Car-hailing Driver: Rewards from Complaints-Chapter 95 - 93: Hongxing Group’s 50 Million Proposal Solicitation
Li Qinqin hurriedly sent a private message to Undying Star right after the livestream ended, but there was no reply even after waiting for over ten minutes.
"What should I do? Should I pay him a visit? But that’s not appropriate. I’m quite reserved, how can I just throw myself at someone? But if I don’t offer some benefits, will he stop supporting me like the fans say? Mainly, he’s too handsome and so wealthy, I can’t help but want to get closer to him. I wonder if he has a girlfriend, it’d be great if I could become his girlfriend..."
Li Qinqin mumbled to herself for quite a while, but in the end, rationality prevailed over impulse, and she didn’t foolishly go looking for Yang Chen.
If she were really tricked by those fans and foolishly went to see Yang Chen at this time, Yang Chen would definitely ignore her.
For such a small benefit to lure her over, if Yang Chen helps her become famous, then in the future, others offer more benefits to poach her, wouldn’t it all be for nothing?
Yang Chen got up early and drove to the hotel to pick up Li Zhengyuan.
On the way, the radio broadcasted that Yu State was experiencing the heaviest rain in a century, affecting millions of people.
Yang Chen listened to the radio very carefully, hoping to hear a way to donate, as he wanted to contribute his modest efforts to help the people of Yu State.
But unfortunately, the broadcast never mentioned a way to donate.
Soon, Yang Chen arrived at the hotel and picked up Li Zhengyuan.
"Brother, do you usually drive this car for ride-hailing?" Li Zhengyuan asked.
Yang Chen nodded and said, "Yes!"
"Why does your Passat feel a bit different?" Li Zhengyuan said, looking around the car.
Yang Chen laughed heartily and said, "This is a Phaeton, of course, it’s different from a Passat."
Li Zhengyuan was taken aback and excitedly said, "A Phaeton? No way, brother, you bought a Phaeton to drive for ride-hailing?"
Yang Chen nodded with a smile.
"Brother, a luxury car worth 2 million, and you use it for ride-hailing. You’ve really made it big! Brother, you should have told me earlier, I would have come to join you sooner." Li Zhengyuan said with a laugh.
"I was worried you guys might think I’m showing off in front of you." Yang Chen replied with a smile.
"Brother, there’s absolutely no need to worry about that. You can show off as much as you want in front of me, and I’ll never have an issue with it. Damn, having such a badass brother makes me want to show off too, so isn’t it reasonable for you to show off? Brother, don’t overthink this in the future. Even if you were to smack me with money, I wouldn’t feel insulted or think you’re showing off. Got it? But the premise is after you smack me, you have to give me the money. Haha..." Li Zhengyuan said excitedly.
Yang Chen laughed heartily and said, "Alright, I got it. I was overthinking it before."
Soon, Yang Chen brought Li Zhengyuan to the Haisang Financial Mansion.
Coincidentally, Chen Zhichao had just arrived for work.
Seeing Yang Chen get out of the car, Chen Zhichao quickly ran over.
"President Yang, you’re here. Do you have anything you need to do? Just let me know. It’s such a hot day, you didn’t have to come in person." Chen Zhichao said considerately.
Yang Chen replied with a smile, "I’m bringing a classmate to join my company. You can go about your business, don’t worry about me."
Chen Zhichao nodded and quickly shook hands with Li Zhengyuan to greet him.
"Hello, brother, my name is Chen Zhichao, I’m the manager of this building’s management office. If you have any needs while working here, feel free to contact me at the office. If I’m not around, you can just instruct anyone else."
Li Zhengyuan smiled and nodded, saying, "Hello, I’m Li Zhengyuan."
Chen Zhichao laughed heartily, "Alright, Brother Zhengyuan, if anything comes up, just find me. I’ll leave now, don’t want to hold up President Yang and Brother Zhengyuan’s business."
