Rebirth of Hong Kong Island, leading the technology war

Chapter 349: Procurement Case of Hezhong Group
Lupin nodded and agreed immediately.

In fact, Lupin was also relieved. The procurement case with Huaxun Technology was very difficult to handle. No matter how many ways he tried, it seemed that he couldn't do it well. It would be best if the boss could do it personally.

At least the blame can't be put on their department.

Of course, neither Lupin nor the other executives present were optimistic about Huaxun Technology's purchase.

Even if Hu Wenxin stepped in, it would be the same thing. There would be nothing to talk about with the other party unless they accepted Huaxun Technology's demands in full and signed those unequal terms.

After a while, the high-level meeting broke up.

Hu Wenxin sat there thinking for a while, then called Yu Wei who was packing her things and asked her to come to Hu Wenxin's office to talk for a while.

Yu Wei is a female executive, quite young, around 30 years old, and her hometown is Tianhang City in the mainland.

Yu Wei is good-looking and speaks softly, a typical southern woman, but that is only on the surface. Yu Wei is very capable and efficient in her work. Therefore, Yu Wei has only been in Hezhong Group for a few years. She started from the grassroots level and has now become a senior executive and has become Hu Wenxin's right-hand man.

Hu Wenxin trusts Wei very much and always asks for her opinion on everything.

Well, the same thing happened today.

Since Hu Wenxin was planning to personally negotiate with Huaxun Technology, he would feel uneasy if he didn't ask Yu Wei's opinion.

It is precisely because of this that some of Hu Wenxin and Yu Wei’s essays are always circulating in the headquarters of Hezhong Group, some of which are even quite explicit and weird.

Of course, anyone with a discerning eye can see that it is a rumor.

Apart from other things, Hu Wenxin's personal style can still stand the test.

Although there are endless rumors and gossip about Hu Wenxin, they have never been confirmed.

To put it another way, even if those terrible things really happened, the fact that no evidence was found was Hu Wenxin's ability.

As for Yu Wei? Although she is young and beautiful, she did not rise to the top by her own merits. She worked her way up from the grassroots level and climbed up to the top management position step by step.

Anyone who has worked with Yu Wei will agree with this, unless they are jealous of her talent, regardless of gender.

A moment later, the two arrived at Hu Wenxin's office one after the other.

Hu Wenxin asked Yu Wei to sit down, poured her a cup of coffee personally, and the two started chatting.

Hu Wenxin asked: "Mr. Yu, what do you think of Huaxun Technology's procurement case?"

Yu Wei smiled and replied, "Mr. Hu, I don't think this matter can be rushed. We still have to talk to them slowly."

"Mr. Yu should know something about Huaxun Technology. Do you think Huaxun Technology really looks down on us, or is this just their way of doing things?"

Yu Wei replied: "From what I know about Huaxun Technology, they have always been like this. They are always the strong party in cooperation negotiations. After all, they have a deep background, strong technical skills, and excellent products. And as far as I know, most of the decision-makers in Huaxun Technology are from Biyangdi and Huayao, and they are all practical people."

Hu Wenxin frowned: "Huayao? No wonder they are so tough."

“So, we still need to communicate with them properly.”

"So do you think we really have to give in? Are there really no other alternative suppliers?"

Yu Wei smiled bitterly: "To be honest, Huaxun Technology is indeed unique in the mainland. Even compared with foreign products, it has great advantages, not to mention the advantages of price and delivery time."

Hu Wenxin nodded, and then he was sure.

If you really want to make a career in the mainland, you can't avoid companies like these technical giants. It takes a lot of effort to deal with them. You can't look for other ways when you encounter some trouble. There is no other way to go.

Hu Wenxin nodded: "I understand. If necessary, we still have to make concessions. In order to achieve cooperation, we can give up some principles."

Yu Wei thought for a moment and said, "Mr. Hu, we don't need to be too compromising when negotiating with Huaxun Technology. We still need to show our courage and strength. We need to be both graceful and imposing. Huaxun Technology is also a very graceful company. There is nothing crooked about it. We can just talk to them openly, and there will be fewer misunderstandings."

"Okay, okay, President Yu, you're right. This negotiation is actually an opportunity. I plan to let Ah Shan go with me so that he can see the world."

"...Ashan? That's your..."

"Yes, that's my child. He used to cause me and his mother a lot of trouble. But recently he has become more assertive and motivated. I want to train him well, maybe he can become a talented person."

