Winner Takes It All, Resurrection 2009

Doing subtraction is based on the economic level, but also goes beyond the economy itself, extending and developing the enjoyment that is supported by public opinion. It is destiny that industries are divested to give priority to the development of the service industry.

And unconditional cooperation in the initial stage in areas such as manufacturing production, including but not limited to accepting investment from Squid Capital in key areas and providing supply prices far below market production costs.

These OEM production businesses can be provided by factories domestically or abroad. In short, the goal is to establish a low-cost global supply chain exclusively for Europe and the United States.

It is one of the strategic cores of Qingyun's next foray into manufacturing.

The whole strategy is very simple, which is to select those outsourced procurement links that can be easily replaced in key Western manufacturing companies.

From a small screw used by an enterprise to the precision parts of an airplane, special materials, and even the processing of materials for core sectors, such as the supply of components for lithography machines.

With the memory of his previous life, Li Zehua knew very well that as long as there was a cost purchasing advantage, the industrial chain under the control of Qingyun would be able to slowly penetrate into this so-called economic globalization purchasing network.

Without him, ten years later the so-called technologically advanced companies in Europe and the United States would have subcontracted or directly outsourced a large amount of work in non-core areas in order to save more costs and gain more profits.

As for capital, how can one complain about too much profit?

What Qingyun needs to do is very simple. It just needs to work harder on brand building and come up with a set of tenable theories to convince Western companies that it is also pursuing economic benefits.

In the future, Qingyun will also carry out strict screening to create more OEM companies that are in line with Western interests. Even if they have invested and opened factories in the mainland, they will try their best to enter the supply chain.

On this point, Li Zehua has made it very clear to several business owners attending the meeting, just like the agents who contract the regional operating rights of Coca-Cola in the market.

They have to pay high franchise fees and brand licensing fees, and have a large backlog of goods every time they transfer money in advance. They also have to bear the heavy burden of promoting Coca-Cola, maintaining the market, and gaining market share in the region.

In addition to the slow-selling products that were forced out in addition to the best-selling items, it is absolutely impossible to make money just by relying on the agency business of Coke itself. However, there are countless people in the market who are willing to take the risk of losing money.

Fight for the Coca-Cola agency rights at all costs.

Are they stupid?
No, quite the opposite.

This group of people are too smart. With the Coca-Cola gold sign, they can act as agents for countless other profitable beverage and food brands and successfully enter supermarkets and convenience stores by relying on Coca-Cola.

Almost all big brands that rely on offline channels to promote sales are continuing this sales system. They cannot let the agents below make too much money, as too much money will easily make the agency system disloyal.

Oh, so it’s so profitable to advertise and build a brand image?
Then they will try desperately to break through by operating their own brands in order to gain greater profits.

However, we cannot allow the agency system to make no money at all. We need to make appropriate concessions to allow them to use the influence of big brands to accept profitable brands and make up for their profits.

The key is to stock up on goods in advance. The agency system can make money by acting as an agent for big brands and profitable small brands, but it will never allow agents to have too much capital in their hands.

Once the payment from the retailers reaches a certain amount, the manufacturers will come forward to provide appropriate pressure and push a large number of goods into the agent's warehouse by increasing the purchase discount.

While quickly consuming the limited funds of agents, by adjusting the market terminal retail prices, it impacts a wave of market peers and increases industry share.

The specific ways of playing are different for each company, but they are basically the same. If they are more ugly, they will make the purchase price floating and regularly reap the profits from their agents to prevent them from becoming too big.

Other means include suppressing expiring products to cause natural loss, setting overly high task targets for agents, and withholding activity rewards if they fail to meet the targets.

In short, this set of methods is almost the same when applied to the manufacturing OEM business. To put it bluntly, it is to use the advantages of brand, channels, etc. to attract other social funds and resources to join.

After paying a high entry fee, they set up many obstacles, set up controls step by step, strengthen their influence and control, and then slowly open up the scale of technology licensing and OEM procurement for enterprises.

