At the Canton Fair, Li Weidong finally got a booth.

How can there be no booth for products that earn $3.5 million in foreign exchange through exports!

There is no need for Sun Xinmin to arrange this, the person in charge of the Canton Fair site, directly in the knitted products exhibition area, made a separate booth for linen car cushions, several different colors of linen car cushions are placed there, and there is even a special car seat, put on linen car cushions, for foreign businessmen to experience.

Li Weidong also appeared in front of the booth and continued to introduce linen car cushions to foreign businessmen.

"Mr. Goh, this kind of linen car cushion is of course very suitable for Singapore, Singapore's climate is relatively humid, and it often rains, so this kind of linen car cushion that absorbs moisture and dehumidifies quickly is needed. Li Weidong pitched to a Chinese-faced man.

The Chinese-faced man, a foreign businessman from Singapore, showed interest in linen car cushions.

"It's true that our countries in Southeast Asia often use linen products, but your price is too high, a set of linen cushions costs 29 US dollars! If it can be cheaper, I am very willing to order some. "Singaporean merchants are going to bargain.

"Mr. Wu, you just saw that our materials, flax fiber and wool, are relatively expensive textile materials, and these linen cushions need to be woven by hand, and our cost is also very high!" Li Weidong said.

"Hehe, Mr. Li, don't lie to me, I have a friend who has invested in your special zone to build a factory, and he told me that China's labor costs are very cheap. There should be a big price drop for this linen cushion of yours. Singaporean foreign businessmen spoke.

"Mr. Wu, you are right, there is indeed room for the price reduction of this linen cushion, if you purchase more than 100,000 pieces at one time, we can give another 3% discount. Li Weidong replied.

"Mr. Li, it's only 3%, it's a bit insincere, isn't it?" said the Singaporean foreigner.

Li Weidong smiled slightly and said, "Mr. Wu, I really can't lower this price, because the contract we signed with Walmart is also this price." If the price is lowered again, Walmart may ask us to compensate for the price difference. ”

"Wal-Mart? The American one? They also ordered this?" asked the Singaporean merchant immediately.

Li Weidong nodded: "It is the Wal-Mart of the United States, it will not be long before this product will appear in every Wal-Mart store in the United States, and at that time, our linen car cushion will be the same model as the Wal-Mart of the United States, Mr. Wu, this is a very good publicity gimmick! I think the people of Singapore should be interested in the same product of Wal-Mart, right?"

The Singaporean merchant thought for a few seconds, and then said: "Okay, according to the price you said, 29 US dollars a set, I want 1,000 sets!"

In addition to Western Europe, other countries are still relatively "Harami", and what is popular in the United States represents the fashion trend of the world, and the products used by Americans are the products that will be popular all over the world in the future.

This is especially true in countries like Singapore, which is the younger brother of the United States, and can even be said to be the spokesperson of the United States in Southeast Asia, and has a special respect for the United States. A "Walmart of the same product in the United States" is definitely the best publicity, even if the price is higher, some people will buy it.

In fact, in terms of price, Li Weidong's linen car cushion is indeed very expensive, with a high price of 29 US dollars, and few countries can afford it except the United States.

At the end of the 80s, the countries of the Middle East were not as rich as later generations, after all, they had fought the Middle East war for decades, and they did not dig up oil and sell it for money in a down-to-earth manner.

For example, Saudi Arabia's per capita GDP in eight or seven years was only 6,000 US dollars, which is not at all what it will look like in the future. In wealthier Qatar, the per capita GDP is more than $10,000.

In Asia, the Tigers are just emerging, and they are just touching the threshold of high-income countries. As for the Asian Tigers, they have not yet begun to enter the development period.

In these countries, the wealthier people are willing to pay $29 for a car cushion.

Among the developed countries, Southern Europe is a Mediterranean climate, Western Europe is an oceanic climate, summer is still better, even if there is a hot time, the time will not be too long, many places even do not need to install air conditioning, naturally do not use linen car cushions.

The situation in Japan is similar to that of Western Europe, which also has an oceanic climate. Although Tokyo is hot all year round, it is a problem that requires toilet paper to solve.

If you calculate it this way, the real linen car cushion market is the United States.

In the United States in 87 years, the high-tech industry was rising, the traditional manufacturing industry was not declining, and the Plaza Accord had just sucked a wave of blood, which was the time when the economy was booming.

