There are many wealthy but low-key cities hidden in the Yangtze River Delta and Pearl River Delta.
They have not become bonsai all over China like Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen. They have a small population and are not much publicity. But as long as you stay here for a while, you will find:
Damn it, this girl is really rich!
Liu Qiangdong came to Zhuhai for the second time. The first time was also for Meizu. At that time, he was looking for products for an electronics hypermarket. He had only two impressions of Zhuhai before: Gree air conditioners and Huafeng Sanxian Yi Noodles.
Night, inside the hotel.
Dongzi was talking on the phone in a gentle tone that was completely different from usual. He kept saying "Dear, are you tired, are you tired?" and so on...
The other party is of course Huo Siyan.
Since they first met at the Harper's Bazaar Charity Night, the relationship between the two has heated up rapidly. The girl is 24 years old, fair and tender, has big breasts, and is very good at sex. She also has the aura of a female star to coax the still young Dongzi.
It has to gradually decline.
How could a poor kid with a strong ex-girlfriend who worked hard in Zhongguancun see such a woman?
Like it very much!
After chatting for a while, he hung up the phone, walked to the window, and looked at the night view of Zhuhai outside.
He is 30 years old this year. People say that one can stand up at thirty, but he has experienced a big change and became the helmsman of Maiwo Mall.
If I learned something from following Yao Yuan for a while, it would be four words: no matter what the means!
On the battlefield of the Internet, this person has no rules or bottom lines. No matter good or bad, positive or negative, everything is for my use. Of course Liu Qiangdong can feel that Yao Yuan still has some positive public opinion, but it does not hinder him
Turn the clouds and rain behind you and control the direction of the wind.
Really learned something.
For example, in this operation, he volunteered because he wanted to try it out.
He thoroughly checked the family backgrounds of Meizu and Huang Zhang. They used to make VCDs, but they had conflicts with the major shareholders and left to start their own business.
When he left, Huang Zhang took an important person with him, named Bai Yongxiang, who graduated from the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China and was a technical engineer at the VCD company.
After the establishment of Meizu, Huang Zhang took control of the overall situation and Bai Yongxiang was responsible for product research and development. Several products except E2 all hit the market.
The previous MP3 models only sold about 60,000 units in total.
Liu Qiangdong sells goods in Zhongguancun, and he knows the twists and turns very well. Two years ago, for a 1,000 yuan MP3 player, the manufacturer's profit was up to 200-300 yuan.
But it doesn’t work anymore. Rapid upgrading has made the products better and better, and the prices lower and lower. In addition, a large number of manufacturers have flooded in to compete for food, and profits have become increasingly diluted.
Meizu's profit from making one is only a few dozen yuan, and these tens of yuan have already been cut off by the mall.
"..."
Liu Qiangdong estimated Meizu's wealth and the amount of money it had lost, and he was confident of winning.
He has prepared two plans, one is to control Meizu, and the other is to acquire it entirely. He prefers acquisition.
…………
The next morning.
In one of Meizu's offices, a man with a crew cut and narrow eyes was talking on the phone anxiously. It was Huang Zhang.
"Oh, we are old friends. We won't owe you anything. It's just that we have a temporary shortage of money. We'll have it soon, we'll have it soon!"
"It's almost solved. I know it's difficult for you, so I will definitely do it!"
"Our products are so popular. As long as we survive, the sky is high and the birds can fly. If you help me now, I will repay you!"
These calls are basically from the OEM to collect payment.
Meizu does not have such a large production capacity, so it can only find OEMs. The profits of OEMs are already thin. If they still default on their payments, they will definitely not work.
Huang Zhang finally appeased him, covering his face with both hands and rubbing his face vigorously.
How did it become like this?
Last year, I recruited Bai Yongxiang to start Meizu. I had no money to promote the first product and consumers didn’t recognize it. In the end, I had to sell it as an OEM. Although the first few products did not sell well, the sales volume is also growing slowly.
Everyone is very excited and believes that we are only one hit away from taking off.
Nowadays, big hits are coming, and the company is about to go bankrupt!
It's all the fault of that contract, oh no, it's all the fault of that damn mall that came to me, and I just got confused and agreed to cooperate with it!
No matter how idealistic Huang Zhang is, he understands that this is intentional. Sure enough, venture capital! The Internet! Those things related to capital are all scammers!
"Dong dong dong!"
At this moment, an employee knocked on the door and said, "Mr. Huang, Mr. Liu from the mall is here!"
Let him go!
Huang Zhang wanted to say this forcefully, but he couldn't, so he had to say: "Invite him in!"
Not long after, Dongzi, with thick eyebrows and big eyes, appeared, with a pure and honest face, and stretched out his hand: "Mr. Huang, we meet again!"
"..."
Huang Zhang looked at his palms and didn't respond. He hummed and sat down.
What did Commander Yao say? Oh, the bark of a defeated dog!
This sentence suddenly popped up in Dongzi's mind. He smiled and didn't mind, and sat down by himself. At first he was rambling here and there, trying to calm down, but later seeing that the other party was still awkward, he simply said:
"Boss Huang, you and I know the current situation very well, so why do you need to make such a gesture? Your capital chain has long been broken, you are owed a lot of money, and you will go bankrupt at any time.
Maiwo wants to acquire Meizu, let’s talk about the price?”
"This is called contract fraud. You are in vain for the reputation of the business community, using the big to bully the small, and taking advantage of others!"
"It's clear in black and white, why do you think we are cheating? Furthermore, you signed the contract with the intention of taking a gamble and wanted us to help with publicity. You wanted to take the opportunity to leapfrog, but you didn't expect that E2 would sell like this."
fire.
From the beginning, we were just using each other, and no one was talking about anyone else. If you are decent, you should be willing to admit defeat."
Huang Zhang is not stupid, of course he knew what price he would pay, but as Liu Qiangdong said, he really didn’t expect E2 to be so popular!
But he still wanted to struggle, and even became angry: "Your promotion period has ended long ago, and now you must be the ones making the orders. I don't have to accept it, I don't have to produce it, so you can't ship it!"
"Our family has a big business and we are not afraid of compensating users. What's more, we can sue you even if we don't cheat on orders. In the final analysis, you still have to compensate."
"..."
Huang Zhang was speechless and stopped talking.
When Liu Qiangdong saw this, he didn't force him and said, "You think about it, I'll come visit you another day."
With that said, he took the initiative to get up and leave. Huang Zhang was the only one left in the office, still silent, not knowing what he was thinking.
Dongzi left the company and did not return to the hotel. He walked away and ran to a very inconspicuous small restaurant. There was a person sitting inside, who was another core figure of Meizu, Bai Yongxiang.
"How was the talk?"
"Boss Huang is quite insistent. I gave him a few days to think about it. In fact, I understand him. Starting a business by himself, cutting things off is like cutting meat."
Dongzi has the experience of being mutilated and can achieve the effect of empathy.
It's probably like: eating hot pot and singing songs, and suddenly being robbed by bandits...