Chinanews.com, December 11th. "Europe Times" recently published a review article that summarized the survival, development and transformation of European Chinese businessmen under the epidemic in 2020, and looked forward to the future development of Chinese businessmen.
The article is excerpted as follows:
In 2020 under the epidemic, we have felt the fragility and strength of life, experienced the warmth and kindness of human relationships, and experienced the bumps and turbulence of life.
Because of this sudden epidemic, some industries have stagnated, some industries have collapsed, and some industries have been reshuffled... Fortunately, in the face of this catastrophe, human beings did not succumb or be weak.
After a year of blocking war, we vaguely saw the dawn of this "war epidemic".
In the fight against the epidemic, the overseas Chinese in Europe fought a beautiful battle against the epidemic.
But on the big ship of "development" that is a community of destiny, they cannot be alone.
For a long time, the basis for the survival of overseas Chinese has mostly been concentrated in the three pillar industries of catering, international trade and tourism.
These three industries have been hit hardest by the epidemic.
The tourism industry has almost stagnated, especially transnational tourism. The catering industry has also been precarious, and has been closed several times. Even if it is open, it is afraid of gathering infection and business is bleak; international trade has almost stopped, except for the transportation of anti-epidemic-related materials, other goods The logistics of China is intermittent, and it is difficult to find a warehouse. This also makes the transportation cost soar. The related overseas Chinese wholesale industry has also entered the Great Depression and it is unsustainable.
Because these industries are faced with the consumption of rent, labor, taxes and other business premises, although the French government has introduced some temporary relief measures to reduce business losses, these measures are just a drop in the bucket for some small and micro enterprises.
Of course, there are also some business sectors that have bucked the trend, such as food wholesale and retail, some Internet giants, some online shopping companies, etc. However, compared with a large number of overseas Chinese, too few engaged in such industries are not enough to change the entire Chinese economy. The face.
Therefore, the overseas Chinese economy is facing huge tests and challenges.
However, the overseas Chinese did not wait to die, but actively carried out self-help under the background of epidemic prevention.
In the tourism industry, some travel agencies have begun to change their business direction and develop tourism business for locals; some practice their internal skills, develop or participate in "cloud classes", and wait for the warmth of spring with a positive attitude; some actively play "Internet + tourism" In some cases, when there were no guests during the epidemic, they started French-Chinese cultural exchange activities. They introduced traditional Chinese culture to French people online, including calligraphy, painting, tea culture, etc., and received French guests’ advice. Welcome and affirm; some organize cultural introduction and project exchange activities, and hold online tourism and cultural product promotion and exchange meetings; some consolidate their role as a bridge in the industry, extending from cultural tourism to recruiting talents, or for Sino-French enterprises Cooperation matchmaking, etc.
On the one hand, these measures have not interrupted the contact between travel agencies and customers, and some have also brought unexpected income. More importantly, they have prepared for the restart of the tourism industry.
For those engaged in the tour guide industry, some people improve themselves, read books, exercise, visit customers back home, or hold live webcast services to strengthen contact with customers; some have started the business of "buying" and "buying agent" because There are no foreign tour guides, and the local purchasing agent business is flourishing. Some people have also developed from personal purchasing agent to form a company and become a legitimate e-commerce company.
Some tour guides use their own advantages to join catering and other industries, becoming "live-broadcasters" in these industries, and they have also made considerable gains.
In the catering industry, everyone began to pay attention to the food delivery industry. Therefore, food delivery platforms that Chinese rarely set foot in have also begun to build up and gain a foothold in the fierce competition.
Some catering associations help members contact well-known local take-out platforms and train catering companies to carry out take-out business.
In international trade, some Chinese businessmen are keenly aware of industry trends. At the beginning of the epidemic, they turned to trade in medical supplies. They bucked the trend and achieved good economic and social benefits.
Some Chinese businessmen who were engaged in the medical device industry in the past seized the opportunity to expand their business and created their own anti-epidemic brand.
Some use this gap to increase business training and improvement of production bases in China, and prepare for the transformation and upgrading of enterprises.
Some e-commerce testers have used the advantages of the platform to expand their e-commerce business scope, so that the development of the enterprise is gradually on the right track, and it is in line with or merged with domestic e-commerce enterprises.
For some logistics companies, they pay more attention to the construction of foreign warehouses and local warehouses, fully consolidate the industry foundation, and build their own corporate anti-risk capabilities.
These have become the warm "sunlight" in this harsh "winter" of the epidemic.
However, we should also be soberly aware that the persistence and change of Chinese businessmen is just piecemeal dismantling, dismantling, refining, and no fundamental industry innovation.
This aspect is due to the insufficient reserves of technology and talents. In the industries that Chinese businessmen have been engaged in, there are few forward-looking and high-tech industries. In today's continuous wave of technological revolution, there is always a congenital deficiency. Therefore, It is difficult to make a big breakthrough.
On the other hand, the business environment of Chinese businessmen in the past has been smooth and smooth. Under the historical environment at that time, it was difficult to prompt Chinese businessmen to make a fundamental change.
Now that the epidemic presses the pause button of industry development, this gives Chinese businessmen the opportunity and time to seriously think about the development prospects and trends of the company, clarify the current needs of the society for the industry, understand how to build and strengthen their unique advantages, and check for shortcomings.
Although the younger generation of Chinese businessmen has an advantage over their predecessors in the concept of keeping up with the development of the times, they must also assess the situation and intensify transformation and innovation in the face of changes, otherwise they will struggle after the epidemic.
Needless to say, the new crown pneumonia epidemic has changed the world and brought huge uncertainty to the future.
This undoubtedly brings greater risks and challenges to overseas Chinese.
But we believe that with their own ability and resilience, overseas Chinese and Chinese people do not have a mountain of flames that they cannot pass.
Camus said: "Although it is a severe winter, the spring in people's hearts is invincible." The bell of the new year is about to ring, and the third decade of this century will begin.
The overseas Chinese who have created countless miracles will surely create new brilliance in the post-epidemic era.
We firmly believe and look forward to.