Siheyuan: Originally I just wanted to be a little transparent

Chapter 435 This is naked monopoly

When the staff led each candidate in the small conference room into Lin Shengli's office, they would be introduced to them as Director Lin sent by their superiors, and they said nothing else.

After passing interviews with these people one by one, Lin Shengli selected a comrade named Wang Xiangzhong.

This comrade may not be the most skilled among these people, nor is he the most eloquent.

However, through his relevant information and on-site interviews, Lin Shengli found that this comrade was mature and steady and did not talk much. He never asked why the tasks assigned by the organization were completed, and he always completed them seriously.

Such a person is very suitable for completing this mission.

In this way, after selecting the candidate, Lin Shengli took Wang Xiangzhong and boarded the train to Shencheng the next day, escorted by Wei Baoguo and his team.

This time Lin Shengli just went to Shencheng to pick up and inspect the goods. It was only a civilian equipment such as a generator set that was not too sensitive, so there was no need to be in a special hurry and there was no need to rush by plane.

However, given Lin Shengli's current importance, as long as he leaves the Forty-Nine City, his security work will all be arranged at the highest level.

On the way, Lin Shengli explained to Wang Xiangzhong many advanced power generation equipment related technologies, so that he would not be fooled by those foreign devils when he arrived on Hong Kong Island.

And Wang Xiangzhong also firmly remembered what his superiors told him when he talked to him: follow the command in all actions, listen more, watch more and talk less.

Along the way, apart from silently recording the various techniques explained by Lin Shengli, he rarely spoke.

After arriving in Shenzhen, after a night's rest, Lin Shengli met with Director Lou who came from Hong Kong Island.

After the two chatted alone for a while, they called Wang Xiangzhong over.

"Comrade Xiang Zhong, this is Boss Lou from Hong Kong Island. This time, you are the technician invited by Boss Lou to accompany him on the purchase."

"Your task is mainly to make sure that the generator set sold to Boss Lou by others is the latest and most advanced."

After Lin Shengli finished speaking, he turned to Director Lou and said, "Boss Lou, this is the technician we found for you, Comrade Wang Xiangzhong."

"Hello, Mr. Wang." Director Lou stretched out his hand and greeted Wang Xiangzhong with a smile.

Wang Xiangzhong also extended his hand and said, "Hello, Comrade Lou."

After hearing Wang Xiangzhong's title, Director Lou frowned and said, "That Mr. Wang, I hope you can call me Mr. Lou or Boss Lou from now on."

"Your habit of calling me this way is not a problem here, but if you go to Hong Kong Island, calling me this way will not only reveal your identity, but also cause unnecessary trouble."

"Although I know it's a little difficult for you to change so suddenly, there's nothing you can do about it. I hope Wang Gong you can overcome it."

After Director Lou finished speaking, Lin Shengli nodded and said, "That Comrade Xiang Zhong, no, Mr. Wang, Boss Lou is right, you really need to change your calling habits."

"I think from now on, in order to help you change your habits as soon as possible, you can call me Mr. Lin or Lin Sheng, and I will call you Wang Gong or Mr. Wang."

After listening to Lin Shengli's words, Wang Xiangzhong nodded and said, "Okay, Lin Sheng."

Then he extended his hand to Director Lou again: "Hey, I'm Wang Xiangzhong, please take care of me."

When Wang Xiangzhong spoke again, he spoke with a half-baked Cantonese accent. Although his speaking was not very standard, you wouldn't be able to tell that he was from the north unless you were trying to tell the difference.

Director Lou and Lin Shengli were both curious about this.

Director Lou even asked directly: "Mr. Wang, are you from Guangzhou?"

Wang Xiangzhong replied: "No, Boss Lou, I am a true northerner, but I have a relative from Guancheng. Our two families often move around, so I learned some from him."

"Well, Gong Wang, it's really not easy for you to be able to speak Cantonese like this."

After speaking, Director Lou turned to Lin Shengli: "Mr. Lin, since Mr. Wang here can speak almost fluent Cantonese, there will be no problem. Look, should I take Mr. Wang there directly, or should we go there separately? Then meet up at Hong Kong Island?"

Lin Shengli thought for a moment and said: "This time we are going through a normal purchase. In addition to trying not to reveal our identity, for the rest, just follow the normal procedures."

"Gong Wang, if it's convenient for you, Boss Lou, you can just take it with you when you go back later."

