Becoming the richest man starts with making complaints

Xiao Gang looked at Tao Qian's confused look and was amused. He pointed at the place name in Cao Shen's email and said to Tao Qian:

"Go get a map and come here.

"Hey!" Tao Qian quickly went to the administrative assistant to ask for it.

The assistant girl finally found one from the warehouse and hurriedly brought it to Xiao Gang's conference room.

The map was spread out on the big desk, and Xiao Gang took out a pen and marked the locations of the warehouses Cao Shen requested on the map one by one.

"Do you understand?" Xiao Gang asked Tao Qian.

Tao Qian's throat rolled, he swallowed, and nodded solemnly:

"I see!"

Pointing to the mark on the map, his fingers were trembling:

“All points happen to be in the most efficient geographical locations to connect manufacturers and consumers, and the surrounding road network is well developed and highly cost-effective, and there are efficient routes to the airport and railways!

From the perspective of the entire layout, the hub, transit, and large and small satellite locations interact reasonably to maximize efficiency. "

He raised his head and looked at Xiao Gang with great excitement: "He has thought about it, he has thought about everything!"

Xiao Gang nodded: "This is his business plan, very detailed. So it's not that Cao Shen is unprepared or inexperienced, he has already studied it in detail.

Moreover, I made a simple calculation and found that this geographical distribution map must have been accurately and carefully calculated, and the actual operation efficiency will be higher than our current rough calculations based on just looking at the map! "

Cao Shen's friendship seems to be a blockbuster, but a closer analysis reveals that he laid out the plan step by step and finally closed the net. After the previous battle, Xiao Gang had a high degree of trust in Cao Shen's abilities.

This little guy does things very methodically and rhythmically. And it is very rare to soar into the sky without swelling at all. It is simply inconsistent with the temperament of one's age.

He reached out and patted Tao Qian on the shoulder: "It's true that Cao Shen is new to warehousing and logistics, but I am very much looking forward to him using technology to upgrade this traditional industry, and I am very much looking forward to how far his technology can go.

The meaning of our investment this time is not to make money, but to buy a hope for the future and a hope for industrial upgrading!

Tao Qian, you have some experience studying the warehousing and logistics industry. I hope you can help him, and do your best! "

"Okay!" Tao Qian clenched his fists, his blood boiling all over.

As a result, Cao Shen directly received a payment of 1 billion yuan from Boss Xiao a few days later, accounting for 10% of the shares of "Haina Network".

In other words, before Cao Shen did anything, he was still a polished commander, and Boss Xiao had already given him a valuation of 10 billion.

Cao Shen originally thought that this project was considered an angel round. Even if land was added, it would only be valued at 1 billion at most. Moreover, when her father's milk tea logistics company was valued at 93.8 billion in 2018, it already had 550 warehouses and more than 400 employees. billion in revenue.

With this kind of unhesitating trust, Cao Shen suddenly felt great pressure. He originally thought that he would just admit it if he got away with it, but now Cao Shen has the responsibility.

Money can be betrayed, but trust is hard to come by.

After the ground matter was settled, Cao Shen said to the system:

"System, I want to redeem the smart warehousing system now."

There was no exchange before, but he tricked the system into selecting a site first. The main reason was that Cao Shen was not sure whether the land in this world was good or not. If there was a large demand for funds, land approval would be difficult and the process would be long. Then you have to slow down when doing warehousing and logistics.

Life is still very precious. If something is exchanged and it turns out that this thing can't be started for three years and three years, wouldn't it be in vain?

So he asked Boss Xiao for help with the site selection, which was also the same as asking for directions.

Now that Boss Xiao has taken care of the land issue and received the money, Cao Shen can start building the warehouse.

The design of the entire warehouse needs to be arranged according to the entire warehouse management system provided by the system. What kind of shelves are used? How to plan the warehouse functions? How big is the area of ​​each functional area, how many floors are there, how high the floors are, and whether special building structures or materials are needed. Which hardware equipment to purchase, cost budget, etc.

【Host! Do you want one of the three-piece set? You don’t want anything else? Don't scare me, I've been thinking about it for a long time, "嘤嘤嘤" the system said urgently, with a panicked cry.

"I want it, I want it. I don't have enough life now. Let me repair the warehouse first. It will take time to repair the warehouse. The storage area, sorting area, transportation area, employee dormitories, canteen, etc. Supporting facilities, comprehensive building and so on.

