When will I have a long tassel?

"Mr. Tang, it is easy for our companies in Heling to unite. But there are also many machine tool companies in Ruigang, Wuying, and Yuyuan, and there are also many machine tool companies in Mingxi. If we do this Even though we have limited the price, they are still trying to lower the price. In the end, we are giving the market to them.”

Zhao Xinggen raised a new question.

Tang Zifeng said: "Don't worry, Mr. Zhao. I will go to Ruigang and Yuyuan later to persuade them to give up the price war. If your Heling Machine Tool Association is established, you can also cooperate with their Machine Tool Association Only through communication and everyone advancing and retreating together can we achieve a win-win situation, don’t you think so?”

"Yes, yes, Mr. Tang has thought carefully." Zhao Xinggen responded with a smile.

Among the machine tool companies in Heling, Longhu Machinery Company of the Zhao brothers is the largest. If a machine tool association is to be established, Zhao Xinggen is most likely to be elected as the president. Tang Zifeng chose to convene this meeting here today, which was actually equivalent to an endorsement for him, telling everyone that Mr. Zhao was being protected by Mr. Tang.

It is precisely because of such expectations that Zhao Xinggen is now assuming the role of president, and his words are full of justice.

"In this case, Mr. Tang will be working too hard."

When Song Jingcan heard that Tang Zifeng said he was going to Ruigang, Yuyuan and other cities, Song Jingcan complimented him and said timidly:

"I'm just a little worried. Our Heling enterprises are relatively law-abiding. Mr. Tang has explained the truth clearly to us. I think everyone will definitely follow Mr. Tang's instructions. There are some problems in places like Ruigang and Yuyuan. The boss is not very unreasonable. Those companies were the ones who started the price war in the first place. What if Mr. Tang goes over there and they are not obedient and don't follow Mr. Tang's request? I wonder what Mr. Tang plans to do? "

His words were very tactful, but Tang Zifeng understood him clearly. He clearly said that people like Heling are soft persimmons and can be manipulated by Tang Zifeng. If Ruigang and Yuyuan have some hard problems and they refuse to accept Tang Zifeng's suggestions, what can Tang Zifeng do? ?

Disabling the CNC system can only be used as one of the measures. Heling wants to order all companies to abide by the rules. It cannot rely solely on Tang Zifeng's promise, but requires everyone to supervise each other. The people in Jingnan care very much about local concepts. It is okay for companies to compete and undermine each other. However, if a company makes public outrage, it will be in big trouble if it wants to continue operating in the local area.

Tang Zifeng suggested that everyone form an industry association, which is actually to take advantage of everyone's local concepts. But if most companies in other cities do not accept Tang Zifeng's deception and are unwilling to take joint action, then Tang Zifeng's threat to cut off supply will not have much effect.

"Boss Song, don't worry about this issue. We have always convinced people with virtue. I believe that the entrepreneurs in Ruigang and Yuyuan will accept it." Tang Zifeng responded with a smile.

"Persuading people with virtue?" Wu Lian asked in surprise, "Mr. Tang, what is the point of persuading people with virtue that you are talking about?"

"Are you particular?"

Tang Zifeng thought for a while and said, "Let me explain it to you. Before I came to Jinnan, I met several old leaders in the industry in the capital and told them about the current vicious competition in the industry. .

"These old leaders all believe that price wars are harmful to the industry. Companies that launch price wars wantonly must be dealt with severely and must not be tolerated.

"These days when I am in Jinnan, these old leaders are also in Beijing, preparing to submit a report to the central government on regulating competition in the machine tool industry. If this report is approved by the leaders, then the country may take some necessary measures. Economic and administrative means are used to crack down on these illegal enterprises that disrupt market order."

After hearing this, everyone present couldn't help but tremble. Even in the 21st century, private enterprises are still a vulnerable group in society, and any policy issued by the state may affect their daily operations.

Generally speaking, the Heling City Government takes good care of private enterprises, but even so, when various government departments come to inspect the work and find faults, it is still a trouble that no one can avoid.

During the holidays, these business owners have to go around various departments and give some "worthless" small gifts in exchange for peace in the future. The words "economic means" and "administrative means" were so understated when spoken by Tang Zifeng, but when they fell into everyone's ears, they were like thunder. Several people felt that their calves were going to cramp at that time.

"Mr. Tang, this matter doesn't require the leadership's approval, right?" Song Jingcan forced a smile and said.

Although Tang Zifeng said that he would use these methods to deal with the small bosses in Ruigang, Yuyuan and other places, the small bosses in Heling were also afraid. This might be a case of hurting others.

