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Chapter 1095 Quick Wisdom: We Can Ask Zhang Qihang for Help
In the next few days, Zhang Qihang, on behalf of Huateng Industrial Group, participated in a series of activities organized by the Syrian government and participated in the whole process of Huaxia Hall in Syria. In addition to the foundation stone laying ceremony of the Homs factory, he also donated A batch of Excelle cars, and also donated a sum of money to the Syrian Red Cross on behalf of Huateng Industrial Group.

The Syrian side also attached great importance to Zhang Qihang's trip and gave enough face. Not only did they send a follow-up report team for several days, they even appeared on Syria's national TV station for several days, which can be described as extremely beautiful.

Compared with the incomparably beautiful Zhang Qihang, the life of some comrades is not so comfortable...

In Changchun, in the office of the chairman of the largest auto industry group in China with the most complete product categories and the oldest qualifications, Mr. Zhu was chatting with Lei Zhiping, the deputy general manager in charge of the car business, about the development of Hongqi cars: " Lao Lei, I took a look at your sales data, and the situation is not very optimistic. Last month, less than 600 units were sold. Have you encountered any difficulties? Is there anything you need to provide from the group? A place to support?"

Although Mr. Zhu's tone was not so harsh, and even quite gentle, Lei Zhiping felt like a light on his back instantly, and sweat burst out all at once.

Lei Zhiping knew very well in his heart, is Mr. Zhu asking what kind of support he needs?

Do not!
This is Mr. Zhu's dissatisfaction with the poor market performance of Mingshi and Century Star, and the performance of the Hongqi brand in his hands!
That’s right, no one will be unclear about the significance of the Hongqi brand to Big Brother. In this case, Mr. Zhu handed over the Hongqi brand to Lei Zhiping. What kind of trust does this mean?
The fact is indeed the case. After Lei Zhiping took over the appointment, the group asked money for money, people for people, resources for resources, and gave Lei Zhiping the greatest support within the scope of his ability, without any hesitation. To put it bluntly, as long as Lei Zhiping develops the Hongqi brand, he will be Mr. Zhu's unshakable successor.

The Mingshi sedan is the first sedan after the revival of the Hongqi brand. Since its launch, this car has been placed with high hopes by leaders from all over the world. The market performance of the company is full of optimism: the so-called Mingshi is actually rebranding the Audi 100. A few years ago, the Audi 100 sold tens of thousands of vehicles a year. Our brand power is not weak, and it is a domestically-recognized luxury brand. , and the price is not high, so it won't explode after it goes on the market?
In the previous market performance estimates, many people, including Lei Zhiping, thought that since Huateng Automobile’s Sylphy, which is in the early 11 range, can sell more than 6000 vehicles per month, then I, Mingshi, can be serious. For the basics of a C-class car, the price is only 4 to [-] yuan more expensive, and the power is even stronger. Let’s not say that the monthly sales are [-] yuan, at least [-] to [-] vehicles are sold monthly.

But the thing is so weird, everyone’s prices are not too different, but Mingshi just can’t sell Sylphy. At its peak, Sylphy’s monthly sales can reach 15000 vehicles, while Mingshi’s peak sales are more than 3500 vehicles per month—— And it's only two or three months. As for where these orders come from, everyone knows.

Of course, Big Brother was not reconciled to such a result, and later launched the Century Star based on the improvement of the Audi 200, but like Mingshi, the sales of the Century Star were particularly bleak.

Seeing that neither Ming Shi nor Shiji Xing was carrying this great banner, Comrade Zhu finally couldn't bear it anymore and decided to have a good talk with Lei Zhiping.

"Yes," Lei Zhiping, who was sweating coldly behind his back, lowered his head, trying to find a suitable excuse and reason: "The sales of Mingshi and Century Star have not been satisfactory during this period of time, and we are also working hard to find out what the problem is and why Solutions to the problem……"

Mr. Zhu suddenly interrupted Lei Zhiping's words, and asked, "Among them are the rental models?"

"what?"

Hearing Mr. Zhu's words, Lei Zhiping was taken aback for a moment.

"Today, an old leader specifically called me, saying that he saw a Hongqi Mingshi taxi on the street today, and asked me when will we all be reduced to let Hongqi be a taxi?" At this moment, Mr. Zhu no longer concealed his anger. He slapped the table heavily: "Lei Zhiping, Lei Zhiping, you are really good at it. You really have an idea to let a brand like Hongqi develop taxis! You Don't tell me you came up with this idea!"

In fact, when the old leader called Mr. Zhu today, how could he be so polite? Hongqi Taxi? Are you still qualified for this job?", Facing this old leader who has been kind to him and promoted him to his current position, Mr. Zhu only responded. The whole person was going to explode with anger: If the old leader hadn't called me, and I didn't know that Lei Zhiping was so good at playing, what kind of plane are you Lei Zhiping doing? !

