Confessions of a Salesman

Chapter 994 Tea Party

The middle-aged man saw that I had stopped talking, so he took the initiative to stop, and introduced: "Hello, my name is Bai Shijia."

I had no choice but to stop and said, "Hi, my name is Fade Chen!"

Both introduced themselves briefly, and neither said their identities.

I don't know why, but I have a nameless affection for him.Hearing the words, the voice is neither loud nor small, gentle and pleasing to the ear.

His appearance couldn't be more ordinary than ordinary, but he has the elegance of a middle-aged man. He is wearing a silver-white Chinese tunic suit, but it has been improved and looks a little fashionable.A pair of flat cloth shoes on the soles, the most common kind.

After the introduction, the two seemed to have nothing to say, then smiled at the same time and continued to walk forward.

I handed him a cigarette and asked, "Do you smoke?"

Bai Shijia nodded, took the cigarette and said, "Everyone is quitting smoking, why don't you follow the trend?"

I smiled and asked: "Who are you? Who is the trend? I have to follow him?"

Bai Shijia smiled and said, "Are you a pretentious person?"

I frowned and said, "Don't people think that they are different? Do they all think that the earth revolves around them? I'm not that arrogant, I'm just a little confident. I can't follow others' opinions and go with the crowd, right?" ?”

Bai Shijia said with a smile: "When I was young, you also thought the same way!"

I groaned and asked, "What about now?"

Bai Shijia smiled and said nothing.

When we arrived at the meeting place, there was a square courtyard, like a farmhouse, full of flowers and plants, and a group of veteran cadres were watching and playing chess around two people.

The organizer saw the two of us appearing at the same time, talking and laughing, and was taken aback for a moment, then greeted us and the veteran cadres to say hello.

The veteran cadres were all very busy, so they looked up at me, ignored me, and looked at Bai Shijia again, and hurriedly reached out to be polite for a long time.

Bai Shijia still had a gentle smile on his face, and greeted everyone humbly.

This made me somewhat unbalanced. Anyway, I am now the head of the Yunli Group. The organizer must have told them my identity. How can it be compared with my popular fried chicken?I'm here to give them face, right?

Bai Shijia saw me being left alone, and after saying hello, he walked up to me and said, "Aren't you used to getting along with old people?"

I shook my head and said, "Is it alright? I just don't know much about it, I'm a slow person!"

Bai Shijia smiled and said: "It's better to take it easy! People who are overly enthusiastic often have a cold heart, at least they don't put their heart into it!"

I was noncommittal and didn't say anything.

Then, he didn't say anything, didn't go anywhere else, just sat with me in silence.

After a while, the veteran cadres dispersed, saying that one of the old men was a stinky chess basket, while the other kept retorting that the people next to him had been pointing fingers.

Looking at the past, it looks like a group of retired workers, the old men downstairs who are idle all day long, which is different from the big bosses I imagined.

Bai Shijia seemed to be able to see through my thoughts, and said, "It seems that they are ordinary people, right? Do you think they should be fine, playing golf and doing health care?"

I hummed and said, "You seem to know what I'm thinking? It's indeed different from what I imagined."

Bai Shijia explained: "The more extraordinary a person is, the more ordinary his life will be!"

I tasted it and said: "See the extraordinary in the ordinary!"

Bai Shijia looked at me and said: "You don't understand what I mean, what is an extraordinary person in this world, a rich person? Of course not! A person with power is not! In my perception, Only those who have made great contributions to the country; those who have worked hard on public undertakings; those who have noble moral sentiments; , is extraordinary!"

I paused and asked, "A 13-year-old junior high school student sacrificed himself for others and jumped into the lake at minus 30 degrees to save a 4-year-old girl. Is this considered extraordinary?"

Bai Shijia said calmly: "This can only be said to be an occasional incident, I'm talking about extraordinary people!"

I frowned and said, "Isn't such a person extraordinary that he can disregard his own life and death to save the lives of others?"

