Chapter 190: Splitting the R&D Department
After inspecting the recent work at the Heichengen Commodity Company, Ernst called in Richter's immediate boss, Antonio.
"Antonio, I took a look at the company's recent data, and it's doing a good job, so I have to keep up the good work." Ernst said to Antonio as he lay down on the couch.
"Your Highness, our business has not improved too much this quarter, it is generally stable, and now we are focusing on the Tsarist Russian market, and the effect will not be seen until the end of the year." Antonio stood aside and said respectfully to Ernst.
"Well, it's good to say that although the consumption level of Tsarist Russia is not high in Europe, the population base is large, and the market cannot be underestimated, especially the aristocrats of Tsarist Russia, who attach the most importance to keeping up with Europe, pay great attention to pomp, and can be said to be nitpicky about the quality and source of products, and must do a good job in the marketing of our products.
Don't be stingy with creativity in your marketing department, try to make our products and European history and culture rely on, as long as our products are recognized by the top aristocracy, those below will follow suit. Ernst said.
"What His Royal Highness said is that this is also the result of our marketing department's in-depth analysis of the Tsarist Russian market, corresponding to the aristocrats of Tsarist Russia, we adopt a sales model that would rather be lacking than indiscriminate, using real materials, and the current top nobles of Tsarist Russia have very good feedback on our products."
Antonio continued: "Especially our industrial products such as lighters, bicycles, faucets, belts, paper, shower products, etc., are sold especially well in Tsarist Russia.
However, the sales effect of textile products, including bedding, clothing, curtains, etc., is still not satisfactory. ”
"Understand, this is also a matter of no way, there are too many competitors in the textile industry, and Britain and France and other countries have low cost, excellent quality, good reputation, and even a long history, which is not our German strength.
I think this aspect can be compressed, there is no need to invest too much propaganda in the Tsarist Russian aristocratic group, it is enough to maintain small-scale sales, and it is not bad to let the Tsarist Russian aristocracy produce German textiles, but the illusion that the quantity is not large.
Our strength is industrial products, especially the practicality and convenience of products, innovation is the foundation of our company, it was the lighter this practical and more convenient and fast invention, so that I quickly earned the first pot of gold, only to have today's Heixinggen daily necessities company. Ernst emphasized.
"Yes, Your Highness, innovation is an important development direction of the company, and the R&D department has always been relatively well-funded." Antonio said.
"Speaking of the R&D department, I am also here for this matter today, your R&D department was originally the same level of Heixingen Science and Technology R&D Center.
At the beginning, in order to support the development of the Heixingen Science and Technology R&D Center, I temporarily assigned him to the R&D department of Heixingen Commodity Company.
Now that the scale of the Heixingen Consortium is large enough to support the development of the Heixingen Science and Technology R&D Center alone, I intend to re-separate some of these units, projects and personnel, do you have any comments? Ernst asked.
And this good thing? Antonio instantly thought that scientific research and technology research and development were very expensive, and at that time, Ernst needed money everywhere, and there were many affairs, and there was not much energy to maintain the development of the Heixingen Science and Technology Research and Development Center.
Therefore, the Heixingen Science and Technology R&D Center was simply merged into the Heixingen Commodity Company, which had just been reorganized at that time, and became its product R&D department.
However, Ernst did not want to stop many projects that had already been studied halfway, after all, it would be difficult to give up and pick up again.
Therefore, it was packaged to the R&D department of Heixingen Commodity Company, which formed a very strange scene.
As a daily necessities company, Heixingen Commodity Company focuses on product research and development in related fields, but it has raised a large number of R&D personnel in unrelated fields.
For this reason, the senior management of Heixingen Commodity Company has complained that these personnel and projects can not create income for the company, and also squeeze a lot of funds and involve the company's energy, after all, the company is also responsible for supervising the progress of its work, and Ernst does not raise people who eat white rice, but this is completely thankless for Heixinggen Commodity Company.
"Your Highness, I absolutely support this decision, those researchers and projects that have nothing to do with the research and development of daily necessities involve a large part of our energy, and they are not our field of expertise, even if it is very laborious to supervise." Antonio said.
"Well, okay, I know that when this R&D center was placed here, you had to worry more about it, and now, the development of the group has been on the right track, and naturally it will not be difficult for you anymore, you will leave the scientific researchers in the field of daily necessities R&D, and the rest will be sent to the headquarters in a few days, and you will call Richter from the R&D department." Ernst said.
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"Boss! Managing director. Richter said respectfully as he saw sitting in his office.
"Richter, you and your colleagues have expanded the company's offering with the drink 'Lime', and now! Because I plan to separate the projects and people in the R&D department of Heixingen Commodity Company that are not related to the field of daily necessities.
Everything else is good to say, the former Heixingen Science and Technology R&D Center will be restored, and I will have other arrangements for you R&D personnel in the field of food and beverage research. "Ernst sold it.
"I don't know, boss, how are you going to arrange it?" Richter asked.
"Well, didn't I tell you yesterday that your R&D will be produced in a food factory in Austria?
Now that the group has established a new Vienna food company in Austria at the same level as the Heixingen daily necessities company, I plan to arrange you to the Vienna food company to set up the company's R&D department, what do you think? Ernst asked.
Richter knew that his opportunity had come and replied decisively: "Boss, I support your decision. ”
"Very good, but I have a good sentence first, because it is a Vienna food company, so the place of work is also in Vienna, and you people also have to live in Vienna permanently, so you will go back and do a good job of the ideological work of your colleagues, two words, move. Can it be done? Ernst asked.
"Don't worry! Boss, I will do a good job of the psychological work of my colleagues and ensure that the employees of the food research and development studio will be relocated to Vienna one by one. Richter assured.
The reason why Richter dared to pack the ticket was naturally not untargeted, and the treatment of the Heixingen consortium was quite good for Richter's people, and it was not difficult to move for this job.
Moreover, Austria is also a German region, and he and others are not psychologically excluded, and for Richter and others, this is not even going abroad.
Antonio glanced at Hitter meaningfully, Richter was also a good start, in the Heixingen Commodity Company, Richter was at most the leader of a small subordinate unit in the company's subordinate department, and went to the Vienna Food Company, which was basically the beam of the R&D department of the Vienna Food Company.
In fact, when the Vienna Food Company was not yet established, the work in the food field of the Heixingen Consortium was also managed by the Heixingen Commodity Company.
But Antonio does not reject working in the food sector, because the food sector is also very profitable, especially the sale of alcohol and grain, which is very helpful for the company's business.
However, professional things are left to professional people to do, and now that the food field is independent, empathy, Antonio would do the same if he were the head of the group.
In the future, there will be more colleagues at the group's work conference, and Antonio can't help but sigh in his heart, as a veteran-level figure, he can be regarded as watching the Heixingen consortium grow step by step.
(End of chapter)