Chapter 35: The Grand Assembly (Part 1)

  On April 15, the 35th Guangzhou Trade Fair opened in China. By then, it had been more than half a month since the end of the military exercise. After the exercise, Vice Chairman Deng was entrusted by Chairman Mao to have an in-depth conversation with Lin Feng about future exchanges and cooperation between the two sides of the strait. At the same time, he raised the issue of technical support for China's first nuclear submarine, which is about to be put into service, and Lin Feng readily agreed.

  Lin Feng personally assured Vice Chairman Deng that as soon as he returned to Taipei, he would immediately dispatch technical personnel to come and exchange learning. When Lin Feng was about to leave, he asked Vice Chairman Deng for an invitation letter from the Canton Fair. Deng Ping was very pleased when he learned that Lin Feng would lead a Taiwanese delegation to participate in the Canton Fair. He fully supports economic exchanges between the two sides of the strait and indicated that he will arrange relevant personnel to be responsible for Taiwanese compatriots coming to the mainland for investment and development.

  Currently, the products that China can export to foreign countries are mostly general agricultural products, handicrafts, and handmade crafts, with very few industrial products and other goods with high technical content. This time, Lin Feng plans to showcase Taiwan's development achievements over the past few years through the Canton Fair, with products mainly related to daily life, including electronic devices, transportation tools, and medical food, among which the most important ones are new products developed based on traditional Chinese medicine formulas.

  April 15th, 9:00 am, The first phase of the 35th Guangzhou Trade Fair will be held from April 15th to 19th, exhibiting household appliances, electronic consumer goods, electrical and electronic products, computers and communication products, large machinery and equipment, small machinery, hardware, tools, bicycles, motorcycles, auto parts, building and decorative materials, bathroom facilities, lighting products, chemical products, vehicles (outdoor), engineering machinery (outdoor), import exhibition area and other exhibition areas.

  In other exhibition halls in China, apart from some foreign tourists, there were very few foreign businessmen who came forward to talk, mainly because the level of industry in China was too low, and these products were all eliminated things for Western countries. However, there were also some exceptions, the Taiwan Province Pavilion was crowded with people, businessmen from various countries spoke different languages, and some people spoke unskilled Chinese, "Hey, comrade....." "Excuse me......".

  The person in charge of the Canton Fair hastily pulled over a staff member and asked: "What happened? What's wrong with Taiwan Province?"

  The staff panted and said, "Boss, good news, Taiwan has signed an order worth over 100 million"

  "Huh? What, over a billion? Do you know how to sign?" The person in charge widened his eyes with an incredulous expression.

  The staff seemed unclear and after talking for half a day, they still couldn't make it clear. The person in charge had to go there himself to take a look. Based on past experience, the total amount of orders signed on site after the Canton Fair was only a few hundred million yuan at most. However, today, just on the first day, the first order from Taiwan Province Pavilion has already reached 100 million yuan, which is absolutely the biggest news of the Canton Fair today.

  The staff in front of the Taiwan Pavilion are introducing the four major household appliances, including washing machines, TVs, air conditioners and refrigerators. The Little Swan fully automatic washing machine has already received an order for 10,000 units from an American businessman. This washing machine is more advanced than those currently available in Europe and America. The businessman asked the sales staff enthusiastically: "Hey, how did you guys produce this? Can I be your agent in North America?"

  The salesperson replied politely: "Sir, if you want to obtain agency rights, you must meet our relevant conditions. We also have other cooperative projects. Please go to the next room for a detailed discussion." The American businessman followed the other staff excitedly and walked away.

  Just as the person in charge of the Guangzhou Fair was about to step forward, another blonde-haired and blue-eyed foreigner squeezed over, a sweaty foreigner hastily asked the sales staff at the Taiwan exhibition area in unskilled Chinese: "Comrade, does your new Fei ice box really use fluorine-free and energy-saving technology?"

  Salesperson confidently replied: "Not only does the new Fei refrigerator adopt these two technologies that we have created, but also the new Fei air conditioner has them. Moreover, these two technologies include all the new technologies exhibited by our Taiwan province, which have been applied for international patents. Fluorine-free and energy-saving refrigerators and air conditioners will be the first green and environmentally friendly household appliances launched by Huaxia Group, and all products inside are produced by subsidiaries of Huaxia Group."

  The person in charge of the Guangzhou Fair asked: "What's going on with Hua Xia Group?"

  The salesperson replied: "Huaxia Group is a company headquartered in Taipei, Taiwan Province, which is a modern large-scale group company that produces and operates multiple industries such as home appliances, information security, special vehicles, engineering plastics, etc." In fact, this is the result of Lin Feng's limited integration of his own resources. Currently, Huaxia Group is the largest and most promising group company in Taiwan and even the entire China.