Yu Wei thought of something and immediately said, "By the way, I heard... your son has set up an aerospace company and recently launched a rocket."

"Yes, it was launched yesterday. We were lucky and it was successful."

"Boss Hu, I took some time to watch the live broadcast of the rocket launch yesterday. It was great. The young master of Boss Hu's family is really capable of building a launch site on Hong Kong Island."

Yu Wei's face was moved, and she was not complimenting Hu Wenxin.

Yu Wei is a talented actress and there is no need for her to flatter Hu Wenxin. Besides, she is obviously quite interested in the rocket launch.

Yu Wei added, "I heard that your son had negotiated important cooperation for our Hezhong Group. For example, the cooperation with Yute Technology should have been negotiated by him, right? It can be said that he has made great contributions."

Hu Wenxin smiled and waved her hand: "It's just good luck, I can't say more."

When Hu Jiangshan negotiated a cooperation deal between Hezhong Group and Yute Technology, Yu Wei happened to be on a business trip abroad. She didn't know the whole story, but only heard people mention it. She didn't know how Hu Jiangshan did it, so she didn't say anything.

However, because he felt that Huaxun Technology was not a company that was easy to fool, and Hezhong Group was not well-known in the mainland, Hezhong Group defeated a number of competitors and finally decided to cooperate with Yute Technology. It cannot be said that Hu Jiangshan was incompetent. In theory, his ability was surprisingly great.

Even if Yu Wei tried to do this, she would most likely fail.

Yu Wei was quite curious about Hu Jiangshan and wanted to know what this contradictory person looked like and what his state was like.
The reason why Hu Jiangshan is rather contradictory is, of course, because Hu Jiangshan’s reputation was not good before, and it could even be said to be very bad, extremely bad.

Last year, Yu Wei even heard a victim complain to her about what Hu Jiangshan had done to him, which made Yu Wei frown.

But recently Yu Wei always heard that Hu Jiangshan had accomplished a lot of things and performed very well, so she felt that Hu Jiangshan was really a contradictory young man.

Hu Wenxin said, "Boss Yu, the negotiation with Huaxun Technology is of great importance. I will lead the team this time, and it would be best if Boss Yu could come with us. We have to go all out, otherwise if we delay the start of the project, the loss will be huge."

Yu Wei thought for a moment and said, "It should be possible. Nothing on my side is too urgent, so it won't be a problem if I delay for a few days."

A moment later, Yu left Hu Wenxin's office.

Hu Wentie thought about it for a moment, picked up his phone and dialed a number, which was his son Hu Jiangshan's phone number.

At the same time, Hu Jiangshan was swimming in the swimming pool in the yard of the big villa. After hearing his cell phone ringing, he climbed out of the swimming pool, picked up the phone and was stunned.

I didn’t expect it was my dad who called. It’s really rare.

I guess this cheap dad learned that his son’s big rocket was successfully launched, so he called to praise him.

You have to answer this call no matter what!

Hu Wenxin rarely calls his son Hu Jiangshan on his own initiative, mainly because the relationship between father and son was quite tense before.

Hu Jiangshan was a loser among prodigal sons and brought shame to Hu Wenxin. Hu Wenxin couldn't stand it and of course developed a serious case of misogyny.

When Hu Wenxin saw her son, she didn't even want to talk to him, let alone take the initiative to call him.

"Hey, Dad."

"Ashan, where are you now? Are you still on Tenglong Island?"

"Yes, I'm still here."

"You're not done yet?"

"Yes, but it's not that busy. I just have some things to finish here, so I couldn't go back to Hong Kong Island last night and stayed on the island."

"Oh, it's good to be busy with your career, but don't overwork yourself."

"No, no, Dad, you know I'm in good health, right?"

Hu Wenxin was speechless for a moment.

Strong? Who doesn't know the situation of his own son? He looks OK on the outside, tall, but actually skinny as a chicken.

After all, Hu Jiangshan had done all sorts of stupid things before, so it was a miracle that his health improved.

Of course, Hu Jiangshan is in much better health now. He is much stronger than before. At least he can straighten his back and walk properly.

Hu Wenxin said: "It was very hard these past few days, but fortunately you have achieved your goal, which is great."

"Thank you, Dad. It's so rare that you praise me. I'm really flattered."

"Oh, it's like I never compliment you."

At this point, Hu Wenxin thought about it and realized that she had never praised her son before.

