Chapter 183: Domestic and Foreign Affairs

Sunflower is a relatively upscale restaurant on a street in California. Although it is not as good as the private restaurant Sanella on Union Square, at least the average person would think twice about wanting to go there once. At 6 pm, Zhou Ming and Cheng Qian arrived here.

'Mr. Zhou Ming, the person we have invited this time is just an ordinary manager in the logistics department of their company. Although he has the title of manager, he actually can't do anything . At most, he can only offer some constructive opinions, which don't have much practical significance. Not to mention that this time their company's project is very large, and I'm afraid even the head of their logistics department won't be able to make a decision, so...'

After sitting down in a private room in the restaurant, Cheng Qian looked around and whispered to Zhou Ming. Although he hadn't finished speaking, his meaning was already very clear.

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'Are you worried about today's expenses? Don't worry, today I'm treating, so you don't have to pay and it won't cost the company a thing.'

Zhou Ming said jokingly, then said seriously: 'I understand what you mean, but as Li Bai said, 'I was born with talents that must be put to good use. There is a reason for this, because only those fighting on the front line can see some problems more clearly.'

Cheng Qian himself had been poached from Jacko with excellent business skills, so he quickly understood what Zhou Ming meant: 'You want to use him as a way to get a better understanding of their company, as well as the head of their logistics department and even their decision-makers?'

'I never fight an unprepared battle,' Zhou Ming said.

'I now understand why President Tang would rather break with Pan Wenjin and get rid of them, because if they are still in the company, you may not be able to fully exert your abilities,' Cheng Qian sighed.

Zhou Ming smiled and didn't say anything. Fortunately, he remembered the marketing skills he had summed up in his previous life, otherwise he might really have been humiliated in front of the marketing expert Cheng Qian. At this time, Zhou Ming also heard someone knock on the door of the box.

After a while, the door was opened and a white man walked into the box. He saw Cheng Qian enthusiastically walk over to him and greet him: 'Cheng, my friend, I am very grateful that you have not forgotten your old friends, even if you are now the president of a company. I'm sorry I've forgotten the damn name. I received your invitation and I'm so happy to come to the Sunflower Restaurant!'

It seems that his relationship with Cheng Qian was still very good, so as he walked in, he continued to say to Cheng Qian, 'I heard about the reputation of Sunflower a long time ago, but as you know, my income is used to pay the car loan and the mortgage, and I'm afraid it's not enough to support my spending.'

Facing the white man's words, Cheng Qian said apologetically, 'Hois, in fact, I am only the general manager of Jieke Company. The person next to me is one of the company's principals, Zhou Ming, the first vice president. It was his idea to invite you to the Sunflower Restaurant today.'

Following Cheng Qian's words, the white man looked at Zhou Ming again in surprise. Cheng Qian then introduced Hois very appropriately. Through Cheng Qian's introduction, Zhou Ming learned that Hois was the client who had supported Cheng Qian the most when he was doing business before. As Zhou Ming listened, he got up, shook Hois's hand, said hello, and invited him to sit down.

After everyone had sat down, Cheng Qian spoke first, very understanding: 'Hois, I heard that your company, Suffolk, needs to update its company database, right?'

'You're my friend Chengqian, and your information is always the fastest!' Hois said to Chengqian, giving him a thumbs-up. 'Yes, due to the aging of the database equipment and software system, there was an excessive information backlog last week, resulting in new customer. data could not be processed in time, so the company decided to completely upgrade the equipment and software systems of the information database within a month.'

'Old things must be replaced. This is a very responsible approach. I just don't know how much your budget is,' Cheng Qian asked.

Hou Yi raised two fingers in response: 'Two million. This is the conclusion the company has reached after a comprehensive evaluation of the database.'

Hearing this answer, Cheng Qian looked at Zhou Ming in surprise. He couldn't believe his ears, because the two million project was tailor-made for Zhou Ming tailored for him. If Cheng Qian hadn't known that Zhou Ming couldn't have known about the Suffolk project beforehand, he would have even thought that Zhou Ming had set the sales target based on Suffolk's project figures.

In contrast to Cheng's excitement, Zhou Ming was very calm. He asked Hois: 'Can you introduce me to the person in charge of this project at your company? In return, you can order whatever you like from the menu at Sunflower Restaurant today.'

'That's really good news, but only for today?' asked Hois.

'Of course not. I know that your wife also likes Sunflower Restaurant very much, so if our deal goes through, I wouldn't mind treating you again,' said Zhou Ming.

Hois happily clapped his hands and said, 'Mr. Zhou Ming's straightforwardness is very pleasant, and I am very willing to do business with Mr. Zhou Ming! In return, I can of course also tell you that although this project was coordinated by our logistics department, that is to say, our head only has the power to nominate and make suggestions, the final result still depends on the decision of the company's senior management.'

'Understandably, after all, a project worth two million US dollars is not a small amount of money. In a responsible manner, the company's senior management will definitely want to get involved,' Zhou Ming continued, 'But we still have to go through the process with a respectful attitude. If you have time, you should invite the head of your logistics department out for a meal or a cup of coffee. After all, the nomination of the project still has to go through your logistics department.'

In the end, Zhou Ming gestured to Hois and asked, 'Can you introduce me to your boss?'

