What should business look like?
In fact, you can see this clearly from what Su Yourong taught Lu Feng: there are no absolute friends or absolute enemies in business. As long as there is no direct conflict between the product and the market, everything is negotiable. Bowing down and compromising are the most fundamental principles of business operation.
This is why dinner parties and drinking parties are an integral part of business operations. If you can win, fight to the death; if you can't, negotiate. The goal is to maximize profits. People come here to make money, not to risk their lives.
Huang Hongsheng understood this principle very well. He knew what Li Guangfa wanted and understood that if he wanted to maximize his profits, he had to sell something.
Other companies understood this as well, so in that short day, Li Guangfa ate no fewer than ten meals. Overnight, it seemed that apart from Lu Feng, all the other manufacturers in the electronics industry had a good relationship with Li Guangfa.
For a while, no one knew who wanted to betray whom; in the end, it all came down to ability.
By evening, Feng Zhiyao, who had been following Lu Feng all day, was so tired that he could barely stand up straight. Lu Feng, on the other hand, was in good condition. Wei Yandan, Liu Cheng, Zhu Lidong, and the others were all in the private room of the restaurant.
Lu Feng is treating them to a meal today.
"Those who want to drink can order some. I won't drink. Things are going well this year. There will definitely be an internal bonus distribution at the end of the year, but it won't be too much, maybe a few hundred thousand or a million. It'll definitely be enough to have a prosperous New Year," Lu Feng said to everyone.
"Thank you, Mr. Lu!"
People expressed their gratitude one after another.
“Don’t be so polite, this is what you deserve. I know that many companies outside are trying to poach you, but as long as you stay at Jiafeng, I will never treat you unfairly for a single day. Even if one day my shareholding decreases and my word is no longer valid, I will still speak up for you at the board meeting.” Lu Feng said to everyone, “Let’s start eating.”
As everyone ate and drank, Zhu Lidong, sitting to Lu Feng's left, suddenly tilted his head and said, "President Lu, regarding export trade, I've heard from some friends that some companies have been very active lately. If they can make tens of millions more in profits in overseas markets next year, they can fight a longer-term battle in the domestic market."
“Profits of tens of millions are certainly possible, but it’s unlikely that every company can have tens of millions in overseas profits. Ultimately, that’s a minority, maybe one or two,” Lu Feng said while eating.
“Aren’t we in a very passive position right now? The marketing heads of other companies have been having dinner with Li Guangfa recently, and they’re also talking to more than a dozen trading agents at the same time. Although you’re in charge of the overseas market, I think we should make some moves,” Zhu Lidong asked.
"How do you know I didn't make a sound?" Lu Feng glanced at him, laughed, and asked, "Have you ever seen the sea?"
"Of course I've seen him!" Zhu Lidong said, somewhat puzzled.
"So you think that the waves you can see on the surface of the sea are waves, but the waves you can't see on the seabed aren't waves?" Lu Feng smiled slightly and said, "International trade and the domestic market are completely different things, and even for different countries, there are earth-shattering changes."
"I really don't know about this." Zhu Lidong raised his glass and said, "President Lu, let me toast you."
The meal lasted until after 8 p.m., and the conversation went on quite a bit, with everyone most concerned about next year's budget. Even Wei Yandan subtly inquired on behalf of the media company, hoping that some of the 80 million yuan in profits could be retained by the company.
"You guys eat, I have something to do, I'll be leaving now. Let's get things at headquarters sorted out within a month." Lu Feng patted Wei Yandan on the shoulder, and everyone stood up. After saying that, he left the private room.
After Lu Feng left, everyone visibly relaxed. Zhu Lidong lit a cigarette, glanced at Liu Cheng, and asked, "President Liu, what's your R&D company's budget for next year?"
"I really don't know, Mr. Lu didn't tell me." Liu Cheng looked embarrassed.
"I think it's because you didn't tell us that the R&D company is practically President Lu's own son," Wei Yandan joked. "Tell us, let us see for ourselves."
"That's right, it's estimated to be even higher this year, I think it will be around 300 million."
"Three hundred million? How are we going to spend that money? If this money were given to our department, I could recruit any person you want," the head of the human resources department joked.
"I really didn't know. I have a meeting to attend, so I'll leave now."
“Hey tycoon, don’t go! You can’t just look down on us poor bastards now that you’re rich!” Zhu Lidong joked.
Amidst the uproarious laughter of the crowd, Liu Cheng took his leave.
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