Lin Ping's self-exposed identity attracted great attention from the embassy.
And just as the embassy was extremely concerned, Minister Qian from the Fourth Ministry of Machinery also received the news.
"This kid really surprises people everywhere, but if he doesn't make a sound, he will make a splash. He doesn't show off his own way, but who knew that he could still play Go, and he changed the pattern of the century with one move. Neon National Go Academy is probably still confused now. When did such a master appear?" Qian Min said with a smile while drinking tea.
"The embassy has collected the chess scores published in newspapers and magazines. Our domestic Go Academy is also looking forward to it. We want to see what kind of chess scores it can make the Neon National Go Academy so frightened." The secretary around us has met Lin Ping twice, but he didn't expect that he was still a hidden national Go player.
"After all, Go was invented by our ancestors, so it is normal for some hidden masters among the people. Neon Kingdom has been a powerful Go country for a hundred years. Now someone stirs up this stagnant pool, which naturally has more benefits than disadvantages for Go. It's just that some people in Neon Kingdom can't accept it for a while." Qian Lao would also play a game when he was free. If he knew that Lin Ping was a master of this level, he would definitely ask for advice.
Just when Mr. Qian was thinking about playing games with Lin Ping, Lin Ping was heading to Toshiba's company headquarters.
There are many manufacturers in Neon Country that can produce 16K chips, including Toshiba.
Lin Ping's primary target for purchasing this time is Toshiba, followed by Panasonic, Hitachi, and NEC.
The reason why Nintendo expanded rapidly around the world back then had no concerns about production capacity was because these large manufacturers supported Nintendo's sales performance.
"Hello Mr. Lin, my name is Kenji Takeuchi, and I am a salesperson in the sales department. I will accompany you throughout this factory visit." When Lin Ping arrived at Toshiba, he came forward to receive someone who seemed to have just graduated from college.
"I'm working." Lin Ping nodded slightly as he looked at the other person bowing to himself.
After meeting, the two went to the locker room to change their clothes. Since they visited the dust-free workshop, they had to undergo two disinfection and dust removal times.
"How many 16K chips can your company's production line produce every week? What is the production capacity of 32K chips?" After changing clothes and entering the workshop, Lin Ping looked at Kenji Takeuchi and asked.
"Last year we just upgraded the production line. In our 16K capacity memory chips, we can produce 100,000 pieces per week. Since the mass production of 32K chips has just begun, the weekly production capacity is now only about 20,000 pieces." Takeuchi Jianji responded seriously.
"How much stock do you have now?" Lin Ping asked straight into the air.
Generally speaking, the other party cannot tell himself the inventory. If the inventory is too much, the buyer will inevitably lower the price.
However, Lin Ping needs a lot of things. If he wants to use the other party's high inventory to lower the price, it is obvious that this kind of negotiation method is too low.
You only need to report your own dosage, and there is no need for fancy negotiation methods at all.
No company will neglect such super customers.
Once such super customers are lost, as the company's shareholders, they will inevitably be held accountable.
"This..." Kenji Takeuchi was obviously very embarrassed about such a sensitive issue.
However, Kenji Takeuchi did not have much expectations for the person named Lin Ping in front of him.
How much can they afford to buy a small company from Harbor City?
If you want to use inventory backlog as a bargaining chip, it is obvious that a small company does not have such qualifications at all.
"The 32K capacity memory chips we produce now have no inventory, and there is not enough in the group. There are 16K capacity memory chips in the warehouse for about five weeks, which is 500,000." Kenji Takeuchi easily exposed a set of numbers, which was to not offend customers and satisfy customers' inquiries. Secondly, this set of numbers is not true and also conceals the company's business secrets.
Lin Ping naturally would not believe the numbers reported to him by the other party, but it can be guessed that the other party must have a large amount of inventory.
With the mass production of 32K capacity storage chips, 16K products will inevitably be impacted.
"Since our trade is cross-international trade, our company hopes to use US dollar denominations, so there should be no problem!" Lin Ping looked at the other party and asked.
"There is no problem. Our company's products are also sold all over the world. As long as international trade is in US dollars, it is priced." Kenji Takeuchi responded immediately.
"What are the prices of these two specifications of products now?" Lin Ping is most concerned about the price.
"The current market price of 16K memory chips is eight US dollars, and 32K chips are twenty US dollars." Kenji Takeuchi responded with a smile.
"I buy one million at a time. What kind of discount can your company give?" Lin Ping began to exert his super large influence.
"One million? This..." Kenji Takeuchi obviously didn't expect that he would meet such a big customer, and for a moment he couldn't react.
"At my level, I can only reduce the price of 16K chips to seven US dollars, and I have no right to change the price of another chip." Takeuchi explained honestly.
As an ordinary salesperson, he has limited power.
