Reborn, back to a small county town to become a wealthy family

Chapter 704 Beating
Luo Yang did not inquire about the specific figures for the second quarter's revenue. After chatting with Jian Yueqin for another ten minutes or so, he ended the conversation with her.

For the rest of the time, he devoted himself to dealing with the company's backlog of business.

Even lunch was brought over by Sun Jingyu.

Although he couldn't finish processing all the documents in an hour and a half in the morning, it didn't stop Luo Yang from brewing a pot of tea after lunch and enjoying a moment of leisure.

"Chairman, the entire agreement template has been sent over from Shanghai. I've modified it according to the actual situation. Would you like me to print out the revised agreement for you to review now?"

While clearing away the dishes, Sun Jingyu reported her work to Luo Yang.

"No need to show it to me, just send it to Shanghai."

Luo Yang rinsed the purple clay teapot with boiling water, replying without looking up, "The agreement stipulates that the monthly subsidy of 1 yuan will not go through Zhengyang Group's finance department, but will be transferred to your account in the board office in Shanghai."

"Is the subsidy issued from Shanghai?"

Sun Jingyu was taken aback for a moment, then asked in confusion, "Then which company do I work for?"

"You know that the group is preparing to restructure, don't you?"

Luo Yang patiently explained, "Some companies in Yang City will be incorporated into the group's management. At that time, although you will be working in Yang City, your official position may no longer be that of the director of the group's board office. You will be assigned the position of deputy director instead."

By the end of July at the latest, all of Luo Yang's businesses will be integrated. Whether they will all be incorporated into one group company or split into two groups is still uncertain.

However, one thing is certain: it will not be divided according to region.

After hearing Luo Yang's explanation, Sun Jingyu did not show any disappointment.

Previously, Luo Yang wanted to integrate the industries in Yang City and establish a group company, and asked her to serve as the director of the board office. She was already a little apprehensive. Now that she was told that she would be under the jurisdiction of the newly established group's board office and given a deputy director position, she felt more at ease.

"I'll do whatever the chairman says."

Sun Jingyu said earnestly, "I will do whatever you arrange."

"Ah."

Luo Yang nodded; "Pack your things first, and then come over later to report on recent events at the company."

Sun Jingyu quickly cleared away the tableware and left the office.

Less than half an hour later, she stood in front of Luo Yang again.

"Chairman, I hope I haven't disturbed your lunch break?"

In the past, during the summer, whenever Luo Yang came over, he would always rest for more than an hour in the afternoon.

"It's okay, let's talk about the matter first."

Although Luo Yang didn't get much sleep last night, he was so tired that his sleep quality was actually better, and he's not sleepy at all now.

"Actually, nothing major has happened in the company in the past two weeks."

Sun Jingyu then honestly reported, "Most of them are trivial matters, the only slightly noteworthy one is the harassment incident involving the factory's most beautiful girl..."

"The factory's most beautiful girl?"

Luo Yang looked at Sun Jingyu in surprise: "Harassed? Tell me the details."

“Our factory is bigger now, and we’ve been recruiting a lot of people recently, mostly female employees… We just hired a really pretty girl at the new factory, and she’s been pursued by a lot of men in the factory since she started working there.”

Sun Jingyu reported in detail: "With more people pursuing her, all sorts of things happened. The girl got fed up and reported the situation to the workshop leaders. Later, somehow, the news reached General Manager Shang's ears, and last week, General Manager Shang transferred the girl to the old factory area and assigned her to an administrative job..."

Wow, that's quite the gossip.

"President Shang and that girl..."

Luo Yang, too, couldn't resist the common touch and thought the melon smelled delicious.

After all, Lao Shang is a married man, and he's over forty years old. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that he's an old ox eating young grass.

"I think should not be?"

Sun Jingyu shook her head, thought for a moment, and then hesitated, saying, "I don't know either. It doesn't seem like it on the surface, but whether it's true or not, nobody knows."

"That girl is pretty?"

Luo Yang stroked his chin and asked, "Have you seen him in person?"

"I've seen it several times."

Sun Jingyu said in an exaggerated tone, "She's really beautiful, and she's only 17 years old this year. She dropped out of high school and started working. She's from Hunan Province..."

Policies vary across the country.

In Jiangsu Province, for example, half of the students are eliminated during the high school entrance exam. Those with poor grades go to vocational schools or technical colleges, while only those who meet the minimum score have the opportunity to attend high school.

Therefore, the college entrance examination admission rate in Jiangsu Province has always been relatively high, partly because half of the students are eliminated during the junior high school entrance examination.

