Facts have proven that Dean Zhu’s call was not in vain. He was still more or less adhering to the emperor’s intention of sending troops when he was hungry, and had no intention of just letting the horses run without giving them grass.

Not long after, Secretary Xu called again and said that he didn't need to worry about the meal. He could just go directly to the Diaoyutai Hotel at noon tomorrow and the bill would be settled by him.

Although it costs a lot of money to invite such people to dinner, and it is expected that there will be at least 500 entrepreneurs coming tomorrow, but even if there are 50 tables and a table costs 1,000 yuan, it will only cost 50,000 yuan.

To Fang Chen, a small amount of money is not even a small amount of money.

But there are not many opportunities to get Dean Zhu to pay for him and take advantage of Dean Zhu. Naturally, Fang Chen was given this gift by his elders and he didn't dare to refuse, so he accepted the offer in a hurry.

The next day, Diaoyutai Hotel.

It's not even noon yet, and it's already crowded with all kinds of luxury cars with license plates from various places. Some of the license plates are in the hundreds, and you can tell at a glance that the owner of this car is either rich or wealthy.

Originally, Fang Chen planned to send a car to pick up everyone.

The results were great. Only a hundred business leaders agreed, while the rest refused.

Just kidding, although they are nothing in front of Fang Chen, and the company is nothing compared to Qingtian, it is still possible to get a car to pick him up from the plane.

After all, they are all well-known figures in China. Not to mention that many of them have offices and branches in Yanjing. Just say hello to the local people and ask the people from the Beijing Office to send a car to pick them up.

They can still do it.

For a time, the Diaoyutai Hotel was like the Eight Immortals crossing the sea, each showing their magical powers, which was an eye-opener.

This was not a serious meeting, and the person who came was not a subordinate of his company, so Fang Chen didn't put on any airs and showed up at the Diaoyutai Hotel at half past eleven.

However, he did not expect that he came early, and other members of the Glorious Cause Promotion Association came earlier than him. The huge banquet hall was already bustling with people.

There have been such big changes this time, which will have such a big impact on their business. How can they stay there, and why are they in the mood to hang out and enjoy the scenery elsewhere.

Instead of aimlessly wandering around Yanjing City or staying in a hotel, they might as well come directly to the Diaoyutai Hotel and sit down in advance.

Not to mention being able to chat, exchange some information, and complain with colleagues who share the same problem as themselves, just sitting in the Diaoyutai Hotel can give them a little more peace of mind.

There are many business leaders with this idea, so it is not surprising that so many people gathered in the Diaoyutai Hotel in advance.

"Exactly how many people are attending the meeting today, and which important companies are there."

Fang Chen asked as he walked towards the banquet hall.

Already knowing that Fang Chen would ask these questions, Wu Maocai opened the folder in his hand and said directly: "More entrepreneurs attended the meeting than expected. The number of people who signed in here alone has reached more than 600, but we should come

There won't be too many people. I asked the hotel to prepare 70 tables. If it's not enough, there's no problem in temporarily adding 80 tables. Anyway, this hall is big enough. On weekdays, President Zhu and his colleagues hold press conferences and meetings.

A place where Chinese and foreign journalists meet.”

Because the industries affected were all home appliances and electronics, not all members of the Guangcai Business Promotion Association came. Most of those who came were companies engaged in the home appliances and electronics industries.

If everyone came, then Mr. Fang would not have to think about anything and just chat for a while while eating. He could just finish the meeting in the Qingtian Building, then drag people over and divide it into five or six halls for dinner.

After all, the Guangcai Cause Promotion Association was proposed by the two big guys above. It also carried the banner of poverty eradication as its purpose, private enterprises as the main body, and "taking into account both justice and interests, putting justice first". In addition, Fang Chen

The world's richest man, China's largest private enterprise, no, the chairman of China's largest enterprise personally manages it.

It can be said that in the past year, joining the Guangcai Business Promotion Association has become a trend for these business owners. It seems that whoever joins will have a higher style and have deeper contact with big guys like Fang Chen.

You can transform yourself into a caring entrepreneur.

The misers are no longer the same as those Grandets who only know how to make money, and what they earn is only three melons and two dates.

