Chapter 437: Janet's Counterattack
At half past twelve o'clock in the afternoon, a hamburger restaurant outside the Fuxing Gate in Beijing.
Two men and one woman walked into the store in a low-key manner, found a private seat near the corner and sat down, one of the men ordered three hamburger sets and quickly tore open the packaging after bringing them over, and listened to the conversation between the two next to him while taking a big bite.
The one who ran the errand to pick up the burger was the Bradley engineer in this morning's meeting, who had been sprayed since he left the Ministry of Industry building, and now he had found his place and obediently shut up and waited for instructions.
Originally, the MD trio was arranged to have a sumptuous Chinese meal at noon, but now because of the situation and the waste of time to and from the Friendship Hotel, everyone had to find this M-style hamburger restaurant at Fuxing Gate, not far from West Chang'an Avenue, to solve the problem of eating in a hurry.
"It's three hours before the afternoon meeting, Director Janet, how can we turn things around?" Wilson, the assistant director of sales, asked worriedly, as he ate a hamburger that tasted like chewing wax.
"How to twist it? You can't handle the M-type air compressor, how can you let me turn it around in such a little time? As a strong woman in the Ministry of Economy, she has been in office since March last year, in the occasion of business activities in any country in Asia, this is the first time that a third country has eaten tofu at a conference, and Wilson, who can speak well, can't come up with a decent way to ask herself, and immediately began to exert her female nervousness and squirt: "Do you think that I can go to someone from the embassy to put pressure on Huaguo in such a little time?" Use your brains, Mr. Deputy Director! ”
Of course, Wilson also knows very well in his heart that if he really goes through the foreign affairs system to exert pressure, it will not be a matter of one or two days, dealing with people in the embassy, and sending it back to the MD on the other side of the ocean through the information transmission channel of the foreign affairs system, and then going through the MDGWY department to co-ordinate, and finally getting the coordination plan over, it will take three or four days at the earliest, and I am afraid that the daylily will be cold at that time.
Seeing Wilson's appearance of a defeated general, Janet couldn't help but ask again: "Look at the good things your company has done!" What did you say to me before you left MD? said that this time it was a half-day meeting, and then in the afternoon we went around the capital of Huaguo, now what? Didn't you still say that the underground bauxite mine in Heyuan City has always had a cooperative and exchange relationship with you? Didn't you say that this matter has been fermenting for more than a month, and they have accumulated enough contradictions under the mine for the top to nod and approve the plan as soon as possible? Why is there no movement now! ”
Seeing Janet mention this, Wilson also felt a little strange: "Before leaving MD the day before yesterday, I also specially contacted the director of the mine, and he said that someone in their mine did propose another plan, but it was vetoed by him at a meeting, I thought to myself that there is no variable, why do you ...... today?"
"Wait, you just said that someone inside the mine came up with another plan, what is it? Wouldn't it be the plan that the young man came up with today? Janet seemed to sense something, and immediately asked.
"I didn't get any more detailed information, but it was almost a month ago, and Zhang Nanfeng assured that there was a consensus within the mine now......" Wilson quickly explained.
"Whether they reach a consensus or not, now I need you to find a way to get the mines to put pressure on their upper industrial department! Pressuring, you understand? Janet's mind turned quickly, she recalled that two months ago in a business negotiation in Singapore, there was also a temporary change of mind, fortunately she was about to cut the mess, instructed the vice president of a company MD to buy the Wall Street stock of the Singapore company through the financial market on the spot through the financial market to short the Wall Street stock of the Singapore company that was intended to be acquired, the other party finally couldn't resist the pressure after the stock price fell 9% and finally agreed to the acquisition, this case was also regarded by Janet herself as a model for crisis public relations.
Since the Ministry of Industry is now monolithic, and there is a backup plan, let's start from the other end, that is, the underground bauxite mine in Heyuan City!
Put pressure on the grassroots and let them hurry up and build up the momentum that needs a plan!
I'm not afraid that there is any alternative plan on your side, at least with what Janet knows, even if the Su side entrusts the production of those equipment, it will definitely need to go through many checkpoints to be transported to Huaguo, and it is not at all a rhythm that can be done in ten days and half a month.
On my side, as long as I signed an agreement of intent with the Ministry of Industry, I could quickly urge the White Mining Equipment Manufacturing Plant to leave the port of San Francisco by cargo ship as soon as possible, and it would only take a week to arrive at the Jinmen Port in China!
