King of Industry

  Chapter 348 This license plate is awesome

   After chatting with Chairman Mao, it was almost ten o'clock before I knew it.

  After returning to the room and lying down, Zhao Guoyang couldn't help holding the car key in his hand and playing with it.

   Chairman Mao’s award today is really not light, which surprised Zhao Guoyang.

   You know, a Santana costs more than 100,000 or 200,000 yuan, so it’s no joke.

  In the early 1990s, although ten thousand yuan households were nothing, the household belongings of ordinary people, including houses that were not very valuable, added up to tens of thousands of yuan.

  Even if the work unit is better, for example, if the husband and wife both work in state-owned enterprises or government agencies, the combined annual income will normally not exceed 10,000 yuan, which is already a very high figure.

  In this era, if ordinary people want to buy a car, it is simply a daydream. Even if they want to buy a motorcycle, they have to tighten their belts and eat pickled vegetables and dried radishes for several years.

  According to what Zhao Guoyang saw on the streets of Ninghai City, it is estimated that there will never be more than half a hundred people with private cars in Ninghai City.

   It is not an exaggeration to use the term "one in a million" to describe car owners in this era.

  But now, Chairman Mao rewarded himself with a Santana just like this. Zhao Guoyang really didn't expect this gift.

  …

  The next morning, Zhao Guoyang slept in a daze until nine o'clock.

  After getting up and washing up, he dialed a number according to a number.

   Last time, I mentioned to Director Liang that I wanted to find a reliable electroplating factory, so I went to observe it.

  When we met yesterday, Director Liang gave a letter of approval, saying that he had already contacted a large-scale electroplating factory, and agreed with him that he could go there at any time.

  Because Daewoo Group no longer needs to be accompanied by himself, and the motorcycle test side does not need to keep an eye on it, Zhao Guoyang decided to go to this electroplating factory for a while.

   After breakfast, Zhao Guoyang strode out of the hotel gate.

  In the parking lot of the hotel, Zhao Guoyang caught a glimpse of the brand new black Santana in the corner, and the corner of his mouth could not help but smile.

   After unlocking the car and getting into the car, Zhao Guoyang sized it up and couldn't help but secretly sigh: Before he was reborn, he had driven quite a few high-end luxury cars, but this was really the first time for Santana.

  However, in this era, Santana is no less than any Porsche or Maserati he drove.

  The electroplating factory introduced by Director Liang is located in Pudong New District, and its name is SJ City Hongshun Electroplating Co., Ltd. It is a private enterprise and has only been established for less than two years.

  Although the company has not been established for a long time, since the major shareholders of this electroplating company are all overseas students who have returned from studying abroad, the technology and equipment are all imported from abroad.

   Therefore, after the establishment of this enterprise, it quickly gained a firm foothold in SJ City and slowly developed.

  The reason why Liang Xiaofeng introduced this company to Zhao Guoyang is also because he is more optimistic about the development prospects of this company and hopes that the two of them can achieve win-win cooperation.

  Driving Santana slowly on the streets of SJ City, Zhao Guoyang noticed drivers passing by from time to time, and looked towards him.

   This abnormal phenomenon made Zhao Guoyang a little confused, not knowing what was going on.

  Because he had to hurry, Zhao Guoyang didn't care too much, and headed directly towards Pudong New Area.

  …

  Pudong New Area is currently a new area that is vigorously developed by the entire SJ city and even at the national level.

  There are many new high-rise buildings here. Many domestic and foreign enterprises have spotted the development prospects of this Oriental Pearl, and have purchased land and settled down in Pudong New Area.

  Passing through the buildings under construction, Zhao Guoyang saw a small factory in front of him.

   "No. 188, Longteng Road, Pudong New Area, um, it should be here!"

   After identifying the house number of this factory, Zhao Guoyang drove straight towards the gate.

  Perhaps because there are too few people driving in this era, when Zhao Guoyang drove Santana into the factory area, the guard at the door didn't even stop him, and directly raised the railing to let him pass.

   What surprised Zhao Guoyang even more was that after the guard opened the railing, he still saluted his car, making himself look like a leader.

   After entering, Zhao Guoyang, who was a little strange, was just about to find a place to park the car first, when a middle-aged man in a suit trotted over in front of him.

   Seeing this person standing next to his car, Zhao Guoyang quickly lowered the window, and smiled politely with him.

  Seeing Zhao Guoyang's young and immature face, the middle-aged man in the suit was taken aback.

  However, he quickly realized, and asked with a smile: "Hello, are you Zhao Guoyang, researcher Zhao?"

   Hearing this person call out his name, Zhao Guoyang was relieved.

   Needless to say, this must be Mr. Miao who just talked to him on the phone.

   "It's me, you should be Mr. Miao, we talked on the phone just now?" Zhao Guoyang asked politely.

  The man in the suit nodded repeatedly, and introduced himself: "Yes, yes, I am Miao Xiangdong from Hongshun Electroplating Company."

