2003: Starting with Foreign Trade

Chapter 418 Orange Technology VS Yiwu
Mr. Tan did not personally oversee the Shanghai Auto Show, but he would definitely give the booth organizers face by showing his face during the three-day exhibition.

The CEOs of other leading manufacturers shared similar ideas with Tan Jincheng. This year, they all unanimously delegated the task of participating in the exhibition to the person in charge of specific affairs within their group companies, while they themselves simply made a brief appearance at the exhibition.

Tan Jincheng's family arrived in Yiwu in the evening, just in time for nightfall. Because they had been notified in advance, the Gu family had made some preparations.

In fact, when they have time, Gu Hongshun and his wife would also stay in Beicang for a couple of days. Before, when Tan Jincheng went to Shenzhen and Luzhou on business trips, Gu Hongshun and his wife stayed in Beicang.

Especially during the last time Tan Jincheng was on a business trip to Luzhou for nearly a month, Gu Hongshun and his wife came to stay for almost a week.

Tan Lihua lives in Yicheng, and Tan Jincheng is often away on business trips. In the eyes of Gu Hongshun and his wife, it is always a bit inconvenient for the family to be without a man, so the couple would visit him from time to time on days when Tan Jincheng was not at home.

Tan Lihua, due to the nature of her work and long-standing ingrained thinking, still wanted to work hard and wait for retirement, while Gu Hongshun and his wife were already in a state of semi-retirement.

Before they started their agritourism business, this couple mainly collected rent and did some small business to pass the time; their lifestyle was truly enviable.

Zhang Suzhi, needless to say, is already fully retired and stays at home taking care of her children.

Between the two families, Tan Jincheng and Gu Qingqing, the younger generation, are the busiest. Tan Jincheng, needless to say, is always busy with his growing business, either traveling or attending events, and he can't stay idle even when he's at home.

Orange Technology has entered a period of rapid development this year. Compared with traditional industries that slowly build factories, Internet companies need to race against time. They would never want to take eight days to solve a problem that can be solved in a week. Gu Qingqing's workload is no less than Tan Jincheng's.

The only difference is that she has fewer business trips. For some technical matters that require business trips, Cheng Hao will take her place. As for warehouse site selection, considering Gu Qingqing's difficulties, Tan Jincheng will temporarily send people from Orange Technology, with Zhang Xupeng in charge of handling the process.

Zhang Xupeng is truly like an old donkey, not only handling the GXG store opening matters, but also helping Orange Technology establish warehousing and logistics, and in addition, he is responsible for presiding over the cooperation with the brand and signing supply contracts with them.

He's incredibly busy. As a vice president of the group, he has his own private office at headquarters, but he's constantly traveling for work. If you were to ask who travels for work the most frequently in the entire company, it would definitely be him.

If Zhang Xupeng didn't frequently receive interviews and have opportunities to appear in public, very few people at the company's grassroots level would know that he is the vice president of the group company. These reports would also frequently appear in the canteens of various subsidiaries as a form of publicity.

That night, Tan Jincheng and his family stayed at Gu Hongshun's house. The Gu family had nothing else but lots of houses.

There are several apartments in the same community, all of which were previously rented out. After the two families met over the Chinese New Year, Lao Gu took one back and renovated it for Tan Jincheng's family.

There's no need to stay in a hotel anymore.

Tan Jincheng's arrival relieved Gu Qingqing of a lot of the pressure of interpersonal relationships. Compared to Gu Qingqing, Tan Jincheng, who had always dealt with middle-aged men, was now able to handle these interpersonal relationships with ease.

Tan Jincheng can be very easygoing with ordinary people, and he is also very emotionally intelligent with people who want to attract investment. Whether the deal goes through or not, he will not offend them.

As the company grows and its status rises, Tan Jincheng's social standing remains high. Wherever he goes in any city, he receives the respect he deserves whenever he makes a public appearance.

Tan Jincheng came to Yiwu in a private capacity this time.

However, since Gu Qingqing had gone home a few days earlier, the news had already spread throughout the neighborhood. The Yiwu authorities found out about Tan Jincheng's arrival that very night, so Tan Jincheng had no choice but to stay there for a day.

Originally, Tan Jincheng planned to go directly to the Shanghai exhibition after Gu Qingqing. Today is the opening day, the 4th, so he planned to make an appearance and then take his family on a tour of Shanghai.

