2003: Starting with Foreign Trade

Chapter 359 "How can there be such a shameless person?"

On December 7, the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine announced the list of products and companies that were granted exemption from inspection in 2006.

Among nearly 2000 electric vehicle brands and companies, a total of 26 companies have received this title, including six companies from Zhejiang Province.

Flash Group and its two brands, Flash and Windspeed, unsurprisingly received this honor.

"Ha, Philips is also on the list of products exempt from inspection? This is really a slap in the face to Lao Ni." Tan Jincheng saw the news at the airport.

The lawsuit filed by the bicycle association against Lao Ni includes charges of infringing on the reputation of a competitor and unfair competition, with the target company being Philips Bicycles.

“No wonder you always say, boss, it’s okay to be a bit of a snob, but you can’t publicly slander your competitors,” Zhao Xinyi said with a smile.

Zeng Jixiang was sent by Tan Jincheng to Shenzhen to assist Zhang Xuhui in handling the acquisition of Dexian Electronics. Zhao Xinyi, who is now the head of the purchasing department, returned to her original job and temporarily served as Tan Jincheng's assistant on his business trip.

“Yes, look, isn’t this a backlash?” Tan Jincheng sighed.

The incident occurred in June or July of this year, when Lü Yuan was competing with Philippe. Lü Yuan publicly commented on Philippe on his official website, saying that Philippe's page was "riding on the coattails of his name" and engaging in false advertising.

Having offended the industry association, this old grievance has been brought up again, and this incident has been listed as one of the grounds for suing him, accusing him of unfair competition.

Actually, Green Plains wasn't wrong. The name Philip itself is somewhat of a copycat, even more so than Jack and Jones. But it's fine to talk about it in private, or even to complain about it in a speech.

But you can't just post articles on your official website, that would be a bit...unreasonable.

These days, some unscrupulous business tactics involve competitors deliberately buying Iveco Grand Bass vans at high prices and then selling them to funeral homes at low prices to undermine their rivals.

There are even many who resort to underhanded tactics, but you can't openly criticize your competitors like you would in later generations, because that would be considered unfair competition.

Times have changed, and values ​​are not the same. Ni Jie is a big shot in the industry, and even he is bound to suffer backlash when things go wrong. Tan Jincheng, who is just a small fry, is better off keeping a low profile.

Being named an Economic Person of the Year is far more prestigious than his other titles like "Leading Zhejiang Businessman." With that title, it's much easier to invest anywhere.

If it weren't for this lawsuit, would Green Plains have developed in a different way than it did in the previous life?

After Tan Jincheng went to the airport, Zhang Suzhi couldn't contain her excitement and couldn't wait to call Tan Lihua. This press conference was different from the one for the Olympics; this time it was about honor.

Tan Lihua on the other end of the phone was startled and couldn't help but exclaim, "What the hell? Economic Person of the Year? Him?"

This generation cares a lot about honor. What do men in their forties usually talk about? Nothing more than bragging, international affairs, national events, and the economic situation.

Tan Lihua certainly knew what the "Economic Person of the Year" award meant.

My son has been really impressive these past two years, his company is huge, but how did he get selected like this? There was no prior indication of it.

Li Shiqi, sitting at the desk opposite Tan Lihua, raised an eyebrow, as if he had heard something extraordinary.

Since the establishment of the Tan Jincheng Wangjiang Industrial Park, Tan Lihua's position was quickly promoted, moving from the previous shared office to work with Li Shiqi, and becoming the deputy head of the department.

It was Li Shiqi who requested that I share an office with him, which actually reflected an element of equality.

The work is very easy, and there's not much to do most of the time. He just reads the newspaper and drinks tea. After being busy for most of his life, Tan Lihua is finally enjoying his newfound leisure.

After Zhang Suzhi explained on the other end of the phone, Tan Lihua finally understood why his son had been selected and why there had been no further news about him.

From a moral and impartial standpoint, although Flash Group has considerable strength, Tan Lihua still believes it is unworthy of this title.

Those selected are all very famous figures, but since it's his own son, he might as well accept it; it's a great honor.

That's awesome! The Tan family is going to become famous. That's truly awesome, haha.

"What does that mean? What's this 'Economic Person of the Year'?" Li Shiqi asked curiously as soon as Tan Lihua hung up the phone.

"Hehe, Xiao Tan has been selected as this year's Economic Person of the Year, the one the financial channel puts on. He went to the capital to record the program today, and it will be broadcast on the 14th." Tan Lihua said with a smug look.

Holy crap! Really?

Li Shiqi was so surprised that he stood up. The people selected this year are all quite impressive. There are not only the chairman of the China Securities Regulatory Commission, whose stock market has soared, but also the heads of Air China and ICBC, who are high-ranking officials, but also industry leaders like the president of Gree Electric Appliances.

