Life 1984

Chapter 332: Grab 19 billion!
In order to promote Longteng PC, Li Yunhai called Zhao Jinping over and asked him if he could make a fully transparent chassis?
Zhao Jinping didn't understand Li Yunhai's words for a while and asked: "Fully transparent chassis? Mr. Li, what do you want to do?"

Li Yunhai said: "I want to create a fully transparent chassis so that everything inside can be seen. This will make it easier to display our Dragon console to foreign businessmen."

Zhao Jinping understood now: "Make a cover out of glass? Replace the chassis shell?"

Li Yunhai nodded and said: "That's pretty much what it means. However, how do you install the motherboard inside a chassis made of glass? It also needs to look beautiful. Okay, let's just make one side of the glass and replace the side panel on the chassis. Made of glass."

Zhao Jinping said: "This is easy. Find a glass shop outside, ask them to cut a piece of glass the size of the side cover, and then glue it on with glass glue. Is it really beautiful?"

Li Yunhai said: "Let's not discuss the issue of beauty for now. This can at least be unique and attract others' attention."

Zhao Jinping said: "Just do it, it's easy to do."

The glass chassis side cover was completed quickly and is not difficult to replace.

Through the glass side, you can indeed see everything inside.

Li Yunhai thought to himself that this was almost interesting. He could create a completely transparent shell and install a circle of dazzling colored lights, which would definitely attract more attention.

Not to mention, his change did attract the attention of many foreign businessmen.

Many foreigners saw such a cool chassis and came over to inquire.

Li Yunhai and others took the opportunity to sell the Dragon PC to them.

The foreign businessman listened to the introduction with great interest, looked at the Longteng motherboard, and did a speed test on site.

A foreign businessman placed an order for 500 units!

This allowed Li Yunhai to see the benefits of being new and different.

To stand out, you have to be different.

Just like later generations of Alienware consoles, or Apple's Trashcan consoles.

Li Yunhai immediately called Professor Ni and told him his idea of ​​building a transparent host.

Professor Ni thought about it and said that this is not difficult to achieve. Of course, the so-called full transparency cannot be transparent on all six sides. Just leave half of the motherboard mounting surface opaque. As for the lighting effect, it is also easy to do, just like an electric fan. There will also be light strips on the panel and the panel of the recorder.

Li Yunhai asked Professor Ni to prepare it as soon as possible and then send someone to deliver it.

Professor Ni expressed doubts about this. Mr. Li didn’t put efforts in technology, so how could he make a name for himself in the chassis?
What's the use of all this nonsense?

However, Li Yunhai was very insistent, so Professor Ni had no choice but to promise to make it within three days.

Li Yunhai's ideas have always been unique, especially his business decisions, which Professor Ni cannot understand.

That night, Li Yunhai invited the Shi Wentao brothers and sisters to have dinner at Panxi Restaurant.

There is still a girl playing the guzheng in Panxi Restaurant. She is not wearing a veil.

Li Yunhai knew at just one glance that there was a new person. The Liu Ruyi from before had already graduated and started working, right?This girl is good-looking, but she always lacks the mysterious feeling of holding a pipa and half-hiding her face.

Shi Wenyin smiled at Li Yunhai and said, "Yunhai, my brother and I have discussed it. We plan to find another business. Do you have any good opinions?"

Li Yunhai said: "Do you want to be the agent of our company's products in Taiwan?"

In Taiwan in the 80s, the economy was developed and there was a huge demand for office equipment!
Many of the scrap hardware and second-hand office equipment purchased by the Shi family come from Taiwan.

As for this market, Li Yunhai has not yet explored it.

Because Taiwan has not yet allowed mainland compatriots to visit relatives in Taiwan, Li Yunhai wanted to go. Of course there were ways, but it was very troublesome.

So he wanted to hand over the Taiwan market to the Shi family.

Shi Wenyin's eyes lit up and she said with a smile: "This business can be done! Brother, what do you think?"

