Chapter 108: Good Intentions (1800 Votes)
"Mr. Lee, Mr. Han, this is our company's financial report for the past six months!" said Ed Faber, general manager of Computer Park, with some apprehension.
He was a close confidant of Millard, initially as a sales director at IMS, and in '76 he was assigned by Millard to open the first computer store in the computer park, and was the second person in the company after Millard.
Li Xuan looked at this tall Hispanic American, with a groveling expression, trying his best to pronounce the standard Chinese pronunciation of the words "Li" and "Han", but it made people listen very awkwardly.
"Ed, you can just call me Vincent!" Li Xuan said with a smile, "It's the first time we've met, and you don't know me yet. As you will know later, I am a very popular boss with my subordinates!
Because I'm a lazy person, I don't even bother to ask and meddle in things that I don't want to ask! Therefore, your future superior is actually His Excellency Peng Han. Of course, the Chinese name is too difficult for you Americans to pronounce, just call him Joseph!"
Han Peng smiled at Faber, which made him feel slightly relieved, at least he didn't have to slap his ass and leave immediately.
"Mr. Faber, we at Dongfang Electronics Company have learned about your abilities in detail before, and you have to take a lot of credit for the development of the computer park to the current scale!" Han Peng smiled reservedly, Li Xuan, the boss, wants to show his amiability to win people's hearts, and his direct boss must show his majesty, so that the other party is a little in awe.
"As for the financial aspects of the computer park company, the headquarters will soon send a professional accountant to audit it!" Han Peng continued to say sternly, "Of course, you don't need to worry, this is not for anyone, it's just that the company has just completed the asset acquisition, and it must go through the process!"
"You are still the general manager of the computer park, but there is no one above you who needs to report to Mr. Millard in real time, you are the real person in charge of the computer park!" Li Xuan said with a smile.
"Of course, the headquarters will also review the situation of the computer park every once in a while, and you must come up with a performance that satisfies the head office!" Han Peng sang with a black face, and when Faber just showed a hint of joy, he immediately put a tight spell on the other party, "Now, do you want to introduce to us the development plan of the computer park for a period of time in the future?"
"Okay, two gentlemen!" Faber said with a straight face, "Let me first introduce the basic situation of the computer park company. The company now has 25 directly-operated stores, 145 authorized franchise stores, 8 logistics and distribution warehouses, and a total of 327 employees, of which 25 directly-operated stores are distributed in ......"
Faber naturally knows the situation of the computer park company well. Most of the directly managed stores in the major cities of the United States are usually larger, selling not only personal computers, but also small computers and word processing systems.
Since last year, the computer park company has begun to change the initial extensive expansion strategy, and instead focus on the reasonable layout between directly operated stores and franchise stores. Then establish a logistics distribution warehouse around the two, so that the company's entire logistics and distribution system becomes very convenient and effective.
Whether a company's planning and layout is reasonable determines its potential for future growth, and the computer park is undoubtedly the best among similar companies, which is also an important reason why Dongfang Electronics chose to start with it.
Throughout the entire development process of the computer park company, Faber's role is actually more critical than Millard's boss, which is also the fundamental reason why Li Xuan and Han Peng chose to let him stay in office and take charge of the computer park.
“…… Over the next six months, the company's strategic focus is to operate in the Texas and New England markets. After excluding some franchise stores with poor sales performance, the company plans to build four directly-operated stores in Boston, Dallas, Houston, and San Antonio, and build two new logistics and distribution centers in Boston and Austin!"
Faber finally introduced the basic situation of the company and the plan for the next period of time. Li Xuan couldn't help but nod after hearing this, the computer garden was on the right path, and there was really no need for him to interfere too much.
Li Xuan only proposed one point, that is, based on the experience of the computer park company in the United States, let Faber arrange for people to go to the British and Hong Kong markets to carry out the layout. DFE's Hong Kong headquarters and UK branch will fully cooperate with him.
When he left the headquarters of the computer park in Auckland, Li Xuan was in a very relaxed mood. Now everything is ready, only the east wind is owed, just waiting for the first personal computer of Dongfang Electronics to be officially launched.
"Stop!" Li Xuan shouted to the driver in front of him, causing Chen, who was sitting in the passenger seat, to turn over and immediately look back at him nervously.
"It's okay!" Li Xuan smiled at him comfortingly, and then pointed out the window again, "Someone needs help!"
Chen turned over and glanced in the rearview mirror of the car, only to see a handsome white guy walking towards this side with a surprised face.
"Hey, buddy, do you have any car repair tools in your car? I want to borrow a jack! If you can't give me a ride and take me to the nearest phone booth, I need to call the car repair company!" Li Xuan just rolled down the window, and the other party immediately leaned his head over and asked.
Just now, Li Xuan happened to look out and saw him thumbs up and gestured to the passing driver, which meant hitchhiking. When Li Xuan was studying in the United States in his previous life, he used this way to hitchhike. He was in a good mood now, so he asked the driver to stop and take the other party for a ride, but he didn't expect that the other party was here to borrow tools.
"What's wrong with your car?" Li Xuan asked when he saw an off-road vehicle parked on the side of the road.
"The tire is broken, I forgot to bring the tools, just a jack is missing, do you have it in the car?" the white guy looked at Li Xuan for help.
Li Xuan looked at the driver, and the driver nodded at him.
"Oh yes, thank you so much, you're such a nice guy!"
Before Li Xuan could agree to lend it to the other party, he first received a good person card. So he simply got out of the car and exchanged a few casual words with them while watching them change their tires.
"Wayne, you are fully responsible for the puncture of the tire this time, I will send the bill to your house when I go back, don't you want to escape!" The person who came forward to borrow the tool just now was called Ashton, and Wayne was the man who stood aside to help.
"Wayne, how is that Vulcan software of yours selling, just use this piece to pay the bill!" the other companion quipped.
Several people immediately laughed, which made this Wayne feel a little embarrassed. Ashton was afraid that he would not lose face enough, so he specially turned his head to Li Xuan, who was next to him, and explained: "'Vulcan' is a software invented by Wayne last year, he sells it by mail, and the price of each copy is 50 US dollars, and so far two fools have bought his products!"
"Ashton, the person who buys his software is not a fool, he is a fool! Selling it by mail order, and not willing to spend money on publicity, someone can notice that his 'Vulcan' is a ghost!" another friend complained.
"Oh, what kind of software is this?" asked Li Xuan with a little interest.
"I wrote a number of library software, I sold it casually, and I didn't think about making money with it!" Wayne explained to Li Xuan embarrassedly.
"Vulcan?" Li Xuan muttered softly, he seemed to understand a little. Who is sleepy today and meets the pillow, and the well-wisher has to be rewarded.