eurekapd Chapter 222 How much discount can be given?
Chapter 222 How much discount can be given?
Chapter 222 How much discount can be given
The office area was very quiet and there was no one around. Qiu Huoming moved two chairs over and greeted the other person politely, "Old man, please sit down."
Both parties sat down.
Qiu Huoming faced the old man and said: "Let's analyze the current situation first. The demographic dividend is our advantage. In other words, we don't have to worry about having no labor force to build a factory; but now investors rarely invest in industrial factories..."
"The procurement of the Shenhai Steel Plant has been stopped. To put it simply, it is a signal to the outside world. It cannot be finalized in a few years. This has caused more people to wait and see..."
"So, back to our topic just now, the exhibitors of the 'Canton Fair' are all domestic enterprises and units with single products and low technical content. We have been opening up for several years. To put it bluntly, the 'Canton Fair' is just a A display window that also has high commercial value.”
The old man sat on the chair, his expression still calm, but the smile on his lips did not stop, "Young man, you are quite concerned about current affairs."
"For such a big thing, you can know a little bit about it. It's all in the newspapers, right?"
Qiu Huoming scratched the back of his head, "I still say what I said, attract foreign investment and attract high-end technology. The earlier we deploy, the more proactive we can be. This is our country's shortcoming."
"We can proceed step by step, first allowing joint ventures to participate in the exhibition, and then adding Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Macao to show our magnanimity as a big country. This is also a reassurance and a signal to the outside world that we insist on opening up unwaveringly..."
"Any more?"
"I'm not just talking about my views on the 'Canton Fair'. I haven't thought about other things yet. We have agreed and we can't go online." Qiu Huoming was a little worried and added.
"Not many young people are so cautious. Don't worry, I will keep my word. Thank you for your outspokenness."
The old man lowered his head and glanced at his watch, "I still have something to do today. If you don't mind, can I talk to you in detail another day?"
Qiu Huoming stood up after hearing this, "Of course I don't mind." After saying that, he put the chair he had been sitting on back to its original place.
He waved his hand and said, "Goodbye, old man."
"Goodbye, Xiaoqiu, help me call Director Guo in by the way."
"okay."
Qiu Huoming strode out the door.
After a while, Director Guo returned to the office. The old man had already stood up. He smiled and said: "I received a letter some time ago. It was a graduation thesis written by a graduate student. The content was to analyze the current economic situation..."
"I originally thought that he had already impressed me, but I didn't expect to meet another one here. When the motherland is prosperous, talents will multiply. Qiu Huoming is a good young man. Let's see..."
"I want to go back……"
"I'll send you off." Director Guo said respectfully.
In the rest area, everyone's busy work has come to an end, and they are scattered on the ground. Most of them are holding books in their hands. Zhang Song is sitting in the corner holding a teapot and drinking water, his eyes glancing not far away from time to time. .
Zhao Jiamin was drawing character sketches with her sketchbook, and her model was Luo Jinxiu.
Qiu Huoming walked to her side and watched her draw.
Qiu Huoming's painting skills are very average. The only thing he can rely on is his good memory. He can restore many lines, but it is absolutely impossible to paint with charm.
"Don't move, it will be fine in a moment." Zhao Jiamin stopped Luo Jinxiu's movements.
After Luo Jinxiu took off her glasses, her whole demeanor changed. No wonder she would rather not see clearly than wear glasses.
"Okay, you can move." After drawing the eyes, Zhao Jiamin didn't need to look at other parts. Zhao Jiamin was confident and directly filled in the blank spaces.
In a moment, a lifelike Luo Jinxiu appeared on the drawing paper. In the drawing, she had confusion in her eyes because she couldn't see the distance, and the girl's expression was perfectly captured.
Zhang Song didn't know when he stood behind Qiu Huoming, and he said: "The painting looks better than me."
Luo Jinxiu picked up her glasses and put them on again, "If you can't speak, don't speak."
She walked up to Zhao Jiamin angrily, looked down at the drawing, and then turned from anger to joy, "Wow, Amin, you are so awesome."
Zhao Jiamin tore off the page and said, "Here, here it is."
"Sign it, write the date, and I'll frame it later and hang it in my dormitory."
It seems that Luo Jinxiu is very satisfied with this portrait.
Qiu Huoming turned around and asked Zhang Song, "Hey, is there nothing going on today? Why don't you see anyone sending a mission?"
