That year the flowers bloomed 1981

Chapter 882 is just a veiled criticism, so what?

The Mitsubishi truck factory that Li Ye and others were going to was not in Tokyo. The journey was a bit far and would take at least two hours, which gave Li Ye more time to observe.

Secretary Zhong took out a few more newspapers and asked Liu Muhan, "Chief Liu, could you please take a look? Do these newspapers also say that Japan's economic situation is better than Dengta's?"

Liu Muhan glanced at the translation and nodded, saying, "That's about right! Since last year, Japan's economic development has been very rapid, exceeding the expectations of many Western economists.
When I went to the lighthouse a few months ago, I heard people there say that the Japanese now seem to have endless money to spend, and they buy whatever they see.
Last year, Japan's Mitsui spent $666 million to buy the Exxon Building in Lighthouse, Sumitomo Group bought Fifth Avenue in Manhattan, and Mitsubishi even wanted to buy the Rockefeller Building.
These buildings are not just simple buildings, they are equivalent to our country's landmark buildings such as the Temple of Heaven and the Yellow Crane Tower."

Liu Muhan was a good storyteller. He vividly described the "arrogance" of the Japanese at that time using a few thin sheets of newspaper, which made everyone in the car excited.

But then she changed the subject and asked with a smile, "Secretary Zhong, these financial news actually have little to do with our project. Why are you suddenly interested in them?"

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Secretary Zhong was speechless for a moment, but Elder Gu said in a deep voice: "Xiao Liu, what you said is wrong. This news has a lot to do with us. The economy determines everything.
Think about it, if the Japanese really have endless money to spend, will our negotiations go smoothly this time? Five million dollars is an astronomical figure for us, but it may be a drop in the bucket for them.

"It turns out that Mr. Gu not only understands technology, but also economic analysis!"

Mr. Gu spoke a lot and immediately won praise from several of his younger brothers.

Xiao Jingang said exaggeratedly: "Oh, so there is so much knowledge in newspapers? I didn't know it before."

Secretary Zhong also praised: "Yes, yes, yes, Mr. Gu is able to see the big picture from the small details. He is indeed a man of unique insights."

It's Li Ye. I feel that what Mr. Gu said does have some meaning. Although it's not much, at least the starting point is good.

But then, Mr. Gu pointed to a page of stock price data in the newspaper and asked, "Xiao Liu, take a look at these data. I see the word Mitsubishi in them. Are they related to the economic situation of Mitsubishi Motors?"

Liu Muhan blinked, somewhat puzzled, but still patiently explained: "This is the recent increase list of Japanese stocks.
These data belong to Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Mitsubishi Electric and Mitsubishi Electric, and have no direct relationship with Mitsubishi Motors, but they all belong to the Mitsubishi Group."

"Oh, I see. It's the same as the relationship between the First Branch and the Light Automobile Company?"

Gu Lao nodded suddenly, and suddenly pointed to a 17% figure and asked, "Is this % the increase you mentioned? What does it mean exactly?"

Liu Muhan nodded and said, "Yes, Mitsubishi Electric rose by 17% yesterday, which means that if you originally had 100 yuan of Mitsubishi Electric stock, you would have 117 yuan today."

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The van was quiet for a few seconds, then suddenly became lively.

"Wow, seventeen dollars a day in interest? Oh my god!"

"Isn't this even more evil than lending money at high interest?"

"Seventeen percent a day, which is higher than the annual interest rate of our bank account. How can such a business exist in the world? Is there a scam?"

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"Is there a trick? Haha~, don't tell this to the Japanese, or they will laugh at our shallow knowledge."

Secretary Zhong smiled and said, "We stay in the mainland all day long and have no idea how broad the world outside is. I heard from a friend that in developed countries, interest rates can double or even multiply in one day!"

"How many times a day? That's not gambling."

"What gambling? Don't talk nonsense," Secretary Zhong explained hastily, "It's called futures, a very advanced financial transaction method."

"Wow, it's so advanced, no wonder the Japanese are so rich"

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But Li Ye looked at Gu Jianqi and Secretary Zhong, and his doubts grew even more.

Although they said that understanding Japan through finance and economics can help them communicate and trade better with Mitsubishi Motors, it does make sense.
But based on his keen observation experience, Li Ye felt that Secretary Zhong and Mr. Gu were more interested in mathematical questions such as which stocks would rise the most rapidly, how much they would rise every day, and how 10% would triple if interest was compounded twelve times.

Liu Muhan narrowed his eyes and said with a smile: "Actually, these are questions related to economics! Li Ye is the expert, he graduated from the Department of Economics of Peking University! Li Ye, come and explain the futures issues in detail to Mr. Gu."

Li Ye nodded, cleared his throat, and began to educate everyone about some futures risks, such as when the market fluctuates violently, someone's position may be liquidated at any minute, people may jump off buildings every day, and so on.

But before Li Ye could say a word, Gu Lao waved his hand coldly and said, "Forget it, we were just chatting on the road. Now Deputy Director Li is worried about the project introduction, so let's not distract him."

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After Mr. Gu finished speaking, no one else said anything. After all, everyone was a member of the project introduction inspection team and should be concerned about automobile matters.

After a while, Xiao Jingang took the initiative to break the awkward situation and said, "Tsk, don't you think that the van we are riding in is actually no worse than a car, it is spacious and comfortable."

"That's right. I've been thinking about this for the past two days. Why is it that they are all vans, but the vans in our mainland make your butt hurt when you bump around, but this van is like sitting on cotton."

Everyone discussed for a long time, and finally asked Li Ye: "Deputy Director Li, you took a Mercedes-Benz yesterday, didn't you notice this?"

"I have analyzed this issue with Director Lu and Professor Zhao when I was in the mainland. Our small passenger cars in the mainland are all evolved from trucks and use truck chassis.

This van is obviously a special chassis for buses. If we have the opportunity this time, we can also talk to Mitsubishi Motors about introducing the technology of this van."

Li Ye calmly explained to everyone why they were all vans but had such different levels of comfort.

Why did vans in the mainland still use crude transplantation of truck chassis in large quantities until 2,000 years later?
Li Ye believes that this is directly related to these slow-reacting "technical authorities". If he could introduce advanced chassis technology earlier, it would greatly speed up his independent research and development plans.

But as soon as Li Ye finished speaking, someone poured a bucket of cold water on him.

"Young people should not just buy good things when they see them. They should look at the gap between themselves and others,"

Gu Lao looked ahead and said calmly, "Idiots buy whatever they see as long as they have enough money to pay for it. If you want to buy something, you have to ask your parents if they have money at home."

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Li Ye pursed his lips and was about to retort to the old man, but he held back the words.

It was satisfying to vent his anger for a while, but he had not retired yet after all. If he went back and made a complaint with exaggerated details, it would only cause unnecessary trouble.

But Li Ye didn't say anything, Liu Muhan smiled and said: "Old Gu is right, our 5 million US dollars this time is self-raised funds for a branch factory. If it exceeds the budget, we have to rely on the department to subsidize some more."

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Everyone stopped talking.

If Li Ye said that he paid for the introduction of technology and it was none of your business, he would certainly be labeled as "ambitious and treacherous".

But Liu Muhan doesn’t care!

They are not from the same system, yet you are making indirect accusations. What can you do?

(End of this chapter)