Chapter 20 De-Briefing Meetings

On the afternoon of the event and on Thursday and Friday after that, the LS team accompanied a total of 17 members of the entrepreneur delegation of country S to visit a total of 10 companies including Jiangnan Heavy Machinery, Geely Group, Zhenhua Heavy Industry, Wuzhou Power, and Suzhou Group.

On the third day, that is, on Saturday afternoon, most of the members of the delegation will return to country S via Shanghai. After breakfast, all members gathered in a larger room in the Executive Lounge for the De-briefing meeting of the Nanjing Conference.

De-briefing, often referred to as an "information briefing", can also be seen as a project wrap-up meeting attended by everyone after the event.

Erdmann first spoke, he introduced the preparation of the event, the invitation of participants, the progress of the event and other aspects, and then introduced the staff of the event in turn, that is, Marco and Lin Xia from country S, Mr. Ning, Yin Jie, Christina and Flora from China, and the work they are responsible for. The delegation was then invited to present their comments and recommendations on the event.

The first speaker was PwC's Stephen. It was a tall Caucasian man with a bald head and eyebrows that looked a lot like a Frenchman. 35-40 years old, which is relatively young among the members of the delegation.

At this event, Yin Jie originally planned to invite Jason, a senior partner of PwC China, to attend and speak. Later, Erdmann considered that the event would focus on the BCC model of European business development centered on the state of Hausen in country S, and believed that the branch in country S had a better understanding of the actual situation in country S and the trade and tax agreements between country S and several major markets in the surrounding markets, so he proposed that experts from PWC (PricewaterhouseCoopers) branch in country S participate in the event. As a result, Stephen flew with the entire delegation from country S to China.

He introduced his exchanges with several entrepreneurs during the Nanjing conference and during the subsequent business visits. Denote:

"From the point of view of the attendees, the quality of this event is very high. I talked to several entrepreneurs during the conference. Although the communication was relatively short due to time constraints, the results were very good. Subsequent visits to companies have also been very productive. ”

"How many companies have expressed interest in investing in country S?" someone asked.

Stephen looked at Erdmann and replied:

"In our presentation at the Nanjing conference, we focused on the BCC model, which is the model of 'setting up a European operation center in country S and expanding and managing European business based in country S'. Their initial questions were all about this topic, including subsequent company visits. Some of the companies that have had exchanges this time may indeed be ready to go out, such as Jiangnan Heavy Machinery and Surui Group, which Evita introduced to me during the meeting. What Jiangnan Heavy Machinery lacks may be just an opportunity, while Surui Group has gone one step further, and their management is now not thinking about whether to invest in Europe, but choosing which country to invest in is more beneficial to them. Of course, during the exchange, we also found that some of the participating companies are not ready to invest in country S. Exactly, from my point of view, they should continue to develop for a while before they consider the issue of overseas investment. But as far as the problems they encounter in their current development, we at PWC also have corresponding solutions to provide them. After this event, I heard that the visits to several companies were also arranged in advance by LS China.

Mr. Ning nodded yes.

"This visit was very pertinent from the perspective of PWC and LS, and I think almost all members of the delegation should learn something from it? So I've changed my ticket and I'm not going back to country S with the delegation today. ”

There was a low exclamation in the conference room. Erdmann nodded in satisfaction.

The members of the delegation then spoke. Erdmann and Mr. Ning were very happy that the business organizations of the event were highly rated and that almost all the members of the delegation had found potential cooperation and trade opportunities. Except for the two companies, there are two reasons: one is that the business they are engaged in is relatively out-of-the-way, and the other is because they signed up for the group very late, almost at the last moment, Yin Jie and his colleagues really did not have time to do a targeted search for them to negotiate with each other. However, representatives of the two companies also said that the trip to China gave them an intuitive understanding of China's current development situation, which is convenient for formulating practical China strategies in the future. One of them also said that one of the entrepreneurs he met at the meeting said that he had a friend's business that matched him, and he was willing to introduce him by e-mail.

The last speaker was Mr. Buchman of Country S Credit. This is a short S man with a hooked nose, very neatly trimmed flaxen curls, and a light brown coat of exquisite workmanship. Mr. Buchman, the chief representative of the Credit Bank in China, is a linguistic genius. In addition to the three Chinese languages (G, F, and I) in country S, he is also fluent in English and Chinese. Yin Jie once had the privilege of watching him switch between several languages freely in front of Chinese companies, consul generals and a representative of country S.

