Take Arada back to the past

Chapter 847, One trick is all you need to succeed

P.S.: I'm really sorry, something unexpected happened.

Spall hesitated for a moment, then finally asked, "Sir, what is the probability that Cyril's illness can be cured? How much does that medicine cost?"

"I can't give you a specific timeframe, but I can guarantee that as long as you continue to use our company's products, your health will improve."

After Yang Xiaole finished speaking, he paused for a moment and said, "As for the price of the medicine, it is not for sale. If you join our company, you will receive corresponding medicines regularly based on your level and contribution. You can take these medicines for your son to use."

He then gave a brief explanation of the situation.

Spall was shocked after hearing the introduction.

Given my rank, I could only barely get access to second-tier medicines.

Fortunately, the company offers benefits; if a family member is diagnosed with a serious illness at the company's hospital, they can apply for the lowest level of medication.

Until the illness is cured.

After listening, Spall pondered for a while.

Then he said, "I can agree to that, but if my son's condition doesn't improve, I might still have to leave."

Yang Xiaole smiled and shook his head: "Mr. Spall, you may be overthinking it. According to your level, you will have a salary in the future, which will not be less than $4000 a month. With that money, if it still cannot be cured, you will have enough to take your child to the United States for treatment."

joke.

How could we possibly let someone of that caliber leave the company?

Of course, once someone enters the middle or senior management level of the company, they generally won't leave unless there are special reasons.

However, this benefit applies to capable individuals; ordinary people naturally do not have this privilege.

Otherwise, it would be meaningless.

However, the company's salaries are generally higher than those of its peers.

Upon hearing this, Spall pondered for a moment.

In the end, she agreed.

The reason they agreed so quickly was that they had already planned it for a while.

Upon seeing this, Yang Xiaole took out the contract.

"We can sign the contract first, and the company will provide more details later."

This contract is the standard contract here.

Spall took the documents, looked them over carefully, and, finding no problems, finally signed the contract.

Yang Xiaole took the contract, looked at it, and after confirming that there were no problems, put it away in his bag.

He extended his hand and said with a smile, "Mr. Spall! It's a pleasure doing business with you!"

"Happy cooperation!"

The two shook hands.

Yang Xiaole stopped and said, "Mr. Spall, the contract states that you will need to work abroad in the future, and the company will also arrange for the living arrangements of your family members. However, the company does not plan to send you to Hong Kong Island for the time being, and you will need to live here for a period of time."

However, this requires you to resign.

Resignation is now a necessity.

"Okay! I'll complete the formalities as soon as possible, but what am I supposed to do here?"

Spall was filled with curiosity.

"Your work isn't too difficult for now. First, you need to move out of here and find a better place to live. Then, you can conduct your scientific research on your own. When you have free time, you can meet up with your old friends here, treat them to meals, and all the supplies will be provided."

Yang Xiaole said with a smile.

After hearing this, Spall was puzzled: "I can understand continuing the research, but inviting old friends to dinner? Why is that?"

Yang Xiaole shook his head helplessly.

People who do scientific research are definitely not lacking in intelligence, so why can't they react quickly enough!
He then explained, "You can continue your research in computers, but it can only be our own company's products. At the same time, it needs to be combined with technologies from Europe and the United States. The relevant materials and equipment will be sent to you as soon as possible."

He paused for a moment and continued, "You also need to find your old friends here. After all, scientific research can't be done by one person alone. If possible, try to bring them to the company."

Life here is getting worse every day, even for these senior researchers and scientists.

When currency depreciates to a certain level, these people's assets will also shrink significantly.

On one hand, people have to queue up just to get a piece of black bread, while on the other hand, there's plenty of meat and fish, with food readily available.

People's mindset will change at that time.

This is much better than him having someone lobby him.

Moreover, given Spall's abilities and rank, most of his friends are at least not much worse off.

When it's time to leave, recommendations from friends are the easiest way to gain trust.

Friends still have friends!
He has already used this model extensively on the Russian side.

It's just that Spall is very capable, so he takes care of her separately.

After hearing this, Spall immediately understood.

