"What's wrong with the company?" Wang Hongsheng's face became serious.
I didn't expect to hear such news while having a meal with Xia Zekai.
Lao Zhou just held a meeting with relevant city government personnel because of Xia Zekai's suggestion. If it were revealed at this time that there was a problem with Jingtong Development Co., Ltd., anyone with a sound mind would know that it was a bomb!
He was a little annoyed. The last time Lao Zhou asked him to find out about the situation of Xia Zekai and Jingtong Development Co., Ltd., why didn't he communicate with Xia Zekai in advance? If he had known that this problem still existed, he would have stopped Zhou Wenyi from holding the meeting at all costs.
Announcing the large-scale planting of dried fruits.
When he thought of this, he felt a little panicked, thinking that Zhou Wenyi might lose his prestige in Qicheng because of the "explosion" of Jingtong Development Co., Ltd. This was a big deal, and he did not dare to neglect it, and his face also showed a little emotion:
"Boss Xia, we are in big trouble this time."
"What's the trouble?" Xia Zekai hadn't reacted yet. Looking at Wang Hongsheng's expression, he asked, "Mayor Wang, are you feeling unwell?"
"It's not that I'm uncomfortable, it's that Comrade Zhou Wenyi has already made a statement at the meeting about your company's dried fruit production capacity, but now your company has a problem. Doesn't this put Comrade Zhou Wenyi into a passive situation?"
"No, I have to call Comrade Zhou Wenyi immediately to let him be mentally prepared." Wang Hongsheng hurriedly started to look for his mobile phone.
Xia Zekai understood this time. He quickly stretched out his hand to suppress Zhou Wenyi, who was about to make a call, and said, "Mayor Wang, you may have misunderstood what I meant."
Wang Hongsheng frowned and said nothing. He looked at Xia Zekai with a confused look on his face, wondering if my understanding ability is so poor?
Then I heard Xia Zekai say: "Let's order the dishes first, and I'll tell you slowly."
Seeing that the expression on Wang Hongsheng's face was still very solemn, Xia Zekai said again: "If you think about it carefully, we have known each other for almost three years. When have I ever tricked you?"
What Xia Zekai said was true. Wang Hongsheng said 'hmm', exhaled a breath of turbid air, and felt a little more relaxed.
He said: "Boss Xia, you know you scared me just now. Jingtong Development Co., Ltd. cannot let anything happen at this juncture."
"Don't worry, nothing will happen." Xia Zekai smiled and called the waiter over: "Waiter, menu."
When the waiter handed over the menu, Xia Zekai handed it to Wang Hongsheng: "Leader, order a few dishes first..."
"My boss Xia, I haven't figured it out yet. How can I be in the mood to eat now?" Wang Hongsheng said.
Xia Zekai smiled. He looked at the menu and ordered four dishes, made two seafood medley platters, and said to the waiter: "Hurry up and serve the dishes."
"Sir, do you want more wine?" the waiter asked.
Xia Zekai waved his hand: "I don't want the wine, I brought it here myself."
After the waiter left, Xia Zekai began to tell Wang Hongsheng what happened in their company, from the company's revenue, to the decline in profit ratio, to the increase in daily operating costs, to possible problems in the company's management center.
I said it briefly.
Hearing what Xia Zekai said, Wang Hongsheng was really relieved this time. If Xia Zekai hadn't become a powerful boss now, he would have wanted to scold him.
This bastard said half of his words, and he was really frightened just now.
"So that's what happened. You didn't tell me earlier." Wang Hongsheng picked up the tea cup on the table and drank some water to calm down his shock. He then said, "Have you found a 'consulting company' now? I heard about this kind of company."
The fees are quite expensive.”
"No, it's extremely expensive." Xia Zekai said.
He said: "Has the leader heard about Huawei in Shenzhen?"
Wang Hongsheng nodded: "The one who is the base station, right?"
"Well, that's it." Xia Zekai then said: "In 1998, Huawei invited IBM Consulting Services to improve their company's internal management and company information construction. It spent 400 million US dollars in four years."
"How much did it cost?" Wang Hongsheng was shocked. He suspected that he must have heard wrongly. How could this be possible?
