Chapter 80: Again Proposing to Establish an Online Sales Platform

After viewing the house, Shen Anna suggested holding an employee gathering. Then she asked Chen Yang to explain the development plan of the Old Commoners Agricultural Products Trading Company to everyone.

Chen Yang originally wanted to find a quiet place, but now he could only return to the company with them.

While on the way, Shen Anna told Chen Yang about the work assignments for the four newcomers: Zhao Xiaoxiao handles market research, Qin Qin handles the company's legal affairs, Qian Duo Duo handles finance, and Luo Hao handles network security.

Chen Yang asked Shen Anna whether there were any external hires coming for the procurement and sales, warehousing, and quality inspection departments; she shook her head.

"Procurement and sales: I've already contacted a trainer and am waiting to recruit people for training. Warehousing and quality inspection aren't urgent right now; we can wait until we have the procurement contract before considering them."

Seeing that Shen Anna had a plan, Chen Yang stopped asking further. He drove the car to the basement of Xinhe Building, where Zhao Xiaoxiao and the others had just arrived by taxi. After a brief discussion, they decided to go to the third floor of Xinhe Building for a buffet.

Taking the elevator to the third floor, a rich aroma of food wafted over, making mouths water. Chen Yang glanced around; the restaurant displayed a dazzling array of delicacies: fresh seafood, exquisite sushi, fragrant grilled meat, delicious desserts… everything one could want, dazzling the eyes.

After Chen Yang paid, everyone began picking their favorite dishes. Except for Comrade Luo Xue, who insisted on dieting, the others each filled a plate with food.

After eating and drinking their fill, everyone went back upstairs to hold a meeting. Shen Anna made a few opening remarks, then let the boss Chen Yang speak.

Chen Yang had already told Shen Anna about the company's founding goals, believing she had passed them on to the others. Therefore, he decided to add a few more suggestions.

"Dear colleagues, first of all, welcome aboard. My original intention in establishing this agricultural products company is to solve the problem of rural products' sluggish sales. If conditions are suitable, we will later expand, strengthen, and go public."

"My expectations for the company are, besides doing well in traditional store sales, to establish a mature online sales platform. With the rapid development of internet technology and the continual advancement of global digitization, online sales are likely to become the mainstream in the future."

"I also hope everyone will pay attention to online sales. Our company's product sales targets should not be limited to Dongjiang Province but should cover the whole country."

Shen Anna had stayed in the Beautiful Country and was still quite familiar with online sales. "Boss, domestic online sales services are not yet mature; if we want to do this, the required budget could be quite high."

Chen Yang said: "As long as we can do it well, spending a bit more money is no problem. For the company to develop and grow, we must look further ahead."

Shen Anna turned her gaze to Luo Hao and said: "Old Luo, do you have confidence?"

Luo Hao hesitated for a moment, then asked Shen Anna: "Can I bring in a few more people to help?"

Shen Anna said nothing, but turned her head to look at Chen Yang. Chen Yang told Luo Hao: "No problem. As long as you put your heart into it, I'll provide people if you need them and money if you need it."

Luo Hao immediately agreed to give it a try.

Chen Yang's topic for today's talk was online sales; having finished, he also prepared to leave.

Shen Anna, however, stopped him.

"Boss, haven't you noticed what else our company is lacking?"

"What's lacking?"

"Means of transportation! You can't have us taking taxis and buses to work every day, can you?"

"Um, your hotel is less than five hundred meters from the company—do you really need to take a taxi?"

"……"

"Just kidding, you're the CEO; buying a car is such a small matter that you don't need to ask me for approval."

"……" Shen Anna really wanted to kick Chen Yang hard. "What kind of car would be suitable?"

"One each of a BMW, a Mercedes-Benz, and an Audi, plus one more business vehicle and several small trucks. If there are any other needs, you can arrange them yourself!" Chen Yang also thought that always driving Liu Shijie's car was no big deal; it would be better to take the opportunity when Shen Anna wants to buy a car and settle everything at once.

Seeing that the car issue was resolved, Shen Anna again asked Chen Yang when the headquarters construction project would start.

Chen Yang asked Shen Anna to find Liu Shijie. The latter had failed to secure the plot at International Film New City, currently has no ongoing projects, and had expressed interest in helping Chen Yang build the headquarters. Letting an acquaintance handle it, he also felt reassured.

After leaving the company, Chen Yang received another call from Zhao Xiaoli, saying that she had already negotiated the leases with the landlords of four shops, the documents were ready, and all that remained was for Chen Yang to sign and pay.

Chen Yang hesitated not; after hanging up, he drove straight to meet Zhao Xiaoli.

Temporary headquarters CEO office of the Old Commoners Agricultural Products Trading Company.

Luo Xue complained to Shen Anna: "Anna, our boss may be young, but his ambition is huge. He hasn't even started setting up the offline sales platform, yet he's already thinking about expanding to the online platform. Isn't he worried about spreading himself too thin and ending up with nothing?"

Shen Anna laughed: "How do you know he hasn't set up an offline sales platform? He just hasn't done it in Xingcheng."

Luo Xue curiously asked: "Could it be that our company has business in other cities?"

Shen Anna said: "She still has an agricultural products lifestyle supermarket in Qingshui City; business is booming, with queues of up to a thousand people forming every day."

Luo Xue didn't believe her: "Anna, are you just messing with me? Selling agricultural products and having a thousand people line up— is he selling gold?"

Shen Anna replied: "He's not selling gold; it's indeed agricultural products. However, everything is sold at 50% off, losing money to gain popularity."

Luo Xue instantly understood. This time she didn't blame Chen Yang. Because promotional discounts for a new store's opening are naturally the best publicity method. Although Chen Yang's promotional approach is a bit extravagant, he has the money to afford the loss…

"So we agree to let Luo Hao handle the online sales platform?"

"Of course, since the boss has spoken, we can't object!!"

Luo Xue thought it made sense; after all, they were just employees. She immediately went to find Luo Hao, asking him to leave contact information for the people he needed to reach so she could make arrangements in advance.

Meanwhile, Chen Yang drove to the Xingcheng Real Estate Bureau to find Zhao Xiaoli. Under her guidance, he met with the landlords of the four shops.

He didn't say much, just glanced at the shop transfer contracts, found no issues, then signed and paid. After completing all the procedures, the sun was already setting.

Chen Yang drove Zhao Xiaoli to her rented place. Upon arrival, he handed her another eight thousand yuan. This was the reward previously agreed upon for purchasing the shops.

Zhao Xiaoli had just taken ten thousand yuan from Chen Yang that morning, but she refused absolutely to accept this sum.

Seeing that he couldn't persuade her, Chen Yang could only temporarily give up.

As they were about to part, Chen Yang again reminded Zhao Xiaoli not to rush into setting up a real estate brokerage company.

At this stage, Chen Yang's primary goal is still to find a suitable location for the Old Commoners Lifestyle Supermarket. Only by laying down the sales network in Xingcheng early can the company get on the right track.