Chapter 210 What do you want

Xu Zhilong insisted on going with the triangular debt hard steel, and Li Weidong had no choice.

Now Li Weidong needs to prepare for the next Canton Fair. After all, the Canton Fair is the foundation of Li Weidong's life.

Before the 1990s, export commodities were also strictly controlled by the state, and the Canton Fair was almost the only way for ordinary domestic enterprises to export commodities.

After 1993, various policies were gradually relaxed, exporting became much easier, and the Canton Fair gradually returned to the nature of the exhibition.

In Li Weidong's memory, China's foreign trade situation this year is very severe.

At that time, China had a trade deficit for many years. The original trade deficit was finally reduced to 3.7 billion US dollars, and it was able to break even. As a result, in 1989, it rose to 6.6 billion US dollars, a direct increase of 3 billion.

3 billion US dollars is nothing in the future. In 2020, China's foreign trade exports have exceeded 2.75 trillion US dollars, a mere 3 billion US dollars, not even a fraction.

However, in 1989, China's annual export was more than 50 billion US dollars, 3 billion US dollars, accounting for 6% of the total export value.

This year's Canton Fair is not easy. There are traps everywhere. If one accidentally falls, there will be no bones left. I have to plan carefully! Li Weidong took out a pen and paper, wrote a price, and then crossed it out. , wrote a new price, and fell into contemplation.

At this moment, the phone on the table rang, Li Weidong walked over and answered the phone.

Hey, is that Director Li? The dialect in the receiver was very strong.

Yes, I'm Li Weidong! This strong dialect flavor instantly made Li Weidong see through the identity of the other party, so Li Weidong asked, Is it Captain Zhang?

Yes, it's me! the other party replied.

This captain Zhang is a construction team of a construction company, named Captain, and is actually a foreman. Li Weidong's self-built house was built by this Captain Zhang.

I just heard Captain Zhang continue: Director Li, something happened on the construction site. A worker accidentally fell off the roof while laying tiles.

Are you all right? Li Weidong asked immediately.

People are fine, but the leg is broken. Captain Zhang said.

The fracture is still fine? Take it to the hospital quickly! Li Weidong said.

Well, the person was sent to the hospital, and he had to undergo an operation to save the leg. Captain Zhang said.

Then why are you hesitating, let the doctor do the surgery, it's important to save the leg! Li Weidong said.

Captain Zhang was silent for two seconds before he said, But he doesn't have the money for the operation, so I got together with a few co-workers, but it wasn't enough, so I wanted to see if Director Li could lend us some money first. , let him do the surgery first and save this leg!

Okay, which hospital are you in, I'll send you money. Li Weidong said.

I went to the construction hospital first. The doctor of the construction hospital said that it could not be cured, and now I am in the city hospital! Captain Zhang replied.

Okay, I'll go right now. Li Weidong suddenly thought of something, and he asked, Captain Zhang, don't your construction companies reimburse workers for medical expenses?

The city construction company Li Weidong was looking for is a state-owned enterprise, and the construction workers are all employees of the state-owned enterprise. It is said that this kind of work-related injury should be reimbursed for western medicine expenses.

Director Li, the worker who fell is not a regular employee of our construction company. Captain Zhang hesitated for a few seconds before saying, This worker is a temporary worker we recruited from the countryside, and the salary is paid once a day. . If this kind of temporary worker has an accident, our company will at most give a little consolation money, and certainly not a work-related injury, and it will not be reimbursed for medical expenses.

In the late 1980s, the state-run construction company gradually started to use migrant workers. Of course, these migrant workers are only temporary workers, while the official construction workers of the state-run construction company,

Gradually move up to leadership positions.

Later, the construction company did not even bother to hire temporary workers, and directly contracted the project to the contractor to do it, and the company was only responsible for the technical work.

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Li Weidong drove to the hospital, and Captain Zhang was already waiting at the door.

Director Li, you are finally here. The operating room is ready. Now as long as you pay, you can push it directly into the operating room. Captain Zhang said.

Li Weidong took out 2,000 yuan from his arms, handed it to Captain Zhang, and said, I came in a hurry, and I didn't go to get the money specifically, so I took 2,000 yuan and used it first, it's not enough for me to get it later. .

Enough, definitely enough! Captain Zhang took the money and went directly to the window to pay.

At the consumption level at that time, 2,000 yuan to treat a fracture, plus follow-up rehabilitation treatment, are more than enough.

Captain Zhang paid the money, and the injured worker was pushed into the operating room. Li Weidong also followed, wanting to know the situation of the injured workers.

As soon as he arrived at the door of the operating room, a young man of seventeen or eighteen rushed over and knelt directly in front of Li Weidong.

Thank you for saving my dad. I will go to the construction site tomorrow to make money and return the money to you! said the young man, and kowtowed to Li Weidong directly.