The United States has a large middle class, so it is more scientific to calculate the income of Americans using the median household income. By the end of the eighties, the median household income in the United States had reached $50,000.

At that time, a blue-collar worker in the United States, with a salary of enough to support his family, could have a villa in the suburbs, could have two economical cars, could raise two children and a dog, and had spare money to go on vacation every year. At present, a blue-collar worker's salary cannot be so much.

So for Americans, spending dozens of dollars to buy a set of linen car cushions to protect their butts is a matter of eating two less fast food.

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The 1,000 sets of linen car cushions signed by foreign businessmen in Singapore are a total of 29,000 US dollars, which is less than a fraction of the 3.5 million US dollars that Gordon spent before.

However, considering that Singapore is only a city, 1,000 sets of cushions is not a small amount.

Like the United States, a large customer who orders 100,000 sets at once, can only meet one in the entire Canton Fair, even if there is a bonus of "Wal-Mart with the same model", those "Har-American" countries will order thousands of sets of cushions at most.

Fortunately, you can also earn some money when you add up a lot.

After signing the order and sending off the Singaporean customer, Li Weidong breathed a sigh of relief: "No matter how small a mosquito is, it is still a piece of meat! ”

Li Weidong was pondering blindly, when he saw Ma Dexing, director of the Department of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation, walking over with a teacup and a smile on his face.

"Director Li, I signed another order, hard work, drink some water, moisten your throat, I specially brewed tea for you, and added a piece of Huazhou orange red to it, this Huazhou orange red is a specialty here, cough, phlegm and lungs, we can't buy it there." Ma Dexing served the teacup with both hands.

"Thank you, Director Ma. Li Weidong took the teacup and drank it all, although the taste was a little bitter, the temperature was just right.

"Director Li, show me this contract, I have to make a record. Ma Dexing said with a smile on his face.

"Okay. The contract is here. Li Weidong directly handed the contract to Ma Dexing.

"1,000 sets, 29,000 US dollars! Okay! Great! This is the third order of the day!" Ma Dexing said, picked up the pen, and began to record the order.

Since learning that the linen car cushion was sold for 3.5 million US dollars, Ma Dexing's attitude instantly took a 180-degree turn, and he took a bite of "Director Li" to Li Weidong, and the call was sweet.

It can be seen that Ma Dexing really wants to mend the relationship with Li Weidong.

Those who are mixed in the system must of course know how to steer according to the situation.

Ma Dexing didn't want to see Li Weidong before, because Li Weidong's garment factory was only a tertiary industry, and now that he knows that linen car cushions can really be exported to earn foreign exchange, Ma Dexing no longer dares to snub Li Weidong.

Although the order of 3.5 million yuan was missed before, Ma Dexing must not let go of the orders behind, after all, the Canton Fair will be held for more than ten days, and in the next ten days, there will definitely be foreign businessmen who fancy linen car cushions.

For the next order, Ma Dexing also wants to offer Li Weidong as a bodhisattva.

Li Weidong has seen a lot of people like Ma Dexing. Li Weidong even felt that dealing with people like Ma Dexing was not a bad thing, everyone was clearly in exchange of interests, and the relationship was much simpler.

In the next ten days of the Canton Fair, Li Weidong received orders of more than 500,000 US dollars piecemeal, counting the 3.5 million US dollars from Wal-Mart before, Li Weidong also got more than 4 million US dollars in orders at this Canton Fair.

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In front of the garment factory of the transportation company, a large group of people gathered, and the leaders of the transportation company such as Yu Zhengcheng and Zhu Shicong were all present, but they were not qualified to stand in the C position.

There are two protagonists today, one is Li Weidong, and the other is Liu Tong, the deputy commissioner of the prefectural party committee.

I saw the two of them walk to a piece of red cloth, and at the same time pull down, and a sign of "Advanced Collective for Exporting Foreign Exchange" appeared in front of everyone.

Applause rang out from all directions, and the reporter's camera was also aimed at the two people who unveiled the plaque, and the flash lights kept flashing.

For a small place like Qinghe, earning more than 4 million US dollars in foreign exchange through exports is a great achievement, and of course the local government has to give it an honor, so the sign of "advanced collective for earning foreign exchange through exports" is hung in front of the garment factory.

