I'm reborn and I'm an international student again?

Day two.

"Mom, you drank too much last night. Why did you get up so early today? I'll just go over to the factory to take a look." Chen Xi yawned and walked downstairs, and saw Chen Caiyue staring at him while eating breakfast.

I talked a lot with Fang Yuan last night. Although I am not very familiar with him yet, Chen Xi still has a certain understanding of this person.

That is, this person is similar to himself, both belong to the second generation. Such people tend not to value money too much and will not do anything to get money.

Think about what the second generation of that era was like? And they were in the jewelry business, so their background was terrifying.

In terms of identity, Fang Yuan is actually from Hong Kong. He met Chen Caiyue in Qinhuai, so it can be said that both parents know each other.

Rich girls of that era all had a problem, which was that they didn't like rich boys. Chen Caiyue was no exception, so when she was young, she was not very interested in Fang Yuan. Instead, she liked poor boys who didn't have much money but were talented.

Thinking about last night, I asked a guy who had a crush on her all sorts of questions in front of my mother for so long. It would be strange if my mother was in a good mood today.

Seeing that his mother didn't say anything, Chen Xi could only walk over and sit down.

"Brat... forget it... there are guests coming to the factory today, so I'll go there early, otherwise it would be bad if they left." Chen Caiyue rubbed his swollen head.

At this time, the careful Zhao Lingshan noticed that Chen Caiyue was feeling uncomfortable, so she walked over and gave her a massage.

"Shanshan's technique is still the best. Oh, yes, right here." Chen Caiyue praised the woman behind her.

"What kind of customer is this? He has to come over so early in the morning?" Chen Xi asked, picking up a piece of bread and putting it into his mouth.

"He's from the Middle East. He used to be a regular customer of Huade."

"Wow, a rich man from the Middle East, you must go early, I will go with you." When Chen Xi heard that he was wearing a white cloth, he immediately became interested.

You know, the Middle Eastern tycoons are very famous all over the world.
The Middle East is a large area, and the people generally referred to as the local tycoons are Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the UAE.

Anyway, no matter where you are, the impression you give is that you are rich and generous.

"What nonsense were you talking about last night? Your uncle Fang and I still have nothing in common..."

"Haha, I've never seen anyone send you home. I chatted with him yesterday and he seemed like a nice guy, but I still need to continue observing him."

"Really? You think it's good too?"

"Didn't you say that you haven't even started yet? Why are you asking me this?"

"You little brat, you dare to make fun of your mother?" Chen Caiyue picked up a spoon and hit her son on the head.

"Haha."

"whee."

"Giggle."

The three girls couldn't help laughing when they saw Chen Xi being beaten.

Half an hour later, at the Huade Factory.

"Yue, long time no see, you are still as beautiful as ever."

"Thank you, Ali, you are the same, very noble!"

Looking at the wealthy Middle Eastern man in front of her, Chen Caiyue smiled.

"I heard that my image is called nouveau riche in your country, right, haha!" Ali suddenly blurted out a Chinese word.

"Hehe." Chen Caiyue was amused again by Ali's antics.

"This is your son, right? He has grown so big. I remember he was only a little bit taller the last time I saw him." Ali looked at Chen Xi, who was taller than him, and gestured exaggeratedly.

"Hello, I'm Chen Xi, welcome to visit Xinde." Chen Xi extended his hand.

"Don't be so reserved. I'm your old customer. Here, wear this as a gift." While Chen Xi was extending his hand, Ali took off a watch on his hand and put it directly on the other's wrist.

"This..." Looking at the somewhat expensive gift on his wrist, Chen Xi opened his mouth wide.

"Look at how surprised you are. Last time I gave your father several famous watches."

“It’s a bit too expensive.”

"I'll be angry if you don't take it." Ali pretended to be unhappy.

Uh...it's true, with a piece of cloth on my head, I am the richest person in the world.

There is absolutely nothing wrong with what you said.

Thinking back to the time when Chen Yifeng often brought back a bunch of luxury watches from the Middle East, it turned out that they were all given by this guy.

After several refusals and reluctances, Chen Xi was finally forced to accept the watch, but he had no intention of really accepting it. He was going to return it to Ali when he left.

"The factory is good, and the equipment is good too, but why do they look familiar?" Ali looked at a few machines and turned to look at them.

"Well, as you can see, some of these are Huade's products, some are our own products, and some are other brands." Chen Caiyue explained.

"What you have here is just a hodgepodge." Ali said with an exaggerated expression on his face.

"There's nothing we can do. Ward has run out of stock for us, and our own production is limited. We can only buy some other brands to supply to the next buyer." Chen Caiyue did not hide anything but told the truth.

