"Dinner's ready, dinner's ready, Boss Tan, I bought the seafood you like, isn't that nice of me?"
After a period of not seeing each other, Li Jinglan was still so lively, and Tan Jincheng's arrival made the two sisters exceptionally joyful.
Since the Canton Fair, after Boss Tan returned, he gave some instructions and then never came back to the company, busy with his new venture.
If it weren't for often hearing Boss Zhang come back complaining that Boss Tan gave him all the hard work, working like a dog at the new company, the two sisters would have long since started imagining a grand drama of brothers splitting the spoils unevenly and breaking up.
Unlike the newly hired employees, Li Yanning sisters watched Jinpeng Trade start from scratch, throughout the entire process.
Could Jinpeng Trade still be considered Jinpeng Trade without Tan Jincheng?
Could it maintain this good situation this year?
All orders from last year to this year, and even some orders for next year, were almost entirely completed by Boss Tan alone.
The departure of such a pivotal figure would undoubtedly be a huge loss for the company.
Although they have worked for less than a year, the two sisters have truly grown fond of Jinpeng Trade.
The two bosses are similar in age and easy to talk to, the salaries are high, and the work atmosphere is good, without the previous sense of oppression.
If the current momentum continues, in a few years, they can truly achieve a monthly salary of over ten thousand.
They sincerely hope that Jinpeng Trade will continue to develop smoothly.
But why did Boss Tan leave?
What a pity.
However, Boss Tan occasionally coming to visit shows that he hasn't completely given up on the company.
If the company truly encounters business problems in the future, they believe Boss Tan will step in to help.
It's not that these two don't believe in Zhang Xupeng's abilities; it's just that the four of them can be considered to have grown together, and Tan Jincheng's halo completely overshadowed what Zhang Xupeng did.
In fact, Zhang Xupeng has been doing very well recently.
Orders for May were successfully shipped, and the production plan for June is steadily progressing.
This is already very impressive for Zhang Xupeng, who is newly in charge of the company.
For the past month or so, Tan Jincheng hasn't provided any help to Jinpeng Trade.
Not only that, he's also been freeloading off Zhang Xupeng, making him help out.
As for the new employees, they don't have much feeling towards this legendary boss.
He doesn't even come once a month, so he's probably the kind of shareholder who gets dry shares and dividends.
"What are you doing this afternoon?"
Zhang Xupeng asked, pushing a fish towards Tan Jincheng.
"I have nothing on this afternoon. I've been a bit free these past two days, but I need to prepare for a business trip next week. What's up, do you need something?"
"Perfect. I have a few documents for you to translate. Since you're here, you might as well make yourself useful."
"You really don't waste any opportunities, do you? Alright, the testing over there isn't finished yet, so I might as well do something."
Alas, even after being reborn, this guy might still live a more comfortable life than himself in the future.
Zhang Xupeng is not an ambitious person.
Besides doing business normally, he has no interest in investing in anything, at most buying a few houses.
He was like this in his previous life, and sometimes such a personality leads to the most comfortable life.
Unlike himself, busy his whole life, and then reborn in a muddle.
Even if he achieves more after rebirth, he still seems unable to escape the vicious cycle of being busy.
It seems a person's character is already destined to determine what kind of life they will lead, no matter how many times they start over.
So be it.
Since that's the case, then I might as well work hard to make it bigger, leaving some mark in this world.
Since I can't resist life, then I'll enjoy it.
In the following days, Tan Jincheng was relatively free.
For example, he occasionally went to the R&D department to check on design progress, and offered some modification plans.
When passing by Chen Zewen's interviews, if he was interested, he would also join in for a bit.
And things like a boss calling to invite him to their company for tea and a chat were all minor daily and work-related matters.
But minor matters are also a part of life.
Life isn't always grand and eventful; more often, it's tied up with trivialities.
The biggest change, besides that, was that Tan Jincheng's contact with Gu Qingqing had become closer recently.
Although they couldn't meet often, their interactions on QQ and via text messages were significantly more frequent.
Besides work reasons, another reason was that Tan Jincheng was more proactive than before.
Previously, when Gu Qingqing sent messages, Tan Jincheng would reply relatively late, either due to work or other reasons.
After a few back-and-forths, girls are also reserved, so interactions naturally became less frequent.
But now it's different.
Tan Jincheng is now free, and his favorability has also significantly increased, so he's more active on his phone.
"Xiao Tan, stop playing on your phone all the time, I'm talking to you. By the way, are you dating? Why are you holding your phone and constantly smiling?"
Zhang Xupeng pushed Tan Jincheng and asked.
"No, I saw a funny joke. You've already spoken up, let him send a batch of goods for us to check. If the price is similar, we'll settle it. Why is such a small matter coming to you?"
