Chapter 569: McDonald's Vice President also wants to be my assistant? Tiangong B100 is about to go online!
February 21st, an ordinary Friday.
Zhuxianzhuang Science and Technology Park.
Before leaving the meeting room, Chen Yansen gave Mike Keller a few more instructions, asking him to send a copy of the technical documentation of Tiangong B100 and Tiangong C100 to Liang Jinsong.
Mike nodded in agreement and added, "Boss, I've discussed this with Mr. Zhou. Orange Technology's new product launch is scheduled for early May. If we use Orange phones to promote the Tiangong B100 and Tiangong C100 processors, the pace will be slow. I want to hold a Tiangong Technology launch event to bring the products to market."
"No problem. If you need any help, just go find Wang Teng. He has a lot of experience in this area."
Chen Yansen smiled lightly and said casually.
"Okay, boss." Mike made an OK gesture.
Chen Yansen left the conference room, and Meng Yun followed closely behind him. He reminded him in a moderately loud and steady voice, "Boss, there's another interview in half an hour. There are five candidates in total. The information is on your desk. There's an electronic copy in Yunzhou."
As the group's business grew, Meng Yun alone had to arrange his daily work schedule, coordinate the affairs of subsidiaries, and deal with all kinds of sudden administrative problems, and he had long been unable to cope with it.
So Chen Yansen asked Wang Xueting to hire another director assistant to share some of the work pressure.
"Okay, I understand."
Chen Yansen nodded slightly, stepped into the elevator, and then went straight to the top floor.
When passing by the office area, you can clearly see through the glass windows that the wheat seedlings in the wheat fields are sprouting. From a distance, it looks like a lush and green scene.
A few birds flapped their wings and flew towards the branches of the birch tree.
Chen Yansen took a glance, then walked into the office, sat down, and picked up the stack of resumes on his left.
"Mu Qin, 41, former Vice President of McDonald's China and CEO of Shanghai Golden Leopard Catering Company, is proficient in standardized operations, supply chain management, and brand scale expansion. He possesses a mature business management system and strong resource integration capabilities..."
With such a resume, you come to be his assistant?
Anyone with a discerning eye can see what this person is planning.
If his abilities could be recognized by Chen Yansen, he would undoubtedly be promoted faster.
Chen Yansen felt that this person was more suitable to be Zhang Chaopu's deputy. After thinking about it, he immediately decided that if there was a more suitable assistant candidate, he would leave the position of COO of Mixue Bingcheng to Mu Qin.
The next three candidates, without exception, are all high-level operations talents in the industry, with at least ten years of work experience, high academic qualifications and impressive resumes.
When Chen Yansen saw the resume of the last person, he was stunned. He didn't expect that the other party was a civil servant and a doctorate in transportation planning and management.
Guo Shenyi?
This name is very special.
Chen Yansen narrowed his eyes, and the information hidden deep in his memory flashed by.
He remembered, isn't this the assistant of "Super Boy" contestant Lu Zhengyao?
The future CEO of Luckin Coffee.
Why did you come here?
"Damn it! I've messed up the domestic internet and business world. The information from my past life is really of little reference value anymore."
Chen Yansen thought to himself.
For example, the market structure of 360, Meitu and Xiaomi mobile phones, Ele.me which died halfway, Meituan which was acquired by Sanpower Group, and Wang Xin who should have been vigorously developing the food delivery business are now engaged in P2P.
Liu Qiangdong, who was supposed to join Xiao Ma Ge's team, is now his younger brother.
All is messed up!
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At 10:30 in the morning, Mu Qin knocked on the door and walked into Chen Yansen's office.
He has not yet resigned from Golden Leopard, so he used the excuse of a business trip.
Chen Yansen sat in his seat, looking Mu Qin up and down.
The man was wearing a black suit and a pair of black-framed glasses. He was of medium build. Although he was in his forties, he showed no signs of gaining weight. It was obvious that he was very strict with himself.
Yes, after all, with only a junior college degree, he was able to climb step by step to the position of vice president of McDonald's, which shows his ability.
"Hello, Mr. Chen, I'm Mu Qin, and I'm very happy to have this interview opportunity."
Mu Qin leaned forward and greeted with a smile.
He is nearly twenty years older than Chen Yansen, but in the business world, whoever has money is always the most powerful, so he behaves very humbly.
"Mr. Mu, please take a seat."
Chen Yansen responded.
Mu Qin then pulled out a chair in front of him and sat down with his back straight.
