The nominal assistant next to Li Ran is Zhao Ya, but Zhao Ya is actually more inclined to be an administrative secretary. Whereas, there is a big difference between a secretary and an assistant, and the two should not be confused.

An assistant is a person who can help decision-makers with official business and has a certain amount of authority. A large part of its responsibility is to put forward constructive views on the development of the company, which belongs to senior auxiliary talents. Not only are they higher than the average department manager, but they are also responsible for a specific task in their work.

The secretary is different, taking the president's secretary as an example, his responsibility is mainly to carry out the documents that describe the needs of the president, and to organize documents, meetings, etc., that is, to organize the work of a written nature. At the same time, make arrangements for the president's itinerary and time.

Therefore, the function of the assistant is obviously much more important than that of the secretary. Zhao Ya is very competent as a secretary, but there is still a big gap from a qualified assistant.

Of course, it is still difficult to find a qualified assistant, and it is unlikely to find a suitable one in a short time, and it is not yet the time to have to get the assistance of an assistant.

According to Zhao Ya's arrangement, the first thing was naturally the regular meeting on Monday. In order to adapt to Li Ran's schedule, the president's office adjusted the time of the regular meeting from ten o'clock to half past eight, and almost came to the meeting as soon as he got to work.

The weekly meeting is basically to inform the company's assessment of the previous week, as well as the summary of the work of various departments. However, there are more important things to do at this regular meeting.

The first is the New Year's Day promotion of each branch, and the second is the situation of the competitor Gome, or it can also be said to be intelligence.

For the retail industry, the advent of every holiday means the arrival of every business opportunity, so the information in all aspects after the holiday should be summarized for easy analysis by the marketing department.

After the New Year's Day promotion of each branch, each warehouse needs to be replenished. The purchasing department should communicate with the manufacturer according to the needs of each store, and then replenish the goods. The planning department should summarize the specific situation of this promotion and prepare the planning plan for the next promotion.

Of course, there's a lot more to it, and that's not all. However, these things are not something that can be explained in a single meeting, so the meeting is just a matter of making arrangements. The most important thing that can be reported at the meeting is the benefits.

The New Year's Day promotions of the three branches of Wanjia are very good, even if the Yanjing branch has the competition of Gome, but the income is still considerable. Songjiang and Shangjin have no strong opponents to lag behind, but because of the number of stores, the revenue is not much higher than that of Yanjing.

With the proceeds of the New Year's Day promotion of the three branches, Wanjia's funding gap naturally does not need to be worried, and other projects can be started. However, in a short period of time, Li Ran does not plan to let a branch collect funds, and it will not be until the fifteenth.

According to the company's regulations, the branch financial account is on the fifteenth day of each month and the headquarters financial accounting. If Li Ran does not follow the prescribed time and collects funds in a hurry, it is absolutely possible to cause panic in the branch. After all, the branch has only been established for two or three months, and the employees' confidence in the company has not yet been formed.

If he really encountered a necessary situation, Li Ran would not care about this risk, but now that several projects that cost money are still in preparation, there is no need for him to take risks.

The situation of several branches is getting better and better, and he is very satisfied. However, nine times out of ten, life is not as expected, and when the situation in Wanjia is very good, Gome's affairs make him have to be upset.

Wanjia's marketing department is responsible for the intelligence work of peers, and has been collecting information about Gome under Li Ran's instructions, and some time ago it has had a great effect on Gome's small actions, which is also the reason why the Yanjing Branch's New Year's Day promotion performance is not bad.

But there are two sides to everything, there are good and there are bad. Perhaps it was the lesson of this time, Huang Guang wanted to turn his head and began to learn the business model of Wanjia. On the one hand, the company was formed with great fanfare, and on the other hand, branches began to be opened around Yanjing.

However, perhaps because it didn't want to continue to entangle with Wanjia, or maybe it didn't want to confront Wanjia, Gome did not implement the development strategy of Beijing, Tianjin and Shanghai as in its previous life, and instead developed to Shimen, Shanggu and other prefecture-level cities around Yanjing.

Gome's retreat made Li Ran breathe a sigh of relief, but at the same time, he was secretly vigilant. On the one hand, without the entanglement of Gome, Wanjia will inevitably develop better, and there is no need to be trapped in the confrontation with Gome. But on the other hand, Li Ran is also worried about whether giving up the suppression of Gome will eventually pose a greater threat. At present, no one understands the power of Huang Guangyu better than Li Ran.

However, worrying about it, Li Ran still has some confidence in Wanjia. As long as Wanjia does not make major mistakes in decision-making, it is still difficult for Gome to surpass Wanjia.

There were no other surprises at the meeting, and it ended within the time arranged by Zhao Ya. After that, he also had to meet the newly appointed general manager of the Shangjin branch before he had time to meet Lin An. And when he told the new general manager of Shangjin Branch in the office, Lin An had already come to the company.

Although Zhao Ya had already informed him in advance when he would come to see Li Ran, he still arrived at the company early in the morning. He also wanted to see how much the company had changed in the months he had been away.

After returning from Shangjin, Lin An was much thinner than before, but his spirit was very full. After several months of training in the branch, the temperament change is particularly prominent. The twilight and sleek nature of the middle-level management of state-owned enterprises in the past have disappeared, and the gestures are generous and natural, and there is a kind of courage of a person in power.

After arriving at the company, he was first arranged by the front desk to wait in the reception room. After several changes in the company's headquarters, the front desk naturally didn't know him, and the phone called the secretariat to confirm that there was an appointment before inviting him to sit down.

Lin An waited in the reception room for a while, and was bored in his heart, so he thought about it, so he called Huang Yanzong, who was familiar with him, at the front desk. Just after the meeting ended, Huang Yanzong returned to the office and immediately went out to pick him up when he received a call.

Soon Huang Yanzong came out, and when Lin An saw it, he smiled and shook hands, and said with some emotion: "Mr. Huang, I haven't seen you for a long time." ”

And looking at Lin An, whose temperament has changed greatly, Huang Yanzong also said with emotion: "You are polite, welcome back." ”

Both of them are the first batch of veterans of the Wanjia family, and they got along well during the early days of working together, so they naturally had a politeness when they met. After that, they went to Huang Yanzong's office together.

"The company has changed so much, I can't admit it, it's only been a few months!" Holding the tea poured by Huang Yanzong himself, Lin An, who was sitting on the sofa, said with deep feelings.

After pouring the tea and sitting on the sofa next to Lin An, Huang Yanzong said, "You don't know how fast the company's development is, if you knew, you wouldn't say that." ”

Lin An said: "Yes, but in the end, it is better to stay in the headquarters and see the company's development process with your own eyes." ”