"I already know the situation. As long as Ji Changlin withdraws the lawsuit, Li Hai will be released soon. Guangwei has gone to find out Ji Changlin's background. Let's wait for news."
"Guangwei?"
Qu Jing couldn't believe it.
"Well, take this opportunity to ease the tension between you two." Nan Yi patted Qu Jing's arm, "Don't worry too much. There are guests coming. Make some chrysanthemum wine to entertain them."
"Anyone else coming?"
"Hmm? I'm not considered a guest?"
Qu Jing smiled sweetly, "Yes, of course I do. I don't have any chrysanthemums at home, so how about silver coins?"
"Can."
After drinking three cups of tea at Qu Jing's house and seeing that she was relatively stable, Nan Yi said goodbye and left. While waiting for news, Nan Yi went to Chen Ji's flagship store and headquarters on Huanshi East Road.
The female soldiers of Chenji are no longer the same as they used to be. After a long period of training, they have mastered the skills of making Western-style pastries and cakes.
On a dark and windy night, the female soldiers sat together. Cai Shufen took out a cake in the shape of a map of China, put it on the table, and then cut it into pieces along the provincial dividing lines. The female soldiers could eat the piece of cake where they wanted to develop, and they could eat more if they had a big appetite.
I heard that the female soldiers sang "The Red Detachment of Women" for half the night that night, and registered Half the Sky Catering International Development Co., Ltd. the next day. As soon as the registration documents came down, Cai Shufen stayed in Yangcheng, the rear base, while the other female soldiers rushed to their targets with the determination of "not coming back if they can't make it".
Now, the fire of Chenji has been ignited in various provinces, and it has been continuously absorbing manpower from Nanchen Village. In this good village, no woman, from the age of 18 to the age of 48, was spared, and all of them were fooled away.
Sitting in Cai Shufen's office, looking at the words "Women Hold Up Half the Sky" posted on the wall behind the big chair, Nan Yi couldn't help but feel a little regretful. If he went to Nanchen Village, he would easily have his legs broken by the unsatisfied men in the village.
Cai Shufen took a cup of Chenji breakfast milk and placed it in front of Nanyi. "Nanyi, give me some advice. The village can no longer afford it. Chenji's expansion has reached its limit. What should I do next?"
Nan Yi picked up the breakfast milk and examined it, then put it back on the table. "Has Chen Ji encountered any competition?"
"Yes, there is the Daodu Gang in Gan Province, which, like us , has opened bakeries and cake shops all over the country. The Daodu Gang also brought out a Fuxi Gang, which is also expanding rapidly across the country. One is a city, and the other is a county. They have more people than us, and one brings another, so they are expanding faster than us."
"Aunt, they have a lot of people, and we in Nanchen have a lot of money. Some things don't need to be done step by step. We can do it in advance and exchange money for time."
"How?"
"Go back and find the county, give up some of Chenji's shares, and jointly set up a Chenji Western Pastry Vocational School with the county. It will not only train students' professional skills in making Western pastries, but also guide each student's future after graduation.
For example, if a student is going to Shenzhen after graduation, she will be instilled with information about the Shenzhen market, such as which location is suitable for opening a bakery or cake shop, how much it will cost, what competitors she will encounter, what are the advantages and disadvantages of her competitors, etc. All the knowledge and information needed to open a store must be taught to the student to help her start her business.
Auntie, we need to change our mindset. We can’t just stick to the traditional franchise store model of collecting a franchise fee, making some money from renovation fees, and then defrauding a deposit. This model is not suitable for Chen Ji.
We should position ourselves as a franchise service provider, technology provider, strategy provider, raw material supplier and capital supplier.
Students can study in our school for free in theory, but they have to pay tuition fees. However, when students open a shop in the future, the tuition fees will be returned in the form of raw materials. This can prevent some students from giving up halfway or leaving after completing their studies and wasting our financial investment.
It doesn’t matter if students don’t have money to open a shop after graduation. We can advance the money to them first, and they only need to pay us back slowly from their profits. We only charge a little extra interest, which doesn’t have to be too high. ”
After listening to this, Cai Shufen frowned and said, "If we do this, how much money will we have to put in upfront? Will it be uneconomical?"
“Advance funding is inevitable, but it doesn’t need to be long-term. Once Chen Ji has achieved scale, there will naturally be franchisees who are not short of funds to join. By that time, Chen Ji’s funds can be recovered.
