit margin is normal."

"You said it was a business, but I'm not a businessman."

Li Qingfeng shook his head, said this, and then closed his eyes and dozed off.

The aerospace company was very trustworthy and did not cause any trouble due to my low quote. On the agreed day, both parties signed the cooperation contract in the same conference room as last time.

The only request made was that Li Qingfeng settle the bill in foreign currency. Li Qingfeng would naturally not refuse such a small matter.

Compared with the RMB, what Li Qingfeng has the most is foreign exchange.

According to the agreement in the contract, the first payment will be made after the project is approved and developed.

The Chinese New Year is coming soon. There are too many things to do in state-owned enterprises at the end of the year, so there is definitely no hope before the New Year. The project will not be officially approved until after the New Year.

After signing the contract, Liu Dewen pulled Li Qingfeng into his office, rubbing his hands awkwardly and asking for a sum of money first so that all the employees of the aerospace company could have a good new year.

The aerospace company's finances have long been unable to sustain themselves, and it can barely pay salaries. As for holiday benefits, Liu Dewen said there are none at all.

It was pitiful to hear that such a large state-owned enterprise had fallen into such a state. Li Qingfeng didn't waste any words and immediately arranged for someone to advance 10 million yuan.

"Brother Li, you did a great job keeping secrets. You set up a satellite company in China, and there was no news about it beforehand. You did it quietly."

Yi Xuexue and the team going to the aerospace company are all employees of Ningde Company.

On the second day after the contract was signed, Mou Zhexi, who had not yet returned home for the New Year, received a message from Ningde and immediately called Li Qingfeng.

Listening to Mou Qizhong's sour tone coming from the mobile phone, Li Qingfeng smiled and said with a little pride: "Old Mou, you also know how difficult it is for domestic private enterprises to engage in satellite business. There are too many uncertainties and obstacles. Before doing it, I was not sure whether it could succeed, so I didn't make it public."

"Is that big? That's really big. I asked domestic companies to help me launch a satellite, but they ignored me. But you can launch a satellite yourself."

"Oh, that's wrong. It's just in name only. The actual launching unit is still the Aerospace Industry Corporation."

"That's incredible. You've taken a big step. Brother, look at our relationship. Can your satellite company let me..."

"Hello, hey, hey, what did you say? I can't hear you clearly, hey, hey, hey"

Without waiting for Mou Qizhong to finish his words, Li Qingfeng immediately pretended that the signal was bad, hung up the phone, and then took out the battery, not giving Mou Qizhong a chance to call again.

What are you thinking? You dare to say it out loud, interfering with your buddy's satellite company.

Hu Jiabao, who was packing clothes nearby, looked at Li Qingfeng's actions and asked curiously, "Is that Mou Qizhong? Why did you remove the battery after hanging up the phone?"

"This old man is just daydreaming." Li Qingfeng threw the mobile phone without batteries onto the sofa and went over to help Hu Jiabao pack his clothes.

Hu Jiabao didn't understand anything about the company, and since Li Qingfeng didn't explain, Hu Jiabao didn't ask.

While packing clothes, she discussed the New Year's Eve with Qingfeng Li.

"You haven't been home for the New Year for several years. I feel like you're quite busy this year. Are you not going back this year?"

Being reminded by Hu Jiabao, Li Qingfeng suddenly woke up. It seemed that he had not been back to his hometown in recent years.

Every Chinese New Year, Hu Jiabao takes his two children back home.

Li Qingfeng thought for a moment and said, "Of course I will go back. I haven't been back for several years. It would be a bit unreasonable if I don't go back this year."

"What about Harbin? Isn't your car factory going to hold a press conference on the 28th day of the lunar year to introduce the new cars? Can you not show up?" Hu Jiabao stopped what he was doing, looked at Li Qingfeng and asked.

The Feichi Automobile Factory's refrigerator, color TV and large sofa with four wheels was originally planned to be released on the Lantern Festival after the Chinese New Year. However, since Li Qingfeng promised Secretary Qian that he would release the new car before the New Year to boost the morale of the people across the country, they chose to release it on the 28th.

Li Qingfeng smacked his lips, shook his head and said, "No, let Zhang Yapeng handle it himself. I heard that the people in the Northeast are in a very bad situation recently. I am kind-hearted and cannot bear to see the suffering of the people."

When talking about this, Hu Jiabao also showed an expression of pity on his face.

Putting down the clothes in his hands, he sighed: "I heard Wenhui said that in Harbin alone, tens of thousands of people were laid off this year, and in the entire Northeast, 300,000 to 400,000 people were laid off this year. What should we do with so many people?"

Li Qingfeng sighed. Thirty or four hundred thousand is just a small number. When the wave of layoffs comes next year, it won't be uncommon for a city to have three or four hundred thousand people laid off. (End of this chapter)