Watching others make money feels effortless, but doing it yourself can be exhausting.
Only when Tan Jincheng truly began to establish a medium-sized factory did he realize how difficult it was.
The scene of grand gestures and widespread subservience described in online novels simply doesn't exist.
Even a frontline ordinary worker dares to negotiate terms and show displeasure.
It was common for employees to quit during training if they were unhappy or couldn't be reasoned with.
Many things also had to be done personally, such as the urgent recruitment of financial personnel and a purchasing manager.
Lin Qifen ultimately did not accept Tan Jincheng's proposal to switch over and become a full-time finance employee.
However, she did recommend a classmate to Tan Jincheng who had similar professional experience.
Liu Meilin, 40 years old this year, was Lin Qifen's classmate.
Both had similar experiences, but compared to Lin Qifen, Liu Meilin's family situation was slightly worse.
Thus, under the temptation of Tan Jincheng's high salary, she accepted the invitation.
In the future, the finances of Jinpeng Trading, Jinyi Industry, and Shanchi Vehicle Industry will be handled by Liu Meilin.
Considering the higher complexity of Shanchi Vehicle Industry's parts procurement and supplier relations, Tan Jincheng ultimately decided to set the finance office at the factory.
For three companies, plus the simple accounting for four Taobao stores, the monthly salary was 13,000 yuan, with 3,000 yuan covered by Jinpeng Trading.
Tan Jincheng only needed to be responsible for 10,000 yuan of the monthly salary, which was quite cost-effective for him.
As for Lin Qifen, since she knew Tan Jincheng was hiring a full-time finance employee, she naturally knew that the financial settlement for these three companies would no longer be given to her.
The adult world is one of unspoken understanding.
The reason she was still willing to introduce reliable financial personnel to Tan Jincheng was to maintain a good relationship.
A 20-year-old young man, who had established three companies, including a factory, in just over half a year, might become an important figure in the future.
Maintaining a good relationship with him during his startup phase might prove useful later on.
Who can guarantee a smooth life forever?
Liu Meilin's family situation was originally similar to her own, but an accident depleted all their savings, forcing her to change her lifestyle.
In addition, Tan Jincheng also hired two cashiers, both middle-aged women.
The initial financial team of Shanchi Vehicle Industry was basically established.
The financial team's biggest task upon taking office was to deal with Shanchi Vehicle Industry's invoices from this period, which had previously been unprocessed and were quite chaotic.
Another task was to set up the workers' payroll system properly.
According to Tan Jincheng's plan, Shanchi Vehicle Industry's salaries would be paid through regular bank transfers, but some workers this year were unwilling and preferred cash.
They also considered social security contributions to be an unnecessary step, thinking the money would be better given directly to them.
There were quite a few employees with this mindset.
At this point, Chen Jinwen needed to step in to appease them.
If someone truly couldn't be reasoned with, there was no choice but to dismiss them.
To grow stronger and larger, these standardized operations cannot be avoided.
Rather than waiting until the scale becomes large to change, it's better to set the rules from the beginning.
Such dissenting voices will arise regardless of when changes are made.
Even in 2023, many people are unwilling to pay social security.
According to Tan Jincheng's design, the final structure of Shanchi Vehicle Industry would be divided into: Finance Department, Marketing Department, R&D Department, Production Department, Quality Management Department, Procurement Department, and Human Resources Department.
The responsibilities of the Finance Department require no elaboration.
The Marketing Department will be responsible for the sales and market promotion of electric scooters.
The R&D Department will be responsible for product research and development and technological innovation.
The Production Department will be responsible for product manufacturing.
The Quality Management Department will be responsible for product quality control.
The Procurement Department will be responsible for the raw material procurement and supplier management of electric scooters.
Specific tasks include finding excellent suppliers, signing contracts, and raw material inventory management.
Like the Marketing Department, it is a core department.
The Human Resources Department is responsible for employee recruitment and training, as well as performance management, and other related tasks.
There will also be an Administrative Department.
In addition, Tan Jincheng also planned to establish an Administrative Customer Service Department, whose main components would naturally be other administrative positions within the company, plus customer service personnel.
The 400 number was still considered high-end and not synonymous with spam calls.
Setting up two customer service hotlines for Shanchi would make the company appear more prestigious.
Currently, apart from the Finance Department and Human Resources Department, whose heads have been decided, the leaders of other departments have not been finalized.
Although Wang Chao is currently leading the R&D team for development, he only holds the title of a team leader.
The titles given to other employees are R&D Engineer, Test Engineer, Designer, etc., including many interns from Ning Vocational College.
In the future, these individuals, including newly recruited employees, will compete for the position of head of the R&D Department.
Professional matters should be handled by professionals, but there's no need to give them very high positions from the start.
They should have some sense of competition.
The same applies to the Marketing Department.
Lin Yumin and Wu Zhenping are also not the heads of the Marketing Department.
Those who want to advance will compete for it.
Another department whose head has been determined is the Production Department.
Unlike other departments, the Production Department is a grassroots leadership position.
In simple terms, it can be understood as an enlarged version of a workshop supervisor, and this position is also very important.
Without a leader, ordinary workers would be a disorganized mess, so it is crucial to have a manager as soon as possible.
Fortunately, after Sun Yuming led training and filled in for a few days, such a person in charge was found.
Tan Jincheng's network, built since last year by visiting factories and occasionally socializing with factory owners, was now showing its initial results.
In 2005, when recruiting employees was relatively easy, even during the mid-year recruitment off-season, with recommendations from a group of factory owners, it was relatively easy to recruit some entry-level employees and grassroots managers.
It must be said that these factory owner friends might not be able to help with major issues, but they are truly dedicated to minor matters.
