The factory needs to be expanded and a production base needs to be established. Without reliable people of his own, Lu Fan would not be able to push these things forward.
With a severe shortage of talent, Lu Fan was powerless to help.
Unexpectedly, Howard's arrival directly tore through this barrier, and he gave Lu Fan such a logically clear set of development suggestions.
Howard suggested that Lu Fan approach Shengjing Company and agree to cooperate with them in exchange for their production bases being used by Lu's soy sauce factory nationwide.
At the same time, Lu Fan took advantage of the full-scale advancement of the production line to establish their own factory outside of Shengjing Company's production base.
In this way, we have workers, and the construction of the production base can be delayed, using Shengjing Company's equipment.
What Shengjing Company received was negotiable shares in Lu's Soy Sauce Factory after the capital injection.
This is a win-win situation for both parties in the short term.
It has to be said that for a moment, Lu Fan was almost persuaded by him.
Despite being a foreigner, Howard speaks with clear and logical reasoning, behaving like a seasoned persuader.
Lu Fan also began to admire him.
But in the end, he still said:
“Your suggestion is good, but the company doesn’t belong to me alone. Any decisions I make must first be approved by a senior management meeting.”
Howard was dismissed with just a few words.
Lu Fan had a general idea of how to build the factory, but his interest in Howard had not diminished.
Just then, Li Tian and his brothers arrived in Nanshan City to set up a new studio.
Lu Fan also wanted to find something for him to do, so he dialed Li Tian's number, wanting him to help him investigate Howard's background:
"He rambled on and on, and also made some very constructive proposals."
"I don't care about anything else, I just want to investigate whether Shengjing Company is behind him."
"Don't let me be all enthusiastic and push people into the factory, only to find out that it was Shengjing that threw out bait."
Yes, Lu Fan thinks highly of Howard; he has the ability and the vision.
Being able to see the big picture and promptly cut losses by switching jobs when a partner is found to be incompetent demonstrates that the other party has both foresight and courage.
Lu Fan is short of talent, and someone is willingly coming to him; how could he possibly push them away?
Li Tian agreed, since he had helped Lu Fan with similar things before.
Things you're good at and don't present any difficulties:
Don't worry, I'll get back to you soon.
Lu Fan then asked about Li Tian's situation:
"If there's anything you're lacking, just tell me. If you're too embarrassed to ask, just tell your new apprentice."
Ever since Huang Lao's side also had an accident, Lu Fan had already arranged for Zhang Fan to train with Li Tian and his brothers.
Now he is considered Li Tian's last disciple, and their relationship is more familiar than before.
After seeing Howard off, Lu Fan wandered around the workshop and warehouse.
To ensure production, logistics vehicles now drive directly into the factory area.
The traffic was so heavy that it was even worse than rush hour outside. Lu Fan was surprised and went to ask Wang Wei for the delivery slip: "Why does it feel like there are cars coming and going all day?"
Wang Wei wasn't there, so Lu Fan was received by his third cousin, Du Yan.
"Fourth Brother, it's not just today; Botai already sent 180,000 boxes yesterday."
Lu Fan, who was heading towards the warehouse, paused, frowned, and asked:
"How many orders did you send out today?"
Du Yan flipped through the shipping manifest, then handed it to Lu Fan with a "here!": "Two hundred thousand today!"
Among the four distributors—Botai, Yahe, Aoji, and Dayong—Botai is the largest.
Lu Fan glanced at the shipping manifest and then called Wang Wei over to inquire about the details:
"I checked, how come Botai and Yahe's shipment volumes are so high?"
Wang Wei was taken aback, thinking to herself, "Isn't it good to sell more goods?"
I really can't understand why President Lu would call me over when he's so busy.
However, Wang Wei still stated the truth:
"Our marketing efforts are keeping up, we've updated our product information, and our shipments are keeping pace."
"These four companies are currently busy distributing their goods across various regions, so it's normal that they need a lot of stock, right?"
It's rather outrageous, though.
Wang Wei doesn't have many dealings with retailers, since she used to mainly sell cars.
Therefore, the sales figures for small items are not as intuitive.
Some people believe that high sales volume equates to good business.
Lu Fan couldn't deny that, to a certain extent, Wang Wei's ideas weren't wrong.
However, the demand from Botai's four distributors still made Lu Fan wary.
He considered it carefully and said:
"With such a large shipment volume, but the payment cycle taking more than three months, it means that most of our capital is tied up in the distributors?" Wang Wei immediately became alarmed.
"Is Mr. Lu worried that if they delay their payments any longer, our working capital will be significantly affected?"
Everyone knows what working capital means for a company.
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