After nearly two months of intensive preparations, the Nanjing Conference is about to kick off.

Erdmann, Marco, and Chen Xia arrived in Beijing a week ahead of schedule.

In the afternoon, they and Yin Jie's team were in the conference room for the last summary of their work before departure, and Mr. Ning and Bella also attended. Bella's participation in this meeting was specifically proposed by Yin Jie. The rest of the participants will be flying to Nanjing next week, and the support of Bella, the head of the rear, will be essential.

The stage planner has been projected onto the big screen with a projector. The breakdowns, details, persons in charge, and progress indicators of the preparatory work of the meeting are very clear.

She introduced in a clear tone:

"Regarding the Nanjing meeting, the Chinese team held a regular meeting once a week to follow up on the progress and solve problems. The Memo of each regular meeting was e-mailed to Erdmann, Marcus, and Mr. Ning on the day of the meeting, and copied to Marco, Lin Xia at the headquarters, and every member of the China team to ensure that everyone could grasp the relevant situation in time for better cooperation. The preparation for the Nanjing conference is divided into four parts: conference link setting, participant invitation, speaker invitation, and conference outsourcing. As you can see from the schedule, there is a dedicated person in charge of each task, and in addition to some of the sub-tasks, I am also responsible for the overall project follow-up, work supervision, and coordination with headquarters and other departments. Now let me give you a general introduction.

First of all, let's talk about the meeting session setup. The conference took a total of one morning, and the overall process was divided into two parts, namely the theme meeting and the round table, which were divided into two parts through a tea break. In the theme meeting stage, there will be speeches by the local government, speeches by representatives of the government of country S, introduction of the investment environment of country S and Haosen state, tax experts will introduce the advantages of investing in country S from the perspective of global tax structure, and legal experts will answer common questions from the legal level. In the roundtable session, we will invite five guests, namely the Consul/Counselor of the Consulate General of Country S in Shanghai, representatives of the "Big Four", representatives of law firms, and two heads of target enterprises. If you don't object, Erdmann, I have consulted with Mr. Ning and would like to invite you to be the moderator of the round table. ”

Erdmann smiled and nodded. Yin Jie looked around at the headquarters and Bella and asked:

"Do you have any questions about the meeting flow setup?"

Erdmann gestured for Yin Jie to continue.

"When it comes to invitations, Christina and Flora have spent a lot of time and effort in selecting the best local companies for us. After analysis, we found that 31 of them met our target screening criteria and preliminarily judged that they had the potential to invest in country S, and we designated them as the key enterprises invited to participate in the conference. These enterprises are from shipbuilding, general machinery, port machinery, pharmaceuticals, textiles and other fields, they have several commonalities: first, the annual turnover is more than 2 billion yuan, that is, more than 300 million euros; secondly, either direct sales, or indirect sales through importers and other channels, the products of these 31 enterprises have more or less been sold in the European market, and some also occupy a small market share. In the case of already earning profits, it is believed that they will have great expectations for directly developing the European market and obtaining higher profits. I am in charge of the invitations of these enterprises, and I have contacted 28 of them through the Nanjing Municipal Commission of Commerce and the Council for the Promotion of International Trade, and sent invitation letters through the local government. So far, the feedback has been satisfactory, with 25 companies committing to our event and sending in the list of attendees. Most of the participants are at a high level, and most of them are senior managers such as CEOs, vice presidents, or investment directors and other senior managers with one or two assistants. After the event, we will also arrange for a delegation to visit several of these companies. ”

Yin Jie nodded, and Flora immediately sent the printed list to everyone.

In addition to these 25 enterprises, the local government also recommended another 65 enterprises to participate in the conference, most of which are medium and large import and export enterprises and local manufacturing enterprises with good development, and a considerable number of them are small and medium-sized enterprises that the local government attaches more importance to. Flora is working overtime to complete the information refinement work of these 65 companies. Although the literal situation of these enterprises may be different from the work goals we have set, it is not excluded that some of them may be the first to invest in Haosen after this event. The list we have at hand is divided into three parts, the first part is 25 key enterprises, and the remaining 6 are still in contact with us. The second part is the list of 65 enterprises organized by the local government. The third part is the list of participants from governments at all levels in Jiangsu and the list of invited media. ”

"Of course, Flora and I will go to Nanjing this weekend to inspect the preparations for the conference, and we will continue to follow up with these key companies to determine the participants during the period before the event, and also urge the local government to confirm the number of recommended participants. ”

She paused, continued to look around the group, and asked:

"Do you have any questions about the invitation of participating companies to this part of the work?"

