Reborn Tycoon Rise

"What's the situation in Taikoo Shing now?" Although Xu Zhi's residence was exposed in the newspaper, he was not sure whether the property in Taikoo Shing could block this group of reporters.

He Guoyuan said: "It's basically fallen. The property management called and said that many reporters sneaked in secretly, but fortunately no one was home. They all returned without success."

Xu Zhi said: "Can't the security guard them?"

He Guoyuan shook his head and said: "There are thousands of households in Taikoo Shing, and the number of people is tens of thousands. The security guards don't know everyone. It is easy for these reporters to get the owner's card, so..."

"Understood." Xu Zhi nodded and said, "I will arrange for someone to contact the agency and find me a villa. Not the one in the middle of the mountain, but an ordinary villa area. The security must be tight."

He Guoyuan nodded and said, "Okay, no problem."

Xu Zhi sighed and said, "Okay, that's it. I'll stay in the office all night today and hold a high-level meeting of the company tomorrow morning."

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The next day, Midea held its largest management meeting, including general manager He Guoyuan, financial manager Yang Xin, purchasing manager Li Guangyuan and several chief engineers from game and refrigerator research and development.

"Currently, the company's total orders in the United States and RB exceed 40,000 units, 82% of which are Xiangjiang cubes. Due to production capacity, current orders in the US market are produced by American OEMs, while RB's are produced by Xiangjiang itself. The factory is responsible, and currently, the factory’s production capacity has exceeded 5,000 units per month.”

At the beginning of the meeting, He Guoyuan introduced the company's order situation to everyone, glanced at Xu Zhi, and said: "But now our company has identified several dealers in Europe, and their orders have begun to increase gradually. Southeast Asia The same is true for this area, so finding OEMs in Xiangjiang has become the most urgent matter at present."

Xu Zhi nodded and said: "Yes, we need our own factory, but there is no need to produce everything by ourselves, because Midea is positioned as a high-tech company, and the energy of a company is limited. Our main tasks are to develop new games and develop sales. As for the market and production, as long as we find a foundry with reliable quality, we can leave all the production to them.

In addition, the OEM cost in the United States is really too high. Before, our production was insufficient and orders were too urgent. Now everything is starting to slow down. I intend to gradually transfer all the production capacity in the United States to Xiangjiang. In this case, the scale of the OEM will be very large. When you decide on the OEM, it will be very beneficial to us during the negotiation. You can lower the price appropriately, but you must be prepared for quality control. Don’t look at our company’s current situation. There are a lot of orders, but if there is a major problem with the product, it is enough for our company to go back to the past and start all over again. "

"Understood!" Everyone nodded in unison.

"There is also the issue of procurement." Xu Zhi glanced at the procurement manager Li Guangyuan and said: "Currently, our factory's procurement volume is already very large. For some products, such as monitors, we have to bypass dealers and go directly to the manufacturers for negotiations."

Li Guangyuan nodded and said: "We have already done this again. We purchase the arcade monitors currently in production directly from Taiwan's RCA factory and Panasonic factory. The price is 25% cheaper than here in Xiangjiang. As for motherboards, we also We found a factory from RB, and the price is 20% cheaper than Texas Instruments. However, the procurement of all OEM orders in the United States is not under our control..."

"It will be returned soon. After the American orders return to Xiangjiang, although they will be produced by the OEM, the purchasing rights will return to our hands. In this way, our purchasing volume will also increase exponentially, and you will have the confidence to negotiate in the future. "Xu Zhi said with a smile.

This is also the reason why Xu Zhi wants to quickly bring the order back to Xiangjiang. Midea is not familiar with the place in the United States. The production capacity handed over to the American factory can only be set at a purchase price. Except for the motherboard, everything else is made by the American foundry itself. Purchase, in which the wasted profit is very large, but it is very suitable for the idea of ​​​​a new enterprise.