"Okay, I understand! If my paperwork is done, where do I go to find you?"

"Here is the address and contact information. You can just go there when the time comes."

I handed him a business card.

Spall took it, looked at it, and then put it away.

Seeing this, Yang Xiaole took out a few bottles of medicine from his bag and said, "This is medicine for the next month, two bottles a week. The company will distribute it regularly after you start working here."

Before Spall could move, his wife rushed over and took it from him.

"Thank you so much."

She took the medicine to give to her son.

Seeing that things were mostly settled, Yang Xiaole said, "Alright, there's nothing else. Someone will contact you later. Of course, if any of your friends want to leave, they can contact us. We highly value talent."

Spall nodded slightly upon hearing this: "Okay!"

The matter is considered resolved.

Yang Xiaole then said goodbye and left.

……

After leaving, Yang Xiaole didn't wander around; instead, he quietly sneaked back to Huang Xintong's workplace.

For the next two weeks, Yang Xiaole accompanied Huang Xintong on a field trip to inspect the main areas around Kyiv.

I must say, the black soil here is incredibly fertile!

This place is known as the "breadbasket of Europe," producing 40% of the total grain output of the bears, and once accounting for 26.1% of global grain exports.

Of course, that was in the past.

Our own country doesn't even have enough to eat, so how can we export food?

In the restaurant.

Huang Xintong was looking at a pile of data.

She picked up a piece of pastry and took a bite. Then she said softly to him, "I know the general situation now, but it's really hard to believe that with such a vast expanse of black soil, we would still lack food."

Yang Xiaole was drinking coffee there.

He smiled upon hearing this: "There are simply too many factors involved. One part is the emphasis on industry, especially light industry, while neglecting the development of agriculture; there are many other factors as well."

Without looking at the data, he only knew that Russia was once a major grain exporter.

There's no way around it; with a population of less than 3 million, they possess 35 billion mu of arable land.

No matter how you calculate it, there will be no shortage of food.

It's important to know that in 93, the mainland only had 14 billion mu of land and a population of about 12 billion, which was already enough to barely feed everyone.

Based on the ratio of population to arable land, per capita grain should be ten times that of inland areas.

However, there was a shortage of food.

This has to be said to be a miracle.

Huang Xintong nodded slightly: "Yes! The urbanization here is progressing very fast! According to statistics from January this year, the number of cities has reached 2176, with an urban population of 1.86 million, accounting for 66% of the total population of the country. There are far too few people engaged in agriculture."

Moreover, accelerating industrialization requires sacrificing many sectors, especially agriculture, where mechanization is still relatively low. They prefer to export machinery rather than supply the domestic market.

With an agricultural population and insufficient agricultural machinery, and since they are all state-owned farms, do you think they can be motivated?

Especially after the availability of foreign exchange to purchase grain, agriculture has become less of a priority here.

After saying that, he shook his head speechlessly.

She has learned quite a bit about the situation in the past two weeks.

Yang Xiaole smiled upon hearing this and said, "How should I put it? You could call this a subtle, insidious scheme!"

Seeing Huang Xintong's puzzled expression, he continued, "When Russia was short of food, it purchased it from outside through official or private channels, especially in 80. I don't know if you are aware of that."

Hearing this, Huang Xintong nodded: "Yes, I know. At that time, when the Russians were buying grain internationally, the U.S. launched a grain war against them. However, U.S. grain merchants boycotted them, and the Russians spent money to have people work around with them, so they had to give up in the end."

Yang Xiaole smiled and shook his head upon hearing this.

"That's part of it, but some discerning people can see the reasons behind it. You feel it's a compromise, but isn't it also a conspiracy?"

He paused for a moment and continued, "The two sides have different constitutions. The Russians believe that as long as they have money, they don't need to develop agriculture vigorously and can always export. Think about it, Western grains can indeed be freely traded."

However, many unexpected events occurred. Reduced grain production led to price increases, which in turn caused a surge in the need for foreign exchange. The depreciation of the ruble also required a large amount of foreign exchange to purchase grain.

"We rely on imports for one-third of our food; any unforeseen event would be a disaster."

