Countercurrent 1982

Chapter 627 Unsolvable Difficulties

"What's the matter, Director Liu?" Duan Yun immediately went up to meet him, and asked casually.

"I'm talking about Xiao Duan, don't do things out of line..." Liu Jiang glanced at Yu Shulan and Gao Xiulan at the booth, frowned and whispered to Duan Yun: "Director Wang from the Secretariat found me at noon. , Said that your booth violated the regulations and forcibly attracted foreign guests from other booths, and the two lesbians in your factory were dressed too badly. Our Canton Fair is an important window for the country to the outside world. A group of them all represent the image of our country, it's too out of line..."

"Hey, I said Director Liu, where did you say that?" Duan Yun frowned when he heard this, only to hear him continue: "I said that I forcibly pulled foreign guests over from other booths, what kind of force? I didn’t use a knife or a gun. I just introduced our factory’s products to them. What’s wrong with this? Why do we say that we forced foreign guests to come here? If other manufacturers are not satisfied, they can also go forward and give them their own I'm sure I have no problem with the factory's introduction of products, it's like setting up a stall to sell goods in the market, is it a violation of the regulations if you yell twice?"

"How can they speak English..." Director Liu gave Duan Yun a blank look.

"Then I can't help them because they don't know English. There is no rule in the exhibition hall that the representatives of the manufacturers are not allowed to introduce their own products, right? Besides, their booths are better than ours. Does it make sense?" Duan Yun obviously didn't buy Director Liu's account, but he went on to say: "It is also said that the workers in our factory wear too much, so I want to ask what's wrong with the clothes? On the streets of Guangzhou Don’t the girls and daughters-in-law at the fair all dress up like this? Is there anything too extreme? In addition, Director Liu, you also said that this Canton Fair represents the image of the country. I think the two lesbians in our factory dressed up Yes, they are dressed in beautiful and fashionable clothes, which fully reflect the youthful, fashionable and optimistic image of women in the new era of our country. This is something worthy of praise! Do you still want them to cover their entire bodies tightly? Bind your feet again, and show these foreign guests the dross of feudal society?..."

"Okay, okay!" Liu Jiang frowned and signaled Duan Yun to shut up. He was not Duan Yun's opponent even if he had to argue ten times. He continued, "I'm here to remind you, don't overdo things. , you must have a bit of a big picture, otherwise it will be difficult to say whether your factory's products can participate in the Canton Fair next time..."

"Okay, I understand." Duan Yun said.

"Then take care of yourself. It's best not to go to other booths to try to win over foreign businessmen." Liu Jiang turned and left after speaking.

"The big picture..." After seeing Liu Jiang leave, Duan Yun pursed his lips and muttered in a low voice.

It's not that Duan Yun doesn't respect the leaders, but in Duan Yun's view, the leaders who can't help their factory win real benefits don't deserve his respect at all. The allocation of booths this time is a bit unfair. In the previous booth allocation meeting, in order to promote the province's key export products, the interests of a small factory like them were sacrificed, so there was no need for Duan Yun to be polite to him.

As for whether he can participate in the Canton Fair next time, it is not up to a leader like Liu Jiang to make a decision. The key still depends on the order. As long as he can win a sufficient amount of export orders, then his participation in the Canton Fair again is a certainty. .

"Manager Duan, are you okay?" Seeing Liu Jiang leaving with a dark face, Yu Shulan immediately stepped forward and asked Duan Yun.

"It's okay, let's do whatever we want." Duan Yun smiled at Shulan, and when he saw another group of foreign guests entering the restaurant, he immediately waved and greeted warmly from a distance: "Coffee coffee!"

"Hello!" Seeing this, Yu Shulan and Zhang Xiulan also stepped forward to say hello...

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In the afternoon, Duan Yun's booth was still very lively, but after talking with several batches of customers, Duan Yun still didn't get the first order.

Although Duan Yun was fully prepared for the export of Longcheng gearboxes this time, he also knew that although the gearboxes of his factory had no quality problems, foreign automakers would not easily buy their products.

The reason for this is also very simple. On the one hand, it is because all the supply chains of the entire automobile industry are controlled by developed countries such as Europe, America and Japan. For some established well-known automobile brands, unless the purchased auto parts have major quality problems , otherwise the supply chain of automotive raw materials will not be easily changed.

Another point is that China's mechanical products in the 80s were generally not high in technology, and they were not competitive in the world in terms of output and quality. Well-known and mature auto companies rarely take the risk of purchasing those with little reputation in the world to replace their already mature and stable supply chains because of their price advantage.

Duan Yun is powerless to change this situation, but he always believes that his products are not inferior to similar domestic products, at least on the samples, and the previous national gold medal also gave him great confidence.

At the entrance of the machinery hall, several domestic manufacturers were talking about something around Director Wang of the Secretariat, and these people were all pointing at Duan Yun's booth with sullen faces, as if they were suing.

But Duan Yun can't take care of these things now. In his opinion, if he doesn't win the order at the Canton Fair this time, even if he doesn't use these tricks, it will be very difficult to have the opportunity to participate in the Canton Fair next year. It's better to fight again.

The next moment, I saw several manufacturer representatives leading Director Wang to his booth.

At this moment, a middle-aged man with slightly dark skin who looked like a Southeast Asian came over.

Upon seeing this, Duan Yun immediately greeted the guest, and Zhang Xiulan who was next to him poured coffee for the guest immediately.

"Dear sir, you are welcome to visit our booth." Duan Yun greeted the man in fluent English with a smile on his face. After the other party sat down, he took out the prepared brochure and handed it to the man, saying: "The Longteng gearbox produced by our factory has just won the National High Quality Gold Award this year, and it adopts international advanced and mature technology..."

Although Duan Yun did not have much hope, he still warmly entertained this Southeast Asian businessman. His explanation was very serious. By comparing similar foreign products, he made a key comparison in terms of quality, performance and price, and repeatedly during the period. It is emphasized that their products have won the National Gold Award and are guaranteed by the country's reputation.

While Duan Yun was entertaining this Southeast Asian businessman, Director Wang of the Secretariat, led by several other exhibition hall manufacturers, came to Duan Yun's booth.

At this time, Director Wang was a bit displeased, but seeing that Duan Yun was receiving foreign businessmen at this time, both sides were talking in English, and he couldn't understand what he was saying, so he could only stand aside and quietly Quietly wait for Duan Yun's conversation to end.

(End of this chapter)