When will I have a long tassel?

Next, Tang Zifeng discussed business development issues with everyone. Tang Zifeng pointed out that everyone currently uses outsourced CNC systems and functional components, plus homemade lathes, to produce some low-end products whose technology has been finalized.

Due to the lack of technical content, there is no threshold for this industry. Everyone can squeeze in, and vicious competition is inevitable. At present, everyone can form a price alliance, but with more new entrants, it will become more difficult to form a price alliance. At that time, the price war may restart, and everyone will always have a sword hanging over their heads.

If they want to achieve sustainable development, companies cannot rest on their laurels, but must allocate some profits to product research and development, promote product upgrading, and raise entry barriers. As products are upgraded, profit margins will also increase, and it will be easier for everyone to make money than it is now.

As for some companies that temporarily lack R\u0026D capabilities, Tang Zifeng also pointed out a way out for everyone, that is, both Linji Group and Canglong Research Institute can accept entrusted research and development to help everyone form one or two competitive products of their own. If they don't want to bother, these companies can also choose to directly purchase some of Canglong Research Institute's patents, either by sharing or buying them out. Of course, the price is a bit particular.

These suggestions from Tang Zifeng are very inspiring for small bosses. If a price alliance can be formed, everyone's short-term profits can be guaranteed. It is both feasible and necessary to spend some money to improve technology.

After the brutal growth in the 1990s, the industry in Jingnan has now entered a bottleneck period. Not only in the machine tool industry, but also in kitchen utensils, home appliances, plastic products, home textiles, food, etc., competition is very fierce.

The production capacity of some industries is already several times the global market capacity, and the price war has reached the point of almost bankrupting the entire industry. Of course, this "almost" is for domestic companies. Their foreign counterparts have long been in decline, and the grass on their graves is several feet high.

In this case, technological upgrading has become the consensus of various industries. Taking advantage of low prices to attract dealers, the only solution is to launch new products or improve quality.

The bosses in the machine tool industry also understand this truth, and some companies are trying it. However, affected by the price war, the profits of various companies have shrunk significantly, and it is somewhat beyond their capabilities to invest more funds in research and development. People like Song Jingcan and You Wenchao are already thinking about selling the factory and changing careers, so how can they be willing to spend money on research and development?

Now that Tang Zifeng has created opportunities for everyone, and also claimed that Linji Group and Canglong Research Institute can undertake research and development work on behalf of customers, the idea in everyone's mind has secretly grown again. Many companies have accumulated some know-how in the past few years of production. If they can develop several unique technologies on this basis, it can be used as a family heirloom.

The meeting has reached this level, and the atmosphere has become lively. Everyone no longer felt uneasy, and they were all vying to talk to Tang Zifeng, hoping to see if they could get some benefits from this big boss. Even if they were not actual benefits, they could make the other party have an impression of their face, and they would also be able to get some benefits from him in the future. It's easy, isn't it?

As noon approached, Tang Zifeng said with a smile that he wanted to invite everyone to dinner. Naturally, this statement was rebuked by everyone. Everyone looked angry and said that Mr. Tang had come all the way to relieve everyone. If Mr. Tang still wanted to Paying money to treat guests, will people like Heling who work on machine tools continue to be human beings in the future?

After a while of commotion, and it was not clear which company paid for it, everyone went out, got into their cars, and rushed to the most upscale hotel in Heling City. There were dozens of people attending the meeting today. They opened the largest private room and set up five tables. All kinds of high-end seafood were piled up as if they were free. Beer boxes were piled up as big as a hill.

While Tang Zifeng was being entangled by others, You Wenchao and Song Jingcan quietly pulled Zhao Xinggen aside and asked him in a low voice: "Mr. Zhao, we have been friends for so many years, can you give us Let’s get to the bottom of it, what is the purpose of Mr. Tang’s move?”

Before Zhao Xinggen became famous, he had indeed good personal relationships with You and Song. Although the scale of his company is now more than ten times larger than that of these two, he does not mean to look down on them. They often move around each other a lot, so they can plot some things in private. After hearing the two people's questions, Zhao Xinggen frowned and said:

"This incident happened very suddenly to me. As you know, Fatty and I have always had a good relationship. This morning, Fatty suddenly brought Mr. Tang to my place and said that he wanted me to take the lead in finding some companies in the Heling Machine Tool Industry. A somewhat influential boss comes to sit down.

"Before you came, Mr. Tang and I had a brief chat, mainly about the price war. He said that the price war affects the normal order. If this continues, not only will small and medium-sized enterprises like us be brought down, but also small and medium-sized enterprises like them will be brought down. Big companies will also be affected, so he wants to talk to everyone."

