Chapter 34, For a Better Tomorrow II

"I think you can go to the United States and try to sell our refrigerators, even if the rich are willing to sell better technology, but what about the average family? There are rural areas in the United States, and there are ordinary working families. When the price advantage is obvious, the technical content will no longer be the first choice. Our engineers are already working on technical research, and soon, new technologies will also be applied to production, and when the price is raised, more money will be made. Li Ya tempted. To be honest, when doing things in the West, the first thing you look at is the face. Although Canada and the United States are no longer Chinese-exclusive, discrimination still exists. The first mate lives in Vancouver, where there are many Chinese, and he has long been accustomed to the presence of Chinese. But in another place, it is still the faces of white people who can eat more openly. So to sell a refrigerator to the United States, a white face is essential. If the first mate can go, it's good for both parties. The first mate makes money as an agent, and the factory refrigerator sales are large, and it is a win-win strategy.

The first mate thought about it and was very moved, but he had never done this before, and he was in an unfamiliar place, and he was a little scared in his heart, and said: "I'll go back and think about it, you give me a call, whether you go or not, I will give you a call." ”

Separated from the first mate, Li Ya thought that this is indeed the case, most Americans are adventurous, and most people in Canada bordering the United States are just the opposite, like most Chinese.

If the sales channel in the United States is opened, then it will be able to return to China next year to set up a joint venture factory, which will greatly reduce labor costs and increase profits significantly. As for the current factory, it is enough to produce components with high technical content such as compressors and lack of domestic raw materials. Canada not only has high labor costs, expensive raw materials, and high taxes, but also has no future for low-tech, labor-intensive industries such as refrigerators. After all, Li Ya can't always pay only half of his salary, even if everyone is compatriots, Li Ya can be regarded as a great help to them, so they can't be treated differently.

When I drove to the factory, I saw that the side of the factory had changed a lot, and rows of simple wooden houses were erected. From the outside, there was smoke curling from the cooking, and adults and children lined up to eat, and some of the first to arrive began to squat and eat. The places where we live are all built in a hurry, and there is no such extravagant thing as a restaurant.

Li Ya walked over to take a look, there were meat, vegetables and wild vegetables, and rice with steamed bread and corn rice. The children's team had a lot of meat and vegetables in front, and there was no corn rice and wild vegetables. The adult team of steamed buns has less meat and more meat, and this is still a large number of fish pulled today, and there is usually very little meat.

Seeing that everyone was eating well, Li Ya also found dishes and chopsticks to line up. Everyone looked at Li Ya in line with the adults, and hurriedly asked Li Ya to go to the children's team, which was much better.

Li Ya said with a smile: "Do you think I haven't eaten corn rice and wild vegetables? Let me tell you, I grew up eating corn rice and wild vegetables." This kind of food is already very good, you may or may not have heard of the situation in China. Let me tell you, the domestic population is large, the arable land is small, the output of chemical fertilizer is low, there are very few agricultural machinery, and there are ten years ago, so the grain output is low, and the chickens, ducks and pigs are not raised. At that time, I was able to get about 150 catties of corn, 10 catties of rice, and other beans, potatoes, and sweet potatoes every year. Meat is rare to see several times a year, and a family eats three or four catties of oil a year. There is little food, and the problem is that there is still a lot of food. The days of corn paste and wild vegetables have to pass for two months a year. There are still a considerable number of people who can't live like this. ”

Stopping and turning their heads, everyone listened quietly, and then said: "I was sick in the spring of the previous year, and I ate rice and eggs that I usually don't want to eat for two days, and at night I listened to the sound of my father and mother next door being hungry, and I felt sad to think about it. When I got better, I made a bow and went hunting in the mountains. Luckily, a wild boar of about 200 pounds fell under my arrows. After carrying it back, more than 40 families in the village shared meat, and my family also had a lot of intestines. Then when I had time I went hunting, hares, pheasants, rocks, sheep, muntjacs, hunting whatever I saw, and starving I never wanted to try again. ”

As he spoke, he laughed and said, "Later, I opened a few acres of wasteland in the mountains and quietly planted corn and sweet potatoes. Then my family not only had enough food and meat to eat, but also could help relatives and friends. ”

When he was cooking, Li Ya looked at a little bit in the bowl, scooped another scoop, walked to the outside, and saw Shu Yue standing on the side, Li Ya smiled and said, "You are also here to eat?"

