Resource Tycoon Reborn

Chapter 135: Restraining oneself

The timing of Carrefour Group's revelation of "Sudan Red" was too subtle. It happened to coincide with the opening of Carefour Group's first store after entering China. Not only did it steal all the glory of Carefour Group, but it also further improved its reputation.

The company’s position in the minds of Chinese people!

Although there are still a large number of people in China living below the poverty line, the residents in these cities have become relatively wealthy, and this population number has exceeded the total population of most countries in the world, that is,

It is said that this is a consumer group that is enough to drive companies all over the world crazy. Whoever can grasp the consumer psychology of these people will control the largest market in the world~!

As a supermarket chain company that was born and raised in China and has always had a good reputation, Carrefour Group can be said to have the right time and place in China. Moreover, the Fang family has quite a strong network of contacts both at home and abroad. The two major

Even though the group company is the most influential and one of the best in the world, in this three-acre land of China, they are absolutely newcomers. They want to challenge the status of Carrefour Group. For now, it is still delusional.

, establishing a firm foothold is their highest priority goal.

But no one expected that when the first store of Carefour Group opened, Carrefour Group would give them a slap in the face, causing stars to pop out in front of their eyes. Although Lu Yifan gave the order in time to stop replenishing the goods on the shelves, one day

It is true that there are not many products containing "Sudan Red" on sale, but those customers who purchased these products became concerned about carefour after learning that Carrefour Group had completely removed these products from the shelves and paid double compensation to consumers.

We are deeply dissatisfied with the slow response of the Group’s National Exhibition Store. Especially when newspapers mentioned that France, the United Kingdom and other European countries have completely banned “Sudan Red” from adding to food, the dissatisfaction among the Chinese people became even more intense!

There have been articles in the media questioning whether the products sold by Carefour Group to Chinese consumers are not tested for the content of "Sudan Red", so why are the products they sell in Europe not tested? If they say they are not testing, is that a violation?

Violate European laws? If they say they test, is that discriminating against Chinese consumers?

This incident made Lu Yifan very anxious! At the same time, it also made him completely stop looking down on the Carrefour Group.

Zongzheng did acquire a lot of Carrefour Group's listed stocks, but the total amount did not even reach 1% of Carrefour Group's shares.

It is sheer nonsense to say that Zongzheng has no intention of annexing Carrefour Group. But Zongzheng also knows in his heart that the Fang family is not a soft persimmon. Whether it is at home or abroad, it has an influence that cannot be underestimated.

.Although I have an identity that is respected by everyone at home, I am afraid that this identity will mean nothing when I go abroad.

Therefore, even if Zongzheng covets the Carrefour Group, he has no intention of taking it by force.

It's just that after he made a vague request to invest in Carrefour Group today, Fang Mingyuan was noncommittal. No, to be precise, Zong Zheng didn't know if Fang Mingyuan heard it. This couldn't help but make him feel a little depressed.

The new round of negotiations once again ran into trouble after half an hour - although Xi Guoping and the others had improved a lot, they were still far from the bottom line proposed by the Fang family.

"Young Master Fang, you just mentioned that this technology is just a second-rate technology of Nokia Group. It may be eliminated by major mobile phone manufacturers in three to five years at most. In such a short period of time, with

China's limited market, our sales volume is actually quite limited. If we pay such a high licensing fee, the production cost cannot be reduced, how can we compete with foreign mobile phone companies for the market?" Xi Guoping said distressedly.

You must know that the Ministry of Electronics Industry's forecast for China's mobile phone market next year is only 80,000 units. Even if the four companies are divided equally, it will only be 20,000 units each, and this is not included. Now they have occupied 100% of China's market.

The sales volume of foreign mobile phone manufacturers, such a low sales volume, must ensure that the selling price of domestic mobile phones is lower than that of imported mobile phones. In Xi Guoping's view, no matter how high the profit margin they can earn, the total volume is limited.

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Fang Mingyuan sighed inwardly. Although the government has been promoting a market economy since the 1990s, the planned economy that has been implemented for decades has left indelible traces on people. The Ministry of Electronics Industry has asked people to pay attention to mobile phones.

There is no convincing forecast for the demand. Fang Mingyuan knows that in a few years, even the waste collectors in the city will have mobile phones! By then, China's annual sales of mobile phones will be in the tens of millions!

"Mr. Xi, what you said is wrong. Yes, this technology is indeed not a first-class technology and will be eliminated in a few years. But! The question is, Mr. Xi, can you introduce world-class technology?"

Lu Mingyue said angrily, "This is called rarity at the expense of value! Besides, without this technical foundation, Mr. Xi wonders when your company will be able to develop qualified and world-class mobile phone production technology.

