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Chapter 76: Zhongguancun Handsome Boy Dong, Song Yuncheng changes positions (3.5K monthly ticket required)
Chen Yansen turned his head and saw that it was Zhongguancun Handsome Dong.

"Mr. Liu, let me introduce you. This is Mr. Chen Yansen, the CEO of FoxTao. Mr. Chen, this is..."

Ye Qiuping was stunned when she heard that. After seeing that it was Liu Qiangdong, she quickly stood up and said.

"Mr. Liu, nice to meet you!" Chen Yansen stood up, interrupted Ye Qiuping's introduction, and took the initiative to extend his hand to greet her.

Liu Qiangdong, who is in his thirties this year, has many wrinkles at the corners of his eyes, a tuft of white hair on his bangs, and a look of worry between his eyebrows, but he has a strong aura.

Compared with entrepreneurs more than a decade later, Liu Qiangdong has a strong underworld atmosphere and a thick accent. He wears a short windbreaker with a royal blue shirt underneath, which suits his temperament very well.

Chen Yansen had a good impression of Lao Liu. They had similar hobbies and both liked pretty girls in their twenties.

"Mr. Chen's name has been heard a lot in the industry these days. Three days, one brand, 3400 million in sales, it really shocked a lot of people."

Liu Qiangdong held Chen Yansen's hand and said with a smile.

"Mr. Liu, you're too polite. It was just luck. Please sit down." Chen Yansen smiled slightly and motioned everyone to sit down and chat.

"I heard Mr. Chen say just now that both Dong and Taobao will be successful in the future, but they will also fail. Since Mr. Chen said so, there must be a certain reason." Liu Qiangdong asked with a frown after sitting down.

"Mr. Liu, it's just a joke, don't take it seriously." Chen Yansen didn't want to explain and continued perfunctorily.

This reason concerns the future economic trends, and Liu Qiangdong would not believe it even if he told him, unless he was 100% sure that he could predict the future.

This is no different from fortune telling!

When Liu Qiangdong heard him say this, he was slightly stunned, and then he realized that the business world is always changing, and who can predict what will happen in the future?

After learning that Chen Yansen and Yidong had reached an exclusive commission cooperation, Liu Qiangdong was delighted. FoxTao had excellent performance and could sell out clothes worth a few hundred yuan. Naturally, Yidong's small appliances worth a few hundred yuan would also be no problem, and even large appliances worth several thousand yuan might be something he could try.

"Mr. Chen, what do you think of the large home appliance market? Are you interested in organizing a product category event with Yidong?"

Thinking of this, Liu Qiangdong couldn't wait to speak.

In 2010, what Yidong lacked most was money. In addition, the 618 promotion failed and winter came too late, resulting in a serious backlog of large appliances such as refrigerators and air conditioners, which greatly affected Yidong's cash flow.

"Mr. Liu, large appliances cost at least 1000 yuan each. Unlike clothing and department stores, these products have almost no repeat purchases and rely heavily on new customers. Fox Tao is willing to cooperate with Dong, but the ultimate sales volume depends on how much gross profit Mr. Liu is willing to give up."

Chen Yansen didn't expect Liu Qiangdong to be so proactive. After a little thought, he understood the key.

The root cause is lack of money!

In addition, you also need to produce an impressive performance report to convince investors.

After April next year, when Liu Qiangdong completes the C2 financing of 15 billion US dollars, his company will soar to fame, and there will be almost no chance for me to chat with Liu Qiangdong like this again.

"The manufacturing cost of large household appliances is there, and I can't give Meters such a high commission." Liu Qiangdong shook his head and said with a wry smile.

"For users, 'value' is the key. If Mr. Liu really wants to run a category event on FoxTao, we can discuss the specific commission ratio, advertising fees, and event format."

Chen Yansen said lightly.

He had worked in the home appliance category before, and had a ready-made and mature solution in his mind.

However, it is hard to say whether FoxTao’s existing users can accept products with a unit price of more than 1000 yuan.

He would rather complete the first phase of the super return event and achieve more impressive results before Liu Qiangdong invests more resources in this category event.

Instead of treating FoxTao as a trial platform.