Moreover, I think this plan should be made bigger, with Nanchen Construction involved. We should buy most of the franchise stores. In this way, we will not only have a killer weapon to restrict franchisees, but also be able to wait for the real estate to appreciate in value.
According to the current situation, the rent will become more expensive every year. If we postpone it for a few years, the rent for one year may be enough to buy the shop. Therefore, it is better to buy out the shop than to rent it for a long time. The cost of buying the shop is actually borne by the franchisee in installments. "
Now is a good time to do this kind of franchise business in China. No matter whether the business can be done or not, as long as you buy the shop, you will have the confidence to make a profit. Therefore, although Nan Yi has no time to take care of Chen Ji's development and still has doubts about Cai Shufen's business ability, he still supports its vigorous expansion.
Besides, the women's army has excellent skills in making cakes and bread. They traveled across the ocean to study in Europe and the United States, and after returning, they went north to Suzhou to learn Suzhou-style dim sum, integrating the strengths of various schools to create their own style. In addition, the Colonization Group supplies high-quality ingredients. Except for its shallow foundation, Chen's dim sum is impeccable.
"Let me think about it carefully. The company doesn't have much money in the account. The village may not give us money if we ask for it. This may not be accomplished." Cai Shufen said, looking straight at Nan Yi.
"Aunt, you know that apart from me, almost no one in the village committee is in favor of Chen Ji. Plus, the village is going to need a lot of money soon, so it's a bit difficult to get funding from the village. A few million is fine, but more is unlikely. You go and take care of the school's affairs first. I'll find a way to raise funds from outside and bring in a few shareholders who only pay money but don't do anything else."
"good."
Nan Yi stayed in Cai Shufen's office for a while, looked at the accounts of Half the Sky, and then left.
After returning home, Nan Yi waited for news while making two plans in front of the computer. It was the next afternoon again, and Lin Guangwei came over with the news he had investigated.
"Changye Company is just a makeshift team. They make whatever is popular, such as steel bars, cement, aluminum ingots, corn, sugar, and clothes. They buy here and sell there to make a profit from the difference.
I have also speculated on a few pieces of land and made a little money. This time, Li Hai asked for money to buy the vacant land next to the staff quarters of the Third Cotton Mill. Ji Changlin disagreed. He wanted to invest all the company's money in the health care products industry. "
Nan Yi asked the school beauty to bring the map of Yangcheng over, "Which piece of land?"
Lin Guangwei searched on the map, pointed to a location and said, "This is a good location. Li Hai has a good eye."
Nan Yi glanced at the map and connected the surrounding landmarks that he was familiar with. "That's a good idea. This piece of land can be worth several times the price in a few years. But to be honest, from the perspective of profitability, selling health products has a better chance of making huge profits than hoarding land."
"I think they are similar. They are not legitimate businesses. They are just profiteers." Lin Guangwei said disdainfully, "You asked me to find out about Ji Changlin's background in order to find something to hold against him, right?"
"Um."
"This is easy. Find out all the businesses Changye Company has done before. According to their practices, the amount of tax evasion and tax avoidance will definitely not be small. The amount of tax backlog plus fines added together will be even higher. Gather some evidence and throw it in front of Ji Changlin. There will definitely be something to talk about."
Nan Yi shook his head. "It's not a good idea. It's easy to put Li Hai in it."
"So what do you say we should do?"
"Just do as you wish. Li Hai is already in prison, and the minimum sentence is seven years. He won't be charged with tax evasion. Besides, he is neither the legal representative nor a shareholder of Changye Company, so he cannot be held responsible."
"Nan Yi, you are talking nonsense." Lin Guangwei scolded with a smile.
"It's not nonsense. I just wanted to say something. If Li Hai was still clean, it would not be a good idea. But now he is already covered in shit, so another one won't hurt. Wait."
Nan Yi stood up, walked to the side, took out a black plastic bag from the closet, walked to Lin Guangwei and handed it to him, "500-denomination bills, a total of 6 stacks, should be enough for you to dig out all the business that Changye Company has done."
Lin Guangwei pushed the plastic bag back and said, "I have the money."
"Take it. I'm just paying for Li Hai first. I'll ask him for it back in the future. It's his own business. Let him spend the money himself."
Lin Guangwei looked at the plastic bag in his hand, thinking, "You want Li Hai to work for you?"
"Look."
