"Let's stop chatting. Go and change your clothes first. Let's play a few rounds."
Luo Dingbang didn't like the tense atmosphere the moment they met. His tone when he said that they would go play basketball first was not for discussion, but rather unquestionable. His prestige in the textile industry wasn't something that anyone could easily offend.
Yu Dehua smiled and followed the crowd to the golf cart.
When he arrived at the golf course, he took the club from the caddie and exchanged greetings with Luo Dingbang. He grabbed the club, held it, swung, and hit a hole in one shot.
"Not bad. I have practiced this golf course for more than 20 years, but I am not as good as you. It seems that you have put in a lot of effort.
Luo Dingbang smiled and praised Yu Dehua. He was a frequent visitor to this golf course, a top-notch guest. As for Yu Dehua, he was a nobody and had only had the opportunity to enter such a top-notch golf course in the past two or three years. His words might have hinted that he was still a newcomer.
After saying that, he also struck a hole in one shot, without the slightest bit of hesitation.
"Mr. Luo is also old but vigorous."
Old but vigorous was a compliment, but Yu Dehua's words had a hidden meaning.
He was not a pushover. He clearly told Luo Dingbang that he should accept his old age and that there was no point in playing the old horse in the stable.
The crowd casually played a few rounds. No one really cared about the win or loss on the golf course. Everyone only cared about the main event.
Luo Dingbang said, "Mr. Yu is in the limelight. The younger generation will surpass us in time."
Yu Dehua placed the club under his body and looked into the distance. "As the saying goes, when you are fifty, you will know your destiny. I am only a year away from turning fifty. How can I be considered a younger generation? Mr. Luo, you flatter me. "
Luo Dingbang said, "No, no. For businessmen and politicians, fifty is the golden age of life."
"This statement is very novel." Yu Dehua smiled. "May I know why Mr. Luo invited me?"
Luo Dingbang habitually waved behind him, and the person next to him skillfully lit a cigar for him.
"I heard that Mr. Yu is doing very well in the mainland. It is said that your monthly exports are more than 100 million USD. Textile, apparel, shoes, hats, even rubber shoes, plastic, etc. You are really generous. "
Yu Dehua lit his cigarette and smiled. "I'm not like Mr. Luo and the rest of you, who have such a huge garment factory. I can only purchase from the mainland and be a middleman to earn the price difference. That's all I can do."
"In business, we have to help each other. If there's money, we have to work together. If there's soup, we have to drink it together. Mr. Yu, you should understand this, right?"
Yu Dehua said seriously, "What does Mr. Luo mean?"
"Your Golden Deer has lowered the price of ready-made clothes so low, and it's even three times lower than the market price. How can we do business like this?"
The short and stout Mr. Lin, who had been silent all this while, was the first to speak.
"My ready-made clothes are naturally priced according to the market. What's there to say?"
Thanks to the cheap costs in the mainland, Yu Dehua was naturally not afraid of a price war. The first to launch a price war was always those companies with a leading cost advantage. It pursued the lowest total cost in the entire industry and strived to obtain leadership in the industry with a leading position in cost. Therefore, the essence of price competition was cost competition.
He had been carrying out a price war, but the Hong Kong textile industry was the first to be affected by the price war. In recent years, Hong Kong's land prices, labor prices, and water and electricity prices had risen. Naturally, the cost could not be compared to Yu Dehua's.
For the garment industry, a 10% discount was more practical than a 100 times better service. Customers were most concerned about price.
Only in this way could the market share increase rapidly and recover the losses caused by the price reduction.
Mr. Fang, who was next to him, said, "Mr. Yu, we're all doing business. Harmony brings wealth. Why do you have to make things so awkward?"
He could not stand Yu Dehua pretending to be ignorant. The easiest way to stop the other party from pretending to be ignorant was to make things clear so that the other party could not continue to pretend.
Yu Dehua ignored him and said to Luo Dingbang, "What do you mean, Mr. Luo?"
