District Chief Zhao stopped what he was doing, put his hands on the golf club, and looked at Lu Feng, saying, "Where did this money come from? Mr. Lu, you don't really think that all the leaders in the world are as good to you as I am, do you? Let me tell you, there is no one else in the world as good as me."
"Haha, of course I know how good District Chief Zhao is, but don't worry about the money. I'll pay for it; they just need to make a name for themselves," Lu Feng said with a smile.
"That's so nice?" District Chief Zhao's eyes lit up. If what Lu Feng said was true, this was definitely a way to show the leaders some warmth, comparable to a sauna!
“Is that so? How about we start with me?” District Chief Zhao’s mind raced. “I’ll hold a meeting tonight and the district can decide on this. You can transfer ten million to the district’s account and subsidize each unit sold.”
"Subsidize one unit sold?" Lu Feng understood what he meant. For every unit sold at Weipuda, they would receive a slip of paper, which they would then take to the district office to get stamped and collect the money. Clearly, District Chief Zhao was still thinking of himself first.
"There's no need for that. We mainly subsidize poorer areas." Lu Feng took a shot, the golf ball gliding across the sunset and disappearing into the distance. District Chief Zhao gave him another reminder: be wary of the leaders!
Around 6 PM, after playing ball and getting all sweaty, District Chief Zhao suggested starting with him as a favor, otherwise people would say that Jiafeng Electronics was here, but the discounts would end up going to outsiders.
Lu Feng could only give a few perfunctory replies. In the district where Jiafeng Electronics was located, even the poorest people had a certain guarantee of basic living standards, and most people lived better lives than in other places, with a very high television ownership rate.
There's no point in selling a place like this. District Chief Zhao just wants to get some special funds from Lu Feng to put there and keep subsidizing it. It'll be hard to find out where the money ends up!
Back at the company, Lu Feng called Zhu Lidong over, and the two held a meeting in the office. A few minutes later, Zhu Lidong knocked on the door and walked in, saying to Lu Feng, "Mr. Lu, you wanted to see me?"
Lu Feng lit a cigarette, sat with one leg half-reclined on the desk, and said, "I came up with a plan today that's very feasible. They're eyeing our discounts, aren't they? So let's pick two TV models, without any discounts, and change the discounts to municipal subsidies. That is, the government thinks our products are excellent and is providing subsidies, understand?"
Zhu Lidong thought about it for a moment and instantly understood the difference. With the city's endorsement, when ordinary people buy, they will definitely choose the one subsidized by the city, and such a product will definitely be more popular.
“This is a good idea, but it’s not easy to talk to them,” Zhu Lidong said with some worry. “You don’t know, some local leaders are really hard to talk to, it’s a different story in every place.”
"In this regard, I'll go and negotiate first, and then we'll contact other places according to the standards we reached. Our requirement is that we'll talk to whoever accepts us, and we'll just skip those that are too demanding and drag their feet." Lu Feng thought for a moment and said, "You guys first compile a list of those who are willing to be contacted, and then we'll go and negotiate."
“Okay! I’ll contact them as soon as possible,” Zhu Lidong replied.
"By the way, keep this a secret. The entire industry is watching me. If we make any moves, other factories will definitely follow suit immediately." Lu Feng instructed him, "Understood?"
"clear!"
Not to mention Skyworth and Konka, even Changhong in Sichuan and Panda in Suzhou are all keeping an eye on Lu Feng. Although everyone is mocking that Lu Feng hasn't been able to come up with a solution in so many days, if he really does, none of these people will be able to sit still.
Five more days passed in a flash, and everyone's tense nerves gradually began to relax. They made several private phone calls and concluded that Lu Feng couldn't come up with any good solutions for Weipuda, and it was already quite an achievement to maintain the current situation.
A relative of a TCL executive has a cousin from the same village who happens to work in the marketing department of Weipuda as a middle manager. The two have been discussing this matter quite a bit recently.
"There have been a lot of meetings lately. The atmosphere has been noticeably different since President Lu came back. He's been incredibly busy since about five days ago. I used to be able to sneak off work a little early, but not anymore," complained a middle manager at Wepuda.
“No money is easy to earn. Don’t let my position as vice president fool you; I’m under a lot of pressure. When we have some free time, or maybe during the New Year, let’s sit down and have a good drink,” a TCL executive said, trying to win him over.
"It's only because of connections that I don't know how sales are going over there. This year has been really tough!"
"That's right. What did you guys talk about in your meetings? Didn't President Lu say he was going to make a big move? This matter has been making headlines for so long, but there's still no news."
"I don't know either. Mr. Zhu has been busy lately, but I can tell that there are some big moves going on recently."
"Really?" The person on the other end of the phone became interested.
Around 3 PM, Zhu Lidong entered Lu Feng's office with a document. This document was a preliminary list he had drafted after integrating a group of people from market operations, legal affairs, planning, and other departments, and communicating with various counties and cities.
"President Lu, here is a list of ten counties and cities, showing the market share of each brand in the local market. The places we initially selected are all areas where Wepuda's market share is relatively low, which also reflects the scale of this campaign," Zhu Lidong said.
Lu Feng looked through the list and nodded, asking, "How are the contracts being drafted?"
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