Chapter 30 The poorly managed vegetable market
After being forced to drink dozens of bowls of spiritual chicken soup by Tang Zifeng, Zhang Jianyang felt that his waist was no longer hurting and his legs were no longer weak. He climbed more than ten floors in one go without breathing. He carried his handbag and took Tang Zifeng out of the labor service company office building, and began to inspect the company's industries one by one.
"This vegetable market is called the East District Vegetable Market in the factory. It mainly provides vegetables and side dishes for employees living in the East District of the family compound. Some of the vegetables and side dishes sold in the vegetable market are purchased from the city's side food companies, and the other part is that the factory regularly sends trucks to several vegetable wholesale markets in the city to purchase, and then sells them to employees with a little difference."
In a large-scale vegetable market, Zhang Jianyang introduced the situation to Tang Zifeng.
The vegetable market is a two-story building with an area of about 1,000 square meters per floor. It is divided into several counters such as meat, aquatic products, vegetables, fruits, and dry goods. The salesmen at the counter are all family members of employees hired by labor service companies. There are many people buying vegetables in the vegetable market, and some of them are lined up in front of the counter. The salesmen are measuring the goods slowly, and the people in the queue are not in a hurry. They are chatting and leisurely. Obviously, they are not surprised by this rhythm.
Tang Zifeng looked at both floors of the vegetable market and asked Zhang Jianyang: "Lao Zhang, how much money can you make in such a vegetable market in a year?"
"It's hard to think about making money. If you include salary, water, electricity and other consumption, you can barely equalize the annual income." Zhang Jianyang replied dumbly. As if he felt that his answer was a bit failed, he quickly added:
"The purpose of running this vegetable market in the factory is mainly to facilitate employees and not to make money, so the price difference between our non-staple food and non-staple food is not high, which is 15%. Things like vegetables and non-staple food have relatively large losses in transportation and sales, so the actual gross sales profit is only less than 5%.
"The annual sales of the vegetable market is about 1 million yuan, and the gross profit of 5% is about 670,000 yuan. There are 40 employees in the vegetable market, and the annual salary is more than 30,000 yuan, and the consumption of water, electricity and other various things is more than 20,000 yuan. In the end, it is very good to be able to break even."
Tang Zifeng smiled strangely and asked, "Does the loss you mentioned include the vegetables, fruits and melons and melons that you gave to your leader's home?"
"This..." Zhang Jianyang was embarrassed and didn't know how to answer for a moment.
It is very public to deliver vegetables, fruits and melons to the factory leaders' homes. Zhang Jianyang, as the deputy director of the office, used to take advantage of the vegetable market. Now that he is the manager of a labor service company, he is even closer to the water. Going to the vegetable market to get some vegetables, fruits and melons, etc. is not a big deal at all. Just now, when Tang Zifeng went to his office, he was planning to ask the vegetable market to deliver fruits, which obviously would not be paid.
It is a routine for relying on the mountains to eat and relying on the water to eat. It is a routine for the drivers of the fleet to use public buses for private use, and it is a routine for the masters of the canteen to eat without money. The workers in the workshop take some waste to make attics and furniture. It is also something that everyone thinks is accustomed to. Who would find this problem?
However, anyone with common sense knows that this kind of thing is actually non-compliant. It’s okay for everyone to do it privately, but the factory leaders personally ask it, and the taste is different. Zhang Jianyang clearly knows why he was demoted to a labor service company for why he was demoted to a labor service company.
Fortunately, Tang Zifeng did not intend to sue Zhang Jianyang for such a thing. He said:
"Old Zhang, I will not blame the past for the past, and you don't have any psychological burden. From now on, you can tighten your pockets. Whether it is a vegetable market or a small shop, you must strictly maintain property rights relations. Not only should you distinguish between public and private, but you cannot make free transfers between various departments of the public.
"For example, when the factory needs fruit and snacks when it comes to the hospitality, you cannot let the office go to the vegetable shop to get it, but you have to buy it at the market price, or keep the accounts first, and finally settle the financial settlement with the factory. Including me, Director Zhou, General Engineer Qin, General Manager Ning and other factory leaders, if you need to buy vegetables at home, you can ask someone to help you deliver it, but you have to collect money. It's better if you get used to many things. Do you think these factory leaders are the ones who are short of the money for this little food?"
"I understand, I understand. Assistant Tang, don't worry, from today on, I will definitely manage it strictly." Zhang Jianyang replied repeatedly.
He knew that Tang Zifeng's words did not represent Tang Zifeng himself, but Zhou Heng behind him. Two days ago, Zhou Heng had asked the office to sell the Mercedes-Benz sedan specially used for him, claiming that he wanted to share the joys and sorrows with all the factory employees. This move once again won unanimous praise from the entire factory. Whether Zhou Heng was sincere or in order to show off, at least he was shaping the image of a clean leadership team.