Shi Wentao said: "Okay! Then we will be Taiwan's general agent!"

He said in a very embarrassed tone: "Mr. Li, you know, we are short of money right now and can't take too much goods at one time."

Li Yunhai said: "I can provide the goods to you first, and you will pay me after you sell out."

Both Shi Wentao and his sister understood that this was Li Yunhai's special care for them!
They have been dealing with Li Yunhai for so long, and they all know Li Yunhai's rules: money first, goods later.

Now that the Shi family is in trouble, Li Yunhai gave them the opportunity to make a fortune, and also gave them the right to buy goods first and then make money!
Shi Wenyin said movedly: "Yunhai, thank you! I really don't know how to thank you."

Li Yunhai said: "No need to thank me, this is a win-win situation. Come, let's have a drink. I hope you sell more of our products in Taiwan and make money together!"

Everyone raised their glasses and drank a toast.

In the next few days, Sihai Group received several orders every day, with daily income ranging from 200 million to 400 million US dollars.

On this day, Li Yunhai and Gong Jie called and asked how the business in the Shanghai branch was going.

Gong Jie smiled and told him that she had taken Zhao Ji's order.

Li Yunhai glanced at Lin Zhi and Shen Xiulan, who were learning English, and asked in a deep voice: "Sister Gong, you won't agree to his request, will you?"

Last time Zhao Ji made a request to ask Gong Jie to dance. If he said it was a dance, it must be because the drunkard was not interested in the wine. What he wanted was not the wine, but Gong Jie's body.

Li Yunhai felt that such a rude request could be ignored directly. Even if he did not accept the order, he would not be able to do such a thing.

Gong Jie did reject Zhao Ji's invitation.

"Mr. Li, I didn't agree to his request! There was no way I could agree. After evaluation, their company felt that our Dragon PC was the most cost-effective, so they purchased it."

"Oh! That's great. How many units have you purchased?"

"For 500 units, the price I gave them was 2 units."

"That's an order of 1000 million, which is not bad. You will get a bonus this month."

"How much is the bonus?"

"5 million!"

"So much?"

"Yes, whoever negotiates the branch's order of more than 1000 million yuan will get the five-thousandth bonus."

"Then if I negotiate a 1000 million order, or if I can negotiate ten 50 million orders a year, wouldn't that mean [-]?"

"Yes!"

"Then I'll be motivated!"

"Haven't I told you before?"

"You only told me that there was a commission, and you didn't tell me how much commission it was."

"Try Harder!"

"Thank you, Mr. Li. Hey, Mr. Li——"

Before Gong Jie could speak, Li Yunhai had already hung up the phone.

Zhu Lin happened to be playing at Gong Jie's side!
Gong Jie originally wanted to talk to Li Yunhai and ask him if he wanted to chat with Zhu Lin, but Li Yunhai didn't give him a chance.

Zhu Lin was eating fruit when he heard this and asked, "How much commission did you get?"

Gong Jie smiled and said: "Five thousandths, I will take 1000 for [-] million."

Zhu Lin groaned: "Such a high commission? If you make one deal, you can make more money than if I made a dozen movies! In addition, your salary is so high!"

Gong Jie smiled and said: "Then stop making movies and come over and make electricity with me. If you can get an order, I will give you this commission."

Zhu Lin was moved and asked, "Is this order easy to take?"

Gong Jie said: "It depends on your personal connections and abilities! How many such orders can you receive in a year? With work, you can earn 20 yuan. Isn't it much better than making movies?"

Zhu Lin said: "Yes! Last time I asked Mr. Li to help me buy stocks, but I didn't pay a penny. He helped me buy and sell, and I made more than 8 yuan. I worked hard for so long to save 7, and he helped me earn 5 in less than a month!"

Gong Jie said: "Our stocks were sold too early. I heard from Mr. Li that the stock price has risen again, almost 40 yuan!"