Shu Yue opened her mouth embarrassedly, and finally said, "No, I just came over to take a look." Here's something I have ...... Some are not used to eating. ”

Li Ya looked at her embarrassed appearance and comforted: "It's nothing, coarse grains and wild vegetables, and they are simple to make, and the taste is not good, and it is really difficult for people who have never eaten it to swallow." We are all looking forward to ending such a day as soon as possible. After tasting the food, he said with a smile: "The dishes are okay, but the rice is dry." ”

Shu Yue watched Li Ya squat down naturally, like the workers, he ate it in a big gulp, walked to the opposite side of Li Ya and squatted down, and said, "I didn't expect you to have such an experience." When I first met you, I thought you were a rich man who wanted to buy a factory. ”

Li Ya smiled: "I'm from the mainland, didn't I tell you a long time ago that I am from Guizhou...... As for having so much money, it was earned by luck after going abroad...... You also know that the mainland is socialist, and it is impossible for individuals to have so much money. Well, I want another bowl, you wait for me. ”

Shu Yue looked at Li Ya's figure of going to eat, and was dumbfounded, how could one person eat so much? This bowl is an extra large one, and it is used to serve soup dishes in restaurants.

When Li Ya came back from eating, he saw Shu Yue in a daze and asked, "What's wrong, you're stunned here?"

Shu Yue pointed to the bowl in Li Ya's hand and said, "This bowl is so big, one bowl is not enough for you to eat? ”

Li Ya smiled: "I have a lot of strength and a larger amount of food, but I used to be able to eat enough with such a bowl." Recently, at the critical juncture of practice, the amount of food has increased exponentially, and it will be fine after a while. ”

While eating, Li Ya said to Shu Yue: "Fred, it's the first mate who went out with me to run the boat, just now I suggested that he go to the United States to sell our factory's refrigerators, and he promised to go back and think about it." If he agreed, he would call the factory. You can give him the refrigerator first, sell it and then give money, and return it if you can't sell it. ”

Shu Yue was puzzled: "The current orders can't be produced, why do you have to sell them to the United States?"

Li Ya said with a smile: "Didn't I tell you that I would go to the mainland to set up a factory in the future? Now that so many compatriots have come, this factory is only for them to settle down temporarily." There will be a large number of compatriots coming over later, just to expand a production line and increase production capacity. The sales channel was opened, and a year or two later, the mainland policy became clear, and the production line was moved to the mainland to reduce costs. Now the factory is producing key components, and wages can be increased. But in the end, this factory will not continue to open, and when the mainland can produce compressors, the entire factory will have to be moved. ”

"So you think, yes, it's easier for white people to go to the agency to open up sales. But if you don't produce compressors, what will you produce?" Shu Yue asked.

Li Ya smiled: "This factory is closed. If you think about it, the refrigerator is not a high-tech product, and it is easy to imitate. Now we occupy a large market and the price is low. Such a product, the mainland will soon be able to produce and export, at that time will not make much money, this is not a long-term good deal, I only plan to produce refrigerators for three or four years and then end. In the future, the farm will mainly raise dairy cows, and a new factory will be built to produce milk powder, but this will not be a big deal. In the future, the focus will be on China, Canada is only a good environment and suitable for living, not suitable for entrepreneurship. For example, if you want to open a steel company, the tax is high and the labor is high in Canada, but in China, the tax is preferential, and the wages of steel workers are two or three times lower. Of course, factories and the like are only slightly involved at most, mainly in terms of high-tech and resources. ”

Shu Yue listened to Li Ya's words and asked, "Where is the money, where does the money come from?"

Li Ya swallowed the last bite of rice, knocked on the bowl and said, "There will be money, there will be it." Hehe......"