For the meeting on the 8th in Hangzhou, Tan Jincheng brought his mother and sister along.
After coming to Beicang, his mother had been staying at home to take care of the children, except for a few days of vacation after the May Day holiday.
She usually only went to her brother's place, and her life was quite monotonous and boring.
This trip to Hangzhou, including a weekend, would allow them to stay for four days, which was perfect for taking his mother to visit West Lake.
"You're going for a meeting, it's work, wouldn't it be bad for us two to follow you?"
She said this, but Zhang Suzhi was very happy inside.
After her daughter was born, she became a full-time housewife, and when she was at home in Yicheng, she rarely went out.
But who doesn't long to go out and see the world?
"It's fine. On the day of my meeting, I'll have Li Ge accompany you and Jinyue to go around, or if you don't want to go out, you can just stay in the hotel. The meeting only lasts one day, then I'll take you around Hangzhou. Hangzhou is quite beautiful."
"It would be great if Gu Qingqing could come along too,"
Zhang Suzhi said with some regret.
Gu Qingqing often visited her, sometimes bringing along some classmates, which added much color to her boring life.
She was very satisfied with her son's girlfriend.
"She doesn't have time recently. Exams are coming up soon, and the company has some matters to handle. However, the 15th is her birthday, Mom, you might want to pick out a gift for her in Hangzhou."
"The 15th, isn't that next Thursday?"
Zhang Suzhi calculated the days.
"Yes, her 19th birthday. Mom, think about what to buy. Then we'll go to her school to celebrate her birthday together."
"Okay, good. I'll think about what's suitable to buy."
The future daughter-in-law's birthday is a very important matter for parents.
Yicheng people value etiquette, and both large and small gifts are highly regarded.
In the past, families like Tan Lihua's, with many brothers on both sides, had significant expenses during holidays and festivals, but now they don't have to worry about these things.
Tan Jinyue, on her second long trip, was overjoyed, chattering non-stop in the car.
Having money is truly good.
The GL8 that Li Yaohui wanted to drive earlier had already been arranged, and they were traveling in a GL8 this time.
Although she had accepted the fact that her son was very rich, Zhang Suzhi was still a bit bothered by her son constantly changing cars.
As far as she knew, including the car Gu Qingqing drove, this was already the fifth car in the past two years.
However, Zhang Suzhi also knew that she couldn't control this, so it was better not to constantly nag, lest her son get annoyed.
"Stay with Mom nicely, and don't be naughty when big brother comes back from work."
After checking in, Tan Jincheng said to Tan Jinyue.
A child nearly two years old is at their most fun age, which is why Tan Jincheng liked taking Tan Jinyue with him.
In his previous life, he was selling boxed lunches at this time, which didn't end until 2008.
There wasn't such an opportunity to often take her out to play then.
"Okay, I'll listen to big brother."
Her soft, childish voice was so sweet and pleasant.
"You'll listen to big brother, will you listen to Mom?"
"Yes, I'll listen to Mom too."
"Good, then stay with Mom nicely. Big brother is leaving now."
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"Mr. Tan, good to see you again."
"Hello, Mr. Ni, good to see you again. But please just call me Xiao Tan."
Tan Jincheng bowed slightly.
The person who arrived was the chairman of Luyuan.
They had met once at the national self-association conference in Shanghai.
This man was truly formidable, one of the first batch of university students to resume college entrance exams, graduating from the Department of Radio Engineering at USTC, and thus had some connection with Anhui province.
After obtaining his master's degree, he also taught public relations and economic cybernetics in the Department of Business Economics at Yongcheng University, both of which were new subjects in the 1980s.
These two experiences alone were incredibly impressive, and Tan Jincheng didn't dare to talk nonsense in front of him like he did with Dong Jinggui and Zhang Congxun.
After all, one of them only finished junior high and the other high school; they were all roughly on the same level.
"Haha, Mr. Tan is different from what I imagined, quite modest; alright, anyway, my age is similar to your father's, so calling you Xiao Tan isn't acting superior due to age."
"How could it be, you are a senior in this industry, contributing a lot to its development. We are all very grateful to you,"
Tan Jincheng said with a smile.
This man could be considered an academic businessman.
In 1989, he started his own business with his equally highly-educated wife, founding Luyuan.
For years, he had been working to promote the industry's development.
During an interview with CCTV last year, he proposed many suggestions, advocating for a focus on energy and environmental strategies, and how to meet the basic travel needs of the people, properly addressing the issue of electric vehicles.
It was after this appeal that various new electric vehicle policies were introduced across different regions, creating a relaxed environment for the development of electric vehicles.
To some extent, the explosion in electric vehicle production capacity and sales this year was due to his efforts over the years.
He was indeed a deserved "Zhejiang Entrepreneur of the Year" in 2005.
"Haha, you flatter me, you flatter me. In business, I'm just trying to sell more Luyuan vehicles,"
Ni Jie laughed heartily.
He had heard flattery many times, but hearing such words from the hottest peer this year still made Ni Jie feel very pleased.
"Not at all. The rapid growth of the electric vehicle market this year is directly related to your efforts several times last year. The progress of any industry cannot be separated from policy promotion."