Zhu Lin smiled and said: "To be honest, I am also moved. You said that I only earn that little money after a year of hard work in making movies. When it comes to reputation, my reputation is not as good as yours! The money I earn Not as good as you."

Gong Jie pursed her lips and smiled: "Are you willing to step out of this circle?"

Zhu Lin asked: "Then how did you get out of this circle?"

Gong Jie's face darkened and she said, "I'm different from you. I was implicated in that case and was so disheartened that I even planned to go abroad. But on the flight to the United States, I met Mr. Li. It was him Gave me a chance.”

Zhu Lin said: "Then you won't regret it later?"

Gong Jie said: "I don't regret it. Isn't the so-called career just for making money? I'm getting older. In the film and television industry, it's getting harder and harder to get suitable roles. Even if there are roles, they are all supporting roles. No matter which film or television show TV dramas must always use young and beautiful women as the protagonists, which is how we came here. I have clearly seen the rules of this industry, so I quit."

Zhu Lin said: "When I finish filming this movie, I will follow your example and go into the sea. Please help me ask Mr. Li if he wants me?"

Gong Jie pursed her lips and said with a smile: "Of course he wants you! You are so beautiful and elegant, and he even said he wanted to ask for your autograph for the swimming photos! Did you give it to him?"

Zhu Lin Yanran smiled and said: "He didn't ask me for it. Hey, if I can get an order now, will I also get a commission?"

Gong Jie said of course, I will help you fight for it from Mr. Li.

Zhu Lin used Gong Jie's home phone to call.

After a while, the call was connected. Zhu Lin talked about purchasing computers with the other party, saying that I have a friend who is in the computer business. I heard you say last time that your company wants to purchase a batch of computers. Do you want to consider my friend's brand? ?What company and brand?Sihai Group, Longteng PC!

Zhu Lin said while confirming with Gong Jie.

Gong Jie nodded and said yes.

After Zhu Lin finished talking on the phone, he smiled at Gong Jie and said, "Okay, I have a cousin whose company just needs to purchase computers. He has a certain understanding of Sihai Group. As soon as I told him, he agreed to purchase computers from you! They It’s for the education system and we need a thousand computers!”

Gong Jie laughed and said: "One thousand units, that's 2000 million, you can get a commission of 10 yuan. See how easy it is for you to make money? With just one phone call, you can earn 10 yuan, which is comparable to You’ve been making movies for ten years!”

Zhu Lin was also shocked by the speed of making money!
Gong Jie said: "Actually, in the final analysis, it is still a question of resources. We have a supply of goods. If we have a certain number of customers, we will make money quickly. This is good news. I have to report it to Mr. Li."

She called Zhiyuan.

Li Yunhai sat next to the phone and immediately picked up the phone.After listening to Gong Jie's report, Li Yunhai said: "We negotiated another order for a thousand PCs? Great! Did Zhu Lin negotiate it? Okay, then the commission will be hers. In addition, I will give you another 10 commission. Thank you for your hard work. You guys, dig more into the potential customers around you. No matter whether we can negotiate or not, just make a call and ask! You won’t suffer any loss!"

After putting down the phone, Li Yunhai was in a good mood and smiled at Lin Zhi: "Gong Jie and Zhu Lin cooperated and sold another thousand computers! That's great!"

Lin Zhi was also happy and said: "To be honest, they have a certain reputation. If they make good use of it, they will definitely do well in business. It just depends on whether they can use their reputation to make money."

Li Yunhai said: "They don't need to take advantage of it. Others will naturally deliver orders to their doorsteps because of their reputation."

Lin Zhi said: "Then you might as well dig Zhu Lin over!"

Li Yunhai said: "Let's talk about it! Unless she has figured this out and is willing to change her career, no one will be able to help."

The next day, the transparent chassis produced by Professor Ni and others was delivered to the Canton Fair site.

This chassis was completely built according to Li Yunhai's requirements.

Professor Ni said that such a chassis is not useful, and the cost is much higher than that of ordinary chassis.

