When will I have a long tassel?

Nanpu Town, a suburb of Heling City.

You Wenchao, the owner of Guangchang Machine Tool Company, was lying on his executive chair, facing up to the sky, looking at the inferior ceiling, and a line from a popular song was playing in his mind:

Depends on success or failure, life is easy to sell, the worst is to start over again...

Like most private business owners in Heling, You Wenchao was born as a farmer. He first started doing small businesses on the streets. After he had some savings, he opened a small factory and took on some supporting business from large companies. In more than ten years, the small factory developed into a company with dozens of people. He built a four-story house in his hometown village, bought a BMW, and some people called him Mr. You when he went out.

In the past few years, due to the rapid development of Jinnan's export processing trade, the demand for machine tools increased sharply. You Wenchao saw this opportunity and decisively switched to machine tool production, making a fortune. After making money, he expanded the factory, purchased a batch of new equipment, and prepared to start a big business. But who would have thought that there are countless small bosses who have the same idea as him, and they all say that heroes have the same idea. Now that even cats and dogs can have the same idea, how can this industry not collapse?

Severe competition had already begun two years ago. You Wenchao could still get a lot of orders by relying on some old relationships in the past. However, the shipping price of machine tools has dropped again and again, to the point where there is no profit left. degree.

It's not like You Wenchao didn't complain to his old customers, but the old customers said that the quality of similar machine tools from a certain company is about the same as that of Guangchang Company, but the price is 2% cheaper. They gave the order to him because of his reputation as You Wenchao. What else could he be dissatisfied with?

Some of the "such-and-such companies" mentioned by old customers are also known to You Wenchao. He called the other party, and the boss of the other party also complained bitterly to him, saying that he was helpless because there were other machine tool companies cutting prices, and if he didn't follow up, he would have no choice but to drink from the northwest wind. This northwest wind was coming again. It's dusty and hazy, how can anyone drink it?

There is no other way, You Wenchao can only reduce the price. A price cut on his side triggered an even greater price cut by his competitors. He once saw an article in a newspaper saying that this situation is called a prisoner's dilemma. Everyone knows that lowering each other's prices will lead to death in the end, but in order not to die, Before other companies, everyone could only do this.

There's no way to do this job anymore. If it doesn't work out, just change careers. You can't wait to lose both your house and your BMW, right?

You Wenchao made up his mind for the 100th time.

But starting all over again is easier to say, more pleasant to sing, and difficult to blame on anyone.

While he was thinking wildly, a burst of music played. You Wenchao used his feet to grab the mobile phone from the boss's desk, reached out to pick it up, and put it to his ear without looking at the caller ID.

"Hey, who is it?"

"Lao You, where are you?"

What came out of the phone was a familiar voice. This was the boss of another machine tool company next door, named Song Jingcan. He usually had a good relationship with You Wenchao.

Colleagues are not necessarily enemies. Competitors in the business world can still be friends in private. This is the relationship between You Wenchao and Song Jingcan. Sometimes they will lower each other's prices to compete for orders, and sometimes they will help each other by providing some equipment and workers when the other party is rushing to complete the construction period, so as to avoid the other party's breach of contract and being punished.

A few days ago, You Wenchao and Song Jingcan had a drink together. When they were half drunk, the two asked each other questions in unison. They all asked the other party if they were interested in acquiring their own business. They even had the same excuse for selling the business, that is. Although I am optimistic about this industry, the world is so big and I want to see it, so I have to reluctantly give up...

"Where else can I be? I'm in the company. What, Lao Song, do you want to buy my company again?" You Wenchao asked lazily.

"Bah, what good stuff is there in that lousy company of yours? I don't even want it for free." Song Jingcan scolded.

"If you don't want to buy my company, why are you calling me?"

"The fat guy from Fatty Machine Tool in the city is here. He also said that he has brought his boss here and wants to have a discussion with people like us from the machine tool company. Will you go?"

"The fat man from Fatty Machine Tool? Isn't he the boss? What kind of boss does he have..., wait, you don't mean the boss at the last moment, do you? That's that Tang, Tang Tang Tang, Tang what."

You Wenchao sat upright in an instant, his mouth was trembling a little, and he suddenly blurted out Tang Zifeng's name as Tang Tangtang.

He has never been to Linhe, or even to Dongye Province, but he knows about Linji Group. The machine tools, CNC systems and some accessories such as screws and guide rails produced by Guangchang Company are mainly produced by Linyi Machinery Yes, that long and fluttering trademark is a guarantee of class and quality.

The bosses of various machine tool companies are very familiar with Fatty Ning, the owner of Fatty Machine Tool in Heling City. Fatty Ning's Fatty Machine Tool is marketed as machine tool maintenance, but in fact it is an after-sales service center of Linyi Machinery in Heling. He was able to get some in-demand CNC systems and other accessories, which was enough for the small bosses to pay tribute to.

