Chapter 497: Crisis of Feng Family Company

night.

The Feng family’s old house was brightly lit.

Today is the 75th birthday of Mrs. Wang, the old lady of the Feng family. Her three children have brought their families back to celebrate her birthday.

What this elderly person most wants to see is her children and grandchildren surrounding her and enjoying the family happiness. Old Mrs. Wang is no exception. When she saw her children and grandchildren put down their work and rushed back to celebrate her birthday, she smiled and revealed her golden dentures.

Old Mrs. Wang's life was indeed hard in the first half, but after her sons grew up, she finally had her fill of happiness.

Her three children are all very remarkable. The most outstanding one is her eldest son, Feng Guozhang, who is currently the director of the Guangzhou Public Security Bureau and a deputy-department-level cadre. Looking at the entire Guangzhou, he is considered a top figure and is the greatest pride of Mrs. Wang's life.

The second daughter, Feng Guoying, also worked hard in the system. With the help of her eldest son and her husband's family, she has now become a deputy-division-level cadre, which is quite remarkable.

The youngest son Feng Guoqiang did not join the system, but chose to start a business. After more than ten years of hard work, he became a big boss with a net worth of tens of millions, which is also remarkable.

Not only her three children are promising, but her grandchildren are equally promising. Her eldest grandson is only in his early thirties this year, but his rank has already caught up with his aunt, becoming a deputy-division-level cadre. He is likely to inherit his father's business, so the eldest son can be said to have a successor.

The second grandson is not bad either. He is only 26 years old this year. With the support of his uncle, he has become a section-level cadre. His future development is expected to be no worse than that of the eldest grandson.

The two granddaughters are also very outstanding. One was admitted to Sun Yat-sen University and the other was admitted to Xi'an Jiaotong University. Both are key universities, and it is an honor to talk about them.

In short, for the rest of her life, Old Mrs. Wang lived a life that was envied by her relatives and friends.

"Grandma, eat cake."

Feng Yingying held a small piece of cake and said to her grandmother with a smile.

Old Mrs. Wang took the cake and asked with a smile, "Yingying, I heard from your mother that you are working in the company at home now?"

Feng Yingying smiled and said, “Yes, grandma, I’m working as a soldier in the company now.”

Old Lady Wang said, "Although Grandma doesn't know anything, she also understands one thing: no one can become a general right from the start. Start as a soldier now, and then get promoted when you have experience. As long as you do well, you will become a general sooner or later."

Feng Yingying nodded and said, "Grandma is right. I will be a general sooner or later."

Old Mrs. Wang took a bite of the cake happily and said, "Grandma believes you will succeed. You can get into a key university, so how can you be bad?"

Feng Xuelin also came over holding a small piece of cake and asked, "Grandma, what are you talking about?"

Mrs. Wang smiled and said, "We are talking about Yingying's work. Linlin, how is your internship at the hospital going?"

Feng Xuelin said: "It's okay. At present, I just help with odd jobs. I don't have many opportunities to really get started."

Old Lady Wang said, "This is normal. Your industry is different from other industries. For example, in production, if you make a mistake, it's just a product problem, and you only lose some money. But if a doctor makes a mistake, the consequences are more serious. So it's understandable that people don't trust you to do it."

Feng Xuelin said, "Grandma, you are right, but it's not that serious. Because we interns are exposed to simple things at the beginning, and then we go deeper step by step. As long as the doctor who leads us is willing to give us a chance, even if we make a mistake, there will be someone to cover it, so there won't be any big problems.

In this line of work, practice makes perfect. As long as you have more opportunities to do it, you will learn it naturally."

Old Lady Wang seemed to understand what he said, and shook her head and said, "Grandma doesn't understand this either. It's a good thing that you continue to study after graduating from college. Although Grandma doesn't have much knowledge, she also understands that the more books you read, the better.

But you are not young anymore, you can’t just focus on studying, you also need to pay attention to finding a partner. When grandma was your age, she was already a mother of three children. "

Feng Xuelin didn't expect her grandmother to urge her to get married. She said awkwardly, "Grandma, I'm still studying. There's no rush. But Yingying has graduated now. You should urge her first!"

