Chapter 472 Today Is Different From the Past

In the afternoon, Mr. Yang, who was worried about the future, left the office and wandered around other departments.

You can't blame him for being worried - the company's development is about to reach a bottleneck, and now it looks so prosperous, it really makes people a little anxious.

Before, the company was still a small one, and Yang Ruoqian could invest heavily in local areas to increase his costs.

Later, the company became a large local enterprise by accident, and Mr. Yang could continue to increase investment across the country, and he would win as long as the speed of spending money exceeded the speed of profit.

Even now, Mr. Yang can still work hard and invest crazily internationally to cover up the profits of previous projects.

In short, as long as there are bigger projects, the nesting dolls can still continue.

But there is always an upper limit to this way of spending money.

After the international projects are also invested, he can't invest in alien projects, right?

What if his pile of international projects are still profitable?

Where can he find bigger and better projects to cover up this part of the profit?

While wandering around the company, he suddenly saw Shao Yiqi sneaking around.

"What are you doing?" Yang Ruoqian was stunned for a moment, "The company's safe is not here, and there are no cameras, you can just go and get it."

Caught in the act, Shao Yiqi was stunned: "Am I that kind of person? And who steals safes these days?"

"Then what are you doing secretly?"

Shao Yiqi said: "I'm hiding from Luo Ruqin. She is like Skynet in the company now, and she likes to tip you off the most. I'm afraid she will tell you about my sneaking back."

Yang Ruoqian corrected: "But you are caught in the act by me now. Tell me, why don't you take care of your zoo and come to the company?"

"The personnel coordination at the zoo is almost done!" Shao Yiqi argued, "I don't know anything, so I can't play a role there. In a few days, the candidate for the director who I think is good will come to the company. You can go for an interview then."

I just don't want you to play a role, so I exiled you to the zoo...

Yang Ruoqian would not be diverted by such words, and said, "You still didn't say what you wanted to do by secretly returning to the company."

Since he was caught anyway, Shao Yiqi was a little tougher: "Have you forgotten about the cruise ship? My dad has responded."

Has there been a response to the cruise ship?

Yang Ruoqian was refreshed-this quarter, the project he valued most was the cruise ship.

The initial investment is large, the payback period is long, and it is a money-eating beast that can move around the world. It is close to perfect in all aspects.

The accounts for this quarter will not be settled for some time, but after watching the movie scene, Yang Ruoqian has completely lost his expectations for this quarter.

It's just a suspended death sentence.

It hasn't been settled yet, but you can start thinking about what to do next quarter.

"Yes, although my father is the chairman, the amount involved is relatively large, you know." Shao Yiqi squinted his eyes, "Now the results are almost out."

"How is it?" Yang Ruoqian was very happy, and he no longer pursued the fact that Shao Yiqi escaped from the exile without permission, "How much is the offer?"

"This thing is not buying a mobile phone, one hand pays and the other hand delivers the goods." Shao Yiqi sat on the sofa and took out a can of Coke from the refrigerator in the lounge. "There are many miscellaneous projects, I can't explain it clearly, and I can't understand it... When the time comes, the people over there will send the specific list to the relevant staff of the company. Qi Mu should make a simple summary list for you."

"But don't worry, it is definitely an internal discount price! The old guys on the board of directors can't beat my dad."

Yang Ruoqian: "...I don't think it's necessary at all, just do it in a fair manner."

For such a project that starts at tens of billions, any small "discount" is very scary.

You are from a large group, don't treat such an important project so trifling!

Business wars are about watering each other's fortune trees, and business talks are all about personal emotions. How come this is completely different from the scene I imagined before, where I could make tens of millions or even hundreds of millions of dollars in a few minutes with just a few moves of my hands while sitting in front of the computer?

"That won't work. I proposed this project, and I'm the person in charge, so I'll definitely do whatever I can to save money. And it's too late for you to say it now, the whole thing is almost settled."

"Forget it." Yang Ruoqian chose to be patient, "You continue to talk."

Anyway, this cruise ship will undergo a major transformation in the future, and the money saved on the cruise ship itself can be doubled in the transformation.

