Age of Legends

Chapter 168 A Little Regret
After taking Zhang Chen to several places, Zhao Tao met with everyone in the office after returning.

Because he is Wang Shuowei's cousin, Zhao Tao has heard a lot about Zhang Chen.

But it was not until Xiong Da's death that Zhao Tao got to know Zhang Chen in detail. Then he knew the truth about his uncle Wang Bowen. Wang Bowen had previously broken the record of Rongcheng TV Station, which caused a sensation and was described as an emotional mediation program of "family ethics and bloody quarrel station". It was planned by Zhang Chen.

Not only that, in Rongcheng’s Digital Culture Festival, cosplay competition, and promotional video “Food in Rongcheng”, Wang Bowen seemed to be the protagonist, but Zhang Chenguce was always there behind the scenes.

Zhao Tao found that he couldn't treat Zhang Chen as an ordinary cousin, and he also wanted to see what kind of person he was this time. So when he heard Zhang Chen's suggestion, Zhao Tao said okay, since it's your suggestion, then you come with me and observe this Zhang Chen up close to see if he is really as wise and evil as Wang Bowen said.

On this trip with Zhang Chen, the so-called research on the logistics market, Zhang Chen actually took him to the customs in Zhonghai first. At the customs declaration office, Zhao Tao saw with his own eyes how great the logistics demand was. Every day, a huge amount of documents and data reports were exchanged between companies. On the other hand, Zhang Chen took him to the post office, and Zhao Tao saw with his own eyes how inefficient the post office was in the face of such a large number of documents.

Having seen the scene of customs declaration documents, Zhao Tao saw that the postal staff on site were slow and leisurely, taking a lunch break at noon and leaving get off work on time in the afternoon, leaving the customs declaration company with a pile of documents to be sent out, but they looked helpless.

Zhao Tao wanted to rush in and argue with them at that time.

Zhang Chen said: "You see, this is a business born out of reality. China Shipping's logistics and express delivery industry was able to develop because of this demand. Where there is demand, there is a market. These companies send unimportant customs declarations through the post office, and sometimes they can only have their own people ride motorcycles or drive cars to deliver important customs declarations. At this time, these express delivery companies were born."

Then he and Zhang Chen went to Huicheng, where they saw a prosperous market created by the transportation of goods and raw materials between various local light industrial factories.

In the past, Zhao Tao was limited by his own experience and vision. He only worked in Rongcheng. He saw that game halls could make money, so he opened game halls. He saw that opening an Internet cafe could make money, so he opened an Internet cafe. People's choices and behaviors are closely related to the circumstances they have experienced. If it were in the past, Zhao Tao would probably not be able to detect the pulse that was faintly buried in the huge waves of the times.

And Zhang Chen took him on this trip and took his pulse.

In Zhao Tao's office, Bu Ruijie and Hong Yao gathered together to listen to Zhao Tao's story about his experience with Zhang Chen. Finally, he said, "I think it's feasible. This is indeed a clear way for everyone to make money."

Bu Ruijie said: "This Zhang Chen is indeed a good guy. He asked you to go there and got you interested. Once you got interested, you were no longer satisfied with the Internet cafe. But why did you run around? It was not enough to go to Zhonghai, so you went to Huicheng?"

Zhao Tao said: "He made me realize that the express delivery industry in these places can survive and grow because it relies on local demand. If we want to do it, we should not forget whether Rongcheng has such soil!"

Hong Yao opened his mouth: "Ha, is there one?"

"I don't know either, so I'll go look for it. This time I'll see if there's such a market in Rongcheng. Let's go out tomorrow and divide the work among ourselves!"

After returning from a research trip with Zhang Chen, Zhao Tao began to investigate whether Rongcheng was suitable for developing a local express delivery industry, and assigned people to conduct another week of research.

Finally, everyone ran around and gathered together. Zhao Tao contacted Zhang Chen again, and the two met at a milk tea shop.

Zhao Tao handed over a piece of paper with some scribblings and corrections on it, "My brothers and I walked around and found a similar market in Rongcheng.

First, there is the Western Shoe City, which has many leather and shoemaking industries. There is a great demand for Rongcheng’s footwear products abroad. I think this is a point.

The second is the garment factories. Pengzhen and Chongshi both have large garment industrial parks, and there are also many freight demands. This is what we have summarized and what we can do at present. "

Zhang Chen looked at the paper in Zhao Tao's hand. There was a map drawn on it like a war map, with the distances between different industrial zones circled.

Zhang Chen said, "It's true that there is a strong demand for logistics in these industrial zones, but there are also people doing logistics in these industrial zones. How can you guarantee that you can take the business away from them?"

