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Chapter 159 The All-Powerful Boss Shen

Later in their conversation, Fang Tianming reminded Shen Kang to register with the Department of Commerce and, ideally, join the domestic service network center.

Shen Kang asked around and found out what the two things were.

Unlike when you first established your business and applied for various certificates, registering with the Department of Commerce doesn't issue any certificates. Instead, it registers your company's name and contact information with the department. These registered companies will also be notified of any new industry policies or updates.

The domestic service network center is an organization established under the leadership of the government, somewhat like a government-run domestic service guild.

Joining the domestic service network center provides an additional channel for communication with other companies in the industry. Furthermore, any new policy updates will also be disseminated through the domestic service network center.

After discussing these two things, Fang Tianming also mentioned that some companies would set up dedicated government communication departments, whose employees were not responsible for other specific matters; their only job was to keep an eye on the latest developments and news from the government through various channels.

Shen Kang expressed his gratitude for what Fang Tianming had mentioned.

He knew that Fang Tianming's mention of other companies having such a government affairs communication department was actually a reminder that even if Anjia registered with the Department of Commerce and joined the domestic service network center, it should still establish such a department.

After all, civil servants are so busy, with all sorts of things to deal with. They might just forget to notify a small housekeeping company when they get busy.

Therefore, businesses still need to take the initiative to actively acquire information.

After chatting for a while longer, the conversation came to an end.

After Shen Kang left, Fang Tianming didn't immediately meet with the next person. Instead, he thought for a moment and made a phone call: "Editor-in-Chief Qin, has that news article I mentioned to you last time been published? — I've been thinking about it again. A simple policy briefing is too dry and boring. It would be better if you could give an example — I recently heard about a company called Anjia. I heard they do a good job in standardization and employee systems —"

After finishing this, Fang Tianming hung up the phone and began meeting with the next person.

It wasn't because of his daughter that he took special care of Shen Kang. Rather, after getting to know Anjia and meeting Shen Kang, he genuinely felt that if a good example from the industry could be cited, it would have a better effect on conveying these policies and guiding public opinion.

On the other hand, after leaving the provincial government building, Shen Kang went directly to the office building that Kang Zhengyang had temporarily rented—the Meiyin Building. He had just signed the lease and was preparing for the interior decoration. It would take some time before he could actually move in.

Kang Zhengyang has a separate office in this compound.

After Shen Kang arrived, he knocked on the door and went straight in.

Seeing Shen Kang enter, Kang Zhengyang immediately put down what he was doing and asked with concern, "Mr. Shen, what did they want to see you about?"

This morning, when Kang Zhengyang received the call, he was a bit confused, not knowing what had happened. His biggest worry was that Anjia Household Services had violated some laws or regulations and was at risk of being penalized. So after notifying Shen Kang, he had been checking all of Anjia Household Services' records until just now, trying to see if there were any violations, but he couldn't find anything.

"It's not a bad thing, it's a good thing."

Seeing Kang Zhengyang's nervous expression, Shen Kang knew what he was worried about, so he first offered a word of comfort.

Then, he grabbed a cup, filled it with water from the water dispenser, and sat down casually at Kang Zhengyang's desk. Only then did he bring up the matter that Kang Zhengyang was most concerned about: "There's a new policy coming down from above—"

He summarized what Fang Tianming had said and told it to Kang Zhengyang.

Upon hearing this, Kang Zhengyang finally felt relieved, and a smile involuntarily spread across his face: "It really is a good thing. If we can get this subsidy approved, our Anjia Housekeeping business can expand by leaps and bounds!"

"There's more than just this one piece of good news."

Shen Kang then mentioned another matter that Fang Tianming had discussed with him before: "In addition to the subsidies, there is also an application for a three-year tax exemption for outstanding domestic service companies."

Three years of tax exemption? Upon hearing this, Kang Zhengyang was overjoyed.

As the manager, his biggest headache regarding Anjia Home Service's business model was the low net profit margin: if Anjia Home Service maintained its initial 9% net profit margin, the net profit would be even lower after taxes. Moreover, at the time, Anjia Home Service was considered a small and micro-sized enterprise, which was eligible for tax breaks.

However, given Anjia Household Services' growth rate at the time, it was anticipated that it would soon no longer be able to enjoy tax breaks for micro and small enterprises, and would only be able to enjoy tax breaks for small enterprises.

At that time, the tax burden was even heavier, and net profit was almost approaching the zero-profit threshold. This is why Kang Zhengyang was so eager to explore new profit growth points.

If we could have a three-year tax exemption, that would be fantastic news.