"The cruise ship is now in the port of Shanghai, do you want to go and take a look? And find some inspiration for the transformation?"

"Now it's okay? Isn't it still a little bit of a stroke?"

"What a joke, you are a big customer." Shao Yiqi waved his hand, "You are a little too underestimated in the market. Others, such as the richest man, and what big guys are calculated based on assets, but you are different, you have cash in your hands."

Now the calculation of wealth is all about assets.

In extreme cases, for example, a person has assets worth 1 billion, but also has liabilities worth 1 billion. If we simply convert them mathematically, the money he actually has should be 0.

But when we calculate the facts, this is not the case.

So a person worth 1 billion can never take out so much cash.

If the debt ratio is too high and the turnover is too high, a company worth tens of billions, hundreds of billions, or even trillions of dollars may collapse in an instant.

Mr. Yang is different. All the industries of Kuiguang Group have high cash flow. According to outside speculation, with the funds in his hands, any order can solve the liquidity crisis of many companies.

For Gaoyao Group, converting super heavy assets such as cruise ships into cash flow is a very cost-effective deal.

"You don't know how many companies can survive with just one breath from us. So you know why Kuiguang Group has so many insignificant expenses, but the final profit is still so high, right?"

The reason is very simple. Whether a company can survive depends on how much profit or loss it makes, but whether it has enough funds to support shipments and capital return is the decisive factor.

Even if a factory has been losing money, as long as it can continue to recover funds, continue to use a large number of products to dilute costs, and delay time, it will have a chance to turn around.

The principal is 100 yuan, a round of products loses 5 yuan, and the recovered funds are still 95, and it can continue to produce and wait for opportunities.

But if the product cannot be sold, there are only assets but no cash, and the entire factory will stop operating in an instant.

The Kuiguang Group not only has a large demand, but also pays very quickly. They don't delay payment, allowing turnover to flow faster and diluting the overall cost.

Doing business with the group can save so much money, so the quotation given will naturally be lower.

Yang Ruoqian's mouth twitched: "So, the low price of the products we get has caused our entire upstream to be in a very cheap and low-cost state. So we are so lavish in the company, and the actual cost is still lower, is that what you mean?"

Shao Yiqi nodded and said, "Yes. To be honest, these benefits in the company are only more expensive when they are built at the beginning. After a period of time, compared with the low cost of our supply chain, this operating and maintenance cost is no different from 0."

For example, the massage chairs in the company's rest area.

At the beginning, it was really expensive to purchase in large quantities.

But after the purchase, isn't the subsequent maintenance cost just that little electricity bill?

The massage chairs Yang Ruoqian bought at that time were expensive and of extremely high quality. After using them for so long, let alone failures, even obvious damage could not be seen.

The same is true for game rooms, luxury restaurants and bars.

After the game consoles and various equipment are purchased, and the luxury kitchen is built, the subsequent electricity bills, beverage and snack fees, and food costs will be the same as nothing?

Even if the company cafeteria often uses high-end ingredients, the regular customer price and wholesale price will not make the cost too high.

Yang Ruoqian: "Okay, no need to say more, let's continue talking about the cruise."

It turned out that he racked his brains to get these things that increased costs, but in the end, they were reduced from other places by the lovely employees.

Thanks to the group, suppliers solved the liquidity crisis; group employees enjoyed high wages and high welfare benefits; project leaders got the best profit data...

Yang Ruoqian was the only one hurt?

Shao Yiqi said strangely: "Why do you think the company can make so much money?"

"Okay, it's impolite to say more. Let's continue talking about your cruise ship. I'll let Qi Mu arrange the air tickets and fly over directly to have a look."

"Are you in such a hurry? Don't wait for the private plane route to be arranged?"

Yang Ruoqian didn't bother to pay attention to him. He sent a message to Qi Mu directly, asking her to book two first-class tickets from Jinhai to Modu as quickly as possible, regardless of the cost.

Three hours later, the two college classmates arrived at the airport.

Soon, the plane arrived at the prosperous Modu.

Qi Mu's arrangements were very good. As soon as they got off the plane, a special car came to pick up the two people. All the procedures for hotel reservations and going to the dock were in place.

