In the 1990s, there were not many airports in Xijiang, but at least there were a few.
Among them, Ulu City Airport was opened to traffic in 1939 and was formerly known as Huasu Civil Aviation Airport. In 1971, it was renamed Diwopu International Airport.
In the 1990s, there were not many tourists coming to Xijiang.
When Chu Tianyao and Lu Qiuyu came out of the airport, their first feeling was that they were back in the winter in Sichuan Province.
Even in April, the early summer, the temperature in Western Xinjiang is generally only a few degrees, and the nights are even colder.
The two of them walked out of the airport hall wearing coats and pushing suitcases. Lu Qiuyu's face was slightly red from the cold, and a burgundy scarf was tied around her shoulders.
"I'm really crazy. Why did I come to Western Xinjiang with you to suffer the consequences when I'm so good!"
Staring at Chu Tianyao in a suit and coat in front of him, Lu Qiuyu couldn't help but complain.
Although Chu Tianyao had already explained the purpose of coming to Xijiang this time on the plane, Lu Qiuyu still felt that this idea was a bit too crazy.
“The scarf is nice, very pretty!”
Chu Tianyao reached out and took Lu Qiuyu's suitcase, and the two of them walked towards the taxi waiting outside the airport gate.
Lu Qiuyu was stunned when he heard this. He lowered his head and glanced at the burgundy scarf around his neck, and a smile appeared on his red face.
In the taxi, a bearded driver got out of the car and enthusiastically helped Chu Tianyao and the two put their suitcases into the back seat of the car.
The taxi looked quite new, and it was the latest Xiali model.
Ulu City is the capital of Western Xinjiang, also known as the provincial capital city. With the development of tourism and local commerce, taxis have been available as early as the 1980s.
These days, people who can drive a rental car can be considered a high-income group.
Chu Tianyao took out his Motorola in the car, and sadly found that there seemed to be no signal. It seemed that he could only wait until he got to the hotel before trying to find a way to contact Chen Feipeng and others.
It seemed that Chu Tianyao and Lu Qiuyu were young lovers who came to travel. The driver named Kurban was particularly enthusiastic towards them.
The starting price of five yuan lured the two of them to the most luxurious hotel in the city.
It is eight stories high and can be called a landmark building in Wulu City. Chu Tianyao learned from Kurban that the locals called this place the eighth floor.
This was also the first snowfall in 2002 that later became popular all over the country. The No. 2 bus that Daolang mentioned was parked on the eighth floor was referring to this place.
Even if the local government receives foreign visitors, they will arrange them on the eighth floor.
Under the suspicious gaze of the girl from Xijiang at the front desk of the hotel, Chu Tianyao took out the money and opened two luxurious single rooms.
When he arrived at the hotel room, Chu Tianyao immediately used the landline on the bedside to call Chen Feipeng in Shancheng City.
"Mr. Chu, are you really planning to do this?"
On the phone, Chen Feipeng couldn't help but be surprised when he learned that Chu Tianyao was already in Western Xinjiang.
He originally thought that Chu Tianyao was just talking, but he never thought that in just one night, the other party had already flown to Western Xinjiang.
"Don't worry about me here, let's talk about the situation over there first!"
Chu Tianyao asked Chen Feipeng.
On the other end of the phone, Chen Feipeng paused slightly and said with a bit of solemnity: "As you expected, orders from dealers dropped sharply, but fortunately we have made arrangements in advance and relied on the sales team to bypass dealers and go directly to the terminal.
The market is promoting sales, and the number of orders currently transacted has improved somewhat."
Chen Feipeng's answer can only be regarded as a blessing in misfortune.
Xingyao Liquor did not reduce the advance payment ratio, which caused most of the dealers' enthusiasm to subside. They relied on the sales teams that had just been established in various places to conduct door-to-door marketing. The order volume established at the beginning was naturally incomparable.
There are many dealers who come to those places.
"How is the market situation in Hubei Province?"
Chu Tianyao continued to ask, Hubei Province is bordering Shancheng City, which is the top priority for Xingyao Winery to expand outside the province since Yunnan and Guizhou Provinces.
After hearing this, Chen Feipeng also said: "With that wave of advertising effect, our entry into the Hubei Province market has been relatively smooth. However, we do not have a factory building. If our products want to enter the Hubei Province market, the transportation cost will increase a lot."
Although he said that, Chen Feipeng had to admire Chu Tianyao.
The emergence of Xingyao Freight has greatly made up for the lack of logistics channels for Xingyao Liquor. In addition, it is not just the water route. According to Chu Tianyao, after Huang Sanshui returned to the mountain city, he also encouraged his father-in-law to develop the land route.
Freight.
"By the way, there is something else I need to report to you."
Chen Feipeng suddenly remembered something and continued: "China Resources and Lan Jian seem to be interested in Dongxihu Brewery in Hanwu City. The negotiation teams of both companies have arrived and are discussing the acquisition, but I guess we won't be able to talk about it for a while.
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"Dongxihu Brewery?"
Chu Tianyao was startled, and then he found some clues in his memory.
The predecessor of Dongxihu Brewery was a sugar factory in Hanwu City. Later, it was renamed as a brewery after poor management and bankruptcy. However, no one expected that it would suddenly become the most famous brewery in Hanwu City.
In 1982, a beer called Xingyinge came out, which caused a beer craze in Hubei Province, and this product was produced by Dongxihu Brewery.
If Chu Tianyao remembered correctly, this brewery was in its prime now, so why was it suddenly in a hurry to sell it?
"Find a way to cause some trouble for China Resources and Lanjian. We can't let them easily acquire the Dongxihu Brewery... Also, find out the reason why the Dongxihu Brewery was sold."
Chu Tianyao gave instructions to Chen Feipeng, who also agreed to the matter.
Xingyao Liquor does not have the strength to buy the Dongxihu Brewery for the time being, but it is not easy to cause trouble for Lanjian and China Resources.
"Only you, the top management of the company, know about my coming to Xijiang... Remember, this matter cannot be leaked."
On the phone, Chu Tianyao said in a serious tone.
Chen Feipeng naturally understands the importance of this matter.
Apart from him, even Luo Jin and Zhou Yi didn't know. As for why he didn't tell others, it wasn't that Chu Tianyao didn't trust his brothers, but that he was worried about the news leaking and asked those families to take precautions in advance.
"Mr. Chu, do we really want to do this?"
After thinking about it, Chen Feipeng still asked Chu Tianyao a little uneasily.
"There is no choice. Lowering the down payment is a risky move. Both Lan Jian and Shan Cheng overestimate themselves. If they do this rashly, they will definitely step on the wrong side of the road."
Chu Tianyao said to Chen Feipeng on the other end of the phone.
Lowering the advance payment can increase sales in a short period of time, but in terms of actual benefits to the company, it is undoubtedly reversing the course of history.
Thinking back to the beginning, the biggest reason why Gree, which was losing money every year, was able to shine in Ms. Dong's hands was the prepayment model.
Advance payment is absolutely beneficial to manufacturers, but the most important point is the enthusiasm for consuming products in the market.
Reduce the advance payment and dealers blindly purchase goods. Once product sales are hindered, there will inevitably be a large-scale product backlog.
Just imagine, if the dealer doesn’t make any money, what will he use to pay the balance?
The delay in receiving the final payment will inevitably cause the manufacturer's capital chain to be tense or even broken. Once this happens, it will truly enter a desperate situation.
In Chu Tianyao's view, both Guo Yiming and Huang Mingui overestimated the brand power of their products and underestimated the so-called people's hearts.