Chapter 43 Entering New Markets
She adjusted the loan interest rate back to the normal market rate and changed the profit-sharing ratio of the cooperation project to □. Without consulting with the company's management, she took it upon herself to send the electronic versions of the two contracts to Yi Zhengwei via email.
-Song Qing
When Song Qing got home that evening, she immediately went to find Yi Mantian, who was on the phone in his study. Judging from the conversation, it was probably with Yi Zhengwei.
She stood at the door, unsure whether to go in or out. Yi Mantian, however, cheerfully waved her over and said into the phone, "Zhengwei, your wife is here."
Song Qing blushed. Yi Mantian raised his eyebrows, his face beaming, handed her the phone, and then gently closed the door for her.
"Xiao Qing, how did the handover go?"
She looked down and rubbed the table with her index finger. "It went very smoothly, but Zhengwei, once I learned about the operation of Shibing Building, I felt that I couldn't accept this gift, and it was also your hard work."
"Don't worry about it. We're married now, so there's no need to distinguish between you and me."
"No! Zhengwei, I don't want to hear those words again!" She slammed down the phone, giving Yi Zhengwei no further chance to speak, turned and walked out of the study, coldly going upstairs alone.
Yi Zhengwei seemed thoughtful. He was not angry. Song Qing's reaction was expected. The better he treated her and the more he gave her, the more Song Qing, who valued fairness, would think that he had more ulterior motives.
He chuckled to himself as he thought about it, wanting to call back to tell Yi Mantian that this plan was just a repetition of the routine of his generation, and there would be no changes at all.
But then I thought I shouldn't upset him. It's better to give the old man some hope than despair.
He stood up, arms crossed, gazing at the English night view. It was always at times like this that he would think of Shen Xing, the obedient, gentle, and lovely Shen Xing. From a young age, he subconsciously resented strong women. The marriage of Chen Zinan and Yi Mantian left a deep impression on him; their constant quarrels and cold wars annoyed him, so he went abroad to study at a young age.
After returning to China upon completing his studies, he devoted himself to his career and held business marriages in contempt. Later, he met Shen Xing, the perfect wife in his mind. It must be said that he subconsciously harbored patriarchal ideas, so for Shen Xing's sake, he insisted on confronting Yi Mantian for two years.
But he was still a businessman driven by self-interest, and he did have a good impression of Song Qing, thinking he could have both.
Originally, he could have come to England with Shen Xing, but he didn't. After much hesitation, he decided to come out alone to clear his head and take a good rest during his honeymoon. He also wanted to consider how to arrange the positions of Shen Xing and Song Qing.
The expectations made before marriage became increasingly unrealistic after marriage. Shen Xing was twenty-six years old, and he could not give her marriage. Keeping her by his side selfishly was not loving her, but harming her.
Song Qing, being so strong-willed, although disdainful of her feelings, could not bear to hurt her under any circumstances. However, he could not bear to let Shen Xing suffer any more grievances because of this dishonest practice of having two women on one side.
He was somewhat confused. Was he being misled by Song Qing, or by that powerful ambition, that he allowed himself to be put in such a dilemma?
Although Song Qing lost this game, he definitely didn't win either.
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In the end, Song Qing took over the Shibing Building. Yi Mantian insisted on this arrangement, so she could only treat it as a gift from her father-in-law, rather than a pretense that the Yi and Song families were inseparable.
Back at Fuhua, she became increasingly restless. Holding the hot potato of 5% of the shares in the bank, she didn't know whether to put it down or keep it. The shares hadn't been notarized yet, and she hadn't signed them. After thinking it over, she gritted her teeth and took out a copy of Fuhua's 5% share certificate from the drawer and put it together with the shares, intending to wait for Zhengwei to return so they could handle the matter together.
Subsequently, she adjusted the loan interest rate back to the normal market rate and changed the profit-sharing ratio of the cooperation project to □. Without consulting with the company's management, she took it upon herself to send the electronic versions of the two contracts to Yi Zhengwei via email.
After doing all that, she finally breathed a sigh of relief and suddenly felt completely relaxed.
