Chapter 120
"Uncle, what other sports drinks do you have? I want a bottle of them all."
In the largest department store in Guangzhou, Chen Lanjun stood in front of the counter and asked the salesperson.
The salesman has been working for many years and is familiar with the variety and prices of goods. He quickly answered:
"There are 'Sports Power', 'Healthy Treasure' and 'Speedy Foot', which are 2 yuan, 1.8 yuan and 1.5 yuan respectively."
"Give me two bottles each, thank you."
The bamboo basket was filled with various sports drinks. One was in a regular glass bottle, and the other two were in cans, but the packaging was different in color.
A basket of sports drinks was placed on the table, and Pang Xiaopeng, Tong Tong and her sister Feng Jun gathered around.
"It's only been a short time, and suddenly there are so many different types of sports drinks."
Pang Xiaopeng picked up another can of sports drink, weighed it in his hand, and said with certainty: "They use the same OEM as us."
"It's so shameless." Tong Tong slammed the table.
Feng Jun sighed and said, "It's like this, we're just following the trend... Our restaurant launched a popular French toast before, and within a month, other restaurants also offered it. You can't do anything about it because it's not protected by intellectual property rights."
From the time when "Sports Power" was launched to the time when the drinks for the Olympic teams were decided, several sports drinks suddenly appeared on the market. Everyone was smart and was eyeing the drinks for the Olympic teams.
Tong Tong was a little anxious and asked, "Sister Lan, this... will be bad for our athletic ability, right? And it's in the same packaging..."
"That's for sure, they are all competitors." Pang Xiaopeng continued.
Tong Tong said impatiently: "Don't interrupt me, do you need to teach me this? I have been the factory manager for so long, don't I know how to read it?"
His tone was obviously unhappy, and the momentum of a lecture in the workshop was suddenly brought out.
Pang Xiaopeng opened his mouth, but didn't know what to say, so he said awkwardly: "Oh, then...you say."
Tong Tong put her hands on the table and said, "I think I need to call the leader in charge of sports again. I'll go now."
As he said this, he walked towards the microphone.
Pang Xiaopeng originally wanted to say that Sister Lan had not spoken yet, so we could wait a while.
However, when the words came to his lips, he thought of Tong Tong's unhappy expression just now, and felt it was difficult to say it, so he could only look at Chen Lanjun eagerly.
With a "swish" sound, Chen Lanjun raised her hand and pulled open the pull ring of a can of sports drink, speaking in a nonchalant tone.
“Phone calls are expensive.”
Tong Tong paused for a moment as she was already on the phone, then turned to look at Chen Lanjun: "Sister Lan, do you have any comments?"
Chen Lanjun was not in a hurry to respond. Instead, she raised the can of sports drink and gulped down a few gulps.
After a while, he slowly said, "I think there's no need to rush."
"There is definitely competition, but we still have a good chance of winning. After all, we have the previous news as endorsement, and various advertisements have also helped to increase our visibility."
Tong Tong pursed her lips and muttered softly: "But, we do need to prepare for a rainy day."
"This idea is correct," Chen Lanjun put down the drink in her hand and took out a stack of stationery from the drawer.
As she wrote, she said, "But we do need to prepare in advance. So, I'll write a plan and Tong Tong and Pang Xiaopeng will bring it with them when they go to Yanjing. If the situation is unfavorable, we can follow this."
Hearing his sister say that the two of them were going to Yanjing, Feng Jun frowned and hesitated to speak.
Pang Xiaopeng was also a little surprised, but didn't say anything.
Tong Tong's eyes turned: "Sister Lan, this time you don't go to Yanjing to watch the results of the meeting."
Chen Lanjun lowered her head to write and said, "Well, I still need you to take care of me on the surface. I don't like to be in the limelight."
Tong Tong smiled and moved closer to her: "Yes, our Sister Lan has always been very confident."
After some discussion, it was getting dark.
Tong Tong and Pang Xiaopeng said goodbye.
Feng Jun closed the door, walked over, leaned his back against the door, and looked at Chen Lanjun.
"You really aren't going to Yanjing?"
"I'm about to graduate, and it's hard to ask for leave. I have exams and defenses to prepare."
Feng Jun stepped forward, snatched the pen from Chen Lanjun's hand, and said seriously: "You have to go because you are about to graduate."
"There is at least a 70% chance that DongYiLi will be selected as the designated beverage for the delegation. Once the news comes out, there will be a lot of reports immediately. With you here, people can link DongYiLi, Sport, and ZhengMei Group together. It's just in time for the reports to come out, and you'll graduate and be able to take charge of the company openly and aboveboard."
Chen Lanjun looked up at her and said with a smile: "Sister, there is more you want to say."
"I really don't want to say it. If I say it, it will seem like I'm trying to sow discord." Feng Jun rolled his eyes and sat down next to her.
"I have also been watching with a cold eye these days. That Tong Tong is becoming more and more imposing now."
She shouldn't have said this, because she was her sister's subordinate in Suicheng, and they didn't have much contact in the past. But these days, Feng Jun saw that Tong Tong's momentum was getting more and more arrogant.
When she first came, Tong Tong, the director of the Fourth Food Factory, was very modest. She didn't put on airs when she was with Pang Xiaopeng, and they were just like little sisters.
However, things gradually changed. Chen Lanjun no longer showed up in front of the media and leaders, and most of the major activities were attended by Tong Tong. Especially this time, the promotion of "Sports Power" was considered to be a national beverage, and the emphasis was placed on the inland factory attributes of the Fourth Food Factory in the publicity. As the factory director, Tong Tong was in the spotlight.
Feng Jun couldn't help but remind her, "Second sister, they say you should be on guard against others. I'm really worried about mistaking someone for someone else. Obviously, the chance to be in the newspaper and on the news should be yours."
Chen Lanjun listened quietly and said, "It can be mine, but I don't really want it."
"Why? I understand that you wanted to go to school before, but you're about to graduate. You've worked so hard to build such a big business, are you really going to just ignore it and do another assigned job?"
Chen Lanjun only replied with four words: "A tall tree attracts the wind."
She had witnessed the ups and downs of a group of celebrity entrepreneurs in the 1980s. It wasn't that being famous was bad, but in this era of fluctuating policies, the greater the fame, the greater the possibility of a bumpy fate. Feng Jun didn't have to worry about this because she was already a Hong Kong resident. But she didn't.
In addition, due to her personality, she doesn't like to be in the spotlight in public.
She preferred substance to appearance. Even though Tong Tong showed up the most during these times, she was always in charge of the accounts and money.
Feng Jun didn't say anything, his face looked sad and resentful, as if "I advised the king but the king ignored me."
Chen Lanjun smiled and pulled her sister's arm: "I'm not stupid, sister, I have a backup plan."
She whispered a long passage into her sister's ear.
The more he listened, the wider Feng Jun's eyes widened: "Okay, don't worry, I will definitely see to it."
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