October 3, Beijing:

Inside the Sheraton Great Wall Hotel, flowers fill the entire hall, countless balloons are hung under the ceiling, and although the festival has passed, the atmosphere has not disappeared.

As one of the earliest international hotels in China, it opened in June 1983, and its decoration style and high-quality service are second to none in the whole capital, so a large number of foreign guests invited to the 35th anniversary military parade have stayed here.

In the presidential suite, Xu Zhi invited an important guest.

"Minister Chen, please be seated. Xu Zhi greeted with a smile, the person who came was Chen Bing, vice minister of the Central Ministry of Electronics Industry, who manages all civilian electronic products in the country, that is to say, Midea's household appliances, personal computers, game consoles, etc., as long as they enter the country, they are all managed by the person in front of them.

Minister Chen said with a smile: "Mr. Xu is polite, the military parade has just ended, and there were too many things in the ministry yesterday, so I can only come over today." ”

"As long as Minister Chen can come, he can come any day. Xu Zhi smiled and said: "This 35th anniversary National Day military parade is really exciting, and it is the first time I know that the country still has so many powerful weapons." ”

On the day of the military parade on October 1, on East Chang'an Avenue, from the morning, all kinds of advanced equipment appeared one after another, howitzers, smoothbore guns, howitzers, rocket artillery, self-propelled anti-aircraft guns, transport vehicles, and missile launchers were neatly arranged, which shocked everyone at the scene.

This was followed by a military parade, in which the army, navy, and air force were inspected in turn.

"Hello comrades—— good chief!

Comrades have worked hard—— serve the people!"

These two classic dialogues, as the officers and soldiers under review answered loudly in unison, converged into a huge wave of mountains and seas, which resounded through half of the capital.

There will be 18 teams, anti-tank teams, rocket artillery teams, naval teams, air fighters, etc., etc., etc......

It was not until 10:58 that the entire parade ended.

This military parade is the largest, most up-to-date, and most mechanized since the founding of the People's Republic of China. It has also made the world understand the strength of our country and increased the country's influence on the outside world.

Minister Chen said: "Don't talk about Mr. Xu, even our people are eye-opening." ”

"Yes, China's military strength is getting stronger and stronger, and the Dongfeng-5 missile is a sharp weapon. "Xu Zhi didn't care about the progress of weapons before, and there was no Internet in this era, so it was not easy to collect professional information, and the information and data in some military newspapers and periodicals were just what others wanted you to see.

However, the day before yesterday at the military parade, the Dongfeng-5 appeared for the first time, and even he, a layman, knew the strategic significance of this missile.

Even in the 21st century, nuclear weapons are still the basis for a country's strength, but it is not enough to have nuclear weapons, it is necessary to have long-range projection capabilities, that is, intercontinental ballistic missiles, such as Dongfeng-5, the range can cover half the world, even if it is not used for a lifetime, it is an extremely strong deterrent.

"Although our country is not the first in the world in terms of military weapons, we are not afraid of any country with the ability of our fighters. Minister Chen said solemnly: "However, the chairman once said that the military and the economy are the two legs of a person, both are indispensable, one long and one short will make us more vulnerable, in the military, our country is not a problem, but in the economic aspect, we still need patriotic overseas Chinese like Mr. Xu to invest in the construction of the country, and we will work together to make the country's economy stronger and the people's lives better." ”

"This is how it should be, and as a Chinese, I naturally hope that all people in the whole country can get rid of poverty. Xu Zhicheng said that the country's current overall GDP is among the top ten in the world, but the per capita is very low, the fourth from the bottom in 1980, the 12th from the bottom in 1983, with a per capita GDP of 225 US dollars, and a large number of per capita people, the average income of countless farmers is only a dime per day.

In order to survive, many peasants in the south gave up the habit of eating rice, sold the rice back to wheat, and changed the staple food to flour, because the price of rice in the international market is twice that of wheat.

"Economic development can only come step by step, and today I came here to discuss with Mr. Xu the market of domestic household appliances. Minister Chen said with a smile.

"Understood, Minister Chen, please speak. Xu Zhi nodded and smiled, the problem of poverty can only be solved by the development of the country, and anyone's efforts can contribute to this matter, but it cannot be completed quickly.

After taking a sip of tea, Minister Chen said: "Mr. Xu must have heard that because of some reasons in international trade, China will open the household appliances market, starting from January 1 next year, domestic people can buy imported household appliances from shopping malls without using foreign exchange coupons." ”

"I've heard of it. Xu Zhi nodded and said: "Learning from Western advanced technology, you don't necessarily have to buy technology, introducing foreign products, so that domestic counterparts are forced to follow up advanced technology, is actually a good way." ”

"We all know this truth, but we also need to consider the actual situation, if too many overseas goods into the country, then the current central government's foreign exchange reserves will be a great impact, so the above means to try to support domestic enterprises, and overseas goods in the market for a real competition!