But Xia Zekai said again: "Yes, Huawei originally spent 400 million US dollars to hire IBM to upgrade their company's management process, but they have a long-term cooperative relationship."
"400 million!" Wang Hongsheng felt his mouth was a little dry and speechless.
Xia Zekai continued: "Even domestic 'management consulting' companies offer prices ranging from hundreds of thousands to one million per month. This depends on the level of the other party."
Hearing what Xia Zekai said, Wang Hongsheng's heart, which had been fluctuating just now, immediately calmed down. A man who is willing to spend millions, maybe even tens of millions, to consult a consulting company to revise and upgrade his company's management model, at least not
There will be general direction issues.
"I don't understand business management, but I believe management has figured it out. If you need help in other aspects, just let me know." Wang Hongsheng said.
"Okay!" Xia Zekai responded happily.
The waiter brought the dishes one after another, including two plates of seafood chowder: "Let's eat some first while it's hot, otherwise it won't taste good when it gets cold."
Neither of them were outsiders. When they ate and drank together, they were not so particular about it. The two of them ate to their heart's content, and what they ate was so nourishing.
"Boss Xia, come on, have a drink." Wang Hongsheng enjoyed his meal and took the initiative to pick up a glass of wine and drink with Xia Zekai.
"Drink!" Xia Zekai raised his glass and said just one word.
There was a lot of seafood on the table, but the two men couldn't hold back their appetites. Xia Zekai finally let the restaurant order a pound of mackerel dumplings, and the two of them were satisfied.
Xia Zekai went to settle the bill, and they went home separately.
When Xia Zekai returned home, Luo Xiyun was playing with Yatou and Tongtong in the living room.
The floor was covered with spliced foam mats, which were piled with toys. Yatou and Tongtong were lying on the foam mats, with their heads on their heads, wondering what they were doing.
Tongtong yelled: "Sister, you are such a shameless person, my Tyrannosaurus rex is going to eat your Stegosaurus."
The girl refused, and said: "My Stegosaurus has thorns on its body, and they will pierce your Tyrannosaurus Rex's mouth..."
Xia Zekai heard the dispute between the two sisters. He raised his head and took a look. Yatou and Tongtong were playing with dinosaur toys.
The two of them were blushing. The next moment, Xia Zekai was changing his shoes. Before they could stop him, the two sisters threw away the stegosaurus and tyrannosaurus rex toys in their hands, and each reached out and grabbed the other's clothes.
"My Stegosaurus is awesome!"
"Hmph, my Tyrannosaurus Rex is the most powerful!"
"Believe it or not, I'm going to beat you right now to show you who's stronger!"
The two little sisters took action as soon as they said they would.
Luo Xiyun was still lying on the sofa scrolling through her phone. When she saw Xia Zekai coming in, she sat up and said hello to Xia Zekai. She never expected that the two girls would start fighting in the blink of an eye.
Xia Zekai didn't even bother to change his shoes, and ran over with bare feet to separate the two sisters first, but Tongtong's hands were very strong, and he pushed his sister down with all his strength. Fortunately, they were still on the foam mat, and the girl was
It didn't hurt when I pushed it onto the foam pad.
But she was not convinced. She stood up and rushed here. Tongtong directly raised her small palm, raised her lips, with a provocative look in her eyes, slightly raised her chin and snorted: "Try it."
The girl gave in decisively.
Xia Zekai raised his hand and slapped Tongtong twice. Seeing Tongtong gritting his teeth and glaring at him, Xia Zekai stared back: "What's the matter, you want to slap me too."
"Humph, you are partial, I won't pay attention to you." Tongtong yelled, and she went to find her mother.
The girl felt that her "sister"'s face had been greatly damaged, and she became angry. She also went to her mother to cry and complain about her grievances.
When Xia Zekai saw this scene, he felt very dizzy. He didn't even realize how this happened.
After Luo Xiyun coaxed her for a while, the girl burst into laughter and Tongtong became lively again.
"Zekai, why did you come back so early?" Luo Xiyun asked him.
Xia Zekai then returned to the door, put on his slippers, and took off his coat. When he smelled the strong smell on his clothes, he quickly found clothes to take a shower.
He also didn't forget to tell his wife: "I don't have anything else to do. I'll be back after dinner."