Buchman first expressed his satisfaction with the content of the event and the arrangement of various links. He then praised the LS team's guest invitation.

"The guest invitation to this event is probably the most valuable of all the LS events I have attended. To be honest, I was quite hesitant when Erdmann invited me. ”

Erdmann chuckled softly. Bookman went on to say to him:

"Thank you, my old friend, for finally meeting my expectations and even better than I expected. I think there will be good prospects for the cooperation between our company and LS in the future. I proposed," he said, looking at Mr. Ning and Yin Jie, "to give LS China a round of applause to the staff at LS China. Congratulations. ”

Enthusiastic applause rang out.

Yin Jie looked at Mr. Ning. Mr. Ning had a warm smile on his face. He humbly expressed his gratitude, listed some shortcomings in the event, and said on behalf of the Chinese team that he would continue to work hard in the future. Yin Jie applauded. She was really happy in her heart, and the first shot of the opening scene was really fired. She believes that Buchman's words will have a good impact on Erdmann, and of course, it will also have a very positive effect on Ning's contract renewal with LS.

In the afterglow, she saw that the expression on Christina's face was not very good, and she understood the reason but didn't care. She had tried to channel Christina, but to no avail. This Christina still wrapped herself tightly, lest everyone have malicious intentions towards her. After a few times, Yin Jie was also relieved, unless there were issues that might directly affect the results of her work, she no longer put her energy into paying attention to when Christina was awkward, why she was awkward, and what everyone's attitude was towards her awkwardness. After all, after graduating from school and entering the society, everyone is "unsatisfactory", and they can only adjust their own awkwardness. Leaders and colleagues are not parents and have neither the time nor the obligation to pay attention to all the little emotions of their employees.

At the end of the meeting, Erdmann made an overall summary speech on the Nanjing conference, and affirmed the high efficiency and high quality of the event organization. After making a serious and objective statement, he gave a detailed account of the "S Country Visits of Chinese Enterprises" planned to be held in April next year, claiming that all the key enterprises in the Nanjing meeting would be invited.

Yin Jie was a little strange at first, why did LS's own work plan be announced on such an "external" occasion?

It was at this time that Mr. Bookman first expressed his willingness to sponsor the project. Subsequently, PwC, Fischer and other companies have expressed their willingness to sponsor.

Yin Jie suddenly realized.

Learned another trick. She thought quietly.

At 11:00 a.m., all members of the delegation of Country S, except Stephen, took a bus to Shanghai. Most of them will take a non-stop flight from there to country S. Due to the overseas performance work arrangement, Mr. Ning will also go to country S on the same plane with the delegation.

Yin Jie and the others booked a late flight back to the imperial capital, so that they could have a whole afternoon to experience Nanjing, the ancient capital of the Six Dynasties.

After sending off the delegation, the three of them packed their luggage and put it at the front desk of the hotel, changed back to casual clothes and went to the famous Jianghu restaurant "Fengbo Village" together.

"Since childhood, he has loved martial arts, seeking in all directions, just for chivalry; Generations of famous chefs, with their ears and eyes, eventually become a food saint", this passage of Wang Zongchao, the owner of Fengbo Village, impressed Yin Jie and his wife a long time ago. Especially He Yuxin, who was jokingly described as "a celebrity chef delayed by logistics", has always been yearning for Fengbozhuang. This time, Yin Jie had the opportunity to go on a business trip to Nanjing, and Fengbozhuang would naturally be one of her important check-in places.

The three of them chose the "rudder" of Sheepskin Lane in Fengbo Village. Located in a relatively dilapidated alley at Xinjiekou, I was shocked when I arrived.

A couplet at the door: the upper couplet "people are in the rivers and lakes", the lower couplet "can't help themselves", and the breath of the rivers and lakes is blowing in the face.

After entering the door, there was another couplet: "Martial Arts Supreme, Treasure Sword Slaying Dragon", "Command the world, don't dare to disobey", and the horizontal criticism "Leaning on the sky does not come out, who will compete". In the middle, a sword and a sword stand crossed. The sword is swords, and the murderous spirit is soaring.

