Chapter 264: Surfacing
Shen Danqing really did not expect to be wrong, just a few days later, Europe and the United States issued follow-up punitive measures against Changsheng Investment Group, and made anti-dumping rulings on all the goods of Changsheng Investment Group, not only imposing high tariffs, but also imposing fines ranging from 10 to 10 billion US dollars.
NB Trading Co., Ltd. has already obtained a way to deal with it, and in the case of insolvency, it will directly declare the bankruptcy of its branch, and the branch that can also cash out the real estate will transfer and sell the real estate. Prior to this, because of decisive action, a lot of assets were also recovered. Therefore, the response of Changsheng Investment Group this time is still very timely, and it will not be lost. Of course, losses are inevitable, but this is a force majeure, even if there is a loss, there is no way.
From this moment on, NB Trading Co., Ltd. went underground marketing. In accordance with Shen Danqing's instructions, they negotiated with the previous cooperative merchants to no longer directly provide brand products in the future, but instead to provide products in the form of OEM, and the merchants themselves created brands, but the merchants also have to bear the corresponding risks, so NB Trading Co., Ltd. has made great concessions on the supply price.
Marx clearly said in Capital that as long as there is interest, the capitalist can stand up and take risks. This sentence is really a wise saying, and most merchants are happy to accept the conditions proposed by NB Trading Co., Ltd. After all, the products of NB Trading Co., Ltd., over the years, have been recognized by consumers, and the quality is leveraged, and it belongs to the category of goods that do not worry about sales. Although there are risks, there are also more profits, and few people can resist this temptation.
The developed countries in Europe and the United States have taken a series of big moves against NB Trading Co., Ltd., and the Chinese government's overseas agencies have known the news as soon as possible. At first, they didn't care, because NB Trading Co., Ltd. is a Hong Kong company, and they don't think it's anything to do with the Chinese government.
However, when Zhang Tingdong reported the whole story to the Xinhua News Agency's Hong Kong bureau, the direction of the matter changed.
The Xinhua News Agency's Hong Kong Branch, which was later the predecessor of the Central Office in Hong Kong, not only assumed the functions of the media, but was also ordered by the central authorities to undertake the important task of liaising with Taiwan affairs, negotiating with the Hong Kong Government on matters concerning the return to the motherland, transporting water from the Dongjiang River to Hong Kong, providing fresh agricultural products to Hong Kong, and developing and revitalizing Chinese-funded enterprises in Hong Kong.
It all started three days ago, that is, after the general management meeting of Changsheng Investment Group, Zhang Tingdong personally went to the Hong Kong branch of Xinhua News Agency in Queen's Road in Happy Valley.
As the CEO of a large company, Zhang Tingdong is a high-level talent in the United States, dressed luxuriously, and has an outstanding temperament, as soon as he entered the lobby, he attracted the attention of the staff, and immediately a staff member asked forward: "Hello this gentleman, do you have anything to do?"
This staff member also asked the truth, and before the return to the motherland, the Xinhua News Agency's Hong Kong branch was a place that people could not avoid. This is a matter of standing in line, no ordinary businessman has this courage, except for a few tycoons who have already attached the red merchant label to their bodies, who will run here without anything!
"My name is Zhang Tingdong, I am the general manager of Hong Kong NB Trading Co., Ltd., and I want to report to your president, please help me report it. Zhang Tingdong said his intention very politely.
The staff member saw that Zhang Tingdong was wearing a famous brand, and he reported his identity as the general manager, so he replied: "Then I want to trouble you to wait a minute, I will go in and help you report." ”
After a while, the staff member came again, and she said with a smile on her face: "Mr. Zhang, our president invites you in, please come with me!"
"Thank you!" Zhang Tingdong nodded in thanks.
Led by the staff member, I went to the president's office. The staff member introduced him: "Mr. Zhang, this is our President Zhou." Then the staff member stepped back and went out.
"President Zhou, hello! I'm Zhang Tingdong, the general manager of Hong Kong NB Trading Co., Ltd. Zhang Tingdong hurriedly bent down to salute President Zhou and introduced himself.
President Zhou, named Zhou Nan, is the vice foreign minister and serves as the president, and he is the leader responsible for the return of Hong Kong and Macao. At this time, he served as president to prepare for the return of Hong Kong.
"Hello, Mr. Zhang, do you have anything to do?" President Zhou asked him formulaically. He was very curious about what Zhang Tingdong was doing here, which was a semi-public office of the Chinese government in Hong Kong. Except for the famous red tycoons, ordinary businessmen will not come here.
"President Zhou, let me first confess to you that our NB Trading Co., Ltd. is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Changsheng Investment Group, a private enterprise in Huizhou, Guangdong. Our company is specifically responsible for foreign trade matters......" Zhang Tingdong explained to President Zhou very formally, but before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by President Zhou.