"I've read your resume. Actually, with your abilities, you're more suitable for the Kuai Pao Canteen project."
Chen Yansen spoke straight to the point.
"Mr. Chen, I believe past experience is not important. The core workplace skills are the ability to embrace change at any time, the courage to start from scratch, and always maintain a strong ability to learn.
For me, learning by your side is more rewarding than taking charge of a complex business on my own."
As Chen Yansen expected, Mu Qin was indeed a smart man. His words made sense and he praised him subtly.
"Are you the one who leads McCafe's domestic business?"
Chen Yansen didn't care. He had long been immune to flattery.
"Yes, Mr. Chen. I was promoted to Vice President of McDonald's in 2008. I subsequently leveraged McDonald's existing restaurant resources to promote the McCafé business, operating it as a 'store-within-a-store'. This opened up a new business growth point for the group and brought in over 3% in additional revenue."
Mu Qin spoke eloquently.
"Why do you want to go to Golden Leopard?" Chen Yansen asked again.
“Because the pay is higher.”
During interviews, candidates often avoid questions involving money, but Mu Qin appeared to be frank enough.
As a human being, who doesn’t love money?
"You are the third candidate I've interviewed who dares to talk about money so openly."
Chen Yansen commented with a smile.
As for the first two, one is the CEO of Lazada, and the other is the director of Pinbei’s investment and operation department.
Mu Qin smiled politely. He could sense that there was no sarcasm in Chen Yansen's words.
"You joined Golden Leopard last August, and you're thinking of changing jobs after only six months?"
Chen Yansen continued to ask.
What this means is that Mu Qin's stability is too poor.
"Mr. Chen, the main reason is that Apax has lost momentum in running Golden Leopard and is planning to sell it off. I'm a professional manager hired by the previous owner, and it's hard for the next company to trust me."
Mu Qin answered evasively.
Golden Leopard changed hands several times during its development and was acquired by European private equity fund Apax Partners three years ago. Frequent changes in equity have led to an unstable management team and a serious factional culture. Those with some authority are all taking rebates from suppliers.
As a result, the purchase price of raw materials is getting higher and higher, while the quality is declining.
For a high-end seafood buffet restaurant, if it can't even do quality control well, it's not far from failure.
After hearing this, Chen Yansen said nothing and continued to ask, "You and Lao Liu should have a good relationship, why don't you go to Yidong?"
Five years ago, Mu Qin was studying for a master's degree in business administration at the China Europe International Business School and met Liu Qiangdong. The two were friends and classmates.
"Senlian Capital's stage is bigger."
Mu Qin was shocked. He didn't expect that the human resources of Sunlink Capital would do such a detailed job during the background check that they even found out the relationship between him and Liu Qiangdong.
In fact, he did think about joining Liu Qiangdong.
However, his relationship with Liu Qiangdong was limited.
The two met in a study class composed of entrepreneurs and group executives. Although they have some friendship, it is probably not that deep.
What's more, even Liu Qiangdong is working with Chen Yansen, so why should he go out of his way to become someone else's "little brother"?
"The assistant position is not suitable for you. Mixue Ice City is short of a COO. Please help me for a while."
Chen Yansen only said half of his words and left the second half unsaid.
But Mu Qin was a smart man and immediately understood the subtext of Chen Yansen's words.
If they perform well, they will be retained and reused; otherwise, they will either leave on their own initiative or be ruthlessly marginalized.
"Mr. Chen, I have no objection."
Mu Qin readily agreed. He knew in his heart that it would not be easy to gain Chen Yansen's trust. He was not Chen Yansen's biological son, so how could he possibly get involved in the core project right away?
Besides, the position of COO of Mixue Bingcheng is not bad. After all, it is a milk tea chain brand worth 800 million yuan, which is much more valuable than Golden Leopard.
Chen Yansen waved his hand.
Seeing this, Mu Qin quickly stood up and said goodbye.
After leaving the office, Meng Yun took him to the Human Resources Department, where the corresponding staff would introduce him to the specific salary and equity rewards.
Immediately afterwards, Chen Yansen met with three more candidates, all of whom were slightly inferior to Mu Qin.
It was not until half past eleven that Guo Shenyi walked into his office.
"Sit down!" Chen Yansen said.
"Thank you, Mr. Chen." Guo Shenyi first thanked him, then sat down with a formal smile on his face.
After all, he came from the Transportation Association, and his temperament has been tempered to be very calm.
