Development of productivity started in 1981

Chapter 101 Chaotic but Free Offshore (asking for monthly ticket)

Early in the morning of June 1982, 6, Wang Jiankun rode a motorcycle to Sizhou Town.

Two nights ago, he transported a batch of metal elements to Sizhou Town, and then built an Experimental Ship No. 2, which was equipped with several diesel engines of different horsepower, and two sonar fish finders with different performances. He planned to promote them in coastal shipyards.

Before leaving, he made several letters of introduction, which were written on behalf of Hong Kong Aquatic Products Company, Hong Kong Xingyao Machinery, Wangjia Production Team, Fengshan Commune, Wuyuan County Wumei Luggage Factory, etc.

These may not be used, after all, he may not stay on shore when he goes to the coast, but if he deals with some shipyards or fishermen, he can use them to prove his identity.

At the same time, he also designed a new appearance for himself, looking like a young man in his 20s with a beard. After he put on makeup in front of the mirror, he felt quite mature. With this image, at least others would not treat him as a child when he went to discuss things.

After all, the coastal docks and fishing grounds I visited this time were completely unfamiliar places, and I didn’t know much about the local customs and practices there, so my first impression must not be underestimated.

After arriving at Sizhou Town, Wang Jiankun also lifted the motorcycle onto Experiment No. 2. In the future, if he docks, he can also ride the motorcycle to travel. Wang Jiankun made several hook holes on the motorcycle frame to facilitate lifting the motorcycle.

Wang Jiankun converted the passenger cabin into a cold storage room, which contains a small ice-making device in preparation for the future manufacture of refrigerated transport ships.

I also brought some lighters and watches in the cargo hold, planning to sell them when the time comes. Ship captains and crew members who can go out to sea can generally afford these two products.

Transportation between many coastal areas and the inland is not very convenient, especially for people in small fishing villages. It is difficult for them to obtain inland goods. It is also equally difficult for them to sell their fish inland. After all, the coastal areas south of the Yangtze River are all hills and mountains. Therefore, it would be good if these goods could be sold. In the future, ships will no longer have to go there empty-handed.

Wang Jiankun also took the opportunity to carry out maintenance and upgrades on several remote mobile base stations that had been set up on the Yangtze River route. He increased the communication capacity and changed the encryption method. When some international patents registered in Hong Kong come into effect, Wang Jiankun will be able to transform the text machine into a mobile phone.

But before that, Wang Jiankun planned to ask his uncle's people to help set up a telecommunications company in Hong Kong and launch the text machine.

After more than half a year of testing and use by the Southern Jiezhen, especially the use of hundreds of text machines sent out in the last two months, the medium-scale test has been completed.

Last month, Wang Jiankun increased the capacity of this mobile communication system based on feedback from his uncle. Theoretically, 1000 text machines will be able to send and receive messages at the same time within the range of a base station. If the number exceeds this, communication delays may occur.

According to probability calculations, about 2 text machines can be deployed within the range of a base station. Based on this capacity, it is completely feasible to initially deploy them in the Hong Kong and Southeast Asian markets. After all, Wang Jiankun and his uncle priced the text machines at 1.5 times that of Motorola pagers.

After the Hong Kong and Southeast Asian markets are developed, they can start to develop the mainland market. After all, Wang Jiankun does not require special confidentiality for this technology. As long as the country is willing to give appropriate economic returns, the technology can be handed over to domestic telecommunications departments.

Moreover, this kind of cooperation is also beneficial to Wang Jiankun's development concept. Only when more people use it will the demand for corresponding chips and memory be great. With the current technology and production capacity of domestic state-owned enterprises, if they want to promote this technology, they still have to rely on Xingyao Electronics.

This will also promote the development and growth of Xingyao Electronics. When the time is ripe, the corresponding chip production technology can also be shared with state-owned enterprises, which will promote the development of productivity in the domestic semiconductor industry.

However, these are just some of Wang Jiankun’s ideas, and it will take time to implement them one by one.

At around 6 p.m. on June 2, Wang Jiankun's Experiment No. 6 docked at the Shilipu Wharf on the Huangpu River. Ding Shengli was already waiting there. Because Ding Shengli now had a text machine, Wang Jiankun could contact him at any time.

After lifting the motorcycle off the boat, Wang Jiankun asked Ding Shengli to follow on a bicycle, and the two went to the shop on Nanjing Road together.

Wang Jiankun hasn’t come to see it since the last time he came, so he could only ask Wang Huawei to check out the decoration and business operations.

