2003: Starting with Foreign Trade

Chapter 366 The Excited Zhao Chuanbing

What kind of product is a good product?

A good product is one that allows partners to make money and that buyers are happy to spend the money on.

What kind of party can satisfy everyone? Of course, it's one where there's food, drinks, freebies, and entertainment to watch.

"Cooperation and mutual benefit have always been our philosophy at Flashlink. While ensuring the company's profits, we will do everything possible to leave profit margins for both suppliers and distributors. We also have a support plan for terminal stores."

"Now, please welcome our chairman to announce the first award of the day, which is the Outstanding Store Award. The store owner who wins the Outstanding Store Award will receive a laptop computer provided by Flash Group. In addition, a decoration subsidy of 10 yuan will be provided for every 100 square meters of store space, with less than 100 square meters being calculated as 100 square meters."

The audience erupted in commotion. They knew about the prize draw—laptops and cell phones—it was right there; anyone with eyes could see it.

However, the subsidy of 10 yuan for every 100 square meters of decoration is confidential. Based on a 100-square-meter shop, the annual profit is not much. 10 yuan can account for at least one-third of the profit of such a shop.

That's incredibly generous!

Tan Jincheng stepped onto the stage with a smile: "First of all, let me say that all of Flash's self-operated stores are excluded. I didn't do anything behind the scenes. These are all selected based on the total purchase volume and sales data for the whole year. There are a total of 12 spots."

The audience burst into laughter. You know what, everyone had this concern before. After all, a cash subsidy of 10 yuan for a shop is not a small amount for small shop owners. They could scrape together enough to rent another shop.

Some people are genuinely worried that FlashDrive might be pulling some strings and distributing these subsidies to its own stores.

"Without further ado, let's start with our first outstanding store owner, Mr. Zhao Chuanbing! He's from Yingzhou City, and coincidentally, he's from the same hometown as me."

“Mr. Zhao Chuanbing was one of the earliest dealers of Shanchi. In the words of Mr. Wu Zhenping from our marketing department, when he went to negotiate, the store had just transformed from a motorcycle repair shop to sell electric vehicles. At that time, Shanchi was just starting out. It can be said that Mr. Zhao grew up with Shanchi.”

"In just one and a half years, Mr. Zhao Chuanbing's shop has expanded from one store to two stores, with an area of ​​nearly 300 square meters. It has also become a Shanchi dealership. In 2006, its sales reached 3000 vehicles, making it the highest-selling store among all stores under 500 square meters. Let's congratulate Mr. Zhao Chuanbing."

A 300-square-meter apartment costs 30 yuan, plus a laptop computer. These days, that's a rare commodity, and ordinary families rarely have the means to buy it.

Zhao Chuanbing, sitting in the audience, was extremely excited. He never expected that he would be the top seller in stores under 300 square meters. It wasn't until his wife nudged him that he came to his senses and walked towards the center of the stage.

Compared to shop owners like Hu Xiaoyong who received help from their brothers-in-law and provided start-up capital, it was no easy feat for Zhao Chuanbing to own an electric vehicle dealership. Having dropped out of junior high school early, he had endured a lot of hardship along the way and had not received much help from anyone.

Well, if we're talking about help, it should be his father-in-law. His father-in-law didn't ask for a dowry, only a symbolic 2000 yuan, which he gave back to him after the wedding. In addition, his father-in-law, who wasn't very wealthy when he first started the business, also lent him several thousand yuan as start-up capital.

Even now, when they can't take care of the child themselves, the mother-in-law often helps the young couple.

After receiving a cash check for 30 yuan and a well-packaged laptop from Tan Jincheng, Zhao Chuanbing was so excited that he thanked him repeatedly.

He sold 3000 electric vehicles this year, which seems like a lot of money, but in reality he doesn't have much money. Besides having a batch of unsold inventory, he also expanded his store and has to pay for some accessories, so he's barely making ends meet.

This 30 yuan is nothing to a wealthy man like Tan Jincheng, and even a bonus for someone like Hu Xiaoyong, but it is of great significance to Zhao Chuanbing, whose family background is really too poor.

The moment he received the cash check, he even went through in his mind how to spend the 30 yuan and where to spend it.

"No need to thank me. If anyone should thank you, it should be Shanchi thanking you for your hard work. You deserve it. I hope Mr. Zhao will continue his efforts in the new year and strive to sell more electric vehicles so that we can get rich together."

"It definitely will." Zhao Chuanbing nodded emphatically.

Tan Jincheng could sense Zhao Chuanbing's excitement. Tan Jincheng had a vague memory of Zhao Chuanbing; when Flashy first started selling, Zhao Chuanbing was the top seller, and Zhao Chuanbing had even called to ask for more stock and sought to become a regional distributor.

However, after investigation, it was found that this guy was really too poor. He hadn't done any work that could build connections before opening the store, so his foundation was really weak. Therefore, his request to become an agent was rejected.

It can provide certain assistance to partners, for example, when Zhao Chuanbing is short of money, it doesn't urge him so much, and it also delivers goods on time.

However, Flash is in business, not charity. Distributors need to have a certain amount of capital and connections in the local area. Zhao Chuanbing's foundation was too weak to meet the requirements for distributors, so it was only natural to refuse him.

There was a group photo session later, and Tan Jincheng whispered a few words of encouragement to Zhao Chuanbing, telling him to wait by the stage while he continued to announce the next outstanding store owner.