"You have a stable job at the Transport Association with good prospects. Why are you interested in a business assistant position?"
Chen Yansen asked simply.
The fact that Guo Shenyi could walk into his office meant that he had passed three rounds of interviews. Chen Yansen was too lazy to ask more questions about some irrelevant issues and only focused on some core information.
He needs someone who can handle all kinds of complicated affairs, who knows how to act appropriately, can withstand pressure, and has the ability to learn and adapt quickly.
"Mr. Chen, my past experience has been mainly in academia and policy, but precisely because of this, I feel that the real driving force behind the development of the industry lies in the market and enterprises.
I have done a lot of research on transportation logistics and consumer markets, so I am eager to microcosmize the macro perspective and systematically learn how to implement, execute, and scale a business idea in a fast-growing company.
The assistant position allows me to get close to the core of decision-making and understand the overall picture of business operations as quickly as possible. This is the learning opportunity I value most at the moment."
Guo Shenyi thought for more than ten seconds and answered carefully, with strict logic and clear organization.
“What do you think of the current food delivery subsidy war?”
Chen Yansen continued to ask.
He was recruiting a director's assistant, not an administrative assistant. The person must not only be able to manage daily affairs in an orderly manner, but also have business insight.
He can understand industry trends and even read the business logic behind hot events, helping him to do preliminary screening of data.
"Mr. Chen, I personally believe that the essence of the subsidy war is to use capital in exchange for user habits and market share, thereby accelerating market growth. Once network effects and user dependence are formed, the profit space in the later stage will be huge.
But the risk is very high and it is not suitable for all industries. In order to make a profit in the later stage, two conditions must be met.
First, the target market must be large enough to justify the initial investment of substantial capital to educate the market and clean up the battlefield.
Second, the product itself must be high-frequency, standardized, and easy to implement online, so that it can quickly grow in volume. The food delivery industry just meets these two requirements.”
Guo Shenyi frowned slightly, thought for a while, and answered seriously.
Chen Yansen nodded with satisfaction. Putting aside Guo Shenyi's execution ability, his observation and summarizing skills alone were more than enough to make him an assistant.
Thinking of this, he took out a document from the drawer and pushed it in front of Guo Shenyi: "These are several local life service projects that Kuaipao has been paying attention to recently. There are also plans to expand into the food delivery field and explore new tracks, but we have not been able to find the best entry point.
You can take it home and read it first. After you start working, tell me your thoughts on these projects. Don't rush to draw conclusions. The key is to clearly organize your analysis logic."
"Okay, boss."
Guo Shenyi is just a person who reads a lot, but he is not a nerd. He is very smart and can change his words very smoothly.
He took the document with both hands and understood in his heart: It seems that Chen Yansen has the idea of cultivating himself, otherwise he would never be allowed to get involved in the business of Kuaipao.
Of course, for Chen Yansen, the document he handed to Guo Shenyi was, after all, just some rough business ideas.
It has neither a mature profit model nor accurate market research data, and actually has little commercial value.
Five minutes later, Guo Shenyi left the office.
Chen Yansen raised his hand to look at the time, slowly stood up, took the elevator to the first floor, and walked towards the cafeteria.
As he walked, he thought about Mu Qin and Guo Shenyi.
The former has rich operational experience in the catering industry and is good at international standard operating methods, which complements Zhang Chaopu, a gangster.
If Mu Qin's performance meets the requirements, he may be given the opportunity to lead the project independently.
At least, Mu Qin was responsible for the regional expansion of a chain coffee brand. He not only understands the selection of coffee beans, but is also very familiar with the hard-core links such as supply chain management.
As for Guo Shenyi, he will work as an assistant for a while first.
at the same time.
After receiving Wang Zhongpu's resignation letter, Li Yanhong simply said a few symbolic words to retain him and then directly approved it.
In his opinion, during the period when Wang Zhongpu was in charge of Qiandu Waimai, he spent billions of the group's funds, but the highest market share he achieved was only 30%, and the average was only 20%.
In Li Yanhong's eyes, such results are not outstanding, and can even be said to be average.
It is precisely because of this that his true attitude towards Wang Zhongpu is not the superficial "retention", but the "goodbye, I won't say goodbye" hidden in his heart.
But Li Yanhong didn’t know that Wang Zhongpu’s next job this time was Senlian Capital.
Godfathers, I'm really sorry that the third chapter will be updated during the day. I will definitely try my best to adjust the update time back.
(End of this chapter)
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