Kevin forgot about eating for a moment, watching TV intently until all the news about Jiafeng Electronics was broadcast. He hurriedly stood up, paid the bill, and went out to call his friend in mainland China.
"Hello, Mr. Li? This is Kevin. I want to ask you something. Are Jiaxun pagers selling very well right now?" Kevin asked into the phone.
"Yes, this is big news. Aren't you in the mainland? Let me tell you, the whole industry is in an uproar. Lu Feng has definitely become a legend this time. I heard that sales are constantly breaking records. Aren't you with him?" President Li asked, puzzled.
"Oh, it's nothing, I was just asking around. It's just that I've never seen this kind of business model before. I really didn't expect pagers to sell so well!" Kevin wanted to ask something.
"Now many associations, business schools, and lecturers in the south are breaking down his logic. I even attended a class, and it basically boils down to three points: product positioning is not just about communication, but mainly about interpersonal communication; when a product is no longer just a product, but is endowed with other capabilities, it becomes different; pricing is also quite crucial; and there's another entirely new innovation, which is the herd effect—find a bunch of people queuing up, and others will follow suit and buy. That's what I heard," Mr. Li said on the phone.
"Oh, so do you think following someone like Lu Feng has a promising future?" Kevin asked.
"He definitely has a bright future. Let me tell you, this guy came from a small town and has never lost. Countless people are desperate to get close to him. You've turned misfortune into blessing. The company isn't big now, but once it reaches the Fortune Global 500, you'll be a long-time employee," Mr. Li said enviously.
"A blessing in disguise, and a curse in disguise!" Kevin sighed. "That's all for now, I have something to do, I'll hang up now."
After hanging up the phone, Kevin stood there and smoked a cigarette. He decided to call Du Guoying again. After decades of ups and downs in the business world, he knew one thing well: following a rising CEO was a lifelong asset for an executive.
Such people are often surrounded by outstanding individuals, and success comes effortlessly. Even if their abilities are not that high, the power of the team will elevate them to unprecedented heights.
Kevin believes that a person's life can be divided into three levels. The first level is speaking the right words, which can bring a person excess returns in the short term. The second level is doing the right things, which can bring a person sustained returns in the medium term. The third level is following the right person, which can bring excess and stable returns for a lifetime.
The call connected, and it was Du Guoying's assistant who answered. This young man, who used to ride his motorcycle around recklessly before the Lunar New Year, now needed to make an appointment to talk to people, which made Kevin feel a little frustrated.
After giving his phone number to his assistant on the phone, he hung up. Kevin had considered calling Lu Feng directly, but he didn't know if the other party would hold a grudge, since he had left him when he was at his most difficult time.
As Du Guoying came out of the conference room and reached the office door, her assistant came out from the next office and said, "Mr. Du, someone called you. It's Kevin from the overseas marketing department."
"Kevin?" Du Guoying was also taken aback, but she already understood. She pushed open the office door, looked at the phone number left on the table, and hesitated whether to call.
"No matter what, you helped me, so I'll repay you."
Du Guoying muttered something to herself and made the call. After the call was connected, neither of them spoke. There was only silence between them. After a long silence, Du Guoying spoke first: "I will talk to him and try my best to help you."
"Thanks!"
"We're even!"
Du Guoying put down the phone and left the office, asking her assistant, "Where is President Lu now? Is he in a meeting?"
"I don't think so, he's in the office!"
Du Guoying knocked on the office door, and Lu Feng's voice came from inside. She then pushed the door open and went in, saying, "Mr. Lu, I have something to discuss."
Lu Feng closed the folder in front of him and asked without looking up, "What's wrong? Is there any movement in the market? If they wanted to take a similar route, it would take at least ten days to half a month, right? It's unlikely that there would be any movement today."
"The market is quite stable. I... I received a phone call, and I'm not sure if I should... say some things," Du Guoying said hesitantly.
"Do you think I'm free?" Lu Feng looked up at him and said, "Speak quickly if you have something to say."
“Kevin called me,” Du Guoying said directly.
Lu Feng took a deep breath, leaned back in his chair, and said, "It's not surprising. He can come back if he wants, but it won't be like before, when I begged him to come back. Guoying, in these short ten days or half a month, I believe you have also seen some of the coldness and indifference of human relationships. I'm not saying that I'm heartbroken by humanity, but that's just how the world is."
"I also think he didn't do a very good job!"
"There's no good or bad in this. A wise bird chooses a good tree to perch on; it's always been this way. You can see that this person isn't someone our small, internationally-struggling company can tolerate. He was arrogant before, and I put up with him, but what about now?" Lu Feng said to Du Guoying, "People always have to show some strength before others will respect them. Only when they're completely devoted can they settle down and get things done. Look at Zhu Lidong, Wei Yandan, Liu Cheng, and their group after all this trouble. Did they even react?"
The people Lu Feng mentioned had long been completely subservient to him. To put it bluntly, a good general is like a wild beast that needs to be tamed. Kevin is capable; otherwise, Lu Feng wouldn't have been causing so much trouble for so long. However, the people under his command think their boss is an idiot and believe that this company won't go very far.
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