If I have to wait until I have saved up enough lives to redeem and build again, then when will I get it?

The time should be arranged reasonably. It is best to have enough life to put it into use immediately when it is repaired. "

[Oh oh oh, I understand, host, you are so smart, I didn’t expect so much, you are indeed my genius host! He said happily] The system's tone was obviously cheerful, and he had learned to blow rainbow farts.

【Ding! Congratulations to the host for getting a smart warehouse management system! One year of life value deducted! 】

Maybe because he was so happy, the system also played a cheerful BGM.

Cao Shen felt that it was even more ridiculous...

"Wait! How can you move? Didn't it take two years?"

Cao Shen watched helplessly as the system stretched out its magic claw, grabbed the little princess and started to jerk off!

The system finally found the cat, it has been missing it for a long time!

Ah, so comfortable! Slippery, velvety, and fleshy, it actually feels like this!

No wonder Thief Cao likes it, I like it too!

The usual nest has actually moved!

The little princess, who was dozing off on the system's lap, sat up in shock and found that she was being masturbated! It wasn’t the master who masturbated!

The hair all over the body: "giao! giao! giao!"

However, the system didn't know where it learned the technique of petting cats. After a few meows, the little princess started to purr in comfort. Then her hair became smooth and the cat lay down.

Cao Shen: "!"

I feel betrayed!

You are my little princess, how can it be so pleasurable for others to masturbate!

Get up and scratch her!

"Little princess! Little princess!" Cao Shen began to call his master. Upon hearing Cao Shen's voice, the little princess stood up on her legs, shook her hair, jumped off the system's legs, and climbed on Cao Shen's leg.

Cao Shen picked up the little princess and rubbed her face: "This is daddy's heart!" He finally recovered from the huge blow.

The System Demon who was stroking the cat's fur grabbed it all and threw his body out to try to keep it, but it fell to the ground with a thud.

"Hahahaha! It turns out you can only move your upper body! You can't move your legs!" Cao Shen laughed so hard that he almost burst into tears looking at System, whose face was on the ground.

[Host, help me...] The system issued a cry for help.

"That's it, you rest first!" Cao Shen hugged the little princess and turned away...

snort! Dare to compete with me for sovereignty!

"Little princess, let me tell you, I am your master, you can only be touched by me. Cao Shen seizes the time to do ideological education work.

[Host, you are so stingy! 】

"snort!"

[And it’s so mean! ! ! 】

Cao Shen fed the little princess cat strips, then hugged her and began to study the smart warehouse system.

It feels so complicated. To run it, you need such equipment. The construction of this warehouse requires a lot of attention...

Ten days later, Cao Shen began to receive good news from Tao Qian one after another. Tao Qian was extremely concerned about this matter. He went to visit places and negotiate in person. He looked darker and thinner. , but my mental state is better, and I feel as energetic as taking a shot of chicken blood all day long.

Not only that, after receiving Cao Shen's warehouse structure diagram, he actively recommended infrastructure suppliers and volunteered to become a supervisor.

Cao Shen was able to save worry and effort this time, but he was also very conscience-stricken.

Wouldn't it be bad to use Boss Xiao's people to death like this? Since I haven't paid my salary, it would be inappropriate to pay wages. It would damage Boss Xiao's management system.

It is equivalent to giving employees a way to make extra money, which is not good.

But Tao Qian is really easy to use. Not only is his subjective initiative very strong, he also needs resources and execution ability.

And he is very flexible in doing things, and he can use his brain without being too clever. He is also very able to endure hardships. He was originally a thin-skinned investor who spent all day at the construction site, and his custom-made suit and leather shoes have long been replaced by work clothes that are resistant to dirt and wear.

Cao Shen wanted to use this person, but Boss Xiao provided money, resources and people, so poaching seemed very unscrupulous. So Tao Qian, do you have a twin brother with similar personality and similar abilities?

While hesitating, Boss Xiao called:

"Xiao Cao, how has Tao Qian been doing recently? Is there anything that needs improvement?"

Oh, this is where the big boss comes to ask about the employee’s work status. Of course he must be praised! I wish you a promotion and a salary increase!

“Very good! Very professional, positive and hard-working. It helped me a lot!

