1979 My Life in the Era

Chapter 329 Returning to China
Ning Weidong listened to Walker Bushi's comments and smiled, "Oh? What do you think the Chinese are like? I'm afraid you don't have a very good impression of us over there."

Walker was embarrassed for a moment: "I'm sorry, but it's different now. We are friends and Speedlink is the enemy, isn't it?"

Ning Weidong said: "There are not so many enemies. In the final analysis, it is just a struggle for interests."

Speaking of interests, Ning Weidong has figured out why Walker Bushi appeared here.

After Walker Bushi ordered a cup of coffee, Ning Weidong said, "It seems that Mr. Smith has conveyed my meaning."

Walker Bushi was a little serious and nodded: "Of course, I am very interested in your proposal. You see, otherwise I would not be here."

Before, although Zhao's father mobilized his energy and contacted the Bushi family.

But relationships are relationships, and how far things can be accomplished is a matter of great consideration.

You can't just say it and expect others to work very hard for you. In the end, you still have to put in your chips.

Judging from the process and results, it is obvious that Bushi did not act perfunctorily, and now is the time to fulfill its original promise.

But Ning Weidong didn't expect that Walker Bushi would come here in person.

He originally wanted to return home first and then find time to contact Smith, but he didn't expect to bring Walker Bushi here directly.

Walker looked around and said, "If there's anything inconvenient, we can go somewhere else."

Ning Weidong raised his hand to look at his watch. There was still more than an hour before boarding, but he would not go with the other party easily. He had to be careful when interacting with Amei. It might be fine now, but it’s hard to say in the future.

Ning Weidong didn't want to leave any recordings: "Just leave it here."

Walker Bushi shrugged, indicating that it didn't matter. Since Ning Weidong didn't care, he could do whatever he wanted.

He asked, "Ning, there is one thing I don't quite understand about the plan you told Smith about."

Ning Weidong had revealed most of it to Smith before.

In fact, there is nothing mysterious about it. It is just to invite Walker Bushi, actually the Bushi family, to join Ning Weidong's layout.

The most important of these is the newly established joint venture factory.

Although there are at least two companies on the surface, one is Ning Weidong and the other is Panasonic, in fact, Bu Shi secretly holds 20% of the shares. There is no such thing as nothing without profit. If it weren't for this, how could they be so active.

But that alone is not enough to trouble the eldest son, Walker Bushi, to come in person.

Ning Weidong lowered his voice slightly and asked, "Are you worried about cashing out?"

Wokobusi admitted openly: "Your plan is very good. You assemble TV sets and sell them to Speedlink, but how do you calculate the money from the sales? I'm afraid you can't spend so many rubles."

This is not an unfounded worry. In the fast-connected CMEA system, the liquidity of the ruble is certainly far less than that of the US dollar.

In fact, Ning Weidong is facing the same problem. The amount of vodka sold to Sulian is still relatively small, and it can be exchanged for domestic supplies through Kirov.

But if televisions and other electrical appliances are laid out in the future, bartering will not be so easy.

Ning Weidong had a headache before, but this time when he met Smith in Japan, he suddenly had an idea and came up with a solution.

Ning Weidong said: "Don't worry, what ends up in our hands will definitely be US dollars."

Walker Bushi became more interested and asked Ning Weidong to explain in detail.

"Although Sulian's rubles are not easy to circulate, Sulian does have a hard currency." Ning Weidong smiled meaningfully.

Walker Bushi was quick to react, and immediately realized what was going on in his mind: "Are you talking about oil?"

Ning Weidong said, as if he thought the same thing: "Yes, that's what I think. We sell the electrical appliances to Sulian and buy oil directly with rubles."

At this point, he chuckled and said, "You know, the energy prices within CMEA are much lower than the international oil prices in the West."

Walker Bushi's eyes lit up. His family started out as an oil company, and he understood the market better than Ning Weidong.

If Ning Weidong really had a way to get Sulian Petroleum, he could at least double the profit.

