Volume 4 Crazy Growth 2017 Chapter 852 Finalizing the Cooperation
Liuzhou, the Dragon City, has a history of 2,000 years, but the words "long history" are very common for the Chinese land with a history of 5,000 years.
It is something that the descendants of Yan and Huang have long been accustomed to. Simply relying on its "long history" is obviously not enough to attract the attention of the general public, so this city has always been unknown.
After all, if you want to compete in historical heritage on the land of China, you really can’t get a place!
Compared with the less famous Liuzhou, Liu Zongyuan, who once served as the governor of Liuzhou, worked hard to change the local environment and was loved and respected by local people as "Liu Hou", is undoubtedly more well-known.
Putting history aside, such an obscure, hard-working industrial city has also produced many things that are familiar to the general public. The most familiar of these is perhaps the one that everyone in the world knows...
Wuling magic car!
Its strong industrial foundation and solid accumulation have undoubtedly provided sufficient driving force for the city to seek transformation and development. After all, a good cook cannot cook without rice.
Obviously, this statement does not apply to Liuzhou's situation. This city is just unknown, not idle.
Of course, the locals are more familiar with Stonehenge, the Tower of Babel and so on... ahem, obviously these historical issues are just harmless trivial matters and not worth mentioning.
It even made Zhou Dongsheng feel a sense of empathy. After all, as a Chaoshan person, he is undoubtedly the one who can understand this the most (funny).
Ahem, that’s enough, let’s get back to the topic.
Of course, this kind of low reputation is only relative. In the near future, this city will become famous throughout the country and become a popular Internet celebrity city, which will be sought after and loved by countless tourists.
It is also known as the "Holy City of Snails" and has become the Jerusalem in the minds of countless snail noodle lovers.
However, at this point in time, the city is clearly still hesitating at the crossroads of history, and is completely unaware of the coming era.
Just at this time, Zhou Dongsheng came here with a group of people. Although he was not the east wind, he could be regarded as a spring breeze.
Maybe he could even take advantage of the power of another and shout "East wind help me" and imitate Mr. Wolong. Wouldn't he have a chance to claim credit for the Heavenly Power?
Just thinking about it is very exciting, so Zhou Dongsheng naturally led the team himself and was determined to do it.
If the timing is wrong and it doesn't work, it's a minor matter, but if it works...
Even Zhou Dongsheng, who had seen a lot of the world, couldn't help but feel his heart beating faster, and an inexplicable sense of anticipation arose.
In order to suppress the surging emotions in his heart, Zhou Dongsheng couldn't help but think of diverting his attention and looked at Li Jiajia beside him. Unexpectedly, he saw the latter's face full of joy and excitement, so he couldn't help but ask casually.
"Haven't you been to Liuzhou before to collect folk songs? Why do you still look so excited?"
Li Jiajia was startled when she heard that. She turned to look at Zhou Dongsheng's eyes and felt a little flustered for no reason, as if the little thoughts in her heart had been exposed.
But he still pretended to be calm and said, "No, I just can't bear to leave this place. Just coming here once is not enough. It's even more special to revisit the old place..."
I muttered to myself: This should be my first business trip with the boss, right?
Then she turned her head and looked out the window as if nothing had happened, but the slightly upturned corners of her mouth betrayed her inner feelings.
But people's hearts are hidden, and women's hearts are like needles in the sea. Zhou Dongsheng naturally couldn't guess anything and could only shrug helplessly.
However, after such a little episode, I was able to temporarily calm my inner excitement. Looking out the window, the vehicle had just passed the cross-river bridge, with an excellent view and the beautiful scenery of Liuzhou in full view.
In addition to the nickname Dragon City, Liuzhou is also called Pot City. The main reason is that the Liujiang River runs through the area in a U shape, cutting both banks and forming a unique geographical environment that is shaped like a pot.
More than 20 cross-river bridges of various shapes have naturally become the most beautiful scenery in the area.
This trip was originally made at the invitation of the group, so after arriving at the place, they got on the vehicle arranged by the local department and traveled smoothly all the way to their destination.
That is the business department in charge of local business that invited them to discuss cooperation this time.
