Scholars in the courtyard

Noon, Kazakhstan, Akka City.

Li Shengli got off the train tiredly, walked out of the platform, and saw the young man with round glasses who came to pick him up.

"It's so early, I thought it would have to wait a while."

Perhaps because the task was completed, Li Shengli was in a good mood and joked with the young man with round glasses.

But the young man didn't pay attention. When he saw Li Shengli quickly approaching, "Leader, something happened!"

"Huh? What's wrong?"

"This morning..."

Then the young man told Li Shengli the news he heard in the morning, and the latter's face instantly turned cold.

It turns out that this morning, a pot similar to the Friendship Pressure Cooker appeared in various stores in Kazakhstan. The alliance called it the Grizzly Pressure Cooker.

And in terms of price, the Grizzlies were half the friendship. The huge difference, coupled with the credibility of the league, and the league's deliberate advertising, quickly became popular in Acre City.

The store that originally sold Friendship Pot also put a bear sign next to it. Once the prices of the two were revealed, people soon had a choice.

"Walk!"

Li Shengli ignored his fatigue and went straight to the largest commercial street in Acre City after getting in the car.

The car was stable, and Li Shengli walked to the store he usually visited.

Before he even got closer, he saw a lot of people talking.

As I got closer, I heard more discussion.

"This pot is also very easy to use. My aunt Araba next door bought one this morning. Her family doesn't have that much money. I didn't expect this one to be cheap."

"How does it work?"

"The aunt said it's good. She has bad teeth and she can eat the food cooked in this pot."

"Really? Let's see then. My family saved money to buy one before, so I don't need to praise it anymore."

As several people were talking, Li Shengli squeezed into the crowd and looked at the Friendship Pressure Cooker on one side of the counter, and on the right side of it, there was also a row of pots.

After looking at them carefully for a while, they were about the same size and the same style. Except for the label on the front, everything else, including the packaging, was the same.

An unknown fire surged out of his chest and was held back until it reached his throat.

"Does this guest look at the pot?"

"This is a new product just launched in our store, the Grizzly brand pressure cooker. It uses special steel from the alliance and has gone through multiple processes."

A young girl wearing local clothes saw Li Shengli’s gaze fixed on her face and quickly stepped forward to introduce him.

Li Shengli calmed down and smiled on his face.

"Beautiful lady, I have never heard of this grizzly pot before. Why did it come out suddenly?"

"Sir, you are right. We were notified of this kind of pot after it opened. However, this pot is guaranteed by the alliance and there will be no problem with the quality. If you really need it, I can adjust it downwards."

"Huh? The price can still be negotiated?"

"Yes, sir, our store manager said that we can lower the price appropriately. You"

Before the clerk could finish speaking, Li Shengli turned around and left.

His face was as cold as frost.

After a while, the young man with round glasses also came back to inquire about the news. The news he brought back was the same. Grizzly pressure cookers were available in stores that originally sold friendship pots. Even places that did not originally sell friendship pots were forced to put them on the shelves.

"Let's go to the Business Department."

Li Shengli already understood that this was a war waged by the alliance against them, an economic war centered around the friendship pot.

When the car arrived at the Business Department, Li Shengli saw many people coming in and out, with fear and fright on their faces.

When I came to the familiar office, the door was open, and I saw seven or eight locals inside, surrounding a middle-aged man with a square face, chattering.

"Chief Wang, we can't sell it at this price."

"Wang, our order can no longer be continued. If the goods are not delivered right now, we will lose them."

"Everyone, don't be anxious and don't make a mess."

Section Chief Wang wiped the sweat from his forehead and said sincerely, "Our credibility is here and we will never let our friends suffer."

"Please believe in me and our country and will not do anything that harms the interests of our friends."

Section Chief Wang made some promises and finally sent a few people away, and then saw Li Shengli and the other two at the door.

Section Chief Wang didn't speak, or maybe he was tired from talking too much.

Sitting on the chair, he picked up the cool jar and drank it all. Only then did he look at the two people who walked in.

"Did you see it too?"

"We saw it, and we even went to the store to see it. The other party was specifically targeting us, and there was a shadow of the alliance in it. They were forcing the Kazakh government."

Section Chief Wang nodded, took out the cigarette, and lit it with trembling hands.

"I know everything you said, but there is no way. The other party just sees that our production capacity is limited and wants to seize the market with a large number of low-priced products."

"Today it's just Kazakhstan. Tomorrow, several other countries that are cooperating with us will be like this. What do we have to compete with?"

Li Shengli clenched his fists and remained silent.

The other party was using conspiracy to suppress others, and they had no way of resisting.

"I have already reported the situation to the country. Let's wait for the news."

After Section Chief Wang fell silent, he had no choice but to say the words he least wanted to say. Although this would appear incompetent, it was necessary.

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A figure hurriedly opened the office door, looked at the lady who was on the phone inside, and immediately swallowed the words in his mouth.

The lady wore a pair of gold-rimmed glasses and her gray hair was neatly styled. When she saw the person coming, she just pointed to the sofa beside her and then continued talking.

"Yes, I understand."

"Don't worry, we have contacted the production department and will give a reply soon."

"Yes, don't worry, even if you suffer a little loss, it will not damage the country's reputation."

After hanging up the phone, the lady sat on the chair. The sadness on her face flashed away, and her eyes were quickly replaced by determination.

"Xiao Zhang, how is the situation?"

"Leader, the latest news we have received now is that half of the people want to cancel their original orders, and the merchants who paid the deposit in advance have also expressed their opinions and requested to lower the price."

The lady frowned, "Do you understand the situation clearly?"

