Letting Chinese companies work for foreign companies is an inspiration that Feng Xiaochen got from Han Jiangyue. After returning to the capital from Mingzhou, Feng Xiaochen talked about this idea to his grandmother Yan Leqin and uncle Feng Hua who returned to China for the New Year, and gained their recognition. Yan Leqin, based on her experience in Germany, said that it is a common practice for many equipment giants to hand over some accessories and auxiliary machines with low technical content and thin profit margins to other companies for doing. This method can allow these equipment giants to focus their energy on developing advanced technologies and avoid those low-end jobs involving their energy.

In the early years, this kind of product subcontracting was often limited to Europe, and even within the country's domestic scope. Many small enterprises survived by subcontracting business from large enterprises. As the cost of human resources in Europe continued to increase, product subcontracting began to turn to Japan, Southeast Asia, South America and other regions. Some companies took on subcontracting tasks by establishing joint ventures in these regions, while others simply subcontracted the tasks to local enterprises with some strength.

Chinese companies have hardly participated in such international cooperation in the past. On the one hand, the reason is that China had too little economic exchanges with the world in the past few years, and on the other hand, the reason is that the technical level of Chinese companies does not meet the requirements of undertaking subcontracting business. In particular, many technical specifications of Chinese companies follow the Soviet Union and do not match Western industrial standards, so it is difficult to effectively connect.

Since the reform and opening up, China has gradually moved to the world and its foreign exchanges have continued to increase. At the same time, the country has carried out large-scale technology introductions, and most of the technologies introduced come from the Western world, realizing the transformation from Soviet standards to Western standards. In this way, the foundation for Chinese companies to undertake the outsourcing business of Western companies has been formed, and what is lacking is just a kind of consciousness.

Yan Leqin knew very well what the significance of promoting Chinese companies to become outsourcing companies in Western enterprises has for China's industrial technology development. She was deeply pleased that Feng Xiaochen was able to think of this and intend to put it into practice. She also said that when she returned to Germany, she would help Feng Xiaochen contact some businesses, which is also her contribution to the country's industrial progress.

Feng Hua and Feng Shuyi also started their own profession and gave Feng Xiaochen some guidance. For example, Feng Shuyi reminded him that when taking over outsourcing business, he needed to consider issues such as technical patents and licenses, and he might also obtain foreign technology transfer. Feng Xiaochen wrote down all these reminders one by one.

After the Spring Festival, Feng Xiaochen came to the Heavy Installation Office and reported his new ideas to Luo Xiangfei. Luo Xiangfei understood it as soon as he heard it, and couldn't help but be happy. Under Luo Xiangfei's push, equipment manufacturing companies going abroad to find the market quickly became a major decision. Various functional ministries and commissions issued calls to subordinate companies. The company leaders who went to the Heavy Installation Office to inquire about the specific practices almost crushed the threshold of Luo Xiangfei's office.

Ideas are a good idea, but the specific implementation and what problems are there during the implementation process need to be tried before we can know. At this time, the fifth set of large fertilizer equipment introduced by the country from Japan was completed and put into production, which means that this round of large fertilizer technology introduction was successful. Luo Xiangfei sent Wang Genji and Feng Xiaochen to Japan to explore their words in the name of thanking the Japanese equipment vendors and see if it is feasible to undertake outsourcing business.

In fact, the earliest candidates Luo Xiangfei arranged did not include Feng Xiaochen, because Feng Xiaochen was no longer a cadre of the reinstallation office, but a student of the Academy of Social Sciences. However, Wang Genji, who was selected by Luo Xiangfei, firmly requested to hire Feng Xiaochen as a "consultant" and go to Japan with him. Luo Xiangfei had no choice but to ask Feng Xiaochen for his advice and let him set off with Wang Genji.

After Feng Xiaochen and Wang Genji arrived in Japan, the first person he visited was Gan Guiwuzhi, vice chairman of the Japan Chemical Equipment Association, who was also the Japanese leader of the large fertilizer introduction project. For Gan Guiwuzhi, Feng Xiaochen did not reveal his true intention, but talked with him in a foggy way. Gan Guiwuzhi was confused. Even though he was determined to avoid leaking any secrets, Feng Xiaochen still found out the dilemma of Japanese chemical equipment companies nowadays. Feng Xiaochen had already known this dilemma in advance, but after Gan Guiwuzhi said that he had a little more intuitive impression, and on this basis he formed a lobbying strategy for various companies.

