Chapter 548 The Powerful Young Man

Smuggling is one of the oldest crimes in history, ranging from tobacco, alcohol and food to home appliances and cars. As long as there is a price difference between domestic and foreign countries, there will be an urge to go around and get through.

Now can be said to be the most rampant era of smuggling crimes. Many national pillar industries have been severely impacted, even to the brink of collapse, and astronomical national tariffs have been ruthlessly devoured.

What is even more worrying is the twin phenomenon of smuggling and rape.

The late 1980s was a historical watershed in the qualitative transformation of smuggling activities. In the early days, purely self-smuggling began to gradually evolve into a model of collusion between officials and businessmen.

First there were the smuggling cases in Dandong and Rushan, in which local authorities colluded with smugglers for local interests. Then there was the extremely serious case in Zhanjiang, which verified the tragic law that there must be a big conspiracy behind big smuggling.

A systemic corruption that is rotten from top to bottom. Power bribery and power rent-seeking are intertwined. Through smuggling as a criminal carrier, both maximized illegal profits and reached an unprecedented peak of crime.

The customs fortress, which was originally responsible for protecting the country, became the hardest-hit area of ​​​​the Communist Party. Many important customs officials were captured by smugglers with silver bullets and fell in the graveyard of the regime of power.

Previously, some people blamed smuggling on reform and opening up. These arguments just forget that it was the dual-track price system at home and abroad formed by the isolation of the country that stimulated the original desire for smuggling. The misuse of preferential policies by some local governments is, to a certain extent, the price that must be paid for reform, rather than the fault of opening up itself. China's increasing integration into the world economy and increasing reductions in commodity tariffs will only increasingly shrink the profit margins and original driving force of smugglers.

Thinking of this, Fan Wubing said to Boss Zhu, "In short, we still need to reform and open up. Only by thoroughly integrating into the international community can we eliminate the smuggling phenomenon. Of course, this will not happen in a short time." Problems that can be solved.”

In fact, Fan Wubing immediately thought of Xiamen Yuanhua, but he hesitated and did not mention it to Boss Zhu.

He himself didn't understand many things in the country, so he didn't know whether the senior officials of Xiamen Yuanhua knew about such a big thing. If there was really an inside story about this matter, he wouldn't be able to pick it out by himself. It's too unwise. Once some things involve the struggle between the upper class, it's better for me to be less involved, so as not to get burned. After all, I don't have the strength to interfere in such things yet.

For these things, it is better to let nature take its course. You cannot interfere too much in the process of certain historical events.

The two of them were chatting casually, and Ye Ying took the initiative to come over. She was familiar with Boss Zhu because she had previously served as a consular counselor at the U.S. Embassy in China and was considered an important diplomat.

There are a lot of dealings with each other. This time she was hired by Kodak Company. In fact, she wanted to use her extensive network of relationships in Chinese political circles to clear the way for Kodak's proposal.

Ye Ying toasted Boss Zhu, and then said to Fan Wubing, "Can you say a few words to Mr. Fan?"

Fan Wubing glanced at Boss Zhu, nodded and said, "Of course, in fact we still have many topics to discuss in the future."

The two of them walked aside, found a place to sit down, and had a glass of wine. Then Ye Ying asked, "Why is Mr. Fan so fond of digital camera technology? I don't really believe that you are just doing it for your girlfriend." That’s why.”

Fan Wubing laughed. Intuitively, he didn't agree with this old woman. Although Ye Ying was also a Chinese with yellow skin and dark eyes, in Fan Wubing's opinion, she should belong to that kind of banana person. , the skin is yellow and the flesh is white, that is, apart from the same skin color as the Chinese, the whole person has been completely Westernized, and cannot be regarded as Chinese in terms of ideology or national identity.

In the past, people often used this kind of thing to hype, such as where a Chinese became the governor of the United States, or where a Chinese became the minister of a certain country. In fact, Fan Wubing felt that these things were not interesting in themselves. After all, since someone can be recognized by other countries' governments and voters, then they have served the people of that country wholeheartedly. For others, China is not a country that they will work for or identify with.

Or, in a certain sense, when there is a conflict between the two countries, these people will definitely target China. Just like Ye Ying now, for her, the Chinese market needs to be plundered wantonly, and It's not that she will really use Kodak's resources to serve the Chinese public. This is a joke.

Of course, there are some people who are willing to believe this statement and are willing to guide the media to mislead the public. What they want to express is nothing more than one meaning. We Chinese are also capable, but when we look back, think about where this ability comes from. What about soil?

