2003: Starting with Foreign Trade

Chapter 52: Take precautions before they happen

After seeing off the uniformed personnel, Tan Jincheng breathed a sigh of relief. When he returned to the company entrance, the two Li sisters were standing there, looking in his direction.

Seeing this, Tan Jincheng smiled and said, "It's alright, just focus on your work. It's just a routine check. We're all operating legally and compliantly, so don't worry."

Li Yanning was alright, but Li Jinglan seemed a bit flustered. Having been in the workforce for less than a year, she had never experienced anything like this before.

"Are you really alright, boss?"

"It's really nothing. Your boss is operating legally. What could possibly happen?"

"That's not necessarily true. When I was back in my hometown, my dad told me that there are plenty of legally operating businesses that still go bankrupt," Li Jinglan muttered, pouting.

"Alright, don't worry, go back to work. Whether the company goes bankrupt or not is my concern as the boss."

"Hehe, I'm just concerned about the company. If the company goes bankrupt, where am I going to find a job that pays 3000 a month?"

"Good to know. Be more polite when talking to clients and don't argue with them again. If you do it again, your salary will be deducted."

"I understand, but that person's words were so rude, I couldn't help it."

"Think about the money you're about to receive, think about the MP4 you just bought, and you'll be able to resist."

Tan Jincheng shook his head, ignored her, and walked towards his office on his own.

The accountant has already left. The minor issues that Le Jiakai pointed out today were indeed very helpful to Tan Jincheng. The professional explained them much more clearly than he, a half-baked expert.

Regardless of the reason, this on-site inspection is a good thing for Tan Jincheng. There can be no directional error on the issue of taxation.

Especially after the advent of big data in later generations, many celebrities have stumbled on this issue.

It would be a great thing to be able to solve these problems in the early stages of a company's development.

At the same time, Tan Jincheng couldn't help but sigh that the business environment in developed regions is indeed better. Today, the staff members were always very gentle and would point out any questions directly, and would also directly suggest where rectification was needed.

Their completely business-like attitude, without any deliberate obstruction, truly gives people peace of mind when doing business with them.

Even ten years from now, Yicheng will not be able to achieve this kind of business environment.

A short while later, Zhang Xupeng also rushed back. Li Yanning or Li Jinglan must have notified him.

Seeing Tan Jincheng calmly sitting in his office processing documents, Zhang Xupeng breathed a sigh of relief, but still asked, "How are you? Are you alright?"

"It's nothing, just a routine inspection, a formality."

Tan Jincheng could roughly guess the reason for Zhang Xupeng's sudden visit, but he didn't intend to tell Zhang Xupeng too much.

After a minor incident, Tan Jincheng didn't rush to leave the company. In the afternoon, he carefully reviewed some reports and sorted out the company's financial situation over the past three months.

Although Jinpeng Trading is a partnership between Tan Jincheng and Zhang Xupeng, with roughly equal shares, it is actually operated more like a company owned by Tan Jincheng alone.

Tan Jincheng is in charge of all company operations and finances. He believes there's no need to be modest about controlling the company; some things require decisive action, and being modest only brings unnecessary trouble.

In addition, Tan Jincheng has managed the company very well over the past three months, and its performance has been booming, which has also earned Zhang Xupeng's trust.

In Zhang Xupeng's view, Xiao Tan is very capable and can run the company well. He doesn't need to interfere at all. Anyway, he won't lose a penny of the profits. In the first place, he didn't calculate these profits.

With just three months' salary, I've already recouped my initial investment of 8 yuan. Earning over 30 yuan a year, what more could I ask for?

So all I need to do is manage the logistics, keep track of the OEM's production schedule, maintain relationships with suppliers, and handle some of the company's logistics and procurement issues. I just need to keep Xiao Tan from worrying too much.

After having lunch at the company, Zhang Xupeng went out, but he went to practice driving in the afternoon. He has been practicing driving intensively recently, hoping to get his driver's license as soon as possible.

Watching Tan Jincheng drive, he was also very envious. Xiao Tan had said that once he got his driver's license and could drive steadily for a while, the company would buy another car.

But don't even think about it before the Lunar New Year.

In the following days, Tan Jincheng crammed on financial knowledge and the tax regulations for that year, trying to thoroughly understand the rules and regulations to avoid any major problems.

In addition, Tan Jincheng bought another 500 shares of Moutai liquor, increasing his holdings to 1000 shares, bringing his average cost to 36.55 yuan.

For a while, Moutai kept falling, dropping to a low of 34.18 yuan, which made Tan Jincheng very anxious. Unfortunately, he didn't have the money to buy more at the time, and by the time he bought more, the price had already risen back up.

At today's closing, Moutai's stock price settled at 36.90 yuan, with a profit of less than one percent. More than a month has passed since I bought it in early December, and I've finally broken even.

It's really strange, since I started buying in, Moutai has been falling for more than a month. It's like the big players have been targeting my few hundred shares.

"Luckily I knew the trend, otherwise you guys would have screwed me over, damn it!" Tan Jincheng laughed and cursed as he stared at the stock price on his computer.

I don't know if that stock group will be re-established in the future. If it is, I'll add them to the group and show them Moutai, which cost more than 30 yuan. They'll be so envious!

Then let's see who dares to call me a sucker!

I'm in a good mood now that my stocks have recovered from the losses, and I also landed another order this week. My order book is already full before the 2005 Spring Canton Fair.

Regardless of whether it was the weekend or not, Tan Jincheng contacted Zhang Haiping and decided to go to his factory again, since they hadn't had a chance to talk last time.

In addition, Tan Jincheng has already entrusted relevant personnel to arrange a booth at the Canton Fair, relying on Cheng Yongjun's connections. As for whether it will be successful, it is still unknown, after all, booths are very scarce, especially at the Spring Canton Fair.

After several years of development, Cheng Yongjun's company has become quite large in Beicang District. In addition, he is a local and has much stronger connections than Tan Jincheng.

In the past few months, whenever he had free time, Tan Jincheng would go to Cheng Yongjun's factory to freeload tea, his main trait being shamelessness.

Cheng Yongjun also promised Tan Jincheng that he would try his best to help him get a booth; of course, he would not skimp on the expenses.

The sample library has been expanded, and we now have several regular clients, including James. This order was placed by James.

If we can secure a booth at the Spring Canton Fair and resolve the production capacity issue, this year will be a year of rapid growth for Jinpeng Trading!
(End of this chapter)