Rebirth: My 80s

Chapter 685 Heading South

October 1st, National Day.

At eight o'clock in the morning, next to the gate of Iron Lady Sanitary Products Factory.

The flat-storey building, which smelled of cement and putty powder, and had "Huadian Pager Exhibition Hall" welded on the roof with big red letters on the roof, opened its door amidst a burst of festive firecrackers.

Citizens of Wuyangyang filed in.

News that the first sales outlet of Huadian brand pagers in this city will open today has been reported in newspapers and radio a few days ago.

Many of them came before dawn and queued up, eager to try something new and become the first group of people they came into contact with after the Huadian pager was launched.

The white and bright exhibition hall is divided into three areas:

On the inner wall facing the door, there is a row of glass counters. There are more than a dozen unsealed prototypes arranged in an orderly manner on the shelves, and more new equipment with unopened packaging boxes are piled up.

On the left side of the sales counter, there is a white counter wall made of pure solid wood. The space inside is more spacious, and there are two sets of desks and chairs. This is the "Network Registration Area".

On the right side of the sales counter, in a long space, there are six sets of negotiation table and chair covers painted with pure white paint. This is the "Business Negotiation Area".

In the three areas, there are now girls wearing uniform attire: pure white shirts, black knee-length straight skirts, and mid-heeled high heels of the same color.

They entertained the guests warmly, but there were so many guests today that most of the things they learned could not be used. Most of them could only smile to others, showing their eight white teeth.

The citizens didn't care what they were responsible for, so they caught people and started asking.

The exhibition hall was crowded and packed with people, and there were more people outside the door than they could squeeze in.

"Hey! 2188! Not bad, not bad. I originally thought it would be more than two thousand."

"That's right, 2188 yuan not only includes the equipment fee, but also the network access fee and the first month's information service fee."

"Hey, does that sound like a good deal?"

"We operate with integrity. First of all, the cost of pager equipment is quite high. In addition, the signal base stations and paging stations we invested behind the scenes are even more expensive. If you need it, it will definitely be worth the money."

"I heard it can't be used yet, right?"

"Yes, it is currently on pre-sale, but you don't have to worry. The usefulness of our equipment has been confirmed at the National Games. It's just that it takes a certain amount of time to build the signal base station and paging station. If you buy it now, we guarantee that it will be ready before New Year's Day. You can use it. By the way, you don’t have to pay the full price for the pre-sale. You only need to pay a 100 yuan deposit, and if you don’t want it at the time, it can be refunded.”

"Tell me earlier. If this happens, I will order one. I'll see if I can raise the money by the end of the year. If I can, I'll buy one!"

Originally, most people just came here to enjoy the experience. After all, the price of more than 2,000 yuan is too expensive, and few families can afford it at once. However, the pre-sale activity that only requires a payment of 100 yuan has attracted the attention of most people. Get itchy.

Looking at this posture, there are not many goods on the counter, and you may not be able to buy them in the future - in an era of scarcity, people are really familiar with this experience.

The machine is also really good, just like what was described in TV newspapers, and the texture is even better when you see it with your own eyes.

It's better to spend a hundred yuan to "grab" a machine first, and then we'll see if we can get the money together later. Anyway, the deposit can be refunded.

Driven by this idea, many people began to dig into their wallets. Humans have always been animals with a herd mentality.

"Here, I'll order one!"

"Girl, this is my money, don't make a mistake!"

"My name is Shu Dahua, and the address on my household registration book is..."

Suddenly, there was a rush to order in the showroom. The sales girls were so excited and happy that their hands cramped when collecting money.

"Is it useful to order? Most people will have to return it later, right?" In the yard of Iron Lady Factory, Lin Xinjia and Li Jiankun were standing at the back window of the showroom and looking inside, the former asked.

"Most of them will not be refunded. People who place orders now, even if they don't have money to buy later, can still make some money from this quota." Li Jiankun replied.

"This..." Lin Xinjia didn't believe it.