Erdmann looked at the list in his hand and nodded in satisfaction. Mr. Ning observed his reaction, nodded as well, and squeezed his eyes at Yin Jie. Neither Marco nor Lin Xia asked any questions.

"Regarding the speakers, it is divided into four parts: the government of country S, the enterprise of country S, the accounting firm and law firm that provide multinational services, the local government, and the local enterprise. I will first talk about the domestic part of China, local business representatives have been invited in place, corporate speakers invited three, one is the president of Bluestar Group, Bluestar Group is mainly engaged in the pharmaceutical industry, ranking third in the domestic API manufacturers, the other is the chairman of Zhongyu Group, Zhongyu Group is the implementation of diversified development, we are mainly interested in its construction machinery and port machinery modules, Zhongyu Group is also the first in China to invest in high-end sensor manufacturing and other advanced manufacturing industries. The third place is Yangzi Industry, which is not as large as Bluestar and Zhongyu, and mainly develops and produces security equipment, but their products have a good reputation in China and are quality enough to compete with Honeywell's equivalent products. Among these three companies, we plan to arrange speeches in the theme conference session of Bluestar and Zhongyu, because they have more appeal among local enterprises, and Yangzi Industry will arrange a roundtable session, they already have sales in Europe, and their willingness to go out may be stronger. In addition, the chairman and general manager of Yangzi Industrial Co., Ltd. has studied abroad at the University of Heidelberg in Germany, and the company's business is representative, so it is estimated that many valuable questions can be asked in the discussion. ”

Representatives of the local government plan to invite Yang Chenyu, vice mayor of Nanjing who is in charge of foreign trade and economic cooperation. After invitation, Mayor Yang's office has preliminarily agreed to attend the meeting and deliver a speech. Of course, another possibility cannot be ruled out, if special circumstances occur, Mayor Yang is likely to entrust someone else to attend the meeting on his behalf. Judging from the current situation, the possibility of such an accident is not too great, of course, we will try to follow up, and even if this happens, we will communicate and solve it in time. The foreign speakers are invited by the team at HQ, and Erdmann will be invited to introduce them to us later. ”

"Christina is the main responsibility for the outsourcing of conference affairs. Now I would like to give you a brief introduction. ”

Yin Jie opened a PPT and handed the computer to Christina.

Christina smiled at Yin Jie and took over:

"Thank you Evita. I am responsible for the conference outsourcing of the Nanjing conference. After evaluating several existing five-star hotels in Nanjing from several aspects such as geographical location, price, goodwill, and customer group, I selected Nanjing Jinling Hotel. Belch... We consulted with Evita and Flora to make a decision. Jinling Hotel is a five-star hotel with a very long history, Novartis, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Deloitte, Nestle, ABB and other multinational companies have chosen Jinling Hotel to hold company year-end meetings, supplier conferences, and industry seminars in the past three years. Considering that the scale of our event is less than 300 people, we will rent the Yangtze River Hall in the conference area for half a day, the rent is 40,000 yuan, and the stage and background wall construction will be responsible for the decoration company contracted by the hotel, and the amount will be determined according to the size of the background wall and the content of the spray, as well as the size of the stage. Here are the mock-ups for everyone to discuss and finalize the plan. The tea break costs 158 yuan, and the content includes eight kinds of snacks, coffee, tea, orange juice, and mineral water. Lunch is a buffet, and you can take the escalator at the door to the Golden Bay Buffet Restaurant on the first floor of the hotel when you leave the meeting room. The hotel agreed to separate the entire North Wing to entertain our customers. The variety of buffets is according to the daily arrangement of the hotel, including Chinese, Western and Japanese. Because we have a large number of people, the price is 95% off the normal price. ”

Her voice was a little shaky at first, but then it grew smoother and more confident. When Yin Jie asked her to make a PPT of the preparation before, she was reluctant. Later, when she was found to be faulty and repeatedly modified, she could barely control her screaming. But now it seems that with this PPT, it is really easy to report, and the effect is much better.

