Reborn in the red age

Quite a lot of people were invited this time. There were about 40 to 50 state-owned and private enterprises that placed advertisements in the newspapers to express their support for Mercedes-Benz. Each person brought two assistants, so there were about 150 to 160 people in total.

There were quite a lot of people coming, and it was inconvenient to go out and find a restaurant to book out the place, so Li Qingfeng simply used Huaxin's employee cafeteria as the dining place for this time.

The canteen for employees of Huaxin is of high quality. It occupies three floors and its interior decoration is no worse than that of the restaurant in a luxury hotel.

Whether it was the Huaxin Building in the capital or the headquarters building in Hong Kong, when they were built and decorated, Li Qingfeng set a requirement that the canteen must have high standards.

There are two floors of buffet canteen and one floor of a la carte canteen, all decorated according to the standards of star-rated hotels.

The dishes are even more amazing, with eight major cuisines including Sichuan, Shandong, Cantonese, Huaiyang, etc., as well as Western barbecue, local snacks, milk tea and coffee.

The buffet canteen provides free breakfast, lunch and dinner. Huaxin employees can eat for free with their work ID.

Employees of Lemon Company and Mercedes-Benz Automobile's office in the capital use meal cards to eat out, and they do not need to pay for the meals. The meal expenses will be settled by the company's finance department and Huaxin at the end of the month.

As for the Lemonde Satellite Company in this building, they are not eligible for free meals and have to go out to solve their own eating problems.

The main reason for this is that Lao Mou is too stingy. He thinks the meal fees in Huaxin Canteen are too expensive, two or three times that of ordinary restaurants outside. It would be better to give employees meal subsidies and let them eat out.

The people most affected by this incident are the employees transferred from Lemon Company. Many of them were eligible to eat for free in the canteen with a la carte dishes. Now they can't even get the free buffet, and these people are very resentful.

As a joint venture, Lao Mou was the largest shareholder, and the satellite company had no hope of making a profit. Li Qingfeng couldn't say much about this matter and could only let the people in the satellite company solve their own food problems.

"Old Ren, you're here. It's been a year since we last met. I've arranged a seat for you next to me. Let's have a drink later."

Downstairs at Huaxin Building, Li Qingfeng pulled Lao Ren, who had just gotten off the plane and was picked up by Feichi 300, and said happily.

"Teacher Li, it has indeed been a year. Mainly because you are too busy, it is really difficult to see you. Last year, when I came to the capital, I wanted to visit Huaxin Building, but your secretary told me that you were not in the capital and no one could find you," said Lao Ren, smiling and shaking hands with Li Qingfeng.

"You came to the capital last year? When?"

"At the end of October, there was an international communications technology equipment exhibition in the capital, and we were invited to participate."

As soon as he heard the time when Lao Ren came, Li Qingfeng knew why he couldn't see him. He should have been on his way to America at that time.

I laughed casually and asked about the Nintendo equipment exhibition: "Oh, I was out of town at the time. How was the communications technology exhibition? Were there any achievements?"

"Alas, the capital is Lian Xiang's territory after all. Lian Xiang took all the greatest honors, and we just got some leftovers," Lao Ren shook his head and sighed.

When Li Qingfeng heard Lian Xiang's name from Lao Ren, he was stunned and asked quickly, "Wait, who? Lian Xiang? Aren't they working on computers? When did they start the switch business?"

"They started the switch business as early as when they were building local area networks in the capital. They basically started the independent research and development of switches at the same time as us, but we made it first, and they were a few months behind us," Lao Ren explained.

Lian Xiang was really a dog-skin plaster, which made Li Qingfeng feel sick. How come he could be found in every industry related to him?

Just as he was about to continue asking, two cars speeding over from a distance, Qingfeng Li had to temporarily give up his plan to chat at the door and led Lao Ren upstairs.

As for welcoming other people, Li Qingfeng said forget it. What are their identities and what are their identities as brothers? It's not equal at all. It's enough to leave Ding Guangqing here to wait for the reception.

To put it bluntly, considering the current situation of domestic enterprises, Ding Guangqing personally coming downstairs to greet them was already giving them face.

Most of the people who came today would not normally be qualified to meet Ding Guangqing.

I took Mr. Ren, who was visiting for the first time, on a brief tour of my office. In the face of Mr. Ren's incredulous look, I led him to sit on the sofa and personally brewed a cup of West Lake Longjing tea, Imperial Eighteen Trees, to entertain him.

