Chapter 199 Taking advantage of the situation
Chapter 199: Taking advantage of the situation
Yu Qiong's office door was pushed open, and a woman in her forties walked in arrogantly and said to Blair slightly.
"Mr. Blair, we're meeting again."
The woman was wearing a pink ladies suit, with big waves burning on her head and two unknown black gems on her ears. As soon as she stood there, she felt as if she looked down on the world.
"Ms. Margaret, this world is really small." Blair had a tense face and tried to maintain his gentlemanly image. However, from the corners of his slightly shaking eyes, he could see the uneasiness in his heart.
Yu Qiong's secretary ran in panic at this time. The little girl seemed to be frightened and hurriedly explained to her and Zhou Shuo: "Manager, this lady said she is the manager of CaUP in the UK. I asked her to wait for a while, but she insisted on breaking in, and I couldn't stop it..."
"It doesn't matter, you go out first." Yu Qiong nodded and drove her out. It seems that Margaret and Blair don't seem to deal with each other very much. It's always a good thing to have competitors.
"I am Margaret, the career development manager of CaUP in the UK." Margaret raised her chin slightly. Although she did not act so arrogantly, she gave people a very tough feeling.
"I am Jones, the general manager here. This is Joey, CEO of Liuer Software." Yu Qiong looked up and down at Margaret. This woman does have a unique feminine style. In a conservative country like the UK, women can achieve something more effort than men.
Zhou Shuo nodded to her, and after Margaret Yu Qiong introduced him, he also looked at Zhou Shuolai carefully.
In her eyes, Zhou Shuo is really too young. Even in the United States, which is rich in young rich people, it is a very rare thing to have so much wealth at such an age.
She first asked the two of them with a reserved attitude, and then said proudly: "I want to remind the two managers of Liuer Software that no matter what Mr. Blair has put forward to you, you cannot agree to his request. Because CaUP can definitely provide better conditions than LPGB. We have an advantage in the UK market."
Blair pretended to cough and said in a kind reminder tone: "Ms. Margaret seems to have forgotten that our LPGB company is the largest email service provider in the UK, and CaUP company is just our followers in this regard."
"Yes." Margaret actually agreed with Blair's statement, but she changed her tone and said in a stern and tough tone: "At the same time, LPGB is also the most stubborn and rigid Internet company in the British market. You don't even allow users to use third-party software to download your emails. But there is still a little bit of the spirit of sharing the Internet?"
"Ms. Margaret, this is our company's strategy. In fact, our users do not have as much of your opinion on this." Blair retorted: "The most intense complaints about not being able to use third-party software is not your CaUP company."
"For the sake of the development of the British Internet, we must defeat the devil of LPGB, the dictatorship!"
"You are the disruptors of market rules and the clowns who are maliciously competing!"
"Mr. Blair. How can you, as a gentleman, slander a great company like this!
"Oh, I'm really sorry. But this is the first time I've seen a British manager who would describe his company as unmodest as 'great'."
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Zhou Shuo and Yu Qiong looked at each other and smiled bitterly, and had to stand up and interrupt their attacks.
"Okay, okay, can you two take into account the occasion for the time being?" Zhou Shuo stood up, opened his hands and pressed down, adding: "If you have anything to discuss about your respective market strategies, we can provide a special meeting room."
"Thank you, but no need." Margaret said squintingly at Blair: "We prefer to test our respective market strategies in the competition."
"I agree with this." Blair said lightly.
"That's great, you finally reached a consensus." Zhou Shuo took a deep breath, feeling relieved.
Although these two British guys quarreled, it was really jaw-dropping and exciting. If you don’t listen to the content, your tone will be upset and slightly subtle facial expressions will have the flavor of a British drama. However, after all, this is still the office of the general manager of Liuer Software Company, and Yu Qiong’s majesty cannot be challenged by outsiders.
"Oh. By the way, they are originally British..." Zhou Shuo suddenly remembered the identities of the two and complained silently in his heart.
"So, how are your company considering the opinions of LPGB? Dear Mr. Joey." Blair seemed not to hear the irony in Zhou Shuo's words and asked immediately.
