Life 1984

Chapter 271 The trouble caused by a bouquet of flowers [Please subscribe]

The penultimate day of the Canton Fair.

There are fewer foreign businessmen visiting the exhibition than before.

Li Yunhai no longer has high hopes for getting more orders.

He approached Guo Wanhua and discussed opening stores in major cities across the country.

Opening such a store requires the use of large-scale engineering machines and printing equipment from Paiqi Company.

The main business of Paiqi Company is printing, and engineering machines are just a few of its products.

Engineering printers are mainly used in some large industrial and mining enterprises and design institutes. These units need to use engineering printers to print large-format design drawings; in addition, construction units of real estate companies use them to copy blueprints.

If you want to do advertising printing, you need more professional equipment.

One of the most important pieces of equipment is called a UV printer.

The history of UV printers can be traced back to the 20s, when people began to utilize ultraviolet (UV) curing technology in the printing industry.This is a high-tech plate-free full-color digital printing machine without material restrictions.Initially, this technology was mainly used to print materials such as flexible packaging materials and plastic films.

90. In the [-]s, only high-end advertising and signboard production would use this kind of printing.

UV printers really became popular in the civilian field around 2000.

Someone in China has developed a flatbed printing machine, a universal flatbed printer, which sells for between 8 and 12, making it affordable for ordinary printing shops.

Li Yunhai certainly knows about flatbed printers.

But with current technology, I wonder if it can be developed?

Flatbed printers still use the principle of UV printing, but the entire set of printing equipment is concentrated on a machine that is not too big.

It can be said that this is a more powerful and comprehensive engineering printer.

There are two most important machines in the printing industry, one is an inkjet printer and the other is a photo machine.

However, the inkjet printers of this era are extremely expensive equipment!

In the beginning, the cost of importing one unit from abroad was tens of millions. Even if it dropped to several million units, most people would be disappointed.

These machines have not yet been developed and produced in China.

Li Yunhai wants to gain a foothold in the printing and printing industry, and he cannot avoid these equipments.

But you have to eat one bite at a time, and you won’t become fat by eating one bite at a time.

The research and development of machines must also be done one by one.

Li Yunhai's most important current research and development projects are color inkjet printers and large-format printers.

In today's society, the demand for inkjet printing and photo printing is not high, and other methods can be used instead.

For example, printing or hand-made can also achieve the purpose.

Of course Guo Wanhua is willing to cooperate with Li Yunhai and provide related machines.

Li Yunhai said: "Sister Guo, have you ever considered moving the Paiqi factory to the mainland? The cost can at least be reduced by more than half."

Of course Guo Wanhua had already considered this and said with a smile: "Paiqi Company will be sold to you soon, and you can do whatever you want. As a woman, it is really hard for me to manage such a large construction machinery company. You You are a grown man who has learned this, so if you manage it, you will definitely be able to manage it better than me."

Li Yunhai asked her if she had discussed it with Chen Meilin?

Guo Wanhua said that she had contacted her daughter, and Meilin said it didn't matter. She was not interested in these cold machines anyway.

Li Yunhai thought to himself, then he would just buy Paiqi Company!

He just wanted to make engineering printing machines. After acquiring Paige, he could develop large-scale typewriters.

Li Yunhai decided to open a large graphic advertising store in each of the most important cities in the country, especially those in Meishan where many people opened typing and copying shops.

The positioning of this store is different from ordinary typing and copying shops. It will be able to print large drawings and produce various types of printed products.

In order to facilitate management, Li Yunhai will set up a branch under Sihai Group, called Sihai Graphic Advertising Company, to manage graphic advertising stores across the country.

This company can help typing and copying shops across the country to undertake engineering drawings, printing, advertising, and signboard production that they are currently unable to produce.

Each city only needs to have such a store. After all small stores take over the business, they can come to the big store for production.

The business of such graphic advertising stores is also huge.

After Li Yunhai and Guo Wanhua completed their discussion, they began to formulate a plan to establish a branch.

He returned to his booth and typed out the details that came to mind on his typewriter.

