When will I have a long tassel?

Like Danji, the other seven or eight large machine tool companies in China, after some fierce or not fierce ideological struggles, also accepted the three conditions proposed on the spot, and then relied on the core technology of multi-station machine tools transferred on the spot. , tailor-made automotive machine tools required for various domestic automotive companies.

After all, it is time-consuming and labor-intensive to develop this technology from scratch, and it is much easier to directly accept the technology that is transferred on an ad hoc basis. In recent years, the domestic automobile industry is in a period of great development, and many car companies need to build and update production lines. Missing this opportunity may What a shame.

The initiative proposed on the spur of the moment to hope that various companies will divide their labor to develop cutting-edge machine tool products does not actually conflict with the development strategies of each company. Tang Zifeng is not the only one who sees opportunities in the international market. Domestic entrepreneurs with some foresight can realize this, but most people are not as confident and courageous as Tang Zifeng.

Now, when we take this as a condition and force everyone to engage in research and development, everyone is still willing to accept it. Each company focuses on one direction of research and development. In the future, all Chinese companies will face the international market with a unified strategy, which will be beneficial to each company.

All domestic machine tool companies are happily carving up the automotive machine tool pie, so naturally some people feel depressed. In the office of the general manager of the Japanese-owned Someno Machine Tool China Company, He Jian was being scolded by general manager Okada Seizo:

"Minister He, I hope you will give the company a clear explanation. I gave you full authorization and even agreed to your request to reduce product prices by up to 20%. Why did we still lose this order from Puqi? And in the future We will also lose the entire automotive machine tool market in China!”

"Mr. General Manager, this incident was a complete accident." He Jian was sweating profusely, with his head lowered and half-bowed as he explained to Okada Seizo: "They adopted very despicable competitive methods when the opportunity came. We deceived, then used the media to build momentum, and used patriotism to kidnap the decision-makers of Puzhou Automobile. Finally, they obtained the policy from the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission..."

"I know all what you said." Okada Seizo interrupted He Jian impatiently and said, "What I want to ask is, you said that they deceived us when the opportunity came. What kind of deception did they do? ? And you, He Jun, as a senior machine tool marketer and a senior industry insider who has worked in Chinese companies for many years, why are you so easily deceived?"

"This..." He Jian was speechless.

He personally went to Linhe to spy on the internal situation of Linji. Those who provided him with information swore that Linji's multi-station machine tool technology was not up to standard and was just a cover. Therefore, he firmly believed that Puqi could not use Linji's products. , thereby rejecting Puqi's request for Someno to lower product prices.

Thinking about it now, if he had known that Linji's technology was almost the same as Someno's and that it was entirely possible that he would pose a threat to Someno, he would not have insisted on the original price. Instead, he would have given Puqi some sweeteners, and maybe he could have lured Puqi into Signed contract with Someno.

So why did I believe the rumors I heard so easily?

Perhaps in my mind, I never felt that domestic manufacturers could compete with foreign manufacturers. I didn't expect that domestic manufacturers would make such rapid progress.

"You don't need to explain. The failure of this sale was entirely due to your mistake. I have reason to suspect that you mixed your own selfish interests in this matter, thus misleading the company to make wrong decisions, and even losing a right to you." A vital business opportunity for the company." Okada Seizo said arrogantly.

"No, no, Mr. General Manager, this is absolutely impossible!" He Jian was anxious. It is true that he is a professional blame-bearer, but this time the blame thrown by Okada Seizo was too big for his small body to bear.

"Mr. General Manager, I have always been loyal to the company. For this order from Puzhou Automobile, I went to Pujiang more than a dozen times, and I even went to the capital to invite Professor Qi Muden to help us..."

"By the way, when you mentioned Professor Qi Muden, I also remembered another thing. When you applied to the company, you said that in order to ask Professor Qi Muden to publish an article in the newspaper that would benefit us, the company would provide funding. Pay him 100,000 yuan in the name of research. This money was listed as marketing expenses for the Puqi project, but in fact the Puqi project was not successful, so the company cannot agree to spend this expense. You are responsible for convincing Qi Muden , asking him to return the 50,000 yuan he has received and give up the 50,000 yuan that has not yet been paid."

"How is this possible!" He Jian almost hit the wall, "General Manager, regarding this expenditure, I submitted a formal application to the company, and you have already signed it. The company and Professor Qi Mudeng have signed a contract. And Chimuden did use his influence to publish articles. Under such circumstances, it is absolutely impossible for him to agree to waive the fee."

"This is your business." Okada Seizo said coldly.