Zhang Song shook his head, "I heard that someone complained, saying that our students' translations were not adequate..."
Qiu Huoming touched his chin, and the students led the way. There was no problem in chatting, but it was possible to make a mistake when encountering professional vocabulary.
When they were first hired, the organizer told them to just say no if they didn't know how to do it, and ask for help from professional translators at the exhibition. They were probably some students who overestimated their abilities.
"Is that so? Will we come back in the next few days?" asked Song Fengwen, a student from CUHK who walked over to watch the excitement.
"Wait for the notification. I just heard someone say it at the exit when I was delivering the things..."
"Hey, it's best not to cancel it. The subsidy of 2 yuan a day also includes lunch. Where can you find such a good thing." Zhen Xin from the School of Foreign Languages also came over and said.
She is a genuine top student at the College of Foreign Languages, with a pure London accent.
At this time, American English had not yet become popular, and the Cockney accent was the mainstream. "I also want to save some money to use when I go abroad in the future."
She wears a pair of braids and looks younger than her actual age.
Qiu Huoming laughed when he heard this: "I hope this little money is not enough to have a meal abroad. Do you know what the current exchange rate is when converting US dollars to RMB?"
They often chatted in their spare time these days. They were all young people and they quickly became familiar with each other.
"If you study abroad on a government-sponsored basis and get living allowances, you can definitely work a part-time job to support yourself." Luo Jinxiu explained: "I also want to go abroad and see the world."
The country started sending foreign students to my grandfather in 78, and it has been 4 or 5 years now.
There is a secret craze for going abroad. On the one hand, the country really needs some talents to study abroad. This is government-sponsored and is the easiest for students;
Some working people are even more keen on this way of going abroad, which is divided into two types. One is government-sponsored study abroad, and the other is called overseas inspection. No matter which one, the unit position is reserved.
If you pay at your own expense, if you are refused a visa and fail to get a job, you will lose your iron job in the country and become an idler. If you don't have a job these days, you will be gossiped behind your back.
These people have no choice but to pay their own way. The funds for government-sponsored overseas study are limited, and the number of places every year is very small. Only the best in each industry can get a share of the pie.
Several students gathered around and talked a lot. Before they could say that Mao Yin Chou was here, lunch started.
Several people received their meal tickets and walked to the canteen together.
Qiu Huoming and Zhao Jiamin were at the end of the crowd, "I'm going to see my master this Sunday. Do you want to go with me?"
"Spring scenery in Xiaoyuan?"
"Well, my master said that they will go there on Sunday. If they are not here, I can go in with the key. Let's go and see Xiaobai and the three-flowered cat..."
"If there are still so few people like today, we might as well have lunch and go directly..."
Qiu Huoming responded: "That's what I planned too. I'll ask Director Guo for a leave later."
The subsidy is two yuan a day, and if you only attend half a day, you will be deducted.
In the afternoon, there were suddenly more customers and several people were immediately busy. The previous complaint was also confirmed to be a misunderstanding.
Everyone is calm and does what they should do.
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The days passed quickly, and in the blink of an eye, Sunday came. Chang Simei, Chen Xi, and Yang Shijun came to the Canton Fair to do odd jobs again. With their previous experience, they quickly got started and still helped Chen Li.
Qiu Huoming entered the rest area. Before she could warm her buttocks, she was called over by Teacher Xu.
He was carrying a backpack today, which contained agarwood, which was a gift he planned to bring to Lao Jin.
As he walked, a faint fragrance spread, attracting several people who passed by him to stop and watch.
"Huo Ming, are you wearing perfume?" Teacher Xu asked.
"No, I brought spices and planned to give them to the elders."
Teacher Xu nodded, "Man, don't use that thing like a bitch..."
The two of them walked forward as they talked.
After a while, I saw the technology company’s booth.
Qiu Huoming saw Rudy at a glance.
He was standing alone in the corner drinking bottled water at the moment. Qiu Huoming walked over quickly and greeted after approaching: "Hi, Mr. Rudy, we meet again."
"Dear Qiu, hello. I actually saw you a few days ago. You were busy and I didn't say hello to you..."
Qiu Huoming was ashamed. He walked around this exhibition and went back and forth countless times.
Qiu Huoming exchanged greetings with him, then turned around and introduced his teacher.
"This is my teacher, Professor Xu from South China Institute of Technology."
