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People at Qianchuan: Working is Entrepreneurship — A Brief Analysis of Career Planning Innovation at Qianchuan Wood Industry

　　When it comes to career planning, everyone knows it as the "employee path," meaning you work at a certain company and climb up the ladder step by step. Looking at companies both domestically and abroad, no matter how perfect the career plan is or how fast you get promoted, it never escapes the essence of being an "employee."

　　What does being an employee mean?

　　It means that when you hold a position, you bear the responsibilities and receive the compensation. Once you no longer hold that position, bear those responsibilities, or receive that compensation, everything has to start over — find another company and climb another career ladder step by step. It's like climbing a mountain: you climb up, come down, then climb another one, and in the end, the mountain still belongs to someone else.

　　Mr. Luo Zhengren, Chairman of Qianchuan Wood Industry, has always had an ideal: to help everyone achieve financial freedom together. In his mind, the company belongs to everyone, and Qianchuan belongs to everyone. To this end, on April 18, 2012, he instructed: boldly innovate our career planning and turn being an employee into entrepreneurship.

　　"Turning being an employee into entrepreneurship" is not just a simple slogan! It is a revolutionary improvement in career planning — adding an "entrepreneurship path." Traditional career planning includes two routes: the technical route and the administrative route. The technical route means climbing step by step within your professional field, for example, from accountant to assistant accountant, from assistant accountant to accountant, and then to senior accountant. The administrative route means becoming a manager, such as from department supervisor to manager, from manager to director, from director to deputy general manager, and then to general manager. Qianchuan's positions along these two routes include: staff, specialist, section chief, supervisor, manager, director, deputy general manager, and general manager.

　　What is the "entrepreneurship path"?

　　The entrepreneurship path in Qianchuan's career planning is like this: after working at Qianchuan for a certain period, if you no longer want to be an employee and want to start a business, Qianchuan helps you realize your entrepreneurial dream. Specifically, Qianchuan opens direct-sale stores and invites you to become a shareholder — these are our "entrepreneurship stores." If you have strong capabilities, Qianchuan lets you become a regional general agent, becoming your own boss, with continuous support from Qianchuan.

　　Some colleagues might ask: why start a business with Qianchuan if I want to be my own boss? The market risks are huge. If you set up a small stall, losing it means just a little money and little impact. But if you open a bigger store or company, rent alone is a significant amount, and losing it means "going back to square one." Starting a business with Qianchuan is like leaning on a big tree. Moreover, Qianchuan's direct-sale store model has proven successful and can be directly replicated, saving you years of struggle. Looking further ahead, when Qianchuan goes public, you will be a shareholder of the listed company, holding original shares. At a 30 times price-earnings ratio, your 10,000 yuan can immediately become 300,000 yuan! Starting a business with Qianchuan is not about Qianchuan holding you back, but a "employee exit path" arranged for professional managers, fulfilling the wishes of those who do not want to be employees for life.

　　So, why is it said that "being at Qianchuan, being an employee is entrepreneurship"?

　　What is most needed for entrepreneurship?

　　Some say capital. That is completely wrong! Nowadays, if someone offers you a 10 million loan, you might not even want it because you fear not being able to pay the interest, and you don't know how to use the money. What entrepreneurship most needs is management ability. Is being an employee just about earning a salary? Of course not. Being an employee is a learning process. If you decide to start a business in the future, this process is learning entrepreneurial knowledge. There is much to learn: how to produce products, develop products, sell products, establish management mechanisms, and set up management processes... Looking at several generations of Chinese entrepreneurs since reform and opening up, many were experts from state-owned enterprises who started businesses based on their prior learning, while others explored on their own. Obviously, exploring on your own is much slower.

　　Therefore, no matter what position you hold now, you must be clear about what you want.

　　Some say, I want to be a boss right now! Of course, that's possible. But you currently lack strong capital, skilled expertise, industry experience, and industry connections. Starting a business is very difficult; without paying enough tuition fees and falling many times, success is impossible. Being an employee is a process of capital accumulation and learning entrepreneurial skills. It can be said that being an employee prepares you for entrepreneurship, is even a necessary stage, or even a shortcut to entrepreneurship. To use an analogy: there is a mountain not far away. A group of inexperienced young people with no climbing skills and no knowledge of the mountain enthusiastically climb it, but most fall or even die. However, a smart person does not rush to climb but watches others, learns climbing skills, observes the mountain's terrain, sees where it is easier and safer to climb, and after sufficient observation, climbs successfully in one go! Those inexperienced youths are people who "want to be bosses immediately," and the smart person is the one who "works first, then starts a business." Don't think entrepreneurship is easy; successful entrepreneurs are always less than 3%!

　　What can Qianchuan give you? If you want to start a business, it gives you entrepreneurial knowledge; if you don't want to start a business and just want to be a gold-collar worker, you can rise along the technical or administrative routes; if you are indifferent to fame and fortune and just want to live a fuller life through working, then the big family of Qianchuan can give you a fulfilling position. The diamond is in your backyard; instead of running around, it's better to be down-to-earth, grow, learn, and harvest in your position at Qianchuan until you realize your life value! At Qianchuan, you don't have to be confused, and you won't be confused anymore because you can see your future!

　　Appendix: Overview of Qianchuan Career Planning

　　Overview of Qianchuan Career Planning

　　Qianchuan's career paths include three routes:

　　Administrative route: realizing personal value through management positions.

　　Professional route: realizing personal value through professional skills.

　　Entrepreneurship route: realizing personal value through entrepreneurship. The company opens entrepreneurship stores as an "exit channel" for outstanding talents from professional managers to entrepreneurs. These individuals invest cash to become shareholders in the entrepreneurship stores. This approach satisfies employees' entrepreneurial desires, retains outstanding talents, enhances employee loyalty, and strengthens market control.

　　1. Administrative route:

　　(1) Company departments, quality technology system, and marketing internal staff: staff — section chief — department supervisor — department manager — assistant director — director — deputy general manager

　　(2) Production system: worker — assistant workshop supervisor — workshop supervisor — factory director — assistant director — director — deputy general manager — general manager

　　(3) Frontline marketing personnel: business manager — regional manager — market supervisor — branch general manager — director — deputy general manager — general manager

　　2. Technical route:

　　Staff — Specialist — Certain Specialist — Senior Certain Specialist

　　Technical track, can transition to administrative track.

　　3. Entrepreneurship track:

　　(1) Staff — Section Chief — Department Supervisor — Department Manager — Entrepreneurial Store Shareholder

　　(2) Worker — Workshop Supervisor Assistant — Workshop Supervisor — Factory Director — Entrepreneurial Store Shareholder

　　(3) Business Manager — Regional Manager — Marketing Supervisor — Entrepreneurial Store Shareholder

　　(4) Staff — Specialist — Certain Specialist — Senior Certain Specialist — Entrepreneurial Store Shareholder. Higher positions can become regional general agents based on mutual agreement between labor and management. For some outstanding talents, the entrepreneurship track can be accelerated, for example, department-affiliated personnel can advance early to department supervisor.