Cui Hongchun's last words made Qin Hai laugh. A dignified deputy minister had been speaking eloquently for a long time, but at the critical moment he actually dropped the ball. This was so embarrassing.
However, Qin Hai can understand Cui Hongchun's difficulties. Even though he has such a high position, it is very difficult to use a small amount of foreign exchange quota, let alone for unconventional projects such as applying for patents abroad. Qin Hai cried to Cui Hongchun,
In fact, it was not to ask Cui Hongchun to solve the foreign exchange quota for him, but to pave the way for his own behavior of withholding foreign exchange.
Qin Hai used the overseas branch established in Spain with Chen Hongcheng to apply for patents for the thermal spray process and thermal spray machine. The main purpose of establishing this branch was to launder money. To be precise, it was to
Wash out some foreign exchange.
Over the past year or so, Chen Hongcheng's Red Sea Company has sold special steel products produced by Pingyuan Iron and Steel Plant to overseas branches at low prices. The recovered foreign exchange was handed over to the national foreign exchange management department in accordance with regulations and converted into equivalent RMB.
This part of the special steel was sold to Leonardo, an agent in Spain, at an agreed price. Part of the foreign exchange obtained was converted into raw materials and shipped back to the country, while the other part was kept in the branch's account for use in handling various matters requiring foreign exchange.
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Over the past year or so, Chen Hongcheng has used the withheld foreign exchange to purchase many electrical appliances and other luxury goods from overseas, and sold them at high prices domestically, earning tens of millions of profits. He has already entered the door of the domestic rich club.
Qin Hai disdains making money from buying and selling high-end consumer goods, because making this kind of money is essentially a blood transfusion to foreigners. What he wants to do is to dig for gold overseas and use technology to get foreigners' money to the Chinese.
Come in your pocket.
At the beginning of his cooperation with Chen Hongcheng, Qin Hai had a very clear profit distribution agreement with him. The bulk of the foreign exchange intercepted overseas belonged to Qin Hai, and Chen Hongcheng only used a small part of it. This time, in order to engage in
Qin Hai spent hundreds of thousands of dollars in foreign exchange on the thermal spray process. Part of it was used to purchase equipment accessories and materials that were not available domestically, and the other part was used to apply for various patents.
At that time, the Chinese people had very little understanding of patents, and they were not aware of the various tricks involved in patents. For thermal spray machines, in addition to the need to apply for a patent for the entire machine, the key components also need to be patented, so that even if others modify it
The design of the whole machine cannot avoid the patent threshold. As a time traveler, Qin Hai is much more aware of this aspect. He did not have the opportunity to go abroad, so he entrusted Chen Hongcheng to find several prestigious patent affairs overseas.
The agency handles various patent application matters, and the commission paid for this is quite considerable.
Of course, Qin Hai cannot ask the Ministry of Agriculture to pay for all this money. However, he needs to vaccinate Cui Hongchun first, so that he can tacitly keep some foreign exchange when selling thermal spray machines to other countries in the future.
Don’t worry about being pursued by “relevant departments”.
Li Linguang's report ended with warm applause, and Yue Kun came on next. The main content of his speech was about the design ideas of the thermal spray machine. These contents are still technical secrets so far. But once the thermal spray machine starts to be sold to the outside world,
, there is no secret to these ideas. Now that Yue Kun has made these design ideas public, it can dispel the doubts of the participating merchants about the thermal spray machine, and it can have an excellent advertising effect on Qin Hai's sales of this equipment.
Just halfway through Yue Kun's report, the audience was already agitated. At first, only a few people leaned over and slipped out of the venue, giving the impression that they couldn't help but go for a convenience. When people noticed
When more and more people went out, but only a few came back, more and more people began to realize it and got up and left the table one after another.
These people are already sensitively aware of the opportunities and challenges that thermal spraying brings to their own companies. They must find the Chinese as soon as possible in order to get such equipment before their peers.
"Hey, Bob, you go report to the president right away. We must obtain this equipment in the shortest possible time, and we must use thermal spraying technology to improve our bearings!"
"Tom, listen to me, the Chinese have set a very high patent threshold. It is impossible for us to come up with alternative products in a short time. We can only order from the Chinese. As for the price...think about how our drill bits can be used
If the lifespan can be doubled, that means a lot of profits!"
"Remit the money right away. Damn it, the Chinese said you have to pay a deposit before you can queue up. That's right, just queuing up, you have to wait at least three months or even... a year to get the equipment!"
More than a dozen international long-distance telephones set up by the Expo Service Office were quickly occupied by people who ran out. They reported everything they heard at the venue to the headquarters in a fierce tone, demanding that the headquarters make an immediate decision to purchase thermal spray machines. Although the Chinese
It only shows the effect of thermal spraying on basic parts of agricultural machinery, but manufacturers in other industries have the insight to draw inferences from one example. They know that the real application of this technology is definitely not in the agricultural machinery industry, but in mechanical processing.
Oil drilling, construction machinery and other fields, the market size of these fields is much larger than that of agricultural machinery.
