Lu Fan smiled slightly at Zhou Huan:

"In about six months, our Baiyue Supermarket will double in size, and its expansion will no longer be limited to Nanshan City."

How could it double in size in just six months?

For Lu Fan, this was a rather conservative and restrained development model.

But for employees like Zhou Huan who have risen through the ranks in established companies, such a pace of development is practically like launching a rocket!

He was a little incredulous.

But Lu Fan was clearly very confident and was already arranging other things to take care of:

"Next, we will rush into Harbour City and even Lingnan City, and the number of shops will surge to more than fifty."

"And as the head of the main store, whether you can handle the role of regional manager will also be a test."

If Zhou Huan was previously pondering whether Lu Fan's expansion plan was feasible...

When he heard Lu Fan mention the regional manager, his breath caught in his throat.

What does a regional manager represent?

He is the only person in charge of the entire region, whether at the provincial or municipal level!

It represents supreme power within Baiyue's territory.

Zhou Huan was completely stunned by this unexpected windfall. Meanwhile, Lu Fan continued his instructions:

"So Zhou Huan, don't let your standards drop just because you jumped ship from Guangyuan Supermarket to our Baiyue."

"Keep working hard and don't lose your fighting spirit. I have high hopes for you, and this position will be reserved for you until you've gained enough experience!"

His words were like a shot of adrenaline, injecting energy into Zhou Huan's pulse and heart.

His eyes were red, whether from excitement or agitation.

If it weren't for the fact that it was so strange for him and Lu Fan to be hugging each other, Zhou Huan might have already jumped up and given Lu Fan a high-five and a hug.

However, even without high-fives and hugs, Zhou Huan had his own way of expressing his gratitude:

"Thank you for your appreciation, Mr. Lu. I never thought about these things. I only thought that being the manager of a head office was the pinnacle of my career."

Unexpectedly, Lu Fan completely disregarded past grievances and was willing to give him another opportunity and path to climb higher.

To express his gratitude, Zhou Huan confessed everything he had been hesitating about, as well as things he wasn't sure he should say, all in front of Lu Fan:

"Mr. Lu, I heard that you even set up a logistics channel exclusively for Lu's Group to ensure the smooth entry of the Lu's brand into the market?"

Seeing Lu Fan nod, Zhou Huan calmed his racing heart and continued:

“I used to work at Guangyuan Supermarket for quite a while, so I know very well how our supermarket industry operates.”

"It is precisely because we are clear about this that we can most easily see how corrupt and degenerate this industry is."

As he spoke, he gave several examples.

Just like Guangyuan Supermarket, which Lu Fan acquired.

Another small supermarket chain in Nanshan City, which Lu Fan had taken over, was almost ruined by the accountant due to corruption issues.

Lu Fan was well aware of the power of accountants.

The Xiangyu Printing Factory in the industrial park, which was on the verge of bankruptcy, did so because the factory manager and accountant both ran away.

Seeing that Lu Fan understood, Zhou Huan breathed a sigh of relief and expressed his concerns:

"The plan you just mentioned is actually fine, if you are confident."

"However, there are still many hidden dangers. For example, with the rapid expansion of the business, the screening of warehouse management and storage personnel may not be able to keep up."

"The logistics will be fast, the staff will be diverse, and the daily turnover will be substantial."

"What if the supervisory department colludes with the warehouse and storage departments, or even the accountants and store managers, to deceive their superiors and create false accounts?"

"This is something that can't be detected in a short time. Before the year-end big investigation, they can completely cover up the discrepancies in the accounts."

Lu Fan didn't actually know much about operating such chain supermarkets before.

However, after the acquisition, the chaos and deficit issues became clearer.

Just like a certain Carrefour supermarket chain that was very popular in China before, it was originally a foreign-funded enterprise with good qualifications.

However, the severe losses of its branches in various regions, coupled with the chaotic management resulting from the top-down approach, led to the foreign-invested enterprise becoming insolvent.

Ultimately, it was acquired by other domestic institutions, but it still did not change its previous business model and management, so it died even more completely.

Even the company that acquired it suffered losses of over 5 billion yuan, almost dragging it into the abyss along with Carrefour.

After listening to Zhou Huan's concerns, Lu Fan knew he was right: "We still need to encourage employees to supervise each other."

Speaking of this, Zhou Huan was also in a difficult position:

"That's right, Mr. Lu. Although Baiyue only opened today, all the staff are actually working at full capacity."

"We're short-staffed, and that doesn't even take into account the special circumstances of sick leave and personal leave."