Chapter 155: The First Meeting of the Modern Era
"You have to do this?"
When the flight that set sail in the middle of the night in New York arrived in South Korea, it was already dawn, and Qi Zimo, who did not go home to do the rectification, went straight to the Hyundai headquarters in Yeouido with Nam Tianyi, and joined up with the little attendant Li Jincheng who was already waiting here, and everything went well, if not including Li Jincheng's different clothes. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info
There is nothing wrong with the orthodox Armani suit, shiny pointed-toe crocodile leather shoes, and the formal business elite dress, but what the hell is that big cloak with oily hair and pink face? And the two big stud earrings that set off your usual chic and uninhibited can't be taken off? Qi Zimo subconsciously stayed away from this unconventional student, and asked strangely.
The "amazing" in the teacher's eyes made Li Jincheng very proud, and he shook his head and praised himself: "How is it? I have put a lot of thought into it, but I am afraid of losing your face to the teacher." ”
Qi Zimo almost didn't mention it in one breath, and when he met this guy with low EQ, he could only hide his face and sigh, and Nan Tianyi, who was watching, couldn't help laughing. Fortunately, there is no time to talk to Li Jincheng now, Qi Zimo waved his hand and motioned Nan Tianyi to negotiate with the front desk staff, and sorted out the ideas for the later talks while waiting.
"Everyone, please come with me, Minister Han and Minister Zheng are already waiting in the reception room. ”
Led by the front desk lady, the group of three walked into the reception room with a casual atmosphere, judging from the decoration such as the hexagonal coffee table and the large comfortable sofa, this should be a place to chat with customers. The corner of Qi Zimo's left mouth was hidden hooked, he already had a bottom in his heart, and this meeting was probably just a hello.
"Director Qi, I have heard of it for a long time. I am the head of the production department of Hyundai Head Office, Han Shengxian, and the young talent next to me is Zheng Yunyu, the director of the Enterprise Propaganda Department, and I welcome you to visit you today. Seeing the arrival of the three people, an old man and a young man sitting on the sofa came forward and took the initiative to introduce themselves.
"Hello, thank you Minister Han and Minister Zheng for their warm welcome. ”
After a short greeting, everyone took their seats in turn.
"Director Qi's prestige has been a household name in Seoul for the past six months, and I am always looking forward to having the privilege of seeing you. A few days ago, I received your letter of intent, and I dared to believe that there was such a thing after many confirmations, and it turned out that the light that Director Qi is now blooming is only the tip of the iceberg of his true appearance. The old Minister Han smiled and complimented, releasing a friendly signal, but the young man next to him had been drinking tea indifferently except for the first greeting.
"Thank you Minister Han for your exaggeration, since your company has verified the authenticity of the materials attached to the letter of intent, I don't know what your attitude is?"
Qi Zimo, who is in charge of technical work in the United States, has never been a salesman, but it is a new thing in the field of Asia, and the pace of negotiations should be slowed down a little, after all, Orientals are far more afraid of new things than curiosity. But the other party's temptation is too strong, Qi Zimo has no mind to work with the other party, and under the premise that the two parties do not understand their real needs, any sincere cooperation plan will get twice the result with half the effort.
Qi Zimo's strength directly made the young Minister Zheng look up at him in surprise, but Minister Han did not change his face, and happily picked up the teacup and motioned for the guests to drink tea.
"As you said, our U.S. branch has indeed verified your information, and we have also compared the operational status attached to the letter of intent. I'm not afraid that you know, and the current situation of our company is as high as 70%. So dare to ask Director Qi, I don't know where your team learned about the specific situation of our company?"
In fact, Minister Han didn't take this inexplicable letter of intent for cooperation as a thing at first, what kind of operational reform cooperation plan, something unheard of, and he didn't have the leisure to learn new vocabulary at this critical juncture. It wasn't until he turned impatiently to the various aspects of Hyundai's situation that he looked at it.
Hyundai Motor Group realized that there was a serious problem with the group since the last quarter's sales summary came out, so it arranged for a special investigation team to work overtime to review various departments from top to bottom, and it took nearly a month to produce an investigation report, which Minister Han has never forgotten. The first is shocking, I never thought that there are so many problems within the Hyundai Group that have been operating normally for so many years, and the second is that there are too many views, and the meetings of the last month need to be studied. Such a confidential document was seen coldly in an inconspicuous letter of intent, and Minister Han was scared into a cold sweat at that time, which is why Minister Han met with Director Qi today.
"Minister Han, don't worry, there is no commercial espionage. ”
"This is our specialty, you specialize in researching automobiles, we specialize in research companies, including companies like you that study automobiles, so it is not difficult for us to speculate the general situation of your company based on big data and industry data, which is also an important bargaining chip for me to come to Hyundai headquarters to discuss cooperation with you, otherwise I can't even grasp your situation, and the credibility is too low. Minister Han nodded when he heard this, Qi Zimo's words were reasonable.
