After exchanging a few words, Lu Feng asked him to leave. As soon as the door closed, Liu Cheng couldn't help but say, "President Lu, an annual salary of 200,000 is just too much..."
“How can you manage if you’re unwilling to spend money?” Lu Feng looked at him seriously and said, “I hope you get rid of your stingy habits, especially the kind of tricks that people use to fool others by talking about dreams and the future without spending money. Get rid of all of that. You should cultivate the temperament of a spendthrift before the end of the year, understand?”
Liu Cheng was stunned. This year's budget was 15 million, and now there are only 3 million left. It has to be said that he is indeed a frugal person.
“Other departments and subsidiaries should tighten their belts if possible. The R&D company needs to be prepared to spend money. If you don’t spend money, who will come?” Lu Feng tapped the table with his hand and said, “We need talent. We don’t need to train people. We need people who can come and work directly. It’s like pursuing a girl. When you’re poor, if you want to talk about love, she will definitely talk about money. When you’re rich, she will talk about love without you having to say anything.”
"The principle is the same. When your company is short of money, if you talk to your employees about dreams, they will definitely talk to you about money. But if you pay them enough, those guys will be like they're on steroids, with dreams on their minds every day."
The audience burst into laughter, but upon closer examination, Lu Feng was telling the truth.
"Don't be afraid to spend money on research and development. You're like the company's daughter; you need to be pampered." Lu Feng looked at Liu Cheng and said, "Understand?"
"Mr. Lu, I understand. I will definitely do a good job!"
Lu Feng looked at Zhu Lidong and asked, "How's the market going?"
"The market at the grassroots level is okay. Those companies haven't opened up sales channels in towns and villages, and sales in big cities are declining. Currently, the channels in Guangdong have been opened up, and we are planning to expand the channels in Zhejiang. My idea is that we will not make any plans for some places with low GDP and poor roads for the time being."
Lu Feng nodded in agreement and said, "I see. Your funds will be tight next year, and the cost of opening up a province will definitely need to be reduced. The distributors can contribute more of this money. I heard that we are going to hold a distributor conference."
"Yes, sales are declining, the market outlook is not good, and some distributors have already accumulated too much inventory and started to cause trouble. I can only appease them for now. If the market situation is not good next year, the trouble will definitely be even worse," Zhu Lidong said with great concern.
"It would be great to hold a big conference, gather everyone together, and I can give them a speech, talk about dreams and the future," Lu Feng said, already thinking to himself.
Everyone understands that when Lu Feng talks about dreams and the future, he's basically just bluffing, but everyone believes he has the ability to do so.
"Regarding new products, for the home theater product, I plan to introduce some Hong Kong movies. We'll be collaborating with a company there soon. Mr. Liu, you should develop a special videotape that can only be used on our machines to attract users," Lu Feng instructed.
“Hong Kong movies are indeed very popular, but there are also many pirated copies, so I’m afraid that won’t play a decisive role,” Zhang Fengxia questioned.
“Pirated copies have poor picture quality, but ours have good picture quality. Besides, they’re not all legitimate movies, right?” Lu Feng raised an eyebrow at Zhang Fengxia and said, “We can also get some pornographic tapes.”
Zhang Fengxia blushed at his words, lowered her head and remained silent. Everyone present coughed, but they all agreed with the path Lu Feng had suggested.
Most people who buy home theater systems these days aren't buying them to watch serious videotapes.
Each department raised its problems, and Lu Feng sat there for two hours talking non-stop. The issues that were difficult for the department heads were basically resolved by him.
It was as if he had already figured everything out in his mind, and he had an inexplicable control over the development and planning of the entire company.
Feng Zhiyao sat watching from the side. Even he secretly admired Lu Feng for this. He had a unique perspective and understanding of marketing, management, advertising, market, and product.
If Lu Feng were a businessman with twenty or thirty years of experience, such seasoned expertise would not be surprising. But at his age, how could it not be astonishing?
Most importantly, he is steady. When facing department heads who are much older than him, he does not appear to be unable to control them. His composure and experience are qualities that Feng Zhiyao lacks.
The two-hour meeting went on for quite a while, and it was already getting dark outside. Lu Feng said "Meeting adjourned," stood up, and prepared to leave. Suddenly, he stopped and asked, "Tomorrow is the Electronics Conference, right?"
"Yes, it officially opens tomorrow afternoon, and we've registered as well," Zhang Fengxia replied.
"That's good. Mr. Zhang, Mr. Zhu, why don't you all have dinner with me tonight? It's almost Chinese New Year, after all." Lu Feng smiled at them and said, "It's a company perk."
The group laughed and nodded in agreement. Other companies would give out year-end bonuses, but for them, it was just a meal.
"Did you tell Sister Xiaoyan when you came back?" Zhang Fengxia asked.
“I only said I’d be back in a couple of days, I didn’t say a specific time. I’ll give her a call.” Lu Feng said, turning to leave, when he suddenly remembered Feng Zhiyao and turned back to say, “You should come to dinner tonight too, and meet my wife.”
“I’m not going. I’m traveling around the mainland for a while now. I’m going back,” Feng Zhiyao said with a straight face.
"Tourism?" Lu Feng looked at him and laughed, patting his shoulder and saying, "There's only about a month left until the New Year. You've gone crazy staying in Hong Kong. You can't even finish exploring Guangzhou in a month. When in Rome, do as the Romans do.
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