The switch and socket panel is neither a fast-moving consumer product, nor is it as attractive as Big Brother and pager, and it is almost impossible to ask if you don't decorate it at home, so the promotion activity at Dongcheng International at 8:08 on August 8 was lackluster.

The reason why it is purely auspicious is not only for Hong Kong, but also for the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. Whether the construction of the building or the opening of the mall, it is always an auspicious day and an auspicious time.

In contrast, electrical dealers and building material manufacturers are more interested in NB Electric's new products. Within two days of being put on the shelves, they cancelled the orders of Spain's Western League, Germany's Dongmenzi and Japan's Songxin, and instead chose NB Electric as the new supplier.

At the same price, no one will choose Santana with Mercedes-Benz, and it is expected that the Hong Kong headquarters did not hold any celebrations, but made various preparations for the upcoming foreign promotion.

"Annie, afternoon tea is here, and the director asked me to call you."

Annie Chan is the treasurer of the Hong Kong company and is responsible for the current accounts of all shopping malls and agents in Hong Kong. Compared with the engineers in the laboratory on the third floor and the elites of the Ministry of Commerce who have separate offices on the second floor, the employees in the lobby and the office area on the left side of the first floor are the lowest paid and most tiring, and they are the lowest and most tiring.

After taking stock of the accounts for a long time, Chen Annie was dizzy, couldn't help stretching, and smiled with relief: "Thank God, I can finally rest for a while." ”

Looking at her lazy appearance, Liang Bao'er, the receptionist at the main station, teased: "Don't complain, be careful of being seen by the boss." ”

"You're just complaining, wearing such a revealing outfit."

"People are originally vases," Liang Baoer deliberately straightened her chest, and said with a smile: "Now that the economy is so sluggish, and I don't study as much as you, if you don't dress up beautifully and catch a golden beetle, how will you live in the future." ”

Chen Annie put her arm around her and quipped as she walked: "Why don't we go to the second floor for afternoon tea, there are many kings there, and I don't know who will take a fancy to them." ”

There is a pantry on the first floor, but the warehouse occupies too much space, half smaller than the second floor, and the decoration is not as luxurious as the second floor. ”

"Just go, who's afraid of whom."

The spacious and bright second floor is the real headquarters of NB Electric Co., Ltd., with a large conference room on the left side of the elevator entrance and an elegantly decorated reception room full of European atmosphere on the right. Further on, there are the general manager of the commercial department, the general manager of the overseas department, the chief financial officer, the planning director, the human resources director and the chief designer office, each with different decoration styles.

The future overseas branch managers do not have their own offices, and they are all in the business center lattice room opposite the CEOs, which is also a lattice room, and both the office furniture and decoration are a grade higher than the downstairs. The chairman's office is on the innermost side, diagonally facing the pantry, and you can see every move outside when you open the shutters.

It was late, the two tables in the pantry were already full of people, and Chen Annie was about to greet a relatively familiar colleague from the Ministry of Commerce, when she heard a female colleague in her thirties say mysteriously: "In our company, the most important thing to offend is not the chairman, nor the boss's wife, but the chairman's brother-in-law, Zhang Gong." ”

One of the glasses asked curiously, "Why?" ”

"Because he's our future boss! As we all know, our customs clearance department deals with the mainland all day long, and my colleagues there told me that the chairman is not interested in running the company, so he wants to take the boss lady and the little boss to travel around the world after the company is on the right track, so he spares no effort to train his brother-in-law, no matter what he does, so that he can get started as soon as possible. ”

"But he's not twenty yet, and he hasn't gone to college."

"It's too child's play for such a big company to hand it over to him."

"What do you know, do you know who the owner of our company's patent is, it is the chairman's brother-in-law! It is said that even Gu Tycoon praised him as a little inventor and little Edison. Didn't you see that those who came from the mainland were obedient to him? At first, I didn't know that he was the chief engineer of our company's R&D center until the last time I sent the newly entered PC material to the Xiangjiang factory. ”

Everyone was dumbfounded, and they couldn't believe that the big boy who was always smiling would be the future boss.

"So powerful?"

"It's better than that, anyway, let's be careful."

A male colleague sighed: "We can be bosses at a young age, and our books are really in vain." ”

The glasses put down the coffee cup, shook his head and smiled bitterly: "It doesn't matter if you are not a boss and study, Gu Tycoon, Li Chaoren, there are so many rich people in Hong Kong, how many of them have gone to college?" ”

"Yes, ambition is not old, let alone people's lives."

As he was talking, the chairman's secretary suddenly pushed open the glass door and said with a smile: "Chen Annie, the chairman and Zhang Gong invited you to come over, I thought you were downstairs, but you were hiding here." ”

"Looking for me?" Annie Chen was so taken aback that she almost threw the cup away.

"Don't worry, it's a good thing."

When I walked into the office, I found that not only the chairman and the articles of association were there, but also Chen Hao, the general manager of the Ministry of Commerce from the mainland, and Daniel, the general manager of the overseas department. There was a bunch of resumes on the coffee table, and the top one was actually my own.

"You may be seated."