In particular, Anjia Household Services has now started offering services such as third-party assistance and home repair, and profits are gradually increasing. If they are given three years to develop these services, profits will no longer be such a headache for Kang Zhengyang.

"This has bought us a crucial breathing space," Kang Zhengyang said with great emotion and even more excitement. "The three-year tax exemption, combined with training subsidies, makes our business expansion much easier, allowing us to grow even faster!"

"But Mr. Shen, do you also have connections in the government?" Kang Zhengyang couldn't help but ask after his initial excitement.

Shen Kang was drinking water at the time. After hearing Kang Zhengyang's question, he put down his water glass and made up a story: "What kind of relationship do I have? I guess it's just that some leader thinks I'm too handsome and wants to recruit me as his son-in-law."

Seeing that Shen Kang wasn't telling the truth, Kang Zhengyang didn't ask any more questions, but he secretly thought that President Shen really did have something to do with that side.

Thinking about it this way, Kang Zhengyang felt more awe towards Shen Kang, and increasingly felt that this former student and now his boss was becoming more and more unfathomable.

"By the way, Lao Kang, set up a new government affairs communication department in the company—" Shen Kang then explained the matter of this new department to Kang Zhengyang.

After Kang Zhengyang agreed, they chatted for a while longer, and the conversation turned to the return situation of Anjia rice cookers over the past two days: "—The current return rate is very low, only 3.2%, far lower than the number you guessed before, Mr. Shen."

Shen Kang was somewhat surprised and asked Kang Zhengyang to pull up the data for him to see. He found that the return rate was indeed that low.

"It's only been two or three days. The first batch of customers who placed orders still have a few days left before the seven-day no-reason return period expires. Could this be the reason?" Shen Kang thought for a moment and suggested this possibility.

Kang Zhengyang then shared their hypothetical data: "That's part of the reason. But based on the current trend, even if the return rate rises further, it will likely be kept below 10%."

If the final return rate can be stabilized below 10%, then it will be significantly lower than the 25% to 47% appliance return rate known to Shen Kang in later generations.

Shen Kang pondered for a while and felt that the problem might be with the number in his memories from his later life: in his memory, the number was a total number, but in specific situations, it might require specific analysis.

For example, rice cookers sold through live-streaming e-commerce will likely have the highest return rate, possibly exceeding 60%. In contrast, rice cookers sold in physical stores will have the lowest return rate, perhaps only around 2%. Return rates vary across different channels; the figure you remember might be a general average.

Anjia Home Services uses high-quality channels, resulting in a very low return rate.

In addition, it may also be related to the fact that people in the current era have not yet been accustomed to the consumption habits of the seven-day no-reason return policy that is so prevalent in the future, and the psychological difficulty of returning goods is still relatively high, as well as other factors of the times.

Of course, regardless of the circumstances, such a low return rate is a great thing. On the one hand, it increases Anjia Home Services' channel profits, and on the other hand, it shows that users are quite satisfied with Anjia's first product, which is a good start.

As the two were chatting, Shen Kang's phone rang.

He picked it up and saw it was an unfamiliar number. When he answered, an unfamiliar male voice came through: "Is this Mr. Shen Kang, General Manager of Anjia Household Services?"

"It's me. And who are you?"

The male voice on the other end of the phone chuckled, "Hello, Mr. Shen, I'm an editor from the Yangcheng Daily—"

The call ended quickly. After hanging up, Shen Kang looked at Kang Zhengyang, who was looking at him, and said, "Old Kang, a reporter from the Yangcheng Daily is coming to interview our company tomorrow. You'll be coming with me for the interview."

He had a vague suspicion. The newspaper interview also gave him more confidence in receiving the settlement subsidy and applying for a three-year tax exemption.

"Huh?" Kang Zhengyang was taken aback and subconsciously asked, "President Shen, do you also have connections in the news industry?"

Shen Kang remained calm and continued to make up a story: "Maybe the editor-in-chief of the Yangcheng Daily thinks I'm too handsome and wants to recruit me as his son-in-law."

Kang Zhengyang thought to himself, "Do you think I'm stupid?"

However, no one said it aloud. They simply felt that President Shen was truly unfathomable, with connections spanning from the political to the media circles. And this is only part of what has been revealed so far; who knows how much more remains to be seen?

The boss of their company, Anjia, while not exactly all-powerful, certainly has some connections.

As Kang Zhengyang thought this, he felt even more awe towards Shen Kang in front of him.

Even an upright person like him couldn't help but flatter Shen Kang, saying, "President Shen, you are indeed a bit too handsome. You should be more careful in the future, otherwise it won't be good if the young girls fight over you, and it will hurt their harmony."

Shen Kang laughed, thinking that Lao Kang was starting to get interesting.

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