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Chapter 708
After dinner, Lu Feng called the Overseas Trade Department for a meeting. Currently, there are more than [-] people in the Group's Overseas Trade Department, and the team is relatively small. Lu Feng attaches great importance to this department. This is the Future International Marketing Department.

If Jiafeng Electronics opens branches in other countries, they will all be under the management of the International Department, and the current person in charge is a vice president of the marketing department.

The international market needs a person who understands international trade very well. The first thing Lu Feng thought of was Su Yourong. It's a pity that someone like her can never be used by him.

In the meeting room, Lu Feng looked at the dozen or so people in front of him, and asked, "How are you doing with those companies in Xiangjiang? Are you smooth?"

"At present, there is already an export direction. Although these companies are not very cooperative, especially when I go to talk with the bosses, they scold you." The person in charge of the international marketing department looked at Lu Feng awkwardly and said: "It's very impolite to speak, anyway, it's just cursing, and it's settled."

"It's fine to decide, and you can scold if you scold. In the list of export goods, VCD, radio, tape player, TV, and home appliances are all included. Let them find the market first. After the market is found, they will place an order with the factory." Lu Feng turned towards the factory. Everyone said: "My request to you is that this year I will mainly track the international trade of goods. Let me find out which country these goods are sold to, which company they are in, and the local sales situation."

"Our current export approval has been passed, but the quality standards of electronic products in the United States have been improved. Our original Weipuda technical indicators did not meet the import standards, but the new TVs have reached European standards. "

"Other products have different standards. Some countries can enter, but some countries are not. They told me that most of the last batch of products were sold to Africa. At present, our products are not good in the international market."

It really is Africa!
In the 90s, Africa’s GDP growth rate was not bad. Some African countries were considered leaders in developing countries, with great consumption potential, and import and export restrictions were not as strict as developed countries. Even in the 90s, some people called for the rise of Africa, but it was short-lived.

Because the products are only in Africa, so many manufacturers compete for this market, the sales volume is limited. Fortunately, Golden Leopard VCD is still a little more advanced and more competitive in the market.

"The main direction of the first half of this year is to contact the companies in Africa that mainly buy our products, and at the same time find new buyers around the world, and urge partners such as Rubik's Cube and Beechcraft Group to vigorously develop new products. Customers, such as Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia, and Ah San." Lu Feng instructed: "Expanding the market, especially the VCD industry, is a very good breakthrough."

"Mr. Lu, we don't know much about some international situations, and we don't have enough manpower." The person in charge of the international marketing department showed embarrassment.

"In the past few months, expand the manpower. You can go to the talent reserve center to pick some students of related majors to train, so that the HR department can recruit some relevant practitioners. Also, when you go to the partner company, pay more attention Well, if there are suitable ones, please persuade them to come and work with us."

Lu Feng said to everyone: "Understood?"

Everyone quickly said that they understood that this is the consistent style of Jiafeng Electronics. No matter who the corner is, as long as the person has the ability, they can dig hard, and even the subordinate companies sometimes poach people from each other.

"Then let's do this first. Before the new year, it's best to place a batch of orders to the factory, and the first batch of goods will be delivered in the spring." Lu Feng gave them the timeline, stood up and said, "Hurry up and get busy. What's the matter? Tell me right away."

Lu Feng knows that currently only the African market is open in the international market, and other regions and countries in the Greater China Circle still have barriers to entry.

After the meeting, Lu Feng asked about the production status of the new Weipuda. Since November, the new Weipuda has been mass-produced, and the marketing department has been doing related marketing work. In order to seize the Spring Festival market, now The first batch of new products have been shipped, and ten provinces across the country will start selling them one after another within ten days.

Back at the office, it was already past four o'clock in the afternoon, just a few minutes after sitting down, Liu Cheng knocked on the door and walked in.

"What's the matter?" Lu Feng sat half-lying on the sofa, looking a little tired, rubbing his temples with his hands and muttering: "I'll be exhausted sooner or later, none of you guys stand alone. "

"The main reason is that the development is too fast, and the talents can't keep up. If you don't develop international affairs this year, you won't be busy." Liu Cheng sat down, added some water to Lu Feng's water glass, and said, "Rom The group has made new progress.”

"Did the price come down?" Lu Feng asked with narrowed eyes.

"That's not true, but we have found the person in charge of Ruixin Lab. The Rohm Group put these idle assets of the overseas R&D department into a department called the Overseas Assets Affairs Department. This department is relatively idle, which is equivalent to an asset management department. We have learned through some channels that they may not want to sell because they are asking such a high price." Liu Cheng mused, "The Overseas Assets Affairs Department is not an idle asset of the entire group, but an asset of an overseas R&D company."