  Miao Xiangdong is the boss of this Hongshun electroplating company, and one of the founders of the company who has overseas study experience.

  Originally, Zhao Guoyang called him, just to inquire about the specific address of this factory.

   Who knew that after a phone call, the boss came down to greet him in person, which made Zhao Guoyang a little embarrassed.

   "I'd like to trouble Mr. Miao to welcome you in person, it's too polite!"

   Zhao Guoyang asked while talking: "Well, Mr. Miao, where is the most convenient place to park my car?"

  Mr. Miao heard the words and said with a generous smile: "Researcher Zhao, it's fine if you stop at will. Our company has very few cars coming and going, so there are not so many rules."

   Pulled over and parked the car, Zhao Guoyang hurried down and shook hands with Mr. Miao enthusiastically.

  After a few words of pleasantries, he said to Miao Xiangdong curiously: "Mr. Miao, how did you know that I was in this car? Could it be that you have been waiting here just now?"

  Miao Xiangdong waved his hand and said, "No, no, Researcher Zhao, you misunderstood. I just received a call from the reception room, saying that a big person is coming, so I came out to take a look..."

   "Big shot?" Hearing this, Zhao Guoyang was a little at a loss.

  Miao Xiangdong shook his head towards Santana who was parked not far away and said with a smile: "Researcher Zhao, your car's license plate is so bright, of course you are a big shot."

   Hearing what Miao Xiangdong said, Zhao Guoyang noticed the license plate on his newly acquired Santana—the black license plate of Shanghai A00006.

  Seeing the license plate number, Zhao Guoyang remembered what happened to the eyes of others on the road before.

  Emotional drivers who overtake are interested in their Santana license plate.

   It is true, as a young man in his early twenties, he is already quite eye-catching when he drives a car, and it is strange that he does not turn heads with such an awesome license plate.

  Actually, those who really understand license plates should know that license plates with white characters on a black background are issued to foreign-funded enterprises or Sino-foreign joint ventures.

  Songqi Group has a cooperation with German Volkswagen, so its buses can apply for black license plates.

   What Zhao Guoyang didn't expect was that Chairman Mao was so enthusiastic, and he got such an eye-catching number for himself, making it impossible for him to keep a low profile.

   Smiling slightly, Zhao Guoyang stopped talking, and followed Miao Xiangdong to Hongshun Electroplating Company.

  In the general manager's office, Zhao Guoyang chatted with Miao Xiangdong.

After Miao Xiangdong's introduction, Zhao Guoyang learned that their company's main business scope includes electroplating hard chrome, sandblasting and shot blasting paint processing, surface descaling of various products, stress relief, frosted surface effect, precious metal, Rare metal plating and so on.

   It can be said that in the same industry, the business scope is relatively comprehensive.

  After listening to Manager Miao's explanation, Zhao Guoyang asked directly: "Mr. Miao, I don't know what kind of process your factory uses for gold plating. Is it cyanide-free gold plating or cyanide gold plating?"

  Miao Xiangdong glanced at Zhao Guoyang in surprise after hearing the words. It seemed that this young Researcher Zhao knew so much about the gold-plating process that he was a real person without showing his face.

  According to its process characteristics, there are two kinds of gold plating without cyanide and gold plating with cyanide.

  Generally speaking, the quality of gold plating with cyanide is better than that of cyanide-free gold plating.

  The products made by this process have excellent color, adhesion, and wear resistance, and belong to a relatively high-end gold plating method.

   Of course, the cost of cyanide gold plating is also higher, and the process is more complicated.

  After hearing Zhao Guoyang's question, Miao Xiangdong explained: "Researcher Zhao, our company is currently using both gold plating methods, but the charging prices are different, it depends on how you choose."

"Roughly calculated, the cost of cyanide gold plating is more than double that of cyanide-free gold plating. For general products, I think it is enough to use cyanide-free gold plating. However, if you are applying it to jewelry, I Personally, I would recommend cyanide gold plating.”

   Zhao Guoyang nodded, expressing his satisfaction with Miao Xiangdong's answer.

  Although the cost of gold plating with cyanide is much higher than that of gold plating without cyanide, for Zhao Guoyang's Rongguang Machinery Factory, this little cost is simply insignificant.

  According to Zhao Guoyang's estimate, if an earring is treated with cyanide gold plating, it will probably cost less than 20 cents more.

  But after gold-plating, this earring can get a bright, clear and attractive color, such as golden yellow, light golden yellow, rose gold, are all possible.

  In this way, the premium of its products will rise to a large level.

  Earring studs that were originally sold for two or three yuan, after being gold-plated, the price has at least doubled several times. After all, even if it is gold-plated with cyanide, it must be cost-effective.

After silently thinking for a while, Zhao Guoyang touched his chin and said, "Mr. Miao, to be honest, my factory is going to do gold-plated jewelry. So in terms of process selection, I must require cyanide gold-plated. It's just the price, I don't know Can Mr. Miao give some more discounts?"

  (end of this chapter)