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Chapter 432: Chapter 348: The Long-Term Goal of Sheng Tang (Subscribe please!)_2
Liu Qian has seen far too many cases like this, leaving him with a bitter and empathetic feeling. Had it not been for his own good luck, he too could have wound up destitute. He would not have achieved what he has today.
The precariousness of private enterprises can’t truly be felt unless one is the boss.
"I understand, there’s no escaping this expense then?" Tang Qing had no solution and threats? Well, that wasn’t a laughing matter.
"Indeed, even if you’re the top private enterprise in the province, incurring costs is inevitable when you take out a loan, unless..." Liu Qian spoke slowly, pausing before the last phrase.
"Unless what?" Tang Qing asked very astutely.
Liu Qian spoke gravely, "Unless you have a strong enough background that no one dares impose additional charges on you." For example, Chai Ren, who dared to ask for a kickback when he was applying for a loan. Not unless you don’t want to work anymore, a minute is all it takes to slap your face swollen.
"Ah, got it, thank you for your wisdom, Uncle Liu." Tang Qing said helplessly, back home, he didn’t believe he had that kind of clout just yet. His ties weren’t enough to deter people within the system.
"Are you short on funds?" Liu Qian asked again.
Tang Qing shook his head, "No, I’m not short of funds. I just feel that Sheng Tang has to start earning its keep. If I keep financing them, it will develop a habit of dependence. Sheng Tang needs some pressure."
Upon hearing this,
Liu Qian agreed with a nod, "True, external debt can indeed generate pressure and urgency. That’s not bad. It’s afternoon now, why don’t we have some tea at my house?"
Tang Qing checked the time, it was almost two o’clock. 𝒏𝙤𝙫𝒑𝙪𝙗.𝙘𝒐𝙢
"Maybe next time. Sheng Tang has an important meeting later on. I should stay and prepare for it." Tang Qing replied.
Liu Qian didn’t to probe further he said, "Alright, hurry along then. I don’t have much to do this afternoon either, I’ll go catch up with some friends. Tomorrow I have to go to the Province City on business."
"Take care, Uncle Liu. Unfortunately, I won’t be able to see you off, Monkey. Goodbye for now." Tang Qing said goodbye.
"Haha, you sly kid." Liu Qian said with a bitter smile.
Unable to accompany him further,
Clearly he was just too lazy to be under the sun.
Of course, this was his own assumption, as the sun outside was brutal and seemed hot just looking at it.
With that, Monkey and Liu Qian got into his Rolls-Royce and slowly drove away.
By this time, Qi Yan, who had been standing for a while after settling the hotel bill, came over with Liu Qian.
"Boss Tang, the meeting will start in half an hour."
"Okay, let’s head back."
Afterwards, Tang Qing and Yang Kai arrived at the training room across from Sheng Tang’s conference room, which had been converted into a larger meeting room.
The previous one was too small.
Although it was twice as large as the conference room across from it, it still felt a bit cramped.
Because it was a Sheng Tang summary meeting yesterday, not many people attended, but today it was the first meeting since the establishment of the Sheng Tang Group and there were a lot more participants.
Currently,
Sheng Tang Group has three subsidiaries.
Sheng Tang Apparel Design Company, with Qi Yan as the general manager, Chen Dan and Shen Nian as deputy general managers, and six branches located in North, North, Guang, Shenzhen, Chengdu, and Chongqing.
Sheng Tang Garment Processing Company, composed of Qi Yan’s former factory and the four factories acquired later, with Liu Shusheng still serving as the general manager.
Sheng Tang Apparel Company is responsible for handling the sales, training, and other work of Sheng Tang Group, excluding designs and productions. The general manager was previously one of the vice general managers of Sheng Tang Apparel.
Meanwhile, all the procurement, advertising, human resources, and revenue distribution of the three companies are handled by the Sheng Tang Group.
Of course, the larger management team swore to fill this room.
More than half of the faces are unfamiliar to Tang Qing. The new faces are all at or above the level of deputy general manager of various branches.
After a warm welcome for him, Yang Kai began to announce the future planning of Sheng Tang.