In many other provinces, there are no strict rules during the high school entrance exam, and most students can directly enter high school.

This leads to a situation where many students fall behind in high school.

They felt they couldn't understand the lectures, and their exam scores were far below the undergraduate or even the major's cutoff scores.

Therefore, it's normal for many people to give up in their second year of high school and want to start working as soon as possible.

However, most people from Hunan Province who come to work go to the Pearl River Delta because it is close by, and not many come to Jiangsu Province.

"Chairman..."

Seeing that Luo Yang was silent, Sun Jingyu assumed he had something on his mind, so she said softly, "Should I go and call her over so you can take a look?"

Luo Yang: "..."

This silly goose.

He only tested Jiang Fan's bottom line last night, how could he possibly find someone in Yang City today?
Isn't this a blatant slap in the face to Miss Jiang?
What are you thinking about all day long?

Luo Yang glared at Sun Hanhan: "If we're going to eat, we'll eat you first!"

Sun Jingyu's face flushed red instantly, and the blush quickly spread to her neck, leaving her completely embarrassed and at a loss for what to do.

"Alright, let's not pry into these kinds of gossip anymore."

Luo Yang pursed his lips and said, "Things like the cafeteria food, security guards, and warehouse... we can pay more attention to those."

"Oh……"

Sun Jingyu, still flushed and dizzy, nodded.

Luo Yang brewed a pot of tea, poured the golden-red tea into a cup, and then took a delicious sip.

"Chairman..."

"Ok?"

Luo Yang tilted his head: "Is there anything else?"

"You haven't seen me in so long..."

Director Sun bit her lower lip and mustered her courage to say, "I specially wore new stockings today..."

"Pfft!"

Luo Yang almost spat out the tea in his mouth.

When I turned to look at Sun Hanhan, I was extremely surprised.

This silly girl, when did she become so bold?
Who gave her the courage?

Uh……

The joke he had just made flashed through his mind... Could he have actually taken it seriously?

But his eyes unconsciously drifted to those long legs.

Really nice...

But he still waved the silly girl away.

"Ask President Shang if he has time right now," Luo Yang instructed. "Have him come and report on his work first."

No more than ten minutes after Sun Jingyu left, Shang Guozheng knocked on the office door.

"Old Shang, come sit down and have a cup of tea."

It was still lunch break, so Luo Yang invited him to have some tea and chat.

Shang Guozheng didn't stand on ceremony and went straight over to sit down.

"I was away on a business trip the week before last, and you happened to be away last week. I was extremely tired and had several things to ask you about."

The first thing I did after sitting down was to offer the owner a cigarette.

"Yes, I was just about to ask you about the recent business situation of the men's clothing line."

Luo Yang poured Shang Guozheng a cup of tea and then said, "I heard from the finance department that the menswear business performed well in the second quarter?"

"The business performance is indeed quite good."

When it came to performance, Shang Guozheng beamed and confidently reported, "We made good choices with our distributors, which led to a significant increase in orders in the second quarter. In addition, our direct sales business also started to show growth momentum. The two combined resulted in excellent results..."

What about Coolpad?

The agency system is only allowed to sell Fengshang menswear. Coolpad's sales have always been very good, so the agency system has not been relaxed.

"Coolpad is in a slightly better position."

Speaking of another menswear brand, Shang Guozheng said with confidence: "As the brand has been operating for longer and longer, Coolpad's brand awareness has also increased. It has even occupied a certain share in the domestic trendy clothing market and has the conditions to promote itself nationwide."

At this point, he began to look at Luo Yang with eager eyes.

It's easy to guess that the first application Shang Guozheng wanted to make was related to this matter.

"Chairman, this is the perfect opportunity!"

Shang Guozheng said with slightly agitated emotion, "Taking advantage of this summer's peak sales season, we aim to enter first-tier provincial capitals nationwide and fully expand Coolpad menswear's market channels..."

"Since you've brought it up, you must be quite confident, right?"

It hasn't been long since their failed attempt to enter Guangdong Province, yet now they dare to propose opening up sales channels in provincial capitals across the country.

He wouldn't have said those words if he didn't have a lot of confidence.

"With Coolpad's current brand recognition and sales performance in mature markets, we have absolutely no problem entering large shopping malls in other provincial capitals."

Shang Guozheng stated affirmatively, "Starting two weeks ago, I sent a special team to conduct research on untapped markets, and the results are quite optimistic. Many well-known shopping malls are willing to offer good locations to introduce the Coolpad brand..."

