Agriculture Maniac

Chapter 105: The Fan Family's Past, Sanyi Soybean Oil Factory

Yu Yang hugged the bald fat man Fan Tao and went to the old plastic greenhouse No. 2.

On the road.

"Tao, what are you doing in Zanglugou so late at night?"

"Boss, I don't know why, but Mayor Huang, who used to treat me like a treasure, has suddenly changed his attitude recently and is not happy with me at all. Especially last night, I was sleeping soundly, and he suddenly came over in his sleep, touched my head with his left hand, held a sharp knife in his right hand, and patted and hit it while muttering why the watermelon was not ripe yet. You don't know, I was scared to death."

"..."

"I didn't dare to stay at the grain station anymore. I thought that the agricultural trade exhibition hall where the press conference was held had heating, so I rolled up my bedding and moved here. But I never thought that Township Chief Huang was sleepwalking again and rushed in with a Hanyang-made pole. He pointed at my chest and said, "What a big bear. If I kill it, I can make two leather coats for Sanyuan." I was so panicked that I jumped into the ditch... Then you brought that big boss here, and I didn't dare to come out because I didn't want to disturb your business talks."

Yu Yang knew what was going on.

It's just that Fan Tao had just arrived and thought that Village Chief Huang was an honest man, so he ordered him around and treated him like a maid. Now that the mall has been established, the Village Chief must regain his dignity.

Thinking of Fan Tao's 5 million investment, he consoled him:
"Don't worry, the village chief will recover soon, and will feel extremely guilty. He will treat you as his own father from now on."

"Is this true? There is no hospital here. Can a barefoot doctor cure sleepwalking?"

"There is a hospital, but it hasn't been built yet. The director is the lover of the city police chief, so he is extremely professional."

"That's a good feeling."

Fan Tao seemed somewhat relieved, and like a little girl, he patted his chest, causing the two lumps of fat under his sweater to tremble.

The two talked as they crossed the highway intersection and turned into the parking lot.

Then Yu Yang discovered that the parking lot, which had not changed much before the New Year, suddenly became a restaurant gathering place a week after the New Year.

There are not only Shaxian snacks, cross-bridge rice noodles, foggy chicken pot, Bashu spicy hot pot, but also braised pork with rice, barbecued beef, mutton hot pot, Northeastern stew, Guangqu barbecue and so on.

Fan Tao explained, "This is a catering project prepared for the shopping mall. Now we are integrating it here and training a group of employees.

When the mall opens, fast food, including cake shops, flower shops, and branded clothing, will be placed on the first floor on the street to attract people. More complex food will be placed on the fourth floor to set off the cinema.

In addition, I also contacted my acquaintances in Shanghai Asia and opened a few Western restaurants here, serving steak, pasta, pizza, etc. ”

"There is Asia in the Magic City?"

"Yes, but it's called Qianbaicun chain, including Beijing, Guangzhou, Fog City, Suzhou and Hangzhou, nine large cities, where else can I find so many snacks."

Yu Yang suddenly realized that the Asia Mall he had in mind might not be as simple as he understood.

I immediately walked into the Northeastern Hotpot and took a look.

The store was converted from a private house. There are six earthen stoves in the hall and chairs placed around them. Bowls, chopsticks, porridge, soup, cold dishes, seasonings, etc. can be placed around the stoves.

The dishes include stewed pig's trotters, stewed big bones, stewed sheep's heads, stewed ox's heads, stewed kidneys, stewed chicken feet, stewed goose...

And according to different tastes, it is divided into pure Northeastern flavor, hometown Dongshan stewed flavor, Bashu spicy flavor, Xijiang spicy flavor...

Fan Tao introduced: "When the aquatic products company in Pingdong Lake opens, we can also stew crabs and turtles, and the side dishes are similar to those of hot pot, and customers can choose by themselves.

