Chapter 757 Ouji Restaurant
Song Yuanchao reminded Guo Tao that although these merchants might place orders for purchases, there were two problems. The first problem was that the order quantity of these merchants was generally not large, and they were basically small-batch purchases, so Guo Tao had to be mentally prepared.
The second problem is the credit of these customers. Since they come from underdeveloped countries, their credit is often not very good. Therefore, when signing an order, you must pay special attention to the payment mode. You must not give the goods first and then collect the payment. Even if you pay a deposit of a certain percentage and then pay in Hong Kong, it will not work. Once you do this, you may not get the payment for the goods. You must pay the full amount before arranging shipment.
When doing international trade, don't assume that all foreign businessmen are gentlemen. There are no such things as gentlemen in business. Foreign businessmen are also human beings. The saying that all businessmen are dishonest can also be applied to foreign businessmen.
Although export trade is usually signed by import and export companies, they do not bear the financial risk. What they do is just to act as agents for the import and export business of enterprises, and provide enterprises with a platform for foreign exchange settlement and export operations.
Therefore, once there is a purchase intention, Guo Tao must discuss the payment terms with the foreign businessman and grasp the bottom line. Don't let his status as a foreign businessman go to his head, otherwise he will be the one who suffers.
"I understand. If the old ghost doesn't let go, he's not the old ghost anymore!" Guo Tao understood it immediately and said this.
Song Yuanchao laughed loudly: "That's right. There is also a saying that goes 'Don't hang up the string until you see the devil'. Don't give the goods unless you get the money."
"Yes, yes, yes!" Guo Tao also laughed. After Song Yuanchao's pointing, the sadness on his face that had lasted for many days disappeared and he showed a look of joy.
"But Yuanchao, you see, the location of our booth is not good now, and neither I nor the people in the factory speak foreign languages, so it's difficult to find targeted customers. Can you help me think about this, is there any good idea?" Guo Tao asked Song Yuanchao expectantly.
"Brother Guo, you are really something. What's so difficult about this?" Song Yuanchao shook his head, not knowing whether to laugh or cry, and whispered a few words into his ear. As Song Yuanchao spoke, Guo Tao's eyes lit up little by little. When Song Yuanchao finished speaking, he suddenly slapped his thigh with an excited look on his face.
"I see! I see! What a great idea!" Guo Tao laughed and nodded repeatedly, clasping his hands together towards Song Yuanchao to express his gratitude: "Thank you Yuanchao, you have helped me a lot, I will arrange it right away, Yuanchao, I have to thank you very much for this, I will deal with the things in front of me in the next few days, and I will treat you to a drink in a few days."
Song Yuanchao knew that Guo Tao's mind was now full of implementing what he had just said to him, and the success or failure of this trade fair was indeed very important to him. Song Yuanchao smiled and agreed, asking him to arrange it immediately and not to delay the business. Anyway, the trade fair would last for several days, and they could drink anytime, so he was not in a hurry.
The first day of the Spring Trade Fair passed quickly. Due to the thorough preparation and eye-catching and professional booths of the exhibition areas of Jiangsu Province, many potential orders were received, and there were also many formally signed orders. Overall, the results were much better than last year.
This result made the whole province of Jiangsu very excited, especially Deputy Director Xie and others who were left behind to be responsible for the specific matter. They were very happy. Such a result was the best thing for them, as it meant that their previous work was not in vain and they finally got rewarded.
On behalf of the Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation Commission, Deputy Director Xie encouraged everyone to keep up the good work and not be carried away by the current achievements. They should strive to make further progress in the coming days and successfully complete the tasks of this trade fair.
Secretary-General Li, who received the news, also called to instruct the party to guard against arrogance and impatience, and asked the comrades of the Foreign Economic and Trade Commission to continue to cooperate with various enterprises and make efforts to help Jiangsu Province achieve good results in this trade fair.
As a consultant, Song Yuanchao was of course commended, but he was not overly surprised by the commendation. After making so many preparations in the early stages, it would be strange if there were no results. The current result is very natural.
In the evening, the first day of the trade fair ended. Song Yuanchao declined the suggestion of his comrades from the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation to have a dinner together. He smiled and said that they would celebrate properly in a few days after the trade fair was over. He had something to do alone and would not join the group activities.
Feng Hongmei knew about Song Yuanchao's situation and helped to smooth things over with a smile. In this way, Song Yuanchao left the large group and went directly to the arcade where Shenghua first built in Yangcheng.
Shenghua's headquarters moved to Hong Kong a long time ago, and its factory was also located in Pengcheng, but the arcade in Yangcheng is still preserved. Qin Zhengguo and Gu Jie renovated it after buying it. The first floor is still a storefront, but it has been rented out to others. With Shenghua's current scale, it no longer needs to do basic wholesale itself.
The same is true for the warehouse at the back. The right to use it was given to the tenant, while the offices and dormitories upstairs are still retained. The office is now the location of Shenghua Yangcheng Branch, and most of the dormitories are also occupied by staff from the Yangcheng Branch, but the top few rooms are still retained.
This time, Li Daqi and the others stayed here, Song Yuanchao stayed in a hotel not far away, and Qin Zhengguo lived directly at his parents' house. Anyway, his parents' house was not far from here, and a room was reserved for him when the house was bought, so it was more convenient for him to live there.