"Having said that, we also understand and believe in the written qualifications of the company, but it does not mean that your company can solve our modern crisis, although the general policy feasibility of your proposed operational reform plan has been recognized by our operation department staff. This matter is a matter of life and death for us in modern times, and we must not be sloppy in the slightest! Therefore, I hope that Director Qi can have more sufficient information or a more specific and detailed plan to convince us. ”
The other party came prepared, so that Minister Han had expectations for this meeting, and at the same time made a small calculation in his heart, even if the cooperation was not negotiated, it would be good if he could get some suggestions from the other party as a reference.
Qi Zimo smiled, secretly sighed that he was really not a qualified salesman, and said helplessly: "Minister Han, a more detailed plan can only be planned based on the real data of your company and the specific operation of more departments, not something that I can say empty while sitting here drinking tea, have you ever seen a doctor who prescribes a medical order without carefully examining a patient?"
Taking advantage of Minister Han's thoughts, Qi Zimo took it step by step: "Minister Han, the arguments you need to be more reassuring are no longer available for the time being, and only if we want to go further, we can only have results if we comprehensively examine the modern physical condition." Until then, only our expertise and past qualifications on paper can provide you with references. ”
"Doctor?" Minister Zheng, who had been sitting quietly for a long time, finally spoke, and the corners of his mouth flashed with mockery.
Qi Zimo turned around to stop Li Jincheng, who was about to fight, and took the two folders from Nan Tianyi's hand.
"Minister Han, this information is a public report of another team of our company after participating in the whole process of GM's bankruptcy and restructuring project, and the initial goal achievement rate is 90%, you can take a look. Qi Zimo handed the thicker folder to Minister Han, who was stunned.
"In addition, I would like to give Minister Han a small gift, which is a solution for your company's annual sales in Switzerland that do not reach the European average sales, or even lower than the annual sales of the German branch, which you can give to the marketing department as a reference. The two copies of the reference value in a row made Minister Han have no time to reply, and he checked it intently.
"Director Qi used to rely on a mouthpiece and two or three inconsequential pieces of paper to negotiate business? I'm afraid this won't work in Hyundai Motor, right?" Minister Zheng, who had been ignored by Qi Zimo before, had the opportunity to interject at this time.
This time, Qi Zimo had nothing else to do, so he replied: "I am a technician and am not responsible for sales, this is the first time." ”
"Oh, presumably it's important to align with our modern cooperation with the council this time?" Minister Zheng seized on the loophole in Qi Zimo's words and asked contemptuously.
"Our company values every partner we work with, but we don't value it as a capital for the client's vanity, and I'm in charge of this negotiation because of the limited development of this sector in Asia, not to send a signal of pleading, Minister Zheng, don't get me wrong. ”
"If you can understand what I'm saying, and figure out the logic behind it. Without waiting for Minister Zheng to refute, Qi Zimo added.
"You ......." Minister Zheng was speechless when he was retorted, and his face suddenly became difficult to see.
"Director Qi, the stakes are very high, I need to report to my superiors, I wonder what kind of information you need to provide us with a more detailed plan?" Minister Han, who had roughly skimmed through the two documents, completely lost his initial temptation, and realized that the young man on the other side who was full of confidence was very likely to bring a helping hand to the precarious Hyundai Motor.
"It depends on what kind of effect your company wants to achieve, and the completeness of the data is definitely directly proportional to the correctness of the analysis report. Qi Zimo did not give a definite answer.
The detailed data inside the company is a trade secret, and the more it is given, the greater the threat to the company, which makes Minister Han very embarrassed.
"Minister Han, we can sign a confidentiality agreement before transmitting data, it doesn't matter if it's strict, strict confidentiality of customer information is the bottom line of our company's survival. Qi Zimo took the initiative to mention it empatheticly.
Minister Han, who was told about his heart, smiled when he heard this: "Then trouble Director Qi, when is the next meeting more appropriate?
"Minister Han, you send the information over as soon as possible, we will make an analysis as soon as possible, the next meeting will be arranged in half a month, and the illness will be treated as soon as possible, in case of terminal illness, for your company, time is urgent. ”
After the two sides set the time for the second meeting, Qi Zimo and the three politely refused Minister Han's farewell and left the reception room on their own.
Just walked out of the room, Li Jincheng, who had been holding back for a long time, deliberately said in a loud voice: "Brother, why don't you let me compare with that kid? Look at his smug appearance, he still thinks that the earth is circling around him!"
"Do you know?" Looking at Li Jincheng's indignant appearance, there should have been some kind of holiday between the two sides before.
"I knew him, and he pretended not to know me. Li Jincheng wrinkled his nose and laughed, the irony was obvious.
