The Red Era, the Opening University Speech

Chapter 274 Build a factory, build a factory, build it quickly!

After leaving the Semiconductor Research Institute.

Li Mu took a car and came to the Foreign Trade Committee.

As soon as he entered the door, he bumped into He Zhenhua, who was dressed in a suit and followed by a butler.

"Mr. Xiao He, it's been a while since we last met." Li Mu greeted him with a smile.

He Zhenhua's eyes were also full of surprise, and he said, "Advisor Li, I didn't expect to meet you as soon as I came back. You don't know that as soon as I received the news, I rushed to Kyoto."

As he spoke, he pounded his waist.

In that era, transportation between the two sides was very inconvenient. The only options were water and land transportation, and a round trip took at least five or six days.

"Thank you for your hard work, Mr. He, but I will make sure your trip is well worth it." Li Mu said with a faint smile.

After hearing this, He Zhenhua became even more curious about the new product developed by Li Mu.

However, he also knew that outside was not the place to talk, so he quickly followed Li Mu into the Foreign Trade Commission building.

……

In Dong Huaxing's office.

While Li Mu was chatting with He Zhenhua, he received a message and asked someone to prepare hot water.

When the two came in, he immediately greeted them warmly and asked them to sit down, and then personally made tea.
As for why it is not soaked in advance, it is a matter of social conventions.

He Zhenhua tapped the table a few times with his fingers, took the tea, looked at Dong Huaxing who greeted him politely, then turned around and started chatting enthusiastically with Li Mu, his eyes full of envy.

Although the Ho family is doing well in both mainland China and Hong Kong and controls the "lifeline" of product sales in mainland China, as long as mainland China wants, it can support a new Ho family at any time.

At the beginning, the He family might be able to take some initiative, but as the business grew bigger and bigger, it became a consensus among all families there that they could make a lot of money by cooperating with the mainland.

Li Mu chatted with Dong Huaxing for a while. He noticed He Zhenhua's envious eyes from the corner of his eyes. He smiled slightly in his heart, turned around and said, "Let's talk about business, leader. The instant noodles should be ready, right?"

"It's made. It's made. It takes time to set up a production line, but this instant noodle is very simple. On the day you sent the plan, Lao Qiu and I found the best chef to start researching. The sample was just made this morning, and I have just asked my secretary to pick it up." Dong Huaxing said with a smile.

While he was talking, his secretary pushed the door open and brought over a sample of instant noodles.

Because preservatives are still under research, the instant noodles are fried freshly, but as for the seasonings, everything is basically made according to Li Mu's plan.

Li Mu looked at the familiar yellow pancake, made an inviting gesture, and said, "Mr. Xiao He, would you like to try it together?"

"Okay." He Zhenhua agreed readily.

The two of them started making instant noodles in Dong Huaxing's office.

First, put the noodles into the aluminum lunch box, pour the seasoning, add hot water, cover the box, and wait for three minutes...

Three minutes later, Li Mu opened the lid first, and a strong aroma of instant noodles hit him.

"It smells so good!" He Zhenhua looked at the instant noodles in the lunch box and couldn't help but feel his appetite grow.

Without waiting for Li Mu to remind him, he opened the lid of the box, picked up the chopsticks and stirred it a few times, picked up a piece of food with chopsticks and put it in his mouth, and immediately tasted the fragrance lingering on his lips and teeth.

Li Mu saw He Zhenhua's exaggerated expression, smiled slightly, and tasted it as well.

It's really good.

It is purely handmade and is exactly the same as those made in later times.

Dong Huaxing looked at Li Mu's satisfied expression and said, "How is it? It meets your expectations, right?"

"It's far better than before. I didn't expect it to be so delicious." Li Mu did not hesitate to praise.

He Zhenhua also said: "It is indeed delicious. I have never eaten anything so delicious. I think it will not only sell well abroad, but will also be popular in Hong Kong!"

Simple, convenient and delicious, it perfectly meets the needs of Hong Kong.

In 59, tea restaurants in Hong Kong began to ban cooking, making it more difficult for people to eat.

The entry of instant noodles into the market at this time can be said to be a response to the times.

"It seems that Mr. Xiao He is very confident in instant noodles. But I have to make it clear to you first. Its profit is not like the previous products. The unit price of each package is initially set at 5 million cents, and the maximum cannot exceed 10 million cents." Li Mu reminded with a smile.

