indianbanksassociation Chapter 168
Chapter 168
Chapter 168
He Hua came over soon.
"Boss, are you looking for me?"
Lin Feng nodded and asked, "We have already handed in the application materials for the [-]nd International Machine Tool Exhibition for more than ten days."
He Hua said, "As of today, exactly fifteen days."
Lin Feng reminded, "It's been so long, isn't it a little abnormal?"
"It's a little abnormal. It's been half a month. There should be some news. I asked my friend in the capital to inquire, but I haven't received a reply yet. Why don't I make a call and ask?" .”
"Call now and ask."
He Hua nodded, picked up the phone on Lin Feng's desk, and called. He asked some questions on the phone before ending the call.
"Boss, my friend went to help us inquire. They said that the state-owned machine tool companies are given priority, and private companies like ours are in the lower order. According to how many booths are left, some private machine tool companies will be selected to participate in the exhibition."
Oh I see!
It is actually necessary to select a batch from private machine tool companies based on how many booths are left at the end. If there are only a few booths left in the end, wouldn't it be just a few selected from many private machine tool companies?
This doesn't work.
Lin Feng thought for a while and said, "Mr. He, buy a plane ticket, we go to the capital, we must lobby the preparatory team to let our CNC machine tools participate in the exhibition."
"Okay, I'll make arrangements right away."
Watching He Hua leave his office, Lin Feng thought in his heart, his CNC broaching machine is at least world-class, so it should be no problem to participate in the [-]nd International Machine Tool Exhibition.
In the early 90s, the strength of domestic machine tool manufacturers was generally weak, and there was a big gap compared with foreign advanced machine tool companies. Domestic CNC equipment was still in its infancy, and it was basically ordinary machine tools.
Lin Feng had confidence in his CNC broaching machine, so he was going to go to the preparatory team to lobby in person. If the preparatory team was impressed, he would give him the green light all the way.
Beijing.
Qin Jun, deputy head of the preparatory team, was reading a report, and his subordinates stood beside him respectfully.
A few minutes later, after reading the report, Qin Jun asked, "Xiao Liu, how many exhibitors have been confirmed so far?"
Xiao Liu immediately opened his folder and reported in a loud voice, "Leader, as of today, a total of 157 companies have confirmed their participation in the exhibition, including 124 domestic machine tool companies and machine tool related companies, and 33 foreign companies that have been invited to participate in the exhibition. "
After listening to the report, Qin Jun said, "There are a little few foreign companies. We will send out invitations again, and try to invite more than ten foreign companies to participate in the exhibition. In addition, how much CNC equipment can we exhibit from the 124 domestic companies participating in the exhibition."
CNC machining is a trend, and Qin Jun hopes that as many CNC equipment as possible will be exhibited at this international machine tool exhibition.
If more than 100 domestic companies participating in the exhibition do not have a few CNC equipment to participate in the exhibition, and the invited foreign companies basically all have CNC equipment, it would be too embarrassing.
Not only did Qin Jun lose face, but the entire organizer also lost face.
Xiao Liu said, "Okay, I will handle these things according to your instructions, and I will count the models and quantities of CNC equipment exhibited in China."
"Well, the speed must be fast. I want to know as soon as possible how many CNC equipments are exhibiting in China. Not only me, but the higher authorities are also focusing on this matter."
"Okay, I will finish it as soon as possible and report to you."
Xiao Liu did not leave immediately, but reminded, "Leader, so far we still have 5 Type A booths, 16 Type B booths, and 31 Type C booths, a total of 52 booths. Do you want to start selecting booths?" What about the private machine tool companies participating in the exhibition?"
Qin Jun said, "This matter is not urgent. There is still one and a half months before the official start of the exhibition. At present, the focus is on inviting foreign machine tool companies to participate in the exhibition. As for the selection of private machine tool companies to participate in the exhibition, let's put it aside."