When they arrived at the arcade, Song Yuanchao did not go up. He stopped the car on the roadside behind the building and waited for a while. Then Li Daqi and Qin Zhengguo came over together.
"Is everything arranged?"
"Don't worry about me doing the job." Li Daqi smiled and made an OK gesture to Song Yuanchao, then opened the car door and got in.
Song Yuanchao drove the car, and the three of them went straight to a seafood restaurant near the pier. This restaurant was newly opened by Ou Aimin. There were many similar restaurants in Guangzhou in the past two years. Due to the continuous development of the economy, people have more money than before. In addition, the south has been greatly influenced by Hong Kong, so high-end restaurants such as seafood restaurants have gradually increased.
Ou Aimin and Song Yuanchao are old friends, and also comrades-in-arms of Li Daqi.
When Qin Zhengguo and Gu Jie came to Yangcheng, Ou Aimin helped a lot. Over the years, Ou Aimin has gradually developed from the aquatic business to the seafood and dry goods industry, and has become the largest seafood and dry goods supplier in Yangcheng.
Now, he has opened a restaurant. Since he originally dealt in seafood and dried goods, the supply was not a problem and the food was good. In addition, he spent a lot of money to invite a professional Cantonese chef. This Ou Ji Restaurant became popular soon after it opened. Not only did it have many local customers in Guangzhou, but even guests from Hong Kong and Macau came to visit. The business was booming every day.
"Ai Min, your restaurant is doing really good business!" When we arrived, it was not even seven o'clock in the evening, but the restaurant was already full. There were still many latecomers waiting for seats outside, making the scene very lively.
Ou Aimin knew they were coming, and had made arrangements long ago, waiting at the door in person. After getting out of the car, Li Daqi looked up at the restaurant and patted Ou Aimin on the shoulder with emotion.
"It's just a small business, haha..." Ou Aimin replied with a smile. The fact that he could achieve such a big success in recent years was inseparable from the help of Shenghua. Otherwise, with the support and investment from Song Yuanchao and others, he would not have been able to make such a big business in just a few years after following his relatives in the aquatic industry.
Originally, he wanted to get Song Yuanchao and his friends to build this restaurant, and was ready to sell most of the shares, in order to thank Song Yuanchao and his friends. However, Song Yuanchao refused. Ou Aimin was not short of money, and the catering business had nothing to do with Shenghua's industry. Although Song Yuanchao knew that the catering business was profitable, it was hard-earned money, and they were all his friends, so why should he care about these things?
So now this restaurant is invested by Ou Aimin himself, and Song Yuanchao and others did not interfere. Today is their first time here. Ou Aimin has invited them several times before, but Song Yuanchao, Li Daqi and Qin Zhengguo were all busy with their own things, so they have been delayed until now. Today, they just happened to be free and came together.
The private room had been prepared long ago. It was a large private room located at the innermost part of the third floor.
This private room is reserved by the restaurant and is usually not booked out. It is reserved for entertaining special guests, such as Song Yuanchao and his group who came today.
After entering the private room, Li Daqi looked at its decoration and clicked his tongue. He had to say that Ou Aimin had put a lot of thought into this restaurant, which could be seen from the layout and decoration details of the restaurant. Coupled with the factors of the ingredients and the chef, it was no wonder that it became one of the best seafood restaurants in Guangzhou not long after it opened.
"Brother Song, I asked someone to prepare a few dishes. Do you think they are suitable?" After sitting down, Ou Aimin asked Song Yuanchao with a menu in his hand.
"Ai Min, we are old friends. Eating is just a process. The key is that we get together. It's up to you what to eat. But let me make it clear that good wine must be prepared today, and you, as the boss, have to stay for a good drink together." Song Yuanchao said to him with a smile, without even looking at the paper.
Ou Aimin was immediately happy and nodded, "That's for sure. Okay, I'll arrange it. Good wine is no problem. We have Wuliangye, 15-year-old rice wine, and imported red wine. If you want to drink foreign wine, that's fine too. I've prepared a few bottles of XO."
"Hahaha, Ai Min is still well prepared." Qin Zhengguo laughed: "Forget about XO, I'm not used to drinking this foreign stuff, and red wine tastes bland. Let's have two bottles of Wuliangye first, and then we can drink rice wine, how about that?"
Qin Zhengguo's suggestion was approved by everyone , so the wine was ordered. Ou Aimin went out first and handed the menu to the waiter for the kitchen to prepare it. After a while, he came back with the wine.
The four of them sat around, smoking and chatting. Soon the dishes came up one after another. Ou Aimin poured wine for everyone, took the wine cup and stood up to say to everyone: "I, Ou Aimin, am where I am today thanks to everyone's help. Everyone was too busy to come when this restaurant opened, so today I can make up for it. Thank you all for your support. This glass of wine is for you. I'll drink it, and you can do whatever you want!"
After saying that, he raised his head and drank it all in one gulp. Everyone cheered. You have to know that Ou Aimin is from Yangcheng, and not many people in Yangcheng drink white wine. This glass of wine from Ou Aimin is enough to show his attitude.