Two foreign businessmen walked in and the staff came forward to receive them.

"Hello, what kind of machine are you using?" A tall foreign businessman asked, pointing to the typewriter in Li Yunhai's hand.

"This is called the Sihai Computer Typewriter." Li Yunhai said, "This is an all-purpose typewriter."

"Can I also type in English?"

"Yes, input in several languages ​​is supported."

"Where did you buy it?"

"This is produced by our company."

"Oh! Give me one to see."

Li Yunhai asked someone to move one next door, plug it in, set it to English input mode, and invite foreign businessmen to try it out.

The foreign businessman typed very quickly, and it was obvious that he typed frequently.

"How much does such a machine cost?" the foreign businessman asked.

Li Yunhai first asked him whether he was wholesale or just buying one?
The foreign businessman said: "Of course it's wholesale. Isn't it all wholesale at the Canton Fair?"

Li Yunhai said that our wholesale price is US$3500 per unit.

When the foreign businessman heard this quotation, he pondered slightly.

Li Yunhai asked him which country he was from?
Sihai computer typewriters are currently sold in not many countries and regions. It is not surprising that many people have never seen them.

The foreign businessman said that he was from the UK and had been to the Canton Fair before. Why didn't he see such a good typewriter?

Li Yunhai said that we also came to the Canton Fair last autumn. Maybe you missed it and didn't notice it.

The foreign businessman nodded and asked him: "How much do I need to purchase such a machine to get the wholesale price?"

Li Yunhai said he would get at least 1000 units.

If the foreign businessman says OK, then I will take 1000 units first.

Li Yunhai asked him what his name was?Which industry?
The foreign businessman gave me a list of names and said just call me Andrew.

Andrew runs a chain of shopping malls and is a part-time writer.

After using the Sihai typewriter, he felt that this typewriter was perfect. Although the price was a bit expensive, it had complete functions and had the functions of a computer. It was much cheaper than buying a computer plus a printer.

Most importantly, this typewriter has an irreplaceable role.

When people type on computers, they are easily disturbed.Using a typewriter allows you to focus more on typing.

Li Yunhai said that you are indeed a professional typist and you understand it thoroughly.

Because Andrew liked this typewriter very much, he took a thousand units back and sold them in his own chain of shopping malls. He was selling the typewriters as electrical appliances.

Of course this is also possible.

Andrew's ideas gave Li Yunhai new inspiration.

Why not treat the Sihai typewriter as an electrical appliance and place it in specialized stores in major shopping malls?
After all, there are not many people visiting office equipment and supply stores, but there are more people visiting shopping malls!

Putting the product in the electrical appliance counter allows more people to see the product.

Li Yunhai also thought that people who need to use this typewriter may not go to shopping malls, but they will definitely go to bookstores.

Therefore, various domestic book stores and Xinhua Bookstores should also distribute the products.

Xinhua Bookstore has not yet opened a commercial counter, but we can discuss and cooperate on everything!
As a businessman, everything can be discussed.

Andrew and Li Yunhai signed the contract and left.

Lin Zhi smiled at the side and said: "You are awesome! You guarded the printer booth, but you helped me sell a thousand typewriters!"

Li Yunhai smiled and said: "Haha! This means you have to work hard!"

He called Zhao Jinping over and told him that he wanted to open a typewriter shop in various places.

Lin Zhi smiled and said: "Selling typewriters to shopping malls? And also to Xinhua Bookstore? Is this possible?"

Li Yunhai said: "I think it's okay. A typewriter is a tool that many people can use, but ordinary people don't have the opportunity to come into contact with our products. Don't think that because we have so many advertisements, everyone can read them." Yes. Many text workers may not watch TV, especially advertisements. And they are the largest potential consumer group of typewriters.”

Zhao Jinping slapped his thigh and said, "That makes sense! Mr. Li, this is your trick! Then let's contact various shopping malls and Xinhua Bookstore."

Lin Zhi smiled and said: "I also think this is reliable. If we cast a wide net, there will always be people willing to cooperate with us. It will be better if we can enter the market. If we cannot enter the market, we will continue the negotiation with another company."

