Siheyuan: Returning to 61 to collect waste

Ye Chuan was delighted, and he knew from Louis' words that the equity ratio could be fine-tuned.

"I've said it before, there's no problem in principle, just go back to your country and we can discuss it in detail later!" Louis flew back to Beijing very quickly in less than a week.

After getting off the plane, he took a special car directly to Huade Industrial Park without even having time to put down his luggage.

"Old friend, I'm back!" Louis said excitedly.

Ye Chuan smiled and asked the other person to sit down, then started to make tea.

"Ye, I've always had a question, why is brewing tea so complicated? Can't we just use a cup to brew it?"

Ye Chuan laughed out loud.

"Louis, I am brewing the tea of ​​life. While brewing tea, I can think quietly, review my recent work, and think about future plans."

Louis shrugged his shoulders in incomprehension.

"Ye, let's get down to business. Do you agree with what was said on the phone?"

Ye Chuan did not answer immediately, concentrating on making tea, and after a while he put two cups of tea on the table and pushed one to Louis.

"Louis, I agree in principle, but the details still need to be discussed."

"Ye, tell me what you want. As long as it's something I can decide, I can give you an answer now."

"Louis, I want to confirm that all of Womar Group's business in China will be conducted through the company we jointly established in the future?"

Louis shook his head: "Not really, all WoMart supermarkets are cooperation between the two companies, but the WoMart Group also has some ** operated Shanmu membership stores."

Ye Chuan secretly laughed in his heart. The Wo-Mart Group was not stupid and knew to leave a way out for itself. Although he also wanted to take over the Shanmu Member Store, he knew that it would not be easy to convince the other party.

Wal-Mart was able to cooperate with him mainly because Wal-Mart Group was unwilling to bear the risk alone. Shanmu Membership Store would not enter the Chinese market quickly. With Wal-Mart Supermarket exploring the way ahead, if the sales are good, Wal-Mart Group would let Shanmu Membership Store enter China as soon as possible, and then form internal competition.

"Louis, I have a concern! If Wal-Mart supermarkets are popular with Chinese consumers, will you replace them with Shanmu membership stores and gradually abandon Wal-Mart supermarkets?"

Louis was stunned for a moment. He had not considered this yet, but then he thought that those shrewd old foxes on the board might have such plans.

"Ye, I can't say for sure."

"Louis, unless you can put this in the contract, I won't risk the next step of cooperation."

Louis thought for a moment, "Ye, I don't think it's likely. Wal-Mart supermarkets are open to all cities, while Shanmu membership stores are mainly aimed at first- and second-tier cities. Although both are supermarket models, their business strategies are different. I don't think you need to worry too much."

"If you can guarantee it, write it into the contract!"

Louis thought about it again, nodded and said, “Okay, no problem!”

After three days of negotiations, the two sides finally reached a cooperation agreement. Huade Group and Womar Group each invested US$2000 million, with the former holding 43% and the latter holding 57%.

The Wal-Mart Group promised to open at least 10 Wal-Mart supermarkets in the next five years, and would give priority to the Huade Group if it needed to sell its shares. The contract also clearly stipulated that the Wal-Mart Group would not open more than 30 Shanmu membership stores in China within 30 years to avoid direct competition between the two supermarkets.

Ye Chuan and Louis were both satisfied with this. Next, Louis will face a busy schedule, not only to contact the source of goods in China, but also to find products that cannot be provided in China.

Fortunately, it is still early. The commercial complex will not be completed until a year later, and the actual opening is estimated to be in the middle of 88.

After confirming the cooperation with Womar Group, Ye Chuan began to take stock of his business layout. Huade Electric Appliance Branch, Huade R&D Center, Huade Agricultural Machinery Factory, Huajinji Garment Factory, and Huade Department Store initially formed the outline of a business empire. Tino Cosmetics Company and Nuoyan Beauty Cosmetics were not under the name of the group, and Ye Hansu's clothing studio was also operated independently.

Although it has expanded rapidly in recent years, fortunately it was in the 80s. There might be more problems in the 21st century.

After the Spring Festival, the commercial complex began construction, and the group opened ten more Huade Commercial Buildings, and business was still booming. Huade Commercial Building and the commercial complex are currently just a test project for Ye Chuan, and there is no plan for large-scale development for the time being.

He has reminded himself not to get involved in the real estate sector, as the Internet and automobile industries are his ultimate goals. He is very clear about the future of the real estate industry. If anything happens that is beyond his control, the consequences will be disastrous. He prefers to develop real industries down to earth rather than chasing after illusory bubbles.

Although the group's various businesses are very lucrative, the huge expenses of Huade R&D Center make him feel stressed. The monthly salary expenditure of the R&D Center alone requires at least 50 yuan, and other R&D expenses far exceed this amount, spending more than 3000 million yuan a year.

