1987: Sleepless Tonight

"Boss Lu, you can see clearly, see through, and speak without mercy." Li Changhe took another sip of wine and sighed, "I have worked in the Second Beverage Factory for so many years, and I have a deep understanding of the Second Beverage Factory. I thought I could continue to work on the relationship, and the No. [-] soda drink would continue to exist and develop into a well-known soda brand across the country. However, after meeting Boss Lu, the No. [-] Beverage Factory has been in trouble, and the sales volume of the No. [-] soda has also declined. It’s been going downhill.”

He raised his head and glanced at Lu Hao, "To be honest, I still blame Boss Lu a little bit in my heart. If you didn't show up, Factory No. [-] Soda wouldn't be in the situation it is today."

"Without me, there would still be Zhang Hao, Wang Hao, and Li Hao. Without Wanjia Soda, there would still be Pakka Soda and Qianjia Soda. Under the market economy, competition is relaxed. This is the result. Those who are not competitive will slow down. If you slowly fall behind, your original advantages will no longer exist, but those who are competitive will get better and better." Lu Hao said.

"That's the truth. I figured it out later." Li Changhe nodded, "I thought about improving the competitiveness of the Second Beverage Factory, thinking about cooperating with foreign capital, thinking about making a turnaround, but in the end my face turned slightly upward. After a moment of effort, my waist straightened up slightly for a few seconds, and then I fell head-on again, and this time it was even more fatal."

"I definitely disagree with Coca-Cola's request. The second factory's soda cannot stop production. If it does stop production, we will not be able to get up again in the future, and the soda that has accompanied Jiangcheng people for many summers will no longer exist."

He was reluctant.

"But after all, a contract has been signed. If you don't follow the contract, you will definitely have to lose money. Now we have liberalized the economy, and the political aspect has also been liberalized. Relations with foreigners have been easing, and all walks of life are cooperating with foreign capital. , to put it bluntly, we have to beg foreigners to cooperate with us, allow them to come in to reap benefits, open the market to them, in exchange for their financial support, technical support, and equipment support to help us develop our economy better. In Under such circumstances, it would be very difficult for Coca-Cola to unilaterally break the contract signed with the Second Beverage Factory. It would not be like the contract I signed with Hongyuan Beverage Factory. Hongyuan Beverage Factory could break it for any reason. Can tear up the contract." Lu Hao said.

"The Second Beverage Factory can only get along with Coca-Cola in accordance with the terms signed in the contract."

Some contracts can be torn up, and some contracts cannot be torn up.

Many people always think that the law represents justice and upholds justice, but in fact the law does not uphold justice. The law upholds stability, that is, maintains social order.

With this understanding, we can understand why some seemingly unfair things can be supported by the law after they happen.

"Yes, you must follow the contract. If you tear up the contract, other foreign investors will think that our country has no integrity, does not abide by the contract, and does not have the spirit of the contract. Subsequent investments may be hesitant or even ruined. This responsibility Either the Second Beverage Factory can't afford it, or even the leaders of Jiangcheng City can't afford it." Li Changhe nodded, "But if we really follow the contract, the Second Factory's soda production will really stop."

He took another dull sip of wine, not even in the mood to eat food, just drinking.

Everything, once you get along with it for a long time, will develop feelings, not just living things, but also dead things.

Lu Hao didn't say anything. He took a bite of food and ate. Li Changhe came to him for a drink. It was definitely not just to complain, he must have other intentions.

He was waiting for Li Changhe to speak.

Sure enough, after waiting for a while, Li Changhe sighed a few more times and looked at Lu Hao, "Boss Lu, you are a capable person, very good at business, and you can predict many things. The current situation of the Second Beverage Factory, Can you help give me some ideas on how to solve it?"

He asked Lu Hao to find a way.

They were originally competitors, and they were at odds with each other at the exhibition not long ago, but now Li Changhe wants to find a solution to his competitor, Lu Hao.

"The other leaders of the Second Beverage Factory, including the leaders in charge, their ideas should be more useful than mine, and they are also more capable than me." Lu Hao said.

"It's not that we haven't thought of ways, but none of them work. Moreover, some leaders may not care at all whether the Second Beverage Factory will change its name and become a Coca-Cola factory, nor whether the Second Factory's soda production will cease. In their eyes, maybe the beverage The second factory was acquired by Coca-Cola. It would be a good thing for the second factory to stop all soda production and switch to the production of Coca-Cola." Li Changhe said.

"When Coca-Cola is put into production here in Jiangcheng, it can provide Jiangcheng with more attractive talking points, and the tax revenue will also increase a lot. Now it is no better than before. In the past, state-owned units were the best, but now foreign-funded units are good. Everyone Everyone is fawning over foreign-funded companies.”

"Leaders don't wear the same pants. They all have their own ideas, and if they really have to find a way, they would have figured out a way as early as when the No. [-] Beverage Factory was competing with Wanjia Beverage Factory, and they would not have to wait until the No. [-] Beverage Factory. The factory is looking for cooperation with Coca-Cola.”

Even if they are from the same camp, they will have different ideas.

Very complicated.

Lu Hao looked at Li Changhe, "Even the leader can't do anything, but Director Li, you asked me to find a way. How can I find a way? Moreover, Director Li and I are in a competitive relationship. Wanjia Beverage Factory and the Second Beverage Factory are in the same industry. Jiangcheng is the top two beverage company. Even if I think of a way, I will be more inclined to Wanjia Beverage Factory. Director Li, you will not listen. Even if Director Li listens, the leaders of the second beverage factory, including superiors The leaders in charge won’t listen either.”

By saying this, he actually wanted Li Changhe to promise that he would adopt his opinions and that he would persuade the leaders of the Second Beverage Factory, including the superior leaders in charge, to adopt his opinions.

Draw a bottom line, and agree to anything above it, even if it means cutting your flesh.

Sure enough, after hearing Lu Hao's words, Li Changhe immediately said, "Although we are in a competitive relationship, in the end it is a matter between our own families, and Coca-Cola is a foreign investor and an outsider. If there is a conflict between brothers, this It’s true, but when outsiders come to bully us, brothers should work together to deal with the outsiders, Boss Lu, do you think this is true?”

Lu Hao smiled.

Li Changhe's words were actually bullshit. When the Second Beverage Factory cooperated with Coca-Cola and wanted to deal with him, why didn't they think of this? Now they say that the Second Beverage Factory and Wanjia Beverage Factory are brothers.

However, after reaching this point, Lu Hao did not provoke Li Changhe anymore. Instead, he followed Li Changhe's words and nodded, "Yes, what Director Li said makes sense."