On his first day in Tokyo, Zou Guodong really didn't get a good rest. He could hardly sleep at night and didn't sleep all night.
It wasn't because the conditions Ning Weimin arranged for him were too crude.
It’s not because I’m not acclimatized, or I have an upset stomach from having too much dinner.
The key lies in what he saw and heard after coming to Tokyo, and how Ning Weimin threw too many temptations at him.
This day's experience and experience filled his mind with lingering random thoughts, and he couldn't calm down, so he spent the whole night turning over "shaobing" in bed.
I want to ask what Zou Guodong was thinking about?
First of all, Zou Guodong couldn't help feeling that the capitalist world is too much like a kaleidoscope.
There are so many things that people in China have never seen before, and it is unimaginable with his little knowledge and limited business experience.
But Ning Weimin was born with an uncanny ability to seize business opportunities, and could be several times more forward-thinking than him.
What does this mean?
All I can say is that this guy is a business wizard!
Yes! From the first time he met Ning Weimin to now, how many miracles this guy has created!
When he was first planning for the Zhai Palace Exhibition Hall, this guy came up with many fantastic ideas.
We even planned a sculpture art exhibition and a Chinese New Year garden party, two cultural activities that were brilliant, recognized and supported by the government, and allowed the company to gain both fame and fortune.
Later, he made suggestions for Pierre Cardon China and won the prime advertising time of "News Network", and proposed the sales method of setting up exclusive stores in high-end hotels and airports.
It can be said that these few items alone have laid a foundation for Pierre Cardon Huaxia Company to rest assured for twenty years.
The year before last, this kid started working in catering on a whim. No one expected that he would just come up with a random idea and soon cause a big upset.
Tan Gong Restaurant, which was established not long ago, was able to overtake the newcomers in a very short period of time, surpassing the two time-honored palace restaurants that originally had more advantages.
Last year, this guy came up with a patent that astonished the world, such as the easy-to-draw tie, and even personally came forward to reach a partnership with Jinlilai.
So far, the easy-to-laid patented tie has become popular all over the country and has become a fashion for suit accessories in China.
Regardless of the products of Pilkington, Goldlion or Yi Lade, sales and profits are rising rapidly, and demand has been in short supply for a long time.
This year it is even more acceptable.
Before coming to Japan, this guy not only successfully opened a discount store in Tianqiao Shopping Mall, and obtained a beauty and hairdressing cooperative school project, but he also successfully predicted the appreciation trend of the yen.
This move is essentially giving the company a building worth tens of millions for free.
Even after coming to Japan, he did not live a "settled" life.
Not only did he invent products such as the trolley suitcase that are more practical, popular and have commercial prospects.
It facilitated the large-scale Sino-Japanese joint venture factory project, and also designed a more brilliant prospect for the business development of domestic companies.
Therefore, such a magical person succeeds in whatever he does and never seems to miss it.
So this time, how could Zou Guodong not believe in the predictions made by Ning Weimin and the clear business direction?
Of course Zou Guodong has every reason to believe.
The plans and plans created by Ning Weimin must have been carefully thought out and analyzed, with a long-term perspective, and will surely be successfully implemented in real life.
But when he thought of this, Zou Guodong couldn't help but sigh again.
Because it's one thing to be convinced by Ning Weimin's ability, but it's another thing not to understand why this guy made the choice to go east to Japan.
Zou Guodong is not a utilitarian person.
He can almost say without shame that if Ning Weimin did not come to Japan to open a restaurant and just stayed in China to manage the company, he would never have any unnecessary thoughts and worries.
Although he and Ning Weimin had different temperaments, they couldn't stand many things about this boy.
But because of Ning Weimin's inability to conceal his radiant talent and the great contributions he made to the company, he had long been mentally prepared to step aside in favor of someone more talented.
When he went to Shanghai and tried his best to open up the southern market, he was cooperating with Ning Weimin's plan.
He also wanted to use practical actions to reassure Song Huagui and show that he could become Ning Weimin's right-hand man without any grudges.
