Mueller and several others bought these companies privately, then imported products from other places and relied on the company's channels to make profits.
Now that Ji Donglai has established a foundry here, Muller saw the opportunity to reduce costs, so he came to Ji Donglai to cooperate.
Ji Donglai looked at Mueller's fat figure and really wanted to award him a grand prize: the Suicide Award.
From the engine cylinder head to the engine casing, and then the transmission casing, the intake manifold, and the drive rear axle.
Without the corresponding production qualifications, the other party boldly imported them from outside and then sold them to Uzi Daewoo. If Ji Donglai was asked to do this, the other party would definitely not dare.
But Ji Donglai soon realized that his worries were unnecessary. Although Muller was greedy, he was not stupid. Almost all the castings came from the supplier of Lada Automobile in Russia.
This way everything is explained. Manufacturers that supply European companies have, without exception, very high prices, so you can only get limited profits.
Ji Donglai's company has always been able to keep all costs down when doing business, so Mueller focused on Ji Donglai.
"Call Master Qi to come up and make two cups of coffee."
After calling Li Xiaojuan and asking Da Qizi to come up, Ji Donglai began to look at the drawings brought by Mueller. The contents were very clear and all were in English.
"Ji, there can't be any empty space here. We inspect it very strictly..."
"Shrinkage and porosity, trachoma and honeycomb, right?"
"Uh...yes!"
Muller pointed at the content on the drawing and emphasized variously. Ji Donglai threw out a few professional words, and Li Xiaojuan translated them directly. Muller opened his palms, and then he realized how unprofessional he was.
Coming over from Da Qizi, Ji Donglai has already translated the technical conditions and important symbols above with a ballpoint pen. Ji Donglai has marked all the unmarked points in and out. The most comfortable thing for Da Qizi is that Ji Donglai Come and write the serial number on it.
"It's not difficult. You can buy this aluminum ready-made in China. Here we just need to control the magnesium content, which I have done before. There happens to be loess here, so we use the most primitive method and can save a lot of costs."
Looking at the familiar lineup, Da Qizi's face was filled with relief.
Finding the yellowed notebook, Da Qi Zi pointed at a row of symbols on it. Sure enough, it was exactly the same as the symbols on the drawing. Although Mueller couldn't understand what Ji Donglai and Da Qi Zi were talking about, he could tell from the words between the two. From the look in his eyes, Mueller knew he had found the right person.
"Do you have your own machine tools for processing? Muller, if you need me to process it, I have to import machine tools from China. This thing is a bit expensive."
Ji Donglai didn't put much hope in the mechanical processing here. This factory was all made in the Soviet Union, big, bulky and bulky.
Lathes and milling machines have high precision. If you want to process things like engine casings, it is tantamount to asking for a dead end. The accuracy of the holes alone cannot be guaranteed.
"If you need machine tools, you can import them from us. We have preferential tariff policies with the EU. Ji, you can also apply yourself, as long as you have Uzbek shareholders here and are not a Chinese sole proprietorship."
The Generalized System of Preferences has begun, and a group of people represented by Muller are currently focusing on the more than 6,200 products on the list. Whichever one can earn the highest profit, the other party will do it.
Some of the drawings in front of me are not what the local Chevrolet company needs, and many of them are exported to the EU. Even if Ji Donglai saw it, he didn't bother to point it out at this time.
The wisest choice is to gain a firm foothold and take advantage of this rare market gap.
Tan Xiumei has begun to spare no effort to expand business in the direction of the EU. With the graduation season approaching in the new year, Xinli has also stepped up the recruitment of professional talents.
"Okay, thank you. We will make the sample within half a month, and then you will come over for acceptance!"
Use other people's channels to go first. Even so, the profits are much higher than domestic ones. Ji Donglai saw off Mueller and immediately called Xin Li to continue recruiting professional manpower from the Dalian Foundry.
In addition, for the aluminum pumps sold to Chevrolet, Ji Donglai also made molds locally. Most of the parts were localized as much as possible to lower the tax point.
Da Qizi was worthy of being a big boss who had worked with the Soviets. He could speak many Russian words and his professional pronunciation surpassed that of Li Xiaojuan. None of the on-site workers was dishonest.
Especially Da Qizi's huge physique, there is no difference between him and the locals. Just shake his big bald head, no matter which tribe he is from, he will become a good boy.
Regarding imported machine tools and equipment, Ji Donglai asked Youdus to start processing it immediately. Ji Donglai imported all small equipment from China, including electric sparks and small grinders. The cheaper the better.
Facts have proven that Muller and Dabuick are definitely not the only traders eyeing the export of industrial products. Ever since Yiyuan Manufacturing invested in building a processing and manufacturing factory in Andijan, there has been an endless stream of businessmen looking for OEMs every day.
Ji Donglai's original idea of locating some products in the Tashkent Industrial Zone began to change, especially when some particularly high-profit products appeared again and again. Ji Donglai finally couldn't hold back.
“Mr. , can’t delay it for one day.”
This was no time for any hesitation. When there was a problem with funds, Ji Donglai even asked Zhao Shuying to directly inject funds from the Cayman Islands.
The first batch of castings requested by Muller were completed on the first day of the rainy season in Uzbekistan.
This time the other party not only came by himself, but also brought two Europeans with him.
"Ji, this needs to be cut from here to here. If it passes, we will pay."
Muller stood in front of one of the Europeans, holding a pen and drawing lines according to the other's marks. However, Ji Donglai did not move, but took the chalk to correct the deviation of the other's drawing.
"This is right?"
"That is right! Can you speak english?"
"Sure!"
Facing Ji Donglai's direct correction, the two acceptance personnel who came from the other side were very shocked and asked casually. In the next day, Mueller didn't have time to say a word. Ji Donglai asked someone to inspect the entire shell on his behalf. Break it down.
"Ji, your stuff is very good. It's rare for us to see such precise parts cast with such crude equipment. I think we have reached a cooperation."
All the products, whether they were cut crosswise or lengthwise, were made very carefully by Da Qizi. Without exception, the inside was very well cast. The other party took away two samples from above, and then tilted his head at Muller.
(End of chapter)