Therefore, the scale of this store is far more than this. It is expected to invest 100 earthen stoves and provide 50 jobs, including waiters, food deliverymen, chefs, cashiers, restaurant managers, etc. ”

Yu Yang took a stroll and looked at Fan Tao with admiration.

With this model, as long as the price is not too expensive and the taste is not too bad, you can definitely make money.

Fan Tao sighed, "Actually, these were all my third brother's ideas. He was planning to have the waiters wear roller skates to serve food as a gimmick, but who would have thought that the mall would change overnight? My third brother, who was in charge of the business in Shanghai, had his limbs and ribs broken. When he was sent to the hospital for rescue, he was carried out of the operating room by the other party, beaten to death and thrown on the bank of the Pujiang River in Shanghai."

Yu Yang didn't know what to say, so he patted his shoulder to comfort him.

Then I walked out of Northeastern Hotpot and took a look at Guangqu BBQ next door.

This restaurant is similar to a hot pot restaurant, except that the hot pot is replaced with a grill pan, and a ventilation duct is installed above each dining table to extract oil fumes.

Looking at the promotional pictures, you can grill slices of meat, skewers of meat, lamb legs, suckling pig, kidneys...

In addition, there are freshly squeezed fruit juice and freshly squeezed vegetable juice from the Shiliying vegetable greenhouse.

Unfortunately, these temporary stores are mainly used for training employees and are currently unable to accommodate customers.

Otherwise, I would try it no matter what Yu Yang said.

And across the parking lot.

There are many clothing stores on both sides of the main road in Yujia Village.

Casual wear, sportswear, summer wear, winter wear, formal wear, down jackets, leather shoes, belts...

Of course, these are also used for training.

Relevant content includes Mandarin, reception etiquette, sales techniques, etc.

Fan Tao said, "Shili Mall adopts the model of direct supply from manufacturers and self-operation. It needs at least 1500 service personnel in total. I originally planned to recruit only young and beautiful girls, or tall and handsome boys, but considering the employment problems in Shiliying, Hangai Township, and Jiuxian Township, I had to lower the threshold again and again, even those who can't read are accepted."

Yu Yang glanced at the young wife holding her child and trying to learn Mandarin, the aunties and grandmas wearing headscarves and seriously learning etiquette, and the old men with yellow teeth grinning and trying to smile, "It's hard for you."

Then he added: "It's hard for them."

"How about this? Let the villagers take charge of administration, sanitation, and after-sales service. Then recruit a group of junior high school and high school graduates from society to work as waiters in the restaurant. Then recruit a group of fresh graduates from universities to take charge of front-end sales and technical work."

"Everything is up to the boss."

The two of them came to the old plastic greenhouse No. 2, where the eldest brother and his wife had already prepared wine and food.

Yu Yang invited Fan Tao to take a seat.

"I've been busy building the factory recently. I haven't treated you well when you came to our Shiliying."

"That's too polite, Boss. It's my greatest honor that you accept me. I toast to you with this glass of wine."

Fan Tao came to Shiliying simply because this place is a lawless area.

If he finds a local tyrant to settle down with, as long as the other party has no ill intentions, he can survive.

I'm not kidding.

His third brother died so tragically in Shanghai, and his second brother wasn't much better off in Beijing.

A drunk taxi driver ran over it, rolled it over, ran it over again, and finally dragged it for two kilometers...

The eldest brother was shot three times. If he had not been shot only in the thigh, and if he had not been preparing to go to Hong Kong to inspect the Asia branch - Qianbaicun chain, and had happened to have a plane ticket on hand, he would not have been able to leave.

As for him...

Fortunately, I was considered a waste in the eyes of the outside world and was not targeted by that group of people at the first time.

Yu Yang drank a glass of wine and refilled the glasses for the two of them. "Tell me about Asia?"

"In fact, many things are not as rumored by the outside world."

Fan Tao started talking with a hint of reminiscence.

In 85, his eldest brother planned to contract a project, but he had no money, so he borrowed yuan from the local credit union.

