Chapter 822 Big Shopping Mall
In addition, there is the factor of Lu Jun.
Although Lu Jun works in the education department now, he is a section-level cadre at least. He can be transferred to a county to serve as the director of the county education bureau.
But Song Yuanchao felt that working in the education department was a waste of Lu Jun's talent. Lu Jun and Song Yuanchao were classmates, both of whom studied economics in college, and graduated from a prestigious university. Moreover, although Lu Jun was not very pioneering, he had solid professional knowledge and good working ability. It would be more appropriate for talents like him to work in the government, especially to do some economic work.
Secretary Ma mentioned Lu Jun earlier and expressed his intention to let Lu Jun work with Zhu Weijie in the Liuyi District. Song Yuanchao felt that this was an opportunity.
Si Te originally planned to set up a bottling plant in Shangdu. The good relationship between the enterprise and the local government would be of great help to the enterprise. Moreover, Secretary Ma was the first to bring up this matter, so Song Yuanchao simply went with the flow and took this opportunity to make friends with Secretary Ma and Zhu Weijie, and also to help Lu Jun. In addition, Shangdu was in urgent need of good investment projects, and Si Te, with its scale and status in China, was very advantageous in this situation.
"If someone else asked me this, I wouldn't agree to it easily." Song Yuanchao said to Secretary Ma and Zhu Weijie with a smile. As soon as he said this, the two of them also laughed.
"Brother Ma, Wei Jie, you are not outsiders. Since you asked me this, I will tell you the truth." Song Yuanchao said frankly: "Change the plan in advance and set up a factory in Shangdu. As the chairman, I can make suggestions to the board of directors..."
Secretary Ma and Zhu Weijie were delighted, and then they heard Song Yuanchao continue: "But then again, several cities in the current domestic plan are trying to win over our company, and they are eager for our company to set up factories there. The plan adjustment still needs to be approved by the board of directors. Although I am the chairman and have the right to make suggestions, I also need to have a certain degree of persuasiveness to convince the company's board of directors. Don't forget, our company is not an ordinary state-owned enterprise, but a joint venture, and the foreign party still has considerable say."
"I understand..." Secretary Ma nodded, exchanged glances with Zhu Weijie, and then said, "Yuan Chao, I won't set an ambush with you. Let's put it this way. The sincerity that our local government can show is to provide the most favorable policies on land and taxation. I will let Weijie make a detailed plan for you later. I think you should have no problem convincing the board of directors with this plan."
"That's fine!" Song Yuanchao agreed immediately: "Preferential policies are indeed an advantage of the local area. In addition, I think there should be a person in charge of communicating between the two parties to facilitate subsequent coordination. What do you think, Brother Ma?"
"Well, Yuan Chao is more thoughtful." Secretary Ma agreed, "As for this candidate, by the way, how about letting your old classmate take the position?"
"Is this...appropriate?"
"It's appropriate. What's wrong with that?" Secretary Ma said with a cheerful smile, "Didn't I say before that it's a waste of talent for a top student from Beijing University to be a section chief in the education department? Wei Jie, I'll leave this general to you. It just so happens that he's getting married on National Day. You can go to the June 1st District next month and wait for him to finish his wedding leave before transferring to another job."
"Brother Ma is right. I think so too." Zhu Weijie agreed.
Just like that, Lu Jun's work arrangement was decided in just a few words. At that time, Lu Jun was still preparing to get married. He had no idea that his fate would suddenly change. He would soon be transferred from an ordinary cadre in the education department to work in the 61st District and be entrusted with important tasks.
We are all smart people. A loud drum does not need a heavy hammer. Some things can just be said just enough.
Song Yuanchao raised his glass with a smile, toasted Secretary Ma and Zhu Weijie, and said, "It's a pleasure to work with you."
The matter was settled. Secretary Ma, in a good mood, picked up his glass and clinked it with Song Yuanchao's. He tilted his head back to drink it all. He also showed the bottom of the glass to him, looking very happy.
Then, they talked about other things about Shangdu and Zhongyuan Province, and then they talked about the gap between Shangdu and the developed coastal cities.
Speaking of this, Secretary Ma couldn't help but lament that Shangdu's foundation was weak, especially the fact that the entire Shangdu could not produce a national enterprise or an impressive commercial building.
"Shanghai has the famous First Department Store and Sincere Company, not to mention these. Yanjing has Yanjing Department Store and Xidan Department Store. Tianjin also built an international department store a few years ago. Even Shancheng has comprehensive department stores such as Qunlin Market and Sanba Store... Compared with these cities , our commercial capital is much more backward. Apart from the three bazaars in the city, only the Friendship Store near People's Park is barely presentable."
Secretary Ma shook his head as he spoke. It was a pity that a provincial capital city, the largest and most prosperous place in Zhongyuan Province, did not even have a landmark department store.
This situation also represents the gap between Shangdu and other big cities. Secretary Ma told Song Yuanchao that the city has always wanted to make changes in this regard, and he himself prefers to build a landmark comprehensive department store in the Liuyi District.
Once this department store is established, it will have a huge impact on the commercial changes in the commercial capital. It will also be able to promote the economic development of the commercial capital and create a business card for the commercial capital.