"Nonsense, you consider it a small matter, but they might not. It's almost a million-yuan order over a year, is that still a small matter?"
Zhang Xupeng said speechlessly.
"Alright, have him send 10 units first. If they pass the test, then let them sign a contract with the marketing department,"
Tan Jincheng put away his phone and replied with a smile.
A charger manufacturer, who knows how they found Zhang Xupeng here, and who knows how they convinced him to act as an intermediary.
If the quality is fine, Zhang Xupeng's face still needs to be saved.
Another point is that their quote is quite reasonable: 35 yuan per charger.
If a one-year supply contract is signed directly, there could be further discounts.
"Hey, by the way, why are you making chargers?"
Tan Jincheng asked, somewhat curious.
"Two days ago, a boss introduced me to an order, and I thought of taking him out to thank him. He then brought a few friends, one of whom makes chargers. We had some drinks, chatted, and the topic of your electric vehicle factory came up. The referrer asked me to help introduce them as well."
Tan Jincheng nodded.
This was quite normal.
The Beicang business circle is both large and not so large.
Tan Jincheng couldn't yet access the higher echelons, but for bosses of medium to lower scale, you could basically find out about them by contacting three or two people, and then connect with them.
In the era before the internet was developed, the advantage of the industrial chain lay here.
If you set up a company or factory in a city with a complete supply chain, if you wanted to procure components or promote your products, a network of three to five friends could generally help you find what you needed.
If it were a few years later, in an era where Taobao had a complete range of products and online shopping was fully developed, ordinary people or small businesses wouldn't feel this advantage as strongly, because whatever you wanted to buy, a search on Taobao would generally find something cheap and suitable.
But in an era of huge information asymmetry, this advantage was truly too obvious.
This is also why businesses like to cluster together, even if competition becomes fierce after clustering.
For example, when first starting the trading company with Zhang Xupeng, Tan Jincheng could actually have registered the trading company in Yicheng.
With the connections of Tan Lihua and Zhang Guolong, it wouldn't have been difficult to set up the trading company.
But there would be no supply chain, and an empty shell company would be useless.
He would still have to procure goods from other places and ship them from ports, and the back-and-forth would only increase operating costs.
Another example is the lead-acid battery, which Tan Jincheng is currently preparing to prioritize for procurement.
Ningbo also has them, but without a complete industrial chain, what's produced are mostly by small manufacturers, and quality cannot be guaranteed.
So, it's necessary to find the largest industrial cluster for lead-acid batteries at this time.
And in later generations, you would only need to search on Taobao, compare, and then do some market research to confirm which one offers more reliable quality and better cost-effectiveness.
"I'm going to Huzhou next week. Do you want to come along?"
"What are you going to Huzhou for?"
"To find suppliers to buy batteries. If you're not busy and bored, you can come along for fun. You can also check out the children's clothing market in Zhili, Huzhou. In the future, you could also try doing children's clothing business to enrich your export categories."
Many people might not have heard of Zhili, Huzhou, but it is one of the largest children's clothing bases in China.
There are many such towns and small counties that are not well-known nationally but have very rich industrial clusters.
For example, Caoxian's 666 Hanfu, Lianyungang's QQ underwear, and the snow boots produced somewhere in Henan Province.
It's a town, Tan Jincheng doesn't remember the town's name, but last winter, a snow boot craze swept across the country, and ugly UGGs sold very well.
Some sharp-nosed businessmen had already started producing these snow boots, and the ultimate place where these snow boots exploded was Taobao.
In an era of rampant internet growth, whether they were genuine or not didn't matter at all.
"When are you going? I'll check if I have enough time to arrange it. If I do, I might go with you to take a look."
"Next Monday. You make your arrangements."
Next Monday is the 20th, and this month is almost over again.
The component testing for Shanchi Vehicle Industry has concluded, and some molds for the exterior parts are already in the production process.
From design to finalization, and then to mold manufacturing, the R&D department has lost a lot of hair this past month.
This trip to Huzhou is to connect with a company called Boneng Environmental Power and Electrical Appliance Co., Ltd., located in Changxin County, about 300 kilometers from Beicang.
This battery manufacturing enterprise, formerly established in 1995, was reorganized in 2001 to focus on battery production and manufacturing.
Compared to several major battery brands also in Huzhou, Boneng's Yazhen Battery, although not well-known at this time, showed very good stability, battery life, and service life data during this testing process.
After contacting them, the company was very welcoming of Tan Jincheng's visit request.
Both parties agreed to conduct an on-site visit and discuss the procurement contract on June 20th.
Shanchi Vehicle Industry's first stop to open up its supply chain was set in Changxin County Economic and Technological Development Zone, Huzhou, an important domestic battery production base.
(End of Chapter)
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