King of Industry

  Chapter 559 Partners must be honest

   "Guoyang, you should be in SJ City right now?" On the other end of the phone, Jin Xiuzhu's first words surprised Zhao Guoyang.

   After thinking for a while, Zhao Guoyang felt that there was nothing to hide, so he nodded and said, "Uh, yes, Miss Jin, I am indeed in SJ City right now..."

When Jin Xiuzhu heard the words, she smiled and said: "It seems that things should be right. A few days ago, people from our Daewoo Group headquarters said that several directors of Volkswagen Latin America took the opportunity to go to your Song Dynasty. Auto Group."

   "After hearing the news, I thought, Guoyang, you must be participating in the reception..."

  Although Jin Xiuzhu didn't say this very clearly, Zhao Guoyang still quickly understood what she meant based on Zhao Guoyang's experience.

  This Ms. Jin is saying that her own Daewoo Group, in the country of Samba, has always had commercial spies following the movements of its competitor, Volkswagen Latin America.

  After trying to understand this point, Zhao Guoyang suddenly had a thought in his mind: Since Daewoo Group has commercial spies in Latin America to keep an eye on its opponents, don't they have them in Europe?

   If there is, then the Volkswagen Group may be involved in the acquisition of "Skoda Automobile Company" shares, and Kim Soo-joo should also know about it.

   Zhao Guoyang's thought flashed away, and before he had time to think about it, Jin Xiuzhu on the opposite side had already spoken.

   "Guoyang, I'm calling you to ask if you are free these two days, and if you can accompany me to Eastern Europe... Well, the capital of Czechoslovakia, 'Prague'."

  As soon as Jin Xiuzhu's invitation was spoken, Zhao Guoyang was extremely sure.

   Needless to say, it must be the Daewoo Group, who got the news that the Volkswagen Group was going to attack the "Skoda Auto Company", and was ready to step in.

   It's just that Jin Xiuzhu should have been the chairman of the Daewoo Group Trading Company before, and supervised some matters of the Daewoo Group Shipping Company.

  Why is she even taking care of the Daewoo Group Motor Company now?

   Could it be that Jin Yuzhong, the boss of the Volkswagen Group, has gradually begun to let this young lady take over in the group?

  Thinking of this, Zhao Guoyang's eyes gradually lit up.

  Speaking of it, Zhao Guoyang is more concerned about Jin Xiuzhu's promotion of status in Daewoo Group than the acquisition of "Skoda Automobile" shares.

  The reason is very simple. Although the acquisition of the shares of "Skoda Automobile Company" is very important, after all, there is only so much Zhao Guoyang can do in this matter.

   Whether it will succeed in the end depends on the determination of the Volkswagen Group.

   That is to say, even if Zhao Guoyang puts in 100% effort on this cooperation project, his fate may not be in his own hands.

  But Jin Xiuzhu's gaining power in Daewoo Group is completely different.

   You must know that although Daewoo Group is slightly inferior to "Skoda Automobile Company" in terms of the development of automobile companies.

  However, its strength in foreign trade, shipbuilding, heavy equipment, electronics, communications, construction, chemicals, finance and other business projects is among the best in the world.

  Based on the good personal relationship between Zhao Guoyang and Jin Xiuzhu, and their similar interests, he knows that there may be many future cooperation between himself and this young lady.

  Under such circumstances, Zhao Guoyang naturally needs to pay more attention to the improvement of Jin Xiuzhu's status within the Daewoo Group.

   After quickly summarizing all the situations in his mind, Zhao Guoyang smiled and said, "Miss Jin, I would like to congratulate you."

   "Hearing what you said just now, you should be in the headquarters of Daewoo Group and hold a position above the vice president? I'm really happy for you!"

   Jin Xiuzhu on the opposite side was obviously taken aback. She didn't expect Zhao Guoyang to guess the change in her status within the group just after she started.

   Indeed, a few days ago, Jin Xiuzhu was appointed as the director and vice president of the group headquarters by Jin Yuzhong, the chairman of Daewoo Group.

  As for the position of president, the chairman Jin Yuzhong personally takes it concurrently.

   In other words, from that moment on, Kim Soo-joo has been officially established as the leader of the Daewoo Group for the next thirty years.

   You must know that in the early 1990s, the strength of Daewoo Group ranked second in South Korea, second only to South Korea's Hyundai Group.

  He is much better than the "Samsung" and "LG" that rose up in later generations.

  Jin Xiuzhu, a girl under the age of twenty-five, has officially become one of the most powerful figures in South Korea since this appointment was made.

  On the other end of the phone, Jin Xiuzhu was confused by what Zhao Guoyang said.

When she was hesitating and didn't know how to speak, Zhao Guoyang smiled again: "Miss Jin, to be honest, in fact, I just finished a meeting with the leaders of SJ City and Songqi Group, and I am also planning to leave On to Czechoslovakia."