"He thinks he is superior, and looks down on us who don't learn and don't know how to do it, he does it even more disgusting in private, and pretends to be sanctimonious, this kind of hypocrite looks at it and loses his appetite. ”
"Then don't follow, we're going to eat. When the elevator arrived, Qi Zimo deliberately left Li Jincheng behind.
"No, as long as I don't see the hypocrite, my appetite is much better, let's go, let's eat. Lee smiling hippie squeezed into the elevator at the last minute.
Li Jincheng's voice did not converge in the slightest, and he could hear it clearly in the reception room next to the elevator. Minister Zheng, who was mentioned, showed no obvious signs of anger, and if it weren't for noticing the green tendons exposed by the hand he was holding the teacup tightly, Minister Han would have thought that Chairman Han's eldest grandson had matured to the point of being mentally mature.
Minister Han found an excuse to leave the reception room with the record book and two folders, and the only remaining Minister Zheng also took off his calm disguise, and his angry expression was revealed.
"Xiao Xuan, it's not good to go to a nightclub, it's okay to find trouble. ”
Minister Zheng vented fiercely for a moment, forcibly calmed his restless state of mind, and stepped out of the reception room to a large office on the top floor of the building. I knocked on the door twice, got permission from the owner of the door, and walked in.
"Director Zheng!" Minister Zheng shouted to the middle-aged man behind his desk who was writing something.
"Hmm, what's going on?" asked the middle-aged man without looking up.
Minister Han moved, and the other party is very likely to join in. Minister Zheng did not hide it, and told everything that happened in the reception room.
"The doctor-patient relationship is a good metaphor. The middle-aged man didn't seem surprised when he heard this, and he didn't have obvious worries.
"Father, aren't you worried that guy has really solved the crisis?" Minister Zheng was very puzzled by the attitude of Director Jung Yong-hee, who was his father, and that such a favorable situation for them might be wantonly destroyed, shouldn't he do his best to stop it?
"It's good to be dissolved, do you still want to inherit a bankrupt modern age?" Director Zheng smiled and pointed his finger at his son, who was a little agitated.
"That's different, what is the significance of resolving the crisis after we take office, is this something that can be compared to an outsider?"
"Then let me ask you, are you sure to solve the problems faced by the group?" Director Zheng threw the corrected document in his hand to his son.
"How could this....be?" Minister Zheng was holding a document report that had just been submitted to the board of directors by the Operations Department, and the situation was even more serious than a few weeks ago, which was far from what Minister Zheng had expected.
"Do you think it's just the marketing department that's wrong?" Director Zheng retracted his gaze from the window and looked at his son.
"Yes, I always thought it was so. ”
In Zheng Yunyu's view, it is not a big deal that sales do not meet the target, and it may just be that the global economy is not good for several months, and it is not that such a thing has not happened before. Moreover, the first to be held accountable is the marketing department coordinated by the second uncle Zheng Yongjun, and Zheng Yunyu is even more happy to see it. In the company's thorough investigation from top to bottom, he only contributed but did not contribute. I never thought that after a few months of fermentation, the problem would evolve into such a serious situation, according to the report, not only sales, but also production lines, research, and research and development are not optimistic.
"So what now? Grandpa didn't say anything?" Jung Yoon-woo panicked, realizing the seriousness for the first time.
"Do your best to obey the destiny of heaven. ”
"Ahh
"Of course, there is a way to fight for a favorable situation, and there is a way to fight for a favorable situation, and there is a way to fight for an even situation. The middle-aged man said with Li Tie.
"That Qi Zimo?" In the position of Zheng Yunyu's father and son, Qi Zimo was definitely unwelcome before, but now he has no idea how to treat Zheng Yunyu.
His son's panic made Zheng Yongxi a little disappointed, and sighed deeply: "Don't be too far away." ”
Minister Han on the other side did not stay in the company, but took a car from Hyundai Head Office to a villa in Samseong-dong.
"Hehe, good, the afterlife is terrifying. The old man sitting on the rocking chair in the center of the courtyard read the two documents brought by Minister Han without hurry, and praised them for a long time.
"Just do what you said before, let them make a detailed report to discuss the feasibility, and don't expect the group to save itself. The old man lay down again, his body seemed weak, and his voice was loud.
"What do directors Jung Yong-hee and Jung Young-jun say?" Minister Han, as Chairman Zheng's right-hand man, has served in modern times for more than 30 years, and the group's every move is naturally clear, and the open and secret struggle between the two heirs is not an unknown secret.
"What can they say? If they don't fight for themselves, who can blame them?"
"This ......" Minister Han didn't dare to say to those two.
"Don't worry, they'll compromise. No matter how much an outsider tosses, he can't rob them or anything. ”、
After the old man finished speaking, he stopped making a sound, as if he was asleep, and Minister Han waited for a while and left lightly.