Chapter 40

Chapter 41: The Trip to Beijing

Liu Yingying gave Lin Feng a proposal regarding the company's operations and related functions.

In the document, Liu Yingying clearly pointed out the混乱 in the authority within Lin Feng's company. Currently, the company is small, with fewer than ten core members. Although their roles are not clearly defined, everything can still run smoothly. However, once the company grows and the scale expands, if the roles remain unclear, the company will certainly face a development bottleneck, and might even fall apart.

Management is essential for the company's development.

In the document, Liu Yingying, based on the current scale, clearly divided the roles for Lin Feng.

Establish a Marketing and Sales Department, primarily responsible for market development and sales. In the future, as the company grows, it can be split into a Planning Department and a Marketing Department. Liu Yingying recommended that Su Xiaomei serve as the department head, Qin Sirong as the deputy head, responsible for the barbecue shop operations and subsequent market development, and Ding Feng as the deputy head, responsible for the flower tea processing plant.

Establish a Human Resources Department, primarily responsible for employee records and contract signing. This can be temporarily handled by Cheng Peijia or Lin Feng can hire someone else.

Establish a Finance Department, primarily responsible for financial accounting and employee salary distribution. Zhang Accountant will serve as the head of the Finance Department.

Establish an Administration Department, primarily responsible for daily personnel management. Lin Feng will temporarily take on this role.

Public Relations Department: Currently vacant.

Security Department: Currently vacant.

Logistics Department: Currently vacant.

Union: Non-existent. This is purely a gimmick, and both Lin Feng and Liu Yingying ignored it.

After carefully studying the company reform plan left by Liu Yingying, Lin Feng quickly implemented it. For the Marketing and Sales Department, Finance Department, and Administration Department, Lin Feng followed Liu Yingying's suggestions. However, for the Human Resources Department, Lin Feng hired two people. With the addition of the barbecue shop and flower tea processing plant employees, the company now has a significant number of employees. Relying solely on Cheng Peijia would be too much for her, so she will temporarily serve as the head of the Human Resources Department.

After establishing the various functional departments, Lin Feng had the Human Resources Department quickly draft the contracts.

Lin Feng set three levels of salaries based on the positions: Department Head, 1500 yuan base salary; Deputy Head, 1200 yuan base salary; and regular employees, 800 yuan base salary. He also established a bonus system based on different positions.

At this time, the average salary in Chush City is 450 yuan, and the average salary for a regular employee in a public utility like a power plant is 800 yuan. The reason Lin Feng set such high salaries is twofold: to retain talent and, as Mr. Xu said, to share the joy. By spending a little more money, he can make his employees happy and more dedicated to their work, and in the end, Lin Feng won't lose out.

After everything was settled, it was August 26th.

Lin Feng's Taobao website was still developing slowly. The number of sellers increased by only about ten, and the number of buyers increased by only two, with a daily click rate of around 5,000. However, without a large budget for advertising, relying on two employees to post ads everywhere, this result was reasonable. Lin Feng wasn't worried; the online transaction market wasn't mature yet. He just needed to lay a solid foundation and wait for the scandal at eBay to break, as well as the launch of the national online banking system. When he had enough funds, he could directly advertise on CCTV, and it would surely become a hit.

This was the preparation period before the dragon takes flight.

"Brother Xiaofeng, where's my gift?" Early in the morning, Huang Shuqi, who hadn't appeared for over a month, ran to Lin Feng, extending her smooth hand.

"Gift?" Lin Feng was slightly taken aback, then suddenly remembered. He had never had the chance to ask about her help at the Huang Piaotian Astronomy Bar.

"Hehe, Brother Xiaofeng, you're going to have to spend a lot! I'm reporting to Peking University the day after tomorrow." Huang Shuqi said proudly.

"What? Peking University, Shuqi, you really got into Peking University!" Lin Feng was pleasantly surprised. Peking University, the highest academic institution in China, and Huang Shuqi had been accepted. Lin Feng couldn't help but be happy for her.

"Hmph, what about my gift?" Huang Shuqi pretended to be angry.

"Hehe, don't be upset. Let's go buy it now." Lin Feng laughed, gently pinched Huang Shuqi's nose, and then took her to the city.

"Here, this is the mobile phone I'm giving you. This way, you can call Aunt Huang or Brother Xiaofeng if you need anything." Lin Feng picked out a Motorola v998+, which cost 3200 yuan, for Huang Shuqi.

"Brother Xiaofeng, this is too expensive. Can we get a cheaper one?" Huang Shuqi refused when she saw the price.

"Alright, this is what Brother Xiaofeng promised. Let's also get you a laptop. How can a college student not have a computer?" Lin Feng then picked out a laptop for Huang Shuqi.

A Compaq Armadam 300 with an Intel Pentium III 600 MHz processor, 64 MB of memory, 12 GB of hard drive space, a 12.1-inch display, and weighing 1.5 kg. In his memory, this laptop was very popular and well-received for a long time.

"Brother Xiaofeng, this is too expensive. I... I don't want it." Huang Shuqi was stunned by the five-digit price and tried to pull Lin Feng away.

"Alright, boss, we'll take this model." Lin Feng paid and took the laptop.

"Alright, Shuqi, now that we've bought the gifts, you can't return them. If you feel the gifts are too heavy, then study hard. This way, Brother Xiaofeng's gifts won't be in vain." Lin Feng said earnestly.

"Okay, Brother Xiaofeng, I promise I'll study hard." Huang Shuqi nodded firmly.

"By the way, Shuqi, when are you going to Peking University?" Lin Feng asked.

"I'm leaving tomorrow. Peking University starts on September 1st, and since we're not from the local area, it's best to arrive a day early. I'll go by myself. I'm a college student now, and I've grown up." Huang Shuqi clenched her fists.

"Go by yourself?" Lin Feng imagined a frail girl carrying a large bag, struggling to find her way to Peking University.

"No, no, that won't do. How can a girl like you travel such a long distance alone?" Lin Feng shook his head and thought for a moment. "Alright, I'll go with you. I lived in Beijing for a few months when I was young, so I can be your guide. We might also run into your sister Yingying, as I have something to ask her."

"Oh~" Huang Shuqi was initially delighted that Lin Feng agreed to take her to Beijing, but when she heard that Lin Feng was going to find Liu Yingying, her mood darkened, and she wasn't as excited as before.

"Alright, let's go. I'll brief the company today, and we'll go to Beijing tomorrow." Lin Feng didn't notice Huang Shuqi's mood and gave the order.

"Okay. I'll go home and tell my mom, so she can be reassured." Huang Shuqi, being a student, quickly recovered. Thinking about having Lin Feng as her companion on the trip, she became happy again.