Chapter 760: Startled
Guo Tao’s idea is correct. Running a business is nothing more than marketing, and to do well in the market you need products and services.
Leaving aside services, products are the core of an enterprise, especially in today's era of wild development. If an enterprise has good core products, it is not difficult to build up the enterprise as long as the enterprise managers are not stupid.
Many enterprises, including some newly established private enterprises (township enterprises), are like this now. They have gained the opportunity to develop and grow stronger by relying on this good opportunity. However, as the market gradually becomes saturated and barbaric development reaches a certain level, enterprises will begin to face fierce market competition. At this time, enterprise management and long-term operation planning become another core. Of course, this is a later story. At least for now, it will take several years to reach this level.
Guo Tao has the skills, abilities and ideas. If he follows his current ideas, the factory will have no problem surviving if nothing unexpected happens. It may even become a factory with good performance.
Song Yuanchao doesn't know much about hardware accessories, but he believes that since Guo Tao chose this product as a breakthrough, he must have his reasons.
However, Song Yuanchao also thought of a problem. It was not difficult to revive a factory according to his ideas, but the problem was what to do after the factory was revived? Thinking of this, Song Yuanchao couldn't help but think back to Li Daqi's Tengfei Factory, a branch factory where he worked before.
"What? Is there any problem with what I said?" Seeing Song Yuanchao frowned slightly, Guo Tao noticed it keenly.
"Oh, no problem, it's just that I don't know much about these products. But from what you said, if there is a market for them, they should be good." Song Yuanchao laughed.
Guo Tao glanced at Song Yuanchao, thought for a moment and said, "Yuanchao, we haven't known each other for long, but I admire your vision very much. In addition, I have learned about your situation in the past few days. You played an important role in organizing this exhibition by the Jiangsu Provincial Foreign Trade and Economic Commission. I heard that you are also the chairman of the first joint venture in Jiangsu Province, Si Te?"
"Haha, Brother Guo is well-informed." Song Yuanchao did not deny it and nodded with a smile.
His identity was no secret, and there were many companies from Jiangsu Province participating in the exhibition this time. As the only consultant, many people also knew the role Song Yuanchao played in this exhibition.
Moreover, on the first day of the trade fair, Sit Company communicated with all exhibitors by giving away drinking water equipment and drinking water. Sit is now quite famous across the country, especially its beverages and instant noodles products, which few people don't know.
Although the active involvement of Sit has the function of advertising, it also provides many conveniences to all manufacturers in practice and has been recognized by all manufacturers. Even the organizing committee is very grateful for Sit's actions, and the Yangcheng Municipal Government has also taken the initiative to contact Sit and proposed that the government can purchase water from Sit in the future.
Song Yuanchao is the chairman of Si Te, and outsiders don't know about it, but many exhibitors and staff from Jiangsu Province know about it, and Guo Tao can find out about it by just asking around. So Song Yuncheng was not surprised that Guo Tao knew his identity. He didn't say it before, but Guo Tao didn't ask in detail. Now that Guo Tao has made it clear, Song Yuanchao naturally can't laugh it off anymore.
"In terms of age, I am a few years older than you, but when it comes to running a business, you are my senior." Guo Tao said to Song Yuanchao sincerely, "To be honest, this is the first time I am truly on my own. In the past, whether I was a workshop director or a deputy factory director, I did practical work under the guidance of the leaders. I still have a lot of experience in how to truly manage the work of a factory and be the head of an enterprise. Yuanchao, I sincerely ask for your advice today, and I hope you will be generous with your advice. This glass of wine expresses my gratitude. Thank you!"
As he spoke , he picked up the wine bottle beside him and filled the glass in front of him, then drank it all up.
"Cough, cough, cough..." Guo Tao choked because he drank too quickly. Song Yuanchao quickly stood up and patted him on the back, blaming him, saying that they were all family and there was no need to do this.
Waving his hands, Guo Tao took a deep breath and said seriously: "This won't do. You are my teacher now, and I am a student who asks for your advice. As a student, I still have to go with the right attitude. I am sincere in this. For the sake of you and my wife's old classmates, please help me, okay?"
Guo Tao has said this much, what else can Song Yuanchao say?
He thought for a moment, sighed, lit a cigarette and said, "Brother Guo, since you've said that, it would be disrespectful of me if I don't help you..."
"Thank you...thank you..." Guo Tao was overjoyed. Seeing that he was about to pour more wine, Song Yuanchao hurriedly stopped him.
"No, no, there's no way to talk about business if you keep drinking like this." Song Yuanchao raised his hand to stop him. Guo Tao put down the bottle embarrassedly, sat upright and waited for Song Yuanchao's advice.
