Chapter 234: There is still a lot to learn before going on stage
Luo Yang had not originally planned to attend the opening ceremony this weekend, but now that Jiang Fan had gone to Zhoushan, he had some free time.
So he, Liu Haishan, He Maosong and Cai Fujun were each assigned one.
It's not a company opening, it's just a store opening, it's just a formality, and the subsequent store openings will not have this treatment.
There was no ribbon cutting, no fireworks.
After a few flower baskets and a simple auspicious ceremony, the store officially opened at 8:58.
After attending the opening ceremony, He Maosong hurried to the airport.
At around ten o'clock, the remaining three people returned to the company and drank tea together in Luo Yang's office.
In fact, Liu Haishan and Cai Fujun also had independent offices in the company, but as shareholders, they did not have specific positions in the company, so their offices were not large.
It’s not that they were treated differently. We asked them about it before the second renovation, but they refused.
To quote Liu Haishan’s original words: I only come here a few times throughout the year, so it’s just a token of my appreciation. When the day comes when the company has its own office building, it won’t be too late to set up two offices seriously.
As for He Maosong, because he serves as the chairman of the supervisory board, he has a special office in the company. The decoration layout is similar to Luo Yang's, the only difference is that the area is smaller.
"It's time to set sail. Let's use tea instead of wine and wish Nayuki great success."
"Of course it will soar to the sky."
The three of them clinked their teacups together and said auspicious words.
"Why did Mr. He leave in such a hurry?"
He Maosong originally thought that Luo Yang would not attend the opening ceremony today, so he did not tell him anything special.
"He flew straight to Jiangcheng."
Liu Haishan said: "'s first step out of the Yangtze River Delta was in Jiangcheng, so he attached great importance to it."
Luo Yang was stunned for a moment.
Why not the Pearl River Delta or the Bohai Rim region?
At least these three places are currently the largest urban economic circles in the country.
“It’s hard to get in from the north and south.”
Cai Fujun saw Luo Yang's doubts and explained with a smile: "It is precisely because the Pearl River Delta and the Bohai Rim have developed economies that local capital is strong. It is difficult for a small ant-type startup like to have room to operate in these two places unless a large amount of capital is invested."
On the contrary, the Yangtze River Economic Belt, relying on Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shanghai as the leader, drives westward.
Due to the influx of a large amount of capital from the Yangtze River Delta region, the markets of the smaller Jiangcheng Economic Circle and the Sichuan-Chongqing Economic Circle are easier to enter.
Luo Yang seemed to understand this macro-narrative, but not quite.
“Let’s take the Internet industry as a simple example.”
Seeing Luo Yang's expression, Liu Haishan explained: "A large number of Internet giants such as Baidu, Sohu, and Sina are concentrated in the capital, Alibaba is rooted in the Yangtze River Delta, and Tencent is the king in Nanshan, Shenzhen. On the surface, although capital crosses geographical boundaries, local policy support is the internal logic."
Taking a specific industry as an example, Luo Yang understood it immediately.
Do you really think that the reputation of Nanshan Pizza Hut came out of thin air?
This point may not be so obvious in Internet companies, so Luo Yang can always draw inferences from the real estate industry.
A certain happiness started out in the northern city of Langfang. At its peak, one-third of the city’s residential communities were developed by it.
The same is true for a certain benchmark in Shenzhen, a certain lake in a mountain city, and a certain Da in the Northeast.
This is not extreme.
Take tobacco for example. Almost every province in the country, and even some cities, have their own tobacco factories, such as Jiangjun in Shandong Province, Huangshan in Anhui Province, Liqun in Zhejiang Province, Hongshanshu in Jiangsu Province, and Suyan.
But think about it, fellow smokers, apart from the early Hongtashan and Yunyan, and a few other brands such as Huazi which have always been strong, how many local brands can really be sold well across provinces?
This is the reason why moved out of the Yangtze River Delta and set up Jiangcheng as its first stop for expansion.
Some things, if you know them once, you know them all.
Luo Yang quickly thought of Naixue.
"It seems that Nayuki's next step of expansion will be mainly to the west along the Yangtze River."
He drew inferences from one example and said, "Of course, big cities like Guangzhou, Shenzhen, and the capital should also have A-level stores, supplemented by some B-level stores. As for C and D-level stores, they should not be deployed for the time being."
Liu Haishan gave Luo Yang a thumbs up.
No genius is omnipotent. It is normal that Luo Yang is unfamiliar in some fields.
However, those who can understand things at a glance and apply them to other situations have surpassed the thinking of ordinary people and can be classified as geniuses.
Although praised, Luo Yang did not become complacent.
Instead, he felt that he had many shortcomings and needed to learn more.
"Boss, Mr. Liu and Mr. Cai."
The three were chatting when An Ying knocked on the door and walked in. After saying hello, she reported, "We have negotiated a deal for the store at Xinjiekou in Jinling."
"it is good!"
Luo Yang smiled and looked at Liu Haishan and Cai Fujun and said, "Double happiness."
Although Jinling only has one A-level store, to some extent, this store is half a level higher than most A-level stores in the Magic City.
After all, the Xinjiekou business district ranks among the best in the country, and the Deji, Xinbai and other shopping malls located there are all large shopping malls with annual sales of over 10 billion yuan.
