Chapter 185 Apple
"Yan Zi, have you heard of the Ministry of Foreign Trade?" The matter of going abroad was put aside for the time being, the key issue was still Lin Yan's internship.
Song Yuanchao thought about her matter carefully and asked a question.
"Department of Foreign Trade?" Lin Yan felt that this department sounded familiar, but she couldn't remember it for a moment.
"Yes, it's the Ministry of Foreign Trade!" Song Yuanchao said seriously, "It used to be called the Ministry of Trade, but later it was split into the Ministry of Foreign Trade and the Ministry of Commerce. This department is not as popular as the Ministry of Commerce now, and it can be considered a cold office at present. However, I think with the continuation of the reform and opening-up policy, this department will soon become popular. And from the name of this department, we can see that it is mainly responsible for foreign economic work, which also matches your major. If you can go to this department for an internship or even stay, you may be able to make some achievements."
Song Yuanchao's words made Lin Yan think deeply. She nodded slightly and felt that Song Yuanchao's suggestion made sense. She would ask her father Lin Daoyuan when she returned. Lin Daoyuan should know more about this department. If that was the case, it would not be bad to go to the Ministry of Foreign Trade.
"By the way, Yuan Chao, what about you? Have you ever thought about your own problems?"
"My problem? Is it about internship?" Song Yuanchao asked. Seeing Lin Yan nod, Song Yuanchao laughed and said, "It's too early for me. I'm two years behind you. I will be a sophomore next year. There's no need to think about it so early. Besides, no matter where you go, wouldn't it be good for you to explore the way for me first ? Maybe after I graduate, I can work in the same unit with you. What do you think?"
"That's wishful thinking. I don't want you to stick together during work and after get off work. Find someplace for you to stay, but don't work in the same unit with me!" Lin Yan smiled and hit Song Yuanchao, but the smile in her eyes was filled with happiness. Song Yuanchao did not avoid it and took Lin Yan's punch directly. He then grabbed her hand and pulled it into his arms.
Lin Yan only let out a soft cry of "ouch" and fell into Song Yuanchao's arms.
"Let go, the meal isn't finished yet."
Song Yuanchao gently hugged Lin Yan and said with his head down: "Don't let go. Just don't finish eating if you haven't finished yet. I missed you in my last life, and I will never miss you again in this life, so I just want to be with you forever..."
Lin Yan didn't know the deep meaning of Song Yuanchao's words, but it did not prevent her from hearing Song Yuanchao's feelings for her. Feeling Song Yuanchao's broad and solid chest, Lin Yan only felt an incomparable sense of security and happiness. She gradually closed her eyes and lay quietly in Song Yuanchao's arms, just wanting this moment to stay like this forever.
The broadcast of the film "The Man from Atlantis" had a huge impact on the country that had just opened up. From the Chinese New Year to March, in just this short month, electronic watches, microphone mirrors, bell-bottom pants, jeans... this series of emerging things brought great changes to the entire society.
By mid-March, more and more young people dressed similarly appeared on the streets. Both men and women were extremely proud of having these. Even in the ivory tower of university, there were many young people dressed like this.
The Chinese are very smart. Someone once said that there are two ethnic groups in the world that are the smartest and best at doing business.
One is Jewish and the other is Chinese.
Being comparable to the Jews, the Chinese are naturally the best business people among other groups. So when these things started to sell well in the market, and even in short supply, some smart individuals or manufacturers naturally saw the business opportunities and jumped into this feast without hesitation.
Starting from the end of March, various similar products gradually appeared on the market, breaking Song Yuanchao's initial monopoly on these products from Shanghai and Yanjing.
Song Yuanchao had long anticipated the emergence of this situation, because the actual technical content of these things is not high, even .
As for clothes and pants, any clothing factory can make similar products with samples and some time. As for Mike glasses, they are nothing more than sunglasses. Sunglasses have been available in China for a long time, the only differences are the materials and shapes. As for the English label on the left lens, it is not a rare thing and it is easy for some manufacturers who specialize in making labels to print it.
As for electronic watches, domestic watch factories have already mastered the relevant technology, but they are lacking in mold making and industrialized production. If they really want to make them, they can do it. State-owned manufacturers may react slowly, but collective or even private ones react very quickly. In addition, it is impossible for Qin Zhengguo to monopolize all the supply channels in Guangzhou and Hong Kong, so naturally competitors emerge.
But even so, Song Yuanchao had already taken the initiative.
Before putting the clothes on the market, Song Yuanchao had prepared countermeasures. Except for the electronic watches and microphone glasses, all the clothes were produced by a factory in Shanghai, using a special brand. As for this brand, it was chosen by Song Yuanchao from the clothes that Qin Zhengguo brought back. The surface of this brand is fancy, with a "red banana apple" pattern printed on it. The apple is blue on top, with red stripes on the bottom, and in the middle is a five-pointed star similar to the American flag.
