this man is not calm

Chapter 202 Positive benefits brought by development

While it was still not too hot, Jin Shi and Mei Xinghong hurried back.

Jin Shangze called Zhang Qian and Luo Yang to help debug the musical instruments and audio equipment, and experienced the effect of the music room. It felt okay. It was certainly not comparable to a professional recording studio, but it was better than just getting a handheld device. The recording quality of the equipment is much better.

Next, Jin Shang tried the experience of surfing the dedicated line network again. It has to be said that compared with ordinary dial-up Internet access, the stability is indeed much stronger and the speed is faster.

The tariff will definitely be much higher, and ordinary families cannot afford it.

Computer equipment uses a modem to connect to a telephone line to access the Internet. There is a limit to the Internet speed, and when making a call, the network is disconnected.

Let’s not mention the initial installation fee and monthly rental fee. Nowadays, Internet access rates range from three to five yuan per hour, which is quite expensive.

You know, the average monthly salary of enterprises above the capital's designated size is just over [-] yuan, and it is estimated that it will not rise to [-] yuan next year. In the provinces with the least developed economy in the country, the average monthly salary is only around [-] yuan. Most of them are on the southeast coast and in relatively wealthy areas. Also around seven or eight hundred.

It can be seen from this that the current Internet fees are a heavy burden for ordinary families.

After a hard day's work, I can't even earn back the required Internet fees.

As for the dedicated line Jinshang specially provided for his family, the rate was much higher.

Of course, it is expensive for a reason, and the Internet is indeed much smoother.

After knowing what he was doing, Jin Shang didn't rest at home and drove to the company. It was almost lunch time.

After entering the office, I didn't find anything important. I put aside the backlog of official documents on my desk and went to the canteen to fill my stomach. Then I returned to my personal lounge and took a nap. After I regained my energy, I started the day. work.

The work efficiency of Jinxi Culture is indeed very high. There are many large and small matters that require the boss Jin Shang to make decisions every day. If it were not for his outstanding ability and high energy, it would be difficult to handle so many official documents.

By the standards of a boss, although Jin Shang is diligent, he doesn't actually spend a lot of time on the company's general affairs.

With a "golden finger" by your side, even if you don't have many capable helpers and you spend a lot of time doing it yourself, you can still manage the company in an orderly manner.

"Personal abilities must also keep up with the overall upward trend, otherwise the boss may become the weakest link.Or, they have to delegate power to senior executives, indirectly weakening their own influence. 』

Without Jinshang, the operation of Jinxi Culture will not only be paralyzed, but also the efficiency will be greatly reduced. At least so far, the boss is dragging the entire company forward, and there are too few "general talents" who can actually share the worries.

After more than an hour, Jin Shang had almost finished handling the affairs accumulated from last night to today. Jin Shang looked at the last analysis report and application and fell into deep thought.

Jin Shang, who was a little unsure, sent a message on Jinxi Chat. A few minutes later, Wei Shuangping knocked on the door and walked in.

"Boss Jin, are you looking for me?"

"Sit down, I have something to do..."

After asking the other party to move a chair and sit down opposite him, and pour a cup of tea, Jin Shangcai said seriously,
"I've read the staff expansion plan of Jinxi Mall. Generally speaking, there are no problems, it's just..."

"Office location?"

"Correct!"

Jin Shang, who confirmed very simply, asked very seriously,
"The current company headquarters is just a nine-story building. Although the building area is not small, the number of people it can accommodate is limited. As the number of employees continues to increase, it will be a matter of time before it cannot be accommodated."

Except for a few relatively marginal businesses, the main business departments all require huge office space.

Just the two physical production and distribution departments of "Jingxi Metropolis Daily" and "Zhiyin Zatan" occupy two floors.

The two businesses of "Oriental Comics" and "Young Painting Hearts" cannot always occupy other people's workspaces. Sooner or later they will be recruited back, and they will probably occupy another floor.

The server, duty room, and programmer's office cannot be neglected, and two floors must be left.

The boss and high-level affairs department will temporarily live on the first floor, and Jin Shang's personal lounge and reception room will also have to open a separate floor.

The maximum two floors that can be reserved for Jinxi Mall seem to be enough now, but once the business expands and financing is split, a large number of manpower will have to be added.

In addition, there are some non-core business departments such as Jinxi Library, offline composition and foreign language competitions, copyright operations, strategic investments, etc., which also take up a lot of space.