As a colleague from the customs clearance department said, the chairman's brother-in-law can really be half the master, smiled and motioned for her to sit down, and said in fluent English: "Miss Chen, your resume shows that you have worked in South Korea, can you tell me how good your Korean language is and can you communicate with Koreans normally?" ”

Chen Annie replied nervously: "It's okay to communicate every day, but it's not okay to use professional terms." ”

"The resume also shows that you worked as a real estate agent in a real estate company before you went to South Korea, have you considered returning to the industry?"

"You mean going overseas?"

"Yes," the charter confirmed with a smile: "Manager Li Jinghao is going to South Korea to set up a representative office in a few days, and needs a sales logistics to assist him, the chairman thinks you are more suitable, if you can accept long-term stationing abroad, the human resources department will give you a salary increase, and at the same time, you can be directly promoted to the deputy director of the overseas department after you come back." ”

There is an unwritten rule for overseas personnel companies, overseas managers who have the nationality of the host country or have the experience of studying in the host country must be equipped with a Hong Kong or mainland sales logistics, one Chinese and one foreign, which can play a role in mutual supervision.

Anne Chen was of course moved, and then thought of her elderly mother, she still shook her head and said, "It's too sudden, can you give me a little time to think about it?" ”

"Is three days enough?"

"Enough, enough."

The chairman, who had been silent, smiled and said, "Then you go and get busy, and tell Manager Daniel directly after thinking about it." ”

"Yes, Chairman."

As soon as she walked out of the office, Daniel waved his arm and said exaggeratedly: "Mr. Chairman, Zhang, we can't wait for three days!" The product has been launched in Hong Kong, and the European plan can no longer be delayed, and it must go to Barcelona as soon as possible to kick the ass of the old Western League, and now it is the only one that is easier to bully. ”

NB Electric launched three series of switch and socket panels, there is no threat to the United States CE, Japan Songxin and Germany Tomsine, they are all behemoths with a history of more than 100 years, the industrial chain covers almost the entire electrical industry, the switch panel is only the most insignificant one of all their products.

Spain's Cimeng Electric, which also has a history of nearly 100 years, is not, although it claims to produce low-voltage electrical appliances, lamps, wiring and other diversified products, in fact, it is mainly engaged in the production and sales of household switches and sockets. With a sales network covering more than 50 countries and regions on four continents, it is a well-deserved leader in the switch panel industry.

The charter pondered for a moment, and said meaningfully: "It's easy to bully the old Western League, for the time being, it has almost no room to fight back, it must sit down honestly and talk to us, the key is that before talking, we must have a clear goal, whether to patent or exchange their technology in low-voltage electrical appliances." ”

"Zhang, haven't you thought about acquiring it?"

Daniel was apparently referring to simply selling NB Electric to Western League, rather than NB Electric buying Western Union. After all, the disparity in mutual strength is too great, and instead of fighting to the death, it is better to take the opportunity to sell at a good price like those small European companies.

There is no shortage of tens of millions in the articles of association, and even if there is a lack of it, it will be earned in other ways, how can the company that has been built up so hard be handed over, and he shook his head without thinking about it: "Mr. Manager, we don't want to sell the company, and we don't want you to lose your job." ”

"The problem is that their production costs are much higher than ours, and it is impossible to accept our patent licenses."

Daniel saw very well that the cost of Western Alliance is very high, and the cost of accepting a patent license will be even higher, because it means that every panel produced will give NB Electric a little profit, and NB Electric is still competing with him in the global market.

Liu Siwei nodded and asked in English, "Daniel, what strategy do you think they will adopt?" ”

"If the acquisition fails, it is likely to be a scoundrel, first infringe on production and sales, and then wait for us to sue him in court for a protracted infringement lawsuit. Believe me, gentlemen, they have a way to procrastinate, and any clumsy means can be used, even unbelievably vile. ”

The charter was happy, and couldn't help laughing: "It seems that we need to form a team of lawyers to accompany Lao Ximeng to a marathon infringement lawsuit." ”

Daniel shook his head and said with a serious face: "Zhang, I know what you think, maybe we will win fame, but we will definitely lose a lot of money, a very considerable amount of money!" ”

"Mr. Manager, I feel that you are more like an American than a German from Frankfurt."

Daniel paused, then reacted, and couldn't help but smile: "Maybe Hong Kong has changed me, in addition, I will take your words as a compliment." ”

Discussing such a serious matter, Liu Siwei was not in the mood to joke with them, and asked: "What about the possibility of exchanging low-voltage electrical technology?" ”

"Mr. Chairman, I have checked, and their dozens of patents have long expired, and they have no technology at all. If you're willing to trade a diamond for a grain of sand, I have nothing to say. ”

The charter weighed it up, got up and said, "There are many things that money can never buy, such as fame!" Mr. Manager, go and contact your lawyer friends on four continents, playing at home and away until you kick him to the point and kick his agents to our side. ”

It is much easier to sue the dealer for infringement than to sue the old Western League, as long as it is in the country and region where NB Electric has applied for a patent, there is almost no possibility of losing, Daniel suddenly reacted and exclaimed: "Playing fame at home, playing channel away, come to fame and fortune!" ”