   After a slight pause, Zhao Guoyang said frankly: "If I'm not wrong, the purpose of our trip should be the same as yours, Miss Jin, both for the 'Skoda Automobile Company'?"

   "Unfortunately, my side has been designated by the leader, so I can't help Miss Jin this time..."

   Whether to tell Jin Xiuzhu the truth, in fact, Zhao Guoyang also hesitated for a moment.

  But after a little thought, he decided to tell the young lady the truth.

  The reason why Zhao Guoyang made this decision is that Jin Xiuzhu and himself are partners, and they will take a lot of care of their careers.

  In the future, as long as there are no major accidents, I will definitely have further in-depth and friendly cooperation with this South Korean heavyweight in the next 20 to 30 years.

  If you want to win the trust of your partners, the most important thing is to be honest.

   This is the same reason why Jin Xiuzhu was able to think of herself immediately after learning that "Skoda Automobile Company" was going to sell shares.

  Another point is that Zhao Guoyang has a very clear view of this competitor, which is the behemoth Volkswagen Group.

  Jin Xiuzhu's Daewoo Group is also very strong, but compared to the Volkswagen Group, it is still a lot worse.

  Under such circumstances, the addition of Daewoo Group to share some of the pressure from the Volkswagen Group is a good thing for this new multi-party automobile enterprise in China.

   It was precisely because of these two reasons that Zhao Guoyang spread the matter before Jin Xiuzhu got to the point.

   Needless to say, Zhao Guoyang's behavior naturally won Jin Xiuzhu's trust.

  After being silent for a long time, the eldest lady sighed and said, "Guoyang, thank you very much for your candid statement to me."

   "Actually, I should have guessed it a long time ago...With your cleverness and keen overall view, how could you not guess something after getting in touch with people from Volkswagen Latin America?"

   To Jin Xiuzhu's praise, Zhao Guoyang just smiled modestly and said: "Miss Jin, we are so familiar, so we don't need to flatter each other."

   "Although I can't accompany you on a plane, we still have a chance to meet in Czechoslovakia!"

  When Jin Xiuzhu heard the words, she immediately regained her spirits: "Yes, Guoyang, you are right."

   "I heard from the foreign agencies in Eastern Europe that the 'Skoda Automobile Company' will start next Wednesday and officially approach several large foreign car companies."

   "The exact number of days their contact will last this time, although I don't know yet, but if you want to come to such a big matter as the sale of shares and asset restructuring, it won't be settled in two or three days."

Jin Xiuzhu said solemnly: "So I estimate that the contact with the 'Skoda Automobile Company' this time may last for more than two weeks. In the future, they may conduct a series of investigations on these car giants who are interested... "

  Jin Xiuzhu finally said: "In short, when you go to Guoyang, if you decide, remember to let me know, and I will be 'OK' right after!"

  Going to join in the fun with Jin Xiuzhu's Daewoo Group, Zhao Guoyang naturally wished for it.

  After all, the brand of Daewoo Group is big enough. If my delegation and Jin Xiuzhu go to "Skoda Automobile Company" together, they will not treat each other favorably.

   In this way, I gave myself a chance to "combat with the Confucians"...

  Thinking of this, Zhao Guoyang agreed and said: "Miss Jin, don't worry, when I have confirmed news from my side, I will let you know immediately!"

  Jin Xiuzhu gave a "huh" and responded with a smile: "Well, I will tell Uncle Jin Huansheng and let him choose the candidate to go to Czechoslovakia..."

  The Jin Huansheng mentioned by Miss Jin is naturally the chairman and general manager of Daewoo Group Motor Company.

   Zhao Guoyang also met this Jin Huansheng when he visited SJ City last time.

  Generally speaking, this Mr. Jin's ability is still good, and he is also considered modest. Zhao Guoyang has a good impression of him.

   After chatting with Jin Xiuzhu for a while, Zhao Guoyang remembered that his phone call seemed to take too long, and Mayor Huang and the others had been waiting for a long time.

  Thinking of this, Zhao Guoyang hastily apologized to Jin Xiuzhu twice, set a time to talk to her again, and then hung up the phone hastily.

   Putting the phone back on his waist, Zhao Guoyang just raised his head when a voice rang next to him.

   "Researcher Zhao, are you done calling? This way please! Mayor Huang and Minister Fang are already here, waiting for you!"

  As soon as Zhao Guoyang turned around, he saw the bright smiling face of Ma Jiang, the director of the SJ City Government Office.

  It turned out that Zhao Guoyang had been on the phone for too long, and Mayor Huang was worried, so he asked Ma Jiang to come and have a look.

  Not long after Ma Jiang walked out of the hotel, he saw Zhao Guoyang who was beaming and talking with someone.

  He waited far away for a long time, until Zhao Guoyang finished talking, and then came over.

   Seeing Director Ma coming out to greet him in person, Zhao Guoyang said a few words of apology, followed the other party's pace, and walked to the front Jinlong Hotel.

  (end of this chapter)