This approach works very well for ordinary factories because they often face difficulties in financing, and their actual controllers are alone and have little ability to resist. All they need to do is control the order size and financing channels.

Control can be easily completed.

However, Qingyun could not resist its large-scale organized secret operations. It selected suitable manufacturers from numerous production supply chains, formed deep ties with them, and then went to Europe and the United States to develop markets in their names.

There is only one goal, to become a parts supplier for key companies at all costs. Making money is not the purpose, joining the supply chain system becomes an important link, and then reverse control is achieved.

After going through brutal price wars and leaving no competitors in the entire industry, and completing a large number of mergers and acquisitions to unify the foundry field, Qingyun's initial layout was completed.

By then, a Western core technology manufacturing company will be unable to do without this cheap supply chain. In the end, they will control the pricing power in the downstream market through technology licensing and control domestic companies.

Or are domestic companies using their unique low-cost competitive advantage to hijack high-tech companies?
Moreover, during this process, Qingyun will take over the technology research and development of all OEM companies, obtain the technology provided by Western companies through licensing, and carry out comprehensive imitation.

Even no systematic research is needed. It is enough to learn the cunning of small and medium-sized enterprises and apply for some bottleneck technologies in certain core and key areas.

Get around it and costs skyrocket.

Acquire it, Qingyun won’t sell it.

In peacetime, the problem can be resolved through negotiation, but at a critical moment, it is a killer weapon that can kill people.

Qingyun only needs to choose to self-destruct at the right time, even if it means suffering huge losses itself, in order to destroy the opponent's entire industrial chain and then take over the vacant market.

Qingyun accepted it with a smile. Anyway, Li Zehua had no plans to successfully enter the Western market in the future. At worst, he could go through third-party re-export trade. As long as the demand was there, why would he be afraid that no one would buy it?

What's more, what Youtai Capital is good at is nothing more than sending management that conforms to their values ​​to continuously influence and control subordinate companies and output value through long-term development.

Distorting the cognition of management and core technical teams.

Then, through the large number of financing channels they control, they will adopt the approach of "those who follow the rules will prosper, while those who go against the rules will perish". Those who are obedient will be given financing and orders, while those who are disobedient will be discredited through public opinion and their financing sources will be cut off in various ways.

Even listed groups cannot escape their control. For example, Tesla has been maliciously shorted countless times by Wall Street in its history. Unfortunately, Musk is too smart.

After eliminating interference and gaining industrial competitive advantage by setting up a factory in Dongda, he paid himself a high salary of up to tens of billions of dollars every year, plus he controlled the Bitcoin trading channels.

He accumulated huge wealth for himself in advance, and after withstanding the pressure of short selling and cutting off financing channels, he acquired Witt and took the initiative in public opinion.

If Squid Capital dares to slander him, he will expose the dirty laundry of Squid Capital through his own media. At worst, they can all die together.

After using these three tricks, Squid Capital doesn't have many cards left. After all, the other side can also use the power of America.

These tricks are also ineffective on Qingyun.

In terms of the source of funds, Qingyun Capital has become one of the de facto market makers by speculating in the futures market and gradually gaining control of the core power of the financial sector.

With the Bitcoin trading market in his left hand and Internet finance in his right hand, Li Zehua has too many ways to make money. As long as he wants, he can launch a few white gloves at any time.

Using the later Internet financial thinking, they absorbed large amounts of funds from all over the country, and then found a time to cash out and leave, earning tens of billions in an instant, even if they had to share the profits with countless people.

What was left for him was enough for hundreds of thousands of people to work hard for a lifetime.

Short selling suppression after listing?

Not to mention that Qingyun's companies have not yet been listed. Even if they are listed, most of them are located in China and Lijiaopo, which is his home turf. In addition, with the huge cash flow in his hands, any attempt to short sell will be thwarted.

It's all wishful thinking.

Defamation?

WeChat Technology already has nearly 100 million registered users in China, and also has 30 to 50 million registered users in Southeast Asia, Asia, South America and other places.

