Text: Chapter 7 Beijing, Beijing
Wang Yifan's office is very simple, with a total of more than 20 square meters, a large desk, a large chair, and two chairs in front of the table, and there is no luxurious furniture in addition. Therefore, many people in the company said that Mr. Wang's office was not much different from that of the department manager, and it was not at all like a big boss's room.
But a large photo on the wall behind it shows that the owner is different. It was a photo taken at the base camp of Mount Everest, with the majestic snow-capped peaks in the background being Mount Everest, the roof of the world. The two people in the middle of the photo, one of them is Wang Yifan, and the other is Ouyang Hai, a famous Internet pioneer and returnee model.
Speaking of the relationship between Wang Yifan and Ouyang Hai, there is also an unusual relationship. The two met in a chance mountaineering activity, when Wang Yifan had just started to get in touch with mountaineering, and was assigned to Ouyang Hai's group when he climbed Siguniang Mountain. That ascent was met with a snowstorm, and they were trapped on the mountain for twenty-four hours, and only two of the four people in the same group came down. If it weren't for Ouyang Hai going down the mountain on his back later, Wang Yifan, who sprained his ankle, probably wouldn't have been able to go down the mountain. Therefore, the two became brothers in life and death afterwards. It's a pity that there was no photo on Siguniang Mountain, so Wang Yifan chose this group photo at the Everest base camp and enlarged it and hung it in the office. In fact, Wang Yifan, as a rookie among private entrepreneurs, has no shortage of photos with the provincial leaders, but he chose this photo, and he can be regarded as a person with a loving and righteous temperament.
Wang Yifan didn't have a secretary, so Lao Zhang knocked on the door directly, and after getting Boss Wang's approval, he walked into the room and sat down on the chair in front of the executive desk.
"Zhenrong, has your work been going well lately?" Boss Wang's tone is always so gentle.
"Well, it's okay. Some time ago, I went to the central province to hold a project kick-off meeting, and the matter over there came to an end, and now I am mainly doing the finishing work of the group's precise marketing specifications. ”
While speaking, Wang Yifan had already made a cup of tea and handed it to Lao Zhang, which made Lao Zhang a little flattered.
"This is the best Longjing new this year, you can try it."
Tea must be good tea, as long as it can be judged from the faint fragrance that comes to the nose. It's just that Lao Zhang is not good at this, he said a little embarrassed: "Uh-Mr. Wang, I'm not good at drinking tea." ”
"Oh, I forgot, you like to drink, hehe."
A few simple conversations made Lao Zhang relax his tense nerves. Lao Zhang thought that the awkward incident between him and Liu Gang had reached the ears of Boss Wang, so he wanted to talk to him.
"Zhenrong, our company's marketing work has been relatively weak, and there are no dedicated marketing personnel. I've been thinking about setting up a marketing department for my company lately, and I'm going to share your thoughts and opinions. After all, you've worked in other big companies and know how other people do it. ”
Hearing what Mr. Wang said, Lao Zhang was a little flustered, it stands to reason that the boss should discuss with the department manager and vice presidents about the establishment of the marketing department and the adjustment of the organizational structure, how can he talk to me? However, Lao Zhang has always been straightforward when he has something to say, so he said: "Mr. Wang, our people really don't know how to do the market." The competition outside is very fierce, and we will not only face Wells Fargo Software in the future, but also encounter well-known competitors in the industry such as Yada Company and United Information Company, and their means of doing business are very powerful. In the past, we didn't have many opportunities to meet them when doing projects in the province, but if the company wants to develop and grow, it must go out of the province, otherwise there is no future! ”
Seeing Lao Zhang's emotional appearance, Boss Wang didn't interrupt him, nodded, and motioned for him to continue.
"It is a systematic project to really make a market order, which requires the relationship between customers up and down, and also analyzes and balances the relationship between competitors and original manufacturers, and it is not easy to place a single order. Sometimes, opportunities are fleeting, like this Central Province data warehouse project, we ourselves wasted the opportunity in vain! ”
"I know you have an opinion on the affairs of the Central Province, it's okay, let's talk about it."
"If we can join forces with ABN, the whole project should be ours!"
"Well, I learned about this situation later, which is a bit of a pity. But don't blame Liu Gang for not taking your opinion, things are much more complicated. Later, Mr. Lin personally called me, saying that Mr. Lu of Wells Fargo Software had come forward to say hello to the leaders of the group, and this project could only be a balanced result. Of course, if we had reached a cooperation with ABN earlier, things would have been decided very quickly, and there would have been no pressure from the group. ”
Seeing that Lao Zhang was a little excited and wanted to say something, Boss Wang waved his hand and said in a soothing tone: "Zhenrong, let's let the past pass!" I came to you today to ask you to be the deputy manager of the newly formed marketing department, and the marketing manager will be in charge by myself. ”
The deputy manager of the marketing department, the newly formed team, the actual person in charge, Lao Zhang feels that every cell in his body is jumping! Boss Wang is really an excellent entrepreneur with clear thinking and decisive decision-making. It is very energetic to follow such a boss to do a career!
Lao Zhang set the destination of his first business trip after taking office in Beijing because he wanted to meet with Fan Yang, the director of the group company. Fan Yang used to be the deputy director of the Information Department of Donghai Telecom, and like Mr. Lin, he once gave a lot of support to Hongyan Technology in the process of growth. After being transferred to the group, Fan Yang happened to be in charge of precision marketing, and Lao Zhang had been in contact with him for a period of time, so he was an acquaintance.
