"Uncle Zuo, don't think about it, just follow what I said, this is the best way to minimize our risk."
Chen Mu saw that Zuo Qingfeng was a little hesitant, and he didn't urge him. He just explained his thoughts a little bit: "After we are included in the watch list, those outside customers will know about it one after another, so I think our business will definitely be affected by it. Image, this is a matter of time.
We are letting go of logistics matters now, which is a kind of protection for ourselves. The most important thing is to use Xia Guobi for delivery. Even if there are any problems in the future, we will not be hit too hard.
Uncle Zuo, if you are worried that our actions will cause inconvenience to those customers and thus affect our reputation and credibility, then that is actually okay. We recommend the logistics companies we have been cooperating with to customers and let them do it themselves. The logistics company is docked, isn't that all right? "
Zuo Qingfeng probably agreed with Chen Mu's statement after listening to it, and nodded: "You are right, but this matter involves many customers, please give me some time to think about it."
"No problem, Uncle Zuo, think about it slowly, I'll wait for you to make a decision."
Chen Mu replied immediately.
He quite liked the way he and Zuo Qingfeng got along, everything was discussed and discussed, and the two of them could talk about anything.
This way, in fact, is largely due to their relationship with each other.
In the company, he was the boss, and Zuo Qingfeng was the manager he invited back, and he was regarded as his subordinate.
But personally, Zuo Qingfeng is his uncle's classmate and best friend, and his elder.
Therefore, such a two-level relationship allows them to respect each other when they get along, so it is also particularly harmonious.
Of course, there is also the reason why the two of them have similar personalities.
In short, Chen Mu felt that if he wanted to find another person like Zuo Qingfeng, it would be really difficult.
Now he only hopes that Zuo Qingfeng can choose to return, such a result is the best for both him and Muya Forestry.
If Zuo Qingfeng chooses to leave, then he also understands, after all, everyone has their own difficulties, and it is very difficult for Zuo Qingfeng to make such a choice.
All Chen Mu can do now is wait for Zuo Qingfeng to give him a result, and then he will deal with it.
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A few days passed, although Zuo Qingfeng did not give Chen Mu an answer, but he began to mobilize within Muya Forestry, asking the heads of various departments to think of ways and make plans to realize what Chen Mu said about using Xia Guocoin Do the billing.
Chen Mu understood Zuo Qingfeng's thoughts, and he probably wanted to get things ready, so he told him that there would be troubles if he didn't expect something along the way.
Muya Forestry is in full swing internally, but externally they are still in business as usual, and nothing has changed.
They are still taking international orders, and they ship as they please, loose on the outside and tight on the inside, which roughly refers to the state of Muya Forestry at this time.
On this day, Zuo Qingfeng led Xu Hao from the sales department into the medicinal herb greenhouse and found Chen Mu.
Chen Mu was a little surprised. Under normal circumstances, Zuo Qingfeng would not enter the greenhouse. The humidity and temperature in the greenhouse were adjusted differently from those outside. His nose was prone to allergies, so he would call Chen Mu for anything.
But today he came directly to the greenhouse. It seemed that there was something urgent and he couldn't wait for a moment.
Chen Mu glanced at Xu Hao, who had a serious face, nodded his head, then looked at Zuo Qingfeng, and asked, "Uncle Zuo, what's wrong?"
Zuo Qingfeng said: "Something went wrong..."
After a slight pause, he added: "It seems that what you said before is correct, we should plan ahead."
Chen Mu was taken aback for a moment, not understanding what Zuo Qingfeng was talking about, and in a blink of an eye he saw Zuo Qingfeng gesturing to Xu Hao, and said, "Old Xu, tell Mr. Chen about the situation."
Xu Hao is an old man of Muya Forestry, and has always been reserved about his career. In the current management of Muya Forestry, except for Li Wenjing from the logistics department, he is considered the oldest, so Zuo Qingfeng usually calls him Old Xu, It is a kind of recognition and respect for him.
Xu Hao is an old salesman, and he is good at handling people and things. He knows that his level is not very good, and he can continue to work in Muya Forestry because of his old qualifications, so he usually does not put on airs, and the company Get along well up and down.
