this man is not calm

Chapter 329 A Thousand Miles Away
When the company has grown to this extent, Jin Shang also discovered that as long as he is not satisfied with the status quo, no matter what he wants to do, the first task is to find money to supplement cash flow or expand and reinvest.

Relying on the natural development and growth of enterprises is too slow. If you can't raise funds, use other people's money to help you make money, increase leverage, and rely on your extraordinary vision to find real gold in many markets where you don't know the value. , you can only work hard for a long time, accumulate capital, and then think about other things.

At this time, Xiao Jin felt more and more how important it was to have a strong bank as the backing to inject blood into his career. I am afraid that his second uncle Mei Yingnian also realized that his career had touched someone. There is a ceiling, and more accumulation is needed to reach a higher level before all means are exhausted to take control of Minxing Bank, a joint-stock financial entity.

Jinxi Mall is an e-commerce platform that is developing rapidly. In the past year, four or five Internet companies of the same type have emerged in China. However, they are completely incomparable in terms of scale and influence. Even the "pixel-level" "Jinghua Mall, which copied and implemented the "following tactics", is also far behind.

The various businesses derived from Jinxi culture have long formed a relatively complete ecosystem. They hold the traffic portal of Jinxi chat and the traffic black hole of the e-commerce platform, forming a perfect "big cycle". In other subdivisions, a self-sufficient "ecological island" can basically be formed.

In the next few years, if we seize the opportunity of social networking sites, we should be able to remain invincible.

Now is the most difficult period of resource accumulation.

The infrastructure construction is not very complete, and there are not many network users. It is impossible to make a big difference, and the conditions are not there.

"The good news is that with more than 60% of Internet users growing last year, the installed computer capacity has reached a new level again this year. According to current statistics, the number of Internet users is expected to exceed one million before the Spring Festival."

"It's a bit strange."

The number of highly active users of Jinxi Chat has now exceeded 500,000, and the number of registered accounts is more than twice as high. Of course, there are situations where one person has multiple accounts, and there are competitors like Fetion and chat software in several niche areas to divert users.

Coincidentally, Internet cafes are concentrated in this area, making each computer radiate significantly more active users.

Although it is said to be operated separately, Jinxi Mall's business is still closely connected with the head office. For example, the semi-independent group buying and offline life business use the head office's local promotion team, which saves a lot of manpower and material resources.

Based on the situation at the Beijing headquarters, this number should be reduced to half.

After hearing this data, Wei Shuangping couldn't understand it.

"Right."

Unlike the impression that netizens use one software and basically do not use other software, today's Internet users still have a strong sense of novelty. Many of them use Fetion and Jinxi Chat at the same time. When buying things at Jinxi Mall, they do not I will forget to go to Jinghua Mall to compare prices.

"The large-scale base currently being planned requires at least two hundred people to maintain basic operations and operate at full capacity. Including cooperating personnel, it is estimated to exceed six hundred."

"so much?"

Wei Shuangping replied thoughtfully,

Jin Shang couldn't help but be a little surprised that opening a "sub-base" required such a large investment.

Although the e-commerce industry has broken the ice, it has not become the mainstream of the market. The general public still has some distrust of faceless transactions. If there is anything wrong in the service process, customers will be lost.

There are not many Internet applications now. There are only two or three well-known ones that everyone can barely understand. It is not like twenty years later when there will be dozens of competing products and you can’t even use them, so you have to focus on using a certain one. Experience the best.

"It's normal. The promotion of Internet cafes, because of our actions, has greater influence and actually affects more users."

A personal computer is a machine corresponding to one person, and there are only three or four home users on average. Currently, not many people in China can operate computers. Most of them are young people, and they are concentrated near major universities and university towns.

"Evaluating from the number of active users of online chat and e-commerce platforms, it is actually a bit more, between 1.3 million and 1.5 million."

