At the conference, Zhang Tongwei was only responsible for hosting.
As the president of the association, Chu Tianyao naturally wanted to take over the right to speak and make a speech.
According to the rules of any occasion, such speeches are almost always the same. Even many people in the audience have already raised their hands, ready to applaud at any time.
However, the first words Chu Tianyao uttered shocked everyone present, causing the entire place to be silent.
"To put it bluntly, I won!"
An inexplicable sentence made everyone in the room fall into silence.
Guo Yiming and Huang Mingui also looked livid.
"Is this guy trying to show off in front of us?"
Guo Yiming had a gloomy face and said to himself in a hoarse voice.
Huang Mingui's expression was naturally ugly. At least he didn't think that he had lost to Chu Tianyao. If he hadn't been forced by the situation of being surrounded by enemies on all sides, he would never have agreed to the establishment of the Sichuan Beer Industry Association, let alone Chu Tianyao's behavior.
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Zhang Tongwei was sitting at the table and looked at Chu Tianyao with some doubts. He wanted to know what kind of medicine this guy was selling in his gourd.
"I don't know if anyone has statistics."
Just when everyone looked at Chu Tianyao with surprised expressions, the latter spoke slowly into the microphone again, and his whole expression suddenly became extremely serious.
"Do you know how many foreign-funded and joint venture brands there are in the domestic beer industry right now?"
Chu Tianyao's voice came through the microphone, but this question stumped all the entrepreneurs present.
Even Guo Yiming and Huang Mingui frowned and stared at Chu Tianyao, wondering what this guy wanted to do.
"Let me tell you, there are currently 28 foreign brands and 92 joint venture brands in China. Foreign capital is pouring into our domestic beer machine industry crazily."
When Chu Tianyao said this number, everyone present was also shocked.
No one expected that in just a few years, foreign capital entering the domestic beer market would have reached this amount.
"Mr. Guo, Mr. Huang, if I guess correctly, the sales performance of your two companies has also declined recently. As for the reason for the decline, I think everyone knows it."
A long way away, Chu Tianyao suddenly took the initiative to mention Guo Yiming and Huang Mingui.
When the two of them heard this, although their faces were gloomy, they did not refute Chu Tianyao's words.
Seeing this, everyone in the room naturally confirmed the answer.
"It's not just foreign brands. Our beer market in Sichuan Province has huge potential. There are already many brands from outside the province that have been eyeing it. Recently, we have been fighting to the death in the nest, but we have never thought of giving others a chance to benefit."
Chu Tianyao spoke again. Although he did not mention anyone by name, everyone naturally knew who he was talking about.
On the side, Zhang Tongwei frowned slightly after hearing this and glared at Chu Tianyao.
Such words full of local protectionism can be said in private, but they must not be said in public.
"Everyone, the reason why the Sichuan Beer Industry Association was established is not because of someone else's words. My position as the industry president is definitely not a trophy in the eyes of some people."
Chu Tianyao stood up from his seat, glanced at the crowd, and continued:
"Nowadays, foreign investment is rampant and foreign brands are getting stronger day by day. I put it here today. Soon, half of the companies here will be acquired by them. In less than ten years, there will be no local beer brands in Sichuan Province.
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As soon as Chu Tianyao said these words, it was like a stone that stirred up a thousand waves, shocking all the business leaders in the lobby.
"President Chu, are you being too alarmist?"
On the side, Huang Mingui shouted at Chu Tianyao.
"Don't you know if Mr. Huang is being alarmist? If I guessed correctly, people from Carlsberg should have met with Mr. Huang!"
Chu Tianyao glanced sideways at Huang Mingui and said coldly.
Just one sentence made Huang Mingui's complexion change drastically in an instant.
"Chu Tianyao, don't talk nonsense. I don't agree with Carlsberg's acquisition plan."
Sensing the suspicious looks from everyone present, Huang Mingui quickly opened his mouth to explain.
But as soon as he said these words, he realized that he had made a mistake. This was not acknowledging what Chu Tianyao had just said.
"Everyone, foreign investors have even set their sights on Shancheng Beer. What do you think their next step will be?"
Chu Tianyao looked at the people in the field, knowing that he had to add more fuel to the fire, and then said:
"Don't forget that the Maxam brand fell into the hands of the US company Johnson & Johnson four years ago. It was a national brand, but its sales plummeted fifty-fold in less than three years."
"Many people are saying that foreign capital is good, but they fail to see clearly the sinister intentions of foreign capital. They are not buying at a high price, but are killing it nakedly."
Chu Tianyao's words one after another were like a blow to the head, waking up everyone in the room.
Even Guo Yiming and Huang Mingui were silent at this moment.
Naturally, they all know the Megamex mentioned by Chu Tianyao. It is an out-and-out Chinese national brand. The first styling mousse and the first sunscreen in the domestic cosmetics market are all produced by this brand.
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But even such a national brand cannot escape the fate of being targeted by foreign capital in the end.
Acquire at high prices or join joint ventures, obtain brand management rights through various means, and then shelve these national brands and abandon them.
It seems that foreign capital is operating at a loss, but in fact, their left hand is weakening the influence of national brands, and their right hand is building factories in China and selling their Western goods, making a lot of money.
In the 1990s, foreign capital used such methods in endlessly, which was also the most important reason why many national brands disappeared from the sight of ordinary people in the future.
In 1994, for example, the famous Chinese toothpaste was taken away by Unilever through leasing, and the Arctic beverage that countless people remember as children was also held by Coca-Cola in the name of a joint venture.
Since then, these two major national brands have officially embarked on the path of extinction.
"President Chu, what do you think...what should we do?"
In the lobby, after three full minutes of silence, someone suddenly raised his head and looked at Chu Tianyao with an unhappy expression.
"That's right, President Chu, hearing what you said, we don't want to sell all their foreign products in the domestic beer market in the future."
Everyone looked at Chu Tianyao with a hint of expectation in their eyes.
Feeling the changes in everyone's eyes, Chu Tianyao knew that the heat was almost over.
"It's very simple. As long as we join hands and point our guns at the outside world, the beer market in Sichuan Province will still be ours and no one can touch it."
Chu Tianyao waved his hand, and his words immediately excited everyone.
In the entire southwest region, Sichuan Province has the strongest beer industry. Not to mention the two leading companies, Lanjian and Shancheng, there are also a lot of second- and third-tier beer companies.
It's just that everyone has been fighting alone. Now with Chu Tianyao's words, everyone finally understands the significance of the Sichuan Beer Industry Association.
In the lobby.
When they saw everyone agreeing with Chu Tianyao's thoughts, Guo Yiming and Huang Mingui already knew that they had completely lost this time.
They underestimated Chu Tianyao and thought that even if an industry association was established, making this guy the president would be nothing more than a superficial effort.
But they never expected that Chu Tianyao's methods far exceeded their imagination.
Just looking at the situation in front of them, they knew that it would be almost impossible to deal with Xingyao Liquor Company from now on.
During the dinner, Zhang Tongwei had been silent, but at this moment, there was a hint of complexity in his eyes when he looked at Chu Tianyao.
After all, what Chu Tianyao said just now was also a thought that had been pressing in his heart for a long time, but he did not expect that Chu Tianyao could use this method to bring together a bunch of scattered people and give the association real meaning.
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But again, he still had some doubts.
Can Chu Tianyao do it?
Or is it that these remarks are just an excuse for this guy?