Feng Jing drove her red BMW Z4 on the 215 provincial road leading into Changping County. The city was already far behind them. Large tracts of farmland and wasteland appeared on both sides of the road. Feng Jing's expression became more and more gloomy. Her delicate nose slightly wrinkled, as if she was somewhat dissatisfied.
Feng Jing was the professional manager that Wu Liqian introduced to Xia Ruofei. She was also Wu Liqian's university classmate.
Feng Jing's resume could be described as glamorous. She had an MBA from the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania. After graduating, she directly returned to China to work at the world-renowned accounting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers as a senior consultant. After working for a year, Feng Jing was tired of the unchallenging consulting work. She moved to a famous domestic internet company as a senior vice president until she resigned two months ago. She was currently unemployed.
A senior overseas returnee like Feng Jing was naturally a hot commodity in the eyes of headhunters. In the past two months, she had received countless invitations, but she didn't even read them carefully. In the past two months, Feng Jing only did one thing, which was to carry a simple backpack and travel around the world. She completely emptied her mind.
When she received Wu Liqian's call, Feng Jing had just returned home. She was preparing to rest for a few days before leaving for the Tibetan Plateau.
Wu Liqian told Feng Jing that there was a good company that was hiring a general manager. When it came to her best friend from university, Feng Jing couldn't simply reject her like a headhunter. So, she decided to find out more about the situation.
When Feng Jing heard Wu Liqian briefly introduce the size and current situation of the Taoyuan Company, she even thought that Wu Liqian was deliberately joking with her. A company like this, no, in her opinion, it couldn't even be called a company. Strictly speaking, it could only be considered a workshop. At best, it was a slightly larger workshop. Letting her, an MBA from Wharton and former senior consultant manager from PricewaterhouseCoopers, take the helm?
Was this using a sledgehammer to kill a chicken?
Using a cannon to kill a mosquito?
Feng Jing didn't know that Wu Liqian was serious until she repeatedly confirmed it several times.
Moreover, Wu Liqian also told her on the phone that although the company was small, it had amazing potential. She strongly advised her not to make a decision immediately, and that it was best to inspect it on the spot before making a decision.
Perhaps it was out of trust for her best friend of many years, or perhaps it was because Feng Jing was too idle during this period of time, or perhaps it was because her brain had suddenly gone haywire. In short, she agreed to Wu Liqian's ridiculous suggestion.
As the surrounding environment became more and more desolate, Feng Jing felt that the third possibility was the most likely reason why she agreed to come and take a look.
His brain must have been fried!
However, they had already driven more than 100 kilometers. Feng Jing's hometown was Quangang City in the south of Southeast Province. Moreover, she had already made an appointment with the other party. Naturally, it was impossible for Feng Jing to return home at this time. Even if it was for Wu Liqian's sake, she still had to go through the motions.
With this mentality, Feng Jing arrived at Taoyuan Farm under the guidance of the GPS.
There wasn't even a sign outside the gate of the farm. In fact, there was one a few days ago. However, after Xia Ruofei got Master Song's name, he asked Pang Hao to find an advertising company to design a new sign. The original sign was removed first.
A security guard wearing a black suit with a headset in his ear solemnly signaled Feng Jing to stop the car in front of the yellow line.
"The security guards are really decent. It's like a military restricted area …" Feng Jing stopped the car and said to herself.
However, this didn't give Feng Jing much extra credit.
The security guard on duty today was Qin Xiaojun. He walked to the car and gently knocked on the window.
Feng Jing pressed down the electric window. Qin Xiaojun asked, "Who are you looking for? What's the matter? "
Feng Jing showed a graceful smile and said, "I have an appointment with your Chairman Xia today. Please inform him."
Qin Xiaojun immediately asked, "Are you Ms. Feng Jing?"
Feng Jing nodded. Qin Xiaojun immediately said, "Ms. Feng, Chairman Xia has told me that you can go in directly when you arrive. He is waiting for you in the office of the complex building! I will arrange a colleague to show you the way! "
"Thank you." Feng Jing smiled.
Qin Xiaojun's attitude made Feng Jing very comfortable. In any case, he still attached great importance to her arrival.
However, Feng Jing thought about it again. Any small company of this scale wouldn't pay too much attention to a returnee from Wharton MBA, right?