"Okay, then let's make a verbal agreement first, and let Ye Qiuping be responsible for following up later." Liu Qiangdong understood the meaning of Chen Yansen's words.

He then introduced two people around him to Chen Yansen. One was the general manager of the North China region, and the other was Zhang Limin from the distribution department. Both were the current core figures of Yidong.

After exchanging business cards, Liu Qiangdong took his men away and walked towards the Yinfeng Building.

"Sister Ping, your General Liu is really low-key. He just eats at a small restaurant for lunch." Song Yuncheng, who had been silent all this time, asked in surprise.

"Then you're wrong. The cheapest set meal here costs 48 yuan, and ordinary office workers really can't afford it." Chen Yansen opened the menu and chuckled.

Not to mention 2010, even in 2026, there will be few white-collar workers willing to spend 48 yuan on a fast food meal.

Song Yuncheng said "oh" and thought to himself: It seems that Zhang Hanhua from Amazon is really greedy. He wants to charge Chen Yansen 10,000 or 20,000 for a meal.

The three of them finished their lunch leisurely and then walked back.

After signing the contract in the afternoon, Chen Yansen stood up and said goodbye. As for the category-specific event with Yidong, he had to wait until Yidong's operations department selected the products and the warehouse manager counted the goods before he could proceed to the next step.

Yanjing Airport, waiting hall.

"This trip was finally worth it. Yidong is much larger and more efficient than Amazon. Isn't Amazon a foreign company? Why does it act like a shell company?"

Song Yuncheng, who was sitting in his seat, asked in confusion.

"It has nothing to do with whether it's a foreign company or not. Some people are just greedy and lustful. They have these nasty habits in their bones and can't change."

Chen Yansen thought of his experiences in his previous life and snorted contemptuously.

Channels, business and operations are secretly making money. Isn't this an unwritten rule in the industry?

If you are lucky, you will get away with it. If you are unlucky, you will be sent to jail.

As far as he knew, there were many people who were more corrupt than Zhang Hanhua. For example, the head of the home furnishing category of a large Internet company, in order to make money, teamed up with a third-party supply company to set up a scheme, passing domestic latex mattresses as imported goods, with the price difference of more than 500 yuan per piece.

They purchased goods worth 3000 million in one go and took 500 million in kickbacks alone. If users had not later discovered that the latex mattresses they received were one centimeter shorter than the originals, this matter probably would not have been exposed.

The company's boss was so angry that he decided on the spot to send all the people involved in the home furnishing business to jail for a few years.

"Will there be such people in Fox Tao in the future?" Song Yuncheng asked.

"What do you think?" Chen Yansen smiled and asked back.

"Boss, can I change my position? After these business trips and visits, I found that I am more suitable for channel or business positions." Song Yuncheng bit his lip, as if he had made a great decision.

Changing careers is easier said than done.

"Aren't you afraid of running into someone like Zhang Hanhua again?" Chen Yansen quipped, leaning back in his chair. "You said that these interpersonal communications, while seemingly complex, are essentially human nature. If you master this, you'll always get twice the result with half the effort," Song Yuncheng replied confidently.

"Alright! I want to see Zhang Hanhua's reputation ruined. You are responsible for dealing with him. I will transfer you to another position after you're done."

Chen Yansen nodded and agreed readily.

"Me?" Song Yuncheng's face froze. He just wanted to change jobs, but Chen Yansen gave him such a difficult task.

"As an employee, you have to prove your ability first." Chen Yansen said as a matter of course: "Don't rush, think about it slowly."

Song Yuncheng raised his head and looked at Chen Yansen seriously: "I can do it."

Chen Yansen didn't say anything, but muttered to himself: Am I instigating others to do bad things?

Haha, who cares! These days, being nice is useless!
Chen Yansen sneered inwardly.

……

……

Zhang Hanhua spent the whole day in the office thinking about it, but couldn't figure out how to teach Chen Yansen a lesson.

Playing dirty tricks can easily make things worse. If he confronts it head-on, the most he can do is to force Amazon to sever its cooperation with FoxTao.

But he didn't expect that he was beaten in vain, and the person who beat him was still planning how to deal with him further.

the other side.

