Journey 1995:Non-Stop

Chapter 340 Busy
Yan Hui was out, but his phone kept ringing. Now that he and Song Zhiyuan were both out, there was no one to make decisions about many things at the company.

Now, Yan Hui has assigned Song Zhiyuan the position of business manager of the company, so Yao Xin and others call him "General Manager Song".

Despite his young age, Song Zhiyuan has been involved in business for eleven years, starting at the age of 14 when he began working with Yan Hui.

Li Pengfei has now arrived in Luoyang, while Liu Jianlei and his legal team are still on their way. Apart from Zhou Ping and Chen Jian, everyone else in the company who is well-known is out in the country.

Chen Jian is currently focused on two extremely important tasks: testing raw materials and producing polyurethane. Therefore, Zhou Ping has become the company's temporary head, and everyone needs to contact him for everything, big or small. Yan Hui makes the most phone calls to him.

That evening, back at his lodgings, Yan Hui called Zhou Ping again.

"President Yan, Brother Jun came to see me today. He transferred 15 yuan to the company account, but we are still short more than 20 yuan for the next batch of raw materials." Zhou Ping was digging into the bills, his head spinning.

Not a single payment has been received, and the company still needs to buy raw materials; the accounts are completely empty.

"We've been sourcing from Dongda Chemical since the beginning of the experiment. Can't they delay payment there?" Yan Hui countered.

“I haven’t mentioned this before. If we’re going to bring it up, we’ll have to wait until you come back,” Zhou Ping sighed.

The company is desperately short of Yan Hui right now. Zhou Ping is having a huge headache every day, wishing he could split Yan Hui in half and keep him by his side.

"Well, when I get back, I'll talk to their chemical plant about the raw materials. A few days ago, I discussed raw material management with Chen Jian. It's impossible to pay in advance for everything anymore, and we can't guarantee the quality of their raw materials. Hmm... I'll discuss this further when I get back." Yan Hui changed the subject. "By the way, how's Wang Yongjun doing?"

“He’s doing well. The plywood business is too stable. Brother Jun told me that he really doesn’t have the ability to expand into new businesses on a large scale, he can only maintain the status quo. If you ask me, you still don’t care about him enough.” Zhou Ping also felt that Wang Yongjun had a hard time.

He's currently helping out with some minor tasks at the company; Yan Hui has only been gone for two or three days, and he's already overwhelmed. As for Wang Yongjun, Yan Hui hasn't paid much attention to him for over a year, and it's quite an achievement that he's managed to keep the business from declining.

“This shows that his team has matured. Once things stabilize on the chemical side, I will provide him with some assistance there,” Yan Hui explained.

"Huh? I always thought that once the chemical industry stabilized, I would have Brother Jun come over to handle the business." Zhou Ping was slightly surprised.

“I’ve always told Lao Wang that he just needs to keep an eye on the plywood business. Once the cash flow here returns to normal, I plan to set up a company specifically for timber and plywood business, and have Lao Wang take direct charge of it.” Yan Hui had this plan in mind for a long time.

"You mean, Old Wang is going to become a boss?" Zhou Ping asked rhetorically.

“He should be a boss too,” Yan Hui laughed. “He’s been with me for so long, and he’s so capable. It’s only right that he earns tens of thousands of yuan a month.”

"Haha, right, then I won't tell him this good news yet. You can tell him later." Zhou Ping was also happy for Lao Wang.

A person's abilities determine the scale of their accomplishments. When Zhou Ping worked as an accountant at Yan Hui's steel formwork company, he thought it was too simple—just calculating income and expenses, and keeping track of numbers. Now, working in the chemical industry, he finds it completely different; the system is entirely different. There are now over forty workers, and they're constantly recruiting—he's overwhelmed.

In Yan Hui's current company, apart from Chen Jian recruiting technical personnel, there is no HR department. The recruitment of workers is handled by Li Pengfei, while the recruitment of salespersons and other personnel is directly managed by Yan Hui.

In short, now, everything is given to him.

I heard that Wang Yongjun is going to be a boss in the future. He is not envious at all. He just hopes to get the company up and running as soon as possible. He can just be the financial manager!
Now, Heng Hui Chemical's scale has far surpassed that of his uncle's ceramics factory. By the end of the year at the latest, his status will be even higher than that of the financial manager at his uncle's factory!

“Yes, we can have them prepare the raw materials first. It seems that the payment speed from Suining is probably faster than from Luoyang. The people in Luoyang are people with connections, and they are the most cautious, which is understandable. Once the 34 yuan payment from Suining is sent back, we should hurry up and purchase the raw materials. It's not difficult for our products to enter the market now, so we must get the production chain up and running as soon as possible,” Yan Hui urged.

"I see."

"There are a few things I need you to do. Make a plan tonight and report back to me tomorrow night. First, there's the issue of employee meals. The factory currently has about 50 employees, and eating boxed lunches every day isn't sustainable. Once the payment from Luoyang arrives, we need to set up a temporary canteen, find a reliable cook, and hire two housekeepers to help. Second, there's the matter of security."

Yan Hui is currently short-staffed, but he can't just hire anyone. After all, the factory is located in a somewhat remote area, and they will need more dormitories, a canteen, and an office building in the future.

In addition, walls and a security office are of course necessary.

The construction of the factory will require an additional investment of at least 1000 million yuan. Yan Hui will take this money from the company's profits. He has also talked with several shareholders and will consider the dividend distribution in the second half of 2007. The money earned in the early stage will be used to improve the factory.

A decent office building would cost at least 400 million. In the future, the heads of these departments will have their own offices, and each office will have a single bed, which is a must.

Yan Hui spent a long time making arrangements and communicating to make sure nothing was overlooked. He then called Liu Jianlei and Li Pengfei to confirm that both groups were fine before he could finally relax.

The next day, Yan Hui and his two companions went directly to the car factory to discuss the cooperation details once again.

Because we had contacted each other in advance, the initial communication was relatively simple. Yan Hui was liaised with a vice president of the company, surnamed Li.

"Mr. Yan, I really didn't expect you to come in person. It seems your company attaches great importance to this cooperation." Mr. Li looked Yan Hui up and down, feeling that something was off.

He simply did not believe that Yan Hui was the company's legal representative.

Yan Hui seemed to have noticed the other party's skepticism, but he didn't show it: "This is no small matter after all. If we reach an agreement, the annual transaction volume will be several million to tens of millions. Since this is our first meeting, I still decided to make the trip in person. You really take this very seriously. I heard that President Li is the second-in-command of the company."

(End of this chapter)