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

When he returned to the villa at night, Chen Xi met Xiao Ming's new girlfriend, Bao Yu.

He didn't ask Xiao Ming how he broke up with Zhang Yi, but guessed it was probably because of what happened in the West District before.

This new girlfriend Bao Yu is similar to Zhang Yi, both of them have a little loli look, which Xiao Ming likes.

But Bao Yu is much more beautiful than Zhang Yi. After all, Zhang Yi's appearance is of average to below average level.

Bao Yu was still in school, so Xiao Ming was an old man who had taken advantage of the situation. According to Xiao Ming, they met in a cram school. He would go to the cram school to satisfy his craving for teaching, but he ended up falling asleep in bed while doing so.

"Hello, Brother Xi!" Bao Yu greeted him warmly every time he saw him and seemed very polite. He was much more pleasing to the eye than that Zhang Yi.

"Well, hello!" Chen Xi responded with a smile.

"Brother Xi, I asked around at school. International students and some people with poor financial conditions will not hire a cleaning company to come to their home, because it costs hundreds of Australian dollars each time, which they can't afford at all. And the number of these people is very large. I think we can refer to the domestic sharing projects to launch self-service cleaning capsule equipment. The deposit is set at 150 Australian dollars, and it includes a vacuum cleaner + steam mop. The charge is 20 Australian dollars per hour, which can increase the company's considerable income..." Bao Yu suddenly talked about a business plan, which surprised Chen Xi.

He opened his mouth slightly and said, "Why didn't you tell Xiao Ming about this?"

"I have said that, but he always says that I am a student. These things are all theoretical. If they are actually used, they will only lose money. Brother Ming thinks that if we launch self-service cleaning equipment, it will affect the current business of the company. If others do their own cleaning, who will hire a cleaning company? But I think the two are not actually contradictory. Different customer groups have different needs. Besides, if we don't do it and let others do it, then Sihai's living space will be compressed in the future..."

"Yeah, that makes sense! I'll talk to Xiao Ming about this tomorrow. He's still out there buying you a midnight snack."

Hearing this, Bao Yu's face turned slightly red.

After all, she is a little girl and is still a little thin-skinned.

But her brain is still quite quick, somewhat like Liya's style.

The sharing economy has just been launched in China, but Bao Yu actually thought of applying it in Australia.

This cleaning equipment rental business has actually existed in Australia for a long time, but it is located in major supermarkets and has no management. The equipment is provided to the supermarkets by the manufacturer, and the rental income is shared equally by everyone. The supermarket managers are perfunctory, which has led to this project actually being in a loss-making state.

The manufacturer's purpose was not to make money from renting equipment, but to increase the popularity of its own products. As a result, the project became a mess.

Nowadays, most of the cleaning equipment in supermarkets are damaged and lack matching cleaning agents. Citizens have become accustomed to this and have given up the idea of ​​renting equipment.

I secretly went to Jin Nana's room and found that nothing had changed, except that there was a dust-blocking quilt cover on the bed. I guess it was put there by Dongdong and Xiao Ming.

Chen Xi picked up the doll in the cabinet and touched it. He suddenly missed the chattering little boy.

After all, they have lived together for so many years, and they even made love that night. It is impossible to say that there is no love between them.

After staring blankly in Jin Nana's room for a long time, he returned to his own bedroom, where many of Saori's things were still left.

I opened a box at random, and inside it were some old things from high school and a lot of photos.

High schools in Australia are different from those in China. In China, high school graduation photos are photos of the entire grade or class.

Tuao’s graduation photos were taken with members of the same Home Group.

In other words, the people in the photo are likely to be from different grades.

Chen Xi took out the photo of his Home Group. He was in the red group, which included Luo Yiming, Tess and others.

One of the boys with an Asian face suddenly caught his attention.

"Damn, how could I forget about this guy?"

Chen Xi slapped his forehead.

The boy in the photo is the only Korean boy in the whole school - Jun.

The name is also a common Korean English name, because many Koreans have the word "Jun" in their names.

He has a good relationship with Chen Xi and is a relatively kind person.

He took out his cell phone and made a call.

"It seems that he has returned to Korea." The voice on the phone made Chen Xi mutter a few words, and he simply left a message to the other party through MSN.

In fact, the fastest way to find out news about Kim Nana is to ask Kim Tae-hee, but Chen Xi was a little embarrassed to go.

After all, I have already deflowered her sister, so how can I go over and ask?

Putting his worries aside, he lay down on the bed, closed his eyes and fell asleep.

The next day.

Boxhill JB HI-FI.

This is a well-known electrical appliance retailer in Australia, mainly selling home electronics, car audio systems, music and DVDs.

However, international students affectionately call this store Jibahaibuhai or Jibahaifeila.

"Damn, why is JB HI-FI selling domestic appliances? Isn't this the bread machine I saw on Taobao a few days ago? I didn't expect I could buy it directly in Australia."