But Li Yunhai is very satisfied with this chassis, which allows foreign businessmen to fully see the structure inside.

Li Yunhai removed the previous chassis and replaced it with this new transparent chassis.

This transparent chassis is custom-made and has several light strips installed. After it is turned on, colored lights shine on the fan and around the chassis, which is very dazzling.

Not to mention in the 80s, even 30 years later, this kind of chassis can be considered a luxury version and can attract the attention of many people.

A foreign businessman was attracted by the chassis, walked over and shouted: "Oh my god!"

He pointed to the chassis and asked, "Is this a computer?"

Li Yunhai happened to be standing next to the computer case and replied with a smile: "Yes, this is a PC."

Foreign businessmen ask how much does one cost?
Li Yunhai said $3999.

The foreign businessman pointed to the monitor again and asked, "Do you want to bring this with you?"

Li Yunhai said that it only costs US$3999 with a color monitor, keyboard and mouse.

Then, he introduced the advantages of Longteng motherboard to foreign businessmen in detail, and also introduced the chips and memory.

The foreign businessman was very interested and said: "I will order 1000 computers like this! Once they are sold out, I will come back to buy them again."

He pointed at the host and said emphatically: "I want this look. I want a transparent chassis, not an opaque one."

Lin Zhi and others were a little confused.

Because they all know that this case is just for displaying the machine.

If it is actually shipped, it will still use a steel chassis.

Li Yunhai explained to foreign businessmen that this kind of chassis is too personalized and is definitely not suitable if your customer group is business people.

The foreign businessman said with determination: "I want this kind of case! Computers with ordinary cases can be bought everywhere. Only you can have such a unique case. Only this kind of case can be loved by young people."

Li Yunhai said: "OK, as long as you are sure, we can give you a computer with this kind of chassis. 1000 units, yes! No problem."

$400 million order!

Of course, Li Yunhai couldn't refuse.

Not to mention that foreign businessmen want this kind of transparent chassis, even if they want a customized chassis, Li Yunhai will agree.

The foreign businessman named Bill negotiated the details of the contract with Li Yunhai. Both parties had no objections, so they signed the contract and put down a deposit of US$5.

Li Yunhai required the foreign businessman to put down a deposit of at least US$5.

Although it is said that the goods will be shipped on time, before receiving the payment, Li Yunhai has to prepare the goods and has actually invested money, so foreign businessmen must first put down a deposit before the order can be established.

These foreign businessmen are all invited by Huarun Company. When they come to participate in the Canton Fair, they will bring enough cash into the country.

Just after signing the agreement with Bill, someone there wanted to order a Longteng PC, and they specified that they wanted this transparent case with flashing light.

This order was negotiated by Shen Xiulan. The other party's name was David, an American, and he ordered 2000 of these transparent computers!

Li Yunhai never thought that one of his unintentional ideas would actually boost the sales of Longteng PC.

This made Li Yunhai realize that there was a huge market for personalized computers in the 80s!
Domestic computer purchasers are mostly government agencies, enterprises and institutions, so there is an inherent mindset that computers are office supplies and business machines.

The computers produced by almost all PC manufacturers around the world are almost the same model, square and square, without much change in form.

A change Li Yunhai made accidentally opened a new chapter for PCs: personalization!

Because the transparent computer is so dazzling, all foreign businessmen today were attracted by this strange and beautiful computer.

Li Yunhai and the others also won several PC orders, with the total amount reaching 2000 million US dollars.

After get off work, Li Yunhai contacted Professor Ni and said that it was time for us to change the appearance of the PC. The transparent chassis was an aspect of our research, and the display could also make some different changes.

PCs in the 80s, whether they were IBM series or Apple series, were all square and square.

If Sihai Group can be ingenious and create a unique and personalized computer, it will definitely rise to prominence.

Professor Ni didn't understand business matters. He was even very puzzled. How could a computer with a transparent chassis sell well?

There were too many things that he couldn't understand, but he was still willing to fulfill Mr. Li's request.