As soon as he stepped into the door, Xiao Er, who was dressed in a short costume, threw the towel to his shoulder, and bent over to meet him:

"Do the three guest officers have reservations?"

If it weren't for the fact that the guests at the table were all dressed in modern clothes, Yin Jie couldn't help but think that he was fashionable and traveled to Jin Yong's novels.

Yin Jie shook his head, no reservation.

Then Xiao Er raised his voice and shouted, "Qingcheng faction, welcome the three heroines!" and then bowed down and invited inward.

The three of them were startled by his loud voice, then looked at each other and smiled.

The interior of the store is a blue brick structure, with wooden frame partitions covered with white paper, and each partition is hung with white portraits of various Jianghu figures. Tables and chairs are simple wooden tables and stools. On the wooden table, the seat of the "head" is also marked in a specific direction...

Christina and Flora publicly recommended Yin Jie to sit in the "head" seat. Yin Jie excused himself slightly, and then sat down.

After a while, Xiao Er brought three bottles of "Fengbozhuang Special Hibiscus Dew" flower brew, with pretty yellow rong printed on it. It is used to drink the flower brew in a black pottery shallow bowl that lacks a small mouthful. In one sip, it is sweet and icy, in addition to the rich taste of rice wine, there is also a faint fragrance.

"Oops, this one tastes!" Flora said in a hearty sip and filled herself up again.

Yin Jie saw that she was happy, and asked Xiao Er to serve two more bottles.

"Is this free?" asked Christina.

"It's not. Yin Jie explained, "He doesn't order food here, Xiao Er directly serves food to guests." ”

"Do you have to eat if you don't like it?

"If you don't like it, you can go back, and he'll give you something else. ”

"So what if I'm going to keep going?"

Yin Jie smiled slightly and stopped talking. Flora chimed in:

"Then you're here to make trouble!"

Christina was a little embarrassed. "That's what I said... Everybody has it now, doesn't it?"

Before he could finish speaking, a small steamer was placed on the table. Xiao Er shouted:

"A copy of the pill. ”

Yin Jie stretched out his chopsticks with great interest, "Come and try the famous strong pills!"

"Wow, pork's. Wow, there's a salted egg yolk in there!"

... ...

For lunch, the three of them had a very comfortable meal.

After checking out, Flora and Christina were still debating whether the pills were better or the saliva fish was better. Yin Jie didn't participate in the discussion, in fact, what she liked more was the plate of salt-and-pepper shrimp that was crispy and delicious even in the shell.

"Three heroines are good to go!"

The loud voice of the shopkeeper startled the three of them again.

"The green mountains are always there, and the green water flows forever. There will be a period later, and I will not send it far away!" Xiao Eryi hugged his fist.

Flora involuntarily raised her hands and clenched her fists...

Yin Jie couldn't help but smile and took her hand and walked out of Fengbo Village.

"Flora, why didn't you just turn sideways and make a blessing?hahahaha~~~" Already far away, Christina was still laughing and teasing Flora.

Yin Jie looked at Flora, who was blushing, and was a little unbearable, so he stepped forward to relieve the siege and said:

"Okay~, in that atmosphere, it's actually normal to have this kind of reaction. It shows that the cultural characteristics of this hotel are very successful, right? Looking back, everyone has time to think more about it to see if there is anything we can learn from? We promote Haosenzhou, in fact, we can also appropriately mix in some cultural marketing. ”

Then she instructed:

"After a while, the two of you will go to the Confucius Temple to play, and you will also pay attention to observing and thinking from the perspective of cultural marketing. She looked at her watch, "Remember, let's meet in the hotel lobby at half past six for dinner and take a taxi to the airport." ”

It is not far from Fengbozhuang to Confucius Temple, and it takes more than 20 minutes to walk around.

After Yin Jie said goodbye to the two, he took a taxi to Hohai University. Her lobby sister Yin Jun and his wife both teach at Hohai University, and they must meet their cousin when they come to Nanjing. After seeing her cousin, she also had to go to the famous Han Fuxin to buy salted duck and sauce duck for her husband, as well as her mother-in-law's favorite duck gizzard and her favorite duck paw...