The key is that when doing business, Xu Hao is very clear about his position, very serious and cautious, and will never make people feel that he is relying on the old.
Xu Hao thought clearly that neither his boss Chen Mu nor the company's boss Zuo Qingfeng were cool people, as long as he worked hard enough, he wouldn't be able to stay in Muya Forestry.
Even if you really can't keep up with the company's development in the future, you should take the initiative to step down, give up the position of sales director, and become the deputy director with peace of mind.
In the past two years, he has really made a lot of money in Muya Forestry, and with the shares promised by Chen Mu, he will not have to worry about the rest of his life, so it is good to just stay in Muya Forestry.
Hearing Zuo Qingfeng's words, Xu Hao nodded, and said to Chen Mu: "Mr. Chen, it's like this. Since yesterday, our sales department has received several calls from abroad, all of them asking that we were arrested by the United States. Business is not on the list."
coming…
Chen Mu frowned. Although he was mentally prepared before, when things came, he still felt a little sudden.
After thinking about it, he asked, "Then what did you say?"
Xu Hao said: "Mr. Zuo has already gotten angry with us before, so our sales department still knows how to deal with it after receiving the call.
We uniformly explained to these customers who called us that Muya Forestry was only included in the watch list and was not treated. We also stated that the reason for the so-called 'forced labor' in the United States is pure nonsense.
Basically, after listening to our explanation, the customer accepted it. "
Speaking of this, he stopped, took out a piece of paper and handed it to Chen Mu, and said: "But among all the calls, three calls came from the three companies above. Ask us to refund the money."
Chen Mu glanced at the paper, there were three company names and background introductions on it.
Each of these three companies came to a country, all of which are kangaroo countries.
Chen Mu thought about it. The problem of desertification in Kangaroo Country has always been serious, and with global warming, frequent fires occurred in their forest areas, resulting in the continuous shrinking of the forest area, making desertification even more difficult to control.
The saplings of Muya Forestry are indeed very suitable for them, and the order volume is not small.
Xu Hao introduced: "Among these three companies, the Scoco company is a major customer of our foreign business. Their orders exceeded 20 million yuan last year, ranking among the top five companies except the United Nations Environment Program." famous."
"That's quite a lot..."
Chen Mu nodded and asked, "Didn't you explain it clearly to them? What did they say?"
Xu Hao shook his head and said, "We have tried our best to explain, but this company still insists on canceling the order."
Touching his nose, he went on to say: "Now there is a problem, Mr. Chen. We just shipped their latest order and it is already on the way. At this time, they asked to cancel the order. We really have no way to do it. We After explaining to them for a long time, they are still unwilling, and even said they will take us to court."
take to court? What the hell
Chen Mu was really confused, he didn't know which court this so-called lawsuit was filed against.
If it was Xia Guo's court, then Chen Mu felt that the other party was settled.
If it is the court of the Kangaroo Kingdom, the mountains are high and the emperor is far away, who cares about them, they can't control Muya Forestry.
He had heard of the International Court of Justice before, but it was really hard to say whether such a matter the size of a potato peel could be brought to the International Court of Justice. Anyway, Chen Mu thought it was embarrassing.
Therefore, this is a bit interesting. The cruel words released by the other party are completely confusing.
It was Zuo Qingfeng who interjected at this time, to clear up Chen Mu's confusion: "They probably will sue us in the court of Kangaroo Country. If we don't sue, or if we fail after responding, they can apply to the court. Injunction prohibiting us from selling in Kangaroo Country."
"It turned out to be like this..."
Now, Chen Mu completely understood.
To put it bluntly, the purpose of the other party doing this is to cut off your financial resources and completely prevent you from entering the market of Kangaroo Country
They don't care whether they can actually sue Muya Forestry, or get some kind of fine from Muya Forestry.
What they want to do is this so-called ban, so that Muya Forestry cannot do business in the Kangaroo Country in the future.
If you think about it carefully, this trick is quite unique.
If Muya Forestry has a large market share in the Kangaroo Country, or if Muya Forestry is optimistic about the market in the Kangaroo Country, it must not just watch, but respond to the lawsuit.