Hearing the price, the excitement on He Zhenhua's face faded a little and his brows furrowed slightly.

This price really caught him off guard.

After all, the lowest price for previous products was $5M, and the sudden increase to M points is a bit too big a gap.

He thought for a moment and asked, "Consultant Li, can you tell me how you came up with this pricing standard?"

Dong Huaxing on the side also looked at Li Mu. He didn't expect Li Mu to set the price so low.

Although the strategy is to make small profits but quick turnover, the profit is too small.

Li Mu explained:
"Instant noodles are fast food products, and their main selling point is convenience and speed, so their price must be low."

"I know this will squeeze his profits to a very low level, but as long as he can occupy a large enough market, he won't have to worry about not making money."

"And we have the advantage of automated production, so the cost can be reduced to about 2M cents, which is still a double return rate."

He gave a brief explanation, and seeing that He Zhenhua and Dong Huaxing were still a little confused, he had to continue talking about the price of instant noodles at Xiao Rizi.

The price of Xiao Ri Zi instant noodles is not cheap, as much as 36 yuan.

You should know that at this time, a bowl of udon noodles is only about 6 yen.

Converted into Xia Country's currency, it is about 2 cents.

In this era when most workers' wages are only a dozen or twenty yuan, spending 2 cents on a bowl of instant noodles is okay once or twice, but if you eat too much, people will probably think you are crazy.

After listening to Li Mu's explanation, He Zhenhua nodded silently and said, "Consultant Li, you have considered everything carefully. Although the price is indeed too low, as long as the sales volume is high enough, the profit will also be considerable."

If a tiny country can sell 1 million units, they will only sell more.

"That's true, but specific product developers also have to take into account the tastes and eating habits of different regions. Now this one is just a standard model." Li Mu continued.

He Zhenhua smiled and said, "Since Consultant Li believes in me, I will definitely not let you down. I will find chefs from various countries to help improve it."

This problem does need to be solved. They think it is delicious and convenient, but foreigners may not think so, so improving the taste is a necessary process.

"Then I'll leave it to Mr. Xiao He." Li Mu said with a smile.

Improving the taste is a troublesome task, and the conditions for this are not available in the country. It is the most appropriate choice to let He Zhenhua do it.

Afterwards, the three of them discussed the details, and He Zhenhua left quickly with a satisfied mood.

……

Watching He Zhenhua running so fast, Li Mu sat for a while, chatted with Dong Huaxing for a while, then stood up and said goodbye.

Go home.

After a short rest, Li Mu came to the study and continued his research work.

The tip of the pen kept sliding on the manuscript paper, drawing precise and clear lines, gradually forming the structural diagram of the fuselage structure and cockpit part of Xuanniao-1.

After painting for more than two hours, he stopped only when his hands and eyes felt sore.

He stretched himself and looked at his watch. It was already about 10:. Thinking that Wang Ya would be back soon, he got up and went to the kitchen to make her a midnight snack.

A simple bowl of egg noodles, sprinkled with chopped green onions, then covered in a large bowl to keep warm and placed on the dining table in the living room.

After doing all this, he made himself a cup of tea, took the enamel teacup and prepared to go back to the study to continue working.

"I've drawn enough pictures today. I'll continue to perfect the design of the color LCD TV later." Li Mu thought as he pushed open the door of the study.

There are not many problems in making color LCD TVs, but the difficult part is how to make them well.

Without more upgrades, his idea of ​​pricing the car in three different levels, high, medium and low, would basically fail.

……

Half a month passed in a flash.

Research on the second-generation supercomputers is still progressing steadily and has not encountered any particularly major problems.

The Academy of Aeronautics did come to see Li Mu once, but he only stayed for one afternoon and answered some theoretical questions from Wang Shicun and others.

As for the design drawing, although he had almost finished it, he was still not in a hurry to show it off.

Things would be much simpler if we wait until the engine problem is solved before taking it out. We wouldn't have to face the embarrassment of people asking us how to manufacture the engine and we could only use theories to explain it.

……

Color LCD TV development team, inside the experiment.

Li Mu was discussing issues regarding TFT TV panel technology with Wu Xi, Professor Kuang, and experts and professors sent from the Materials Research Institute to help.

He explained: "This technology uses transistor clicks made of thin film technology, adopts an 'active matrix' approach to drive, and uses a scanning method to 'actively pull' to control the on and off of any real point."

