"Hello, Aunty, I am an employee of CEO Tan's company, my name is Sun Yuming. Sorry for presuming to call and disturb you."
"It's Xiao Sun, isn't it? Come in."
Tan Lihua's voice came from inside the house.
"You've been drinking?"
Zhang Suzhi asked, greeting Sun Yuming while staring at Tan Jincheng's flushed face.
"Mm, just a little."
"Then hurry and take a shower, brush your teeth, and don't go near Jinyue."
Zhang Suzhi said, pinching her nose.
"Son's back, and you're already so disgusted just because I had a little to drink. As expected, once you have a younger one, you forget the older one."
Tan Jincheng said, a bit speechless.
After saying that, he deliberately walked over to Tan Jinyue, picked her up, and exhaled a breath towards her.
This immediately made Tan Jinyue burst into tears, causing Tan Lihua and Zhang Suzhi to not know whether to laugh or cry.
Of course they were happy that their son was back, but who would intentionally make their sister cry right after entering the door?
"Hahaha."
Tan Jincheng then satisfiedly put him down and said to Sun Yuming,
"Brother Sun, make yourself at home, sit wherever you like. I'll take a shower first."
Sun Yuming rarely saw such a childish side of Tan Jincheng.
Indeed, people like the boss only display their truest self from the depths of their heart in front of family.
"It's fine, Boss, you don't need to mind me. Aunty, this is a small gift I brought; I hope you won't dislike it."
The gift was a small golden peace lock for children to wear, and also some fruits bought downstairs just now.
Zhang Suzhi wasn't familiar with Sun Yuming either, and when she saw it was actually gold, she quickly said,
"I'll accept the fruit, but this golden lock is too valuable, I can't take it. Xiao Sun, you should keep it for your own child."
"I don't even have a girlfriend yet, just take it, Aunty, it's not worth much."
Sun Yuming smiled.
The price of gold in 2006 was about 120 yuan per gram.
A gold lock weighing less than four grams, even with processing fees, was only about 500 yuan.
For Sun Yuming a year and a half ago, it might have been a bit of a pinch, but now it's really nothing.
"It's not easy for you to earn your salary, how can I accept such an expensive gift from you? I can't take it."
Zhang Suzhi continued to refuse.
Tan Lihua had just gone to cut fruit and now he came out, so he smiled and explained,
"It's Xiao Sun's kind thought, just accept it. He is the first employee of Jincheng's company, so he shouldn't be short of a few hundred yuan."
"Hahaha, Uncle is right, my income is quite good. The boss treats me very well, Aunty, please don't decline anymore."
At the same time, he secretly marveled in his heart.
It seems that the boss's excellence has a lot to do with his upbringing.
The boss's mother tried every way to refuse something worth a few hundred yuan.
If it weren't for Uncle Tan being familiar with him, this gift really couldn't have been given today.
"You're Xiao Tan's company's first employee?"
Zhang Suzhi knew how to grasp the key points.
Sun Yuming thanked Tan Lihua for the fruit he handed him, while nodding and saying,
"Mm, to be precise, I am the first employee of Shanchi Technology. Before, I was a salesman for Jinpeng Trade, which the boss and CEO Zhang co-founded. Later, when the boss opened a new company, he brought me over."
"So that means you've been with Jincheng the longest. Tell me, what is he like when he usually works?"
As a mother, Zhang Suzhi still cared about what kind of life her son usually lived; as for how much money he earned, she wasn't very concerned.
Sun Yuming pondered for a moment, recalling the bits and pieces of the past year and more, and after a while, he said,
"It's hard to describe. The boss is very excellent; he can think of many things in advance. Just like when he signed the Super Girl champion as an endorser, I was the one who handled it at the time. Back then, Chun Ge was only in the top 15, and including me, all the employees in the company thought the boss was crazy.
Just think, for the company's first product, such an important matter, signing a contestant who was still a student, not even considered a celebrity. Not only would millions go down the drain, but it would also affect the image of the company product's image."
"The result was unexpected; the contestant he solely backed actually won the championship with an overwhelming advantage. Although her image wasn't great, her popularity was truly high, and Shanchi became an instant hit because of this. After the results came out, everyone in the company thought the boss was simply a god."
"There are many more operations like this, including the timing of Shanchi Technology's establishment, all of which were extremely precise, perfectly coinciding with the opportune moment for the electric scooter market's big boom. Therefore, all the management in the company were very convinced by the boss's decisions."
Tan Lihua and Zhang Suzhi listened quietly.
Judging from Sun Yuming's demeanor, they could perceive that although his tone was full of boastful elements, it was definitely sincere, not just flattery.
"Starting from the Canton Fair last spring, I often traveled with the boss on business trips. The boss truly works hard, often communicating with clients during the day, then summarizing at night, and only sleeping late into the night. During Shanchi Technology's busiest period, the boss lived in the office for half a month."
"Overall, the boss gives me the impression of being both smart and hardworking. Additionally, he is also very good to his employees. For someone like me, before working with the boss, my job was unstable, and at most, I earned only about 2000 yuan a month.
