"You mean, after paying the fine, we'll rely on this product to re-enter the overseas market?"
It wasn't just Lin Zhiyuan who thought this way. Including Wang An and other executives, especially after experiencing the predicament of withdrawing all products from overseas to the domestic market last time, everyone was also thinking about when to make a comeback in the overseas market.
Overseas markets are what these people are after.
Of course, this doesn't include money, but also those arrogant, haughty foreigners who look down on China.
The saying "I'd rather fight for pride than steam buns" probably means the same thing.
Upon hearing this, Chen Dong smiled, nodded, and then shook his head. The nod clearly indicated that he intended to make a comeback in the overseas market, but the shake of his head meant that he did not intend to pay the fine, nor would he use traditional sales channels.
Traditional sales channels will continue to be hampered. More importantly, the existence of the Freemasons will not allow a force outside their control to continue to grow stronger.
"Boss, I really can't think of anything." Lin Zhiyuan shook his head. He had rejected all the possibilities he could think of, and the only solution he could come up with was to pay the fine and then try to return to the overseas market. Unfortunately, Chen Dong rejected this path as well.
"Do you know what era we're in now?" Chen Dong didn't answer directly, but instead used a new term. In fact, he had already instilled this idea in everyone at the company's annual meeting six months ago.
However, the internet has only been in China for a very short time, unlike in developed countries in Europe and America where it has existed for many years.
They could never have imagined that the internet could change an era, including people's consumption patterns and consumption concepts.
Of course, Chen Dong wasn't just bored and wanting to play some kind of guessing game with everyone. He simply wanted to guide them towards a more progressive mindset. What is Longteng Group? It's at the forefront of the times. If the management team of Longteng Group can't embrace a new era's thinking, its demise is only a matter of time.
"I remember, boss, you said at the company's annual meeting that we've entered the internet age, but..."
"It's just that you don't have a systematic concept yet," Chen Dong finished speaking for them, and the executives who heard this all lowered their heads. Actually, you can't blame them. China did start relatively late, and in the 1990s, most people still had the concept of a secure job.
However, doing business and venturing into commerce are nothing compared to a secure job. This kind of thinking permeates the minds of ordinary people, and it is only in the last year or two that the number of people coming to coastal cities to work has gradually increased.
Before this, recruiting workers was harder than climbing to heaven.
"Executives go to the conference room for meetings, and everyone else goes home when it's time to leave."
Upon hearing this, all the engineers and technicians who were dedicated to researching technology felt as if they had been granted a pardon. Although Chen Dong was not very old, his aura was growing stronger every day, and he was in no way inferior to the big leaders of state-owned enterprises.
A moment later.
Meeting room.
At this point, only Lin Zhiyuan, Wang An, and a few other core management personnel remained, a decision Chen Dong had deliberately made. In his view, everyone had their own responsibilities; management was management, and technology was technology.
After everyone was seated, Chen Dong said, "I just asked you a profound question, and many of you couldn't answer it. That's not your fault; it's also related to the current national situation. The internet has only been in China for a short time."
"But as the group's management, we cannot ignore the cutting-edge technologies of this era. What used to be the problem that hindered development was distance! The distance between cities, the distance between countries. But with cargo ships, trains, and airplanes, distance can no longer be an obstacle to our communication and understanding."
"The Internet is a product that brings this distance even closer, just like the telegram and telephone we use now, which only require a few keystrokes to communicate with people thousands of miles away."
At this point, Chen Dong paused slightly, giving everyone enough time to process the information.
"Boss, I understand what you're saying. The internet is an upgraded version of the telephone, capable of instantly connecting people thousands of miles away and getting in touch with them. But what does this have to do with channels?"
In fact, most of the people here are already aware of this, but they still haven't figured it out, let alone understand the concept of e-commerce, because since its inception, e-commerce has overturned the entire traditional sales model.
For example, Alibaba, launched by Jack Ma, changed the consumption patterns of ordinary people in just a few years and brought countless products to the Internet. Once launched, this model disrupted the traditional sales model, forcing them to adapt and change.
Because if you can't adapt, it means you'll eventually be eliminated by this era.
It's only 1994 now. Not to mention Jack Ma, even international e-commerce giants like Amazon are still in their infancy. Getting Lin Zhiyuan and his team to change their traditional thinking is no less difficult than teaching a baby to speak.
Chen Dong understood this perfectly well, and he was very patient, because a shift in mindset could put him at the forefront of the world. There's a saying: never envy the first person to try something new; their courage is unmatched.
“Not only are we related, but we are very close,” Chen Dong said with certainty.
"For example, a traditional telephone allows people to communicate one-on-one, while the Internet allows you to communicate with thousands or tens of thousands of people simultaneously without any barriers through a computer and a telephone line."
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