Chapter 884 They Are Not Generous
After Li Ye and others returned to Tokyo, Mitsubishi prepared a simple dinner and sent a minister and a section chief to entertain them.
"Cheers to our friendship!"
"cheers!"
"Cheers to our cooperation!"
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Li Ye drank a lot, but he didn't finish a glass of wine all night because he felt something uncomfortable from the minister named Inoue.
Although the other party's face was always full of smiles, in the eyes of Li Ye, who was extremely observant, underneath the hypocritical surface was full of sarcasm.
Although his expressions and movements look humble and gentle, when his acting occasionally fails, he reveals strong arrogance, contempt and aggression.
For example, Liu Muhan took the opportunity of the banquet to tentatively ask if the technology transfer price of five million US dollars was negotiable, because the light truck company obtained Isuzu's technology transfer for four million, and Mitsubishi's mini truck was already lagging behind. A bag, obviously not as high-tech as Isuzu.
But Minister Inoue immediately said in surprise: "Isn't this a gift from above? Five million is just a symbolic fee."
When Liu Muhan discussed with the other party whether the gasoline engine technology on mini trucks could be transferred, the other party playfully said that this level of cooperation requires sufficient sincerity from both parties.
Liu Muhan found an opportunity to be alone with Li Ye, and said helplessly: "Eldest nephew, it's not that my aunt won't help you, but as you can see, they want too much, and we can't make the decision ourselves."
"Well, I know, I'm an idiot! It's expected."
Li Ye nodded to express his understanding.
In the past few years, Japan's series of technology transfers and low-interest loans to the mainland were all promoted by the above-mentioned package. Levels like Li Ye and Liu Muhan could not play a big role.
If Li Ye wants to introduce a complete set of advanced technologies, he must enter the mainland through a joint venture and produce "Mitsubishi brand" cars. All equipment and accessories involving Mitsubishi technology must be designated by Mitsubishi. , the mainland cannot make the decision.
In this "market-for-technology" cooperation, both parties have their own calculations. In the end, it's hard to say who gets the advantage of whom.
But given the urinary nature of stupid people, the possibility of suffering a loss is really slim.
Japanese stupid people are very polite no matter what they do, but they will not give up any of their own interests. Instead, they will try their best to put your interests in their own pockets.
Just like a limerick written by a certain lighthouse person in later generations specifically for Japanese stupid people.
[Japanese stupid people always say: "Please," when meeting people]
【They know etiquette best. 】
[They climbed into the neighbor's garden, smiled and said: "I beg your pardon."
[With a bow and a friendly smile, they let his hungry family come in and take off their shoes. 】
[Then they bowed again: "I'm so sorry, your garden belongs to us now."]
Li Ye breathed out and smiled at Liu Muhan: "Forget it, without Butcher Zhang, can we only eat pigs with hair on them?
Mitsubishi is not the only one in the world. Let’s discuss it with Xiaoyu later and see what other countries have suitable technologies that can be introduced.”
But Liu Muhan shook his head and said: "Then don't blame me for making ugly remarks. In the past two years, we have had a lot of contact with automobile manufacturers in America, Europe and Japan.
Those brands that seem to be dying are more generous, but their technology is obviously lagging behind, or they have taken the wrong technical route.
And advanced car companies such as General Motors, Mercedes-Benz, BMW, Toyota, etc., let alone transfer technology to us, even if they set up joint venture factories, they also have various stringent requirements, and it is impossible to negotiate at all."
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Li Ye was stunned for a moment, and then he realized that the situation he was facing was not as beautiful as he had imagined.
It would not be difficult to import some backward technologies, such as the diesel engine used by the No. 1 branch. However, the medium and low-speed diesel engine is a product of European tractors and is not qualified for the increasingly better road conditions in the mainland.
Well-known car companies such as Toyota and General Motors are unwilling to easily transfer the most technically difficult engine technology to developing countries.
After teaching the apprentice how to beat the master, it is not only the flower growers who know it.
But Li Ye didn't know that even a few decades later, only one manufacturer, Mitsubishi, would set up a joint venture factory in the mainland to provide engines to "non-Mitsubishi" brand car companies, allowing the first batch of self-owned brand car companies in the mainland to start smoothly. .
These two Mitsubishi engine factories in the mainland have also become a steady source of cash flow for them.
But why did Mitsubishi do this at that time?
Because Japan's economic bubble burst and he was having the most difficult time, he allowed the engine technology that was ten years behind to be handed over to mainland car companies for use.
This is really annoying to say, but except for Mitsubishi, no foreign car company is willing to give you the engine.
So at the beginning, domestic car companies not only couldn't build excellent engines themselves, they didn't even have any choice.
The road to "copycat" in the Mainland is also very difficult. For example, after the introduction of the Isuzu engine, Chaoyang Engine used technology to imitate and improve it, and produced a four-cylinder diesel engine that was later known as a star product. However, its technical indicators were It is also greatly "shrunk".
Seeing that Li Ye was silent, Liu Muhan also said quietly: "My father told me that when the situation is stronger than others, you can either imitate Chu Bawang and lift the table, or imitate Gou Jian and try his best to survive. Compared with other car companies, Mitsubishi is quite generous.”
Li Ye glanced at Liu Muhan, and then said: "I have to solemnly correct you. The Japanese people will not be generous to us. Now they want to challenge the authority of the lighthouse, so they have roped in our neighbor. Otherwise, he I wish we would die"
Liu Muhan stuck out his tongue and said quickly: "I was wrong, I was wrong, I understand the truth, I just used the wrong words. My nephew, you are becoming more and more like my father."
yes! Liu Zhengqing has a "fatal relationship" with Japanese stupid people. How can he have the same idea as today's young people?
The Japanese are using their strong economic strength and technological advantages to quietly infiltrate the thoughts of others, hoping to replace the evil appearance of decades ago with a "civilized and developed" image.
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At the end of the dinner, Minister Inoue bowed to Li Ye and others one by one, and then each presented a gift - a Casio watch.
This behavior caused several people to praise the Japanese for their generosity on the way back to the hotel.
Li Ye tilted his head and looked out the window in silence. When he was approaching the hotel, he suddenly saw a Chinese restaurant.
"Stop, stop."
Li Ye asked the driver to stop, and then said to Liu Muhan: "I'm not full. Go down and fill my stomach. I'll just walk back later."
Liu Muhan immediately got out of the car and said, "I haven't eaten enough either. I just happened to go to Xiao Wu with you. You can take everyone back first!"
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Everyone watched Liu Muhan get out of the car with Li Ye and walked into the Chinese restaurant together, and they couldn't help but swallowed.
They didn't have enough to eat either.
At this time in 1987, everyone had just come out of the era of "scarcity of oil and water", and everyone had a big appetite.
The generous Japanese people seem to have very small appetites, even smaller than the southerners in the Mainland, so the dinner prepared for everyone was simply not enough.