Rebirth: My dad is too obedient

Chapter 302 Calculation
Jinfeng Business Building, Dongchen Co., Ltd. office.

Xu Chen hung up the phone with Coach Cheng Hong, looking obviously unhappy.

The first model of Morning Breeze Power is about to be promoted. It would be really disgusting if An Jinxiong were to get stuck at this time.

The most important thing is that this matter may never end.

The last time I was in Osaka, I had a brief meeting with An Jinxiong.

He has a square face, wears gold-rimmed glasses, and has a kind look. He seems to be easy to communicate with and has a good temper.

But Xu Chen had seen many such people in his previous life, especially within the system. The more such people appear on the surface, the more difficult they might be to deal with.

Xu Chen put aside his slightly annoyed subjective emotions and secretly thought about countermeasures.

After all, we cannot give in easily, otherwise there will be more troubles waiting for us later.

After all, in addition to "Morning Wind Ice Power", there is also "Ranbing Sports" to be developed.

If An Jinxiong of "Ranbing Sports" also comes to make trouble, it is possible that the business line between himself and Xie Bingran will be cut off, which is something Xu Chen will never allow to happen.

There is no problem with Xu Chen's contract, and Xie Bingran will definitely stand on his side.

The only thing to be solved is An Jinxiong...

Just as Xu Chen was thinking secretly, the QQ on the computer screen flashed.

It was Sun Amy who sent several drafts of the poster for the Kunlun Mountain Mineral Spring Water Level, which was also to be sent to Nie Fei for proposal after National Day.

[Boss, I have revised these drafts. Can you please take a look and see if there are any problems...]

Xu Chen flipped it open and took a look, and couldn't help but praise Teacher Amy's professional ability.

Sun Amy's ability in creative design is truly beyond reproach.

The key is to have a flexible mind and basically understand things at a glance.

There is naturally nothing wrong with these drafts. They are just creative drafts of graphic posters and do not need to be made too detailed.

[That’s no problem, thank you Teacher Amy for your hard work.]

After the National Day, we contacted the client and held a conference call.

I guess I’ll have to discuss the filming of this set of material with Brother Bing later…】

[Okay! Then I'll go set up the studio first. I'll take pictures of the prototype tomorrow.]

……

Xu Chen looked at the manuscripts of Kunlun Mountain Mineral Water and recalled something he had suspected a few days ago.

He flipped through QQ and found the chat history with Chen Xinyi from the marketing department of Jiaduobao.

Then I found a news link from it.

"Herbal tea brand Wang Laoshun and the national track and field team signed a special promotion cooperation agreement..."

The press release included a photo of the signing ceremony, which showed An Jinxiong and Jiaduobao’s boss Chen Jinru.

Xu Chen had sounded out Chen Xinyi about this cooperation, but it was Chen Jinru and An Jinxiong who signed the contract directly, and it took only a short time to agree on the terms and push for the signing.

In terms of process, it is even faster than the endorsement contract between Kunlun Mountain and Xie Bingran.

Xu Chen had suspected at that time whether there was something fishy about the cooperation promoted by Chen Jinru and An Jinxiong?
In the past, Jiaduobao and Guangzhou Pharmaceutical fought a protracted lawsuit over the "Wang Laoshun" trademark.

Eventually, the exposure of Jiaduobao's private bribery of the general manager of Guangzhou Pharmaceutical also led to Jiaduobao losing the "Wang Laoshun" trademark.

This matter is not complicated.

The "Wang Laoshun" trademark has always been in the hands of Guangzhou Pharmaceutical. In the 2010s, Jiaduobao obtained the right to use the trademark which lasted until .

Later, Jiaduobao signed a supplementary agreement with Guangzhou Pharmaceutical, extending the right of use to after 2020.

During the signing process of this supplementary agreement, the boss of Jiaduobao had some secret deals with the general manager of Guangzhou Pharmaceutical, and finally signed the supplementary agreement for the extension at a very low price.

Later, the trademark value of "Wang Laoshun" exceeded 100 billion yuan at least, and the original extension agreement was obviously a sale of the "Wang Laoshun" trademark at a low price.

It can't stand the investigation...

Everyone is path dependent.

If such shady private operations are Chen Jinru's regular routine, then Xu Chen cannot help but wonder whether there will be problems in the cooperation promoted by Chen Jinru and An Jinxiong?

The incredible thing on the table is that this cooperation was promoted too quickly and too smoothly...

And if there really is a problem and it can be exposed, An Jinxiong will be "empty".

Then the dilemma that Xu Chen is facing now will also disappear.

Xu Chen still trusts Coach Cheng Hong.

