After preliminary mediation between the two parties, the purchasing manager of the Guangdong Fish and Animal Husbandry Products Import and Export Company only agreed to purchase Su Mei in bulk at a price of 70 yuan per kilogram and 60 yuan for Qingyi.
Then Gu Kun was too lazy to talk nonsense to him anymore: "Manager Zhu, since you insist on saying that, there is nothing to talk about. I'm sorry for wasting your time to cheer me up. I'll find a buyer myself."
Manager Zhu looked a little stunned: "Mr. Gu, I'm here to help you solve your problem. You sell fresh food. If you delay for one day, you will lose one day."
If you search all over Guangdong City, no other unit will come up with so many dollars to play with you. We Chinese people have always had a tradition of hardship and simplicity. We are not those degenerate capital who pay attention to the country. Foreign exchange is not used for luxury. I hope
You recognize this reality."
"It's not for luxury, but you still buy Wagyu and Auron? Isn't that luxury?" Gu Kun didn't want to say anything at first, but suddenly felt that this double standard was too ridiculous and couldn't help but complain more.
Manager Zhu was stunned, as if he had never thought about this problem, and quickly organized a temporary explanation:
"This... this is different. Those are because the Spring Festival is approaching. We entertain foreign businessmen and let them eat well and feel good so that they can purchase more things. That is to serve the overall situation."
Gu Kun lit up a cigar, chatting and laughing and asked, "Can't eating new and novel sea fish make foreign businessmen feel good and save face?"
Manager Zhu said to himself without confidence: "I have never seen this before. Who can guarantee that foreign businessmen will know the goods and be satisfied with them. Our import and export company bought them at a high price. It is useless if several major hotels in the city don't buy it..."
"Okay, since you said it doesn't count, don't say it anymore." Gu Kun waved his hand, walked around this guy, and turned to have a showdown with the female customs section chief who organized the transaction today.
"Chief Chen, thank you for your arrangement. Since you are short of money, I'd better find a buyer myself. Don't worry about foreign exchange. I'm willing to accept RMB settlement. In this way, no matter who I sell to, it shouldn't be a problem, right?"
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Section Chief Chen is the person in charge of the Customs Deposit Office that Chen Li and Gu Pan met when they went to go through the formalities. She took the lead in everything today.
After hearing Gu Kun's statement, she was also quite surprised, because it was rare to see such foreign businessmen in the past, especially since January this year, she had never seen one.
Today is February 22nd, 53 days have passed since 1994.
But during these 53 days, in the vast eastern Guangdong Province, not even a single foreign bulk importer was willing to accept RMB.
Chief Chen is in the customs field and is very familiar with foreign trade, so of course she dares to make this assertion.
Just when she was surprised and didn't know how to respond, Gu Kun continued to put pressure on her: "What? Isn't this okay? Then you won't allow me to find a buyer myself, and you won't give me a reasonable price?
In last year’s meeting, your country made it clear that it wanted to transition from a planned commodity economy to a market economy that pays attention to society. Is it possible that there is still forced buying and selling in the field of foreign trade?”
When Gu Kun said this, he paused and told Chen Li next to him: "Turn off the video. Don't take these pictures."
Only then did the people at the customs realize the seriousness of the matter and immediately panicked, fearing that they would be disgraced and sent to a foreign country.
It turned out that Gu Kun brought the video recorder he bought in Kuching for 8,000 ringgit today, which was also the one he used to film himself cutting his own appendix five days ago.
Some people may be surprised: Why in this kind of business negotiation situation would one of the parties come in with a video recorder and film it in a grand manner?
But in fact, in the mid-1990s, relevant domestic units didn’t care about this kind of thing at all. Because we had not yet entered the Internet era, public agencies were not afraid of you taking pictures, and even if you did, there was no place to expose them.
The most ironclad example is the vote that Ma Feng (Jack Ma) did in 1996. He broke into the National Sports Commission without an appointment and said that he could promote the sports department through the China Yellow Pages.
Those classic quotes from Section Chief Dong, such as "You have to make an appointment first. If you don't make an appointment, it will be difficult for me to give you a satisfactory answer"/"The matter of China Yellow Pages is very complicated", that is Jack
It was captured on the video recorder brought by Ma's assistant.
These materials later came to the Internet age, and after Jack Ma became successful, they were criticized by many netizens as blind materials.
Although Gu Kun is just a fish seller, he also knows that he must always do a good job in collecting evidence before he becomes successful, so that his admirers will be more devoted to him in the future.
After Section Chief Chen woke up, he did not dare to think too much and explained directly to Gu Kun: "No, no, we just haven't encountered any foreign businessmen asking for RMB this year. It's a bit unexpected. There is absolutely no other meaning.
You are willing to accept RMB. This is to support our work. It is too late to be happy. Do you want us to help you introduce some powerful seafood merchants in this city who settle in RMB?"
The other party had already given in, and Gu Kun didn't hesitate: "In this case, I won't be polite anymore - let's do this, I'll borrow your phone and call Xu Feng, and you can endorse my identity for me.
I would like to thank you if he is willing to talk to me."
Section Chief Chen did not dare to neglect: "Mr. Xu, who supplies the White Swan and Huaxia International Hotel? All foreigners who come here for the first time know him? OK, I will contact you right away. I will ask the leader for instructions later.
Let’s see if there are any additional discounts for foreign investors settling in RMB.”
With that said, Section Chief Chen led Gu Kun to the office next door with a telephone. Gu Kun picked it up and dialed a six-digit number "901088".
This number belongs to the famous seafood merchant Xu Feng. Gu Kun knew it because it was written in the history textbook.
In December 1987, Guangdong City launched the first batch of mobile phones in Chinese history, Motorola's brick-shaped "Mobile Phone", with a total of 100 units, with numbers from 9010-00 to 9010-99.
Xu Feng, a seafood businessman, in order to compete for the status of "the leader of pretentiousness", spent 20,000 to 30,000 yuan to grab the machine, and spent another 40,000 to 50,000 yuan in secret chips to grab the first network access license, and chose 88.
number. Therefore, his mobile phone is the first mobile phone in Chinese history.
Gu Kun felt that this kind of people should be the ones who can best understand the true value of novel products that show off their wealth.
Section Chief Chen watched Gu Kun dial the number from the side, and secretly sighed in his heart: The 80,000 yuan that Boss Xu spent on buying a mobile phone was really worth it. As long as he bought the best gimmick in the world, even overseas Chinese in Nanyang would know his reputation.
The call was quickly answered, and Gu Kun said in a nonchalant manner: "Mr. Xu, right? My surname is Gu, a seafood merchant from Nanyang. You should know this is the number of the customs fresh food deposit office. I have a small sum of new varieties of seafood.
, I wonder if you have time to chat."
Xu Feng on the other side of the phone hesitated for a moment, and his tone was quite polite, but as soon as he heard it, he knew that he was doubting Gu Kun's identity.
Fortunately, Section Chief Chen immediately picked up the phone: "Boss Xu, this is Mr. Chen from the customs. We have verified the identity information and source of goods of this customer. Don't worry, it depends on whether you are interested. He is willing.
Receive RMB, otherwise we won’t let foreign businessmen trade directly with you.”
Upon hearing that Section Chief Chen of the Customs had endorsed the identity and authenticity of the source of goods, the other party immediately became enthusiastic and said that he would immediately choose a place to sit with Gu Kun.