"When will you sell the cars back to Yicheng? That's a good question!"
If one is rich and does not return to their hometown, it's like walking in embroidered clothes at night.
If it weren't for limited production capacity, Tan Jincheng would definitely have promoted Flash first to Yicheng.
As the third largest city by population in Anhui Province, Yicheng's market for electric scooters is naturally not small.
The original plan was to distribute goods to Yicheng around the end of the year.
Flash was originally targeted at large third-tier cities.
Now that production capacity has doubled with the help of relevant district departments, distributing Flash to Yicheng naturally needs to be fast-tracked.
Coinciding with this Friday, August 26th, the Super Girl Grand Finale Champion Night, media advertising campaigns including Yicheng TV, Yicheng Economic Channel, Yicheng Education Channel, and Yicheng Evening News have already begun.
Lin Yumin, who had only recently returned to Yongcheng, went back to Yicheng once again; there was no other way.
Lin Yumin is from Yicheng, and compared to Wu Zhenping, he has a home-field advantage, so this task naturally fell to him.
Compared to the first round of market promotion, with experience, Tan Jincheng was more confident about the Yicheng market promotion.
Not only Lin Yumin, but his old man would also mobilize some connections to assist to a certain extent.
However, this time Tan Jincheng required Lin Yumin to collect a 50% advance payment from Yicheng's terminal merchants; no other reason.
For other cities he didn't know much about, Tan Jincheng would try to cooperate with terminal merchants with a friendly attitude to open up the market.
But Tan Jincheng knew all too well the prevailing customs of Yicheng.
Unfortunately, while the Flash brand now had some recognition, its market position was insufficient.
Otherwise, Tan Jincheng would definitely have stipulated payment first, then delivery.
All in all, putting aside the vanity of returning home in style, Tan Jincheng would never give up on the Yicheng market alone.
However, at this stage, it was more important to proceed cautiously and prioritize minimizing losses.
"So, with this distribution back to Yicheng, aren't you going back for a visit? To satisfy your vanity?"
Zhang Xupeng said with a sly smile.
"Haha, there's no need for that. Just getting the vehicles there is enough. If I went back myself, it would be a bit too deliberate. Besides, I'm so busy right now."
It wasn't that he didn't want to go back, but because September was approaching, Tan Jincheng didn't dare to return.
September was the time his maternal uncle, Zhang Qingliang, had an accident in his previous life.
He wouldn't feel at ease until he had safely passed September.
Therefore, Tan Jincheng decided not to go anywhere that month, but to stay put at the Beicang headquarters.
Speaking of which, the apartment in Liren Garden, not being very large, was nearing completion after three months of renovation.
It was expected to be officially finished in September.
After that, it would be left vacant for a while, furnished, and allowed to air out formaldehyde before it could be officially moved into.
And Zhang Qingliang, along with the renovation workers, would next be working on Zhang Xupeng's renovation.
"Oh, right, buying furniture, this is good. This month, I'll let my uncle oversee the furniture selection and purchase."
This job isn't tiring.
When the time comes, I'll have Sun Yuming drive his pickup, taking him along.
I imagine it should be much safer than staying at the construction site.
Driving in the city, under normal circumstances, as long as you don't run into a tanker truck or containers, it's relatively safe.
Yicheng.
Home again.
Standing at his doorstep, Lin Yumin couldn't help but feel a little emotional.
The originally anticipated Yicheng market promotion was moved up.
The team from Henan Province regrouped and arrived in his hometown, Yicheng.
Team members had already checked into nearby hotels, while Lin Yumin planned to stay at home.
His son was sent back to the countryside for the holidays, and his wife hadn't finished work yet.
After Lin Yumin put down his luggage, took a shower, and tidied up, it was already past four o'clock.
He checked the fridge and kitchen, finding no decent dishes, so Lin Yumin decided to go out and buy some groceries to celebrate the couple's reunion that evening.
After leaving, as Lin Yumin reached the community entrance, he ran into his wife riding an electric scooter.
It was a Flash, bearing the lightning logo.
Tan Jincheng had brought back 10 of them, and Tan Lihua gave one to Lin Yumin's family and one to Wu Zhenping's family.
Lin Yumin looked at his wife with some surprise and said,
"Why are you back? You're not off work yet?"
"Old Lin from next door called me, saying our door was open and asking if I'd forgotten to lock it."
Lin Yumin suddenly realized,
"No wonder! I put my things down and then the door was shut. I was a bit puzzled at the time, there was no wind today. That Old Lin."
"Didn't you come back a few days ago? Why are you back again?"
"This time I'm not just staying for two days. I have to stay for at least half a month. The Old Tan family's son is planning to develop the Yicheng market, so he sent me back."
"Ah? Such good news?"
"Haha, didn't expect that, did you? After a few months, I'm back to work again; come on, let's go buy some good food to celebrate."
"That boy from the Old Tan family is really something. No wonder I saw your company's advertisement on Yicheng TV a couple of days ago."
"You could say I'm returning home in style, right? Are you relieved now?"
