In front of everyone's eyes, Li Weidong walked into Mintai Foreign Trade Company and immediately attracted all the attention.

Feeling all kinds of envious, jealous and hateful eyes around him, Li Weidong sighed helplessly.

"I really don't want to pretend to do that, you forced me! I originally wanted to keep a low profile, if you hadn't blocked the door just now and didn't let me in, I wouldn't have to wait until now!" Li Weidong muttered in his heart.

Li Weidong walked into Mintai Foreign Trade Company, the front desk was responsible for receiving a young girl, the girl was looking in the mirror with her head down, Li Weidong walked in, through the reflection in the mirror, I saw that the girl's skin was not very good, and her face was full of pimples.

"Hello comrade, I'm here to ......"

"We don't accept renminbi or foreign exchange coupons here! We don't accept rubles either. The young girl didn't raise her head, and directly interrupted Li Weidong.

The girl's tone was very stiff, and Li Weidong could feel that this girl's attitude was not very good, and it was not at all like the behavior of the receptionist at the front desk.

Li Weidong didn't care how bad the other party's attitude was, in the 80s, the waiters in state-run hotels were cold, like a "good unit" like a foreign trade company, not to mention that the staff could serve with a smile.

Li Weidong took out an envelope with a cashier's check of 10 million yen, and then Li Weidong said: "I have foreign exchange, which is yen." ”

"Yen is fine, but it has to be in cash!" the girl was still looking in the mirror.

"It's cash exchange, cashier's check, cash can be withdrawn at any time. Li Weidong replied.

The girl finally raised her head, and sure enough, she had a pimple, big mouth and small eyes, a sallow face, and a peach-colored lipstick, like a monkey, and it looked so ugly!

"This front desk, I'm afraid it was recruited by the proprietress herself!" Li Weidong complained in his heart.

"Bring me the cashier's check, I'll take a look. The girl spoke.

Li Weidong took out the cashier's check and handed it over to the girl, who looked at the number "0" on it and returned the cashier's check to Li Weidong.

"Turn left, the first door, look for Manager Chen. After the girl finished speaking, she lowered her head again and continued to look in the mirror.

Li Weidong didn't bother to bother with a front desk receptionist, so he directly followed the direction pointed by the girl, knocked on the door and walked in, and saw the manager Chen.

"Comrade, please be seated. Manager Chen pointed to the chair in front of him, and then said: "Comrade is the first time to come to us to pick up the goods, right? Show me your slip first, and I'll check which unit approved the slip." ”

Manager Chen regarded Li Weidong as an "official", and he had to read the note as soon as he opened his mouth.

Li Weidong opened his mouth and said: "Manager Chen, I'm not here to pick up the goods, I want to purchase a batch of imported equipment through your son." ”

"Purchase equipment!" Manager Chen was slightly stunned, since he became the manager of this foreign trade company, he has been doing the work of reading the strips and giving goods, and it is the first time he has encountered someone who comes to the door to ask for the purchase of products.

Under normal circumstances, if an enterprise wants to purchase imported equipment, it will go through the foreign trade department, write an application and report it layer by layer, and then approve it layer by layer, and finally the foreign trade department will complete the procurement.

Although the import of equipment by a trading company can save the intermediate links, save time and process, it is too difficult to get foreign exchange, and even if an enterprise wants to find a foreign trade company, it cannot take out foreign exchange to purchase from a trading company.

Manager Chen encountered a new business, and it was inevitable that he was a little excited, and he asked, "What equipment are you going to buy?"

"Braiding machine. Li Weidong replied.

"What is it for?" Manager Chen obviously didn't know much about machinery.

"It is mainly used in the textile industry, and our factory plans to use a knitting machine to make a kind of core braid, which will be used for subsequent product processing. Li Weidong replied.

"It turned out to be a textile factory!" Manager Chen nodded in realization, although he didn't know what to do, he still pretended to understand.

I saw Manager Chen then ask, "What kind of weaving machine do you plan to purchase?"

"We have already done an investigation, and it is best to use the XD90-8-4S braiding machine produced by Otsuka Precision Machinery Co., Ltd. in Japan, or the XD90-8-6 braiding machine. Li Weidong replied.

"Otsuka Precision Machinery Company?" said Manager Chen, looking confused.

"This company is a precision machinery manufacturer in Osaka that has mastered the process of core components of high-speed braiding machines. Li Weidong replied.