He asked himself that he still had a good understanding of the domestic machine tool industry. Basically, several large state-owned machine tool companies played the leading roles, and then there were some medium and small-scale state-owned machine tool companies, such as forging machine tool factories and air compressor factories. relatively simple.
State-owned machine tool companies are like this, and private machine tool companies are even worse. They are basically in their infancy, with small scale and low technological content in the machine tools they manufacture.
After the invitation of foreign companies that should be invited is over, finally decide which private machine tool companies to participate in the exhibition according to the number of remaining booths.
Lin Feng and He Hua had already arrived in the capital by plane, and stayed in a four-star hotel on Deshengmenwai Street.
After moving in, it was almost non-stop. According to Lin Feng's instructions, He Hua made an appointment with his friend, a professor in the mechanical department of a certain university, who happened to be a member of the preparatory team for the [-]nd International Machine Tool Exhibition.
Because he only provided some technical consultation and services with his professional knowledge, he did not hold a substantive leadership position, nor did he have any real power. At most, he had a better understanding of the preparation situation.
"Boss, I have already contacted Lao Luo. We will meet in the evening. There is a time-honored mutton restaurant not far from the hotel. We will eat and talk there."
Lin Feng said, "This arrangement is not bad. Invite someone to a meal, and you can learn something about what we need."
It's the shortest time to eat others. Treat Professor Luo to a good meal and ask some information about the second machine tool exhibition by the way. It shouldn't be a big problem.
It's still early now, and there are still two or three hours before dark. Since I have come to the capital and have time, of course I have to take a good look around.
Lin Feng was strolling on the streets of the capital. As for He Hua, he had already taken a car to find his friend, and the two of them would come over to have dinner together in the evening.
Unknowingly, Lin Feng walked into an alley, and a breath of the old capital came over his face.
The hutong is quite spacious, and there is no problem in driving in, but there is no car in the hutong, but there are some people with rickshaws parked in front of their houses.
"Boy, do you want to take a car?"
"As long as one yuan, I can take you to swim for an hour."
Some rickshaw drivers approached Lin Feng to solicit business, and Lin Feng felt that it would be a good experience to take this kind of tricycle and take a slow tour.
So I got on a rickshaw, sat in the car, and admired this ancient old alley with a very heavy sense of history.
The driver who rode the bicycle was very talkative and talked a lot, "Young man, you are not from the capital."
"Well, I'm going to the capital to do something."
"Then you must take some time to have a good time. Old alleys like this one are worth a visit. In addition, the Bell and Drum Tower, the Forbidden City, and the Summer Palace can all be visited. If you are further away, you can visit the Great Wall or the Ming Tombs. .”
Lin Feng nodded, and looked at the courtyards on both sides of the alley from time to time. Some courtyards were old and dilapidated, and some seemed good.
Suddenly, Lin Feng thought, if he bought a courtyard house in the capital at this time, it would not be a proper increase in value after more than ten or twenty years.
In later generations, the value of a courtyard house in the capital is measured in units of "[-] million", and a courtyard house with a larger area and better preservation is hundreds of millions, or even more than a billion.
If you buy a courtyard house now, it's like lying down and making money.
After having such thoughts in his mind, Lin Feng asked, "Master, there are so many courtyard houses here, are there any for sale?"
The master riding the bicycle was slightly surprised, and reminded, "Young man, the courtyard house is not cheap, at least 10,000+, and a larger area may cost hundreds of thousands."
The meaning is obvious, so much money, you probably can't afford it.
At the beginning of the 90s, ten thousand yuan households were still very enviable. Even in Beijing, not everyone had ten thousand yuan households, and there were still many without money. He didn't think Lin Feng had so much money to buy a courtyard house.
After being underestimated by others, Lin Feng was not angry, and said with a smile, "I really want to buy a courtyard house, preferably with a larger area and better preservation."
"You really want to buy a courtyard house."
