2003: Starting with Foreign Trade

Chapter 265 Mysterious Guest
"No, you really don't want the house anymore?"

"No, it's unnecessary. To tell you the truth, I've made a lot of money from the car license. You deserve credit for getting this license so you can set up your garment factory in Wangjiang. So you don't need to think about giving me a house as compensation or anything like that."

Also, you don't need to sell this house. Just keep it and rent it out. If you're interested, you can use it to support a mistress; who knows, it might surprise you in the future.

"Screw you, do you think I'm that kind of person? I want to find a girlfriend honestly and respectably."

"Alright, I'm leaving. Go back and keep an eye on the Canton Fair. If you have time, also keep an eye on Jinyi Industry for me."

"Okay, let's meet again when we get back to Ningbo."

The two brothers had a brief reunion, but now they had to part again. Zhang Xupeng, who had just returned to China, was a little reluctant to part. Nowadays, they each have their own careers, and the days they can get together are becoming fewer and fewer.

To put it simply, back in the winter of 04, we spent two days huddled together in the small office that Jinpeng Trading had always had, playing games together. It would be hard to imagine doing that now.

Those days are gone forever.

Watching Tan Jincheng's receding figure, Zhang Xupeng turned and drove away. When he returned, his good friend specially took time to come and pick him up at the airport. Now that his good friend is going back, he is seeing him off at the airport.

Although everyone was very busy, no one felt it was a big deal; everything was so natural.

During his month in France, Zhang Xupeng has grown significantly. You only learn through experience, and the same applies to doing business. Staying behind the scenes can make you a competent steward, but it's difficult to become a competent leader.

Starting in the second half of 05, Zhang Xupeng took over all affairs of Jinpeng Trading and officially stepped into the limelight. It has been almost 10 months now, and during these 10 months, Zhang Xupeng has been learning as he goes.

To be honest, Tan Jincheng's departure from the management of Jinpeng Trading was somewhat hasty, leaving Zhang Xupeng little time to grow. Zhang Xupeng was somewhat forced into the role.

It was simply because Flashpoint Technology's business was developing too fast that we had no choice but to do this.

Zhang Xupeng, who is not very good at being a boss, was forced to become one. He has been learning from or even imitating Tan Jincheng in many ways, from employee treatment and business expansion to the idea of ​​opening a factory this year.

Tan Jincheng values ​​technological research and development, so Zhang Xupeng expanded the clothing design team. Today, Jinpeng Trading already has its own clothing design team, and has registered many clothing styles with copyrights, including several that sell well.

This is one of the reasons why Zhang Xupeng dared to open a factory and create his own brand. However, Tan Jincheng gave him an option to get started more quickly.

Starting with the idea of ​​skipping school and choosing to go into business, Zhang Xupeng transformed from a graduate without goals into a successful "entrepreneur," and the influence of Tan Jincheng on this transformation cannot be underestimated.
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After a nearly two-hour flight, Tan Jincheng landed at Pudong International Airport.

Driver Lai Yiu-fai and assistant Chiu Sin-yee are waiting at the airport.

The trip to Guangzhou was just a stopover, and the stay would be short, so Tan Jincheng didn't bring his assistants. Instead, he had them come directly to Shanghai to take charge of the exhibition work in advance.

As for Jinyi Industrial, Boss Tan only holds regular meetings with the management team to check the accounts and such. He doesn't seem to care much about anything else. If he doesn't even go to the Canton Fair, which is so important, to show his concern, the employees should be worried that the boss might shut down the company.

Qin Junchao, the actual manager of Jinyi Industrial, said that if he didn't know the importance of Jinyi Industrial in the boss's business plan, he would have thought that the boss had forgotten about the company.

The order for 2 electric vehicles to be exported to Southeast Asia was placed through Jinyi Industrial's channels.

In the future, FlashDrive Technology's electric vehicles, and even its future automobile export business, will be sold through Jinyi Industrial, implementing a system where domestic sales and exports do not interfere with each other.

If even the actual managers who know the company's positioning have said this, it shows that Tan Jincheng has indeed not paid enough attention to Jinyi Industry.

"Boss, is Liu Yifei coming today?" After picking up Tan Jincheng, Zhao Xinyi, sitting in the passenger seat, turned her head curiously to look at Tan Jincheng in the back seat.

"She's coming from the opening ceremony tomorrow. Don't be in a rush to chase after celebrities. They're just like everyone else. You have a very important task at this exhibition, remember?"

“I remember, I remember, and that mystery guest too, I quite like him too.” Zhao Xinyi nodded repeatedly.

"Also, during the work process, don't ask anyone for a signature. You must remember this. If I find out, I will deduct your salary. The same goes for everyone else. You keep an eye on them."

"I understand, I won't."

Seeing the boss's serious expression, Zhao Xinyi nodded repeatedly. This boss was usually easy to talk to, but he was very serious about his work. If you didn't do what he said, he would really scold you, regardless of whether you were a man or a woman.

The Shanghai Electric Vehicle Exhibition, which opens tomorrow, April 17, is the most influential exhibition in the electric vehicle industry. It is the largest in China in terms of the scale of the exhibition halls, the number of participants, and the country.