This was based on previous contact and also on Xie Bingran's trust in Cheng Hong.

Cheng Hong generally trusts Li Yue, so Xu Chen can also trust Li Yue overall.

Now that An Jinxiong is gone and Li Yue has taken over, Xu Chen now has an extra layer of protection.

Of course, during this process, some subtle communication with Director Li Yue is still needed.

So how to verify and expose the problems of Anjinxiong?

……

Everything is connected, like dominoes.

Xu Chen is still unable to confirm whether there is really a problem with the cooperation between An Jinxiong and Chen Jinru.

But Xu Chen can be sure that there must be a problem with the extension of the "Wang Laoshun" trademark.

However, according to the timeline of the previous life, this problem will not erupt for another three or four years.

But if this incident deliberately broke out in advance, it would also expose Chen Jinru's problems.

Then maybe with a little reminder and push, the national team and the General Administration of Sports will definitely investigate the cooperation between Chen Jinru and Jiaduobao...

Once An Jinxiong and Chen Jinru have any collusion, they will most likely be implicated.

And if there really is something wrong with An Jinxiong, Xu Chen's exposure of this matter from a secret source can be regarded as helping the General Administration to eliminate the internal pests.

Of course, incidentally, it also solved the troubles that I was about to face.

……

Xu Chen thought about it again and had a rough idea of the operation path in his mind.

First of all, we still need to confirm the cooperation between An Jinxiong and Chen Jinru...

He thought about it and sent a message directly to Coach Cheng Hong:
[Coach Cheng, I have another question to ask you.]

I also have other clients who want to discuss cooperation with the national track and field team.

The cooperation between Wang Laoshun and the track and field team has been officially announced. May I first ask about the cost scale of the cooperation?

It can also be used as a reference for my clients...】

[I'm really not sure about this. I'll tell Director Li Yue and have him contact you directly! ]

[Okay, thank you for your guidance! ]

……

Xu Chen stood up and wandered around for a while, and sure enough, he received a call from Director Li Yue.

Li Yue was very polite and exchanged pleasantries with both sides.

"Teacher Xu Chen, do you have any clients you can introduce?"

It was obvious that he thought Xu Chen had sent him another "sugar daddy" and looked very excited.

Xu Chen: "We have two other clients at Dongchen Advertising.

When we were talking about projects a couple of days ago, they were also quite interested in cooperating with the national team.

But they are all small and medium-sized enterprises and are worried that the fees will be too high, so they asked me to ask privately first. "

Li Yue smiled and said:

“The cooperation with our national track and field team depends on the specific cooperation period and rights.

According to the two-year cooperation contract period, depending on the different cooperation rights, the current opening fee is about 8 million, and the upper limit may be 16 million...

Of course, it was introduced by Teacher Xu Chen, and the specific rights and fees can still be discussed in detail. "

Xu Chen thought about it and said tentatively:

"So expensive? I heard from Jiaduobao that the cooperation between Wang Laoshun and the track and field team seems to be very cost-effective, right?"

This was naturally a rhetoric, and was also the core purpose of Xu Chen's communication this time.

Li Yue was obviously not prepared and answered directly:

“Wang Laoshun’s cooperation cannot be used as a reference.

That was Mr. Chen from Jiaduobao, and the cooperation was directly promoted by our Director An.

Director An arranged a framework cooperation similar to a "national brand", so the cost was less than two million.

This framework cooperation was also applied for by Director An himself, and other brands cannot get it..."

Xu Chen: "Less than two million? This is indeed a very low offer...

I remember reading a press release a few days ago, and it seemed like this joint promotion was signed for ten years?"

Li Yue: "Yes, otherwise why is it called 'framework cooperation'...

Our Director An is quite capable, as he dared to sign such an agreement directly."

When saying the latter sentence, Li Yue couldn't help but reveal a hint of "sarcasm".

Xu Chen couldn't help but feel funny.

It seems clear that there is probably something wrong with this cooperation.

The ten-year cooperation with the National Track and Field Team cost less than two million yuan. From a purely commercial perspective, this is really incredible.

According to what Li Yue just said, starting from 8 million every two years, the cost standard for ten years would be 40 million, but it only cost less than 2 million, which is really too cost-effective.

If Xu Chen remembered correctly, in the previous life, when the "Wang Laoshun" trademark was extended, the boss of Jiaduobao probably secretly gave two to three million Hong Kong dollars to the general manager of Guangzhou Pharmaceutical who was in charge of it.

It only cost a few million dollars to get a ten-year trademark extension...

They are similar and there are traces to follow.

Xu Chen had already asked what he wanted to ask, so he opened his mouth and said:

"Okay, thank you Director Li.

