You call this entrepreneurship?

Chapter 502

Qin Shaoyan has been traveling around the country recently, and he and Liu Qiangdong have been looking for locations for logistics and warehousing centers.

The first ones to be finalized were Shanghai and Guangzhou. Signing ceremonies were held in both places, and the media in both places also gave them a lot of publicity.

Then the media in Beijing was not willing to lag behind and also promoted the warehouse in Beijing.

These days, articles about the logistics and warehousing center of Jingdong Mall can be seen everywhere in newspapers and media, with the three locations of Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou being highlighted for publicity.

From geographical location and transportation network to market demand and supply chain coordination, from policies and business environment to energy and infrastructure, the advantages of their own city are promoted in all directions and fields.

Other cities were very envious, and cities that felt they had a chance to compete kept extending olive branches and invited Jingdong Mall to visit many times.

After traveling to seven or eight cities in a row, everyone was exhausted, so they prepared to return to the capital to rest.

After just a day's rest, Zhang Wanli flew from Sichuan Province to Beijing and came directly to my door.

Qin Shaoyan quickly greeted him warmly, "Brother Zhang, you look so tired, did you just return to the capital?"

"I came here just after I got off the plane." Zhang Wanli picked up the hot tea and took a few sips.

"You've worked so hard, Master Zhang. Go to the hotel and book a table." Qin Shaoyan immediately started to make arrangements. "I'm going to host a welcome party for Brother Zhang today."

"Don't worry about eating yet." Zhang Wanli sat up straight. "I'm here on behalf of the city leaders to invite Mr. Qin and Mr. Liu from Jingdong Mall to visit Yizhou."

"Ah, the city leaders?" Qin Shaoyan hesitated for two seconds, "What instructions does Secretary Zhang have?"

"I'm here to attract investment, so I naturally hope to attract investment smoothly and achieve a win-win situation for investors and local residents." Zhang Wanli said sincerely, "The city leaders also attach great importance to this matter, so they entrusted me to come and invite them."

"But the last incident made everyone very embarrassed." Qin Shaoyan sighed, "We still have concerns."

"The person who led the team last time has been suspended for inspection. The city leaders hope that you can forgive this misunderstanding." Zhang Wanli emphasized the word "misunderstanding".

"So it was a misunderstanding." Qin Shaoyan nodded, "Well, since it's a misunderstanding, then it's fine."

"We have been very busy recently, traveling to many cities and considering other locations."

"As for the invitation from Sichuan Province, Brother Zhang, do you think I should go? Let's wait and see."

"That's up to Mr. Qin to decide." Zhang Wanli smiled slightly, "Personally, I welcome you to go."

The wording Zhang Wanli used is particularly interesting. He personally welcomes it, but do other people in Yizhou welcome it?

He came here on behalf of the leaders of Yizhou City, which means he represented Yizhou, but now only the individual is emphasized.

"Then I won't go for now." Qin Shaoyan answered decisively.

Zhang Wanli was not in a hurry after hearing this, and still smiled, "Then please ask President Qin to consider our Yizhou and see what happens."

"Okay, definitely next time, definitely next time." Qin Shaoyan also responded with a smile.

Secretary Zhang said let’s wait and see, so let’s just wait a little longer.

Although Qin Shaoyan was very unhappy that things had turned out like this, the situation could not be rushed.

Because there is no point in being anxious. If you don't get rid of the troublemaker, who knows what other tricks he will come up with.

After Zhang Pingyi and Zhang Wanli hosted a banquet, they warmly saw him off.

Qin Shaoyan sighed, "Time is of the essence now, so we should not be idle."

"Ah?" Zhang Pingyi was stunned for a moment, "What are you going to do now?"

"Aren't there many cities that are jealous of our 10 billion yuan plan?" Qin Shaoyan took a deep breath, "Then let's do more, let everyone focus on it, and make the concept more popular."

Qin Shaoyan's 10 billion plan has indeed made many people jealous. Not only does it require a large investment, but it can also create a large number of jobs.

The construction period of the logistics and warehousing center is also short, and the results can be seen soon after it is completed and put into use. It is much better than those long-term projects and can be regarded as a very high-quality political achievement.

As a result, this logistics and warehousing center became a hot commodity, and it was also known as Asia's No. 1 Warehouse, which made it very suitable for publicity.

As a result, many cities participated in the competition. Each city was very sincere and offered its most favorable conditions. A five-year halving was the basic operation. There was also a willingness to sell land at low prices and provide low-interest loans from banks.