"Haha, it's true, but there's a reason for his situation. It shouldn't have been his turn in the first place."

"What do you mean? Is there some inside story?"

Tan Lihua thought about it. This wasn't exactly a secret. The cycling association had sued Ni Jie, and given Ni Jie's flamboyant personality, he wouldn't let it go so easily. He would definitely seek revenge in the future.

So Tan Lihua explained the whole story.

Actually, it was Jiangsu Province that recommended Su Ning's CEO. Otherwise, if it were a representative of the electric vehicle industry, Zhejiang Province wouldn't have been the one to recommend. If Jiangsu Province were to recommend a representative, it would probably be either Zhang Congxun or Dong Jinggui. "Haha, why worry so much? This is a good thing. Come to my house for dinner tonight to celebrate." Li Shiqi was also stunned.

Is this even possible? It seems the saying that successful people are lucky is really true; they can even encounter such good fortune.

"Then let's not go. The show hasn't aired yet. If something goes wrong, it would be quite embarrassing."

"It's alright. Let's invite Guolong and his wife over and have a small celebration. Don't tell anyone yet. It'll save you the trouble of cooking by yourself," Li Shiqi said nonchalantly.

Tan Jincheng had previously helped his nephew with the problem of opening a shop, and to be honest, he had wanted to repay the favor for a long time, but he had never had the opportunity.

Even if Tan Lihua is home alone, it's rare for him to go to someone else's house for a meal.

At most, I'll visit Zhang Guolong's house, but I won't accept any gifts.

This left those who wanted to befriend Tan Lihua at a loss, and even someone like Li Shiqi, who wanted to repay a favor, didn't know what to do.

Perhaps out of happiness, Tan Lihua thought for a moment and then agreed; "Okay, let's call Guolong and ask him how Pengya is doing lately."

It's been a long time since I've seen Zhang Xupeng come back, and I wonder how his clothing factory and shops are doing.
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Beicang.

Although Mr. Tan has left, the cooperation negotiations between Orange Technology and Tencent are still ongoing.

Zhang Yunsong could understand. Tan Jincheng was, after all, the CEO of a real-economy group, and Orange Technology was not his main business. He couldn't possibly spend every day with them; otherwise, what would be the point of having these employees?

Tencent doesn't need Pony Ma to intervene in everything. The fact that he showed up on the first day to accompany them for meals and drinks is already a great honor.

Because they wanted to receive some QQ user data, which involved the interests of the QQ project team, Huang Xitong and Zhang Yunsong could not make a decision directly. This morning, the two of them reported the contents of yesterday's negotiations to their superiors.

User data is a top priority for any internet company, especially since this is tantamount to sacrificing the interests of other project teams to benefit QQ Space.

QQ is currently Tencent's most important asset and the core of all its strategies.

Soon, Orange Technology's request was copied to Pony Ma's side.

"This company has big ambitions," Little Ma said with a smile.

If you want someone else's data, you need to have some convincing evidence.

Orange Technology currently positions itself as a social networking site and a platform for mini-games. The three mini-games it has launched so far have received positive feedback. During negotiations with Tencent, Orange Technology also presented some of its future plans.

This includes the ongoing Happy Farm + Farmer Assistance option and future game plans.

In terms of positioning, Orange Technology is seen by outsiders more as a small game company, which is consistent with Tencent's strategy of using games to monetize QQ users.

Starting today, Tencent's major strategy is to monetize its traffic, and for this purpose, it has chosen to make a breakthrough in games.

Having established several game studios and acquired various games from overseas, it was only natural that Happy Farm came into Tencent's sights.

"This approach of combining Happy Farm with helping farmers is quite good. It can bring a lot of good reputation to the company, but the marketing costs are relatively high."

"Marketing costs are easy to control. They set up a farm stay, and then cooperated with farmers. In fact, it doesn't cost much."

"Speaking of which, their agritainment business is using the QQ Farm trademark. Should we warn them?"

Brother Ma chuckled: "Everyone in the electric bike shops says this kid is a real jerk, and it's true. He's probably hoping we'll sue him."

That shady marketing guy is really good. If we actually sue him, he'll definitely make it known all over the country.

By then, regardless of whether he wins or loses the lawsuit, he'll be completely smitten.

How could there be such a shameless person?
Hmm, that's very much like Ma Ge, but he does admire Tan Jincheng's shameless nature.

It's normal to use some tricks when doing business. As long as it doesn't involve core interests, most bosses don't really care.

Often, the founder's temperament can determine whether a company will succeed; overly honest people can't do business.

"Providing data is not out of the question; it's also a way for QQ to monetize its traffic. However, just cooperating with Happy Farm isn't enough to lay a solid foundation."

It's clear that getting QQ user data from just one project won't meet Pony Ma's expectations.

"Please convey my message to Wang Wensong."

(End of this chapter)