"If you want to reduce operating costs, do you have to use a large number of temporary workers and outsource some unimportant tasks? Will...will it affect the user experience?"

"The backbone will definitely be airborne from the company, and most of the employees will still have to be recruited locally. This is the only way to start at the beginning. When things stabilize, we will consider other things."

"Mr. Jin, after all, the north is the base camp. It's close at hand, and the efficiency is obviously higher. Many departments can also borrow resources from sister companies. Jiangnan, which is thousands of miles away, does not have so many conveniences."

"After the warehousing and logistics base is established, a large number of employees will be needed to maintain it. Do you want to transfer them from other places or recruit them locally?"

At the end of the barbaric growth, the next step is to wash away the sand. Jinxi Culture is one step ahead and may not have the last laugh. It still needs to work hard.

Especially terminal distribution is very difficult to do under the current conditions, but no matter how difficult it is, we must persist, otherwise, the consequences will be unpredictable.

It is unrealistic to expect temporary workers and outsourced workers to do their best, and using large quantities of full-time contract workers is somewhat overwhelming.

"In this regard, I don't have a good solution. I can only try to find a balance between cost control and service quality."

Wei Shuangping responded helplessly,
"The setting up of pick-up and delivery points, the development of standard electronic maps, the promotion of real-name systems, etc. all require everyone's cooperation. E-commerce platforms alone cannot push this forward."

Among other things, online payment requires the cooperation of the banking system and mobile phone contact. If this opening cannot be opened, remote payment will not be possible.

In addition, when customers place an order to buy something, the platform must deliver the goods to consumers in a timely manner, which requires a strong logistics system to support it. Building a large logistics base and purchasing equipment including large sorting machines costs a lot of money, and even many of them have to be imported, which is no small matter.

Looking at the budget details attached to the back of the plan, the series of zeros at the back gave Jin Shang a headache.

"Money is needed everywhere. Do you want me, the boss, to come on stage and do business in person to make money to fill the hole?"

It can easily cost tens of millions or hundreds of millions. No matter how rich the family is, they can't afford to spend it like this.

Next, there is good news, that is, discussing with the local area about the entry of PHS, the success rate is quite high. Liu Yanqing visited several urban hotspots and found that the market for mobile local calls is not small.
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In the next two days, everyone was busy with business again. Subordinates contacted various units to discuss details. Jin Shang participated in several business exchange meetings and got to know some bosses who might have business dealings with him.

A young man in his twenties is quite conspicuous in such an event, and many entrepreneurs want to get to know him.

Of course, the popularity of Jinxi Mall is more or less a bonus and gives everyone an impression of Jin Shang.

The Internet is an emerging industry, and some entrepreneurs in traditional industries still think that most of the practitioners are liars. Of course, they are also very keen to make money in this industry, after all, the money-making effect is so obvious.

There are even a few middle-aged people who think they are wealthy and want to buy Jinshang's company, which is really dumbfounding.

Overall, the effect is not particularly outstanding, but passable.

The local business district is generally open to capable outsiders, with more intentions to cooperate than to exclude.

As for persuading the local banking syndicate to grant credit to Jinshang, it is not something that can be decided in a short while.

Fortunately, Jin Shang is not particularly anxious. If it is not possible, Lao Huang's family still has a strong foundation. In addition to a large amount of real estate, there is also a lot of cash. It should not be difficult to spend it temporarily.

If Xiaojin didn't want to owe too many favors and insisted on a commercial solution, it would probably be much easier.

However, smooth sailing is good, but a little bumpy means it is challenging. Regardless of success or failure, I can afford it.

On Wednesday morning, after signing a series of cooperation memorandums, everyone embarked on the westward journey together. Before boarding the plane, Jin Shang had a phone call in advance with his girlfriend Li Xuan who had returned to his hometown, and talked about his plans for the next two days, allowing the other party to Be prepared. At around four o'clock in the afternoon, several people dragged their heavy suitcases out of the terminal and saw a minibus waiting outside.