Qin Shaoyan and Liu Qiangdong hesitated and considered again and again, but were finally moved by Wuhan's sincerity and signed a letter of intent to invest, preparing to select the site for the second phase in Wuhan.

As soon as the news of the signing in Wuhan came out, the locals in Yizhou could no longer sit still.

Jingdong Mall will not build too many warehouses, at most ten, and this is still an optimistic estimate. If things go well, there may be only five or six.

Three have been decided now, one has been reserved, and there are not many places left.

The leaders of Yizhou attached great importance to the previous incident and demanded a thorough investigation of the hotel incident, digging deep into the problems and finding out the root cause.

Soon there was a stir in Yizhou, and the local Discipline Inspection Commission intervened to take Captain Liu under control and investigate his problems thoroughly.

Then, several people were taken away for investigation one after another.

After a few days, Captain Liu could no longer bear the pressure and quickly confessed.

The shock caused afterwards was even greater, some people were dismissed, some were fired...

……

After Qin Shaoyan and Liu Qiangdong held the "investment signing ceremony" in Shencheng, they returned to Beijing.

At this point, the location of the logistics and warehousing center of Jingdong Mall has been finalized. The first phase is Beijing, Shanghai, and Guangzhou, and the second phase is Wuhan and Shenyang.

These five logistics and warehousing centers cover four regions: North China, Northeast China, Central China, and South China, and include most of the densely populated areas.

Liu Qiangdong was a little dazed and said with emotion: "What a grand blueprint! These areas include more than 90% of the population of our country. What a huge consumer market this is."

"It's also an area with a well-developed Internet." Qin Shaoyan said with a smile, "As long as we manage these areas well, it will be enough for us to survive for ten years."

"It will take more than ten years," Liu Qiangdong said confidently, "I hope it will take twenty, thirty, or even fifty years!"

Qin Shaoyan smiled and said that it would be good enough to be able to survive for twenty years, so why bother thinking about thirty or fifty years.

However, Jingdong Mall was also a very high-quality asset. Why did it go from bad to worse and even almost be killed by boxing?
Jingdong Mall has the lowest profit margin among many Internet companies, only in single digits, making it particularly unique among all the major Internet companies.

The hunt for it has never stopped, and people are salivating over its high-quality assets. It is not easy for it given the internal and external troubles.

"Brother Dong, the logistics and warehousing center needs to be built, and the team's organizational construction must keep up." Qin Shaoyan said seriously, "After the logistics and warehousing center is put into use, a large number of new people will be recruited. The training must be done well."

"This really needs to be taken seriously." Liu Qiangdong nodded. "If the organizational construction is not done well, the team will have no combat effectiveness, and without combat effectiveness there will be no talk of enterprise development." Organizational management is a very complex and highly professional matter, and it must not be underestimated.

Many entrepreneurs are obsessed with European and American corporate management. There was once a trend of learning the management systems of the Fortune 500 companies in Europe and the United States.

Superstitious management of European and American companies often fails to adapt to local conditions and ends up in a mess.

In fact, the corporate management of many large Internet companies is terrible. They basically have a makeshift team and there is no such thing as corporate organization and management.

"Brother Dong, what you said is very good. We need to build a combat-ready team." Qin Shaoyan said admiringly, "This is very important. It is related to the future of Jingdong Mall."

Liu Qiangdong suddenly remembered something. "Jingdong Mall is expanding very fast. Now we have to establish our own payment system. The online banking and cash on delivery methods we used before are too simple and cannot keep up with the development of the company."

"It's time to do it properly." Qin Shaoyan nodded. He had previously made promises to Xiong Xiaoge that it would be done within a few years.

"Brother Dong, are there any difficulties with our payment tool now?"

"There are no technical talents." Liu Qiangdong sighed, "It's hard to use now. I see that Alipay is very convenient. I want to learn it but I don't know where to start."

Qin Shaoyan thought for a moment and said, "Leave this to me. I will be responsible for solving the technical problems."

"Okay, but we have to solve it quickly." Liu Qiangdong urged.

Qin Shaoyan immediately called Zhang Pingyi over and said, "We need to develop a payment tool, something similar to Alipay. Do you have any ideas?"

"I haven't done it either." Zhang Pingyi was a little embarrassed, "But I can recommend someone to you, but this person is a bit troublesome."

"Just tell me who it is." Qin Shaoyan waved his hand, "Just promote him directly."

"I can't promote him." Zhang Pingyi sighed, "This person is not from our company. His name is Niu Jie. He was sent to us by coal boss Liu Yuanrui to study."

"That's easy, can't we just dig it out?" Qin Shaoyan said nonchalantly.

