2003: Starting with Foreign Trade

Chapter 307 Unlimited Wealth?
Each generation has its own ideas. My father is only 46 years old now, and there are still 14 years until retirement. It is almost impossible for him to resign at this point. Moreover, as his influence grows, it becomes more difficult to apply for medical retirement.

But I really don't have any plans to invest in my hometown for at least the next 10 years. What should I do?

In the afternoon, Sun Yuming was summoned to Tan Jincheng's office.

After entering the house, he routinely took out a few pieces of candy to tease Tan Jinyue.

Everyone in the company knows that the boss brought his younger sister with him again today. He came back from a business trip of more than half a month and brought his sister to work on the very first day.

Is this little girl going to work with her boss before she even starts kindergarten?

Will we have to bring kids' snacks to work from now on?
Tan Jinyue is quite bold and not shy around strangers; however, she doesn't accept things from just anyone, she only accepts them with her brother's permission.

This is what Tan Jincheng taught her: she shouldn't accept anything from anyone without an adult's permission.

"Boss, it's been a long time," Sun Yuming said with a hearty laugh.

Tan Jincheng looked Sun Yuming up and down and laughed, "It's been a while. Brother Sun, you've gotten fatter. You need to take care of your image. You can't go out looking like this."

It is said that a broad mind leads to a plump body. Sun Yuming, who was already on the heavier side, has become even fatter in the past year. I wonder what he will look like when he becomes overweight in middle age.

Sun Yuming's eyes flashed. His boss was implying something, and he also noticed the change in how they addressed each other. After the company grew, Lin Yumin and Wu Zhenping insisted that their boss no longer call them "uncle".

During that period, I also asked the boss to stop calling me Brother Sun.

Now I hear that long-lost title again.

"Is there anything you need from me? Just say so, boss," Sun Yuming said with a hearty laugh.

He now manages the purchasing department and serves as the purchasing manager, which is a lucrative position. Regardless of the ability of the person who can become the purchasing manager, it is certainly not someone who is not trusted by the boss to be competent.

Sun Yuming knew that his current position was given to him by Tan Jincheng. With his qualifications and abilities, he could not become the purchasing manager in any company.

Tan Jincheng nodded and got straight to the point: "I do need to talk to you. You're the first employee of FlashTech, so you're the first person I think of if I need anything. How about you come work in Tianjin?"

"Go to work in Tianjin?" Sun Yuming was stunned, his heart skipped a beat.

The boss wants me to work in Tianjin. Given my current position as the head of the purchasing department, it can only be a lateral transfer or a promotion, not a demotion.

In ancient times, wouldn't this be called governing a region?

Could it be that immense wealth and fortune are just around the corner?
“Yes, go to work in Tianjin. Go there to reclaim wasteland. You’ll be in charge of things there for now, mainly liaising with the local government and getting the factory up and running,” Tan Jincheng nodded.

Holy crap! Sun Yuming's heart pounded even harder. This wasn't just governing a region; this was a regional governor!

"Am I capable?" Sun Yuming asked, his voice trembling slightly.

“A man can’t say no. Before you took this position, weren’t you just a novice salesman who couldn’t even run a business properly? Now you’re doing just fine. You only know if you can do it or not after you’ve done it.”

Sun Yuming smiled. Boss's analogy was really apt. Before following Boss, wasn't he nothing?
"Alright, I'll give it a try. If I don't do well, I'll ask the boss to replace me. I just hope that the boss will give me a job after I've been with you for over a year."

"Haha, that's more like it. You're not married yet, so moving to a different city for work shouldn't cause you any problems in your life. You'll mainly be overseeing the project's progress there. Also, I know someone there. I'll give you his contact information later. You can contact him if you have any problems."

That's what they say, but the remaining tasks are still quite heavy. After all, the investment for the first phase of the project is 100 million yuan, which is quite a lot of pressure for someone who has never been involved in engineering before.

However, Tan Jincheng cannot find a more suitable person for Flash Motors at the moment.

The two secretaries, Zeng Jixiang and Zhao Xinyi, are still too inexperienced and have not been properly trained. In addition, Lin Yumin and Wu Zhenping are not suitable for this position. One of them is in charge of domestic electric vehicle sales, and the other is in charge of overseas sales. Neither of them can be transferred.

After much thought, Sun Yuming is the most suitable candidate.

Sun Yuming is like a brick, ready to be moved wherever needed, but this role is also quite challenging. He is very familiar with everything from engineering construction to procurement processes and specific business procedures.

With his strong learning ability and capacity for higher-level work, Sun Yuming's future is destined to be bright.

"I understand. No wonder the boss said my image wasn't good. Don't worry, I'll start dieting today."

"That's a minor matter. You need to keep up with your studies. Neither of us is very educated, but I'm sure you know that it can be quite a headache when you don't understand many things. So you need to study more so that you don't miss out on good opportunities."