Li Jiankun didn't even explain. After staying in Shanghai for so long, he had a relatively clear understanding of the economy here. Compared with the installation fees for refrigerators and telephones, which often cost several thousand dollars, a BB machine worth two thousand dollars was nothing. ?

The penetration rate of telephones here is actually not low. They are available in almost every alley, and refrigerators are also sold out of stock.

There are still many rich people in this city.

Earlier, the public opinion was one-sided. Almost all citizens thought that the Hanxian BB machine was expensive, mainly because the object was too small. The traditional concept likes to compare the value and size of the object. However, the recent advertising campaign has effectively eliminated this concept. .

In this case, if there is another hunger marketing... It is not what he wants, but there is a high probability that he will not be able to escape. Over at the Huadian Factory in the Special Economic Zone, there are now calls every day, urging Li Jiankun to go back and take charge of the overall situation. In the words of factory director Ji Meixian:

"The phone calls kept coming, the post office delivered the goods in sacks, and people from the work unit came to see me!"

The National Games is a grand event for the whole country, and every day the events are reported in various places, who won the gold medal, etc., and the news about the Huadian brand pagers that became popular due to the National Games has spread all over the country.

In a nutshell, many places and units now want to cooperate with Huadian, but Huadian currently relies on imports from the port city. Not to mention other things, it takes a lot of effort to transport them. Once there are too many stalls, supply shortages are inevitable.

Back to the Magic City, when citizens learned that the Huadian brand BB machines were out of stock, from the economic point of view here, and considering the people’s consumer psychology of buying up and not buying down, Li Jiankun predicted that citizens would now place a deposit to rush to buy the goods. We, the orders in our hands will become delicious.

Time flies, the sun sets, the showroom closes, and the first day of pre-sale ends.

In the finance room on the first floor of the administration building of Iron Lady Factory.

Section Chief Jin and his two girls, one of them pressed the electronic calculator wildly, and the two dialed the abacus, making a lot of noise. On the red lacquered five-drawer table where they sat around, green banknotes piled up into a small mountain.

Zhang Xinmei and several other factory backbones sat quietly on the red lacquered wooden sofa on one side and waited, but everyone's eyes were fixed on the banknotes and could not move away.

The money came so fast!

Faster than grabbing!

It's a pity that they have to sell tons of toilet paper to get back 100 yuan. And the "one hundred yuan" in this pile of money is just a fraction, just a deposit. If the final payment is settled later, it is simply unimaginable how much money will be collected.

Their hearts trembled when they received this overwhelming wealth.

At the same time, in the post and telecommunications building by Suzhou Lake, there was a different atmosphere in You Yongyi's office.

A group of big bosses from the Post and Telecommunications Bureau gathered here and did not leave after get off work. The spies they sent have just returned to report the situation: The pre-sale of Huadian pagers has gone crazy!

The spies did preliminary statistics and conservatively estimated that 500 people placed orders today.

The person who placed the order must have the intention to buy it. If the money is collected and the deal is completed, how much wealth will it be?

Sales of more than one million!

Just one day.

There was a smell of acetic acid in the air, but more of it was the reluctance shown on everyone's faces:

Let's be honest, communications business should of course be developed by their corresponding post and telecommunications companies, right?

"Although Huadian has clearly expressed its position, I think we still have to find ways to win cooperation with them no matter what. The economic benefits are one reason, and the other is face, everyone!"

You Yongyi smiled bitterly and said: "We have a huge post and telecommunications office here. Huadian has such good communication products. If they don't cooperate with us, we will find a factory that produces women's hygiene products...

"If I go out for a meeting later and meet colleagues from other places, I won't be able to show off my old face. As far as I know, post offices in various places are now contacting Huadian, and they have not said they refuse to cooperate."

At this point in the topic, the name "Fan Song" appears in everyone's mind again, hate it!
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Li Jiankun did not expect that the Magic City Post and Telecommunications Bureau had not given up yet, and the bargaining chips offered by the Post and Telecommunications this time even swayed the managers of the Iron Lady Factory.

