Jingnan, Wuying City, Honghua Machine Tool Company's small reception room.

Xia Zhenfa, chairman of the company, sat opposite each other with Tang Zifeng and Han Weichang, who came to visit, and the look on their faces could not be said to be enthusiastic or cold. In front of the two guests, there were tea and snacks, and the fragrance wafting from the teacup could be recognized, this was a very high-end tea, at least the host still gave enough respect to the two guests.

"Mr. Xia, you must also know the meaning of our Linji Group. This time, Mr. Tang made a special trip to Wuying to meet you, which is also to show the sincerity of our group for this cooperation. Do you have any concerns about our cooperation, and can you also be outspoken?"

Han Weichang was the first to speak. He had been in contact with Xia Zhenfa a few times before, and he was relatively familiar with the other party, so it was naturally more suitable for him.

Xia Zhenfa looked at Tang Zifeng, smiled slightly, and said, "I really feel honored that Mr. Tang can make a special trip to such a small company as us." I had heard of Mr. Tang's name ten years ago, but I never thought that I would have the opportunity to sit and chat with Mr. Tang. ”

Tang Zifeng said lightly: "Mr. Xia is polite, what name can I have, at best, it is just the tiger skin of Linji Group, where can I compare to Mr. Xia, an entrepreneur who makes a career from scratch." This time, I also had a meeting in Yuyuan, and Lao Han told me about you, so I came to visit, and asked Mr. Xia not to blame me for being too presumptuous. ”

"Wherever and where, Tang is always a distinguished guest that we can't invite, how dare we say anything presumptuous or not. ”

"Distinguished guests don't dare to be, as long as Mr. Xia doesn't say that I'm a bad guest. ”

Mr. Tang said with a smile, you are indeed a distinguished guest. ”

"Yes, then I will thank Mr. Xia for his promotion. Tang Zifeng responded, then bypassed these polite words, went straight to the point, and said: "Mr. Xia, Lao Han has already said just now, I came to Wuying this time to show the sincerity of our Linji Group. I heard that Mr. Xia has some concerns about cooperating with our Linji Group, and I don't know if it's convenient to talk about it here?"

"Actually, I can't say that there are any concerns, but I personally have some stage fright for cooperating with a large enterprise like Linji Group. Han always knew about me, I was a worker, I had some skills in my hands, but I had never seen much of the world. My Honghua machine tool company is not ranked in Wuying, and it is even more insignificant in the entire Jingnan. Linhe Group is one of the largest machine tool enterprise groups in China, and we are such a small enterprise, which is really a bit unattainable. Xia Zhenfa said in an extremely low-key manner.

When Xia Zhenfa said these words, Tang Zifeng kept staring at his face. When Xia Zhenfa finished speaking, Tang Zifeng did not speak immediately, but waited for a while before he smiled and said:

"Mr. Xia, I don't read much, I don't know what it means to be subtle, otherwise, I'll just say a rough word, isn't it in the eyes of Mr. Xia that Lao Han and I seem to be idiots?"

Xia Zhenfa was stunned: "Mr. Tang, where did you start with this?"

"Since Lao Han and I can come to your Honghua Company, it is naturally impossible not to understand the situation of your company in advance. Last year alone, your company made an output value of more than 20 million, of which 30% of the products were sold abroad. Mr. Xia, you have gone abroad more than a dozen times, participated in many machine tool exhibitions held in the United States, Japan and Germany, and can communicate with foreign merchants in English.

"A successful entrepreneur like Mr. Xia, who understands both technology and business acumen, claims to have never seen much of the world in front of me and Lao Han, doesn't this think that Lao Han and I are idiots?"

Tang Zifeng asked. He spoke in a calm tone, vaguely mocking.

"Uh......"

Xia Zhenfa was choked. He said that he had never seen anything in the world, of course, he was just a sentence of self-humility, in order to euphemistically reject Tang Zifeng's request for cooperation. If you are a person who is a bit of a city, when you hear such words, you should know the difficulty and retreat.

Previously, Linji Group had sent someone to discuss cooperation with him, and the method he adopted was to directly hang the other party aside, and did not talk to the other party at all.

Tang Zifeng is the general manager of Linji Group, well-known in the industry, Xia Zhenfa said that he had heard of Tang Zifeng's name as early as ten years ago, and it was not a lie. For Tang Zifeng, Xia Zhenfa can't give a cold reception directly, and it is more appropriate to block Tang Zifeng's mouth with self-deprecation.

But who would have thought that Tang Zifeng didn't play any euphemism with him at all, but directly claimed that Xia Zhenfa's self-humility was an insult to him and Han Weichang, which belonged to not being able to chat.