The entire staff of FlashTech attached great importance to this, and preparations began before the Spring Festival, even before Zhao Xinyi joined the company.

Zhao Xinyi, who took over the project halfway through, was given the most detailed instructions by Zhang Xuhui regarding this exhibition project, and he told her to keep a close eye on it.

Although she doesn't need to do any specific work, she is responsible for coordination, information transmission, and handling of emergencies.

This was also the first time she had faced the challenge of a major work project since joining the company. "Is everything ready in the marketing department?"

"Everything is ready. Advertising and promotional materials have already arrived at the venue."

"Yes, keep it a secret. This time, we must give everyone a surprise."

As for the mystery guests, they are naturally mysterious. As the two existing spokespeople of FlashTech, Chun Ge and Liu Yifei are not mystery guests. Liu Yifei's attendance at this exhibition was already confirmed when she signed the contract last year.

As for Chun Ge, because it was too early, they rushed to sign him. Tan Jincheng didn't think about this. Later, Chun Ge became very popular and was too busy. His schedule was already fully arranged by Tianyu.

Given that the actual contract price was only 40 yuan per year, which was practically free for Chun Ge given his current popularity, Tianyu was somewhat unhappy and therefore unwilling to cooperate with Flash Technology's request to cut in line.

Since that's the case, Tan Jincheng won't tolerate them. Let's wait for Chun Ge to terminate their contracts. Besides, Tan Jincheng knows about the reputation of this year's Super Girl contestants. We'll see how they handle it then.

In reality, Tian Tian thought he could control Shan Chi or Tan Jincheng, but Tan Jincheng completely ignored them.

No matter how weak the client's capital is, it's still the client. Do you think I'll let you have your way?
Moreover, the capabilities of FlashTech in 2006 were completely different from those in 2005. It's likely that these entertainment industry agents are still stuck in the 2005 timeline.

After two unsuccessful attempts to communicate, Tan Jincheng stopped contacting the other party and immediately instructed the marketing department to arrange a second plan.

As for the artists that Tianyu will be recruiting in the future, FlashTech will not consider them anymore; similarly, they will not consider GXG either, as Tan Jincheng has considerable influence there.

When Flash Group's products cover electric vehicles, cars, clothing, and even mobile phones in the future, then Tianyu will know what the consequences of one act of arrogance are.

"Thirty years east of the river, thirty years west of the river, never underestimate a young man's potential."

At the same time, Mr. Dong, the owner of Yadi, who had arrived at the convention center earlier, visited various exhibition areas accompanied by his entourage. However, when he passed by one booth, he saw that the booth was completely covered by a large black cloth.

There were people guarding the four corners of the exhibition area, obviously to prevent anyone from lifting the black cloth.

Mr. Dong couldn't help but ask his entourage, "Whose booth is this?"

“It’s from Flashpoint Technology,” the accompanying staff member replied.

"Oh, it's my fellow villager. Why are you being so mysterious?" Boss Dong couldn't help but laugh.

Young people really know how to play tricks. In the first half of last year, industry insiders liked to compare him with Mr. Zhang of Xinri. The two are about the same age, with Mr. Zhang being one year older than him. In terms of sales, Yadi is not as good as Xinri.

However, Yadi, which focuses on technology, also made some big moves last year, building a large-scale factory area at once, which even ChipRi cannot underestimate.

Who would have thought that a dark horse would suddenly emerge in the market in the second half of the year?

The marketing tactics were incredibly diverse and dazzling, starting with being the first in the industry to hire a celebrity spokesperson, which quickly built a reputation through a barrage of advertisements, and then spreading advertorials all over the internet.

This kind of promotion is like a game-changer for traditional business owners like them. Even someone like Mr. Dong, who values ​​technology, knows the importance of marketing.

Sure enough, in less than six months, FlashTech's sales became unstoppable, creating a myth of 3.8 units sold in 2005, which was more than one-third of the sales of the leading company, ChipLife.

The fact that 3.8 vehicles were sold does not mean that the Skoda Flash could only sell that many vehicles in 2005, but rather that they only produced 3.8 vehicles that year!

If given sufficient production capacity, how many vehicles he can sell is truly an unknown.

In fact, the first to react was Chipstar's marketing department. As a new market leader in 2005, their reaction was indeed swift, and they immediately wanted to poach Flashpoint's marketing team.

After investigating for a long time, they discovered that all these marketing tactics came from the owner of Flashpoint. Even if they poached other people, it wouldn't make a difference, so they had no choice but to give up.

"Could you get in touch with my fellow townsman? Let's find an opportunity to meet and chat during the exhibition." Boss Dong was still quite curious about Tan Jinhe.

According to Xinri, FlashCheer Technology's marketing is led by Tan Jincheng, and Yadi can be the same.

Born in 85, he looks very young in the few photos occasionally seen in newspapers. He started out in foreign trade and built the business network of the foreign trade company from scratch. When he founded Flash Technology, he also demonstrated extraordinary marketing ability.

Tan Jincheng was a very capable young man; that was the initial impression he gave to Boss Dong.

"Shall I go ask them?" the assistant said somewhat uncertainly, pointing to the FlashTech staff member standing guard in the corner.

"Hmm, let's ask. With all this secrecy, their boss will definitely come."

(End of this chapter)