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Recently, the Agricultural Mechanization Research Institute has made a breakthrough in the mechanized harvesting of cotton, and the cotton harvester jointly developed by the Agricultural Mechanization Research Institute and Fukang Agricultural Machinery Co., Ltd. has been successfully rolled off the production line.

The successful research and development of domestic cotton harvesters has filled the gap in the field of cotton harvesters in my country. my country has also become the third country that can manufacture cotton harvesters after the United States and Russia.

On the news at 7 o'clock in the evening, I only said two sentences and a few short shots during the briefing.

But just for these two sentences and a few short shots, both the Agricultural Machinery Research Institute and Li Weidong have spent a lot of thought and used a lot of relationships.

Being able to show up on the news at seven o'clock is worth the extra effort.

At the same time, relevant content appeared in major newspapers.

Titles like Successful Development of Domestic Cotton Harvesters and Major Breakthroughs in Cotton Harvesters appeared in various newspapers. Especially in many newspapers with official background, there are also introductions.

After all, it was reported on the seven o'clock news, and it was easier to get in the newspaper.

The reports in the media are all propaganda activities launched by Li Weidong. The purpose is to sell cotton harvesters. The price of one million yuan is 100 million yuan. It is worth Li Weidong's efforts to promote a wave. .

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A commendation conference for the agricultural machinery industry is being held in Beijing.

Yue An An walked into the conference room and immediately saw many familiar faces.

Director Yue, oh, no, it's time to call Mr. Yue! Someone stepped forward to greet him.

Director Wang, long time no see! Yue An An replied with a smile.

When he was in the ministries before, everyone respectfully called Yue Anan director. Although Yue Anan has returned to the enterprise, there are still many people who are not used to Yue Anan's new identity.

Mr. Yue, recently, your Fukang agricultural machinery has been in the limelight. I saw a lot of media reporting on your cotton harvester. The man said.

Your cotton harvester is a new product that fills the gap in the country. Today's commendation meeting is waiting for you to take the stage to accept the award. Another person said.

Yue An'an laughed: It's mainly because of everyone's support.

Recently,

Media reports can also be regarded as a kind of momentum, which has given the cotton harvester a great bonus. Moreover, the cotton harvester has filled the gap in the country, and it has naturally become the focus of attention at the commendation conference.

If there is no accident, any product that can fill the domestic gap will definitely be commended in a while.

After accepting some compliments from his peers, Yue Anan found a seat with his name on it and sat down. Then he looked at the seat next to him and saw the name Song Chengde.

Song Chengde is sitting next to me, it's really not that the enemies don't get together! There was a strong hatred in Yue An'an's eyes.

Song Chengde is the chairman of Dayang Machinery Manufacturing Group, and Dayang Machinery Manufacturing Factory, the predecessor of Dayang Machinery Group, is the old owner of Yue Anan.

When they were still in Dayang Machinery Factory, Yue Anan and Song Chengde were both candidates for the next factory manager. The two inevitably competed in various aspects, and they would also stumble upon each other, so the relationship between the two was not harmonious. .

Later, Yue An'an had a better chance, and Gao was promoted to a ministry appointment, and the next director of Dayang Machinery Factory naturally fell on Song Chengde's head.

And because Yue Anan became the leader of the ministries, Song Chengde naturally did not dare to offend Yue Anan again, so he could only pretend to be his grandson for a few years.

After the reform of ministries and commissions, Yue Anan was going to return to the Ocean Group, which finally allowed Song Chengde to find an opportunity for revenge. He directly arranged for Yue Anan to be the vice chairman of the labor union.

After that, Li Weidong offered an olive branch, and Yue Anan was furious and defected to Li Weidong and became the general manager of Fukang Agricultural Machinery.

The sponsors of the commendation meeting obviously did not know that Yue Anan and Song Chengde were not in harmony. They might have thought that Yue Anan and Song Chengde, the old colleagues, would have a common language, so they simply arranged their positions together.

After a while, Song Chengde also came to the meeting site, and he saw Yue An on the first page.

Hey, security is here too! Song Chengde used a condescending tone, as if Yue An'an was his subordinate.

Yue Anan could hear it naturally. He was very unhappy in his heart. He immediately put on a warm expression and said in a tone that the leader cares about the old comrade:

Lao Song, long time no see, how are you feeling recently? Is your high blood pressure better? Is your fatty liver lighter? You can't stop this antihypertensive drug, you have to take it every day.

As soon as the two met, their mouths were harmonious, but the atmosphere was already crooked.