Feng Yingying: “…”

Old Mrs. Wang nodded, looked at her granddaughter and said, "Yingying, your sister is right. You are not young anymore. Now that you have graduated from college, you should hurry up and find a partner. I am old now, and I may die suddenly one day. I hope that before I die, I can see that you two sisters can marry into good families, so that I can die without any regrets."

Feng Xuelin hurriedly said: "Grandma, you will live a long life."

Feng Yingying also said, "Yes, grandma, don't say such unlucky words. Not only do you have to watch us get married, but you also have to watch our children study and go to college!"

Old Mrs. Wang laughed and said, "Great, grandma will live a long life and watch your children go to college."

Hearing the laughter, the other women in the house also gathered around.

It has to be said that marriage is something that deserves great attention no matter which family it is in.

Now, among the third generation of the Feng family, only the sisters Feng Xuelin and Feng Yingying have not yet married. Although Feng Xuelin is the older sister, she is still studying, so the elders have all set their sights on Feng Yingying.

Aunt Feng was the most active. She smiled and said, "Yingying, there is a good young man in my unit. He is also a college student. His family conditions seem to be good. His performance in the unit is also very good. Do you want me to introduce him to you?"

As soon as these words came out, Feng's mother's eyes lit up immediately.

However, before her mother could say anything, Feng Yingying declined politely: "Aunt, no, I just graduated and want to stay at home for two more years. I don't want to get married so early."

Aunt Feng said, "Girl, I'm not asking you to get married right away. You two can spend some time together to see if you are suitable for each other. If not, forget it. If you are, it won't be too late to talk about marriage later."

Mother Feng agreed, "Yingying, your aunt is right. Why don't you spend some time together first?"

Feng Xuelin really wanted to tell her cousin that she was trying to date her classmate, but when she saw her cousin's "warning" look, she swallowed the words back.

After Feng Yingying dispelled her cousin's idea, she said to her mother and aunt helplessly: "Mom, aunt, I won't talk about it this year, let's talk about it next year!"

Aunt Feng said, "That's fine, but he's very popular, and you never know when another girl might get him first. If you've made up your mind, just tell me anytime."

Feng Yingying glanced at her cousin who was laughing secretly and replied, "I know, aunt. I'll call you if I make up my mind."

The women on this side were talking about marriage, while the men on the other side were talking about their careers and development.

Feng Guoqiang asked, "Brother, you have been in your current position for several years. You have solved so many major cases this year. Do you have any hope of promotion?"

Feng Guozhang shook his head and sighed, "My current position was helped by my old leader before he retired. It's already very good that I can hold my current position. If I want to be promoted further, there is basically no hope.

The city has indeed solved a lot of major cases this year, but everyone knows how these major cases were solved. If I had a backer, I could use this to get promoted, but unfortunately I no longer have any backer.

Therefore, it would be ideal for me to work in this position until retirement.”

Feng Guoqiang said with some regret: "At your age, you can still work for another term after this one. In fact, there is room for promotion. It's just that you lack a backer, which is a pity."

Feng Guozhang smiled and said, "In fact, considering my background and education level, it is unexpected that I can reach this position. Besides, if I am promoted to a higher level, I may not be better than I am now. After all, the power in my current position is still very great."

Uncle Feng agreed, "Brother is right. The position of Public Security Bureau Director is not necessarily worse than that of a director."

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Feng Guoqiang looked at his nephew and said, "Yuanqing, your father will retire in a few years. You have to perform well in the next few years so that he can give you another push before he retires. Otherwise, it will be difficult for you to get promoted after your father retires."

Feng Yuanqing nodded and said, "I understand. I am working harder than ever before."

"It's not difficult to be promoted from deputy director to full director, but it's not easy either. I will help you step by step in the next few years and try to get you promoted before I retire."

At this point, Feng Guozhang looked at his nephew and said, "Yuen Wah, it's the same for you. It's very difficult for you to make the leap from section level to department level. I will do my best to support you two brothers in the next few years. How far you can go in the future depends on your own luck."

Feng Yuanhua quickly said: "Thank you, uncle. I will try my best."

Feng Guozhang looked at his younger brother and asked, "Aqiang, is your company doing well now?"

