"Director Tanaka, Ryose-kun, Matsushita-kun, welcome to Detroit."

At the Detroit Airport in the United States, Shiro Tsukawa, the sales director of West Africa North America, greeted the dusty Eiji Tanaka and his entourage, and gave them a welcome speech, along with Eiji Ryase, who was in charge of technology, and Eizo Matsushita, the sales director who had just returned from China. Sihu took this bid very seriously and sent a very strong lineup.

"Tsukawa-kun, you've worked hard." Tanaka replied. This time, the company assigned him to lead a delegation to the United States to participate in the bidding for General Motors' automobile stamping production line, and his feelings were very complicated. On the one hand, he has a certain trust in the strength of Xihu and has the idea of defeating his Chinese opponent in this bid. But on the other hand, the fact that Hanhua Heavy Industries has just relieved the pressure of KN in China makes Tanaka feel that this opponent does not seem to be easy to deal with, and he is a little more worried.

"Tsukawa-kun, when is the meeting with GM scheduled?" Eiji Tanaka asked.

Shiro Tsugawa replied, "It's already an appointment, and it's scheduled at 2 p.m. today, and GM will arrange a vice president to listen to our introduction." ”

"So, they still value us very much?" Tanaka Eiji said.

Shiro Tsukawa hesitated for a moment and said, "It should be said that they attach great importance to the bidding for the stamping line this time." ”

Tanaka Eiji heard the difference between the two statements, and he asked, "Tsukawa-kun, what do you mean by that?" ”

Shiro Tsugawa said: "According to what we have learned, the bidding team of China Hanhua Heavy Industries has visited General Motors the day before yesterday, and it was the vice president who listened to their introduction. I think GM seems to have an equal attitude towards us and GCA. ”

"The people of Hanhua Heavy Industries have already come the day before yesterday?" Agaji Tanaka asked in surprise, "Do you know who came and what they did?" ”

Shiro Tsugawa has been keeping an eye on GM's movements these days, and he knows enough about Hanhua's visit to GM, he replied: "This time, the team of Hanhua Heavy Industries is led by their chairman Lin Zhenhua, and the person in charge of technology is a young man named Donnie Yen, and the person in charge of sales is a man named He Fei. ”

"Lin Zhenhua actually came out in person." Matsushita Yongsan interjected, "I also know He Fei, and he does have some abilities. It seems that Hanhua is also determined to win this project. ”

Shoji Ryase said disdainfully, "I don't think GM cares who comes forward to talk about this project, but how our respective technologies are." We have many years of experience in stamping production lines, while GCA has only just set foot in it, so in terms of technology, they should not be our opponents. ”

Shiro Tsugawa shook his head and said, "Ryose-kun, I don't think let's be so optimistic for now." I inquired through people within GM, and the design proposal submitted by GCA this time is quite unique, and it is said that GM's technical department is evaluating this plan and giving a good evaluation. My friends at GM told me that if our solution is not innovative, it will fail in this tender. ”

"Our solution is innovative and combines a lot of the latest electronic technology, and we have a strong advantage in this regard. Tsukawa-kun, you can rest assured. Shoji Ryase said confidently.

Eiji Tanaka was a little skeptical of Shoji Ryose's words, but he couldn't say anything now, so he asked Shiro Tsugawa, "Tsukawa-kun, do you know that the people of Hanhua have contacted anyone other than going to GM?" ”…,

Shiro Tsugawa said: "They are very busy, especially that Lin Zhenhua, who goes to visit business owners and government officials every day, as well as some social groups.

However, I have learned that the people he visited do not seem to have anything to do with GM. ”

"It's a terrible opponent." "He doesn't put all his eggs in one basket, that's why he visits all kinds of people extensively." I've heard that he has a lot of partners in the United States. ”

As Tanaka said, Lin Zhenhua did not put all his energy on the bidding of the stamping line. The bidding matter was completely handed over to Donnie Yen and He Fei, the former of whom had invested in this project for two years and made countless revisions to the technical scheme. The latter is from the perspective of a marketing expert, making a very perfect marketing plan, comprehensively considering the various options of GM, trying to impress the other party in terms of partnership, price, service, etc.

Lin Zhenhua personally led the team to the United States, more to give his subordinates an encouragement. After arriving in the United States, he was busy meeting friends from all walks of life. At this time, he was sitting in a café, chatting with Hornby and Belinda, who had just arrived from New York.