Yang Chen nodded, and Chen Zhichao quickly headed towards the management office.
Li Zhengyuan curiously and quietly asked, "Chenzi, why is the property manager so polite to you? Is the service here always this good?"
Yang Chen chuckled and said, "I bought this building a while back. Whether he remains the management office manager is entirely up to me. So, should he be polite to me or not?"
Li Zhengyuan was going up the steps when he slipped and almost fell, but Yang Chen responded quickly and caught him.
Li Zhengyuan looked shocked, even a little scared, and asked, "Brother, are you joking? This building must be worth tens of billions, and you bought it?"
"Yes. Just remember, this building belongs to me. Don’t bully others, but if you get bullied, don’t be afraid. If you can handle it, then do it. If not, go find Chen Zhichao. Understand?" Yang Chen said with a smile.
Li Zhengyuan quickly nodded, momentarily at a loss for words.
What’s it like to have a billionaire brother?
Li Zhengyuan could honestly share that feeling now.
Yang Chen took Li Zhengyuan to the company.
When the employees saw Yang Chen, they excitedly stood up to greet him.
The current CEO, Xu Xiaoli, quickly ran over and asked, "President Yang, you’re here."
Yang Chen nodded and said, "Good morning, everyone. Let me introduce you, this is Chen Zhengyuan, our new colleague. He’ll be working in planning, so I hope everyone can assist him."
Li Zhengyuan quickly and courteously said, "Hello everyone, my name is Li Zhengyuan. I’m looking forward to working with you, please take care of me."
Xu Xiaoli promptly said, "Xiaoli, you can sit here."
Li Zhengyuan walked over quickly and thanked her with a smile.
After settling Li Zhengyuan, Xu Xiaoli quickly invited Yang Chen to the office.
Xu Xiaoli reported the company’s recent situation to Yang Chen, then took out a case for him to review.
Hongxing Group recently issued an announcement, offering a 50 million reward for a marketing plan that could change the company’s fate.
Many companies have submitted proposals, and Chenguang Advertising Company definitely needed to keep up.
But after many days of discussion, they still couldn’t come up with a satisfactory plan.
Yang Chen was particularly good at making plans when he was at the company, so Xu Xiaoli wanted his input.
Yang Chen carefully reviewed Hongxing Group’s requirements and everyone’s proposed plans.
Ten years ago, Hongxing Group’s shoes were quite popular.
But ten years later, you could hardly see Hongxing stores on the streets.
They’re probably at a critical life-or-death moment, which is why they want to spend 50 million on a plan that could change their situation.
To save a sports shoe company, the most effective way is to ensure their products are in high demand.
If the products sell, the company can make money.
But Hongxing’s shoes don’t have any standout features; what they have, other brands have, and what others have, they might not.
At the same price, people prefer to choose Li-Ning, Nike, or even the slightly inferior Xtep. Few would consider Hongxing, or even if they wanted to, they can’t buy them because there are too few of their stores.
So, relying on one advertisement to save the company is absolutely unrealistic.
The fact that they’ve gotten worse indicates that consumers don’t recognize their brand shoes.
No matter how creatively the ad is made, if consumers won’t buy, they won’t buy.
Therefore, to change the company’s destiny, they must think of other ways and can’t rely solely on advertising.
Yang Chen pondered for a while, then suddenly his eyes lit up.
"Xiaoli, call Hongxing Group, I want to talk to their CEO. Tell them I have a way to save their company, and if it doesn’t work, I’m willing to bear all their losses." Yang Chen instructed.
Xu Xiaoli quickly nodded and called Hongxing Group’s publicity department.
After some back and forth, they finally reached Hongxing Group’s Chairman, Wu Xiurong, after waiting for more than ten minutes.
Yang Chen directly expressed his identity and intention to Wu Xiurong.
Wu Xiurong laughed warmly and said, "Oh, hello, President Yang. What’s your plan? Let’s hear it."
