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Chapter 1525: Dividends from Multinational Corporations (First update, please subscribe)
There were only two people sitting in the private room of the restaurant. After the food came, Zheng Guilu took the initiative to apologize.

Han Changping just laughed at this and said:

"It's not easy for us Tang people to survive overseas, so we should watch out for each other!"

Watch over each other!

This has always been their principle in doing things. When dealing with foreign companies, if the other party is Chinese, the way of dealing will be different and it will be easier to reach a consensus.

The reason for this change in tendency is very simple - it's because we are watching out for each other.

This was done deliberately by Li Yian in the early days, and to some extent this was based on the experience of Asan and Tangren.

In another world, North America, although Chinese people play a pivotal role in many American companies, especially in the field of technology, the executives of those companies are often Indians.

This is of course directly related to the Indians' love of showing off - they are all good at talking, they all like to show off, and they are never reliable when it comes to bragging. Although many people think this is a problem, in the business world one must first be good at showing off, and it is for this reason that they have gained the upper hand.

But what's even more terrifying?
Indians like to gather in groups. When an Indian enters a company, the company will soon be flooded with Indians like cockroaches, and Indian executives will consider Indians first.

In their culture, there is absolutely no concept of avoiding suspicion.

Moreover, after an Indian becomes an executive of an American company, when he contacts another American company and finds that there is an Indian in the other company's team, he will directly ask to connect with that Indian.

Thanks to such support, Indian executives are everywhere in the United States, especially in Silicon Valley. Indians are like cockroaches...infested!
No matter how those Indians talk, no matter how low their abilities are, their mutual support and care for each other are commendable.

This is very similar to the Jews. The Jews also operate in the same way when doing business in Europe and the United States. In order to facilitate doing business with these people, many so-called local companies will actively promote some Jews or Indians into management.

When those companies did this, it actually increased their influence, causing other companies to follow suit. Even Japanese and Korean companies were not immune and hired some Indian or Jewish executives.

Precisely because he witnessed their success, Li Yian set a rule for the company's management a long time ago, which is to "watch out for each other."

However, this mutual watchfulness also has certain limitations - if a Tangren executive harms his compatriots, he will be suppressed from all sides.

For more than a decade, supporting compatriots has become a habit of the company's management, so what Han Changping did before was just going with the flow, and the two men were indeed fellow townsmen from Shandong Province.

Then he looked at the young man in front of him and said:

"It's not easy for you to become a director in a foreign country. You must have encountered some difficult problems this time. You might as well tell me about it."

"Since Mr. Han has said so, I won't be polite."

Zheng Guilu concealed the fact that he had just been promoted to director of Samsung Company and that he hoped to use the business in Saigon to improve his position in Samsung Company.

"…So I can only come here, hoping to get technical help and complete the infrastructure orders delivered by the US military in the future through cooperation."

Listening to Zheng Guilu's story, Han Changping thought for a while and said.

"Gui Lu, you should know that we also have some contracts in Saigon, so there is competition between us."

After saying that, he looked at the young man in front of him and asked back.

"Now can you give me a reason why I should help my competitors?"

“In my opinion, we are not competitors, Mr. Han, the Americans gave us some orders, and this was also an agreement reached with the United States when President Park visited the United States.

"To shed blood to get rid of poverty"... This is not just talk. Koreans want to shed blood. Koreans want to shed blood in exchange for the US military contract!"

Although he didn't say anything, Han Changping knew it was the fact. In fact, when South Korea decided to send troops to Vietnam, Han Changping had already realized that they would face a new competitor in Saigon.

Although this competitor is weak, what makes them different from other competitors is that they are using blood to exchange for the contract!
There are some contracts that the US military will never consider other people for. They need to use those contracts in exchange for South Korea sending troops to Vietnam.

So from this perspective, cooperating with Samsung is not a bad thing for the company.

“After we received those contracts, although we were technically deficient, we could choose to cooperate with you or with American companies.

But I personally prefer to cooperate with a few people? Just like what you said, Mr. Han - we should watch over each other. Since it is a profitable business, why should we give it to others? "Zheng Guilu's words made Han Changping nod, and then said:

"Well, that's true. Since it's a collaboration, I want to hear your thoughts on it."

Zheng Guilu quickly replied:

"The cooperation is very simple. As a Korean company, we accept contracts from the US military, and you provide technical support while we provide labor. After all, Korea's biggest advantage is that its labor costs are cheap enough."

"Our advantage lies in technology. We provide the technology and you provide the labor... In general, although we compete, we still have common interests."

While speaking, Han Changping thought for a while, and then said:
"Well, tomorrow, you come to the company, and then I will send someone to follow up."

Han Changping then continued chatting with Zheng Guilu, but they mostly talked about South Korea and the changes that had taken place in South Korea in the past two years.

After dinner, Han Changping personally sent Zheng Guilu to the car, and then took the car home.

On the way home, Han Changping recalled the news he had received from Zheng Guilu during dinner, and then said to himself:
"It seems that South Korea's economic boom has only happened in the last few years."

Han Changping made this judgment for a very good reason - the South Korean reform government was basically able to enforce its orders.

The secretary sitting in the passenger seat spoke curiously after hearing what the general manager said.

"Manager, why do you say that?"

"It's easy!"

Han Changping said:
"As for the military coup government... they may not be able to do whatever they want, but at least they will not be restricted by any party when they do things."

While speaking, Han Changping couldn't help but cast his gaze toward the bustling night scene outside the car window. Looking at the night scene of Chang'an, he couldn't help but think of what this place looked like back then.

"When we came here, it was just a backward port town. My comrades and I came here as soldiers, and then, under your leadership, we drew up a blueprint in the command room of the landing ship.

Then large-scale construction began. It was from that time that many people called this place the "Equatorial Miracle".
And they attribute this miracle to a variety of reasons. Americans like to use us as an example to prove the superiority of the Western world.

But, in fact, we are totally different from Americans here. Everything is in accordance with your will!

It was under your leadership that we drew up the blueprint and implemented it step by step without any opposition or resistance in the process!
After all, we are soldiers, and a soldier's duty is to obey."

Retracting his gaze, Han Changping said to his secretary:

"This is the case in South Korea now. Park Jung-woong's government members and his confidants are mostly military veterans. These people will not question or doubt his orders. They will obey 100%.

In this way, there will be no opposition and disputes that have plagued South Korea in the past, and coupled with their determination to develop the economy at all costs, how can their economy not develop? "

In fact, sometimes developing the economy is so simple, especially for developing countries. What they need first is political stability. As long as there is political stability and authorities willing to develop the economy, economic development is almost a matter of course.

If at this time there is an influx of funds from a large amount of external investment, then economic take-off will almost be a natural thing.

"Manager, does this mean that South Korea has great potential for future development? Do we need to consider making arrangements in South Korea in advance so as to share in their development dividends?"

In fact, he didn't talk about sharing the dividends of development. What he actually said was that he wanted to turn Korea's development dividends into dividends for the company by making early investments when developing in Korea.

Why do many multinational corporations like to invest in developing countries? In essence, it is not just to take advantage of the cheap labor or resources in developing countries.

They also have a little-known idea, which is to absorb as much as possible the development dividends of developing countries during their development process and turn their development dividends into their own profits.

This is the real purpose of multinational corporations.

Listening to the secretary's words, Han Changping just nodded and said:
"It is indeed something to consider. Of course, where will they end up? It depends on how far their authorities can go and whether they can seize the opportunity."

(End of this chapter)