Countercurrent 1982

Chapter 629 First Class Mission
In Duan Yun's opinion, $22 is really not much, but to Director Wang who has many years of experience in the Canton Fair, he couldn't help being surprised.

We must know that at that time, textiles, clothing, handicrafts, Minmetals, etc. were relatively popular, but the sales of machinery were very poor. In the past few years, it was very good to sell one or two units a day.

However, in the spring of this year, the turnover of the machinery hall of the Canton Fair was only more than 200 million US dollars, which was even less than a fraction of that of light industry textiles and Minmetals. This shows how miserable the current export situation of domestic machinery products is.

In fact, this is not difficult to understand. These days, China’s mechanical technology content is not high. It is recognized all over the world. High-end mechanical products are concentrated in developed countries such as Europe, America and Japan, while the low-end mechanical products of the Soviet Union and its affiliated republics are both solid and cheap. It has ruled the third world countries all the year round, coupled with some political factors, so few foreign businessmen will purchase machinery products from China.

The order of 22 US dollars is already quite a lot in the machinery hall, not to mention that the first day of the Canton Fair has not yet ended, and the order of 1 US dollars has already been received. This is definitely an amazing start. If it is not good, Duan Yun’s This Longteng automobile gearbox may break the record of mechanical products in the Canton Fair!

"Director Wang, I really didn't violate the rules..." Duan Yun frowned and said.

"Okay, I fully understand your approach. Originally, we didn't have so many rules and regulations for this Canton Fair. It is a good thing to increase publicity so that foreign guests can better understand our country's high-quality products. This point I absolutely support you!" Director Wang said to Duan Ye with a smile.

At this moment, Director Wang's attitude changed 180 degrees. Just now, he wanted to angrily accuse Master Duan Yunxing, but at this moment, the smile on his face was like a spring breeze, and he even patted Duan Yun's shoulder approvingly.

"Ah, thank you Director Wang for your understanding. It is not easy for us small businesses to develop. With the support and help of a wise leader like you, there will definitely be more orders and better development prospects in the future." Duan Yun saw Director Wang The attitude changed, and the smile on his face immediately turned into a flower, and he said gratefully.

And this scene stunned the representatives of several other manufacturers who were standing not far behind Director Wang.

Originally, the representatives of these manufacturers complained to Duan Yun behind their backs, but now they all gloated and waited to see how Director Wang would teach Duan Yun a lesson, but what they didn't expect was that after the two of them only talked for a few words, they actually started to talk to each other. Blow it up.

"Director Wang, Duan Yun and the others must deal with it seriously, it's really outrageous..."

Seeing that Director Wang and Duan Yun were about to leave after talking with each other with a smile, several other manufacturers' representatives immediately surrounded them.

"Duan Yun is a good comrade, you guys should be more open-minded, their factory is not easy, besides, there are really no serious violations on their side, if you have anything to discuss with Comrade Duan Yun in private, everyone They all come from all corners of the country, and being able to gather here to participate in the Canton Fair is also a kind of fate, you must cherish this fate, I will not talk about other things, you can solve it yourself." Director Wang turned and left after finishing speaking.

"Director Wang, you can't just leave like this. That kid Duan Yun is playing tricks. If you don't care, our exhibition hall will be in chaos..." Seeing that Director Wang was about to get out with oil on his feet, the others They all stepped forward and said.

"I've talked about this, why don't you understand?" Director Wang's face sank, and he continued: "The matter about the product booth this time is already enough to wrong Duan Yun and his factory. Gearbox products have won the National Gold Award anyway. How many of you have won the National Gold Award? Take a look at your booths. Which one is better than Comrade Duan Yun’s factory? Our organizing committee has taken care of you. Learn to be content!"

"But……"

"But what? Comrade Duan Yun just became the first manufacturer in our showroom to get a foreign trade order, worth 1 US dollars! It's only been opened for less than a day! If you can also get such a high amount of orders, knock in the hall Gongs and drums, I have no objection!" Director Wang left without looking back.

It is obvious that the Canton Fair organizers are tasked with earning foreign exchange through exports. As long as they can win export orders, even if they make a small mistake, the organizers will turn a blind eye to it. After all, earning foreign exchange is the most important thing. Most importantly, the Canton Fair in the early years also paid attention to ideological and political studies and external image issues, but now, earning foreign exchange is the top priority, and everything else can be temporarily put aside.

Seeing Director Wang leave, several other factory representatives present looked at each other in blank dismay, and then dispersed helplessly...

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Although I felt that the amount of the first order was far from my expected goal, it was finally a good start. Duan Yun was full of energy and continued his hard-working promotion.

In the afternoon, there were waves of receptions for foreign guests. This time, Duan Yun had a position in his heart. He knew that the products of his factory were unlikely to be exported to developed countries in Europe and America. Therefore, throughout the afternoon, Duan Yun focused on receiving guests from Southeast Asia and Merchants in Africa hope to get more orders.

Product positioning is very important. In fact, at the beginning, Duan Yun planned to let his Longteng gearbox occupy the international low-end auto parts market with free and low prices. At the beginning, he was full of confidence. Getting international orders was harder than he imagined.

In addition, in terms of the export of auto parts, in addition to the threshold of technical quality and price, there is also an invisible threshold that is political factors. As far as the current international environment is concerned, the world is divided into the two superpower camps of the United States and the Soviet Union. At present, China and the United States It is in a honeymoon period, so there is no problem for Duanyun Factory to export its products to Asian allies of the United States such as Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, and Singapore, but it is very difficult to export to Eastern European countries.

After one afternoon, Duan Yun did not get any new export orders, and after closing at 6 pm, he led Yu Shulan, Zhang Xiulan and Xiao Liang to leave together.

Although the guest house prepared dinner, many factory representatives would choose to eat at some local restaurants in Guangzhou to taste the delicacies here.

"Brother Duan, I know there is a good restaurant in Guangzhou. The roast duck there is better than BJ's. By the way, I will show you the nightlife in Guangzhou!"

Seeing Duan Yunyun and the others coming out of the guild hall, Gao Lei, who was busy closing the stall with Cao Dong and the others, immediately greeted Duan Yun with a smile, and said to Duan Yun.

(End of this chapter)