This was booked by Li Xuan in advance to provide support for the next few days of travel.

Jin Shang, who was sitting by the window in this large car with a fairly good interior, looked at the withered plain farmland and pasture outside the airport expressway and couldn't help but sigh:
“The central and western regions are rare plains with fertile land and rich natural resources, and they truly deserve their reputation.”

In ancient times, the south was not as developed as the north. The land in the south of the Yangtze River was actually less fertile than in the central and western parts. Thanks to intensive farming and outstanding technology, it once became the first choice land for the "land of plenty". Starting from the middle of the Song Dynasty, the development of the two lakes area began In-depth, the understanding that "Huguang is familiar with it and the world is sufficient" proves the superior conditions of this place.

More importantly, the Jianghan Plain also produces petroleum, steel, and coal. Although it is not particularly rich, it is acceptable, which is rare.

In addition, the climate here is mild and humid, with two crops a year. Most economic crops can grow well here, and the industrial and agricultural conditions are excellent.

In addition, it is also the two major inland water transport hubs of the Yangtze River and Han River. It is also the veritable center of the land transportation network in the world and a genuine thoroughfare for nine provinces.

"The province of a thousand lakes, the city of a hundred lakes, people are used to calling it 'River City'. In fact, I think it is more worthy of the title of 'Bridge City'."

The last time I came here, it was just a quick glance, but this time I had to take a closer look. Li Xuan, who was sitting next to me, echoed,

“Among the cities with cross-river development in China, it is the most balanced and has the largest area, and several bridges connecting the north and the south play a major role.”

"You are not a local, either. Yunmeng is still a bit far away from here."

"People in the surrounding cities have quite complicated feelings about this city. The best of the province is gathered together, which naturally makes outsiders unbalanced. However, it is also a good thing to have a megacity that can carry the Chudi brand."

"Well, it's inevitable."

Just as the capital continues to develop and grow, while the cities and counties surrounding the capital are relatively stagnant, anyone with some skills will go to the capital to develop.

With a "big guy" by your side, the little ones around you are completely uncompetitive.

As the process of urbanization continues to advance, the trend of resource concentration in large cities will become more and more obvious. The dominant position of regional core cities will be extremely difficult to break, and it will be too difficult for second- and third-tier cities to catch up.

Of course, things are not so absolute. The economy in Jiangsu and Zhejiang is very large, and the development of each city is relatively balanced. In contrast, the central and western regions are not so wealthy, so they still have to concentrate on developing central cities. Otherwise, There will be no bright spots and it will be unable to attract external investment.

"You said before, the unexpected enthusiasm here?"

"Well! My grandfather has some connections, and some of his relatives are in official positions, but in such a core city, he is not a big shot and cannot influence its development direction. In my opinion, it is our company's business layout that attracts local people eyeball."

"What are they specifically? Physical manufacturing, electronic information, the Internet, e-commerce platforms, or semiconductor components?"

"There are some points. High-tech enterprises are the focus of transformation, especially semiconductors, electronic information, consumer electronics, and IT technology. Genuine physical manufacturing is also very popular."

Li Xuan said as she handed over a document bag. Jin Shang took out several analysis reports and read them carefully. There was still more than an hour before arriving at the hotel where he was staying, so he had time to study them.

After more than twenty minutes, after basically browsing it, Jin Shang understood the whole story.

The core reason is not complicated. It is to adjust the direction of urban development. The focus is on software and hardware manufacturing and development technologies based on electronic information and chip semiconductors. Among them, consumer electronics and Internet applications are the only way to monetize terminals. These two things happen to be in the local market. Within the scope of key support for industrial upgrading and transformation.

Things have to start with the local historical development context.

Whether in the past life or in this life, the development history of the three towns in Wuhan is similar. For a long time, the three parts separated by the Yangtze River and Hanshui River were constructed and developed separately. Although the economic ties are close, they are not integrated.