The master riding the bicycle was even more surprised, looked at Lin Feng again, and thought in his heart, could it be that the young man is a rich man, and he really has such strength.
People like them ride tricycles to solicit customers and travel the streets and alleys of the capital all day long. They are relatively well-informed, so Lin Feng asked him where there are courtyard houses for sale.
"Master, if you can help me buy a courtyard house, I will give you 20 yuan as an introduction fee."
20 yuan!
It's like they ride a tricycle and take tourists through the streets and alleys. It's strenuous and hard work, and they only earn eight or ten yuan a day.
20 yuan is more than his two-day income.
"Really give me 20 yuan!"
Lin Feng simply took out two brand new "Great Unity" cards from his wallet, "Of course it's true, I can give you the money right now."
After collecting 20 yuan, the tricycle driver got excited, "Boss, I really know that there is a courtyard house for sale in this alley, but the owner's asking price is too high, so it has not been sold."
You get what you pay for, and the high asking price means that this courtyard house is good.
Lin Feng said, "Then you pull me over to have a look."
"Okay, sit down, we'll go there now."
In less than 10 minutes, he brought Lin Feng to the gate of a courtyard. Just looking at the gate, Lin Feng felt a little satisfied.
Antique.
It is very well preserved, with a vermilion gate, a copper ring with animal heads on the gate, and a pair of stone lions at the gate.
"Boss, this is the mansion of a first-rank official in the previous dynasty. I heard that there are three entrances and three exits, carved beams and painted buildings, and there is a garden behind it."
"Why do you want to sell such a good house?"
"The owner's descendants have all gone abroad to develop abroad. The owner came back from abroad last month just to sell the house. I heard that the asking price is 100 million. Who would buy it at such a high price?"
100 million is indeed a lot, but compared to the sky-high price of "100 million" in later generations, Lin Feng feels that as long as the house is good, [-] million is not expensive.
There is a wooden board standing at the gate, with the words "for sale" written in chalk on it, and a phone number underneath.
There is a shop not far away, with the words "call" written on a piece of cardboard, and the price of the call is also marked.
Lin Feng walked over, called the phone number on the wooden board in front of the house, and got through quickly.
"Hello."
Lin Feng said, "Hello, I heard that you have a house for sale. I want to take a look and buy it if it's suitable."
"Okay, I'll come right over, wait for me for a few minutes."
About seven or eight minutes later, the homeowner came over, a man in his fifties, wearing a suit and tie.
"Hello, I am the owner of the house, sir, your surname."
"My name is Lin, can you take me in and have a look?"
The man said, "Yes, no problem."
He took out the key to open the gate, and then took Lin Feng in for a tour. What the tricycle driver said was not wrong at all.
This is indeed the house of a first-rank official in the previous dynasty. This man is the fifth-generation grandson of that official. The house has a history of more than 100 years, but it is very well preserved and does not look dilapidated. On the contrary, it is antique. .
The big house with three entrances and three exits is not small.
Entering the gate is a front yard of at least three to four hundred square meters. The ground is covered with square bluestone slabs, which is very tidy. Except for some leaves, there is no other garbage.
At the back of the house there is a back garden with an area of more than one mu, with a lotus pond, a rockery, and a gazebo.
There are quite a few pieces of furniture in the room, which are old at first glance, but they are well preserved except for a little dust. Lin Feng even suspects that these furniture should be made of precious wood such as red sandalwood and huanghuali.
The house with three entrances and three exits has more rooms, dozens of large and small rooms, wing rooms, living rooms, study rooms, bedrooms and so on.
The homeowner introduced, "Our house is very well preserved. When our ancestors built this house, it cost tens of thousands of taels of silver. We have all gone abroad to develop, and we really don’t want to sell such ancestral property.”
Lin Feng is 20% satisfied with this house. If he buys it now, [-] years from now, the value will not be in units of "[-] million", but must be in units of "billion".