"Okay, I'll make arrangements. I have clients tonight, so I don't care about you."
"Do I need you to take care of me?"
"Haha, the dance hall over in Dongshan is pretty good. If you can't stand the loneliness, you can go there."
"Go away."
After Lin Guangwei left , Nan Yi continued to work on his plan.
It was time for lunch, so I went out and packed a portion of fried rice noodles. I could have asked the school beauty to get it, but Nan Yi was tempted by the calls of "handsome boy", so he not only packed the fried rice noodles, but also weighed some thin-shell rice (Xun's clams and clams), which were golden with a hint of green onions and smelled delicious.
In the courtyard, under a tree, Nan Yi was eating his dinner. Nan Wuwei, who was full, came back. He stretched a little hand into the plate and took a handful of thin-shelled rice.
"Hmm, it smells so good."
"After eating at a big hotel, do you want to add some street fireworks to embellish it?"
Nan Wuwei moved a low stool and sat next to Nan Yi. "I didn't eat with Grandpa Ruiwu. I went to the small shop where the workers improved their meals. The food was delicious, but too oily and with too much MSG."
"Oh, why don't you continue to follow and see where the workers go to have fun?"
"Today is the day for salary payment, it is not suitable for children."
Nan Yi's mind turned around before he understood what Nan Wuwei meant, and he smiled knowingly, "It seems that you have done a deep investigation and you have observed this secret."
"This is not a secret. The workers are all talking about it. Some have been looking forward to this day for days."
Nan Yi chuckled, "Let's cut it off. Don't include anything that is not conducive to harmony in your homework. Write more about the positive side, such as talking to your wife and children on the phone bar with a bright smile, or buying an expensive toy and carefully placing it in a snakeskin bag under the bed."
"Dad, it's a bit fake. Most of the workers are good people, but not that pure."
“It should be said pure.”
"Oh, pure."
Nan Yi took a sip of wine, put down the bottle and said, "In a report, you always have to highlight the key points, and ignore what shouldn't appear. For example, if you want to commend Comrade Nan Wuwei, you can't start by saying that Comrade Nan Wuwei still wets the bed when he was several years old. You should focus on mentioning that when he was four years old, he found money in my wallet and gave it to the police uncle, and he was awarded a little red flower."
"Dad!" Nan Wuwei said unwillingly, "I searched half a street for the homework assigned by the teacher but didn't find a penny."
"Haha, no need to explain. Anyway, don't include anything that shouldn't appear in your homework."
Nan Wuwei: "Oh, Dad, is it true that you can no longer tell the truth when you grow up?"
"No, it should be said that we should speak the truth selectively. Good truths should be spoken loudly and bad truths should be kept to ourselves. Good and bad, each type of person has different standards. You have to figure out your own standards for the future.
The path you are going to take will definitely not be exactly the same as your father's. You only need to use his experience as a reference. You don't have to take his words as the truth. You should doubt everything, doubt first and then discern.
No matter who says it, not every word he says is what he agrees with deep in his heart. He may be forced to say it, or it may be in his best interest to say it, or he may not understand what he is saying at all and is just parroting what others say.
Namo: "Don't listen to what they say, don't look at what they write, just talk about their deeds."
"Well, that's a good summary. But some people are fake and very good at disguising themselves. For example, your father, I am a very fake person. If you want to see people like me clearly, you need to observe me for a long time and observe every aspect of me clearly.
When you see a man helping an old lady cross the street, you cannot immediately conclude that he is a good person . It is very likely that he just killed an entire family just a minute ago. Similarly, when you see someone doing something bad, you cannot immediately judge that he is a bad person. As I said just now, people are not so pure and are multifaceted.
Workers who work hard on the construction site will go out to have affairs after receiving their wages. If they are unlucky, they will be caught and taken to the police station. Can we say that they are bad people because of this?"
"No." Nan Wuwei shook his head. "Dad, I need to digest what you said."
“You can digest it, but you don’t need to absorb it all. Remember, doubt everything. These four words are absolutely true and cannot be doubted.”
"Hehe, Dad, your words are inconsistent."
"Don't pick on me. You understand." Nan Yi picked up some thin-shelled rice and said, "Do you want to eat some more?"
"Is there any food?"
"No, I'll give you some fried rice noodles." Nan Yi pushed the lunch box in front of Nan Wuwei, "I haven't touched the right side, go get the chopsticks yourself."
