Reborn, back to a small county town to become a wealthy family

Chapter 802 Clubhouse Operation Status
Luo Yang saw this as a "punishment" for his little assistant, but to Wen Wan, these words sounded like heavenly music.

What matters is that we can't rest on weekends anymore.

She was an ambitious person, and she made no attempt to hide it, even in front of Luo Yang.

Moreover, Luo Yang was willing to give her this opportunity and repeatedly mentioned his plans for her future.

I just didn't expect the opportunity to come so quickly.

Because of a sudden outburst of resentment, Luo Yang actually decided to appoint her as the deputy leader of the smartphone manufacturing preparation team.

Although she is currently only given the authority to connect and coordinate, Wen Wan believes that once the company is established, her position will be at least at the vice president level.

"So, do you have any other plans for Saturday afternoon?"

After venting his frustrations, Luo Yang felt much better and asked calmly, "Anyway, that's how it is."

"Boss, no more."

Even if there were, Wen Wan would say there weren't.

"Will we have to talk about Song Wan's matter all morning?"

Since there was nothing else to do in the afternoon, Luo Yang thought for a moment and then said, "Tell An Ying to come over and report a little later tomorrow morning. Even if it takes a while, make sure it's all resolved in the morning."

“Okay, I’ll contact Mr. An right away.”

Wen Wan could tell that her boss wanted to set aside the afternoon because he had some personal matters to attend to.

And it's not about her private matters!
"Is there anything else to report?"

"Nothing."

Wen Wan replied to Luo Yang and then closed her notebook.

"Someone from the Jiangnan Club will be here to report on their work later."

Luo Yang then began to explain his own affairs: "Also, call and ask the group's several branches who they have entrusted with their financial audit business and when the cooperation deadline is. When someone from Dahua Audit Firm comes over, have the board office contact them and select two companies with the shortest cooperation deadline to give them the business."

"Okay, boss."

Wen Wan wrote it down without even asking why.

For the boss to directly assign such a small task, there's no doubt that someone must have gotten through to him through connections.

Unfortunately, the truth was completely different from what she thought.

After the work report was finished, Wen Wan turned and left. As soon as she stepped outside, she saw that the people from Jiangnan Club were already waiting in the boardroom's rest area.

When Chu Jing saw Wen Wan come out, he immediately led Shen Jinglan into Luo Yang's office.

Good morning, Chairman.

Upon entering, Shen Jinglan greeted Luo Yang politely.

"So early?"

Luo Yang casually tapped the screen of his phone next to him; it showed that it was only 9:25.

"I was worried you might have other important matters to attend to, so I came ahead of time to wait for you."

Shen Jinglan stood in front of the desk and replied respectfully, "Anyway, the report will only take about ten minutes, so it won't take up too much of your time."

"Well, you are interested."

Luo Yang waved to her: "Sit down and talk slowly. I'm not busy this morning."

Shen Jinglan then sat down in the chair in front of the desk and thanked Chu Jing for serving her tea.

"Judging from the lively atmosphere last night, the club seems to be doing well."

After Chu Jing left the office and closed the door, Luo Yang asked, "Tell me, how is the Jiangnan Club doing right now?"

Shen Jinglan was prepared.

As soon as Luo Yang finished speaking, she opened her notebook and began to report: "The Jiangnan Club officially started its trial operation for one week. In those seven days, a total of 57 membership cards were issued, including 5 Supreme Platinum membership cards with recharges exceeding 100,000 yuan, 22 Gold membership cards with recharges exceeding 50,000 yuan, and 30 Silver membership cards with recharges exceeding 20,000 yuan. The recharge revenue alone reached 2.2 million yuan."

"I can understand having five Supreme Platinum Membership Cards, but where did all these Gold and Silver Membership Cards come from?"

As soon as Shen Jinglan finished reporting on the business situation during the trial operation, Luo Yang became curious: "Logically speaking, I didn't bring many friends the day before the trial operation, so how come so many people came to support us all at once?"

In his mind, He Maosong and Liu Haishan's businesses and friends were mostly in Ningbo and Zhedong Road, while only Cai Fujun had some businesses and friends in Shanghai. So, of the three of them, only Cai Fujun could bring a few friends to support them.

Fu Bin might have a wider network of connections, but it would be quite good if he could get seven or eight friends to sign up for membership cards.
As for the Shanghai Yangshi Chamber of Commerce, Luo Yang didn't think he had that much influence. Whether it was Secretary-General Chen Liyang or Vice President Lao Zhang, they would at most give him a few silver cards as a token of respect, considering it a gift for the opening ceremony.

