Countercurrent 1982

Chapter 1153 Passive Status
Near the end of October, the Canton Fair has entered the final closing stage.

With a turnover of 2450 million U.S. dollars, the booth of Tianyin Electronics Factory dominates the entire exhibition hall of household appliances in the Canton Fair.

If this turnover was placed a few years ago, it would definitely become a major national news, but now, with the reform and opening up entering the seventh year, the export volume of mainland China has doubled for several years. The total turnover has reached US$7 billion this year, and the total export volume of each province has also increased significantly. This will not make Duan Yun's turnover of more than US$40 million so "dazzling".

But even so, Duan Yun has become the electronics company with the largest export value in Shenzhen this year, except for joint ventures and foreign-funded enterprises. Therefore, after the Canton Fair ended, Mayor Li Hao also called Duan Yun immediately to congratulate him .

In addition to congratulations, Li Hao also decided to make an exception and give Duan Yun Tianyin Electronics Factory 50% of the foreign exchange retention, which can be regarded as a very meaningful reward for him.

This also means that Duan Yun now adds the more than 300 million US dollars exchanged before, and the company will have a total of 1 million US dollars in foreign exchange retention. This foreign exchange reserve is already quite amazing. You know, even the Shenzhen Electronics Group , They only have more than 500 million US dollars in their hands now.

At the same time, Toshiba also sent an invitation letter to Duan Yun, inviting him to visit the company headquarters in early November and discuss the establishment of a joint venture chip factory in Shenzhen.

After getting this news, the big stone that had been weighing on Duan Yun's heart finally sank. This step means that Toshiba has started the process of investing in a chip factory in China, and the next thing is to negotiate and sign the contract. Overall, this thing is on track.

"How long are you going to stay in Japan this time?" Cheng Qingyan asked Duan Yun one day before leaving.

From the bottom of her heart, Cheng Qingyan is not interested in opening this chip factory as a joint venture. The 5 million US dollars is basically the entire wealth of Tianyin Electronics Factory, and most of the money will be used to purchase raw materials and various components of the factory. Therefore, if the one-time payment of 000 million U.S. dollars is really required by the Japanese side, then starting next year, Tianyin Electronics Factory will have to borrow money from the bank if it wants to produce Walkman products.

After working hard for more than two years, I returned to before liberation.

In fact, if Duan Yun and Toshiba jointly set up a TV factory, then Cheng Qingyan would definitely agree with it, because Toshiba's color TV sales in China are indeed considerable, and the joint venture can quickly recover the cost.

As for the field of chips, Cheng Qingyan can be said to be ignorant. She has not even figured out the principle of chip production, and her husband invested in the production of a flash memory chip with an unknown market prospect. It is still unknown whether it can be sold. The risk is very high. If it fails, Tianyin Electronics Factory will go bankrupt together. This is very possible.

But Duan Yun's will is very firm, no matter how his wife persuades him, Cheng Qingyan has no choice but to accept that he wants to set up a joint venture with Toshiba, but secretly hopes that this joint venture will not succeed.

"I can't tell. I'm going to Japan this time mainly to inspect their chip production technology and negotiate specific contract matters. I think... it will take at least a week." Duan Yun said.

"Go early and come back early, we need you to handle the foreign trade orders of our factory." Cheng Qingyan said to her husband.

"I have handed over the foreign trade orders to Li Guosheng. He will contact major domestic electronics manufacturers from tomorrow to seek OEM cooperation." Duan Yun paused, and then said: "Of course, this batch of foreign trade orders Product OEM orders give priority to our holding companies, then some local electronics factories in Shenzhen, and finally state-owned enterprises with better technology and larger scale in other provinces. Li Guosheng also helped me deal with these things in the past. Let him deal with it first."

Duan Yun and Cheng Qingyan's husband and wife have always had a clear division of labor. Cheng Qingyan is only in charge of the production management of the factory and the affairs of the chamber of commerce in the factory, while Duan Yun is responsible for formulating corporate development plans, technology research and development, and external public relations.

"This time I'm going to Japan, take good care of Li Yun, it's her first time going abroad, don't let anything happen to her." Cheng Qingyan settled down again.

In fact, at the beginning, Duan Yun did not plan to take Li Yun to Japan. It was not because her Japanese was not good enough. The main reason was that this trip to Japan was not about traveling or participating in exhibitions, but about visiting factories and negotiating with the Japanese side. This is a very hard job, so Duan Yun initially planned to continue to hire Wang Shi's Japanese translator in the Hong Kong company.

However, Li Yun seemed to be very active in this matter. After being rejected by Duan Yun politely at first, she simply pulled out her father Li Guosheng as a lobbyist. , and it can dispel some of Duan Yun's concerns, mainly because Li Yun's parents are worried about their daughter's safety. If Li Guosheng directly proposed, Duan Yuan has no reason to refuse.