Hois nodded and replied, 'Of course, our boss is very strict, perhaps because he is a relative of the chairman.'

Hois paused here, and asked with some uncertainty, 'I don't know what kind of situation you need to know about.'

Zhou Ming shrugged meaninglessly and said, 'Just talk about whatever comes to mind, but the more detailed the better, including even what kind of books he likes to read, which stars, what TV programmes he watches, where he likes to go on holiday, what hobbies he has, what furnishings there are in his office, or what other people there are in their family and what they do, etc.'

'Do Do you need to know all that? I'm a little suspicious of you now. After all, apart from the FBI, I don't think I've ever met anyone else who needs such detailed information.'

Hoyle looked at Zhou Ming in surprise, but despite not understanding why Zhou Ming needed to ask all these questions, he told him everything he knew, and Zhou Ming took notes in his notebook.

In this way, way, an hour passed quickly. Although Hoyce's introduction was unprofessional, and he spoke about whatever came to mind, there were not only repetitions, but also many places that did not match . Fortunately, Ming had taken notes, so after Hoyce finished, Ming was able to summarise and put it all together, and roughly imagine what Hoyce was like.

In response Cheng Qian also admired Zhou Ming and gave him a thumbs-up: 'I used to think my own marketing methods were the best, but now that I've met you, Mr Zhou Ming, I realise that my methods methods are simply childish. Because no matter what project I'm working on, I've never been so well prepared. Only someone like you can call it real marketing! I must say, if we were opponents, I'm afraid I wouldn't stand a chance of winning.'

'I This is also because it is a battle that must be won, so I can't afford to be sloppy at all. After all, only by knowing yourself and your enemy can you avoid disaster in every battle,' said Zhou Ming.

After leaving Sunflower Restaurant, Zhou Ming and Cheng Qian returned to the company. At this time, everyone in the company had left, except for Tang Ran, who was still waiting anxiously. Originally, Tang Ran also wanted to go with Zhou go with Zhou Ming to meet with Hoyt, but then Zhou Ming thought that he was just an ordinary manager and didn't need such a big entourage, so Zhou Ming left Tang Ran at the company first.

Seeing that Zhou Ming is finally back. Tang Ran is so happy that she runs out, 'How is Ming? What kind of client did you meet? Was it the head of the company? Do they have a project of two million dollars? With you there, there's no problem, right?'

Ming interrupted Tang Ran's barrage of questions with a smile and said, 'I didn't make an appointment with the real decision-maker of that company. The person we met today was just an ordinary manager, but we still got a lot of very useful information from him. The most important point is that their project has two million dollars.'

'This is fantastic! Our mission is accomplished!' Tang Ran cheered in delight.

Zhou Ming did not stop Tang Ran's joy. Together they entered the meeting room and talked about the company's next plan. Cheng Qian hurriedly expressed his thoughts and left, obviously understanding the relationship between Zhou Ming and Tang Ran and not wanting to be a fifth wheel.

After Cheng After Cheng had left, Zhou Ming said to Tang Ran, 'My plan is to take all the employees of the company out for a barbecue or to go see a 3D movie.'

'Why? Shouldn't we focus all our attention on the project first?' Tang Ran asked, a little surprised.

Zhou Ming did not directly answer the question, but first asked Tang Ran: 'What do you think the purpose of the Tang family giving this test question is? Is it just to see your business ability? Or Or is our goal simply to achieve these two million in sales, or to pull the entire Jieke company back from the brink of ruin?'

Zhou Ming would not have asked this question lightly. In fact, it was a question that Ming Chow had been pondering since receiving the exam question.

The reason is simple. As a large family with a history of 150 years, if the Down family is to inherit the family business, it is clear that business ability alone is not enough. I am afraid that consider the overall abilities of the successor, especially the ability to lead and organise. If this is the case, then the two million project from Suffolk is far from enough.

Put simply To put it simply, if a company is compared to a country and business performance to diplomacy, then leadership and organisational skills are the domestic affairs. If a country is to prosper, both domestic affairs and diplomacy are essential.

However Even if the Tang family did not have this requirement, they were just being short-sighted in their demand for the successor's business acumen. Zhou Ming also had to do the same, if only to teach her how to become a true leader and let her take control of her own future.

Otherwise if it's just a two million project, then Zhou Ming can do it himself, just find Tong Gang, Li Cheng or Yilbedorf, or even Shenlan Airlines, they can easily do it, but that would be meaningless. What Zhou Ming wants to do is to teach Tang Ran the essence of management. After all leaving Tang Ran a fortune is not the goal, but rather leaving her a future as a competent company and a competent leader herself. But on the other hand, this is also a way to train herself.

Tang Ran is just cute and naturally sly, but in reality she is very clever, so she quickly understood what Zhou Ming meant and nodded vigorously, saying, 'I understand. I think a barbecue in the wild is a good idea, because it's more of a group activity.'

'Okay let's do what President Tang says,' said Zhou Ming.

However In fact, Cheng Qian did not leave the meeting room directly after the meeting. He heard the last words of Zhou Ming and Tang Ran outside the door, which shocked him.

Cheng Qian let out a breath, and said quietly, 'Mr. Zhou Ming, this is a great manager who can truly create a dynasty!'