The Pentium Era - South to North

Xiaoli walked out for ten minutes, and when she came back, Xu Qiaoxin hugged her son and followed her.

Everyone went to Zhang Chen's office and sat down on the sofa. There were three sofas in a "X" shape, forming a group. Xu Qiaoxin held her son in her arms. Xiaoli asked her to sit on the horizontal three-person sofa with Li Wei, which was more spacious. , she and Zhang Chen occupied the two single sofas at both ends.

As soon as he sat down, the son in Xu Qiaoxin's arms started crying, and Xiaoli cursed:

"Xu Qiaoxin, can you tell this little troublemaker to stop crying?"

Xu Qiaoxin rolled her eyes at Xiaoli and cursed: "Come on, come and talk to him and see if he understands."

Xiaoli really got closer, pointed at the baby and threatened: "Xiao Xiaowu, don't cry."

Xiao Xiaowu didn't pay attention to her, Gu Zi was crying, Xu Qiaoxin kept shaking him "oh oh oh oh", but he still kept crying.

Seeing the threat, Xiao Li took out a red envelope from her pocket and waved it in front of Xiao Xiao Wu: "Come on, Xiao Xiao Wu, Auntie is giving you a red envelope, please stop crying."

Xu Qiaoxin snatched the red envelope and stuffed it between herself and the baby. Xiaoli stared at it, while Xiaowu was still crying to himself.

"If you speak English to him, he might be able to understand English." Li Wei said.

Xu Qiaoxin really said to her son: "Don't make so much noise."

In the end, it was still useless. Zhang Chen said, you can either tell him about Xiaowu and his hometown.

Xu Qiaoxin said: "Oh, he is just hungry."

"You feed him when he's hungry, idiot." Xiaoli scolded.

Xu Qiaoxin looked at Zhang Chen and said in embarrassment: "How to feed him? He will eat for an hour. If you take it away, he will cry even more."

Xiaoli knew that Zhang Chen was with her, so she was embarrassed and cursed:

"Damn it, there's nothing to be ashamed of when a woman breastfeeds. The women in our village will breastfeed in front of ten thousand people, but you still say Yingli Xuan, you have such conservative ideas."

Zhang Chen and Li Wei laughed, Xu Qiaoxin blushed, Li Wei said, just turn around, just turn around, you can discuss things with us while breastfeeding.

Xu Qiaoxin heard the truth, and actually took off her down jacket, turned around, turned her back to Zhang Chen, lifted up her clothes, and fed her son breast milk. Xiao Xiaowu took it in his mouth and sucked it hard. Sure enough, Stop crying.

Xiaoli let out a long breath: "Okay, finally the world is at peace."

Everyone started to talk about the merger. Xiaoli and Zhang Chen said: "Merging the foreign trade company, sales department and e-commerce department together will be called the sales center. It will be divided into two departments, one domestic and one foreign... "

"Call the International Department." Xu Qiaoxin said.

"Okay, let's call it the International Department," Xiaoli said. "The domestic department is responsible for Taobao.com, as well as the shopping malls and specialty stores that still sell our clothes. The International Department handles Amazon's business and Qiaoxin and others. Now the business is combined, so that all our sales, whether domestic or foreign, are integrated into one department."

"All salesmen can be used together. Dibao.com and Amazon can also learn from each other. There are many sales skills and methods that can be used for reference." Xu Qiaoxin said.

Zhang Chen said yes, I agree to the merger.

"After the merger, Qiaoxin will be the general manager of the sales center and I will be the deputy general manager." Xiaoli said.

Xu Qiaoxin quickly said: "You came to the company relatively early. You will be the general manager and I will be the deputy general manager."

"Damn it, is this something that happened a long time ago?"

Xiaoli scolded, "But after the domestic and foreign trade are combined, you will understand the domestic trade if you study it. It is not difficult. I don't speak a word of English about foreign trade. How can I manage it? Don't push it, just do it." In this way, you will be the general manager and I will be the vice president, who will also be in charge of the factory. Our own factory and the factories below are under unified management. Li Wei will be the general manager within the country, and you will be in charge of the international department.

"You just need to concentrate on making sales. All other things, such as placing orders and QC, will be left to me. This way we will have a unified standard both internally and externally."

Zhang Chen thought for a while and felt that what Xiaoli said made sense. Zhang Chen said okay, that's it. Qiaoxin, you and Xiaoli are both vice presidents of the group. When you get to the sales center, you will arrange it as Xiaoli said. I believe you will cooperate well.

"Yes, yes, no, I'll beat this bastard to death." Xiaoli said, Xu Qiaoxin turned around and glared at her, Xiaoli smiled and said, "You can beat me to death too."

“After the merger, the foreign trade warehouse on the second floor here was moved to the basketball stadium. The original foreign trade warehouse was used as the domestic office, and the original foreign trade company’s office was changed to the international department. This space is more than enough. "

Xiaoli said, Zhang Chen agreed.

"Also, a freight elevator needs to be installed in the parking lot. It is not for merchants to use. It is for our own use. Now there are too many goods coming in and out every day, especially after Amazon started. Every day, the goods from the factory below are shipped to us. Here, if we send it out again, there are too many things.”

Xiaoli said that Zhang Chen said yes, and it would be arranged after the Spring Festival.