However, because it was the initial stage of the Guangcai Business Promotion Association, the structure was not yet mature, and Fang Chen was not a hard-working person and did not have much time to manage these, so the threshold was set slightly higher, with annual revenue exceeding 10 million.

Only companies that want to join can be attracted, so we screened out many small businesses that wanted to join but couldn't.

After all, this was only 1995, and a revenue of 10 million was not a small amount.

For example, those who could set 100 million as a small goal at this time have later become the richest men in China.

But even if the threshold has been set, Huaxia is really too big and has too many companies. In just this year of development, the Guangcai Business Promotion Association has developed nearly 5,000 members.

Fatty He and the others also led a team and went to some impoverished counties to set up a number of breeding and deep-processing enterprises of agricultural and sideline products, which brought a lot of jobs to the local areas and effectively improved the living environment of the poor people in some areas.

Even Fang Chen was dragged over and participated in several such activities.

"As for the companies that came, there are He Xiangjian from Midea Company, Jiang Wanmeng from Wanyan Company, Li Dongsheng from TCL, Ni Runfeng from Changhong Company, Zhang Ruiming from Haier Company, Zhao Xinxian from Sanjiu Company, Panda..."

The list revealed by Wu Maocai are basically all the leaders of Chinese home appliance and electronic companies. Among them, there are more people from the home appliance industry, especially those from the TV industry.

"Even the old guy Liu Chuanzhi is here, I don't know how he can come here so shamelessly." Wu Maocai complained with an indignant look.

To be honest, when he saw Liu Chuanzhi coming over, he really wanted the security guards to kick this old guy out.

Considering all the things Liu Chuanzhi did, I don’t know how he had the nerve to attend the banquet hosted by Master Jiu.

Hearing this, an inexplicable smile suddenly appeared on Fang Chen's lips: "There is nothing surprising. Lenovo is also a member of our Guangcai Business Promotion Association. Liu Chuanzhi is naturally qualified and able to come."

There is no doubt that the computer industry can almost be called the industry that has been hardest hit after television.

With Liu Chuanzhi's virtue, since he knew he was coming to hold this meeting, how could he not come?

With Fang Chen's arrival, there was a small climax in the hotel. Almost everyone, no matter what they were doing just now, immediately gathered around Fang Chen and greeted him with all kinds of "Mr. Fang!"

It can be heard all the time, and it already has the momentum of gathering sound into thunder.

Seeing that Fang Chen was surrounded on three levels inside and outside, in the past, these big bosses had eyes that reached to their foreheads, they were arrogant and their eyes were above their heads. The entrepreneurs were so enthusiastic about Fang Chen, just like a bunch of fanatics.

It's like it's hard for fans to meet their idols.

Yang Yuanqing, who was standing not far away, said with some amazement: "This President Fang is really extraordinary. I am afraid that all entrepreneurs in China will follow his lead and obey his orders. Do you really think that you are the leader of the martial arts alliance?"

"Did you just realize? Mr. Fang has been able to make all the changes in the country and respond to everything at once. Especially this time, if he can really help everyone solve their problems, his status in the country may be truly unshakable."

He glanced at Fang Chen angrily, and Liu Chuanzhi couldn't help but flash a trace of envy and jealousy in his eyes. If only his Taishan Association could have been launched, if it weren't for Fang Chen's sudden rise, if it wasn't for Fang Chen's plan to promote a glorious career

, he is probably the one who enjoys this treatment.

And when he thought that Fang Chen had not only robbed him of his position in everyone's minds, but also robbed so many of Lenovo's technical backbones, and yet he was here to compliment Fang Chen, Liu Chuanzhi felt unspeakable.

of discomfort.

With Ni Guangnan gone, he didn't have anything. Even with the level of quarrels Ni Guangnan had with him, even if Ni Guangnan didn't take the initiative to leave, he would still have to find a way to drive Ni Guangnan away.

From this perspective, Fang Chen was actually helping him.

But what about the three hundred Lenovo backbones?

Although he did not have a project for them and did not intend to give them any scientific research funds, it was after all the facade of Lenovo as a high-tech enterprise. He kept it as a pretense, but Fang Chensheng pried it away.