"Uh-huh."
Nan Wuwei ran to the kitchen to get chopsticks and a bottle of soda. He and Nan Yi laughed and jokingly snatched up half a serving of fried rice noodles.
The next day, early in the morning, Nan Yi took Nan Wuwei to Xiaolou and visited the villages near He Xiangu's vegetable base, so that Nan Wuwei could see the stories behind the scenes he had seen before.
Nan Wuwei has been involved in various farm work and can do most of it, but he is not clear how much a peasant family whose main income is farming has to pay and how much they can harvest.
Walking between the ridges of the fields, Nan Yi started from talking about the seeds, how much money they cost to buy, how much work is needed to sow, etc., all the way until the harvest when the grain station comes to collect the goods, he explained all the steps again.
Seoul.
Nan Jiajun took Nan Ruoyin and Nan Youqiong to visit the vegetable factory, and introduced, "Here we use hydroponics. The nutrients needed for the growth of vegetables are regularly added to the water, and light is supplemented by lamps."
Nan Youqiong looked at the plates of vegetables on the five or six layers of shelves and couldn't help asking, "Brother Jiajun, are the vegetables here for salad?"
Nan Jiajun: “Yes, after the vegetables are harvested, they are cut, washed, packed and processed into semi-finished vegetable salads, which can be eaten directly by end customers.”
Nan Youqiong: “Is the cost high?”
Nan Jiajun: "Very high. Our products will be directly delivered to the high-end shelves of major shopping malls in Seoul, and our customers are high-income people and high-end restaurants."
Nan Ruoyin: "Are you using the technology from the Brazilian Amazon hydroponic base?"
"Not only that, we also used the technology of Cebu Family Smart Agriculture in the Philippines, as well as the technology of several other branches. Several technologies were integrated together to build this vegetable factory."
Nan Jiajun said as he picked up a handful of lettuce that looked like broccoli from the shelf. "Its shape and color are the result of directional cultivation. Its nutritional content is higher than that of ordinary lettuce. No fertilizers or pesticides are used in its growth process. There is no pesticide residue at all. You can try it. It tastes great."
Nan Jiajun picked a piece of lettuce and stuffed it into his mouth, then handed the lettuce in his hand to Nan Ruoyin.
Nan Ruoyin nodded after tasting it, but Nan Youqiong thought it was just average. He said that there were experimental products in the Brothers Vegetable Garden that used more advanced technology, and he had eaten them and they tasted better than this.
Nan Ruoyin: "What type of nutrient solution did you use?"
"There is no model number, only a code name, code name Holy Water."
"Hehe, it must be the name my dad gave me. It's full of bad taste." Nan Ruoyin said with a smile: "Brother Jiajun, how much is the terminal price of the semi-finished salad produced here?"
Nan Jiajun: "Different vegetable combinations have different prices, ranging from 12,000 won to 27,000 won."
Nan Ruoyin: "How much is the annual profit?"
Nan Jiajun: "We are still in the cost recovery period and expect to break even by the middle of next year. Based on the current scale, the annual profit will be between 6 billion and 7 billion won."
"8 million US dollars a year is a very good number. Unfortunately, such a beautiful profit figure can only be easily achieved by Japan and South Korea." Nan Ruoyin said regretfully.
Nan Jiajun spread his hands and said, "This is the power of the Agricultural Cooperative, the result of the Agricultural Cooperative promoting the concept of 'body and land are one'."
"Thank you, Virgin Mary, and thank you, the Agricultural Cooperative!" Nan Ruoyin made the sign of the cross and said to Nan Jiajun, "Brother Jiajun, Youqiong and I will arrange the rest of the time by ourselves, and we won't disturb your work."
Nan Jiajun looked at his watch and said, "Okay, call me if you have anything. I'll be at Daehan Flour Milling in Nonhyeon-dong this afternoon."
"learn."
"Auntie Ueto, what are you busy with?"
After leaving the vegetable factory, Nam Ruo-yin and her partner went to Itaewon-ro 54-ga.
Seeing the two little guys appearing in front of her, Ueto Masami's face was full of bright smiles, "I'm looking at the information of Taixiang Group. Ruoyun-chan, you have grown up. The first time I saw you, you were held in the arms of the president. Time passed so quickly, as if everything happened yesterday."
"Time goes slowly, and Aunt Ueto is as young and beautiful as ever."
