2003: Starting with Foreign Trade

Chapter 431 Work Focus in the Second Half of 2007

Summer is here, and the weather is getting hotter. Boss Tan's business trips are gradually decreasing, and unless there's something important, he even goes to the company less often.

If there are any documents to sign, the assistant will deliver them to my home, which is a rare moment of leisure.

Following the standards of large companies, Boss Tan also hired three new assistants and set up a secretariat, which was managed by Zeng Jixiang. Each of the three assistants had their own area of ​​responsibility.

With the help of the assistant team, the work became much easier for Tan Jincheng and Zeng Jixiang.

In rebirth novels, domineering CEOs are all hands-off managers, running around like bulldozers. Now that Tan Jincheng is at least a domineering CEO, bulldozers? He doesn't even dare to dream of it!
Even if you don't do any specific tasks, there are all sorts of documents to sign and meetings to attend every day. Occasionally, you also have to attend government and social events, and you might even be invited by a university to give a speech.

As for interviews, that's become the norm. Industry media, internet media, and even entertainment media all love to interview Tan Jincheng because he's just too much of a topic of discussion.

He is a very low-key person in life, but his actions are very high-profile. Moreover, since the incident in April, it seems that he has unlocked his full potential and is much more outspoken in interviews than before.

This kind of Tan Jincheng is more popular with the media. His humble image is certainly pleasing, but it always feels like something is missing. Rather than an entrepreneur, he seems more like a college student.

Since the incident in April, Tan Jincheng's demeanor has changed considerably in the eyes of the media. He has become more high-profile in his actions and more incisive in his answers to interviews, which is more in line with the image of an entrepreneur.

There are no entrepreneurs who are just too nice; that won't do.

Tan Jincheng, who is increasingly seen as a businessman by the media, is currently lying on the sofa as always without any regard for his image.

"Sigh, I wonder if Ningbo University will refund my tuition. I haven't been to school much since the New Year," Tan Jincheng complained to Gu Qingqing beside him, lying on the air-conditioned bed.

Today is July 3rd, and the first half of 2007 has passed.

Before they knew it, half a year had passed. Tan Jincheng put down the sales report in his hand. Without the boost of the exhibition in June, the sales of the Flash were much lower than those in May, but the actual sales still reached 12.77 units.

It remains the top seller in June. According to calculations, the sales volume of the Flash in the first half of the year has almost reached the expectations set at last year's annual meeting. A total of 70.11 Flash vehicles were sold in the first half of the year (including replacement purchases).

Last year's sales forecast was somewhat conservative.

Based on the half-year figures, the expected sales volume for this year should be around 140 million vehicles, which is about 40% higher than FlashTech's previous internal sales target of 100 million vehicles.

Consumer spending power has truly increased, and Tan Jincheng has genuinely felt this.

"You still want a refund of your tuition? You're dreaming! If that were true, I'd go get a refund too." Gu Qingqing rolled her eyes at Tan Jincheng.

To be honest, she didn't attend many classes this semester. Now that she's in a department at the university, she's already quite famous. Becoming a well-known alumna after graduation is no problem at all.

Ningbo University provides substantial support to Orange Technology, both in terms of funding and access to social resources. In terms of funding, Ningbo University is certainly not short of money.

As a university founded in 1986, Ningbo University was established with donations from wealthy businessmen from Ningbo. Last month, three more of Ningbo University's majors were listed as doctoral degree-granting majors.

Several years ago, Ningbo University began to negotiate research funding in the hundreds of millions of yuan, and its annual public expenditure budget ranked among the top in the country. It has no shortage of money.

In my past life, there was a famous online teacher who taught people how to choose a major. One of his videos was about Ningbo University. How good is Ningbo University? Well, it's rich. With money, things are easier.

Do professors lack funding for their research? If so, no problem! Come to our school! We're that generous.

Last year marked the 20th anniversary of Ningbo University, which is only slightly older than Gu Qingqing. This young and well-funded school lacks nothing in terms of reputation. Gu Qingqing's sudden emergence and achievements in the internet field are exactly what the university urgently needs.

Ningbo University needs such a "celebrity" student to increase the school's visibility and endorse future enrollment. They are sparing no effort in promoting Gu Qingqing and Orange Technology.

Orange Technology also needs this kind of publicity. Things are much easier when both parties' interests are aligned. Tan Jincheng deliberately downplayed his role in Orange Technology and had Gu Qingqing take the lead because of this.

There were no major decisions that required his approval, and Tan Jincheng never tried to steal the spotlight from Orange Technology.

As a result, Gu Qingqing became extremely famous at school. In addition, she was also very beautiful, so she was often surrounded by people when she went to class, which more or less affected her normal study.