Song Qiumei just smiled and said nothing, yielding the driver's seat to Lin Yumin; initially, she hadn't been very supportive of Lin Yumin wanting to venture out.
Although she knew that drifting along in the factory wouldn't lead to much of a future, it was after all a stable and respectable job.
Going to work in sales for a company opened by a colleague's son at the factory didn't sound like a reliable thing to do at all.
It wasn't that she didn't support her husband's idea of trying something new, but she simply didn't have much confidence in Tan Jincheng.
The Old Tan family's son was only 20 years old; could a 20-year-old's words be reliable?
But circumstances are unpredictable.
Who would have thought that a few months later, the Old Tan family's son would actually produce electric scooters, advertise on Anhui Provincial TV, and even send one to their own home?
She had ridden this electric scooter herself for a while.
Apart from being a bit too large and slightly difficult to handle, there were no other issues.
A single charge lasted a long time.
"You think it's too big because you're small. Flash's target customer group isn't people like you. Wait for the new models to come out; you'll definitely like the new ones."
"There will be new models?"
"Of course, you'll definitely like the new models, but they definitely won't be produced this year."
Lin Yumin didn't want to say more.
The initial progress of Fengchi was significantly slower than Flash.
It wasn't because the R&D department wasn't working hard, but because there was no rush.
General Manager Tan wanted to refine it further, striving to independently design and produce all possible parts.
The Flash series had some traces of imitation.
General Manager Tan hoped that Fengchi would at least have its own unique style in terms of appearance.
"How much do your scooters sell for?"
Song Qiumei asked with a hint of curiosity.
"The one we're riding now sells for 2299, and there's another model for 1999 yuan. Not expensive."
Song Qiumei was a bit surprised.
2299 yuan wasn't expensive?
"Can you make money selling them so cheap? Aren't electric scooters on the market all around 3000, or even four to five thousand?"
"We can definitely make money. As for why they're priced so cheaply, that's General Manager Tan's market strategy. We don't need to worry about that; we just need to sell the products."
"Whoa, it's 'General Manager Tan, General Manager Tan' now. Last time you came back, it was still 'that kid from the Old Tan family'."
Lin Yumin chuckled,
"It's different now. You can't call him that anymore. You should show them proper respect when you encounter Old Tan and them in the future."
Although he had only been back in Beicang for a few days, Lin Yumin had already witnessed Flash's speed and the district's attitude.
Lin Yumin had privately calculated that, based on Flash's September production capacity, at least 38,000 units could be sold by the end of this year.
38,000 units!
That's an operating revenue of over 60 million yuan.
With a full production period of only half a year, an annual output value exceeding 100 million is truly effortless!
With lavish online and offline marketing, a company with an annual production capacity exceeding 100 million, the newly established Tan Jincheng unabashedly displayed his ambition.
Electric scooters are also a booming industry.
At this rate, what will the future look like?
An annual output value of 500 million?
1 billion?
Lin Yumin felt that these were not impossible to achieve.
And how old was he?
Just 20 years old.
This young man was truly extraordinary.
Song Qiumei had never met Tan Jincheng; all her impressions came from Lin Yumin.
Although she felt her husband's suggestion to show Old Tan and his family appropriate respect in the future was a bit worldly and made a mountain out of a molehill.
But since her husband was making a living working for their son, and the money was plentiful – he even brought back 20,000 yuan last time he came home; never mind, for the sake of the money, she'd listen to her husband.
"Since you're not leaving soon, should we bring our son back from home?"
"Yes, we should go pick him up. I'll go back first tomorrow. School is starting soon; we can't let him run wild in the countryside anymore."
Song Qiumei remarked with some emotion,
"If there's a chance, we should ask Old Tan and his wife how they educated their son. Our boy is too mischievous."
Lin Yumin burst out laughing,
"You can't compare, and you can't learn it. I asked about this long ago. General Manager Tan was also very mischievous as a child. He spent all his summer vacations in the countryside, catching fish, stealing melons, he did everything."
Lin Yumin had not only asked Old Tan but also inquired with Tan Jincheng and Zhang Xupeng about their childhoods.
It turned out they didn't seem much different from most children.
If there was anything special, it was that when General Manager Tan did mischievous things in the countryside as a child, he always hid in the back, inciting other children to charge forward.
He was very cunning.
Zhang Xupeng said this: he and the other children got caught and beaten, while General Manager Tan was considered a good child who didn't do bad things.
And when it came to his own son being too mischievous, Tan Jincheng said it was better to be a little mischievous.
If boys were too honest, they'd easily get taken advantage of when they grew up.
Lin Yumin hadn't heard the term 'jiepánxiá' before, but judging from its literal meaning and General Manager Tan's tone at the time, it probably wasn't a good word.
Never mind, there's no need to think about achievements like General Manager Tan's.
It would be good enough if his own troublesome son grew up to be like Zhang Xupeng.
Regardless of the Old Zhang family's son's abilities, his luck was truly good.
To have a good friend who grew up with him, taught him how to do business step by step, led him to make money, and entrusted him with the most profitable company under his management—what incredible luck was that?
(End of Chapter)
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