Boss Xiao, you have done a great job in post-investment management!

I feel very lucky to be your portfolio company! "

"Oh, it's good if you can help but don't cause trouble." Helping but not causing trouble is the principle of Obsidian Asset's post-investment management.

Many investors read and listen a lot on weekdays. They have a broad view of the world and a solid theoretical foundation. However, when it comes to the operation of specific things, it is easy to be idealistic.

But because of their own advantages, they often like to give suggestions and even give advice to companies. Although their intentions are good, they can easily cause chaos instead of helping.

Xiao Gang knows this very well, and he is very good at it, so the first rule for post-investment management for Obsidian Assets is not to cause trouble, and only then can he help.

"Help! Tao Qian is basically responsible for all the construction work of the warehouse now. He is helping me with the people I recruit, so it saves me worry and effort!" So can you give me people, Boss Xiao! Cao Shen roared in his heart.

"Is it okay to let Tao Qian go to Haina Network to work? He is a trouble-maker and has good abilities. In addition to acquiring land, his second uncle is the chairman of Guangtong Logistics and should be able to help with other things."

Guangtong Logistics!

Dongguo's current total logistics cost per year is around 10 trillion, of which logistics and transportation costs are around 5 trillion. However, the market structure is extremely fragmented. There are more than 13,000 logistics and transportation companies involved in the LTL business alone. .

The top 30 companies by revenue scale only account for more than 4 points of market share.

Guangtong Logistics currently ranks first and is the only LTL logistics company with an annual revenue of over 10 billion.

Transportation in the logistics industry is divided into full vehicle and less-than-truckload. Generally speaking, in road transportation, if the cargo shipped by the shipper at one time is greater than or equal to 3 tons, or although it is less than 3 tons, its nature, volume, and shape require a 3-ton truck. Vehicles that weigh 1 ton or more are transported as whole vehicles, otherwise they are transported as LTL.

Of course, for goods of special nature, they will be transported as a whole vehicle regardless of quantity, volume and shape.

For e-commerce, inventory turnover rate is an extremely important indicator. It is impossible for e-commerce platforms to store too many sellers' goods in the warehouse at one time.

Therefore, the vast majority of sellers’ freight delivered to e-commerce warehouses uses less-than-truckload transportation. Goods from several or even hundreds of companies near the production area are combined into one truck and transported to the warehouse.

Guangtong Logistics is a less-than-truckload company with a history of more than ten years. In the future, "Haina Network" will not be able to do everything by itself. Naturally, it needs companies like Guangtong Logistics to join in and become its own strength.

There are too many companies in the logistics and transportation industry, more than 10,000, and it is impossible for Cao Shen to win over He Amway one by one.

Therefore, it is extremely important to have high-quality cooperation cases in the early stage, and this cannot be a cooperation case of a small company. A leader like Guangtong Logistics is particularly suitable as a typical example.

Cooperate with Guangtong Logistics to smoothen the cooperation model and connect the logistics system smoothly. If it has a demonstration effect, subsequent partners will naturally follow.

In addition, the logistics and express delivery industries both have a characteristic, which is related expansion.

Several fellow villagers or even a family first worked in the same logistics company. After getting familiar with it, they found that I could do this too, so they split it up and started a new company. There is a fancy term for this kind of thing, fission.

For example, the original world was connected in all directions, and its birthplace was "Tonglu", a small county with a population of less than 400,000.

The first one to get up was "STO", founded by Nie Tengfei and Zhan Jisheng.

A year later, Zhan Jisheng left STO and founded Tiantian Express. Nie Tengfei’s brother-in-law, Chen Dejun, took over Zhan Jisheng’s original job at STO.

Five years later, Nie Tengfei died in a car accident. His younger brother Nie Tengyun left STO and founded Yunda Express. STO was taken over by his wife Chen Xiaoying and his wife's brother Chen Dejun.

In 2000, Chen Dejun's elementary school classmate Zhang Xiaojuan, who was also STO's finance manager, persuaded her husband Yu Weijiao to start YTO Express.

Two years later, Lai Haisong, the younger brother of the two, established ZTO Express

In 2012, STO acquired Tiantian Express, with the second husband of STO founder Nie Tengfei’s wife serving as chairman.

So, you see, it’s these people who are just a few steps away from each other who form the national express delivery network.