In addition to businesses, media reporters also came to add to the chaos. They occupied the phone and reported to their respective news agencies the major scientific and technological news they had just learned. Some media that acted quickly had already issued the news, and these news made
Companies that didn't send people to São Paulo also noticed the impact of thermal spraying, and countless calls began to come in the opposite direction.
The most lively place was the Chinese delegation's booth. At first, Cui Hongchun was worried about money and was reluctant to rent a large venue, but soon it became clear that there was a problem. Customers flocked to the booth and surrounded it on three floors inside and outside.
The water is tight, people outside want to squeeze in, but the people inside have no consciousness to give up their position. Just kidding, everyone can imagine, there are not too many man-made thermal spray machines in China, whoever grabs it first will be able to occupy it
Opportunity. The value of this new technology can be seen by anyone with a discerning eye. Who is willing to give up the opportunity to others at this time?
Seeing this situation, Qin Hai could no longer sit down. He asked Cui Hongchun for leave, slipped off the podium, ran back to the Chinese booth, and began directing everyone to receive customer inquiries.
"This is the appearance and main performance indicators of the thermal spray machine we are currently producing. You can take it for reference. The basic parts we brought to the exhibition this time were all processed with this model of thermal spray machine, and the quality is completely acceptable.
believe."
Before setting off from China, Qin Hai had already printed thousands of promotional materials for the "Haijie" thermal spray machine. They had been kept at the bottom of the box for the past few days without taking them out. Now, it was finally time to start distributing them.
Leng Yuming, Liu Shuo and others who stayed at the booth all came forward to help. They were handing out leaflets and answering customers' questions.
"Yes, yes, we have unified pricing globally. The FOB price at Pujiang Port is US$2.2 million per unit. Sorry, there is really no room for discount on this price..."
"I'm very sorry, we haven't established overseas distribution points yet. If you want to see the prototype, we can only trouble you to go to China, right. We have our detailed contact information on this material..."
"Sorry, we can't provide spot goods now, and the earliest order will not be shipped until October..."
Although the most common thing that came out of the mouths of the translators was "Sorry", there was no real apology on the faces of Qin Hai and others. Only Haijie Company in the world can provide thermal spray machines, and thermal spray
Craftsmanship will obviously soon become a global trend. At this time, the seller is the real God. Who cares whether the buyer is happy or not?
There are two ways to register purchase intention at the booth. One is to leave the company name and contact information, and the other is to directly pay a deposit of US$100,000 in advance and transfer the money to the account opened by the Chinese delegation.
Qin Hai told everyone who came to consult that customers who adopt the latter method will be given priority in getting the supply. As for those who are unwilling to pay a deposit, just wait. There will always be machines, but the time cannot be guaranteed.
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"Why is there such a mess here?" Cui Hongchun also returned to the booth at some point. It turned out that the report meeting had ended in an anticlimactic manner, and only a group of scholars were left at the venue to conduct academic exchanges around Li Linguang, Yue Kun, Rutenberg and others.
, Cui Hongchun and others came back to help.
Looking at this crowded scene, Cui Hongchun was both happy and a little jealous. The popularity of thermal spray machines is a good thing, but it is a pity that this achievement cannot be counted in the name of the Ministry of Agriculture.
"It would be great if the best-selling product was not a thermal spray machine, but a tractor, a seeder, etc." Cui Hongchun whispered to Zhu Detai, Zhou Hongwen and others while Qin Hai was not paying attention.
Zhu Detai echoed with regret: "This Xiao Qin is so talented. Foreigners are going crazy for figuring out such a thing. Alas, it's a pity that he is not from our agricultural machinery system."
"Isn't he from Qingfeng Agricultural Machinery Factory?" Zhou Hongwen asked in surprise.
"Can Qingfeng Factory still accommodate a great master like him? You haven't seen the thermal spray machine he built, and the brand is Haijie. That Haijie company, I asked someone to inquire, it is Xiao Qinhe
It’s a private company run by a few people, but it’s nominally related to the Machinery Committee,” Cui Hongchun said.
Zhou Hongwen sighed with emotion: "It is actually Xiao Qin's own company. Today's young people are so capable."
Cui Hongchun waved his hand and said: "No matter what, we have to hold on to him and let him make more contributions to us."
"Yes, you have to bite him!" Zhu Detai and Zhou Hongwen said in unison.
PS: Some classmates criticized Chengzi and said that some of the recommended books were not to his liking. Let me explain a little here. There are two situations when Chengzi recommends books. One is that he himself thinks they are good, so he recommends them; the other is that he is recommended by his friends.
The quality of the books recommended in the latter case may vary, but there is nothing we can do about it. After all, we are all authors, and sometimes we should help each other.
Since it’s a recommendation, it’s not appropriate to favor one over another. You can’t help someone recommend a book, and it’s inappropriate to say that someone else’s book isn’t very readable.
There is a book below. Let me make it clear that Chengzi has read it himself and is not entrusted by others. Interested students can try it.
"Rebirth of the Profitable Electronics Industry": The title of the book is too vulgar. It writes about the events in Huaqiangbei. The author obviously has a very deep understanding of this industry, and the plot is vivid and has a bit of a business war flavor.