But Ning Weimin actually didn't accept Song Huagui's kindness. He had no interest in taking power and insisted on coming to Japan.
Less than half a year later, as originally agreed, the management power of the domestic head office was handed back to the company without any attachment.
And without any setbacks, what was handed back to him was a more prosperous business situation.
Who could believe that such a thing could happen?
Especially now, when I think of the ideas that Ning Weimin has given me, and the plans that will be implemented in the future, one by one, it is very likely that Huaxia Company will open up another two businesses with profits that are roughly comparable to the main clothing business.
Source of profit.
Zou Guodong couldn't help but feel flustered, as if he was carrying a ball of hot coals.
For no other reason than because it was completely predictable.
While bringing huge profits to the company, as the specific executor of these plans, I am also the biggest beneficiary.
The wealth, power and power in his hands will definitely increase greatly because he has made great contributions to the company.
Even the prestige and reputation it brings will definitely make him the best candidate to succeed Song Huagui in the minds of most people within the company in the future.
At that time, even if Ning Weimin regrets it and returns to the country to regain power, he may not be able to win over him.
That's how people are, it would be okay if they thought there was no chance at all.
But if there is hope, it is difficult to resist teasing and temptation.
So how can this not make Zou Guodong think about his future and worry about gains and losses?
To be honest, he really couldn't understand why Ning Weimin was so selfless, as if he was just thinking about the company, and personally delivered such a great achievement to himself.
Is opening a restaurant in Japan so attractive?
Why does he have no interest in the position of general manager of the company?
In addition, Zou Guodong is also a little confused and a little scared about his future.
He was afraid that if one day, Ning Weimin really regretted it, what would he do?
If he faces the conflict of power again, can he take the initiative to express to Song Huagui that Ning Weimin should be promoted and re-employed, as he did half a year ago, and can he calmly return the power he has already obtained?
To be honest, he really doesn't have the confidence!
It’s difficult! It’s so difficult!
If he had to pay it back, he would not be willing to work in vain and end up making wedding clothes for others.
But if he didn't pay it back, he felt a little unjust. After all, Ning Weimin was the one behind the plan and should be the one who deserved the most credit.
So isn’t this kind of mental activity normal?
Who else would be able to sleep peacefully?
Just like that, almost until the sky got bright, Zou Guodong didn't even think about what Ning Weimin was planning.
And if something like this happens in the future, what should I do?
He simply didn't think about it anymore and decided on a bottom line: he would rather be a real villain than a hypocrite.
In order not to affect the mutual trust relationship between the two parties, and in order not to face more difficult situations in the future.
Before he decided what to say, he had to find an opportunity to ask Ning Weimin clearly about his future plans before going back this time.
See how he plans his own future and positions their working relationship with each other.
Only then can I feel at ease and fall asleep.
What he never expected was that he was puzzled by these questions and was a little embarrassed to talk about them.
Before he could ask, Ning Weimin took the initiative to give him the answer.
However, Ning Weimin's original intention was not to clear his doubts, but to give an explanation to the Commercial Counselor of the Embassy in Japan, so he casually revealed it.
The specific story of this incident is quite interesting. First of all, it was caused by the signing of a joint venture between China Company and Japan to set up a factory.
In order not to let the Japanese side underestimate me, I dared to protect the face of Huaxia Company before formally meeting with the Japanese side.
Ning Weimin spared no expense in spending money.
Not only did he rent a luxury suite for Zou Guodong in the Imperial Hotel in Tokyo, he also rented a Rolls-Royce with a driver from the hotel and bought him an IWC watch.
In addition, Matsumoto House, a long-established Western restaurant located in Hibiya Park that Mr. Sun frequently visited when he was studying in Japan, has been reserved as a venue for the official signing of the contract and the celebration cocktail party.
These expenses must be approximately 3 million yen.
But money cannot solve all problems. The only problem that Ning Weimin finds difficult is the lack of manpower.
You must know that including the hotel driver, there are only three people in Ning Weimin's party.