"How much does it cost?"

Luo Yang's words went straight to the core issue.

Shang Guozheng: "..."

My face flushed red, but I still had to fight for what I should fight for.

He looked at Luo Yang and said, "Chairman, I've calculated it. If we start by expanding into the capital cities of coastal provinces and provinces along the Yangtze River in the second half of the year, the total cost will be about 3500 million."

At this point, Shang Guozheng paused for a moment.

He quickly added, "These cities can start operating within two months. In addition to recovering the investment costs, we can make at least 5000 million yuan in profit in the second half of the year. Moreover, the groundwork laid this year will lead to a bumper harvest next year. As Coolpad's market share further increases, its brand awareness will in turn boost sales..."

"Old Shang..."

Luo Yang looked at him while smoking and said, "From the perspective of brand strategy development alone, your suggestion is completely correct, and there is indeed a high probability that it will achieve the goal."

Shang Guozheng felt a pang of anxiety.

Because he sensed a hint in the words, a "but" at the end.

"but……"

Luo Yang clicked his tongue and said, "You can't appreciate it without comparison... Apart from the initial start-up capital requested by the women's clothing division, all subsequent funding came from the basic expenses applied for at the end of last year. They didn't request any additional funding from me."

Shang Guozheng's lips twitched.

The key is that there's no way to refute it, because what they just said is all true.

"If the development of women's clothing is just average, I won't say anything more."

Luo Yang looked at Shang Guozheng and said, "The key is that I heard from the finance department that the women's apparel business performed even better in the second quarter..."

Although there was no second-quarter financial meeting, Shang Guozheng knew that Su Yutong's team had done an excellent job in the second quarter.

“This money is crucial to Coolpad’s future development, so I agreed, and I can even give an extra 500 million.”

Luo Yang picked up his teacup, took a sip, and continued, "But I hope President Shang will also explore more internal potential and be more accurate in formulating next year's funding plans at the end of the year..."

Overall, menswear now earns more money than womenswear.

However, it should be noted that the menswear business had not yet recouped its investment by the end of last year, and only achieved real profitability in the first quarter of this year.

The women's clothing business had already recouped its investment by the end of last year.

If we hadn't created Coolpad back then, the men's clothing line might have already been surpassed by the women's clothing line.

In particular, Su Yutong has been paying close attention to e-commerce platforms and plans to leverage e-commerce to her advantage.

It might be a bit early now.

If she can reap the initial benefits once live streaming starts, she will definitely be able to take women's clothing to a new level.

Perhaps this is the advantage of being young.

Dare to think, dare to fight, dare to do.

Shang Guozheng is still using the old approach, which may have worked before 18, but it has passed that critical point...

At this moment, Luo Yang was already considering whether to cultivate a successor to Shang Guozheng in the next few years.

"Thank you for your criticism and guidance, Chairman."

Shang Guozheng also knew that his constant demands for money over the past few years had displeased his boss.

It was fine before there was any comparison.

Now we have Su Yutong as a role model...

"Please rest assured, Chairman, starting next year, the menswear division will definitely strive to tap its internal potential, learn from the womenswear division, and achieve self-reliance and self-improvement."

Shang Guozheng assured Luo Yang, "I will never apply for any more funds outside of the plan!"

He made up his mind that starting next year, even if the menswear business develops more slowly, he would resolutely stop asking the boss for additional funds.

Actually, this is not something that needs to be applied for separately.

This is something the menswear industry did not anticipate – Coolpad's explosive growth this year.

Shang Guozheng anticipated the sales growth after Fengshang opened up to distributors, so when he formulated his funding plan at the end of last year, he allocated sufficient funds for advertising this year.

Similarly, with the opening up of distributors, sales are bound to increase, so the budget for increasing production lines this year was allocated well in advance.

If he had predicted Coolpad's development trend last year and applied for the planned funding, why would he need to apply for additional money from Luo Yang this year?

(Generally, the budget funds for the following year are applied for based on the sales volume of the following year. If the business administration predicted Coolpad's development potential last year and reported an increase in total sales this year, the budget funds to be allocated will increase accordingly.)

Ultimately, his skill level was a bit lacking, and he was a bit too timid.

In this respect, Su Yutong is better than him.

"Old Shang..."

When Luo Yang refilled his tea again, he couldn't help but reprimand him, "These two years are a critical time for the development of Zhengyang Group. Whether it can go public depends on your and President Su's efforts... You should focus more on business and not let women distract you."

See, gossip still has its uses.

(End of this chapter)