"It has been made clear that the alliance has been imitating the 'Friendship' pressure cooker during this period. They have stored a lot of them, and with the alliance's production capacity, they will soon surpass us."

"The price they set is only half of ours. We have no competitive advantage at all in terms of price."

"This is what our comrades have gathered."

Xiao Zhang handed the report to the lady.

The lady pressed her eyes forward, then looked carefully, and finally put down the report, "What can we do?"

"Leadership, if you want to solve the current dilemma, you must lower the price."

"Lower the price? What if the other party lowers it again?"

"This~"

The lady took a deep breath and said, "You also know that the cost of manufacturing pressure cookers in our country is twice as high as that of the Alliance. We cannot afford to lower the price."

Xiao Zhang lowered his head, but at the moment, there was no other way but to lower the price.

"Go and do your work."

The lady stretched out her hand and asked Xiao Zhang to leave, and she thought of a solution in the room.

Steel rolling mill.

After Liu Huaimin got the news, he came to the steel rolling mill. As soon as the car stopped, Yang Youning ran over with a serious expression.

"Old Liu, the orders are all gone."

Yang Youning spoke in a nervous voice. Why did he become like this overnight?

Yesterday, I made plans with Chen Gong to purchase raw materials to increase the production of the pressure cooker.

But after sleeping, the sky changed.

I received a call from the Business Office this morning, saying that all scheduled orders were cancelled, production was suspended, and we would notify you when necessary.

When he received the call, Yang Youning pinched his cheeks to make sure it was not a dream, then asked what was going on, but the other party just replied that he couldn't sell it.

What can’t be sold?

Friendship pot?

Wasn't it very hot before?

Suspicious, Yang Youning hurriedly called his old brother Liu Huaimin, but the phone was always busy and he couldn't get through.

After waiting for half an hour, I finally called in, and Liu Huaimin said, "I'll go talk."

The two of them walked towards the office, followed by Chen Gong Guodong who came after hearing the news and followed behind.

The four of them entered the office. Yang Youning handed the water glass to Liu Huaimin, and then waited aside.

"I received a message from my superior this morning."

Liu Huaimin told the news he knew, and Yang Youning and the other three broke out in cold sweat.

"Obviously, this is not a formal shopping mall competition. It is an ulterior motive of alliance forces. Its purpose is to suppress our products and reduce our foreign exchange space, so as to attack our trade with foreign countries."

"This is a premeditated war."

There was silence in the room, a long silence.

"I'm going to fight against the immortal Banban, and I won't give anyone a way to survive!"

Yang Youning was furious, and he wanted to blow up those bastards right away.

"Bullying people, it's too bullying. This bullshit alliance is so mean and irresponsible at all."

"What the hell, we finally opened the market, and we were bullied into death like this?"

Wang Guodong and Chen Gong were also indignant, but they also knew that this was just incompetent barking.

The alliance is like a huge mountain pressing down on our heads.

Especially since the opponent also has a large number of mushrooms, it is even more frightening.

"Lao Yang, things are not as bad as you think."

Liu Huaimin said calmly, "We previously understood the comrades from the First Machinery Department. Do you remember that we handed it over to the Northwest Manufacturing Factory for production?"

After being reminded by Liu Huaimin, Yang Youning remembered Yang Xiaotao's proposal. Because of this, they were praised by their superiors as "selfless" and "good brothers of the workers' family."

"Remember, we gave them part of the order at that time. What's wrong, they don't have any orders anymore?"

Yang Youning asked strangely.

Liu Huaimin shook his head, "Not only did they not cancel the order, but they contracted all your orders."

"What? How is that possible?"

"It's just possible."

Liu Huaimin said conclusively, "Our steel rolling mill needs ten materials to make a pressure cooker, so what they use machine tools to make is eight, the time we use is ten, the time they use is three, and our scrap rate is eight." , their scrap rate is only 2.”

Liu Huaimin said a bunch of numbers, and Yang Youning and the others frowned and counted in their minds.

If all are added up, the comprehensive value of a pressure cooker made by their rolling mill is twenty-eight, while the other's is thirteen.

More than half!

"You mean?"

Yang Youning looked at Liu Huaimin in surprise.

"Yes, the superiors have calculated that when the manufacturing plant turns on its horsepower at full speed, the cost of the existing friendship pot can be reduced to more than half."

"This is the guarantee for us to engage in a price war with each other."

After the words fell, Yang Youning and the three of them felt uncomfortable. The existence that they clearly despised actually surpassed them. How could they believe it?

But it is what it is.

Only then did they listen to Yang Xiaotao's words seriously.

I thought it was Yang Xiaotao's words to persuade them, but now thinking of Yang Xiaotao's analysis, he must have anticipated today's situation. Fortunately, he insisted on handing over the friendship pot to the Northwest Second Manufacturing Plant. Otherwise, their steel rolling plant alone would not be able to do anything. Can't afford it.

At that time, they will lose completely.

"Lao Liu, what do we need to do?"

Yang Youning reacted quickly and asked seriously.

"Your superiors require you to go all out to produce the Flying Eagle. The other party has not taken action yet, but it should not be far away."

"I see."

The three of them looked at each other, and they all knew that the Northwest Manufacturing Factory had started a war, and they were on a par with each other. If they fell behind, they would be the sinners of the country.

Liu Huaimin took a deep look at the three of them, and then nodded, "Comrades, this time, please."

Yang Youning looked serious, "Don't worry, there is no such word as surrender in our dictionary."

After Liu Huaimin left, Yang Youning turned around and asked, "I'm convinced of this guy Yang Xiaotao."

"By the way, when will he come back? At this time, without him here, I feel a little unsure."