What's it like to drive a BMW to an Audi 4S store?
What's it like to pick up two Audi A6s at once?
In short, it was still quite unusual for 2005.
If Xiaomi is a disruptor in the mobile phone market, then Chery, as a domestic brand, can definitely be considered a disruptor in the traditional automotive field, ever since its first Fengyun series was launched and gained market recognition in 2001.
The Tiggo SUV launched in March this year was even more successful.
For a time, major domestic car manufacturers followed suit, and joint venture brands could no longer sit still, either launching similar models or directly lowering prices for existing models.
Thus, there was a widespread price reduction in the car market in the second half of the year, almost covering all brands.
If it were last year, Tan Jincheng would really have to pull some strings to get two A6s in stock at once.
What Shanchi aims to do is to be a disruptor in the electric scooter industry, learning from Chery's diligent R&D and Xiaomi's marketing experience, to make its mark in the electric scooter industry.
The 2005 Audi A6 already faintly showed some shadows of future Audi models.
Completely different from the old Audi style, the interior adopted a very rare all-black color scheme, which, against the backdrop of numerous walnut trim strips, added a sense of solemnity to the visual effect.
This time, they picked up the A6L 3.0 automatic leading version, with an on-road price of 650,000 yuan, featuring dual-row automatic leather memory seats, electric folding and heated rearview mirrors, electronic brakes, ESP, and so on, as well as the lights that car enthusiasts jokingly call "the lamp factory".
The experience was indeed different from the BMW 3 Series, and it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say it was a crushing victory.
After all the procedures were completed, Tan Jincheng was still very happy:
"Haha, Brother Sun, Brother Hui, let's each drive one back. Brother Hui, you drive my BMW."
One car was registered under Shanchi Auto, and the other under Jinpeng Trade.
Currently, Tan Jincheng is still the legal representative of Jinpeng Trade, so picking up the car on behalf of Zhang Xupeng was no problem at all.
He had also been asked before picking up the car; he wanted the same black model, so everything was identical except for the license plate.
If it were in July or August, Tan Jincheng wouldn't need to go to the 4S store himself to pick up a car.
But it wasn't very busy in September, and Tan Jincheng was willing to make the trip; few men dislike cars, after all.
Sun Yuming rubbed his hands and said,
"Haha, Boss Zhang is going to be angry when he gets back, I got to drive his new car first."
"Haha, who told him to be in a hurry? As soon as I said I was picking up a car, he told me to pick up his too, so he'd have one to drive when he got back."
However, Sun Yuming was just driving it to his factory to park it, so it didn't matter.
No one would be driving his car before Zhang Xupeng returned anyway.
Since getting an assistant, Sun Yuming has focused more on liaising with suppliers in the procurement department.
However, for minor errands, Tan Jincheng was still more accustomed to having Sun Yuming do them.
For today's car pickup, originally, he and Zhang Xuhui could have just asked an employee from the 4S store to help drive the extra car back.
But Tan Jincheng still unconsciously called upon Sun Yuming.
No other reason than Sun Yuming's superior driving skills.
Tan Jincheng felt more at ease letting him drive Zhang Xupeng's car back.
Zhang Xuhui didn't have much driving experience.
Driving his own BMW was fine; a bump or scratch wouldn't matter much.
Carefully taking the BMW car key, Zhang Xuhui finally understood how obvious the gap between people was.
1.3 million yuan was thrown out without even a blink; this was a sum many people couldn't achieve in their entire lives.
It was truly laughable to think back.
When he first received the invitation, he was still a bit dismissive of Boss Tan and his cousin.
Did two high school students deserve to have a university student like him as an assistant?
Even if he went, he would just use the place as a stepping stone.
The result was completely different from what he saw and imagined.
Not to mention the boss, even his cousin was someone he had to look up to now; one of those two Audis belonged to him.
"Ugh, I can't even afford an Alto, so what right do I have to look down on people who drive Audis? What good is a degree once you enter society?"
Zhang Xuhui said with a bitter smile, stroking the BMW's steering wheel.
It was time to adjust his mindset.
Even though he was currently an assistant, he was no different from a clerk.
The boss often had Brother Sun handle many errands, which was good proof of this.
An assistant who can't run errands for the boss, is that really an assistant?
Look at Brother Sun again.
He was the first to follow the boss, and he only had a high school diploma.
But so what?
Brother Sun is now in charge of all Shanchi's parts procurement; a single word from him can determine the fate of a factory.
What an opportunity this is.
"You need to work hard, Zhang Xuhui. Your cousin is so accomplished. If you still cling to the pretense of being a university student, looking down on this and that, you won't achieve much even if you go elsewhere in the future."
Aside from his education, he really seemed inferior to his cousin.
His cousin dared to go out and venture with the boss right after high school.
It's said that he was the first to propose the idea of doing business after coming ashore, and this year he can even lead a team alone to Yangcheng to attend the Canton Fair.
The boss entrusting him with the exhibition booth of another foreign trade company also showed his ability to handle things.
Success was not accidental.
As for the boss's abilities, Zhang Xuhui had witnessed them in less than a month as an assistant.
He handled things very decisively, had a strong sense of the big picture, reacted quickly, and for unexpected issues, he would immediately and decisively adjust and provide solutions once something was found to be amiss.
The most important point was that everyone in the company's middle and senior management was very convinced by the boss.
