After Gu Kun finished his righteous words, how could the guests present react?
There seems to be no other choice.
Everyone is a drama queen, and a series of heartfelt praises instantly exploded.
"Mr. Gu, you are truly a moral model in the field of contemporary humanitarian attention!"
"I have finally seen that there are still people who are so indifferent to whether they have won the Peace Bomb Award or not, and who are so indifferent to fame and wealth."
"Focused on being pragmatic and indifferent to fame and wealth, on the day of the award, he still insisted on inspecting the front line and fighting on the front line with ordinary soldiers. It is so admirable!"
Gu Kun smiled and shook his head, waving his hands humbly. He resigned and explained for a long time. He was more sincere than the three words before Pi Yan was abdicated, and he finally stopped this unhealthy trend.
Gu Kun finally managed to get back to the building and solemnly suggested: "Everyone is exaggerating, let's get down to business. Didn't we just talk about our five countries jointly and simultaneously making a commitment to provide basic medical insurance and work-related accident insurance for our fishery employees?"
Well, let’s continue talking about this topic.
Do you have any ambiguity about the advancement timetable I suggested? I know it is indeed a bit hasty, but this time as the fishing slave production method in Indonesia is completely eradicated, the pressure on the seafood export trade cost of our ten ASEAN countries will also be reduced.
Some, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.”
It turned out that before the arrival of the two Malay directors, Gu Kun had already been discussing this topic with the Thai and Filipino people.
Improving labor security will definitely lead to an increase in production costs. But compared to the increase in costs, what everyone is more afraid of is that "the international competitiveness of related industries in the country will decrease when costs increase." That is, when domestic products become more expensive, foreign products will no longer exist.
As it becomes more expensive, domestic products become more difficult to sell.
However, as long as there is a good opportunity to ensure that everyone in a competitive circle improves protection together and increases prices at the same time, then everyone's share will not be lost much.
Gu Kun also seized this rare opportunity and used his personal international prestige to push forward the matter, which relieved all parties' worries.
The Thais took the lead in expressing their stance: "But what if the Burmese and Vietnamese don't listen? If this problem is solved, we have no objection in principle."
Gu Kun threatened: "Don't make such excuses! Myanmar's seafood products only have short-distance trade with India and Bangladesh. Their products have no possibility of entering the Chinese, Japanese and Korean markets! They cannot form a competitive relationship with us! As for the Vietnamese,
They are simply closing the country, and their products have not entered the international trade supply chain."
Representative from Thailand: "What if the situation in Vietnam changes in the future and their cheap goods come in to grab business? And the most important thing is that many Vietnamese have come to our countries to work illegally!"
After a lot of verbal exchanges, in the end it was the Filipinos who were more forthcoming and accepted Gu Kun's humanitarian advice.
Thailand and Malaysia have more or less secured preferential retention clauses within a specific range.
The main reason is that "for fishing vessels registered in the Indian Ocean waters, employers of the above two countries can exempt workers from basic medical insurance." This means that employers on the coast of the Indian Ocean are still allowed to exploit employees as brutally as in the past - but at least not more than in the past.
miserable.
To be honest, the Malaysian and Thai governments cannot be blamed for the tragic situation of fishermen in those areas, but Ah San’s life is too cheap. Faced with Ah San’s competitive model of “the life of the first top does not cost money”, the Thai people are too careless.
The fishermen on the coast of the Indian Ocean are desperate, but they can't take away Asan's business.
Another exemption is the commitment of all parties that if Vietnam undergoes foreign trade reforms in the future and joins the international fishery competition in Southeast Asia, all parties will have to renegotiate additional negotiations unless Gu Kun can persuade Vietnam to join.
And within the next ten years, the above-mentioned compulsory insurance for fishermen will only apply to fishermen of various nationalities. If they are illegal workers stolen from Vietnam, there will be no additional penalties than now for not having insurance.
All agreements still need to go through domestic procedures and will take effect on January 1 next year.
On the Lanzhou side, Gu Kun only intervened to mediate and assist in the negotiations, and it was Lanzhou Foreign Minister Tang Jia who finally concluded the negotiations and signed the agreement.
Things have reached this stage, and Gu Kun has finished all his roles. I heard that he has received the Peace Bomb Award, and there is no need for Gu Kun to open more new holes. He only needs to fill the holes that have been dug from beginning to end.
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During the break in the negotiations on the terms of fishery labor security, Gu Kun also provided buffets and cocktail parties for various guests on the ship, as well as rest and entertainment. After all, people are made of flesh, not iron. Negotiations are so tiring, and there is no time to relax or eat, drink and have fun.
It was during the first self-service afternoon tea that Yang Shuying, Director of the Fisheries Department of the Ministry of Agriculture of Malaysia, took the opportunity to talk to Gu Kun and Chen Qian about other cooperation.
(The relevant persons in charge of the Ministry of Agriculture of the other two countries also came with Yang Shuying, not with officials from the Ministry of Labor of their own countries. Those who talked about labor issues were one group of people, and those who talked about fishery issues were another group of people. Just now
The matter of insurance is discussed by the labor ministry of each country)
"Mr. Gu, we know that you must be very busy and tired. We shouldn't bother you anymore when you are taking a break from negotiations. However, since the incident of Australia's kg group, the related seafood industries in our countries have suffered direct economic losses.