Fan Wubing swirled the red wine in his glass, and then said, "Actually, I don't like this kind of wine very much. The wine I drink is usually Tianshan original brew. When we reach our status in life, it's always a little bit... It’s different from ordinary people’s pursuits, so you don’t need to guess what I think, it’s meaningless.”

The expression on Ye Ying's face suddenly became very complicated. When facing Clinton, she always felt that she had a sense of superiority, but in front of this young man Fan Wubing, it seemed that the President of the United States was like a piece of shit. This feeling is really weird.

However, Fan Wubing still explained his thoughts, "Although many companies are working on digital camera technology and the threshold is relatively low, paying moderate attention to it will have a relatively important reminder for the global business expansion of our Fan Investment Group."

The development history of digital camera technology is very fast. Last year, the hot spots and mainstream products of popular digital cameras were digital cameras with about 350,000 pixels and a maximum resolution of 640x480 pixels, while digital cameras with megapixels were just beginning to emerge, with only Fujifilm, Olympus, Kodak and Konica launching a new product each.

In addition to improving the resolution, the focus of the popular digital camera exhibition is to open special functions, that is, some functions that traditional film cameras do not have and cannot do, to show the superiority of digital cameras, such as equipping the body with an LCD monitor as a viewfinder and the function of checking the shooting effect on the spot after shooting, making the lens capable of rotating a certain degree, combining the LCD screen for convenient **, and installing the function of fast transmission of image data to the computer, etc.

This year, low-priced megapixel digital cameras have become a new hot spot and mainstream product, and new products with or above megapixels account for about 80% of all new models.

This year's digital cameras have made great efforts in terms of functions. Basically, they all use optical zoom lenses, up to 14 times, and some cameras also have digital zoom functions. Most digital cameras have the function of connecting to external flashes, and some models have built-in flashes and the function of external synchronized flashes.

Most digital cameras are equipped with TTL optical viewfinders or SLR viewfinders, and SLR digital cameras have added interchangeable lenses. In addition, USB interfaces are widely used, which can quickly download image data to computers.

In addition, a new function has also emerged, that is, without connecting to a personal computer, Ye Ying can use a dedicated printer to print digital photos directly or through recording media such as ** cards.

Therefore, the development of digital camera technology has also driven the development of some computer peripheral products, so when Fan Wubing mentioned that he was tracking digital camera technology with a broad mind, Ye Ying felt that he could agree.

"Of course, I also think that Kodak's monopoly on the Chinese film market will bring relatively large profits, so it is a good choice to participate. At least during the cooperation period, you should give me more discounts on those printing equipment, right?" Fan Wubing said to Ye Ying with a smile.

"We have a complete discount system. As long as the quantity meets the requirements, the price can be negotiated, but if the quantity is too small, even if the shareholders within the company want a larger discount, they are powerless." Ye Ying replied.

"I am usually very generous." Fan Wubing also said.

Ye Ying did not doubt this. She knew very well how strong the Fan Investment Group was. Since Fan Wubing expressed his intention to participate in the Kodak joint venture case, she asked the United States to fully understand the situation of the Fan Investment Group. In addition, the comprehensive analysis of the intelligence department on the Chinese mainland led to a conclusion that Fan Wubing's power was too great and it was really not suitable to provoke him.

The series of actions that Fan Wubing has taken recently in Indonesia have also made Americans feel quite worried. The Habibie government is now under the control of Fan Wubing. It has not only ceded a lot of mineral resources, but also ceded advantageous areas as bases for Fan Wubing to use. This has made the US government, which has gradually faded out of Indonesia, feel uneasy.

However, the current situation in Indonesia is quite chaotic. The US has not yet made up its mind to return to Indonesia, so it can only let Fan Wubing mess around there and be powerless.

Clinton is not having a good time at this time. He is worried about the zipper gate incident created by him and Lewinsky. If he wants to return to Indonesia at this time, he will definitely be criticized by public opinion as taking the opportunity to divert public attention. Therefore, if he cannot solve his own problems for a while, he will not be able to take care of Indonesia.

Not taking care does not mean not paying attention. In fact, party A has begun to pay attention to the situation in Indonesia. They are shocked to find that the power that Fan Wubing has deployed in Indonesia has become too big to be eliminated and difficult to deal with.

While talking to Fan Wubing, Ye Ying kept an eye on this powerful young man, feeling very emotional.