Bai Shijia shook his head and said: "An extraordinary person will always do things with thorough consideration and thoughtfulness. A 13-year-old child can't be responsible for his own actions. Do you think he can be regarded as an extraordinary person?"

I curled my lips and said, "The same thing happened to a 76-year-old man, so what?"

Bai Shijia retorted: "It's not just one or two extraordinary things that happen to extraordinary people. Let's talk about these people now. Mr. Qiao, who worked as the director of the No. 83 Radio Factory in Wuhu, Jiangxi in 83, developed a taxi Che’s first-generation walkie-talkie, you may think that this is not a big deal, and research and development products are produced every year. 7 was the most important year for the transition from a planned economy to a market economy. The planned economy has been transformed into a market economy, and a large factory with 700 employees that has been losing money for 83 years in a row has been transformed into a profitable enterprise that pays nearly [-] million in profits and taxes every year. From [-] to today, Qiao Lao does not know how much he has supported How many related companies have been supported by the employees on the job. If that is all, it is nothing, then what he will do next will be even more admirable.

The 60-year-old Qiao Lao took over the Jixi Wind Power Plant, a large state-owned enterprise on the verge of bankruptcy, from scratch, from only one piece of equipment spliced ​​back by a Canadian foreign company, imitated and studied one by one, and made our own first in our country. A wind turbine, to universal promotion.When foreign countries began to gradually dismantle wind turbines, Qiao Lao stood up to all opinions. According to the actual situation in our country, we should continue to promote wind power generation in the Northwest and Northeast regions where there are few people and sparsely populated land. The entire western and northern regions are supplied with electricity, which solves the big problem of electricity difficulty. "

I hummed and said, "I've heard about Mr. Qiao's deeds. He is indeed a person who has made great contributions to the country and the people!"

Bai Shijia continued: "What I said is that Mr. Qiao is the tip of the iceberg, Mr. Zhang, Mr. Wang, these people, all of them are people who have made great contributions to the country, the people, and even the world. , but their life is so ordinary, so low-key, even when they walk on the street, no one knows them at all, ordinary people can’t be ordinary anymore. But most of them still live in the collective dormitory assigned to them in the 80s and 2000s , and some are riding bicycles to work. They live on government subsidies of less than [-] yuan a month, and their descendants have not enjoyed a little bit of blessing and care under their halo. This is what I said, ordinary people See extraordinary."

I could tell that he was a little excited, and asked curiously: "Are you an extraordinary person? Forgive my ignorance, I have never heard of your name before I came here!"

Bai Shijia said firmly: "No, strictly speaking, I want to be that kind of person. Therefore, I am a little uneasy and flattered to come to this tea party today. With my current status, I am not qualified to participate at all. of!"

I was surprised that he would say such a thing, no matter who he is, judging from the attitude of the group of veteran cadres to him just now, he should have this qualification, but this embarrasses me, what kind of person am I? Can you stay with these people who have made great contributions to the country?

The tea party officially started. A middle-aged man with a well-fitting suit and parted hair stood in the middle of the stage and said with a microphone: "Well, now our meeting has officially started. Let me introduce myself briefly. I am Wei Qu, the current general manager of Weihua Group, the purpose of our group to organize this tea party is to thank all of you for your great contributions to the country over the years, and also to let all the old leaders of high morals and prestige respect each other. See below, communicate more! Create an opportunity for everyone to get together!

Let me first talk about some small gifts that our group brings to you this time!This is the latest generation of functional mobile phone guard A88 launched by our group. The retail price in the market is 8888 yuan, and one is for everyone. "

Then, the staff sent down one by one.

The people in the audience didn't even look at it, and they didn't answer it.

I looked at Wei Qu on the stage, and when I heard him say Weihua Group, I sighed heavily in my heart, why couldn't I avoid it?

This meeting calls for me to come over, this is watching me again!

