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"You're right," Chen Geng nodded: "The prices of steel, aluminum ingots, and copper ingots in Japan, Europe and the United States are indeed not cheap, and if you count the freight, there is actually no advantage compared with domestic prices." ”

"Then I don't understand," Old Man Xie frowned, "In addition to importing such raw materials from Japan, the United States, and Europe, where else can you find a way?" You can't import iron ore directly from Australia and Brazil, right? Let's not talk about this qualification, let's just say that we ourselves, we don't have the ability and experience in steel, aluminum and copper smelting, do you plan to open a steel plant, electrolytic aluminum smelter and copper smelter? Can the state approve it? ”

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The old man felt that there could be no cattiness behind this, and in fact, Chen Geng didn't believe it.

But the result of communicating with the military region made Chen Geng's jaw drop: if it weren't for the face of the military region, the price increase would be even higher.

The head of the military region almost pointed at Chen Geng's nose and scolded his mother: "Xiao Chen, Xiao Chen, you are also a business, don't you know how much prices have risen in the past six months?" A pound of pork has risen by almost 2 yuan, if it weren't for the face of the military region, they would have risen by 30% believe it or not? ”

"Prices have risen so much?" Chen Geng's face was cute and stupid, and he looked particularly funny.

"I won't tell you," the head of the military region said angrily: "You go out and ask yourself how much the prices in the market have risen now...... Xiao Chen, it's time for your products to increase in price and help raw material suppliers and spare parts suppliers share the pressure. ”

Is that the case? Chen Geng was a little unconvinced, but when he went back to investigate, Chen Geng had nothing to say: these raw material suppliers are indeed very face-saving, from the beginning of the year to the present, the price of the same type of raw materials in the market has increased by almost 50%, which is still planned, and the price increase of individual raw materials outside the plan has exceeded 300%!

Chen Geng only had one feeling: crazy!

The prices of bulk durable consumer goods such as automobiles and motorcycles have not risen much, but the materials closely related to people's livelihood, such as machine tools, refined oil, steel, cement, etc., have risen by more than 30% at least.

I heard that Chen Geng went to the military region, and several raw material suppliers almost followed him to Chen Geng's office to cry to Chen Geng: "Manager Chen, it's not that we deliberately raise prices, but in this current market, the price changes three times a day is less, and when it is more, it changes five or six times a day, everyone is rising, and we can't help it if we don't rise." ”

"I know, I understand." Chen Geng smiled bitterly and nodded: Yes, the prices of raw materials in the entire domestic market are rising, if they don't rise, the only result is to wait for death...... Will a merchant make a loss-making deal?

Chen Geng expressed his understanding, which made everyone really relieved: Runhua Industry is everyone's God of Wealth, if the God of Wealth is not satisfied, everyone's life will be sad, Deputy Manager Liu of Chinalco East China Branch persuaded: "Manager Chen, you see, now the price of raw materials on the market has risen so much, your motorcycle should also hurry up and increase the price, otherwise everyone's life will be difficult...... Seeing that Chen Geng was still hesitating, Deputy Manager Liu said simply: "Let's not say anything else, just talk about your peers: Qingqi and Jialing, They have also increased their prices, from the beginning of the year to the present, the price of a motorcycle has risen by more than 500 yuan, with a base of 500 yuan, everyone's life is better, isn't it? ”

After thinking about it, Chen Geng asked, "Manager Liu, how much has the price of raw materials you given to other families increase?" ”

"It's hard to say this, it depends on the level of the customer," Manager Liu was very realistic, and he didn't hide it at all: "But let's put it this way, the treatment of Runhua Industry is definitely the best." ”

At this point, what else can Chen Geng say? He stood up and arched his hand at everyone: "Thank you for taking care of us all the time, everyone for taking care of our Runhua Industry, I Chen Geng is here on behalf of all the employees of Runhua Industry, thank you." ”

"Manager Chen is too polite."

"It's all as it should be."

"If it weren't for this damn market, we wouldn't have been able to ......"

Chen Geng nodded with a smile, saying that he could fully understand: the market is like this, what can you do?

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"Looking at it now, the price increase is completely our raw material suppliers can not withstand the pressure of the market and have to carry out spontaneous adjustment behavior, I carefully analyzed some data of the domestic economy in the past two days, and found a very serious problem: in the long period of time...... That's about 5 to 10 years...... The domestic economy will continue to maintain a trend of 'high growth and high inflation', for us Runhua Industry, we want to develop, there are only two ways in front of us: reduce costs, increase the price ......"