One can imagine how difficult it will be to go to court with others on their territory.
Once the lawsuit is unfavorable or fails, they must negotiate a settlement with the other party, then they are like fish on the chopping board and can only be slaughtered.
However, this is based on the importance Muya Forestry attaches to the Kangaroo Country market.
For Chen Mu, since he was detained by the United States last time, he really has a little "don't care" attitude towards foreign business.
In fact, his idea is to do what he can, and it doesn’t matter if he can’t. Anyway, he can’t make enough money, and there are many places where he can make money.
He raised seedlings and planted trees, in fact, the most important thing is to think about the vitality value. Now his vitality value is enough, and there are many things in his hand that can make money. If the seedlings can't be done, then he can simply digest it in China. up.
Anyway, it is not a matter of one day to plant trees all over the area of the map. He can make money in other ways to support his industry of raising seedlings and planting trees.
Don't talk about anything else now, just talk about his medicine garden, which is very profitable.
The sales volume of Mucheng Pharmaceutical has increased greatly, and the demand for raw materials has also increased greatly. The medicine garden is making a lot of money every day, which is really faster than the central air-conditioning bank printing money.
As long as Chen Mu is willing, he can continue to expand the medicine garden, which will soon form an industrial scale.
He calculated in private that there are only two medicinal herb greenhouses now, and if it can be expanded to four, his profit can even reach half of that of Muya Forestry.
Because of this, he basically doesn't have much "aggressiveness" in raising seedlings in Muya Forestry, as long as he can keep planting trees.
As for the kangaroo country market... He really doesn't care much about it.
After thinking about it, he asked Zuo Qingfeng, "Uncle Zuo, what do you think about this?"
Zuo Qingfeng said: "I think we can respond to the lawsuit. This kind of matter can be delayed for three to five years. If we find some more experienced lawyers, the delay may even be longer."
Chen Mu pondered for a while, and asked, "What if we don't respond to the lawsuit? Actually, we don't need to spend this lawyer's fee, right?"
Zuo Qingfeng understood what Chen Mu meant, but he still insisted on his own opinion: "This lawyer's fee is nothing. There is no need to completely wipe out our market in Kangaroo Country for such a small number of lawyers."
"That's fine, I listen to you."
Chen Mu nodded and decided to listen to Zuo Qingfeng.
Zuo Qingfeng waved to Xu Hao, and Xu Hao said: "Mr. Chen, in the past two days, there are still many companies that have called our sales department. I think there will be more and more companies in the future, such as Sco. will increase, and this will continue.”
This can be considered to have been expected long ago, after all, the American Business Group has issued a list, and everyone can see it.
Chen Mu said: "I know, so Old Xu, you still need to talk to your colleagues in the sales department and ask them to explain as much as possible. This period of time may be a little harder. I will discuss with Uncle Zuo and give you bonuses. "
Xu Hao waved his hand: "Mr. Chen, this is what we should do. It's nothing, just a bonus. I'm just worried that it will have a bad impact on the company."
Chen Mu smiled and said: "It's okay, hasn't Uncle Zuo been making a plan for a while, and everything will be fine when the plan comes out."
When speaking, he turned his head and said to Zuo Qingfeng half-jokingly: "Uncle Zuo, how are you? Have you thought about it?"
Zuo Qingfeng shook his head angrily, and said, "It's almost there. I'll send someone to make an announcement tomorrow, and send an email to our customers to send out our decision."
After a slight pause, he continued: "At first, I thought I could delay it for a while, and wait until this summer's peak sales season, but I didn't expect things to turn out like this... Well, there is no way now, these things can only be done in advance, It will be even more detrimental to us if we drag it on like this.”
"Okay, Uncle Zuo, you just need to figure it out."
Chen Mu was very happy, and after thinking for a while, he said to Zuo Qingfeng: "Uncle Zuo, don't worry, even if our Muya Forestry doesn't have foreign business, we can do it in China.
As for the United Nations, they begged us for saplings, but we didn't beg them. We will not lose this basic disk, and we will always have it. "
Now that the matter is over, Zuo Qingfeng has nothing more to say, so he nodded to express his understanding.