"Mr. Tang, you misunderstood. Xia Zhenfa organized the language in his head, and defended in vain: "I have indeed been abroad a few times, compared to some private enterprise bosses in our martial arts camp, well, I have indeed seen a little bit of the world." However, in front of you and Mr. Han, the little bit of the world I saw is really nothing......"

Tang Zifeng interrupted him and said unceremoniously:

"Mr. Xia, I believe in a principle, that is, when smart people talk to each other, there is no need to make any detours. As for Mr. Xia, you can break through such a difficult technical topic as superhard surface cutting, apply for dozens of patents before and after, and have a large-scale enterprise in your hands, so you are naturally a smart person.

"Since everyone is a smart person, is it interesting to talk like this again? The three of us big men, talk half and leave half, guess each other's thoughts, don't you feel disgusting, I still feel disgusting. ”

“...... Mr. Tang is really fast-talking, no wonder ......"

Xia Zhenfa was defeated by Tang Zifeng, he muttered sneeringly, and he didn't know what to say the rest of the words.

Xia Zhenfa was originally a worker in a small local state-owned factory in Wuying, and he had some technical talent. As a worker, he made several innovations to the machine tools he used, which greatly improved production efficiency. Later, he resigned and went to sea and set up this Honghua machine tool company, specializing in the production of machine tools improved by him, thus earning the first pot of gold.

Unlike other small local bosses, Xia Zhenfa has always believed in relying on technology to hit the market. After the company made some profits, he recruited a group of college students, followed him to do technology development, and then brought the developed new technologies to the market, forming a virtuous circle.

Because of his belief in the concept that technology is king, Xia Zhenfa is somewhat arrogant and not very good at dealing with people. Of course, as Tang Zifeng said, people who can make a company of such a scale must still be a little smart, but when he encounters a person like Tang Zifeng, who relies on playing with his heart and eyes, he is a little constrained.

"Let's be honest, we've taken a fancy to the super-hard surface cutting technology you're currently developing. The technology department of our group has analyzed the patents you have applied for, and believes that your research ideas are correct, and you have broken through many key technical obstacles.

"We want to work with you because we are optimistic about the application prospects of this technology. This technology can also play an important role in the upgrading of several of our existing machine tool products. Therefore, we want to cooperate with Honghua Company is serious, which Mr. Xia does not have to doubt. Tang Zifeng talked eloquently.

"I've never doubted that. Xia Zhenfa replied in a low voice. He was somewhat shocked by Tang Zifeng's domineering, and didn't dare to talk nonsense anymore, for fear that Tang Zifeng would catch some tricks again.

"As for Mr. Xia's situation, we are also very clear. Tang Zifeng's words changed, and he talked about Xia Zhenfa's head:

"Honghua Company's net profit last year was more than 4 million, but it was invested in the research and development of superhard surface cutting. You originally thought that this project could be completed with an investment of 10 million, but now the investment has exceeded 20 million, but it is still far from success. This year, next year, and the year after next are all thrown into the profits, and you don't dare to say that you will be able to complete this research and development.

"Now you are not the only one engaged in superhard surface cutting institutions in China, and the financial strength of others is very strong. It can be said that if there is no external investment, relying only on Honghua's own profits to support, I am afraid that before you succeed, other companies have already taken the lead to get out, so that all the technologies you have worked so hard to develop are smashed in your own hands.

"Mr. Xia, your current situation can be described in an idiom, that is, it is difficult to ride a tiger. Lao Han and I are here to help you, and you are still here to play dumb riddles with us and talk empty words. I really don't know where all the cleverness you used to do technology has gone. ”

"Well...... this" Xia Zhenfa's face was ugly, and he wanted to say something to refute Tang Zifeng and cover his face, but he couldn't find a suitable word.

Tang Zifeng is right, there is no need to detour in the dialogue between smart people. Although Tang Zifeng himself is not engaged in technology, he has a powerful Canglong Research Institute behind him, and Honghua Company's technical background cannot hide Tang Zifeng at all.

Superhard surface cutting is a very promising technology, there are many institutions in China in research, Honghua company wants to make money with this technology, must be ahead of other institutions to complete all research and development. If the speed of research and development slows down due to financial problems, it is very likely that other institutions in China will catch up and leave Honghua Company behind, and then Xia Zhenfa's time and money invested in this topic will be all wasted.

Xia Zhenfa behaved calmly in front of Tang Zifeng and refused to accept the olive branch extended by Linji Group, but in fact, his heart was also very unsteady. Now Tang Zifeng has broken this point, just to force Xia Zhenfa to tell the truth.

"Mr. Tang, you are very right. We're really having a hard time riding tigers right now. ”

After hesitating again and again, Xia Zhenfa had to admit it. Anyway, about cooperation, he has a bottom line in his heart, and now he discusses the company's strategy with Tang Zifeng, it's no big deal, why should he pretend to be calm?