This brand is called "Apple". On the surface, it is named as an American product, but in fact it is not an American product at all. It is an unknown small brand in Hong Kong. It just uses this misleading label to create a gimmick.
Shortly after Qin Zhengguo returned to Guangzhou, he spent money to buy a pass to go to Hong Kong in place of someone else. After arriving in Hong Kong and resolving the ID card problem, he used his connections to buy the ownership of this small brand, and then authorized it to the Shanghai factory for use through Shenghua Company, which had just been registered in Hong Kong.
In this way, the ownership of the brand was firmly in the hands of Shenghua Company, and the Shanghai factory became Shenghua Company's OEM factory in the mainland, directly avoiding some problems in the later OEM of the Shanghai factory. In addition, Qin Zhengguo also found several local clothing factories to do OEM through his connections in Yangcheng, thereby expanding the scale of production.
Compared with other brands on the market, Apple brand entered the market first. After more than a month of sales, it has become an authentic imported product in everyone's eyes. Even though the price is a bit higher, its reliable quality and brand reputation are still in short supply.
For a whole month from the end of February to the end of March, with the popularity of the TV series and the hot sales of these products, the benefits brought to those who participated in this feast were enormous.
Whether it is Luo Yang from Yanjing or Zhang Yong from Shanghai, they have earned unimaginable wealth in this month. If this wealth were to be made public, it would probably leave most people stunned.
But the one who made the most money was not them, but Song Yuanchao, or to be more precise, Shenghua Company owned by Song Yuanchao, Qin Zhengguo, Li Daqi, Gu Jie and Ying Caixia.
Shenghua Company's headquarters is now in Hong Kong. When this inconspicuous small company first opened, no one paid attention to it, and even the company had only a few employees. In addition to the boss Qin Zhengguo, the remaining employees were female employees recruited from Hong Kong who served as receptionists, secretaries, personnel, administration, and cashiers, plus two young salesmen.
There are only four people in the entire company. On weekdays, there is only one female employee in the company. Her main job is to answer the phone, fax, and go to the bank. The other two salesmen and the boss Qin Zhengguo are not in the company most of the time. They travel between various small and medium-sized garment factories and some accessories factories in Hong Kong every day, and only go to the company when necessary.
But for such a seemingly inconspicuous small company, the wealth in the bank has swelled like an inflatable ball in just over a month, which is simply unimaginable.
Although the weather in mid-April has already entered spring in the north, it is already very hot in Hong Kong.
Qin Zhengguo was wearing a suit and tie, dozing off in a second-hand Japanese car. The car was purchased not long ago. Although it was an old car that had been driven for more than five years, the car was well maintained and in good condition. It looked about 70% to 80% new.
It is not possible to do business in Hong Kong without a car. As a boss, he can't always take the bus to go back and forth, right? Not only is it inconvenient, but even if he visits customers, they will doubt his ability.
Qin Zhengguo is a natural businessman. Soon after arriving in Hong Kong, he figured out the thinking of the people here, so he gritted his teeth and spent money to buy this car shortly after the company was established. As for the driver, he is a salesman of the company. Qin Zhengguo can drive now and he got a driver's license when he was in Shanghai before the Spring Festival, but he does not have a Hong Kong driver's license, so it will take some time for him to get a driver's license and drive himself.
The car soon arrived near Causeway Bay. Qin Zhengguo's company was here, renting an old building. The building was basically filled with offices of small companies. There were so many signs hanging on the bottom of the building that it was difficult to tell the number at a glance. Those coming in and out were all clerks in suits, carrying bags, and busying themselves making a living.
"Boss, we're at the company." The car stopped steadily in front of the building's door. The salesman Zhang Jiaming, who was driving, turned around and called out to wake up the sleepy Qin Zhengguo.
Qin Zhengguo opened his eyes, raised his hand to wipe the corners of his mouth, and then he calmed down and realized that he had arrived downstairs of the company.
"Jia Ming, park the car and go upstairs for the meeting. Oh, and call Yu Dan Zai later to ask him when he will arrive."
"Okay, boss." Zhang Jiaming nodded, got out of the car and helped Qin Zhengguo open the back door. Qin Zhengguo stepped out of the car, straightened his suit, and walked into the building carrying his briefcase.
I took the creaking old elevator to the 15th floor, got out of the elevator and walked towards the left passage. This building has a total of 23 floors. Except for a hotel below the third floor, the other 20 floors have the same layout. Each floor is in the shape of a U, with seven or eight companies in each direction. Qin Zhengguo's company is one of them.
