2003: Starting with Foreign Trade

Chapter 323 Wei Xiaoli’s “reason”?
FlashTech has no investment plans in Hunan Province, but that does not mean FlashTech Group does not.

Hunan Province also has lithium resources, and Hangxin Energy can invest here if necessary. Therefore, Tan Jincheng did not make any definitive statements, but simply introduced the current industrial structure of Shanchi Group.

The lithium resources currently being mined in China are mainly concentrated in the four provinces of Sichuan, Jiangxi, Qinghai and Tibet. However, Linwu County in Hunan Province is also a region rich in mineral resources. Among them, the reserves of tin rank fourth in the country. There are a total of 32 kinds of minerals in 9 categories in the county.

The reserves of lithium are also very abundant, accounting for nearly 8% of the domestic lithium reserves.

Long Dani didn't understand the structure of the physical industry, but she was deeply shocked!

Industries involving resources are all extremely large. In addition to its massive electric vehicle business, Flash Group also has a lithium battery business. Besides these behemoths, it even has an apparel industry!

The apparel industry is booming! Apparel brands need brand ambassadors the most. It seems that those polite words earlier weren't just for show; there really is a chance for collaboration!
Unexpectedly, this young man's business was far more complex than it appeared on the surface.

Don't think that Long Danni's lack of understanding of Tan Jincheng's entire business empire is outrageous. These days, there are no apps like Qichacha, and equity information is not transparent. Unless you specifically investigate a person and use all kinds of connections, you won't know much about it.

Take Orange Technology as an example. Its legal representative is Gu Qingqing, and its largest shareholder is Chengyue Co., Ltd., which is an overseas registered company with a registered capital of only 100 million RMB.

Without a thorough investigation into the relationships and who controls these entities, no one would know that this company is connected to Tan Jincheng.

It was just an endorsement collaboration. It was enough that Long Danni could analyze some simple information and conclude that Tan Jincheng was worth befriending. She really wouldn't do something so mindless as to use her connections to investigate her sugar daddy.

"It seems that the rumors circulating online that Tan Jincheng has a net worth of 10 billion are true, and possibly even more," Long Danni thought to herself.

She's in the entertainment industry, so she's well aware of the kind of media reports she reads. Usually, people exaggerate a person's wealth, but with so many businesses now, Tan Jincheng's net worth is probably far more than that.

Or rather, its future potential is much greater than it appears now!

"When you're in the world of martial arts, you're not always in control of your own destiny; I'm just passing on a message, and I hope Mr. Tan won't mind."

"No, everyone has those moments, I understand."

Long Danni wanted to keep Tan Jincheng around, but Tan Jincheng's schedule was already set, and he had to rush back to Ningbo. They had already contacted Shanchi in Changzhou, and Shanchi's price war had put considerable pressure on the small manufacturers there.

Unlike other cities, Changzhou has a cluster of small electric vehicle assembly manufacturers. These small manufacturers support the local economy, tax revenue, and employment. Regardless of the quality of their products, they help the local people and the government.

If not handled properly, it will create a rift with the local community. Those who run businesses should stay away from the government, but they cannot alienate the government; this is fundamental.

The other party's attitude is quite good now. They said that market competition is understandable and that Flash's price war can help companies upgrade their industries and make some unambitious companies feel a sense of crisis.

But a good attitude needs to be responded to.

So, the production base of the product mentioned in Wei Xiaoli is in Changzhou? That means Changzhou has a decent industrial base and a good business environment.

A few years later, Flash's production capacity will be unable to keep up again. Should we build another factory there?

How about we seize the peptides, and then squeeze out the "Li" from Wei Xiaoli just like we squeezed out Aima?

This can be!
Shortly after Flash Motors announced its entry into Jinghai, Aima Motors, a bicycle manufacturer and seller, announced its entry into the electric vehicle industry shortly after the Shanghai Stock Exchange meeting.

At the same time, it established a talent strategy of "recruiting generals first, then recruiting soldiers," which simply means recruiting senior talents from other companies, showing a strong and aggressive approach.

However, with three leading brands already occupying three regions in Tianjin, Aima had little room to survive, so they turned their attention back to Aima's boss's hometown and Wuxi.

The flapping of the butterfly's wings brought forward the entry of Aima, which had been fully prepared and officially entered the electric vehicle market in 2007, by nearly a year.

Whenever he sees the construction site of the Flash Motors in the neighboring town, which is in full swing, the owner of the car always feels that it should be his, and he doesn't know why he has this feeling.

Based on this unreliable feeling, Zhang Jian decided to start the recruitment operation with Flash Motors first.

Zhang Jian's talent acquisition plan was to recruit top talent from leading manufacturers and then leverage their connections within those companies to build teams.

Flashpoint is known for its marketing prowess. Although they knew that all the marketing plans came from Tan Jincheng, it didn't mean that the marketing department lacked talent. Zhou Ao, Flashpoint's marketing director who cooperated with Tan Jincheng's marketing plans, was Zhang Jian's first target.