At that time, rare goods can be lived in, but there is no market for them. It is not something you can buy with money.
Lin Feng tried his best to keep his tone calm, "How much are you going to sell this house for?"
The homeowner replied, "One million."
Lin Feng knew that he was an American and his family had developed in the United States, so he might prefer US dollars, so he said, "What if I pay in US dollars."
"Can you pay in dollars?"
The homeowner had a little surprise, "If it's in US dollars, just give me 20."
According to the current exchange rate, 20 US dollars is about 10,000+ soft sister coins, but the exchange rate is higher in the black market.
Although Lin Feng was rich, he felt that 20 US dollars was the real price of cabbage, but he still had to bargain. If it could be a little less, even a few thousand dollars, wouldn't it be nice to save a lot of money?
"I've seen the house too. It's not bad, but the price is really not cheap. I can offer 18 US dollars. If you agree, the deal can be made now."
After a lot of asking and bargaining, it was finally sold for $19, a cut of $2000, which is not bad.
Lin Feng knew in his heart that buying such a large house for less than 20 US dollars was a real profit.
Make big profits!
Lin Feng looked at the owner's certificate and felt that there was no problem, because it was relatively late today, and the two made an appointment to go through the formalities tomorrow.
Of course there is no problem in going through the formalities tomorrow.
In order to prevent the other party from going back on their word, Lin Feng paid a deposit of 1000 yuan, and the other party also wrote a note.
After leaving the house and watching the other party leave, Lin Feng looked at the house with satisfaction, and found that the more he looked, the more satisfied he became.
You don’t need to go through the follow-up procedures by yourself. Lin Feng called Wei Bing from the legal department, briefly explained the situation on the phone, and asked them to take the plane tonight to come to the capital and help him handle the house tomorrow. All transfer procedures.
The mansion with three entrances and three exits for less than US$20 was actually bought by himself. It was really good luck. The more he thought about it, the happier he became. Lin Feng's face showed a more obvious look of happiness.
The tricycle driver has been waiting there.
"Boss, you really want this house!"
At this moment, Lin Feng has completely risen to a "rich man" in his mind, no, he should be a "super rich man", and he actually took out 100 million to buy this house.
Lin Feng waved his hand and said: "Yes, the house is not bad, I decided to buy it, let's go, take me to have a good tour of the old alley here."
"Okay, then you can do it."
The tricycle set off and crossed the streets and alleys. Sometimes Lin Feng would stop and buy something interesting when he saw it.
It was getting dark, and Lin Feng felt that He Hua and the others should be arriving soon, so he asked the tricycle driver to take him to the old Beijing mutton restaurant.
When talking about the approximate location and the store’s door, the tricycle driver cleared the door and praised, “It’s a good store. It has a history of more than 100 years from the previous dynasty to the present, and it is also the most representative of the capital’s hot-boiled mutton.”
Lin Feng smiled and said, "Is this store still so famous?"
"Isn't it? The business is very good. The locals like to go there. Have you reserved a seat? If not, it may be difficult to get a seat now."
Lin Feng said, "The location has been determined."
He Hua arranged everything. Not only did he reserve a seat early, but considering that the three of them needed to eat and chat while participating in the Second International Machine Tool Exhibition, he also specially reserved a relatively quiet small private room. "
The tricycle driver brought Lin Feng to the door of this mutton shop, and Lin Feng gave him a "steel-making worker" card, which immediately made him very happy, and he thanked him repeatedly before riding away.
Lin Feng took a look at this old shop, and he could even see the inside of the shop through the glass. Sure enough, there were a lot of people, and almost every table was full.
With such a good business, the taste of hot-boiled mutton should be good.
Lin Feng stepped in and said the name of the reserved box, and the waiter took him to the door of the box.
"Sir, this is the Osmanthus Hall."
Lin Feng nodded slightly, opened the door lightly, and saw He Hua and his friend sitting in the box talking and laughing happily.
(End of this chapter)