It's unclear who is putting pressure on whom. American power?
Dongda is not someone to be trifled with, and American capital is now focusing its main efforts on suppressing Ou Meng. Once Ou Meng surrenders, it will turn its guns back, and Dongda will have grown successfully.

So, what is Li Zehua worried about?
He was almost fearless.

Zhou Wanhao was stunned, and after a long while he foolishly responded, "Boss, don't you think it's too advanced to ask me all this all of a sudden?

I am just an ordinary person. I am just extremely lucky. I met you through a financial forum in France, and we exchanged some information on stock and futures investments and played games together.

Hey, that’s not right!
Boss, are you trying to trick me?"

As he was talking, Zhou Wanhao realized something was wrong. "Qingyun Investment is invincible in the futures market. The company has made a lot of money in the cotton, gold, silver, and energy markets.

I've been following Mr. Fang, and I've heard that he invested in Qingyun Investment's industrial fund and made millions of dollars in profit. How come I can lose so much money by following you to buy stocks and futures personally?"

"Don't worry about the details."

Li Zehua looked embarrassed, what could he say?
Should I tell him that being a banker is completely different from personal investment?
Especially the futures market comes with leverage, which infinitely magnifies risks. Even if Li Zehua knows that the price of a certain commodity futures has a continuous upward trend, he is not a god who can control the rise and fall every minute.

For example, the price of gold futures has increased from $1050 when he invested to $2100 now, exactly doubling, but the people below who executed the trade made more than double the profit.

Because it involves a fierce game between bulls and bears, the price increase is a curve rather than a straight line. Take the purchase record of November 10 jointly operated by Zhou Wanhao and Li Zehua as an example.

At that time, the international gold price fluctuated between US$1600 and US$1700. Qingyun Investment had been long-term bullish and cooperated with Goldman Sachs to set up a trap. Suddenly, the long position turned into a short position, catching the bulls off guard.

It really trapped a large number of international hot money and retail investors who tried to follow the trend to make money, but Li Zehua himself was very busy with many things, so he could not afford this level of operation.

Lin Wenhui and Yao Xiangjun would only submit a report after making a profit, which would state how much money was used and how many billions of profits were made.

As a result, these two unlucky guys were trapped, because Li Zehua's insider information was very accurate in the past. Through his analysis and judgment, the two people made a lot of money in the futures market.

There are also Tesla stocks and so on, which have also seen good growth. With so many precedents, Zhou Wanhao also believes in his judgment.

As a result, in this round, two unlucky guys who used their personal accounts to go long with all their positions and added some extra leverage, naturally had their positions liquidated and suffered huge losses.

Zhou Wanhao is not as rich as Li Zehua, who can lose hundreds of millions of dollars without blinking an eye. Some of his funds are overdrawn, which is very embarrassing.

Li Zehua can't just transfer money to him to help him offset his losses, right?
Fortunately, Zhou Wanhao was born with a magnanimous character. He gritted his teeth and took on the losses himself, and took on a large foreign debt. But this was not the most infuriating thing.

What made them curse was that shortly after the liquidation, the gold futures price continued to soar just as they had predicted, and has successfully broken through US$2000 today.

Unfortunately, the two “ordinary people” who lost their chips have no hope of earning back their capital.

Facing Zhou Wanhao's accusation, Li Zehua was speechless and could only quickly change the subject, "Young people should look forward and not care about so many details.

Did you understand what I just said to you? I am in need of a white glove to take the blame. If you do a good job, you will be promoted to a high position. If you do a bad job, at most I will find a sack to put you in the sea.

The benefits are huge. Are young people interested in changing their way of life? "

Zhou Wanhao was not troubled at all. "It doesn't matter whether I go abroad or not. The key is how much I can get if it succeeds."

Under normal circumstances, he can earn tens of millions at most in his life, and it will be no problem for him to become a qualified middle-class person. Does he want to go further?
Sorry, every path to success has a price marked in advance. No matter what he chooses, he can't avoid submitting his loyalty and choosing to rely on others.

