Chapter 619 My rules are rules!
Zhang Xiaocheng can imagine how much infamy he will bear once he, in the name of the chairman of the Inland Lighter Import and Export Association, issues an order to the domestic lighter industry to reduce or even suspend the receipt of overseas lighter orders.
Even the overseas lighter industry may undergo great changes. Without the domestic overseas lighter manufacturers to produce cheap lighters, it is inevitable that the price of overseas lighters will increase.
"If you want to wear a crown, you must bear its weight. The Torch Group has been established. Lao Zhang, you have become the president of the Inland Lighter Import and Export Association. There are some things you must do!"
"Sooner or later, Torch Group will have to compete with the lighter manufacturers of Nippon, Bangzi, Old Europe, and America. Unless it wants to be suppressed forever, it can only OEM for them. There will never be a way to get ahead. Otherwise, this battle is inevitable!”
Li Dongling looked at Zhang Xiaocheng and said, someone must bear the infamy. If he doesn't bear the infamy, he will continue to work for BAK lighter manufacturers and be targeted in various ways.
Whether he endures temporary infamy or spends his whole life being a dog and eating leftovers left by others, it all depends on how Chang Hsiao-cheng chooses.
“Huh!”
Zhang Xiaocheng, who had been in the army and was always indecisive in dressing up, nodded heavily to Li Dongling, “I’ll do it now!”
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As the deputy general manager of Xinhai Lighter Company, Huang Guangze came to the production workshop and said to the production supervisor who was watching the assembly of lighters, "This batch of Carle goods is going to Belgium, so we must keep an eye on it. There must be no problem!”
As one of the first lighter manufacturers to move to the Torch Group Industrial Park, Xinhai is also one of the first companies to reap dividends.
The entire lighter industry chain established by Torch Group is also used by Xinhai Company, and the production cost has been greatly reduced compared to before.
Like Xinhai Company, there are many lighter manufacturers that have moved to the Torch Industrial Park. They are all companies that are aware of current affairs, but for those lighter manufacturers that "do not understand current affairs", in recent years, It's really hard.
Xinhai was one of the first manufacturers to transform. Although it is also selling disposable lighters, the most profitable ones are metal retro lighters.
In France, Xinhai got a lighter under the "Carlisle" brand, and then produced metal lighters under the foreign brand name. Relying on its cost advantage, Carlisle sold quite well in the domestic metal lighter market and was somewhat famous.
In overseas markets, Xinhai has also received many orders. In the first half of this year, Xinhai's net profit exceeded 20 million yuan, which has exceeded the revenue in its peak period.
After working in the workshop, Huang Guangze returned to the office. He had just drank a few sips of water when he saw a sullen Huang Xinhai walking in.
Seeing this, Huang Guangze, who was very familiar with his cousins, immediately stood up and said, "Brother, what happened?"
Huang Guangze knew that Huang Xinhai was being raped. He was called over to attend the meeting of the Lighter Import and Export Association, which is headquartered in the Torch Industrial Park, but he didn’t know why Huang Xinhai looked like this.
"The weather has changed!"
Pouring a large glass of water, regardless of whether it was hot or cold, Huang Xinhai poured it into his belly, and then said.
"What's going on with Zhang Xiaocheng?" Huang Guangze asked nervously.
Now there is no doubt that Torch Group is the overlord of domestic lighters. Torch Group supplies the domestic lighter market and has absolute pricing power for more than 80% of the lighters.
In addition, the Import and Export Lighter Association is also controlled by the Torch Group. Domestic lighter companies, whether they like it or not, as long as they are still in this industry, are controlled by the Torch Group.
"Zhang Xiaocheng and the Board of Directors of the Lighter Import and Export Association want to adjust the prices of domestic lighter companies for overseas lighter orders.
The Board of Directors believes that the current domestic lighter orders are seriously inconsistent with the market price.
It is unreasonable to claim that China has sacrificed the environment, resources, energy, and labor costs, but ended up doing OEM work for foreign manufacturers for free. It requires domestic lighter manufacturers to reduce or suspend receiving overseas orders! ”
< br>When Huang Guangze heard this, he was also a little dumbfounded. The domestic lighter industry is seriously involved in internal affairs, and he also fully understands it. However, overseas orders are related to the life and death of many lighter manufacturers, and are also related to the jobs of many people. He didn't expect Zhang Xiaocheng to dare to touch this.
“Is Zhang Xiaocheng crazy?!” Huang Guangze muttered to himself.
Huang Xinhai shook his head and told the news he had found out, "I heard that the anti-dumping litigation lawyer team formed by Torch Group hit a wall in Old Europe. I guess this is a counterattack there!"
When Huang Guangze heard this, he couldn't help but think of a saying, when gods fight, the fish in the pond suffers. The battle between Torch Group and overseas BAK lighter manufacturers shocked the entire domestic lighter industry.
However, with the current status and power of the Torch Group in the country, it seems reasonable to use these methods, because the Torch Group is really capable of doing these...