"Wilson, I also want to remind you that the situation has changed now, don't be entangled in paying off $24 million at once, you can let them pay the foreign exchange deposit first, and your company will send the equipment to Hong Kong first, and then collect the final payment!" Janet's thinking gradually became clearer: "In addition, when it is time to reduce the price, it should be appropriately reduced according to their state, now is not the time to dwell on the hundreds of thousands of dollars in profits, if this order is not successful, not only will your company's financial report in the first half of this year not look good, but you will be able to come up with enough funds when you support our elephant party in the second half of the year!" You don't want to see the Donkey Party take all the seats in the state legislature and give your company any good policies in the future, right? ”
"This ...... I still need to call the president to ask for advice......" Hearing Janet's suggestion, Wilson obviously felt a heavy responsibility, how could an associate director dare to make such a decision privately?
"When is this going on, are you still going to call for instructions? Do you know what time it is on MD West Coast? Eleven p.m.! Your president must not know which beach hotel to go to for a massage at this time, and to find him at least tonight! Janet was furious when she heard the other party's answer: "Do you think about it, is it because of your indecision that caused this list to be completely lost, or did you make a decisive decision to only let the company make hundreds of thousands of dollars less and open up the Chinese market?" ”
"Yes, of course...... The latter is good. Wilson was also calmed by Janet's momentum, and his mind unconsciously began to follow her, and immediately gave his own judgment.
"That's right! Success always requires risk, doesn't it? Janet saw that Wilson's tone had softened, and emphasized again: "Then in the afternoon, when you have a meeting, you will judge the price according to the situation, as long as it does not exceed the psychological bottom line price of your company, don't tell me that the president didn't tell you a reserve price before you went out!" Also, contact the mine right now and find a way to get them to put pressure on the upper floor, I need to see the effect today! ”
Bradley, who had just finished nibbling on a hamburger, was going abroad for the first time, and after seeing Janet's series of wrists just now, he knew why people could sit firmly in the position of director of the Asian Development Agency of the Ministry of Economy, and he couldn't help but sigh in his heart, what a great thing!
Obviously, before entering the store, I felt that I was already at a disadvantage in all aspects, but I was made out of Janet's two tricks, it seems that I used to be bored in the company to engage in technology is really stupid, I still have to come out to see the world to grow!
Seeing Bradley staring at her after eating the hamburger, Janet immediately thought about it again and asked, "Mr. Engineer, can't you attack the alternatives behind them from a technical standpoint?" It's impossible to leave Deputy Director Wilson alone right now, you have to do something as a technical engineer! Tell me, what do you think are the weaknesses of their solution? ”
"I ...... I ...... "I didn't expect to be named immediately after just a glance at her, Bradley was also a little panicked, and the language was a little unorganized for a while: "It seems that there is no weakness for the time being......"
"How can a program be without weaknesses? You hurry up and give me me! Even if you don't have a weakness, you have to find a weakness, otherwise how can we fight back in the conference room?! Janet forcefully pulled down the frozen Coke cup that the other party was still drinking, and shouted: "Didn't the meeting say that their existing equipment is Soviet-based?" Could it be that the mining equipment of the Soviet people is so good? Isn't our MD the most technologically advanced country in the world? ”
"Well, when it comes to their foundations, I want to think about it......" Janet yelled at him, as if Bradley's brain speed had increased by 100%, and his eyes rolled around, which really made him think about something: "That's right! The young man said that the mine is currently using a Soviet-style air compressor, although our M-type air compressor is more advanced, but the failure rate of the Soviet-style air compressor is higher, maybe you can spend a month to study, how to improve the efficiency of their Soviet-style air compressor, so that the production efficiency of our overall automatic drilling and blasting system program will also be improved......"
"Isn't that right? Therefore, it's not that you are incapable, it's just that you don't dare to think or do it because you encounter a little setback! When Janet heard Bradley say this, she immediately felt that she saw the light of day: "In short, as long as we can sign this agreement of intent, we can all return to China and adjust many small details, if there is no business, we will all have a hard time in the future!" ”
Inspired by Janet's words, she came up with an idea, whether it worked or not, but it was better than staring, so Bradley breathed a sigh of relief at this moment, and moved the unfinished frozen Coke cup in front of him, and opened his mouth to take a sip......
"What else do you drink! Hurry up and find a translator, this thing hasn't been translated yet! Who can understand the Russian language of those old hairy people, go quickly! Wilson yelled at Bradley indignantly.