But after following the boss, my income steadily increased. Last year alone, I saved over sixty thousand yuan, which is more than I saved in all my years of working. The boss also entrusted me with managing the purchasing department, which is so important, so I am very grateful to the boss."
Although he had only been in charge of purchasing for a few months, only saving over sixty thousand yuan in a year showed that Sun Yuming was still very honest; he didn't even take many of the tacit benefits Tan Jincheng allowed.
Seeing that the boss's parents didn't react for a moment, Sun Yuming laughed again and said,
"Uncle and Aunty, please don't think I'm flattering the boss. If I save money for another year this year, I can buy a house in Beicang. This is something I didn't even dare to dream of before."
"This isn't flattery? You've said all the good things already."
Tan Jincheng, who walked out of the bathroom, happened to hear this.
"Boss, you've wronged me! I'm just telling the truth!"
Sun Yuming repeatedly argued.
"Alright, stop talking nonsense. Inviting you to our home as a guest isn't for you to flatter me. Relax a bit, and later, come out with me to buy groceries."
"Your mom bought a lot of groceries. I called when I came back this morning. You rest for a bit, chat with Xiao Sun, and watch some TV,"
Tan Lihua said.
Zhang Suzhi was still immersed in the atmosphere from just now.
After all that was said, what she was most concerned about was actually that her son worked very hard, slept very late every day, and even slept in the office for half a month straight.
"Is it enough? Peng Ya's family will also come for dinner tonight; we agreed when we parted ways just now."
Only then did Zhang Suzhi realize,
"That's a bit not enough, but you don't need to go. Your dad and I will go. You stay home and watch Jinyue."
"Let's go together; anyway, there's nothing much to do right now."
"Yes, Aunty, let's go together. I also often go grocery shopping with my parents at home. By the way, I'm from Luzhou,"
Sun Yuming also said repeatedly.
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Zhang Guolong and his wife were a bit surprised by their son's sudden return.
Now the Tan family had moved out of the family residential area, and the two families didn't contact each other as frequently as before.
However, he did know that Tan Lihua went to Beicang, but he wasn't very clear as to why.
Carrying the groceries, the two who returned home were truly startled to see their son sleeping on the sofa, thinking a thief had broken into their house.
"Hey, wake up quickly! Don't catch a cold. Why did you suddenly come back?"
Zhang Guolong asked, shaking Zhang Xupeng.
Zhang Xupeng, woken by the shaking, groggily called out "Mom and Dad" and wanted to continue lying down.
At this point, Liu Huiru, who had put down the groceries, came over again.
"I came back with Xiao Tan. I had some drinks at noon and then fell asleep,"
Zhang Xupeng said, rubbing his eyes.
"Why didn't you say anything in advance when you came back?"
Liu Huiru complained.
"Time was tight, I didn't have time to say. By the way, Mom and Dad, no need to cook dinner tonight; we'll eat at Xiao Tan's house."
"Ah? Why? Why are we back but still eating at Xiao Tan's house? It's not a holiday or festival."
"I have something to discuss with Xiao Tan tonight. I've already agreed with him that our family will go over to 'bum a meal.' You don't need to cook anymore. I'll take a shower and will be over shortly."
Zhang Guolong and his wife looked at each other, and Zhang Guolong couldn't help but ask,
"What is it?"
"The matter of setting up a factory. We're preparing to come back and set up a factory, and some details still need to be discussed with Xiao Tan."
After saying that, he then got up and walked towards his room.
Zhang Xupeng already had some ideas regarding opening a factory.
Currently, Jinpeng Trade handles women's and children's clothing export business.
If a factory is set up, it will inevitably create Jinpeng Trade's own brand.
The women's clothing business has Zhang Haiping and some affiliated OEM factories, and the children's clothing business has partners in Zhili Town.
In order to avoid causing instability in the current business and supply chain, it would be best to create a menswear brand.
For his own brand, besides exports, domestic sales are also inevitable.
Besides offline stores, online stores are also a very good medium.
Xiao Tan also said that online stores are the development trend in the future.
At the same time, Xiao Tan also said that women's clothing online store business will definitely be very competitive in the future, and the return rate will be very high.
In fact, from the data of the two Taobao stores he currently operates, Zhang Xupeng has already seen a glimpse of this.
He currently has one women's clothing store and one men's clothing store.
Judging solely from now, although menswear sales are not as good as women's wear, the return rate is indeed much lower than women's wear.
Therefore, a menswear brand can be launched.
Labor costs are cheap, factories are set up in the mainland, and he has his own clothing supply chain, so costs can be controlled very well.
Once brand awareness is established, the profit margin is still very considerable.
Today's apparel industry, due to low labor costs, can be considered a red ocean industry.
Watching his childhood friends become more and more excellent, Zhang Xupeng was not content with just being the boss of a shell company; he also wanted to have his own brand and his own career.
However, Zhang Xupeng hadn't yet decided whether to make low-end menswear or high-end menswear.
As for high-end clothing, Zhang Xupeng hadn't thought about it at all.
"What does that mean? Didn't he open an export company? Why is he suddenly setting up a factory?"
Liu Huiru asked, looking at Zhang Guolong somewhat confused.
(End of chapter)