The wealthy entrepreneur: I want to support millions of employees!.

Chapter 1049 Resetting the Supermarket Buff! A Call from Tianqing Entertainment!

Just as April Fool's Day arrived, Gaoxing Retail unsurprisingly made headlines due to its internal anti-corruption campaign. After all, the case involves the arrest of five senior executives, as well as more than thirty managers who have already been implicated.

Su Yang did not suppress the news; Xinghuo Media steered public opinion in a direction more favorable to the company!
"Instead of laying off employees, it's better to fight corruption internally. No problem!"

"Raising salaries for frontline employees and cracking down on corrupt management are the right directions!"

"This is indeed a very good direction!"

"..."

As a result, the stock of Gaoxing Retail, which had been sluggish for a long time, also rose slightly!
At the same time, Su Yang also noticed some comments from ordinary netizens:

"Since Gaoxing Retail was acquired recently, I feel that the quality of the goods on the shelves has improved, and the service level has also improved!"

"Yes, yes, yes! We have the same feeling at the RT-Mart supermarket here!"

"Before, when I went to the RT-Mart supermarket near my home, some of the vegetables were really wilted, but now they seem much better!"

"I've been enjoying going to RT-Mart lately!"

"..."

Su Yang was well aware that this was partly due to his changes in management and the increase in employee salaries.

But the biggest reason is definitely the effect of the special buff.

Because he is streamlining the company from top to bottom, he has only just reached the stage of the five major domestic regions.

There has been little impact on the branches of RT-Mart, except for the five hypermarkets that are about to close.

The special buffs that Gaoxing Retail currently offers—"100% improvement in merchandise management, 70% improvement in service quality, 50% improvement in communication skills, and 15% improvement in supply chain management"—are still very strong!

However, after this period of time, through communication and exchanges with Gaoxing Retail, Jiancheng Investment, and other executives of Darun Supermarket, Su Yang gradually gained a deeper understanding of the industry and the company.

Knowing that he still had two chances to reset the special buff, he decided to reset it once.

About five minutes later, he heard the system notification sound again:
"Ding~ Reset complete. Your retail supermarket buffs have been officially reset to: Digital operation capability +100%, supply chain management capability +70%, service effectiveness +50%, and communication ability +15%!"

Seeing this special buff, Su Yang nodded in satisfaction. This should be the most suitable special buff for high-star retail.

Digital operational capabilities are the brain of the entire supermarket, which is the ability to transform data into business insights and use them to guide decision-making in all aspects such as procurement, sales, and marketing.

In modern retail, business owners who don't understand data are like blind men touching an elephant.

Data is the foundation for making all the right decisions.

This includes sales data analysis to understand what sells well, what doesn't, the average order value, and the effectiveness of promotions, thereby optimizing product mix and pricing.

This includes gaining insights into customers, analyzing consumption habits through membership systems, conducting targeted marketing and personalized recommendations, and improving customer loyalty.

There is also intelligent management, which uses technology to optimize scheduling, predict losses, and manage energy consumption, thereby minimizing operating costs.

RT-Mart's digitalization is quite impressive compared to its peers, after all, it was supported by Alibaba, but it's not deep enough yet!

Supply chain management and cost control are the lifeline of the traditional retail industry.

These include purchasing power, logistics and distribution efficiency, and refined inventory management.

With this capability, chain supermarkets can build a supply chain system that is responsive, low-cost, and resilient to risks, which is the most difficult barrier for competitors to replicate.

Supermarkets operate on low profit margins, and their core competitiveness largely stems from "cost leadership."

The scale advantage of chain supermarkets must be translated into actual profits through an efficient supply chain.

Gaoxing Retail is not Sam's Club or Donglai Supermarket; Gaoxing Retail targets mass-market customers.

Most of today's customers are price-sensitive; otherwise, how could Pinduoduo have risen so strongly?

Purchasing bargaining power is achieved through centralized procurement, which allows you to obtain the best prices and payment terms from suppliers by purchasing in large quantities.

If Gaoxing Retail can offer the same products and the same quality at prices lower than other supermarkets in the area, or at a level comparable to Pinduoduo, customers will naturally flock to it!
Even without competing on price, if a supermarket makes more profit selling the same item, that's still very impressive!

