Chapter 563

"Director Ma, we country people don't know how to say so many pretty words. I'll finish this cup, you do as you please.

In the future, when my Xiao Rui works under you, you must strictly demand him. If he doesn't work hard, just beat him..."

After three rounds of drinks, Li Ye learned that this Uncle Bao from the north had come all the way to attend Wen Guohua's wedding, and by mistake, had picked up a formal job for his youngest son.

Wen Qingsheng is a person who cherishes old feelings. When he saw that Uncle Bao's youngest son, Bao Xiaorui, was still digging for food in the soil in his hometown, he asked if he was willing to go to COFCO to be a worker.

Bao Xiaorui had long been dazzled after arriving in the big capital from the bitter cold land of the north. Where could there be any reason for him not to be willing?

So it was preliminarily decided that after joining the job, he would be a transport driver under this Director Ma.

To say that decades later, being a dirty and tired transport driver would make it difficult to find a partner, but now that someone can arrange for you to come over to be a driver, you have to thank them properly.

Uncle Bao drank two taels of wine into his stomach in one gulp, then glared at his son and said with disgust: "What are you still sitting there stupidly for? Why don't you pour wine for Director Ma? In the future, you must learn to be smarter when following Director Ma..."

Bao Xiaorui, who hadn't spoken since the banquet started, lowered his head and poured wine for Director Ma, saying something like a mosquito humming, which no one at the table heard clearly.

Uncle Bao was about to glare again, but Director Ma hurriedly said: "Uncle Bao, don't be anxious! I think this child Xiaorui has a bit of cleverness.

Besides, didn't he drive a tractor before? Then it's guaranteed to be no problem when he comes to me. First, spend three months getting his driver's license, and then I will arrange an Isuzu for you to drive..."

It is not without reason that Wen Qingsheng sent this Director Ma to accompany the guests. He had no airs at all, and his chatting was both simple and bright, looking exactly like a worker brother.

The shy Bao Xiaorui heard that he was about to get his driver's license and was about to have a car to drive, and was also a little excited. He asked in a low voice with a red face: "What kind of car is an Isuzu?"

Director Ma smiled and said: "Isuzu is a small truck from the little Japan, the kind where the first two rows can sit people and the back cargo box can pull cargo."

"Oh, oh, oh, I know," Bao Xiaorui nodded repeatedly and said: "I have seen a 130 in my hometown, it also has two rows in the front and a bucket in the back..."

"Hahahaha, that's not the same. Isuzu looks about the same as a 130, but it's too different to drive. This kind of truck from the little Japan is much better than our small cars in Shanghai!"

"Is it better than a small sedan?"

Bao Xiaorui was stunned, and then smiled honestly, smiling with some doubt, but more surprise.

Goodness, it's even better than the sedan the county magistrate sits in...

Director Ma didn't brag. The Isuzu light truck of the eighties had air conditioning, heating, and could run over a hundred by stepping on the gas pedal. It was indeed much better than the Shanghai small sedan, but as for the price, it was also much more expensive.

However, Director Ma's laughter made Old Bao and Li Zhongfa at the scene fall into silence.

Li Zhongfa certainly knew that the little Japan's things were good, and he also admitted that the other party's things were good. After all, more than forty years ago, he also liked to use the Type 38 rifle and didn't like to use the old-fashioned one.

But facing this situation, he always felt he couldn't laugh.

"Sigh..."

Director Ma sighed and said with some emotion: "To tell you the truth, when I first started working, I drove a 130. At that time, driving a 130 was more comfortable than driving a Liberation, so I have feelings for the 130.

But the year before last, we imported a batch of Isuzus, and the old drivers were fighting to drive them, all disliking the 130... So I have to admit that we have been behind others for many years."

Li Zhongfa nodded slowly and said: "If you are behind, you should admit it, but we will not be behind forever. When our factory first started producing instant noodles, we were also competing with the little Japan's instant noodles.