Get up. Li Weidong was a little confused, and he asked, What's going on?

Captain Zhang stepped forward and explained: Director Li, this is Lao Fang's son, Fang Zhenhong. By the way, Lao Fang is the injured worker.

It turned out to be the family members of the injured worker. Li Weidong helped the young man up and said, Don't worry about paying back the money, wait for your dad to recover from the injury.

Captain Zhang introduced from the side: Fang Zhenhong went to high school in our Qinghe No. 1 Middle School, and his academic performance is very good. He is the first in the class, and he may be admitted to university in the future. Lao Fang is also for his study. out to work on the construction site.”

You're in high school? How old are you? Li Weidong asked.

The third year of high school. Fang Zhenhong replied.

Isn't it going to take the college entrance examination soon? Li Weidong frowned and continued; Then I can't let you pay back the money. The college entrance examination is a life-changing event. Your first task now is to hurry up to review and strive for Go to college!

Fang Zhenhong lowered his head and remained silent.

Captain Zhang next to him continued: Lao Fang's family conditions are relatively average. Lao Fang's wife is ill and has to take medicine all the time, so he can't do heavy physical labor. , relying on farming is barely enough to eat, so the old just went to the city to work.

Now Lao Fang's leg is injured, and it is estimated that he will not be able to do farming for more than half a year, and the family will have no labor, but the family must eat, so Fang Zhenhong has been begging me just now, let me take him to work on the construction site, Anyway, I will earn the money for Lao Fang's legs and the money for his mother's medicine!

Captain Zhang, when you told me this, didn't you just want me to pay more! Li Weidong glared at Captain Zhang, he had already seen through the little ninety nine in Captain Zhang's heart.

What if I have no money? Pretend to be pitiful and ask the local tyrants! In Captain Zhang's opinion, Li Weidong must be a local tyrant if he can build a big house.

However, Li Weidong still took out 300 yuan from his pocket and handed it to Fang Zhenhong.

Use this money to buy medicine for your mother and some nutritional supplements for your father. Don't think about going to the construction site, go back to school and study hard, and then take the college entrance examination.

Li Weidong paused, then said, If you really want to pay me back, go to a good university and find a good job in the future. With a good job, you can make money to pay me back, right?

Although the old Fang accidentally fell and injured himself, but after all, he was helping Li Weidong build a house, of course Li Weidong couldn't sit idly by.

If Lao Fang lost a leg because he had no money for treatment, Li Weidong would feel sorry for him. At least when he moved into a new house, he would feel a little uncomfortable thinking about it.

Therefore, Li Weidong would rather pay some money himself to heal Lao Fang's leg. Superstitiously speaking, it is also to spend money to eliminate disasters and drive away bad luck.

In this way, after moving into a new house in the future, Li Weidong will at least feel more comfortable in his heart.

As for funding Fang Zhenhong, it is purely Li Weidong's sympathy for this child.

In those days, it was not easy for a rural child to go to high school. If he could train a college student, it would instantly become the hope of the whole village, and the whole village would raise money to send him to the university gate.

In rural areas at that time, a junior high school diploma was considered a high degree. Students with good grades in rural areas often choose secondary schools instead of high schools. After all, after graduating from technical secondary school, applying for a job assignment, coupled with the conversion of the household registration from rural to non-agricultural, is still very attractive for rural people.

The only advantage of going to high school is that you can go to college. College students are definitely more popular than secondary school students. Of course, after graduating from high school, you can also take the test if you can’t go to college. However, compared with junior high school graduates, it takes three years more time to waste. .

In 1989, the gold content of technical secondary school graduates was not as good as before, mainly because the operation of many enterprises was not optimistic, and even state-owned enterprises were unable to pay wages. There is no bright future outside of being a peasant-to-non-agricultural.

Except for the iron rice bowl secondary schools in normal schools, health, finance and taxation, railways, post and telecommunications, the graduates of ordinary secondary schools are not in satisfactory jobs and may be laid off in a few years.

At that time, the discerning parents in the city had already realized this, and if possible, they would still send their children to go to high school to take the university entrance examination instead of going directly to technical secondary school. Even if it is a college entrance examination, the jobs assigned are much stronger than those of a technical secondary school.

Lao Fang can figure this out, and it is rare to send Fang Zhenhong to high school.

Fang Zhenhong is already in the third year of high school, and he will take the college entrance examination in a few months. It would be a pity if he dropped out of school at this time to move bricks on the construction site.

Li Weidong simply took out 300 yuan, which is regarded as funding Fang Zhenhong's studies, allowing him to complete the college entrance examination with peace of mind.

