When will I have a long tassel?

"These words are not my words, but the words of our Factory Director Tang."

Han Weichang's tone became solemn, just like the eunuchs in ancient times conveying the emperor's oral instructions, and he just turned to the northwest and bowed far away.

"So it was Director Tang who said that!" Zhao Xinggen's expression also changed, and his heart skipped a beat, not sure if it was a blessing or a curse.

Zhao Xinggen heard about Tang Zifeng's name from Ning Mo, an assembly fitter sent by Linyi Machinery to Longji as a technical guide. Ning Mo called Tang Zifeng "my buddy" and mentioned it no less than a hundred times in front of the Zhao brothers. According to Ning Mo, Tang Zifeng is the greatest genius in history. He can take exams, make money, pick up girls, and engage in all kinds of conspiracies.

It was also from Ning Mo's story that the Zhao brothers realized that they were not the only ones who fell at the hands of Tang Zifeng. Many people with higher status and more energy than them had also fallen into disgrace. Thinking about it this way, not only is it not a shame for the two of them to fall into Tang Zifeng's hands, it can even be regarded as an honor. Being bitten by a dog is unlucky, but being bitten by Tyson is enough to last you a lifetime.

This time, the Zhao brothers were fully involved in the plot against Dongyuan Machine Tool. They used the accessories provided by Linyi Machinery to imitate Dongyuan machine tools, and started a price war with Dongyuan Company, compressing Dongyuan Company's profit margins and depleting Li Taiyu's working capital. Later, Machine 20 began to spread news about the poor quality of Dongyuan machine tools, causing Dongyuan Company to face the threat of large-scale returns. During this period, much of the news was spread through private companies like Longji.

The so-called "occasionally bought at the bus station" is just a lie. The machine tool information sold at the bus station bookstall says "machine tool" on the cover, but the word "machine" is missing from the text. Well, don’t ask how the Zhao brothers knew.

One can imagine the embarrassment of a company that is short of liquidity and suddenly encounters a large number of customer returns. At this time, the financial crisis hit South Korea, causing the source of funds to be cut off, and Dongyuan Company had no other choice but to go bankrupt.

Under normal circumstances, Li Taiyu could still wait for the price and sell the company at a good price. But in the face of the financial crisis, he didn't have time to wait. He was about to be in debt. He had no choice but to abandon the company and flee back to South Korea. Instead, he gave the Zhao brothers a bargain on a workshop's equipment that was 80% to 90% new.

According to Han Weichang, all of this was due to Tang Zifeng's calculations. The proportion and timing of this conspiracy were so precise that the Zhao brothers thought that they would not be able to do it even if they practiced for another 200 years. They had already knelt down many times in front of Tang Zifeng, whom they had never met before.

Han Weichang said: "Director Tang asked me to tell you that the purpose of acquiring Dongyuan Company is to obtain Dongyuan Company's equipment and technology. We must not inherit Dongyuan Company's style. To develop machine tools, we must be down-to-earth and quality-oriented. , don’t harm users. If you want to follow the flashy old path of Dongyuan Company, he will not hesitate to do to you what he did to Dongyuan Company.”

"Well……"

Zhao Xinggen was speechless. Nice words, but could you say them a little more tactfully? After all, he is also a "boss", with a net worth of tens of millions, and he is considered a person of status in Heling. It's so shameless for you to threaten me so boldly.

With this thought in his heart, Zhao Xinggen did not dare to show it at all. There are only two possibilities for a person who dares to speak arrogantly like this. One is that he is young and energetic, bragging casually, and the other is that he is powerful. He is just an ant-like existence in front of others, and others don't bother to talk about him.

Combined with the legends about Tang Zifeng in his head, Zhao Xinggen knew that Tang Zifeng definitely belonged to the second category of people, and he really shouldn't turn a deaf ear to his words.

"Mr. Han, look at what you said, how could we be like Dongyuan Company?" Zhao Xinggen said with a smile on his face, "We have made some fake and shoddy products in the past, but that was not all because the factory was too small and not strong enough. Is it? Now that we are stronger and have acquired the assets of Dongyuan Company, we have changed from shotgun to cannon. We will definitely make high-quality products.

"It's just, Mr. Han, I wonder if there will be any changes to Linyi Machine's CNC system and functional components provided to us? To be honest, with Linyi Machine's system and components, it is too easy for us to make machine tools It's of good quality and sold at a good price. Many customers buy the Linyi machine for its functional parts. With your "Changying inside" label, the price is 20% higher than other machine tools. .”

"That's no problem." Han Weichang said, "Director Tang said that as long as you are willing to cooperate with Linyi Machinery, Linyi Machinery will definitely guarantee the supply of your systems and components. However, you have to say ugly things first, for low-end machine tools It’s up to you to compete in the market. But if you want to enter the mid-range machine tool market, don’t blame us for cutting off your supply. We cannot use the systems and components we produce to cultivate a competitor.”