This tea has a great origin. It is said that it was the tea that Emperor Qianlong loved to drink when he visited the West Lake in the south of the Yangtze River. Later, it was named as the imperial tea by Emperor Qianlong and was exclusively provided to the Empress Dowager.
The annual output of the Eighteen Trees in Front of the Emperor is extremely rare, only 2 taels per year, so this thing is also sold at a sky-high price.

The story was well told, but Qingfeng Li didn't believe it.

Besides, not to mention that Qianlong liked to drink it, even if it was planted by Qianlong himself, two hundred years had passed, and Qianlong's own body had been thrown into a stinky ditch for a bath, and his skull had become debris and people were stepping on it on the ground.

Are those so-called Eighteen Trees before the Emperor, or the Eighteen Trees he drank back then?
Li Qingfeng personally poured a cup of tea for Lao Ren and said, "Drink tea, drink tea. This tea is very expensive. It is said that Emperor Qianlong liked to drink it, or it is some kind of imperial tea. Let's taste the tribute from the past emperor today."

"What's the matter with imperial tea? What good things has Qianlong ever drunk? Look at the layout of your office, is that something Qianlong could use? Qianlong might not even live a more extravagant life than you." Old Ren teased, retracting his gaze as he looked around.

"That's exaggerated, that's exaggerated. I'm just a nobody. It's not like I can be considered extravagant."

"If this isn't extravagance, I don't know what is. Your office is only 300 to 400 square meters, the only one of its kind in the country."

At this time, domestic bosses, whether they are grassroots entrepreneurs or second-generation relatives, have not yet begun to follow the example of Western bosses in building their offices to be overly luxurious. At most, their offices are slightly larger and better decorated than those of ordinary managers.

Li Qingfeng's office occupies an area of ​​400 square meters. In addition to a standard one-bedroom and one-living room residence, it also has an independent lounge area, conference room and a special exhibition area to display precious collections. This is truly unique in the country at that time.

Qingfeng Li laughed and waved his hand, saying, "Haha, with such a big building that is not rented out, there are too many unused areas. Instead of leaving it empty, I might as well enjoy it myself."

"That makes sense. If I had a building like this, I would build a runway in my office." Lao Ren picked up the teacup, smiled and took a sip of tea, and exclaimed: "It's worthy of being called Imperial Tea. It tastes so good."

Li Qingfeng smiled and did not continue talking about the tea. Instead, he asked Lian Xiang: "What is the Lian Xiang you mentioned? This is the first time I've heard of them making switches."

"You are not in the industry, so it is normal that you don't know. Lian thinks that their main business now is computers, but when they were contracted for the Beijing LAN, they set up a switch research and development department. Even after being driven out by Telecom, they did not disband it. In the middle of last year, they developed their own switch."

"So what do you mean by eating the greatest honor?"

"Lian Xiang is a company affiliated with the Academy of Sciences. With the background and powerful resources of the Academy of Sciences, we, who are from a humble background, cannot compare to them."

At this point, a trace of indignation flashed across Lao Ren's face, and he said resentfully: "At the equipment exhibition, they were surrounded by stars and had the best seats. All the major leaders went to support them and it was very lively. Our booth was in a remote location, and there was nothing but the machines on display. I was forced to find two national flags to plant on both sides of the booth and promote the national brand to attract attention."

Li Qingfeng, who had just taken a sip of tea from the teacup, almost spit it out.

Well, no wonder your products are inexplicably associated with patriotism and nationalism in later generations. It turns out that they are being used now. It's really a one-trick pony. Li Qingfeng coughed lightly, put down the teacup, and asked, "You mean, the equipment exhibition even wanted to snatch the order?"

"No, our products are better than Lenovo's in every aspect. We received more orders than Lenovo at the exhibition."

"So what is the greatest honor you mentioned?"

"Alas, within two days after the exhibition, the head of the government and the leaders of the Ministry of Electronics Industry visited Lianxiang together. It will probably not be long before the news that Lianxiang's switches are sold to the market spreads."

Li Qingfeng smacked his lips but didn't say anything to comfort him.

State-owned enterprises and private enterprises are two different things. One is the biological son and the other is the godson. The difference in treatment is sometimes so obvious. What’s more, Lian Xiang has the great god of the Academy of Sciences standing behind him.

Although market competition is about product strength, the resource allocation and policy support behind it are not about product strength, but about origin and background.

This is also the reason why Li Qingfeng felt disgusted with Liu Aiguo but couldn't take direct action to deal with him. The Academy of Sciences is really a place that is not easy to mess with.