Cheng Qingyan also agreed with Li Yun and her husband to go abroad together, the main reason is that Li Yun performed very well at the Canton Fair some time ago, and letting her go abroad this time is also a reward for her.

"Don't worry, Japan is actually a very safe country. The level of law and order is similar to ours, or even better." Duan Yun smiled slightly, and then said: "Besides, this girl Li Yun is very clever, and her adaptability is better than mine. You don't have to worry about her at all."

"Okay." Cheng Qingyan nodded, bit her lips lightly and said, "Honey, when will we bring our parents over?"

"Do you want a child?" Duan Yun immediately heard the meaning of his wife's words, so he said to her: "When I come back from Japan this time, I will take your parents and my mother over and let them stay in Shenzhen this year for the New Year. , your father is still the chief engineer of the factory, he may not be willing to give up his job, so you will do the ideological work."

"En." Hearing this, a trace of sweetness flashed across Cheng Qingyan's face.

It has been more than two years since I came to Shenzhen to start a business. Duan Yun and Cheng Qingyan have been very busy all the time. Because they are both young and it is a critical period of their careers, they have never had children.

There are three kinds of unfilial piety, and no one is the greatest.

I have been married for more than two years, and if I still have no children, I will face greater social pressure. The main reason is that there are more gossips in the hometown of both parents. This also makes the elderly on both sides feel a little embarrassed. It's not easy, but in desperation, I still occasionally call Duan Yun and his wife to put pressure on them.

Duan Yun's decision to bring both parents to Shenzhen means that he has already planned to have a child. In fact, Duan Yun doesn't care.

The reason why Duan Yun suddenly plans to have a child this time is also due to his own considerations. The most important thing is that he has always hoped to have a crystallization of love with his wife Cheng Qingyan. I have some conflicts in my heart, and if I have a child this time, at least I can divert some of my wife's attention.

That night, Cheng Qingyan ironed her husband's clothes, prepared her luggage, and cooked a sumptuous dinner.

In the early morning of the second day, Duan Yun and Li Yun packed their luggage together, went to the airport by car, and embarked on a trip to Japan.

After 6 hours of flight, Duan Yun's plane finally landed at Tokyo Airport in Japan.

For Li Yun, who was flying for the first time, she felt very fresh, and Duan Yun also offered to give her her window seat. During the whole flight, Li Yun was staring at the scenery outside the porthole in a daze. Excitement flashed across his pupils from time to time.

After walking out of the terminal, Duan Yun saw the reception staff of Toshiba Corporation at a glance. This time, the person who came to pick up the plane was an officer from Toshiba Electronics Department in Japan. Under his leadership, Duan Yun and Li Yun took a seat. A Crown sedan quickly left the airport.

Since it was close to 6 p.m. when Duan Yun got off the plane, the two of them were arranged in a high-end hotel in Tokyo that night. The presidential suite is a square meter, and the interior decoration is very luxurious.

When Li Yun learned that such a hotel room costs 3000 US dollars a night, she couldn't believe the price, and the luxury of the hotel here surprised her even more.

Before coming to Japan, Li Yun also saw a lot of introductions about Japan from some newspapers and magazines, where neon lights flashed and high-rise buildings were everywhere, and everything was full of luxury and luxury. However, when she really came to Japan, she still felt that It was quite a shock.

"You sleep in this master bedroom at night, and I live in this bedroom opposite to you. If you have anything to do, you can call me." Duan Yun said to Li Yun with a smile.

"En." Li Yun nodded lightly upon hearing the words.

In fact, it is very embarrassing for men and women to be in the same guest room, but the presidential suite here is large enough that the two can maintain a sufficient sense of distance, so there is no problem.

Then Duan Yun returned to his room.

Pulling open the curtains, looking at the dazzling Tokyo city outside the window, Duan Yun lit a cigarette and smoked.

This time he came to Japan, he was under a lot of pressure.

Although Toshiba has agreed to Duan Yun's quotation of US$5000 million, whether the equipment provided by the other party is advanced enough, how to install and debug these equipment in China, and the payment method are all things that Duan Yun must settle when he comes to Japan this time.

Especially the payment method, Duan Yun can't afford 5 million US dollars at one time now, he wants to adopt the method of installment payment, that is to say, as the complete set of equipment installation rate is in place, all the funds will be paid gradually in batches, so that In other words, Duan Yun can also grasp a certain degree of initiative.

But in fact, from the very beginning, the initiative has always been on Toshiba's side. They firmly control the technology and equipment, and this project is dispensable to them, so this time I came to Japan, Duan Yun thought It is not an easy task to complete the contract matters of installment payment, and it will test Duan Yun's negotiation skills.

However, in Duan Yun's view, doing business in China relies heavily on contacts and resources, and the same should be true abroad.

(End of this chapter)