Wang Jiankun parked his car and went to a store selling electronic watches first. After entering the store, the salesperson greeted him warmly and introduced the watches in the store to him. The salesperson was about 160 cm tall, with a regular appearance, a ponytail, bright eyes, clear articulation, and spoke decent Mandarin with a slight Shanghai accent.

After listening to the introduction for a while, I was about to ask her if she was Ding Shengli's sister, but Ding Shengli came in and stopped the salesperson who was still introducing her and said, "Sister, this is the boss Wang I often mentioned to you."

"Hello, Boss Wang, I haven't seen you before and didn't recognize you. Please forgive me." Ding Shengli's sister said.

"It's okay. Your introduction just now was very good and to the point. What is the customer's feedback on these watches?" Wang Jiankun asked.

"Seven out of ten customers who come in will buy our watches and are very satisfied with them. In particular, many young people like to buy our watches because they think they look good and have better functions than ordinary mechanical watches, and the price is only half of those mechanical watches."

The watches Wang Jiankun sells on Nanjing Road are all high-end models, including pointer and digital models, all with luminous function. The frame materials are all alloy and there are many colors. The straps also have different combinations such as steel, nylon ribbons, silicone, and cowhide, so the retail price is generally around 60 yuan.

"Well, remember to record the customer's feedback and give it to Wang Huawei or someone else I send. The electronic watch has just been on the market for a short time, so we must pay special attention to some feedback on issues and not damage our reputation."

"Okay, Boss Wang, I have recorded everything. I also put a message book on the counter. Customers can write down anything they are not comfortable saying. You see, I have not torn up a single one. Most of these are compliments from customers. Only one customer wrote in and asked if we could make a gold watch or one inlaid with gems. He likes luxurious things. He has a mechanical watch but it is very troublesome to adjust the time frequently. He wants an electronic gold watch or one inlaid with gems, and he is willing to pay a high price."

"Oh? There are such customers. It seems that the rich people in Shanghai are really rich. Well, I will ask the company to make a few gold watches and gem-studded watches in a while, and build a separate anti-theft display cabinet here. If you meet powerful customers, you can try to sell them. For example, didn't the customer who left a message leave a phone number? Then you can call him and ask him to come and have a look."

"Okay, Boss Wang, do you want to check out the lighter counter over there?"

"Okay, Ding Shengli and I will go over there, and you greet the customers who are coming into the store."

"Ding Shengli, what time does our store open at night?"

"In the summer, we open until 7:5 and close after dark. In the winter, we may open until : because there are no street lights installed here, so there are not many people shopping after dark. If street lights are installed in the future, we may extend the business hours."

"Well, it's okay. Don't be too late. The security is not very good now. Let your sister and another waiter close the shop before dark!" "Okay, Boss Wang, I will tell them later."

In the lighter sales shop, Wang Jiankun inquired about the business situation. Although he had a rough idea from the turnover and delivery data, he could get more information by understanding the situation on the spot.

For example, most people who come here to shop buy brass lighters and galvanized lighters, and they particularly like those printed with English or Japanese, or with beautiful patterns, and they buy several at a time.

The salesperson heard from their conversation that the lighters here are better than those in the Friendship Store, and are much cheaper, with nice designs too, and it is very face-saving to use them or give them as gifts. After all, many people don't know what the lighters in the Friendship Store are like, and the ones here are more like imported ones than those in the Friendship Store.

Wang Jiankun burst out laughing after hearing this. He didn't expect that among the many models that were trial-produced, the ones with foreign languages ​​and exquisite foreign patterns sold the best in the end. This shows how much China loves and yearns for foreign countries.

Wang Jiankun has no good solution to this phenomenon. He can only cater to customer needs first. When the national strength increases in the future, the thinking of the Chinese people will probably change.

After inspecting the store, Wang Jiankun sent Ding Shengli back and asked him to wait for him at the Suzhou River Villa at 2 a.m. tomorrow and go to the Shanghai fish market with him.

Before this, Wang Jiankun had heard about Wang Huawei’s suggestions and his experiences in the Shanghai fish market. He was still unfamiliar with seafood, so this time he started his inspection from the fish market in Shanghai.

To the south of Shanghai is one of the three most famous fishing grounds in the world - Zhoushan Fishing Ground, so many fishing boats fishing in Zhoushan Fishing Ground will keep some good catches to sell in the fish market in Shanghai.

The boat usually docks at the pier in Jinshan at midnight or early morning. The fishmongers then buy the fish on the boat and transport them to the vegetable markets in various districts and counties of Shanghai for sale.

