Chapter 617: Discussing Cooperation with the Fruit Company

When Liu Jianghua learned that the Ordinary People's Financial Investment Company had invested two billion yuan in the Liu Clan Group, his first reaction was that Chen Yang had already married the Liu family's daughter. He didn't expect it to be a mix-up.

However, he also got inspiration from Nike's OEM order.

"Chen Yang, if the Liu Clan Group is unwilling to build a new factory in Xingcheng, why don't you contact the person in charge of the Fruit Company and see if they're willing to set up an OEM factory in Xingcheng?"

Chen Yang said with some difficulty: "Governor, the Fruit Company already has OEM factories in China, and they're all in coastal areas. If we do OEM for them, not to mention anything else, just the shipping costs would be much higher!"

Liu Jianghua glared at Chen Yang and said: "When you were looking for OEM orders for your hometown, didn't you consider shipping costs? Isn't Nike from the Beautiful Country?"

Chen Yang gave a wry smile: "Even if I absorb the shipping cost, how do we solve the technical issue? When doing OEM for others, we first need to make a sample that meets their requirements, right?"

Liu Jianghua's brows furrowed immediately. He also knew that if they couldn't produce solid technology, even if Chen Yang managed to connect with the Fruit Company, they might not get the OEM order.

He thought for a while, then said to Chen Yang: "Go south and see if there's a suitable electronics factory, buy it outright, then relocate the whole thing to Xingcheng. How about that?"

Chen Yang naturally knew which electronics factory would be most suitable for OEM work with the Fruit Company. The problem is, they might not be willing to sell. Even if they did, the Shenzhen Municipal Government might not agree to move the factory to Xingcheng.

"Governor, I'm not very knowledgeable about the electronics industry; why not have the province send people to the south for an inspection? If the conditions are right, we'll buy it."

Seeing that Chen Yang was unwilling to go himself, Liu Jianghua could only agree.

After all, making them spend both money and effort really is a bit excessive.

After returning home, Chen Yang directly opened his computer and sent an email to the Fruit Company's email address, inquiring whether they were interested in adding another OEM factory in China.

After the email was sent successfully, Chen Yang directly closed the mailbox. After all, Liu Jianghua still needed some time to find an electronics factory; settling things early would be better. If the other side's representative came to inspect the site and found nothing, they might mistakenly think he was a swindler.

Foreigners already hold prejudices against Chinese; if they label him as dishonest, future cooperation would become very difficult.

After dinner, Chen Yang prepared to go stroll the US stock market. He's spent quite a bit lately, so he needs to go make some money from foreigners.

However, half an hour before the stock market opened, his phone suddenly rang. Looking at the number, it was still from overseas.

At that time, telecom fraud wasn't that common, so Chen Yang instinctively answered.

"Hello, is this Mr. Chen Yang? I'm Lucy, a representative of the Fruit Company. We noticed you sent an email today about discussing OEM cooperation. We want to confirm whether you're genuinely interested."

Hearing fluent Mandarin on the phone, Chen Yang secretly wondered if he had really run into a telecom scam.

"Lucy, are you Chinese?"

"Yes, I'm a Chinese person of Malaysian nationality, currently interning at the Fruit Company's headquarters. Because my Chinese is good, I was temporarily assigned to liaise with you."

"I see. I am indeed interested in cooperating with your company; I just don't know what your boss's attitude is."

"Mr. Chen, our boss wants to ask you why you chose to do OEM for our products. According to our investigation, you don't own an electronics factory."

"That's right. I plan to build a new electronics factory in Dongjiangsheng to solve local employment issues."

"Mr. Chen, our products have high technical requirements; you lack experience in this area, so reaching our audit standards might be difficult."

"Miss Lucy, regarding the technical issue, I will find a way to solve it. If I can't meet your standards, I won't force it."

"Mr. Chen, our boss says the profit from OEM is far lower than your investment returns in the US stock market. He doesn't understand why you made this decision."

"Miss Lucy, tell your boss that when a person's wealth reaches a certain level, they want to do something they find meaningful. What I'm doing now has nothing to do with money; I just want to do it."

"I see! Then let me know when you've finished building the electronics factory, by phone or email. Our company will promptly send a representative to discuss further cooperation matters."

"Alright, I'll contact you after I finish building the factory. Goodbye!"

"Happy to serve you. Goodbye!"

After hanging up, Chen Yang went online to check Lucy's phone number, and only after confirming it was indeed the Fruit Company's dedicated line did he refocus his attention on the stock market.

The Fruit Company's stock, because their products are selling well, has a steady though not wildly rising trend; recently the price has consistently hovered around seventy-eight dollars.

Because he wants to cooperate with the Fruit Company, Chen Yang does not intend to do something that would affect their boss's mood at this time.

His account originally had available funds of thirty billion six hundred ninety million US dollars; after buying one hundred million shares of Nike Company's stock, he still had two billion dollars left.

With this funds, after careful observation during the trading session, Chen Yang finally chose a game stock that will remain strong in the future and a well-known technology stock from the Beautiful Country.

His current investment strategy is to buy only stocks he's familiar with. That way, even if he gets unexpectedly stuck, he'll have a chance to get unstuck later.

After finishing the operations, Chen Yang went straight to sleep.

That sleep lasted straight through to noon. Upon waking, he immediately called Liu Jianghua and told him that the Fruit Company had already agreed to come to Dongjiangsheng for an inspection.

"Chen Yang, you've done this beautifully! I'll immediately send people to the south for an inspection, hoping to settle the factory matter within half a month."

Chen Yang suddenly thought of something and said to Liu Jianghua: "Governor, why don't we recruit some talent from universities to build the factory? They provide the technology, we provide the funds. That's much simpler than going south to buy someone else's factory."

Liu Jianghua said somewhat hesitantly: "Recruiting from universities is good, but the adjustment period will be long. If the delay drags on too long and the Beautiful Country changes its mind, wouldn't we be working for nothing?"

Chen Yang did not agree with Liu Jianghua's view, saying: "Governor, sharpening the knife doesn't delay the woodcutter. Buying someone else's factory and technology, although simple and direct, also involves many uncertainties. If we buy a factory and the local government won't allow relocation, we'd be working for nothing."

After a moment of silence on Liu Jianghua's side, he finally asked Chen Yang: "If the factory construction period is too long, do you still have confidence in negotiating the OEM business with the Fruit Company?"

Chen Yang indicated there was no problem at all.