That year the flowers bloomed 1981

Chapter 358: What’s wrong with spending overseas money?

In the evening, Hao Jian's Crown car parked outside the residential area west of Pengcheng PepsiCo.

Two people got out of the car, one was Hao Jian and the other was Mu Weimin.

As Hao Jian walked, he said: "For the people! Everyone who came out with you has now become independent. You are the last one.

This is the last thing I will take you to do. If you still rely on me for everything in the future, then we will have to consider outsiders. "

Mu Weimin lowered his head and said: "Brother Hao, you also know me. Let me be in charge of the production line, let me greet people, build relationships and deal with people. I really can't come."

"Hey, what do you want me to say about you? Look at Ma Qianshan and Ergou. You are so good!"

Hao Jian sighed, feeling helpless.

The few people who went to Yangcheng with Hao Jian and Jin Peng had basically been tempered by now. Only Mu Weimin was left to manage production at Pengcheng No. 7 Factory.

This time when Pengcheng Red Bull was established, it was time for Mu Weimin to move up in terms of seniority, so he became the person in charge of Pengcheng.

Hao Jian's original intention was to let Mu Weimin support the entire Pengcheng Red Bull, instead of always letting Pei Wencong's side dominate the mainland.

After all, everyone is a friend, but they all follow Li Ye to seek wealth, so they need to have a second brother and a third brother.

However, Mu Weimin didn't talk to anyone, but Hao Jian smiled and took out a cigarette and walked over naturally.

Looking at the two of them smoking with their heads down, it was obvious that they were not in a very beautiful mood.

As for why Mu Weimin was asked to come forward instead of Hao Jian directly going up to solve the problem, that is because the current director of the factory, Hao Da, is also a celebrity in Pengcheng.

Hao Jian took out a lighter and was about to light it up for the young man when the middle-aged man on the other side spoke.

Mu Weimin also knew that Hao Jian was keeping him in the dark, so he had to cheer up and do what he disliked doing the most before.

"Are the two brothers also here to see Engineer Cao? It's our first time here and we don't know the rules. May I ask what the threshold of Engineer Cao's family is?"

The two of them accurately found Engineer Cao's home according to the address they had inquired about in advance. The senior Pepsi technicians were paid well, and they lived in a small courtyard of their own.

There are tens of thousands of employees in Pengcheng Factory No. 7, and they pay a lot of taxes every year. Both in terms of scale and reputation, it is bigger than Pengcheng PepsiCo today.

Therefore, when visiting a technical director, it is not Hao Jian's turn to come forward. Only after Mu Weimin finds out the reason, Hao Jian will decide whether to visit the other party's higher-ups.

In the early 1980s, it was common for gifts to be given through the back door, but those under Li Ye were still more cautious and tried not to let others take advantage of them.

Hao Jian had no choice but to find a breakthrough through his connections and brought Mu Weimin over for a visit.

"When you meet Engineer Cao later, don't reveal our demands. Just ask him when the production line will be overhauled and if he can squeeze some output from other production lines for us.

Also, remember what I just told you, and ask from the side whether the Jianlibao OEM will stop."

Hao Jian asked someone to find out the details of PepsiCo's technical director, and decided to find out whether PepsiCo was really doing repairs or deliberately embarrassing Pengcheng Red Bull, and then make subsequent decisions.

Hao Jian winked at Mu Weimin, who went up and knocked on the door with a basket of fruits.

The two men looked at Mu Weimin and smiled, and the young man among them said, "Brother, don't knock. A basket of fruit can't knock on Engineer Cao's door."

Mu Weimin turned to look at the two people, turned back coldly, and ignored them.

[There is something good hidden under my fruit basket, do I need to tell you? 】

This time Pei Wencong asked Hao Jian to investigate Pepsi's suspension of OEM work for Pengcheng Red Bull. As a result, Pei Wencong asked Mu Weimin to do something, but Mu Weimin was at a loss for words.

But there were two people at the door of the courtyard at this moment, one was in his forties or fifties, and the other was still very young.

But now it seems that Mu Weimin has more than enough success but not enough progress.

It is impossible to hide whether a production line is under normal maintenance from the technical person in charge.

The young man looked at Hao Jian's cigarette and took it casually: "Then it depends on what you want to do with him. Do you want to buy their products? Or buy their scraps?"

"Like us, he came here to ask for help after his neck was choked."

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Hao Jian was stunned, and the Zhibao lighter that was already on fire went out with a "pop".

It was nice of me to light a cigarette for you, but your tone is very unfriendly!

The young man originally reached for Hao Jian's lighter with a cigarette in his mouth, but suddenly he was out of the way.

Hao Jian put the lighter away, then asked the middle-aged man with a smile: "Is this eldest brother from Jianlibao? He can't be Director Li, right?"

The middle-aged man glanced at Hao Jian and said solemnly: "I am Li Jingwei. Director Hao has such a sharp eye that he can tell who I am at a glance."

"Do you still need to look at this? Now the only ones that are OEMed by Pepsi are Jianlibao and Pengcheng Red Bull. You can guess it!"

Hao Jian looked at Director Li with a half-smile, comparing it with the information he had learned.

It has to be said that Director Li is a strange person. He was an orphan since he was a child. He grew up in an orphanage, then climbed all the way to the deputy director of the district and county sports committee, and later was transferred to the county winery for unknown reasons.

Although Hao Jian delegated beverage matters to Mu Weimin, he also conducted careful research on the beverage industry in Guangdong Province. How could he not pay attention to Jianlibao, which closely followed Pengcheng Red Bull?

