Chapter 583: Start with a mouth, and sell the rest

Kong Zhenlong realized it later, and finally realized that Li Weidong was using himself to make a wave of free advertisements.

If it wasn't for advertising, how could Li Weidong, a busy man, spend time taking Kong Zhenlong to visit technical schools, electrical appliances factories and wholesale markets!

After all, Li Weidong came from later generations. In the Internet age, all kinds of means to rub off the popularity are endless. Any short video can increase the popularity and create several Internet celebrities.

Short videos are still like this, regular news reports, it is not too easy to gain popularity!

What's more, it's a nationally focused program like Focus Talk, which is the best platform to grab the heat.

So when Li Weidong learned that Kong Zhenlong was a reporter of Focus Talk, he already started to think about how to get a wave of the Focus Talk program and advertise his own business.

In this regard, Kong Zhenlong was obviously unaware. At that time, how did the media people understand the methods of later generations to rub off on the popularity. Li Weidong took him around. He thought it was Li Weidong's enthusiasm and willingness to cooperate with his interviews. .

It was not until he was called by the director for questioning that Kong Zhenlong realized that he seemed to be used by Li Weidong.

However, the show has already aired, and it is too late to regret it.

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At this time, Li Weidong has arrived in Dubai, United Arab Emirates to participate in the first Dubai Construction Machinery Exhibition.

Dubai should be regarded as the most prosperous city in the Middle East, and it is also one of the best in the Middle East in terms of urban development.

The UAE is a major oil-producing country in the world, but the Emiratis have long realized that selling oil alone can make the country rich in a short period of time, but it is not a sustainable development path. , there is nothing to sell, even in this place in the Middle East, you can't eat sand every day!

So as early as the 1970s, the UAE government formulated a national policy for economic transformation.

The full name of the UAE is the United Arab Emirates, which is actually composed of seven emirates. The highest authority is the United Arab Emirates Supreme Council, which is also composed of the chiefs of the seven emirates. Each emirate has considerable independence and autonomy.

Therefore, each emirate will develop and manage its own city independently, among which Dubai is managed by the emirate of Dubai.

Since the mid-1970s, Dubai began to develop a port, initially only for oil transportation. Due to its superior geographical location, Dubai Port is an important hub connecting the East and the West, so it has gradually developed into a comprehensive trading port.

Especially after the establishment of a free trade zone in Dubai, the Port of Dubai quickly became an important port in the world, and quickly became one of the busiest cargo ports in the world.

Even after the rise of many Chinese ports, Dubai Port has always been ranked in the top 20 in the world, and it can also hit the tenth place from time to time.

In the 1980s, Dubai began to develop the financial services industry, hoping to become the financial center of the Middle East.

Dubai’s financial development is also very advantageous. First of all, the UAE used to be a British sphere of influence. The British army did not withdraw from the UAE until 1968. Therefore, the UAE adopts the British financial system, which is easier to link with Europe and the United States.

The second is that the UAE has oil, and the petrodollar system was just established at that time, and the financial services industry based on oil transactions could easily achieve success.

After the port and finance were completed, Dubai began to develop towards tourism.

When people mention Dubai in later generations, they will think that this is a tourist city, and Dubai is also considered to be the most successful case of energy city transformation.

But in fact, before the development of tourism in Dubai, Dubai has successfully completed the transformation of the city. Tourism is just a new economic growth point that Dubai has found, but this growth point has achieved great success.

As a city in the desert, whether there are places of interest like the pyramids and the Sphinx, and if you want the development rate, it can be regarded as a rather difficult copy.

Fortunately, Dubai's geographical location is relatively superior, and it happens to be a transit point between the East and the West, which finally allowed Dubai to develop tourism.

Around 2000, Dubai's tourism revenue was basically equal to that of selling oil.

In this context, in order to continue to expand the tourism industry, Dubai has also begun to develop the exhibition industry, holding various exhibition activities, hoping to take this opportunity to promote the entire city.

A city that develops tourism will definitely not lack places to stay, and the most important thing in Dubai in future generations is star-rated hotels. In 1999, although there were not so many luxury hotels in Dubai, five-star hotels were also heard a lot.

For the first time in Dubai, the construction machinery exhibition was held, and it also wanted to save face, so the exhibitors were arranged to live in luxurious five-star hotels.

Therefore, the exhibitor group of Fukang Engineering is honored to live in a luxury hotel.

The interior decoration of this hotel is splendid, mainly in golden tones, and the smell of money is everywhere.

It's so luxurious! This crystal chandelier must be more than ten meters long! Isn't the decoration on the wall over there gold?

Ding Youliang kept looking around, looking like a turtle entering the city.

Domestic hotels still tend to be simple in style. At most, they put a rockery, a bonsai, and a landscape painting. There is really no such thing as the decoration style of local tyrants.

It's not that Ding Youliang has never seen the world. He was also the director of a heavy machinery factory back then. Leading such a large enterprise, there are not many opportunities to go abroad.

