industrial overlord

Chapter 543 Cooperation is Win-Win
Belinda's words were, of course, a joke. She also knew that Lin Zhenhua's industrial scale had already surpassed the scale of her and Hornby's companies, so it was uncertain who would invest.However, Belinda's words gave Lin Zhenhua a reminder that he should pay attention to the issue of venture capital.

From the end of the 90s to the beginning of the new century, the industry in Western countries was further hollowed out, and more and more capital was transferred from the industry to the financial field, trying to use financial means to control the global industry. The development of venture capital is also one of them. Way.This stage is the period of rapid development of the electronic information industry. Many entrepreneurs have good technology in their hands, but lack funds to transform it into productivity.At this time, venture capital took advantage of the opportunity to obtain the huge long-term benefits brought by these technologies at a small cost.Some people assert that in the future, Western countries only need to develop finance to occupy global wealth, while developing countries can only work for Western financial capital forever.

Of course, Lin Zhenhua would not believe this kind of assertion.In his previous life, he witnessed with his own eyes how the Western financial system fell into trouble overnight. He saw countless big banks that had been prosperous for a while go bankrupt, and he also saw the clamor of the US President to revive the manufacturing industry.If finance can solve everything, what is the president of the United States talking about about manufacturing?Why do Western countries use various non-trade barriers such as anti-dumping and countervailing to protect their own industries?
As a technical man, Lin Zhenhua has never believed that finance can dominate the world. He believes that only industry is the foundation of all prosperity.This may be his prejudice, but it is the principle that guides him to do things.

However, Lin Zhenhua also knows that in individual industries, there are still situations where promising new technologies are cheaply owned by venture capital.He thought that after returning to China, it is necessary to suggest to He Haifeng that the country establish a venture capital fund to invest in those potential technologies, at least so that the rich water does not flow to outsiders.This matter is easy to say, but it is actually very difficult to do. Who will be in charge of the venture capital funded by the state, and how to ensure that the venture capital will not be interfered by various human factors and other factors. This is not a small problem. , To solve such problems, it is already beyond the limit of Lin Zhenhua's ability.

All these thoughts just flashed quickly in Lin Zhenhua's mind, so he naturally wouldn't talk about them on such an occasion.Speaking of what happened back then, he asked another person, and asked Hornby: "By the way, Mr. Hornby, I remember that time when your company encountered McVeigh and the others making trouble, there was still a scene. Did you hear about the lawyer McVeigh called, Sissy?"

Lin Zhenhua has no impression of McVeigh's name, but he is very familiar with Xi Sai's name, which is why he has a deep memory of that meeting.Xi Sai’s English name is SeeSea, which later was jokingly translated as “Guan Hai” by netizens on the Chinese Internet. Before Lin Zhenhua crossed over, Brother Guan Hai had already become the head of the United States.What Lin Zhenhua is interested in is, what is he doing now?

Lin Zhenhua originally thought that since Xi Sai hadn't debuted yet, he shouldn't be considered a celebrity.Who knows that Hornby actually knows this person, he replied: "Sisai is a well-known lawyer now, but because of his black ancestry, some big companies are reluctant to invite him to a lawsuit, fearing that some white races will be aroused." The dissatisfaction of the activists, so he doesn’t earn a lot of money. A few months ago, he even went to me, hoping that I could give him some support.”

"Support what?" Lin Zhenhua asked curiously.

"He wanted to run for state legislature and needed some campaign money. I gave him $50 and sent him away," Hornby said.

"Only $50?" Lin Zhenhua couldn't help being a little amused. You know, Sisai will be the head of the United States 11 years later, and a lunch with him would cost hundreds of thousands of dollars.Now he ran to collect donations bitterly, but Hornby only gave him $50.If such jokes are revealed, it will be quite inspirational.

"There are a lot of people who came to solicit campaign funds like this. Sometimes we don't give money, and sometimes we give tens of dollars. Who knows if they can be elected? Even if they are elected, they won't be elected. It must be able to help us," Hornby explained.

Lin Zhenhua said: "Uh... old man Hornby, if I were you, I would invest some money in Sisai. I think this man is extraordinary, and he may even become the president of the United States. He is still very poor When the time comes, give him some investment, and you will be rewarded in the future. By the way, isn’t this the venture capital you mentioned just now?”

"Lin, do you really think this Xi Sai will become the President of the United States? Where do you see it?" Belinda looked at Lin Zhenhua with a smile and asked. She seemed to be more concerned about how Lin Zhenhua made his judgment. As for who would be the President of the United States , she was not interested.

