Siheyuan: I earned foreign exchange in the heyday

Chapter 966 Good Cigarette

Just when Xiao Liu was feeling extremely bored, a man in a suit came to the factory gate.

As requested, Xiao Liu put on his gun, walked out of the gatehouse, stood outside the door and stretched out his hand to stop the other party.

"Comrade, this is a car factory. No outsiders are allowed to approach."

Wu Wentao is not the kind of person who likes to take advantage of others. Xiao Liu is a newcomer, so he also told Xiao Liu some techniques to judge people.

When a leader comes to inspect the automobile factory, he will most likely greet Director Chen, and Director Li will notify them in advance.

Unless you are the leader, or a higher-level leader comes, just let him go.

Those leaders you don’t know can only be released after consulting with Director Chen.

As for the rest of the so-called leaders who don’t even drive their cars, they will be stopped directly, unless they can tell you who they want to see for something, then it will be another matter.

Maybe what Wu Wentao said was not necessarily accurate, but it was of great help to Xiao Liu.

The man in front of him was not driving and was wearing a weird suit. He was definitely not a leader. Even if he was, he would be at most at the same level as Wu Wentao.

Xiao Liu naturally refused the other party to enter on the spot.

The other party was originally preparing to yell at Xiao Liu, but when he saw Xiao Liu carrying a gun, he was stunned for a moment.

He didn't expect that the gatekeepers at the car factory were all equipped with guns, so he spoke calmly.

"Hello, comrade. I am a salesperson from China International Trust and Investment Corporation. My name is Zhang Tao. Here is my letter of introduction. Please take a look."

Xiao Liu had never heard of this company, but in his memory, companies with the word "state" in their names must be very powerful.

It also had the word "international" in it, and the automobile factory was mainly an export-oriented company that earned foreign exchange, so the two seemed to have some connection. He nodded, took the letter of introduction and began to read it.

“Our company heard that the color TVs produced by the automobile factory were selling well overseas.

The purpose of the company asking me to come here this time is to use foreign exchange to directly purchase 100 color TVs and ship them abroad for sale.

After your factory ships the televisions to Hong Kong Island, the optical path charges will be very high. Our company will pay for the shipping of this batch of televisions.

The car factory only needs to give me a favorable price. Once the sales of this batch of televisions are good, we will increase our purchases in the future.

Anyway, we are earning foreign exchange, so there is no difference between shipping it to Hong Kong Island and selling it directly to us."

As a gatekeeper, Xiao Liu naturally has no say in this matter.

After checking the other party's letter of introduction, he said "Wait" to Zhang Tao and immediately turned to find Wu Wentao.

Xiao Liu hurried back to the concierge and said to Wu Wentao who was still playing games.

"Captain Wu, there's someone outside claiming to be from China International Trust and Investment Corporation. He wants to use foreign exchange to buy TV sets from our factory. Do you want to let him in?"

"First, give Director Chen a call and explain the situation to him. Then, you can do whatever he says."

"Didn't Director Chen go to the department for a meeting this morning? He's not in the factory right now."

Wu Wentao was stunned for a moment, then he remembered this.

"Yes, then look for..."

Wu Wentao didn't know who to look for. Li Chenglin, the lackey director, left with Director Chen.

There is no such thing as no one wanting the car factory's products, and there is no sales at all.

Chen Changan was not in the factory, so he didn't know who to contact when someone came to buy something. Then he thought that the other deputy factory directors were only in charge of production, and only Hou Yan was in charge of logistics, so it seemed that she was related to this matter.

"Then you can call Deputy Director Hou. She is in charge of the logistics and finance of the factory.

You give her a call and tell her what's going on. If Deputy Director Hou is willing to receive you, take the person to his office.

If Deputy Factory Director Hou doesn't want to, you can ask someone to come back tomorrow."

Wu Wentao was still playing games while talking, without even raising his head.

Xiao Liu had no choice but to call Deputy Director Hou himself.

In the current automobile factory, Hou Yan is showing signs of being the second-in-command under Chen Changan.

The other deputy factory directors were either busy with production or concentrating on research.

Only Hou Yan is in charge of logistics and finance, two very important departments.

Hou Yan originally thought that after Hou Mingjun's incident, she could still stay in the automobile factory, and being her deputy factory director was already a sentimental gesture from Chen Changan.

She had been managing the finances steadily, but as time went by, she gradually found that she seemed to have become the second-in-command of the automobile factory.

However, she knew her own limitations and that as long as Chen Changan was in the automobile factory, she would never be able to take the position.

If Chen Changan was transferred away, she would still have some chances, but she herself does not understand the technology.

Even if Chen Changan left, she still wouldn't be able to become the boss if the other deputy factory directors didn't support her.

Unlike before when she only cared about finance, Hou Yan now has some ideas and wants to show off in the factory and make some achievements to let others see.

After receiving Xiao Liu's call, Hou Yan immediately felt that this was an opportunity.

As the head of finance at the automobile factory, how could she not know about the people below her?

After the color TVs were shipped to Hong Kong Island, the settlement price there was not high. After arriving at the automobile factory, the profit was even lower.

It's because we earn foreign exchange. In fact, the color TV business is not profitable.

The main reason is that the color TVs in cars do not have their own core technology, so they can only win the market by relying on low prices and high quality.

Now there is an international trading company willing to use foreign exchange to buy televisions. Chen Changan is not in the factory just now. I hope I can negotiate this deal.

It can not only impress the factory leaders, but also bring profits to the factory. Why not do it?

So after receiving Hou Yan's notification, Xiao Liu turned around and came to Zhang Tao.

He looked the other person up and down again. He was wearing a weird suit and had a side-parted hairstyle.

Judging from this look, he looks like a traitor no matter how you look at him. I don’t know what happened, but nowadays people like him can enter multinational companies.

Then he thought that the automobile factory was also a multinational corporation. He was an unknown person in the army, but now he was working in a automobile factory.

Then he spoke to Zhang Tao.

"Let's go, our deputy director Hou wants to see you."

When Zhang Tao heard this, a bright smile immediately appeared on his face.

While following Xiao Liu into the car factory, he quickly took out a pack of Marlboro, took out a cigarette and handed it to Xiao Liu, then said.

"Brother, this is a foreign cigarette, Marlboro, try it."

Xiao Liu glanced at him and didn't take his cigarette. He didn't even take Wu Wentao's cigarette, so why would he take a stranger's cigarette?

What's wrong with foreign cigarettes? Are they definitely better than Chinese cigarettes? The Zhonghua cigarettes that Director Li smokes are the good ones.

"Put aside your nonsense and just do your job. I can't get used to smoking foreign cigarettes. Good Chinese people should smoke Chinese cigarettes."

"Yes, yes, you are right. I am used to dealing with foreigners."

Zhang Tao took out another pack of Zhonghua cigarettes from his pocket and handed it to Xiao Liu again.

"Comrade, please try this, Zhonghua, our country's cigarettes are definitely delicious."