Ning Weidong continued, "We can get the oil and ship it directly to Japan, and let the Japanese pay for it. That's fine, right?"

This is why Ning Weidong came up with this idea after connecting with the Bush family.

Because before that, he had no channels at all.

With the network of relationships he built at Sulian, it was not difficult to exchange rubles for oil.

It is not a case of making money out of nothing. The rubles earned from the sale of electrical appliances and vodka in the future are all money, which can be exchanged for oil to write off the accounts without any loss.

But if the Bush family were not there, even if it was replaced with oil, it would be as difficult to circulate as the ruble.

It is simply impossible to digest it through the international black market.

Now with the Bush family, the shortcomings have finally been made up.

Japan is currently the world's second largest oil importer. Ning Weidong could not delete much of the oil, so it was digested silently.

Under the surface, Ning Weidong, the Bushi family, and Sulian all benefited.

Walker Bushi quickly straightened out Ning Weidong's thoughts. Even though he had eaten and seen it before, his heart beat faster.

If we could really accomplish this task as Ning Weidong described, what a concept!
A huge underground economic cycle that includes China, Sulian, Ame, and Toyo.

As a part of it, the Bush family will gain unimaginable wealth.

This is secondary, the influence contained in it is even more considerable.

In comparison, the cost his family needs to pay is almost negligible.

What has been invested so far is nothing more than some insignificant influence, which has largely facilitated the previous negotiations.

By the way, they put pressure on Panasonic, forcing it to build a factory in a joint venture with Ning Weidong.

The former is a natural move and is America's established strategy.

The latter is, after all, only 12 billion yen.

What needs to be done next is just to facilitate Dongyang to buy the oil from Sulian.

For a group of Bush's size, this is like giving it away for free.

Those big Japanese companies are scrambling to buy it at high prices.

……

Ning Weidong had a quick meeting with Walker Bushi and then boarded a plane back to China.

Although everything has been made clear and both parties are eager to try, whether it can succeed or not is not something that Ning Weidong and Walker Bushi can decide.

At best, they are just executors, especially Walker Bushi, who needs to be more cautious. His father has just become the deputy commander and he cannot afford to make any mistakes. It is a time when it is better to do nothing than to make mistakes.

On the contrary, Ning Weidong has relatively more autonomy.

Because most of the resources and frameworks Ning Weidong has at hand were built by himself, including the situation at Sulian, which was also opened up by Ning Weidong.

This means that he does not need to seek more support from the country when carrying out his plans.

With a vibration, he felt his body suddenly lighten, and the plane left the runway. Ning Weidong sat by the window, looking out at Tokyo, which was getting smaller and smaller, while thinking about his next move after returning.

This time, with the acquisition of the joint venture with Panasonic, the situation in Handong has been secured.

No matter what people in Handong thought in the past, or how much they rejected Ning Weidong's factory, they had to accept the foreign investment this time.

This is the general trend, and family disgrace should not be made public.

Before, when they had troubled Ning Weidong, they had only done minor things and turned a blind eye.

Now that the Japanese are here, if anyone causes trouble again and is laughed at by outsiders, the consequences will be serious.

……

A few hours later, the plane landed in Shanghai.

Standing on the land of the motherland, Ning Weidong felt suddenly relaxed.

In the car, An Ning, who came to pick her up at the airport, also had a smile on her face.

Although Ning Weidong just came back today, the results he achieved during his trip to Japan had already affected the situation in Handong a few days in advance.

A few days ago, when Panasonic was going to invest 1.2 billion yen to establish a joint venture factory with Ning Weidong, with each party holding half of the shares, An Ning could clearly feel the change in Handong's attitude.

All the previous difficulties disappeared in an instant, and the pressure from the city and province was gone. Instead, we took the initiative to contact the factory to ask what support we needed.

This was simply impossible before.

An Ning said this with great joy, and Ning Weidong also smiled when he heard it.

