Just when Martin was looking for the writer he had never met.
The initiator of the incident, Chu Tianyao, general manager of Xingyao Technology, was currently eating fried rice noodles on the busy streets of Shekou Industrial Zone.
In the evening, you can see many people who have just got off work on the street, and roadside stalls like Aunt Hua have already opened their stalls and are open for business.
"Tianyao, Miss Lu, I haven't seen you for a while!"
Aunt Hua served two bowls of fried noodles and smiled warmly at Chu Tianyao and Lu Qiuyu.
"Aunt Hua, how is your business lately?"
Lu Qiuyu also said hello.
Ever since they found out about Aunt Hua's husband, Lu Qiuyu and Chu Tianyao had visited this roadside stall frequently.
Of course, it's not just because of that.
Chu Tianyao likes to eat noodles, and Aunt Hua’s cooking is indeed good.
"Recently, my business is still the same. I can make a living if I work harder. I will feel relaxed when my children graduate from college in two years..."
Speaking of her children, Aunt Hua rarely showed a happy smile on her face.
After her husband died, Aunt Hua refused all kinds of donations and help from her husband's colleagues, and relied on this small stall, selling herbal tea during the day and fried noodles at night, to raise her young children to adulthood, and even went to college.
At the night snack stall, many people came to patronize Aunt Hua's business.
Lu Qiuyu turned her head and looked at Chu Tianyao in front of her. She couldn't help but narrowed her eyes and showed a somewhat happy smile.
"You can eat fried noodles for two yuan, what are you doing there having fun?"
Glancing at the person in front of him, Chu Tianyao said with a joking smile.
"You are stupid... I am happy for Aunt Hua. This world is not easy. Aunt Hua is a woman and has to support a family. It is amazing that she can send her children to college."
Lu Qiuyu glanced at Aunt Hua who was busy in the stall and said with a tone of admiration.
"Why, when did our Miss Lu understand the sufferings of the world?"
Taking the time to light a cigarette, Chu Tianyao smiled.
Hearing this, Lu Qiuyu rolled her eyes at Chu Tianyao.
"Let's get down to business. You just published an article in the newspaper. Can it really help you negotiate a cooperation with Ericsson?"
Lu Qiuyu looked at Chu Tianyao curiously.
It's not that she doesn't believe in Chu Tianyao's ability, Lu Qiuyu has also read the article, and to be honest, it's better than she imagined.
Chu Tianyao's understanding of the communications industry and Ericsson was more thorough than she expected.
She didn't even know how this guy who had never even left the country knew so clearly about things on the other side of the ocean.
Even for communications companies as far away as Ericsson in Sweden, Chu Tianyao actually knew them like the back of his hand.
In that article, Ericsson's latest mobile phone products were even thoroughly analyzed.
Twenty years later, this would be called a mobile phone review, but in an era when even the concept of mobile phones has just become popular, this review article by Chu Tianyao is full of gold.
"Didn't you say that Martinius is your senior?"
Chu Tianyao took a puff of cigarette, blew out a smoke ring and said: "This person can sit in this position at a young age, which shows that his knowledge and ability are extraordinary. If he says that he has no ideas after reading my article, I'll be damned."
I don’t even believe it.”
Lu Qiuyu frowned after hearing this.
"But even if he praises your article full of praise, what's the use?"
Obviously, Lu Qiuyu still didn't understand what kind of medicine Chu Tianyao was selling in this gourd.
After taking a deep breath, Chu Tianyao threw the cigarette butt in his hand at his feet and put it out with his feet.
"Have you ever thought about what the Chinese market means to Ericsson?"
Chu Tianyao waved his hand to disperse the lingering smell of smoke and asked Lu Qiuyu again.
Chu Tianyao's question made Lu Qiuyu think deeply.
After a moment, she said seriously: "The Chinese market has huge potential. Just from Motorola's consistently high profits in China every year, we can see that this is a piece of fat."
Chu Tianyao nodded and did not object to Lu Qiuyu's statement, but at the same time he smiled: "It is indeed a piece of fat, but for Ericsson, this is a piece of fat that can only be seen but not eaten... at least
, it can’t be eaten at the moment.”
"What does it mean?"
Lu Qiuyu asked doubtfully.