Hornby is the owner of the American Tiger refrigerator company, 10 years ago, under the persuasion of Lin Zhenhua, the refrigerator production line was moved to China, and the Hanhua refrigeration equipment company was responsible for the OEM production. China's labor costs are already much lower than those in the United States, and in recent years, with the sharp decline in the RMB exchange rate, those foundry fees have become even more insignificant in the overall cost. Tygorgian refrigerators are assembled in China and shipped back to the United States for sale, which is more than 30% lower than the original cost of assembling in the United States, which makes Tiger® refrigerators more competitive, and Hornby also earns huge profits.

Belinda is the sales director of Gart Home Appliances Company in the United States, and her relationship with Lin Zhenhua can be traced back to the Canton Fair more than ten years ago, when Lin Zhenhua stood outside the venue with a few five-blade fans to sell, and Belinda was the first foreign businessman to ask. Since then, Belinda has always believed that Lin Zhenhua is a business genius and will definitely be able to make significant achievements in the future. Sure enough, in just a dozen years, the young man who could only stand in the field and sell things has now become the chairman of a large enterprise group with assets of billions.

During the years when the United States sanctioned China, many American companies broke off cooperation with Chinese companies, and Hornby, under Belinda's persuasion, did not cancel the cooperation with Hanhua, which made Lin Zhenhua very grateful. Of course, subsequent changes in the situation also proved that Hornby's choice was correct, and the economic and trade exchanges between China and the United States have resumed, and they are larger than before. Hornby and Belinda, as friends who never leave in times of trouble, naturally received special care from Lin Zhenhua.

"Old man Hornby, you are fatter than before, it seems that your life has been very comfortable in the past few years." Lin Zhenhua laughed and joked with Hornby.

Hornby patted his big belly and said, "Lin, this is all thanks to you." Since I had you do the OEM for my refrigerators, I no longer have to take care of such a huge factory, and I don't have to deal with young people who are lazy all day long. I can go fishing every day, do you think I can not be fat? ”

"Speaking of those young people, I remember when I was in the Tiger Factory, I saw a young man, what was his name?" Lin Zhenhua thought with a frown.

"You mean McVeigh, right?" "He's a troublemaker who likes to make trouble, and every time he takes the lead in making trouble with the factory." However, now that the production line is closed, he has also been fired. "So, where is he now?" Lin Zhenhua asked curiously. This question is purely Lin Zhenhua's personal interest, in fact, what does the whereabouts of an American worker have anything to do with Lin Zhenhua?

Hornby pouted, "He's a capable man. When I first shut down the production line, I heard that he had gone to Wall Street and became a red vest. However, in the last two years, he has left Wall Street, changed into a PO10 shirt, and played billiards in the gymnasium of the venture company. ”

Hornby said that McVeigh was capable, but his words were full of contempt. There is no difference between this old man and the old man in China, once he has a prejudice against a person, he will look at the other party in a bad way.

"Playing billiards?" Lin Zhenhua didn't understand what Hornby was referring to.

Belinda explained: "This is just a statement, these people who pull venture capital rely on a mouth and connections, so they don't need to do anything all day long, just play billiards with some people, pull relationships." ”

"O depravity! The United States has fallen irretrievably. Hornby sighed, "Young people nowadays are no longer willing to do business. Venture capital, which has emerged in recent years, has created too many myths of getting rich overnight, and they prefer to do something like this. I know this trick very well, but it's just hyping each other. What they do does not produce a penny of wealth, they create nominal wealth. ”

"Uh・・・・・・ maybe that's a better way to make money, right?" Lin Zhenhua said, "In China, it is also very popular to look for venture capital. There are a lot of U.S. venture capital firms looking for investment in China, so there are a lot of young people in China who are hanging out with investors all day long, like you said McVeigh. ”

Belinda smiled: "What, Lin, are you also interested in looking for venture capital?" I am very optimistic about your ability, if you need venture capital, I and the old man Hornby can invest in you, we don't have many conditions, just give us the equity of your company 208. ”

"Haha, when I run out of funds, I will definitely come to Ms. Belinda and Mr. Hornby for investment." Lin Zhenhua said haha, but in his heart, he had another thought: What are you kidding, why should I let you take up the shares of my own business? What about 20%, 20% of my company also got 10 billion, can you afford it? Clear