Chapter 6 Peaks and Loops
Sitting behind the black desk, Gu Guoqiang was at a loss, looking at the data chart in his hand, he really wanted to call the people from the market research department over and scold, it was almost ninety-nine years, and the data was still ninety-six to ninety-seven years. When Gu Guoqiang was complaining, Lin Zhengyang from the marketing department walked in.
Lin Zhengyang is a native of Taiwan Province, in his forties, but he does not have such a slender appearance as a southerner, a magnificent figure, nearly one meter eight tall, but he looks much taller than the figure of one meter seven and five stronger than the ancient country, and his capable flat head is angular, the fly in the ointment is that he is relatively fat, and his skin is dark, maybe the sun on the island is too abundant, and the bass voice makes him even more different.
"Director Lin, do you have something?" Gu Guoqiang asked.
"Ah, hello Deputy Manager Gu, it's nothing, just come and go, look at the colleagues in the marketing planning department, you know, I like to be lively, I can't sit still, there are more than ten rooms on this floor of the company, so I turned to you." Lin Zhengyang's Mandarin is extremely good, probably the best among the Taiwanese Gu Guoqiang has ever seen, but there are still some remnants of Hokkien dialect, especially the "er" voice, he always speaks unfavorably and can turn three corners. According to legend, his father was an old general, which convinced Gu Guoqiang that his father must have been a defeated general who ran from the mainland to Taiwan.
Gu Guoqiang suddenly remembered that Fei Meng had told him two days ago that he urgently needed a small high-end CNC precision machine tool and some other equipment, where did he find these things, it is estimated that there are not a few in China, how can he conjure it up if he is not a fairy, Gu Guoqiang said while pondering:
"Coach Lin, should your marketing department buy some new data, you see, the information I just got from you is relatively old, I can't always tell customers history, I also need to look forward to a better future, even the first half of this year data is not available, how do I do things?"
Lin Zhengyang scratched his head, pressed his big hand on the information that Gu Guoqiang stretched out to show him, and said angrily in his bass urn voice: "You also know that some data here cannot be obtained in time, if you are in Taiwan, I can give you the data of the previous month, but it is difficult on the mainland side, money is not a problem, there is no new data", Lin Zhengyang took out a box of longevity brand cigarettes and handed one to Gu Guoqiang: "Try it, Taiwan's local production, domestic products."
Gu Guoqiang saw that Lin Zhengyang began to learn to play an official tone, so he stopped talking to him about it, lit a cigarette and turned to his own topic: "Director Lin, I heard Director Chen say that an authentic Taiwanese hot pot restaurant has opened in Xizhimen, Director Chen has returned to Taiwan, you haven't seen him, do you want to try it, I know the way, I have a treat."
As soon as he heard the mention of eating, Lin Zhengyang's eyes narrowed into a slit, "Okay, let's go at noon, it's best to have a stone hot pot, the boiled shrimp dumplings are fragrant......." Gu Guoqiang originally didn't have much interest in eating, but there was no way, this Taiwanese has a lot of common problems of Chinese, and he is happy when he mentions eating, and he is crazy when he hears someone call him a foodie.
This shop is on a corner of Xizhimenwai Street, the face of the door is very magnificent, it can be said that it is splendid, and the decoration inside is also very luxurious.
Lin Zhengyang asked for a few bottles of beer and began to drink it between servings, Gu Guoqiang raised his glass and took a small sip, thinking about how to speak: "Director Lin, I heard that you are a military family, have you ever been a soldier?" ”。
"Of course, you may not know that you are required to serve in the military before and after graduating from Taiwan University, and I am an artillery second lieutenant."
"Director Nalin, why are you working in an advertising company again, why don't you continue to join the army, or enter politics."
Lin Zhengyang drank half a glass of beer again, wiped the wine foam on the corner of his mouth with a tissue and said:
"Ah, you don't know this, in Taiwan, everyone thinks that people with high IQs are in business, and people with low IQs are in politics, and you see, what has become of *** now, if it wasn't for the Taiwan Strait crisis the year before last, I would have come here the year before last, and I only came this year, which will affect my development, and it is difficult to get a Taiwan compatriot certificate......"
"Oh, then why don't you do your own business", Gu Guoqiang began to quote to the topic.
"Yes, I have my own trading company, registered in Singapore, specializing in import and export trade, because Chen is always my friend, he said that the company here urgently needs people, so I temporarily made a cameo appearance in this marketing department to guide, and I can also inspect the market here."
"Oh so, I also remembered this as soon as I said this, I have a friend whose company wants to buy some equipment, I don't know if your company has it?" Gu Guoqiang cut to the chase at the right time.
"Trading company, what do you do to make money, what equipment do you want?"
"It's a CNC machine tool that only the United States, Germany, and Japan can produce," Gu Guoqiang said cautiously.
Lin Zhengyang became vigilant and looked at Gu Guoqiang, "What does your friend do, you need to use this kind of machine tool, it's not a simple matter, do you know the matter between Russia and Japan?" ”
Gu Guoqiang pretended not to know and shook his head.
"A few years ago, a nuclear submarine in the United States collided with a Russian submarine off the coast of the United States, the Americans were very shocked, it was strange, each of the Russian submarines they know the location, how could they collide under their noses, and then an investigation, it is said that it is related to Japan, the Japanese sold the precision CNC lathe to the Russians, and I don't know what channel the Russians bought, the Russians used it to process the blades of the submarine propeller, which greatly reduced the noise of the submarine; The Americans taught the Japanese a hard lesson about this. ”
"Oh, it's so powerful" Gu Guoqiang pretended to be at a loss, "My friend is making wind power generation equipment, he said that he needs to improve the accuracy of product manufacturing and improve the efficiency of the machine in order to be competitive, their company's stock has been listed, money is not a problem, if it is so troublesome, then forget it." Gu Guoqiang pretended not to care and began to talk about other things.
Lin Zhengyang began to be less relaxed, he had his own plans, as if he saw a glimmer of light.
It turned out that at the end of 1998, it was the end of the Asian financial crisis, and the major financial markets in Asia were in turmoil, with Singapore and Malaysia bearing the brunt, and at this time Japan was at the center of the storm, and the Russian ruble had already depreciated by 70 percent rapidly, and many companies in the Asian region were hit hard, and Lin Zhengyang's company was also heavily indebted and difficult to maintain, while China was like the mainstay of Asia at this time, and this was precisely the main reason why people like Lin Zhengyang wanted to investigate.
How could the fat duck in his hand let him slip away, and his background and connections could also do this, thinking of this, he suddenly said: "The new one is definitely not good, is the second-hand equipment okay?" ”。
Gu Guoqiang hesitated for a while and said, "No, people didn't say they wanted the old one", and at the same time thought to himself, Fei Meng didn't say that it must be new.
"I can get almost eighty percent of the new ones, the quality is definitely no problem, and I can guarantee the transportation, the goods will be delivered to you, large quantities will definitely not work, I can arrange to disassemble into very small parts and scatter them in the computer accessories container to enter the customs together", Lin Zhengyang was a little anxious.
Gu Guoqiang was happy in his heart, and secretly became proud, but he said calmly: "That's it, I'll ask, you can also quote a price, there are some other equipment, you look at the list."
Back at the company, Gu Guoqiang was full of ease, he knew that this matter could be solved seven or eight times out of ten, and the top priority was to solve the problem of this purchase fund, which must be done in US dollars. He muttered, money, money, Fermon, Fermon, what should I do?