"What is the lowest transaction price of your chip in history?" Lin Ping asked again.
"This belongs to our company's business secrets, and I have no right to inform you." Kenji Takeuchi refused to come.
Lin Ping was not surprised to hear Kenji Takeuchi's rejection.
"The amount of purchases of our company is much greater than 1 million. As a salesperson, if you sign such a large sales contract, your business commission should be quite large, right?" Lin Ping also said with some reference.
"You are right, but when the purchase quantity is huge enough to this number, it is obvious that the person who signed it on it may not be me." Kenji Takeuchi thought clearly. Such a large customer may not be his turn to sign the contract in the end. Since he cannot get the benefits, why take the risk to sell the interests of the company?
"Yes, it may be difficult to sign such a huge contract as you are. But this is not completely unhealthy for you. After our company signs a contract with Toshiba, the company's personnel will have to connect with Toshiba. We do not intend to send staff from Kok Castle, but instead intend to recruit several employees in Tokyo." Lin Ping believes that Kenji Takeuchi is a smart person, and he should not be unable to understand what he said.
Kenji Takeuchi certainly understood that Lin Ping was putting an olive branch to him.
This is to let yourself sell the interests of the company and then jump to his company.
"Mr. Lin's company's treatment must be quite good." Kenji Takeuchi said with a smile.
"What kind of salary does an employee get? It depends on his contribution to the company." Lin Ping began the method of painting cakes. As long as Kenji Takeuchi showed enough sincerity, Lin Ping did not mind paying him a double salary.
"I may need to consider this!" Obviously, it is unwise to change jobs blindly. If you are deceived, you will not only fail to successfully join the other party's company, but you will even lose your original job.
"You can think about it as much as possible, but there is time. However, I want to visit far more than you, and this condition will not be only for you in the future. Opportunities will always be placed in front of those who are prepared. Now the opportunity is in front of you. Whether you can seize it depends on your own enlightenment." Lin Ping believes that no one in this world can't get along with money.
The workplace culture of Neon Country has always been a company for a lifetime.
Everyone chose to believe in the Bushido spirit. In this era, people are willing to devote themselves to a company from entry to retirement.
Even if such a spirit was passed on to the Internet in later generations, everyone expressed admiration and admiration.
However, everything has its two sides, and the people of Neon Country are not perfect.
People from Neon Country can achieve the ultimate garbage classification. It seems that everyone has received a good education, caring for the environment, and starting from childhood.
However, people from Neon Country can also discharge the nuclear-contaminated seawater directly into the sea. Blatantly ignore the minimum moral bottom line. In this way, pigs and dogs are worse than pigs and dogs!
Some people can indeed be able to do a company in their lifetime.
But it was in this era that a large number of semiconductor talents in Neon Country were lost to Taipei and Seoul.
He even blatantly violated the competition agreement and brought the secrets belonging to the state to these two regions.
During the period around 1985, there were 100 seats in a plane full of passengers sitting with semiconductor-related technical engineers, which was not surprising to the flight attendants.
It was these people who boasted loyalty and dedication who flew to Taipei and Seoul in a plane, and contributed unreservedly what they had learned throughout their lives and what they originally belonged to commercial secrets.
They only have one reason to do this, that is, for money.
In the end, due to the economic collapse and the suppression of the semiconductor industry in Neon Kingdom across the ocean.
The semiconductor industries in Taipei and Seoul grew rapidly with the strong support of the other side of the ocean and became two giants in later generations.
This move on the other side of the ocean is called a hero cutting off his arm.
They understand that the most powerful thing in Neon Kingdom in this era is the semiconductor industry. If you don’t cut off this hand, then Neon Kingdom will inevitably suffer a heavy blow.
The local semiconductor industry across the ocean will survive safely.
Even for the insurance period, the owner on the other side of the ocean raised two dogs. These two dogs were eroding the semiconductor industry of Neon Country bit by bit.
In the 1980s, 80% of the world's semiconductor supply chains and commodities came from Neon Country.
It was also because of the glory that when Neon Kingdom suddenly announced sanctions on Seoul's semiconductor industry in 2020, many netizens who did not understand this history were surprised to find that Neon Kingdom's semiconductor industry was so developed.
"The minimum transaction price of our company's 16KB memory chip is US$3.5, but this is the company's internal purchase price and is a special purchase price for other companies in the group. External companies cannot get such a price at all.
As far as I know, the lowest price other companies get is US$5.5." Kenji Takeuchi broke through his psychological defense and directly began to reveal the company's secrets.
"Very good, our company is recruiting talents now. If Mr. Takeuchi is willing to come to our company to work, I promise you a double salary now. However, the prerequisite is that I must sign a supply of 10 million at a price of US$3.50." For Lin Ping, this price has approached the domestic price.
