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Chapter 469 Dividing the Troops into Two Routes and Taking a Circuitous Route

At least based on Wei Dong's personal experience, this domestically produced Santana feels much better in quality than the domestically produced Cherokee.

It has a solid chassis, agile movements, and rapid response.

This car is definitely a very eye-catching luxury car on the streets of Shanghai right now.

One hundred and eighty thousand a car.

Of course, there may also be inherent differences between German sedans and American SUVs.

However, Wei Dong certainly had no intention of showing off the car.

Take advantage of the Yangtze River and quickly transport the Santana back by barge.

A Santana, a Honda, and a Flying Tiger minivan, all three vehicles filled with people, drove to the cargo terminal at the mouth of the Yangtze River.

I also took the opportunity to test and experience every detail of the joint venture, imported, and domestically produced cars.

Several technical experts who had already inspected the Apple computer factory also returned to Jiangzhou by cargo ship, taking a leisurely vacation upstream.

They've had the hardest months, so let's take a trip through the Three Gorges.

Only the leader of Zhonghua Learning Machine, along with the newly established computer team, visited and inspected several electronics factories in Nanjing and Xizhou, compiling a list of all components that could participate in the production scale of X Computer.

Wei Dong made it very clear that he would not get involved in this kind of work that required specialized skills.

So he put the technical experts and Santana on the cargo ship before driving the Honda back to the city.

Qin Yuye, who was sitting in the passenger seat, turned around and waved to the others with a smile. The car team members knew to squeeze into the van.

These days, everyone has great respect for this stylish, melodious, yet approachable and handsome Hong Kong businessman.

It's also clear that even when the boss is with a goddess of this caliber, he doesn't engage in casual relationships.

This, in a way, only increased my admiration.

The main reason is that the Hong Kong girl really maintained the proper distance that the two had maintained since they started living together in the highlands.

They were only colleagues who had a slightly ambiguous working relationship in private.

Despite being a stunning beauty who could easily rely on her looks, she calmly only talked about work: "I've been carefully investigating that international department store in Shanghai these past two days, and I'm also considering the health supplements and skincare products you mentioned that I'm exporting to the North American market. The biggest problem here is that these kinds of products must first pass the FDA certification from the Citibank Food and Drug Administration, which means we need to register and build a team at Citibank. The whole process is extremely cumbersome and lengthy, and it's notoriously strict."

Oh dear, this is Wei Dong's blind spot; he has absolutely no understanding of these unknown areas.

Domestically, this portion is now almost zero.

The difference is huge.

Like this Honda Civic, it looks ordinary, just a hatchback. When it was handed over, Weidong glanced at it in the garage but didn't pay much attention to it.

Even this time, he felt that the Bluebird looked more like a luxury executive car, so he discreetly used this Honda for test drives and analysis.

As it turns out, this "Xiali" car, which seemed to have only been slightly elongated in appearance, was actually a two-door performance sports car.

The interior is quite exquisite and elegant, even possessing a touch of the compact luxury characteristic of Japanese cars.

Wei Dong was quite taken with this car model, something he'd definitely never seen before in his past life. He gently rubbed the steering wheel and asked, "So, does that mean this road is impassable?"

Unexpectedly, Qin Yuye said, "I suggest selling towards the right bank, where the regulations are not as strict as in Hong Kong."

Wei Dong looked down on the bumpkins: "The right bank? How many people are there?"

Qin Yuye indeed inherited some of her brother's business acumen: "You may not know, but Right Bank has a deep business relationship with Japan. As long as we sell this product well in Right Bank, we are almost certain that someone will arrange to sell it in Japan. As long as we get the certification procedures sorted out in Japan, we can legitimately sell it to Citibank."

Since SOD was first extracted from pig blood, Wei Dong had it tested by the biological agents at Jiangda University and confirmed that the composition was reliable. He also recruited several undergraduates and graduate students to supplement the SOD team in Shangzhou.

Every week, cans of extracts are shipped to Jiangzhou along with vacuum-packed food, and a temperature-controlled warehouse has been specially built for their storage.

Qin Yuye used the Gaoyuan girls as a test!
Adding SOD to her skincare products, Lamu used one brand and applied it to the left and right sides of her face respectively, one with added SOD and the other without. Zhuoma then used a different skincare product and did the same.

The skin of the people on the plateau, damaged by ultraviolet rays, and the vigorous growth of thirteen- or fourteen-year-old girls during puberty, provide an ideal platform for observing and repairing their abilities.

Without considering dosage limitations, there are visible differences after using it for one or two months!

The expensive skincare products Qin Yuye brought back from Hong Kong could only barely stop the damage from worsening. Using SOD could repair it, especially Zhuoma's face, half of which had begun to have the delicate elasticity of a peeled egg.

So the Hong Kong girl couldn't wait to start using it herself and then gave it to both of her sisters, officially entering the stage of observing whether the same formula would have different effects on different skin types.

In short, this thing is really useful; she doesn't even care much about her jeans business anymore.

Being able to run this business that keeps you looking young, Hong Kong girls understand the potential profits involved.

This idea immediately won Wei Dong over. He was the one.

At that time, there was no connection between the two sides of the Taiwan Strait, and the mainland still maintained a strait-like divide between the mainland and the right bank.

Anyone else would probably think twice about why they would choose to sell products on the right bank.

Wei Dong, however, took it for granted and, like the people of Hong Kong, simply treated it as business, without any political involvement.

Qin Yuye followed up: "Then this overseas business of skincare products will be a joint venture between the two of us. How will the shares be divided?"

Wei Dong didn't care: "Domestic sales are mine, but overseas sales are entirely dependent on your and your brother's ideas and connections. I'll give them all to you. I only need foreign exchange, which means you just need to deposit the money in a Chinese bank. It won't stop you from being a rich woman in Hong Kong."