From their eyes, you couldn't tell that the boss was only 20 years old; everyone seemed to overlook his age.
And the boss could only make decisions that convinced everyone.
Another thing Zhang Xuhui admired most was that the boss never troubled grassroots employees.
As long as you didn't cause trouble and worked hard, he wouldn't bother you even if you made mistakes.
In the boss's words, grassroots employees just need to get paid and do their work; responsibility for mistakes should lie with their leaders and higher-level management.
Of course, for those who repeatedly failed to reform, the boss was absolutely merciless.
The factory of over 200 people was managed in an orderly fashion by him.
In his free time, he could play games or go to Jinyi Industry to oversee orders.
His abilities truly surpassed what so-called "university students" could offer.
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"The advance payment from Yicheng has all arrived. In addition, advance payments from Yingzhou and Yu Province have also been received successively, with an expected total of 5.474 million yuan in advance payments."
"Current workshop capacity, after calculation, can stably produce 7,500 units per month. The production plan is already scheduled until November, but it's still somewhat insufficient, and many new retail stores have called hoping to place orders."
"Also, workshop employees have asked if the discounted car purchase limit could be increased to two vehicles, as some employees want to buy one for their family members as well."
"The district's superior competent authority has an exchange meeting at the end of the month, and they hope you can attend."
"The sub-district office also has an event for National Day and has sent us an invitation."
"In addition, the industrial land application you submitted has been reported to the higher-level department, and they replied that they would seriously consider it."
"Also, Yangcheng sent a bunch of exhibition photos to your email. Pengya couldn't reach you by phone, so he asked me to let you know."
Zhang Xuhui reported item by item.
These were all summaries from various departments to him.
Money was a good thing.
Even though he had witnessed Tan Jincheng's ability to handle things in the past, Zhang Xuhui had always turned a blind eye like an ostrich.
"I can do it too."
But ever since he casually threw out 1.3 million yuan to buy two Audis without even blinking, and remained unperturbed afterward, Zhang Xuhui had thoroughly recognized reality.
With such a mindset, he truly couldn't compare to the boss, or even to his cousin Zhang Xupeng.
Honestly, could he really bring himself to not even look at a luxury car, not even ask about the model, and just have his brother pick it up for him?
You wouldn't even buy a computer like that, would you?
Since then, Zhang Xuhui's work attitude had become much more serious.
Tan Jincheng noticed this but didn't point it out, knowing that change was always a good thing.
Honestly, if there weren't truly no suitable candidates, Tan Jincheng would never have hired a fresh university graduate as an assistant.
Everyone fresh out of campus tends to be arrogant and have high aspirations but low practical ability.
This was also true for Tan Jincheng and Zhang Xupeng when they first graduated, otherwise, they wouldn't have impulsively boarded a boat.
Being able to quickly recognize reality and change his work attitude, from this perspective, Zhang Xuhui was actually not bad.
Most students entering society don't know these things without years of hard knocks.
There was a reason Uncle Zhang dared to recommend him.
Old state-owned enterprise folks like his father and Uncle Zhang, who rose from the bottom, might not have achieved much in their careers, but after decades of immersion, they still had a good eye for people.
Lin Yumin and Wu Zhenping, recommended by his father, were also very reliable.
They were neither arrogant nor obsequious, and their work ability was very strong.
This market promotion can be considered a great achievement.
"Okay, I understand. I will attend the district's exchange meeting. As for the sub-district office's event, you can go in my place. Donate whatever needs to be donated, and if you don't understand anything, ask Brother Sun."
"Also, regarding the employees' request to increase the internal car purchase limit, go put up a notice in the workshop stating that the company's current production capacity cannot meet this requirement, and we hope everyone understands."
How could an ordinary working family afford to buy two brand new electric scooters?
They just want to take advantage.
A luxury version is 300 yuan cheaper than on the market, not to mention they aren't even sold in Beicang yet.
If they took them out and resold them for 2,500 yuan, someone might even want them.
Not to mention the standard models; selling them for 2,000 yuan would definitely find buyers.
One spot could earn 200 to 500 yuan.
Who wouldn't want to seize such an opportunity?
Never underestimate the wisdom of grassroots employees; they are very shrewd.
"Okay, if there's nothing else, I'll head out."
Zhang Xuhui said while taking notes.
His office was the one next door, which Sun Yuming had used before.
"Mhm, go ahead."
After Zhang Xuhui left, Tan Jincheng didn't rush to work.
Instead, he was thinking that the Mid-Autumn Festival was approaching, and perhaps he should go home.
In addition, the final payment for the first batch of 8,000 units and the advance payment for the second batch have arrived, which can balance Shanchi's income and expenditure for this month and next.
With monthly sales of 7,500 units, sales revenue has increased to 12.075 million yuan.
Orders are already scheduled until November, with more orders coming in later.
This means Shanchi will be profitable starting from October.
So, should the Mid-Autumn Festival benefits be better?
After all, it's Shanchi's first official holiday.
"Hello, Moto, hello, Moto."
Just then, Tan Jincheng's phone rang.
It was Zhang Qingliang calling.
"Hello, Uncle, what's up?"
It wasn't Zhang Qingliang's voice on the other end of the phone, but a woman's:
"Hello, is this Mr. Tan Jincheng? This is Beicang District People's Hospital."
Tan Jincheng suddenly stood up, his mind buzzing as if it had exploded.
(End of chapter)
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