Meanwhile, Millennium is still waiting for Wang Wei's reply.
The plan for Millennium is not as good as that for Baiyue, whether in terms of capital investment or timing. The progress of Baiyue, which is held by Zhou Huan, is more encouraging.
However, he was not the type to kick someone when they were down. He and Wang Wei had a long-standing "comradeship" that began when they traveled together on business trips. Later, Wang Wei even had to take care of the Millennium Project for him, which made Zhou Huan consider Wang Wei as one of his own.
To avoid making it seem like Wang Wei's progress was less than his, Zhou Huan even put in a few good words for her:
"Mr. Lu, Millennium will have far more stores than Baiyue, and the location selection for our large supermarkets is also limited."
"The convenience stores tend to be located in the city center, and whether it's franchising or changing their brand, the procedures are more complicated than at Baiyue."
Lu Fan knew how busy Wang Wei was, but he was happy that Zhou Huan was willing to speak up for Wang Wei, so he smiled and said:
"I have an idea about Millennium, I'll confirm with President Wang later." The topic then returned to Baiyue.
Lu Fan asked, "Should we leave the renovations to Sun Dehu's team? Are there any other issues?"
Zhou Huan thought about it for a moment, and there was something he was also quite hesitant about.
After all, he's been giving a lot of advice lately.
Even though he brought it up, more people on President Lu's side agreed than opposed it.
But Zhou Huan always felt that if he continued to "point fingers" like this, it might provoke his superiors' resentment.
Before he could come up with a solution, Lu Fan noticed his hesitation and asked:
"What's wrong? Is something bothering you? It's alright, we've known each other for a long time. You can talk to me about it privately."
Lu Fan thought Zhou Huan was having some kind of trouble, but it turned out this guy had given him a whole bunch of "problems":
"It's like this, Mr. Lu. Our Baiyue Supermarket used to have one branch after another in Nanshan City."
"The display cabinets, including refrigerators and freezers, were all ordered separately from nearby manufacturers."
"Because Baiyue did not plan to enter the national market so quickly at that time, even though there were orders one after another, it was not a very big or excessive expense."
Lu Fan nodded:
"That's true. Have your thoughts changed now?"
Not only did Zhou Huan's thoughts change, but even Lu Fan seemed thoughtful after he finished speaking:
"So it seems that Baiyue Supermarket is opening branches at a pretty fast pace these days."
Ordering one order at a time like this would seem like a lack of careful planning.
Zhou Huan shared the same thought:
"Now it's not just Baiyue, but Millennium's demand for display cases and freezers is even higher."
Lu Fan did the math, but he always respected his subordinates' opinions, so instead of sharing his own thoughts, he asked Zhou Huan for any constructive suggestions.
Zhou Huan didn't come prepared; he just spoke from the heart:
"I was thinking that we could find a large OEM manufacturer to set up a dedicated production line for us."
"Or, Mr. Lu, you could open another company here and work on some of the equipment we use regularly."
He is different from Wang Wei.
Wang Wei always forgot how wealthy and powerful their boss, President Lu, was.
Zhou Huan had a clear understanding of this.
It was precisely because Guangyuan Supermarket didn't cooperate that General Manager Lu was able to create Baiyue on his own.
The investment involved is far more than a few hundred million.
Therefore, Zhou Huan thought that since purchasing these types of equipment was less desirable than building his own factory to manufacture and sell them, perhaps President Lu would agree to open another production line.
Lu Fan was always very patient with Zhou Huan's suggestions, and this time was no exception:
Have you done a rough calculation and think you can reduce operating costs?
Zhou Huan nodded and said, "Not bad."
"Because our company is responsible for the equipment of all the stores that join our Millennium Convenience Store franchise."
"Even excluding Millennium Convenience Stores, just considering Baiyue Supermarkets, we would need approximately seven to ten thousand units of equipment."
"If our own company does it, we can save most of the expenses just on equipment alone."
"Moreover, this business is not a one-off transaction; it can be sold domestically and then exported."
"As for the reports on labor and construction costs, the comparison of input and output, etc., I haven't drafted them yet. I'll wait until I get back..." Lu Fan waved his hand at him:
"No need, I still have that much trust in you."
He joked, then affirmed Zhou Huan's idea: "It's a good idea, and..."
Lu Fan opened a 4.0 webpage, smiled, and said to Zhou Huan:
"You used to say that CEO Wang Wei didn't understand the company's boss, but I think you don't understand either!"
Zhou Huan was puzzled, but when he saw Lu Fan tap the computer screen with his finger, he leaned over to take a look.
Upon seeing this, she paused, her breath catching in her throat: "Uh, this..."
What Zhou Huan saw was the main business of the electronic instrument factory under the Jiang Group.
It just so happens to cover the display and manufacturing of refrigeration and freezing equipment that he mentioned earlier.
He was speechless, rarely showing such a foolish expression.
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