When Chen Yansen and Song Yuncheng got off the car, it was already pitch dark. They looked at their watches and it was already 11:10 pm.

"Sofa?" Chen Yansen asked.

"Yeah." Song Yuncheng did not refuse.

The suitcase's wheels rolled over the concrete floor, making a 'hissing' sound that was particularly harsh in the empty campus.

"Are you really planning to change your job? Design is your main profession." On the way, Chen Yansen suddenly asked again.

"Business positions earn more." Song Yuncheng said it concisely and directly.

"Let Xu Dan hire another designer tomorrow, and you just need to hand over the work." Chen Yansen said softly.

"Didn't you say..." Song Yuncheng's face was full of confusion. Along the way, she racked her brains, thinking about how to "retaliate" against Zhang Hanhua.

Before he could come up with a solution, Chen Yansen changed his mind.

"You have the opportunity to make fun of him because you are in the business department. Do you think you can make Zhang Hanhua laugh to death by drawing a picture?" Chen Yansen joked.

"Chen Yansen, thank you." Song Yuncheng said sincerely.

"Is it enough to just say thank you? No practical expression?" Chen Yansen pointed at his lips, his intention was obvious.

Song Yuncheng rolled his eyes at him and walked behind him pushing the suitcase.

The wind in late autumn was cold and desolate. The sycamore trees on both sides of Xuelin Road rustled, and a few yellow leaves fell from time to time.

Seeing that she didn't say anything, Chen Yansen stopped talking too. The two of them walked slowly from the school gate to the teachers' apartment, a short distance of only a few hundred meters, but it took more than ten minutes.

Song Yuncheng's opinion of Chen Yansen has changed. Apart from his bad habit of taking advantage of her, Chen Yansen has always taken good care of her both in life and in the workplace.

Especially since Chen Yansen is 1.86 meters tall and has outstanding looks, it would be a lie to say that she is not tempted. But when she thinks about her own situation and that Chen Yansen has a girlfriend, she becomes more determined.

"Don't be too nice to me, okay?" Song Yuncheng whispered, looking at his back.

……

……

The next morning, Room 206 of the Entrepreneurship Park.

Chen Yansen logged into the data backend and exported the order data of the Meters brand group. The table fields included product ID, title, link, order quantity, total order amount, gross profit and other information.

Total sales were 3469 million, gross profit was 597 million, and gross profit margin was close to 20%.

This is the benefit of doing brand sales!
You should know that FoxTao’s daily gross profit margin is only 14%, and as industry competition becomes increasingly fierce, this number will continue to decline.

But it’s different when it comes to brand sales. Merchants and brand resources are invisible barriers to competition, raising the threshold for the industry.

In the future, someone will definitely imitate FoxTao’s business model!
However, by that time, Chen Yansen had already made a fortune and changed his career and ran away.

After reviewing the data and holding a morning meeting, Chen Yansen picked up the resume of the candidate who had passed the initial interview and walked directly into the interview room.

at the same time.

Shanghai, hundreds of miles away.

Gu Yaozhong and his entrepreneurial partner finally met Zhang Jiancheng, the venture capital director of Siwei Capital, in a cafe.

"I'm sorry, my boss and I have reviewed your proposal. Neither the profit model nor the profit level meets Thinking Capital's standards. Furthermore, there's already a leading company in your industry. There's no reason for us to invest in a second- or even third-tier competitor instead of the number one."

Zhang Jiancheng spread his hands and rejected Gu Yaozhong's request for financing.

In an instant, Gu Yaozhong felt disheartened, his head felt dizzy, and his hands and feet became stiff.

Four years of hard work have all come to nothing. No one else can perform any better than him.

Chen Yansen never expected that a future unicorn company would die because of him.

However, even if he knew, he would not take it to heart.

in the country, there is never a shortage of competitors and imitators. If there is one less Gu Yaozhong, there will be another Li Yaozhong or Wang Yaozhong.

Chen Yansen, who was sitting in his office, looked at the young man opposite him and asked casually:
"Have you ever used Fox Tao? Is your user level F1 or F2?"

(End of this chapter)