Song Yuanchao organized his words in his mind, thought for a moment and then said, "Brother Guo said so much just now, and I also understand Brother Guo's ideas. As for products, I am not in your industry, so I don't know much. The opinions I raised with you before were only from the perspective of an export-oriented enterprise..."
Guo Tao nodded to show that he understood. Song Yuanchao continued, "I can't help you much with product structure. You have to rely on yourselves. But just like the problem encountered in this trade fair, the quality of the product determines the size of the market. This is a very important link. Unless you plan to rely on low prices as the main method in the future and earn a little tax refund to maintain the development of the factory, then it's another matter."
"You mentioned the idea of hardware accessories earlier. If the market agrees, I think it's a good angle. In business, I have what others don't. Of course, it's easier to do business like this. This idea is good. But what I want to talk about now is not the product problem, nor the future sales problem, nor the internal problem of your factory, but your personal problem."
Guo Tao was a little confused. He looked at Song Yuanchao in confusion. What Song Yuanchao said confused him. They had been talking about the factory's problems, products, and market issues. Why did he suddenly mention his personal problems? What was going on?
Seeing that Guo Tao didn't understand, Song Yuanchao sighed and said, "Let me tell you a story. Just listen to it for now. How about we just drink and chat?"
Seeing that Guo Tao had no objection, Song Yuanchao immediately started talking. He talked about how Li Daqi set up Tengfei Factory back then, starting from the initial school-run factory, then slowly talked about the establishment of Tengfei Factory, and finally talked about the subsequent changes of Tengfei Factory and how Li Daqi eventually left Tengfei Factory.
After Song Yuanchao finished speaking, Guo Tao frowned. He knew that Tengfei Factory was a well-known clothing factory in Shanghai, but he never expected that this factory would have such an experience and such a thing would happen.
Then, Song Yuanchao talked about his experience of working in the first branch factory. He roughly described the relationship between Nandu and the first branch factory, as well as the various problems he encountered in the first branch factory later. After he finished speaking all this, Guo Tao was silent for a while. He somewhat understood the purpose of Song Yuanchao telling him this. While he was grateful, he also had to consider these problems that he had never thought of before.
Seeing that Guo Tao was lost in thought, Song Yuanchao did not disturb him. He slowly smoked and drank, occasionally taking a bite of food with chopsticks.
After a long while, Guo Tao came back to his senses.
"Yuan Chao, the fact that you can tell me this today shows that you don't treat me as an outsider. Thank you!"
"Haha, it's just a normal chat over a drink, what can we talk about?" Song Yuanchao winked at him and asked with a smile.
Guo Tao was stunned for a moment and then he started laughing: "Yes, yes, you are right, I will listen to you for now, hahahaha."
Seeing Guo Tao's reaction, Song Yuanchao secretly gave him a thumbs up.
It seems that the lover of my old classmate is really a character. Some things don't need to be said in detail, just mention them briefly.
I have said everything I can say today. As for how Guo Tao himself understands it and what he will do next, that is not something Song Yuanchao can consider. Everything depends on Guo Tao's own choice.
Although he got the answer from Song Yuanchao, Guo Tao couldn't make up his mind about what to choose. When the trade fair ended and they returned to Shanghai, Guo Tao was still thinking about this issue.
It was afternoon when they returned to Shanghai. Guo Tao asked his colleagues who had attended the trade fair to go back and rest first. They didn't need to go to the company today. Everyone had been busy for so many days and finally achieved some results. They should have a good rest today and deal with other things tomorrow.
After his colleagues left happily, Guo Tao took the bus back home. When he got home, he was exhausted. He lay down on the bed without even taking off his clothes, staring blankly at the ceiling, not knowing what he was thinking.
Guo Tao didn't notice how time passed until his wife Du Wenting and the children came home, then he realized it was getting dark.
Because Guo Tao was on a business trip, Du Wenting switched shifts with her colleagues these days and worked the day shift. After get off work, she would pick up her children from school and then go home together.
When she returned home and opened the door, the house was quiet. Du Wenting had no idea Guo Tao had returned. She walked into the room while talking to the child. When she entered the room and was about to hang up the bag, she suddenly saw a dark figure lying on the bed. She was so scared that she screamed and turned around and ran out.
"It's me!" Guo Tao shouted hurriedly.
Du Wenting, who had already run out of the room, was stunned when she heard her husband's familiar voice. She turned around and looked carefully towards the bed. When she saw clearly in the light outside that the man sitting up from the bed was really her husband Guo Tao, she was so angry!
"What are you doing! You want to scare people to death! You didn't even tell anyone when you came home. You just lay there without making a sound or even turning on the light. You want to scare me to death!"
"Mom! What happened?" The son who had returned to his room came running over after hearing the noise. Du Wenting said quickly, "It's okay. Your dad is back. He was lying on the bed like a dead man without making a sound. I was almost scared to death..."