At first, our Qingshuihe brand could only be sold domestically. Foreigners didn't believe we could do it well, but now two years have passed, and we export to Hong Kong, little Japan, Nanyang... there is no one who doesn't say it's good."

Actually, these words of Li Zhongfa were somewhat bragging. The Qingshuihe brand instant noodles had indeed started to try to export, but they had not reached the level where everyone praised them.

However, after Director Ma heard it, he gave a thumbs up and said: "Old Uncle Li, your instant noodles are indeed good. The year before last, I liked to eat that braised beef noodles, and this year you brought out mushroom chicken soup noodles. That taste is really unique..."

Li Zhongfa said modestly: "We are also learning while developing. The more we develop, the more we feel we can't stop.

Just like the Beijing 130 you just mentioned, it hasn't changed for twenty years. It only started to improve last year or the year before last, and I don't know if it can catch up..."

Director Ma nodded and smiled: "It is indeed developing too slowly. Last year, the country spent three million US dollars to introduce Isuzu's production technology and put it into the Beijing No. 2 Automobile Factory.

Beijing No. 2 Auto had insufficient funds, so it applied for a joint venture this year. Then our COFCO and Hong Kong Ceres Company jointly invested and bought shares, and formed a light automobile company with Beijing No. 2 Auto, preparing to build better cars.

Old Uncle Li, don't worry, we will not be behind forever. We must be better than blue..."

"Hong Kong Ceres Company?"

Li Zhongfa looked at Li Ye suspiciously.

Li Ye smiled knowingly, indicating "Grandpa, you guessed right, it is Pei Wencong... oh no, it is Pei Wencong and I who invested together."

In history, Beijing No. 2 Auto did indeed submit a project proposal in October 1985, preparing to raise funds through a joint venture with CITIC Investment Company and Hong Kong Xiaoteji Co., Ltd., to accelerate the absorption of the introduced Isuzu automobile production technology.

But because of the effect of Li Ye, this butterfly, this joint venture project has undergone a slight change.

At this time, mainland enterprises were very keen on introducing foreign capital. After Pei Wencong invested in Changbei Machinery Factory, he had a special investment team looking for suitable investment enterprises in the mainland.

So when the Beijing 130 manufacturer, which had a "star effect" in the mainland light truck market, came to the door, the two sides hit it off.

And the participation of COFCO was the result of Wen Qingsheng's promotion.

So the current situation of this project is that Hong Kong Ceres replaced Hong Kong Xiaoteji, and COFCO replaced CITIC. Although the nature of the investment subject did not change much, the shareholding ratio changed, and the direction of history also changed.

In the original historical trajectory, the registered capital of Beijing Light Automobile Co., Ltd., a Sino-foreign joint venture, was 200 million yuan. Beijing No. 2 Auto held 70% of the shares, CITIC Investment Company held 5%, Xiaoteji Company held 25%, and the joint venture period was 15 years.

Now because of Li Ye, the registered capital has increased by 40%. Beijing No. 2 Auto holds 51%, COFCO holds 25%, Hong Kong Ceres holds 24%, and the joint venture period is 20 years.

Li Ye wanted to get the controlling stake, but unfortunately, Beijing No. 2 Auto's mother's family was not weak, and principles could not be violated, but outside of principles...

The big shot from Beijing No. 2 Auto's mother's family was at the banquet today!

In the forty years since the reform and opening up, there have been several industries where private enterprises in the mainland have been the most brilliant, among which electronics and automobiles are two relatively prominent categories. How could Li Ye not go in and try his hand?

Because of the restrictions of the country's "Automobile Industry Policy," the entry threshold for the mainland automobile industry is much higher than that of the electronics industry.

In less than a year, Li Ye's Pengcheng Fengyu was already about to go into production, and the joint venture with Factory 506 already had a clue.

But in the automobile industry, Li Ye had only encountered this one opportunity to enter until now.

And whether it was Boss Wang of Pengcheng Dizi or Wang Jili of Zhejiang Province, they were about the same as Li Ye's current situation many years later, without a production license of their own. Li Ye had already walked ahead of them.