"Mr. Tang's statement sounds reasonable. However, I still don't believe it. If it is just for small and medium-sized enterprises like us, is it necessary for him to contribute like this?" You Wenchao said.

Song Jingcan said: "Yes, although he said that it has an impact on their Linji, we and Linji are actually not competing on the same level at all. Even if it has an impact, it is not very big. If Mr. Tang did not come in person, but their sales I can believe it if Mr. Han or someone from the company comes to talk to us about this matter. For a leader as big as Mr. Tang to personally take care of this kind of thing, and even calls us brothers and drinks and spanks together, I always I don’t think it’s that simple.”

Zhao Xinggen turned to look at the situation in the private room and saw Tang Zifeng standing in another corner with several small bosses, talking and laughing, as if discussing some cooperation matters. The faces of the small bosses were full of excitement. He turned back and asked, "So, from what you two think, what other plans does Mr. Tang have?"

You and Song exchanged glances with each other, and Song Jingcan said: "Mr. Zhao, do you think Mr. Tang has some ideas of his own?"

"What do you mean by your own thoughts?" Zhao Xinggen asked.

Song Jingcan said: "In my opinion, even though Mr. Tang is in charge of a large company with 30,000 people, one sentence can make it difficult for people like us to survive in the industry. But in terms of wealth, Mr. Tang may not be as good as someone like A big boss like Mr. Zhao might not even be as good as a street guy like me and Lao You."

"You built a five-story new house in your hometown, you gave birth to four children, and you still call yourself a street servant." Zhao Xinggen laughed and scolded.

We are all peers, and everyone knows how much money someone has. Of course, the wealth of You and Song cannot compare with Zhao Xinggen, but to say they are Bujie is to be too modest. A few years ago, when business in the machine tool industry was booming, the money these two people earned was at least in the tens of millions.

However, after Song Jingcan's reminder, Zhao Xinggen realized the misunderstanding in his thinking. He only thought that Tang Zifeng was the boss of a state-owned enterprise and had unlimited fame, but he forgot that the salary in a state-owned enterprise was limited. Unless Tang Zifeng engaged in some corruption, his personal net worth was really incomparable with private bosses like them.

Thinking of this, Zhao Xinggen suddenly felt confident. It turned out that he was better than Tang Zifeng, and his life was equally exciting.

"Go on and tell me what President Tang has in mind." Zhao Xinggen said.

Song Jingcan looked around, lowered his voice a little, almost to a whisper, and said, "Lao You and I analyzed that Mr. Tang is so laborious and willing to lower his status to make friends with everyone. Is it because he wants to Let’s take a one-share stake in our business. For example, in which company should we take a few points of shares, even just one or two points? What if there are 10 companies? What if there are 20 companies? "

You Wenchao answered: "He also said that he would go to places like Ruigang and Yuyuan. If there are several companies in each place, then..."

At this point, he left a meaningful final note.

Zhao Xinggen's face kept changing colors, sometimes green, sometimes white, and sometimes red, like a neon light. He had never thought about this possibility at first, but after being reminded by these two people, he thought of various signs worth recalling. For example, Tang Zifeng asked him about the profits of his company, and Tang Zifeng mentioned strategic cooperation between companies. ideas. If you don't think about it, these words are all normal chatting, but if you think about it carefully, it seems that every sentence is implying something.

Could it be that Tang Zifeng is eyeing my company?

Is there any royal method for this?

"If he really means this, what do you two think?" Zhao Xinggen asked.

This is actually what You and Song wanted to ask Zhao Xinggen, but Zhao Xinggen was richer than them, so he naturally had the right to speak. If they wanted to discuss issues with Zhao Xinggen, they could not force Zhao Xinggen to express his position first, but could only express his position themselves and wait for Zhao Xinggen's response.

"I think this is inappropriate." You Wenchao said.

"Why is it inappropriate?" Zhao Xinggen asked, "If a person named Tang is willing to take shares in your Guangchang company, even if you give him 10%, he will make much more money in the future than he does now. Anyone named Tang can do whatever he wants If I give you some benefits between my fingers, how many times can your company's output value be doubled?"

Because he had doubts about Tang Zifeng's character, Zhao Xinggen changed his name for him, no longer referring to him as "Mr. Tang."

"I'm afraid I'm luring a wolf into the house." You Wenchao sighed, "Of course I know there are benefits to being with a big boss, but what if he gets greedy? What if something happens to him? What if he really dares to do something to us? Stock, that means this person is too courageous, we are all doing our own business, there is no need to accompany him to gamble."