"So, what do you want to say?" Lu Feng sat up straight, took a sip from his water glass.

"We found out that there are not many people in this department, and there are only three idle assets in the hands, and the days at work are very leisurely. Among them, the Ruixin Laboratory is the most important asset. If it is sold, this department may be If they are banned, they will lose their jobs." Liu Cheng said to Lu Feng, "The people in this department are all middle-aged women, and if they are unemployed, they will not be able to get a job again, so she doesn't want to sell."

"Is it a woman?" Lu Feng asked.

"Yes, this is a very small department. The person in charge is Yui Kurai. She is thirty-five years old. She was in the Rohm Group when she first started working, and she has been working for nearly ten years." Liu Cheng explained: "You Maybe I don’t know much about it, but in their society, it’s normal and stable to work a job until retirement, so she doesn’t want to sell or lose her job.”

"It's such a big matter, but it ended up being stuck on a small supervisor, so we still have to investigate and prescribe the right medicine. This is called Bo Duoye."

"Mr. Lu, his name is not Hataya, but Yui Kurai." Liu Cheng reminded.

"It doesn't matter whether it's empty or Bodo, she just wants to stay in this idle department. What do the executives of Roma Group mean?" Lu Feng asked, "Is there anything you want to say about this price?"

"I called one of their vice presidents, and he told me that they don't care about overseas assets. It mainly depends on the overseas assets department, and they really don't pay much attention to this laboratory. It is a marginal asset. It's like the panda technology we bought before." Liu Cheng made a simple analogy.

"Can you get fifty million dollars?" Lu Feng became more energetic.

"It shouldn't be a problem, but it needs to be done as soon as possible. Recently, the currency has depreciated by half a point." Liu Cheng clenched his hands, looking a little anxious, and said, "I think it's best to get this done before the Chinese New Year, otherwise the currency depreciation will be a big problem." I can't bear it, I heard people say that this year it may be nine to one!"

Nine yuan to one yuan is not enough, but in 1994 the currency depreciated really badly, and the current bank interest rate is very high, basically the annualized rate is around [-]%, and some local banks even change the annualized rate to Give a high price of [-]%.

"If you really can't do it, find a consulting company and check the specific information. I'll go there when the foreign exchange index comes down." Lu Feng said with a serious expression: "This matter is really fast, there are so many dreams in the night!"

The next day, the State Administration of Foreign Exchange contacted the SZ municipal government to express support for supporting outstanding enterprises and acquiring overseas core assets, and other departments also called to praise companies such as Jiafeng Electronics, and hoped that the local publicity would be more , taking Jiafeng Electronics as an example, actively doing research and development work, and accumulating more patents in related fields.

There was a meeting in the city early in the morning. At [-] o'clock in the morning, Deputy Mayor Liu called Lu Feng's office in a hurry, but the secretariat picked it up, saying that Mr. Lu hadn't come to the company yet.

At nine o'clock in the morning, just as Lu Feng arrived at the office, a clerk walked in and said, "Mr. Lu, Deputy Mayor Liu said he has something urgent to call you. I hope you can call me back."

"He called me?" Lu Feng snorted and said, "If you call again, just say I'm in a meeting."

After speaking, he strode out towards the door and walked out.

A meeting lasted until [-]:[-] in the morning. Lu Feng returned to the office and took a drink of water. Just as he sat down, the phone rang.

"I'm Lu Feng, who is it?" Lu Feng answered the phone and asked.

"Brother Lu, you are so busy today, I called you several times..."

Lu Feng heard that it was from Deputy Mayor Liu, so he hung up the phone directly.

"Beep beep beep beep!" Deputy Mayor Liu was dumbfounded by the blind voice on the phone. Looking at the phone, he was a little annoyed and cursed, but the call still had to be made.

"Who is it?" Lu Feng asked after picking up the phone.

"It's me! Deputy Mayor Liu, why did you hang up on me just now?" Deputy Mayor Liu asked.

"Oh, it was you who hit me just now? Who did I think, it was Brother Lu's mouth." Lu Feng said with a smile.

"Can't you even hear my voice? What's wrong with calling you Brother Lu?" Deputy Mayor Liu felt very uncomfortable, but there was nothing he could do. Now there was a mission on the top, even if it depended on Lu Feng's face, he must also be implemented.

"Don't get me wrong, I'm a businessman. What I'm most afraid of is hearing people call me brother. When I hear these two words, I'm either asking for money or asking for money. Where is the sun coming from?" Why don't you take the initiative to call me?" Lu Feng leaned on the chair and joked, "What? The Municipal Foreign Exchange Bureau is in your charge today?"

On the other end of the phone, Deputy Mayor Liu's face turned green with anger!

(End of this chapter)