Chapter 2501 A Pragmatic Decision

Folk proverbs say that during the light snow festival, it will snow, with sleet and sleet, all the time; during the light snow festival, it will snow heavily, and during the heavy snow festival, there will be no snow at all.

This does make sense, because on this snowy day, not only did it not snow, but the sun rarely came out.

Even so, after Pan Shimin got off the big white G, he still ran all the way to the original terminal.

This originally unfinished general aviation airport has now become a garden-like town. Even in the middle of winter, the lawns and trees are still green, and the plum blossoms on the roadside that seem ordinary in other seasons are so beautiful. It has long since become the most moving and beautiful scenery in the park.

In the dry and cold air, under the bright sunshine, the yellow flowers are so tender that it makes your heart tremble.

So much so that there are often people standing under the trees to take pictures, some of whom have not even taken off their white coats.

For Chinese intellectuals, plum blossoms have always been one of their favorite flowers.

But no matter how beautiful the scenery is, it still can't change the biting cold.

Even if it is a general aviation airport, when choosing a location, it will definitely choose an open place. Even if some targeted adjustments are made during the construction of the town, the cold wind is still much stronger than in the urban area, making it more difficult for Pan Shimin. Reconcile the opposition between temperature and demeanor.

Her destination is the tower.

The top floor of the tower, which was not in use, was now arranged like a conference room. It was surrounded by a circle of glass, allowing the entire room to be bathed in rare sunlight.

As soon as Pan Shimin entered the door, he saw Feng Yiping standing side by side with Lao Ma in front of the window. Both of them had their hands on their hips and looked at the growing small town, but they didn't seem to say anything.

"Mr. Pan, what gift did you bring?" Gao Zhiyi took the box she was carrying, "Oh, tangerines,"

Pan Shimin took off his gloves and introduced to everyone with a smile, "I just received it at home. This season is the best to eat."

That's naturally a good thing.

Lao Ma's now further expanded next-day delivery is not a surprise to Pan Shimin, because she has long enjoyed the convenience brought by air transport.

The fresh fruits transported by air will undoubtedly be of the highest quality.

Everyone was not polite, and everyone took one with a smile, very much like a group meeting. Indeed, by this time, there was already a bit of a New Year atmosphere.

At this time in the south, people will start preparing bacon, and in the north, New Year picture manufacturers are also at full capacity.

But today's meeting was not easy from the beginning.

"The changes in the situation have become increasingly clear, and the impact of U.S. subprime mortgages has become wider and deeper,"

"It's not just companies that focus on foreign trade that are affected now,"

After entering December, the market's reaction made it difficult for those who were lucky enough to deceive themselves and others.

The most obvious domestic linkage is export growth.

At the beginning of this year, the export growth rate was as high as more than 50%, close to 60%. Last month, it had dropped to more than 20%, and it is still showing a downward trend.

"What is certain is that the situation next year will definitely be worse. Many companies that originally disdained domestic sales will vigorously develop the domestic market due to their livelihood. This means that the business of many companies in the group will next be will face the fiercest competition,”

"I hope everyone is ready,"

But Lao Ma and Zhou Xingyu were relaxed at this time. One of them is an online platform and the other is an offline platform. The competition from related companies is more intense, which will add many favorable factors to them.

For example, convenience stores are likely to get lower prices from suppliers.

For Lao Ma, the increase in domestic sales by foreign trade manufacturers will definitely lead to an increase in e-commerce merchants.

As the economic growth slows down and the unemployment rate increases, more and more people should reduce the number of trips to shopping malls and choose relatively more affordable online shopping.

"Fire makes gold, and I hope that the overall performance of our domestic business next year will still meet our expectations,"

"So, after comprehensive consideration, I have decided not to adjust the indicators that have been determined for next year,"

Mei Yiliang was not so relaxed at this time.

The province where he is based is home to many manufacturing industries owned by Huasheng. Considering the current situation, it will not be easy to achieve relevant goals next year.

But, how should I put it, he doesn't think that he will definitely not achieve the relevant goals next year.

This was also the case in the past few years. Every time he saw relevant indicators, he would feel that it was an impossible task, but in the end, he was able to overachieve everything.

This gave him some blind confidence in the potential of each company.

It should be possible to work hard and work hard.

"Because, from a large perspective, we absolutely cannot afford to lose anything in our domestic business,"

"Why do you say that? That's because, no matter which field we are in, our international expansion is not easy,"

"I think everyone has also noticed our disputes with relevant countries. After joining the WTO, domestic companies have encountered more and more lawsuits,"

"The United States and Europe are not talking about it. Even in Asia, the situation is not optimistic. Japan, South Korea and India are also having more and more trade disputes with us."

"The situation in Australia is also very different,"

"Although from a general perspective, our export volume has been rising no matter which market we are in, we must note that such growth is really not easy,"

"...The policy risks are very high. The originally good situation may be completely reversed because of an anti-dumping investigation,"

"But what about the other aspect?" Feng Yiping stood up, "Foreign investors in China will still enjoy more preferential treatment than domestic companies. Our consumers naturally respect those foreign companies more, especially well-known foreign companies. products and services,”

"We face many obstacles when we want to reach their doorsteps. Sometimes, we can't even reach them at all, but they can compete with us at our doorsteps without any restrictions,"

"Under such circumstances, if we cannot withstand it, then the chance of turning around in the future may not be great,"

Lao Ma has personal experience of this. If he had not defeated eBay, there is a high probability that he would never have a chance to succeed in the field of e-commerce.

