One generation has its own ideas.
My father is only 46 years old, with 14 years until retirement.
It's almost impossible for him to resign at this point, and as my influence grows, the difficulty of arranging medical retirement also increases.
But I truly have no plans to invest in my hometown for at least 10 years.
What should I do?
In the afternoon, Sun Yuming was called to Tan Jincheng's office.
After entering the room, he routinely pulled out a few candies to tease Tan Jinyue.
Everyone in the company knew today that the boss had brought his sister again.
On the first day back from a business trip of over half a month, he brought his sister to work.
This little girl might have to go to work with the boss until she goes to kindergarten, right?
Perhaps he'll have to bring children's snacks to work from now on?
Tan Jinyue was quite brave and not shy; however, she didn't accept things from just anyone.
She would only take them if her brother agreed.
Tan Jincheng had taught her that she couldn't accept anything from anyone without adult permission.
"Boss, long time no see,"
Sun Yuming said with a laugh.
Tan Jincheng looked Sun Yuming up and down, smiling,
"It has been a while. Sun Ge, you've gained weight again. You need to pay attention to your image; it's not good to go out looking this stout."
They say a carefree mind leads to a plump body.
Sun Yuming, who was already on the heavier side, had gained even more weight in the past year.
Who knows what he would look like when he reached middle-aged spread.
Sun Yuming's eyes flickered.
The Boss had a hidden meaning, and he also noticed the change in address.
After the company grew, Lin Yumin and Wu Zhenping had firmly stopped the Boss from calling them "Uncle."
He himself had also asked the Boss not to call him Sun Ge during that period.
Now, he heard this long-lost address again.
"Do you need something from me? Boss, just say it,"
Sun Yuming said, laughing.
He now managed the procurement department and served as its head.
This was a lucrative position.
Regardless of their ability, only someone the boss trusted could be competent enough to be the head of the procurement department.
Sun Yuming knew that his current status was all given by Tan Jincheng.
With his qualifications and abilities, he wouldn't be able to hold the position of head of the procurement department at any other company.
Tan Jincheng nodded and got straight to the point,
"Yes, I do need you for something. You're Shanchi Technology's first employee, and when I need something, I think of you first. How about working in Tianjin?"
"Work in Tianjin?"
Sun Yuming was stunned, his heart involuntarily trembling.
The boss wanted him to work in Tianjin.
With his current position as head of the procurement department, it could only be a lateral transfer or a promotion; a demotion was impossible.
In ancient times, this would be called governing a region, wouldn't it?
Could it be that immense wealth had arrived just like that?
"Yes, work in Tianjin. Go there to break new ground. You'll manage things there first, mainly interfacing with the local government to get the factory built,"
Tan Jincheng nodded and said.
Holy shit! Sun Yuming's heart pounded even harder.
This wasn't governing a region; this was being a high-ranking regional official.
"Can I do it?"
Sun Yuming asked, a little tremblingly.
"A man can't say he can't. Before you took this position, weren't you just a rookie salesperson who couldn't even handle sales smoothly? Aren't you doing well now? You'll only know if you can do it after you've tried."
Sun Yuming smiled.
The Boss's analogy was really apt.
Before following the Boss, wasn't he nothing?
"Alright then, I'll give it a try. If I don't do well, I'll proactively ask the Boss to replace me. I just hope that when the time comes, the Boss will remember that I've followed you for over a year and give me a job."
"Haha, that's the spirit. You're not married yet, so changing cities for work shouldn't cause any trouble in your life. Once you're there, your main task is to oversee the project progress. Also, I have an acquaintance there; I'll give you their contact information later, and you can find them if you run into anything you can't solve."
Although he said that, the other tasks were still quite heavy.
After all, the first phase of the project had an investment of 100 million yuan, and for someone who had never been involved in engineering, the pressure was considerable.
However, Tan Jincheng couldn't find anyone more suitable at Shanchi at the moment.
Zeng Jixiang and Zhao Xinyi, the two secretaries, were still too green and hadn't been fully trained.
Furthermore, Lin Yumin and Wu Zhenping were not suitable for this position.
One of them was in charge of domestic electric vehicle sales, and the other was in charge of international sales; neither could be transferred.
After much thought, Sun Yuming was the most suitable.
Sun Yuming was like a brick, moved wherever needed, but such a role also trained people well.
From project construction to procurement processes, and then to specific business procedures, Sun Yuming was very familiar with them all.
With his strong learning ability, capable of handling higher-level work, Sun Yuming's future was bound to be bright.
"I understand. No wonder the Boss said my image wasn't good. Don't worry, I'll start losing weight today."
"That's a small matter. Learning must keep up. You and I aren't highly educated, but I believe you know that many things are quite headache-inducing when you don't understand them. So, you must study more to avoid missing out on good opportunities."
Sun Yuming nodded.
The Boss was advising him.
Indeed, compared to other workers, Sun Yuming felt his luck was truly excellent, having such a great opportunity.
