Chapter 710 - 328: To Become a Great Tree, Do Not Compete with Grass. Another Fighter Joins
Xiaogao is not very old, and his life experience isn’t particularly extensive, but he is willing to lower himself and has a high talent for understanding customers’ thoughts.
In fact, Li Jingsheng suspects that this kid is not only good at understanding what customers think, but he’s also quite effective at guessing his boss’s mind.
"Boss, I’m really fine!"
Xiaogao said he was fine, but after Li Jingsheng clarified things, his tone of speaking had clearly changed.
Only when he was close to Li Jingsheng would Xiaogao speak in such a tone.
Since the launch of the online medicine sales business, Xiaogao had no longer used this tone with him.
Compared to the boss, Xiaogao was still a bit inexperienced.
"It’s a great attribute that you can be broad-minded and not fuss over personal gains or losses. Our clinic is developing rapidly, and everyone must strive to learn and improve to adapt. Your two deputies have stronger professional skills than you, so I understand you feel pressured. But remember, you must not be self-deprecating, you must be confident, because only with confidence can you possibly fulfill the role of sales manager at Sunshine Clinic."
Li Jingsheng was laying things clear for Xiaogao.
No matter how strong the deputies were, they still reported to Xiaogao.
The position of sales manager was not going to be easily threatened by newcomers.
"Our clinic’s sales business is currently developed into two segments, online and offline. I believe both have great potential for expansion. For example, with offline sales, you can expand towards the direction of the intracity two-hour delivery service. Collaborating with a broad range of delivery boys, I think this is feasible."
Li Jingsheng isn’t a boss for no reason.
In terms of wisdom, leadership ability, as well as employee cohesion and coordination, Xiaogao couldn’t compare.
No one at Sunshine Clinic could currently replace him as boss.
Even Tang Ping still fell short.
As for medical skills, there’s even less need to discuss.
Even Shao Bing, an expert in internal medicine, admired Li Jingsheng greatly and often sought his advice.
"Intracity medicine delivery business?"
Upon hearing this, Xiaogao’s eyes lit up a little.
"Why didn’t I think of that? The boss is indeed wise. But if someone only buys a box of cold medicine, the profit might just be one or two yuan. How do we deliver that to them? Doesn’t that mean we’ll incur a loss?"
He immediately raised a question.
"Haven’t you ordered takeout? You can totally set up a delivery fee threshold, charging around six yuan for delivering a single order of medicine to the door. I think many people would be willing to accept that. It’s just a courier fee, and the medicine can be delivered to the customer’s hands within two hours, which is very convenient. If a lot of medicine is purchased, the profit can cover the delivery fee, so free delivery or a half-off delivery fee can be offered as an incentive."
Li Jingsheng was guiding Xiaogao in the right direction.
"Right, right, right, this idea is completely feasible." Xiaogao kept nodding after hearing this, looking very excited.
"When signing agreements with the delivery guys, you must ensure their reliability and honesty. Then, from ten at night to six in the morning, delivery fees should be doubled. Because this falls into their sleep time. Only high pay can motivate them. Also, you should plan well and submit a specific viable proposal to me, and then I’ll hire someone to create a dedicated automatic dispatch and statistics system.
It will make it easier to calculate delivery pay and supervise their timeliness.
After opening this intracity convenient medicine purchase business, some urgent patients must have timely deliveries ensured and no carelessness is allowed."
Caution and considering the worst possible scenario is a survival skill Li Jingsheng honed on the Old Street of South City.
The intracity convenient medicine purchase is a great opportunity, and it may be well-received upon launch.
However, there are hidden risks within it as well.
If a patient has an urgent condition or a chronic disease that could become dangerous if medicine is not taken on time, and the original two-hour delivery promise is broken, with the medicine still not delivered after three hours, and the patient is rushed to the hospital, potentially paralyzed or dying due to not taking medicine on time, the responsibility will be significant.
Sunshine Clinic’s current drug quality is completely reliable.
Most health supplements come from Best Medicine in the Magic City, while life-saving medicines come from a procurement platform.
In terms of quality, Li Jingsheng has no worries whatsoever.
If there’s an issue, they can find the supplier to take responsibility.
The only concern is the middle stage of getting the medicine from storage to the patient’s hands.
Apart from ensuring timeliness, it must also be ensured that the medicine is not tampered with, and the delivery guy does not make a mistake.
For example, if the delivery guy is delivering medicine to several patients simultaneously and makes a busy mistake of giving Customer A’s medicine to Customer B, then there will be significant trouble. The responsible party must be clearly identified and held accountable.
Additionally, it’s nonsense for Sunshine Clinic to recruit a batch of full-time delivery guys on its own.
Thus, collaboration with them is the only way forward.
Their primary job is delivering takeout, and they can also earn extra by delivering medicine to the customers in the designated areas.
This is mutually beneficial for both parties, ensuring survival.
"Boss, please give me some time for this matter. When I’m done, I’ll provide you with a detailed plan."
Xiaogao seemed very excited, as the boss’s words gave him a new direction to strive towards.
"Do more research and study in related areas before drafting the plan. Take your time with this. I’m just giving you a little guidance. You need to adapt to your new identity; you are the sales manager of Sunshine Clinic, no longer just Dr. Gao behind the counter selling medicine."