"Fuck! This is Haier's smart refrigerator and Rongshida's smart washing machine! How could they appear here? The price is much lower than that of local brands. I'm afraid the shipping fee is not enough."

Several customers looked at the new products in the store and couldn't help but open their mouths.

JB HI-FI's operations have not been very good in recent years, and its stock price has continued to fall. Now JB HI-FI has been acquired and reorganized by Suning and Chen Xi's company in Australia.

Not long ago, Suning Electric Appliances and Chen Xi's company in Turkey and Australia jointly established an offshore acquisition entity, which took advantage of loopholes in the Australian Stock Exchange rules to secretly absorb funds in stages. First, it acquired 12% of the shares from institutional investors who were struggling to cope with the impact of e-commerce through over-the-counter block transactions at a 19% discount, and then reached a share swap agreement with JB Hi-Fi's original shareholders by providing supply chain credit. Finally, it acquired controlling rights for a total consideration of A$11.8 billion.

During the reorganization phase, the original management team retained the appearance of stable operations, but in fact the retail middle-office system developed by Suning Qinhuai headquarters was implanted into the backend, and 30% of traditional audio-visual categories were replaced by smart home appliances manufactured in China in the form of ODM + Australian certification. At the same time, several flagship stores in Mo Village were piloted to be transformed into "whole-house smart experience centers", and the government digital transformation subsidies were applied for in the name of the local team, quietly completing the genetic reset from an entertainment electronics retailer to an IoT home service provider.

At present, refrigerators and washing machines in Australia are of very old style and will not change much in the coming years. These smart home appliances in China have impressed many foreigners and local Chinese.

How did these smart home appliances appear in Australia?

It is not a finished product shipped directly from China, nor is it produced directly in Australia.

After considering the fixed costs of local manufacturing and the variable costs of imports, the company decided to build modular assembly plants in industrial areas in Victoria and New South Wales, using China to transport semi-finished core components, and enjoying the current preferential tariff policy between China and Australia, combined with local procurement of shells and packaging materials. This is also to meet the preference of Australian consumers for the "Made in Australia" logo. Through Alin's relationship, they also obtained the state government's advanced manufacturing subsidy, that is, equipment purchase subsidy, which can hedge the initial investment.

At the same time, we are developing control systems that are adapted to 240V voltage and the climate characteristics of the southern hemisphere, such as designs to prevent dust and sand intrusion.

This hybrid model of local assembly can reduce overall logistics costs by 20% and increase profit margins by 7-9 percentage points.

In fact, Chen Xi doesn’t really like using smart home appliances, but he is still willing to sell them to consumers if he can make money.

"Oh, this time, thanks to you, Su Ning's crisis was resolved." Zhang Yuandong smiled as he looked at the endless stream of customers in the experience center.

Sooner or later, Suning will be defeated in the e-commerce war with Aba Aba in the country, and the future of offline physical stores is also bleak.

Although the company's profits began to increase after cooperating with Xunjie, it is not a long-term solution.

So Chen Xi gave him an idea: since he couldn't win in the country, he should develop abroad.

Suning's model is actually very suitable for developed countries abroad. People there are accustomed to buying electrical appliances offline and don't have to worry about the existence of e-commerce at all.

"Don't be too happy too soon. It's still unknown whether smart home appliances will continue to be popular in Australia. These people are just trying to find something new. Australians value economical, affordable and durable things. As long as the product is well made, that's enough..." Chen Xi was not that excited.

He knows Australians too well. He knows that they must change their living habits before smart home appliances can truly take root here.

And the after-sales problem must be solved well. The after-sales here is different from that in China. The price of product repair is very high, and the government has not introduced any policy of exchanging old for new. The failure rate of smart home appliances is much higher than that of traditional home appliances, so this aspect must be improved.

Otherwise, given the nature of Australians, if they are not satisfied with the appliances they use, they will simply pull the appliances to the door of your store and smash them in front of you.

As a result, the reputation is bad, who would dare to buy it?

Chen Xi still remembers seeing more than one case where someone bought a car and was dissatisfied with the after-sales service, so they pulled the car to the beach or sand to burn or bury it, and then filmed it and uploaded it to the Internet to protest.

This is basically not seen in China, but the per capita income in Australia is still very high, and they also use this spare money to vent.

Twenty minutes later, in a newly built apartment near Boxhill Church.

"In the future, our smart home appliances will be given away when you buy a house, and everything is installed and packaged." Chen Xi introduced the interior of the apartment to Zhang Yuandong.

Chen Xi unscrewed the panel of the double-control switch in the living room, revealing a neatly arranged wire trough interface. The circuit module shipped from Shenzhen had a decorative frame made of Victorian red oak on the edge.

