Volume 5: The Age of Storms Chapter 0719 Moral Bottom Line
"It's not Tamiya, it's Wanxiao Group." Chen Xiejing said depressedly: "At the beginning of this year, the group imitated one of Tamiya's four-wheel drive vehicles, and was very careful to circumvent all patents. It did not constitute infringement, but it did not circumvent Wanxiao Group's appearance patent."
"Ha, then let's negotiate. They clearly want to extort money from you. This is a lesson for you. Next time you launch a new product, remember to check the patent in advance. Infringement can be a big deal or a small one. The more famous the Heche Group is, the more serious the consequences will be. Let's skip this matter and continue."
The left hand is calculating the right hand, so Nan Yi doesn’t say much.
"The group's pull-back car sales are currently good. As of the day before yesterday, the total sales of pull-back cars this year was RMB 17,059,200 plus HKD 6,278,100, with a gross profit margin of around 46.5%. The group is now focusing on developing higher-end pull-back cars to further increase sales.
Due to the high price, the sales of remote control toys are not very ideal. The total sales this year is 1.0614 million RMB plus 4.7139 million HKD. The sales volume overseas is higher than that in China. "
"Did you pay attention to the first mini 4WD race this summer?"
“I’ve paid attention.”
"It is not realistic to hold such a competition in the mainland now. In the eyes of most people, it is a waste of time. So you can hold the competition in Xiangcun and invite children from Shenzhen and Guangzhou to participate. The competition should be low-key for the mainland, while strengthening the ties between the two sides should be high-profile.
In addition, we can also learn from the "4WD Boy" comics by Tokuda Dinosaur, extract a localized story, and produce an animated film "River Cart Man". The Shanghai Animation Film Studio is not having a good time, so this is a good time to cooperate with them.
Think more divergently. There are ready-made answers there for you to copy. It would be wrong if you can't copy them well.
Of course, we cannot copy it. We need to consider our national conditions, our local characteristics, and what children like to watch and what is acceptable to adults.
We also have to consider how to implant a concept - Mini 4WD = Heche Group, and only Heche Group's Mini 4WD is a Mini 4WD.
The production of animation is not the most important part, the conception of the story is the most critical. You can’t just find a few writers to come up with the story script. You have to find children’s story experts, children’s education experts, marketing experts, psychology experts, and a person who is responsible for being a mentor in the MLM industry.
These people are indispensable. Only by bringing them all together can we come up with a story that we need. Of course, when we are coming up with the story, we also have to listen to the children’s demands and opinions.”
After Chen Xiejing, it was Chen Yuxiu from Erdong Electronics' turn to report on his work.
His reporting method was a little different. He directly moved a 14-inch TV and a "computer case" to the conference table, plugged in the power, pressed the Power button on the host, waited for one or two seconds, and the Chinese characters "Start learning computers from an early age" composed of several jagged pixel blocks appeared on the TV screen.
Nan Yi frowned when he saw the words, "Yu Xiu, change the words, these words can't be used randomly."
"It shouldn't be a big deal, right? Isn't it all reported in the newspaper?"
"How can this be compared with newspapers? Listen to me and change it. If you don't, you might get into trouble."
"Okay, I'll listen to you." Chen Yuxiu said reluctantly, "I'll show you our little Superman computer."
As he spoke, Chen Yuxiu inserted a learning card that looked a bit like a floppy disk into the host computer. "There are two modes in total: immersive learning mode and educational and entertaining mode. The immersive learning mode is pure typing, and the educational and entertaining mode is learning typing in the form of games.
In addition to the airplane shooting mode you mentioned, we have also developed bee shooting and snake shooting modes. "
Chen Yuxiu called up the snake mode and put his hand on the keyboard. He saw a short snake on the screen and some English letters surrounding it. When the snake passed by an English letter, he entered the corresponding English letter on the keyboard and the English letter on the screen would be eaten.
There are relatively few English letters on the screen in the first level, but they start to increase in the second level, and so on, with each level having more letters than the previous one. By the sixth level, English letters are combined in pairs, and by the eleventh level, they are combined in groups of three. English words begin to appear in the later levels.
