Spring Breeze Twenty Years

Chapter 902 It should be my turn to ask you.

Xiao Wei said, "If someone comes to us, we'll take care of them. If we don't actively seek them out, we can't eat all the meat ourselves, or we'll offend people. Small people can't accomplish much, but they can cause a lot of trouble. Besides, we've expanded our business now, so there's no need to fight for this piece of the pie."

Chen Hui nodded and looked up at Director Liu on the stage.

The audience was in an uproar, with people discussing and exchanging ideas. This supply-payment model was unprecedented in China, and manufacturers were worried about sales volume, while distributors were concerned about receiving payments. In any case, most people had reservations. This was understandable.

Director Liu originally planned to have Xiaowei and Chen Hui go on stage to say something, but Xiaowei refused. Firstly, he didn't want to show his face, and secondly, the two of them were young and inexperienced, and he was afraid they wouldn't be able to command the stage.

The purchasing center staff were quite skilled and were distributing orders to everyone present.

Director Liu looked down and coughed, saying, "I also have some news to share with you all. Next year, our group will enter Kyoto, using Kyoto and Tianjing as springboards to open up the North China market. As I said before, wherever we go, it means that your products will go there. You don't need to run around the market, talk your way out, or compete with others. You just need to have sufficient production capacity and supply on time."

"Director Liu, what if the goods don't sell well?"

Director Liu smiled and said, "If everyone else's products are selling well, but yours aren't, then I should be the one asking you what to do. We handle the marketing, and you handle the product development—that's our division of labor. We work hard to expand and grow the market, while you should focus on upgrading and improving your products, offering more flavors, better quality, and lower costs, right?"

However, to be honest, although I don't really want to talk about this, our chairman and general manager both said that if we haven't done a good job and everyone's goods are difficult to sell, then we'll take responsibility and guarantee it won't affect your income by a single penny. We can afford to cover that. Actually, you can do the math yourselves—how much would each batch of goods cost in total? Don't waste your energy on this useless worry.”

The people below laughed, and the atmosphere immediately relaxed. Thinking about it, it made sense. In this era, money was readily available and had strong purchasing power. The total amount of goods supplied by these people was at most a million.

Director Liu said, "Our demand for goods is huge, covering almost all civilian products on the market today, and that's no exaggeration. If any of you here know any factories or businesses, please recommend one. We sell everything from a needle to a car. We only require two things: the highest possible quality, the lowest possible price, and stability. I think you all understand."

Someone asked, "You need a TV and a refrigerator too?"

Director Liu said, "I can tell you're careless. You didn't even look at our trade list carefully. We have dedicated sections for all kinds of consumer electronics and appliances, including TVs, refrigerators, washing machines, tape recorders, VCRs, and radios. There are only a few things we don't sell: industrial goods, military products, and pharmaceuticals."

Some of them were old contacts from the supply and marketing cooperative, asking, "Will you still sell building materials, hardware, and lighting fixtures? I don't see them on this list."

Director Liu said, "That matter is no longer under my jurisdiction. From now on, building materials, hardware, lighting, and furniture will be handled by specialized companies, separate from ours. We are a shopping mall. Minister Li is quite powerful now; he's the manager of an independently accounted company. You old friends shouldn't let him off easy. You should drink the wine he deserves and eat the meat he deserves. But don't say I told you that."

The man then asked, "Is he expanding in sync with you?" His family owned a hardware factory, so he was quite interested in that area.

Director Liu said, "You're something else, hitting my weak spot right away. I didn't prepare any relevant information on that. Why the hell do you keep asking me unrelated questions about my mall's leasing business? You old fool, just you wait, this isn't over yet, I can't let this go unnoticed. Boss, you're the one who has to handle this." He looked at Xiao Wei.

Although this matter is unrelated to this investment promotion, I still have to answer it, so as not to give any partner the impression that I am being dishonest or raise any questions.

Xiao Wei stood up, walked onto the stage, nodded to the audience, and said with a smile, "Hello everyone, my name is Zhang Wei, and I am the chairman of Brothers Group. Regarding the building materials, hardware, and furniture sector, we separated it from the shopping mall system and established a new company, mainly to provide everyone with better and more professional sales services."

We will further refine our product categories in the future; this is just the first step. Home appliances, food, clothing, toys, agricultural products, and so on will be gradually refined, with dedicated stores or counters established. Expanding building materials and furniture in sync with the department stores is unlikely, but expansion is certain.

Brother Guan must have a factory in his family, right? Don't worry, you won't lose out. Urban development plans are happening everywhere right now, and as you all know, Fengtian is building the largest building materials and hardware market in Northeast China. I'm sure other cities will follow suit. Our building materials and furniture company will definitely be among the first to move in and bring your products to the market.

Even in cities without relevant plans, we will gradually move our company there. Although it won't be in sync with the shopping malls and supermarkets, the pace won't be much slower.

The man surnamed Guan then asked, "Weren't you building it yourselves? Why didn't you build it together?"

Xiao Wei said, "This involves a professional issue. Apart from some residential and storefront properties, the buildings we construct in various places are basically for our own use. The building materials industry is too specialized, and it is also too affected by local urban planning and development. It is different from shopping malls. Ordinary people need to eat, wear clothes, live, and travel, right? But building materials are different."

The man surnamed Guan nodded, and Xiao Wei said, "We are willing to make friends. It's much more solid for us to help each other and develop together than for one person to work alone. So, I hope you can all pay more attention to product quality and cost price, and we will guarantee sales."

Someone started clapping, and Xiao Wei nodded and stepped down, handing the stage back to Director Liu.

Why do so many industries in later generations like to hold these investment promotion conferences and group buying events? Because people are greatly influenced by their environment, and their tendency to blindly follow others increases infinitely when there are many people around.

After three busy days, the conference successfully concluded. Almost all the participating manufacturers or distributors signed agreements. The specific products, prices, and payment terms will need to be discussed one by one, which is unrelated to this conference.

The equipment in Grandpa Xiaowei's little shop has been installed. Although it's small, it's the same as the bigger ones over there. The walls are covered with large pictures, and a sign has been hung at the door that says "Fuyingmen Convenience Store".

(End of this chapter)