This really seems to be a bit weak. Contacting the Japanese side like this will inevitably make the Japanese side look down upon.
So Ning Weimin had an idea and asked the Commercial Counselor of the Embassy in Japan to borrow two people for temporary help.
Because of Director Huo's relationship, Ning Weimin met this cadre as soon as he came to Tokyo, gave him generous gifts, and even had dinner together.
At times like this, favors come in handy.
What's more, I heard that it is related to investment and construction of factories in China, which can be regarded as linked to the counselor's work.
Naturally, the counselor couldn't resist, so he readily assigned two embassy staff to serve as their temporary attachés.
Even though they are all women, they are extremely professional in their respective fields of work.
This translator is a master's student who graduated from Beijing Foreign Studies University, and his assistant is also a service staff member selected by the Great Hall of the People.
Okay, this is great, the style of Ning Weimin and his team immediately improved.
The meeting with the Japanese side was so honorable and smooth.
Not only was the Japanese translated by Zou Guodong, but the speed of speech and the way of expression were generous and dignified, showing a solemn official style.
Even the service provided by the assistant to Zou Guodong was unhurried and comprehensive.
You know, the service level of the service staff who have participated in three state banquets is not something that ordinary people can compare with if they take a closer look.
Temperaments, thoughts, reactions, and improvised measures are all completely different.
Without bragging, in Ning Weimin's eyes, their contact with the Japanese was a completely unequal meeting.
Although the Japanese side is rich and powerful and takes advantage of its owners, it behaves like an arrogant rich man.
But in China's official atmosphere, which is like a diplomatic occasion, this kind of arrogance becomes more and more vulgar and worthless.
As a result, Japan soon lost control of its rhythm and aura.
Especially after the belated appearance of President Hidehiro Hasegawa, Zou Guodong began to speak on behalf of Huaxia Company through an interpreter, and the signing of the contract began to be substantively advanced. The Japanese side was almost completely led by the Chinese side.
Hidehiro Hasegawa of Japan, who was deliberately late, soon noticed the embarrassment of being disrespectful and something was wrong with the atmosphere.
So I had to take advantage of the situation to express my apology, and my attitude was lowered a lot, and the reception standards were also raised.
But the final result was a happy ending with a very cooperative atmosphere.
Before signing the contract, the Japanese side also took the initiative to send valuable gifts to Zou Guodong's residence.
And in Ginza's Plum Village, it's a pretty high-end restaurant.
President Hidehiro Hasegawa and Vice President Takada came forward to officially clean up Zou Guodong.
In this way, the major cooperation between Huaxia Company and Japan's Pierre Cardon Co., Ltd., with a total price of more than 2 billion yen, was settled without any risk.
It should be said that the two staff members of the Embassy in Japan were indeed very helpful and played a significant role in promoting this.
But the problem is that after the matter was completed, the commercial counselor of the embassy roughly understood the contents of the cooperation contract.
Doubts can't help but arise regarding the huge disparity in shareholding between Pierre Cardon China and Japan.
So I specifically asked them why they agreed to such extremely unfair cooperation conditions.
Regarding this matter, Ning Weimin responded like this.
"Boss, I was the one who facilitated this matter. I can explain it to you. Needless to say, Japan's greed is obvious. They want our company to do things for them, but they are unwilling to give too many benefits, and they are still unwilling to do so.
Concession. This is a typical example of landlords doing business with poor people. It is both arrogant and bullying. From the perspective of our company, although the profits are not as high as those of Japanese companies, it will not make life difficult. Of course, we can refuse. But
From a business point of view, it is not worthwhile to refuse. Because if you say 'no', there will be no benefit. Since it is a good and beneficial thing, why not agree?"
Hearing this, the counselor couldn't help but interject and ask.
"Then you are willing to let others lead you by the nose? Just for this little profit?"
Ning Weimin smiled.
"Boss, are you testing me? Then I have to ask you a lesson. In order to attract investment in our country's reform and opening up, we do not hesitate to tax exemptions, give away land for free, and also attract foreign investors to invest. So what is it for? Many accounts are not like that
Forget it, right?"