"Yu Xiu, this game mode is good, but try to make a version that directly displays English words, targeting older students, such as high school students and college students."
Chen Yuxiu, who was operating the keyboard, said complacently: "We have already thought of this and are preparing to issue youth learning cards."
"Well, take a look at the programming learning card." Nan Yi nodded and said.
Chen Yuxiu replaced a learning card and inserted it into the host computer. After a while, an editor-like interface appeared on the TV screen. "The learning card integrates SQL, BASIC, and C languages. It can realize simple programming and debugging, mainly to learn grammar."
As he spoke, Chen Yuxiu entered a simple SQL code and pressed the Enter key. A database-like interface appeared on the screen and a column of data was deleted.
"The most basic addition, deletion, modification and query can all be achieved, but the code is not actually run, but the screen in the library is called." Chen Yuxiu explained.
"Not bad, you make a very concise argument. If Erdong Electronics can't continue, you can go to Silicon Valley to be a programmer." Nan Yi praised with a smile on his face.
"Haha, SQL is so simple. I can get started after just two days of tutorials."
"Where are the game cards? Where are you going to set up the factory?"
Erdong Electronics will not openly participate in the production of game cards and will only focus on the research and development of learning cards. It is the shameless pirates who took advantage of the loophole and tarnished the sacred Little Superman computer with game cards.
Chen Yuxiu did not directly answer Nan Yi's question, but looked at Chen Zongqing.
Chen Zongqing saw Chen Yuxiu's gaze and said, "Nan Yi, this is what I am planning to do. I plan to hand over the game card business to Baiche Village. You know your aunt is from Baiche Village. Our lives are better, but their lives are not so good. The head of Baiche Village has come to me several times, wanting me to help."
"Uncle Zong Qing, I have no opinion on who does this business, as long as we get what we deserve. And since we want to maintain the reputation, we must do it to the end. Erdong Electronics must not have anything to do with game cards."
"That's definitely no problem. The village chief of Baizhe Village is a real man who keeps his word and will not betray his friends." Chen Zongqing said with satisfaction.
"Well, Yu Xiu, we can arrange the advertisements and try to launch them in December, so as to create a sales peak before the Spring Festival in 1989."
"Sir, besides advertising, I have some other ideas."
"you say."
"I plan to visit the education committees in various places and directly introduce the Little Superman computer into schools as a teaching tool, and have teachers recommend that students and parents buy it."
As soon as Chen Yuxiu finished speaking, Nan Yi's forehead was furrowed.
"Yu Xiu, your idea is a good one. I believe it can bring us a lot of sales. Although we want to build a memorial archway, what is the Little Superman computer? Others may not know it, but don't we know it ourselves?
We want to make money, but we should not be too greedy. No matter what others think or do, school is a sacred place for me to teach and educate people. No matter how long our hands are, we should not extend them to the school and leave a pure land for the children. "
Nan Yi patted Chen Yuxiu on the shoulder and said, "Don't even think about the school. A stubborn person won't do anything. You should think about how to fool those parents."
"You really can't do it?" Chen Yuxiu asked unwillingly.
"No, I'd rather see the Superman computer go unsold than see you reaching out to the school. The school is our forbidden area, stay away from it."
"But if we don't do it, others will. I know there are a lot of tricks in school uniforms and exercise books."
Nan Yi shook his head, "Let others eat shit, we won't eat it."
"All right."
"Weiqiao, it's your turn now. Tell me what happened." Nan Yi sat back in his seat and said, "What happened to the corner of your eye? Is it injured?"
"It was bad luck. Two horse teams met in our mining area and started fighting after a disagreement. I hid aside to watch the fun. A grenade exploded and a stone flew past my eye." Chen Weiqiao said with a bitter face.
"Haha, didn't you ask them for compensation?"
"No, they did offer it to me, but it was free stuff, so I didn't dare to take it. Recently, the forces in the Golden Triangle have started to reshuffle, and the movements are quite big. Gunfire can be heard almost every day."
"Let them do whatever they want. Just don't provoke us and stick to the principle of not interfering with others. Anyone with a brain won't create an enemy like us."