"My teacher is very interested in the computer you operated last time. Can you show it to him?" Qiu Huoming said straight to the point.
As soon as he finished speaking, a man's voice came from behind, "Teacher Xu, why are you here free?"
Several people looked back and saw Sun Ziyu leaning out from behind a machine and looking at them with surprise.
"Dear Sun, do you know each other?" Rudy asked.
"He is the college teacher I mentioned last time who helps our unit..." Sun Ziyu quickly walked around from behind the machine.
Rudy bent down and took out a computer bag from the cabinet under the booth.
"I have heard of your name for a long time. It is my honor to introduce this product to you." Rudy straightened up and took out the computer from his computer bag.
After the computer was connected to the power supply and the switch was turned on, orange characters popped up on the screen.
Teacher Xu couldn't help but took a step forward and stood with Rudy.
Rudy's cologne immediately filled his nose, and he turned to look at Qiu Huoming.
"This product can still store data even when the power is off..." Rudy said with a hint of pride on his face, "Because we use bubble memory, unlike other computers that need to carry clumsy disks... …”
Teacher Xu originally studied Russian. Although she has started learning English this year, she is far from proficient in English.
Qiu Huoming stood aside and continued to act as a translator.
Teacher Xu's face showed a trace of surprise, "The body of this machine is so small, so its storage space must also be very small, right?"
Qiu Huoming translated his words into English unchanged.
Rudy laughed when he heard this: "This one uses Intel 8086 processor, 256K memory, 384K storage space, and most importantly, look at its size..."
Immediately afterwards, he demonstrated its powerful database function. Compared with the extremely slow computers today, the speed is amazingly fast. Of course, the high speed also brings side effects, that is, the body gets hot.
But this one uses a die-cast magnesium alloy casing, which is, in a word, durable.
This is one of the reasons why the beautiful country chose it as a computer dedicated to aviation.
After listening to Qiu Huoming's translation, Teacher Xu couldn't help but praise: "It's indeed powerful. Mr. Rudy, can you let me operate it?"
This sentence is simple, and he directly used English.
Rudy stepped aside and said, "As you wish."
Teacher Xu stood in front of the computer and looked at the keycap positions of the keyboard. Then he took a deep breath, put his hands together, and started operating.
Qiu Huoming was used to the thin and light computers of later generations, so he was not surprised by the operating experience of this machine. However, this machine played an important role in the history of computer development.
You have to eat one bite at a time, and the same goes for technique.
He recommended Teacher Xu to come and experience this computer because he wanted Teacher Xu to see with his own eyes how far foreign related technologies had come.
This sense of urgency is what he wants to express...
You must know that the development of semiconductors is inseparable from computers, starting from diodes to integrated circuits...
After a while, Teacher Xu stopped what he was doing and asked a crucial question, "Mr. Rudy, what is the price of this machine?"
"The retail price of this unit is US$8150..." Rudy stroked his gray beard and answered truthfully.
Teacher Xu silently glanced at the machine in front of him, and after a few seconds asked again: "If I want to buy it, how much discount can I get?"
Qiu Huoming looked at Teacher Xu in surprise, couldn't he tell that his net worth was so rich? !
Sun Ziyu, who had been watching on the side, spoke in somewhat broken English, "Mr. Rudy, Mr. Xu is our partner. If you can get a discount, I hope you can give him the lowest price."
"You only need one. I only brought one when I came here this time. You know, the retail unit price of this computer does not include long-distance transportation costs, but..." Rudy glanced at Qiu Huoming, and then looked at He glanced at Teacher Xu.
He paused for a moment and then said: "I am moved by your love for it. This computer can help you reduce depreciation expenses..."
Teacher Xu immediately pricked up his ears.
"$7600, this is the lowest price." Rudy finally reported the final price.
"Mr. Rudy, I would like to ask, how long will you stay in our country?" Teacher Xu asked.
"When the 'Canton Fair' is over, I will return to China."
"That's it. There are still ten days left. Please wait for my news. I want to apply for this fund from the school..."
Qiu Huoming listened and understood. It turned out that Teacher Xu planned to use the school's scientific research funds to purchase this computer.
An efficient, lightweight computer with direct storage is really needed in the laboratory.
"I understand, I will keep this machine for you until I leave." Rudy replied.
This person is quite interesting, and of course there is a reason. At present, few people can afford this computer.
Will add more tomorrow and the day after tomorrow.
have a good weekend:)