Our Rise Era

Chapter 14 Why are you so desperate for money?

Since China joined the WTO in 2001 and the wave of globalization has swept across China,

In the smokeless battlefield of world trade, although the game is bloodless, the "killing" is invisible.

In the darkness, countless invisible hands are using the rules of capital to expand madly and greedily, encroaching on domestic brands.
Gradually, they controlled the stock market, food, clothing, housing, transportation, communications, public opinion, and every aspect of everyone's life...

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"Mr. Zheng, do you know how many domestic brands have disappeared in the past ten years from 1997 to 2007? Look at the soda in 97, and look at the instant noodle brand that was with you in 97..."

"We are businessmen, and businessmen must remain rational. Capital is the global trend, and truly smart people will never go against the trend!"

"Think about it. The first time we offered you was 1 million, the second time was 7000 million, and now it's 4000 million..."

"Your so-called backbone and so-called ambition have caused your value to drop bit by bit. It is stupid to stubbornly hold on to something that does not exist..."

“How many people were there in your factory when I first came here?”

"When I came here this time, how many people followed you?"

"Accept the reality and wake up, President Zheng!"

"This is your only chance in your life!"

"As long as you sign the agreement, I promise that I will have a good talk with the leaders of [Xin Ding Holding Group] and [Wu Yang Food Co., Ltd.] and ask them to give you more resources so that [Haikang Instant Noodles] can be put back on the shelves. We will put everything that happened before behind us..."

"..."

The office was silent.

The young man crossed his legs and looked at Zheng Guodong, who had a gloomy face and was silent.

The young man's voice was gentle, like a spring breeze, but there was a sharp edge in every word, and his words revealed a strong threat that was not open to negotiation.

At the same time, his eyes were as sharp as a falcon, scanning every subtle change in Zheng Guodong's expression.
However, Zheng Guodong kept staring at the young man coldly.

Invisibly...

The office was filled with a strong smell of gunpowder, as if a war would break out at any time.

After an unknown amount of time, Zheng Guodong looked at the female secretary next to him and said, "Xiao Li, show the guest out!"

The female secretary's face changed, and she seemed to say something else, but after meeting Zheng Guodong's eyes, she finally swallowed everything she was about to say.

"Mr. Xu, I'll take you back..."

"..."

When the young man heard this, his expression changed slightly, as if he had never thought that at this time, the old man was still so stubborn.

He finally laughed and shook his head, seeming a little regretful: "Boss Zheng, I admire your courage and hope you can keep your backbone up. Let's go!"

He came to the table, took the contract back, and then left the office with his people.

The office suddenly fell silent again.

Zheng Guodong stared towards the door with an even colder look in his eyes.

After a long time, he laughed: "The days ahead will be very difficult..."

"From a business perspective, what you did was wrong. Not only was it wrong, but it was also very stupid. You are not fit to be a helmsman. Your personal power is really not worth mentioning in the face of the rolling trend..."

Zhang Yang stood up, met Zheng Guodong's gaze and shook his head.

Zheng Guodong laughed at himself and waved his hands, as if draining away his last bit of strength: "I'm sorry to have made a fool of myself. Go away..."

"But sometimes, I am such a stupid person..."

Zhang Yang's words stunned Zheng Guodong, and he looked up at Zhang Yang.

But the young man had a smile on his face. After looking around, he sat down opposite him and said, "I think [Haikang Instant Noodles] can survive!"

"How can we survive? The shelves of the big supermarkets in the city have been completely controlled. Many of the small chain supermarkets are also staffed by them..."

"Capital is bloodthirsty by nature. They occupy big cities and stir up bloody storms, but they also pay attention to efficiency. Their core competitive thinking is always in big cities, but they don't pay much attention to remote, second- and third-tier cities..." Zhang Yang narrowed his eyes. "Rural areas surround the cities?" After hearing this, Zheng Guodong narrowed his eyes.