This situation is also very common in the LTL transportation industry. Among the top twenty companies, Tao Qian can count a lot of relatives on his fingers and toes.

And if he really wanted to recognize relatives, he could also recognize 80% of the courier companies in Dongguo as his cousins. As Tao Qian was high in the family, he might be able to recognize a lot of distant grandchildren.

This is why Xiao Gang originally asked Tao Qian to be in charge of research on the logistics and warehousing industry. Isn’t this just a study of my mother’s house?

However, Tao Qian's father's generation followed an official career, and it was an official career for three generations. Therefore, facing the elders or juniors of his mother's clan, Tao Qian's status is actually a little higher.

The reason why he did not "go into the sea" with the elders of his mother's family was because his father's family felt that the logistics industry was too hard and they were reluctant to give up. Moreover, there is the traditional concept of the older generation. With so many parents in the family paving the way for you, wouldn’t you be able to rise straight to the top as a civil servant?

But Tao Qian didn't want to be a civil servant, and his family couldn't resist him, so they found a compromise and gave it to Xiao Gang.

Then, after Xiao Gang had tempered the person, he now gave it to Cao Shen.

So after going round and round, Tao Qian finally fell into the pit of logistics, so this is his fate.

Cao Shen was overjoyed that Boss Xiao would kill someone in the snow, so he immediately agreed and solemnly stated that he would treat Tao Qian well.

"The position at the beginning doesn't need to be too high. He is a director at Obsidian. In the past, he was given a director position. I have already communicated this matter with him.

When your Haina network develops on a large scale, there may be more powerful talents, and you need to reserve positions to avoid conflicts in the future. As for Tao Qian, if he wants a higher position, he can earn it based on his ability. "

This is where Boss Xiao is thoughtful. As Tao Qian, if he doesn't point it out, Cao Shen will probably give him a vice president just for Boss Xiao's sake.

But as Xiao Gang said, there may be someone stronger in the future. When the time comes and they find that their position is not as good as that of Tao Qian, or at the same level, the two of them will feel uncomfortable.

The newcomers will think that the old people are relying on their old age to show off their talents, and the old people will think that the newcomers are not good enough.

Moreover, if the new airborne commander is not handled well, he may become a mere commander with no one under his command.

This is how the staking and internal friction will begin.

Although to be fair, based on Tao Qian's current ability and achievements, Cao Shen felt that he could still take the position of vice president.

But after all, Tao Qian had done a lot of industry research before, and he still needed to accumulate practical experience. However, Cao Shen was very optimistic about Tao Qian's growth potential, and a higher position should be a matter of time.

As for Zhang Beixin's ability to be the general manager, her situation is different from Tao Qian's.

Zhang Beixin does more executive-level work, with Cao Shen standing behind him.

Moreover, Cao Shen watched her rocket-like progress and understood her temperament. He really let her make her own decisions and did things step by step. For example, the entertainment company now has the full responsibility of the senior sister.

As for Tao Qian, many things in the future will not only require him to execute, but also require professional judgment and autonomy. Some even require more professional opinions than Cao Shen.

For things that Cao Shen cannot fully control, he cannot give him too much power. If he has too much power, the cost of trial and error will be high, so he must do it step by step until his ability matches his power.

This is not because Cao Shen has any feelings about power, but this is an opportunity for Tao Qian to try and make mistakes at a low cost and continuously improve his level.

For example, if Tao Qian becomes vice president and makes a mistake in exercising this level of power, the impact is likely to be huge. When neither he nor Cao Shen can afford it, Tao Qian will have no chance to correct it and will have to leave.

But if Cao Shen can afford to make some small mistakes without having so much power, then he can accumulate more abilities to take the right path through constant setbacks and mistakes.

The thoughtful thing about Boss Xiao is that raising this matter with Cao Shen may hurt Tao Qian's enthusiasm. But Boss Xiao, as the old leader, took care of this matter, and Cao Shen just had to be a good person.

Therefore, Boss Xiao is really comfortable to work with, Cao Shen sighed again.

Because the warehouse involves construction issues, it must be done step by step. Even if Cao Shen is rich and demands the fastest speed, the pits must be dug one by one.

While he was busy on the construction site, Cao Shen also ushered in his second summer in this world.

In May, the scenery on the road begins to become cooler.

Two important things happened this month.