I have an idea of what is going on here, and I will communicate with the two customers first. "

Li Yue: "Okay, Mr. Xu Chen, tell me if there's any movement here!
I’m also in great need of cooperative projects here!”

……

After hanging up the phone, Xu Chen thought secretly.

Based on various estimations, there is a 70% to 80% chance that there are problems with An Jinxiong and Chen Jinru.

The next plan is to find a way to bring up the trademark issue of "Wang Laoshun" first and let this incident break out ahead of time.

Then, they used Chen Jinru's investigation to try to get the General Administration of Sports to pay more attention to An Jinxiong's project...

But how to expose the matter of "Wang Laoshun" still requires some thought and some clues.

……

……

Later in the afternoon, Amy Sun sent me a few photos.

It shows the construction of a simple photo studio in a small warehouse in the park. With a few lights set up and a green screen around it, it looks quite realistic.

Amy Sun sent another message:

[There are still two lights missing, and they will not be in place until tomorrow morning.

I just tried it out a bit, and it can basically reproduce the lighting and atmosphere of the shooting scene of Brother Bing yesterday. 】

[Okay, thank you for your hard work, Teacher Amy!]

I have a dinner party tonight, Sister Yue will take you guys to dinner! 】

[Okay, boss! Sister Yue has just come to find us! ]

……

In the evening, Li Rui drove Xu Zhiquan to the downstairs of Jinfeng Business Building.

After receiving the message, Xu Chen went downstairs and got into the car.

There is a dinner party in the evening, hosted by Mayor Feng Wenjiang.

There were only four people at the dinner, Xu Zhiquan, Feng Wenjiang, Xu Chen and Feng Qingqing.

Yesterday afternoon, Xu Zhiquan sent a message to Xu Chen, informing him of the dinner.

When I first met Xu Chen, I thought it was too strange. After all, Feng Wenjiang had always wanted to bring Feng Qingqing and Xu Chen together.

Xu Zhiquan didn't explain in detail yesterday, he just told Xu Chen to "stop overthinking" and "don't worry".

……

Xu Chen got in the car and sat in the back seat, then he said:

"Dad, what's going on with this dinner? Why did you have to invite me?"

Xu Zhiquan laughed heartily twice:

"Your Uncle Feng likes you, so why can't he invite you to have a meal?"

Xu Chen: “…”

Xu Zhiquan smiled and said:
"Don't worry, there's nothing complicated.

Our town has made great achievements in economic development this year. Your Uncle Feng has been transferred to the district as a deputy position, which is considered a promotion!

He has always wanted to treat me to a meal, after all, he is about to leave town.

Uncle Feng knew that you were back for National Day, so he said he would treat my father and me to a meal together...

Since you happened to be there, I also invited his daughter along.

You are of the same age, so you should be more casual at the table..."

Xu Chen nodded, but was still a little surprised. He didn't expect Mayor Feng to be promoted so quickly.

But I soon figured out the reason...

The town’s economic development is inevitably closely related to the Xu family’s business.

After the rise of "Chenxin Seedlings", it has become the largest seedling company in Tiancheng and its surrounding areas, and has also boosted the seedling industry in the entire town.

At the same time, taking advantage of Xie Bingran's celebration banquet and several other occasions, Xu Zhiquan also deliberately called Feng Wenjiang over to let him show his face more often in the city...

Feng Wenjiang was able to be promoted from the town to a deputy position in the district, so naturally he was grateful to Xu Zhiquan.

What's more, the two of them were good brothers who had known each other for many years, so it was reasonable for him to have dinner with Xu Zhiquan before being transferred.

Xu Zhiquan spoke again:

“Mr. Feng has given a lot of support to Chenxin Seedlings.

Later he was transferred to the district, which was also good news for our nursery company.

For example, Beishan Liancun will be more stable..."

……

Twenty minutes later, the car stopped at a restaurant in the east of the city.

When Xu Zhiquan and Xu Chen, father and son, walked in, they saw Feng Wenjiang and Feng Qingqing coming out to greet them.

Xu Zhiquan and Feng Wenjiang had a very good relationship privately, so there wasn't much polite greetings. They just put their arms around each other's shoulders and walked inside.

Feng Qingqing saw Xu Chen from afar and showed a hint of restraint:
"Xu Chen, long time no see!"

Xu Chen smiled warmly but politely: "Long time no see!"

The two of them walked inside together, and Feng Qingqing spoke again:

"I watched Xie Bingran's game on TV...

She’s amazing!”

Xu Chen smiled and said: "That's talent, there's nothing we can do about it!"

(End of this chapter)