Well, this woman, it seems, still has two brushes.

"The conference hall was booked two weeks ago, right?

"Yes, the meeting was booked with the hotel after it was confirmed, and the deposit was paid. Invoices are issued after the meeting. ”

"How do you arrange accommodation?" asked Mr. Ning.

"The people in our delegation are staying at the Jinling Hotel, and the other guests have not yet responded. ”

"Is there still a discount on the price of accommodation and the price of the buffet?"

"I can't talk about this... The other side is very resolute. ”

"Since Novartis and Nestlé are often hosting events here, they should be able to get a better price if they help with the bookings. In the afternoon, Evita, if you have other arrangements, come with me to talk to them, and you can get to know each other. Erdmann said kindly.

"OK, thank you. Yin Jie replied with a smile. You don't have to turn your head to feel Christina's real eyes. This woman doesn't know what's wrong, and is always very stubborn that all good things and good opportunities should belong to her. Yin Jie was almost indifferent to this.

"Next, about the invitation of the government representatives and speakers of country S, Erdmann, can you please introduce them to us, and when will their PPT be sent to us? Do you need to arrange a translator?" Yin Jie said to Erdmann very respectfully. During this time, she had a fixed time every week to communicate with the old gentleman and Marcus by video, and she felt that she benefited a lot. The deepest feeling is that in North Mingtai, and even Ning's planning, many internal coordination matters are actually quite casual in operation, but there are corresponding specifications in the LS system. These specifications may seem troublesome at first glance, but after implementing them and thinking about them carefully, the benefits of this kind of standardized operation are actually many.

Erdmann introduced with a smile on his face. From his introduction, it can be seen that he is very familiar with the current ambassador, economic counselor, and consul of the Consulate General in Shanghai, and has also had a lot of contacts with the senior management of multinational companies such as Novartis, ABB, and Nestle. Of course, it's not that Erdmann doesn't have dealings with the heads of the Big Four in China. With plenty of time, his actions fully reflect his respect and support for the work of the branches of the four major S countries. Yin Jie felt that he had learned another lesson. To her surprise, Erdmann proposed to include presentations from the heads of Novartis or ABB in China in the main session, and one or two representatives of S countries in the roundtable forum. He suggested that representatives of either the Chinese government and the government of country S should not be arranged in the roundtable session, because purely business exchanges between enterprises feel more comfortable and pure. In addition, he suggested that the theme of the roundtable should be revised to focus on the needs of enterprises, such as cross-border investment experience sharing. ... Wait a minute.

"Wouldn't it be more down-to-earth and impactful if the title was changed to 'How hard is cross-border investment?'" Flora said with a sudden red face and raised her hand.

Yin Jie smiled approvingly at her and turned to look at Erdmann.

"What do you see?" says Erdmann is a good leader who respects democracy.

After discussion, it was decided to use Flora's suggestion.

The meeting proceeded in a step-by-step manner. Finally, Yin Jie, as the moderator, made a summary, and delegated the relevant adjustment work mentioned in the meeting to people, and clearly stated the deadline.

The meeting ended with Erdmann's enthusiastic and encouraging voices.

After returning to her seat, Christina said a little sourly,

"Evita, when I was in charge of this project before, Erdmann didn't show me Swiss companies. You can see how much Erdmann values you. ”

Yin Jie smiled noncommittally,

"It's all about work, there's no need to think too much. I heard that Erdmann used to take you to the embassy in person, too?"

Christina stopped talking. Visited more than once, she certainly remembers. It was the best moment since she joined LS, the ambassador shook her hand and invited her to participate in the embassy's activities...

Oddly enough, things have been going downhill ever since, and why?