This place gathers the essence of Jiangsu Province. It is first-class in terms of consumption capacity and flow of people, and is more prosperous and lively than the Xuhui Commercial Center.
Now that the layout of the first batch of A-level stores has been finalized, it is something to be happy about.
"How about it?"
"How about what?"
Luo Yang was confused when he heard Cai Fujun's incoherent question.
"You, the assistant."
Cai Fujun smiled and asked, "Just asking if you like it?"
"Tsk..." Faced with this question, Luo Yang didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "She is extremely beautiful, but the salary is also..."
"Hahaha"
After hearing this, Liu Haishan laughed and said, "I specifically asked for it."
“It kind of undermines the company’s salary structure.”
Luo Yang tapped his nose and said, "As the chairman, I only get 3 yuan a month, not to mention the directors below, who only get 15-18K. As a general assistant, she gets almost 35K, including various subsidies."
"But there are no rumors in the company, right?"
"?"
"Tsk, I forgot you don't come to the company often."
Liu Haishan patted his head and explained, "This abnormal height will only leave room for imagination, and no one will feel it is unfair."
Luo Yang: “.”
"Don't be so conceited. After seeing you in person today, I'm jealous."
Cai Fujun smiled and said, "With such beauty, even if she has no education and ability, she can go to Xinghui or Platinum Palace to work and earn hundreds of thousands a month. Now she is working like a slave for more than 30,000 a month here. What else is there to be dissatisfied with?"
Well.
If you think about it this way, the salary is really not high.
And I only contributed 55%.
Luo Yang took advantage and quickly changed the subject. If they continued talking, there was no telling what these two LSPs would say.
"Brother, Guan Kai can be withdrawn this month."
"When we talked on the phone a few days ago, Guan Kai did ask about this matter, but you didn't say anything, brother. I thought you had it handy and couldn't bear to part with it."
Liu Haishan smiled and said, "Of course it would be best if he could come back. I'm also waiting for him to come back and take over."
"We'll go back next week to pick the land, and then we'll start with construction."
Luo Yang responded: "In the early stage, you are familiar with the whole set of procedures. The only difference is that there are some subtle differences in policies in different places. When the time comes, you just need to grasp the general direction."
"Speaking of this, I really want to thank you."
Liu Haishan said to Luo Yang with emotion: "In the past six months, we have talked on the phone once a week. I can clearly feel Xiaokai's growth. He has learned a lot from you!"
Luo Yang felt a little ashamed to be praised like this.
It’s a bit of an exaggeration to say that I teach by example, in fact I just take him through things every time.
There were several pointers on key points during the period, but more of it depended on Guan Kai's own understanding and willingness to ponder.
So Luo Yang couldn't help but praise him: "Guan Kai is good. If he is polished well, he will definitely be able to take on important responsibilities in the future."
Unconsciously, he was commenting from the perspective of an elder.
Liu Haishan and Cai Fujun were not surprised at all, as if his comments were natural.
Unconsciously, the bosses have begun to recognize Luo Yang as a collaborator, rather than just treating him as a junior.
After a few cups of tea, the time came to half past eleven.
It was time for lunch, so the three of them got up and left the company and had a quick meal nearby.
Liu Haishan had to rush back to Ningbo in the afternoon, so he left after dinner.
“Are you busy this afternoon?”
Cai Fujun invited Luo Yang: "If you don't have anything important to do, will you accompany me to play golf?"
“I can’t.”
In addition, in his previous life, Luo Yang had only swung a few clubs on the practice range.
"Learn it sooner or later. At the rate you're growing, you'll have to enter a similar social circle sooner or later."
Cai Fujun smiled and said: "You don't need to have a high level of skill. You just need to understand the rules of the game and practice the correct swing posture. As for whether you can score 8 or 10 on a hole, it doesn't matter."
Thinking about it, Luo Yang felt that this was true, so he nodded and agreed.
So we followed Cai Fujun's car toward Waiqingsong Highway, and arrived at the Magic City Silver Bridge Golf Club after more than 40 minutes.
"Today I will use my secondary card to experience it at the driving range."
Cai Fujun led Luo Yang to the clubhouse with familiarity, saying as they walked: "Find a beautiful coach, teach while having fun, and then apply for a membership card. Come and practice when you have nothing to do. Young people like you learn quickly. I think you will be able to play with me on the track in a month or two."
"If you don't know, you might think you're a marketing person for a golf club."
Luo Yang joked, "Brother, you don't have shares here, do you?"
"Hahaha"
Cai Fujun smiled and said, "I thought about it, but unfortunately I didn't."
"Do Mr. Liu and his friends also like to play ball?"
"Old Liu rarely plays, and his level is average. But Old He plays really well, and is considered a high level player among amateurs."
Cai Fujun explained: "Many people in investment institutions like to chat about things while playing basketball. This is how Lao He got his training."
This sentence suddenly reminded Luo Yang of an interesting story.
In 2005, at the Pebble Beach Golf Links in the United States, Hangzhou Ma and Jerry Yang jointly wrote the classic anecdote of "a shot of golf worth $10 billion", and they were talking about Yahoo's investment in Alibaba.
From this we can see that mastering one more skill is not a bad thing.
Thinking of this, Luo Yang was no longer so resistant to learning to play golf.
After all, even someone like Boss Ma who can't play golf can't avoid swinging the club.
(End of this chapter)