Lao Zhang's only soldier now is Xiao Li, who is coming with Liu Gang, the pre-sales engineer who used to work with Lao Zhang in the group to do precise marketing specifications, and the personnel department of the other manpower company is still recruiting. Lao Zhang also thought about asking Liu Gang to bring Xiao Wang over, but after thinking about it, Xiao Wang has already played an important role in the project team of the Central Province, and I am afraid that Liu Gang will have an idea to transfer him away. Lao Zhang even had the idea of leaving Xiaoli behind, and estimated that as long as he spoke, Xiaoli would still consider it. However, people already want to live a peaceful and comfortable life, so why bother to pull her back into the wind and rain? In fact, Lao Zhang's heart is still very afraid of dealing with young girls, and he doesn't know when the root of the disease fell. Hey, everyone has their own ambitions, so you don't have to force it!
Lao Zhang and Xiao Li walked out of Beijing Capital International Airport with simple luggage.
In the golden autumn of Beijing, the joyful atmosphere of the Centennial Olympics has not completely receded, and the day of the National Day is approaching again. The civil airliner drove all the way from Chang'an Avenue, and there were flowers everywhere, a festive scene.
In a Shanghainese restaurant near the group company, Lao Zhang and the others had been waiting for Director Fan Yang for almost an hour. At dinner time, the restaurant was full of people. Lao Zhang deliberately chose a small cubicle in the corner, drinking tea while waiting for Lord Fan's arrival. Fan Yang's punctuality is famous, one is indeed a lot of work, it is almost impossible to get off work on time, and secondly, in front of the manufacturer, Fan will also habitually put on a shelf, after all, people are Party A. Of course, punctuality is for Party B like Lao Zhang, if it is the time arranged by the leader, Director Fan will be more punctual than anyone else.
At seven o'clock and fifteen, Fan Yang finally appeared, Lao Zhang hurriedly greeted him, sat down, poured tea, and took out the menu that had already been ordered for Master Fan to see. In fact, Fan Yang likes to eat all the dishes that Lao Zhang can memorize, fried river shrimp, old duck pot, although he has been away from Jiangnan for several years, his taste is like a southern accent, and it has not changed at all.
"Fan, this is Hu Qingyutang's dendrobium, which Mr. Wang asked me to bring to you."
"Yo, Boss Wang is so polite every time."
"Mr. Wang, I want to say hello, he has been busy recently, and he will come to Beijing to visit you in a while."
"Oh, so what are your plans for this visit?" Fan Yang took a bite of the dish and asked Lao Zhang.
"Brother Zhang is now the manager of our company's marketing department!" Xiao Lizi is lively, and Xiao Wang is completely two types.
"Oh, that should be congratulations on your ascension!" Fan Yang raised his head and looked at Lao Zhang happily.
"No, no, it's the assistant manager." Although Lao Zhang is not a person who likes sycophants very much, Xiao Lizi still feels very useful when he exalts himself so much in front of customers. Of course, if you are happy in your heart, you still have to be humble in your mouth.
At the dinner table, Fan Yang told Lao Zhang that the first draft of the precise marketing specification formulated by the group has been issued to solicit the opinions of the provincial telecom branches, and the formal specification will be finalized before the end of the year. Next year, the country will build a precision marketing system, and the project approval work at the group level is in full swing, and the budget for the entire investment scale will be considerable. In addition, before the end of the year, the group will first find a province to do a pilot as a benchmark for national promotion next year.
Hearing the news, Lao Zhang felt that the blood all over his body began to surge. Beijing has come to the right place this time! This project came at a timely time, and it was a project in a field that Lao Zhang was familiar with! It seems that what Boss Wang said is right, the first step for us to do the market is to occupy the commanding heights of the group, so that we can grasp comprehensive market information.
"Can Donghai Province or Chubu Province be used as a pilot for the group?" Lao Zhang asked excitedly.
Fan Yang looked at Lao Zhang, paused, and said, "I'm afraid this won't work, you did some applications in these two provinces first, but that was done before the group formulated the norms." Moreover, this time Mr. Zhou meant to put it in Jiangnan Province as a pilot. "The Zhou that Fan Yang said is always his immediate boss, the number one in their department.
Gangnam Province! It was a place that Lao Zhang was familiar with, and the headquarters of the United Information Company was in the capital of Jiangnan Province, and it seemed that he was going to revisit the old place.
Seeing that the meal was almost finished, Lao Zhang and Fan Yang clinked glasses and drank the remaining wine in the glass.
"Fan, let's withdraw. If you don't have anything to do in the evening, let's find a cabaret hall to sit and relax? Fan Yang has been working in Beijing for so many years, but his wife and children have stayed in Donghai Province, and it is nothing to do when he returns to his residence alone at night, so Lao Zhang asked.
Fan Yang glanced at Xiao Lizi on the side and said, "Forget it today, the song hall is too noisy, besides, I have a meeting to attend tomorrow morning." ”
"Oh, then I'll go to the shower with you next time!"
Fan Yang stood up, put on his coat, and said to Lao Zhang: "By the way, tomorrow is a meeting of the telecommunications industry summit forum, many operators and manufacturers will go, Mr. Zhou will also be there, I have a speech at the meeting, you may wish to go and see if you have time, it is still very beneficial to know people in the industry." ”
"Okay, we'll go!"