Sihai Research Institute is full of design talents.

Li Yunhai also put forward specific ideas, and designers only need to implement them.

In Li Yunhai's design, the new computer is specifically targeted at young people.

This year, the brand Alien has not yet been established.

But there was a movie "ET" in 1982, which was very popular.

Li Yunhai borrowed the name of this movie and named the new Sihai PC series Alien.

This series will become synonymous with personalized and high-end PCs.

Li Yunhai personally designed the brand LOGO for this series.

In the late 80s, there were already many games on computers. Rich young people abroad bought computers at home, maybe just to play games.

Li Yunhai's idea was praised by colleagues throughout the scientific research institute, who all said that the design and positioning were very good.

When the Canton Fair was underway, Li Yunhai and the Shi family formally cooperated and opened up sales channels in Taiwan.

The goods purchased by the Shi family are all sent from Xiangjiang Sihai Group, and they are also labeled as Xiangjiang products. This is just a matter of labeling.

Li Yunhai's price to the Shi family is extremely favorable, much lower than the wholesale price to foreigners!
It was better for him to help the Shi family in this way than to lend them money directly, and it was a win-win situation.

The Shi family has a company in Taiwan and sales channels.

After so many years of operation, the Shi family has formed cooperative relationships with many companies and units in Taiwan.

In the past, the Shi family purchased machines that others did not want and shipped them to the mainland for sale.

The current business of the Shi family is to import machines from the mainland and sell them to partners.

Li Yunhai’s move is incredible!
In the last few days of the Canton Fair, good news came from Shi Wenyin. They had received purchase orders from dozens of companies in Taiwan, all of which were PC orders, with a total quantity of up to 5 units!

Li Yunhai thought he heard it wrong and confirmed it several times.

When he confirmed that what Shi Wenyin said was 5 PCs, he couldn't help but be overjoyed!
The price he gave Shijia was 1.8 yuan per unit.

That’s an order of 9 million yuan!
Li Yunhai hasn't done such a big deal for a long time!
Only when he first sold CCA licenses did he make such a big profit!
He is short of money now!

The Taiwan compatriots sent him money!

As for how much the Shi family sells there, that is their business. No matter how much they sell, they will still earn 2 units more than the average foreign businessman.

By completing this transaction, the Shi family can pay off at least half of their debt.

If they work harder and sell more Sihai PCs and typewriters, it will be easy to pay off the $[-] million debt.

Li Yunhai really saved Shi's company once again!

And he also made hundreds of millions of yuan again through the Shi family!
For this big order of 9 million, Li Yunhai can earn 4 million!
And this is just the beginning!
Li Yunhai believes that with the Shi family's network of contacts in Taiwan, they can definitely sell more equipment!

At the Canton Fair, Sihai Group also made repeated efforts, and several of its flagship products were very popular.

By the closing day of the Canton Fair, Li Yunhai and the others had won a total of US$2.6 million in orders!

The official exchange rate at this time was around 4. In total, Li Yunhai had received orders of almost 10 billion yuan.

Of course, he couldn't simply exchange the money using the official exchange rate.

All the foreign exchange earned by Sihai Group is temporarily stored in the company's foreign exchange account for other purposes.

In this Canton Fair, Sihai Group won another big victory!

Including orders from Taiwan, Li Yunhai collected 19 billion yuan!

Even after making so much money, Li Yunhai still felt that it was not enough.

Because there is a 3-square-meter piece of land in Causeway Bay, Xiangjiang, waiting for him to be auctioned!

As long as that piece of land can be acquired, its value will definitely increase tenfold or a hundredfold in the future!
Such a prime piece of land is hard to come by.

Li Yunhai must be determined to win.

He asked Guo Wanhua, there is still no movement on that piece of land, and he doesn't know when it will be auctioned?

But it would be better to wait a little longer. Li Yunhai must prepare enough funds to compete with so many real estate giants in Hong Kong.

(End of this chapter)