In fact, everyone still has a little thought in their hearts that is not common to outsiders, that is, although they have agreed to Tang Zifeng to jointly act and maintain normal prices, everyone wants to leave a way out for themselves, so that in the future they may feel that the price limit is harmful to them. When there is no benefit, you can always regret it.

Tang Zifeng said that he had invited several old leaders to get leadership instructions and asked the state to issue relevant guidance documents. This made the matter bigger and blocked everyone's retreat. If Tang Zifeng felt that they were unruly and charged them with "disturbing market order", they would have to live with it.

Of course, compared with the 1980s, the country's policies are now much more relaxed, and you don't have to worry about being labeled a "speculator" and facing jail time. But it is too easy for the state to deal with a few private companies. It can check taxes, hygiene, safety, and product quality. Any one big check can make you worse than dead.

Thinking of such consequences, Song Jingcan couldn't help but want to persuade Tang Zifeng not to get involved in this matter.

However, is this something that can be discouraged?

Tang Zifeng saw the worries of Song Jingcan and everyone. He smiled and said: "What, is there any misunderstanding among you? Don't worry, everyone, when I chatted with the old leaders, they were worried about the development of the machine tool industry in Jingnan. All expressed full affirmation.

"Especially six or seven years ago, Korean machine tool companies entered China in a big way and wanted to invade our machine tool market. Our machine tool companies in Jinnan have made significant contributions in boycotting Korean-owned companies and safeguarding national interests. This is , the old leaders have all kept it in mind.”

"Haha, look what Mr. Tang said, isn't this what we should do."

Everyone expressed humility, and the expressions on their faces were obviously relaxed. If the leader remembers everyone's contribution, even if he just talks about it, at least it will be inconvenient for him to hit everyone hard. This should be good news.

Tang Zifeng continued: "Several old leaders told me that large state-owned enterprises like ours should wholeheartedly help the development of private enterprises. They said that the original machine tool industrial base in Jingnan was almost blank, and now there is such a large The scale is the result of your efforts. What we have to do is to help everyone cooperate better and seek win-win results.

"So, as long as everyone operates with integrity and does not engage in vicious competition, the country's policies will definitely be beneficial to everyone. What we want to crack down on are the very few companies that disrupt the business order, especially those companies that take the lead in resisting cooperation and causing serious adverse effects. .”

"I understand." Zhao Xinggen nodded, and then said to everyone: "Mr. Tang's meaning is very clear. Everyone operates with integrity, and Mr. Tang will help everyone develop and make more money. But if Ruigang, Yu If there are any companies over there that don't understand and take Mr. Tang's good intentions as a joke, don't blame Mr. Tang for being rude to them."

"No, no, it's impossible to be rude. We still have to pay attention to persuading people with virtue." Tang Zifeng chuckled and corrected Zhao Xinggen's wording.

Zhao Xinggen quickly changed his words: "That's right, convince people with virtue, Mr. Tang is the most reasonable."

"That's right, you must convince others with virtue, and you must convince others with virtue." Everyone quickly agreed, silently lighting candles for their counterparts in Ruigang and Yuyuan.

Tang Zifeng also said this on purpose. He believed that what he said today would be spread to Ruigan, Yuyuan and other places before evening. He should be able to hear their feedback when he goes to those cities in a few days.

From Tang Zifeng's original intention, he indeed hopes to convince people with virtue. After all, vicious competition harms everyone. If there can be an industry standard to restrict everyone's competitive behavior, all companies can benefit from it. Since it is something that benefits everyone, as long as the truth is explained clearly, everyone should be motivated, right?

However, in any group, there will be some exceptions. It’s not that they are really stupid enough to do things that are harmful to others, but that they feel smarter than others. When others restrain themselves, these people want to take advantage of loopholes and gain more benefits.

For example, if everyone accepts the constraints and chooses not to cut prices, then individual companies that cut prices in violation of regulations will be able to capture more markets. The more conscious others are, the more benefits these companies will gain. They do not think they have broken the rules at all. Instead, they think others are stupid and they are smart.

For such an enterprise, if we talk about convincing others with virtue, we are deceiving ourselves and others. Since they chose to break the rules, they should be mentally prepared to accept punishment. When Tang Zifeng was in the capital, he indeed visited several old leaders, including Xu Zhaojian, the former director of the Second Bureau.

Xu Zhaojian promised Tang Zifeng that when necessary, he would come forward to greet the relevant departments and ask these departments to take action to deal with those companies that did not open their eyes. As for the name, Tang Zifeng didn't even need to think about it. "Official departments" had always been very familiar with doing this kind of thing.