Rebirth 2006, creating a super consortium

"Sit down!" An Xin smiled and motioned Leng Jun to sit down, then asked, "What would you like to drink? Tea, coffee, or something else?"

Leng Jun politely waved his hand and said, "Thank you, boss. Don't bother. Business is more important. Let's get straight to the point!"

His voice was low and firm, revealing a decisive and capable temperament.

"Okay!" An Xin just nodded slightly after hearing this, then sat back in her seat, her face as calm as water, her eyes staring straight at Leng Jun, and asked in a calm tone: "Old Leng, we have a lot of plans to implement next, do you think the funds in the group account are enough?"

Hearing this, Leng Jun showed some hesitation on his face. He frowned slightly, thought for a moment, and then answered: "Boss, I personally think it is enough!"

Then, Leng Jun began to report in detail on the cash flow of the Red Shield Group: "Boss, when the Red Shield Group was first established, there was indeed 80 billion RMB in cash reserves in the group's account, but the expenses in the past four months are really not small!"

"We spent 11 billion on weapons and equipment, 3.2 million on the construction of the headquarters base and six branch bases, 3000 million on logistics support, 3.6 million on wages and benefits, 5000 million on intelligence, 4 million on operating licenses, 2000 million on public relations, and some other miscellaneous expenses of about 2000 million. So far, the Red Shield Group has spent a total of about 23 billion yuan, so there is only about 57 billion yuan in cash in the group's account!"

"However, if there are no major expenditures in the future, the remaining funds can support the Red Shield Group's normal operations for at least five years!"

"That's not right!" An Xin frowned and asked, "Only 3000 million was spent on logistics support in four months? Isn't this expenditure too little? Will the brothers have any objections to this?"

"Ah?" Leng Jun was confused and asked, "Boss, why do the brothers have objections?"

An Xin spread her hands slightly, and said with a hint of doubt in her tone: "Our group now has 3300 employees, but the monthly food budget is only 600 million RMB. Roughly speaking, the daily meal budget per person is only 60 RMB. Are you sure this amount of money can keep everyone well fed?"

"Of course!" Leng Jun nodded without hesitation, then showed a helpless expression and explained, "Boss, you may not know, we have always been using a self-service big pot model at the headquarters base and each branch base. Under this model, the monthly food budget of 600 million can ensure that everyone can enjoy four meals a day, with fish and meat for every meal, as well as a constant supply of fresh fruits and vegetables!"

"To be honest, this food standard is really outrageous, even comparable to the famous Air Force Kitchen. So for the food provided by the group, not only do everyone have no complaints, but everyone praises it!"

"Oh, is that so?" An Xin showed a bit of embarrassment on her face. After a slight smile, she said self-deprecatingly, "It seems that I have to stop eating meat. But this is good. As long as the brothers have no objection to the food, I can be completely relieved. Frankly speaking, I am really afraid that such trivial matters will affect the brothers' enthusiasm for work!"

Leng Jun smiled slightly and said, "Don't worry, this kind of thing will never happen to the Red Shield Group!"

"That's good!" An Xin showed a trace of relief on his face, and then he continued to ask in a sincere tone: "Roughly speaking, the brothers have been in this mysterious and vast African continent for more than three months. Although this time is not very long, I believe that everyone has experienced a lot of ups and downs and faced various challenges and difficulties. Now, I want to know if the brothers have any questions or opinions during this process?"

"Questions or comments?"

When he heard this, Leng Jun was slightly stunned and did not answer the question immediately.

But after thinking for a while, Leng Jun stared at An Xin and said slowly: "Boss, don't tell me, the brothers really have a common demand!"

"Oh?" An Xin raised her eyebrows slightly, then looked at Leng Jun with encouraging eyes and said softly: "Tell me about it!"

Leng Jun didn't hesitate and immediately put forward everyone's demands: "Boss, the brothers feel that 300 minutes of free call time per month is too little. We really hope that the group can add more free call time!"

In 2007, international long-distance calls were really expensive!

Do you want to know about the charge of 5 yuan per minute?

This expense directly makes the Red Shield Group employees, who earn up to 16000 RMB per month, say they can’t afford it!

In order to alleviate the employees' homesickness, the Red Shield Group generously provided each employee with 300 minutes of free calls per month!

For this benefit alone, the Red Shield Group has to spend an additional nearly 500 million RMB per month. This expenditure is comparable to the monthly food budget, but now it seems that this benefit may not be enough!

"No problem, the group can give everyone more free talk time!" An Xin first made this clear, and then asked slowly: "But how much is appropriate? Do you brothers have any specific goals?"

Leng Jun immediately responded: "Yes, brothers hope to increase it to 400 minutes!"

"Haha..." An Xin raised his lips slightly and chuckled. Then, he waved his arm and said proudly, "Lao Leng, four hundred minutes is probably not enough, right? How about this, let's just increase the free call time to five hundred minutes in one go. This way, we will most likely be able to solve the brothers' troubles once and for all. What do you think?"

"Great!" Leng Jun instantly smiled brightly, and said in an excited tone: "Boss, this is real money. You are so generous. Here, on behalf of the 3,300 brothers of the Red Shield Group, I would like to express my deepest gratitude to you!"

After saying that, Leng Jun stood up and saluted An Xin.

"No, no, no!" An Xin immediately waved at the other party and said with a smile: "Lao Leng, this is just a small amount of money. As long as the brothers are happy, don't be so excited. Sit down!"

It's just an additional three million dollars in expenses every month. With this little money, I can buy the loyalty of my brothers. I think this deal is a great bargain!

Besides, the era of smartphones is not far away, and we can save this expense by then. In fact, it doesn’t cost much!

After Leng Jun sat down again, An Xin asked again: "Lao Leng, besides this, do the brothers have any other questions or opinions?"

"No more!" Leng Jun shook his head slightly, then immediately straightened his face and said loudly: "Boss, the brothers are not greedy people. On the contrary, the brothers are actually very satisfied with the Red Shield Group. Frankly speaking, the brothers have made all preparations and are ready to give everything for the interests of the Red Shield Group at any time!"

"Very good, then I look forward to the feedback from the brothers in the future!" An Xin nodded with satisfaction, then looked at Leng Jun calmly, and said indifferently: "Now that the brothers' problems have been dealt with, it's my turn!"

"Lao Leng, to be honest, I don't quite understand why you took the initiative to propose the establishment of a foreign operations department at the meeting. Can you give me an explanation?"

Obviously, this is what Anxin is most concerned about!

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