"No, no,"
Ni Jie waved his hands repeatedly, but he highly agreed with the latter half of Tan Jincheng's statement.
After being praised by a junior peer for so long, Ni Jie felt a bit embarrassed:
"Xiao Tan, you are still young. I heard that you missed college due to an accident. Are you interested in learning something more? Doing business also requires continuous learning."
"I do, but I don't have such an opportunity, and I don't know if Anhui University would still accept me,"
Tan Jincheng said with a smile.
He had actually thought about furthering his education for a long time.
He didn't have such an opportunity in his previous life, and if possible in this life, he still wanted to try.
"Haha, if you have the will, it doesn't necessarily have to be Anhui University. Yongcheng University or other universities in Zhejiang province are also options."
"Oh? How so?"
"If you're interested, I still have some connections at Yongcheng University and should be able to put in a good word. Your company is in Yongcheng, so there should still be an opportunity to attend Yongcheng University."
"Of course, I'm willing! Thank you so much, Mr. Ni,"
Tan Jincheng said happily.
He didn't expect such an unexpected gain.
In the next six months, Flash Motors shouldn't be particularly busy.
Production, sales, and marketing each have specific responsible persons.
Utilizing such an opportunity to study at a university would, on one hand, improve himself, and on the other hand, expand his network.
Flash Motors currently lacks high-end talent the most.
Apart from headhunter recommendations, there are no other particularly good channels.
As the enterprise has developed to this point, to continue growing, self-improvement is essential; otherwise, even if it truly grows large, Tan Jincheng might not be able to control it.
"Alright then, I'll help you ask after the meeting. Whether it works out or not is another matter,"
Ni Jie nodded.
Many universities have executive training programs, so this isn't difficult to arrange, but he couldn't promise too much.
"Okay, okay, thank you so much, Mr. Ni."
Sometimes being young is a good thing.
Tan Jincheng could flatter without restraint to gain favor, but when it came to market competition, he could play as he pleased, showing his mature side.
These two faces, separating business dealings from private interactions, wouldn't make people feel too repulsed.
In the Zhejiang market, Flash Motors' main competitor is currently not Xinri or Yadea, but Luyuan.
Having deeply cultivated Zhejiang for so long, it is still very difficult for Flash Motors to surpass Luyuan's popularity in Zhejiang in a short time.
But none of this prevented Tan Jincheng from flattering, nor did it prevent Ni Jie from extending an olive branch of friendship.
Market behavior should be left to the market.
Flash Motors' current advantageous markets are mainly concentrated in Henan and Anhui provinces, as well as Nanning in Guangxi province, and several major cities in Guangdong and Fujian provinces.
Flash Motors has put great effort into marketing in large population provinces and labor-intensive cities, as well as in Nanning, a future city overflowing with electric vehicles, all to make generations of people remember the Flash Motors brand.
Next, Flash Motors will also conduct extensive promotional activities in Zhejiang province.
Previously in Zhejiang, Flash Motors had not put in too much effort to promote itself, partly due to insufficient energy, and partly because it simply couldn't beat Luyuan.
Currently in Zhejiang, apart from a decent fight in its home base of Yongcheng, Flash Motors cannot compete with Luyuan in other cities.
While flattering and accepting the other party's goodwill, Tan Jincheng was actually already thinking about how to compete with Luyuan in the Zhejiang market.
Hmm, let's arrange one of Jay Chou's fan meetings in Hangzhou.
Online voting is one thing, but he could also stack the votes himself.
Additionally, Liu Yifei herself requested one of her three fan meetings be in Yongcheng.
With two cities and two large-scale marketing events, combined with summer discount activities, they should be able to carve out a niche in the Zhejiang market.
Online voting activities were already underway, with three endorsers, including Chun Ge, participating in the voting.
However, Chun Ge's cities had all been decided: Xiangcheng, Chengdu, and Yicheng.
Liu Yifei's cities were also decided: Yongcheng, Jiangcheng, and Nanning.
Yongcheng was proposed by herself, while Jiangcheng and Nanning were suggestions from Tan Jincheng.
Jiangcheng is her hometown, where negative comments should be relatively fewer.
As for Nanning, it was purely considered from a market behavior perspective; Jiangcheng holds an important position in Flash Motors' brand promotion.
For Jay Chou, Tan Jincheng preferred Beijing, Shanghai, and Hangzhou.
Firstly, his schedule was the tightest; Jay Chou had been a workaholic in these two years, with very, very limited time.
These three major cities have convenient transportation, making arrangements easier.
Furthermore, promoting in big cities is more in line with Guanneng's high-end brand image.
Tan Jincheng chatted happily, his mind on business, and so was Ni Jie.
While other manufacturers were thriving, although he was keen on promoting industry progress, he was also a businessman, and a businessman must pursue profit.
Luyuan didn't want to lose market share, so it had to step up.
If the industry was developing well, it was also time to return to enterprise management and not leave everything to the boss.
By the end of this month, Luyuan had organized nearly two hundred representatives of supporting manufacturers and suppliers from across the country to gather for a strategic alliance summit, preparing for future market competition.
(End of Chapter)