The remaining Dong Xuan and others could introduce three or five friends over, but it was unlikely that they would introduce more.

However, Shen Jinglan reported to him that there were 57 membership cards.
Where do so many business owners come to offer memberships?

"Chairman, the five Supreme Platinum members are He Maosong, Liu Haishan, Cai Fujun, Fu Bin, and Wei Chaoping. More than half of the Gold Membership cards were issued by business owners from Zhejiang Province during the trial operation period. The rest were also issued by friends brought by General Manager Fu Bin and General Manager Wei."

Shen Jinglan's notebook is filled with records; "As for the Silver Membership Cards, most of them were introduced by your other friends, especially President Dong and Cao Shuyu. The two of them alone introduced 17 friends to become Silver Members."

Cao Shuyu?
"He was still in the United States during the club's trial operation."

Luo Yang remembered that he had gone there before him and stayed in the United States for a longer time. If Shen Jinglan remembered correctly, this guy should have contacted his friends in his circle before he went abroad.

It seems that what he said that day wasn't just polite talk.

"How was the situation during the official opening period?"

Now that he knew who had contributed the most, Luo Yang had a better understanding of the situation.

The reason so many business owners from eastern Zhejiang are coming to become members is probably because they're after private equity funds.

Perhaps those members were the customers who bought the first fund product and heard some news from He Maosong and others, knowing that the returns were guaranteed this time. So they thought they should leave a good impression on Luo Yang in advance to lay the foundation for a relationship that would allow them to buy similar high-yield fund products in the future.

In comparison, Dong Xuan's social circle is somewhat less impressive.

Perhaps out of habit, she did not disclose the information to outsiders. After all, there weren't many customers in Shanghai who bought this fund product, so she didn't intend to share it with him.

Only when this fund product unlocks and realizes the 50% return will those who attended the Wealth Code Gala Dinner understand how rare the opportunity was, and that it won't be so easy to get in next time.

"As of last night, the Jiangnan Club has been officially open for 16 days."

Shen Jinglan was unaware that Luo Yang had already gone through all the cause and effect in his mind. She continued to report in order: "During the official opening period of the club, a total of 8 gold membership cards and 11 silver membership cards were issued. In 16 days, the club's turnover reached 523314, with an average daily turnover of more than 3. This is even with a considerable number of gold members not coming to the club to spend money."

"Don't expect these gold members to come and spend money frequently," Luo Yang interrupted Shen Jinglan. "They only became members because of President He and others, and in their minds, the 5 yuan membership fee is equivalent to a congratulatory gift for the opening of our club."

He took precautions beforehand, but didn't mention the fund to Shen Jinglan.

Only when the first phase of private equity funds is released and clients receive their benefits, and the second phase of private equity funds is sold at a private cocktail party held at Jiangnan Club, will the membership of Jiangnan Club truly take off.

He was confident that once the news was released that only members could enter, many business owners in Shanghai would be willing to become members of the Jiangnan Club.

He plans to organize a few more salons and hold some of the group's business negotiations at the club. He's sure that the reputation of Jiangnan Club will rise.

"Based on the current business situation, the monthly revenue is about 100 million."

Luo Yang tapped his fingers on the desk while looking at Shen Jinglan and asked, "Can you cover the club's expenses?"

The club owns the property rights, and we won't even talk about the rent or the initial investment in decoration. But the basic daily expenses of a club are there. If the cost of labor wages, water and electricity bills, and raw material procurement costs for alcohol and food exceeds 100 million yuan, the club is currently operating at a loss.

Of course, some things can't be calculated that way.

For example, regarding membership fees, even if it's advance income, especially for gold members signed up by bosses from Zhejiang Province, they basically won't come to spend money, so this money is essentially a zero-cost recharge to the club.

“There are currently 35 employees at the Jiangnan Club, with a total monthly salary of about 27.3 yuan. The costs of water, electricity and raw material procurement will not be accounted for until the end of the month. However, as the procurement manager, I have a general understanding of the procurement costs, which account for no more than 35% of the turnover. Let’s calculate based on the cost of 35 yuan. With salaries and other expenses, if the monthly revenue is 100 million yuan, the club will still have a slight surplus.”

