2003: Starting with Foreign Trade

Chapter 343 The Highly Efficient CEO Tan!
Before coming here, Tan Jincheng had consulted Dong Jinggui, Zhang Congxun, and even Ni Jie about his idea of ​​investing in his hometown.

Competition in the market is competition, and all competition is fair and square. Although his peers and seniors are quite annoyed by Tan Jincheng's persistent and harassing tactics, they will not let their emotions affect their personal relationships.

Privately, Tan Jincheng has a good relationship with his senior colleagues.

Everyone gave different answers. Zhang Congxun's answer surprised Tan Jincheng. He didn't want to go back because people in Wencheng liked to speculate on real estate, and he didn't want to enter that circle like them, so he was too lazy to go back. It wasn't that he had any objection to his hometown.

This was truly unexpected for Tan Jincheng. He never imagined it would be for this reason. Zhang Congxun had no reason to lie to Tan Jincheng, so the reason was unlikely to be false.

Dong Jinggui's hometown, like Tan Jincheng's, is a poor county in Anhui Province, located in the Dabie Mountains. Its transportation conditions are even worse than those in Wangjiang.

His only advantage over Wangjiang is that his hometown is the largest county in Anhui Province, and its population ranks among the top in the province.

Dong Jinggui was naturally aware that Flash Motors was building its third factory and attracting investment from various regions. He also knew why Tan Jincheng had consulted him. Since their hometowns were similar, Dong Jinggui's opinion was essentially very valuable.

“There are advantages and disadvantages to setting up a factory in your hometown. The reason you hesitate is that the disadvantages are obvious: inconvenient transportation, incomplete supply chain, and impact on business efficiency. But have you thought about the advantages?”

"The benefits are actually quite obvious. First, the land and labor costs are much cheaper than in the city you are in now. Second, you can build some connections in your hometown through your factory. When you want to retire back home someday, these connections will benefit you and your family, and even successful relatives, and drive the development of the whole family."

"As for the business environment, it's a very mysterious thing. There's no certainty. What's said in a positive light now might change in the future. This kind of thing exists everywhere. What we need to do is adapt."

Dong Jinggui didn't directly say whether or not he would go back, nor did he say whether he would go back. He simply presented the pros and cons to Tan Jincheng from the perspective of an observer, letting him make his own decision.

Yes, the disadvantages are indeed obvious, but the advantages are also obvious.

In his previous life, Tan Jincheng only lived for 38 years. He was middle-aged, but because he had a relatively young mindset, he was far from being at the stage of considering retirement. But surely he wouldn't die at 38 in this life too?
When they grow old, will they, like their parents, yearn for their hometown and want to return to their roots?
Tan Jincheng couldn't guarantee it.

As for worrying about being forgotten after someone leaves, there's no need to be. Compared to its previous development, Beicang now has the addition of Flash Group, so its trajectory will naturally be different. Although a different person might not target Flash, it's uncertain whether they will still have their current status.

Furthermore, Flashcar's future focus is on automobiles. When that time comes, the electric vehicle business will inevitably give way to the automobile business, and it's not impossible that it will shift to other areas.

The central and western regions will definitely be the ones to take on the industrial transfer. Rather than waiting a few years to come up with a plan, it's better to take advantage of the current period when the other party is showing great sincerity and make arrangements in advance.

In the future, due to the vigorous development of new energy vehicles, several cities in the eastern part of Anhui Province will gradually become automotive parts industry bases, and Yicheng can also join them.

What truly prompted Tan Jincheng to put aside his grudges and return for a detailed discussion was a remark made by Ni Jie.

Ni Jie was quite surprised that Tan Jincheng asked him for advice on this issue, because his company was in his hometown, but at the same time he was very happy. As a former teacher, he naturally felt a sense of familiarity with this kind of advice.

"You little brat, you've been sticking to me like a leech, and now you dare to ask me this question? Aren't you afraid I'll screw you over?"

"Don't worry, it's not inappropriate for me to call you Teacher Ni now, is it? What teacher would cheat their students?"

"Haha, you've got a way with words, kid."

Like Dong Jinggui, Ni Jie also did not give a specific answer, but instead asked Tan Jincheng, "Do you want to be an entrepreneur or a capitalist?"

Tan Jincheng was taken aback, but as someone from the future, he quickly understood what it meant.

However, since you've asked, you should satisfy the other person's sense of accomplishment and give them ample opportunity to perform. This way, you can make each other happy.

"What's the difference?"

"A company's primary goal is definitely to make a profit. It's perfectly understandable to consider which location is more suitable for building a factory from the perspective of the company's own development. However, capitalists are willing to do anything to make money, while entrepreneurs are different. Entrepreneurs should have a certain sense of social responsibility."

"If you want to become a capitalist and enjoy life after making money, there's nothing wrong with that. Just do what you think is in your best interest."

"But if you want to be an entrepreneur and get less criticism, you have to consider a certain level of social responsibility, even if your business grows faster than it does."

Ni Jie then added, “I know you value efficiency, and Flash’s development has indeed been very efficient, but sometimes being a little slower isn’t necessarily a bad thing. Also, I know that your company’s employee benefits are among the best in the local private sector, which shows that you are a businessman who can empathize with the lower classes, which is very rare.”