He only cared about Luo Dingbang's attitude. The strong were respected, and only the strong could win his respect.
Luo Dingbang cleared his throat and said, "Everyone still hopes that you can raise the price and leave some soup for everyone. I've been entrusted by my colleagues to come and talk to you about this matter."
"Then how much does Mr. Luo want us to raise?"
Yu Dehua had finally waited for this day. He was not surprised. In fact, it was Li He who had reminded him.
Luo Dingbang nodded at Mr. Lin. Mr. Lin said, "Naturally, we want to restore the price to the same as ours."
Yu Dehua glanced at Luo Dingbang. Seeing Luo Dingbang nod in affirmation, he pondered for a moment and said, "Mr. Luo, please allow me to consider it."
He could not afford to offend the person in front of him.
The two of them were too far apart in terms of status and influence in society. They could not even be mentioned in the same breath.
As a middleman, he still could not compete with a listed company.
Luo Dingbang stretched out his hand and said, "I'll wait for your good news. Please don't make things difficult for everyone. I'm only doing this for the sake of my colleagues. "
Yu Dehua smiled and shook his hand. "Then I'll make a move first. Mr. Luo, I'll treat you to a meal when you have time."
He brought Secretary Wu to the golf cart. His face was already covered in frost in the summer.
These people took it for granted and their arrogant attitude made him very unhappy. He had never suffered such humiliation before.
Secretary Wu said, "Mr. Yu, are we really going to raise the price?"
"We'll talk about it when we get back to the meeting.
Golden Deer Company was located in the bustling commercial center of Causeway Bay. It was an 18-story office building that was bought at a cost of 8.6 billion Hong Kong dollars this year. It had even been on the headlines of the Hong Kong media.
Yu Dehua did not even have time for lunch. The first thing he did when he returned to the company was to call for a meeting.
The company was in a mess. Many of the project managers who were having lunch outside immediately went to the office and only ate half of their meals.
They knew Yu Dehua's temper as a nouveau riche. One wrong move and they would be fired. Seeing that the big boss was in such a hurry to call for a meeting, no one dared to be late. If they were really chased away by the big boss, they would not be able to find a company that offered them such good treatment.
Yu Dehua adhered to Li He's philosophy. If they were talented, they had to pay the right price. He had to nurture this group of people until they had no desire to jump ship.
He talked briefly in the meeting and then asked the dozen or so managers below, "Everyone, think about what we should do. If you have anything to say, just say it. "
"Luo's has always been very domineering."
"Luo's relationship with the shipping company is very good. If we don't agree, will Luo's stop our logistics?"
"Luo's is the number one in the garment industry."
Everyone said that Luo's was not to be trifled with. Yu Dehua was a fool and understood what everyone meant. It was best to listen to Luo's opinion.
Of course, there were also different opinions. "Some of our orders have been arranged for next year. If we raise the price without authorization, the customers will certainly not be happy. This will seriously affect the reputation of our Golden Deer. "
"We may have the strength to fight with Luo's. We can poach their customers."
"We can target Luo's ready-made products and reduce the price by 50%. We can also make a profit."
There were still a lot of bold words.
Yu Dehua looked at Piaoxiang, who was his most valued manager. "Manager Ke, let's talk. I want to hear your opinion. "
"I think we can try to raise the price of some products. We don't need to raise the price of all products."
"Do you support raising the price?" Yu Dehua knew that Manager Ke was the boldest and was not afraid of offending people.
"If we don't raise the price, we will offend the textile and garment industry in Hong Kong."
If they offended everyone, they would all join forces to kill Golden Deer. Ke Jingli's scalp tingled.
Yu Dehua had a headache listening to this nonsense, but no one's opinion could reassure him.
No one's opinion could reassure him. He couldn't judge whether these people's opinions were right or wrong. The critical moment was to test a leader's judgment.
He had Guo Jia and Chen Qun as his subordinates. Who should he listen to?
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