Time passed day by day, and in the blink of an eye, it was November.
The weather in Yongcheng visibly turned colder.
The newly hired clerk also officially started work.
The company grew from its initial two "barefoot commanders" to four full-time employees.
Tan Jincheng gave his bulky desktop computer to clerk Li Jinglan.
Li Jinglan is Li Yanning's cousin, one year younger than Tan Jincheng and Zhang Xupeng, and also dropped out after high school graduation to make a living.
From the boss to the employees, Jinpeng Trading's current educational ceiling is high school graduation.
University students nowadays don't look favorably upon such small companies.
When the company can hire official undergraduates, it will indicate that Jinpeng Trading has entered a new stage of development.
After working in an electronics factory for several months, screwing screws, Li Jinglan couldn't stand it anymore; she had long wanted to change jobs.
As soon as she heard her cousin say that her newly joined company wanted to hire a clerk, she immediately packed her bags and left.
Since joining in November, Li Jinglan felt this job was quite suitable for her; it was especially relaxed.
Every day she would just clean the office and occasionally reply to customer inquiries on Taobao.
Other than the slightly lower salary compared to the electronics factory, there were no other issues.
As for the role of social security, Li Jinglan, who had just entered society, couldn't feel its importance.
In her opinion, it would be better to give her the money directly than to deduct it for social security every month.
But when she raised this request, for some reason, Boss Tan firmly disagreed.
What a strange person.
He really is a strange person.
Even the electronics factory dared not pay social security, what's so scary about it?
"Xiao Li, I'm going out for a bit. You all can go eat lunch by yourselves."
Tan Jincheng's voice interrupted Li Jinglan's thoughts.
"Oh, okay, no problem,"
Li Jinglan quickly replied.
These two bosses are quite nice.
They also get a 300 yuan meal allowance every month, and if the two of them are at the company, they'll treat everyone to lunch.
Speaking of which, Boss Tan is actually quite handsome, a bit like Gu Tianle.
"Stop daydreaming. He became a boss at such a young age and is mature and steady in his work."
Seeing her cousin staring blankly at the door, Li Yanning, sitting next to her, chuckled.
"No way, Sister, what are you talking about? I was just checking if the boss had gone far enough so I could slack off,"
Li Jinglan said, blushing and a bit embarrassed.
"What slack is there for you to steal? You don't have much to do every day anyway,"
Li Yanning pouted.
"Who says? Don't I have to be a Taobao customer service agent? Some customers are very difficult to deal with."
"You, don't always think about slacking off. Take advantage of having a salary now and not being busy with work. Learn more things, otherwise, your salary will never go up,"
Li Yanning said earnestly.
This cousin had just graduated, was still indecisive, and didn't yet know the hardships of society.
"What's the rush? I'm only 18. As long as the salary is enough to spend, what do I need so much money for?"
"It'll be too late when you get anxious. This opportunity is rare now. You have a salary to cover your living expenses; use your free time to learn a skill, it will benefit your future."
"Alright, alright, Sister, you mind your own business. Hehe, since both bosses are away, I'll find a movie to watch."
"There's really no getting through to you,"
Li Yanning sighed.
Tan Jincheng hasn't been visiting the factory much lately; Zhang Xupeng and Li Yanning have taken over the factory liaison, so there's no need to worry.
Jinpeng Trading's current framework is not yet robust enough.
Tan Jincheng's main work recently has been to further enrich the company's overall framework, with business development naturally being the top priority.
Besides still dedicating a period each day to contact clients from business cards, Jinpeng Trading's store on Lao Majia International Station has gradually started to improve, combining online and offline efforts.
Additionally, during this period, Tan Jincheng has been working on establishing the company's official website to allow clients to understand the company more intuitively, and also to further improve the financial system.
A complete financial system is essential for any enterprise.
Tan Jincheng's daily life was spent in this busy routine, transferring from one bus to another, traveling through every corner of the city.
During this time, Tan Jincheng also brought gifts to visit Uncle Cheng, or Cheng Yongjun's company, as he had promised to visit when they were in Yangcheng; he couldn't go back on his word.
Interpersonal relationships need to be maintained.
Although everyone works in different industries, being in the foreign trade sector, these connections might come in handy one day.
Many people say that the poor don't meet benefactors because they are short-sighted and don't know how to maintain relationships, but one must know that maintaining relationships comes at a cost.
Most poor people have neither the time nor the ability to maintain a long-term relationship; they need to hustle for a living.
Cheng Yongjun was very pleased with Tan Jincheng's arrival.
This young man was very interesting.
He just gave a few pointers during the journey, then he actively bid farewell when returning to Beicang, and after returning, he came to visit and express his gratitude.
Cheng Yongjun could naturally see the ambition behind it, but it wasn't off-putting; on the contrary, he even had some admiration.
Having started from scratch, he too had come up this way; in Tan Jincheng, Cheng Yongjun seemed to see a reflection of his younger self.
For Tan Jincheng, returning to this era, making money was not difficult.
The real challenge was how to overcome the sense of unfamiliarity with this era.
Many times, when considering problems, he would carry some modern thinking, which sometimes inevitably made him feel out of place.
Integrating into this era through interpersonal relationships was often the best breakthrough.
After handling these matters, Tan Jincheng's remaining task was to ensure the smooth shipment of these two orders and the subsequent enrichment of the sample library.
A foreign trade company cannot have just a few samples, nor can it have only a single product category.
While doing well with apparel, they could also venture into luggage, belts, and similar items, all belonging to the same product category.
However, the current focus is still on enriching the apparel sample library.
Today, Tan Jincheng went out because he had an appointment with a part-time fashion designer to turn the extremely ugly samples he had previously drawn into actual designs.
Additionally, he would have the designer create some other styles of clothing according to his requirements.
Hiring part-time employees was a major characteristic of small companies in the Jiangsu and Zhejiang areas during this era, especially for designers, as many companies could not afford the salaries of full-time designers.
In this city where the average salary was just over 2,000 yuan, the salary level of most full-time designers was at least twice the average salary, and many earned seven or eight thousand yuan a month.
Not all companies could afford such salaries, so they could only hire part-time designers.
Tan Jincheng also couldn't afford it, so part-time was the best option at the moment.
(End of chapter)
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