People in the arena involuntarily.

Like other cities in Zhejiang Province, Yiwu at that time was mainly based on the real economy, foreign trade, factories of all sizes, and a well-developed logistics industry. At that time, Yiwu had not yet realized what kind of changes the Internet e-commerce would bring to the city.

Like Ningbo and other cities, Yiwu, which still adheres to the mindset of the real economy, was much more welcoming to the president of Flash Group than to the CEO of Orange Technology.

Even though Orange Technology's CEO is a native of Yiwu and his fame is no less than that of the president of Flashpoint Group, in short, despite Orange Technology's seemingly high valuation, apart from forward-thinking cities like Shenzhen with internet-related characteristics showing great interest, other economically powerful cities are not particularly enthusiastic about it.

If Gu Qingqing were to make a public appearance in Hangzhou and reveal her itinerary, she would definitely be more popular than if she came to a city like Yiwu.

Yiwu isn't very interested in Orange Technology. Of course, they would welcome investment from their hometown, but it would be even better if it were Flash Group.

"Flash Group has no intention of expanding its scale at the moment. Our three major projects have already consumed a lot of energy. At present, we only hope to complete and put these three projects into production as soon as possible. This is our current goal."

"However, I do think Orange Technology could collaborate with Yiwu once. What do you think?"

After exchanging pleasantries with relevant leaders in Yiwu, Tan Jincheng also expressed his views, saying that Yiwu's logistics and distribution capabilities are so strong that they are unparalleled in the country. In the future, with the rise of online shopping, countless express deliveries will be sent out from Yiwu every day.

The partnership between Orange Technology and Yiwu is definitely more suitable than that between FlashDrive and the other party. Just because they haven't realized this yet doesn't mean they won't realize it in the future.

Perhaps it won't be long before the other party takes the initiative to contact Orange Technology through Gu Qingqing's connection. Rather than waiting for them to come knocking on our door, it's better to bring it up now.

"Yiwu has a well-developed logistics and transshipment system. I don't know if you've heard of the e-commerce website that Orange Technology is about to launch."

"I have some understanding of it."

"E-commerce and logistics are inextricably linked. Once an e-commerce project is launched, it must have strong logistics and transshipment capabilities, which is what Yiwu possesses. In addition, we are also a strategic partner of SF Express."

“Establishing a nationwide warehousing and transshipment center in Yiwu would greatly enhance our shipping capabilities; in addition, if possible, I could also help connect with the owner of SF Express to see if they are interested in investing.”

With limited time and only this being their first meeting, Tan Jincheng didn't want to engage in any formalities or pleasantries, so he simply stated Orange Technology's needs directly.

If it's acceptable, it can be considered a good deed. By cooperating with the project before the other party realizes the need for change, it will be seen as a testament to his foresight two or three years later.

Of course, it doesn't matter if you can't accept it. Orange Technology will still build a warehousing center in Yiwu, but there will just be no preferential policies.

Yiwu's importance to online shopping extends beyond China; its reach extends all over the world. Just kidding, how strong is Yiwu's ability to handle small commodities? It's enough to influence the US election.

Orange Technology could not give up this place, and Tan Jincheng also believed that with Wang Wei's vision, he would be able to accept coming to Yiwu to open up his own battlefield.

This is right next to the core area of ​​the three major express delivery companies (STO Express, YTO Express, ZTO Express, and Yunda

Although the initial contact clearly rejected Flash Group's investment intentions, Yiwu was still very satisfied that Tan Jincheng was able to proactively express his needs. This kind of straightforward boss is exactly what local governments like best.

If it works, it works; if it doesn't, it doesn't. Everyone is busy.

"We are very grateful for Mr. Tan's directness. We deeply regret that we cannot cooperate with Flash Group."

After a brief pause, the leader continued, "We will carefully consider and study the cooperation request made by President Tan regarding Orange Technology and Yiwu, and give President Tan a reply as soon as possible."

"Mr. Tan is a straightforward person who doesn't beat around the bush, so I won't beat around the bush either. In any case, we will reply to Mr. Tan on the first working day after the May Day holiday."

"Thank you very much for your understanding, Director Ling. I will wait for good news. I believe that the cooperation between Orange Technology and Yiwu is a win-win situation."

(End of this chapter)