Chapter 90: GAC Honda is established
Lu Ding had a lot of things on his mind, but he didn't want to tell Ning Xuehua because he felt that as the head of the family, throwing the pressure of work onto his wife was a sign of manliness.
Now that his son was willing to listen, he was actually quite happy in his heart, thinking that the Lu family finally had a successor.
"Now my peers are all upgrading their quality to get more orders. I thought so , but because the factory's performance was not good, the bank refused to approve the loan, so I couldn't replace the equipment. The technology was more backward and the price was not competitive. I used to have a few orders sporadically, but now I can't get any orders for several months. If this continues, the factory will not be able to pay the water and electricity bills."
As soon as he said this, Lu Ding seemed to have let go of the pent-up anger in his heart, and his expression could not help but relax. He knew that Lu Yiming could not help, but he was actually listening carefully, which made him feel very relieved.
The mold factory that Lu Ding currently runs strictly belongs to the industrial design industry, which is a branch of the machinery industry.
However, it will take at least another 20 years for the domestic machine tool industry to develop properly. Before that, it will be completely dependent on imports. This has resulted in many local small and medium-sized enterprises having to purchase equipment at high prices, which has seriously suppressed production demand.
But now it is 1998, and the situation is even worse.
Because to purchase imported equipment, you have to use US dollars, and that’s foreign exchange!
Especially at this time, the Asian financial crisis that began in 1997 is coming to an end, and the foreign exchange of domestic banks will basically be used in the financial war to defend Hong Kong.
Not to mention that Lu Ding begged for help from everyone, even asking the Jade Emperor for help would not help.
Under such circumstances, let alone going to the bank manager for a drink, even if you drink paraquat, you will not be able to borrow money.
After all, our country has its own national conditions, and political needs are above all else. Xiang Jiang has just returned to the country, and we cannot just leave him alone no matter what.
Lu Yiming did not agree with Lu Ding's complaints.
Lu Ding was limited by the times and only focused on his factory, or the industry. But in fact, this was not just a matter of his industry, but an international situation and a global perspective .
National resources are limited, so we can only focus investment on key areas first, and the machinery manufacturing industry is obviously not among them.
Lu Yiming didn't want to talk about this with Lu Ding, fearing that he might accidentally let it slip, so he simply asked, "Dad, how much money are you planning to borrow?"
Lu Ding estimated in his mind and said, "It will cost about 400,000 US dollars to purchase a batch of Makino machine tools."
This money will certainly be useful to Lu Ding.
Just this summer, on July 1st, a major event happened in Baiyun City, that is, Guangqi Honda was established. The products of this joint venture company almost formed a monopoly in the national automobile industry for a period of time in the future.
Currently, GAC Honda has just been established and is in the preparation stage.
Many people have set their eyes on the fat piece of meat of Guangben and want to get a piece of it. Even if they can't get the meat, it would be great to have a taste of the soup. Lu Ding is one of them.
Lu Ding did not dare to dream of manufacturing cars, but if GAC could get a few orders for auto parts processing, it would be enough for his mold factory to make a living.
However, if you want to become a supplier of GAC, there are certain requirements, and just treating people to a meal is not enough.
So in recent times, Lu Ding has been busy inside and outside the factory trying to solve equipment problems and at least get the factory's process level up to standard.
Lu Yiming, who is familiar with the general trend of the times, knows that the two most promising industries in the country's future are real estate and the Internet, both of which are new tracks that can incubate several trillion-dollar private enterprises.
As for manufacturing...
To be honest, this is a big pit. Only those who are good at internal circulation and have a little official background and can obtain policy and financial support have a slight chance of survival.
If it was just for the sake of making money, Lu Yiming would not be stupid enough to invest his money in it. After all, he was very unfamiliar with the development of the manufacturing industry, and it was not something that he could handle with private capital.
But who can blame my dad for tinkering with technology and industry?
It’s just four hundred thousand US dollars, just think of it as letting Lu Ding buy some big toys.
There’s nothing I can do, my brother is just so filial!
Lu Yiming considered his words for a moment, then said, "Dad, four hundred thousand dollars isn't a lot. I can give it to you, but..."
Before she finished speaking, Ning Xuehua, who had just served the preserved egg and lean meat porridge to the table, tapped Lu Yiming's head with the rice spoon in her hand and said, "Are you still talking nonsense so early in the morning. And four hundred thousand US dollars, I think you have a hard time taking out forty dollars."
Lu Yiming covered his head and muttered in retort: "I'm not talking nonsense, I really have this money!"
Ning Xuehua snorted, obviously not believing it: "Then tell me, who gave you this money?"
Lu Yiming said: "Bill Gates."
"who?"
"Bill Gates, CEO of Microsoft, the richest man in the world."
Ning Xuehua didn’t know who Bill Gates was, but Lu Ding knew.
He doesn't have an international perspective, but he has read the Forbes magazine that flows into Baiyun from the Hong Kong side.
Since three years ago, Bill Gates has been ranked first as the world's richest man on the Forbes rich list every year!
Ning Xuehua said with a serious expression: "Don't tell me those nonsense, tell me honestly, where did all this money come from?"
Lu Yiming sighed and told the truth: "Okay, I'll be honest. Last semester, I taught myself computer programming and found a vulnerability in the Windows system, so I wrote a system patch to help Microsoft improve the Windows system. Bill Gates gave me $300,000 as a reward."
Although Mr. Bill Gates might have a different opinion on the last point.
But who cares?
Ning Xuehua and Lu Ding didn't know anything about Windows systems or patches, so they couldn't tell whether Lu Yiming was telling the truth. Ning Xuehua asked, "You're not lying, are you?"
Lu Yiming sold out his teammates decisively: "How could I lie? I bought the computer with the money I earned, and it's still at my homeroom teacher's house. He can prove it. As for the money, it was all deposited into cousin Yi Wen's card. If you don't believe it, you can ask them."
At the beginning, Lu Yiming asked Li Yiwen not to tell because Lu Yiming needed to use this money as capital to open an Internet cafe, and then use the Internet cafe's recharge gimmick to attract funds to short the ruble.
Now that everything is over, and Lu Ding happens to need money, Lu Yiming naturally has no need to hide it.
Ning Xuehua heard that Lu Yiming had done such a big thing, and she was actually kept in the dark. She was so angry that she grabbed Lu Yiming's ears and said, "Good boy, have you grown wings? You even dared to hide it from me!"
Lu Ding thought that if Lu Yiming really took out 300,000 US dollars, he could do and then borrow another 100,000, and the problem would not be a big deal. Thinking of this, Lu Ding felt very relieved.
This unreliable son of mine has really made it. Not only has his grades improved rapidly, but he has even earned $300,000 US dollars with his own ability!
At that moment, Lu Ding couldn't wait to ask: "Where's the money?"
Lu Yiming said: "It's all spent."
Lu Ding: “…”
Ning Xuehua: “…”