"Zekai, don't forget to take the time to go to the villa and ask about the kindergarten." Luo Xiyun said.
If his wife hadn't reminded him, Xia Zekai would have forgotten about it. He said to Luo Xiyun, "I'll go and ask him tomorrow."
…
Early the next morning, after sending Yatou and Tongtong to kindergarten as usual, Xia Zekai asked Wang Yi to drive him to the villa area. All the villas here have been built and most of them have begun to be decorated.
In addition, Qisheng Lake Park is already undergoing renovation, and there are still many people like Xia Zekai waiting to move in.
There are only 56 villas in the entire villa area. There is no kindergarten in the villa area, but there is a private Rainbow Bridge Kindergarten outside the villa area and adjacent to another high-end community.
Xia Zekai went to take a look and found that the "Rainbow Bridge" kindergarten was not far away by foot and very convenient by car.
He called his wife Luo Xiyun. After hearing his introduction to the situation in the villa area, Luo Xiyun said: "Okay, just over there at the Rainbow Bridge. Go and ask how to register for this semester.
When we’re done, let’s go through the admission formalities for them both. It’s better to do it in advance.”
After Xia Zekai turned off the phone, he went directly to the Rainbow Bridge Kindergarten to learn about the specific situation.
There is also a new kindergarten here, and most people in the community have just started living here for about a year. In the villa area, young people like Xia Zekai's age who can afford to buy a villa on their own are even rarer.
Pang Yaqun, the principal of the kindergarten, seemed a little surprised when he heard that Xia Zekai said that his two daughters were moving to kindergarten.
To be honest, this was the first person from the villa area who came over to ask about kindergarten.
He carefully explained to Xia Zekai the kindergarten's teachers, hardware facilities, meal standards, and various kindergarten expenses.
According to Pang Yaqun, there are only about a dozen children in each class in their kindergarten. The number of children in each class is small. The teacher configuration is the same as that in public kindergartens, which is still three people. This also means that each teacher can channel more
child.
Higher-end hardware facilities and more reasonably matched meals also mean higher kindergarten consumption.
For example, Xia Zekai and the others first sent Yatou and Tongtong to the Qiyun Garden Community Kindergarten, which only cost 800 yuan a month.
Later, the market value of the elementary school and kindergarten that I changed to was even lower, only about 400 yuan a month.
But the monthly fees of this Rainbow Bridge Kindergarten have reached more than 2,400 yuan, which is higher than the average salary of workers in most factories in Qicheng. It is clear from here.
Due to the extremely high consumption, there are not many children coming to kindergarten. When Pang Yaqun heard Xia Zekai said that they would bring two children to attend the kindergarten next semester, Pang Yaqun immediately expressed his warm welcome.
Pang Yaqun's positioning of Rainbow Bridge Kindergarten is very accurate, mainly targeting wealthy people with high income and high consumption groups.
Therefore, in terms of software and hardware facilities, services, meal standards, teaching staff, learning content, etc., he has made Rainbow Bridge Kindergarten reach a certain level.
And high-spending people like Xia Zekai are exactly their target group.
In the end, Xia Zekai happily paid the two sisters' tuition for a year, which was less than 50,000 yuan.
Pang Yaqun sent Xia Zekai out more enthusiastically, and watched as Xia Zekai got into a Bentley Mulsanne parked on the roadside and walked away leisurely. His eyes almost popped out of his head: "Well... is that Boss Xia?"
Pang Yaqun suddenly remembered the news he had heard from a friend. There was a Bentley Mulsanne worth several million dollars in Qicheng, and it turned out to be him!
…
After Wang Hongsheng arrived at the Qicheng Government Office Building, he was still thinking about the problems that Xia Zekai told him about Jingtong Development Co., Ltd. last night.
Wang Hongsheng thought that he could help Xia Zekai from his perspective.
We also need to tell Zhou Wenyi about this, so that everyone can be mentally prepared in case something unexpected happens.
What Xia Zekai said is the same thing, but everyone knows that a small probability event does not mean it will not happen.
People like them are extremely conceited and will not place their hopes on others at all.
In Zhou Wenyi's office, Wang Hongsheng recounted the contents of the chat between him and Xia Zekai after they met. After Zhou Wenyi listened, he fell into a brief contemplation.