Feeling Mr. Zhu's anger, the sweat on Lei Zhiping's body became more joyful. Not only did he start sweating on his back, but also his forehead and arms. The idea of ​​"launching a taxi version of Mingshi" is such a bad idea, but at this critical moment, Lei Zhiping instinctively dumped the blame, but when the words came to his lips, he changed his mind again...

"I'm sorry, Mr. Zhu, I came up with this idea, and it has nothing to do with other comrades."

Looking at Lei Zhiping who lowered his head and admitted, Mr. Zhu was a little surprised: "Are you serious?"

"Yes," Lei Zhiping lowered his head, not daring to look up into Mr. Zhu's eyes: "I also saw that the sales volume of Mingshi was not satisfactory, and some illnesses rushed to the doctor..."

"..."

Looking at Lei Zhiping who admitted that it was his idea to let Ming Shi serve as a taxi, Mr. Zhu fell silent suddenly.

In Mr. Zhu's view, it is normal for Lei Zhiping to shift the responsibility for this matter to his comrades under him under the pressure he put on him, but Lei Zhiping directly admitted that this move was his own idea, which made him While Mr. Zhu was angry, he suddenly discovered some shining points in Lei Zhiping: Although Lei Zhiping is not good at brand management, he still has a responsibility. For the leader of a large company, "responsibility" is also an extremely precious quality.

Looking at Lei Zhiping, Mr. Zhu frowned, and said slowly: "Old Lei, why didn't you pass the responsibility to the comrades below?"

Hearing Mr. Zhu's question and his tone of voice, Lei Zhiping felt a little relieved. He lowered his head and gave a wry smile before he said, "Mr. Zhu, actually just now, I thought about taking responsibility for this matter." Push it on someone else..."

"Um……"

Comrade Zhu responded and signaled Lei Zhiping to continue.

Seeing Mr. Zhu's reaction, Lei Zhiping knew that he had guessed right, and he felt more relaxed, and then said: "But no, I can't do this, because I originally proposed this suggestion, now I can lie, But you may not just listen to my one-sided words, you definitely have to investigate again, now I have explained the situation honestly, it is only a matter of ability, but if the organization finds out that I lied after the investigation, then the nature of the matter different;

Another one, I have been taught by your organization and leadership for so many years. I can’t do this kind of thing. You and the old leader have always taught us that whether we can do well or not is a matter of ability, but lying to the leader is a matter of attitude. To do things, to be a person first, my ability may be insufficient, but I can't be sorry for what you and the old leaders have taught me over the years. "

Is it really what Lei Zhiping said?

Yes, but not quite.

It would be fine if it was something else, but Lei Zhiping was keenly aware that this incident seemed to be very serious, and he had underestimated the impact of this incident before.

Everyone always has a misunderstanding. They think that the blame is "the leader told you to recite it, and you have to recite it". In reality, this is not entirely the case. You must consider the temperament of the subordinate who helped you take the blame. If you encounter That kind of personality is relatively violent, if you dare to make people take the blame for no reason, and they don't say that they will go all out to stab you twice, but just rush into your office and have a big fight with you, can you bear the impact and consequences?

If this matter reaches the ears of the leader, what will the leader think of you?

Okay, you are so capable, you can't even handle such a trivial matter as letting your subordinates take the blame for you?Then how can I promote and reuse you? !

Even if the subordinate agrees, it's not just memorizing it casually. First of all, the person who takes the blame must have a sufficient level in this matter. For example, let Mingshi be a taxi. Was it brought up by a random workshop worker?Of course not!The person who is responsible must reach a certain height.

And at this level, even if you have the favor of promoting the other party, if there are not enough benefits, which subordinate will be willing to help you take the blame?

I want my subordinates to take the blame for me, of course it’s okay, but the premise is that the benefits I promised to him must be greater than, and much greater than the losses brought to him by taking the blame, and this time, maybe the price of taking the blame It is "being thrown into the cold palace" or even unemployed, which is tantamount to cutting off the future development opportunities of the blamed man. In this case, naturally no one will help him take the blame. On a suitable person, as the saying goes, cutting off a person's future is like killing one's parents. This is a mortal enmity. When the other person is enraged, he may directly fight with himself...

It's totally wrong.

In the final analysis, I just made a wrong decision. I honestly admitted that the most serious consequences would be to leave my current position and adjust the division of labor, but my level and salary will not change. , why take such a big risk?Compared to this huge risk, it's better to honestly admit that this matter is because I was in a hurry and lost my head for a while.

However, Lei Zhiping's "honesty" fell into Mr. Zhu's eyes, which made him feel good about Lei Zhiping a lot: Well, although what Lao Lei did is inappropriate, he still has some responsibility Yes, he did not casually shift the responsibility to other comrades, and most importantly, he chose to confess to himself.

In Mr. Zhu's view, the last point is the most important. After all, people's abilities vary. As far as leaders are concerned, how can a subordinate who is willing to confess to himself be disloyal to himself?Such subordinates are good subordinates.

Thinking of this level, Mr. Zhu's mood suddenly improved a lot, and finally his tone was no longer as indifferent as before, but he yelled at Lei Zhiping: "Look at what you are doing? Make this decision Why didn't you think about the brand of Hongqi before? It's just a pig's brain..."