It's relatively big, and I have to ask you to come forward and make the decision for everyone on some matters." Yang Shuying found a more tactful way to speak.
Gu Kun was sitting on the side, enjoying his afternoon tea with a plate of steamed crab roe and a bowl of poplar nectar. When he saw several foreign fishery authorities officials gathered around him, he wiped his mouth politely:
"I haven't cared about business matters for several days, kg Group, I remember the last time I saw its stock price before I set off to suppress the bandits, it seemed that its market value had dropped from 7.5 billion pounds to 2 billion pounds, right?
Why, will it also affect your business?"
Yang Shuying sighed and shook her head pessimistically: "It's not just about losing three-quarters of the market value. It would be as simple as that. To be honest, in the past few trading days, it has lost hundreds of millions of pounds."
As for the market value, it would be good to have 16.7 billion left by the end of the month.
This is not the most troublesome thing. The key is that we have heard some industry news, mainly about some major shareholders behind the scenes of kg who were originally indifferent. They are planning to find a way to completely divest themselves of their assets and let the new management liquidate the company.
This brand will be completely abolished.”
Gu Kun was actually quite happy to see this result, but he still had to pretend to be surprised: "Are you so pessimistic? That's right. You are talking about liquidation, not necessarily bankruptcy, right?"
"It's liquidation, the peaceful dissolution of a company, where the net assets are divided and a new business is started." Yang Shuying explained patiently.
Gu Kun nodded, it was easy to understand.
Not all companies are terminated by becoming insolvent. They can also be terminated voluntarily before their net assets are higher than their liabilities. The situation kg-seafood is facing today is because major shareholders feel that this sign is too
It stinks.
This situation is somewhat similar to the later liquidation of the subsidiary that produced Corona beer in 2020 - the company that produced Corona beer was not dissolved because of insolvency, purely because of the trademark "Corona"
The word corresponding to the brand exactly overlapped with the English name of a new virus, so sales plummeted to zero after the plague broke out.
Shareholders also feel that the reputation of the "Corona" brand will never be restored in the future, so before the net assets are burned to the point of insolvency, they decisively liquidate it and start over with a new brand and a new company. ("
"Corona Beer" can be translated as "Crown Beer" in Latin free translation, Corona is just a transliteration)
The kg Group has been labeled as "the last international fishing giant that uses slavery in production". With its stock price falling like this, there is really nothing to begrudge the brand. It might as well be reincarnated.
"...That makes sense, but what problem do you want me to help you solve when you come to me?" After sorting out the cause and effect, Gu Kun also looked kind and seemed to be easy to talk to.
Yang Shuying had obviously discussed it with colleagues from several other neighboring countries, and those colleagues from neighboring countries also elected her as their representative to negotiate with Gu Kun, so she said in a somewhat blanket tone:
"You know the situation of related industries, Australian dragon, white oyster, and several other high-end seafood species that are relatively common in Australia. In fact, due to the relationship between ocean currents, hydrology, and climate, the territorial waters of Malaysia, India, the Philippines, and Pakistan also have a certain amount.
The total output is equivalent to about 20% of Australia's production capacity.
However, the brands in our countries are not as loud as Australians. Foreign consumers think that Australia is a developed country, and Australian specialties are of higher quality and are willing to pay higher prices. If we export from our own country, we can only sell them at a discount of at least 20% on the price.
Even 30% off.
After our consultation, we do not want our businessmen to suffer these additional losses, so we hope that the entire ASEAN fishery industry association will take the lead in defining several new species, which will be called 'Lanfang Red Dragon', 'Lanfang White Oyster', and 'Lanfang xxx' from now on.
This naming format allows high-end goods to be resold at a good price."
Gu Kun nodded slightly. He understood this operation in principle.
It's a bit like some associations in China that have the power to formulate industry standards in later generations. After discussion, "rainbow trout" was also classified as "salmon".
Industry standard setting associations can originally define new commercial subcategories, operate them, and create new geographical labels.
Things that were originally valuable have become stinky because of the category's reputation. It is understandable to further subdivide the items and distinguish those that are not stinky.
And to be honest, if we strictly look at the indicators, there are subtle differences between the "Audragon" produced in the Banda Sea and the Arafura Sea and the "Audragon" produced in the Coral Sea. Now we need to separate this category, both legal principles and industry technical analysis
It is tenable.
Just like the French only sold "French oysters" in the early years, but later they wanted to separate the more expensive "Lyon oysters"/"Provence oysters" from French oysters. That's not wrong. These are indeed further subdivisions of French oysters.
product.
After Gu Kun thought about it, he finally asked with certainty: "I already understand the principle, but why does it have to be called 'Lanfang Red Dragon'? The territorial waters of the four countries of Malaysia, India, Pakistan, and the Philippines may produce this kind of red dragon in small quantities, but only
We don’t have any territorial waters in Lanzhou.”
"But your country, Lanfang, now gives the world the impression of high-end luxury, gorgeousness and nobility. Only by calling it 'Lanfang Red Dragon' can it sell more expensively than Auron and tell a better story! In terms of the stereotype of luxury and high-end, in addition to
Among the oil countries in the Middle East, who can compare with you?" Yang Shuying flattered her sincerely.