"I don't understand these things, but there is still some gap between other brands and the one Huade provided to me. For example, this one is obviously not precise enough." Ali pointed to a JMM engraving machine in front of him.

They bought this equipment from outside, and Wang Defa's batch of equipment has not yet arrived.

"As far as I know, you don't seem to need so many high-end machine tools and equipment. Can't Huade's products satisfy your needs?" Chen Xi was a little puzzled.

You have to know that in this period, there were not many high-end manufacturing industries in China. Why did they need so many high-end machine tools and equipment?

“When people mention my place, they will definitely think of oil. We also made our fortune from it, but it is impossible to rely on this resource industry for a lifetime.

In recent years, the UAE has begun to transform towards a diversified economy, especially in the fields of finance, tourism, real estate and so on, and has achieved remarkable achievements.

Now some international companies have noticed the potential in our country and have already set up high-end manufacturing in Dibai, covering multiple fields such as lithium batteries and photovoltaic batteries.

To do these things, you need to build a lot of infrastructure and industrial project development, which has a huge demand for machine tools. Especially with the continuous development of high-end manufacturing, the demand for high-precision and high-efficiency machine tools is growing.

In addition, with the upgrading of the industry, isn’t smart manufacturing now the focus? We must keep pace with the times..." Ali introduced the current situation of Dibai to the two.

Yes, oil is a hot commodity, and all countries are eyeing it covetously. The price of oil changes every day. If you don't develop other industries, you will be strangled by others, and you will be doomed.

"But we don't have any high-end equipment at the moment..." Although Chen Caiyue really wanted to win over Alibaba as a big customer, given Huade's current situation, she was unable to supply high-end equipment to the other party.

"I know that. I can wait. Anyway, I can't get the goods from Ward for a while. Hahaha! I'm more interested in your 3D printer." Ali said, picking up a model toy on the table.

"I have a question for you. Why don't you go to Germany or Sakura Country to buy equipment?" Chen Xi suddenly asked. "Your father is to blame. He was the one who made it so that we couldn't get the goods from these two countries. Now the goods from these two countries are in short supply. You can't just pay a little money to get them. High-end machine tools are generally only supplied to stable old customers. Others can't buy them at all."

"I see that you are so generous. You should be able to buy it by spending several times the price. Besides, you don't seem to care about this little money."

“That being said, these companies have agreements with others. Although some equipment can be sold privately, the quantity is too small. Most importantly, there is no after-sales service.

Nowadays, companies and countries seem to be in the same boat, and often impose technological blockades on certain places. Hehe, some things cannot be shipped just because you want to.

Look at how many countries there are in the Middle East. In the past, these devices were transported by train, then transferred to trucks, and then assembled locally. If such precision equipment were to bump into something, the parts might not be able to be assembled.

It has gotten better in recent years, with air transport. But…"

Ali hesitated to speak.

"The equipment you purchased is not just for civilian use, right?" Chen Xi narrowed his eyes and looked at Ali.

"Haha, I'm neither a commoner nor a royal family member. Sometimes the royal family also has needs. Many things need to be customized, and the more private things cannot be known to outsiders." Ali laughed and was not embarrassed by being exposed for his lie.

"Then the reason you came to Xinde this time is... to wait until we reach Huade's level, which is difficult to achieve in a short time." Chen Caiyue never liked lying, so she told Ali the truth.

If it were any other boss, seeing such a financial backer, he would definitely make up some lies to hold the other party back.

For example, “Don’t worry, Ali, it won’t be long before you achieve machine tool freedom.”

Some may be even more extreme and trick people into investing by telling them that money can solve any problem.

“Your Xinde is currently in the growth stage, and everything requires money. Although I know you are not short of small amounts of money, in order for me to get enough equipment in the future, I decided to invest in you. As for the amount of investment, it will definitely not be small.

So, I will invest 1 billion first! But if you can make high-end equipment like Huade, you must give priority to me. Of course, you can't use this money for other things. This is a special fund for investing in Xinde..."

"Cough cough."

"cough."

Chen Caiyue and Chen Xi both coughed after hearing this.

The rich in the Middle East are the rich in the Middle East, they can throw out billions of dollars at will.

"Your investment is a bit too casual. What if we can't produce the equipment you need?" Chen Xi asked.

“There is a reward, too. If I can’t make back my investment, then I’ll just be unlucky.” Ali smiled.

"I'm a little puzzled. If you give so much money directly to Huade, the other party will definitely put aside other customers and give priority to supplying you." Chen Xi was still puzzled.

