Life 1984

Li Yunhai's words gave Huang Ying a wake-up call.

Compaq's investment of US$2 million is indeed a huge investment.

But this investment is just a flower in the water, and no actual results can be seen.

Sihai Group has a real investment of tens of billions. The Sihai Center is a building and it is impossible to move it, but if the factory wants to move, it is only a matter of words.

Government procurement has become a double-edged sword, which can be used to win over companies or drive other companies away.

Li Yunhai's calm attitude made Huang Ying very unhappy and helpless.

Knowing that Li Yunhai was threatening him, Huang Ying had to answer seriously: "Mr. Li, you are kidding. Although Beijin has advantages over Xizhou, it is more competitive there. You are developing well in Xizhou Yes, how is it possible to move there?"

Li Yunhai saw that Huang Ying was already in disarray behind his pretended calmness, so he changed the subject and said: "Leader Huang, what we are advocating now is a market economy, so let's just leave the procurement to the market instead of coercion. That set. There are so many units in the province, who wants to purchase products from which company? It’s up to them to decide. Why one size fits all? The market needs diversified development and healthy competition. Foreign brands themselves have certain This advantage makes it easier for monks from outside to recite sutras. There is no need for the Administration to pave bridges and clear roads for them."

This is the biggest concession he made, that is, I will not fight for this procurement list, but you cannot force units across the province to purchase whose products.

As long as everyone competes fairly, Sihai Group will not be afraid of anyone.

On the other hand, if you prefer other companies, then my company can also find a city that gives me preferential treatment and move there. It does not have to be hanged from the crooked tree in Xizhou.

Huang Ying pondered for a moment and said, "Mr. Li, that's what I said, but if we don't give them some sweet treats when they are new here, they won't settle in our Xizhou!"

Li Yunhai shook his head slightly and said disapprovingly: "What can Xizhou rely on to attract investment? Is it this government procurement agreement? Then, what you can give cannot be given by other provinces and cities? If you can only rely on This is to attract investment. How many companies can you sign such fixed-point purchase agreements with? Today Compaq came and invested US$2 million, and you signed it. If IBM came tomorrow and planned to invest US$4 million, he I also made such a request, would you like to sign it?"

Huang Ying admitted that what Li Yunhai said made sense.

In business negotiations, if you blindly retreat and make concessions, sacrifice your own interests, and meet the other party's requirements, you will eventually be unable to retreat.

Li Yunhai did another calculation: "You exempted them from taxes for five years, and designated their products as government procurement commodities. During these five years, they did not have to pay a penny of tax, but they could earn all the money in vain. Procurement funds from the province. I dare say that during the past five years, the money they earned from the Administration was far more than the US$2 million. And what did the Administration get? Apart from your achievements in attracting investment, I'm afraid Still losing money!”

These words hit the nail on the head and pierced Huang Ying's inner weakness.

The reason why he is eager for success is to achieve results. As for whether he has actually accomplished something practical, he doesn't care.

Li Yunhai said with a heartbroken look: "Inviting investment is a good thing, but you can't blindly give them too many discounts. Firstly, it will encourage the arrogance of foreign companies and make them feel superior to others. Secondly, it will suppress your own national companies and artificially This creates an unfair competitive environment. If all provinces and cities across the country do this, and all government and administrative department purchases are tied to the products of foreign companies, how can domestic brands develop if this continues? To put it nicely, this is called investment promotion, but to put it worse, it is called investment promotion. This is selling out the country."

Huang Ying's expression changed and he said in a deep voice: "Mr. Li, you are serious! Our original intention is good, and we haven't made a decision yet. I came here to discuss it with you today."

Li Yunhai waved his hand calmly and said: "I don't think there is any need to discuss it. We have been discussing it here for a long time, and no one can make the decision. Why not wait for the provincial meeting to discuss and decide?"

This is also true. If we continue to discuss it, there will be no results, and we are afraid that there will still be a quarrel.

Huang Ying did not get up and leave, but changed the topic and said, "Mr. Li, so many ministry leaders came to Beijing last time, why didn't you inform us?"