"So, being in a leading position in competition in the domestic market is actually the bottom line,"

Pan Shimin wanted to say, "Boss, your bottom line is so high!"

But considering that it is Feng Yiping, and Jiasheng is the leader of domestic private enterprises, if even they do not have such ambition, it is really unreasonable.

"Therefore, I also hope that all senior management of the group can receive WTO-related training. We have to admit that there is a huge gap between us and European and American companies in the use of relevant rules,"

Jin Ling interjected, "In this regard, whether it is domestic companies or relevant regulatory agencies, compared with foreign countries, it can be said that they are far behind,"

"There are countless related lawsuits launched against our country by foreign countries, but what about domestic companies? However, they only achieved zero breakthrough this year, and it was only a breakthrough of zero, that is, only one lawsuit was initiated,"

"Judging from current practice, the competent authorities are not very hopeful when encountering such a problem. Therefore, we should indeed make relevant preparations in case such a thing happens,"

She nodded to Feng Yiping, indicating that she was finished.

Feng Yiping nodded, "This triggered my thinking on another related issue, that is, as we continue to develop, I feel more and more clearly that the political obstruction we have encountered has become more and more serious. more,"

"For us, the so-called non-interference in the market by those so-called market economy countries is actually the same as their so-called democracy and human rights. Many times they are just words."

"Especially, they will be picky and set various restrictions on companies in our country. Local competitors, or companies with other demands, are also good at using this to make a fuss,"

"We experienced one recently in the United States,"

"Frankly speaking, in the international market, domestic companies are indeed more likely to encounter more unfair treatment, because we all know that economics is often inseparable from politics,"

"So, think about the countries with which we have a lot of trade frictions. Politically and even militarily, they are allies of the United States,"

Because of this, the authentic American companies established by Feng Yiping in the United States have encountered no resistance at all in their global expansion, especially in key markets.

But think about it, what if he founded Facebook or YouTube in China? It is estimated that it will be difficult to go abroad.

"And everyone knows about our relationship with the United States..."

"...It's useless to just complain, the reality is this, we can only adapt,"

"So, I want to tell you that next, our business in the United States will be more independent," Feng Yiping's voice was a little heavy.

In fact, he has decided that in the future, the business in the United States will no longer have any affiliation with Jiaqiang.

Although for now, the business in the United States is only nominally affiliated with Jiaqiang, that is, Jin Ling is the nominal top person in charge of both companies, Jiaqiang will also include those there when it compiles relevant data. and excluding the two versions over there.

But this is by no means a happy decision.

However, this can be said to be the most pragmatic decision.

"Of course, this does not change the cooperation and support involved,"

"It is also based on the political obstruction that may be faced in the future. Mr. Ma, I feel that the e-commerce company's original decision to remove all overseas offices and shrink from all over the world has come to be reconsidered."

"I'm wondering if you would like to increase international travel as much as possible to strengthen ties with more governments around the world?"

He said this because compared to the real economy, the international expansion of e-commerce can be faster.

This is also because countries currently have relatively few restrictions in this regard.

"No problem," Lao Ma nodded immediately, "I will coordinate the time,"

"I also feel that it is necessary to strengthen our investment in some countries and regions,"

"I think at present, at least in Asia, we still have a lot of opportunities."

Feng Yiping was relieved to hear that he was not determined to compete with eBay and Amazon in Europe and the United States immediately.

Judging from the current reality, concentrating the battlefront in Asia is also a pragmatic decision.

"Related funding issues are not a problem," he glanced at Li Ruiyuan, who had been sitting quietly. By next year, many of the orders he has in hand will bring huge profits.

"Finally, in view of the above reasons, I think it is very necessary for us to hire some diplomatic talents to help us formulate relevant strategies and plans,"

Feng Yiping believes that some experts with real talents and knowledge will definitely be better at this aspect than himself.

"Headhunting companies may not be good at such candidates, so I hope everyone can pay more attention to them,"

Speaking of which, even if Jin Ling and Pan Shimin are not taken into account, everyone else here has a background because of Jiasheng, and they have come into contact with many people from all walks of life. There should still be some problems in finding connections and trusting people. reward.

"Oh, one more thing, and this is the real last point,"

"The situation next year will be very pessimistic, and because of this, next year will actually contain a lot of opportunities. I can tell you that I have already raised a lot of funds for next year, so I also hope that everyone will pay more attention to it. , to see if we can find some suitable investment opportunities,”

Although he knows a lot of things that will happen next year, judging from past experience, many things will still be ignored by him. If everyone pays attention together, the effect will always be better.

“Just a reminder, don’t just limit yourself to the country,” he added.

That means looking internationally? Pan Shimin looked at Feng Yiping and couldn't help but wonder, how much funds have you prepared?