After entering industrial modernization, the rapid development of railway and highway bridge construction technology has matured, and the construction of cross-river bridges has laid the foundation for the "three-in-one".

From the Qin and Han Dynasties to modern times, the scale of shipping on the Han River has always far exceeded that of the Yangtze River. It was not until a few decades ago that it completely reversed. It’s no wonder that for a long time, ancient people regarded the Han River as the main river, and the Jinsha River upstream as a tributary.

The root cause of this perception lies in the Three Gorges area at the mouth of Sichuan. The water flow is fast, the reefs are dense, and the road is difficult and dangerous. It seriously restricts the waterway transportation from Sichuan to the middle and lower reaches.

In this document, Jin Shang saw a document that had been spent decades ago at great cost, using fire, water spraying, dredging, and even gunpowder blasting to clear away the reefs. A major event that improved shipping conditions.

It is impossible for ordinary people to understand this kind of initiative that has little to do with ordinary life.

In other words, it only took about half a century for shipping conditions in the middle and upper reaches of the Yangtze River to improve. It didn’t take long to realize the dream of large ships connecting Sichuan, Sichuan and other places directly across the rivers and seas.

Another event that occurred relatively early was the Three Gorges Dam and Gezhouba Water Conservancy Project, which also greatly increased the water depth of the middle and upper reaches of the roadway, laying a solid foundation for the development of this "golden waterway".

In view of this, the old urban areas of the three towns in Wuhan are now mainly along the Han River, supplemented by the upper reaches of the river, and are relatively mature. However, in the areas downstream where flooding is more frequent, development is obviously lagging behind.

In order to go further, the focus of future development will inevitably shift to the Yangtze River.

The long-gestating "Yangtze River New City" plan is about to be launched.

After looking at the highlighted locations on the map, Jin Shang had an idea. In the past, it was the largest optoelectronic information technology development zone in central China, known as the "Optics Valley". It had one of the top three university towns in the country, outstanding and convenient transportation, and finally it was also We have indeed built a somewhat famous super industrial park, right there.

This national-level high-tech demonstration zone has been in operation for seven or eight years. So far, it is not to say that there has been no improvement. After all, the foundation is weak and the construction time is short. It is still in the stage of building a nest to attract others and accumulating more and more. Its reputation has really taken off. It is estimated that it will take another ten years.

Optoelectronic information technology and the like are definitely not the only ones in the industrial park. Other related high-tech enterprises are definitely also targets for investment.

It is a leading Internet high-tech company in China and has few peers in the world. It is a star company of course, and its size is just right. It is too big to be ignored by the "Optical Valley" Industrial Park, which is still in the development stage, and it is too small. It has little influence and is not worth spending too much money to win over.

"Have you finished reading? Do you think... there is a future?"

This cooperation negotiation, let alone hit it off right away, at least both parties are still very willing.

"What did your grandfather say?"

"Our family... also has the ability to make connections. I can't say the specific plan. It also depends on whether the company can come up with something and whether the conditions there are attractive enough."

"I need money everywhere, and I may not be able to successfully deploy two or three places at the same time. The pressure of financing is a bit high..."

"Let's talk about it first. If we are really sincere, we can talk about the money later."

With a size of tens of millions or hundreds of millions, it may not necessarily satisfy local appetites. This is not a small third- or fourth-tier county, but one of the top ten megacities in the country. If you don't come up with something useful, you won't be able to get on the table.

“The heavy industry here is very divided into steel, metallurgy, shipbuilding, automobiles, petrochemicals, etc., all of which are very strong. The foundation of the light industry and handicraft industry is not bad, but in the high-tech field that leads the development direction of the industry, there seems to be few achievements. This 'Yangtze River New City' plan is probably also done to make up for shortcomings."

Li Xuan introduced it from time to time, and Jin Shang nodded in agreement.

(End of this chapter)