On May 17th, a Gulfstream private jet landed on the runway of Xiangjiang International Airport.
Although the confidentiality was in place, the fastest Xiangjiang reporters in the world still received the news and waited at the gate of the international airport.
Without a doubt, the plane came from Xin, and the owner of the plane was the president of Future Group, Jiang Chen.
It was extremely difficult to interview Jiang Chen in Xin. If Jiang Chen didn't want to be interviewed, it would be difficult for the media to even see him. However, in Xiangjiang, these reporters didn't have so many concerns as they surrounded him with their cameras.
A dozen burly bodyguards in suits formed a circle around Jiang Chen and forcibly squeezed out a path from the crowd. They escorted Jiang Chen to the fleet of vehicles sent by the subsidiary.
The scene was like paparazzi chasing after an international superstar.
After Jiang Chen got into the car, he only felt a headache coming on.
The person who came to pick him up was the president of Future Group's Hua subsidiary, He Weicai. He was also responsible for the acquisition of Shentong. What happened next was needless to say. Because of a small accident, the acquisition plan failed.
"President, would you like to go to the company first or —"
"Go to the hotel first."
"Yes."
After receiving the news that Jiang Chen was coming, the subsidiary already booked the presidential suite at the Peninsula Hotel for him. As one of the only two six-star hotels in Xiangjiang, Jiang Chen had stayed here for a few days and had a good impression of the place.
After checking into the hotel, Jiang Chen first took a shower to wash away his fatigue.
After changing into a clean outfit and enjoying lunch, he took a private car to the building of the subsidiary.
He bought the building from Mr. Chen and it was originally the headquarters of Future Technology. But since Future Technology moved to Xin, it became the headquarters of the group's subsidiary in the Hua region.
The name was still Future Building, although compared to the one on Coro Island, it was much smaller in both size and height.
As soon as he walked into the building, Jiang Chen immediately found He Weicai and other senior executives and held a simple meeting.
"The headquarters has made a decision. The strategy to enter the logistics industry remains unchanged. We will first use Xiangjiang as a pilot and focus on developing the Hua logistics market. And Future Heavy Industries' Beta-3 delivery drone is our main product this time! "
"I know there is a lot of resistance on the policy side, but this is not enough reason for us to give up."
"The subsidiary has been registered. It's called Global Express."
"A few sets of proposals from the headquarters have been sent to you. I believe you should have read them before the meeting. The theme of this meeting is to discuss this issue. Everyone, feel free to speak your mind. If you have any good suggestions, feel free to share them! "
Jiang Chen's opening speech was as short as usual as he entered the main topic within a minute.
However, the situation was not as ideal as he had expected. The branch had no experience in the logistics industry.
But it doesn't matter if they don't have experience. They can poach talents, and they can learn from experience. Didn't JD also face a lot of doubts when they started their logistics business? But they still managed to do it.
Jiang Chen could first set up a VR station specifically for VRstore service, which could be used for two purposes. On one hand, it was the sales and experience outlet of the Phantom Helmet, and on the other hand, it was the delivery outlet of the VRstore.
He discussed this plan with Xia Shiyu for a long time, and it was completely feasible!
The purpose of coming to Xiangjiang in person this time was mainly to negotiate with the Special Economic Zone government, negotiate all the policies, and strive to pave the way for the "drone logistics" that was still in the blueprint.
After the meeting, the company's executives left, but Jiang Chen and He Weicai did not leave. Instead, they briefly discussed several proposals put forward at the meeting.
But at this moment, He Weicai's secretary walked in from outside the conference room.
"Wang Wei, the president of SF Express Group, made a phone call to make an appointment. He hopes to meet with the chairman."
Meet?
Jiang Chen and He Weicai exchanged glances, then looked at the secretary.
"I agree to meet with him. The time is tonight, and the location is set at the Peninsula Hotel. Just reply." Then, Jiang Chen looked at He Weicai. "Maybe we don't have to start a logistics company from scratch."
"You mean Shun Feng?" Although this sentence carried the meaning of a question, a touch of understanding appeared on He Weicai's face.
"Yes, this is what I just thought of. We have been using the thinking of 2018 to study the logistics industry, but a conservative approach is not necessarily applicable everywhere. We can completely change our approach. " Jiang Chen reached out and opened the lid of the teapot on the table, then gently put it aside. "For example, we can split logistics into two parts."
…
Starting from scratch meant that Future Group would need to spend a lot of energy to set up outlets across the country, build warehouses, plan transportation plans … and a series of troublesome things. The way to avoid troublesome things was to acquire, but the country was bound to intervene in the acquisition in the name of anti-trust.
In this case, it would be better to change their approach.
The advantage of drone logistics was mainly reflected in the delivery process. Future Group only needed offline outlets covering hundreds of cities and counties across the country.
Among all the express delivery companies in the country, only EMS and SF Express adopted the direct-sales model to manage outlets. As a state-owned enterprise, EMS did not need to be considered. Future Group could completely cooperate with SF to solve the problem of outlets.
Later, Jiang Chen returned to the Peninsula Hotel and went to the agreed meeting place.
When he arrived, he found that Wang Wei was sitting in the corner of the lobby and seemed to have been waiting for a long time.
The headquarters of SF Express was in Shenzhen, and it was only two or three hours from Shenzhen. However, the speed of the other party surprised Jiang Chen.
"Hello, it seems that you are Mr. Jiang Chen." After meeting, Wang Wei stood up with a smile and extended his right hand.
"Nice to meet you, Mr. Wang Wei." Jiang Chen shook his hand with a smile. After he let go, he said, "Let's save the pleasantries for dinner. I heard that Mr. Wang made an appointment to meet with me. What are you planning to discuss? "
"I hope to rediscuss the letter of intent we previously sent to you with Mr. Jiang," Wang Wei said sincerely.
"Introduce Penglai's drone logistics network?" Jiang Chen smiled. "I'm sorry, building our own logistics company has always been one of Future Group's strategic plans. Not long ago, we registered a logistics company called Global Express. Although its scale is very small now, and its business is only in Penglai City, you should be able to see our ambitions for the logistics industry from its name. "
You've already exceeded your reading limit for today. If you want to read more, please log in.
Login
Select text and click 'Report' to let us know about any bad translation.
