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Chapter 1333: The soldiers and horses have not moved, but the food and grass go first

When Guan Zhenming heard the news about Diweis, he was so envious he felt like his plasmids were about to split apart.

No, we're all companies in the Dongke Group. It's understandable that we can't compete with companies like Dongxin Semiconductor and Dongfang Optoelectronics, since they are recognized as the "crown princes" of the Dongke Group.

No other company in the entire Dongke Group can offer better treatment and resources than Dongxin Semiconductor.

Everyone knows that Dongxin Semiconductor is one of the core companies of Dongling Hi-Tech, and also the one that Li Dashan values ​​most.

Guan Zhenming naturally had no intention of comparing himself to Dongxin Semiconductor, but companies like Diweis and Chitu Electric Bicycle Company were still comparable.

The key point is that, strictly speaking, Diweis is a subsidiary of Focus Media, which is under Dongke Group, while Chitu Electric Bicycle Company is at the same level as Focus Media.

As a result, if even Focus Media's subsidiary, Diweis, is in such a state, then what about the strength of Focus Media itself?

Recalling how Li Yan, the founder and president of Focus Media, had been on friendly terms with Guan Zhenming at the annual meeting, Guan Zhenming couldn't help but feel a sense of "betrayal" after this incident.

The saying goes, "I can't bear to see my brother suffer," but if my brother drives a Land Rover, it makes me feel even worse.

The executive from Chitu Electric Bicycles hesitated for a moment after looking at Guan Zhenming's expression, but still said, "I heard that Li Yan, the head of Focus Media, seems to have also come to Pingyang!"

Guan Zhenming wasn't surprised to hear of Li Yan's arrival. Chitu electric bicycles were preparing to launch the first generation of Chitu, and they all needed to come to the Pingyang headquarters to seek support from Dongling High-Tech headquarters.

Not to mention Focus Media, which has gained considerable attention and is definitely going to come to headquarters to show off its presence.

For companies in the Dongke Group, as long as they achieve results, they can receive more support and rewards from Dongling High-Tech headquarters. The most important of these is the annual budget for the following year, which is held at the end of each year!
Dongling Hi-Tech's annual budget is all real money. If any Dongling Hi-Tech company gets even a little extra in the budget, the amount of funding they receive the following year can be hundreds of millions!
Moreover, Guan Zhenming could tell that Li Yan's visit to Pingyang this time was probably not just to claim credit, but that he had something more important to do, such as... going public!

With Focus Media's current revenue, even though it has not publicly disclosed its revenue, Guan Zhenming knows that Focus Media's listing depends on when Li Dashan (the founder of Focus Media) will give the green light to allow it to go public; there is no question of whether it can go public at all!

As long as Li Dashan agrees, Focus Media's willingness to go public can immediately be put on the timetable.

As the largest SMS advertising company, the largest advertising company, and the largest TV shopping company in mainland China, Focus Media has also incubated brands such as Diweisi and BackJoy, and is a major shareholder of these companies. Going public is not a problem for Focus Media at all.

Focus Media is currently an undervalued cash cow. It may not seem as glamorous as internet companies or as sought-after as tech stocks, but its ability to generate revenue is absolutely no less.

In fact, if Feiyan Technology hadn't launched the incredibly lucrative Feiyan MP3 player, its revenue from businesses like mini radios alone would probably have been crushed by Focus Media!

Whenever news broke that Focus Media wanted to go public, even the A-share market, the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, and even the Tokyo Stock Exchange and the New York Stock Exchange were all vying to bring Focus Media there!
Sitting in the car, Guan Zhenming flipped through the documents in his hand. He came to the headquarters of Dongling High-Tech for the sale of the Chitu Generation 1 electric bicycle, but he came for something else entirely.

Before an army can move, supplies must be ready. For the first-generation Chitu electric bicycle to be sold and promoted, the problem of charging electric bicycles in cities must be solved.

As instructed by Mr. Li, Chitu Electric Bicycles established AnDian Technology to set up electric bicycle charging stations in major communities and residential areas throughout the city!
Chitu takes AnDian as its pioneer, and wherever AnDian charging stations are installed, Chitu electric bicycles will be promoted there.

Guan Zhenming's visit to Pingyang was driven by the hope that Dongke headquarters could support An Dian Technology in setting up electric bicycle charging stations across a large area of ​​China.

To achieve this, Guan Zhenming needed the support of one person: Zhang Ao, the marketing general manager of Dongling High-Tech, from whom Guan Zhenming came!
Since its establishment, Dongling Hi-Tech's marketing department has maintained a formidable ground sales team!
This ground promotion team has made great contributions to Dongling Hi-Tech. In recent years, although Dongling Hi-Tech's marketing department has also been transforming, some of its staff have gradually been transferred to the marketing departments of various Dongling Hi-Tech branches across the country, responsible for promoting and advertising Dongling Hi-Tech's products locally.

Another group of personnel transferred to the logistics department. A significant portion of the Shenzhou after-sales service centers now located in major cities across the country were established by people transferred from the marketing department.

Although the number of people has decreased significantly, the core personnel and structure of the field promotion team, as well as the marketing department, have been retained.

Whenever needed, based on these core personnel, and by recruiting others, a new ground-based propaganda army can be formed in an instant.