People in the Golden Triangle are also businessmen and they also have to calculate costs. No one would bother to mess with people who are not in competition with them for no reason.
"So far, we have not been at odds with any force. We have all maintained a superficial friendship. No one has ever fought in our mining area before. But this time the commotion is too big, and it has come to the point of a fight to the death," Chen Weiqiao explained.
"Be careful and maintain your position. If the worst happens, save your life first. You can lose the assets in the mine, but don't try to be a hero. As long as you are alive, you can get everything back."
"I know, if something really happens, I will definitely be the first one to run away." Chen Weiqiao said with a smile.
"Well, let's get down to business. Is the mine's output now stable?"
"It has stabilized. Now we can not only guarantee our own use, but also take out most of it for sale. We have already stockpiled 1,400 tons of refined copper ingots on the border of Yunnan Province."
"Oh, then we can start the electrolytic copper factory. The demand for electric wires is increasing, and electrolytic copper is selling well. Uncle Zong Qing, where do you think it would be best to open the factory?"
"Can't we open it here?"
"No, it must be at least 15 kilometers away from Nanchen Village." Nan Yi shook his head and said, "The electrolytic copper plant is polluting. It is best to open it in a sparsely populated area close to the sea. This way it will not affect people and it will also be convenient for our products to be exported."
"I can't think of a place that meets these two conditions right now. I'll have someone walk along the coastline tomorrow to look for it."
"Well, if the factory can be opened locally, then open it locally. There is really no other way to find one outside. Live by the mountain, live by the mountain; live by the water, live by the water; live by the factory, then live by the factory. Wei Zong, it must be uncomfortable to be Luo Hong's grandson, right?"
Chen Weizong waved his hand and said with a bitter face: "Don't say it. There is a restaurant in the city. I have to settle the bill once a month. There are many names on the bill that I don't recognize, but I still have to pay the bill. The winery hasn't started to make money yet, and some people are more anxious than us. When they are anxious, they will overeat, right?"
"Haha, I've dealt with the King of Hell for you, but you have to deal with it yourself, little ghost. As for making money, those who are standing can make money, and we who are kneeling must also be able to make money. If you want to be respected in front of others, you have to suffer behind their backs. Just bear with it slowly, and when you become successful, you can brag about your struggle to others."
After a few jokes, the meeting continued.
After a little after nine o'clock, when all the topics to be discussed in the meeting were finished, Nan Yi brought up a new topic.
"Everyone knows that farming is not profitable. Now the land in the village is farmed by older women. In the next few years, everyone will be busy with their own business. As for agriculture, I don't want to do business for the time being. Let the women farm first, help take care of the children at home, and play cards together when they have time.
Older women can take a break, but young women cannot. They cannot stay at home and take care of children when they are not old enough to work. There are nurseries and kindergartens in the village, so young women can be completely freed from household chores.
In the past two years, Western-style bread has become more and more popular in big cities, and there are more and more varieties. It is no longer just the old bread and chicken leg bread. More and more people are eating it. Opening a bakery and selling bread is a good business. So, I suggest that Auntie take the lead in organizing the young women in the village to do this.
Don’t be in a hurry to open a shop. Go out and learn from a master first, no matter it is the southern or northern style, go to learn from masters all over the country. After you have learned everything in China, then go to learn abroad. After all, bread is a foreign thing, and if you want to talk about authenticity, it has to be from foreigners.
After integrating Chinese and Western cultures, we can then think about developing some bread and snacks that suit the tastes of our people. Once everything is ready, we can start opening a bakery."
"Sir, let the women take care of the children and the elderly at home, and leave the money-making to us men," said Chen Guowen.
Chen Ruiwu said, "Yes, women should just stay at home. Why do they have to go out and suffer? We work hard outside, isn't it just to let them live a stable life without suffering?"
"What Guowen and Ruiwu said makes sense, sir. The village's industries are developing in a healthy way and have good prospects. The village's dividends will increase year by year, and there is no need for women to go out to earn money." Chen Zongjie said.