But whether he could seize this opportunity depended on his own ability.
If an opportunity to manage a branch company was presented to him, whether he could pass this "probation period" would depend on his performance.
"Yes, I remember,"
Sun Yuming nodded solemnly.
He then asked,
"When should I go to Tianjin? Also, who should I hand over the procurement department to?"
"Who do you think would be suitable to hand over the procurement department to?"
Sun Yuming thought carefully.
First, he certainly couldn't recommend anyone.
For such an important position, the Boss had to designate it himself, rather than letting him recommend the next candidate.
But at the same time, he couldn't fail to answer the question, as that would make him seem too incompetent.
Got it!
"How about you, Boss, take on the role concurrently and let Little Zeng assist? Let Little Zeng try the actual management, and you can guide him from behind."
Zeng Jixiang's girlfriend seemed to have some relation to the boss's wife's older female cousin, and it was also for this reason that Zeng Jixiang became the Boss's assistant.
Compared to ordinary people, his trustworthiness was higher.
As for the Boss taking on the role concurrently, that was just a pretense.
With how busy the boss was now, where would he have the time to personally manage the procurement department?
Tan Jincheng pondered for a moment and thought this plan was feasible, but it would be better to use Zhao Xinyi.
Shanchi Technology's procurement department belonged to Party A, possessing absolute authority.
There were fixed systems for floating procurement prices, payment times, and how to return or replace defective products, making it not difficult to get started.
From his usual work, Tan Jincheng could sense that Zhao Xinyi's sensitivity to numbers was stronger than Zeng Jixiang's.
Zeng Jixiang, perhaps due to his major, was also less flexible in personality than Zhao Xinyi.
Another point was that compared to Zhao Xinyi, Zeng Jixiang had entered the workforce for too short a time; such a greenhorn was most easily corrupted.
And a female manager would be slightly better.
"Let's use Zhao Xinyi. I'll have the HR department issue a personnel change notice shortly. You should hand over to her as soon as possible these days."
"Okay, if there's nothing else, I'll leave first."
"Alright, call Zhao Xinyi in."
"Okay."
Sun Yuming left, happy yet under immense pressure.
Zhao Xinyi entered, looking bewildered.
The boss usually called her to assign work, and she really wished he wouldn't call so often.
"I'm promoting you to concurrently serve as the head of the procurement department. Your main task recently is to complete the handover with Sun Yuming."
"Huh? A promotion? Boss, you don't want me as your assistant anymore?"
"Didn't you understand? It's a concurrent role. You'll still do your assistant work. If you don't want to be the head of the procurement department, I'll replace you when I find a suitable person."
"Oh, I see. Will my salary increase then?"
Zhao Xinyi asked cautiously.
Tan Jincheng smiled,
"Of course. Although I, your boss, like to draw big pies for people, I never draw them casually."
Many private enterprises like to implement systems where one person handles multiple jobs.
In principle, there's nothing wrong with such a system, but your compensation must keep up.
If you don't pay for it, one person doing multiple jobs is nonsense.
If you want to use a horse like a donkey, you have to provide enough fodder.
"That's good, that's good; haha, so I'm going to be an official?"
"Stop your silly grinning, you'll scare my sister. Go find Chen Jinwen to issue two personnel appointment announcements, one for you and one for Sun Yuming. Sun Yuming is transferred to be the General Manager of Tianjin Shanchi."
"Alrighty!"
Zhao Xinyi, who came in bewildered, left just as happily.
Compared to Sun Yuming's immense pressure, she had no pressure at all.
It was a concurrent position, and her role as the boss's assistant remained.
If she didn't understand something or couldn't make a decision, she could benefit from her favorable position and ask the boss directly.
At two in the afternoon, within Shanchi Group's internal management software, the electric vehicle business unit issued two new personnel appointments signed by Tan Jincheng.
"Sun Yuming is relieved of his position as head of the Shanchi Technology procurement department, and Zhao Xinyi is appointed as head of the Shanchi Technology procurement department!"
"Sun Yuming is appointed as the General Manager of Shanchi Technology Tianjin Company!"
As soon as the two personnel appointments were announced, they caused quite a stir within Shanchi Technology.
Everyone knew that the Tianjin branch company needed a person in charge, but no one knew who it would be.
Now, the mystery was revealed, unexpected yet reasonable.
Sun Yuming, head of the procurement department, was the company's first employee.
He followed the boss for less than two years, working as the boss's local driver, running errands and doing odd jobs.
He contributed significantly during the company's initial establishment.
Now, thanks to this opportunity, he had achieved his third career jump, from an ordinary salesperson to head of the procurement department, and now to the person in charge of a branch company, all in less than two years.
It is said that Jinpeng Trade initially had two salespersons.
The boss had also asked the other salesperson if he wanted to join, but that salesperson refused.
Who knows what he would think now when he saw Manager Sun.
(End of chapter)