So Wang Jiankun asked Ding Shengli to wait for him at the villa at 2 o'clock tomorrow, just to catch the time when the fishing boat arrives at the port.

Early the next morning, Ding Shengli arrived early and brought rice cakes and rice dumplings made by his family for Wang Jiankun to fill his stomach. Wang Jiankun had been planning to take out the compressed biscuits, but when he saw there was hot food, he quietly put them away.

After quickly finishing the meal, he let Ding Shengli sit on the back of the motorcycle, and then under his occasional guidance, he quickly headed towards Jinshan.

It took almost half an hour of riding to arrive. This was only possible because Wang Jiankun saw that there was no one on the road in the middle of the night, so he used his superpowers to observe the road conditions and drove at 60 kilometers per hour to arrive.

Ding Shengli has a friend here named Liao Jun. He informed him two days ago that he would come and asked him to help take him to the fish market, so the motorcycle was parked directly at his house.

After parking the car, Ding Shengli introduced Liao Jun to him.

"Xiaojun, this is Boss Wang, who I told you about and who took good care of me. He is now planning to start a fresh fish business. Since you are from here, you have to entertain him well."

"No problem, Boss Wang, hello, I'm Liao Jun. My home is near the fish market, so I know everything about it. If you have any questions, feel free to ask me."

"Hello, my name is Wang Jiankun. I am sent by the Hong Kong Aquatic Products Company to investigate the seafood market here. Please take me to see the fish market here and introduce the main seafood here and the prices in different seasons. We may set up a purchasing point here to purchase and even process them later."

"Hong Kong Aquatic Products Company? My goodness, it's a foreign company. Will you pay Hong Kong dollars for future purchases?"

"Let me correct you. Hong Kong is not a foreign country. It is part of China. It is impossible to use Hong Kong dollars to purchase. After all, foreign exchange can only be exchanged for foreign exchange certificates from the government. For some seafood, we are still willing to pay for foreign exchange certificates, but only for those with particularly good quality and value. For ordinary seafood, we settle in RMB."

"Can I really use foreign exchange certificates? That's fine. You can still buy imported goods, but you just can't make money from the foreign exchange price difference. Since you said that, Boss Wang, your purchasing points and even processing plants will definitely have priority in choosing goods. I'll promote it for you then, and the captains of those fishing boats will definitely be willing to sell goods to you first."

"I won't talk about promotion until I open the business. I still need to investigate before making a decision. Can you show me the fish market first?"

"Okay, come with me. I grew up here. In recent years, more and more fishing boats have come to the shore to sell seafood. It's getting more and more prosperous. Look how lively it is outside now."

As he said this, he led Wang Jiankun and Ding Shengli towards the dock.

In this crowded place, Wang Jiankun has been using his superpowers to observe and pay attention to people and things that pose a threat to him.

Unexpectedly, not far from the dock, I found that many people had knives or guns on their bodies or in their backpacks or on the loads they carried. The knives were of various shapes, and the guns included military Type 54 long and short guns, hunting rifles, homemade large-caliber black powder guns, etc.

Wang Jiankun observed this situation and quickly and silently added a layer of bulletproof coating to his vital parts, then pulled Liao Jun and asked, "Brother Liao, why are all the people here carrying weapons? Is this a legitimate fish market?"

When Liao Jun heard Wang Jiankun ask this, he was a little confused at first, but then Wang Jiankun gestured and explained why so many people here were carrying weapons, especially guns.

Liao Jun laughed dumbly and said, "Boss Wang, our mainland has just started reform and opening up, and the market is still very unregulated. In recent years, more and more people have taken risks, especially those who go out to sea. I heard that some fishing boats don't fish but specialize in robbing at sea, so most boats carry guns to prevent others from robbing. The same is true on land. After all, after selling seafood, there are usually hundreds of dollars in cash, and large ships even have thousands of dollars, so you can't do without weapons."

Wang Jiankun remained silent after listening to this. He was speechless about his previous cautiousness. He did not expect the situation along the coast and at sea to be like this. Liao Jun also said that the country currently does almost nothing about fishing at sea because it cannot manage it. There are not so many coast guard ships and speed boats, so they only set up police stations near the gathered fish markets and symbolically arrange coast guard ships nearby to prevent large-scale fights from happening, or to be able to rush in to suppress them with government power after they happen.

In this case, it would be a good idea to develop in the coastal area. Wang Jiankun needs a free environment for development. Although Liao Jun said that the sea would be more chaotic with robbery, murder, smuggling, etc., it is precisely because of the chaos that he can get opportunities for development.

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