Even Ma Jianshe thought that the scale of the R&D center was a bit too large, but Ye Chuan rejected all objections and still gave these technical talents high salaries. Many people didn't understand why they didn't put the R&D results into production immediately?

As the head of the car design team, David asked Ye Chuan many times: "Boss, why don't our car designs go into production immediately?"

Ye Chuan replied: "David, the time is not yet ripe, you still need to continue to accumulate technology!"

David responded: "Boss, we have accumulated enough experience! The team has designed more than a dozen cars, but they have been unable to be put into production. We have even made a major breakthrough in our solar car, which can travel more than 100 kilometers."

Ye Chuan said: "David, don't rush. Solar cars are not urgent at the moment. I promise that your design will become a reality within two years!"

David sighed, “Oh my god, I have to wait another two years. I can’t wait any longer!”

After finally getting rid of David, Ye Chuan urgently needed a think tank to help him with the heavy workload. Tong Yao still needed to continue working at school, and Li Huikui was mainly responsible for managing Tino Cosmetics Company. Therefore, more of the work of assisting him fell on Yu Lan, the group's human resources director.

Yu Lan had studied abroad before. Although she was young, she had outstanding work ability. So Ye Chuan discussed with her and invited her to be the head of the think tank. Although the think tank has a high status, the human resources director is a senior executive of the group after all, and Ye Chuan is not sure whether she is willing to accept it.

Unexpectedly, Yu Lan accepted the proposal without much consideration. After the two of them reached an agreement, Yu Lan immediately set about forming a think tank. Ye Chuan already had two capable assistants, one named Jiang Yang, who also had a background in studying abroad, and the other was Yi Xinxin, a top student who graduated from a prestigious university.

With these three people as the backbone, Yu Lan quickly launched a talent screening across the entire group. In about ten days, she not only completed the formation of the think tank, but also recommended a new candidate for human resources director - Gao Shen. Gao Shen is young, just over 30 years old, has rich human resources experience, and has worked for a multinational company in **. Ye Chuan is very satisfied with Gao Shen and agreed to his appointment.

The think tank members were finally determined to include Yu Lan and the other three, as well as the highly paid financial expert Qi Zhenyu, Song Qi, a Japanese automotive company manager, and Gao Tianyang, a young technical talent promoted from within. Gao Tianyang studied abroad in **, majoring in electronic computers, and is one of the few computer professionals in the group.

These six people constituted Ye Chuan's assistant team and enjoyed the benefits of senior managers of the company. For others, this change was not particularly prominent, but for Yi Xinxin, it was undoubtedly a surprise.

The group also issued a notice about the personnel changes. When Xiaodang saw his sister's name appear on the company's list of senior management, envy welled up in his heart again.

Apart from the opening of the Huade Shopping Center, the company did not have any major expansion activities in **. Throughout the year, the company has been promoting the optimization of existing product lines on the basis of stable development, maintaining and consolidating its leading position in the corresponding market.

By the first quarter of 87, the commercial complex had begun to take shape. Ye Chuan, who originally thought it would be completed in March, discovered that due to several challenges encountered during the construction process, the project would have to be delayed until early May. The interior decoration project was huge, and tenant recruitment and employee training issues needed to be dealt with. The actual opening time was set after the Spring Festival in 88.

Ye Chuan was not in a hurry to achieve success. Although he had not yet named the project, he had already drawn a detailed blueprint in his mind. Meanwhile, Ye Weiqing and Ye Weizhen also successfully completed their university studies. Unexpectedly, they both joined Huade's R&D department. Ye Weizhen had a deep love for R&D work, while Ye Weiqing was fond of car design. Although Huade Group had not yet started its car business, he chose to join the car design team under the R&D department to prepare for the future in advance.

David was not optimistic at first, thinking that the chairman's child might not be suitable for this industry. However, Ye Weiqing's professional quality and advanced design concept completely dispelled his doubts and made him look at him with new eyes. With his own strength, Ye Weiqing quickly occupied a place in the team and became an influential member.

Given Ye Chuan's trust and support, David continued to focus on the research and development of power systems, transmission systems and solar energy technologies without rushing to launch the car project immediately, so that the company's reserves in the field of automotive technology are more abundant. David firmly believes that when the day comes that Huade Group officially enters the automotive industry, its technology will shock the whole world. He has made a comparative analysis and found that even if solar cars are not taken into account, in terms of traditional models, no matter whether it is a brand from Japan, ** or Germany, it cannot match the technical level held by Huade. The latest data shows that some of their core technologies are 15 to 20 years ahead of their global counterparts.

Although other brands have also made achievements in their respective technological fields, David estimates that Huade will surpass all competitors in at least the next five years if the most cutting-edge research results of various companies are comprehensively evaluated. Once Huade's automotive products are launched, the entire industry will be shocked, and major automakers will feel tremendous pressure.