Furthermore, Orange Technology has been extremely busy this year, and given that it's a cross-industry venture, the courses at the School of Foreign Languages ​​are frankly neither something Gu Qingqing has time for, nor something particularly relevant. However, to maintain the relationship, Gu Qingqing still attends classes frequently. As for whether missing classes will affect her final exams? Not at all.

Starting in the second half of the year, Gu Qingqing will be a senior student. This summer, she will also be cooperating with the school to take a set of recruitment promotion photos, which will serve as one of the school's external recruitment promotion materials.

In terms of prestige, it is much more impressive than Tan Jincheng's.

However, Tan Jincheng was not bad either. Anhui University, the school that admitted him back then, also intended to invite him to study at the school, and even mentioned considering whether to give him a diploma this year.

According to the normal schedule, Tan Jincheng should have graduated this year.

"Let's try to attend more classes in the second half of the year. We can't let this tuition go to waste. Even if it's just for show, we still have to take advantage of the freebies."

"Do you have time in the second half of the year?"

"There should be plenty of time in the second half of the year."

According to Mr. Tan's work plan, the first half of the year will be dedicated to planning and laying out various projects, while the focus in the second half of the year will shift to the management of daily affairs, including a review of each subsidiary.

The acceptance of the first phase of the Tianjin factory is one of the key projects for the second half of the year. In addition, the construction of the Wangjiang Industrial Park must be accelerated. With sales exceeding expectations in the first half of the year, Tan Jincheng dares not be careless, even though he has already made production capacity plans for several years from now.

Another key focus is the mobile phone battery business, which also needs to be accelerated. Apple's first-generation mobile phone was released on June 29th last month across the Pacific Ocean.

The first-generation iPhone didn't seem to cause much of a stir, but Tan Jincheng knew the significance of its release for the mobile phone industry. The first-generation iPhone looked somewhat similar to the iPod, being round.

It uses a Samsung mobile chip and runs on iOS. As for the battery, it has a built-in 1030mAh rechargeable lithium-ion battery, which seems to be supplied by LG. It's true that Korean technology is really strong these days.

It's just as good as Xiaomi or Xiaomi. Take LG for example. These days, besides its own mobile phone brand selling very well, its strength in other areas is also top-notch, especially in battery technology.

If we were to list the competitors of the first-generation lithium-ion batteries in the global market, LG would definitely be one of them.

The original iPhone had a lot of Korean elements, but I don't know when it started, but the Korean elements in iPhones have become less and less.

This Apple phone was only released a few days ago, and Flash has not yet gotten its hands on one, but it has already been purchased through a connection with the US. It will soon appear in the R&D labs of Dexian Electronics and Jinshidai.

If we can't beat the Koreans or are just doing okay, we can take apart their stuff, study it, and try to catch up with them as soon as possible.

Desheng Electronics has directly abandoned the feature phone market for its mobile phone battery business. There is no need to invest in the research and development and production lines for products that will be phased out in the next few years. Instead, it will directly target the smartphone market.

Even if they can't get orders from Apple, it's okay. There's still such a large Android market. Even the initial counterfeit phone market is enough to support Dexian Electronics. In the years of transition from feature phones to smartphones, Tan Jincheng didn't intend for Dexian Electronics to make much money.

By leveraging its existing 3C product business and subsequent investments, and thoroughly mastering the mobile phone battery business, and then manufacturing accessories such as charging devices, Desheng Electronics can maintain a certain technological advantage during the market boom and secure orders from major manufacturers.

But what is Lei Jun doing right now? When Tan Jincheng was running a 6000 million yuan giveaway event a while ago, he specifically inquired about Lei Jun. The rumor at the time was that this guy was going to leave Kingsoft at the end of the year.

I wonder how long he'll remain lost looking at that cold, hard 40 billion in the account. Should we go find him and help launch Xiaomi ahead of schedule? Maybe become an investor or something?

There's no hope for Tan Jincheng from Boss Huang's side. That guy is seriously out of his mind. He can't even give up a tiny bit of shares. In the end, he was forced to sell them anyway.
Damn it, you refused to cooperate, huh? Once you get the phone out, I'll have the electronics company come after you to get the orders and make money off you.

You'll regret it later how great it was to have a dedicated mobile phone battery manufacturer.

Not selling to him? No way. In an increasingly competitive market, the most satisfying thing is to make money off your competitors. I love seeing you dislike me but can't live without me.

Besides these two major business segments, the second half of the year is also a big year for GXG's marketing, but with Zhang Xupeng in charge, Tan Jincheng doesn't need to worry too much about it.

The apparel business of Flash Group, rather than providing cash flow to the group, was more of a personal domain for Zhang Xupeng, allowing him to utilize his talents.

(End of this chapter)