Wind Rises 2005

Chapter 491

People feel refreshed when happy events occur, and Ma Liang is no exception.

Ever since he ate this girl Zuo You, he had been in a good mood these past few days. He originally wanted to ask this girl for a private date, but she always made excuses to avoid it.

Ma Liang couldn't help but wonder, was it because the injury was so severe last time that Xiao Nizi was frightened?

No, he wasn't too disrespectful last night. Didn't he stop the car in time?
Although he didn't understand it, Zuo You insisted on hiding from her. He couldn't chase her to school and force her away.

Anyway, I ate everything and let her go.

So Ma Liang resumed his usual work rhythm and began to run in both directions, sometimes hanging out at Bai Mansion, sometimes going back to the factory to stay for a day.

This day he came to the factory again. As soon as he entered the office, a senior executive blocked him.

The person who came was none other than Shi Zhengping, the vice president in charge of [Lida Logistics and Transportation Company]. He was now jokingly called one of the three giants of [Xunwei Group] by his employees.

The status is directly matched by Chu Chengdong, the vice president in charge of marketing, and slightly higher than He Feng, the vice president in charge of store operations of various brands.

Because as the business of the group's major catering brands grows, the food supply chain is now the real core lifeline.

Once so many chain stores cut off the supply of ingredients, they will be unable to do business.

Therefore, Shi Zhengping's status within the group is getting higher and higher, and even Ma Liang now relies heavily on him.

Seeing the other party enter the office, Ma Liang, as the boss, joked politely: "Mr. Shi, you must have something important to come to block me so early today, right?"

"Mr. Ma, you'll hit the right guess!

There is indeed something important, so don't I just want to come to you early so as not to be disturbed by others. Shi Zhengping explained with a smile.

Ma Liang sat directly on the boss's chair and replied easily: "Tell me, what's the matter?"

"Hey, I'm here to ask you for money." Shi Zhengping felt a little embarrassed when talking about money so early in the morning.

Although [Xunwei Group] is prospering now, there are also many places to spend money.

This is how the company operates, especially when it is expanding rapidly, every penny is basically used to the extreme.

Financial planning, fund coordination, everything must be done in advance of specific matters.

Although there is a lot of cash flow lying in the accounts of the group and its branches, it cannot be used casually. Everything must be applied for in advance.

Therefore, even if Vice President Shi Zhengping wanted to work on a new project, he would have to come to Ma Liang in person to negotiate face to face.

Otherwise, just wait and see, maybe a delay will ruin the implementation of the company's plan.

So as a senior executive, how could Shi Zhengping not understand these twists and turns.

Ma Liang couldn't help but asked curiously after hearing this: "What does it cost? Is the logistics company planning a new project?"

“Boss, it’s like this, I plan to build a large cold storage in the Central Plains Province.

As you know, supply chain planning requires planning a long time in advance. Especially for a group of our size, we must be forward-looking.

Nowadays, logistics systems in various places have gradually taken shape, but they are still far from reaching the point of operating at the highest efficiency.

On the one hand, the number of stores is not enough, and on the other hand, transportation conditions are limited.

However, according to our domestic infrastructure construction and the speed of highway network advancement in the past two years, traffic conditions will undergo earth-shaking changes in a few years.

Therefore, our logistics system must also make corresponding adjustments to cope with the rapidly growing logistics demand in the future.

Therefore, it is necessary to build a large-scale cold storage in Central Plains Province."

Shi Zhengping explained in detail, and he also took out a national highway traffic map and explained it to Ma Liang while gesturing.

Which highway has been opened, which highway is under construction, and which highway is still under planning.

The map also clearly marked the future layout plan of [Xunwei Group]'s logistics network, especially the locations of several key logistics bases, which were clearly circled.

Even though Ma Liang was well-informed in his previous life, he had to silently praise Shi Zhengping's vision and knowledge at this time.

What a treasure. Comrade Lao Shi is really an expert in logistics systems.

Strategic and forward-looking planning like his is definitely a quality that only a general can have. Most people don't have this talent at all.Ma Liang followed up and asked: "Then why did the large cold storage start construction so early?"

"Mr. Ma, there are two main reasons. On the one hand, building a large-scale cold storage requires advance preparation, and it cannot be done in a short time.

Moreover, different food storage requires different refrigeration temperature control conditions.

Therefore, building a cold storage is a long-term task and cannot be accomplished overnight. It must be built to meet the needs of the group.

This is difficult because it is difficult to build it too early and it will be too wasteful if it is built too big, but it is impossible not to build it.

On the other hand, it is due to the cost of purchasing ingredients.

With large-scale cold storage, you can stock up on ingredients in advance when prices are low, saving various brand companies’ ingredient procurement costs.

Ingredients such as garlic, ginger, and pepper, as well as ingredients that can be stored for a long time, such as some frozen seafood, meat and bone products, will have considerable demand in the future.

These things are also the needs reported by Mr. He and Factory Director Yang.

The Central Plains Province is the largest agricultural province and an important hub of the entire logistics system. Building a large cold storage there is a great thing for our group in all aspects. "

Shi Zhengping analyzed it patiently, Qi Qi explained the benefits in full, for fear that the boss would not agree.

Ma Liang didn't even think about it and asked happily: "Okay, no need to say more, just tell me how much money it will cost?"

“In the first phase, I plan to build a medium-sized cold storage of 10000 square meters.

Wait until next year to start the second phase of construction to expand the cold storage area to 50000 square meters.

After two years, construction of the third phase will continue.

As for the final specific area of ​​the cold storage, it will be determined based on the food needs of each brand of the group.

The cost of cold storage construction plus the cost of cold chain expansion requires a total of 5000 million RMB.

Of course, it can be divided into three installments, but the first installment must be at least 1500 million. " Shi Zhengping applied cautiously.

Ma Liang did not respond immediately, still thinking in his mind.

There is definitely no problem in the general direction of building logistics and cold chain.It must be done, but how to do it and how big it should be need to be carefully measured.

It’s not that he thinks 5000 million is too much investment, but that it’s too little.

When we decided to start the food supply chain business, we had already decided on the strategy of opening up to external supply.

The food processing factory not only serves the catering brands under the group, but also opens up the cooperation window to expand business and provide services for more external catering brands.

Now that both factories and logistics systems have begun to take shape, it is time to start this plan.

After all, starting next year, the catering industry will enter an era of rapid development.

Whether it is hot pot, Malatang, etc., or snacks and traditional Chinese food, there will be huge market demand in the future.

In this way, the business of supplying external ingredients can really start.

It is necessary to speed up the construction of cold storage and cold chain.Only by building all this up front will we not be unable to handle large quantities of orders when they come.

Therefore, Ma Liang could not make up his mind about Shi Zhengping's proposal for a while.

He replied on the spot: “I can’t answer you today about cold storage and cold chain expansion.

In this way, I will convene a meeting with all senior executives in two days, and we will discuss it in detail before making a decision.

It will definitely be built. I don’t have the final say on how large it will be. We will discuss it when the time comes. "

"Okay, then I will go back and wait for your news." Although Shi Zhengping was a little disappointed, he had no choice but to agree.

Ma Liang nodded and solemnly replied: "Well, I will look at the arrangements as soon as possible. When the meeting time is confirmed, I will let Fang Min inform everyone. You can go back first!"

"Okay!" Shi Zhengping stood up and left with satisfaction.

　There will be more later, keep writing and updating!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)