"However, if we refuse to pay, Professor Qi Mudeng can go to court to sue us, because we have signed a contract with him." He Jian reminded.

Okada Seizo said: "Spending 100,000 yuan just to ask a professor to publish an article in a newspaper is not acceptable at the headquarters. If Puzhou Automobile's project can be won, then such a sum The expenses can also be accounted for as part of the marketing cost. Now that the Puzhou Automobile Project has been thrown away, what reason can we use to get the headquarters to agree to spend this money?"

"..." He Jian was speechless again. Having stayed in Someno for six or seven years, he is already very familiar with Someno's internal decision-making mechanism. What Okada Seizo said is true. The Puzhou Automobile project has not been negotiated. The Chinese company will be under tremendous pressure from the Japanese headquarters, and this expenditure of 100,000 yuan will inevitably become a handle for the headquarters to find faults.

"Perhaps... we can ask Qimudeng to submit a research result to us in accordance with the requirements of the contract, and then ask him to return all the funding on the grounds that the research result does not meet the requirements." He Ji'an said quietly.

Someno paid 100,000 yuan to ask Qi Muden to help build momentum. Of course, the contract could not be written like this. It could only say that Qi Muden was hired to do a business consultation for Someno. This was a common routine. Now that Someno wants to break the contract, this nonsense sentence written in the contract will have an effect.

He Jian can ask Qi Mudeng to submit a research result as required by the contract, and then use clever excuses to find faults in it. It will be very annoying to find Qi Mudeng. When the time comes, he will be asked to return the money, and he will have no choice but to do so.

But in this way, the hatred between He Jian and Qi Mudeng will become serious. Once this incident spreads, He Jian's reputation will be completely ruined. Who will dare to cooperate with him in the future?

Knowing that this was a glass of poisonous wine, He Jian had no choice but to drink it.

"Very good, I'll leave this matter to you." Okada Seizo said, "In the next two weeks, you don't have to worry about other things in the company and focus on getting this thing done. If you If you cannot collect this amount on time, you will not be able to get the severance compensation paid to you by the company.”

"Severance compensation?" He Jian's eyes widened, "Mr. Okada, are you saying that after I get back the money from Qi Muden, I will resign from the company?"

"I think this should be your best choice." Okada Seizo said, "Facts have proved that you are no longer suitable for the position of sales director. The personal connections you claimed when you applied for the company cannot help the company in its development. Your business has developed, so the company decided to ask you to resign.

"However, I have bought you two weeks. You can use these two weeks to resolve Qimudeng's matter so that the company can pay you the required severance compensation."

"ah!"

He Jian was completely dumbfounded.

When he learned that He Jian was thrown out of the company by Ranye like a rag, Han Weichang laughed so hard that his blood pressure increased by dozens of millimeters, and he even went to Tang Zifeng's office to report the news to him.

"Haha, Mr. Tang, let me tell you, this is a lot of fun!"

Han Weichang laughed as he talked, and his words were almost lost.

"What's going on? How come we, Mr. Han, are so happy?"

Tang Zifeng invited Han Weichang to sit down on the sofa, poured him a cup of tea himself, and then sat next to him and asked.

"Thank you, Mr. Tang. Thank you, Mr. Tang. The greatest luck for me, Old Han, is that I met Mr. Tang on the train. Otherwise, I would have ended up like He Jian today." Han Weichang took the teacup handed over by Tang Zifeng with both hands and exaggerated said.

Tang Zifeng smiled and said: "Old Han, you are too self-effacing. With your ability, Old Han, if you hadn't been delayed by this small business, you might be a big boss with a net worth of billions now. Look at Su Hua, no Is it just soaring into the sky?"

"I'm not as capable as Su Hua. I, Old Han, am self-aware. Only under your leadership, Mr. Tang, can I achieve my achievements. By the way, Mr. Tang, you still don't know, that old boy He Jian , was fired by Ranye." Han Weichang quickly brought the conversation back to the topic.

"Really?" Tang Zifeng was stunned. He heard more about He Jian's life and events from Han Weichang, and he also knew about the grievances between Han Weichang and He Jian. Now that he heard that He Jian was fired by Ranye, he could understand why Han Weichang was so happy.

"Just because Puqi's project was not won, Ranye fired He Jian. Isn't this punishment too severe?" Tang Zifeng commented casually, and then he reacted and said: "I understand, he should be A scapegoat, right? Someno has lost China's automotive machine tool market. This is a big deal. The person in charge of the company must find someone to take the blame. This is also a routine move for Japanese companies."