The people around are also old-fashioned fried dough sticks in the workplace. At first glance, they know that there are melons in there to eat, so a pair of gossip eyes cast over.

Song Chengde continued: Safe, I heard that you went to sea and went to be the general manager of a private company? I thought that with your ability, even if you went to sea, you would be your own boss, but I didn't expect it to be for others. work to earn a living!

Song Chengde is now mocking Yue Anan.

Yue An An immediately responded tit for tat: Our Fukang Agricultural Machinery has carried out a shareholding reform, and the management holds 20% of the shares. Of course, I have my first share. Although I am not the boss now, I am also a shareholder, except for the salary, at the end of the year. There are also dividends. But you, Lao Song, have the audit department on your head, so you don’t dare to give out more bonuses, right?”

Enemies are particularly jealous when they meet, and the two of you say each other, completely confronting each other. Until the commendation conference officially started, the two people disappeared.

The cotton harvester was indeed commended. Yue An An took the stage, took the commendation certificate triumphantly, and then glanced in Song Chengde's direction, as if provocative.

Isn't it a cotton harvester, what's so amazing. Song Chengde snorted coldly.

Someone nearby heard Song Chengde's words and immediately said, Chairman Song, don't underestimate this cotton harvester, it is said that only the United States and Russia can produce this thing, not even Japan.

Now we are the third country in the world to produce cotton harvesting, but it is a major breakthrough in the agricultural machinery industry!

Other countries don't build it because they don't grow cotton! If Japan also grows cotton, cotton harvesters would already be all over the world. Song Chengde said with a pouted mouth.

Another person next to him said, As far as I know, the cheapest cotton harvester made in the United States costs more than 2 million units. I just heard from President Yue that the domestic cotton harvester is going to be sold for 1 million units. , I estimate at least 30% of the profit. One set earns 300,000 yuan, which is a big enough profit!

This cotton harvest is going to sell for one million! It's more expensive than a combine harvester, who would buy it? Song Chengde still put on a disdainful expression, and continued: This cotton harvester is originally a flashy thing. , can sell five or six units a year, even if it is burning high incense!

At this point, Yue Anan had already returned to his seat with the certificate in his hand.

Some people don't think it's a big deal, and immediately said: Mr. Yue, we are guessing the sales of cotton harvesters. Chairman Song said that your cotton harvesters can only sell five or six units a year!

Yue An An had just accepted the commendation, and when he was full of energy, he couldn't stand the dismantling of others. He immediately said, Five or six units? How is that possible! We plan to sell 100 units next year!

One hundred units? One million units are sold for one million. Isn't that a hundred million units of sales! Someone exclaimed.

The surrounding exclamations made Yue An'an's self-esteem greatly satisfied.

How could Song Chengde make Yue Anan proud, he immediately said, I said safety, long time no see, I'm good at bragging!

If there are 200,000 to 300,000 agricultural machines and sell 100 units a year, I believe that if there are 1 million cotton harvesters, it is a dream to want to sell 100 units!

Old Song, if you don't believe it, let's make a bet! Yue Anan said.

Just bet! There are so many people here today, just to be a witness for us. Song Chengde agreed without hesitation.

Everyone is a well-known entrepreneur, and there is no need to bet on betting against each other.

Even if there is a bet, it is only symbolic. For example, some foreign financial tycoons make a bet, and the bet is only one dollar.

People at this level don't gamble on money and property, but on face.

Whoever wins the bet will naturally look better in face, and whoever loses in the bet will definitely lose face. If he sees the other party in the future, even if the other party doesn't mention it, his confidence will be weaker by three points.

High-level people tend to cherish feathers. For them, losing face is more serious than losing money.

In fact, Yue An’an is also very guilty about the sales of 100 units.

However, the other party is his own mortal enemy. Yue Anan would rather lose than lose his momentum, so he can only bet with his scalp.

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At the same time, Li Weidong also came to Wu City in the Northwest Autonomous Region and found Uncle He.

Uncle He's work is very busy and his schedule is full, but he still specially hosted a banquet to entertain Li Weidong.

After three rounds of drinking, Uncle He asked, Wei Dong, you're not just looking at me this time, right?

Uncle, you still know me. I came to the northwest this time to discuss business. Li Weidong said.

I just know that you are useless! Uncle He then asked, What kind of business is it?

Cotton harvester. Li Weidong then introduced: Our Fukang Agricultural Machinery cooperated with the Agricultural Machinery Research Institute to develop a cotton harvester.

I remembered. I saw it in the news and newspapers two days ago. Uncle He said immediately.