In fact, Xia Ruofei didn't look at Feng Jing's resume carefully. Although Wu Liqian gave him a copy, he just trusted Wu Liqian and paid due attention to the talent introduced by Wu Liqian.
On the other side, Qin Xiaojun contacted his comrade through the walkie-talkie. Soon, Lei Hu appeared at the door in an electric car.
In order to make it easier for the security guards to patrol around the farm, Xia Ruofei had recently purchased two of these four-seater electric scooters. The roads inside the farm had been planned perfectly from the beginning and could be said to be accessible in all directions. Lei Hu and the rest used these electric scooters to patrol, which basically had no blind spots and was very efficient.
Qin Xiaojun greeted Lei Hu and then said to Feng Jing, "Ms. Feng, you can follow the electric car in front."
Feng Jing said, "I want to walk in and take a look at the farm. Is that okay?"
Qin Xiaojun hesitated and immediately said, "No problem, then please park the car by the side! I will take care of your car. "
"Thank you!" Feng Jing smiled sweetly.
She drove the car into the farm gate and parked it by the side of the road. Then she got out of the car and said to Lei Hu, who was leading the way for her, "Sorry to trouble you!"
Lei Hu made an inviting gesture and said, "Ms. Feng, this way please!"
Qin Xiaojun returned to his post. He looked at Feng Jing's graceful back and said to himself, "This woman is too beautiful! Brother Xia is really amazing! "
He still didn't know that the young woman who looked weak and lovely just now was likely to become the boss of his boss …
Feng Jing looked around as she walked under Lei Hu's lead. She asked Lei Hu some questions intentionally or unintentionally.
Lei Hu didn't work for long, and he naturally didn't know a lot of things about the farm. However, Xia Ruofei told him to treat Feng Jing warmly, so he could only briefly introduce what he knew.
Feng Jing naturally couldn't get the information she wanted.
However, when she saw the rows of beautiful modern film greenhouses, she couldn't help but show a trace of appreciation.
These greenhouses were up to 100 meters long and were neatly arranged on both sides of the farm road. The neatly arranged greenhouses under the sun were pleasing to the eye.
Soon, Lei Hu brought Feng Jing to the newly completed complex building.
Feng Jing saw the large six-story complex building and couldn't help but be stunned. She asked, "This is the farm's office building?"
Feng Jing's first thought was that it was too wasteful. Such a small farm with such a large office building, in her opinion, it didn't even take half of it.
Feng Jing had returned to China for many years. She knew that many government agencies and national units' office buildings were very beautiful and luxurious. There were even some national poor counties that had the tallest and most beautiful buildings in the county.
However, the bosses of private companies rarely did this. They spent their own money and no one would waste it like this.
Lei Hu heard Feng Jing's question and immediately showed a proud expression. He said, "This is our complex building. The first and second floors are the cafeteria and office. The third floor and above are the staff apartments and the farm's guest rooms. Ms. Feng, our farm's conditions are very good! There's free lunch every day, and even security guards like us can get a one-bedroom apartment! "
Feng Jing suddenly understood after hearing this. Her impression of Taoyuan Farm improved a little. Her impression of Chairman Xia also improved a little. At least this little boss was good to the employees.
Of course, this kind of good impression was very limited. After all, Taoyuan Farm couldn't be any smaller compared to the company she used to work for.
Lei Hu soon brought Feng Jing to Xia Ruofei's office.
Xia Ruofei personally got up to greet Feng Jing and warmly asked Feng Jing to sit on the guest sofa. At the same time, he asked Lei Hu to quickly make tea.
Feng Jing was slightly absent-minded when she saw Xia Ruofei. She thought she would see a middle-aged man with a big belly and maybe even a big gold chain around his neck.
However, it was completely different from the image of a nouveau riche in her mind. Xia Ruofei was slightly thinner. Although he wasn't shockingly handsome, he had a sunny and clean aura that made people involuntarily feel close to him.
Moreover, although Xia Ruofei's facial features weren't as sharp as those of movie stars, when put together, they gave people a very comfortable feeling. Especially his eyes, which were very bright, seemed to be able to see through people's hearts.
It seems pretty good to work with such a young and handsome guy … Feng Jing suddenly had such a ridiculous idea in her mind.
