Chapter 37: It’s hard to be a governor

That's true. As Zhao Deshan himself said, his ability is no longer keeping up with the development of Canglang Group. If he still occupies the position of vice president, it seems a bit unreasonable. If another person can do better and can make more money for the group, why does he still have to occupy this position?

He is first of all, and an employee who can make more money is a good thing in any case, because some of the money he earns belongs to him. As for his retirement, Yu Group and other shareholders have more benefits than disadvantages. Therefore, Zhao Deshan also clearly proposed to Zhao Changchuan that the other party should consider someone to take over his work so that he can free up his hands to do what he likes to do and be a veritable player.

When Zhao Deshan arrived, Zhao Guodong had already chatted with Zhao Changchuan and Zhao Yunhai for a long time.

Zhao Changchuan began to feel a little uncomfortable with Zhao Deshan's proposal, but soon he realized that his brother really had this meaning, so he was also seriously considering this issue.

Although Zhao Deshan lacks ability, he has been working in the water industry for many years, and with his experience and connections, he can still control the current situation steadily.

Now the development of the water industry has entered the level of competing for channels, internal strength and innovation. At most, ordinary small and medium-sized enterprises have a slight market in the region with the advantages of transportation costs, and cannot be sold out at all. The national market is actually controlled by several companies such as Canglang, Wahaha, LeBa, Nongfu Spring, Yibao, and Master Kong, who has successfully entered the market with low-end mineral water, especially Canglang, Wahaha, and LeBa, are fighting fiercely in various places.

Canglang occupies a majority share in the entire inland market such as Northeast China, North China, Central China, and Southwest China, but it is not as good as LeBao in South China and Wahaha in East China, forming a trend of offensive and defensive against each other. However, Canglang is even more outstanding in high-end waters, and the high-end brand waters such as Qinghai-Tibet Glacier Water, Changbai Jinghuaquan, and Weatherless Natural Soda Water have been right for a while. Although other competitors have followed suit, they have always fallen behind Canglang.

However, after some shaking, Canglang Water Industry still insisted on specialization and gave up entering the lucrative tea beverage, juice beverage and functional beverage market. It is this factor that ensured that Canglang Water Industry has always been the leading position in the mineral water market.

Once Zhao Deshan no longer takes over the water industry, a senior executive who is quite familiar with the water industry must take over. Therefore, after Zhao Changchuan agreed to Zhao Deshan's request, he also asked Zhao Deshan to persist for a while to ensure a smooth transition.

Fortunately, Canglang Water Industry is no longer the core industry of Canglang Group. With the listing of Canglang Water Industry, although Canglang Group still controls Canglang Water Industry, its share has gradually dropped to a relatively controlling level, and the recovered funds are concentrated on Canglang Pharmaceutical.

The pharmaceutical industry has huge profits, but the long-lasting demand for R&D is also quite huge. This is why Canglang Pharmaceutical still cannot achieve satisfactory returns after winning a huge victory in the health products market, because the investment in early R&D is too huge, and it is possible that it will even be fully invested but no output for several consecutive years. It was not until 2006 and 2007 that some products began to come out, and these new drugs made Canglang Pharmaceutical’s huge returns a reality.

According to Zhao Changchuan, Canglang Water Industry used money to supplement Canglang Pharmaceutical's investment in the past few years, but now Canglang Pharmaceutical has entered a benign stage of self-development. To truly make Canglang Pharmaceutical a giant in the industry and a role that can truly confront those foreign pharmaceutical giants, it will take more years of accumulation.

Fortunately, Canglang Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., the retail industry below Canglang Pharmaceutical, has developed quite smoothly. With the influence of Canglang Pharmaceutical and Canglang Water Industry, Canglang Pharmaceutical quickly expanded in major cities across the country and quickly formed a retail network. The formation of this retail network has also made Canglang have a very complete industrial chain in the pharmaceutical industry from research and development to raw material production and then to retail, greatly enhancing the competitiveness of Canglang Pharmaceutical.

Canglang Group has now entered a period of healthy development. How to make this company a century-old store has become a problem that Zhao Changchuan needs to consider now. How to continue and stabilize development? Even if it encounters a low point, it will not collapse due to temporary recession. It can rely on itself to survive temporary difficulties and usher in the opportunity for renewed development. This is what Zhao Changchuan hopes Canglang can do.