In this case, if Zhang Jianyang gave Zhou Heng and other factory leaders some free vegetables, fruits and melons from time to time, it would be a crime against the wind. Zhou Heng had already borrowed his head from him once, and there would be no pressure to borrow it again. He is not a nine-headed beast, so he would not have so many heads for Zhou Heng to cut it off.
After saying this, Tang Zifeng led the conversation back to the vegetable market and said, "Old Zhang, I have two questions about what you just said. First, you said that the annual sales of the vegetable market is more than 1 million, but I calculated it. The entire factory has more than 20,000 employees and family members. They buy vegetables in two places. In theory, our East District vegetable market should be able to serve more than 10,000 people. Calculated by 1 yuan per person per day, it is reasonable to have at least 4 million sales per year, but why is it only more than 1 million now?"
"Well..." Zhang Jianyang was stunned for a moment, then turned around and shouted to a middle-aged woman standing aside: "Hong Liu, come here and explain this issue to Assistant Tang."
The middle-aged woman named Hong Liu was the person in charge of the East District Vegetable Market. She had been visiting Zhang Jianyang and Tang Zifeng just now. After the inspection, Tang Zifeng stood in the air to discuss the problem with Zhang Jianyang, and Hong Liu was always by her side. She could hear the questions that Tang Zifeng asked to Zhang Jianyang clearly. At this time, she took two steps, came to Tang Zifeng, and said with a smile:
"Assistant Tang, what you are talking about is like this. The employees and families of our East District Vegetable Market Service are indeed just over 10,000. Assistant Tang is really amazing. He came out all at once. Otherwise, why did I hear that Assistant Tang is a top student at Renmin University? His knowledge is different. If my two children have half of Assistant Tang's ability..."
"Uh, let's talk about the key points..." Tang Zifeng quickly interrupted Aunt Hong's stream of consciousness. Once this building is tilted to the problem of children's learning, even eight cows can't be pulled back.
"Yes, look at my mouth, why did I say this?" Hong Liu's CPU in his mind obviously supports multi-threading, and his thinking changes very quickly. She said: "The cost of buying vegetables and side dishes for 10,000 people a year is definitely more than 1 million. Assistant Tang said that there is 4 million, which I don't think can be achieved, but there is definitely more than 3 million. However, the employees in the factory buy vegetables, not only in our two vegetable markets, but they sometimes go to the outside vegetable market to buy vegetables. The vegetables outside are fresh and cheap, and there are many varieties, and I often..."
"Hong Liu, you're off topic again!" This time it was Zhang Jianyang's turn to intervene. Aunt Hong's previous words were normal, but the latter words were obviously not right. You are the direct person in charge of the vegetable market, and I, Zhang Jianyang, are the indirect person in charge of the vegetable market. You said that the dishes outside were fresh and cheap, and there were many varieties. Isn't this saying that your own vegetable market is not good? Whose platform do you want to demolish?
"Manager Zhang, what I said is true..." Hong Liu felt quite wronged. Why can't he say a few words of truth? Don't I look like an honest child... Mom?
Tang Zifeng held Zhang Jianyang who was about to go out and said to Hong Liu: "Master Hong, I have also noticed what you said. The vegetables in our vegetable market don't look fresh, but I don't understand it if you say our vegetables are more expensive than those outside. Manager Zhang just said that in order to take care of the employees in the factory, the difference in the purchase and sales of the vegetables in our vegetable market is less than 15%, while the general price difference in the market should be more than 30%. Why is our price difference low, but the price is more expensive?"
Hong Liu said: "Because the vegetables in the vegetable market outside are grown by farmers' own homes, some of which are collected and sold in the village, so where is the difference in purchase and sales? The vegetables we purchased from the wholesale market have already changed. The wholesale prices are higher than the retail prices of others. If it were added to the difference in purchase and sales, it would be too high. Let me say that. If it weren't for the trouble of buying vegetables outside, who would be willing to buy vegetables in our own vegetable market?"
When Zhang Jianyang heard that Hong Liu handed over the bottom like pouring beans, he stopped hiding it. He said to Tang Zifeng: "Assistant Tang, there is no way to do this situation. We cannot pick up vegetables from home like those farmers, and we can only go to the wholesale market to purchase, so we naturally have no competitiveness in terms of price."
"I understand." Tang Zifeng nodded. He turned around, looked at the entire vegetable market, thought for a while, and asked the two of them: "So, Manager Zhang, Master Hong, in your opinion, is there any room for improvement in the operation of this vegetable market?"
Although Hong Liu is a quick-talking person, she also knows that answering leaders’ questions requires seniority. Before Zhang Jianyang spoke, she was inconvenient to answer them.
Chapter completed!