"Oh! Sounds amazing. Manager Chen nodded, and then asked: "Comrade, which unit are you from? If you want to buy imported knitting machines, it must be a big factory in the textile industry!"

"Our factory is the garment factory of Qinghe Regional Transportation Company. Li Weidong replied honestly.

"Qinghe, where is it? The transportation company, the transportation company, the garment factory, why is it related to the transportation company, where is this?"

Manager Chen looked confused, and then he asked: "This comrade, what level of enterprise is your garment factory?

Li Weidong had no choice but to answer: "Qinghe Transportation Company is a prefecture-level enterprise, and our garment factory is the third industry of the transportation company. ”

"The tertiary industry of a prefecture-level enterprise came to me to talk about the purchase of imported equipment! When I am here, what is the vegetable market? When I want to buy vegetables, I just come over for a walk!" Manager Chen said secretly in his heart.

At this moment, Manager Chen wanted to yell: Get out of here!

Mintai foreign trade here is really no white ding, but anyone who can enter this door, how can there be ordinary enterprises! Here can be said to be a number of high-level enterprises like dogs, state-level enterprises are also common. Occasionally, there are one or two prefecture-level enterprises, and the slips they take are also strong and have backgrounds.

To put it another way, ordinary enterprises cannot get approval slips to pour imported goods.

Nowadays, a Qinghe transportation company that has never heard of it, or its tertiary industry, came to talk about the purchase of imported equipment, which instantly made Manager Chen feel devalued.

"What is Xiao Liu doing at the front desk, why are all cats and dogs put inside, the three industries of a prefecture-level enterprise can be mixed in!" Manager Chen's face was pale, and he planned to send the guests directly.

Li Weidong seemed to have expected Manager Chen's reaction, so he instantly took out the cashier's check, pushed it in front of Manager Chen, and said, "Manager Chen, I came with money." ”

"One, ten, hundred, thousand, thousand, thousand, one hundred thousand, million, ten million, ten million yen!" Manager Chen glanced at the cashier's check, counted the "0" on it, and the original look of disgust disappeared in an instant.

This is also a man who sees money.

"This is a cashier's check from Fuji Bank, right? 10 million yen, or more than 60,000 US dollars at the exchange rate. After all, Manager Chen is engaged in foreign trade, and he has also dealt with Fuji Bank, and after a closer look, he recognized the logo of Fuji Bank on the promissory note.

After the Plaza Accord, the yen continued to appreciate, although not as crazy as the 20% surge in the first three months, but the general trend was still rising. By '87, the U.S. dollar was floating around 1:160 against the yen, and 10 million yen could be exchanged for more than 60,000 U.S. dollars.

In '87, if an ordinary fallen master could get 5,000 US dollars, he would be considered strong, and the ability to "fall officially" was greater, but signing a note was 10,000 US dollars or 20,000 US dollars, and if it was more, the target would be too big, and it would be easy to be noticed by the relevant departments.

Therefore, the purchase business of more than 60,000 US dollars is also a big order for Mintai Foreign Trade Company.

"This comrade, what is your surname?" Manager Chen finally remembered to ask Li Weidong's identity.

"My surname is Li, my name is Li Weidong, and I am the director of the garment factory of Qinghe Transportation Company. Li Weidong replied.

"It turned out to be Director Li!" Manager Chen nodded, and then said, "Director Li is here for a while, I have to report to our general manager." ”

......

About ten minutes later, Li Weidong met the general manager of Mintai Foreign Trade.

The general manager of Mintai Foreign Trade is named Xiao Yuanzheng, in his thirties, wearing a suit and tie, and speaking with a pure Beijing accent, and the whole person's temperament is like an unsheathed sword, restrained but not losing its edge.

The moment he saw Xiao Yuanzheng, Li Weidong felt that this Xiao Yuanzheng was definitely a high-ranking cadre.

"Director Li, please take a seat. Xiao Yuanzheng pointed to the chair in front of his desk.

Li Weidong sat down, glanced at the furnishings in front of Xiao Yuanzheng, and found that there were several Japanese advertisements in Xiao Yuanzheng's hand, and if he looked closely, they were all real estate advertisements.

"Many of these high-level cadres are above the top, they look gentle and elegant on the surface, but in fact, they look down on ordinary people in their hearts.

"Director Li still understands Japanese?" asked Xiao Yuanzheng.

