industrial overlord

Chapter 527 Who Can't Be Bound?
"please wait a while!"

Hearing An Yan's words, Inao Nobuko screamed subconsciously, startling An Yan and Xiong Lijun who got up and wanted to leave.In fact, these two people were just making a gesture to show Nobuko Inao, who would have thought that this Japanese woman with low eyebrows and pleasing eyes could actually make such a high-decibel cry.

Can Nobuko Inao not scream?If An Yan and Xiong Lijun really go out and say that KHN has a chip restriction policy against Chinese home appliance manufacturers, then these home appliance manufacturers will definitely abandon KHN and go to other chip suppliers. Although KHN's chips have some advantages over other suppliers, it is also very important for home appliance manufacturers to avoid business risks. Who dares to hand over their lifeblood to a supplier who threatens to adopt a restrictive policy?
The most terrible thing is that KHN does not have this policy against Chinese home appliance manufacturers at all. If KHN loses the entire Chinese market just because of a little rumor, then Nobuko Inao’s career will be over.Thinking of this, Nobuko Inao didn't care about pretending to be a lady, so she couldn't help but shouted.

"Ms. Inao, may I ask..." An Yan turned around and looked at Nobuko Inao, pretending to be puzzled.

"Ms. An, Mr. Xiong, don't leave in a hurry. I think there may be some misunderstanding between us. Can you give me some time so we can clarify these things?" Inao Nobuko said in a begging tone.She found that she used the word misunderstanding a bit too frequently these days. Could it be that there was really some misunderstanding?
"Mr. Xiong, what do you think?" An Yan cast his eyes on Xiong Lijun, looking embarrassed.

Xiong Lijun waved his hands carelessly and said, "Since Ms. Inao still has something to say, then we'll finish listening and don't hurry up for a while."

The two sat down again, and Nobuko Inao greeted them, then left the office in the name of ordering someone to pour water for them, stayed outside for about half a minute, and then came back.During this half minute, she called her assistant and asked him to find out the situation of Jiankang and Daxiong stores as quickly as possible.

"Ms. An, Mr. Xiong, I think there may be some things that we haven't explained clearly." Nobuko Inao didn't dare to sit behind her desk anymore, she found a chair, opposite An Yan and Xiong Lijun Sit down, put your legs together elegantly, and lean slightly to one side, creating a gentle image of a professional woman.

"Our KHN company attaches great importance to the Chinese home appliance market, so it is absolutely impossible for us to make a decision to restrict the supply of Chinese home appliance manufacturers. Please believe this."

Xiong Lijun took out a box of Marlboro cigarettes from his pocket, and was about to light one. After hesitating for a while, he put it back. Now he is also learning to behave like a civilized person, smoking in front of ladies, after all It is a kind of impolite behavior.He coughed lightly to cover up his actions just now, and then said slowly:

"Ms. Inao, let me tell the truth, Yanzi and I, uh... I mean, Mr. An and I are good friends of Chairman Lin Zhenhua, and we talked about everything. We had dinner together the day before yesterday When he talked about your company's restrictive policy on Hanhua Heavy Industry, we were all very surprised, ah, no, it was shocking."

"This matter is indeed a misunderstanding." Inao Nobuko reluctantly explained.

"No, no, let me finish." Xiong Lijun said, "As for the policy proposed by your company to Hanhua, Mr. An and I have already asked in detail. No matter how you explain it, it means that KHN wants to get stuck. Hanhua's neck, you can't deny that, can you?"

"If you want to understand it this way, it's okay, but it's really not our company's idea." Nobuko Inao said, she was eager to hear what Xiong Lijun said later, so she stopped entangled in this kind of matter.We are all smart people, so there is no need to talk back and forth.

Xiong Lijun went on to say: "What we really don't understand is that KHN makes chips, and Hanhua makes machine tools. There is no conflict between you. Why do you want to create trouble for Hanhua?"

"This..." Nobuko Inao hesitated, not knowing how to answer.

An Yan smiled slightly, and said: "Ms. Inao, Mr. Xiong and I are here to help you solve your problems. If Ms. Inao has this attitude, then we have nothing to say. However, Mr. Xiong and I would like to remind you that KHN’s attitude towards users will chill the hearts of our home appliance manufacturers.”

Nobuko Inao thought about it again, and felt that it was inappropriate not to say something, so she said: "Both of you are very shrewd businessmen, I think I will keep some things from you. However, I hope that I will What I said to you, don't spread it to others."

An Yan and Xiong Lijun looked at each other, An Yan smiled and said, "Let's try our best."