When he first started his business, Jin Shang thought that this nine-story building would be the company's headquarters for the next three years, and there would be no need to change office locations for a long time.

In just over half a year, reality taught Jin Shang a lesson.

Generally speaking, most of Jinxi Culture's business is asset-light, and there are not many employees. However, the stalls are too large, and the scale is not small when combined.

Especially Jinxi Mall, which is about to be split and operated, has both various e-commerce models and group purchase review models. The core department is not small, plus warehousing and logistics, order distribution, channel construction, financial financing, risk management and after-sales service, etc. are absolutely There are so many panels that cannot be accommodated on two floors.

Jin Shang is even considering arranging a new headquarters for Jinxi Mall.

Since it is split, let’s do it thoroughly.

However, e-commerce, which is still in its infancy, is still a bit uneasy without the control of Jinshang. Although Wei Shuangping has excellent abilities, he does not have a forward-looking vision and does not realize how much energy this industry can explode in the future.

"Right now, I can still make do with it if I squeeze it in. In the future... I still have to consider finding a bigger office building."

The Internet is not developed now, and remote working has not yet become popular. Once Jinxi Mall is not under your nose, there may be problems with its management and control.

Moreover, the business nature of Jinxi Mall is destined to have its headquarters either close to the source of goods, or built directly near the most important warehousing and logistics center.

If it were more than 100 years ago, Tongzhou would have been the best choice at the northern end of the Grand Canal. Taking into account the benefits of water transportation and sea transportation, it would be the best transportation hub.

Nowadays, the land under our feet is okay.

Beijing West Railway Station is the most modern, largest and busiest railway station in China. It is one of the important nodes of the north-south railway transportation line.

It would be great to open a new office location nearby, but is it appropriate now?Jin Shang hesitated for a while, a little hesitant.

Nowadays, land prices in Beijing are still at a relatively low level. If you have money, you can definitely make money by buying at the bottom.

The problem is that more than 2 million yuan in financing is used to build a warehousing and distribution center. Once a new headquarters is built in Beijing, there will be no money to build the envisaged bases in Central China, Central China and South China.

For a technology start-up company, "buying a property before starting a business" cannot be said to be wrong, but if it misses the opportunity for development because of this, it will lose more.

"Trouble, I originally thought that [-] million was enough, but now I realize, where is this?" 』

Several major e-commerce giants in the past life have experienced ups and downs, and you are competing for it. Which one didn't burn tens of billions and suffer losses for more than ten years before finally getting ahead?
Burning money may not necessarily build a moat, but if you don't burn money, you won't even have the chance to compete with others.

After discussing with Wei Shuangping for a while, Jin Shang could not find a proper solution, so Jin Shang had to postpone the problem for the time being.

"I'll make do with it first, and then adjust it when there are not enough places. I think it will be fine this year, but it's hard to say next year."

After making a decision, Wei Shuangping was asked to handle the affairs of Jinxi Mall first, connect with third-party evaluations, and prepare for investor inspections. Jin Shang himself took out a large map of the capital from the drawer and circled a few rough locations. , I called my second uncle Mei Yingnian and asked how much money it would cost and how long it would take to build a headquarters park.

Ten minutes later, Jin Shang hung up the phone and his mood became even worse.

"If everything goes well, it can take as short as three years or as long as five years. At least 20 billion will be prepared, and investment will be increased depending on the situation.This... is simply not something I can afford right now. 』

Don't look at the market value of the Beichuan Mechanical and Electrical stock held by Jin Shang, which is worth [-] million or tens of millions. If you really want to sell it, you will get a half discount and pay off the bank loan, and you will still lose a lot of fees and interest.

The transaction volume of Jinxi Mall is rising steadily, and the operating costs are also rising. It would be great to lose less.

Magazine distribution is very profitable, but it is a bit reluctant to throw it into a bottomless pit.

Jinxi Culture cannot support the huge investment of several years in a row.

"Let's first try to find out in the outer suburbs of western Beijing whether there is any park attracting investment, by the way..."

When I bought a villa in the outer suburbs, there was a cadre named Liu, who was said to be the leader of a nearby park. He also gave Jinshang his business card and promised that if Jinxi Culture was recognized as a high-tech enterprise, he could move in and enjoy various policy benefits. .