The main commodities of the domestic opening to the outside world are clothing, household appliances and some of the automobile industry, we are not worried about clothing, suits are not popular in the country at present, jeans and the like are somewhat famous, but domestic garment factories have begun to have the ability to produce.

Cars are generally procured by government departments, and the amount of purchase has actually been decided above, and ordinary people rarely come into contact with it, so the quantity can be controlled.

The only thing that worries the central government is that this electrical appliance, especially color TVs, has a certain gap between our domestic technology and overseas, and the most troublesome thing is that most of the domestic people worship imported goods, once the market is opened, foreign exchange will inevitably be consumed sharply.

Therefore, the above means that I hope that Mr. Xu can arrange for Midea's products to enter the domestic market, and we will also give some help, but I also hope that Mr. Xu will agree to some of our requirements. ”

"I will do whatever I want, even if I can do it. Xu Zhi promised that the government will help, not in terms of taxation, because this kind of behavior will attract the attention of other businesses, but at present, the largest commodity channel in the whole country is the supply and marketing cooperatives all over the country, if you can put a brand of products in the prime position, then the sales can easily increase several times.

Minister Chen said: "Mr. Xu, the central government hopes that Mr. Xu can expand the scale of Midea's factory in Shanghai, and at the same time, he can also rely on the industrial base of Shanghai to realize the localization of all parts and components. ”

"Minister Chen, it is not a problem to put the factory in Shanghai, but I hope that this investment is a sole proprietorship, not a joint venture. Xu Zhi said slowly, with the domestic joint venture production, the scale is small, but this time such a large project, the production capacity of more than one billion US dollars, if the joint venture, in the management, division of labor will definitely cause a certain amount of trouble, the loss of money is small, waste of time can be a big loss, after all, the main purpose of the existence of this new factory is for the overseas price war and the rapid occupation of the domestic market, the management must be controlled by their own henchmen.

"This ...... "Minister Chen is a little embarrassed, the current mainland can allow wholly foreign investment under certain conditions, but these are some strategic projects that are urgently needed in China, and the scale will not be very large.

Xu Zhi also understood the other party's thoughts, and said: "Minister Chen, I understand what the central government means, I ask for sole proprietorship, it is out of the needs of the company's development, and I also know that there is a lack of foreign exchange in the country, so I can make a commitment that except for some foreign exchange required by a few imported accessories, all the profits earned by my company in this project will be used domestically and will not be transferred overseas." ”

This is the killer weapon prepared by Xu Zhi, the central government gave itself such a good opportunity, one is because of his own investment in domestic infrastructure over the years, and the second is to save foreign exchange for himself, and the purpose of the joint venture is mostly so, if you control half of the shares, you will save half of the foreign exchange.

The market opening of electrical appliances has become inevitable, the difference is that the market to Western brands, may lose 2 billion US dollars in foreign exchange, and the United States because of the factory in the country, if let the United States to occupy the market, will only lose 500 million US dollars in foreign exchange, now promise not to transfer a penny of dollars, and they have earned a lot of RMB, but this money is nothing in front of the whole country.

Anyway, I will continue to invest in the future, and if the project in China can continue to earn RMB, I can also save the US dollars needed for future investment.

"I don't know what projects Mr. Xu plans to invest in. Minister Chen asked.

Xu Zhi said: "It's not certain yet, but it should mainly be infrastructure investment and charity projects!"

"Charity projects?" Minister Chen was obviously interested: "Mr. Xu is going to donate to domestic charities?"

"No, I plan to set up my own foundation to help eligible mainlanders. Xu Zhi shook his head and said, "I wonder if the current policy can support me to set up this foundation?"

Minister Chen thought for a moment and said, "Mr. Xu, you are from Xiangjiang, and you may not know much about the situation in the mainland. ”

"Which departments?" asked Xu Zhi.

Minister Chen said: "The Red Cross Society, the China Charity Foundation, as well as the ministries and commissions of civil affairs, environmental protection, health and other ministries and provinces, all have foundations of the same nature under their names, and Mr. Xu can choose one to cooperate with them, which will definitely get twice the result with half the effort."

Xu Zhi nodded and said, "Okay, I don't know if Minister Chen knows the leaders of the civil affairs department?"

Minister Chen understood what Xu Zhi meant, and said with a smile: "Yes, I will contact you as soon as I go back, how many days does Mr. Xu want to stay in the capital?"

Xu Zhidao: "It should stay for more than a week." ”

"Okay, when I contact the civil affairs department, I'll make an appointment to meet again. Minister Chen smiled: "Regarding your company's request to build a wholly-owned factory, I will report to the central government, and once there is news, I will immediately notify Mr. Xu." ”

"Thank you, Minister Chen. Xu Zhi said with a smile.

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