"Then... let me try." Zhang Pingyi sighed.

When the three were discussing, the CEO's secretary Chen Yao knocked on the door and came in, "Boss Qin, Secretary Zhang is here to see you."

"Secretary Zhang? He's here again so soon?" Qin Shaoyan was stunned, then stood up, "Did he come here on his own?"

"No, there are a lot of people following him. He looks like a leader to me." Chen Yao replied.

"Please come in, no, I'll go to greet them." Qin Shaoyan went out immediately and went to greet them with Zhang Pingyi and Liu Qiangdong.

Zhang Wanli shook hands with Qin Shaoyan with a smile on his face, "This is the city's deputy administrative leader, his surname is Zeng."

"Hello, Leader Zeng." Qin Shaoyan immediately shook hands with him. "I'm sorry for not welcoming you in person."

"Hello, Mr. Qin, I have heard of your name for a long time, but I have never had the chance to meet you. This time I finally meet you." Zeng is about fifty years old, with half of his hair obviously white. He is very polite and has no airs, making people feel warm and relaxed. "We don't come to you for no reason, so we specially come to bother you."

Qin Shaoyan made a few polite remarks, welcomed everyone into the reception room, and sat down after some humility.

Leader Zeng got straight to the point and said, "We are here for the Jingdong Mall Logistics and Warehousing Center. I heard that President Qin once visited Yizhou, but he only stayed for less than a day and left. It's embarrassing to say that."

"The city leaders took this matter very seriously and dealt with the person involved seriously."

"We'll treat you after we've cleaned the house. Now that we've cleaned it, we'd like to invite President Qin to come to our Yizhou for inspection again."

"We will definitely offer the best preferential conditions and hope that the Southwest Logistics and Warehousing Center of Jingdong Mall can be located in Yizhou."

"We have selected three areas for you to choose from. If you are not satisfied, you can choose your own."

"In addition, we have planned a piece of construction land in the city for you to build the southwest headquarters of Jingdong Mall."

Liu Qiangdong was stunned. "Southwest Region Headquarters?"

He hasn't even made plans to build the southwest region headquarters yet, so how come he approved a piece of land?

But he immediately understood that this piece of land was a kind of compensation.

Although you have to pay, there will be great discounts on the price, and you may even be able to get a bank loan.

Zhang Wanli took over the conversation and said, "We are very sincere. President Qin and President Liu must consider it."

Qin Shaoyan thought about it and was a little entangled. "I felt the sincerity of the leaders, which caught me off guard."

"Originally, only three cities were selected for the first phase of Jingdong Mall: Beijing, Shanghai, and Guangzhou. These three places were the focus of construction and were built according to the standards of Asia's No. 1 warehouse, which took up a lot of funds."

“So other places have to wait until the second phase, and they will have to wait a few years.”

Zhang Wanli said very sincerely: "Boss Qin, please think about it again."

Qin Shaoyan frowned, pondered for a moment, and finally gritted his teeth, "In ancient times, Liu Xuande visited Zhuge Liang three times to invite him. I am not as capable as Zhuge Liang, but Secretary Zhang invited me three times, so I have to go."

"We will set off for Yizhou tomorrow, and then we can discuss it in detail."

"Welcome, welcome!" Leader Zeng laughed heartily. "We can't compare to the three visits to the thatched cottage, but we are also very sincere. Please walk around and see more, Mr. Qin."

……

The next day, Qin Shaoyan and his party arrived in Yizhou.

Unlike the last time which was low-key, this time the city leaders made it very grand and lively. Not only did senior leaders attend, but local TV stations also followed.

After the grand reception, the two sides discussed the details, including the preferential content.

The policy support given by Yizhou this time is very strong. In addition to the halving of the interest rate over three years and five years, a piece of land was also given at a preferential price, and the bank can also provide low-interest loans.

After repeated considerations, Qin Shaoyan was moved by the local sincerity. He gritted his teeth and stomped his feet and directly announced the construction of the fourth logistics and warehousing center in Yizhou.

Moreover, this logistics and warehousing center is larger than those in Shanghai and Guangzhou, and the first phase of the project is at the level of two phases in other cities.

However, Qin Shaoyan also put forward a requirement that Yizhou's logistics and warehousing center must be completed within one year and put into use quickly.

The leaders of Yizhou were very happy and agreed to all of Qin Shaoyan's requests.

The two parties signed the agreement in front of the cameras of media reporters.

A stone in Qin Shaoyan's heart finally fell to the ground. He had only one thought, which was to hope that this logistics center could be put into use smoothly and quickly.

(End of this chapter)