Chapter 199: Exploitation

The door to Yu Qiong's office was pushed open, and a woman in her forties walked in proudly and bowed slightly to Blair.

"Mr. Blair, we meet again."

The woman was dressed in a pink ladies' suit, with large wavy curls on her head and two unknown black gems on her ears. As soon as the whole person stood there, he had a feeling of looking at the world.

"Lady Margaret, this world is really small." Blair kept his face strained, trying to maintain his gentlemanly image. However, from the corners of his slightly trembling eyes, you can see that he is not calm in his heart.

Yu Qiong's secretary ran in in a panic at this time, it seemed that the little girl seemed to be scared enough, and hurriedly explained to her and Zhou Shuo: "Manager, this lady said that she is the manager of the British CaUP company, I asked her to wait for a while, but she had to break in, I couldn't stop it......"

"It's okay, you can go out first." Yu Qiong nodded and drove her out. It seems that this Margaret and Blair don't seem to deal with each other very much, and it is always a good thing to have competitors.

"I'm Margaret, Business Development Manager at CaUP UK." Margaret raised her chin slightly, although she didn't show much domineering, but she gave people a very tough feeling.

"I'm Jones, the general manager here. This is Joey, CEO of Six Ears Software. Yu Qiong looked Margaret up and down, this woman did have a unique feminine style. In a conservative country like the UK, women have to work harder than men to achieve a career.

Zhou Shuo nodded to her, and Margaret Yu after Joan's introduction. also looked at Zhou Shuolai carefully.

In her eyes, Zhou Shuo is too young. Even in the United States, which is rich in young rich. It is a very rare thing to be able to have so much wealth at such an age.

She first greeted the two of them reservedly. Then he said proudly: "I would like to remind the two managers of Six Ears Software that you will not agree to any of Mr. Blair's demands no matter what he asks you." Because CaUP can certainly offer better terms than LPGB, we have an advantage over them in the UK market. ”

Blair coughed pretending to be a little bit and said in a kind reminder tone: "Lady Margaret seems to have forgotten that we LPGB are the largest email service providers in the UK, and CaUP is only our follower in this regard. ”

"Yes." Margaret agreed with Blair's statement, but she changed her tone and said in a stern and tough tone: "At the same time, LPGB is also the most old-fashioned and rigid Internet company in the British market. You don't even allow users to use third-party software to download your emails. But still a little bit of the shared spirit of the Internet? ”

"Ms. Margaret, this is our company's strategy. Actually, our users don't have as much of an opinion on this as you do. Blair sneered: "It's not your CaUP company that complains the most about not being able to use third-party software." ”

"We are here for the development of the British Internet, and we must defeat the LPGB, the devil of dictatorship!"

"You are the destroyers who disrupt the rules of the market, the clowns of malicious competition!"

"Mr. Blair, how can you, as a gentleman, disregard the facts and slander a great company!"

"Oh, I'm sorry about that. But Ms. Margaret. It's the first time I've seen a British manager who would describe his company as immodest as 'great'. ”

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Zhou Shuo and Yu Qiong looked at each other and smiled bitterly, and had to stand up to interrupt their mutual attack.

"Alright, alright, can you two take care of the occasion for a while." Zhou Shuo stood up. Stretching his hands and pressing down on Lu, he added, "If you have anything to discuss about your respective marketing strategies, we can provide a special meeting room." ”

"Thank you. But no. Margaret squinted at Blair and said, "We prefer to test our marketing strategies against the competition." ”

"I agree with that." Blair said lightly.

"Great, you've finally come to an agreement." Zhou Shuo exhaled deeply. Not to feel like Atlas any longer.

Although these two Brits quarreled, it was really jaw-dropping and exciting. If you don't listen to the content. The tone is subdued and frustrated, coupled with some subtle facial expressions, it has the flavor of a British drama. But after all, this is still the general manager's office of Liuer Software Company, and Yu Qiong's majesty cannot be challenged by outsiders.

"Oh, by the way, they were originally British......" Zhou Shuo suddenly remembered the identities of the two, and complained silently in his heart.

"So, how did you consider the LPGB's opinion? Dear Mr. Joy, Blair didn't seem to hear the irony in Zhou Shuo's words, and then asked.