Since Chu Tianyao was so optimistic about Ericsson in the article and even boasted about Ericsson's latest mobile phone products, believing that it would eventually surpass Motorola, why did he suddenly change his tune at this moment?
"What I said was not a lie, but Ericsson's power in the Chinese market is still too weak at the moment."
Chu Tianyao glanced at Lu Qiuyu and naturally guessed what the other person was thinking.
"As early as a few months ago, Ericsson didn't even have a decent office in China, not to mention a branch. These Swedes didn't trust the domestic management at all, and because of their short-sightedness, they missed out on the opportunity.
The best development opportunity in China.”
Chu Tianyao continued: "I think the reason why your senior Martin was sent to China all the way from the Swedish head office was probably not what he wanted... After all, the China branch happened to be established at this time.
The company is really too much of a coincidence.”
"So, he was promoted openly and demoted secretly?
Have you been transferred out of the core level of the head office?"
Lu Qiuyu is not an idiot. Chu Tianyao said everything so clearly. How could she not understand?
"What kind of person do you think he is?"
Chu Tianyao asked Lu Qiuyu.
This him, of course, refers to Martinius.
Lu Qiuyu was stunned for a moment, and then said after briefly recalling: "I have heard about him a lot in school before. This person is very outstanding. He led a team to start a business when he was in college, and later won the Outstanding Graduate Award of the year.
Title, I heard that his company was acquired by Ericsson, and then he entered Ericsson's management based on this."
As soon as Lu Qiuyu said this, Chu Tianyao smiled.
In this way, his guess was correct.
"He is only a few years older than you. It is not easy to get to this point. However, the core level of Ericsson is not something that an outsider can easily gain a foothold in. He should have failed in the internal struggle and was transferred to the China Branch.
company's."
Chu Tianyao said.
When Lu Qiuyu heard this, she replied: "Even if you are right, what does this have to do with us?"
Chu Tianyao looked at Lu Qiuyu, then smiled and said: "You don't really believe that you are stupid, do you think your senior Martin would be so willing to stay in China for the rest of his life, guarding a branch that does not live up to its name?
If I’m not wrong, Martinius’ men probably don’t even have a company team that can fight.”
Ericsson's China branch was just established not long ago, and the team is still the same group of people from the previous office.
How could a mere 20 people support a branch company, not to mention that because of Martin's reasons, the head office had not yet sent a team to help him.
"The reason why Martin came to China to take charge of the branch is to put it bluntly, he wants to rely on the Chinese market to turn around, make the branch bigger and stronger, and return to the head office with this result to prove himself."
Chu Tianyao picked up the herbal tea on the table and took a sip to moisten his throat.
Such words made Lu Qiuyu completely understand the key.
"No wonder when I saw Senior Martin last time, I always felt like he was holding a fire. It's because of this..."
After saying that, Lu Qiuyu's eyes lit up and she said: "If this is the case, what he needs most right now is a beautiful turnaround. After reading your article, Martin will definitely be interested."
"You can teach me, you're not too stupid!"
As soon as Lu Qiuyu finished speaking, Chu Tianyao also smiled.
"Then let's just sit and wait for Martin to come to us?"
Lu Qiuyu asked with her eyes wide open.
After all, it was just a newspaper article, no one could predict whether Martin would be tempted by it.
"Of course you can't just sit there. Have you seen this building?"
Chu Tianyao raised his hand and pointed across the busy street to a dark building across the street.
"This is... Sihai Building?"
Although the signboard of Sihai Building has long been demolished, Lu Qiuyu still has not forgotten that this luxuriously decorated office building was once glorious because of Sihai Group.
It's a pity that the power has been out for several months now, and the Sihai Building has long lost its former glory.
"The Shenzhen City Court will hold a legal auction tomorrow, and this building is one of the targets!"
Chu Tianyao looked at the office building across the street and said aloud.
But Lu Qiuyu's expression changed slightly.
How could she not understand what Chu Tianyao meant when he said this?
However, before she could speak, Chu Tianyao laughed again.
"The headquarters of Xingyao Technology has moved to Shenzhen a long time ago, but there has been no decent office space for so long. Besides...if we don't take the opportunity to build momentum, then Martin won't know our strength even if we come here."