"Then the liquid crystal molecules are used to conduct light, and then light shielding and light transmission are used to achieve the purpose of display."

"Its main components include fluorescent tubes, light guide plates, polarizing plates, filter plates, glass substrates, alignment films, liquid crystal materials and thin film transistors..."

Li Mu explained to everyone as carefully as possible what TFT TV technology is.

But after he finished speaking, including Wu Xi, the eyes of most people were as clear as those of college students who had attended school for two years - of course, in the future.

Professor Kuang couldn't help rubbing his brows and said, "Advisor Li, this technology is quite difficult!"

"The difficulty is not a big deal, we can all overcome it. But the research time may be greatly extended, exceeding our original expectations." Wu Xi hesitated for a moment and spoke up.

According to the original plan, they would be able to complete the development of the color LCD TV in two months at the latest, and one month at the earliest.

But judging from the current progress, it may not be fully achieved in half a year.

It’s not that they didn’t work hard enough, it’s that there are just too many technologies to overcome!
Hearing this, Li Mu paused and said with a smile: "I thought you would wait another half a month before bringing it up. It seems that you are not just going to follow my plan."

Hearing him say this, everyone was stunned, somewhat puzzled.

"Could it be that you, Consultant Li, did this on purpose?" Wu Xi reacted quickly and asked in surprise.

Li Mu smiled and said:

"It's not intentional, I just wanted to see how long you could hold back before offering your opinions."

"You don't have to worry. The technology can be studied slowly. There is no need to complete it now."

"The technological breakthroughs we have made are enough to be exported as revolutionary products to earn foreign exchange."

Hearing this, everyone was at a loss whether to laugh or cry, but at the same time, they all breathed a sigh of relief.

They were really worried that they would not be able to keep up with Li Mu's progress, which would lead to unfavorable development of color LCD TVs and affect export earnings.

"So can we start assembling the first generation of color TVs now?" Wu Xi asked.

Li Mu said: "Of course you can. It's still the same old rules. There are three levels: high, medium and low. Team leader Wu, you and Professor Kuang and Professor Lei will lead the way."

"Okay, just leave it to us." Wu Xi said enthusiastically.

Seeing this, Li Mu smiled slightly, gave a few more instructions, and then left.

Although the technology has not been fully realized and only the first generation of color LCD TVs can be produced, there is no problem in beating the current peers in the TV market.

It’s just that his original idea of ​​pricing it at tens of thousands of dollars is definitely not going to come true.

……

Meanwhile, the Foreign Trade Committee.

Dong Huaxing received the results of He Zhenhua's trial sales in Hong Kong.

The first batch of 1 packs of instant noodles were sold out in a short time after being put into various sales outlets.

This is without any publicity.

It is conceivable that once the sales are rolled out, it will definitely explode the market.

Therefore, as soon as he got the news, Dong Huaxing called Leader Qiu and said:

“Build a factory, build a factory, build a factory quickly!”

"Instant noodles are very popular in Hong Kong. The He family sent a message saying that at least 5 factories are needed to satisfy the Hong Kong market!"

"And when we open up overseas markets, the number will increase even more!"

Upon hearing the news, Leader Qiu was so happy that he couldn't stop smiling.

Don't underestimate the five factories. Not only can they solve the employment problems of four to five thousand people, but the key is that they can still make money.

Without any delay, he immediately called his secretary and asked him to arrange the construction of the factory.

After finishing all this, he was just about to make a call to the Semiconductor Research Institute to inform Li Mu of the good news.

Leader Qiu suddenly paused, put down the phone in his hand, and decided to go there in person.

……

In the laboratory.

Li Mu couldn't help but be a little surprised when he heard the news that Leader Qiu was coming.

Following Wang Shoujue who came to report the news, I came to Wu Youxiang's office.

As soon as he entered the room, he saw Leader Qiu sitting on the sofa with a smile on his face. He and Wu Youxiang were praising Li Mu in various ways.

"Hello, leader!" Li Mu greeted after coming in.

When Leader Qiu heard the voice, he stood up, walked forward and said, "Our great hero is here, come and sit over here, and listen to me tell you the good news."

"You're being polite. It's just a bowl of instant noodles." Li Mu said in confusion.

The profit value of instant noodles is not that high.

Leader Qiu said happily:
"We can't just think about making money, we also have to build a factory."

(End of this chapter)