Feng Guoqiang shook his head and said, "Business has been difficult recently, mainly because the market competition is becoming increasingly fierce. Now not only businessmen from Hong Kong and Taiwan, but also overseas capital has begun to get involved in our industry. They have money, connections, and policies.

Compared with these competitors, our products are inferior to theirs in every other way except that we are an old brand.

At present, our company has felt tremendous pressure. Our market share has been continuously eroded by competitors, and sales have dropped a lot. If this continues, I am afraid that the company will suffer losses in one or two years. "

Feng Guozhang frowned and said, "In recent years, the country has given foreign capital many preferential policies in order to attract foreign investment. In the same industry, our domestic enterprises are indeed not as competitive as foreign companies. You have to plan ahead. Since you can't compete head-on, think of other ways.

In short, we can’t just sit there and wait for death.”

Feng Guoqiang said: "I understand this truth, and I have been trying to find a solution recently, but I haven't come up with a satisfactory solution yet."

Feng Guozhang said: "I think that when doing business, you must do it within your means. If things go wrong, you must prepare a way out in advance, so as not to lose all the profits you have earned through hard work over the past decade."

Feng Guoqiang nodded and said, "I know this. I have already thought about it. If I can't think of a way to break the impasse this year, I will sell the company. At worst, I can start a new business in a different field. This is better than being eaten away step by step and eventually going bankrupt."

Feng Yingying came over and just happened to hear what her father said. She couldn't help but asked in surprise: "Dad, what's going on? Are you going to sell the company?"

Now that his daughter has started working in the company, she will sooner or later understand the company's operating conditions. Feng Guoqiang did not continue to hide his intentions from her, but said, "Yingying, Dad has never told you before that the company's business has been getting worse and worse in the past two years. But don't worry, even if the company can't continue to operate, Dad will prepare your start-up capital in advance."

Feng Yingying asked: "Dad, what's going on? Tell me."

Feng Guoqiang briefly explained the difficulties the company was currently facing to his daughter, and finally said: "Our company originally had a relatively low market share in the supply of textile raw materials. Now with the entry of these powerful competitors, they have snatched away many of our customers, which has shaken our foundation.

If we don’t have a good solution, we will just have to watch our competitors eat away at our market share bit by bit.”

Feng Yingying finally understood her company's situation after hearing this. She pondered and said, "Dad, have you ever thought about opening a textile factory to directly produce finished products? Since we can't beat them in the supply of textile raw materials, let's change tracks and use our advantages to enter the next link of the supply chain and directly produce textiles."

Feng Guoqiang glanced at his daughter and said, "Yingying, I've considered your idea before, but I haven't made up my mind to do it. The main reason is that I'm not sure. Once the company enters the next link of the supply chain, it will affect the entire system. Without certainty, I really dare not make this decision."

Feng Yuanhua continued, "Dad's concerns are correct. If the company enters the textile production industry, then the original customers will become competitors. These customers will definitely not cooperate with us anymore, but choose other partners, which is equivalent to directly cutting off the company's existing business.

If the sales of textiles go well, then everything will be fine. But if the sales of textiles do not go well, then there will be big problems. "

Feng Yingying naturally understood this truth. She thought about it and asked, "Dad, if the products produced by our company are directly supplied to Yongjia Supermarket, then can we solve the worries?"

Feng Guoqiang laughed and said, "If we can supply Yongjia Supermarket, then we will naturally have no worries. However, Yongjia Supermarket must have cooperative suppliers. It is impossible for us to replace them with our new products."

Feng Yingying seemed to be thinking deeply after hearing this. It would be impossible for others to let their company supply goods to Yongjia Supermarket, but for her, there was a chance to do it because the younger brother of the owner of Yongjia Supermarket was currently pursuing her.

As long as she agrees to the other party's pursuit and then "whispers the other party's request", she will probably be able to achieve her goal.

Of course, this is a major matter concerning marriage that affects a lifetime of happiness, so Feng Yingying will definitely not make a decision easily.

Let her think everything through.

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PS: Dear relatives, the author has not been back to his hometown for a long time. This Mid-Autumn Festival, I would like to ask for two days off to accompany my wife and children back to my hometown to celebrate the festival. Thank you! (End of this chapter)