However, luxury hotels in developed countries such as Europe and the United States have not been so splendid. This kind of style can only be found in hotels with casinos like Las Vegas, except for the rich countries in the Middle East.

While helping with the luggage, a few South Asian doormen showed contemptuous eyes, as if to say that they are really a bunch of scumbags who have never seen the world.

In the hotel lobby, the local tyrants in Dubai with headscarves are very satisfied with Ding Youliang's surprised appearance. This is the satisfaction after showing off his wealth.

Li Weidong didn't care about these local tyrants' gold decoration at all, he said; We are still early, if we come a few months later, we can go to see the sailing hotel, where it is truly resplendent and luxurious!

More luxurious than here? Ding Youliang asked subconsciously.

Of course, that's a seven-star hotel! Li Weidong replied.

Isn't the highest hotel only five-star? And seven-star? Chairman, don't lie to me! Ding Youliang said.

The highest in China is five-star. According to international standards, the highest is five-star, but there are always some hotels with special price comparisons that will be judged as six-star.

Li Weidong went on to explain: For example, the Grand Hotel Clarion in France is an 18th-century building, and many of the furnishings in it are cultural relics, and there are even things that Louis XVI or Napoleon used. star.

There is also the Empress Hotel in Canada, which was originally built to entertain Queen Victoria. It is considered to be half a palace. In terms of the face of the British royal family, it naturally deserves a six-star rating.

This kind of hotel basically takes advantage of a historical origin. If you build a hotel with a few beds in the Forbidden City, I guess the minimum is six-star to start!

In addition, the newly opened Las Vegas Venetian Hotel this year is about the size of a small town. In addition to various comprehensive entertainment facilities, there is also a casino. This kind of property is quite special. Rated as a six-star hotel.

These are all six-star, but isn't the sailing hotel you're talking about seven-star? Ding Youliang asked.

As long as you are willing to pay for kryptonite, you can naturally save up to seven stars from six stars. Li Weidong said, and took out a large amount of small dollar bills, ready to tip the doorman.

These South Asian wage earners are at the bottom of Dubai, with very little salaries, and they all rely on tips to make money.

Seeing Li Weidong tip, the contemptuous expression on the Nanya doorman's face disappeared instantly, replaced by a humble smile, like a professional practice for tips.

Compared with them, the thank you big brothers, big sisters, uncles and aunts that the beggars in the country are talking about, they are simply dealing with things without sincerity.

Is it an Indian? Li Weidong asked the first person.

Yes, sir, I'm from Mumbai! The man spoke curry English.

Li Weidong nodded and handed a banknote. The other party quickly took it with both hands and bowed to express his gratitude.

Indian? Li Weidong then asked the second person.

Yes sir! Another mouthful of curry English.

Li Weidong handed over another banknote, and then asked the third person: Are you an Indian?

No sir, I am Pakistani, the man replied.

Oh! Li Weidong handed over two banknotes.

The faces of the Indians next to them drooped down. Why should the Pakistanis give two banknotes?

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After dinner, Li Weidong came to the hotel bar alone.

The religious culture of Arab countries has strict regulations on drinking. Even in a relatively open international city like Dubai, you can not drink anytime, anywhere.

According to Dubai's laws, local people need a license whether they buy or sell alcohol, which means that if local residents want to buy alcohol, they need to go to the government for a license first.

Tourists are naturally not restricted by the license, but they are only allowed to drink in certain places such as hotels, bars and clubs.

Bars in such international hotels are basically places where foreign tourists gather.

Now this hotel is used as a place for exhibitors to stay. The bar naturally gathers exhibitors from all over the world, and many people also choose to exchange information with each other here.

Li Weidong soon became involved with a group of exhibitors from Europe.

As far as I know, Hitachi Construction Machinery's new 4100XPC special excavator uses the latest planetary gearbox, which has a longer life than before. According to Hitachi's internal tests, the running records of slewing and walking have been 20,000 hours.

Komatsu's new off-highway mining trucks are mainly developed in terms of fuel economy. Although I don't know the exact model of this truck yet, I can be sure that Komatsu has worked on this truck for up to 30,000 hours. The performance verification of the truck, the problem of truck stability, must have been solved!

Kobelko Construction Machinery is testing their 50-meter telescopic boom. According to the information I got, they have completed the experiment of 200-ton level, 100-meter medium height and 65-meter working radius. As far as products of the same category are concerned, there should be only Caterpillar and Liebherr, can achieve this level!

Li Weidong talked freely there, and soon attracted a large number of audiences around.

Some audience members even whispered.

Who is this guy? He seems to know a lot about Japanese construction machinery companies!

I don't know, but it seems to be a Japanese person, maybe an executive or engineer of a Japanese engineering company, otherwise how would you know so much about Japanese construction machinery companies.

It makes sense, that's why I know so much inside information. If you have a chance, you should get to know him well, maybe you can get some information about Japanese companies.

This is how Li Weidong makes friends, start with a mouth, and then sell the Japanese!