And don't say Li Ye is digging the country's wall. In history, Beijing No. 2 Auto eventually went bankrupt. Part of its assets were eventually merged into Beijing Hyundai, and the other part was acquired by real estate developers.

And Li Ye wants to see if he can walk his own path under his own influence. Is electronic automobile equal to new energy? Musk's Tesla cannot always be chased by people, right?

"By the way, classmate Li Ye, I heard that you are not only a top student in economics at Beijing University, but also the writer Seven-Inch Blade, right?"

Li Ye was pondering his "automobile dream"! Director Ma suddenly asked him with a smile.

Li Ye nodded and smiled: "I just like writing stories, I can't be considered a writer."

"Hey, you are too modest," Director Ma made an exaggerated expression and said: "If you are not considered a writer, then what are those writers who write a few tofu blocks in the newspaper and have their eyes on their foreheads?"

Li Ye: "..."

Old brother, which cultural hooligan bullied you? Why do you have such a big prejudice against writers?

Director Ma smiled, then asked Li Ye seriously: "Classmate Li Ye, I have an economic question I want to ask you. It's that I have a friend who is from Beijing No. 2 Auto.

He is very hesitant now, whether to go to the joint venture light automobile company or stay in the old factory, because the new factory is going to move to Shunyi. If the new factory doesn't develop well..."

Li Ye looked at Director Ma, who was seriously asking him for advice, and couldn't help but mutter in his heart.

That friend of yours, is it yourself, right?

After Beijing Light Automobile Company is established, COFCO will definitely send people over. It might be a deputy general manager, but the level is estimated not to be able to rise. After all, Beijing No. 2 Auto's superior unit is only a department-level unit.

So if the development in Shunyi is not good in the future, COFCO withdraws its capital, and they return with a gray face, there will be no hope for this life.

Li Ye hadn't figured out how to answer yet! Grandpa Li Zhongfa on the other side spoke up "curiously."

"Shunyi? Where is Shunyi?"

"Oh, Old Uncle Li, you don't know, right? Shunyi is in the mountains in the north! It takes half a day to take a car to return to Beijing..."

"Isn't that out of Beijing? Yo, that must be considered well. If the development is not good..."

"Yes, yes, yes, can't go."

People at the banquet table discussed heatedly. Li Zhongfa was ambiguous. Li Yue and Yang Yumin were not qualified to speak, but Uncle Bao felt that no matter what, he had to stay in Beijing and resolutely not go to the mountain ditch to open up again.

But Li Ye said abruptly: "He should go to the new factory. Staying in Automobile Factory No. 2 has no future."

Director Ma looked at Li Ye with burning eyes and continued to ask: "Then what is the future of the light automobile company in Shunyi? My friend and I are both rough people, don't understand economics, and can't see through the future!"

Li Ye thought for a while and said: "This is hard to say. If the new joint venture company can work together, the prospects are very bright. If the three parties pull each other's legs, it will be a mess."

"Work together... Classmate Li Ye is right. We are very compatible when we meet for the first time. Come, let's have a drink."

Director Ma had a drink with Li Ye, and then they chatted more and more speculatively.

The matter of Seven-Inch Blade having a relationship with Pei Wencong from Hong Kong is no longer a big secret at Beijing University.

And how the newly joint-ventured Beijing Light Automobile Company will develop in the future is a crucial issue for Pei Wencong.

Because the reason why Beijing Automobile Factory No. 2 chose a joint venture is that it lacks money. Their 51% stake is more because of land, equipment, and labor.

With the urinary nature of mainland enterprises, the first of the three parties to take out real money must be Hong Kong capital.

If Hong Kong capital is not bright... then does this joint venture still have prospects? Don't mess around for two or three years and then yellow again!

In addition, after solving the funding problem, who should the friend of Director Ma work with in the future when he arrives at the light automobile company... shouldn't they also have a good chat?

(End of chapter)

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