Compared with Zhao Changchuan's current steady pursuit of innovation, Zhao Yunhai's venture capital company is extremely active. In the past two years, his venture capital has not continued to look for opportunities in the Internet industry. Injecting capital into a video website and a dating website has become the biggest highlights. Now the two websites have undergone initial reforms to prepare for listing in the United States. It is expected that these two investments will bring considerable returns to it.

"Guodong, sometimes I wonder, if you really don't work in politics, but go to do business and start a business, will you achieve more brilliant achievements than Changchuan and Yunhai?" Liu Ruotong, lying on the bed, was tightly next to Zhao Guodong. The habit of being cold and without heating in the south made her feel a little uncomfortable, and the air conditioner was a bit boring. It seemed that she could only use electric blankets to keep warm at night, which seemed to be a bit primitive.

"Why did you suddenly think of this question?" Zhao Guodong asked calmly.

"Well, let me feel it. According to my judgment, if Changchuan was not deliberately so low-key, I am afraid he should be at least the top figures on Forbes list, right? Even if Deshan hadn't turned into a work of art, overseas real estate and land, shouldn't he be on the list? Yunhai is playing venture capital, which is his career. I think they are all following their own path and walking very freely. Especially Deshan, I admire your younger brother a little. When the player is in this position, he really needs some people to compare." Liu Ruotong smiled pursed her lips, "But I think you seem very tired, especially this year, I feel that you don't feel much when you are in a good mood, and you get more tired and troubles when you come back, so..."

"Well, do you think this way? Then I tell you, no one can easily succeed. Behind Changchuan and Yunhai's success are countless sleepless nights and exhaustive work, but most of the things they show outside are glamorous." Zhao Guodong shook his head, "Simply put, you only hear a few investment returns from Yunhai, but you don't know how much investment he has wasted and paid the tuition? Venture capital is a venture capital, so how can you have such a simple life?"

"As for whether I can be as good as Changchuan and Yunhai, I can only tell the truth. I don't know. Maybe you think I have made a lot of efforts in the early stage, but that was the beginning stage. Maybe my vision and judgment are stronger than theirs. But when the company really develops to a certain scale, and it emphasizes execution and pioneering power, no one can tell what has not happened." Zhao Guodong said leisurely: "I also thought that if I really didn't work in politics, maybe everything was different, but since I made this choice, I must go on without hesitation. Besides, I don't think that my achievements in this area are inferior to anyone. Even if I am tired, hard, and sometimes I feel very frustrated, irritable and painful, but I think it's meaningful and worth it, that's enough."

"Well, if you think so, I'll be relieved." Liu Ruotong breathed a sigh of relief, "I'm a little worried that you are under too much pressure now, which will affect your mood and mood."

A warm current flowed through Zhao Guodong's heart, and he gently stroked the ends of his wife's hair, "I'm not that fragile, but the situation in the province is not very good now. The two things about corruption cases and major safety accidents made the central government not very satisfied with the province. Lao Ling and I were under great pressure, which is ridiculous. Before, he and I were not very compatible, but now we have to discuss many things first and find common ground to promote them. The pressure from the outside makes us feel closer now, and it seems that we are very incredible when we think about it."

"Guodong, you are the governor now. I'm afraid you can't relax the main line of economic development. According to some comprehensive intelligence judgments from abroad, the US financial market continues to fluctuate, the situation is deteriorating, and there is a trend of extending to the real economy. Some institutions predict that the US economy may begin to decline this year, especially the false prosperity and vicious expansion of their financial derivatives market. Once it explodes, it may affect the global economy, and our country may be greatly dragged down, especially the export-oriented economy will be more affected. You may need to be mentally prepared for this."

Liu Ruotong lowered her voice when she said this, and her tone was very cautious. Zhao Guodong could roughly guess what some of the institutions he said were referring to. Intelligence collection has never been a unilateral one, and economic intelligence collection, analysis and prediction are also one aspect. I don’t know which channel Liu Ruotong obtained these very rough but still accurate information.

Zhao Guodong nodded silently, it was difficult to be a governor.

Liu Ruotong's reminder also vaguely realized something. In fact, it was not just her, but also Yang Jinguang, Zhang Hongwei and even Zhong Yuejun who also made some different opinions implicitly and tactfully.
Chapter completed!