"I inquired about piece-rate delivery. The shoe city charges 70 for one piece. If we want to do it, we can get in at a lower price. Anyway, many people I know have nothing to do. Some of them were expelled from school because of their low education. Now they regret it but can't find anything to do. It's better for them to have something to do than to be idle now."

"Entering the market at a low price and grabbing the market is indeed the only way to open up a situation in a place." Zhang Chen nodded. There was no good trick at this time. Your so-called organizational structure and better system are not applicable in this era of wild growth. There is no way to use the Internet for publicity. Without billboards, it is difficult for the company to survive. Of course, there is no better system and structure. So now it is time to fight to the death.

This is what Zhao Tao calls competing with others in price and service, and gaining a firm foothold through blood and sweat.

Zhao Tao and his gang are good at fighting, but whether they can do this kind of business remains to be tested.

Zhang Chen didn't say any more nonsense. He took Zhao Tao's paper and continued to write a few points on the back.

“3. Food. We pay special attention to local grain processing, meat processing, and beverage manufacturing. Many local foods have shown good sales, not only in Rongcheng, but also in the surrounding areas.

4. Home appliance manufacturing park, televisions, refrigerators, washing machines, air conditioners, local famous brands have emerged, and also radiate export. "

After writing, Zhao Tao took it and read it. Zhang Chen said to Zhao Tao, "In fact, due to policy reasons, you cannot undertake the large-scale transportation of these industrial parks, and you can't do it now, so you can focus on the delivery of trade samples and document delivery. If you can achieve same-day delivery in Darongcheng, it will be considered a success."

At that time, the New Postal Law had not yet been implemented, and there had been no policy reforms in the logistics industry. Many areas had postal monopolies. This is why the express delivery industries of Zhonghai and Huicheng are currently unable to expand across provinces. This has given Rongcheng's local express delivery industry room to grow.

Of course, this is only limited to this time.

Zhang Chen thought that if Zhao Tao wanted to enter the express delivery industry, the millennium was the best time. A little later, those more powerful and large-scale companies would soon open branches here, and it would be much more difficult to fight at that time.

"Finally, come up with a catchy name. Do you want me to invest?"

"I just opened an Internet cafe, but I still owe some money. The current profit is not enough to cover the investment... So if I want to do this, I do need some start-up capital. How much can you invest?"

Zhang Chen understood that in order to set up the Internet cafe, Zhao Tao had looked for people to invest in it, for example, Wang Shuowei invested with his New Year's money. He must have borrowed a lot of money, and if he wanted to do express delivery now, he would also need money.

Cars and motorcycles, these tools that can provide “same-day delivery” are the guarantee of the express delivery industry.

"Let's start with intra-city transportation. I'll invest 300,000 yuan in you and I'll own 20% of the shares. Do you think... is it possible? You can think about it and get back to me later."

Zhang Chen suggested to Zhao Tao that if he bought shares, it would be good, as he could almost foresee the future prospects. However, express delivery is not a financial company, but a real industry that requires a lot of hard work. Based on this kind of industry, Zhang Chen did not intend to invest in it. If the participation is not high, buying 20% of the shares is enough. If he really wants to take away half of it, it may cause disunity.

Of course, if Zhao Tao's express delivery business becomes successful and strong, there will be opportunities to enter the market at every opportunity point in the future, so there is no need to rush.

And most importantly, Zhao Tao has to weigh this matter carefully. Zhang Chen will not forcefully acquire shares and take away his share to avoid any rifts between the two in the future. After all, he is the one who manages the entire company.

After all, investing is nothing more than investing in a trustworthy person.

After thinking about it for three days, Zhao Tao finally called Zhang Chen.

"Brother Zhang Chen, I've made up my mind."

"Have you decided to invest?"

"I've thought of a name! As for the investment, I actually agreed when you told me about it."

"So you spent three days thinking about the name?"

"The enemy!"

Zhang Chen didn't know how to comment. It seemed that the first thing a person who lives in society needs is a banner of dominance, so he asked, "What is it called?"

"Shengfeng! This name is warm, abundant and grand. I looked up various information and finally decided this one is the best!"

In August 2000, the name Shengfeng was decided.

After finishing his busy work with Zhao Tao, Zhang Chen looked back and realized that the summer vacation had passed.

During August, a few days after Shen Nuoyi and Han Zhouxuan came back from their trip, they went to their hometown in Zhonghai with their parents. They spent their entire summer vacation visiting relatives and friends, and did not have much time to meet up with friends in Rongcheng.

And the souvenirs that Shen Nuoyi was said to have brought back from the capital never had the chance to be delivered.

During this holiday, Shen Nuoyi missed Zhang Chen's 18th birthday because he met with friends he grew up with. Afterwards, due to their busy schedules, they missed each other and had no chance to meet.

It turned out to be a slightly regrettable summer vacation.

After that...Yude Middle School opened.

(End of this chapter)