Among them, what Jin Shang is most jealous of is the attractiveness and tax benefits provided by the talent settlement policy. If you have export qualifications, you will get a lot of subsidies.

There is no need to move the headquarters of Jinxi Culture for the time being, but it is indeed necessary to arrange a way out for a large number of subsidiaries and branches under its command. They cannot stay in this small building all the time.

"Where did I put the business card?" 』

I dug out my business card holder from the drawer and searched for several minutes before I found Director Liu's contact information.

"Fortunately I didn't throw it away. 』

When we first formed a group to buy a house, even though they met by chance, we still had a good conversation. It would also be a good thing if Jinxi Mall could really be moved there.

Don't worry too much about the headquarters or not. Even if you do settle in, whether you can stay for a long time depends on the situation.If Jinxi Mall can develop smoothly, it will need at least an office area and a warehousing and logistics distribution area that can accommodate more than 5 people at the same time. Whether this meets the standards of a science and technology park is still open to debate.

"This is a fallback route, and you might be able to use it at some point.However, it will be built sooner or later, so it is better to plan now. 』

Looking at the big map, Jin Shang recalled that the location of the Jingdong headquarters in his previous life was roughly at the junction of the Liangshui River and Tonghui River irrigation canals, not far from Tongming Lake, and basically located within the Yizhuang Science and Technology Park, outside the Fifth Ring Road, close to the South Sixth Ring Road.

To say it's far away, it's really a bit far away from the football park.

"We can set up an important node, but the headquarters still has to be located in the west of Beijing, not only because it is close here, but also because the local enterprises have deep connections and relationships. If we change places, we won't have such conditions." 』

The focus of the research is still to set aside a piece of land in Fengtai Science and Technology Park to build the headquarters of Jinxi Mall when the park is first built and investment is not going well.

Of course, in order to impress the park managers, Jinxi Mall must not be weak in size and popularity. If the first round of financing goes smoothly, a high-tech company with a valuation of 25 billion will still be very bluffing.

As for whether it is "puffy" and somewhat "dry", that is a matter for the next step.
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After the end of summer, the weather in the capital is obviously not that hot anymore. There are autumn rains and cool breezes, and the cold wind from the north is blowing. It is okay during the day, but the single clothes in the morning and evening are no longer enough to resist the chill that falls from the sky.

On the weekend when this summer vacation is coming to an end, the foreign language recitation, composition and writing competitions organized by Jinxi Culture on the basis of "Jingxi Metropolis Daily" are coming to an end. The first round of the finals was held at the football club's indoor training ground. More than thirty Chinese students participated in the competition. Primary school students and nearly a hundred parents attended, as well as nearly 200 onlookers and a dozen invited reporters.

After a simple on-site interview, a somewhat unique competition event came to an end with fierce competition and on-site awards.

Over a period of more than three months, Jinxi Culture invested nearly 50 yuan to hold this first competition in some surrounding primary and secondary schools, which gained more or less momentum in western Beijing.

In the next session, we will strive to involve more primary and secondary school students and increase the recognition of this activity by schools and teachers.

Jin Shang not only attended, but also presented awards to the winning students, took photos, and was interviewed.

After working hard for a long time, Jin Shang finally let out a sigh of relief when it finally came to a successful conclusion.

“It’s about education, children and the future, so don’t be careless! 』

Today, its pioneering foreign language and writing training classes have successfully recruited students from nearby children. Judging from the current operation and feedback, it is pretty good.

With Jin Shang, a celebrity who is quite influential among young students, sitting in charge, it is somewhat attractive.

A serious licensed training school will not be able to operate for a while. We will first use competition activities to accumulate reputation. When the students' performance improves and parents can see the real results, we can further expand the scope of business. .

It is difficult to give a clear picture of the development of Jinxi training classes. We can only get a glimpse of the popularity of group-buying discounted courses in the offline life section of Jinxi Culture.

Teachers with high student evaluations have their classes scheduled for a month later even if they don't take a break.

Recruiting students requires careful attention, and the scarcity of qualified training teachers is even more urgent. As the reputation of the training classes gradually grows, recruitment of foreign language and composition training teachers is becoming more and more frequent in the Jinxi chat job search group, and the promised salary is also It is rising steadily, and many young people with higher vocational colleges and teaching experience who come here to inquire about the specific situation in the chat group.

(End of this chapter)