Sun Yuming nodded. His boss was giving him some pointers. Indeed, compared to other workers, Sun Yuming felt incredibly lucky to have such a great opportunity.

Whether or not one can seize this opportunity depends on their own abilities.

If an opportunity to manage a branch office is presented to you, whether you can pass this "probation period" depends on your performance.

"Yes, I've got it." Sun Yuming nodded solemnly.

He then asked, "When am I going to Tianjin? Also, who should I hand over the responsibilities to in the purchasing department?" "Who do you think would be the most suitable person to handle the purchasing department?"

Sun Yuming thought about it carefully. First of all, he definitely couldn't recommend anyone. Such an important position could only be appointed by the boss himself, not recommended by him.

But at the same time, I can't leave this question unanswered, or I'll seem too incompetent.

Got it!

"How about you take on the extra work, boss, and let Zeng play a support role? Let Zeng try the actual management, and you can guide him from behind."

Zeng Jixiang's girlfriend seems to have some connection with the boss's cousin, which is why Zeng Jixiang became the boss's assistant. Compared to ordinary people, he has a higher level of trust.

As for the boss taking on this role concurrently, it's just a pretext. Given how busy the boss is right now, how could he possibly have time to personally manage the purchasing department?

Tan Jincheng thought about it for a moment and felt that the plan was feasible, but it would be better to replace it with Zhao Xinyi.

FlashTech's purchasing department is the client's party and has absolute authority. They have fixed systems for fluctuating purchase prices, payment terms, and how to return or exchange defective products, making it easy to operate.

From their daily work, Tan Jincheng could sense that Zhao Xinyi was more sensitive to numbers than Zeng Jixiang. Zeng Jixiang's sensitivity might be due to his major, but he was also less flexible in personality than Zhao Xinyi.

Another point is that compared to Zhao Xinyi, Zeng Jixiang has been in society for far too short a time, and such young men are most easily corrupted.

Female managers, on the other hand, have it a little easier.

"Use Zhao Xinyi. I'll have the HR department issue a personnel change notice in a bit. You should hand over the responsibilities to her as soon as possible."

"Okay, if there's nothing else, I'll head out now."

"Okay, call Zhao Xinyi in."

"Ok."

Sun Yuming left happily but under immense pressure. Zhao Xinyi came in looking bewildered. Her boss usually called her to give her instructions, and she really hoped he wouldn't call her so often.

"I'm giving you a promotion and you'll also serve as the head of the purchasing department. Your main task right now is to hand over the reins to Sun Yuming."

"Huh? A promotion? Boss, you don't want me as your assistant anymore?"

"Didn't you understand? It's a concurrent position. You'll still be doing the assistant's work. If you don't want to be the head of the purchasing department, I'll replace you when I find a suitable person."

"Oh, is that so? Will my salary increase?" Zhao Xinyi asked cautiously.

Tan Jincheng laughed and said, "Of course, although your boss likes to make grand promises, I never make them casually."

Many private enterprises like to implement a system where one person does multiple tasks. In principle, there's nothing wrong with this system, but your compensation must keep up. If one person does multiple tasks without being paid, then it's nonsense.

If you want to treat a horse like a donkey, then give it plenty of fodder.

"That's good, that's good; haha, does that mean I'm going to become an official?"

"Stop grinning like an idiot, you're scaring my sister. Go find Chen Jinwen and get two personnel appointment announcements, one for you and one for Sun Yuming. Sun Yuming is being transferred to be the general manager of Tianjin Shanchi."

"Okay!" Zhao Xinyi came in looking bewildered, and left just as happily.

Compared to Sun Yuming's immense pressure, she felt no pressure at all. Since it was a part-time job and she still held the position of the boss's assistant, she could take advantage of her proximity to the boss and ask him directly if she didn't understand something or couldn't make a decision.

At 2 PM, the Electric Vehicle Division of Flash Group released two new personnel appointments signed by Tan Jincheng on the company's internal management software.

"Sun Yuming is removed from his position as Minister of Procurement at Flashpoint Technology. Zhao Xinyi is appointed as the new Minister of Procurement at Flashpoint Technology!"

"Sun Yuming has been appointed as the General Manager of Flash Technology Tianjin Company!"

The announcement of the two personnel appointments caused quite a stir within Flashpoint Technology. Everyone knew that the Tianjin branch was short of a manager, but no one knew who would be appointed.

Now, the answer has been revealed, which is both unexpected and reasonable.

Sun Yuming, the purchasing manager, is the company's number one employee. He has been with the boss for less than two years. In the company, he is the boss's driver and does errands. He contributed a lot during the initial setup of the company.

Thanks to this opportunity, he has now made his third career leap, from an ordinary salesperson to the purchasing department manager, and now to the head of a branch office, all in less than two years.

It is said that Jinpeng Trading initially had two salesmen. The boss also asked the other salesman if he wanted to come, but he refused. I wonder what he will think when he sees Manager Sun again now.

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