After Lu Fan said goodbye to Xiao Liang, when he returned to the office, Zhou Huan's eyes were already red with anxiety.

"Mr. Lu, several more suppliers have just called and are considering suspending their cooperation with Baiyue Supermarket."

This time, not only will they stop supplying goods, but they also want to take back the inventory of various products from Baiyue Supermarket.

This is supposed to make the supermarket's opening day a complete disaster!

Lu Fan believed he had been quite polite to his suppliers over the past few years, always paying on time, whether it was money or anything else.

This is completely different from the methods used by other supermarkets and shopping malls, which require pledging and delayed payment.

As a result, what was supposed to be a mutually beneficial arrangement failed to win people's hearts.

It's clear that greed knows no bounds; these people really are like snakes trying to swallow elephants. Give them a little taste and they'll take advantage of it.

Lu Fan snorted coldly, his gaze icy. He gave Zhou Huan a curt instruction:

"This behavior is not enough to seriously damage our Baiyue Supermarket; it's just a matter of unstable supply."

"We are currently in a period of rapid development, and the supply itself cannot keep up with the pace of expansion. I have already asked the marketing department to contact many manufacturers."

"This collaboration was initiated ahead of schedule. The legal department was notified to add a clause to the collaboration agreement: any manufacturer that delays delivery without a valid reason will not be considered for further collaboration with Baiyue Supermarket."

"Besides the penalty for breach of contract, the losses from the delayed sales of our Baiyue Supermarket, and the labor costs, all of these should be attributed to the merchants who breached the contract."

Through this incident, Lu Fan also saw through something.

Shengjing Company is now at its wit's end. No matter what kind of tactics they use, they have no effect on Lu's Food Factory and Baiyue Supermarket.

However, it cannot be denied that the points that Shengjing Company has chosen to attack are all drawbacks that the company has long ignored.

Through the other party's minor antics, Lu Fan was able to see the shortcomings in the company's current operations.

He thought for a moment and dialed Zhou Lingling's number in the customer service department: "Hey, cousin, I need to talk to you about something."

Zhou Lingling had been promoted to head of the customer service department. When her cousin called her, she was still wondering what problems the customer service department had been having recently.

When they met, the topics they discussed were completely unrelated to the customer service department's current business.

Lu Fan knew that his cousin Zhou Lingling was good at communicating with people.

That's why we wanted to transfer people from the customer service department to help this time:

“I’d like you to contact the person in charge of our upstream supplier.” “After experiencing the underhanded tactics of Shengjing Company, I feel that if we want to avoid being held back in our business, we have to find another way.”

Zhou Lingling was always calm and composed, as if nothing could surprise or intrigue her.

She simply nodded in response.

"Okay, tell me the specific plans."

Lu Fan laughed and said, "Since a single phone call can make the upstream supplier break the contract and change their mind."

"Could we spend a little money to become major shareholders in these businesses and manufacturers?"

If you invest some money, then if Shengjing tries to interfere again, they'll have to ask the factory's major shareholders for their consent.

Lu Fan wasn't short of money to continue acquiring and building suppliers for Fanyue Real Estate Company.

But these merchants are numerous and diverse, so it's better to take them on than to buy from them. As long as he can keep these suppliers in line, why should he create more trouble for himself?

Zhou Lingling didn't ask any more questions, accepted the task Lu Fan had given her, and went back to her customer service department.

"Let me hand over my work first, and then I'll go and talk to these suppliers for you."

Lu Fan was pleased; his relatives were all quite capable in their own way.

Zhou Huan was also pleased because the supply chain issue had been completely resolved. He convened a meeting at the Baiyue flagship store in Nanshan City with the store managers from all the branches.

Zhang Hong reported on the operational status of each branch, and also mentioned that the newly acquired store had been renovated:

"The hard furnishings are finished; now we just need to air it out before the shelves and displays are put in."

As for the employees and goods, Zhang Hong has been coordinating them all.

"If all goes well, it should be completed by the end of this month, and we can open for business on an auspicious day."

"The head office is also helping with the training of our staff, so they can be on duty at any time." "As for the goods, the logistics and distribution of our Baiyue Supermarket are also ready."

It must be said that in this short period of time, not only has Zhou Huan grown and become more experienced and composed, but Zhang Hong has as well.

Zhou Huan nodded in satisfaction to his old classmate: "The branch managers are coming over for a meeting. You can arrange for someone to distribute the proposal later."

Lu Fan's business focus is no longer on Baiyue Supermarket and Lu's Soy Sauce Factory.

In his view, the company is developing steadily and has found suitable agents for each department to manage the nominee shareholding.

That's already considered very responsible towards the company and enterprise.

Lian Fanyue Real Estate Company has now been handed over to Uncle Lu.

Whether it's Zhou Huan, Jiang Manyue, or Lu Sanjiu, they are all liaison agents promoted by Lu Fan, and he trusts them all very much.

But this does not mean that Zhou Huan's ambition will stagnate.