At the boarding gate, Yang Ruoqian looked through the glass at the super-large cruise ship that could be called a giant on the sea.

It is 300 meters long, nearly 50 meters wide, and 50 meters above sea level.

Roughly estimated, the entire ship can accommodate at least 5,000 tourists.

On the top floor of the entire cruise ship, you can also see a water park with a complete range of projects including swimming pools, water slides, surfing pools, etc. Next to the water park is a winding and steep roller coaster track that surrounds the deck.

The scale is naturally not as large as the Kuiguang Theme Park on land, but it is small but complete - being able to feel the sea breeze and experience weightlessness from a high altitude while looking at the endless ocean is already the top enjoyment.

Not to mention that there are also a series of entertainment facilities such as cinemas, stage theaters, shopping malls, arcade centers, etc. inside the cabin.

Rather than saying that this is a ship, it is better to say that this is a giant marine amusement complex!

"How can there be so many things on the ship?" Yang Ruoqian was amazed at the first sight, "I feel like playing with them."

"What's the point of this?" Shao Yiqi walked towards the boarding gate, "Let's find a top design team and a top engineering team to change the entire cruise ship into a futuristic AI theme... In the dark night, sitting on a roller coaster full of technology and traveling through light pollution is the top enjoyment."

Yang Ruoqian nodded: "The atmosphere must be done well, and the cost in this regard must not be saved casually."

How much does it cost to let the engineering team transform the roller coaster on the cruise ship?

How high is the workload and difficulty of transforming every room, so that Luo Ruyin, AI and futuristic sense fill every corner of this traditional cruise ship?

While the two were chatting, Yang Ruoqian saw a man in a suit and leather shoes coming down from the cabin and heading straight towards the two of them.

"Hello, Mr. Yang, hello Mr. Shao. The chairman is waiting for you two inside."

Yang Ruoqian was stunned: "Chairman?"

Shao Yiqi's father, the big boss of Gaoyao Group?

But then I thought about it, for this kind of project involving tens of billions of dollars, it is quite normal for the big bosses of both sides to meet.

"Yes, should I take you two there now, or should you two rest in the living room first?"

Naturally, on such a luxurious cruise ship, two luxurious rooms cannot be spared.

"Just go there." Yang Ruoqian thought for a while, "It doesn't have to be so grand."

Since it was a sudden meeting without an appointment, there was no need to be so formal.

While walking into the cabin, Yang Ruoqian took the time to look at the surrounding environment.

It has to be said that as a giant luxury cruise ship, it not only looks luxurious on the outside, but also on the inside. Even every subtle design is unique.

And what makes Mr. Yang most happy is that these design styles are incompatible with the AI-style future style.

The cost of renovation will be huge by then!

With this in mind, Yang Ruoqian took out his mobile phone, took two photos at random, and sent the photos to Luo Rujie through special software.

"Come out here and take a look at this."

"Luo Ruyu is here, what are your orders from the boss?"

Yang Ruoqian: "[Picture], can you see what this is?"

After all, it is an AI with a large database. After thinking for a few seconds, Luo Ruyan immediately gave the correct answer: "Is it on a cruise ship? It's the cruise ship with the roller coaster!"

Yang Ruoqian chuckled, approving openly and secretly: "The search is correct."

"Wow, the boss doesn't take me with him when he goes out for fun? I know you can't take me with you, but aside from objective factors, can't you take me with you!"

He calls himself "boss", and all he says are words that only a traitor would say.

Yang Ruoqian didn't care about it and said: "Fun? How can I, the great boss, come out just for fun? This cruise ship is intended to be bought for you, and it will be tailor-made for you to have a theme park suitable for you, and at the same time, you can hold global events on it. Concert tour.”

"Lie..."

Luo Ruyu only read the first word of his reply before a slightly familiar voice came from the front.

"Hello, Mr. Yang, are you okay?"

Shao Changfeng stood up, stepped forward and stretched out his hand, with the attitude of facing an equal collaborator.

It can be said that Shao Yiqi is a completely different person than when he was working in the group’s initial stage! (End of chapter)