Dong Qiangqiang's Story of Leaving Germany

Chapter 960 Chapter 960. Increase revenue and reduce expenditure

But before Dong Qiangqiang had time to feel melancholy, Duanmu called after him.

"Are you home?" Duanmu asked, "I just received the report you sent at the airport."

"I'm in college. I just saw your email. Did you send the last draft to the revision company? The version I just sent you was the latest draft I revised on the plane. You sent it to the revision company for revision as well. Bar."

"I'm reading it right now. You've really added a lot of content to this edition. Is the data solid?" Duanmu asked while reading.

"There are mainly four updates, the most important of which are two: on the one hand, it is mainly based on the data of the past two years. Especially in 2002, the Volkswagen Group produced and sold 498 million cars globally, in Japan, the United Kingdom, and Canada In other countries, sales volume increased by single digits compared with 2001, and only the growth rate in the Chinese market reached double digits. On the other hand, China's accession to the WTO is equivalent to a world-class reform and opening up. Having officially entered the high-speed train known as 'rapid development of globalization', the automotive industry's gold rush opportunities are no less than those of any previous era. Volkswagen's entry into the game at this time is a once-in-a-century opportunity for both parties."

"I just received a call from an American consulting company. They were interested in our first shot this year and asked how they could see the full report. After reading it, they would decide whether to order our full-year (report). Then they I raised a question: The Chinese hope to use the market in exchange for advanced technology, but the Germans may not think so. They may just want to lock the Chinese in the OEM position. If this is the case, ask Qi Chan whether it is still the case. Be optimistic about the public.”

"The content I added above can answer this question. If Volkswagen only uses China as an OEM factory, both parties may suffer losses: Volkswagen may lose the world's largest automobile market, and China may lose a technologically leading partner. But the problem is that there may be many partners with leading technologies, but there is only one largest automobile market in the world. In the longer term, China will eventually find a partner willing to share technology. By then, Volkswagen will not only lose. It’s about market share, and there will be precious time. From a financial perspective, if the domestic automobile market continues to be hot, as a shareholder of multiple joint ventures, Volkswagen (or its affiliates) has the opportunity to obtain considerable profits from the joint ventures. Profit dividends, the Chinese market can bring sustained performance prosperity and employment growth to German Volkswagen. After all, many cutting-edge technology research and development are still conducted in Germany, which will definitely have a positive value for Volkswagen's stock price. Based on various data, the tendency of catching cicadas is clear. Yu believes that the public has made a smart decision, which is also the logic of Chaichan’s bullish view on the public this time.”

"Then I will ask the editing company to combine the two manuscripts and revise them as soon as possible. If there is any problem, I will synchronize it with you. In addition, I plan to include the German company in the report, but you may not have time to rest, so leave as soon as possible. Do your best, we’re in a hurry.”

"I'll leave tomorrow and try to give you a report this week."

Dong Qiangqiang quickly went over the due diligence ideas and key points with Duanmu. Duanmu added a few more points and finally warned: "If the other party is willing to receive it, the core issues must be clarified. If the other party is not willing to receive it, come back as soon as possible. This place The company’s report can be simpler. To put it bluntly, it is just a study with the prince. The focus of our first report (this year) is the public.”

Dong Qiangqiang wrote them down one by one, and suddenly remembered another thing: "Have you mentioned to Lao Bai that I went to make adjustments to the German company?"

"Why did I tell him? What does he do?" Duanmu said disdainfully.

Dong Qiangqiang thought to himself: It seems that the two of them are not getting along, so there is only one possibility: Lao Bai deliberately did not tell him that he was planning to leave the day after tomorrow.

Duanmu on the other end of the phone didn't know what Dong Qiangqiang was thinking, and asked loudly: "Have you used the software I sent you? How do you feel? Are there any bugs? Or have you discovered anything about stocks?"

"I just installed the program on my computer, but I haven't used it yet." Dong Qiangqiang told the truth.

"Hurry up, comrade! I found that your efficiency in traveling abroad this time is much lower. You were not like this before. Let me remind you that the U.S. stock market has been unstable, but the overall trend is still positive. We must seize the time to screen out More stocks that can be long or short will be used to squeeze out this wave of financial fraud companies. I don’t know if we will encounter such a good opportunity again in the Year of the Monkey and the Horse.”