The reason why domestic prices are high is that the mass production capacity has just been insufficient.
With the mass production of 32KB memory chips in Neon Country, the price of 16KB will definitely decline.
In addition, the purchase volume of your own is so huge, it should not be an exaggeration to get an internal purchase price.
"10 million?" This number obviously surprised Takeuchi.
"Go to talk to your boss. If you sign a contract at the price, I can pay a 20% deposit first. As long as this contract can be signed, the company will immediately reward you with 50,000 US dollars. And promise to pay you a double salary." When Lin Ping said this, he was quickly calculating the cost of the game console card in his mind.
A cassette requires 32KB of storage.
If you want to store "Conra", it requires 48KB.
And the cost of the chip alone accounts for US$10.5.
Even if other original accessories of a gaming console cassette are shipped to Neon Country after assembly in China, the cost will increase to US$12.
After being shipped to Neon Country, secondary assembly is required.
That is, after burning the memory chip to the game, it is soldered onto the game console cassette.
This step can be done by third-party outsourcing or by building a self-built factory.
However, the most economical way at this stage is to use third-party outsourcing. After all, Lin Ping has no extra money on hand to build a factory.
In this way, the cost of a gaming console cassette will soar to $15.
Even if you price a card with $30, after deducting sales channels and taxes, the net profit of each card is estimated to be only $10.
And these 10 US dollars contain the intellectual property rights of the game content.
If this game is made by a third party and you need to pay the copyright fee, you may only earn 6 to 7 US dollars per card.
All of these figures are based on a beautiful premise, that is, the market can accept a cassette of $30.
After all, the former Contra was only sold for $25.
Such a high price will inevitably be pirated. Once the pirated version is rampant, your profit will probably become smaller and smaller.
At present, the first batch of procurement contracts can only alleviate their own chip panic.
If you want to make a lot of money in the end, you must rely on the domestic production capacity to increase.
The two quickly left the production line and changed back to their clothes.
"I'll report to my boss right away! Please leave me the contact information, and I will communicate with you at any time." Kenji Takeuchi said very well.
Please leave your phone number at the hotel and go to the next manufacturer.
After Lin Ping left, Kenji Takeuchi immediately reported.
"Are you kidding? A small company in Hong Kong City actually costs 10 million. What do they want to do with so many chips?" The boss was tasting tea, and almost spit out when he heard such shocked news.
"The other party's Mr. Lin revealed that they are a game company and they want to use chips to make game cartridges. Mr. Lin is now on the way to the next manufacturer. If we don't seize the opportunity, we may be cheaper for our colleagues." Kenji Takeuchi said in a sensational look at his boss.
"He wants to purchase an internal price of US$3.5, which is simply a dream. But..." But when he thought that the other party wanted to purchase a volume of tens of millions, the internal purchase price of US$3.5 seems to have a lot of profit margin.
Although I don’t earn much, it can make the production line run at full capacity and make profits.
More importantly, with the mass production of 32KB memory chips, the 16KB production line will inevitably decline slowly and may even be eliminated in the future.
If there is no order of over 10 million, it will be a question whether the 16KB production line can produce 10 million chips until it is eliminated.
If the construction is fully started and the operation is at full capacity, and 10 million chips are produced, there will naturally be no problem.
But they are businessmen, and everything they produce has to consider costs and profits.
It is natural that they have no problem producing so many things, but once they can't sell them, tens of millions of chips are piled up in the warehouse, which will only bring huge losses to the company.
"I'm going to report to the director now..." Faced with such a large amount of purchases and the price suppressed to such a level, it is obvious that Kenji Takeuchi's boss has no right to make a decision.
Soon, news of the purchase amount of 10 million was reported layer by layer, but as the reporting level became higher and higher, the influence of this matter was slowly declining.
For the sales staff at the bottom, I am afraid they will never sign a purchase contract of this level in their entire lives.
But for the upper-level leaders and even those board members, the 10 million purchase contract is only US$35 million.
It sounds like a lot, but it is indeed a lot of money.
But for the company's management, this money can only be regarded as a good-looking order. However, the price of this order was suppressed too low and there was not much profit margin.
"With such a large-scale purchase and such low price, we may not even have a profit of 5 million US dollars in the end. We worked hard for so long, but we only earned so little money. This business can be done or not!" Obviously, for some people in the company's management, there is not enough profit return, which makes them very dissatisfied. They would rather cancel the business than waste time.
"What's even more troublesome is that a company in Hong Kong City purchases so many chips, will they ship these goods to China? After all, these high-tech products are now embargoed on China, and we cannot take this risk. If they are really transported to a third party, we may be punished. When we face high fines, who will pay for us?" The money has not earned much, but the risk is very high, and someone reminded me.
However, when some people raise risks, some people wave their hands to express their disagreement.
Chapter completed!