What Li Weidong said is not nonsense, but the situation that Japanese construction machinery companies will launch new products in the future. As a rebirth, Li Weidong can't remember the detailed parameters of these products, but he still knows a little about the highlights of the products.

Now Li Weidong said the highlights of these products, and it was easy to fool these Europeans.

Moreover, Li Weidong looks like an East Asian. It is easy for them to think that Li Weidong is an executive of a construction machinery company in Japan, so they know so much.

After this show, many European exhibitors are willing to make friends with Li Weidong, of course, the purpose is to exchange information, Li Weidong also came to a lot of information about this construction machinery exhibition.

What's the name of this gentleman? Someone else came to Li Weidong's side to start a conversation.

Call me Wade. Li Weidong gave an English name.

After all, he was selling information about Japanese companies with great fanfare, and Li Weidong did not dare to use his real name.

And tell others that their surname is Li, and they know that they are Chinese as soon as they hear it, so how can they continue to sell information about Japanese companies?

So Li Weidong simply used a pseudonym Wade, and if someone really pursued it later, it would be a big deal not to admit it.

The person who leaked Japanese intelligence was Wade, not Li Weidong! That Wade just looks a bit like me. I, Li Weidong, are also a respectable entrepreneur, how can I do that kind of thing!

This time, the person who came to find Li Weidong was almost a French. His name was Lyon, which was probably also a pseudonym. He used a French city name to call himself.

Lyon chatted with Li Weidong for a while, and got some information from Li Weidong, and Li Weidong also got useful information from this French population.

Mr. Lyon, do you mean that the Indians will bring orders of 120 million US dollars? Li Weidong opened his mouth to confirm the authenticity of the news.

Lyon nodded: Yes, the Indian government has approved this funding, and they will purchase 120 million construction machinery for the country's road construction.

120 million US dollars, this can be a big piece of fat! I don't know which company can eat this piece of fat. Li Weidong said.

Mr. Wade, are Japanese companies not interested in this? Leon asked.

There must be interest in such a big business, but Indians have always been troublesome to buy things. What's more, European companies are also staring at such a large order, right? Li Weidong said.

You are right, Caterpillar in the United States, Liebherr in Germany, and Volvo in Sweden are all very interested in Indian orders, especially Volvo, which seems to be a must! Lyon said.

Li Weidong then asked: Mr. Lyon, do you know where the purchasing representatives sent from India live?

Haha, your Japanese companies really want this order. Leon smiled slightly, and then said: But unfortunately, I don't know where the Indian representative lives. But after the exhibition opens, he will definitely be there. .

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At the exhibition site, big names gathered, and almost all of the top 30 construction machinery companies in the world were present.

There are a lot of big companies, especially those European mechanical engineering companies. They have always had their eyes above the top. I didn't expect that they really gave the UAE face! Ding Youliang couldn't help but admire.

Li Weidong explained: It's mainly for the sake of money. In order to hold this exhibition, the United Arab Emirates did not have empty hands. They have also prepared construction machinery contracts of hundreds of millions of dollars. Such a piece of fat, the major manufacturers naturally also I want to swallow it.

Is there such a thing? I haven't heard anyone else say it! Ding Youliang obviously didn't know the news.

These Chinese companies are basically here to make up the number. It is impossible for the UAE to place orders for our companies, and naturally they will not take the initiative to tell us this kind of thing. I inquired from other channels.

Li Weidong paused, and then said: The infrastructure in the UAE is still very good, although the country has no railways, but the highway system is relatively developed, especially the highways, which are also first-class in the world.

But the UAE has no local construction machinery companies, so if they want to do infrastructure construction, all construction machinery needs to be imported.

Although the land area of ​​the UAE is not large, there is still a lot of infrastructure construction done every year. After all, the country has money, and the cost of purchasing construction machinery is as high as hundreds of millions of dollars.

In addition to the UAE, Saudi Arabia and Qatar also came with orders. Qatar, in particular, is said to be bidding for the Asian Games.

If Qatar really successfully bids for the Asian Games, then in the next few years, there will be large-scale construction and large-scale infrastructure construction, and there will also be a great demand for construction machinery!

These are the information that Li Weidong exchanged with others in the bar.

It sounds like unlimited business opportunities! Ding Youliang paused, then continued; Chairman, you have done so much homework in advance, are you planning to win a few orders from it?

I think, it's a pity that these rich people in the Middle East don't look down on us! Li Weidong sighed.

As Li Weidong was talking, a man with features that looked like a white man but had brown skin passed by.

This man's beard is very characteristic. It spreads from the lips to the sides of the lips, but the chin is completely raised, making the whole beard a several beard.

Nine out of ten people with such beards are Indians.

The key is that Li Weidong knew this person.

Narawani! I read that right, he is Narawani! How did he come to Dubai? Could it be that the purchasing representative sent by India is Narawani? If this is the case, India's 120 million orders, Maybe there is a chance to get it!