Duanmu's speech ended in a hurry in less than five minutes. Dong Qiangqiang felt that Duanmu was getting more and more angry. He made another round of phone calls to check with his friends that he was safe, but no one answered the cell phones of Wang Shunan, Lu Wei, Dong Yiqing, Lei Lanting and others.

Lu Wei never contacted Dong Qiangqiang or wrote a letter, and no one answered the phone. It was as if he had disappeared from the world. Dong Qiangqiang couldn't let go of her for some reason and was worried that something would happen, so he had to ask Lu Shan.

Lu Shan was taking a break from leading the group when he received a call from Dong Qiangqiang and was extremely excited: "Hello, brother Qiang, hello, brother Qiang. I heard Mr. Bai said that you returned to China a while ago. Are you back now or are you still in the country?"

"I just arrived in Trier. I want to ask you something. Do you know where your sister has gone?"

"Oh, my sister? She went to Trier. Brother Qiang, didn't you introduce her to a job teaching Chinese? Why are you still asking me?" Lu Shan seemed confused by the question.

"The Chinese class is over. I tried to contact her but couldn't. I wanted to ask you if she has gone back."

"Oh, I'm leading a tour now, and I haven't contacted my sister for a while. I don't know if she has returned (Hannover). Brother Qiang, what do you want to do with my sister? Why don't you tell me, and if she contacts me, I will do it for you. convey.”

Dong Qiangqiang didn't want Lu Shan to know about Lu Wei's fraud, and he wasn't sure what the truth of the matter was, so he looked at him and asked, "You've led a group so quickly? That's awesome. How do you feel?" "

Lu Shan was young after all and didn't expect Dong Qiangqiang's twists and turns: "Hey, actually, the main force this time is Brother Ding. I am mainly responsible for doing odd jobs, but Mr. Bai asked me to follow him to study. But I understand now that this job is just like It’s the same as traveling. Some exhibitions are in Cologne and some in Berlin. Traveling at public expense can also make money and broaden your horizons. Although it is hard work and the money is less, it is really interesting. No wonder they don’t like to go back to China except you. "

"You are still young, you should accumulate experience first. Don't worry about petty profits, don't compare with others, the big money will come later." After Dong Qiangqiang said this, he was secretly surprised. When did he start brainwashing others? And it washes so naturally?

Lu Shan was a little embarrassed: "Brother Qiang, you are right. I also heard privately from other tour guides that Mr. Bai now pays less than before. I am still a newcomer and don't know the previous treatment, but other tour guides who have been doing it for a long time Maybe it’s just less.”

"How much less now than before? I mean, what are those people earning?"

"Tips for tour guides will be returned to individuals for the time being, but other tour guides said that the current daily salary is 25% less than last year, and they are paid later than last year. Mr. Bai mentioned to me privately that if the recession continues to be this bad in the future, I will not rule it out. The daily salary will be cancelled, and only tips will be retained. In the future, tips will even be drawn proportionally, but he asked me to keep it secret and has not told everyone yet. "

Dong Qiangqiang immediately remembered what Lao Bai said, and understood in his heart: Lebai's business has lost a big chunk, and Lao Bai must be thinking about increasing revenue and reducing expenditure. To reduce expenditures, choose one of the two options: layoffs and salary reduction, or both. Although expenditure reduction is easier to achieve than open source, it will also be harmful to corporate culture. Is it too radical for Lebai to cut costs in the early stages of its business? Lao Bai said before that his severe shortage of people is also related to his strict cost control? Lao Ding and Xiao Shan are both their own people, and they have emotional factors, so they won't care about how much money they have at the moment, but other tour guides are recruited by the agency, and people follow him just to make money. If they don't make money, Who would follow him? But if there are no tour guides and drivers, no matter how bad the reputation is, even if there are tour groups in the future, will we still be able to recruit experienced people? If Lebai can't recruit experienced people, wouldn't it be like a castle in the air?

He sighed in his heart, Lao Bai had already begun to hide things from him, and he couldn't mention these truths to Lao Bai. Now he could only hold the abacus between his legs and take every step.

"Lu Shan, don't tell anyone else what Mr. Bai said to you. Keep it to yourself. Do you understand?"

"Brother Qiang, don't worry. I understand this. Mr. Bai is good to me. I know it well."

After talking to Lu Shan on the phone, Dong Qiangqiang became more and more worried. After making an international call to the domestic furniture supplier to confirm that the other party had made his intentions clear, he drafted an intermediary contract based on the communication content and sent it to the other party.