Zhou Shuo opened his body and asked to the side and said, "As for Mr. Blair's request, please ask Ms. Jones to answer you."
Blair and Margaret looked at Yu Qiong, and the suppressed atmosphere made her nervous. She smiled slightly stiffly and nodded and said, "I'm very sorry, we cannot agree to Mr. Blair's request. The international version agency rights of Liuer IM will be determined after a fair and public tender. Before this, we do not want to destroy the company's system."
Blair pursed his lips regretfully, shook his head slightly and said, "Okay, in the end you will find that what LPGB company provides is the best conditions."
"Oh, is that?" Margaret scoffed: "CaUP will teach you what modesty is."
"Let's go and see." Blair finally couldn't hold back his face and said in anger.
The two of them knew that they were not interested, so they said harsh words and left. Only Yu Qiong and Zhou Shuo were left in the spacious office. Although the decorations in the house were still intact, they felt as if they had passed by a typhoon.
"How is it? Is the position of the general manager not easy to do?" Zhou Shuo wiped his sweat and shook his head and smiled.
"I will always adapt." Yu Qiong pursed her lips and said firmly.
Those who can go to the United States to bid internationally must have a certain scale. After all, many legal procedures for multinational business must be much more complicated than domestic affairs in various countries, and the fees for lawyers are also quite expensive. Not to mention the cross-oceanic plane travel flying around during the negotiation process, as well as business trip subsidies and translation costs. These various difficulties combined, naturally eliminated a group of companies with poor strength.
However, when Zhou Shuolian took out the agency rights of various states, counties and even major cities in the United States, the native Americans who had long been jealous of them were eager to blew up the phone number of Liuer Software Company.
Robert, a black man transferred from the Northern Dynasty Computer Company, has long been rising and has become the customer service manager of Liuer Software Company. Whenever he communicates with customers with his own rap accent, there is always a miraculous effect that makes people unable to get angry.
"Hello, this is Liuer Software Company, the bidding office!" Robert picked up the phone with sweat on his head and said quickly. The continuous busy work made his voice sound a little tired, and even the original sense of rhythm was omitted in order to save time.
"Would you like to bid for a North Carolina agent? Please log in to our company's website and upload the company's information through the Internet. If your company's qualifications meet, we will send the specific bidding information to the designated email address."
“Yes, the preliminary preparations for our bidding are carried out through the Internet.”
"For more real-time bidding information, please pay attention to Liuer Software's website, where we will post the specific time of bidding in various places."
The three phone calls announced by Liuer Software were led by Robert, Jenny and Jennifer, three veterans from Northern Dynasties computers. After Liuer IM's agency plan was released in the United States, they almost had no time to rest.
Take the rapidly developing Silicon Valley as an example, where millionaires are produced almost at a rate of three per hour. The young rich people created by the economic miracle of the electronics industry are more inclined to reinvest money into the new technology industry after making profits through new technology entrepreneurship. Although such large-scale investments have spawned the bubble in the Internet industry, many investors are more hungry for projects.
The agency projects split from Zhou Shuo are just suitable for these small enterprises with small working capital. For small investors who can only take out more than tens of thousands of dollars and assets of tens of millions of dollars, Liuer Software Company is a complete behemoth.
However, for Liuer Software, it is very uneconomical to build a business network across the United States by relying on itself. These new rich people may not be able to provide much liquidity, but the local advantages they have are something Zhou Shuo is unlucky.
What's more, it has always been Zhou Shuo's strategy to win over more local people to establish a united front.
If Chinese people want to make money in the United States, they have natural disadvantages. Without a strong country, where can we get rich and strong businessmen? At least China in 1995 was not seen by Americans. And the United States is not a pure paradise. Even in the late 20th and 21st centuries, business competition is still full of dangers and filth.
On the one hand, these small investors can provide venues, employees and relationship channels for Liuer IM's operation, and on the other hand, they are also the confidence to fight against large companies such as Microsoft, Netscape and American Online. Although the interest binding reduces his income, Liuer IM becomes indestructible.
Chapter completed!