"The local workers only need to push the motherboards shipped from China into the prefabricated slots, and then install the fireproof plastic shells we customized from the University of Melbourne..." He opened the cupboard door of one of the bedrooms, and a water heater was making a faint sound.

Electric water heaters in China are generally placed in the kitchen, but those used in Australia are not electric water heaters. Many of them are installed in bedroom cupboards near the bathroom, so many residents may not even know where their own water heaters are.

But there is a downside, that is, if the water heater leaks, the room will be flooded. Chen Xi had the good fortune to experience this once before...

"All our home appliances can be checked using a mobile phone app, which makes it convenient and safe at home. If we find that the water heater is leaking or the refrigerator is not working, we can discover the problem in time. Smart water heaters can detect leaks through built-in sensors (humidity sensors, flow monitoring modules), while smart refrigerators can determine faults through temperature sensors and compressor status monitoring modules. These data are transmitted to the cloud server via Wi-Fi or Bluetooth modules..." Chen Xi said while demonstrating.

Smart home appliances are assembled and produced in Australia, and some accessories are selected locally. Chen Xi could only quickly explain it to Zhang Yuandong.

In fact, what he meant was that Zhang Yuandong could also bring some advanced technologies from Australia back to China.

Su Ning is still very rich now. Chen Xi suggested that he acquire some companies in Australia.

In addition to JB HI-FI, there is another company called The Good Guys that also sells electrical appliances. The brand is currently valued at about AUD 6 million. It can acquire 15-20% of the shares through a leveraged buyout with Macquarie Bank, and then embed Suning's central control screen, smart refrigerator and washing machine and other product lines into its hundreds of offline stores, replacing LG and Samsung's mid- and low-end products...

"In fact, we can develop some special models for Australia, such as routers embedded with anti-ant PCB coating. According to CSIRO monitoring, the failure rate of household electronic equipment in Australia due to insect pests is 32%. There are also air-conditioning outdoor units that are resistant to salt spray corrosion, which are suitable for high-salinity areas within 50 kilometers of the coastline... Although the Australian government does not have a subsidy policy for old-for-new replacement, they do have an energy subsidy policy. The Victorian Home Energy Subsidy Program (VEU) can rebate up to 2500 Australian dollars per household. We can transform their air-conditioning products to have a heating efficiency ratio (COP) of more than 4.8. After certification, the premium is about 17%, and sales have price advantages..."

"Well, it seems that the overseas market is quite large." Zhang Yuandong nodded when he heard this.

Although overseas development is beneficial to Su Ning's survival, he does not want to give up the foundation he has built in China.

Seeing what the other party was thinking, Chen Xi said, "Domestic business can continue. Offline physical stores still have a way to survive. It's okay for Su Ning to continue to go the real estate route. When the time comes, once the shopping mall is sold, it will still be profitable..."

"Xiaoyang will come back after graduation in a few years. I originally wanted to train him to take over Su Ning's business, but he said he wanted to get into football..." Zhang Yuandong suddenly thought of his son.

Chen Xi smiled awkwardly when he heard this. It was he who proposed this idea to Zhang Yang.

Every father wants his son to take over his business, and Zhang Yuandong is no exception.

But most children have their own ideas, and Chen Xi was the same before.

He still remembered that in his previous life, Chen Kaiwen asked him to come back and take over Huade after graduation. However, Chen Xi thought it would be better to rent out the factory directly and use the money to do logistics.

"Football can also be done. The company now has more than one business." Chen Xi thought for a while and explained.

According to the situation in the previous life, it would take another one or two years for Su Ning to officially establish Su Ning Sports, but because of his influence, Su Ning now has his own football club.

Of course, this club was also acquired.

From the perspective of overall profitability, Suning Sports was previously in a state of heavy losses, but this was also the financial situation presented on the surface.

Private sports events are still very profitable, and this is inseparable from the sports betting aspect.

He can greatly influence income from sports merchandise, sports TV rights, and the revenue generated after the team wins the championship.

However, if you want to make profits all the time, you can only cooperate with a bookmaker like TAB.

Zhang Yuandong is actually not optimistic about the sports industry. It can also be said that few Chinese bosses are interested in the sports industry. This is mainly influenced by their own culture.

He said worriedly: "The sports industry requires huge investment. I spent more than 500 million just to acquire our Jiangsu Football Club! In addition to acquiring the broadcasting rights for the European market, I don't know how much investment there will be in the future. By the way, is Australian football good?"

"Australian football?" Chen Xi thought about it after hearing it, and he didn't know how to answer for a moment.

Because Australian football is unique, it is called Australian Rules Football, abbreviated as AFL, sometimes also called footy or Aussie rules.

The international English football is called Soccer in Australia.

In domestic English textbooks, soccer is called "football", which leads to many international students saying that they like to play football after coming to Australia, which confuses the foreigners.

How can you, a Chinese, play Australian football? (End of this chapter)