Li Yunhai sneered secretly and said: "Oh, you mean the day of the opening ceremony of Sihai Center, right? I didn't know they would come, they all came here temporarily. It made us busy, but fortunately nothing happened. You are too busy, I was busy at the time, so I didn’t think of informing you. I also didn’t expect that our company’s small celebration could alert them to come. Later, when I asked, they were originally traveling to Xizhou to attend our celebration. , just a temporary idea."

Huang Ying said with a serious face: "Mr. Li, if we encounter a similar situation again in the future, we have to ask you to inform us in advance, otherwise, we will appear very passive. This is like saying that the boss of your headquarters goes down to the workshop During the inspection, the people below didn’t know you were coming, how embarrassed would they be? Don’t you think so?”

Li Yunhai laughed and said: "We often do this. I can go wherever I want and never notify the people below in advance. Isn't that formalism? Maybe we are an enterprise and it is not that complicated!"

Huang Ying couldn't talk anymore, got up and left.

Li Yunhai stood up and said with a smile: "Leader Huang, would you like to stay and have a meal before leaving?"

Huang Ying waved his hand: "I won't eat, Mr. Li, why bother me! By the way, after the province's conclusion comes out, it won't be as good as the conclusion. Please follow it and don't have any resistance."

Li Yunhai said: "The palms and backs of my hands are full of flesh. I believe that the province and city will think about our Sihai Group."

Huang Ying took a deep look at Li Yunhai, turned around and left.

His secretary was waiting outside. When he saw his boss coming out, he followed suit.

Huang Ying looked unhappy, and it wasn't until he got into the car that he let out a long breath.

The secretary saw that the boss was unhappy and did not dare to ask any more questions.

Huang Ying came here mainly to persuade Li Yunhai to hand over the provincial government's purchase orders to Compaq, but the negotiation was not successful.

Not only did Li Yunhai not agree, he even threatened to relocate the factory.

The development of Sihai Group in the province is indeed all due to Lin Zhenbang, his predecessor, and everyone knows this.

However, if Sihai Group moves away now, it will be Zhao Jingwen and Huang Ying's fault.

So they don't have to wait to see Sihai Group, but they can't force Sihai Group to leave.

This becomes a dilemma.

The economic development zone led by Huang Ying must be launched, and the country has given approval.

To make this economic development zone successful, Compaq’s investment of US$2 million must be secured.

Compaq's presence can attract other small businesses to come in.

Only with more than a dozen or twenty enterprises can the Economic Development Zone become something decent.

But now everything is out of Huang Ying's control and moving in a direction beyond his control.

Huang Ying lay on the back seat of the car, closed his eyes, and scratched his brow with his right hand.

Three days later, Li Yunhai led the crowd to Huacheng.

Most of them stayed at the Oriental Hotel.

Li Yunhai moved into Zhiyuan, and his sister Li Yunfang and secretary Su Hong stayed with him to take care of his daily life.

Of course Guo Wanhua lived in the villa in Dongshankou.

After Li Yunfang moved in, she looked around the house and asked with a smile: "Brother, you have houses everywhere. Do you still remember how many houses you have under your name?"

Li Yunhai counted his fingers and said with a smile: "I don't have many houses. I only have them in Beijin, Huacheng, Xizhou, and Xiangjiang."

"Isn't this too much? Do you still want to buy a house in every city?"

"I have this idea. Whenever I want to travel somewhere in the future, I can just live in my own house."

"A house needs to be managed. How can you have the time and energy to manage it? If the house is not occupied by people and is not managed and maintained, it will become dilapidated after a few years. It is better to live in a hotel! But this house is well taken care of!"

"Sister Guo's villa is not far from here. She hired servants. My house here is also managed and cleaned by her servants. My house in Xiangjiang is also managed by Sister Guo's servants."

"That's no wonder. Brother, you said Mr. Guo is so beautiful and doesn't show off her age. Why doesn't she get married again?"

"Everyone has their own way of life, what about you? What are your thoughts?"

"What do you think?"

"Of course it's about love and marriage. Yue Hua has been waiting for you for several years."

