Chapter 746 Mission
After saying that, Lin Daoyuan didn't mention this matter anymore and started talking about other things with Song Yuanchao.
Lin Daoyuan mentioned that this time when he returned to Yanjing to celebrate the New Year, Lin Yuhang's job might be transferred, which surprised Song Yuanchao.
"Isn't the second brother doing well?"
"He has done a good job in recent years, but the leaders above have always wanted him to work in the government. And you also know that his education level is relatively low. The company is getting bigger and bigger, and he is a bit overwhelmed."
Song Yuanchao shook his head. Perhaps this was not the only reason. Lin Yuhang's cultural level was low, but running a business required more than just education. Some people with higher education might not necessarily be able to run a business well, while some people with low cultural level could become famous entrepreneurs.
And as far as Song Yuanchao knows, Lin Yuhang has been working hard to improve himself over the years, so this is not the main reason.
"What does second brother think?" Song Yuanchao asked.
"He said he would consider it, but I think he would do something about it." Lin Daoyuan replied, and Song Yuanchao didn't know what to say. It would be a pity if Lin Yuhang really left the enterprise and went to the government, but Song Yuanchao couldn't say much about this matter as an outsider. The key was Lin Yuhang's own thoughts.
"By the way, Yuan Chao, I have a task for you." Lin Daoyuan suddenly said this.
Song Yuanchao looked at Lin Daoyuan and asked what the mission was.
"Take a look at this first." Lin Daoyuan stood up and walked to the desk, picked up something and handed it to Song Yuanchao.
Song Yuanchao took it and read it carefully. After a moment, he looked up at Lin Daoyuan and asked, "What do you mean...?"
"In recent years, the economy of Jiangsu Province has developed well, but many enterprises are still lacking in export-oriented development. At present, the country is short of foreign exchange, and the task of export-oriented enterprises is very heavy, so the province decided to organize a group of enterprises to sign up for the Spring Southern Trade Fair today. The specific work will be led by the comrades of the Foreign Economic and Trade Commission. As the first joint venture in the province, I personally think that your company, Site, can participate."
"This..." Song Yuanchao hesitated and said, "Dad, although our company is a joint venture, our products are aimed at the domestic market, not for export. Isn't it inappropriate for our company to participate?"
"What's inappropriate about this? Didn't your product win a big award in the United States? Besides, winning an award in the United States means that your product has gone abroad. As a famous company in the province, isn't it appropriate for you to participate in this trade fair?" Lin Daoyuan said seriously.
"Dad, what you said is completely different from winning awards and exporting products. Besides, beverages and instant noodles are products with strong regional restrictions. The standards of food products vary from country to country, which requires complicated procedures. It is not as simple as other daily necessities. And dad, even if our products can be sold abroad, in actual operation, we usually set up factories locally or sell them in small batches."
"Even if we can export to some countries in Southeast Asia, our company currently has no plans to expand overseas. Our main focus now is on the domestic market. In recent years, competition among similar products in China has been fierce, so we must first gain a foothold in the domestic market."
"You have fought in wars before, so you should know that you must concentrate your firepower to break through a point, rather than dispersing your forces on the battlefield. The business world is like a battlefield, and the same principle applies. Given our company's current situation, it is simply unrealistic to explore foreign markets without ensuring complete advantages in the domestic market!"
"Is there such a saying?" Lin Daoyuan asked with a frown.
"Of course. Let me tell you, according to our current plan at Sit..." Song Yuanchao was afraid that Lin Daoyuan would suddenly insist on doing it himself, which would disrupt all his plans at Sit. Although exporting products is a good thing, the problem is that there are essential differences between products. Although Lin Daoyuan understands economics, he doesn't know much about these things. Song Yuanchao spent some time explaining them to Lin Daoyuan.
"So it's not appropriate to let Ste go?"
"Of course not!" Song Yuanchao nodded: "Dad, I really didn't mean to shirk my responsibility. Different product structures target different markets. If Si Te was engaged in textiles, daily necessities or other products, you don't need to remind me that I would be eager to participate. But the problem is that Si Te doesn't make these products. What do you think?"
"That makes some sense..." Lin Daoyuan touched his chin and nodded slightly, then continued, "You mean that Si Te's products are not conducive to export, but if it were other companies, there would be no problem, right? And you personally agree and support it?"
"Yes, yes, you are right."
"In that case, why don't you go and assist the comrades in the Foreign Trade and Economic Commission? How about taking a position there and helping them?"
Song Yuanchao was stunned for a moment. When he saw a hint of cunning in Lin Daoyuan's calm face, he immediately realized that he had unknowingly fallen into Lin Daoyuan's trap.
Lin Daoyuan had already made up his mind. He knew that Si Te was not suitable to participate in this trade fair, but as Song Yuanchao's father-in-law, Lin Daoyuan was very clear about Song Yuanchao's abilities.
