"Hello, I am Xiong Baizhou from Zhoumei Electrical Appliances. I made an appointment with you this morning."

At the front desk of Gree Group, Xiong Baizhou smiled brightly.

The lady at the front desk raised her head and looked a little red.

Although Xiong Baizhou and Sheng Yuanqing are young, they are very masculine and have straight and dignified facial features. Especially Sheng Yuanqing, he can look like "Little Ma" even in a suit. The top button of his white shirt is not fastened.

But other places are very neat and tidy, looking serious with a hint of unruliness.

"Sure enough, a suit is the best outfit that reflects your personal temperament. This kid Sheng Yuanqing will be a fucking jerk from now on." Xiong Baizhou first put a label on this general.

"Please wait a moment, the sales manager will come to greet you in a moment." After the receptionist said this, she hurriedly buried her head in the documents.

Sheng Yuanqing stood in front of the glass door and looked left and right: "Brother Xiong, Gree seems to be very big, with so many factories."

Xiong Baizhou chuckled: "That's why we have to pay attention. This company is backed by the government."

Gree Group was officially established in 1991. Several small factories were established under the leadership of the Xiangshan State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission. They were the vanguard of the company. Although the profit situation was not very good at the beginning, they could not bear to borrow money from banks.

Use the money to steadily maintain production.

For a person to succeed, it is nothing more than the right time, right place and right people. The development of enterprises also requires such an environment, so for Gree:

Tianshi has just developed through reform and opening up, and the market is becoming more and more accepting of air conditioners. Although the proportion of personal air conditioners is still very small at present, looking at the problem from a development perspective, this proportion will increase increasingly;

The favorable location is supported by the Xiangshan government, which requires land, money, and policies. Jiang Wanmeng must see this, and he will burst into tears;

Human harmony means that the combination of Zhu Jianghong and Dong Mingzhu is very harmonious. Gree has developed step by step from the development stage, breakthrough stage, transformation and upgrading stage, and diversified innovation stage. Even though there have been mistakes, the leadership has adjusted quickly.

In comparison, Midea went directly from the "breakthrough period" to the "diversified innovation period", omitting the "transformation and upgrading period". This cannot be said to be a wrong decision under the circumstances at the time, but it will never be able to grasp the core in the future.

cutting-edge technology.

"Manager Xiong is really young and impressive," a man around 35 years old said while walking: "I am Qian Ningtie from Gree Sales Department."

"Mr. Qian is too polite. We shamelessly became uninvited guests. Don't be offended," Xiong Baizhou said haha.

"Zhoumei Electric has heard about it for a long time. In fact, Gree also has the intention to cooperate. It just so happened that Manager Xiong came to inspect this time, so we decided to finalize the cooperation framework first."

Qian Ningtie must have done his homework and knew the reputation of Zhoumei Electrical Appliances in Guangdong City, so he felt that Xiong Baizhou had a purchasing motive during this inspection.

"Host or guest, I'll listen to Manager Qian's arrangements." Xiong Baizhou said with a smile on his face, and handed the ball back to Qian Ningtie.

Qian Ning was stunned for a moment. Didn't Zhoumei Electric say that he wanted to inspect it? Why did he say that he would arrange it himself?

"Then let's go to the production workshop to take a look, and then go to the reception room to have a cup of tea." Qian Ningtie's reaction was not slow.

Xiong Baizhou smiled and nodded. His main purpose of coming here this time was to establish a relationship with Gree first and get a feel for Gree's bottom line.

A few people were walking and talking, and Qian Ningtie discovered that the young manager of Zhoumei Electric Appliances actually had a deep understanding of the market: "The current air-conditioning market is a mixed bag, and ordinary people can't afford it. The main users of air-conditioning are social groups and

government departments".

Qian Ningtie put gold on his face: "So the existence of Gree is to solve these problems so that every ordinary person can enjoy air conditioning in summer."

Xiong Baizhou shook his head: "Currently, Gree has no brand awareness. Foreign air conditioners occupy the largest market share. I think Gree still has a very heavy task."

Brand awareness was still a new term in 1994. Qian Ningtie chewed it repeatedly and found it very chewy.

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"Brand awareness?" Dong Mingzhu, the manager of the Gree Sales Department, is wearing a professional suit. Her facial features are not beautiful, but she is very energetic, especially her eyes are very sharp. If she looks at each other during a conversation, it will be very oppressive.

"Yes, I also thought this word was very novel at the time. It seemed to be able to summarize part of Gree's spirit." Qian Ningtie, who was talking and laughing just now, was a little restrained now.

"Where are they now?" Dong Mingzhu's voice was a slightly hoarse mezzo-soprano.

"I have arranged for you to stay in the reception room. Does Mr. Dong need to go and meet him?"

Dong Mingzhu thought for a while: "It's okay to go and see him. Yesterday I was in Guancheng for a meeting and happened to meet Li Donglai. He was full of praise for Zhoumei Electrical Appliances."

While they were evaluating Zhoumei Electrical Appliances and Xiong Baizhou, Xiong Baizhou was also reviewing the current Gree.

The current Gree Company does not have the courage to be a diversified international company, especially after just talking with Qian Ningtie, Xiong Baizhou learned that some of the current Gree Company's senior leaders were "parachuted" by the leaders of the Xiangshan State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission.

"If you want to make money, you can't get too involved with politics, otherwise it will not only be inefficient, but also prone to mischief," Xiong Baizhou said secretly.

Although the development history of Gree Company is relatively stable, there have been two twists and turns:

The first time was at the end of 1994, when Gree experienced a "collective resignation" of business backbones, which had a sensational impact on Gree;

The second time was in 2004. As the largest distributor at the time, Gome privately lowered the price of Gree air conditioners, which aroused Dong Mingzhu’s dissatisfaction. As a result, one party ordered to “clear out Gree” and the other party decided to “stop supplying goods to Gome.”

"Welcome Manager Xiong to come and inspect Gree's work." Dong Mingzhu opened the door and entered, taking the lead.

"Manager Dong has a lot of things to do, Zhoumei Electric Appliances must have disturbed him." Xiong Baizhou smiled and pointed out Dong Mingzhu's identity.

"What are you talking about? I know Zhoumei Electrical Appliances. If it can spread everywhere, it will be a big channel dealer, and I should build a good relationship with you." Dong Mingzhu was more direct and explained the positioning of Zhoumei Electrical Appliances to the point.

"Manager Xiong, you just took a tour of our Gree company, what do you think?" Dong Mingzhu sat next to Xiong Baizhou without any scruples, and someone immediately brought hot tea.

Dong Mingzhu is shorter than Xiong Baizhou, but more imposing. He has a smile on his face, but his body language is aggressive.

Moreover, Xiong Baizhou discovered a small detail. This person said three sentences, but they all contained the word "I".

"She is such a strong-willed, self-centered woman."

Xiong Baizhou carefully considered his words and was about to reply when a knock on the door interrupted the exchange.
Chapter completed!