"Well, back then, Wen Laowu was actually a handsome young man."
"Obviously he has such a good daughter and son-in-law, but in the end, he committed suicide by himself."
"It's a pity. Alas, I don't know where he is now. However, his life is worth it. He once had such a beautiful wife, a daughter who is a college student, and a son-in-law with a household worth ten thousand yuan. How can he be better than
We’re worth it.”
Wen Laowu never expected that he was no longer in the village, but there were still legends about him in the village.
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Xu Erlong stayed in the capital to accompany Mrs. Baoer.
On the one hand, it is to involve Mrs. Baoer to prevent her from following Wen Laowu back to her hometown. On the other hand, it is also taking this opportunity to continue discussing cooperation with Mrs. Baoer.
Last time, everyone already had a preliminary cooperation intention. Now we will discuss and confirm some things based on this preliminary cooperation intention.
Mrs. Baoer is responsible for providing funds, technology and production lines, while Xu Erlong is responsible for providing factories, land, labor, etc.
Basically, Sino-foreign joint ventures these days are all based on this type of cooperation. The company provides factories, land, manpower, etc., while the foreign company provides production line technology and so on.
The initial negotiations on some matters were relatively successful, but in the end, everyone had some differences regarding the share of this Sino-foreign joint venture.
Xu Erlong insisted that he be the dominant one and have the controlling rights, and he would be responsible for everything including the brand and channels, while Mrs. Baoer would only be responsible for taking profits based on the proportion of shares.
But Mrs. Ball was unwilling. What she wanted to expand was her brand, and she was even responsible for the sales channels.
Therefore, in this business negotiation, no one is ambiguous and strives for the best interests for themselves.
This situation was known to the comrades of the Foreign Affairs Office, so the Foreign Affairs Office sent people to participate in the negotiation.
The person who came was a comrade surnamed Han. He severely criticized Xu Erlong as soon as he arrived. How come the matter of joint ventures with foreign businessmen was not reported to the public but was being negotiated privately?
Xu Erlong was surprised.
He has been in contact with Mrs. Ball for so long, who is going to ask?
He was originally a person with no background and no connections. It was purely by chance that he got involved with Mrs. Ball. Who should he report to?
Why is it that when the negotiations are about to come to a conclusion, this person from the Foreign Affairs Office comes out? As soon as he comes, he is accused of not reporting the matter.
Seeing Xu Erlong's resistance, the comrade surnamed Han softened his tone: "Of course, we are also afraid that you comrades do not understand the joint venture situation and the international situation, so we have to give you work guidance."
Xu Erlong really wanted to say, thank you.
Comrade Han sent people here to follow up and find out what kind of business Xu Erlong and Mrs. Baoer were negotiating and what form of cooperation they had.
When he heard that Xu Erlong wanted to cooperate with Mrs. Baoer using a secret recipe handed down from his ancestors, and even for this recipe, he had to exchange a large amount of foreign exchange from Mrs. Baoer, Comrade Han got angry directly: "You are just talking nonsense, you are simply nonsense.
Nonsense. This is a scam. With just such a secret recipe, you actually ask for exchange for foreign currency. Isn’t this a scam to defraud foreign businessmen? This is a smear on our faces.”
Xu Erlong was also furious when he heard this: "What's wrong? In your eyes, our formula, the things left by our ancestors, are so worthless? Are other people's things just fragrant? We should put on a smile and put these things away with our hands."
Please give me a kind word in exchange for it?"
Although these words don't sound good, they are facts.
In the early days of reform and opening up, our people, from top to bottom, were so unconfident that when Waiguoren came to visit, we showed our best and most advanced things to others without reservation.
As a result, people turned around and copied things like this, and then resold them and occupied our market.
Speaking of Sino-foreign joint ventures in the 1980s and 1990s, it was a history of blood and tears. How many national brands were hidden and suppressed.
"Do you have any technical content?" Comrade Han asked.
Xu Erlong said angrily: "You don't have the final say whether this has any technical content or not. This is my thing and I have the final say. If you ask whether this has any technical content, why don't you ask those foreign beverage giants about their
Do these drinks have any technical content?"
"How come their drinks have no technical content? Their mother liquor is a mysterious formula." Comrade Han said.
Xu Erlong snorted coldly: "My formula is even more awesome than his. There are no more than two people in the world who know this formula. It is 7x better than his."
Comrade Han really didn't expect that Xu Erlong would have such an attitude.
Nowadays, when it comes to Sino-foreign joint ventures, only the best and most famous local companies are qualified to form joint ventures with foreign companies.
"Well, please hand over this formula, and we will discuss it in detail based on your situation." Comrade Han said.
When Xu Erlong heard this, he smelled something wrong.
Could it be that he wants to use this to please foreign businessmen?
Xu Erlong couldn't help but sneered: "Why should I hand over my things? This is technology, our exclusive secret recipe, and I will definitely not hand it over."
"Comrade Xu Erlong, please have an overall view." Comrade Han patted the table.
Xu Erlong stood up in a hurry: "What position do you have to ask me to have an overall view? Now the country is earning foreign exchange. I can not only earn foreign exchange for the country, but also provide people with employment. How can I not have an overall view? You, on the other hand, are so anxious.
If you ask me to hand over the formula, are you taking advantage of the foreign businessmen and acting like a traitor by selling all our things at low prices for the sake of a small profit from the foreign businessmen?"
After all, at the time of the Sino-foreign joint venture, many officials actually let the state-owned enterprises they managed sign a lot of deceptive contracts for the sake of political performance, and state-owned assets were lost step by step.
This was such a big label, and Comrade Han turned pale with fright: "Comrade Xu Erlong, you are not allowed to talk nonsense."
"Whether I am talking nonsense or not, history will prove it. As I said again, I make my own decisions about my things. You are not qualified to dictate or interfere. If this is true, the worst I can do is not cooperate." Xu Erlong
He responded: "Moreover, I will ask the higher authorities to conduct a thorough investigation on you to see if you have received benefits from foreign investors."
Comrade Han has really never met someone like Xu Erlong.
After all, in other joint ventures with foreign businessmen, everyone will adhere to principles and the overall situation, sacrificing small immediate interests in exchange for greater interests later. But why does Comrade Xu Erlong refuse to add oil and salt like this?
This conversation can be said to have ended unhappily.
Xu Erlong returned to the hotel, still a little angry.
He was wondering whether this joint venture could be concluded?