"Manager Chen, do you mean that in the next 5 to 10 years, the price of raw materials will rise all the way, and it will rise very much?" Old Man Xie asked in disbelief.

"Now it seems, I'm afraid so." Chen Geng smiled bitterly and nodded.

"Is it so serious? If prices are allowed to rise like this, won't all sectors of economic development be flattened by this part of the bubble? "Old Man Xie was a little skeptical.

Not only Xie Minsheng expressed doubts, but everyone was more or less skeptical of Chen Geng's judgment. No wonder everyone doubts that after 5 to 10 consecutive years of "high growth and high inflation", will the country's economy still bear it? Could it be that during this period, the central government has not taken any strong regulatory measures to control the rise in prices?

Chen Geng's heart became more and more bitter: from the mid-80s to the late 90s, the central government shouted for more than ten years of economic soft landing, and in the end it was still smashed down vigorously. Of course, it is controlled, but the government's regulation and control behavior, as a "visible hand", can only be "sparse" and not "blocked", and it is more necessary to act in accordance with the law of the "invisible hand" of the market, more than ten years of inflation? Until the next decade of the next century, what has become of the rise in the prices of industrial raw materials?

Chen Geng explained: "Our country's reform and opening up is a great cause that has never been seen before or after the past, everything is moving forward in exploration, and there is no experience for reference, so the central government cannot let prices continue to rise, but for the time being, the central government does not know what kind of economic measures are better under the premise of maintaining the current economic development trend and keeping the policy of reform and opening up unchanged, everything has to be explored, so ......"

There is no need for Chen Geng to finish speaking, everyone already understands what he means: our country has implemented a planned economy for decades, and it has just transitioned to a market economy, and everything is in the process of careful exploration and exploration, and the central government has no experience for reference, so naturally there is no experience in dealing with such "high growth and high inflation".

"Isn't it okay to just give an order from above?" Zhang Xiangyang muttered in a low voice.

"Okay, don't be ashamed," Chen Geng said with a smile: "If the government can solve the market problem with a random order, then what else should reform and open up?" ”

Zhang Xiangyang opened his face, seemingly a little unconvinced, but he didn't say anything.

"We don't say that we will maintain this 'high growth, high inflation' economic situation in the next 10 years, but the next 5 years...... No, 3 years, if the domestic economy maintains this trend in the next 3 years, the impact on the development of our enterprises will be too great. ”

"It has an impact on us, and it has an impact on other companies, right? This impact is comprehensive, and it is not limited to our family, if you want to increase the price, everyone will increase the price, so it will actually be flattened, and it is not a big deal, right? ”

"It can't be said that if anyone can control the cost and the price of raw materials under the premise of ensuring quality at this time, won't they be able to have more advantages and back-ups?"

"To put it simply, the price of raw materials is rising, how can the cost be so easy to control? Do you let the raw material supplier sell the raw material to us at a loss? At least in China, you don't want to find one. ”

"If you can't find it at home, it doesn't mean you can't find it abroad......"

"Abroad? ......Shh Those foreigners abroad are fine one by one, they can't do it, they are monkeys when they get their hair, and you expect them to be able to do a loss-making business? ”

"Wait!"

Chen Geng suddenly had a stirring spirit, interrupting everyone's ongoing discussion, and his eyes lit up with embarrassment: "What did you just say?" ”

"I didn't say anything......" He Yongqing thought that his words had dissatisfied the boss, and stammered.

Chen Geng waved his hand: "Your words give me a little inspiration, repeat what you just said." ”

"Oh......" He Yongqing hesitated for a moment, looking at the boss as if he was joking with himself, and gritted his teeth: "I said, foreigners are not good at each other, they are monkeys when they are stained with hair, and they can't do a loss-making business......"

"That's right! That's it! Without waiting for He Yongqing to finish speaking, Chen Geng slapped the table and laughed: "That's it!" Confused, why didn't I think of it a long time ago? ”

Boss this won't be ...... Irritated and crazy, right? Looking at Chen Geng, who was slapping the table and laughing non-stop, everyone looked at me, I looked at you, and they were all a little worried.

"Xiao Chen, are you okay?" Old Man Xie, who was the only one qualified to speak at this time, asked worriedly. (To be continued.) )