Huang Xintong wasn't stupid; she seemed to be deep in thought upon hearing this.

After thinking for a moment, he said directly, "I understand what you mean. So, according to what you said, there will probably be many changes in the international market in the future."

Hearing this, Yang Xiaole laughed: "Oh, then tell me."

He did tell Huang Xintong that the bald eagle had ideas to cripple the Russian economy, but he didn't say much more.

Huang Xintong thought for a moment and said, "Two years ago, Saudi Arabia and the United States simultaneously announced an increase in oil production, which led to a sharp drop in oil prices. Currently, oil prices have dropped from $30 a barrel two years ago to $10 a barrel, and there is still room for them to fall further."

This is equivalent to a reduction of two-thirds in foreign exchange earnings.

In Russia, oil, natural gas, and gold account for the majority of exports.

In the future, gold may experience a sharp drop due to capital operations.

If food crises occur every now and then, causing food prices to skyrocket, this is something the Russian bear cannot afford.

Moreover, Russia's mechanical technology is relatively backward and lacks competitiveness on a global scale.

From any perspective, this is a bad thing.

Yang Xiaole smiled and nodded upon hearing this: "Pretty much! There will definitely be a big crash in gold prices in the future."

In the coming years, under the manipulation of capital, there have indeed been several food crises.

But every time, right after the Russians bought the goods, the food prices returned to normal.

Moreover, it's not that the Russians haven't noticed, but they're already powerless to change things.

The problems are deeply entrenched and difficult to reverse.

After saying that, he paused for a moment, then laughed and said, "So! You decide how to proceed this time! It's okay to invest a larger amount; the ruble here is bound to plummet in the future, which presents a great opportunity."

Huang Xintong stopped eating and stood there pondering.

He then smiled and nodded: "If everything is as you say, the profits involved are truly enviable!"

Seeing Huang Xintong's eyes light up, Yang Xiaole asked with a smile, "So what are you planning to do?"

Upon hearing this, Huang Xintong flipped through a few pages of the documents in her hand.

He then said, “I plan to build several large processing centers in this area to collect and process grain. At the same time, I also need to form joint ventures with local state-owned enterprises to expand production capacity and upgrade technology. If the ruble depreciates significantly in the future and these people cannot repay their foreign exchange, then the company will belong to me.”

Hearing this, Yang Xiaole smiled and nodded slightly: "Yes, not bad, you can apply what you've learned immediately."

Joint ventures and loans—if the money can't be repaid, the only option is to hand over the company's shares.

This is the key point of this operation.

Although these state-owned enterprises have rigid systems, they have various advantages that new enterprises do not have.

That's the distribution channel.

Whether it's sales or acquisition channels, these are both very important aspects for a company.

In recent years, foreign capital entering the mainland has also been trying to exploit domestic brands using the same methods.

The soybean wars of that year affected over 90% of domestic edible oil processing enterprises, whose oil production accounted for over 70% of the national oilseed output.

It can be said that they have completely controlled the discourse on cooking oil.

As a result, the mainland paid a heavy price, and it took nearly 20 years to regain some of its voice.

Even so, market share alone cannot give them absolute control.

Think about the cooking oils on supermarket shelves in later generations—how many of them are truly domestic brands?
Having a single, effective skill is the most suitable and rewarding approach right now.

Hearing this, Huang Xintong rolled her eyes at him: "What's wrong? You think I'm stupid?"

Yang Xiaole chuckled.

"How could that be! What's wrong with you being stupid!"

Without the various analyses from later generations, he would not have been able to connect all sorts of seemingly unrelated international events.

In fact, there are various interpretations, and everyone's views are different.

Some people believe that the US saw the problems on the Russian side and then orchestrated a plan to bring Russia down.

Some people believe that the international environment at the time exposed various problems of the Russian bear, which led to the subsequent targeted measures.

Stick to one word.

He wasn't sure if it was true or not.

But ultimately, it was the problem on the Russian side that gave the bald eagle the opportunity.

There are two possibilities!

He is not a professional economics blogger; he has dabbled in economics before, but he is not an expert in any of them.

(End of this chapter)