Frowning slightly, Song Yuanchao muttered to himself, wondering if Old Ma was thinking of asking Si Te to invest in this shopping mall?
Si Teke had no idea of opening a shopping mall, and the investment and operation of a large shopping mall was very complicated. Not to mention how much money it would require, a lot of energy would also be required in the subsequent operations. Song Yuanchao had never opened a comprehensive shopping mall, and had never had such an idea.
At present, Gu Jie’s Shanghai Clothing Boutique cannot be considered a real shopping mall, but just a high-end clothing store of a certain scale. A clothing store and a comprehensive shopping mall are two completely different concepts.
When Song Yuanchao was puzzled, Secretary Ma said, "Yuanchao, you are an entrepreneur and your major is economics. You are an expert in this field. I would like to ask, if we also build a large-scale comprehensive shopping mall in Shangdu, what is the possibility of success?"
Song Yuanchao understood Secretary Ma's idea. He thought for a moment and said, "I have never run a business before, so I am not an expert in this area. I can only give you some preliminary ideas from a business perspective."
"It's okay, just speak freely. There's an old saying that goes, 'One can polish jade with the help of a stone from another mountain.' Just say whatever comes to your mind. Today we are discussing this privately."
"Brother Ma is right. The city has had this idea for a long time, but it has been under consideration. Yuan Chao, you have a broad vision and broad thinking. Please help us come up with some ideas." Zhu Weijie said this on the side.
Song Yuanchao lit a cigarette, thought for a moment, and then started speaking with his own thoughts.
He told Secretary Ma that it would not be difficult to build a shopping mall. Although Shangdu's economic foundation was not very good, it was easy for Shangdu, a provincial capital, to invest in building a building and then build a large shopping mall with the building as the core.
Let's not talk about other things, such as the hotel they are in now. The investment of a large shopping mall is at most similar to that of this hotel. Tens of millions of funds are enough to build it. Even the subsequent decoration and preparation will not cost much money. These hardware foundations are very easy for a business city.
But the problem is that after the shopping mall is built, it is just a shell. A shopping mall that is just for show cannot function.
Song Yuanchao had no experience in shopping malls, but he reminded Secretary Ma from a business perspective that if he wanted to run such a shopping mall well, he must first establish a company with the shopping mall as its core. In fact, there is such a company in Shangdu, namely Shangdu Department Store, but the new shopping mall must not be operated by the original department store, because the department store, as an old state-owned enterprise, has a rigid management system and a personnel structure that does not conform to business operations. In addition, what business needs most is service. In addition to products, the quality of service is also the key to attracting customers.
Therefore, if this stove needs to be rebuilt, whether it is a state-owned enterprise or a joint venture, or by other means, it must be separated from the current department store system to avoid being affected by the original operation.
Who will be in charge of the operation of this new company is also extremely important . A good manager is the decisive factor. This manager must be capable, have broad ideas, and more importantly, have a pioneering spirit. Song Yuanchao suggested that this aspect should be considered when selecting managers. As for the subsequent operation, we can refer to the successful examples of coastal cities, including introducing some advanced foreign models...
Song Yuanchao couldn't explain this in too much detail, because he was also a layman in this area and could only give some suggestions from a business perspective.
But for Secretary Ma and Zhu Weijie, it was a good gain, especially when Song Yuanchao made some requirements for managers and suggested some decentralization of power, Secretary Ma and Zhu Weijie both nodded in agreement.
"We definitely need to learn. Shangdu is not only economically backward, but also ideologically inferior to big cities. Yuan Chao, your suggestion is good. We can improve our business ideas through the advanced business ideas of Shanghai, Yanjing, and even Yangcheng. However, it may be difficult to learn from some foreign experiences."
"This is actually not difficult." Speaking of this, Song Yuanchao smiled and said, "The department store industry in Hong Kong is quite developed. Luo Yang has a company in Hong Kong, and most of his business is now in Hong Kong. Wei Jie, you can contact Luo Yang about this matter. My suggestion is to send someone to Hong Kong to investigate when this project is launched, and learn directly from Hong Kong's experience."
"Yes! How could I forget Luo Yang?" Zhu Weijie slapped his forehead and said, "This is a good idea. Brother Ma, leave it to me. I will contact Luo Yang first, and then we can arrange a visit to Hong Kong after the city has discussed it."
Secretary Ma's mood suddenly became better. What Song Yuanchao said just now gave him the confidence to promote this project. And now there is the Luoyang route. If he can go to Hong Kong to learn from the advanced experience there, it will be extremely beneficial for the establishment of a large-scale comprehensive shopping mall that will be a landmark in the commercial capital.
In fact, Secretary Ma had been planning this for a long time, and now he felt more confident after listening to Song Yuanchao's suggestion. As for Song Yuanchao's suggestion to first establish a new commercial company with a shopping mall as the core, it was exactly what Secretary Ma wanted. Next, he would carefully select the right person to be in charge of this work, and he had also considered the name of the company.
China is located in Asia, and the Central Plains is the heartland of the country. In this case, the company should be named Asia. However, simply calling it Asia Company does not seem appropriate. So let's make a workaround. Asia has another name, which is Asia. It is most appropriate to use this name to name it Asia Company.