Come?" Lu Mingyue was really angry. These people are too stingy. Fang Mingyuan paid a huge price to acquire these technologies, but these people always want to get something for nothing from Fang Mingyuan! What's more, Fang Mingyuan has already agreed

Lu, Mei, and Chai have invested in shares. By doing this, Xi Guoping and the others are poaching their feet!

Xi Guoping was choked and speechless on the spot. If it could be so easy to develop qualified and world-class mobile phone production technology, Xi Guoping and the others would not be sitting here!

"Mr. Lu, having said that, we can also understand the difficulties of the Fang family, but the current situation of state-owned enterprises is not unknown to you. Although the three of us each have a group company, although the scale is not small,

But the economic strength is not good. To be honest, the group company has not been able to turn a profit since its establishment. Last year's profit was still negative!" Ma Guoping spread his hands and said, "If we talk about the introduction of mobile phone production technology, it cannot become a profit.

If there are new profit growth points, this year’s year-end report will be a problem!”

Mei Dongze sneered: "What Mr. Ma said is wrong. To introduce mobile phone production technology, it is not because the Fang family is begging a few bosses, right? To introduce technology, it must ensure that it becomes a new profit growth point. I am afraid no one can

Guarantee to Mr. Ma." Mei Dongze himself has worked in state-owned enterprises for many years. He is naturally familiar with the current situation of overstaffing, financial chaos, and unclear personnel in state-owned enterprises. The bosses of these state-owned enterprises pay annual "tuition fees".

"The amount paid was an astonishing sum.

Luo Cheng on the side saw that the two sides were getting more and more stalemate, and couldn't help but feel anxious. He was also aggrieved towards Xi Guoping and the other three. The Fang family's technology was not in vain, it was also bought from the Nokia Group with real money.

. If it were not for the issuance of domestic mobile phone production licenses, how could Xi Guoping and the others be allowed to share a piece of the pie! The three major group companies may sound nice, but in essence they are just state-owned enterprises under the Ministry of Electronics Industry in various places.

If they were not to become one of the first companies to produce mobile phones in the country, why would the Ministry of Electronics Industry have to spend so much effort! I don’t know how many people from all over the Development Committee have broken their legs because of this matter.

The mouth is broken!

At this time, Xi Guoping and the others were talking nonsense with the Fang family about the licensing fee!

He quickly interjected: "Mr. Mei, Mr. Lu, Mr. Xi, Mr. Ma, Mr. Wu, please listen to me. The ministry and committee attach great importance to this matter, and the leaders are all waiting for news. According to

I think it’s better for everyone to take a step back, Mr. Fang, you can lower the price, and Mr. Xi can also raise the price, after all, we can’t let Mr. Fang and the others not even get back the cost, right?”

"Director Luo, it's not that we don't want to give more, but the sales volume in the mobile phone market is really limited. If we increase the authorization fee, I'm afraid we won't even be able to guarantee the balance of payments by then!" Xi Guoping said helplessly. The three of them had just discussed it.

, although they are begging the Fang family now, but the Fang family has no control in their hands - if the three group companies cannot obtain technical authorization, then the Ministry of Electronics Industry will never approve the Fang family's mobile phone production.

The Fang family has just mentioned repeatedly that this technology will be eliminated by the market in a few years, so now they must be eager to put it into production and bring the product to the market, and cannot afford to waste time! Therefore, as long as the three companies have the same stance, they cannot afford to insist on it.

If they can raise the high licensing fee, then in the end, the Fang family, who are more pressed for time than them, will definitely have to make some more concessions!

It is precisely because of this mentality that Xi Guoping and the others are able to insist on the licensing fee ratio!

Fang Mingyuan, who had been silent all this time, suddenly laughed and said: "Director Luo, since Mr. Xi and the others are in such a difficult situation, I don't think it's better to do this. Mr. Xi, Mr. Ma, and Mr. Wu, what do you three think of your company's annual mobile phone sales limit?"

Approximately how much?”

"The maximum is only 20,000 units, the total is 60,000!" Regarding this issue, Xi Guoping and the others were naturally familiar with it, and Ma Guoli immediately blurted it out. In the eyes of Xi Guoping and the others, this number is of great significance.

There is plenty of leeway.

"Okay, let's limit it to 30,000 units. If the annual output of each group company does not exceed 30,000 units, then the licensing fee will be paid according to the amount proposed by several people. If it exceeds 30,000 units, it will not exceed 100,000 units.

Taiwan, the licensing fee for this part of the mobile phone will be paid according to the proportion we proposed. If it exceeds 100,000 units, it will be paid according to 1.5 times the proportion we proposed! Every year, I will give you 3% of the production.

An improvement of ten! What do you think?"