There was such an article on the history of domestic household appliances on the Internet in later generations, talking about the penetration rate of household appliances from the 70s to the present, in the early 70s, the country was basically clear, and at that time, people who could see TVs, washing machines, and refrigerators in China were all looking abroad in Japan, Europe and the United States.

At that time, if the Chinese people could have household appliances, it was "three turns and one sound with a click". The so-called three turns refer to watches, bicycles and electric fans, one ring refers to the radio, and the click refers to the camera, which is almost a luxury that only a person with a very good family can have.

There was a skit at the Spring Festival Gala in the 90s, and there was a paragraph of the line that probably went something like this: "Your family was so poor back then?" "Who said that? We still had a household appliance in our house back then!" "Ah? And a household appliance?" "What is it?" "Flashlight!"

"Ma Dashuai" made countless men, women and children laugh because of this line of the Spring Festival Gala. However, this passage is not an exaggeration in the 6-70s, in this era of scarcity, people are running around to fill their stomachs, and household appliances are an unattainable dream for most people.

It can be said that the penetration rate of electrical appliances in China in the 70s was less than 1%, and this is still in order to write it to look good, and it is always impossible to strictly calculate it and write 0.00 points.

Many people often say that they miss the durability of household appliances in the past, but in fact, because of the problem of backward technology, many household appliances in the past were actually inferior products according to the quality of today, and they would be severely punished if they were caught. To take the simplest example, the TV used to be snowflakes white, and from time to time it broke down and that broke down, and it was the norm to break down every now and then.

The quality of TVs is very good nowadays, and there are few failures after the TV is bought, and at the same time, the TV signal is also very stable. And comparatively speaking, the price is many times cheaper than it was a few decades ago.

In the 70s, a TV set cost three or four hundred yuan, which was the income of the ordinary class in the city for more than half a year, and people living in the countryside may not be able to buy one a year. Now, as long as you work normally and want a network TV set of four or five thousand yuan, the income for one or two months should be easy, right?

In the past, it was difficult, but after the reform and opening up into the 80s, the domestic economy developed, the people's savings were increasing, and the penetration rate of household appliances gradually developed from less than 1% to 3%, 5%, and 10%.

It was not until around 2000 that the policy of sending household appliances to the countryside was proposed, which allowed people all over the country to use household appliances, whether it was just a TV or an electric fan, which was enough to show that the domestic household appliances market was vast and sustainable.

Li Wenhui doesn't know these things, and it is impossible for Li Yongsen, the far-sighted chairman of Hutchison Electric, to know, but Huo Yaowen knows very well that he can be said to have personally experienced that era of rapid development.

The Internet and real estate can't do it now, and it's not clear enough to build a factory, but it is very promising to engage in electrical export trade, and it is also very suitable for the current market. At the beginning, Huang Shoufu made his fortune in the early 80s, relying on electrical appliances to become the richest man in the country in one fell swoop.

Li Wenhui saw Huo Yaowen vaguely, and said directly: "Mr. Huo, I can't hide it, in fact, I came to the mainland this time, whether it was to see the policies here, mainly because my father was very good at the mainland electrical appliance market, so let me be a pioneer to explore the way." ”

"Really?" Huo Yaowen pretended to be surprised, and then said with a smile: "It seems that Chairman Li's sensitivity to the market is still as strong as ever. ”

"Yes, since then, my father has very much wanted to open the mainland electrical appliance market, but the policy problems at that time have not been able to do so, but now it is different, reform and opening up has made my father see the hope of entering the domestic market......

Li Wenhui observed Huo Yaowen's expression as he spoke, and saw that he was smiling all the time, and he couldn't see any expression, and his heart was mostly irritable. Without waiting to continue, he said bluntly: "So yesterday I heard that Mr. Huo had this thought, and I went back to think about it, I think Mr. Huo has this idea, and my father also has this idea, so the two of them might as well sit together and talk." ”

As soon as these words came out, the room suddenly became quiet, Li Wenhui glanced at Huo Yaowen who had been smiling a little worriedly, and then glanced at Bai Yunhe, who was sitting silently next to him, and he didn't know if he had said the wrong thing. After thinking about it, it seems that there is nothing wrong with me, I just hope that the two will sit down and talk about the feasibility of cooperation.