Zhao Jinping said: "I don't think it will be difficult. This thing will definitely be successful. However, if every shopping mall and Xinhua Bookstore has to open a special counter, won't it have to recruit a lot of people? Is it better to sell it directly at the electrical appliance counter? "

Li Yunhai thought about it carefully and said, "Let's recruit people! If the tellers don't recommend it carefully and don't know how to introduce the product, no one will buy it. We recruit people ourselves and train them, which will definitely be more effective. Tomorrow the Canton Fair will It’s over, Mr. Zhao, after returning to Xizhou, you first contact the local shopping malls and Xinhua Bookstore, and be sure to get them all!”

Zhao Jinping said energetically: "Don't worry, Mr. Li, I will definitely win the shopping malls and Xinhua Bookstore in our province!"

Li Yunhai waved his hand: "Okay, let's go to work! In the last day and a half, let's see if we can take a few more orders."

In a blink of an eye, it’s the last day of the Canton Fair.

Li Yunhai's Sihai Group received an order of 3.2 million yuan.

No matter how hard you work on the last day, the goal of 5 million will probably be difficult to achieve.

Today is the last day for Liu Ruyi and others to work at the Canton Fair.

After settling the accounts at noon, Li Yunhai expressed his gratitude to them and said that if you are all free during the Autumn Canton Fair in the second half of the year, you are welcome to come and help me, and I can increase my salary a little more.

Liu Ruyi said that they will graduate soon and don’t know where they will be assigned yet!See you again in the future!

By mid-afternoon, foreign businessmen were scarce.

Many booths have already begun to be packed up and ready to close up and go home.

Li Yunhai looked at the sparse exhibition hall and thought we could leave.

With a turnover of 3.2 million, based on half of the net profit, you can earn 1.6 million!
It can be considered a good record.

Lin Zhi and Shen Xiulan both came over and asked, "Should we close the stalls? All the exhibitors from our delegation are packing up, and there are not many foreign traders left."

Li Yunhai smiled and said: "Don't accept it yet, even if we sit down, we will sit down until the last moment."

Lin Zhi and Shen Xiulan smiled and returned to the booth.

At four o'clock in the afternoon, Tang Yuxia came over for inspection.Her face was livid and unhappy. She pointed at the exhibitors who were closing, reprimanded them loudly, and said, "Are you leaving early? The Canton Fair is not over yet! You think you have taken too many orders?" ? Are you in a hurry to go home and hug your wife? If you have this attitude, you won’t have to come again next time!"""

All the exhibitors were shocked!If their company's qualification to participate in the exhibition is disqualified, they will not be able to live in vain.

They didn't dare to talk back, so they quickly unpacked the packed bags and put them where they should be.

Li Yunhai smiled slightly, he expected that Tang Yuxia would come to inspect the work.

Because the results of Xijiang Province's participation in this exhibition were not satisfactory and did not meet Tang Yuxia's expectations, she was angry!At this time, anyone who dared to leave early would be in trouble for her.

Tang Yuxia glanced at Sihai Group's booth and walked straight over there.

Li Yunhai's booth is in the middle, neither in the front nor in the back.

But he really wants to compete for the booth at the front, preferably a big booth at the intersection, where he can display all his products together, very eye-catching!

Li Yunhai was thinking about whether he could win the best booth at the next Canton Fair.

Just as I was thinking about it, several foreign businessmen came chatting and laughing and walked straight into the typewriter booth in the middle.

Lin Zhi and Zhao Jinping were both there, and they stood up to receive him.

Li Yunhai didn't go over to help and let them do what they wanted.

Two more foreign businessmen walked into Li Yunhai's printer booth.

Li Yunhai didn't bother to get up and let the staff introduce him.

Sure enough, no miracle happened. The two groups of foreign businessmen got to know each other and left.

At six o'clock in the afternoon, the 1986 Spring Canton Fair officially ended!
Li Yunhai's Sihai Group ended with a turnover of 3.2 million yuan.