After all, for ordinary people, the college entrance examination is the moment that determines the fate of one's life, and for a rural student like Fang Zhenhong, the college entrance examination is an opportunity for the carp to jump into the dragon gate, which must not be missed!

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It's time for the Spring Canton Fair again.

This time, in addition to the air fryer, Li Weidong also brought a toaster. Only this time, Li Weidong's goal is not to sell goods. He already has a comprehensive plan for this session of the Canton Fair.

Director Li, is this the kind of new product you mentioned last time? Ma Dexing looked at the toaster and said, I've seen this before, is it a toaster? Another time when I received foreign guests, Accompanying foreign guests for breakfast, I saw foreign guests use this thing to bake bread!

Yes, it's for baking bread. It's called Toaster in English. On Hong Kong Island, it's called a toaster. Li Weidong replied.

How is the market for this thing? Ma Dexing asked.

Director Ma, what do you think, foreigners eat bread all the time, so there must be a market for this kind of toaster. Li Weidong went on to introduce: I have done market research, this kind of toaster, The retail price in the U.S. market is close to $100!

Before Chinese companies entered the field of home appliances, the prices of home appliances on the market were generally expensive.

This has nothing to do with whether labor is cheap, mainly because the West has always adhered to the principle of pricing according to market demand.

For example, after China's entry into the WTO, many European, American and Japanese home appliance brands have started to set up factories in China to use China's cheap labor for production. However, their products have not been reduced in price because of the use of China's cheap labor. .

Chinese home appliance companies, which also use cheap labor in China, produce home appliances that are much cheaper than brands from Europe, America and Japan, and they have an advantage in the market.

Foreign capitalists choose China's cheap labor just to pay less and earn more for themselves. The labor cost they save must have gone into their pockets, how could it be possible to pass on profits to consumers!

In the 1980s and 1990s, household appliances were generally more expensive because of the capitalists who refused to cut prices. And once Chinese companies enter a certain home appliance field, such home appliances will soon be sold at the price of cabbage.

A TV that cost more than 1,000 yuan in the 1980s has dropped to more than 300 yuan a set since domestic kinescopes can be produced; a microwave oven that cost 4,000 to 5,000 yuan in the 1990s has dropped to less than 300 yuan since China was able to produce core components. More than 300 yuan with free shipping. And even though the domestic microwave oven has dropped to more than 300, Panasonic's microwave oven still sells for more than 3,000, and it can be one of them, but the price will not be reduced!

Simple small appliances such as toasters, products of later generations of big brands can also be bought for less than 100 yuan, but in the United States in the late 1980s, they sold for close to 100 dollars.

After hearing the price, Ma Dexing nodded with satisfaction. He said, If the market retail price is 100 US dollars, then the cost will be more than 70 US dollars, right? How much are you going to sell?

This kind of toaster is not a new product. It has appeared in Europe and the United States for decades, so if we want to sell the product, we must not sell it too expensive. If it is expensive, others are not as good as ourselves. production too!

So I thought, a toaster sells for more than forty dollars! Almost 60% of foreign production! In this way, foreign businessmen will come to buy our products when they feel that it is profitable. Li Weidong asked.

Oh, for forty dollars, if you sell 20,000 units, it's also 8 million! Ma Dexing nodded in satisfaction.

As for selling a toaster for US$40, whether Li Weidong will lose money or not is out of Ma Dexing's consideration.

At this moment, there was a knock on the door, and Liu Dawei pushed the door and walked in. There are several people behind Liu Dawei, such as Cai Cai Qianjin and Jiang Aiguo are also among them.

Xiao Ma, are you busy? Oh, Director Li is also here, what a coincidence! Liu Dawei said with a smile.

Leader, why did you come here in person? If you're looking for me, give me a call, and I'll be there right away! Ma Dexing hurriedly asked Liu Dawei to sit down.

Liu Dawei was also polite, sat directly on the sofa, then pointed to Cai Qianjin, Jiang Aiguo and others, and said, I was also pulled over by a few of them this time.

Seeing the situation, Li Weidong immediately said, Leader, if you have anything to talk about, I will leave first.

No, Director Li, don't leave first. What we are going to talk about actually has something to do with you. You are here just right, if you are not here, I have to send someone to invite you! Liu Dawei laughed said.

The leader wants to find me, just let me know, I'll be there when I'm called. Li Weidong also politely said, and then asked, Leader, what instructions do you have?

I can't talk about instructions, I actually just want you to do them a favor. Liu Dawei pointed to Cai Qianjin, Jiang Aiguo and others, and then said: The patent fee for your air fryer is $20 a piece. It's too expensive, can you lower it a bit?

Hearing this, Li Weidong was expressionless, but he was secretly happy.

I was still thinking about what kind of opportunity to create to talk about the patent fee. I didn't expect you to take the initiative to bargain! I really want to come!

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