"Okay, I've finished talking about everything. Next, Mr. Xu, it's your turn to talk to Mr. Zhang about opening a branch in the United States." Xiaoli clapped her hands and said.

Xu Qiaoxin said yes, and she habitually wanted to turn around. She moved her body, thought of it, and immediately turned back. The other three people all laughed. Xiaoli said:

"I just want to talk about things like this and choke you to death. Who told you to have a child?"

"Hey, hey, hey." Xu Qiaoxin stuck out his tongue at her and made a face.

Xu Qiaoxin turned her back and said to Zhang Chen:

"I have calculated our Amazon shipment volume now. It's about two small containers in three days, all by express delivery. The express company has made a lot of money. This freight, whether it is paid by the buyer or the seller, is included in the cost. , either weakening the competitiveness of our products, or making us less money."

"This is still the case now. Going forward, we will definitely have several cabinets a day, which is not cost-effective." Xiaoli said.

"In addition to the uneconomical shipping costs, there is also time. People who buy things online want to receive them right away. Now, some of our items are cheaper than local sellers in the United States even with shipping costs, but because we transport If the time is too long, some buyers would rather choose the more expensive one," Li Wei said.

Zhang Chen didn’t understand. He said, what we deliver now is express delivery, and others use air transport. Is it faster than our own sea transport?

"Not all goods are shipped by air. Some of their express delivery companies also ship by sea, even by air, because they need to be consolidated and then transported layer by layer, and the efficiency of customs clearance is low. It also takes a long time to get it to the customer. Half a month." Xu Qiaoxin said.

"Is half a month enough for us? I remember it seems like it's not enough?" Zhang Chen said.

"Enough." Xu Qiaoxin said, "If we own both ends and declare and clear customs by ourselves, the express ship from Shanghai to the West Coast of the United States will only take nine to ten days. In this way, the goods we arrive at the dock can be packed and shipped on the same day. , received it and shipped it on the same day, using domestic express, it only took about half a month to reach the buyer.

"This is still a seasonal product, a small-batch product. If it is a regular large-batch product, such as stationery, gifts, and Christmas supplies, we can send it to our warehouse in advance. When the buyer places an order, we will send it directly from The goods are shipped from the U.S. warehouse, which is similar to what we do at home on Fadabao.com, and it only takes a few days to arrive, so we will be competitive."

"Not only do we save on shipping costs, but in our own warehouse, we can control the inventory. According to the inventory, we ship goods in advance, so that we can ensure that regular products are not in stock." Xiaoli said, "To put it bluntly, there is nothing It’s amazing. Cross-border e-commerce eliminates borders and is the same as selling goods in China.”

Zhang Chen nodded and asked: "Xu Qiaoxin, you said earlier that both ends are ours. What do you mean?"

"There are warehouses in the United States, and we also rent a warehouse in Shanghai Port. Most of our things now are produced by the following manufacturers. They send them to us first, and then we ship them. After there is a warehouse in Shanghai Port, we let They are sent directly to the Shanghai warehouse, where we consolidate the boxes." Xu Qiaoxin said, "This improves efficiency."

Zhang Chen said yes, your idea is very good.

"I also want to move our foreign trade company to the United States." Xu Qiaoxin said.

"What do you mean?" Zhang Chen asked.

“We currently have two types of customers, one is like Target, who sells goods directly, and the other is an intermediary. After we have a company there, we ourselves become intermediaries and deal directly with them. For the local market." Xu Qiaoxin said, "Let's try this first. If it succeeds in the United States, we will open it in Europe and Japan."

Zhang Chen thought about it and felt that their plan was very good. The most important thing was that he believed that they could do it well. Besides, so what if they couldn't do it well? Just treat it as paying the tuition, and he would also pay the tuition. Affordable.

Zhang Chen said to them: "Okay, your idea is very good. Start preparing after the holiday. This kind of thing should be done sooner rather than later. First, if it is late, competition will be fierce when others do it. And the most important thing is , No matter what, a new company always needs a certain running-in period. If we wait until the business is very busy, we will be in a hurry.

"At this point in time, we are not too busy to do it. It just so happens that even if something goes wrong, we still have the energy to make adjustments."

"Yes, yes, Mr. Zhang, you are great, we knew you would support us!" Xiaoli exclaimed excitedly.

Zhang Chen smiled and asked, "By the way, have you thought about where the American company will be located?"

"Los Angeles." Xu Qiaoxin said.

"Los Angeles?" Zhang Chen was surprised, "Why not New York?"

"Oh, are you..."

Xu Qiaoxin turned around in excitement, and a ball of white flowers flashed in front of Zhang Chen's eyes. Zhang Chen shouted "I'm going!" and quickly turned around. Xiaoli and Li Wei laughed so much that they fell down. Go down.

Xu Qiaoxin woke up, her face turned red instantly, she turned around and said:

"Los Angeles is the west coast of the United States, and New York is the east coast of the United States. To get from east to west to Los Angeles, it takes nine to ten days by express ship. Once it arrives, it will be sent by land express. If you go to New York, you have to go through the Panama Canal, which takes 20 days at the fastest. Three days, do you understand?”

"I understand, I understand, as long as you don't turn around suddenly." Zhang Chen said.

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