After he came to his senses, he asked, "Does Xia Zekai have any appeal?"
Wang Hongsheng shook his head: "I don't have any demands."
That's not to be coquettish and coquettish, but to take advantage of the opportunity. It seems that we are really in trouble.
He said: "Comrade Hongsheng, did Xia Zekai say which 'management consulting' company they were looking for to solve their company's internal problems?"
Wang Hongsheng still shook his head, saying nothing about this.
Zhou Wenyi laughed directly. Unexpectedly, Xia Zekai was quite stubborn. He said, "Pay more attention and let me know if you have any news."
"However, even if something unexpected happens to Jingtong Development Co., Ltd., we cannot stop this dried fruit planting project. This is a good way for people to generate income from other ways. I have consulted my friends in Beijing, even if
Without Jingtong Development Co., Ltd., there is no need to worry about the later acquisition of dried fruits, we can just continue to do a good job."
"There is no need to tell the outside world that Jingtong Development Co., Ltd. is encountering difficulties. It is an internal management optimization problem of their company, and we will not interfere with it." Zhou Wenyi set the tone.
Wang Hongsheng was relieved now, and he didn't say anything else.
After Wang Hongsheng went out, Zhou Wenyi thought about it and made a call with his mobile phone.
Listening to the voice of an old friend coming from the other side, Zhou Wenyi said: "Lao Gu, I have something to ask you."
"Say!" The person opposite was Gu Zhenxing, who was busy writing an article. After hearing what he said, he put down the pen in his hand and listened carefully.
Zhou Wenyi asked him if he knew any better 'management consulting' companies.
Gu Zhenxing asked: "Why are you still asking about this? There is also a problem with your local management?"
"It's not me, it's Xia Zekai's company that has encountered some trouble." Zhou Wenyi said briefly, and then heard Gu Zhenxing say: "Old Zhou, I don't think you need to worry about this matter. It's just a matter of spending some money to hire a professional."
I think Boss Xia will definitely have a way to solve the problem that can be solved by a 'consulting company'."
…
After Zhang Chengguang had an in-depth understanding of Jingtong Development Co., Ltd., he faxed the contact information, contact persons and relevant charging standards of IBM Consulting Company and Zhenglue Junce to Xia Zekai.
He also personally called Xia Zekai and explained the advantages and disadvantages of these two consulting companies in detail to Xia Zekai on the phone. He also emphasized that both companies can perfectly solve the problems encountered by Jingtong Development Co., Ltd.
The problem.
They are also very professional consulting companies in their respective fields. It is up to Xia Zekai to make the final decision.
"Mr. Zhang, thank you. I'll ask the finance department to transfer the money to you later," Xia Zekai said.
After ending the call with Zhang Chengguang, Xia Zekai glanced at the fax message sent by Zhang Chengguang, and then started to make phone calls.
He doesn't have the temperament to procrastinate. Besides, the company's current problems are not small and there is no room for repeated delays.
In the end, after some comparison, Xia Zekai chose IBM Enterprise Consulting Services. Compared with Zhenglue Junce, the fees were indeed much higher, but Xia Zekai felt that it was more professional and the high fees were justified.
After getting the results, Xia Zekai contacted the other party personally, finalized the cooperation agreement, and paid a month's consulting fee as a deposit.
The consulting fee provided by IBM Enterprise Consulting Services to Jingtong Development Co., Ltd. is 3.8 million yuan per month, while the monthly consulting fee for Zhenglue Junce is less than 1 million yuan, which is a huge gap.
After the agreement is finalized, IBM professionals will station at Jingtong Development Co., Ltd. to gain an in-depth understanding of the problems encountered during the company's development process, find out the causes of the problems, and then formulate plans and improvement plans.
At this point, the IBM Enterprise Consulting Services Department also stated in advance that there will definitely be some 'pains' in the process of enterprise management upgrading. Even employees may not understand it, but they still hope that Xia Zekai and all employees of the company will fully cooperate.
.
Xia Zekai thought, I have spent such a large amount of money, so I must cooperate with you. Otherwise, wouldn't it be better to use the 3.8 million a month to do other things?