With a single phone call, they would genuinely try their best to help you find people, asking about former employees who were outstanding and even calling those they still kept in touch with after they left.
It was under these circumstances that Wang Guoxin was introduced to Shanchi Vehicle Industry.
Wang Guoxin, 43 years old this year, had decades of workshop management experience in the auto parts industry and thus became the head of Shanchi Vehicle Industry's Production Department.
In the early stages of a company's establishment, the requirements for employees' abilities are not that high, except for some very critical positions.
Being suitable is enough; the right person can manage the right position.
In the future development of the company, a significant portion of the employees who joined during the initial startup phase are destined to be eliminated; survival of the fittest is inevitable in the development of a company and society.
Tan Jincheng is also very clearly aware that he doesn't need to find incredibly impressive individuals, but rather suitable candidates who can keep the company running smoothly.
If he can't find one, he'll step in himself.
For example, for the position of Procurement Department Manager, which has been difficult to fill, Tan Jincheng plans to take it on himself for a while, as this position is simply too important.
Although the structure of an electric scooter is simple, the procurement of parts is not.
The seven major components alone, including batteries, motors, controllers, and chargers, involve many suppliers.
Based on the lowest procurement standard, choosing two suppliers to compare for one component means 14 suppliers.
With the current millions in hand, if he were to casually hire a procurement manager, and happened to encounter a corrupt one, that person alone could bankrupt Tan Jincheng.
To be honest, apart from Tan Lihua, Tan Jincheng would not trust anyone else with this task right now, not even Zhang Xupeng.
It's not that he doesn't trust Zhang Xupeng or fears him taking kickbacks during procurement, but rather that Zhang Xupeng currently lacks the capability.
There's a reason why the turnover rate for procurement managers in most companies is high.
Moreover, wasn't there a joke in the new energy vehicle industry in his previous life?
The selling price of a certain new energy vehicle company's cars remained high, not because the cars were so good, but because their parts procurement prices were 25% higher than their peers.
Tan Jincheng certainly doesn't want such a thing to happen in his company in the future.
So, he will take charge initially, go through the entire process, and once he understands the cost of a vehicle, then he can replace himself with a procurement manager.
According to Tan Jincheng's idea, if an electric scooter's cost could be controlled within 800 yuan during his procurement process, then any other procurement manager would also be able to do it.
Procuring finished products within 800 yuan, while ensuring quality remains unchanged, and if the procurement manager pockets a little something, he wouldn't bother to interfere. "Water that is too clear will have no fish," after all.
Asking a horse to run fast and not eat grass is naturally something Tan Jincheng wouldn't do.
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"Knock, knock, knock."
Just as Tan Jincheng was busy in his office, there was a knock on the door.
"Come in,"
Tan Jincheng said without looking up.
As the door opened, a clear voice came in:
"Boss Tan, our filming task for today is complete."
It was Gu Qingqing.
She didn't have any filming today either, but she still came with Qin Siyu and Zhao Xianbo.
During the day, besides checking on the filming progress, Gu Qingqing spent the rest of her time with the customer service staff of the three Taobao stores, learning about Taobao store operations, how to reply to customers, how to ship goods, and how to handle negative reviews.
It must be said that, after being persuaded by Tan Jincheng, Gu Qingqing was truly seriously learning and getting involved in the role of Taobao operations.
At the same time, Gu Qingqing also took the opportunity to visit the workshop of Shanchi Vehicle Industry.
Workers stood in rows, listening to the instructor's introduction, and various machines were continuously being moved into the factory for installation and debugging.
At noon, she went to experience the Shanchi Vehicle Industry cafeteria.
With iron trays, three dishes and one soup, although it wasn't overly elaborate, the taste was quite good, and the portions were generous.
All of this was full of novelty for Gu Qingqing.
Gu Qingqing had also thought that if she hadn't met Tan Jincheng, it would have been impossible for her to be exposed to so many industries she had never seen before, from Taobao stores to apparel trading, and then to electric scooter manufacturers.
These, by all accounts, had nothing to do with her, a university student majoring in English.
But it was these experiences that showed her another side of society.
It turned out that Taobao stores could make money like this, and those seemingly inconspicuous, even somewhat vulgar, QQ underwear were actually bought by so many people.
And from the customer service staff, she learned that these QQ underwear actually had the lowest return rate.
Although the actual transaction volume was average since their launch about 10 days ago, the return rate and negative review rate were surprisingly zero.
The funniest thing was that Boss Tan actually had people impersonate buyers, and while placing fake orders, they would also post pictures from who-knows-where in the comment section, and then have the customer service staff share screenshots in QQ groups and Tieba forums.
What on earth was going on in this person's mind?
How could he come up with such a promotion method?
But from the feedback of the customer service staff, the promotional effect was actually very good?
The impact on Gu Qingqing was immense.
No wonder Boss Tan said that this store might be the best-selling and longest-surviving among the three stores in the future.
With such abnormal promotion, how could it not be good?
The promotional traffic generation for the QQ underwear store seemed a bit sleazy to Gu Qingqing.
This didn't fit Boss Tan's usual image, yet it was this person, who usually appeared proper and gentle as jade, who came up with such a crooked trick.
In reality, what Gu Qingqing didn't know was that Boss Tan's crooked tricks weren't limited to these.
For example, reporting infringing merchants at the Canton Fair using loopholes in the rules.
Such tricks would not be uncommon in the future.
"Finished filming, huh? You have classes tomorrow, so we won't see each other until next week again,"
Tan Jincheng looked up and said to Gu Qingqing with a smile.
After half a year of acquaintance, Tan Jincheng's favorable impression of Gu Qingqing was gradually increasing.
(End of Chapter)
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