Song Yuanchao is now the chairman of Si Te, but his knowledge and views on economics are beyond the reach of many people today, and Song Yuanchao also has considerable knowledge and channels for foreign trade. Apart from other things, how can Lin Daoyuan not know what the relationship between Xiangjiang Shenghua and Song Yuanchao is? Shenghua's factories in the mainland have an astonishing annual export volume. If it weren't for the fact that Shenghua had already settled in Pengcheng, Lin Daoyuan would have even thought about asking Song Yuanchao to move the factory to Jiangsu Province.
After going through so much trouble with Song Yuanchao today, Lin Daoyuan's real purpose was not to get Si Te to attend the trade fair, but to get Song Yuanchao to join this work and come up with ideas and open up the situation for Su Province to organize this event.
Song Yuanchao was careless for a moment and fell directly into the trap set by Lin Daoyuan. Now that Lin Daoyuan said this, Song Yuanchao couldn't refuse at all.
"Dad, you fooled me..." Song Yuanchao smiled bitterly and shook his head.
"Hahaha! You're still young!" Lin Daoyuan laughed and patted his son-in-law on the shoulder, saying seriously: "You are also a state cadre. Although you are the head of Si Te Company, you still have to consider the overall situation when the whole province is in a chess game. The province is taking the lead in organizing this time, and there are great expectations. You have experience and ideas in this regard, so I let you go over to assist, is that okay?"
"Now that you've said this, can I still refuse?"
"Okay!" Lin Daoyuan nodded and said, "You will report next Monday. Next Monday is February 24th. The Spring Trade Fair will start on April 15th. You don't have much time left. You should cooperate with the comrades of the Foreign Trade and Economic Commission as soon as possible to select and organize the participating companies, and do a good job of participating in the fair."
"I understand. I will go to the company tomorrow to arrange my work and report directly next Monday." Since he had been brought on board by Lin Daoyuan, Song Yuanchao could only accept his fate. What's more, what Lin Daoyuan said was right. The Spring Trade Fair was very important for current companies. This time, the province took the lead in organizing various companies to participate in the fair, which was enough to show the importance attached to this work. As Lin Daoyuan's son-in-law, how could he not help his father-in-law?
The next morning, Song Yuanchao returned to the company and held a meeting to deal with some accumulated work. He also explained the follow-up work arrangements to several senior executives of the company.
According to Lin Daoyuan's arrangement, Song Yuanchao will stay in the Foreign Economic and Trade Commission for a while, and he will also have to lead a delegation south later. Except for some matters on the part of the Secretary that require his final decision, the rest will be left to them to handle.
After three busy days, without even taking a day off, I finally finished the follow-up arrangements for Si Te.
On Monday of the second week, Song Yuanchao went straight to the Commission of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation. It was his first time to visit this place.
The Foreign Economic and Trade Commission and the Foreign Trade Bureau or the Foreign Trade Cooperation Bureau are actually one and the same. In the cities and counties below the local level, the Foreign Trade Bureau sign is still used, but here the Foreign Trade Bureau sign was changed to the Foreign Economic and Trade Commission last year, which has a very high level.
This unit has its office in the government compound. Song Yuanchao registered at the door with his ID, but he was still not allowed in. He called inside and waited at the door for a while. Then a middle-aged woman in her 40s walked out of the compound and went straight to the guard.
"Is that Comrade Song Yuanchao?" The woman wore glasses and had a serious expression. She looked more like a teacher than a leading cadre.
"Hello, I am Song Yuanchao." Song Yuanchao said to the other party.
The middle-aged woman smiled at Song Yuanchao and the two shook hands.
"Hello, Comrade Song Yuanchao, I am Feng Hongmei, please follow me."
Feng Hongmei's attitude towards Song Yuanchao is pretty good. She is the deputy section chief of the enterprise department.
He brought Song Yuanchao into the compound and soon arrived at the east wing on the second floor.
"This is the office of our Foreign Economic and Trade Commission. Our Foreign Economic and Trade Commission currently has six departments. Apart from the office, they are the Enterprise Department, Comprehensive Department, Economic Department, Investment Planning Department..." As she walked forward, Feng Hongmei gave a brief introduction to Song Yuanchao, while looking at him intentionally or unintentionally.
She was not very clear about Song Yuanchao's background, but she received a notice from the office saying that a comrade from a company would join the spring trade fair organized by their Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation Commission.
This arrangement was somewhat unexpected, and not only Feng Hongmei, but even their section chief was not very clear about why it was arranged this way. But since it was arranged, and the office had given a heads-up, the enterprise section naturally followed the rules, so Feng Hongmei was responsible for receiving and temporarily arranging Song Yuanchao's arrival.
