dkrc Chapter 242: Not a Business, But a Career
Chapter 242: Not a Business, But a Career
As instructed by Huang Xiaochuan, Zhou Wei went to the airport to pick up Cao Charlie and his companion. After picking them up, he took Cao Charlie directly to a teahouse, while Zhou Wei arranged for Cao Charlie's female assistant, who had come with him, to sit in the lobby and drink tea.
Here, Charlie Cao met Huang Xiaochuan.
"Mr. Huang."
Huang Xiaochuan was busy making tea. When he saw Cao Charlie arrive, he gestured for him to sit down.
After bowing slightly, Cao Charlie sat down opposite Huang Xiaochuan.
He then took some documents out of his briefcase.
"Mr. Wong, these are some documents regarding the registration of Hong Kong Times Trading, which require your authorization and signature."
Huang Xiaochuan didn't take them, but instead gestured to Cao Charlie to put the documents aside.
Following Huang Xiaochuan's instructions, Cao Charlie got up and placed the documents next to Huang Xiaochuan.
Huang Xiaochuan placed a cup of tea in front of Cao Charlie, who was flattered and quickly stood up to thank him, saying, "Thank you, Mr. Huang!"
"Don't be shy, sit down and have some tea."
Huang Xiaochuan poured himself a cup of tea and slowly sipped it.
"Charlie, how about trying this Tieguanyin tea?"
Charlie Cao picked up the teacup and took a sip. His eyes lit up after the first sip, and he downed the entire small cup in one go. Before even putting the cup down, he exclaimed, "Excellent tea!"
Huang Xiaochuan smiled slightly: "If you like, I'll give you some to take back with you!"
Charlie Cao quickly waved his hands in a panic, "No, no!"
"No need to stand on ceremony with me, it's just some tea." Huang Xiaochuan poured tea into the empty teacup in front of Cao Charlie.
Charlie Cao quickly bent his fingers and tapped them on the tea table with his knuckles: "Then thank you, Mr. Huang!"
Next, Huang Xiaochuan explained some of his future plans to Cao Charlie.
"You will serve as the chairman of the investment company that Times Trading has registered in mainland China. The person you will meet with tomorrow is someone I plan to appoint as the general manager. However, given his current abilities, he is not yet qualified for the position. Therefore, I plan to send him to large retail companies in Hong Kong, Japan, and South Korea to learn. You will help him with this matter."
At the same time, you also need to recruit outstanding retail management personnel in Hong Kong and throughout Southeast Asia. You can do this through a headhunting firm, so you don't need to worry about the cost.
Charlie Cao immediately replied, "Mr. Huang, please rest assured, I will definitely do these things according to your requirements."
Huang Xiaochuan handed another piece of paper to Cao Charlie.
"This is the name I've chosen for the company I'm going to register in mainland China. You should use this name when you apply for registration. There are also some of my ideas listed above. After the company is established, please implement them one by one according to my requirements."
Charlie Cao took the paper and read it carefully.
The paper contained detailed information, and the proposed company name for registration in mainland China was "Times (China) Supermarket Co., Ltd."
The planned stores to open in mainland China will be divided into two types: those with an area of less than 2,000 square meters will be called "Times Supermarket", and those with an area of more than 5,000 square meters will be called "Times Super Shopping Center".
One serves as a community store, while the other functions as a large urban supermarket; the two can complement each other.
According to Huang Xiaochuan's plan, the first step of the long journey will begin with "Times Supermarket".
Gradually cultivate experience in various grassroots employees and chain operations, and then expand to large-scale stores after the operation has matured and stabilized.
There are also several important instructions.
First, the wages of employees recruited by Times Supermarket in the future shall not be lower than 15 times the local average wage. If any new regulations concerning employee interests are introduced in the future, they must be strictly implemented in accordance with the actual income of employees.
Second, supermarket employees' working hours shall not exceed 8 hours. Overtime is not allowed without a valid reason. Overtime work requires an application and overtime pay and meals shall be provided.