Nobuko Inao was helpless, and the only answer she could get was this.If what she explained to An Yan and Xiong Lijun didn't satisfy them, they would naturally spread the words, and Nobuko Inao couldn't stop them.In fact, even if Nobuko Inao didn't say anything, it couldn't stop them from spreading rumors. Instead of that, it's better to tell the truth.

"We have indeed adopted some limited restraint measures on Hanhua Heavy Industry. I think Chairman Lin Zhenhua should have mentioned the reason to you. You know that Japan is a big country in the machine tool industry. For Japan, machine tools are It is a supporting industry. In the past two years, Japanese machine tools have been subject to strong competition from Chinese machine tools. As a Japanese company, KHN naturally cannot remain indifferent to this.

We have been under a lot of pressure in the country. These pressures come from machine tool companies, the Ministry of International Trade and Industry, and non-governmental organizations, so we have to do this.I hope you can understand.If you have the opportunity to communicate with Chairman Lin, please also tell him this matter and ask for his understanding. "

Nobuko Inao racked her brains to organize the language. The content about the Ministry of International Trade and Industry and non-governmental organizations was all made up by her temporarily, with the purpose of emphasizing the difficulties faced by KHN.She knew that if this matter was not explained clearly, it would be difficult to communicate about the following matters.

An Yan seemed to be doing good, she nodded, and said, "Thank you, Ms. Inao, for explaining the truth to us openly, so that we can understand everything."

"Therefore, there is absolutely no need for home appliance companies in your country to worry about changes in our supply policy. Japanese home appliances and Chinese home appliances are not on the same level of competition, and the Japanese home appliance industry itself is shifting to China. So we will not take any measures against Chinese home appliance companies." Nobuko Inao concluded.

An Yan said: "Ms. Inao, can I understand this way? Because your Japanese machine tool companies compete with Chinese machine tool companies, KHN must stand on the side of Japanese machine tool companies, so you have to take restrictive measures against Hanhua. This is your responsibility." The reason, is it?"

Having said this, Nobuko Inao didn't have to pretend anymore, she nodded and said, "Ms. An is right."

An Yan said: "Since this is the case, then because Chinese machine tool companies have been sanctioned by KHN, our Chinese home appliance companies have to boycott KHN in turn. This is also out of consideration of national sentiment. I think Ms. Inao should also Do you understand?"

"This……"

An Yan's words were whispered, but when they reached Nobuko Inao's ears, it was like a bolt from the blue, which shocked her into a numb, tongue-tied speechless for a long time.

Isn't it? Your machine tool company can't compete with China, so chip manufacturers come out to help.Well, our machine tool companies can't help you, can't our home appliance companies help?If you want to use national interests to bind, then we can also follow the gourd, who said we won't know how to bind tactics?
"Ms. An, these two things seem to be different, right?" Nobuko Inao said with a bitter face. She originally thought that she would understand the inside story to An Yan and Xiong Lijun.Unexpectedly, the two of them had been pretending to be stupid from the very beginning, digging a hole for her to jump into.Now that she has personally said that KHN's actions are helping Japanese machine tool companies, isn't it reasonable for An Yan to pull Chinese home appliance companies to help Chinese machine tool companies?

"Ms. An, Mr. Xiong, I don't think these two things are the same?" Nobuko Inao said, "We KHN and Xihu Company are long-term cooperative enterprises, and it is normal to help each other. Your home appliance industry and machine tool industry are not the same. There is no direct relationship, why should we bear the loss for them?"

An Yan said: "Ms. Inao doesn't know something? Our Jiankang Home Appliances and Daxiong Home Appliances were the sales offices of Hanhua Industrial Development Company in Nanjing and Shanghai in the early years. Without Hanwa, there would be no two malls. In addition, China's Many home appliance manufacturers have also received selfless help from Hanhua in the past, and they are willing to do what they can for Hanhua.

Your company sanctioned Hanhua for some untenable reasons, and our home appliance industry will certainly not stand idly by.I can tell you very clearly that more than 80% of the member companies of our two malls, Jiankang and Daxiong, are willing to advance and retreat with Hanhua.Let Ms. Inao decide how to choose. "

After saying this, An Yan stood up, and Xiong Lijun also stood up. This time, they were not bluffing, but were really about to say goodbye.What needs to be said has been said, and the pressure that needs to be exerted has been exerted, and the rest is for the Japanese to consider for themselves.Many words only need to be said once, and repeated many times will have no deterrent effect.

With a forced smile on her face, Nobuko Inao bowed and sent An Yan and Xiong Lijun to the elevator. When she turned around, her face was covered with dark clouds.She took the information about Jiankang and Daxiong stores that her assistant had just sorted out, and strode back to her office.

(End of this chapter)