"Vice President Mine, we came to discuss cooperation with you with friendship. You have technology and we have cheap labor. The advantages of both of us are complementary and the prospects for cooperation are very broad. Take the 200-centimeter synthetic tower as an example. Your equipment cost is US$400,000, of which material and labor costs each account for half. If handed over to Chinese companies for manufacturing, material costs cannot be saved, but labor costs can be saved by more than 80%, and the cost of the entire equipment can be reduced by 40%, which will make your products stronger market competitiveness."

Feng Xiaochen narrated in a gentle tone that his Japanese pronunciation was not particularly accurate, but it seemed to have some magic, which made Mineronji start to be moved.

The synthesis tower mentioned by Feng Xiaochen was also subcontracted by Qiujian to other companies in the past. The one who undertakes this business is a small Japanese company with Qiujian for more than 20 years of cooperation. But last month, the company proposed to Qiujian that it hopes to increase the price of subcontracts by 5% to eliminate the increased costs due to the increase in workers' wages.

Mineronji is struggling with this because he knows that the other party’s demands are reasonable. Due to the strong expectations of the appreciation of the yen, a large number of international hot money flocked to Japan, pushing up the housing and stock prices in Japan and driving up prices. Workers rely on wages to survive. When prices rise, workers will naturally demand wages increase, otherwise they will not be able to survive.

However, Mineronji was unable to agree to the other party's request immediately, because once the price of subcontracted equipment rose, the price of complete equipment would be increased. Now foreign merchants are complaining that the prices are too high. Qiujian Club is just forced to reduce the price due to cost pressure, so how dare they raise the price?

Feng Xiaochen's appearance can be said to have handed a soft and fragrant pillow when Mineronji was sleepy, which gave him the urge to pounce on him and fall asleep soundly. However, as a senior entrepreneur, he would not be so frivolous. He nodded slightly and said, "Mr. Feng, what you said does make some sense, but we are still used to using our own subcontractors, because this will bring more convenience in communication and quality."

"I can understand." Feng Xiaochen smiled faintly, "But, Vice President Mine, do you really need to consider a backup plan? According to economists' forecast, the yen will continue to appreciate in the next two years, from the current 200 yen to 150 yen, or even 120 yen. At that time, Japan's export trade terms will further deteriorate. Of course, if Akimaki's business scope is limited to Japan, there is no need to worry."

"this……"

Minere Ryuki's face became ugly. He had heard of the expectation of further appreciation of the yen. There are many different opinions about what level the yen will rise, and the numbers Feng Xiaochen said are undoubtedly the most terrifying situation. Feng Xiaochen said that if Akima's business is limited to Japan, this is just a hypothesis, and it can even be said to be a hypothesis that deliberately disgusted Minere Ryuki. Because Akima's business is precisely the vast majority of it in Japan, the impact of the appreciation of the yen on Akima's business is almost fatal.

In fact, it is not just Akimatsu Company? Japan is an island country with shortage of resources and a small market. The outward-oriented economy is the foundation of Japan's country. Most Japanese companies rely on overseas markets to develop. If the overseas market is lost due to the appreciation of the yen, the Japanese economy will fall into a deep valley.

"Mine Vice President, I'm afraid it's better to prepare some things in advance. It's not a year or two to train a subcontractor, but it takes longer to get in. It's not that easy to find a subcontractor when things are about to come. Of course, what I just said was just a small suggestion. Director Wang and I came to Akima Club this time to express our gratitude to Vice President Mine. Now that the gratitude has been conveyed, we should say goodbye. We have made an appointment with Chairman Hirotsuki Kawabata of the Morishishi Institute of Technology. We are going to thank him now."

Feng Xiaochen said this and pulled Wang Genji to stand up, bowed to Minelongji to say goodbye. Minelongji smiled with a complicated mood and personally took them to the elevator entrance. Seeing the elevator descending to the first floor, Minelongji turned his head and gave the secretary a calm face:

"Fangzi, please contact the president to see when he is free. I want to report to him about the company's future business strategy issues with several other executives."

In the following days, Feng Xiaochen and his party visited more than a dozen chemical equipment manufacturers like a shuttle, and asked an acquaintance to introduce them to contact some equipment manufacturers in other industries. Feng Xiaochen is quite familiar with the situation in various industries and is also familiar with the technical conditions of many domestic equipment companies. When they encounter a suitable opportunity, they will recommend them to Japanese companies. Although most Japanese companies gave ambiguous answers to what Feng Xiaochen talked about, Feng Xiaochen and Wang Genji could clearly feel that everyone was still very interested in them.
Chapter completed!