Chapter 1106 Intermediary
Zhang Jianguo and his team have a good idea. From the current express delivery industry, it is well integrated with the traditional logistics industry. In the process of integration, the latest IT technology to improve efficiency through the interconnection of professional warehousing logistics receiving and sending systems and Internet platforms.
In addition, the model of warehouse linkage can also shorten the delivery time, which is very beneficial to the experience of online shopping users and also improves the speed of Sit's service. This model may be difficult for other companies, but it is not difficult for Sit, which already has its own sales network and warehouses across the country. Another benefit of doing so is that it reduces the cost expenditure of express delivery companies, and there is no need to specifically distribute products from the main warehouse to the warehouses for delivery.
According to the current sales model of Sit, it only needs to cooperate with the express company in the existing model to directly transfer some products between the warehouses. This is not a problem for Sit or Zhang Jianguo. The reason is simple. Sit's warehousing is the responsibility of Zhang Jianguo's logistics company, which is responsible for the management and distribution of Sit's warehouses in various places. Now it only needs to be segmented according to the sales model of the Internet platform and then transferred internally.
Song Yangming thought for a moment and asked, "I think the general direction is OK, but the current storage system should not be compatible, right? Do we need to upgrade the system specifically?"
"That's for sure. The current warehousing system is an ERP system, which is sufficient for use in the logistics industry. If you switch to e-commerce warehousing, you have to consider using a more professional WMS system, and then connect it to the e-commerce platform." Zhang Jianguo seemed to have studied this a long time ago, and he talked about it immediately.
“Will the system change affect current operations?”
"No, this will be done gradually. The original ERP system will continue to be maintained, and the new system will be implemented after it is debugged. We will also make proper arrangements for the connection process, so you can rest assured."
"Then I have no problem." Song Yangming laughed. Zhang Jianguo's answer today was a little unexpected to him. After all, Zhang Jianguo is not a young man anymore, and his academic qualifications are not high. Although he is successful in his career, there is still a big gap compared to Song Yuanchao and others.
Song Yangming was surprised that someone like him could accept new things and come up with a relatively perfect plan in this regard. But when he was surprised, Song Yangming also thought of Zhang Hao. Zhang Jianguo didn't understand these things, but Zhang Hao did. Zhang Hao's understanding of the Internet was unmatched. Although Zhang Hao didn't have the idea of taking over Zhang Jianguo's business, it didn't mean that he wouldn't help his father.
Thinking of this, Song Yangming couldn't help but ask Zhang Jianguo if this was true, but he didn't expect that the answer Zhang Jianguo gave surprised Song Yangming.
Zhang Jianguo told Song Yangming with a smile that this matter had nothing to do with Zhang Hao. Although Zhang Hao would help solve the subsequent opening and demand of the new warehousing system, this plan was not proposed by Zhang Hao, but by his son-in-law, Song Yangming's brother-in-law.
Song Yangming was very familiar with Zhang Pingping, but not so familiar with his uncle-in-law, though they had met a few times.
In his impression, this uncle-in-law was a very charming person, otherwise he would not have made Zhang Pingping fall in love with him and become his wife. But he did not expect that he actually had such a talent. It was not something that ordinary people could imagine to have such a brain.
Song Yangming sighed and congratulated Zhang Jianguo for having a successor. Zhang Jianguo also looked a little proud. It seemed that he was very satisfied that his son-in-law could be his successor.
After the general direction was agreed upon, the details would naturally be handled by the people below. Then they talked about other things. After a while, Sun Xia came back. Song Yangming quickly stood up and greeted Sun Xia. Seeing Song Yangming coming, Sun Xia was very happy. She greeted Song Yangming with a smile and insisted on keeping Song Yangming for dinner. She also said that she hadn't seen Song Yangming for a long time and wanted him to taste his aunt's cooking today.
Being in Zhang Jianguo's country is no different from being at home. Song Yangming certainly would not refuse. He immediately smiled and nodded in agreement.
He had indeed not seen Sun Xia for a long time, which was even longer than the time he had not seen Zhang Jianguo. The last time he came to Zhang Jianguo place, Sun Xia was not there. It had been almost a year.
Compared with Zhang Jianguo, Sun Xia, although not young, looks younger. But it makes sense, women are always better at dressing up than men. Except for a slightly fat body due to her age, Sun Xia looks graceful and people would believe she is less than 50 years old.
Like Zhang Jianguo, Sun Xia has not retired yet and is still busy with her career.