Moreover, he actually didn't want to come this time, but foreign computer companies such as Compaq and HP are really too fierce.

Just a few days after the tariffs were lowered, Compaq and Hewlett-Packard reduced the price of the latest Pentium computers by 3,000 yuan, and the previous generation 586 computer dropped by 5,000 yuan.

So in the past few days, customers have basically gone to Compaq and HP. From Lenovo, there are basically very few people who come to visit, let alone buy. Foreign companies like Compaq and HP simply want

Drive them all away from Chinese computer companies!

Therefore, reality forced him to come here, bow his head, and learn from Fang Chen.

The distance from the gate to the reception desk was only a hundred meters, and it took Fang Chen a full fifteen minutes to walk there. The various responses and the handing out of business cards almost made him weak.

Standing on the podium, Fang Chen wiped his sweat and said with a smile: "I have already felt everyone's enthusiasm. Look at the sweat on my forehead. This is not the north in February. It is like July and August."

It looks like something."

Hearing the extremely cooperative laughter from the audience, Yang Yuanqing curled his lips, a group of sycophants.

"To be honest, I invite you all to come over this time and talk to you about the recent tax reduction policies. It's actually secondary. What's more important is to sit with you, meet each other, and have a few chats. Thank you.

I would like to thank everyone for your support for my recent work and the help I have provided to the poor people in the country."

Speaking of this, Fang Chen paused, and as expected, the eyes of many people below instantly dimmed.

After all, the main purpose of their visit this time was to learn from Fang Chen how to deal with the large-scale intrusion of foreign companies due to the reduction in tariffs and how to survive their own companies.

Eat, drink and chat, when can they not eat, drink and chat?

This is the simple value of the Chinese people. Even a big boss like Fang Chen is not willing to put in the effort if they can't achieve what they want by eating, drinking and chatting.

After all, even if it is an immortal, a god, or a Buddha, if it is not effective, the incense will definitely not flourish.

Seeing this, Fang Chen smiled slightly and changed his tone: "But I see that everyone seems to be in no mood to eat, so let's chat first and talk about some of my opinions and ideas."

Hearing this, everyone was suddenly startled, and then an astonishing flash of light burst out from their eyes. Thunderous applause suddenly broke out, as if it was shaking the sky, and this applause was obviously much more sincere than before.

"In fact, when I heard about the reduction in tariffs, especially when I heard about the restrictions on companies in the home appliance and electronics industries being acquired by foreign companies, my first reaction was the same as everyone else's. The wolf is really coming. I was also afraid that last year's Liangkela would be flooded.

The "Seventh Army" thing happened to us." Fang Chen said slowly.

Everyone nodded silently, Fang Chen's words really spoke to their hearts.

Two Cokes flooded the Seventh Army, which comes from a press release in April last year.

Bacheng Tianfu Cola, which was once served at the state banquet in the City Hall, was officially acquired by Pepsi-Cola.

Someone has made statistics and found that so far, among the eight beverage companies in China that produce carbonated drinks, except Shencheng Zhengguanghe, the other seven have been acquired by Coca-Cola and Pepsi-Cola.

However, it is not that Liangcola did not want to acquire Shencheng Zhengguanghe. When Coca-Cola first entered China more than 20 years ago, it proposed to establish the first production line in a joint venture with Zhengguanghe, but was rejected by Zhengguanghe.

.

The cola industry was the first industry in China to be opened up to allow foreign companies to enter. However, it turned out to be like this. Almost all Chinese carbonated beverage companies were wiped out.

And now that the home appliance and electronics industries have also been liberalized, how can they not worry that their own companies will also fall into this situation?

"Furthermore, judging from the case of Maxam, we also know that these foreign companies are not well-intentioned in acquiring our Chinese company. They do not intend to compete with us openly, but they intend to use their strong capital power to directly annihilate us quietly.

of strangulation." Fang Chen said.

The US-Canada net incident he mentioned is another case in which domestic companies are more wary of acquisitions of foreign companies.

Maxam, which was born thirty years ago, can almost be called China's most well-known domestic cosmetics brand in the 1980s, and has created many firsts.

China's first bottle of styling mousse, first sunscreen, and first hand cream were all developed and produced by it.
Chapter completed!