Everyone packed together.

His stand is easy to clean.

In the evening, Li Yunhai invited everyone to dinner and then went home to rest.

Lin Zhi and Shen Xiulan will return to Xizhou with Tang Yuxia and the others tomorrow.

Li Yunhai will go to the United States with Gong Jie.

Their visas have not expired and they can go there after buying air tickets.

That night, Li Yunhai and Lin Zhi were inseparable.

The two fell in love several times, which made Li Yunhai so tired that he fell asleep.

The next day, Lin Zhi and others left Huacheng and returned to Xizhou.

Li Yunhai and Gong Jie have two routes to go to the United States. One is to fly to Shanghai and then to the United States.The second is to fly to Xiangjiang and then transfer.

The two were relatively familiar with Shanghai, so they decided to fly to Shanghai first.

The flight they took arrived in Shanghai that afternoon, and they immediately went to buy tickets to fly to the United States.

Who would have thought that there would be no flight until tomorrow.

Li Yunhai and Gong Jiefang looked at each other and could only buy tickets for tomorrow.

Gong Jie smiled brightly and said: "Mr. Li, we can only stay in Shanghai for one night. Why don't you come to my house?"

Li Yunhai knew that her family had a large population and might not have a bed for her, so she said, "I'm sorry to disturb you. You can go home and I'll find a hotel to stay for one night."

Gong Jie said: "Forget it, I won't go home. Let's stay in the hotel with you! Lin Zhi told me to take care of your daily life. If I go home to live, who will take care of you?"

"Do you really listen to her? I'm a grown man. I can take care of myself and don't need anyone to take care of me."

"That won't work! Anyway, I've already told my family that I have to fly to the United States and don't have time to go home."

The two came to the city and stayed at the Peace Hotel.

The Peace Hotel is an iconic high-rise building on the historical architectural landscape of the Bund in Shanghai, and it is also the city card of Shanghai.

Li Yunhai entered the room and took a rest.

Linzhi and the others are still in the car and will not arrive in Xizhou until tomorrow.

When Linzhi arrived in Xizhou, Li Yunhai got on the plane again.

They had to wait two more days before they could talk on the phone.

As summer approaches, it gets dark later.

Li Yunhai and Gong Jie had dinner at the hotel and then went for a walk on the Bund.

The Bund is located on the bank of the Huangpu River in HP District.

In the 80s, the Bund was already a characteristic tourist area of ​​Shanghai and a symbol of Shanghai.There are 52 Gothic, ancient Greek, and Baroque buildings here. Many rare buildings gather together to become a palace of architectural art.Cars were coming and going on the road, and people were coming and going on the pedestrian path along the river.

Gong Jie wore a wide-brimmed straw hat to block the wind and her star face.

"We are selling flowers! We are selling flowers! Sir, buy a bouquet of flowers for your girlfriend! Your girlfriend is so beautiful, buy a bouquet!" A flower seller specializes in looking for young couples to sell flowers.

When she saw Li Yunhai and Gong Jie, she followed them closely and kept stretching the flowers in front of Li Yunhai: "Sir, buy a bouquet!"

Li Yunhai almost tripped her feet, but she couldn't help but ask, "How much does a bunch of them cost?"

The flower girl thrust a bouquet into his hand and said, "A bouquet costs 5 yuan, and there are 9 flowers!"

Li Yunhai thought to himself, the flowers I bought in Huacheng only cost 1 cents each. The same peony flowers are so much more expensive here!
He didn't bother to argue, so he took out five yuan, bought a bouquet of flowers, and handed it to Gong Jie.

Gong Jie took it and said with a smile: "This is the first bouquet of flowers you have given me."

Li Yunhai put his hands behind his back, looked at the cruise ships and seagulls on the river, and said, "But it's definitely not the first bouquet of flowers you received. Right?"

Gong Jie blushed and said, "It depends on how you say it. Is this the first bouquet of flowers you have given to a woman?"

Li Yunhai smiled in astonishment: "No."