"However, just now, Zhang Xiaocheng also Speaking of which, in two weeks, the Lighter Import and Export Association will initially purchase a batch of lighters from domestic lighter companies for sale overseas, but there was no specific explanation!" Huang Xinhai said with a frown, he really couldn't figure it out. What kind of medicine is sold in Zhang Xiaocheng's gourd?
"But speaking of it, if the domestic companies that OEM lighters for overseas companies increase their OEM prices, it will be a good thing for us. The metal lighters produced by Xinhai have even more advantages overseas!"
Huang Xinhai said that it is obvious that the production lines of overseas lighter companies, such as Nippon Benzene's Tokai Lighter, have long been dismantled, and they have mainly relied on domestic OEMs in recent years.
But in the past, the domestic OEMs were too busy. As long as Donghai gave me an order, a large number of domestic manufacturers rushed to OEM lighters for Donghai, allowing Nippon to get them at extremely low prices. The goods were then shipped back to Japan and sold at a high price. Afterwards, domestic lighters were banned from entering the Japanese benzene market on the grounds that domestic lighters were unsafe.
Once the domestic OEM for Japanese benzene is stopped, they will immediately be out of stock or raise the price of lighters. This will give Xinhai lighters an opportunity to enter the Japanese benzene market.
Hearing Huang Xinhai's words, Huang Guangze also showed an excited look, "Brother, in this case, it is indeed an opportunity for us. Do you want to increase production capacity?"
Xinhai has its own brand and sales channels overseas, and does not rely on OEMs to make a living. The changes in the Lighter Import and Export Association will not have a big impact on Xinhai.
Huang Xinhai thought for a moment and nodded to Huang Guangze. This time is indeed an opportunity for Xinhai Company. As long as he seizes it, who knows, he will be able to eat a big piece of meat!
"The Council of the Inland Lighter Manufacturers Association voted to adopt the relevant OEM standards for the industry, which have been sent to the Customs Department, Commerce Department, Foreign Exchange Department and other relevant departments for approval.
In order to avoid excessive malicious competition , the Inland Lighter Import and Export Association, advocates good practices in the domestic lighter industry To develop in an orderly manner, implement the lowest standards for OEM prices in the industry, and formulate the total annual orders for OEMs in the industry..."
When Zhang Xiaocheng, the president of the Lighter Import and Export Association, signed and passed this When the "Industry Advocacy Letter" was published, it immediately caused an uproar in the domestic lighter association.
Especially those companies that supply foreign lighter manufacturers, "the sky is falling."
“The Torch Group is too overbearing!”
“The rules are too broad!”
“We have to go through lighters to accept orders at any price. Does the Export Association agree?”
“What the hell is the Lighter Import and Export Association? It’s not the Torch Group that has the final say with that person named Zhang!”
"If we are not allowed to take orders, what will we eat and drink from the northwest wind? There are so many mouths in the factory, who will feed them!"
In a hotel in Tongzhou, a group of people who mainly do OEM work for overseas lighter brands The factory bosses gathered together to discuss.
But sitting together, apart from angrily scolding the Torch Group for being "irrelevant" and messing around, they didn't come up with any good solutions.
"I can't say, but this time, there is a way. Our price war was really fierce before. We actually made hard money by doing OEM work for those foreign manufacturers, and we still had to work from the bottom up. I picked it out of my salary!"
After scolding, a man in his forties suddenly spoke. Although there was a sad look on his face, there was a hint of expectation.
"Old Liu, I heard that you have built a new factory in the Torch Group Industrial Park. What's the matter? You haven't even moved there and you are already showing your loyalty?"
The owner of the lighter manufacturer surnamed Liu just finished speaking, and there was a strange expression. The sound came out.
“Song, you are such a mouthful!”
After Boss Liu saw the speaker clearly, he stood up with a red face, “I’m just telling the truth, if you feel it, you can If you can beat the Torch Group and the Lighter Import and Export Association, then go ahead!”
After saying that, Boss Liu walked away, not wanting to mess around with these guys and usually just stay in the house! Hey, there is no point in arguing with a guy who is fighting a price war with his own people, who gets weak at the knees when meeting overseas companies, and would rather lose money than steal from his peers for an order.
Looking at Boss Liu leaving, everyone else was silent for a while, including the man named Song who was just yin and yang, and didn't know what to say at this time.
Although what Boss Liu said was rude, to be honest, if these people scolded them for a long time, what could they do to the Torch Group?
When the Torch Group was established, many domestic lighter manufacturers also clamored for a while. Finally, after the Torch Group appeared on the news network, and many departments and units expressed their support for the Torch Group, those The major lighter manufacturer with an annual shipment of tens of millions of lighters also ceased operations in disgrace, and finally moved into the Torch Group Industrial Park.
Now it is the turn of the group that manufactures foreign lighter brands. They usually quarrel with each other, hoping that they can join forces now to challenge the Torch Group.
What nonsense are you talking about? If they could really put aside their past feud and cooperate, then would they have been working in vain for foreign lighter manufacturers all these years?
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“Those disgusting guys from Asia have left?”
On a golf course in France, Brenno Bick, known as Little Bick, asked after hitting a golf ball.
(End of this chapter)