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Ouyang Qian completed her onboarding procedures in advance. After her medical examination tomorrow, she can start work the day after tomorrow. Lin Feng led her out of the Human Resources Department and walked upstairs along the corridor.

"The company currently rents floors 12 to 15. The top two floors are under renovation. Floors 15 and above will be the core office area. Your office will be arranged on the 14th floor." Lin Feng pushed open the fire door and led her up half a floor of stairs. "We are currently in the expansion phase, and all departments are recruiting. The workstations are a bit crowded for now. You should first set up the team's framework, and we will move upstairs once the renovations are complete."

Ouyang Qian followed behind him, her high heels clicking crisply on the concrete stairs. She carried a notebook, taking notes as she walked, occasionally glancing up at the floor plan.

As she passed the thirteenth floor, the sound of electric drills from the renovation came from upstairs. She stopped and glanced up, but didn't ask any questions.

Lin Feng gave her a general overview of the company's business structure.

Shuke's main business is divided into two parts. The first part is engineering subcontracting, which involves obtaining municipal projects and logistics support orders from government agencies. Some of these are subcontracted to downstream cooperative construction teams, while others are handled directly by the company's own engineering team. The second part is Shuke Health Management Company, which develops and sells high-end health products.

"The main products in the health management department are the deep processing of several Chinese medicinal herbs—Epimedium, Angelica sinensis, Cistanche deserticola, and black goji berries, as well as some compound preparations." Lin Feng pushed open the door to the twelfth-floor tea room, took two bottles of mineral water, and handed one to Ouyang Qian. "These products are mainly sold through two channels. One is maintaining customer relationships by giving them to leaders of government agencies and partners. These people are not short of money, but they lack good products. The other is direct sales to high-net-worth clients in Hohai and several surrounding cities. The prices are not low, but the repeat customer rate is very high, and the current income is quite considerable."

Ouyang Qian took the bottle of mineral water, unscrewed the cap, and took a sip: "The key to this model isn't the product itself, but the trust it represents. Customers buy these health supplements because they trust the Shuke brand. Once that trust is established, the repurchase rate and referral rate will be much higher than for ordinary consumer goods."

Lin Feng glanced at her.

This analytical perspective isn't typical of operations professionals; she was clearly very familiar with marketing logic. He nodded: "You're right. Our products have hardly ever failed; all conversions are organic, driven by word-of-mouth and personal networks. This segment has a high gross margin and provides a stable cash flow to the company."

I took her on a tour of the project department on the tenth floor, and then we went to the conference room on the eighth floor. I asked the administration to bring her the information on the company's recent projects.

Ouyang Qian translated very quickly, and when she encountered a question, she would stop and ask a specific question in a calm and unhurried tone, but each question was on the key point.

Halfway through the documents, Ouyang Qian stopped on an investment list: "The karst cave scenic area in Qingyuan City?"

"Yes, we've invested in a tourism development project there. The karst cave resources are scarce, and the surrounding infrastructure is under construction. The scenic area has already started to generate profits and is expected to be fully operational by May next year. We also have a real estate project under construction in Hehai New City, mainly focusing on upscale residential properties. It's not a large project, just twelve buildings." Lin Feng sat down across the conference table. "And there's something else you might be more interested in: the company just obtained the qualifications for the first batch of new energy projects in Jiangbei Province, focusing on photovoltaics and energy storage."

This is a key industry that the province is focusing on supporting this year, with significant policy support. The specific project plan is still under review.

Ouyang Qian put down the documents and looked up.

This time, she didn't reply immediately, but remained silent for two or three seconds. For the first time, a clear look of surprise appeared in her mature and composed eyes.

A company that has been established for only a few years holds qualifications for tourism real estate, municipal engineering, high-end health products and provincial-level new energy projects. This kind of diversified layout is not something that ordinary small and medium-sized enterprises can do.

She knew that Shuke was growing rapidly when she did her research, but she didn't know that its business had expanded to this extent.

"Hidden and unassuming." She closed the document and looked at Lin Feng. "The information I got from the headhunter described Shuke as a 'rapidly growing medium-sized logistics company in the region.' Now it seems that this positioning is at least two years outdated. Mr. Lin, I have a preliminary judgment—your strategic logic is not simply about logistics, but about using logistics as a traffic entry point. The engineering, real estate, health products, and new energy sectors are the real pillars of profit and competitive advantage."

Lin Feng leaned back in his chair, nodded, indicating his agreement with her point of view, and tapped his finger on the table.

This woman's insight was stronger than he had anticipated.

For the next hour, Ouyang Qian didn't beat around the bush and laid out the problems she had discovered while looking through the materials one by one.

The contract management process for engineering subcontracting is not standardized enough, and there are significant discrepancies in pricing for similar projects, posing a risk of disputes. Customer management in the health supplement sector remains at the level of personal relationship maintenance, lacking a systematic customer segmentation and follow-up mechanism.

The team building progress of the new energy project is not in line with the timeline for qualification approval. If the pace of recruitment is not accelerated, it will be found that no one can do the work once the project approval is obtained.

After listening, Lin Feng memorized every single thing she said.

He was aware of some of these issues, while others were uncovered by Ouyang Qian from the data, issues he hadn't noticed before. Every question raised by the other party came with a corresponding direction for improvement; they weren't just pointing out flaws, but rather offering solutions.

"Write down these questions. Once the operations team is in place, we'll create a timeline based on priority." Lin Feng stood up. "Let's go, I'll see you downstairs. We can learn about the rest later."

The two people took the elevator down to the first floor.

Ouyang Qian stood to his side and slightly behind him in the elevator. Lin Feng couldn't help but catch a glimpse of her profile out of the corner of his eye. The white shirt she was wearing today appeared somewhat translucent under the elevator's incandescent lights, making the outline of her chest even more pronounced from the side.

But he only glanced at it before looking away and continued talking about the new project team's organizational plan.

When they arrived at the company building, Lin Feng stopped and turned around to face her.

The autumn sun at Hohai University was lovely, shining on her fair skin and making her look several years younger than in her resume photo.

"Ms. Ouyang, the questions you raised today were very insightful. I've interviewed many people before, and while many can spot the problems, few can simultaneously provide actionable solutions." Lin Feng put his hands in his pockets, his tone very formal. "The original salary standard for the Operations Director position was three million annually. I'll add another 500,000 to that. Also... if the company goes public later, I'll reserve a share of the company stock for you."