For a political person like Uncle He, the news at 7:00 and some official newspapers and periodicals must be read every day. Sometimes he is too busy to read it, so he has to understand the content, so he has seen the news about the successful development of the cotton harvester. report.

Li Weidong went on to say: I came here this time to sell cotton harvesters. The Northwest Autonomous Region is a major cotton-growing province. The cotton planting area accounts for almost half of the country's total, so cotton harvesters will definitely be available.

Uncle He nodded: I'm not Wang Po who sells melons. The cotton we grow here is not only large and plentiful, but also of a higher quality than the eastern provinces.

Every year when the cotton-picking season comes, people from all over the country send us here to pick cotton. The trains are so crowded that there is not even a place to stay.

Li Weidong continued to introduce: The cotton harvester we developed is designed to replace manual picking. Our machine harvesting efficiency is very fast, and it can harvest 100 acres of cotton fields in one day.

One hundred acres? Isn't that equal to the workload of one hundred people? Uncle He sucked in a breath of cold air: A train can pull over a hundred people, and your machine can handle one hundred people. Wagon man, this is a good thing!

Good or good, but the price is a bit high. Li Weidong continued.

How much? Uncle He asked.

One million yuan per unit. Li Weidong replied.

You don't need to emphasize the RMB, just one million is expensive enough. Uncle He widened his eyes, then thought about it carefully, but shook his head again:

Actually, it's not too expensive. I remember when I went to the United States for inspection before, a cotton harvester, even if it was a relatively cheap model, was priced at more than 2 million yuan, and the expensive one sold for 4 to 5 million.

One million of yours is really not expensive compared to American machines. But we are not the United States here. How can the cotton farmers in our country spend one million to buy a cotton harvester!

After all, Uncle He was born in the Industrial Machinery Department, so he still has some understanding of machinery.

Li Weidong said: I also know the price, it is difficult to find a market in China, although a cotton harvester can be worth a hundred workers, but hiring a hundred workers can't cost so much.

But the price is so high, there is really no way. Not to mention the cost of research and development, that is, the parts used in production, many of which are imported, the price is already high, if I sell more expensive, I will lose money.

Uncle He nodded: I understand this. I understand the situation of the domestic machinery industry better than you. But when doing business, you still need to consider the market's affordability. I think you should know better than me in this regard.

That's why I came to Uzbekistan! After thinking about it for a long time, I can only find buyers here. Li Weidong said with a smile.

Hehe, Weidong, we grow a lot of cotton here, but that doesn't mean our cotton farmers are rich! With a million cotton harvesters, how many cotton farmers can afford it!

Uncle He continued sarcastically: To tell you the truth, the economy in the western region is far less developed than in the eastern region, and we also have a lot of poor people here. They are completely dependent on the sky for food, and they can't even afford fertilizers and pesticides. How is it possible? Buy a cotton harvester!

Ordinary cotton farmers can't make so much money, but state farms should be able to make so much money, right? Li Weidong said.

Uncle He thought for a while and said, It has to be a large state-run farm to be able to afford so much money. But being able to afford this million is one thing, and being willing to pay this million is another. matter.

Take the matter of harvesting cotton as an example. It doesn't cost much to hire someone to pick it directly. There are people in our country, so why spend a lot of money on cotton harvesters!

Uncle He's words go straight to the core of the problem, that is, China's labor force is cheap enough that it is cheaper to hire someone to pick cotton than to buy a cotton harvester.

Li Weidong had already thought about the countermeasures, he said: Uncle, a successful salesman can sell combs to monks. I am confident that I can sell cotton harvesters.

You must have thought of some ghost idea! Uncle He shook his head helplessly and continued; I don't understand business matters, but as an elder, I still have to remind you that things that violate the law and discipline, Can't do it!

Uncle, don't worry, just because I am rich and famous now, I naturally know how to take care of feathers.

Li Weidong paused, then said, But I really need your help.

Just tell me how you want me to help you, provided that you can't break the law or discipline. Uncle He said.

I want to ask my uncle to help me introduce the leaders of the Production and Construction Corps. Li Weidong continued: The state farms in the Northwest Autonomous Region are basically under the jurisdiction of the Production and Construction Corps. If I want to sell cotton harvesters, I have to find the production and construction corps. corps.

Uncle He thought for a while and said, Okay, then I'll contact Secretary Zhang, who is in charge of the Construction Corps, to see when he has time. You paid for the school building here before, so Secretary Zhang's impression of you is still there. Very good, he should make time to see you.