"Definitely not!" Zhao Xinggen swore, "With our strength, competing with Linyi Machinery, isn't this asking for death? Let's just make some low-end machine tools. There are many small machinery factories in the south of our country. , everyone uses low-end machine tools, and the market is enough for us.”

"That's not enough." Han Weichang said seriously, "Director Tang's intention is that he hopes you will continue to improve technology, increase production efficiency, and reduce costs. In the future, our country's machine tool industry will be oriented to the world, not to mention the poor countries in Asia, Africa, and Latin America. Even in European and American countries, there is a lot of demand for low-end machine tools, and you have to capture these markets."

"Is this really what Director Tang said?" Zhao Xinggen's eyes lit up. Of course he wanted to go to the international market. Nowadays, many township enterprises in Jinnan are engaged in foreign trade. Everyone says that foreigners are stupid and have a lot of money. As long as they like some Chinese products, an order can be hundreds of thousands or millions. It’s so easy to make money in U.S. dollars.

But this excitement belongs to others. What Jinnan does best in foreign trade is light industrial products, such as socks, clothing, toys, small electrical appliances and so on. Longhu Machinery Factory makes mechanical products. It is very difficult to export these things. It seems that foreigners do not like Chinese mechanical products very much.

Now, the particularly capable Director Tang actually proposed to open up to the world and also wanted private small businesses like himself to participate. Doesn't this mean that he also has the opportunity to do foreign trade?

"Mr. Han, tell us, Director Tang asked us to face the world. What should we do to face the world?" Zhao Xinggen asked impatiently.

Han Weichang said reservedly: "This issue needs to be considered comprehensively. Director Tang said that our machine-20 enterprise is a national team and a regular army. We are responsible for fighting tough battles. Your township enterprises are responsible for fighting peripheral battles. Okay. We will provide you with the necessary technical support, but before that, you need to see how you are doing.

"There must be thousands of small machine tool companies like yours in China now. It is impossible for so many small companies to have the ability to face the international market. Therefore, you must practice your internal skills and accumulate strength. When the time comes, you can go to work. , we big state-owned factories will naturally come to help you."

"Oh, that's great. Thank you so much!" Zhao Xinggen wanted to hold Han Weichang's hand to show his gratitude.

"If Mr. Zhao agrees with what I said before, I would like to sign a strategic cooperation agreement with Mr. Zhao's Longji on behalf of Linyi Machinery. In the future, in the machine tool market, we will cooperate closely and make progress together. I don't know Mr. Zhao Are you interested?" Han Weichang said in a casual tone.

Zhao Xinggen was startled and asked hesitantly: "Strategic cooperation? I don't know what Mr. Han means by strategic cooperation. How can a small business like ours, Longji, be qualified to engage in strategic cooperation with Linyiji?" "

Han Weichang said: "The size of the enterprise is not a problem. That is to say, large enterprises bear heavier responsibilities, while small enterprises bear lighter responsibilities. As I said before, we are responsible for fighting the hard battle, and your small businesses are responsible for the peripheral battles. For example, , if both parties sign an agreement, then our Linyi Machine can fully guarantee the CNC system and functional components that Longji will need in the future.

"We will also periodically provide you with new model machine tool drawings for your production. Of course, we have to charge some patent fees. In addition, the production arrangement of Longji must be as consistent as possible with Linyi Machinery. Act without permission.”

"So that's it." Zhao Xinggen understood immediately. Didn't he just want his dragon machine to be a vassal of Lin Yiji? If such an agreement is signed, oneself will become the downstream factory of Linyiji. Linyi Machinery provides drawings for Longji and also provides CNC systems and functional components with the highest profit margin on machine tools.

Long Ji’s job is to make silly, big, black and rough things, and he is also responsible for selling machine tools. This is equivalent to doing all the dirty and tiring work by myself, but Lin Yiji is the one who makes the most money. The so-called production arrangement should be as consistent as possible with Linyiji. In fact, it means that Longji must listen to Linyiji's arrangements, which is equivalent to selling itself to Linyiji.

But after thinking about it, he discovered the benefits of this kind of cooperation. Longji's long-term dilemma is that it does not have its own products and relies on imitating other people's products to make a living. The quality and performance of counterfeit products are definitely not as good as the original products, so they can only rely on low price to attract customers, and their reputation is also very bad.

If they can get close to Linyiji, according to Han Weichang, Linyiji can provide them with drawings and probably provide technical guidance. Although the core components of the products produced are from Linyiji, the brand they produce is Longji. This is not because Linyiji is so high-end, but because people think these products are too low-end and don't bother to use their own names.

For Longji, with its own products, it can change the image of a copycat company in the past, start to enter the market, and become a law-abiding enterprise. At worst, it should be possible to work for a few years, wait until you have a certain brand awareness, and then find a way to decouple from Linyiji and start your own business.