Although it is not the first time I have dealt with officials, it can barely be considered the first time in such a formal manner. Of course, once it happens, there will be a second time, and it is foreseeable that there will be many more such things in the future.
What's more, times are different now, so Zhou Dongsheng just keeps a normal mind. After all, he is a guest who has come from afar.
However, when he arrived at his destination and looked at the scene outside the window, Zhou Dongsheng couldn't help but be amazed, as if the welcome for him was a little unusual.
The scale of the banners and the red carpet alone is enough to show the importance attached by the local authorities, not to mention that there is a group of people walking towards this side in a hurry.
Zhou Dongsheng naturally had no need to put on airs, so he got out of the car and greeted him. Both of them stretched out their hands almost at the same time, with the same brilliant smile on their faces.
"Welcome, welcome. On behalf of Liuzhou, I warmly welcome an outstanding young entrepreneur like Jay Chou. I have heard of your name for a long time and finally met you today. This must be [Mu Ziqi], right? Your video about river snail noodles was so good. I watched it over and over again..."
The person who was speaking looked young, wearing a pair of glasses and looking gentle and refined . He was probably in his thirties at most. However, judging from the fact that he was leading the way and the other people around him who were consciously trying to serve as a foil, it was not difficult to tell that he was of a high rank.
This enthusiastic attitude and the way of greeting that clearly distinguishes the priorities and leaves no one behind make people feel like they are in the spring breeze.
However, Zhou Dongsheng felt a little uncomfortable and couldn't help wondering, why does this leader look more elegant and easy-going than me?
Obviously, Zhou Dongsheng may not have realized how great a strong response his series of actions have brought to the local area. You know, the local government has put in a lot of effort to promote snail noodles, a local specialty.
Not only did they formulate unified industry standards two years ago, but they also vigorously supported the upstream and downstream of the local industrial chain, encouraged local people to go out and start businesses, and bring their hometown delicacies abroad...
However, after a series of combined efforts, the results were minimal, although the local snail noodle companies are indeed flourishing, with more than 2,000 stores in the city.
However, in terms of going global, there is still a long way to go. For this reason, the local government has also considered attracting investment and introducing foreign capital to revitalize this chess game, but there are basically few responses...
Obviously, in the field of industrial investment, most investors are cautious and will not easily choose to go all in, unless they see a bet that makes their heart beat...
To this end, the local commerce department has also worked hard in this area. Although it has achieved certain results, the overall effect is still very limited.
However, love was unexpectedly encountered around the corner. Dongsheng Group suddenly emerged and not only declared that it was very optimistic about the future prospects of snail noodles, but also entered the market in a big way and directly invested in building a factory in the local area.
After some background checks, the locals were shocked. They had been waiting for so long, and finally they saw a giant Buddha!
Although Dongsheng Group is relatively young, its rocket-like rise and huge assets worth a guaranteed minimum of 10 billion yuan are enough to attract local attention in most parts of the country.
After all, no one would complain about having too many political achievements and push away the achievements that are delivered to them, right?
After the two parties hit it off, investing in and building a factory was a natural progression. However, what the locals did not expect was that the other party would make a big splash by keeping quiet.
After being silent for a while, it suddenly dropped a bombshell that exploded the Internet and set off a sudden snail noodle trend, easily achieving what the local government had been longing for.
It is no exaggeration to say that this immediately raised Dongsheng Group's priority in the local government to the level of a guest of honor!
This time they really found a treasure! The local person in charge was almost grinning from ear to ear.
Therefore, in order to preserve this hard-earned political achievement, the local government decisively extended an invitation to Dongsheng Group, hoping to further deepen cooperation, and even the head of the commerce department personally took part in the event to show its importance.
So this scene happened before our eyes. Just when Zhou Dongsheng was about to say something and didn't know how to address him, the person next to him reminded him at the right time.
"Mr. Zhou, this is Secretary Tang who is in charge of our business department. Secretary Tang has been committed to promoting river snail rice noodle and wants to make this local specialty food popular abroad..."
Secretary Tang was also pleased when he heard this, and patted Zhou Dongsheng's hand, "We have to thank Dongsheng Group for its promotion, which has made snail noodles popular across the country. Even in recent days, there have been more tourists coming to the local area..."