Gong Jie smelled the flowers and said, "In that case, why do you care about whose flowers I have received before? I have so many movie fans, and they also give me flowers!"

The two of them stood by the Jiangti railing and looked at the scenery of Pudong opposite.

As the sun sets, a ray of setting sun spreads on the river, and several freighters pass by with their whistles honking.

Li Yunhai put his hands on the handrail and said with a smile: "I don't mind!"

Gong Jie leaned against the railing and said with a smile, "You just mind. If you didn't mind, you wouldn't say it."

Li Yunhai turned to look at her and said, "Aren't you being amorous? I have a fiancée, and I don't want to have anything to do with you. How many flowers you received before, what does it have to do with me?"

Gong Jie's pretty face turned pale in an instant. She bit her lip gently and walked forward without saying a word, without calling out to Li Yunhai.

She is angry!
Li Yunhai did not chase her, but just stood there, enjoying the cool river breeze and watching the red sun and fiery sunset on the horizon.

He has no habit of coaxing women.

What's more, Gong Jie is not yet his woman.

Not even close friends.

The bouquet of flowers just now was just a coincidence. I bought it and gave it to her casually.

After a while, Gong Jie turned around and came back, stood beside him, and asked: "Hey, you didn't even see that I'm not with you anymore?"

"I saw it! I watched you leave."

"Then why don't you chase me?"

"You are no longer a little girl, you know where you should go."

"Then I went to the United States before, who brought me back?"

"Uh - I just gave you a suggestion. The final decision is yours to make."

"Well, sometimes I feel you are very close, and sometimes I feel you are far away."

"It's not surprising, it's because your feelings have changed. For people after the age of 30, ten or eight years is just a matter of fingers, but for young people, three to five years can be a lifetime. .”

"Are you reminding me in disguise that I'm old?"

"Yes, Sister Gong, you are not young anymore. You can no longer act like a little girl. I don't think anyone will coax you. Also, I am your boss, not your lover. I have no desire to coax you." obligation."

"What you said is really hurtful."

"I've always been like this, but you're just extra sensitive today?"

"Really? I think you are particularly sensitive, right?"

"Sister Gong, you care too much about other people's opinions. Sometimes, we live very tiredly. It's not that life is too harsh, but that we are too easily infected by the outside atmosphere and influenced by other people's emotions. In fact, you are the one who lives. From what you can see, not many people can keep you in their hearts.”

Li Yunhai's words gave Gong Jie a spiritual impact.

She stood silently next to Li Yunhai, and the river wind blew her black hair, and the strands hit Li Yunshenghai's face.

"What does this flower represent?" she suddenly asked.

Li Yunhai was startled and said, "What does it mean? It doesn't mean anything."

"Forget it, you don't want to say it, and you don't want to face it. Then we can all be dumb."

"Oh! The wind is getting strong, let's take a walk!"

The two of them just turned around and saw two people with cameras on their backs staring at Gong Jie.

When they saw Gong Jie's back, they might have suspected it was her, but they didn't dare to admit it.

Seeing Gong Jie's face at this moment, the two of them immediately ran forward and raised their cameras to take pictures.

"Gong Jie, hello! We are reporters from Xinmin Evening News. When did you return to Shanghai? We heard that you were filming in Huacheng, is it true?"

Another person asked: "Excuse me, are you in love?"

Gong Jie was stopped by them and had no choice but to say: "I'm not in love!"

"Excuse me, who gave you this bunch of hands in your hand? Isn't it given to you by your boyfriend? When will you officially announce your marriage?"

Gong Jie said to Li Yunhai: "Shall we go back and rest? I suddenly feel that this place is not fun at all."

Li Yunhai smiled slightly and walked back with her.

The two reporters ran up again and asked, "Who is the gentleman next to you? Is he the one who sent you flowers? Is he your boyfriend? Are you dating in secret?"

Gong Jie threw the flowers in her hand at the reporter and said, "Who said sending flowers represents love? It could also be charity!"

The reporter hurriedly caught the flowers and looked around at a loss.

　Third, ask for a monthly ticket.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)