Chapter 283: Chapter 283: Seeking a Shareholding
Girls obviously can't keep secrets from each other. Although Wang Jinju wasn't as eager to show off as Feng Wen, she still naturally wanted to share such a private matter with a best friend, and naturally, that best friend was Huang Jingping.
The reason she told Huang Jingping all this was because she believed that Huang Jingping had been there before.
Like Feng Wen, Wang Jinju doesn't believe that Huang Jingping and Feng Yiping, who have been living under the same roof for more than half a year and are so fond of each other, have been behaving themselves.
Huang Jingping was also a little shocked when she heard this. She hadn't had time to think about anything else because she was very happy with the current situation. Of course, she also felt aggrieved. Why didn't anyone believe her when she told the truth?
She and Feng Yiping had only started 'getting to know each other' after the Chinese New Year. As for 'falling in love', well, she didn't want to talk about it. She was a pure silver, and she was very happy with the current situation. As for Feng Yiping, she knew that he was very restrained.
However, this incident had some impact. In the past, she sometimes liked to rest her head on Feng Yiping's lap while they talked, but now, she avoided doing that.
This is actually similar to the three states of Zen Buddhism: at first, she saw the mountain as the mountain and the water as the water; later, she saw the mountain as not the mountain and the water as not the water; finally, the mountain remained the mountain and the water remained the water.
At first, she didn't think about anything because she just felt comfortable, so she didn't care. Now that she has thought about it a bit, she feels that that position is not very convenient. She has to wait until they reach the next stage after the 'getting to know each other' stage, and then she will return to the initial state and just rest her head on his shoulder if she wants to.
Another thing is that before when she and Feng Yiping 'went on a date', she just liked it, but now she enjoys it a bit.
Feng Yiping of course can't feel these subtle changes in the girl, nor can he feel some things. Huang Jingping is even clingier to him than before, and sometimes at night after taking a shower, she'll wear a sweater on top.
Although he joked that it's best for a girl to go to bed at night without makeup or perfume, but that's just when you're sleeping.
On the second day of April, Feng Yiping received the summary reports of the previous month from each company. This is the advantage of having a system in place: on the first day of the following month, each company can already provide a summary of the previous month's work, complete with detailed data.
In short, the first month of the year has been very smooth.
The average daily sales of the existing Youjia branches have increased significantly, mainly due to the influence of the Spring Festival holiday. The year before and after the New Year is the traditional peak season.
This month, Yujia entered three new markets and opened 18 new stores. Meanwhile, preparations for the two new distribution centres have been completed and they can be put into use next month.
Next month, the plan is to enter four new prefectures and open 20 new stores. In addition, Zhou Xinyu is personally leading a team to the capital city of a neighbouring province, where preparations for the first phase of 10 stores are in full swing and they can also be opened smoothly next month.
Jia Sheng Decoration has also made great progress.
With Jia now opening so many new stores every month, and all of them outside the provincial capital, Jiasheng's existing construction capacity can't keep up. But this is easy to solve. Jiasheng's employees, who have gone down with Jia, have picked those with good reputations from local construction companies and subcontracted the work to them. Jiasheng only takes a 10% management fee, and his main job is supervision.
When you do the math, the net profit of doing it this way is higher than if Jiasheng did it on its own.
After adjusting the sales direction, Zhitong Company no longer clings to the idea of signing a large state-owned enterprise and becoming rich all at once. Sales to private enterprises have been very effective. Although there are only a few interested parties following up on the entire system and no system has been signed yet, a watered-down version of the system, which focuses on financial management, has sold 13 sets last month, including 8 sets in the provincial capital.
The only thing that is not quite ideal is Jiasheng Kitchen Cabinets. In the provincial capital, it is still okay, with the support of the Jiasheng Decoration brand, and many newly decorated customers have ordered a set after seeing the real thing and being very satisfied. However, outside the provincial capital, the work of finding agents has not been very successful. Many people have suggested selling on commission, but they do not agree to pay for the goods. Feng Yiping also disagrees with this.
Giving him goods for free is not good for the brand image, and it will generate accounts receivable, which carries the risk of bad debts. Third, because it's free, the middlemen who take the goods won't have the pressure or incentive to actively sell them.
Therefore, Cai Lei suggested that, within the province, it would be better to open your own specialty store, as this would definitely maximize sales efforts and also train a sales team. Feng Yiping agreed, and according to the plan, next month, Jiasheng Kitchen Cabinets will also open five new specialty stores in five cities.
In this way, it will mean an increase in business for Jiasheng Decoration.
If this trend continues, the preparations for opening an agricultural products processing plant in his hometown will also have to be put on the agenda.
Cai Lei is also concerned about the development of Feng Yiping's company.
On the first day of April, he called Feng Yiping to say that he had something to discuss and invited him to go to the province for a visit. On the weekend of the first week of April, he sent Cai Xin in Mei Yiliang's car to pick up Feng Yiping in the city, which was a very polite gesture.
Compared to the first time he met Feng Yiping, Cai Lei's attitude was much kinder now, and there was also a hint of respect. Although Feng Yiping was considered his junior, in front of Feng Yiping now, he could not put up any airs at all.
Therefore, sometimes it is not good to be too calculating. Just like Cai Lei, he is easygoing. No matter what happened the first time he met Feng Yiping, he is still the same now, and they get along quite well.
When they arrived at the factory, which had not changed much, Feng Yiping and Cai Lei still had a private chat, which lasted three hours.
At dinner, not only did Mei Yiliang and Cai Hong come, Feng Yuxuan also came.
Before dinner, Cai Lei, with a rosy face, told everyone the result of his discussion with Feng Yiping. The two of them had decided to jointly set up a furniture factory in Shenzhen, mainly for foreign trade. The investment amount was to be determined, but it would be at least 30 million yuan.
Dexiang Furniture Factory in the provincial capital will invest all its assets, including the land it has already bought, a sales outlet, and all raw materials and finished goods in stock. The exact amount will be entrusted to a third party, and a mutually agreed accounting firm will act as an agent to value it.
After the cooperation, Dexiang Furniture Factory in the provincial capital will still be responsible for Cai Dexiang, and he will also be involved in the preparation of the new factory throughout the process. As for all the management of the new factory, it will be outsourced.
Feng Yiping had also considered building a factory in Shenzhen for a long time. Now industrial land on the southeast coast is not as expensive as it was, and it is still very reasonable, or even cheap, for manufacturers of traditional industries. Moreover, for large-scale investments, the incentives for investment promotion are still very strong everywhere.
The manufacturing industry he is currently involved in is also furniture, and the market prospects for this sector are also excellent. Having someone like Lao Cai, who has been immersed in the furniture industry for a lifetime, join to oversee the business is also a very beneficial thing.
Everyone is very happy, except for Cai Xin and his wife. Cai Xin now has no hope of ever taking control. Of course, they are just a little uncomfortable.
Cai Xin knows his second son very well. He is good at petty calculations, but lacks a broad perspective. He has a very small frame of mind. So he explained everything to him in advance. Being able to work with Feng Yiping is like entering the fast lane, and the future rewards will surely far exceed expectations.
Naturally, Feng Yiping stayed at home that night. With her parents away, Feng Yuxuan took on the role of parent, asking about everything from his study progress to his daily life. She was very attentive. As for Feng Yiping's cooperation with Lao Cai, she didn't mention it. She and her parents knew that her younger brother was a person with his own opinions, and they didn't need to worry about these things.