"Yes, give up all the resources in the big cities. From now on, investigate the resources and information of second- and third-tier cities, try to get the market of second- and third-tier cities, consolidate the most basic space, concentrate resources as much as possible, and conquer the unfamiliar areas..."

"The transportation costs in second- and third-tier cities are high, the population is not densely dispersed, the profits are very limited, and it is laborious and stressful..." Zheng Guodong shook his head.

"Single transportation is indeed expensive, but we can set up bases to form our own transportation network..."

“What transport network?”

“You have a lot of trucks parked in big cities now, right?”

"Yes!"

“Take them all here, start with the next county as the base, and expand outward to other [cooperative] transportation businesses based on the transportation of instant noodles and other items. Although the profit is small and capital investment may be required, you can try to do a pilot project first, organize a small transportation team, and generate additional profits step by step within the market…” Zhang Yang narrowed his eyes and stared at Zheng Guodong.

Zheng Guodong seemed to be inspired by something and fell into deep thought.

After a long moment, he shook his head and said, "The most important thing in transportation is cost control and cargo safety. These together form the core management system. Now, all our people have run away, and there is no qualified management dispatcher in the true sense..."

"I can be that person. I can also help you plan the route. I can even run with the car. Besides that, I can help you talk to those small supermarkets..."

"You are too young..." Zheng Guodong frowned and stared at Zhang Yang.

"The young man who came over just now in a suit and tie to talk to you about the acquisition is also very young..." Zhang Yang stared at Zheng Guodong: "If you want to survive, you are destined to try fresh blood!"

Zheng Guodong was silent for a long time after listening to this, and finally looked at Zhang Yang: "How much money do you need?"

"The salary is 10,000 yuan a month."

"Okay, but what can you bring me?"

"I can help you distribute goods to unfamiliar outlets around you, help you do business, and help you build a core transportation team..."

"Do you have a route map?"

"I've already made a plan!" Zhang Yang narrowed his eyes and took out a notebook from his arms.

Zheng Guodong looked at the notebook, and after seeing the location clearly, his shocked expression gradually turned into something strange. He raised his head, and his facial muscles twitched slightly: "Mr. Zhang, are these routes the purchase routes for your [ZY] grocery store? I also saw you carrying this notebook when you went out this morning..."

"Boss Zheng, I am used to combining many things into one!" Zhang Yang laughed. "I will help you find new partners while I help myself find a suitable source of cooperation. There is no conflict between us..."

"Heh, can you save some money on transportation costs? Find the source of goods, use my truck to bring them back, and use my workers to help you unload them?"

"If you think so, there's nothing I can do!" Zhang Yang spread his hands.

Zheng Guodong sighed, then his expression gradually became serious: "Then let's try it for a month!"

"Okay, but I haven't finished what I'm saying yet..."

"besides?"

"I've said before that we must first stabilize the internal situation before we can resist foreign aggression. The ingredients and formula of [Haikang Instant Noodles] are too simple. With such a simple variety, they are completely uncompetitive in the market. We must reform them! Moreover, we must start with the instant noodle packaging and reform the materials..."

"How to change?"

"Give me 50,000 yuan for the formula!" Zhang Yang narrowed his eyes.

"Why do you want money again?"

"Not only do I want 50,000 yuan from you, but also the chef who makes the instant noodles in your company has to follow me. At the same time, he has to prepare the ingredients to make a bowl of instant noodles for me every day according to my requirements. At the latest, within one month, I will help you figure out a new formula..."

"Why don't you tell me that I have taken care of your food, clothing, housing and transportation? Do you want me to book a five-star hotel for you?" Zheng Guodong took a deep breath and felt a little uncomfortable in his heart.

"I was just about to say this. We don't need a five-star hotel, but we can occasionally go to some high-end restaurants to check them out. By the way, Mr. Zheng, how much money are you going to spend on publicity? Please prepare some money for me..."

"What! You still want money? Do you want me to take apart my old bones for you?" Zheng Guodong stood up immediately, completely shocked.

"That's not necessary... your old bones are worthless..."

"!!!"

(End of this chapter)