Although he was scolded, Lei Zhiping's heart was relieved all of a sudden. While he was being scolded honestly with his head down, he secretly rejoiced in his heart: I was scolded, okay, great, it seems that this closed...

When Mr. Zhu had almost scolded him and the anger in his stomach was almost gone, Lei Zhiping saw the right time and hurried forward to persuade him.

Mr. Zhu happened to be tired from scolding, so he took the opportunity to drink a few sips of water, and then asked Lei Zhiping, "How do you plan to deal with this matter? Also, how do you plan to boost the sales of Century Star and Mingshi?" ?”

Finally finished cursing...

Lei Zhiping breathed a sigh of relief - although he understood Mr. Zhu's scolding behavior very well, but no one likes to be scolded, right? ——Quickly said to Mr. Zhu: "I have also considered this issue. My idea is that the taxi version of Hongqi must not be available. This will be a huge damage to the Hongqi brand. However, Mingshi and Century Star are still To continue, we managed to create two sub-brands here. It would be a pity to give up. Since the current Mingshi and Century Star cannot meet the needs of the market, we should upgrade and replace Mingshi and Century Star... "

"Upgrade?" Hearing Lei Zhiping's words, Mr. Zhu suddenly became interested and asked, "It's interesting, let me tell you what you think."

"Mr. Zhu, I think so," Lei Zhiping's brain was spinning rapidly, and at the same time he said: "The biggest problem with Mingshi and Shijixing is that their looks are too old-fashioned. More than 10 years ago, this look was fine. , but now that there are so many models on the market, and there are so many choices for users, this shape cannot attract consumers. In this case, the solution to the problem is also very simple. We can find a way to redesign the models of Mingshi and Century Star exterior and interior."

Ok?
What Lei Zhiping said made Mr. Zhu's eyes light up: yes, Lao Lei really has something.

In Mr. Zhu's view, Lei Zhiping is right. The key reason why Mingshi and Century Star cannot be sold is that the models are too old. In fact, there is no problem with their own product strength. It can be seen from the previous hot sales, but in this era when there are so many models in the market, the old style is indeed the biggest disadvantage of Mingshi and Century Star.

However, this problem is easy to solve. Since Mingshi and Century Star are too old to be recognized by the market, I will change to a more fashionable and novel look!The only problem is...

"Your idea is not bad, it's interesting," Mr. Zhu looked at Lei Zhiping, his eyes finally showed a bit of appreciation: "But how can you guarantee that the new shape will definitely attract consumers and make Mingshi and Is Century Star a hot seller?"

Hearing this question, Lei Zhiping became anxious immediately!

In fact, he just said that casually just now, and he hadn't thought about this question at all before, so what can he say?But the problem is, if you can't say anything, then in Mr. Zhu's eyes, wouldn't it be bragging and big talk, and this nature is even more serious!

In just a few seconds, the sweat that had just dissipated on Lei Zhiping's forehead suddenly appeared again.

But how about there is a saying that "people can do anything when they are in a hurry", and Lei Zhiping was really forced to come up with an idea after being forced by Mr. Zhu: "You are so right, this The problem is indeed the biggest problem for Mingshi and Shijixing to upgrade and replace. Based on my understanding of our Automotive Research Institute, they have no problem in terms of technology, but in terms of styling design, they are indeed lacking a little... use comparison In the words of art, it is the inspiration of unconstrained style.”

"Well, so what?"

Mr. Zhu nodded and agreed with Lei Zhiping's words. My family knows their own affairs, and the FAW Research Institute really didn't talk about technology. Back then, when it came to design... Forget it, let's not talk about it. Hongqi, or FAW is not qualified to talk about design at all.

But now, he took the initiative to look forward to Lei Zhiping's next words.

"The hot sales of Zhonghua Cars gave me some inspiration," Lei Zhiping continued, "You also know that Zhonghua Cars are selling very well now, and the reason why they sell so well is because they have cooperated with the famous car design company: Italian company Pininfarina collaborated..."

Before Lei Zhiping finished speaking, Mr. Zhu suddenly interrupted him and asked, "Old Lei, what do you mean, we also ask the Italians to help us design a new generation of Mingshi and Century Star?"

Lei Zhiping really meant this, but when he heard the obvious displeasure in Mr. Zhu's words, he naturally wouldn't say "yes, that's what I think" stupidly, but let the words turn around in his mouth A circle, after it comes out of the mouth, it becomes a different look: "Of course not, our Hongqi is different from other brands. Other brands can ask Italians to help us, but the designer of Hongqi's cars must be Huaxia. people……"

While talking, Lei Zhiping's brain was spinning rapidly.

"Ah."

This time, Mr. Zhu nodded.

With this effort, Lei Zhiping finally came up with a solution: "Although we can't hire a foreign car company, we can ask Comrade Zhang Qihang from Huateng Group to help us design a new generation of Mingshi and Century Star."

(End of this chapter)