"Understand. Li Weidong continued: "To be honest, the yen in my hand is earned by dealing with Tianfeng Automobile. ”

"Tianfeng Automobile, that's a world-class big enterprise. Xiao Yuanzheng said very casually.

Li Weidong continued: "I also have some understanding of the situation in Japan, if Mr. Xiao wants to invest in Japanese real estate, now is not a good time. ”

"What do you mean by that?" Xiao Yuanzheng asked.

"Japan's real estate has now produced a bubble, and this bubble will blow bigger and bigger, just like beating a drum to pass flowers, and when the bubble explodes, whoever gets the flowers will lose all their money. Li Weidong said.

Xiao Xiao Yuanzheng's eyes revealed a hint of playfulness, obviously he felt that Li Weidong was grandstanding, and he said jokingly: "Director Li, your high opinion is completely opposite to those economists in the capital! Many economists in the capital feel that Japan's economy is doing very well, the stock market is rising, the real estate is also increasing in value, and both official and non-governmental assets are increasing by a large margin. At this rate of development, it is likely that within a decade, Japan will overtake the United States to become the world's largest economy. ”

"Japan's real estate is increasing in value, and stocks are indeed soaring, and some economists have calculated that if you sell all the real estate in Tokyo, you can buy the whole of the United States with the money you get!" Li Weidong smiled slightly, and then said, "Xiao always thinks that one Tokyo is worth the whole of the United States? This is what I call a bubble, that is, the inflation of asset prices." ”

"But now Japan's economy is really booming. Xiao Yuanzheng said.

"The last madness before the crash. Li Weidong continued: "This year, the world's economy has seen rapid growth, and there will inevitably be a round of inflation next, and it is inevitable that Western countries will raise interest rates and attract funds back to the European and American markets."

However, the United States may not allow the Bank of Japan to raise interest rates, because once the Bank of Japan raises interest rates, funds will not return to the European and American markets, and Japan will also worry that more international capital will flow into Japan, driving the appreciation of the yen......"

Li Weidong began to talk about Japan's economic bubble.

Japan's economic bubble in the 80s is no stranger to economists in the future, and there is a consensus on the causes and consequences of the economic bubble and the wrong decisions made by the Japanese government in dealing with the economic bubble.

However, at the beginning of 1987, most economists were unaware of the seriousness of Japan's economic bubble, and even a few economists could never have imagined that bursting the bubble would directly lead to a 20-year recession in Japan.

At that time, there were not many people studying economics in China, and even those so-called economists were far behind the rest of the world in their research.

What's more, in the mid-80s, the economic pressure on China was much more serious than that of Japan, and the ass of its own country had not been wiped clean, so how could it be time to study foreign countries.

In his previous life, Li Weidong once enrolled in an MBA course at a business school, and also met several female stars and female models who wanted sugar daddy.

At that time, when he was in the MBA program, the professor had talked about Japan's economic bubble, so Li Weidong was no stranger to the causes and consequences of Japan's economic bubble and its impact.

Now Li Weidong told Xiao Yuanzheng about these contents, which instantly aroused Xiao Yuanzheng's interest.

At that time, the children of high-ranking cadres in the capital were no strangers to national affairs and the international situation, after all, they grew up in that environment and were exposed to it since childhood. Many children of fifteen or sixteen-year-old high-ranking cadres talk about state affairs at the top of their minds, and their knowledge and vision are obviously several times higher than those of ordinary people.

The older children of senior cadres, if there are elders in the family, can also have access to some internal reference materials, such as some local research, some expert analysis, etc., and the children of senior cadres can also see it.

Xiao Yuanzheng is such a high-ranking cadre, he has read the analysis of the Japanese economy by some economics professors in Beijing, but the analysis of those professors is completely opposite to what Li Weidong said.

Of course, Xiao Yuanzheng believed in the professor, so he was disdainful of Li Weidong. However, as Li Weidong slowly explained, Xiao Yuanzheng felt more and more that what Li Weidong said seemed to be more convincing!

The judgments of those economists in the capital and various analyses based on internal references instantly became erroneous conclusions in Li Weidong's mouth.

Xiao Yuanzheng wanted to find some loopholes in Li Weidong's words to overturn Li Weidong's conclusion, but when Xiao Yuanzheng carefully analyzed Li Weidong's inference, he found that Li Weidong's inference was reasonable and tight, without the slightest flaw!

"What is the origin of this young man? Could it be that he came back from studying abroad?" Xiao Yuanzheng couldn't help but start to look at Li Weidong in front of him.