The next day, because Zhou Zichen did not bring a suit, he went to buy a suit earlier. If he was going to join the Chamber of Commerce today, it would be disrespectful to others to dress too casually.
The headquarters of the Chamber of Commerce was in Songcheng Hongzhi Building. When Zhou Zichen arrived, he called Su Mu. Within a few minutes, Su Mu came down to pick him up.
In fact, there is absolutely no need to go to such trouble, but if Su Mu insists on coming to pick him up without telling him which floor the Chamber of Commerce is on, there is nothing Zhou Zichen can do.
As soon as Su Mu came out of the elevator, he saw Zhou Zichen and strode over with a smile: "Zichen, I have wanted to ask you to come to Songcheng for a long time. The main reason for coming today is for you to join the Chamber of Commerce."
Zhou Zichen doesn't know much about chambers of commerce. He used to be a grassroots employee, but later he developed special abilities, mainly in antiques. He doesn't know much about chambers of commerce in the business circle.
"I would also like to thank President Su for the introduction." Zhou Zichen said politely.
Su Mu patted Zhou Zichen on the shoulder: "I didn't help much, I just mentioned this matter. Let's go up first and talk as we go."
"OK!"
The two people entered the elevator, but there was no one in the elevator. Su Mu said: "It is not difficult to join a chamber of commerce. The entry requirements for all chambers of commerce are not high. As long as you run your own business and have millions of dollars on your plate, you are considered a businessman.
You are eligible to join, as long as you pay the membership fee every year.”
Although what Su Mu said is simple, how many people can really have millions of dishes?
Zhou Zichen knew that Su Mu would definitely have something to say later. If he had been qualified for this job according to what he said, there would be no need to wait for such a long time.
Su Mu paused for a moment. Seeing that Zhou Zichen didn't ask further questions, he secretly sighed at Zhou Zichen's ability to keep calm: "I want you to join the board of directors of the Chamber of Commerce."
"The requirements are a little higher, especially since you have to join the council when you first join, so it's more troublesome."
Zhou Zichen knew about the board of directors. In fact, the directors are people with voting rights in the chamber of commerce, and some of them are also in charge of some things.
I have just joined the association and have no foundation in the business circle. It is really troublesome to join the board of directors: "President Su, isn't this bad? There will definitely be many members who are not convinced."
Su Mu didn't care, "There's nothing good or bad. The Chamber of Commerce is very deep. If you're just an ordinary person, you won't get much benefit at all. Unless you can build a good relationship with the senior management or do some small things, otherwise the Chamber of Commerce will
You can’t get the list inside at all.”
In fact, some relatively powerful chambers of commerce participate in some bids every year. After the chamber of commerce wins the bid, it will distribute the list to the following branches and members. However, there are so many people in the chamber of commerce, and only a few bids can be won in a year.
It is impossible for everyone to have meat to eat, even soup.
So these orders mainly belong to the senior management. After all, the senior management also has his own company.
Then why do so many people want to join the Chamber of Commerce? In fact, the main purpose of small businesses is because there are many big guys in the Chamber of Commerce, and if you know a few of them, they may give an order to some small businesses at some point. Business connections are extremely important;
Another reason is, what certificates or certifications are small businesses applying for?
It may be troublesome to do it by yourself, but it will be much simpler if the chamber of commerce helps, and these things are just a piece of cake for the chamber of commerce. More companies can increase the influence of the chamber of commerce, and winning the bid will be much simpler. This
It is a matter of mutual benefit, but there are many interests involved.
Zhou Zichen roughly understood what was going on, but wasn't quite sure about the details. He smiled bitterly and said: "President Su, I only have two small companies. If you give me a big order, I can't do it, and I don't have time."
I have been in charge of the Chamber of Commerce in Songcheng, and I will return to Jiangdong City in a few days."
Zhou Zichen now has a detective agency, Chenlong Construction, and an antique city in partnership with Mr. Guan.
The detective agency's list couldn't be completed because of some things behind the detective agency. Under normal circumstances, no one would leave. Really, he wouldn't consider recruiting people from outside. New people who join must be recommended, so they won't easily consider recruiting people.
The scale is expanding, otherwise it will be easy to be exposed if you do something secretly; Chenlong Construction also got the order from Gaopeng Construction last time, and it has been expanding. Although Huo Dalong has grown very fast, he started from a construction site employee.
It takes time to practice if you want to manage a large company, because there are many things that Huo Dalong has never experienced, and you have to accumulate them slowly. Now in less than a year, Huo Dalong has managed hundreds of people, including a few small ones.
For a small project, if you give him a project worth hundreds of millions at once, let alone do it well, the managers, schedulers, task assignments, various budgets, etc. will keep him busy because the workload is as high as it is now.
several times.
Su Mu thought for a moment and said, "Can you stay here for a week a month?"
Zhou Zichen thought for a moment and shook his head: "I really can't guarantee it."