"Huh! I don't like him! I didn't make him wait!"

"Yunfang, do you really not like him? Or is it because you are reserved?"

"Brother, I'm still young and have just graduated from college. I don't want to talk about marriage. I just need to marry myself out before I turn 30."

"Why do women today have such thoughts? They all want to get married around the age of 30?"

"Who else has such an idea?"

"Gong Li. I heard her talk about it when I invited her to dinner last time she came to Xizhou."

"This shows that women nowadays live for themselves, not for family and marriage. The most quality years of life are the first 60 years, right? We live for ourselves in the first years, and for the family in the next years It’s good to be alive!”

Su Hong helped Li Yunhai pack his luggage.

Li Yunhai returned to the bedroom and saw that Su Hong had hung all his underwear in the closet, and couldn't help but smile.

Su Hong became his personal secretary, and Su Hong did not shy away from all his big and small affairs.

Since Su Hong's birthday last time, the relationship between the two seems to have become closer.

In the afternoon, they went to the Canton Fair Complex to inspect the booth layout.

In the past few years, the Canton Fair has also developed rapidly, and the exhibitors' exhibition layouts have become more beautiful and luxurious every session.

In previous exhibitions, everyone just displayed the products and counted.

But now they are all about design and creativity. Sihai Group’s Canton Fair booth was decorated by Huacheng Branch.

Li Yunhai took a look and thought it was very good.

Facts have proved that the company's Canton Fair can be successfully held whether the boss comes or not.

In the evening, Li Yunhai and the others came to Guo Wanhua's house for dinner.

Guo Wanhua lives in Huacheng for several months every year.

The climate and food in Huacheng and Xiangjiang are similar, and she is very accustomed to living here.

After Li Yunfang and Su Hong entered the house, they had to help the servants serve dishes and meals.

Guo Wanhua smiled and pulled them both: "You are guests when you come to my house, just sit down and eat."

She then said to Li Yunhai: "After Meilin was admitted to the University of Hong Kong, she originally planned to travel to the mainland, but you were busy and she didn't make it, so she went to Japan to travel with her classmates."

"Meilin is a very sensible child." Li Yunhai said, "She often talks to me on the phone!"

"However, she always remembers your promise to her. Did you tell her that you would take her on a trip when she gets into college?"

"It seems that I said something like this."

"Anyway, she has been waiting. Now there is a European ship tour, where you eat and sleep on the cruise ship. You travel to a European country every day. After arriving at the port, you get off the ship and tour for a day."

"What's fun in this? Watching the scenery! It's very uncomfortable to sleep on the boat for so many days. It's better to fly and go to any city that comes to mind. That's what I did with Linzhi last time."

"Anyway, I gave her to you. You can help her realize this dream anytime!"

"Ah? Then at least we won't have time until next year. It's not convenient to go out to play in winter."

"Then next summer, see if you can arrange time to spend with her."

"Okay, I see."

After eating, Li Yunfang asked: "Brother, is Hua Cheng fun? Can you take me out for a walk? If I say I go out to play alone, you will definitely not agree."

Li Yunhai said: "Huacheng is very chaotic, especially at night. As a little girl, of course you can't go out and run around. If you must go out, you must take Zhuang Yong with you as a bodyguard."

Li Yunfang said: "Then I might as well go out with you! I'm not used to having a follower behind me."

Li Yunhai looked at Guo Wanhua and listened to her wishes.

Guo Wanhua said: "Yunfang, do you want to go to a movie or swim on the river?"

Li Yunfang said: "Go shopping!"

Guo Wanhua nodded and said yes.

The four of them got together, asked Zhuang Yong to be the driver, and took Guo Wanhua's car to the bustling Shangxiajiu Street.

Here is the largest clothing market in the country with the most complete varieties.

When women come here, they are as happy as fish entering the water.

Guo Wanhua is the eldest sister and treats Li Yunfang and Su Hong very generously. She will fight to pay for anything they like.

Li Yunfang and Su Hong felt embarrassed.