However, there are still many follow-up matters to be dealt with, especially for the joint venture factory.

Thanks to Kumamoto, the funds from the East were already in place ahead of time.

But money cannot solve all problems. It is not easy to build a factory from scratch.

The two sides contacted each other, conducted technical demonstrations, and so on.

But Ning Weidong could only stay in Handong for a short time.

No matter how important the joint venture factory is, it cannot be ranked first. The biggest factor for this success is actually the Bush family connections provided by Zhao's father.

Without this, even if Ning Weidong was made of iron, he would only be able to hammer a few nails.

Now that the matter has come to an end, I must rush back to report on my work as soon as possible, both for official and private reasons.

Fortunately, we have Zhao Lichun and An Ning in Handong.

As far as official matters were concerned, with the change in attitude among local people in Handong, Zhao Lichun was completely established.

The factory can only hope for peace.

Ning Weidong has always been on guard against this woman.

Not to mention Zhao Ruyu, An Ning's situation is different from that of Bai Fengyu and Shi Xiaonan.

Bai Fengyu and Shi Xiaonan are both good women with limited abilities and knowledge, and no ambitions.

No matter how much you talk about, it's just about daily life at home.

An Ning's birth experience destined her to be a tough one, especially when it came to reconnecting with her family overseas.

Unfortunately, Ning Weidong really had no one suitable for him, so he had to let her take over.

Fortunately, the background of establishing this joint venture factory is very complicated. As one of the best joint venture factories in the country, the higher-ups will definitely pay attention to it.

It is necessary to deploy personnel and retain a certain degree of control.

Ning Weidong was not disgusted by this, nor did he show any resistance.

He traveled back from the future and knew the general direction of the future.

in the country, capitalists who only care about interests but not their country will not go far.

In addition to Panasonic, the Bushi family, which holds hidden shares, is also a force.

As for An Ning, Ning Weidong hopes that she can stand firm.

Although you can't write two "An" characters with one stroke, she and the An family in Hong Kong are not in the same boat after all.

……

Ning Weidong was in the car, looking at the street scene outside the window. The car had arrived in Jingzhou City.

He collected his scattered thoughts and looked back at An Ning: "Sister An, I will recommend you to be the director of the joint venture factory. Don't let me down."

When An Ning heard this, her eyes lit up.

Although she didn't mention it along the way, An Ning was actually worried about gains and losses.

She was originally the director of an electronics factory in Handong, and Ning Weidong made the final decision.

But the joint venture factory is another matter. After all, Panasonic has put up all the 1.2 billion yen, and the country will certainly have to send people as well.

Then her position would be awkward.

Until this moment, An Ning finally breathed a sigh of relief after receiving Ning Weidong's promise.

He held Ning Weidong's hand and assured him, "Don't worry, I will take good care of the factory for you."

Ning Weidong nodded: "Don't be too stressed. In the early stage, listen to the Japanese. Although they are not good people, their technology and management are still good."

An Ning responded, but hesitated to speak.

Ning Weidong guessed what she was worried about.

In fact, in this era, even though it is a general trend and people are trying hard to promote it, people are still very resistant and wary of foreigners in their hearts.

Especially the Orientals and Amis.

Ning Weidong said: "Although the shares of the factory are said to be half each, but at the beginning they have money and technology, so they will definitely take the lead. You should watch and learn more."

An Ning pursed her lips. Seeing Ning Weidong's suggestion, she simply asked, "In that case, who owns the factory?"

"Of course it's ours. Once the factory is built, will the factory equipment be able to move around?" Ning Weidong held up two fingers and said, "Just do two things for me in the factory."

An Ning calmed down, straightened his sitting posture, and listened attentively.

Ning Weidong said: "One is finance. The Japanese are very cunning. When it comes to money, we must keep it under control."

An Ning nodded quickly.

Ning Weidong continued: "The second is the factory protection team. They have money and people, so what are you afraid of?"

(End of this chapter)