Qin Yuye easily skipped the test: "What I want is for this business to be long-term and stable. So let's stick to the same share structure as Colorful Jeans, with me having 60% and you having 40% overseas, is that okay?"

Wei Dong nodded: "No problem, thank you for your help. This foreign exchange income is very important to me, and I need to make a profit as soon as possible."

With the ability to see into the heavens, the secrets to wealth have been unlocked. Making money is now practically a sure thing; the key question is how much can be earned overseas.

Qin Yuye happily counted on his fingers as he arranged the schedule: "Once we get back to Jiangzhou, we'll immediately set up the production line for the Shuanglu Factory. I'll go back to Hong Kong now to contact relevant equipment and technology. I've seen the equipment at the Pingjing Shuanglu Factory, and it's still too outdated. I'll have Lawson import a set from Japan."

Wei Dong, however, was not so superstitious about overseas markets: "The core is SOD, and the other key points are fragrance and packaging. Domestic sales are definitely not a big problem. You should be looking for high-end packaging and product solutions. As long as the equipment can produce perfume, it's just a matter of repeatedly increasing production capacity. We don't need too much automation. Labor costs may be cheaper than an entire automated production line, and we are currently spending foreign exchange to import equipment."

Qin Yuye is indeed an excellent partner; he immediately understood and agreed with Wei Dong's idea.

They rocked back and forth in their seats, happy and excited.

Wei Dong glanced at her; she wore a light blue turtleneck sweater over a beige wool coat, skinny jeans, high-top boots, and a long white wool scarf.

Not to mention walking in the gray and gloomy Beijing, even the most fashionable city in the country, Shanghai, is still a top-notch fashion destination.

But then she suddenly remembered that this coat, which she had bought at the Pingjing Foreign Affairs Hotel, was a reluctant choice she had made for Shen Cuiyue when she complained that it was one of the few decent options available.

After all, they went to Pyongyang at the end of September and it was already early November, so the temperature difference was huge.

That led to speculation: "You're not planning to go back to Hong Kong to buy winter clothes, are you?"

The Hong Kong girl, who had been seen through, laughed heartily: "Just a little bit. I find you quite strange. Most mainland guys don't even realize the differences between winter clothes, but you seem to know them very well. Don't tell me you used to travel abroad frequently, and I was always with you, right?"

Wei Dong simply said, "Then I'll take you to the airport right now?"

Qin Yuye quickly prioritized the task: "Let's go back and finalize the agreement and contract first. This is a business partnership that may last a lifetime for us."

Wei Dong agreed with this idea: "Then remember to also bring back some casual autumn/winter clothing for production. Oh, and didn't I sign an agreement with Chen Wenliang for IBM's Greater China agency? Go and take over that company and clean it up. See what's going on with that industrial building property. We need to completely take back Colorful Denim. We need to have an office space in Hong Kong, right? Should we set up a new office?"

Last time, when Uncle De's daughter transferred 40% of the shares, Qin Yuye wanted to bring Wei Dong back to rebuild the company, at least to improve the remaining stores and office space, otherwise it would really become a shell company.

Now there's no need to drag Weidong back with me: "I know you have big businesses in real estate, automobiles, and computers. This denim brand isn't the core business, but it's still a major source of foreign currency, so it's worth your attention. I'll go back and make arrangements first, and then we'll discuss it again when I get back to Jiangzhou."

Facing the "Foreign Exchange Goddess," Wei Dong repeatedly said "good," showing a rare subservient attitude towards a woman.

The Hong Kong girl, with her exceptional acting talent, keenly observed him, her eyes narrowed and a sly smile playing on her lips.

Sure enough, after returning, they officially signed an agreement to divide the equity of the newly established cosmetics company in both mainland China and Hong Kong. Wei Dong, who clearly didn't understand cosmetics, gave the Hong Kong girl 20% of the shares in the mainland company as well, while the other 30% was divided between Shen Laosan and Dong Xueqing.

Then they immediately took him to the airport to fly back to Hong Kong, and he even gave the driver a cheerful kiss when they said goodbye.

Shen Cuiyue has indeed changed somewhat; she neither encourages nor interferes, and she doesn't care about the shares that the Hong Kong girl has managed to create.

We should do our best to sort out all the various groups of people in Shanghai.

It's a bit of a challenge for her, but she's alright at managing the factory workers.

Once so many highly educated people are involved, especially those in the automotive, computer, foreign trade, and sales industries, where there are smart people everywhere, her old tricks won't fool anyone anymore.

But it also effectively helped Wei Dong share the burden behind him.

Only then could he free up his hands to work with Lao Zhang to clean up and upgrade the foreign trade company.

The qualifications are not a problem. After obtaining the local trade rights for barter, the export of Apple computers, computer keyboards and mice, denim clothing, and cosmetics and skin care products will be sorted out one by one.

He even led a group to conduct a survey of a small warehouse wharf on the Huangpu River, a few kilometers away from the electronics industrial zone.

In fact, their own 100-ton barges, transported in groups of two or three, can turn around at the mouth of the Yangtze River to dock and unload, thus forming a self-operated transportation system from Jiangzhou to Shanghai.

Just like in the automotive transportation sector, they can expand their business to attract customers and make full use of their transportation capacity.

Then, after repeatedly inspecting the high-end foreign-related residential area construction site mentioned in Shanghai, and having a clear understanding of the situation, the automotive and computer teams that had gone to various surrounding areas returned and gathered together. In particular, the technicians and experts from the various component manufacturers of the Zhonghua Learning Machine were all invited.

They returned to Jiangzhou in a grand procession, preparing for the national sales conference at the end of the year.

(End of this chapter)