  The foreigner looked around and saw someone interrupting, so he quickly asked: "Can we obtain the production and use rights for this technology?" The salesperson said: "I estimate that you won't be able to get this technology in the next two years, but it's okay, you can temporarily purchase our products."

  The foreigner was slightly disappointed when he heard this, but after thinking about it, he realized that for a world currently facing an oil crisis, an energy-saving technology would bring huge economic benefits. At this time, another French businessman squeezed over and said: "I am a Frenchman, I want to ask what is the price of this ultra-thin LCD color TV?"

  The salesperson smiled and said: "It's $300 per unit, no, this is the price list for all our products. Please take a look at it carefully, choose your own goods, and then our staff will help you complete the next steps."

  The first day of the Canton Fair, the Taiwan Pavilion was a big hit, with various household appliances becoming the "stars" of the exhibition, and being pursued by businessmen from all over the world. On the first day alone, the Huaxia Group had already signed orders worth more than $500 million for four projects: air conditioners, TVs, washing machines, and refrigerators, which exceeded the total order value of all other provinces.

  The Taiwan Pavilion was packed with people on the second day of the Canton Fair, even before it officially opened. Some had been there the day before and heard that new products would be exhibited today, so they rushed over again. Others had heard about it from others after the exhibition ended yesterday and came specifically to take a look today.

  At 9:00, the exhibition officially began. The Taiwan Pavilion also started to receive visitors under the busy work of the staff. "What is this, a phone?" A foreigner wearing a black suit exclaimed loudly. The salesperson looked at the foreigner in the black suit and said, "This gentleman is right, but it's different from traditional wired phones. This is our company's latest digital simulated mobile phone."

  "He relies on our company's communication satellite to achieve global communication" "Really?" The foreigner looked skeptical. At this time, the salesperson didn't say anything either, but he took out a beautifully shaped mobile phone from his pocket, pressed a few numbers on the keyboard with his right hand, and soon the phone rang with a clear voice that everyone could hear clearly. "Wow" Everyone was stunned, if everyone had such a mobile phone, it would be much more convenient to go out and do business. Soon, some staff led these businessmen who wanted to discuss the mobile phone business to a nearby seat for further negotiation.

  Taiwan has basically achieved one mobile phone per person, and computers have also entered households. Last year, Li Feng completed the construction of Taiwan's network highway, making it the first region to enter the Internet era. The 2G mobile phone launched by China Taiwan Mobile this time is ten years ahead of Europe and America, not only can achieve global calls, but also has simple camera and playback functions.

  Of course, these functions cannot be compared with the performance of professional cameras and playback devices. However, these originally extra features received enthusiastic welcome from the crowd on site. Many foreigners took out their mobile phones to take pictures non-stop, and the entire hall was filled with music played by mobile players.

  Taiwan's Huaxia Group caused a huge stir with its first product today, and subsequent digital cameras, audio equipment, and DVDs also received a warm welcome from European and American businessmen. These Chinese-made products greatly shocked the people of Europe and America, and the Japanese were equally surprised. Originally, the Japanese had not planned to attend, but after hearing that China had unveiled many advanced products at this exhibition, they came disguised as tourists to investigate. However, the results of their observations ultimately left them in shock, discovering that Taiwan's technical level was far ahead of Japan's.

  On April 19, the last day of the Guangzhou Electronics Fair, Huaxia Group also presented its final work - a personal computer. The personal computers launched by Huaxia Group are divided into two types: desktops and laptops. These two major killers have created a sensation throughout the venue, with everyone's eyes fixed on the few sample machines on display.

  The influence of the Canton Fair has radiated out in recent days, resulting in more people attending today's event, with crowds everywhere. Many businessmen from various countries who received the news rushed to Guangzhou through various channels to attend this Canton Fair, and many people are flocking to Huaxia Group's last electronic product.

  After the salesperson's introduction, everyone gradually understood the thing in front of them called a computer. The desktop consists of the host, display, keyboard, mouse and so on, while the laptop is more convenient, with its host, display, and keyboard connected together. With the work of the staff, this "Great Wall" brand personal computer entered the desktop system.

  At this time a British man next to him said: "Why are all these * systems in Chinese? How can we who don't understand Chinese use them?"

  The staff smiled and said, "Don't worry, we have a multilingual system that can be installed according to different customer needs." As he spoke, the staff opened one of the computers with an English operating system for him to see.

  A short Japanese man squeezed forward and said, "Excuse me, can Japan obtain this technology?" The staff member snorted and said, "You think that's possible? Currently, apart from the Taiwan headquarters and the new factory about to start construction in Shenzhen, I haven't heard of any other place obtaining this production technology."

  Everyone stared at the Japanese man like an idiot, but apparently he didn't mind. After asking his questions, he stood aside and quietly watched the staff work.