"...The current structure of Sheng Tang Group is like this and won’t change in the short term. Right now, we are still in the phase of rapid expansion. By the end of this year, our goal is to open our 500th store, initially covering all prefecture-level cities nationwide, and reaching an annual sales volume of 1.5 billion RMB.
Within the next two years, we plan to cover all county-level cities nationwide with an annual sales volume of at least 50 billion RMB. We also aim to establish a sound production management system, optimize the supply chain system, complete brand positioning and segmentation, and fine-tune scheduling with the help of the internet.
This task is extremely demanding, because it requires not just the efforts of the sales department, but also the full cooperation of all departments including design, production, advertising, and service. Without a product or quality, naturally there will be no sales volume. We hope to build our group stronger together. Now, please welcome our Group Chairman for a speech." Yang Kai started clapping immediately after finishing speaking.
Applause followed again.
Actually, only two people were scheduled to speak during this meeting, Yang Kai and Tang Qing. Tang Qing was there to meet everyone. He didn’t want to get involved in the rest of matters and considered them bothersome. Yang Kai would allocate specific tasks at a separate meeting. With Sky Eye personnel auditing and supervising at the site, it would be hard for any issue to arise.
Although only one employee from Sky Eye was left at Sheng Tang Group, holding the position of the deputy manager of the finance department, there was a team of five within Sky Eye providing analysis and service for Sheng Tang’s situation.
Sky Eye has now formed various business divisions within the company. Sheng Tang Group has a designated Sheng Tang Group business division, being a wholly owned company, thus the team consists of five people. The team specifically serves Sheng Tang. Other shareholder companies, such as Dream Melody Group, have a total of three including the one on site.
Tang Qing gestured with his hand.
The room instantly became silent.
"Cough, hello everyone. There are a lot of new faces here, I welcome you all to join Sheng Tang Group. Anything that need to be said has been said by General Manager Yang just now. You all can decide the specifics in your own meetings. I’ll just reinforce two points here.
Firstly, I hope you won’t ruin the reputation of Sheng Tang. I have high hopes for Sheng Tang. Therefore, all departments must do their jobs well, especially avoiding any quality issues. The products of Sheng Tang, though not always premium, should never be substandard. Hence, the quality check is of paramount importance. Carelessness is not acceptable. If there’s any issue, the production department should take control of the quality checks. I won’t be lenient in this regard.
Secondly, once the quality issue is sorted out, the next issue is the market. I am not worried about design or advertising. Even if it takes a lot of money, I can forge the domestic No.1 as well. What I want to say is about the sales department. You are the face of Sheng Tang and therefore must strictly adhere to service guidelines and uphold our Group’s good image.
Well, that’s all I want to say today. These have been mentioned by General Manager Yang just now, and I am reiterating them here. I hope you all remember them well. Once Sheng Tang is steady domestically, we plan to go international. Therefore, you must strictly demand high-quality products and services from yourselves. Rest assured, Sheng Tang will not let you down. Okay, that’s all."
Tang Qing finished.
Below, another round of applause started.
It couldn’t be helped...After all, Tang Qing is the chairman.
But what Tang Qing said was not bad, and quite inspiring.
Tang Qing did not care what the others thought. Among those present, only a handful truly cared about Sheng Tang. Others joined with three goals in mind: to either earn a living, find a stepping stone to enhance themselves, or fulfill their dream of accomplishing something. Whether or not they would switch jobs is another matter.
Sometimes it’s really tragic.
In a company, even if there are dozens or hundreds of employees, only a handful of them, except for the boss, truly care about the company’s future growth. Most of them are just looking to gain work experience and make money.
The company is like the boss’s child, most employees pursue their own benefits. From the boss’s perspective, what do you think they would feel? There’s no right or wrong answer to this question. It is a little more acceptable if we look things from a perspective of interest.
"Alright, the meeting is adjourned," Tang Qing said.
Then he got up and left.
Although Tang Qing left, the meeting of Sheng Tang was far from over.
The specifics and details cannot be finished today even if the meeting lasts till dark. After that, there are internal meetings within each department. For the coming several days, everyone at Sheng Tang will spend their time understanding and learning from Tang Qing’s speech.
PS: Only one Chapter today, I will make up for it with three updates tomorrow, forgive me all big shots.