At noon, the scene in the exhibition hall next to the courtyard gate was still lively. Nowadays, it has become the favorite thing for the managers in the factory to sneak a peek at the sales scene there.

But at this moment, the backbone of Iron Lady Factory gathered in the administration building.

In the executive conference room on the third floor.

Next to the conference table covered with a green army-colored tablecloth, one side was sitting with the backbone of the factory, and the other side was sitting with postal and telecommunications people. Today there was also a big boss who was over fifty years old.

Although Li Jiankun and the others were also present, they were not the protagonists today.

The bargaining chip offered by the Post and Telecommunications Corporation was to integrate the Iron Lady Sanitary Products Factory into their post and telecommunications system.

Of course, business rectification must be carried out later, since their main business is not profitable anyway.

The post and telecommunications plan is to use resources rationally and train all the women at the Iron Lady Factory to become sales personnel, who will then be assigned to various outlets selling telephones and pagers.

The Iron Lady Factory, which has a good geographical location, serves as the information base station and paging station for pagers.

Moreover, the Postal and Telecommunications Bureau has communicated this matter with the city, and the city’s intention is: as long as the Iron Lady factory is willing.

are you willing?

Zhang Xinmei and others were entangled.

The postal and telecommunications system is naturally different from their factory. It is a real public institution and organization that makes money every year, and there is no possibility of not making money.

Once included in the post and telecommunications industry, their salary will be very secure.

Although Huadian pagers are very profitable, the majority of the profits still have to be turned over. No matter how busy they are, from a personal level, in the final analysis, they still want to earn a salary.

But if he agrees, will he look like a traitor? After all, Huadian had mercilessly rejected postal and telecommunications services for their factory...

With this thought in mind, Zhang Xinmei looked at Li Jiankun subconsciously.

"Don't put any pressure on you. It doesn't make much difference to us which unit we cooperate with. If you want to ask for our opinion." After Li Jiankun glanced at Lin Xinjia next to him, he continued, "There is only one thing: how to treat the employees in the factory. It’s beneficial, come what may.”

Zhang Xinmei and others suddenly turned red-eyed. I just regret that it is unlikely that they will fall in love with their daughter, otherwise...

Where can I find such a young man?

"What Manager Li said is true. I really admire this broadmindedness and structure." The elder headed by Post and Telegraph said with his hands.

Then his eyes fell back on Zhang Xinmei and others, "That's it. From now on, the Iron Lady Factory will be officially included in the postal and telecommunications system. From now on, we are a family."

...

After Huadian's partner in Shanghai was changed from a sanitary products factory to a postal and telecommunications company, if there is any difference, it can only be one thing: it saves trouble.

Li Jiankun no longer needs to plan many things. In fact, Huadian only needs to do two things, provide technology and products.

Because the Huadian Factory in the Special Administrative Region was really busy, it was said that some visitors refused to leave and must meet the person in charge. Li Jiankun did not intend to stay in the magic city for a long time.

He left Ding Lun to serve as a technical consultant for Modu Post and Telecommunications, assisting them in building communication base stations and paging stations. After handing over resource allocation and financial matters to Lin Xinjia, he prepared to lead the team to the south.

Today, Hongqiao Airport.

Li Jiankun and his party took several taxis and before they even got off the station, they saw a huge queue on the curb outside the terminal.

The team was headed by Zhang Xinmei, and all the managers from the Iron Lady Factory were present, as well as some girls from the training class who were relatively familiar with Li Jiankun and others.

No one was empty-handed, either carrying a few specialties from the city or holding a national aluminum lunch box filled with homemade snacks.

Undoubtedly, they came to see off Li Jiankun and others, but they were too distracted, so that there was a touch of sadness in the air.

Frankly speaking, Li Jiankun didn't like such an atmosphere, but he had no choice but to walk through it.

On the other hand, the Fugui brothers, Che Wenlin and others followed behind him, smiling happily and proudly. If someone asks them in the future: Why do they respect the person in front of them so much and why do they follow him so wholeheartedly?

The story before me is a good answer and a living interpretation.

There are always some people who are destined to be great.

(End of this chapter)