The key point is that Hu Jiangshan was not worthy of praise before, and there was no reason to praise him at all. You can't just praise him forcefully, that would be too disgusting.

At this time, Hu Wenxin gave a brief introduction to the negotiations with Huaxun Technology and asked Hu Jiangshan if he had time to go with him for two days.

"Ashan, I hope you can spare as much time as possible to go with us. If you can contribute, that's the best. If not, I don't expect you to play any role. Just listening from the side will be fine. You can get used to the atmosphere and gain some knowledge."

Of course Hu Jiangshan understood Hu Wenxin's intention. It was really pitiful that all parents in the world wanted Hu Jiangshan to learn more work skills and mature as soon as possible.

Although Hu Jiangshan actually has no use for it, he still has to appreciate the kindness of his cheap father.

What's more, it is still uncertain how the future will develop. Maybe Hu Jiangshan will eventually inherit the family business.

"Dad, about what time?"

"It's quite urgent, but the negotiation location is very close, in Guangzhou and Shenzhen, so according to the plan, we will go there tomorrow."

Hu Jiangshan thought about it and realized that the negotiation time he had just agreed with Starry Sky Glory’s boss Peng Xiaojun was next week, which still left three or four days. It was more than enough for him to make a trip to Guangzhou and Shenzhen during these days.

"Dad, no problem, I can go."

Hu Wenxin was of course very happy. His son had indeed grown a lot and knew that his father was doing this for his own good. If it were the Hu Jiangshan of the past, who was only interested in playing around, he would definitely not have agreed so readily.

Hu Wenxin was very pleased about this.

Hu Wenxin added, "By the way, I'll have someone send you a copy of the negotiation materials in a bit. Take a look at them first and do some homework so you don't end up being completely in the dark and confused when the time comes."

Hu Jiangshan responded.

After hanging up the phone, Hu Jiangshan swam two laps in the swimming pool and felt quite tired.

Hu Jiangshan climbed up to the swimming pool and lay on a sun lounger to rest for a while.

Soon, the phone rang and a new email was received.

Hu Jiangshan opened it and took a look. It was the negotiation document between Hezhong Group and Huaxun Technology.

Sure enough, it was a purchase order for production line equipment.

Hu Jiangshan has some understanding of Huaxun Technology.

In his previous life, Hu Jiangshan had dealt with Huaxun Technology, mainly handing over some research results to Huaxun Technology for implementation.

Huaxun Technology has excellent R&D capabilities, so the implementation was good and exceeded expectations. Therefore, Hu Jiangshan had a very good impression of Huaxun Technology, a domestic practical enterprise that definitely does not brag.

Hu Jiangshan looked at the information carefully again and understood the whole story. It was nothing more than that Hezhong Group was going to open a factory in the mainland to produce parts with higher technological content and supply them exclusively to car companies.

This requires the use of a lot of production line equipment, and these equipment are made best by Huaxun Technology, with good performance and high precision, so naturally we have to purchase them from Huaxun Technology.

However, Huaxun Technology has relatively high requirements, and price is not the most important factor. The price is indeed a bit high, but not that high. The main reason is that Huaxun Technology needs Hezhong Group to sign a lot of restrictive clauses.

Some of the terms are indeed very harsh and difficult for most companies to accept. They will feel like they are spending money but still being controlled, or even working for someone else.

This is called losing your soul.

Hu Jiangshan couldn't help but laugh. In fact, it was normal for Huaxun Technology to make such a request. This has always been their style.

Hu Jiangshan didn't need to think too much. There was no need for him to negotiate with the other party anyway. He just had to be a bystander and learn with an open mind.

Of course, if Hu Jiangshan can help Hezhong Group, he will not be stingy with his efforts.

After all, it is the Hu family's property, and since his cheap father is in power, Hu Jiangshan is still willing to contribute.

If Hezhong Group develops well, the Hu family will become stronger, and it will also be better for Hu Jiangshan's future development.

The next day, Guangzhou-Shenzhen City, Futian Port.

Hu Jiangshan waited in line for a long time before he was able to pass through the port and enter the country.

Hu Jiangshan got up a little late today and caught up with the morning rush hour, so he was lucky to be able to get here in more than an hour.

Hu Jiangshan came here this time to follow his father's team to negotiate with Huaxun Technology.

The two places are close, so Hu Jiangshan didn't need to bring anything with him, so he just carried a bag.

(End of this chapter)