Speaking of which, Zhang Xupeng has also grown a lot during this period.
Tan Jincheng left this side for Yangcheng, throwing all the responsibilities of establishing the company onto him, which put considerable pressure on him.
Not to mention following real estate agents to look at properties every day, he also had to go to Zhang Haiping's factory to learn.
When orders came later, it became even more intense.
Fortunately, in the past half month, Zhang Xupeng finally completed the tasks Tan Jincheng had left him.
The company storefront was ready, office equipment was all purchased, and the merchandiser was hired.
Everything had fallen into normal order.
It's just that he didn't know if the merchandiser met Xiao Tan's requirements.
Tan Jincheng listened quietly like this.
On the path to success, there are six indispensable factors.
The first test is whether one can take the first step; only by taking this step is success possible.
The second test is meticulousness and patience, and the third test is the ability to cooperate and the importance of a team.
No matter how strong one's ability, success is inseparable from team support.
Zhang Xupeng doesn't lack the courage to take the first step; whether he can grow quickly is particularly crucial.
Unlike their previous life where they initially partnered to run a construction site fast-food business, this time Zhang Xupeng needed to adapt to the rhythm faster and bear more responsibility.
It now seems that although the start was not his forte, Zhang Xupeng was still able to complete the task very well.
If he couldn't even manage small things like renting an office, purchasing equipment, and hiring employees in half a month, then he wouldn't be the Zhang Xupeng from his previous life who could still stand on his own after the family split.
"The rent is 2000 a month. The area is a bit small, but I calculated it, and it should be enough for now. Paying for a year waives the deposit, so I went ahead and paid for a year."
"The location is about 15 minutes away from where we live by electric scooter, and less than half an hour to the factory in Xiacun by electric scooter. I think it's pretty good."
"Oh, right, I bought a used electric scooter for 600 yuan. I'll take you to see it tomorrow. Your fear of riding bikes is really a headache."
Speaking of this, Zhang Xupeng had quite a headache.
When he was in junior high, Xiao Tan developed a psychological trauma after falling off a bridge with a classmate while riding a bicycle, and ever since then, he dared not ride two-wheeled vehicles.
But strangely, tricycles were fine.
"It's alright. When I have time, I'll get a driver's license. We should be able to buy a car next year,"
Tan Jincheng said confidently.
"Hehe, then I'll also get a driver's license at that time. What car do you think we should buy?"
"That would definitely be the entrepreneur's ultimate tool, Wuling."
"Huh? Isn't that a bit low-end?"
"Stop talking about that, we'll discuss it later. You continue with your previous topic."
They definitely wouldn't buy a Wuling, but it was indeed an entrepreneur's ultimate tool.
In an era when pickup trucks weren't popular, Wuling carried the dreams of countless grassroots entrepreneurs.
It could carry people, transport goods, had strong power, and offered excellent value for money.
The bigger reason it later stopped selling well was actually because there were fewer entrepreneurs.
"I hired a merchandiser according to your requirements. Her base salary during probation is 2000 plus commission. She's a woman, 24 years old this year. You can check tomorrow if she's suitable. I've also handed two orders to her to follow up on."
"Okay, sure, I'll go check tomorrow."
"Also, regarding the money in the account, not counting our previous investment, there's over 170,000 in the account now. Report your travel expenses tomorrow; you shouldn't be spending your own money."
"Just report the plane ticket. Forget about the rest, I forgot to get invoices."
"How can that be? You spent a lot of money on this trip. Since we've set up a company, things should be done properly. You can't spend your own money."
"You're right, even brothers should settle accounts clearly. But this time I really did forget to get invoices. Let's just let it go this time. I'll remember next time, and you too, remember to get invoices for future business trips."
Tan Jincheng had indeed forgotten to get invoices.
He didn't care about that small amount of money and hadn't thought much about it before; but Zhang Xupeng was right, since it was now a company, things should be more formalized.
The night passed without a word.
The next morning at 9 o'clock, Zhang Xupeng rode his used electric scooter, taking Tan Jincheng to the company's location.
Tan Jincheng arrived at his own company for the first time.
At the entrance, a small sign hung, simply displaying "Yongcheng Jinpeng Trading Co., Ltd." in both Chinese and English, without any logo.
After entering, Tan Jincheng estimated the area.
It was indeed not large, probably around thirty to forty square meters.
Fortunately, the location was quite good; this area belonged to Beicang's relatively traditional office building district.
In terms of transportation, it was quite convenient, but this area would decline in the future, with most office buildings relocating to the Financial Building and near the new district government.
With a simple layout, one could see the entire space at a glance.
The front part of the office area had a row of sofas and a coffee table, serving as a reception area, and opposite the coffee table was a computer desk.
At this moment, a young girl was sitting next to the computer desk, scrolling her mouse.
Seeing Tan Jincheng and Zhang Xupeng enter, she called out "Boss" to Zhang Xupeng, then continued with her work.
"Sister Li, let me introduce you. This is the other boss of our company. The orders you're handling were brought in by him."
"You must be Boss Tan. I've heard Boss Zhang mention you. Hello, my name is Li Yanning."
"Hello, Sister Li, I'm Tan Jincheng,"
Tan Jincheng replied with a smile.
Li Yanning is 24 years old this year, born in 1980.
Her hometown is also Anhui Province.
Also a high school graduate, she has been working for several years and has been a merchandiser for three years.
She had only been there for a few days.
When she first applied, she thought it was a scam company, but she dismissed that idea upon seeing that all the qualifications were complete.
The reason she left her previous company was simply dissatisfaction at work; her boss would occasionally make things difficult for her, so she simply didn't want to continue working there.
Moreover, although Jinpeng Trading offered a base salary of 2000 yuan during the probation period, plus commission, the benefits were better than her previous company.
Most importantly, this company also promised to pay social security.
In these times, there are truly few private enterprises willing to pay social security for their employees.
However, after officially starting, Li Yanning felt a bit regretful.
There was nothing much happening at the company, the boss was often absent, and she hadn't even met the other boss.
She had originally planned to resign, but unexpectedly, a few days later, Boss Zhang handed her an order worth 107,500 US dollars to follow up, and then another order for 10,000 pieces.
An order of nearly 1 million yuan, compared to her previous company, was barely a drizzle, but it was better than nothing.
At least the company wouldn't go bankrupt in the short term.
Most importantly, working here was quite relaxed.
The boss was often absent, and no one cared what time she started work, as long as she completed her tasks on time.
After a few days, Li Yanning rather liked this situation, only hoping that Jinpeng Trading wouldn't go bankrupt too quickly, allowing her to work there for a bit longer.
(End of this chapter)
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