In Xiangjiang, in the OEM agreement signed with the foundry, in addition to some relatively cheap leftover materials, large-scale accessories such as monitors, main structural frames, electrical components, panels, etc. are all handled by Midea. On the one hand, they can control the quality. , On the other hand, unified procurement can lower the procurement price as much as possible.

"Okay, you must pay attention to the OEM matter. Controlling costs is important, but quality is everything."

Xu Zhi asked He Guoyuan again: "How was the tank battle and Pac-Man?"

He Guoyuan said: "The code for the map has been completed, and now we are designing the graphic design of each map, which is quite time-consuming."

"There's no rush, you have to do it well before you can take it out." Xu Zhi nodded and smiled. He had played Tank Battle countless times in his previous life. His previous Little Overlord game console had more than a hundred maps, and now Midea The engineers are working on maps and game rules.

Different maps will have different difficulties, different enemies, and different rewards. They all need to be determined and sorted before they can be considered successful. Xu Zhi, who has basically never played Pac-Man in his previous life, proposed the game Rules and all other details are naturally completed by the engineers below.

Xu Zhi asked again: "What about the refrigerator?"

Cao Lizhong, who is in charge of the refrigerator, said: "Based on current market research, we have decided to develop a double-door refrigerator with a capacity of 155 liters. We are still determining which compressor to use."

Xu Zhi waved to stop and said: "Wait a minute, there is one thing I want to disclose first. There is a company in the United States called York. Have any of you heard of it?"

Cao Lizhong said: "York Air Conditioning, I have heard that this company used to be the leader in the refrigeration field, but it has declined recently, but it is still good in the field of industrial refrigeration."

"Yes." Xu Zhi said with a smile: "When I was in the United States, I had contact with this company. It is possible that our company will acquire their refrigerator business."

"Acquisition!" Everyone was a little surprised, even He Guoyuan. They originally thought that Midea's refrigerator business was an attempt to diversify, but they didn't expect that the boss actually wanted to acquire the refrigerator business of a well-known American company.

Although according to Cao Lizhong's words, this company has declined, a skinny camel is bigger than a horse. It is definitely much bigger than my own new enterprise that has only been established for less than a year!

Regardless of everyone's reaction, Xu Zhi roughly recounted his conversation with York Company in the United States. When he heard that millions of dollars of funds would be used, everyone became silent.

Cao Lizhong frowned and asked: "If this is the case, does our department still need to develop new refrigerators?"

Xu Zhi said with a smile: "Of course, this matter cannot be finalized yet, and it involves a multi-million dollar transaction. Negotiations may take a year and a half. If we take a step back, even if I buy their department's business tomorrow, Come back, what you should do is research and development. The most important thing for a company is its research and development capabilities. You cannot buy high-end technology."

Cao Lizhong asked again: "What about the compressor? Do you want to use a compressor from York?"

Xu Zhi thought for a while and said, "Use it. Whether you buy a production line or a department, you will always get the compressor technology. If you have your own production technology, you will not be restricted by various restrictions."

He Guoyuan frowned and said: "If this is the case, I'm worried that when York knows about it, they will use this to ask for a sky-high price."

Xu Zhidao: "Let's keep it this way for now. Do you think you won't be ripped off if you buy a complete compressor from another brand? Without the technology at your disposal, the outcome will be the same no matter what!

Moreover, my principle is very simple. York either sells the entire department to me, or it only sells technology. If it doesn't work, it will be broken up. I can't buy such a large production line alone without having my own marketing channels, so There is no exorbitant asking price. If I don't agree, their company can only put the production line in the factory and scrap it. "

He Guoyuan thought for a while, nodded and said, "That's the truth."

Xu Zhi added: "First send people to the United States to retrieve their compressor samples and bring back dozens of them. We will test the performance in Xiangjiang. Although the other party is a famous brand, I still only believe in my own data.

In addition, based on the overall dimensions and technical parameters of this compressor, we will look for similar products on the market and try to have two or three backup options, so that if something happens, it will not become uncontrollable. "

Cao Lizhong nodded and agreed: "Okay, I will arrange for someone to do it!"