Lin Zhenhua laughed and said, "It's inconvenient to disclose this, Ms. Belinda, you also know that China has some traditional culture. Have you heard of the Book of Changes?"

Belinda shrugged and said, "I've heard of it, but I heard it's a very esoteric book. It is said that if you master the contents of that book, you can predict the end of the world. What, Lin, Have you read the book?"

"I haven't read it." Lin Zhenhua said with a smile, "However, every Chinese will know some prediction techniques. For example, I predict that you will become more beautiful in 10 years. Do I bet?"

Belinda laughed out loud, "Haha, of course I would. I'll offer $100, but I'm betting you'll win."

To go on and on is to talk nonsense to each other.Now Lin Zhenhua's company is doing OEM for Hornby, and Belinda is underwriting Lin Zhenhua's own products and Hornby's products. The three belong to a mutually beneficial cooperative relationship.Although Lin Zhenhua is a generation younger than Belinda and Hornby, the three of them have some similarities in personality, that is, they are very straightforward and without any pretentiousness, so they chat very speculatively.

Of course, the chat this time was not fruitless. In fact, all three of them were businessmen, and the content of the chat eventually returned to business cooperation, and some new cooperation intentions were reached.

Belinda agreed to help Jiankang Home Appliances and Daxiong Home Appliances to open branches in the United States. She knows that several home appliance companies are planning to transform and have stores and channels to transfer. She can ask.Lin Zhenhua quickly wrote down this matter, and planned to tell An Yan and Xiong Lijun to contact Belinda as soon as he returned to China. Being able to enter the US market is another qualitative leap for Jiankang Appliances and Daxiong Appliances.

Hornby also has some new business opportunities. After transferring the production of refrigerators to China, he has devoted all his energy to new product development and market development, and is currently planning to enter the microelectronics industry.Lin Zhenhua expressed that he is willing to cooperate with Hornby to develop microelectronic products. The two parties can jointly invest in the establishment of a research and development center in the United States and a production base in China. As for the specific product direction, it cannot be decided in the coffee shop. The next step is discussed in detail.

"Lin, you are really a very dedicated entrepreneur." Hornby held Lin Zhenhua's hand and said when they parted, "Cooperating with you is the most correct decision I have made."

Belinda also said: "I think so too. Our Gart company was the first to distribute Chinese electrical appliances in the United States, and that is the five-bladed fan you produced. Now, the most competitive products in the American market are Made_in_China products. Because of our cooperation with you, we are now the general agent of more than a dozen Chinese home appliance brands in the United States, which makes our company rank among the top five in the United States."

"Hehe, cooperation is a win-win situation. I hope we will be friends forever." Lin Zhenhua said cheerfully.

In fact, why didn't Hanhua benefit from the cooperation with Belinda, Hornby and others?For example, the OEM for Hornby, the OEM fee of 25 dollars for a refrigerator is incomparable with the profit earned by Hornby.But the $25 came out of thin air after all, and what the Chinese paid was only labor.Farmers in Jiangnan Province can only earn more than 1000 yuan a year working in the fields, but they can earn 7000 yuan a year when they work in Hanhua's factories.It's the same labor, even the labor in Hanhua's factory is lighter, but the money is earned more. Why not do such a thing?

Some people think that this kind of cooperation is selling cheap labor and working for foreigners.I am afraid that only the sour literati in the study can say this kind of words while standing and talking without back pain.You don't want to sell cheap labor, other countries are still scrambling to sell it, India, Vietnam, Thailand, all these countries are eagerly hoping that developed countries can move their production lines there.If these production lines are really relocated to other countries, China’s migrant workers will lose their job opportunities and return to the situation where they face the loess and their backs to the sky. Comparing the two, who is better and who is worse? ?
Lin Zhenhua bids farewell to Belinda and Hornby to go to his next date.At this time, Eiji Tanaka had just brought his team into the negotiation room of GM's headquarters.GM's Vice President Reid extended his hand to the guests and said, "Welcome to GM. I hope we can have a pleasant meeting this afternoon."

"I think it will." Eiji Tanaka said while shaking hands with Ruide, "Sihu has maintained good cooperation with General Motors for a long time. We have provided thousands of pieces of equipment to General Motors. I think, Our technology and reputation can be affirmed by GM."

"Of course, Xihu's past achievements have been highly recognized by our company. However, we are an innovative company, and we hope that every cooperation will be a new experience." Reid replied meaningfully road.

(End of this chapter)