Chapter 2178
Changhong Machinery Factory
Lou Xiao'e waved the two hundred million US dollars that were about to be in her hands and bought things like a nouveau riche from the foreigners.
Two hundred million US dollars in those days was not as cheap as it is in later years.
That's considerable purchasing power.
In other words, there are some things that foreigners really refuse to sell.
Otherwise, setting up a few of the most advanced production lines in the world wouldn't be a problem.
There's nothing we can do about it.
Even if Lou Xiao'e were to bring some things back to Hong Kong, they would inevitably be closely watched by the foreign devils.
They will never allow her to transfer back to the mainland.
For example, the high-precision machine tools that we urgently need right now.
And then there's the five-axis axle that's about to be sold to our northern neighbor through a swap deal.
There's nothing we can do about it.
However, some light industrial and primary electronics production lines are now much more relaxed by the foreign companies.
For example, television production lines, and motorcycle production lines, etc...
There's no other reason; we already have these two things ourselves.
Furthermore, it seems that the quality of the products produced and the subsequent research and development are going quite well.
Therefore, foreigners are willing to sell their production lines, which are half a generation behind or currently available on the market, to us.
From a capitalist perspective, if you can buy technology for tens of millions, you don't need to spend the same amount of money and time to develop it yourself.
Research and development is a long-term endeavor that goes back to the source.
If there is a break in the middle, then it is highly likely that the industry in this area will no longer have the ability to conduct its own research and development.
In our previous life, after the reform and opening up, many of our family's industries experienced a period of research and development stagnation.
Even in later generations, when we have reached the top of the world, many high-tech industries are still frequently hampered by others.
The most typical examples are lithography machines and photoresist.
That matter was too big, and He Yuzhu was helpless.
All he can do now is to get the Beijing TV factory to completely replace some of its spare parts with domestically produced ones every year.
This cannot be accomplished with a single administrative order.
It will inevitably require massive R&D funding and cooperation from various partner companies.
Putting aside other things, in the past two years, although television manufacturers have remained silent.
However, the upstream and downstream processes are quite clearly defined.
The pass rate of our self-produced diodes and various primary circuit boards has increased from less than 50% to 70-80%.
However, this only applies to beginners.
If you want to delve deeper into this field, there are all sorts of high-precision machine tools, and even more advanced welding machines...
They are all indispensable.
It is too difficult.
He Yuzhu returned the call to the leader of the Sichuan government.
The rejection was quite abrupt. He Yuzhu simply said that he no longer worked at the television factory, effectively thwarting their overtures.
This is the kind of arrogance that only leaders in Beijing's workplaces can possess.
No matter how high-ranking an official is, once they arrive in Beijing, He Yuzhu can simply ignore any unrelated unit.
Of course, he was very polite in his words.
However, you can dodge the first day of the month, but you can't dodge the fifteenth.
A phone call summoned He Yuzhu back to the heart of the storm.
That's all.
Lou Xiao'e needs to find various legitimate ways to avoid taxes on her foreign exchange and then transfer it back to Hong Kong Island.
Our group also made money.
And they earn a lot of money; the key is that the money comes from the exchange, so it's very difficult to hide it.
Therefore, how to rationalize consumption is currently the most troublesome issue for the authorities.
If future leaders knew this, they would definitely laugh their heads off.
In later generations, for even slightly larger companies, a single merger could involve billions or even tens of billions of dollars in capital. But now, it's a group of the most elite people in Beijing.
But it was all for the sake of a mere billion dollars.
They were so eager to tear out handfuls of hair and argue until they were red in the face.
This was also the first time He Yuzhu knew exactly how much money our family had made during this surge in gold and crude oil prices.
We made a profit of over 600 million US dollars on gold and other precious metals.
This isn't just about investment profits on the London Stock Exchange, but also on other precious metals exchanges.
The power of a collective is boundless.
Take Lou Xiao'e, for example. She bought at the lowest price and sold at the highest price to date, but she only made 200 million US dollars.
And the commotion became known throughout the world.
But our investment went in quietly and came out without a sound. The outside media knew nothing about it, and as a result, $600 million was safely in our pockets.
In other words, they also followed the capital of foreign devils and reaped a wave of profits.
As for where the 600 million yuan beyond the 1 billion yuan came from...
It can only be said to be a secret from above.
Anyway, He Yuzhu didn't know.
We might make more money from crude oil, since it's something we have ourselves.
However, the money invested in crude oil can be legitimately converted into our foreign exchange reserves.
The purpose of this billion-plus dollars is to hold a meeting with industrial consultants like He Yuzhu, as well as leaders from various localities and departments who have the need, to discuss the details.
"Hello, Consultant He, I am the Deputy Governor of Sichuan Province..."
I called a few days ago to say I wanted to visit you.
Actually, I was thinking of thanking you in person for your suggestion to the higher authorities to allow the reform and opening-up areas to recruit workers from the mainland.
This is the matter I'm in charge of.
This approach is quite good.
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Our comrades in Sichuan can also take this opportunity to strengthen ties with Hong Kong businessmen.
And we should learn from the brother provinces in the reform and opening-up areas. During the break, an old man with white hair, holding a teacup, took the initiative to shake hands with He Yuzhu.
"Hello, hello, those are things I should do."
"I'm just afraid that in many things, I'm not an expert and won't be able to offer good advice, and might even mislead you." He Yuzhu had been quite smug when he initially refused the old man's phone call request from his office.
But now, the other party is face to face.
He Yuzhu's waist was also bent more deeply than usual.
This means his bones aren't that hard.
"There's a problem I'd like to discuss with you. Principal He, what do you think?" The old man remained very polite.
He didn't mind being rejected by He Yuzhu a few days ago.
He didn't know them at all, and his approach was indeed reckless.
So when someone refuses, there's no question of being disrespectful.
These days, people's tempers aren't so complicated; most are straightforward.
He Yuzhu followed the other person to his lounge.
This is much better than the dormitory that He Yuzhu and the others share.
At least a single room, absolutely quiet.
After a few pleasantries, someone naturally brewed tea for the guests.
After the pleasantries were finished, the white-haired old man said, "...In our area, there is a machine factory called 'Changhong'."
It turns out to be a military industrial service unit.
In previous years, the government promoted the "military-civilian integration" initiative, and these companies also switched to developing television sets.
Principal He, you should be familiar with this industry.
Currently, Beijing and Shanghai are the two dominant players.
However, in terms of production, it still cannot fully cover the entire country, especially our inland provinces... (End of this chapter)