"Ruolin-chan, you are still so honest." Ueto Masami said, and couldn't help laughing out loud.
“Hehehe.”
Ueto Masami and Minami Ruoyin made each other laugh for a while before greeting Nan Youqiong. It wasn't too formal, but rather a friendly way, as if they were treating a junior.
However, compared to Minami Ruoyin, Ueto Masami feels somewhat restrained towards Minami Youqiong, which has something to do with their status and intimacy.
After the greetings, Ueto Masami and Minami Ruoyin talked about the topic of "Taesang Group".
"Aunt Ueto, Dad wants to acquire the Taixiang Group?"
"The president has not made any plans to acquire or invest in Taixiang Group. We are just keeping an eye on it for now because it is engaged in the field of food chemistry. If Taixiang Group encounters a crisis and there is an opportunity to make a small investment for a big gain, we may invest in it."
"Oh, object of attention."
"Yes."
"Dad's development strategy in South Korea is to walk on two legs?"
"Which two legs? Tell me about them." Ueto Masami said with a smile.
"One is localization. Jiajun's New Miracle Group aims to develop into South Korean chaebols and represents South Korea's interests. The other is Americanization. By taking advantage of the special relationship between the United States and South Korea, we wait for opportunities to harvest South Korea as a member of Wall Street and then invest in several major chaebols."
"It's not the big ones. The chairman is only interested in South Korea's agriculture and semiconductors. To be more precise, it's the Star Group and the Korea Agricultural Cooperatives Association. The chairman hopes to have a certain say in the Korea Agricultural Cooperatives Association."
Nan Ruoyin frowned and thought for a while, "It's difficult for the Korean Agricultural Cooperatives to gain the right to speak. Brother Jiajun's identity can't be hidden from others. As long as the South Korean Intelligence Service intervenes, Dad can't hide it either."
"The chairman never thought that he could hide in the dark. Ruo Ying, you must clarify a concept. What is a local enterprise? The leader of the enterprise is South Korean, the main products of the enterprise are sold to South Koreans, the production site of the enterprise is in South Korea, and the enterprise pays taxes in South Korea. This is a South Korean local enterprise.
We will take part of the profits of New Miracle Group out of South Korea, which will be a very difficult step, so what we will take away will mainly be South Korean products, not South Korean currency.
Now, do you think it is important that the shareholders of New Miracle Group are not South Koreans? "
"It's not important." Nan Ruoyin shook her head, then nodded, "It's also important. It's easy for the enemy to find a handle on us and then instigate public opinion in South Korea to attack the New Miracle Group. The South Group will be in a passive position."
"Ruolin-chan, your worries are not unnecessary. This situation is likely to occur in the future, so the president's plan is to reap some benefits in South Korea first and get compensation for the losses that may occur. In the president's words..." Ueto Masami switched to Beijing dialect and said, "Take advantage first, and then you can do whatever you want with whoever you want in the future."
Nan Ruoyin laughed and said, "Hahaha, this is Dad's style."
"The president is sometimes like a big child, very childish." Ueto Masami also laughed.
"Dad, this is called a man who stays young until he dies, forever young, with tears in his eyes forever."
"No, the president has never been young. When I met him, he was only seventeen years old. But facing him is like facing an adult in his forties. I can't feel the youthful vigor of a young man, but only the maturity and stability of a middle-aged man."
"Really? I don't feel anything."
"Ruolin-chan, the president is your father, of course you can't feel it."
"Maybe."
The two chatted with Nan Yi for a while, and then agreed to go downstairs to shop at a clothing store. Nan Youqiong's identity changed and he became a little follower who carried bags.
In a clothing store called "brenntano", Ueto Masami and her partner were picking out clothes while chatting casually.
"Ruolin-chan, have you ever tried Toyo Seika's Orion Chocolate Pie?"
"No, I've only seen it in supermarkets."
"You can buy some to try. It's a delicious snack. Toyo Seika entered China last year. Orion Chocolate Pie may become popular in China."
Nan Ruoyin picked up a piece of clothing, looked at it, and hung it back on the hanger. "Snacks and Foods should tell Sister Hongdou that since it is a good product, it can be imitated."
"I told you this because I want you to tell her that Master Fan should be prepared to enrich his product line. Once instant noodles occupy the market, he can immediately launch other products." Ueto Masami picked up a piece of clothing and gestured on her body, "How do I wear this?"
"very nice."