"Also, although you haven't publicized it, you've donated money in many places, especially in education, where you've donated quite a bit. In this respect, you're quite similar to that guy in our province who sells bottled water; you both care about education."

"So, whether you want to be an entrepreneur or a capitalist, you already have the answer in your heart, don't you?"

Father, like son.

Yes, whether to be an entrepreneur or a capitalist, Tan Jincheng already had the answer in his heart.

In Ni Jie's view, Tan Jincheng is a rare and valuable young man. Born in southern Anhui, he made his fortune in Zhejiang Province. He has a gentle and easy-going personality, is calm and composed, and is also skilled at investment. This can be seen from his remarkable actions with Zhongtai Auto. He used a car production license to help Beicang introduce a car factory and even managed to acquire a certain share in the factory.

With the hot sales of Zhongtai's first car, this matter has spread widely in the automotive industry and also in the investment circle, which has amazed many people.

Who would have thought that the predicament of Zhongtai would be solved by a marketing plan and advertising slogan that made Zhongtai a big seller, which was created by a 20-year-old who had nothing to do with cars?

In addition, he also invested in the recently popular Kaixin.com, which was valued at over 100 million yuan in just a few months, and venture capital firms were eager to invest in it.

In addition, there are a series of operations in the electric vehicle industry chain, keeping the core in hand while cooperating with others on the rest.

Understanding the principles of compromise and win-win cooperation, beneath the seemingly high-profile publicity lies a low-key approach to life; the publicity is merely a means to sell products.

This means he possesses the qualities of both Anhui and Zhejiang merchants, but unfortunately, he lacks systematic learning and is unable to think systematically when faced with problems.

This is also one of the reasons why he introduced Tan Jincheng to study at Ningbo University. Ni Jie didn't want to see such an outstanding young man go astray when he faced choices in the future.

Whether there are more or fewer competitors makes little difference to Greenland; even without Flash, there would be others. However, an outstanding entrepreneur can benefit many people.

Flash's actions in Beicang prove that Tan Jincheng has the potential to become an outstanding entrepreneur.
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"I'm here today in a private capacity to have a chat with Uncle Tao and have a heart-to-heart talk."

Tan Jincheng got straight to the point as soon as he entered, thus stopping Tao Qinian from having Nie Yunlai arrange the meeting.

"Oh?" Tao Qinian's expression remained unchanged, but he was overjoyed inside.

Judging from Tan Jincheng's straightforwardness and the way he addressed him, he felt that there was a chance, and a very good chance!

The whole "recognizing an uncle" thing in Beicang was just a joke. If there's no basis for cooperation between the two sides, then there's no point in even discussing it.

"Uncle Tao, you may not know this, but I came back this time to introduce my girlfriend to my grandparents and maternal grandparents." Tan Jincheng continued, taking the water glass handed to him by Nie Yunlai.

"Haha, congratulations! That's great. Although you're still young, settling down sooner is more conducive to your career advancement. As the ancients said, 'Settle down and establish a career.'"

"Haha, it's too early to get married. My girlfriend is still studying, and she might even be pursuing a master's degree. But our relationship is definitely quite stable."

Tao Qinian nodded without speaking; like many middle-aged people who had come into contact with Tan Jincheng, while they marveled at his business acumen, they also gossiped about the private life of this young, wealthy, and good-looking tycoon.

Rumors about Tan Jincheng and his beautiful spokesperson Shanchi circulate on the internet from time to time, but only they know that Tan Jincheng knew his girlfriend before he became rich, and their relationship has always been very stable.

Everyone in the business circle knows that Tan Jincheng participates in social events and plays along, but he only manages to gain some advantage. His friend is the same; his composure is rare, not even among middle-aged people, let alone young people with high energy.

Therefore, they do not believe the rumors about the spokesperson.

"Uncle Tao was very sincere on the phone, which I am very grateful for and flattered."

"It's not that. We should be sincere in attracting investment. It's what we should do and provide good service."

"So I came here with sincerity this time. To be honest, I haven't gone home yet. I sent my girlfriend home with my parents."

"Haha, that's really a sincere gesture. I thank you on behalf of the county."

"I'm in a hurry to get home, so I won't beat around the bush with you, Uncle Tao. Besides, it's National Day today, and it wouldn't be right to make you work overtime. In principle, Flash Technology can set up an industrial park in Wangjiang. As for the subsequent cooperation agreement, I'll send someone over after National Day to discuss it in detail. I wonder what Uncle Tao thinks?"

Tan Jincheng spoke very quickly, so quickly that you could really believe he was in a great hurry to get home, just like a child eager to go home for dinner.

Nie Yunlai, who was standing to the side, didn't even react, and Tao Qinian was also stunned. It was decided just like that?

He had previously come up with all sorts of plans to persuade Tan Jincheng, and even went so far as to specially appoint one of his fellow villagers as a liaison, all in order to offer preferential treatment while also playing the emotional card.

However, Tao Qinian never expected it to be so easy, so incredibly easy, before he had even finished a cup of water!
After calming down, Tao Qinian stood up, extended his hand, and said with a smile, "On behalf of the county and myself, I warmly welcome President Tan to invest in our hometown. We will do everything possible to ensure the construction and operation of the Shanchi Wangjiang Industrial Park."

Mr. Tan from FlashDrive is still the same Mr. Tan, as efficient as ever!

However, I like this high efficiency!
There will be one more update today, an extra chapter.

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