After a while, Li Wenhui tentatively shouted "Mr. Huo"

Huo Yaowen opened his mouth and said: "Mr. Li, as I said before, the domestic electrical appliance market can be said to be a blank, and I will definitely not be able to eat it alone, but are you sure that you can represent Ling Zun, the representative of Hutchison Electrical?"

didn't speak just now, it wasn't Huo Yaowen who set up the score, the main thing is that Li Wenhui has just graduated and returned to China, and he has not fully participated in his family business, even if Huo Yaowen told him about the cooperation between the two sides, if he waits for Li Wenhui to go back, Li Yongsen will not agree, or push and shove because of other things. not only lost Huo Yaowen's face, but also caused a conflict between the two companies that had nothing to do for no reason.

To put it another way, although Huo Yaowen is only five or six years older than Li Wenhui, he has been famous for a long time, and the Hong Kong Island business people who have interacted with him are all people of Li Wenhui's father's generation. It's nothing to talk about usually, if you really want to talk about cooperation, it's best for Li Yongsen to come over by himself, as for Li Wenhui, he is still too tender at this time.

After understanding what was going on, Li Wenhui didn't think that Huo Yaowen could see him clearly, after all, the other party is not only the chairman of Huanyu Group and Hutchison Whampoa, but also a Justice of the Peace in Hong Kong.

Seeing that it was not because of the conversation, Li Wenhui hurriedly smiled: "I understand this, I have already informed my father yesterday, and he is ready to come over in person, but because of the problem of the pass, it may take a few days, and Mr. Huo needs to wait." ”

"It's okay, I just want to stay here here in Guangzhou for a few more days. Huo Yaowen smiled at the corner of his mouth.

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A few days later.

Li Yongsen led people from Hong Kong to rush over by boat, and Huo Yaowen personally went to pick up the boat, he could be free to Li Wenhui, but the older Li Yongsen, he was still very polite.

A husband has affection and a concubine is intentional, and as soon as the two parties meet, they basically negotiate the idea of cooperation while eating and drinking. For investing in the electrical appliance business, Huo Yaowen initially wanted to set up a new department in Huanyu Group, but after thinking about it, he still chose to talk to Li Yongsen as the chairman of Hutchison Whampoa.

There are two reasons for this, one is that Huanyu Group does not have any factories and industries, and it will not be able to find relevant personnel for a while and a half; the second is that Davide has successfully repurchased a lot of Hutchison Whampoa shares on the stock market, and so far, Huo Yaowen has about 40 percent of the shares.

There is still a long way to go to the minimum target of 60%, but it is only a matter of time, and HSBC still has about 10% of the shares, which were borrowed and pledged by Hutchison in the early years.

Davide said this before, Huo Yaowen has always coveted HSBC's shares, but he has never been able to find a good way to take it back, so he can only drag it out and wait for the opportunity slowly.

But this time, Li Yongsen came from Hong Kong, and when he was talking about cooperation, he casually mentioned that Hong Kong Island had been circulating recently that Bao Tycoon was going to buy Wharf, which was an opportunity for Huo Yaowen!

Bao Daheng is one of the top ten directors of HSBC, and the only Chinese director at present, with a veto power!

Li Yongsen said with a smile: "Mr. Huo has been in the mainland for many days, and I think he already has an understanding of the electrical appliance market here. ”

"I don't know, but it's a little bit clearer. Huo Yaowen laughed lightly, he didn't just understand, it could be described as familiar.

"I don't know what Mr. Huo thinks we should start with first?" Li Yongsen is not unaware of the electrical appliance market here, after all, his son Li Wenhui has been here for so long, and he is more or less aware of what can and cannot be done in the current domestic electrical market.

Huo Yaowen thought for a while and said: "It stands to reason that we should trade with large electrical appliances, but according to my personal opinion, it is best to build an electrical appliance factory first, mainly to produce flashlights." ”

"Build a factory, produce flashlights!"

Li Yongsen only thought that Huo Yaowen wanted to be an agent of foreign electrical appliances like him, and then transfer trade to China, but he didn't expect to build an electrical appliance factory. It's just a matter of building a factory, what does it mean to produce flashlights?

"Yes, it's a flashlight!"

Now nine out of ten people in China can't afford big household appliances, even if they get a TV, electric fan, refrigerator or something, the sales are definitely not very high, except for some big cities with customers, towns and towns basically don't think about it. But flashlights are different, I dare not say that everyone can afford them, but at least everyone needs them.

In these years, street lamps have not yet been popularized, how can we walk at night without the existence of flashlights! Flashlights are not only simple in production technology, and secondly, the price is not expensive, firmly in accordance with the strategy of surrounding the city in the countryside, the brand will be popularized first, and then every family will become rich in the future, isn't this the silent value?

happened to respond to the Spring Festival Gala line of "Ma Dashuai", "The flashlight is not an electrical appliance?"

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