Hearing this, Director Lou nodded: "Okay, then let Mr. Wang go back with our truck later."

After that, Lin Shengli explained what kind of generator set to purchase, and also emphasized that the latest and most advanced ones should be purchased. Money is not an issue.

As long as we see the goods and make sure they are correct, the money here will be available immediately.

"Mr. Lin, when you sent the telegram, I asked my men to collect information about power generation equipment."

"We have also made inquiries with several businesses on Hong Kong Island. Before you came, several companies have already offered some different products and models, but the initial quotations are very expensive, and we still need to do it ourselves. Identify the equipment." After hearing what Director Lou said, Lin Shengli was not surprised. It is estimated that those trading houses also knew that if Director Lou bought this thing, it would most likely be sold to the mainland.

They also know that this continent is in short supply of this thing, so they have already raised their swords and want to kill us properly.

"Boss Lou, do you have an approximate price?" Lin Shengli asked.

"We don't know much about this thing, but I found some knowledgeable people and asked a little bit. If it is purchased by foreign firms or companies, it can be purchased at the normal market price."

"But our Chinese companies, especially if they think that we may be purchasing for our mainland, they raise the price very outrageously."

"Although I don't know what the specific model represents, among the quotes from those firms, the cheapest one costs as much as $86."

After hearing this price, Lin Shengli couldn't help but frowned. This was simply too outrageous. That was US dollars, not Hong Kong dollars, let alone our currency.

Although it is the price of a set, I have not seen the actual product at all, and I don’t know whether those companies provide medium-sized or large-scale generator sets.

In fact, even for a large generator set, the price of this set is too expensive.

"How could it be so expensive?"

"The large generator sets we imported from Maoxiong cost only US$15 per set. They are actually so much more expensive."

After hearing the price, even Wang Xiangzhong, who had been silent, couldn't help but speak.

On the way here, Lin Shengli also showed Wang Xiangzhong the technical information and approximate prices of the generator sets we have purchased from outside over the years, which is why he was so excited after hearing such an outrageous price.

At that time, the price from Mao Xiong was quite reasonable, but due to some special reasons, we can no longer purchase from Mao Xiong.

Besides, although Maoxiong's heavy industry is relatively developed, their technical level in this kind of civilian power generation equipment is really not as strong as that of developed countries in the West.

Nowadays, these Western businessmen know that we cannot produce it ourselves, and there is a shortage of such things, and there is no other channel except buying them from them, so they have come up with rare goods.

This is a naked monopoly, because no matter who it is, especially our Chinese companies here, as long as they want to continue to operate on Hong Kong Island, unless you take the risk of smuggling.

Otherwise, if you want to do business openly, you can only deal with those foreign trading houses with John Bull background.

Otherwise, even if you buy something, they will not let you transport it from Hong Kong Island to the mainland.

Smuggling by sea is also possible.

This time, the generator set to be purchased is a complete set of large items. Not only is the transportation troublesome, but it also has to be prepared to be inspected at any time.

The marine police on Hong Kong Island are now very keen on cracking down on smuggled goods being transported to the mainland.

Because once caught, not only will the goods be confiscated, but the person responsible for delivering the goods will also be fined a large sum of money.

In addition, if you want to transport this secretly, you will have to use our comrades on the hidden front. Just for such a civilian generator equipment, it is really not worth it.

Regarding this situation, Lin Shengli was also very helpless. Who said that Hong Kong Island is not our territory now.

Lin Shengli touched his chin: "Boss Lou, it's useless for us to discuss the price here."

"We still have to go see the goods first and know what they sold us, and then we can pay back the money on the spot."

"Anyway, let's just buy one set this time. If they sell it too expensively, we might as well not buy from them in the future."

Except for Lin Shengli and a few comrades at his superiors who knew that he planned to buy a set and make copies, outsiders would only treat this purchase as a very normal purchase of goods.

For the sake of confidentiality, Lin Shengli did not reveal any of his follow-up plans, and Directors Wang Xiangzhong and Lou had no knowledge of it.

Since Lin Shengli said so, Director Lou said nothing more.

Later, after several people discussed some details, Director Lou took Wang Xiangzhong back to Hong Kong Island.

The next day, Director Lou took Wang Xiangzhong to several foreign devils' trading houses to see the generator sets they provided.

Director Lou also used some connections to find out some things.

These things, combined with this news, also made Lin Shengli very angry.

(End of this chapter)