Chapter 127: Bottom-up

Chen Weimin, Vice Governor of Dongjiang Province, seemed very enthusiastic. He sat at the same table with Nie Guoping and had a very speculative chat.

The current governor of Dongjiang Province, Gu Mingfu, came out of Nanjiang. Chen Weimin wanted to take this opportunity to learn more about Gu Mingfu from Nie Guoping, especially Gu Mingfu's governing philosophy, so as not to be passive in his future work.

The next day, everyone from the trade group went to the exhibition center to decorate the exhibition hall. This time, Nanyun County was assigned an independent booth that was not big or small. All the display items were prepared in China. Zeng Yi brought 500 kilograms of general tea. In addition to providing free tasting, he could also deal with some customers with zero buying needs.

Because the things are ready-made and it is not difficult to arrange, Zeng Yi and Wang Xumin were relatively young and took on most of the work. They quickly built the booth, then hung up the pre-made display board, and installed a large-screen flat-screen TV to play the recorded Nanyun scenery and introduction films.

Yan Rong is a girl who is more careful and does some auxiliary work on the side, sorting out the introductory materials she brings and planning the placement of things.

Kantlai and Li Shunmin couldn't get along, so he wandered around the exhibition hall. When he saw something outstanding on other people's booths, he came back to tell Zeng Yi and the others.

The exhibition lasted for a long time, half a month.

On the first day of the first day, everyone stayed at their posts, and Nie Guoping even went to the exhibition hall for inspection. But from the next day, there were only Zeng Yi and Yan Rong left in the booth in Nanyun County. The booths in other counties were almost the same.

Although Nie Guoping repeatedly emphasized the issue of discipline when he came, there were policies from the top and countermeasures from the bottom. Everyone finally went abroad and couldn't let others go out for a walk. So when everyone arrived at the exhibition hall, they just made an excuse, and said they went to the bathroom, and the other said they went out for a meal, and then disappeared. When the exhibition was about to end in the afternoon, these people rushed back. As long as they didn't leave the team, the superiors would open their eyes and close their eyes.

But when I arrived at the hotel at night, the group was not allowed to go out, but no one would go out at this time. First, the security in London is not as good as in China; second, after a day of shopping, everyone was a little tired.

Yan Rong is a very beautiful girl, but she didn't talk much and was a little deserted. When there was no one, she sat there reading English magazines and ignored Zeng Yi. Zeng Yi talked to her, and she just said "yes, um", even if she had replied.

Fortunately, she is very dedicated. As long as someone stands in front of the booth, she will definitely smile and introduce it in fluent English.

There were few people visiting Nanyun's booth. Zeng Yi was bored and Yan Rong next to him didn't chat with him. He had to take the introduction materials and go everywhere in the exhibition hall. He also stood in front of the tea booth in other provinces to distribute materials, and was thrown a lot of attention.

On the tenth day of the exhibition, all projects in Nanyun were still of little interest, and no order was received.

Zeng Yi sent materials in the exhibition hall again, and then returned to the booth. He saw someone lying there chatting with Yan Rong. He was also a member of the trade group. He was a cadre from Yanshan County, named Chai Guanghui. He looked 27 or 28 years old and had a smooth temperament. He had to lie in front of the booth in Nanyun County for two or three hours every day. It seemed that the drunkard was not drinking.

"Xiao Yan, today I have won another big order for us in Yanshan." Chai Guanghui came to Yan Rong almost every day to report the order situation in Yanshan County. He thought it was a very proud thing and a reflection of his ability, but he did not expect that this sentence would be a humiliation to the people in Nanyun County.

Yan Rong frowned slightly and said lightly: "Congratulations."

"There is no congratulations. I will win a larger order below." Chai Guanghui seemed very enthusiastic. "Xiao Yan, if there are any customers coming, I will also help introduce your Nanyun project. Don't worry, I will help you get a few orders at the end of the exhibition."

"No need!" Yan Rong still looked cold.

Chai Guanghui seemed to have no idea that Yan Rong was displeased, and lay there introducing his successful experience, such as how to communicate with customers and how to attract the other party's interest, completely ignoring Yan Rong's feelings.

Zeng Yi thought about how could such a narcissist be like this? He didn't look at all. He went over and patted Chai Guanghui on the shoulder twice and said, "Secretary Chai, I just passed by the booth in Yanshan. I saw several people standing there, as if I were to consult about some project."

Chai Guanghui said "ah" and said, "Then I have to go back. It's really not possible for our booth to leave me." He didn't forget to smile at Yan Rong and said, "Xiao Yan, please carefully understand all the things I said, and I'll come over later."

Yan Rong was speechless and looked down at the magazine, but he ignored Chai Guanghui's words.