Su Mu took a breath and said: "Well, let's do this. I originally wanted you to serve as a standing director on the board of directors. If you don't have time, see if you can get a less busy position. If you really have no choice, let's start with
It’s good to serve as a director.”
The levels of the board of directors are generally president, vice president, executive director, and director.
The executive director usually holds a position and manages a certain thing. If he can manage the bidding aspect, he will definitely get a lot of benefits. Judging from Su Mu's appearance, he wants to push Zhou Zichen to a more important position.
Zhou Zichen and Su Mu were not familiar with each other. Su Mu must have a purpose for helping him like this. He was showing courtesy for nothing and was either a traitor or a thief. There is some truth in this saying.
"President Su, I'm really flattered that you take such good care of me!"
Su Mu laughed: "I won't hide it from you, I really have something to ask for."
Zhou Zichen was not surprised at all that Su Mu had a purpose: "As long as I can do it, I will try my best."
Su Mu nodded repeatedly: "Then let me be blunt. There are many chambers of commerce across the country, but not many of them have become successful. My goal is to make the chamber of commerce bigger and stronger so that everyone can do business."
"It is not enough to be in our Songcheng. More capable people must join to form a united and win-win group."
"Let's not talk about the China International Chamber of Commerce, which is led by the state. Let's talk about the China Electronics Chamber of Commerce. In 2006, the sales of all members of the chamber of commerce reached 1.2 trillion, accounting for about one-third of the national electronic information industry.
of sales.”
"This is just an electronics industry. There are so many industries across the country, upstream companies, downstream companies, not to mention all. If one-third of the people can join, how powerful it will be. Then our Huaxia Enterprises
We can go to the world, and then it will not be made in China, but created by China.”
"It's not enough for a company to be strong, and it's not enough to form an industrial chain. We must have strong upstream companies, strong downstream companies, and strong terminal sales in order to have truly good products and services."
Su Mu talked about how big this plate was, which made Zhou Zichen feel that it was a bit fanciful. So far, non-governmental organizations can achieve such a big scale. The only thing Zhou Zichen can think of is the International Red Cross, which does not belong to any government.
The jurisdiction was neutral during the war years, and all governments supported it.
Of course, the Chinese Red Cross is an exception.
"President Su, please forgive me, but the country will not allow this." Zhou Zichen knew without thinking that no country would let a non-governmental organization control one-third of the country's trade. If it really came to that,
At that step, and it is still in China, this organization has the ability to launch a world financial crisis at any time. The country will not allow it, and other foreign governments will not allow it, and they will definitely suppress it.
Su Mu naturally knew this too: "It depends on people, and when the time comes, if the country needs it, I can hand over the Chamber of Commerce to state supervision or let the state manage it at any time."
Zhou Zichen couldn't help but admire Su Mu. If he really did what he said, everything he did was just for the better development of Chinese business, then Su Mu would really be a legendary saint.
"President Su, what do you want me to do?"
Su Mu looked at the floor and said: "Currently our Chamber of Commerce is only limited to Songcheng. The business in Jiangdong City is more developed. I want to change the name of Songcheng Chamber of Commerce into a provincial or national organization, but it won't work."
Eat one bite at a time, the road must be walked step by step, so I have to open up the situation in Jiangdong City first."
"As for your relationship with the Guan family and the Meng family in Jiangdong City, if these two families join our chamber of commerce, it will be much easier for others."
Zhou Zichen understood that by letting him join the Chamber of Commerce, he actually wanted to be a matchmaker.
However, Tiansheng Group and Guan Group both have a good relationship with him. If it is not beneficial to them, Zhou Zichen will definitely not be the middleman.
"President Su, I need to think about this matter. Let me tell you straight. I need to know what benefits the Guan family and the Meng family can get from this and what they have to pay, so that I can lobby for you."
Su Mu smiled slightly: "This is understandable, and our chamber of commerce requires requirements to join. There are no requirements for quitting, and there is no need to pay any price. You can come in first and have a look. If it doesn't work, you can withdraw from the membership tomorrow."
Zhou Zichen likes talking about things with people like Su Mu very much. He can put everything on the table and talk about it instead of playing tricks behind his back. This is also what Zhou Zichen likes.
While the two were talking, the elevator had stopped at the twenty-sixth floor, and Su Mu made a gesture of invitation.
Zhou Zichen also gave way, Su Mu walked in front, and Zhou Zichen followed.
The space rented by the Chamber of Commerce is not very big, only a few hundred square meters. After all, the Chamber of Commerce is not very big, with only dozens of members, a dozen directors, and a few standing directors.
As he was about to enter, Su Mu whispered: "There is a man named Yan Xilong, who is the vice president of our chamber of commerce. He is my enemy. He may target you later."
Zhou Zichen was not surprised at all that someone would target him. After all, he was a newbie who wanted to join the council. Even the people below him must be unconvinced.
Although Zhou Zichen actually doesn't care whether he gets into the council or not, others certainly won't think so.