Not to mention that Lianxiang is still wholly owned by the Academy of Sciences. Even if Liu Aiguo kicks the Academy of Sciences out in the future, as long as the Academy of Sciences still has shares in Lianxiang, Li Qingfeng cannot directly attack it.

"Hey, let's not talk about these bad things, Teacher Li. I want to report a good news to you." Lao Ren put down the teacup, and the gloom on his face instantly dissipated a lot, replaced by a slightly excited expression.

Qingfeng Li sat up straighter, a hint of curiosity flashing in his eyes: "Oh? What's the good news? Tell me about it."

“Guess how much our company’s sales were last year?”

"Eight or nine hundred million?"

"One billion and thirty million"

When saying this number, Lao Ren's face was filled with a proud smile and his eyes were full of excitement.

Li Qingfeng was not curious about this number. In his previous life, when Warwick successfully developed this switch, it sold for 800 million yuan.

This time with my own intervention, the product was put on the market for sale two months in advance, so it is normal to sell an extra 200 million yuan.

Qingfeng Li nodded without comment, glanced at what Lao Ren was wearing, and said jokingly with a smile: "Not bad, not bad, you really made some money, your clothes have improved by several levels."

"If it weren't for you, I wouldn't be willing to wear such nice clothes"

"Huh? How do you say this?"

"Didn't you ask Mr. Lu from Pengcheng to give this to me?"

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They had a pleasant chat in the office until He Guangqin knocked on the door and announced that today's guests had arrived. Only then did Li Qingfeng go downstairs with Lao Ren.

When we arrived at the company's large reception room, it was already full of people and the noisy voices could be heard from outside.

After tidying up his clothes, Li Qingfeng put on a smiling face and strode in after He Guangqin pushed open the door.

The reception room, which was noisy just now, became quiet instantly after Li Qingfeng came in. Everyone stood up and greeted Li Qingfeng enthusiastically.

"Teacher Li, this is Mr. Liu Yonghao from New Hope Group, who is mainly engaged in the feed industry."

"Teacher Li, this is Chairman Sun of Dawu Group, who is mainly engaged in the breeding industry."

"This is from Northeast Tangren Shenshuguang Agriculture and Animal Husbandry Group Co., Ltd."

Listening to He Guangqin's introduction, Li Qingfeng had a smile on his face and kept shaking hands and greeting the guests. No matter what industry the guest was in, Li Qingfeng would say a few good words and praise the other party's company.

There were several companies engaged in agriculture in succession, which made Li Qingfeng doubt his life. Some of them were engaged in feed production, while others were engaged in breeding and slaughtering. It felt like today's gathering was almost becoming an agricultural industry exchange meeting.

Fortunately, Li Qingfeng has been a teacher for so many years that his knowledge reserve is still good, otherwise, the compliments would have to be repeated in front of others.
Fortunately, after introducing seven or eight people in a row, the introduction of agriculture was finally completed.

"Teacher Li, this is Chairman Zong of Wahaha Group."

Looking at the square-faced middle-aged man in front of him, Li Qingfeng's eyes lit up, but the occasion was not right. With so many people present, it was not convenient to chat more.

After a brief greeting, we moved on to the next one.

"This is Chairman Lu of Wanxiang Group, a well-known domestic auto parts company. Its products occupy an important position in the domestic market. It is also an important parts supplier for Mercedes-Benz cars."

So far, Wanxiang's Lu Guanqiu is the most important guest at today's banquet. He is in the manufacturing industry and is quite powerful. After dinner, you can stay and chat more.

When introducing the last guest, Qingfeng Li was silent for a moment as he looked at the peculiar-looking and highly recognizable little man in front of him.

I am a little curious about how this guy Jack Ma got here. Did he start his business in early 95?
Li Qingfeng has seen all kinds of storms and waves now. Not to mention the domestic business tycoons of later generations, he has even seen international business tycoons countless times.

Therefore, looking at Jack Ma in front of him, Qingfeng Li felt very calm.

"This is Mr. Ma from Hangzhou Haibo Network Company. Um, their company has just been established and is temporarily..."

When He Guangqin was introducing this little guy, he was a little stuck for a moment and didn't know how to introduce him to Li Qingfeng.

Waving his hand to indicate that He Guangqin did not need an introduction, Li Qingfeng took the initiative to extend his right hand and said with a smile: "Hello, Mr. Ma, welcome to Huaxin Building" (End of this chapter)