I took the mobile phone, unlike others, I directly opened the exquisite packaging, carefully looked at the new mobile phone inside, and under the contemptuous eyes of a group of people, I pressed the power button of the mobile phone, and after a burst of loud music, The photo of Wei Hua actually appeared on the screen of the phone. I thought it was ridiculous, and I almost threw the phone on the ground.

Wei Qu made another speech, saying that his company has been committed to the construction of public facilities, education, environmental protection and other public undertakings over the years, and has also devoted itself to domestic charity. He also mentioned the leaders of their Weihua Group from time to time Mr. Wei Hua, he has made contributions to public undertakings over the years.

Then there were two small gifts, one was a beautifully packaged 52-degree liquor, and the other was a travel bag with a gold border.

I said to Bai Shijia next to me: "This is a tea party? Isn't this a product promotion meeting?"

Bai Shijia said plainly: "This is a good thing. If someone gives me something, no matter what his purpose is, it will be beneficial to us and not harmful at all!"

I shook my head and said: "If you take someone else's hand short, if you eat someone else's food, you will have to spit it out sooner or later. This is the truth my mother taught me since childhood!"

Bai Shijia still said indifferently: "If something is good, it's not impossible to help publicize it!"

I frowned and said, "I thought you would be different!"

This sentence is a bit heavy, but Bai Shijia still said indifferently: "We are all human beings, and we all have the seven emotions and six desires. What's the difference? This is a materialistic world, and no one can escape from vulgarity. Don't think that you have How different."

I said oh, "I blamed you! However, I guess you are not familiar with Weihua Group?"

Bai Shijia looked at me, smiled and said, "I am very familiar with domestic companies!"

That confidence, in my opinion, is not just talk, but really familiar.

Although the Bai family thought it was a good thing for the Weihua Group to give gifts, the old cadres were not like that. Most of them were not so smooth and sophisticated. Do you think this scene is a bit like buying health care products in the community, first giving a bunch of gifts, and then promoting your own products, no matter whether you intend to buy it or not, you are embarrassed to refuse it directly.

In a burst of chaotic noise, I saw the real protagonist appear on the stage, and Dongfang Miracle came. He first calmed down the people present, and then said slowly: "I know that all the old leaders present here are Feng Qingyun. I don't care about these small gifts, in fact, the main purpose of our company organizing this tea party is to promote our company's products!"

It's okay if you don't say it, but once you say it, the old leaders and the old cadres really quit. They are a little impatient, and they are about to stand up and leave. This is simply the greatest insult to them!

Dongfang Miracle seemed to have anticipated this situation a long time ago, and pressed it with his hands and said: "Leaders, don't worry! Our products are not the small gifts that were given to you for free just now, but this..." After finishing speaking , on the curtain in front of the stage, a video began to play.

In the video, a unique and exquisite car is displayed in front of our eyes.

Playing the video at any time, I figured out that it is an energy-saving electric vehicle, which can last for 4 kilometers after charging for 400 hours. The most important thing is the price, which is so attractive, only 24 to 8.

After the broadcast, Dongfang Miracle said: "Our Weihua Group and Wanzhong Group have jointly created this pure electric energy-saving vehicle named Wei Neng, which fills the blank market for energy-saving and environmentally friendly vehicles in China. The price is also very popular. Today we will come to Well, I just want to introduce this car to the seniors in advance, and put forward some opinions on our products, so that we can refer to and learn from it."

There was another discussion in the audience.

I somewhat understand why they invited these old cadres and old experts here, not to let them publicize, but to inform them that Weihua Group will change the future pattern of China's auto market, and they are the first batch of people who witnessed this miracle up.

Sure enough, Dongfang Miracle continued: "The current awareness of environmental protection among Chinese people is still too shallow, and the awareness is not enough. Everyone here is an old-timer who cares about the country and the people. I believe that the launch of our car will have The country’s environmental protection has given a lot of help, which requires the old leaders to help launch the market together. Of course, in return, we will give you this first-generation environmentally friendly car for free!"

(End of this chapter)