It would be better to find a more reliable and more successful boss, especially one who has a private relationship with him. He regards their acquaintance at the financial forum as luck.

Little did he know that this was just Li Zehua's deliberate attempt to repay his advance arrangement.

But it doesn’t matter, because as long as the result remains the same, the process is not important.

"Hundreds of millions, billions, it depends on your appetite."

Li Zehua threw him a cigarette and lit one for himself. After exhaling a puff of smoke, he said, "There are not many people who can be my friends. You are half of them now. This is the path I gave you.

It seems like you can earn a lot, but the risks are also quite high. You should think it over carefully. If you really become my special legal assistant, you will be in trouble in the future.

Especially if something unexpected happens, you will be mentally prepared enough. "

Zhou Wanhao didn't even think about it, "Boss, you really underestimate your influence. Do you remember the previous chats on email and WeChat?
I'm serious. If you stand up and shout now that you want to find a few white gloves and make someone worth billions in the future, do you believe that the people lining up will stretch from Shanghai to Beijing?

Are you kidding? Who doesn’t want to be successful?
Luxury cars and mansions, private jets and yachts, and that famous Star Smash thing you mentioned before. Even if that’s not the case, I wouldn’t mind lower-level internet celebrities or models!
Arrange ten or eight people to accompany me, it would be good to broaden my horizons."

Li Zehua coughed several times, "You're just wishful thinking. I haven't tried it myself, but I'm arranging it for you. Do you have any shame?"

"No way, you can't even agree to this request?"

Zhou Wanhao said with a bitter face, "You were bragging before, weren't you? You said that after you get rich, you can choose any famous resource you want, even in Hong Kong or Hollywood."

"Xiao Zhou, you have to know that sex is also a scarce resource. If you are average looking, you can do whatever you want, but once you become beautiful to a certain extent, everything you have will no longer belong to you.

I can understand your desire for scarce resources, but you must demonstrate your own value, such as cooperating with Mr. Fang and Mr. Guo to complete the negotiations for ZTE Petals.

By the way, you have to go with me to Frankfurt this time. You can listen to the negotiations with Nokia and learn how the exchange of interests works. Only when you understand this can you be independent in the future. "

Li Zehua had no intention of keeping him by his side for a long time. After all, he wanted to find a friend with common interests rather than a subordinate. Only by letting him participate more deeply could he complete the binding of interests.

Only then will it be possible to establish a more stable friendship, and it can also be regarded as fulfilling the obsession of the previous life and giving yourself a relief.

Zhou Wanhao did not refuse, but he felt depressed because he had no way to fulfill his dream of being happy. From the moment he saw Li Zehua's identity, he knew that he was still far from achieving success.

Just one step left.

Now, the other party has given him a plan, and he just needs to do it according to it. What's there to be afraid of even if it offends big capital?
Is there anything more important than hundreds of millions or billions of future profits?

Li Zehua liked to talk to smart people. After calming him down with a few words, he sent him away and called Zhang Tao in. He said expressionlessly, "Send someone to keep a close eye on him.

If everything goes according to plan, all we have to do is keep him safe.

If you find out that he has two minds, then..."

Having said this, he paused for a moment, and finally sighed, "Forget it, tell me first when the time comes. As long as it's not too serious, I'll let him go."

At the same time, I said to myself: The opportunity is given to you, it depends on whether you can grasp it. Money and status don’t matter. As long as you don’t collude with other big capitals, you will be rich for a lifetime.

But if he is greedy and wants to come up with something else, then I'm sorry. He will never be controlled by anyone in his life. As long as it is out of control, don't blame himself for being ruthless.

Zhang Tao would not comment on this because everything he has was given by his boss and he would do whatever his boss asked him to do.

"Okay, prepare the car and tell Mr. Shen that we'll be home for dinner today."

It's depressing to say, since Shen Wanyi resigned from her position as the director of the airline and joined Jiandan Ai Mutual Aid, she has been on business trips almost more than him.

As a result, we haven't had a proper meal together for half a year... (End of this chapter)