At first, Sun Xia sold clothes on Maiyang Road and made a lot of money from this business. Later, the business on Maiyang Road was transferred to another company, and Sun Xia and Gu Jie jointly opened a boutique clothing store. At that time, their boutique clothing store was extremely popular in Shanghai, and several branches did very well, setting a benchmark for popular clothing in Shanghai.
Later, Sun Xia and Gu Jie invested in the Eighth District Commercial Company together. For this investment, Gu Jie also sought Song Yuanchao's opinion. With Song Yuanchao's affirmation, the two of them took out a lot of money and injected it into the newly established commercial company, becoming the original shareholders of the company.
At the beginning, this commercial company was not well-received. After all, the Eighth District was still under construction at that time. In the following few years after its establishment, the commercial company spent a lot of money because it was responsible for the commercial development and shopping mall construction of the Eighth District. Not only did it not get any return, but it also expanded its capital twice afterwards, which made them invest a lot more.
During that time, Sun Xia and Gu Jie both had the idea of quitting. You know, at that time, the profits of the clothing industry began to decline, and even the performance of the boutique clothing store they opened was gradually not as good as before. Due to insufficient funds, the continuous investment in the two equity expansions was very difficult. Under such circumstances, Sun Xia even discussed with Gu Jie the idea of not continuing to invest or transferring the previous shares. But in the end, they were unwilling to end the investment and gritted their teeth and persevered.
Unexpectedly, they made the right move. As the business circle of the Eighth District gradually took shape, the investment of the commercial company began to have a good return. More importantly, the commercial company was soon listed on the stock market. As the original shareholders and the two people who continued to invest, they held a large number of original shares. The value of these stocks increased several times in less than a year after the company went public.
From now on, both Sun Xia and Gu Jie have made a profit from this project far beyond their initial imagination and have received extremely generous returns. In addition, the commercial company has great potential, and the annual dividends alone are very profitable. Moreover, as shareholders, they have many other invisible conveniences that are unknown to outsiders.
"Aunt, didn't you sell your clothing store? Why are you still so busy?" Song Yangming asked curiously.
"What's wrong with you, kid? Your aunt-in-law is not old yet and you want me to stay at home to live in her old age?" Sun Xia laughed and said, "The clothing store is not doing well. It's not wrong to sell it out, but the business can still be done."
"So what are you doing now?"
"Real estate!" Sun Xia was very proud.
"Real estate? You and Uncle Gu together? Are you developing real estate like Shenghua Real Estate?" Song Yangming was stunned. He never thought that Sun Xia would also be involved in real estate. Why had he never ?
"It's not that high-end." Zhang Jianguo at the side took over the conversation and said, "Your aunt-in-law is engaged in real estate development. What does she know about developing buildings? How can she join Liangshan without any experience? Besides, she is not with Gu Jie. Gu Jie has his own business now. Your aunt-in-law is a person who can't sit still. If she is asked to stay at home and learn from retired old ladies to go shopping and play mahjong every day, she will be bored to death. Isn't real estate very popular now? She was thinking about doing some business related to real estate, so she registered a real estate company. However, her company is not engaged in real estate development, but real estate agency, that is, helping people buy and sell houses. Anyway, this job does not require money or anything, and it can be something to do, so as not to get sick from being idle."
Song Yangming suddenly realized that this was the case.
He knew about real estate agency companies. This type of company had existed for several years. Its nature was no different from that of ordinary agencies, except that its main business was house buying, selling and leasing.
Initially, this kind of work was done by private individuals. When Song Yuanchao bought a courtyard house in Yanjing, he found a middleman, who was a real estate agent. However, with the opening of the real estate market, formal companies were gradually established. Around 1996 and 1997, real estate agencies reached their peak in Shanghai. Anyone could register and set up one, and many of these real estate agencies did not even have a formal office space. They were pure shell companies that relied on their relationship with real estate developers to get preferential internal prices , and then increased the price to make a profit. They were very popular for a while.
But after 1998, this situation changed, mainly because the state introduced new policies that required real estate agencies to register with a broker certificate, and only practitioners holding a real estate broker certificate were qualified to conduct real estate transactions.
Once this threshold was set, it restricted many real estate agents, because most of them did not have the qualifications. But then again, every policy has its countermeasures. Many people who held real estate agent certificates instantly became popular. In order to develop their business, real estate agencies actively invited certificate holders to join the company, and they did not even have to come to work. A certificate offered a usage fee of several thousand yuan per month, which led to many people flocking to join the army of certificate examinations in order to earn this money.
Sun Xia established her agency relatively late, but she started from a high point.
Sun Xia was not short of money. After ending her boutique clothing business, she had a lot of funds in her hands. She was also optimistic about this project. After registering the company, she recruited several certified real estate agents and started working.