If Director Li is allowed to develop without Pengcheng Red Bull's suppression, Director Li's winery will inevitably become a big hit, and it can go up to a higher level, at least to several floors.

So Pengcheng Pepsi stopped manufacturing for Pengcheng Red Bull, and Hao Jian also suspected that Factory Director Li was obstructing it.

But from now on, it doesn't seem like he did it.

"Squeak~"

Just as Hao Jian and Factory Director Li were confronting each other coldly, Engineer Cao's door opened.

A short, bald man in his thirties looked at Mu Weimin at the door and asked, "Which unit are you from and who are you looking for?"

Mu Weimin hurriedly said: "Hello, we are from Pengcheng Red Bull Beverage Company, and we came here specially to visit Engineer Cao Yuanmao."

The short man narrowed his eyes, stepped aside half of his body, and said, "Come in!" "."

Seeing Mu Weimin enter Engineer Cao's house, Director Li smiled sarcastically: "It seems that they have been waiting for the big customer to come! I said we have been here for three days in a row and haven't even taken a step forward!"

Hao Jian shook his head and smiled helplessly.

Eating and getting cards is also a science. If you don't get stuck in someone's neck, how can you eat and get them?

Seeing that Hao Jian didn't speak, Director Li said again: "Director Hao, people are afraid of becoming famous and pigs are afraid of being strong. You always throw money around casually, but in the end you still end up harming yourself."

The relationship between Pengcheng Red Bull and Pengcheng Factory No. 7 is not an airtight secret. Anyone who is interested can always guess the clues, so Director Li is thinking that Hao Jian is taken advantage of.

Hao Jian looked at Director Li and said calmly: "Director Li said that we throw money around randomly. What kind of money are you referring to?"

"Of course it's a sponsorship of half a million dollars a year. Director Hao only made clothes before and didn't know much about drinks. Do you know how much money you can make in a year by making drinks?"

Director Li smiled and said: "Although Director Hao used overseas money, overseas money is not that easy to get.

Just look at PepsiCo’s behavior today and you will know that they are determined to kill our mainland enterprises, and you may have become an accomplice without knowing it.”

"You say we are accomplices?"

Hao Jian glanced at Director Li coldly and said, "Is there anything wrong with spending overseas money to improve the training environment for mainland athletes?

Is there anything wrong with spending overseas money to run our own business? "

Seeing that Director Li was about to speak again, Hao Jian asked directly: "Director Li, how much tax did your unit pay last year?"

Director Li: "."

Hao Jian stretched out a finger and said: "We paid more than 10 million in taxes last year, but since the establishment of the factory, Pengcheng Factory No. 7 has not asked the state for a penny.

Pengcheng Red Bull will do the same in the future, so Director Li, please don’t label us as an accomplice in the future. "

Director Li said tit for tat: "But the money you pay for taxes is taken from other mainland beverage factories! If you fatten up your Pengcheng Red Bull family, at least the other three companies will be squeezed out."

Hao Jian shook his head slowly and said calmly: "Director Li, you are too short-sighted. Our goal has never been to overwhelm our counterparts in the mainland, but to Coca-Cola."

"Coca-Cola? How much money do they make a year?"

Director Li was stunned and felt that Hao Jian didn't understand the beverage industry at all.

In 1984, Coca-Cola was still in a difficult stage of growth in Mainland China, unable to earn US$200,000 a year.

Because when Coca-Cola first entered the mainland, it was only allowed to sell to foreigners coming to the mainland.

After many changes, Coca-Cola was finally allowed to sell "planned surplus production" in 82.

But in 83, it was reported that it was "wasting the country's foreign exchange", and it was banned from all sales.

Because Coca-Cola’s puree is imported, diluting and selling it after entering the mainland is inconsistent with the hard-working and simple culture of the mainland.

This wave finally alarmed the very high-ranking bosses in the Mainland, and finally solved the embargo crisis.

So now Li Ye regards Coca-Cola as his biggest rival, but Director Li and others don't understand.

In fact, according to the trajectory of the original time and space, in 86 and 87, Jianlibao and Coca-Cola fought hard. At that time, Coca-Cola was not able to completely suppress Jianlibao!

"Ha~"

Hao Jian laughed and said: "Director Li, do you know how big Coca-Cola is overseas? It just hasn't exerted its power yet, so it gives us a chance to breathe."

"嘁~"

Director Li chuckled lightly and said firmly: "No matter how big he is, he will not be allowed to cause trouble in the mainland."

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Hao Jian was speechless.

Li Ye has been instilling "crisis thinking" in Hao Jian and others. When running a business, one cannot always rely on the country's protective policies. Just like a child, he will eventually leave the protection of adults and find his own way.

But now looking at Director Li, he regards the protection of adults as a magic weapon to win.

This is just like a naughty kid fighting with someone, waving branches and shouting, "Be careful! My dad is behind you, even if it's a dragon, you have to protect me."

"Squeak~"

Just when neither Director Li nor Hao Jian was convinced, Cao Yuanmao's door opened.

Then the fruit basket flew out of the door in a beautiful arc and hit the ground.

Hao Jian stared blankly at the fruit rolling to the ground, his face suddenly as dark as the bottom of a pot.

I just welcomed people in, and now I'm throwing out gifts. Are you trying to slap me in the face?

Fortunately, the large envelope at the bottom of the fruit basket was sealed very tightly, otherwise Hao Jian would have been even more socially awkward at this moment.

(End of this chapter)