Chen Ze saw the smiles on everyone's faces.
He stretched out his hands and pressed down slightly, saying, "Although our user base has grown, we must not be complacent. We must continue to provide excellent service and ensure that users experience more efficient and convenient services."
Yun Ruoxi raised her hand and said, "President Chen, I think we should add an errand service, because most of the users who order takeout are too lazy to go out, so there must be a lot of men who smoke and want to buy cigarettes or water."
Chen Ze's eyes lit up. "President Yun, your idea is great. It's a good service idea. This way, when they order takeout, they can also have the delivery guys bring them things. But they must get extra delivery fees, otherwise the riders won't be willing to run the delivery if there's no profit for them."
Wang Kaicheng interjected, "I think it's more appropriate to charge the rider two yuan for the delivery service. I believe people who don't want to go out won't care about a two-yuan service fee."
Yun Ruoxi and Wang Kaicheng's opinions were quickly recognized by everyone, and now Panda Takeout has reached 3.5 million users.
Next, Chen Ze encouraged everyone to continue their efforts and strive to reach five million users by the end of the year. After the meeting, everyone returned to their posts.
Chen Ze and Wang Siyu got into an Audi and left Nanshan Building, heading towards Xiangya Battery Factory in Longhua New District.
In the car, Chen Ze suddenly felt that Zhao Youde's salary was too low, since he was both driving and acting as his bodyguard, so he gave him an extra three thousand yuan a month.
Zhao Youde said happily, "Thank you, boss. By the way, boss, I have two old comrades-in-arms who are from the countryside. They can't make money farming at home, and they said they want to come and work for me. I just happened to see that Nanshan Building is hiring security guards, so..."
A soldier? Chen Ze felt it was a waste of talent to have a soldier become a security guard, so he asked, "What branch of the military are your comrades from?"
"Boss, they all come from the reconnaissance unit."
“Reconnaissance soldiers, this is a good type of soldier. Have them come down immediately. I will reimburse their travel expenses. They don’t need to work as security guards. I have better things to arrange for them to do, and their salary will be twice as high as in Bao’an.”
“That’s great, boss. I’ll let them know tonight.”
"OK,"
Shortly after, the car arrived at the entrance of Xiangya Battery Factory in Guanlan Industrial Zone.
Zhao Youde honked the horn to signal, and Bao'an immediately opened the door for him, parking the car in the gate's parking space.
Chen Ze and Wang Siyu had just gotten out of the car.
Li Weihai came out of the office, shook hands with him, and said with a smile, "President Chen, I heard you came to see me last time?"
"Yes, but I left before you arrived. I heard you went on vacation with your mistress."
Li Weihai said irritably, "President Chen, don't spread rumors. My wife would be furious if she heard that."
After saying that, he raised his wrist to check the time; it was 9:30 a.m.
"Mr. Chen, Gionee called this morning and said they'll be over at 10 o'clock to check our battery production process. If it's up to standard, we can become their battery supplier. If we can become Gionee's battery supplier, our company will be set for the future."
Chen Ze sneered inwardly. Was it even possible to become successful? He remembered that Gionee phones only had a brief period of glory in 2011, after which their founder, Liu Lirong, got arrogant and lost billions gambling twice in Saipan.
This resulted in him owing suppliers over 10 billion yuan, then fleeing overseas and disappearing without a trace. This also indirectly harmed many mobile phone suppliers, causing them to go bankrupt due to their inability to repay bank loans.
So when Gionee went bankrupt, the most unfortunate ones were its suppliers, who owed more than 10 billion yuan. It's unclear how they accumulated such a large debt; it's likely that Gionee had been delaying payments for several months or even a year, which explains the high amount.
Chen Ze said calmly, "Whether it's successful or not, we'll see how Gionee plans to cooperate when they arrive."
At this moment, a black sedan slowly drove into the factory area, and several people dressed in suits got out of the car. The one in the lead was Mr. Lin, the representative of Gionee Mobile. After exchanging a few pleasantries, the two sides walked towards the workshop.
While inspecting the production process, Mr. Lin raised various questions. Chen Ze observed his expression discreetly, but in his mind, he was weighing the pros and cons of this cooperation.
Mr. Lin looked satisfied when he saw some key processes, as well as the quality and capacity of the battery.
However, Chen Ze asked, "Mr. Lin, what are your company's plans regarding payment cycles? This is a very important point for us."
Mr. Lin paused for a moment, then said, "We usually settle accounts every three months."
Chen Ze shook his head. "Mr. Lin, this payment cycle is too long. Given the current market situation, we cannot afford such a long capital recovery period, so it will be difficult to reach a cooperation agreement."
"Mr. Chen, everyone else is begging us to cooperate, and you actually refused. It seems you're still too young and not suited to running a business," Mr. Lin said with a mocking expression.
Chen Ze smiled faintly, “Others know nothing about the prospects of their companies, but I know very well what my company needs.”
Mr. Lin frowned and tried to persuade Chen Ze to change his mind, but Chen Ze was adamant. In the end, Mr. Lin had no choice but to leave with his team.
Li Weihai looked dejected. Chen Ze patted him on the shoulder and said, "Don't worry, there will be other opportunities. Although the company's interests are important, we also need to consider the risks. It's better not to do business that is too risky."
"By the way, Mr. Li, which mobile phone manufacturer are we currently working with?"
"Mr. Chen, among the orders we have received so far, there are LeEco mobile phone batteries and a few Coolpad mobile phone batteries, but most of them are no-name brand mobile phone batteries. The profit is still considerable, but the quantity is not large."
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