One billion yuan was directly given to Chen Yifeng, saying that he wanted to buy machine tools. According to his father's greed for money, all the other customers and promised things would definitely be pushed aside.

"Yue, didn't you tell Chen Xi that Huade has business dealings with several car parks? Like Mercedes-Benz and so on. I remember that all the cars Feng drives are Mercedes-Benz, and there are also limited edition ones, which should not be on the market in China." Ali was referring to the G-Class.

Chen Xi had heard before that his family seemed to have business dealings with Mercedes-Benz, but he was not sure what the details were.

"I said before that your father has agreements with those big companies. Between me and these century-old companies, only a fool would choose me and give up these stable customers. If we offend them, Huade's future business will probably be ruined." Ali spoke again.

"Our main problem now is with materials, and it's not easy to overcome the difficulty..." Chen Xi kindly reminded the rich father.

"I am only responsible for paying the money. The rest is not something I can handle. But I think this 3D printer is more interesting. I seem to have thought of a brand new business." Ali didn't listen to Chen Xi at all, but looked left and right at the model in front of him.

"As for 3D printers, those from Europe and the United States are better," said Chen Fu next to him.

"Can't you see? I said so much just because I want to cooperate with you. Do you think I don't know that Europe and the United States are better?" Ali looked at Chen Fu and shook his head.

No one knows what this Middle Eastern man is thinking, but in his previous life, he went to Dibai to do business.

The people there are indeed generous, and they don’t think too much about things. It’s like going out to buy vegetables. If the quality of your vegetables is not good, I will just throw them away. As for the money I spent on buying vegetables, I don’t care.

To sum up, the money comes too quickly, but this is only for the rich.

Not everyone in the Middle East is that rich. Other ordinary people are actually just like normal people.

"Don't worry, I have money, but I'm not stupid. I won't invest in a company casually. Caiyue and I have known each other for a long time. I like her because she is reliable and can do what she promised to others." Seeing that Chen Xi still didn't understand, Ali added.

This is because he still hasn't received Huade's equipment. Chen Yifeng's verbal assurances are as good as bullshit. Every time he calls, he says it will be delivered soon, but it's been delayed for two years and he hasn't even seen a screw.

Ali was really angry, otherwise he wouldn't have spent money and time waiting for Xinde to slowly pick up the pieces.

Then why didn't he invest in companies in the Sakura Country and Germany? That's because some of the powerful machine tool equipment manufacturers in these countries refused to allow others to invest.

Why should you share a piece of the pie with others when you have a business that is sure to make a profit?

One billion is an astronomical figure in the eyes of ordinary people in this era. He remembered that when he was in school, Yang Dingtian became the richest man in Qilin, and his wealth was only about one billion. Although so many years have passed, it is still a bit scary for a foreigner to casually take out one billion.

For large enterprises, one billion is neither too much nor too little.

Take the construction of Huajing Electronics' factory in Xinlu as an example, the investment is nearly 20 billion yuan.

However, Xinde does not need to build any production lines at all, and the manufacturing of equipment is mainly based on assembly.

For larger equipment, there is no need to assemble it at all and it can be directly towed to the customer's site for assembly.

In fact, Xinde can use the 1 billion yuan to do other things, such as research and development, building factories and warehouses, and acquiring land.

In terms of investment attributes, the best option at present is to acquire land.

Taking industrial land as an example, after acquiring the land, construction must start within the effective time according to regulations, otherwise it will be considered a violation.

But in the early days in China, many bosses bought the land and then left it alone. If someone came to check, they would just say a few words about insufficient funds and wait to build it, which could delay the time. It was impossible for the higher-ups to keep checking the matter.

If I really can't delay it any longer, I can just build something. For example, I can build a small house as a warehouse in a year, or use cheap boards to build a workers' dormitory. That's no problem.

Compared with other investment methods such as stocks and real estate, the investment risk of industrial land is relatively low and is suitable for conservative investors.

Areas close to transportation hubs, with complete supporting facilities and high industrial concentration are more valuable for investment.

The government has provided a series of preferential policies for the construction of industrial parks and the settlement of enterprises, such as tax exemptions and financing support, which also helps to increase the value of industrial land.

Moreover, with the development of manufacturing and logistics industries, the demand for industrial land continues to grow, and rental income is relatively stable.

When land prices appreciate, there are generally two possibilities.

As the city grows bigger, the higher-ups will ask you to relocate, give you a larger piece of land farther away, and then give you some compensation, or you can bargain with the leaders and build an industrial park.

Or you can just take the money directly, which is not a small amount of money. Generally speaking, the money you get is several times the amount you paid for the land.

In short, it’s just like the people who were relocated, making a lot of money! (End of this chapter)