Having followed Tan Jincheng for so long and risen to the position of marketing director, Zhang Jian did not believe that Zhou Ao was just a tool. Even if he was a tool, he should have learned a lot from Tan Jincheng.

Zhang Jian's primary goal in entering the electric vehicle market was to poach marketing talent from FlashCheer, market channel talent from ChipRi, and engineers from Yadi.
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"You're not working overtime tonight, right?" Gu Yanning winked at Gu Qingqing and asked. Gu Qingqing blushed and gave a soft "Mmm".

She knew Tan Jincheng's schedule; today was the day Tan Jincheng was returning to Ningbo, so he naturally didn't need to work overtime tonight.

The continuous growth curve is not as exaggerated today; 50 users, a large portion of whom are independent fan groups.

A large portion of them are either fans of Brother Chun or just there for the fun of it. After voting, these users go to another place to join in the fun, and only a very small number remain.

But this is already quite good; it has reached this size, and it can grow slowly.

In addition, good news came from Cheng Hao's side: the cooperation with MSN has entered the substantive negotiation stage. It should be soon that MSN user data will be able to be connected to Kaixin.com, at which time Kaixin.com will be able to enter a new stage of explosive growth.

"Hehe, Boss Tan has made quite a few headlines in Xiangcheng. There were even paparazzi who secretly photographed him entering Tianyu Company and chatting and laughing with the CEO of Tianyu."

Gu Qingqing smiled as well. This paparazzi had made a fool of himself by not recognizing Tan Jincheng, and the headline read, "Suspected new artist of Tianyu Entertainment appears at Xiangcheng headquarters."

After Chun Ge's fans recognized Tan Jincheng's identity, the post was ridiculed and then disappeared.

So Tan Jincheng really wronged Long Danni. If this paparazzi had gone to the event the day before, or had observed carefully, he would have known that Tan Jincheng couldn't possibly be a new celebrity.

"Hey, why isn't there any gossip about Boss Tan and Brother Chun on the internet? Logically speaking, Brother Chun should be the primary spokesperson for FlashTech," Gu Yanning suddenly thought.

Upon hearing this, Gu Qingqing rolled her eyes at her, but she was also quite annoyed.

In both events, Liu Yifei's side suffered a crushing defeat in popularity. In addition, the online trolls who were stirring up trouble on this topic were all controlled by Tan Jincheng. Although Liu Xiaoli had no evidence for this, she was not stupid, and all the clues pointed to Shanchi.

In a fit of anger, she decided to exploit Tan Jincheng's popularity to create a scandal, and she did so without informing Tan Jincheng.

Although Liu Yifei explained to Gu Qingqing from behind, Gu Qingqing still felt somewhat uncomfortable looking at the comments online.

However, Gu Qingqing also realized from this incident that she was not strong enough. At present, apart from being the CEO of a relatively unknown Internet company, she is just a student. Neither her wealth nor her influence can match Liu Yifei's.

If I had the same huge influence as my brother, would Liu Yifei still dare to ignore me like this?
The answer is impossible.

Using your brother to generate buzz is fine, but when it comes to creating scandals, you have to consider whether the powerful figure behind it will get angry, and if so, whether you have the ability to control your anger.

It was at this moment that Gu Qingqing finally understood why Tan Jincheng wanted to put her in the position of CEO of Orange Technology.

If Kaixin.com continues to develop in its current model, it will undoubtedly grow rapidly into one of the most influential social networking sites on the internet once Cheng Hao secures the partnership with MSN.

By then, as a CEO with actual equity backing, I won't be someone anyone can ignore.

"Strength determines everything. All your current troubles are simply because you are not strong enough, and the same applies to relationships."

Gu Qingqing couldn't help but recall the words Tan Jincheng had said when she confided in him about her emotional problems.

Trust is the foundation of a relationship, but equal status is a prerequisite for harmonious coexistence; otherwise, one's mindset will change over time.

So, Cheng Hao, who was excitedly reporting the progress of the negotiations to Gu Qingqing, received a call from Gu Qingqing before leaving get off work today: "Finish the cooperation agreement with MSN as soon as possible and connect MSN user data to Kaixin.com as soon as possible."

"So urgent? What happened?" Cheng Hao was completely confused.

After finishing the negotiations, Cheng Hao returned to his hotel and checked the backend data of Kaixin.com after midnight. The number of users had exceeded 650,000, and the online time of users buying and selling friends and competing for parking spaces was also increasing.

Staring blankly at the data, Cheng Hao fell into deep thought: "Everything is normal, there's no problem. Could it be that Boss Tan has given some instructions?"

What instructions could Boss Tan possibly give? Tan Jincheng, who just returned to Ningbo today, is currently in bed instructing the CEO of Orange Technology.

Are there people at home? I can't worry about that now. The quality of new apartments these days is much better than in later generations, especially in terms of sound insulation. Tan Jincheng even did some special treatment during the renovation, so it shouldn't be a big problem if you're careful.

(End of this chapter)