Dong Qiangqiang's Story of Leaving Germany

So when he heard what Xu Tongying said next, he felt that although everything was unexpected, it was also reasonable.

In addition to Lao Bai's efforts in domestic tours, Xu Tongying also found out that Lao Bai had also launched a travel plan for overseas business groups. Yes, it was a plan based on the One Euro Hotel that Lao Bai designed according to Dong Qiangqiang's suggestion, and it was said to have already opened in Hanover, Lao Bai's base camp. The international exhibitions there never stopped even during the SARS period. However, Lao Bai did not seem to fully implement the plan he submitted to investors. Instead, he used the One Euro Hotel as a gimmick. For example, in a six-day and five-night itinerary, only one night was arranged to stay at the One Euro Hotel, and the rest of the time was spent shopping in places where there were opportunities for shopping.

During the SARS period, people who went abroad to participate in exhibitions had to stay in the exhibition halls for work. Regardless of gender, their desire to go shopping and buy was as strong as fire. Although they did not care much about the one euro hotel, the price of one euro still provided emotional value for their mentality of getting a bargain, so business was unexpectedly popular. In Hanover alone, there were three business groups, two large and one small.

Anyone can see that the decline of SARS is like a shot of cardiotonic injected into Walter White's blood. Walter White has finally returned to the state that everyone who knows him remembers before 2003. At this time, there is only one question hovering in the minds of all shareholders: the first half of the year is over, even if Walter White starts to work hard in the second half of the year, can he still achieve the full-year performance required by investors? After all, that is based on the original market status plus the founding team's full-year efforts. Now, not only have some people in the founding team withdrawn, but some have not withdrawn but are also in a state of retirement. There are also ideological disputes among shareholders that are not known to outsiders.

  Although Dong Qiangqiang was happy that Lao Bai had come back from his wrong path, he felt that something was wrong. Lao Bai's transformation seemed too fast, and his business recovered too smoothly. More importantly, the tourism industry has always been a long-term strategy. Although Lao Bai had no shortage of funds, he was constrained by investors and shareholders. Where did the funds for so many actions come from? Did Le Bai have so much money in his account? Or did he find strong support?

When Dong Qiangqiang thought of "strong reinforcements", what Lao Bai had said before and Liao Cheng's look suddenly flashed through his mind: "If the performance is really not achieved by the end of the year, I want Liao Cheng to come in as Lebai's new investor and get rid of Tang and Ji, and of course Xu. Lei Lanting said he can also try to help me find a new sponsor..."

He was still thinking to himself when someone from Xu Tongying came to contact him. Before hanging up the phone, Xu Tongying asked Dong Qiangqiang to communicate more with Lao Bai when he was free to find out what he was thinking. He should persuade the arrogant Lao Bai to bow his head when he should and to be submissive when he should. SARS was about to end, and while the big travel companies had not yet recovered and the small travel companies had not yet recovered, they should find ways to establish good relations with investors as soon as possible, attract more groups, and place more orders. Continuous internal friction would only hurt both sides and would not benefit anyone.

Thinking about the many new changes that Lebai has undergone recently both at the shareholder level and at the business level, and that he is still a small shareholder of Lebai, Dong Qiangqiang called Lao Bai not long after hanging up the phone. It is one thing that he and Lao Bai have conflicts on many things, but since it concerns the future destiny of Lebai, he still has to ask about it. After all, the two of them have not really fallen out.

When Lao Bai answered the phone, he seemed to be in a busy city, with the background sound of noisy music, different pitches of voices, and car horns. After the call was connected, it took several tens of seconds before Dong Qiangqiang heard Lao Bai's familiar baritone: "Lao Dong, what's the matter? I'm leading a tour in Bonn."

The other party's voice was very calm, forming a sharp contrast with the noisy background noise. There was no impatience in it, and no emotion could be heard.

"You're leading a tour again? Congratulations." Dong Qiangqiang acted as if he had just learned something. "Are you taking people to visit Beethoven's former residence?"

"I've finished watching that. Now I'm in a park here admiring the replica of Qin Shi Huang's Terracotta Warriors. It's just in time for this."

"I received a company letter regarding shareholder changes a few weeks ago. I signed it and sent it back. Did you receive it?" Dong Qiangqiang continued to bring up irrelevant topics. He believed that Lao Bai would not care about such trivial matters.

"Oh, you mean Lele's? It should have been dealt with in China, right? I've been too busy lately to take care of it. Hey, Lao Ding, go and take care of them." Lao Bai's last sentence was obviously not directed to Dong Qiangqiang.

"Is Lao Ding here too?" Dong Qiangqiang took the opportunity to turn the topic to the one he was concerned about. "You should have known that, right? SARS looks like it won't be long before it ends. How's your business going? Has your business recovered to what it was before SARS? I heard that you organized a tour group a while ago and asked the mayor to be your local guide. Is that true?" "Did you hear what Lao Xu said?" Lao Bai smiled, and even though he was being modest, he could still hear some pride and pride. "I've been idle for so long, so it's not worth mentioning to just do some simple activities. As for the tour groups, they haven't recovered that fast, and we can't tell how well they've recovered yet. I don't want to think about it either. Let's just do it first."

"That's right," Dong Qiangqiang agreed, then changed the subject and asked half-jokingly and half-seriously, "Are you still drinking now?"

"I've quit. I listened to people's advice and had enough food." Lao Bai laughed heartily twice and then said a few words to the person next to him. After listening to him, the other person seemed to keep thanking Lao Bai.

Dong Qiangqiang was a little confused when he heard this. Is this still the drunkard who drank heavily in the middle of the night? How come he has become a different person after not seeing him for a month? Then he couldn't help but sigh, if you had done this earlier, you wouldn't have been kicked out by the landlord.

"It's better to drink less. Drinking can easily cause trouble." Dong Qiangqiang cleared his throat and said softly, "I have something to ask you."

"What do you want to know?"

"Old Xu said... your relationship with the investor is a bit strained. Is that true?"

"That's right." After hearing this, Lao Bai admitted it generously without any hesitation and immediately asked, "Did she ask you to be a lobbyist?"

"She hopes that you can call China when you are free. It's not to apologize or beg for help, but to tell them how hard it is for you. Even if they don't understand, at least they shouldn't delay your work." Dong Qiangqiang said carefully, "We are not at loggerheads with each other."

"You're all worried that I won't be able to fulfill the performance bet, right?" Lao Bai's voice didn't sound worried at all.

"SARS is a force majeure. No one can do anything about it. I checked and found that the investment agreement has a clause that provides for an exception if the income does not meet the target due to a natural disaster that is beyond our control." (End of this chapter)