Zeng Yi walked into the booth, drank a few sips of water, and sat there and started thinking about things. The situation in London was worse than he expected. Tea has been in Europe for a long time. Europeans are very familiar with various famous teas. General Tea is not famous, and it is really difficult to pry open this market.

Zeng Yi has also observed in recent days that old teas like Longjing West Lake and Maojian Xinyang have received a lot of orders, while few people have asked about newcomers like General Tea.

It seems that we must think of some solutions, otherwise this exhibition will be in vain. Zeng Yi's face is serious and he is thinking about the solution in his mind.

Seeing a British newspaper under Yan Rong's magazine, Zeng Yi suddenly said, "Yan Rong, can you lend me a look at your newspaper?"

Yan Rong didn't say anything, and took out the newspaper from the magazine and handed it to Zeng Yi. She was very unhappy. As soon as she sent out an annoying guy, another one came. Two days before the exhibition began, Zeng Yi was looking for such a boring excuse to talk to him. He ignored him, and he realized that he had retreated. Why did he use this trick again today?

Zeng Yi took the newspaper and read the news that was exposed to the top. He sat there without saying a word, with a thoughtful expression on his face.

Yan Rong was a little surprised. Zeng Yi really stopped chatting with her anymore, and she didn't feel happy either.

When the exhibition was stopped in the evening, Nanyun County still had no achievements. On the bus back to the hotel, everyone saw Zeng Yi, and the first thing they said was: "How about it, there must be a lot of orders today, right?"

Looking at the man's gloating expression, Yan Rong was a little angry, but could not refute it, so he had to stuff his earphones into his ears and pretended that he couldn't hear it.

Zeng Yi had a good temper and did not get angry. He just told the other party calmly: "We can open up the situation soon."

Yan Rong looked at Zeng Yi and felt a little despised. You have been saying this for ten days, but you still haven't opened up the situation and don't know where you got the confidence.

After hearing Zeng Yi's words, the person in the car said, "Director Zeng is right. Although the road is tortuous, the future is bright. I have also read Nanyun's brochure. The project is very good. Tea is good and the scenery is good. I believe that as long as I persist, there will definitely be orders."

Everyone laughed. There must be orders, which is correct, but the quantity is probably hard to say. Buying a pound of tea is also considered an order.

"Director Zeng has been distributing brochures in the exhibition hall these days. We have seen all the efforts we have made. As the saying goes, God rewards hard work, I believe Nanyun will definitely come from behind."

There was another laughter in the car. If it was so easy, everyone would have to disperse the flyers.

There is a reason why everyone is targeting Nanyun. The booths of this trade fair are limited. There are many very advantageous projects in the province, all of which have been merged into one booth for display. However, a poor county in Nanyun has obtained an independent booth, which makes comrades in other counties feel a little angry, so they all stare at Nanyun. If Nanyun cannot produce a beautiful result at this exhibition, it will definitely be even more embarrassing than now.

Shortly after returning to the hotel, someone came to knock on the door. He was a man in his early thirties and asked with a smile: "Who is Director Zeng of Nanyun County Health Bureau?"

Zeng Yi said: "I am!"

"Hello, I'm from the Dongjiang Trade Group. We've seen it during the meal!" The man stretched out his hand at Zeng Yi, "Is Director Zeng convenient now? Some people in our group are not adapted to the climate of London and feel a little uncomfortable. Knowing that Dr. Zeng is skilled in medical skills, I want to invite you to come."

"Didn't your group bring the doctors here this time?" Zeng Yi asked, one in Nanjiang and the other in Dongjiang, there are 108,000 miles apart. How did you know that my medical skills are very clever? Besides, there are so many leaders in the group, and I will definitely bring the doctors when I come out.

The man was a little embarrassed and smiled and said, "Director Zeng would better go there, please."

The other party was very polite, and Zeng Yi was not willing to refuse, so he took out his medical box and said, "Okay, I'll go over and take a look with you." After that, he turned his head and looked at Wang Xumin and said, "Director Wang, if there is a round in the group, please help me explain it."

Wang Xumin nodded, "Okay, no problem." But he was puzzled in his heart, is Zeng Yi's medical skills very good? As a cadre in Nanyun, I don't know why the cadres in Dongjiang knew about it and came to seek medical treatment. This is really evil.

The cadre from Dongjiang led Zeng Yi upstairs, came to the door of a room, knocked on the door, and then pushed the door open and went in.

Zeng Yi came in and saw that it was Chen Weimin, the vice governor of Dongjiang Province, and he vaguely guessed what was going on. He thought to himself that he had the reputation of the second minister of the Organization Department. Does even the people in Dongjiang know about it now?