At this point, Shen Jinglan paused, then added, "In addition to the fixed salary, the waiters receive a commission for promoting drinks, so the actual monthly salary payment is more than 27.3 yuan, which is why I said there was a slight surplus."

According to the club's internal regulations, the commission for selling drinks will not exceed 10% of the drink's price, so this expense will not exceed 10 yuan.

"It's probably too late this week."

Luo Yang thought for a moment and said, "Starting next week, I will arrange some events to be held at the club, basically once a week. You need to make preparations in advance for drinks, food and services."

Upon hearing this news, Shen Jinglan's face lit up with joy.

"If we are going to hold a similar cocktail party, we would appreciate it if the chairman could notify us two or three days in advance."

After her initial excitement, she immediately remembered the important matter: "You'd better send a dedicated liaison to inform the club in advance about the scale and level of the party, so that we can make preparations accordingly."

"As for dedicated liaison personnel"

Luo Yang thought for a moment and said, "Let's tentatively assign Sun Wei from the board office. I'll call her in later to give her some instructions, and you can also add her contact information."

That concludes the report, which provides a fairly comprehensive understanding of the recent business situation at Jiangnan Club.

Although Luo Yang had said he wouldn't be busy in the morning, Shen Jinglan didn't plan to stay any longer.

"You're already leaving?"

Just as Shen Jinglan was about to stand up, Luo Yang suddenly spoke up: "What do you think about what I mentioned to you last time?"

He had barely lifted his butt off the seat when he heard those words, and immediately sat back down.

“I’ve been considering it.”

Shen Jinglan replied earnestly, "I want to challenge myself with a new work environment and showcase my abilities on a bigger stage, but I'm not in a rush right now because your cultural tourism development plan takes time, and my self-study of hotel management also needs time."

"From the first day I met you, I felt that you were a smart person."

Luo Yang smiled and said, "I knew I hadn't misjudged you."

The image of how she got involved with Luo Yang flashed through Shen Jinglan's mind, and her cheeks flushed red, as if they had been rouged.

At that time, Luo Yang was just a worker, and Shen Jinglan only regarded him as a client, so she was quite bold.

Now Luo Yang's status is completely different. He is not only her boss, but also a big boss with a net worth of over 10 billion. In front of such a wealthy man, Shen Jinglan no longer has the courage she used to have.

Have you been to Wenwen's place recently?

Luo Yang naturally noticed the change in her expression and could guess what she was thinking, so he naturally shifted the topic to things outside of work.

"I've been there. I stayed at my junior's house a couple of days ago."

Shen Jinglan replied truthfully, "Jiang Xue happened to be returning to Shanghai that day, so I took the day off to go shopping and have dinner with them."

"I didn't hear you mention Jiang Wen when I went there last night."

Luo Yang suddenly remembered that Jiang Wen was also working at the club, and casually asked, "Has she not been to work lately?"

“She works with me on procurement, so there’s no need for her to go to the club at night.”

Shen Jinglan quickly explained, "I also stay at the club at night because I want to learn management and build connections."

"No wonder."

Luo Yang would never have remembered such trivial matters if they hadn't been brought up by chance.

"I'm taking Wenwen and her sister to the club for dinner tonight. Could you please reserve a table for us in advance?"

Luo Yang was going to stay at Jiang Wen's place tonight, so he thought he might as well have dinner at the club and test the chef's skills.

Time flies by.

Shen Jinglan entered his office before 9:30 and left after 10:30.

Knowing he had to meet with the restructuring team that afternoon, Luo Yang lost interest in making tea and began processing the documents that needed to be signed offline.
When I lowered my head and looked up again, it was almost midnight.

He could have continued to concentrate if no one had knocked on his office door.

"Boss, the arrangements with Dahua Auditing Firm have been finalized."

After knocking and entering, Chu Jing reported, "Miss Guo Yi would like to come in and thank you. She's in the boardroom. Would you like to?"

Which two companies were the business partners awarded to?

Luo Yang didn't say whether he could come in or not, but first asked about business matters.

"Jiangxiaobai Liquor Industry and Gray Rhino Capital".

Chu Jing replied, "Jiang Xiaobai Liquor Industry's original cooperation contract ends in September of this year, and Gray Rhino Capital's original cooperation contract ends at the end of this month. We have already contacted both companies, and Dahua Audit Firm only needs to make the necessary arrangements."

"Ah."

After thinking for a moment, Luo Yang said, "Let her in."

(End of this chapter)