In addition to being able to obtain a CNC system, Fatty Ning's machine tool assembly skills also won him a high reputation in the local area. Some machine tools produced by some companies have problems, and you can't figure out the cause yourself. If you ask a fat man to come over and help, he can tell you that you are ugly and you won't miss it. Some companies even specially asked him to help teach the assembly fitters in their own companies, so that no matter which company Fatty went to, several technical backbones from the company would come out and call him a master.

Yeah, let’s call him Master Fatty.

Of course, Fatty Ning's boldness and easy-going are also well-known. Many people like to drink and chat with him. Even if there is no interest issue discussed at the wine table, just watching him drink heavily, eat large pieces of meat, and brag loudly is a pleasing enjoyment.

Many anecdotes about the general manager of Linji Group, that is, Tang Tangtang, came from Fatty Ning's mouth. Fatty Ning boasted that Mr. Tang, their boss, was the best person in the world at all times and in modern times. The story of entering the tiger's den alone and bravely capturing Song Fulai was a must-tell joke in almost every game. So much so that in Heling's machine tool circle, everyone feels a little solemn when talking about Mr. Tang.

Hearing that Tang Tangtang came to Heling in person and wanted to talk to everyone by name, You Wenchao didn't dare to slack off. He immediately agreed with Song Jingcan to meet at the door of the company in five minutes and then drive to see Mr. Tang together. Song Jingcan has already told You Wenchao that Mr. Tang is now at Mr. Zhao of Longhu Machinery Company, and Fatty asked everyone to go there to meet him.

Regarding the fact that Tang Zifeng summoned everyone, the small bosses did not feel that they were being slighted. It's true that you have two stinky money, but in front of Mr. Tang's more stinky money, your little stinky money can only be regarded as a small stinker, and others are the big stinker. Linji Group includes two large factories, Linyi Machinery and Tengji, plus several other subsidiaries, and now has tens of thousands of employees. How can it be compared to small factories like theirs with a hundred or ten people?

What's more, everyone still relies on the CNC system on a daily basis. Who dares not to give Mr. Tang face? If he has a grudge and informs the sales company to cut off someone's goods, then the factory will basically be in trouble.

"Fat man, I haven't seen you for a long time. You've gained weight again!"

After parking their car in front of Longfor Company's office building, You Wenchao and Song Jingcan just walked to the door of the office building and saw Ning Mo standing outside the door chatting with people. There was no way, Ning Mo's surface area alone was equal to that of two others, and it was hard for You and Song not to notice.

In fact, the two of them just had a drink with Ning Mo not long ago. It's hard to say why they haven't seen each other for a long time. But when you meet a fat person, the most affectionate and perfunctory way to greet him is to tell him that he is fat again, just like you would say when you meet a beautiful woman. The other person seemed to have lost weight again.

"Mr. You, Mr. Song, you two came together!" Ning Mo turned around, responded with a smile, and casually made a joke that was not suitable for children: "I said you two are always inseparable, it's not like there is What kind of special hobby is it?"

"I have some special hobbies, but I only like fat ones. I don't like bamboo poles like Lao Song." You Wenchao said to himself.

"Come on, Mr. You, Mr. Song, let me introduce to you. This is the general manager of our Linji Group, Tang Zifeng, Mr. Tang." Ning Mo solemnly extended his hand and introduced to the two of them.

Only then did the two of them notice that there was a person standing next to Ning Mo. He looked like Yushu Linfeng. If a female boss came over, she would probably notice him immediately. Unfortunately, both You Wenchao and Song Jingcan were hardcore straight. Man, he actually ignored the existence of such a handsome guy.

"Oh, I'm really blind. It turns out to be Mr. Tang. I'm so rude. I'm so rude!"

"The fat man didn't introduce us first, so we just talked nonsense and made Mr. Tang laugh."

Both of them looked frightened and apologized hurriedly. Seeing Tang Zifeng extend his hand to them, the two rushed up to shake hands with Tang Zifeng, muttering nothing more than words about being lucky for three lifetimes.

"Mr. You, Mr. Song, you don't have to be too polite. Logically speaking, I should go to your company to visit you, but unfortunately I can't stay in Heling for too long this time, and I want to meet more bosses, so I have to borrow Mr. Zhao's place. Please come over and have a chat. I will be the host at noon and I will treat you to a simple meal, which is considered as an apology to everyone." Tang Zifeng said politely.

"Where did Mr. Tang come from? How dare you be the host when we come to Heling? We should be the host!"

"That's right, I'll let Mr. You cook for lunch, and we can eat whatever we want. I'll cook a big one at night, a Manchu-Han banquet, and we'll finish it all..."

"Pull him down. What kind of identity does Mr. Tang have that allows him to go to such a shady place with you?"

"Why can't you see the light? Where do you think I am talking about?"

"I don't know you yet. If you kick your butt, I will know..."

The two started arguing, Tang Zifeng smiled and said nothing, while Ning Mo beside him was laughing so much that he couldn't bend down.