Guo Wanhua said you don’t have to be polite to me, my sister is rich.

As a group of them walking on the road, they attracted much attention.

Guo Wanhua, Li Yunfang, and Su Hong are all very good-looking and fashionably dressed.

Especially Guo Wanhua, a lady who is full of jewels and lively.

They walked on the street and attracted countless people's glances and attention.

There are passers-by who pass by at a glance, and there are also beauty lovers who can’t get enough of staring at the beautiful women.

There are also those guys who are not doing their jobs properly and are interested in their jewelry and wallets.

Li Yunhai knew that this place was not peaceful, so he quietly gave Zhuang Yong a few words.

Zhuang Yong said he understood and followed them closely.

With two men following, those thieves and robbers who want to do bad things must consider whether they will be caught and whether they can survive a beating if they do it themselves.

The clothes, shoes and bags in Huacheng are not very attractive to Guo Wanhua, because the styles here are all copied from those in Xiangjiang.

But for Li Yunfang and Su Hong, the clothing style here is worthy of admiration. Just like when Lin Zhi first came to Huacheng, she wanted to buy all the good-looking clothes she saw, but now she no longer even had the desire to shop.

Li Yunhai said to his sister, just buy whatever you like. Sister Guo is not an outsider. She pays the bill the same as I pay the bill. The most important thing is that they are really rich and don't care about this little money at all.

Therefore, both Li Yunfang and Su Hong chose a lot of products.

After shopping, it was already nine o'clock in the evening. Everyone said they were hungry, so they found a late-night snack stall to eat something before going home.

There are few pedestrians on the street.

Li Yunhai and the others walked to the car.

Guo Wanhua and the other three women were sitting in the back row.

At this moment, a thin man jumped out from behind a nearby green tree, rushed over, and snatched the bag from Guo Wanhua's hand.

The money, documents, and keys that Guo Wanhua brought were all in her bag.

This sudden change occurred, and no one reacted.

Guo Wanhua shouted: "Catch the thief!"

Zhuang Yong ran forward quickly.

Li Yunhai did not catch up, but told Guo Wanhua and others: "You get in the car first, the thief may have accomplices."

After they got in the car, Li Yunhai closed the door tightly and stood by the car to wait.

Zhuang Yong rushed forward quickly, threw the thief to the ground, and punched the thief hard on the head.

The force of his punch was not even strong enough for a sandbag, let alone a human body.

The thief fainted immediately after receiving this blow.

Zhuang Yong snorted coldly: "With this little skill, how dare you grab a bag?"

He took Guo Wanhua's bag back, and regardless of whether the thief on the ground was dead or alive, he quickly returned to Li Yunhai and said, "Mr. Li, get in the car quickly, I'm afraid he has accomplices."

Li Yunhai nodded, took the bag, and returned it to Guo Wanhua.

Guo Wanhua opened the bag and took a look. Nothing was missing.

It was the first time for Li Yunfang and Su Hong to encounter such a robbery on the street, and they were quite shocked.

After returning home, Li Yunhai saw that it was still early, so he called Lin Zhi to chat.

The next day is the opening ceremony of the Canton Fair.

In the morning, Li Yunhai gathered all the exhibitors and set an order target for this Canton Fair: US$2.5 million.

Based on the transaction volume of previous sessions, US$2.5 million is not difficult to achieve.

Sihai Group sells high-priced goods, sometimes with a large order worth tens of millions of dollars.

When talking about advertising, Li Yunhai asked everyone if they had any good ideas?

The advertising at the Canton Fair is limited, and the promotional methods are also limited. There are only so many.

Sihai Group has formed its own set of publicity methods and invests a lot of money every year, but its income is also considerable.

Lin Xiaofeng said: "Mr. Li, the movie starring Gong Li won awards abroad. Many foreigners know her, right? Do you want to invite her to come over to promote it?"

Li Yunhai mused: "She is a star. Although she is our spokesperson, she still has to pay an appearance fee every time she appears. Okay, let's contact her first and ask her if she has any schedule and how much she is asking. If it is suitable, please She came here to promote it." (End of Chapter)