Nan Yi nodded and said, "What everyone said makes sense. Indeed, the village does not need women to go out to earn money to live a good life. However, everyone present here is a person of status in the outside world. Even if you are not surrounded by people, at least you have face.
At night, you can sit in karaoke bars, dance halls, and nightclubs. You will see many beautiful women with good figures. Some will come to you as soon as you wave, and some may even come to you on their own initiative. It is easy to find a considerate lover. Not to mention those with a strong smell of worldly things, it is not difficult to find a college student. "
After a pause, Nan Yi continued, "As for me, I am not a good person when it comes to matters between men and women. I have women outside, more than one, both domestic and foreign. But even if I have more women outside, I have never thought of divorcing Liu Zhen.
What about you?
Will you divorce your current wife in the future and find someone younger and prettier?
There is no need to deny it, some of you have already had this idea. Oh, you are a big shot now, and your wife at home is not worthy of you. It would be embarrassing to take her out, right?
Who hasn’t been beautiful?
Who hasn’t been young?
The ones you are looking for now or are planning to find will all grow old in the future, so just spend some money on them for fun. If anyone wants to bring them back as your primary caregiver, I will be the first to say no.
Why let women go out to work, why let them go out to see the world?
I want them to improve themselves together with the men in the village who are present here, and always stay on the same level with you, so that they don't be looked down upon by you.
It is also to make them financially independent. Only with financial independence can they be independent in personality. If they are financially independent and independent in personality, once someone insists on having his own way, they will be left with nothing.
Not only should bakeries be opened, but they should be opened on a large scale, all over the country, so that there will be a few strong women among the women in the village, and each woman in the village will own at least a few shops. "
After Nan Yi finished speaking, almost everyone present looked at each other, and no one agreed even if anyone said something against it.
After a long silence, Chen Zongqing said, "Let's adjourn the meeting. We'll talk about the bakery later. Those who need to go home should go home, and those who need to go back should go back early."
This meeting was held to accommodate Nan Yi's schedule. Not everyone can attend calmly. Some people have to rush back to their work city overnight, and tomorrow's work must proceed as normal.
After the meeting, Nan Yi walked together with Chen Zongqing and Chen Weizong.
"Nan Yi, have we let the bakery matter go?"
"Uncle Zong Qing, do you disagree with my idea?"
"It's useless for me to agree. You can see that other people don't want their wives to go out and work."
"I know. I didn't expect everyone to agree. But I still have to do this. I won't do it in the name of the village. I can do this business with Auntie personally. Uncle Zong Qing is not planning to replace Auntie, right?"
"Don't talk nonsense. If your aunt hears it, I'll be in trouble." Chen Zongqing complained and said, "It's okay for individuals to do it. People won't have such big opinions."
"Yes." Nan Yi nodded, stopped and said: "Uncle Zong Qing, Wei Zong, I will leave tomorrow afternoon. We can talk tomorrow morning if we have anything to say. I will go back and rest first."
"good."
The three of them separated and Nan Yi walked towards his home.
When he arrived at the door of his house, opened it and walked into the living room, Nan Yi was immediately hit by a chill.
"Oh no, there's a ghost in the room. Bring me my peach wood sword." Nan Yi exclaimed.
The school beauty said calmly: "Nansheng, when you were in the meeting, I came back early and turned on the fan, and even poured water on the floor."
"Oh, what a shame. I thought there was a female ghost haunting here."
Nan Yi muttered something, walked straight to his room, found some clean clothes from the closet, and went into the bathroom to take a shower.
"The bright moon shines, the cold wind blows through the willow alleys, it is a female ghost looking for a lover, who is willing to love, the sad ghost bride, accompanies the female ghost, secretly worships the moonlight late at night... Her eyes, her eyes, are like shining stars, see, see..."
While taking a shower, Nan Yi was humming, not afraid at all of attracting a female ghost.
The next day, Nan Yi and Cai Shufen talked about the bakery, had lunch at Chen Zongqing's house, and then set out on the journey back to Xiangkeng.
At the checkpoint of Shencun, Nan Yi and Ge Cuizhu met each other.