Zhou Shuo turned sideways, stepped aside and said, "As for Mr. Blair's request, please ask Ms. Jones to answer it to you." ”

Blair and Margaret looked at Yu Qiong in unison, and the oppressive atmosphere made her a little nervous. She smiled slightly stiffly and nodded, "I'm very sorry, but we can't agree to Mr. Blair's request." The international version of the Six Ears IM will be determined after a fair and open bidding. Until then, we don't want to break the company's system. ”

Blair pursed his lips regretfully, shook his head slightly, and said, "Okay, in the end, you will still find that the LPGB company provides the best conditions." ”

"Oh, yes." Margaret scoffed, "CaUP will teach you what it means to be humble." ”

"We'll see." Blair finally couldn't hold back his face, and said with some annoyance.

The two of them also knew that they had no intention of staying in the road, so they left their cruel words and went their separate ways. In the spacious office, only Yu Qiong and Zhou Shuo were left, and the furnishings in the room were still intact, but their hearts felt as if they had passed through a typhoon.

"How about it, the position of general manager is not easy to do, right?" Zhou Shuo wiped his sweat, shook his head and smiled.

"It's going to get used to it." Yu Qiong pursed her lips and said firmly.

Those who can go to the United States to bid in the international community must always have a certain scale. After all, many legal procedures for transnational business are certainly much more cumbersome than domestic affairs in various countries, and the associated legal fees are also a large expense. Not to mention the transoceanic plane travel that flew around during the negotiations, as well as travel grants and translation costs. The sum of these various difficulties naturally eliminated a number of weak companies first.

However, when Zhou Shuo even took out the agency rights of various states, counties and even major cities in the United States, the native Americans, who had long been covetous, couldn't wait to blow up the phone of Six Ears Software Company.

Robert, a black man who was transferred from the North Korea Computer Company, had already risen to become the customer service manager of Six Ears Software. Whenever he uses his rap accent to communicate with customers, there is always a miracle effect that makes people lose their temper.

"Hello, this is Six Ears Software Company, Bidding Office!" Robert picked up the phone with sweat on his head and said quickly. The continuous busy work made his voice sound a little tired, and even the original rhythm was omitted in order to save time.

"You're bidding on a North Carolina agent? Please log in to our company's website and upload your company's information online. If your company's qualifications are met, we will send the specific bidding information to the designated mailbox. ”

"Yes, the preparatory work for our bidding is carried out through the Internet."

"For more real-time bidding information, please pay attention to the website of Liuer Software Company, on which we will publish the specific time of bidding in various places."

The three telephones announced by Six Ears Software Company were in charge of Robb, Jenny and Jennifer, three veterans of the company who came from the North Dynasty Computer. After the release of the six-ear IM agency plan in the United States, they almost had no time to rest.

Take, for example, the rapidly growing Silicon Valley, where millionaires are being produced at a rate of almost three per hour. These young tycoons who have created an economic miracle in the electronics industry are more inclined to reinvest their money in the new technology industry after profiting from the new technology business. Although this kind of investment has spawned a bubble in the Internet industry, it has also made many investors more hungry for projects.

The agency projects in various places spun off by Zhou Shuo are just suitable for these small enterprises with little liquidity. For small investors who can only come up with a dozen or hundreds of thousands of dollars, Liuer Software Company, which has assets of tens of millions of dollars, is a complete behemoth.

However, it is very uneconomical for Six Ears Software to build a network of operations across the United States and build it on its own. These new riches may not have much liquidity, but the local advantages they have are also something that Zhou Shuo can't ask for.

What's more, attracting more locals to establish a united front has always been a strategy that Zhou Shuo adheres to.

Chinese want to make money in the United States and have a natural disadvantage. Without a strong country, where can there be rich and powerful businessmen? At least in 1995, China was not seen by the Americans. And the United States is not a paradise of purity, and even in the late twentieth and twenty-first centuries, commercial competition is still fraught with danger and sorority.

On the one hand, these small investors can provide venues, employees and relationship channels for the operation of Liuer IM, and on the other hand, they are also the confidence of Zhou Shuo to fight against large enterprises such as Microsoft, Netscape and AOL. Although the bundle of interests reduced his income, it made the six-eared IM indestructible.

And the hand he released did impress a lot of potential competitors. Small and medium-sized companies that were a little hesitant in the face of the strong patent barriers of Liuer IM have also turned their guns and abandoned the plan of imitation, and instead sought to become regional agents. Compared to development plans with unknown risks, it is clear that this is a safe and lucrative path. (To be continued......)