During the half hour before lunch, she would assign Fuhua's work to the managers of various departments. If there were no important matters, they only needed to report to her once a week on the weekend.
"Secretary Liu, just send me a copy of the daily meeting minutes," she instructed, turning her head slightly.
"Alright, meeting adjourned. Gao Hua, come to my office." She stood up, nodded, and walked out first.
After Gao Hua entered, he immediately took out a list of marketing department personnel. "More than half of these people have previous experience in the fast-moving consumer electronics market. I believe they can be of great help to you. In fact, Chairman Song, why don't you recruit more specifically?"
Song Qing shook his head, "The fewer people who know about this, the better. Besides, I just want to give it a try. I can consider your suggestion once there is progress."
Gao Hua felt that Song Qing was much more cautious in his actions than Song Jingmo had been. His original vigor and boldness had been replaced by a more composed demeanor, making him more convincing.
"Before the annual shareholders' meeting, I will be spending less time at Fuhua, focusing more on Kangqiao and the research institute. Can you handle the new projects?" Song Qing asked while tidying up the documents.
"You're right. Sales of the new project are indeed very stable. I've already reviewed the business plan from Hanlong, and there are no problems. Their sales network is very mature. As long as the trial sales there are successful, manufacturers will gradually place orders with us. Because we are in the intermediate market and don't directly face consumers, our sales target is relatively concentrated. As long as the products produced by the factories are of high quality, that's fine."
"Yes, that's also an important aspect of what I need to do. The fast electronics market is relatively easy to enter; the main thing is to find good partners, but we have too few resources." If that's the case, she will inevitably have to take on the role of marketing director herself. In fact, she is still relatively unfamiliar with this aspect, especially when facing a market she is not familiar with.
Gao Hua nodded. "That's right, Chairman Song. The market isn't as easy as you think, and besides, you are..."
Song Qing laughed and said, "Are you saying that it's even more inconvenient for me because I'm a woman?"
Gao Hua chuckled dryly and nodded.
"But I won't give up easily, Gao Hua, let's have lunch together." She picked up a stack of documents and went downstairs with Gao Hua.
"Chairman Song, please take this. It's Ms. He Min from Kailu Electronics. I've met her a few times, and she's a very good partner. Last year, someone deliberately set fire to her factory, causing a six-month shutdown. She had a batch of goods that needed to be shipped urgently, and we ended up processing them. Although her industry is somewhat different from ours, she has a wide network of connections, and I believe she has many relationships that can be used." During the meal, Gao Hua thought for a moment and took out a business card from his bag.
Song Qing carefully put it away. "Hmm, this is very useful."
In Linchuan, there are very few women who can independently support a business. Even if there's no other reason, she still wants to meet He Min.
In the afternoon, she drove to the research lab. It was almost Chinese New Year, and festive couplets were hung on the door. As soon as the electronic door opened, everyone came to the door and applauded to welcome her.
As soon as Song Qing got out of the car, someone took her documents. She bowed slightly to everyone to express her gratitude.
"I will be working with everyone here from now on. Although this place is in a remote location and everyone here is an engineering technician, I hope that this place can be just as lively and harmonious, okay?"
The applause grew even louder. With Xu Zhihan gone, Li Shuhua, another student of Song Jingmo, took over as the director. He stepped forward to shake hands with Song Qing and then ushered her inside. As they walked, he said that everyone in the research lab had been working very hard recently. Since the research on the new project had just been completed, there were only some post-research testing matters, so things were relatively easy.
She nodded and said that there was a meeting in the afternoon, "Come to my office for a moment."
After the two sat down, Song Qing pulled out a few documents from the numerous files and said while looking at them, "Ever since the research lab's data was leaked, I've been thinking about strengthening the confidentiality system and awareness. In addition, I need to re-sign the confidentiality and responsibility contracts for every technical staff member in the institute. I reviewed the original ones, and some clauses are outdated."
Li Shuhua nodded. "That's right. I reported this to President Xu, but he said he would think about it and then never replied."