After a pause, Ning Weimin continued to explain his point of view with admiration.
"At this point, I particularly admire the country's foresight. It does not care about temporary gains and losses, but puts interests in the long run. Even if there are no plane trees now, it can still attract phoenixes. In fact, there is a similar saying in shopping malls, called Er
The Eight Rules. It roughly means that you should give 80% of the benefits to your partners and get 20% for yourself. Only then can this relationship be maintained for a long time, which is a virtuous circle."
"And to tell you the truth, the most thorough way to describe this kind of thing is to use the words of the elderly in my family. My uncle always taught me in the past, saying that it is rare to be confused, and people are willing to suffer small losses to take advantage. When doing business,
The biggest taboo of people is that they must not be afraid of others making money. Since we are partners, we are a community of interests. It is a good thing for others to make money. If you don't care, you are happy for others. They will be willing to take you to play. And others earn
The more you earn, the more money you get. The money is yours only if it is in your pocket. If on the other hand, you are too shrewd and no one is willing to cooperate with you. Or if your partners can’t make any money, then you
That’s terrible! Is there anything good left?”
"To put it bluntly, you have to have the cake before you can share the profits. And when the cake is big enough, maybe everyone can eat it. But on the other hand, if there is no cooperation, there is nothing. Even hope is gone.
Even when people are mixing in society, it is the same. The people I know are living well, so I can do well myself. If everyone around me is not as good as me, then how can I maintain my standout status? Then again
Good days are also very limited. So in life, the most fearful thing is to have pink eye, and you will never see others who are better than you."
After saying these words, everyone present was delighted.
It was from this that Zou Guodong seemed to understand Ning Weimin's thoughts.
The Commercial Counselor even couldn't help but praise it.
"That's very well said. This elder of yours is a really understanding person. Xiao Ning, I think your future is very bright..."
But it's not over yet.
When Ning Weimin and Zou Guodong left the embassy, they were alone together.
Zou Guodong wanted to take off the watch from his hand and give it back to Ning Weimin so that he could return it.
This was planned from the beginning, to temporarily buy a watch to increase the appearance.
However, to Zou Guodong's surprise, Ning Weimin actually refused.
Then he said to him generously, "Just wear it. In fact, I didn't want to return it when I bought it. I just bought it as a gift to you."
"What? This is a watch worth tens of thousands!" Zou Guodong was completely confused.
"Don't be impatient, and don't misunderstand me. I don't want to bribe you, but I just feel sorry for you. Frankly speaking, the ideas I gave you are not just good ones without side effects."
Ning Weimin said sincerely, "As the old saying goes, the first bird is the first to be shot. As the scale of the company grows day by day, in the future our company will no longer want to be ignored and develop smoothly, and we will do our own thing behind closed doors."
It's probably impossible. Just like today, the government will pay more and more attention to us, and will make new weighings because of the speed of our growth. No enterprise, especially foreign investment, joint ventures will be allowed in China.
Companies monopolize the market at rocket speed and eventually become a dominant player. As long as all parties 'care' about our company, a lot of things will happen."
"As for the pressures that need to be faced and the problems that need to be solved in the country, it will all be borne by Mr. Song and you from now on. As for me, I'm sorry, I became a deserter and took the initiative to avoid this responsibility. And in the future I will borrow
I will continue to get more and more benefits and benefits by relying on the big tree of the company to provide shade and shelter. In the future, once the trolley suitcases are mass-produced and launched into the global market, I will own 30% of the shares of Yi La De Company.
It will bring me countless wealth. I can't take advantage and act like a good boy. If I don't express my dislike to you face to face, I won't be able to feel at ease. Thank you very much, Mr. Zou, but don't hate me. What about the head office?
Please just worry more. I can't help you and make you suffer..."
Zou Guodong was completely speechless.
Only then did he remember the difference between East and West.
I remembered that in addition to 1% of the shares of Pierre Cardon Huaxia Company, this grandson is already the largest individual shareholder of Yi Lade Company.