Third, establish a sound procurement system and strictly control the quality of procured goods. If anyone dares to disregard this regulation and procure substandard goods for sale in supermarkets, causing economic and reputational damage to the company, the company will spare no expense to bring the employees involved to justice.
Fourth, as a retail enterprise, we must adhere to the people-oriented philosophy and do everything possible to provide customers with high-quality services, even if it means harming the company's interests, we must not allow customers' interests to be harmed.
Fifth, establish an independent trade union organization with only one focus: to fight for employee benefits. The main members should be elected by the employees and serve on a rotating basis, with each term lasting one year.
Charlie Cho was stunned when he saw these messages.
Is this a business or a charity? They're so good to their employees! I want to work for a company like this myself.
However, out of a sense of responsibility to his boss, Cao Charlie still tactfully offered his opinion: "Mr. Huang, if the company is operated this way, it may not be profitable, and may even incur losses."
Huang Xiaochuan smiled and said, "I know, Charlie. What we're doing isn't just a business, but a long-term endeavor. So there's no need to worry about immediate gains or losses. Even if we lose money, we should still follow my instructions. I'll subsidize you. Besides, it's just one store at the beginning, so even if we lose money, it won't be much. Once the business is running smoothly, I estimate that breaking even shouldn't be a problem. I'll take the profitability into consideration."
Huang Xiaochuan has the confidence to say this because of the profits he has made from the stock market and gold futures, not even including his Shenzhen Development Bank shares in the Shenzhen Stock Exchange.
Moreover, after having the idea of creating a retail enterprise similar to Pang Donglai in later generations, Huang Xiaochuan had some even more outrageous ideas, but these ideas required a lot of wealth to support them, so he could only keep them in his heart for the time being.
Huang Xiaochuan didn't think he had the same level of skill as Donglai Ge. All he did was imitate others, and he would only do so if he didn't mistreat himself. As for his idea of using magic to defeat magic in the future, that was also based on the premise of not mistreating himself.
Huang Xiaochuan and Cao Charlie had discussed the establishment of the retail company to a great extent, and now it was time for another matter.
Huang Xiaochuan handed a document from the China Youth Development Foundation to Cao Charlie.
"I plan to donate funds to build schools in the southwestern mountainous areas under the name of the soon-to-be-registered Times Supermarket. My idea is..."
Upon hearing this, Charlie Cao quickly pulled out a small notebook and began to take notes.
"My current intention is to focus on building Hope Primary Schools. We will send people or I will personally go to the site to inspect and determine the locations of the first batch of schools. In short, we will be responsible for providing the funds and will make our requirements to the China Youth Development Foundation. These requirements mean that we will decide on the design and construction companies for the school buildings to ensure the construction quality of the schools we donate."
"In the first phase, I plan to donate to build six primary schools, with a budget of 500,000 RB for each school. In addition, students attending these six primary schools will receive a free lunch every day. The money will be donated in the name of Times Supermarket Company, but in reality, all of these expenses will be borne by me personally."
"Once the company's operations stabilize in the future, the company will bear these expenses. For every new Times Supermarket that opens, the company will donate a school and provide a free lunch for the students. This will be a long-term practice for the company."
Charlie Cho wasn't particularly surprised by Huang Xiaochuan's decision, as there are many charitable foundations in Hong Kong. What surprised Charlie Cho was that Huang Xiaochuan wanted to do charity at such a young age, which is very rare. Generally speaking, Hong Kong's wealthy people only establish various charitable foundations and think about doing good deeds when they reach a certain age, and most of them are actually considering the interests of their families.
However, Charlie Cao realized that Huang Xiaochuan's actions were completely different from those of Hong Kong's wealthy tycoons. He couldn't quite understand why his boss wanted to do this. But he was just an employee, and he would do whatever his boss asked him to do, since he was doing something virtuous anyway.
It will take some time before "Times (Huaxia) Supermarket Co., Ltd." is officially registered. During this time, Huang Xiaochuan plans to personally lead a team to conduct an on-site inspection in the southwestern mountainous area during the summer vacation this year. Some things can only be truly understood by seeing them for yourself.
He planned to trick Yu Wei into joining him, so that he could share both the good times and the bad.