In March, Tengsheng Fruit was soaring.
Not only did it open a super-large second branch on the 10th, but it also completed the dividend distribution for the first branch on the 15th.
After that, it directly secured three more prime locations within three days.
The investment this time was significantly smaller; the transfer fees for the three stores combined were less than 800,000 yuan.
As for the locations, one was on South Street, and two were at the entrances of residential communities.
Chen Pingsheng held the largest stake, and his total personal investment added up to only 800,000 yuan.
He still had two million yuan in his card, temporarily without an investment direction.
Opening five fruit supermarkets at once was already his limit now.
Any more, developing too fast without more trustworthy people under him, would inevitably lead to a collapse.
After driving his small truck around the fruit wholesale market, Chen Pingsheng went to find his wife, Song Yanxi.
He used to have a little idea: if he had a company in the future,
he would definitely get a large office in a high-end office building.
He also wanted to experience the feeling of working like a cultured person.
Song Yanxi was quite respectable now; whether it was her former colleagues or relatives, everyone smiled when they saw her.
Relatives also frequently came to her house to bring gifts, which had never happened before.
After Chen Pingsheng arrived, she happily took his hand and left.
"Husband, aren't you under too much pressure opening so many stores at once?"
"Pressure brings motivation."
Song Yanxi was, after all, five years younger than him. Even if she didn't have the conditions for maintenance before, her age was still the most beautiful time for a woman.
Chen Pingsheng took her to his Audi. He was even thinking of buying a new car for himself.
"Wife, after your previous company moved to Zhongguancun, that location is now vacant."
"Yes, they moved after the annual meeting. Only a customer service department was left here."
"I want to rent a small office there. Do you have any good suggestions?"
"Rent an office?"
Song Yanxi was confused. That place was Beixinan's most upscale A-grade office building, and the rent was not cheap at all.
They just sold fruit; was it necessary to work in such a place?
"Husband, there's no need for that. The small offices in our first and second stores are quite good."
"They're too small."
Chen Pingsheng said, "We have five stores now, after all, and we will definitely open more in the future. If we don't even have a decent office, how can that work? The main thing is I want to see you working in an office building."
Holding his hand, Song Yanxi was deeply moved.
When they went to the office building, they also ran into Du Juan and Yang Dan.
Neither of them were old employees of the former company, so they hadn't moved to Zhongguancun with the others yet.
Du Juan was happy to see them this time, as she often kept in touch with Song Yanxi.
She also frequently went to her house to buy fruit.
Yang Dan was different; she only heard about Song Yanxi after the new year.
As soon as the New Year passed, Song Yanxi immediately resigned. At that time, Yang Dan secretly cursed her for being foolish.
After all, starting a business wasn't that easy.
She gave up a stable income to take risks with her man.
If they failed, the outcome would be hard to describe.
Unexpectedly, in just under two months, their family seemed to have taken off like a rocket.
Not only did they open a super-large store at the community entrance, but they also opened an even larger second branch.
Buying cars and other things were all paid in full.
They only lacked a house. If they had a house, their family's condition would definitely be considered very good.
Du Juan was very enthusiastic and joked with a smile, "Rare sight! Why are you two thinking of coming to see me during the day?"
"Isn't it good? We even want to invite you to dinner tonight," Song Yanxi said with a sweet smile, holding her hand.
"Oh, come on, don't think I don't know you. Tell me, what's the matter this time?"
"Pingsheng wants to rent a large office here, which will serve as the Headquarters for our Tengsheng Fruit in the future."
"What?" Du Juan reacted strongly.
How long had it been? A colleague they used to work with, not only started a business,
but also opened the company in the same building as her. This was a complete turnaround.
"You two are going to open your Headquarters here?"
"Yes."
"How big do you want to rent?"
"Around 500 square meters, preferably with a meeting room, a finance room, and a reception area."
"500 square meters?"
Du Juan nodded. This was not small at all; it could accommodate hundreds of people working simultaneously.
She knew of quite a few options; they were easy to find, but the rent was not cheap.
Chen Pingsheng had naturally considered this when he came.
Du Juan's company was on the twelfth floor, and there was an available suite on the fifteenth floor upstairs.
The largest office there was over 40 square meters, a very large area, with floor-to-ceiling panoramic windows next to it.
The view and perspective were also excellent.
Song Yanxi sat there and felt it for a moment, her heart full of joy.
Chen Pingsheng took it directly. The annual rent was 280,000 yuan, neither high nor low.
If it were just five fruit supermarkets, renting such an office would indeed be too wasteful.
He was thinking that they would definitely open more in the future.
This time, it was truly a complete upgrade and gaining respectability.
After renting the Headquarters here, Tengsheng Fruit Supermarket moved in with great fanfare.
After being busy for several days in a row, Song Yanxi finally calmed down her excited mood completely.
This time, not only did Liu Fen come to celebrate, but her Sister Song Wu also came.
Now her gaze towards Chen Pingsheng had changed; it was no longer as sharp and arrogant as before.
It was a bit unaccustomed all of a sudden.
Chen Pingsheng really wanted to tell her, please go back to how you were.
Then hold your head high and puff out your chest.
The reason for renting the Headquarters was also that Chen Pingsheng wanted to develop Tengsheng Fruit Supermarket in a better direction.
At least, he had to prepare to expand beyond Beixinan.
The goal was not grand, but he had to work step by step to do the current things well.
For example, the fruit spoilage rate is currently around 9%. Controlling it to 5% is the best standard in the industry.
As for other things, the most crucial is cultivating store managers.
As long as he can establish a model for rapidly training store managers in the future,
then he can open stores quickly again.
This is the significance of him renting the Headquarters and the foundation for future growth and expansion.
By the end of March, the other three stores also opened on the same day.
Fruit store decoration is generally simpler, and half of the staff were transferred from the other two stores.
The other half were newly hired.
And most of these hired people were acquaintances from his hometown.
Having reached this point, except for Chen Pingsheng himself, the six people in the moving group chat were each managing one store.
Based on their current shares and income, earning five or six hundred thousand yuan a year is definitely not a problem.
They can hold their heads high wherever they go, and going home for blind dates is simple.
They won't remain single.
Having been busy up to this point, Chen Pingsheng, who still had one or two million yuan in his card, could only quiet down for now.
He would have to wait until the second branch held a large top-up event.
Only then could he make another large sum of money. If the other three stores were included, there would definitely be enough money to buy a house by then.
There would even be more than enough.
By then, he could also bring his parents, Xiao Mei, and Sister from home to live in Beijing.
However, just at this moment, Zhao Liying, who had been busy running errands and filming, called him.