Chapter 427: Chapter 256 News of the Old River Channel Renovation
On the first night of the Meijiang Exhibition, Zhang Yang and Old Zhao seamlessly reached an agreement to include Qiu Peilin and the fishing rod factory behind him.
Zhang Yang returned to his room slightly tipsy and fell into a deep sleep.
In the following two days, no unexpected incidents occurred in the exhibition hall. From the opening to the closing, the employees responsible for attracting investment were working under high pressure most of the time.
The exceptional product strength, combined with the impressive online media presence and the product positioning and design that truly understands anglers’ needs, allowed the Famous Fishing Tackle Company to become a hit at this Meijiang Fishing Tackle Spring Exhibition.
By noon on the third day of the exhibition, the number of new offline agents developed broke through two hundred. The total transaction amount of agency contracts alone reached an astounding 9 million, just a step away from the 10 million mark.
By noon on the last day, many exhibitors had begun to pack up and withdraw, and Zhang Yang’s team was no exception. After a brief summary of the two and a half days of results, Old Zhao and Zhang Yang were very pleased. Not to mention, just the company’s distribution orders would keep them busy for a while.
Successfully exceeding the investment attraction tasks, they set off back home!
That afternoon, the investment promotion team checked out and drove back, making a brief stop at a service area for a few hours before continuing their journey with a driver switch. By the time they returned to W City, it was already the next morning.
The consecutive days of exhibiting had exhausted everyone. With a wave of his hand, Old Zhao dismissed all the exhibition staff on the spot, giving them a day off before resuming energized work the next day.
After returning from the exhibition, Zhang Yang became carefree again. Typically, Zhang Yang didn’t need to do much; as long as the livestreams continued as usual, everything else would be executed by other staff.
However, plans could not keep up with changes. The following morning, while Zhang Yang was live-streaming fishing for early spring crucian carp with Han Qiang at the reservoir, he received a call from Old Zhao.
Qiu Peilin had actually personally come to the company and was driving over after getting off the highway from the north of the city!
Zhang Yang truly appreciated Qiu Peilin’s character and integrity, holding great expectations for him. Unexpectedly, this middle-aged man was so efficient and proactive that he came looking for Zhang Yang and Old Zhao in just a matter of days!
Even though they hadn’t met, Zhang Yang already had a good idea. If Qiu Peilin took the trouble to come personally, it must be because they had reached a conclusion that Zhang Yang desired. Otherwise, Qiu Peilin wouldn’t have come in person.
After receiving the call, Zhang Yang quickly drove his minivan to the company office. Just as he parked the minivan downstairs, he saw Qiu Peilin arrive in his car.
"President Qiu, there’s no need to be so formal, coming personally without prior notice! Come, come, come, let’s go upstairs for some tea and chat about everything slowly!"
This was Zhang Yang’s second meeting with Qiu Peilin. He shook hands with him warmly while leading the way upstairs.
Qiu Peilin glanced at Zhang Yang with a smile and then glanced at Zhang Yang’s minivan parked downstairs with an edge of his eye: "President Zhang, you keep such a low profile! Running such a large enterprise and driving a Wuling Hongguang?"
Zhang Yang nodded: "It might not be worth much, but this minivan lives up to its reputation as the entrepreneur’s vehicle, perfect for transporting goods and people! Convenient for fishing trips too! Did you come personally because you’ve discussed investment with your wife?"
Qiu Peilin didn’t hide anything and straightforwardly said, "There are some possibilities, but I’ll need to see the actual situation of your company before making a final decision!"
Zhang Yang nodded, feeling relieved.
"Alright, let’s go upstairs for a cup of tea first. When it’s meal time, have a simple meal to welcome you, and in the afternoon, I’ll give you a tour of our company!"
"On your turf, I won’t stand on ceremony!"
"Haha, feel free to indulge!"
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Thus, Zhang Yang and Old Zhao accompanied Qiu Peilin upstairs. After some tea in the reception room, it was soon noon and time for lunch.
The details of the welcoming lunch are not necessary to elaborate. It’s worth mentioning that Qiu Peilin was very restrained with alcohol during lunch, just a modest toast. After eating and drinking enough, he didn’t linger excessively at the restaurant, focusing his attention on touring the company.
Zhang Yang’s company structure was now very complete, with departments like the Business Department, Operations Department, Logistics Department, Production Department, R&D Lab, Warehouse, Bait Workshop, and Livestream Base. Almost all the departments a large fishing tackle company needed were present at Zhang Yang Company.
In the morning, when they symbolically toured around the office to see the administrative staff, Old Qiu didn’t perceive anything substantial, as it was just dozens of office clerks.
But in the afternoon, when Zhang Yang took Old Qiu to tour the bait production factory and the associated warehouse, Qiu Peilin’s expression changed!
Apart from the new advanced bait production lines, the neatly stacked raw materials and finished inventory in the warehouse alone were worth tens of thousands, if not hundreds of thousands, in value.
After a series of tours, the last stop was the R&D lab overseen by Yu Dong. By now, after several rounds of expansion and additional investment, the lab rivaled some small research institutes in size.
The lab contained a staggering 500 tanks dedicated solely to various tests and experiments on fish. All sorts of professional equipment for research and development were fully equipped.
"Wow, I’ve truly opened my eyes today!
After returning from Meijiang, I seriously did some homework on your company. Before coming, I thought you were just a shell company earning money through online media. But now, it seems that isn’t the case at all!"