"Director Li is really young and promising, and he earns 4 million US dollars from exports, which is a rare achievement in our Qinghe area. On behalf of the prefectural committee, I would like to congratulate you here, and at the same time hope that you can make persistent efforts to continue to bring precious foreign exchange to the country!"

Liu Tong belongs to the kind of leader who is doer, and he usually doesn't talk much, so he doesn't talk at length.

"Thanks to the concern of the local government, we will definitely move forward bravely, strive for the upstream, and strive to create more foreign exchange for the country. Li Weidong also said a polite word.

Next, under the guidance of Li Weidong, Liu Tong visited the garment factory and inquired about the production situation, which was the end of the inspection.

Everyone watched Liu Tong's Passat disappear from sight, and then gradually dispersed.

Zhao Guodong came to Li Weidong alone.

"Director Li, I really didn't expect it, it's only been more than half a year, and the garment factory has been made by you, and now you can earn foreign exchange!" Zhao Guodong said with a smile.

"Director, you still call me Xiao Li, that Director Li sounds awkward to me. Li Weidong replied.

Zhao Guodong sighed lightly: "After all, you went out from our freight office, and I was worried that your garment factory would not be able to continue, but I am relieved to see that you have a good development." That's fine, I'm walking steadily. ”

"Where are you going?" asked Li Weidong.

"Isn't this about to withdraw the land and set up a city, and the government agencies will also make some adjustments, and the organization department will transfer me to the Land Management Bureau. Zhao Guodong replied.

In the 80s, cadres of state-owned enterprises and government agencies could be transferred to each other, so Zhao Guodong, the director of the freight department of the transportation company, could be transferred to the land bureau as a leader.

"Director, you're promoted!" Li Weidong said with a grin.

"I can't talk about Gao Sheng, let's be level-adjusted! Go to work in the agency, although it is much more stable than in the company, but the salary is also a lot less!" Zhao Guodong replied.

"It's good to go to the agency, and leave the transportation company as soon as possible. Li Weidong replied with a smile.

"The land of right and wrong, you have something to say!" Zhao Guodong said.

"Once a son of heaven and a courtier!" Li Weidong sighed lightly, lowered his voice and continued: "Chairman Chen of the trade union is about to retire, right? He is a veteran of the transportation company with my father, so in this way, the veteran of the year, there is only Secretary Yu alone, and Secretary Yu will be old next year, so it is time to retire." ”

Zhao Guodong also lowered his voice: "You kid can actually think of this level! You are right, once the son of heaven and a courtier, after Secretary Yu retired, he was replaced by President Zhu, and the original old team would definitely have to be replaced."

I was promoted by Secretary Yu, and I will definitely not be reused by Zhu Shicong, it is estimated that even if I enter the leadership team, it is still a false position such as the chairman of the trade union and a senior official in discipline, so I still take this opportunity to move a nest, and there is still room for growth in the future.

But you, I know, Zhu Shicong doesn't want to see you! Not to mention anything else, even if you contract a garment factory, you will definitely offend him if you compete with his nephew. ”

Li Weidong nodded: "So I have expected that this garment factory, I'm afraid it won't stay in my hands for too long, maybe as soon as the secretary retires, Zhu Shicong will have to take back the garment factory." ”

"Needless to say, that's for sure. Think about it, this garment factory of yours earns $4 million in foreign exchange through exports, and on this basis, can Zhu Shicong let you continue to contract?" Zhao Guodong said.

After all, I am registered in the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation, and Deputy Commissioner Liu Tong's coming here today also represents the attitude of the prefectural party committee. After all, from the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation, to the Department of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation, to Deputy Commissioner Liu Tong, I need to complete this order. Li Weidong replied.

"That's not necessarily!" Zhao Guodong shook his head: "There are many people in the transportation company, and their qualifications and ages are about the same as Zhu Shicong's, so why can Zhu Shicong sit in the second-in-command? Don't underestimate Zhu Shicong, this guy can be ruthless! Not to mention that this is more than four million US dollars! Don't underestimate the company's determination." ”

"Hehe, Director, you can rest assured, even if the company really decides to take back the garment factory, I still have a backhand. ”

Li Weidong paused in his voice and said with a smile: "Four million US dollars, if I don't have any means, I dare to take such a big order." If the head office dares to play yin with me, I will let them know that without me, the butcher of Li, they can't even eat pigs with hair!"