The Birth of Shanghai's First Conglomerate

Chapter 19 Rapid Development

In March, Tengsheng Fruits are thriving.

Not only did they open a super-large second branch on the 10th, but they also completed the profit sharing of the first branch on the 15th.

Then, within three days, they secured three more prime locations.

This investment is significantly smaller; the total transfer fee for all three stores is less than 800,000 yuan.

One is located on South Street, and the other two are at the entrance of the residential area.

Chen Pingsheng holds the largest share, but his total personal investment is only 800,000 yuan.

I have two million left in my account, but I don't know where to invest it for now.

He can only open five fruit supermarkets at a time, that's the limit for him right now.

If you expand too rapidly and don't have enough people you trust, you're bound to collapse.

After driving his small truck around the fruit wholesale market, Chen Pingsheng went to find his wife, Song Yanxi.

He'd always had this little idea: what if he ever owned a company?

We must get a large office in one of those high-end office buildings.

Also, experience what it's like to work as a cultured person.

Song Yanxi is now very respectable. Whether it's her former colleagues or relatives, everyone who sees her smiles.

Relatives often come to her house with gifts, something that never happened before.

After Chen Pingsheng arrived, she happily took his hand and left.

"Honey, aren't you under too much pressure opening so many stores?"

"Pressure is a motivator."

Song Yanxi is still five years younger than him. Even if she didn't have the means to take care of herself before, her age is still the most beautiful time for a woman.

Chen Pingsheng took her to his Audi; he was even thinking about buying a new car for himself.

"Honey, now that your old company has moved to Zhongguancun, that space is vacant."

"Yes, we moved after the annual meeting, leaving only the customer service department here."

"I'm thinking of renting a small office over there. Do you have any suggestions?"

"Rent an office?"

Song Yanxi was puzzled. That was the most upscale Grade A office building in Beixin'an, and the rent was not cheap at all.

They're just selling fruit, why would they need to work in a place like that?
"Honey, there's no need for that. The small offices in our stores are perfectly adequate."

"too small."

Chen Pingsheng said, "We now have five stores, and we'll definitely open more in the future. How can we manage without even a decent office? The key is that I want to see you working in an office building."

Holding his hand, Song Yanxi was deeply moved.

I ran into Du Juan and Yang Dan when I went to the office building.

Neither of them were long-time employees of the previous company, so they hadn't gone to Zhongguancun with them yet.

Du Juan was happy to meet Song Yanxi this time, after all, she often kept in touch with her.

I often went to her house to buy fruit.

Yang Dan was different; she only heard about Song Yanxi after the New Year.

As soon as the year-end was over, Song Yanxi resigned immediately. At that time, Yang Dan secretly scolded her for being stupid.

After all, starting a business is not an easy task.

She gave up a stable income and insisted on taking risks with her man.

If this fails, the consequences will be complicated.

Unexpectedly, in less than two months, their family's fortunes skyrocketed.

Not only did they open a huge store at the entrance of the residential area, but they also opened an even bigger second store.

They always pay in full when they buy cars.

They're just one house away from being truly well-off. If they had another house, their family's financial situation would be considered excellent.

Du Juan was very enthusiastic and even joked with a smile, "It's rare that you two would think of coming to see me in broad daylight?"

"No, I'd like to invite you to dinner tonight." Song Yanxi said with a coquettish smile, holding her hand.

"Come on, don't think I don't know you. Tell me, what brings you here this time?"

"My lifelong wish is to rent a large office here, which will serve as the headquarters for Tengsheng Fruits in the future."

"What?" Du Juan reacted strongly.

It hasn't been that long, and my former colleague has not only started her own business, but she's also opened a company in her own building. She's completely turned her life around.

"You two are planning to open your headquarters here?"

"correct."

How big of a room would you like to rent?

"Around 500 square meters, preferably with a conference room, finance office, and reception room."

"Five hundred square meters?"

Du Juan nodded. This is quite large; it can accommodate hundreds of people working at the same time.

She knows quite a few, so they're easy to find, but the rent isn't cheap.

Chen Pingsheng's arrival naturally took this into consideration.

Du Juan's company is on the twelfth floor, and there is a ready-made apartment on the fifteenth floor above.

The largest office is over 40 square meters, very spacious, and has floor-to-ceiling windows with panoramic views right next to it.

The scenery and views are also excellent.

Song Yanxi sat on it for a while and felt very happy.

Chen Pingsheng simply took it, and the annual rent of 280,000 yuan was neither high nor low.

If there are only five fruit supermarkets, renting an office like this would be a waste.

He still thinks there will definitely be more openings in the future.

This time it's a real upgrade, a complete transformation into something respectable.

After renting the headquarters, Tengsheng Fruit Supermarket moved in a lively and bustling manner.

After several busy days, Song Yanxi finally calmed down.

This time, it wasn't just Liu Fen who came to celebrate; her sister Song Wu also came.

Now the way she looks at Chen Pingsheng has changed; it's not as sharp and arrogant as before.

It feels a little strange at first.

Chen Pingsheng really wanted to tell her, "You should recover."

Then he stood tall and proud.

Chen Pingsheng wanted to rent the headquarters because he wanted to develop Tengsheng Fruit Supermarket in a better direction.

At the very least, we need to prepare for leaving Beixin'an.

The goal may not be grand, but we must still take a down-to-earth approach and do the things at hand step by step.

For example, the current fruit spoilage rate is around 9%, and controlling it to 5% would be the best standard in the industry.

As for the rest, the most crucial thing is training store managers.

As long as we can establish a good model for quickly training store managers in the future.

Then he can quickly open a store again.

This is the significance of his renting the headquarters, and the foundation for his future development and expansion.

By the end of March, the other three stores had all opened on the same day.

Fruit shops are generally simply decorated, and half of their staff are transferred from two other shops.

I'll hire half of them myself.

The people recruited were mostly acquaintances from their hometown.

Having reached this point, the six people in the moving group, apart from Chen Pingsheng himself, are each running their own shops.

Based on their current shareholding and income, earning five or six hundred thousand a year is definitely not a problem.

You can hold your head high wherever you go, and going on blind dates at home is even easier.

I won't be single again.

Having been so busy, Chen Pingsheng, who still had one or two million yuan in his account, had no choice but to take a break for now.

When the second branch holds a large-scale recharge event.

He can make another big profit then. If we include the other three companies, he will definitely have enough money to buy a house.

Even more than enough.

By then, he could also bring his parents, younger sister, and older sister to live in the capital.

But just then, Zhao Liying, who had been busy playing minor roles in films, called him.

(End of this chapter)