"Oh! So your company is a Chinese-funded enterprise!" Zhou Shele said, saying that he had reason to be glad that on the eve of Hong Kong's imminent return to the motherland, every additional Chinese-funded force in Hong Kong would be gratifying and congratulatory, and it was originally the duty of their Hong Kong branch to lead and revitalize Chinese-funded enterprises in Hong Kong.
"Yes, President Zhou, our company is 100% Chinese-funded enterprises. Zhang Tingdong bent down very formally and affirmatively and said.
"Very good! So why is Mr. Zhang here today?" President Zhou asked in a cordial tone. Since it's my own person, of course, my attitude is different.
"President Zhou, we are a Hong Kong-based enterprise in Chinese mainland, which is specifically responsible for foreign trade business, and everything has been going smoothly and has made certain achievements, with annual sales increasing from hundreds of millions of US dollars to tens of billions of US dollars this year. ……”
Zhang Tingdong spoke well, but was interrupted by President Zhou, who asked in surprise: "Mr. Zhang, what did you just say? Tens of billions of dollars? I heard you right! You must know that the total export volume of the whole of China is less than 300 billion dollars?"
"Yes, President Zhou, you heard it right. The reason for this is that our company has launched a high-tech and high-priced digital home theater system this year. If it weren't for the accident, I would estimate that hundreds of billions of dollars in total exports would be possible. Zhang Tingdong explained to him very heavily.
"Mr. Zhang, what kind of accident, please say. "The value introduced by Zhang Tingdong is too large, and President Zhou attaches great importance to it, tens of billions of dollars! How many such enterprises are there in the whole of China? It seems that this NB Trading Co., Ltd. has a lot of energy! It is definitely a big help from their Hong Kong branch!
Zhang Tingdong said in a heavy tone: "In the past few days, the developed countries in Europe and the United States, led by the United States, have successively imposed unfair rulings on our company, such as suspected monopoly and suspected dumping, and have also imposed huge fines on Bengali Province, of which the United States has imposed a fine of $10 billion on our company, and the smallest country has also fined $1 billion. ……”
Just when Zhang Tingdong wanted to continue, President Zhou couldn't help but take a breath of cold air, this matter is a big deal, not only the export quota is large, but the unfair treatment is also unprecedented. He actually heard the word "suspected monopoly," which is a proper term for large European and American trust companies, and when was it time that Chinese enterprises were also branded? So he stopped him loudly: "Mr. Zhang, you wait, you said that these are the circumstances, I need to investigate it immediately, and if it is true, I will report it to the central authorities, so let's go back first, and come back in two days, okay?"
"I'm sorry, President Zhou, I am mainly seeking your protection today, and I am afraid that in two days, our company will be seized by the Hong Kong government. Even I could be imprisoned. Because our company does not intend to accept the unfair judgment of Europe and the United States, I am afraid that the Hong Kong government will come hard!" Zhang Tingdong said in an eager and almost pleading tone?
"Mr. Zhang, you don't have to be afraid, since we know, we will definitely protect your company, I believe that the Hong Kong government will not dare to mess around, you go back and wait for news first!" President Zhou comforted Zhang Tingdong in a firm tone. Hong Kong here is Chinese land, and he doesn't believe that Europe and the United States will have such courage to be tough.
"Okay then! I'm looking forward to the government's help, I'm a businessman, and I can't compete with the power of European and American countries, please!" Zhang Tingdong said in a low tone, and after saying this, he bowed to President Zhou and left.
Zhang Tingdong's visit to the Hong Kong branch was tantamount to dropping a bomb, which shocked the people of the Hong Kong branch, including President Zhou.
After a brief internal meeting, they sprang into action. The energy of the Xinhua News Agency is not covered, and only a few hours later, the matter was investigated and cleared, and the report was reported to President Zhou's desk.
Everything is true, and it is not simple! When did China come out with such a private enterprise as the Changsheng Investment Group? The ability to earn foreign exchange through exports is so strong. It is already better than all the large state-owned enterprise groups, and they are all products with ultra-high added value for export, which is even more commendable than those large state-owned enterprise groups that rely on the export of resources to earn foreign exchange. I didn't say it, this Chinese private enterprise must be well protected. Fortunately, the main body of this enterprise is on the mainland, and the NB Trading Co., Ltd. is only a pure foreign trade company, so if there is any accident, it will not hurt the company's foundation. No, this matter is too important, and it must be reported to the central government immediately. After President Zhou read the report, he thought in his heart.
So President Zhou immediately reported the situation to the General Office of the Central Committee on the phone. The Hong Kong branch of the Xinhua News Agency is not only a subordinate unit directly under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, but also directly accepts the leadership of the General Office of the CPC Central Committee. Not long after, the leaders of the office personally reported the unexpected and major incident to the No. 1 chief.
After listening to the detailed oral report, the No. 1 leader immediately gave instructions: "Immediately inform the Standing Committee in Beijing that I will convene a meeting of the Politburo Standing Committee. ”
For a while, the wind and clouds surged, and Changsheng Investment Group finally completely surfaced, revealing its true face of Lushan.
To be continued......