“This is something we have been trying to do for a long time but have not been able to do.”
"No, no, I just made a small contribution..." Zhou Dongsheng subconsciously said politely.
"Come on, let's talk inside. Don't just stand here..." But the other party didn't say much politely. He raised his hand and gestured for him to come in.
This time Zhou Dongsheng was not polite anymore. He walked in side by side with Secretary Tang, chatting about cooperation along the way.
"The power of the Internet today cannot be underestimated. Before Jay Chou, no one had thought that snail rice noodle could sell tens of millions of packs overnight. When this result was first reported to us, we all thought it was a fraud ..."
"You should know that last year, the annual output value of our local bagged snail noodle business barely reached 1.5 billion, and the average daily sales volume only reached 600,000 bags..."
"However, Jay Chou alone sold tens of millions of bags in one night through a live broadcast. It is truly astonishing!"
Secretary Tang obviously came well prepared and knew all the relevant data by heart.
"Secretary Tang, you are too kind. But I have to correct one thing. This is not just my achievement. It also has the efforts of everyone in the group. The most important thing is the hard work of the local people day after day, which has laid the foundation for today's rapid development..."
Zhou Dongsheng was not afraid at all and spoke with ease as well.
Secretary Tang nodded in satisfaction, and then changed the subject, "However, this opportunity also hides a crisis. If we don't handle it well, it will not only damage the brand image, but also the reputation that has been hard-earned in the local area may be damaged..."
"So, aren't we here yet? Without the cooperation of the local authorities, we probably wouldn't be able to overcome this difficulty on our own. We have to ask Secretary Tang to take care of us..."
"Of course. Even if Jay Chou didn't say anything, we would definitely cooperate with him. We will never let down an investor like Jay Chou who has made outstanding contributions..."
As they talked back and forth, the group had already arrived at the reception room and took their seats. After some conversation, both sides became more familiar with each other.
Seeing that the situation was getting heated, Secretary Tang got straight to the point and said, "Now that we've come to this point, let me just say one thing. Inspired by this incident, we have held internal meetings more than once..."
"We are very optimistic about the snail noodle brand [Muziqi]. Although it is not a local company, since we want to make snail noodles popular across the country, we naturally cannot choose to rest on our laurels..."
“Therefore, we have initially decided to invite [Mu Ziqi] to be our local snail noodle promotion ambassador and to establish a strategic partnership with the brand. Both parties will work together to deepen the snail noodle industry and inherit and promote traditional delicacies…”
Once these words were spoken, there was no doubt that the local courage was fully demonstrated. After tasting the sweetness brought by the Internet celebrity for the first time, they dared to make a decisive bet on support, and it was obvious that they were determined to embrace the new trend.
No wonder Liuzhou will be able to soar in the future. This can be seen from the courage and determination of the local departments.
And snail noodles are obviously just a carrier, just like an industrial city in the future that will also use barbecue as a carrier and open its doors to tourists from all over the country.
At this moment, just as at that time, delicious food is just a fig leaf, and what is hidden behind it is undoubtedly the sharp contrast between inaction and action.
The hearts of the general public are undoubtedly as clear as a mirror. They remember everything firmly and express their position with practical actions.
"It is an honor for [Mu Ziqi] and also ours. We will definitely cooperate with you to the fullest." After a moment of distraction, Zhou Dongsheng readily agreed.
It is impossible to refuse such a good thing. Li Jiajia on the side was hesitant to speak. How could she have become a promotion ambassador without knowing it?
It seemed to be related , but also seemed to have nothing to do with him. The two of them had already finalized the matter while chatting and laughing.
However, out of trust in Zhou Dongsheng, Li Jiajia did not say a word and just sat obediently next to Zhou Dongsheng.
Anyway, up to now, my boss has never treated me unfairly. Whether before or after I became famous, he has always maintained a consistent attitude of strong support for me.
And the relationship between the two parties is not like that of a boss and an employee, but rather a teacher-friend relationship. Moreover...
Therefore, Li Jiajia firmly believed that her boss would not harm her and she just needed to let him do what he wanted.