Efficient logistics and distribution can reduce store inventory, lower transportation costs, and ensure product freshness.

Refined inventory management utilizes data systems to accurately predict demand, achieving high turnover rates and reducing slow-moving goods and losses (especially for fresh produce). With this advantage, coupled with Gaoxing Retail's existing supply chain foundation, and after Su Yang's internal restructuring, along with the top talents he recruited and other professionals, they should be able to build the strongest supply chain system in China!
In addition, digital operation capabilities, supply chain management and cost control capabilities are complementary, and the combination of the two has a 1+1 greater than 2 effect!
As for service effectiveness and communication skills, Su Yang placed them slightly lower on the list.

It's not that service isn't important, but at this stage, digital operations and supply chain management are more important for the company, as they are crucial capabilities for the company's survival and profitability!
After sorting out the special buffs of the retail supermarket, Su Yang received a call from Chen Qingrui, the boss of Tianqing Entertainment.

"Is this President Su?"

"it's me!"

"Mr. Su, do you have a moment now?"

Su Yang smiled and said, "President Chen, why are you being so polite with me?"

"Of course we have to be polite!" Chen Qingrui said with a hint of teasing. "President Su, you are now the chairman of a listed company, which puts you far ahead of us ordinary people... Of course we have to be polite to you!"

That's a rather sarcastic way of saying it.

Su Yang could tell from the Sichuan accent that this girl had Sichuan or Chongqing ancestry.

He smiled and asked in return, "So?"

"I've heard some things about what happened between Chen Tao and you!" Chen Qingrui said, somewhat aggrieved. "Chen Tao has now retired, and our company has suffered a significant loss!"

"Ok!"

"Chen Tao also owns shares in the company. So, how can we say that Tianqing and your Linyi are related by blood?"

The way they've built this relationship... Su Yang was speechless.

However, he seemed to know the purpose of the call!

"and then?"

Finally, Chen Qingrui revealed her true intentions: "Then why did your company choose to cooperate with Wen Yuxuan?"

"They paid him well!"

As he expected, Chen Qingrui had indeed come for this matter!

Su Yang chose "Fireworks Family" and "Meeting Your Beautiful Time" for Tang Ximing. One was likely to be broadcast on CCTV, and the other offered a generous salary and a foreseeable success!

This is one of the benefits of an actor becoming famous: excellent scripts and production teams in the industry all want to work with you!

Su Yang put the invitation from Tianqing Entertainment last on his list!

He told Dou Lirong that if Tang Ximing couldn't spare the time, they should just give up!
It seems they've been abandoned!
But if you think about it, Tang Ximing already has three jobs this year!

"Uh...we're an S-class mega-project, with an investment of over 100 million!"

"They paid him well!"

"An Ruoyi also wants to cooperate with Tang Ximing!"

"I feel that An Ruoyi and Wen Yuxuan are not much different, and the latter is paid more!"

"If An Ruoyi knew you were talking about her like that, she would definitely be heartbroken!" Chen Qingrui said, feeling wronged. "Besides, does a big boss like President Su really need to care about such a small amount of money?"

"I care a lot!" Su Yang thought for a moment and then comforted him, "President Chen, you don't need to be so fixated on Tang Ximing!"

"He's incredibly popular right now, and I've heard he's also good at bringing good fortune to his wives; every actress who works with him either becomes famous or receives positive reviews from the audience!"

Su Yang laughed and said, "That's feudal superstition. You still believe in this?"

"I kind of believe it!" Chen Qingrui said earnestly. "An Ruoyi believes it too, and she wants to give it a try!"

"Let's do it next time then!"

Su Yang also believed in Chen Qingrui and An Ruoyi's superstitions. Even though it's the 21st century now, many businessmen and officials still believe in this!

Because if you want to succeed in your career and become famous, luck is really important.

Many successful people, when looking back, often find that many people who were more capable than them either faded into obscurity or achieved far less.

They often just seize one crucial moment, make the right choice, and then... achieve great success!
(End of this chapter)