The effectiveness of a field sales team depends on two factors: experience is definitely one, as experience makes things much easier.

On the other hand, the reason why the ground sales team is so powerful is because of the amount of bonuses they offer. The more bonuses and commissions they offer, the more formidable their fighting power will be! Guan Zhenming came to Pingyang because he wanted to invite the renowned ground sales team from the marketing department, who had promoted Dongling High-Tech's new products all over the country, to help him promote AnDian charging piles and Chitu electric bicycles.

However, bringing out the ground promotion team would require a large sum of money, which Chitu definitely couldn't afford. They could only ask Dongling High-Tech headquarters for help. As long as Dongling High-Tech headquarters was willing to help, funding would not be a problem at all!
As the car drove forward and arrived at Dongke Avenue, Guan Zhenming saw the construction sites of Dongke companies' office buildings in Pingyang. He couldn't help but feel a surge of excitement. He wondered when Chitu Company would be able to build its own headquarters building in Hanxi on land near Dongling High-Tech's headquarters!

Upon arriving at the headquarters of Dongling High-Tech, Guan Zhenming's car went through security and drove into the small parking lot next to the Oriental Tower.

This parking lot is mainly for temporary parking of Dongling High-Tech's senior managers and visiting personnel's vehicles.

Dongling High-Tech has not specified the standards for the motorcade of the visitors, but so far, motorcades belonging to the Pingyang Municipal Government, Hanxi Provincial Government, and various departments of Yanjing have been parked there, as well as some other important guests.

No one says what the parking spaces next to the Oriental Tower represent, but everyone at Dongling Hi-Tech's global headquarters knows that if someone can park their car here one day, it means they have a voice in Dongling Hi-Tech. Their words can make people in Dongling Hi-Tech and even the entire industry listen to them quietly!
Given Guan Zhenming's current status, he wouldn't be able to secure his own dedicated parking space next to the Oriental Tower, but parking temporarily today shouldn't be a problem.

After getting out of the car, Guan Zhenming looked at the license plates like 8888 on the parking lot. Those belonged to Li Dashanren, Zhang Ao, and others. Li Dashanren would sometimes ride in vehicles with these license plates when attending public events.

Guan Zhenming had no idea when he would have his own parking space here, where anyone who parked his car would know that he, Guan, had arrived!
"Mr. Guan!"

Shen Xingyao, one of Li Dashanren's chief assistants, received Guan Zhenming and led him to the reception room on the top floor of the Oriental Tower.

Unlike the small building on Changqing Road, the reception room was rather cramped. Now, the entire top floor of the Oriental Tower is used by Li Dashan alone.

In addition to offices, there are also assistant offices, large conference rooms, reception rooms, small banquet halls, gyms, and entertainment areas. These functional areas are open to all employees of Dongling Hi-Tech.

However, apart from executives like Ren Yuefeng, Hu Zixian, and Zhang Ao from Dongling Hi-Tech, who use the rooftop gym, physiotherapy room, and arcade-equipped entertainment area, the rest of the employees at Oriental Tower would rather travel further to the D area of ​​the global headquarters than go to the rooftop to find themselves in trouble.

No normal person wants to go upstairs and spend time with their supervisor after get off work. At that point, will you continue to serve your supervisor like a slave, or will your supervisor serve you? Your supervisor might even start to wonder if the workload assigned to you is too light...

Moreover, the living area of ​​Dongke's global headquarters is fully equipped with various facilities, so why go to the top floor of the Oriental Tower to make yourself uncomfortable?

Of course, if someone is particularly eager to advance, wants to show off, or wants to build a relationship with their supervisor, they might go to the top floor and maybe become a familiar face.

But the idea that someone can get promoted and rise through the ranks to become a senior executive simply by going for a walk with the manager and talking to him a few more times is utter nonsense.

Which senior executive at Dongling High-Tech would dare to promote someone like that? They're really trampling on Dongling High-Tech's management system and Li Dashan's reputation. Li Dashan has no choice but to respond.

Guan Zhenming sat in the spacious reception room, which was fully equipped with all kinds of facilities. There was even a temporary rest room by a side door, where he could sleep if he wanted. In addition, the staff in charge of the meeting room would also help him solve any problems he wanted, such as what food he wanted to eat, what newspapers, magazines he wanted to read, or what television he wanted to watch.

"President Li Yan of Focus Media, who came from Yanjing, is currently meeting with Mr. Li. Mr. Guan will need to wait here for a moment!"

Shen Xingyao was very polite to Guan Zhenming, and also gave Guan Zhenming a reminder within his authority.

Shen Xingyao didn't want to offend Guan Zhenming and other heads of Dongke Group companies, even Li Dashan's chief assistant. In fact, he had to be on good terms with them. Who knew if they would suddenly become arrogant in the future, just like Li Yan who arrived today.

After exchanging a few pleasantries with Guan Zhenming, Shen Xingyao left first. He had a lot of things to do and couldn't afford to waste time with Guan Zhenming.

After Shen Xingyao left, Guan Zhenming's eyes flickered. He hoped that after seeing Li Yan, the philanthropist Li would be in a better mood, and that things would go more smoothly with the Red Hare.

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"Currently, Focus Media has incubated brands including Diweis, BackJoy, and Zulijian..."

(End of this chapter)