Backstage, dressing room.

Tan Jincheng's voice came through the speakers.

"President Tan speaks really fast, but surprisingly, his pronunciation is very clear, and you can hear him perfectly," Liu Yifei said to Gu Qingqing with a smile. After this segment, it would be her turn, but thinking about Tan Jincheng's reason for making her go first still made her grit her teeth in anger.

"You're the prettiest, but your singing is terrible. You'll warm things up first. Of course, the best singers will be saved for last."

After getting to know him better, I realized that Tan Jincheng can be really blunt sometimes. The album didn't sell well, that's just a problem with the song selection. Are they really that bad?!

"He doesn't usually talk like that. He must be busy with activities today and doesn't want to waste time," Gu Qingqing said with a smile.

In fact, Gu Qingqing knew that these were the results of Tan Jincheng's private training. After becoming famous, in addition to giving interviews, he would occasionally go to some places to give speeches. For this, Tan Jincheng had specially taken the time to learn these skills.

Being able to speak clearly at such a fast pace requires effort.

Today, the entire Tan family came to attend the dealer conference. Tan Lihua and his wife sat at the front, and fearing that Tan Jinyue would want to go on stage with them, Tan Jincheng entrusted his younger sister to Gu Qingqing's care.

Parents born in the 1960s and their daughter born in the 2000s: the generation gap in their thinking is actually quite significant.
To be honest, Tan Jincheng thinks that the way Tan Lihua and his wife take care of their daughter is a bit outdated, still following the same conditions and model as when he was a child.

In her previous life, Tan Jincheng didn't have the means to take care of Tan Jinyue when she was young, but she often stayed at her brother's place after she grew up. Tan Jincheng understood his sister's personality and habits better than their parents did.

Now that his family is well-off, Tan Jincheng consciously takes care of his younger sister in his own way. In addition, there is a big age gap between him and Gu Qingqing, and Gu Qingqing likes her very much. When Tan Jincheng is not at home, Gu Qingqing will also help take care of her.

As for hiring a nanny? There's no such idea for now. Tan Jincheng and Gu Qingqing are both still young and don't really like the sudden presence of an outsider in their home.

Tan Jinyue, who was watching the commotion backstage with Gu Qingqing, was full of curiosity. She recognized the beautiful woman she had seen on TV; they had eaten together at home the night before, and she had even bought her a gift.

Another brother's hair is so unique, it's different from both his and his sister's; um, the brother said it's yellow.

"Is this Mr. Tan's sister? I've heard that Mr. Tan has a lovely younger sister." Seeing Tan Jinyue looking at her hair with curiosity, Chun Ge asked shyly.

The Tiangang Hotel had limited facilities, so she shared a dressing room with Liu Yifei. They were from different fields and companies, and the two were not familiar with each other.

Judging from the fact that Liu Yifei and President Tan's girlfriend seemed to have a good relationship, she, who was not good at speaking, was too shy to strike up a conversation casually.

“Yes; Jin Yue, quickly call her sister, and don’t stare at her like that, it’s impolite.” Gu Qingqing patted Tan Jin Yue’s head and said.

Tan Jinyue's little mind couldn't quite grasp it. Wasn't it her brother?
Gu Qingqing, who often took care of Tan Jinyue, knew exactly what was going on in that little head of hers. She must have mistaken Chun Ge's short hair for a boy.

Fearing an awkward situation, Gu Qingqing added, "Quickly greet your older sister."

"Hello, sister," Tan Jinyue said reluctantly.

Liu Yifei was somewhat envious of Gu Qingqing's relationship with her sister-in-law. Those familiar with Tan Jincheng knew that the best way to please him was to please the young girl in front of him, but this young girl was not so easy to please; she was quite clever.

She's an actress and very good at noticing small details. Take the Barbie doll that Gu Qingqing handed over last night, for example. She wouldn't accept it even if Gu Qingqing offered it to her before Tan Jincheng told her to.

It's clear that Tan Jincheng had taught her quite a few defensive techniques.

The award ceremony hosted by Tan Jincheng at the front desk had already reached the 10th place. With just two more people, it would be her turn to sing. Liu Yifei couldn't help but think of how she had listened to her mother's instructions last night and sincerely asked Tan Jincheng for advice.

To avoid another misunderstanding, Liu Yifei deliberately brought Gu Qingqing along to listen in. In her words, it seemed that if she really failed, it wouldn't be good for the Feiyi brand.

With a tone that was half pleading and half threatening, Tan Jincheng finally spoke: "You won't fade into obscurity. You were born to be famous. Your looks are too good. You don't believe in yourself, but I believe in myself. Otherwise, I wouldn't have signed you for ten years."

"However, if I really want to give you some advice, my advice is to focus on the domestic TV drama market and solidify your foundation first. Your singing career has already flopped, so don't think about making any more movies, especially don't associate with those from Hong Kong. They're not as good as they were in the last century."

His tone was so confident that he was even less confident in himself.

What's even more surprising is that the collaboration with Hong Kong to make a movie was only recently brought up. How did he know about it?
“Listen to him, you’re right. Haven’t you seen how amazing the spokespeople he chooses are?” Gu Qingqing believed him without a doubt.

If running a business requires talent, then Tan Jincheng's choice of spokespeople is truly baffling. He chose three people of three different types, yet all three were very effective.

(End of this chapter)