Chapter 346: Boss, is this strength okay?
When Chen Jianghe arrived at the Light Chaser base, the heads of each region had arrived early and Deputy General Manager Deng Yongqing presided over the meeting.
Deng Yongqing has rich management experience. With him around, Chen Jianghe only needs to show up at some less important meetings.
However, Mr. Deng is the former president of 9527 Company after all. Although Chen Jianghe trusts his employees, he has also adopted necessary checks and balances early on. By improving the company's partnership system, organizational structure and management system, he tries to avoid factional struggles within the company.
"Just go on, don't worry about me."
After Chen Jianghe entered the meeting room, he dragged a chair and sat next to the secretary with a smile.
Lin Siqi looked up at the boss, blinking his eyes with a smile, looking a little naughty.
Chen Jianghe sat down, casually crossed his legs, tilted his head towards the secretary, and stared at the giant screen projection on the wall of the conference room.
Since March, the takeaway business of Light Chaser has skyrocketed in the Yangtze River Delta region, especially in Shanghai, its main battlefield. The market share has jumped from less than 20% to 40% now, with both the growth rate and increase being very impressive.
At the same time, the business scope of Chasing Light has also expanded from the previous single catering takeaway to supermarket retail, fruit group buying, leisure and entertainment, hotel accommodation, movie performances, life services and so on.
There are also two major financial tools, "living expenses" and "pocket money", which were launched some time ago and have gained a lot of favor among young people. Some netizens often affectionately call Chen Jianghe "Dad Chen" in the comment section of news related to "Light Chasers", and some even directly call him "husband".
"When it comes to business, it still has to be Jun."
Chen Jianghe stared at the PPT, feeling emotional.
Looking at the business data for the whole of March, Yuedong is undoubtedly the most popular among all city sites. It has signed contracts with Meiyajia convenience stores, Trust-Mart supermarkets, Home Inns, 7 Days Inn and other hotel chains, Kangmei, Dasanlin and other chain drugstores, sauna clubs, and even beauty salons scattered throughout the streets and alleys, all of which have been won by the Yuedong team.
This is equivalent to providing other city sites with an excellent business expansion template, which can get them into the fast lane by following the same pattern. After all, Chasing Light does not only food delivery, but also group buying!
After Chen Jianghe looked at the overall business data, he turned his gaze to the Chief Financial Officer Gu Yuming: "Mr. Gu, how much did the company lose in March?"
"Net loss: 53.62 million yuan."
Gu Yuming's response was concise and clear, with no nonsense at all.
Chen Jianghe shook his head and tapped his fingers on the table, saying, "The loss is too small. Investors will mistakenly think that we have not done anything, or that we have not done it well enough. We will increase our efforts in April."
"We should dare to spend money, but not spend it recklessly. Every penny should be spent wisely," said Chen Jianghe.
Gu Yuming smiled and nodded in agreement. The boss's words had a very grand meaning.
"Also, regarding the change of the company's image spokesperson, has the publicity department decided on a suitable candidate?"
Chen Jianghe smiled and looked at Wang Yonghua, director of the company's advertising and publicity department.
When Chasing Lights started, Chen Jianghe did not have the money to hire celebrities to endorse his products, so he shot promotional videos himself to raise the profile of the company.
Now that the company has grown in size, Chen Jianghe, as the chairman and president, has decided to keep a low profile.
Wang Yonghua was a talent poached from BBK Group during the spring recruitment period of Light Chaser, and is responsible for the company's advertising and brand promotion business.
"The publicity department has shortlisted four entertainment stars and one sports star, mainly based on their popularity, compatibility with the company's brand, and whether they have any bad behavior."
Wang Yonghua took out several lists from the documents on the desk, handed one to Chen Jianghe first, and then handed one to each of the board leaders in the conference room.
Chen Jianghe glanced at the candidates on the list, which were Jackie Chan, Jay Chou, Wang Leehom, Nicholas Tse and Liu Xiang.
Among them, Jackie Chan has the highest endorsement fee, 18 million, followed by Jay Chou, 12 million.
"Which one do you like?"
Chen Jianghe turned and asked the secretary.
“I don’t like any of them.”
Lin Siqi shook her head and whispered playfully into Chen Jianghe's ear: "I only like you, Daddy Chen."
Chen Jianghe smiled and whispered in her ear, "You are not allowed to tease the boss during a meeting. Since this is your first offense, I will deduct one month's performance and bonus as a small punishment."
Lin Siqi was stunned. If he had known earlier, he would not have added the word "Chen". Just one word difference resulted in a huge loss.
Chen Jianghe reached out and picked up her carbon pen, drew a circle on the list, and then handed it to Wang Yonghua: "Let's pick this one."
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Chen Jianghe made the final decision and handed over the specific matters to his subordinates.
After the meeting, Chen Jianghe drove with his secretary to Tiyu West Road and arrived at the downstairs of Anxia Group’s Guangdong East Center Building.
As one of the most famous business districts in eastern Guangdong, there are many large office buildings and shopping malls near Tiyu West Road. The towering blue glass-walled buildings and the extremely modern urban appearance form a sharp contrast with the dirty and messy environment of Longdong Urban Village.
"Boss, shall we take a picture as a souvenir?"
Standing at the gate, Lin Siqi took out his cell phone and suggested with a smile.
"Okay." Chen Jianghe walked up to her side.
"Come closer." Lin Siqi said softly.
Chen Jianghe raised his hand and placed it on her slender waist.
"Closer."
Lin Siqi held the phone in one hand, held Chen Jianghe's wrist with the other hand, and smiled sweetly at the camera.
“Crack.”
Lin Siqi turned her face slightly, looked up at Chen Jianghe, and then pressed the shooting button.
"Let me see."
Chen Jianghe took the phone and took a look at the photo. Although the pixels were not high, the angle was very good. The secretary's shallow dimples on her cheeks, her bright and sweet smile, and the tenderness when she looked up at him were all captured perfectly.
"Hey, another day where I'm impressed by my own handsomeness."
Chen Jianghe sighed, returned the phone to the secretary, and sang a poem in a low-key manner: "If I, Chen Jianghe, had not been born, my handsomeness would have been like a long night forever."
Lin Siqi covered her lips and smiled, what a shameless boss, I like him so much...
The new headquarters of Light Chaser occupies three floors of the Guangdong East Center Building, namely the 16th, 19th and 49th floors.
According to the plan, the 16th floor is the administrative center, the 19th floor is the customer response and merchant service center, and the 49th floor is the company's senior executives' office area.
Chen Jianghe's president's office is also located on the 49th floor. Take the elevator up, sit in the boss's chair, and overlook the entire central axis of eastern Guangdong through the huge floor-to-ceiling windows of the office.
Unfortunately, the Zhujiang New Town is still undergoing large-scale demolition and construction, and the world-famous "Little Waist" has not yet been completed. Along the central axis, all you can see are construction sites.
In the eyes of home buyers and speculators, the construction site in the distance is their sad place. The houses they bought at high prices last year have fallen in price this year and are almost halved.
However, in Chen Jianghe's opinion, this year is a good time to buy at the bottom of the property market, and Zhujiang New Town is full of gold!
Chen Jianghe was full of confidence, but he heard the secretary whispering softly:
"Boss, is this enough? Do you need to use more force?"
