On May 17, a Gulfstream private jet landed on the runway of Xiangjiang International Airport.
Although the confidentiality work was well done, the reporter from Xiangjiang, the fastest runner in the world, still received the news and waited at the gate of the international airport early.
There is no doubt that this plane comes from New Zealand, and the owner of the plane is Jiang Chen, the chairman of Futureman Group.
It is very difficult to interview Jiang Chen in New Zealand. If Jiang Chen does not want to be interviewed, it will be difficult for the media to even meet him. However, in Xiangjiang City, these reporters no longer had so many worries and gathered around with guns and cannons.
A dozen burly bodyguards in suits formed a circle, blocking Jiang Chen's surroundings, forcing the crowd out of the way, and escorted Jiang Chen to the motorcade sent by the branch to greet him.
This scene was like paparazzi chasing an international superstar.
After getting on the special car, Jiang Chen felt his head was heavy.
The person who came to pick him up was He Weicai, the president of the China branch of Futureman Group. He was also responsible for taking the lead in the group's acquisition of STO Company. Needless to say, what happened next was that the acquisition plan failed due to a small accident.
"May I ask if the chairman should go to the company first or go to -"
"Go to the hotel first."
"yes."
After receiving the news that Jiang Chen was coming, the branch office had already booked a presidential suite at the Peninsula Hotel for him. As one of the only two six-star hotels in Xiangjiang, Jiang Chen also stayed here for a few days and spoke highly of it in all aspects.
After checking into the hotel, Jiang Chen took a shower first to wash away his fatigue.
After changing into clean clothes and enjoying lunch, he took a special car to the group branch building.
He bought this building from Mr. Chen and it was originally used as the headquarters of Futureman Technology. However, since Futureman Technology also moved to the new country, it has been changed into the headquarters of the group's branch in China.
The name is still called Future Man Building, although it is more than a little bit smaller than the one on Koro Island in terms of scale and height.
As soon as he entered the building, Jiang Chen immediately summoned He Weicai and other company executives and held a simple meeting.
"The group headquarters has made a decision, and the strategy to enter the logistics industry remains unchanged. We will first use Xiangjiang City as a pilot and focus on opening up the Chinese logistics market. The eta-3 express delivery drone of Future Heavy Industries is Our main product this time!”
"I know there's a lot of policy resistance, but that's not enough reason to give up."
"The subsidiary is already completing registration and is called Global Delivery."
"Several plans from the headquarters have been handed over to you. I believe you should have read them before the meeting. The theme of this meeting is to discuss this issue. Everyone can speak freely and bring forward any good opinions. !”
Jiang Chen's opening remarks were as short as ever, and he got to the point within one minute.
However, the situation was not as ideal as he expected, and the branch had no experience in the logistics industry.
But it doesn’t matter if you don’t have experience. The talents you need can be poached, and the experience you need can be learned through trial and error. Didn’t JD.com also have a lot of doubts when it was engaged in logistics? But they still managed it.
Jiang Chen can first build a VR station specifically for services, which can also be used as a store. On the one hand, it serves as a sales and experience outlet for Phantom helmets, and on the other hand, it serves as a delivery outlet.
He and Xia Shiyu discussed this plan for a long time, and it was completely feasible!
The purpose of coming to Xiangjiang in person this time is mainly to negotiate with the SAR government, to finalize all policy matters, and to strive for the implementation of the most critical drone management regulations, which is still in the blueprint, "drone logistics" Pave the way.
After the meeting, the company's senior executives left one after another, but Jiang Chen and He Weicai did not leave. Instead, they briefly discussed several plans proposed at the meeting.
But at this moment, He Weicai's secretary walked in from the conference room.
"Wang Wei, President of SF Express Group, called to make an appointment and hoped to have an interview with the chairman."
Interview
Jiang Chen and He Weicai exchanged glances, and then looked at the secretary.
"I agree to have an interview tonight, and the location will be at the Peninsula Hotel. Just respond like this." Then, Jiang Chen looked at He Weicai, "Maybe we don't have to start a logistics company from scratch."
"You mean SF Express?" Although this sentence sounded like a question, a look of understanding appeared on He Weicai's face.
"Yes, this is what I suddenly thought of just now. We have been studying the logistics industry with 2o18 thinking, but the conservative approach is not necessarily universal. We can completely change the approach," As he spoke, Jiang Chen reached out and opened the lid of the teapot on the table and gently put it aside, "For example, split the logistics into two links."
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Starting from scratch means that Futureman Group needs to spend a lot of energy to spread outlets across the country, establish warehouses, plan transportation plans... and a series of troublesome things. The way to avoid trouble is through acquisitions, but the state will inevitably intervene in acquisitions in the name of antitrust.
In this case, you might as well change your mind.
The advantages of drone logistics are mainly reflected in the delivery link. What Futureman Group needs is just offline outlets covering hundreds of cities and counties across the country.
Looking across the country, only EMS and SF Express among all express delivery companies have adopted the direct operation model to manage their outlets. As a state-owned enterprise, EMS does not have to worry about it. Futureman Group can definitely cooperate with SF Express to solve the problems in this aspect of the outlets.
Later in the evening, Jiang Chen returned to the Peninsula Hotel and went to the agreed meeting place.
When he arrived, he found Wang Wei sitting in the corner of the lobby cafe, looking like he had been waiting for a long time.
The headquarters of SF Express is in Shenzhen, which is only two or three hours away from Shenzhen. However, the speed of the other party was so fast, which surprised Jiang Chen.
"Hello, it seems you are Mr. Jiang Chen." After meeting, Wang Wei stood up with a smile and extended his right hand.
"Nice to meet you, Mr. Wang Wei." Jiang Chen smiled, held his hand and shook it, then let go and continued, "If you want to be polite, let's wait until dinner. I heard that Mr. Wang made an appointment to meet with me. I don't know. What issue do you intend to discuss?"
"I hope to re-discuss with Mr. Jiang the letter of intent we previously sent to you." Wang Wei said sincerely.
"Introducing Penglai City's drone logistics network?" Jiang Chen smiled, "I'm sorry, building our own logistics company has always been one of the strategic layouts of the Future People Group. Not long ago, we have registered a company called Global Delivery. A logistics company. Although it is currently very small and its business is only in Penglai City, you must be able to see our ambition for the logistics industry from its name." (.) 8