Chen Weimin waved to Zeng Yi and said enthusiastically: "Comrade Xiao Zeng, come in and sit down!"

Zeng Yi greeted him and said, "Hello, Governor Chen."

Chen Weimin waved his hand and signaled the cadre to go out, then said, "Don't be restrained, sit down! I have heard your name many times, and I am not unfamiliar with it at all."

Zeng Yi knew only two people in Dongjiang, one was Gu Di and the other was Dong Liyang. He didn't know who Chen Weimin was talking about. Chen Weimin didn't mention it, and Zeng Yi didn't ask. He found a seat to sit down and waited for Chen Weimin's following.

"I heard that you came to London this time to promote Nanyun's tea?" Chen Weimin asked.

Zeng Yi nodded, "It's called General Tea."

"It is not easy to participate in such a large-scale exchange meeting. We must seize this hard-won opportunity and strive to open up the situation!" Chen Weimin laughed, "Dongjiang is also a major tea-producing province. Currently, 40% of the green tea exported in China come from Dongjiang. In this regard, Dongjiang's promotion experience is relatively mature. If you have any places to help, don't be polite. We are all brother provinces, and our goal is to come to London is the same!"

Zeng Yi was a little surprised and didn't know why Chen Weimin told him this, but this was obviously helping him.

Dongjiang is indeed the largest tea export province in China. The current domestic tea export market size is about 4 billion US dollars a year, and one-third of them belong to Dongjiang Province. Chen Weimin's meaning is easy to understand. He can help Zeng Yi to provide the bottom line. If the General Tea cannot open up the situation, Chen Weimin can let the General Tea be exported through the channels of Dongjiang Province.

Chen Weimin was absolutely kind, but Zeng Yi did not plan to go to the Dongjiang channel. The amount of tea exports in Dongjiang Province is very large, so there is absolutely no problem to help General Tea. However, Dongjiang mainly works in the low-end market. On average, the export price per kilogram of tea is only about 5 US dollars, which is far lower than the purchase price of General Tea.

Zeng Yi didn’t want Wei Xiangnan to pay money. Besides, the quality and taste of General Tea is no better than that of the best Longjing tea. Zeng Yi wanted to build it into a high-end product, but he didn’t want to take the low-end path.

"Thank you, Governor Chen. Dongjiang is indeed the big brother in this regard. If there is a place that needs big brother's help, I will definitely bring it up."

Zeng Yi smiled and said that he had to do with Chen Weimin's kindness, especially when everyone in Nanjiang Province wanted to watch Nanyun jokes. As the vice governor of another province, Chen Weimin was able to lend a helping hand, which was absolutely commendable.

Chen Weimin smiled faintly. He knew that Zeng Yi's words meant to decline, but he was not angry either.

Chen Weimin has heard about Nanyun County having no orders for ten consecutive days. This matter had nothing to do with him, but he and Dong Liyang have been old friends for many years. Dong Liyang had helped him a lot before. When he led the group out this time, Dong Liyang spoke and said that if possible, he would take care of Nanyun's General Tea Project.

Chen Weimin was not easy to refuse, but after all, this was a matter of separation and he could not help directly, so he conveyed his meaning. As for whether to accept it or not, it was Zeng Yi's business. If General Tea really could open up the market, it would be the best. If it was not successful, Zeng Yi would naturally come to ask for his help again.

However, Chen Weimin thought that Zeng Yi would definitely come to find his own at the end. It would be difficult for General Tea to open up the market. It would be difficult to explain that Zeng Yi would go back empty-handed.

Zeng Yi thought that Chen Weimin wanted to take his pulse, but Chen Weimin talked for half an hour until Zeng Yi said goodbye in the end, and he did not mention the medical treatment. This made Zeng Yi a little puzzled and couldn't understand what Chen Weimin meant.

Back in the room, Wang Xumin was lying on the bed, pressing the TV remote control in his hand, and asked, "Director Zeng, what disease did the people in Dongjiang Group suffer from?"

"It's just that I don't adapt to the local environment, and it's okay now!" Zeng Yi responded casually.

Wang Xumin didn't ask questions. After changing many stations in a row, he finally locked in a sports program. He didn't understand English and couldn't understand the conversation on TV at all, so he could only watch the football game.

After dinner, Kant came to gather everyone together and had a small meeting.

Hearing Zeng Yi say that he still had nothing to gain today, Kant came to be silent for a while, and then said, "The project matter still needs to be discussed for a long time. It is not realistic to think about the success of the battle. So, I will guard the booth tomorrow. Xiao Zeng, you take Xiao Yan everywhere to see it. It is not easy to go out for a country, and you can't just think about work. You still have to rest."
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