Then, an even more ridiculous idea appeared in her mind. Could it be that Qian Qian is recommending so hard because of this handsome guy?
In Xia Ruofei's view, the charming young woman in front of him was obviously a little absent-minded, because when Lei Hu put the brewed tea in front of her, she didn't react at all.
"Miss Feng …" Xia Ruofei called out.
Feng Jing came back to her senses. Her face couldn't help but heat up slightly. What nonsense was she thinking?
Although the other party was just a small boss, it was obviously very unprofessional to be absent-minded in such a formal meeting.
Feng Jing showed an apologetic smile and said, "I'm sorry, Chairman Xia. I just thought of something else."
"It's okay." Xia Ruofei said with a smile, "Miss Feng, Sister Wu showed me your resume. I invited you here today to talk to you about work."
Sister Wu? The relationship between Qian Qian and him is really not ordinary … Feng Jing said in her heart.
But this time, she wouldn't be absent-minded. With a professional smile on her face, she said, "Chairman Xia, I have a general understanding of your company's situation. I also looked at it a little just now. With all due respect, your company doesn't seem to be very big. This job may be different from my expectations."
Xia Ruofei was not in a hurry to explain. He just smiled and asked, "Oh? Then, what scale should Miss Feng's ideal company be? "
Feng Jing said with confidence, "I used to be a senior consultant at PricewaterhouseCoopers, and my last job was the senior vice president of Hailang. I think the scale of your company should be quite different from the above two companies, right?"
Xia Ruofei said with a faint smile, "That's for sure. But I'm also sure that in a company of such size, you shouldn't be able to make all the decisions, right?"
Feng Jing looked at Xia Ruofei as if he was a monster and said, "Of course!"
"But my company can give you the highest authority." Xia Ruofei smiled and said, "Being a senior female employee in a large company and leading a small company to grow and develop, the sense of accomplishment is completely different. Moreover, since Miss Feng resigned from these two companies, there should be a reason in this regard, right? "
Just now, when the gatekeeper reported that Feng Jing had come, Xia Ruofei took out the resume provided by Wu Liqian and looked at it again. He knew that a senior overseas returnee like Feng Jing must have the dream of starting a business. Otherwise, Feng Jing wouldn't have given up the position of senior vice president of Hailang so easily.
Feng Jing said with a faint smile, "Chairman Xia, I admit that the highest authority does move my heart, but …"
"I think Miss Feng might as well take a look at our products first." Xia Ruofei said with full confidence.
"Products?" Feng Jing couldn't help but stare blankly.
Xia Ruofei shrugged and said, "Of course, for an agricultural product company like us, isn't the core competitiveness of our products?"
Feng Jing nodded and said, "That makes sense. Before I came, I really didn't understand the situation in detail enough."
Xia Ruofei got up and walked to the lounge. He took out the Taoyuan vegetable samples that he had prepared in the morning from the fridge and returned to the reception area to lay them out one by one.
Feng Jing looked at the tomatoes and cabbage that were neatly arranged on the coffee table. Her eyes slowly widened, and she didn't hide her astonishment at all.
The appearance of these Taoyuan vegetables was really beautiful. The tomatoes were tender and juicy, and the cabbage looked like it was carved out of jade. It was so beautiful that people couldn't bear to eat them.
"Chairman Xia, your company … all the products are of this appearance?" Feng Jing couldn't help but ask.
"Of course, these are randomly picked in the vegetable greenhouse. I didn't prepare any special preparations." Xia Ruofei said with a smile.
Although Wu Liqian also specifically emphasized the uniqueness of the Taoyuan vegetables, Feng Jing couldn't feel the huge difference between these vegetables and ordinary vegetables without seeing it with her own eyes.
Moreover, Feng Jing was in Quangang City, so she didn't have a direct understanding of the Taoyuan vegetables.
So when Xia Ruofei took out the Taoyuan vegetables, Feng Jing was shocked.
Xia Ruofei continued, "All of our company's vegetable and fruit products are currently in short supply, and the average price is ten times that of the same type of products on the market! And the cost isn't much more than ordinary products … "
"That is to say …" Feng Jing said, "The profit is also ten times that of ordinary farms?"
Xia Ruofei smiled and said, "This is just a conservative estimate."
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