Chapter 383 - 229: Chen Xiao and His "Provincial Governors

Chapter 383: Chapter 229: Chen Xiao and His "Provincial Governors

"Junxing Auto is a new brand, and it hasn’t gained widespread market recognition yet. If you want to capture a piece of the market share from established players, your products must be powerful enough to completely overwhelm theirs. Even so, competing with them will be a long process!"

A car is a big purchase. Many consumers don’t know much about cars, so when they choose one, they usually go for models that are already common on the market!

’If everyone else is buying it, it can’t be wrong! If it were bad, would other people buy it?’ This is the mentality of most car buyers!

"Also, don’t limit your vision to the domestic market. The new energy sector in China is hyper-competitive right now. Take your Tianqi 01, for instance. It’s not competitive at all here, but if you took it overseas, a lot of its technology would be eye-opening for them!"

"In this area, you should learn from Shanyun Auto. They’ve done a good job with their overseas channels. You could also discuss some overseas partnerships."

Xu Gang was stunned. ’We haven’t even sorted out the domestic market, and now we’re going international?’

But he didn’t dare to question it. People in different positions see things from different angles. He was the one responsible for execution, focused on how to achieve the current phase’s objectives!

President Chen and President Xu were the bosses. They thought about long-term goals, planned for the future, and laid the groundwork early!

Xu Jun returned and sat down where Xu Gang had been sitting. As Chen Xiao spoke with Xu Gang, the others listened intently, hoping to understand their boss’s approach to handling things and perhaps find some inspiration.

"You should go give President Xu a toast, too. You know what I mean. President Xu isn’t one to favor one over the other. Junxing Auto may be losing money, but President Xu is still very generous with your compensation!"

He said this half-jokingly after having a drink with Xu Gang.

It was inevitable that Junxing Auto would lose money at this stage. After all, the new models hadn’t launched yet, and they had invested so much money in R&D and renovating the Super Intelligent Factory.

When Xu Gang heard the words "losing money," his face turned pale with fear. He secretly glanced at President Chen’s expression and only relaxed when he realized he was joking.

To be honest, no matter who was at the helm at this stage, Junxing Auto was destined to be a money-losing project, and it would probably stay that way for one or two years.

Look at Shanyun Auto. It was founded over a decade ago, their cars are decent, and they sell okay! But haven’t they still been losing money for over ten years? Lately, the losses have been even worse, over 10 billion a year!

When Jin Fu first got financing, he was grinning from ear to ear, the very picture of his name, ’Gold Fortune.’ Now, he’s losing so much money they’re joking he should just call himself ’Gold Loss’!

’I can’t believe a defeated general like me is still getting a year-end bonus. If Junxiao Group hadn’t acquired us, I wouldn’t have even been able to make payroll.’

’Of course, I can’t forget President Xu’s support and guidance. If what I feel for Chen Xiao is fear, then what I feel for Xu Wu is genuine gratitude!’

’President Xu might scold me from time to time, but whenever it’s a work-related request, she almost always says yes. She’s incredibly supportive of me!’

’That’s what a good boss is. Demanding when they need to be, supportive when you need it, and pays you when you’re due!’

After Xu Gang stood up, Chen Xiao waved to Gao Yue. "Ms. Gao, come over!"

Everyone at the table knew about Gao Yue’s background—that she was President Xu’s best friend. But from the way President Chen was acting, it seemed they were quite close as well.

"You could say the two of us know each other inside and out!"

Chen Xiao said this to everyone just as she sat down in Xu Gang’s seat.

In this kind of setting, Gao Yue naturally didn’t dare to act wild; she had to be mindful of her image.

Inwardly, however, she was cursing him. ’I bet there’s another way to interpret "know each other inside and out"!’

She looked nonchalant on the surface, but she kicked Chen Xiao with her high-heeled foot.

Chen Xiao acted as if nothing had happened. ’Yep.’ She was almost certain now he was using that phrase to tease her.

"Ms. Gao, you need to work hard this year too. Get your high-end hotels opened in every major city in the country, and even internationally. That way, whenever the guys from Junxiao Business Management or Junxing Auto go on business trips, they can stay at our own hotels!"

Everyone present laughed.

’Being lectured by Chen Xiao in this kind of situation... I can only listen patiently and pretend to be deferential and humbled. This is so aggravating!’

If she were alone with Chen Xiao, she’d probably be teasing him for her own amusement by now.

"Also, Ms. Gao, don’t take the renovations for the Junxiao Lakefront CBD lightly. The heads of our various business units are all desperate for new offices. Once we move there, we’ll all be working under your management!"

He was teasing her again. The property management company for the Junxiao Lakefront CBD Center was now under Gao Yue’s hotel management division.

They had originally considered giving it to Junxiao Business Management, but Gao Yue was closer at hand at the time, and communication between her and Xu Wu was simpler.

She had a knack for reading people. The moment she spoke with Chen Xiao and Xu Wu, she knew their preferences and priorities.

This was a skill that Xu Jun and the others couldn’t match.

He had a drink with Gao Yue. He knew her tolerance for alcohol; a whole bottle of baijiu was nothing to her. Besides, all the general managers had drivers these days, so there were no safety concerns.

Finally, Chen Xiao toasted Xu Wu individually.

"This drink is for my dear President Xu!"

Chen Xiao said it half-jokingly. It seemed like a joke, but to Xu Wu, it also sounded like a hint.

Perhaps a hint wasn’t even necessary. The other day in her office, Chen Xiao had been quite mischievous.

If it hadn’t been broad daylight with people liable to come in to report on work at any moment, he probably would have picked her up and carried her into the break room right then and there.

"I’m relying on President Xu to handle things at the company! Without your hard work, President Xu, how could I, Chen Xiao, live such a happy life? Haha!"

Xu Wu shot him a dissatisfied glare and said to the others at the table, "See? This is the kind of boss I’m stuck with. He wishes he could just dump everything on me!"

"He doesn’t even show up for something as important as the annual meeting. I’m really over here earning an employee’s salary but carrying all the worries of a boss!"

Everyone at the table laughed. They could all see the rapport between President Chen and President Xu.