Then he deposited the money into the county industrial and commercial branch for one month and borrowed 50 yuan.

Then he deposited the 50 yuan into the Construction Bank of the city for a month and borrowed 200 million yuan. That year, Nanhe Prefecture was building Erqi Square, which was roughly equivalent to Quancheng Square in Dongshan Prefecture.

As the local government offered a series of preferential treatment to attract investment, his eldest brother first went to Xishan to set up a real estate development company, and then was attracted to Nanhe for investment. He obtained a piece of land on the southeast side of Erqi Square in phased payments.

The so-called phased payment roughly means that we give it to you for free and then help you get an interest-free loan. When you build the commercial building and sell it or rent it out, you pay the money back.

After much thought, his eldest brother decided to set up a shopping mall.

At that time, the department store industry was basically dominated by government-run stores, and the environment was outdated and the sales clerks were rude.

After the mall was established, it immediately attracted a lot of customers, and its eldest brother even invited a retired Air Force colonel named Wang to be the general manager of operations.

In this way, Asia also had the support of the Ministry of Air Force.

In 87, the Asia Mall was completed. The interior decoration was like that of a star hotel. The lobby was also equipped with an artificial waterfall and a piano concert hall. A red flag was erected at the entrance, and a military band of people was arranged to hold the flag-raising ceremony every day.

In 88, after the service department completed a year of training, Asia officially opened for business.

On that day, all the goods on the shelves were sold out and suppliers begged to come to the door to sign contracts.

In 89, Asia Mall's sales reached 1.86 million, and its profit margin remained above 35%.

From 90 to 93, Asia's total sales grew rapidly at an annual rate of 30%.

At the same time, thanks to the support of the Ministry of Air Affairs, Asia opened 11 branches in Nanhe.

It also established a chain brand and invested in two larger-scale Qianbaicun chains in Beijing and Shanghai respectively.

In 92, the average daily turnover of the Qianbaicun chain in Beijing was 500 million, and the daily turnover of the Qianbaicun chain in Shanghai was 600 million.

In 93, Asia became the top department store in the East. State-owned shopping malls followed suit and started a fierce war to attract talents. CCTV even made a documentary called "Business War" for this purpose.

In 94, the number of shareholders of Asia Group increased to five from the eldest brother, a retired colonel of the Air Force.

The three new ones are from the fields of finance, real estate, and import and export trade.

Then plans for expansion were drawn up.

The general meaning is: with retail as the leader and finance and real estate as the two wings, establish a large enterprise group based on industrial development, increase annual sales to 500 billion, rank first in the country, and construct the Oriental Commercial Trust.

计划启动后，亚细亚和仟佰村在东方建设了25家2万平方米的大型零售商城，100家5000平方米的大型商超，500家2000平方米的区域超市。

In addition, a 68-story Asia skyscraper was built, which was later increased to 120 stories.

At the same time, we will create supporting real estate development, tourist hotels, office buildings and villa complexes.

And build an Asian base, that is, invest in your own clothing factories, leather factories, printing factories, fast food companies, etc., to achieve self-production and self-sales.

In the second phase, we will establish shipping companies and shipping companies, invest in Hong Kong sites, enter North America, and complete the listing.

Everything was going smoothly at first, but in 97, the Asia-Pacific financial crisis broke out, and with the trade war still going on, Asia's capital chain suddenly broke, and all plans came to a crashing halt.

The Beijing Qianbaicun chain alone has debts of 8 million yuan.

Of course, this so-called debt is definitely not unpaid wages, nor is it overdue payments to suppliers.

Instead, someone secretly transferred the assets a long time ago.

"When my eldest brother discovered this sign, he also conducted an in-depth investigation. Later, he realized that he couldn't afford to offend, so he could only secretly prepare a retreat and transfer some of his assets."

"I just didn't expect things to break out so quickly. During the Spring Festival of 96, Tianjin Asia went bankrupt and all the goods were looted. On March 3 of the following year, my second and third brothers died tragically overnight..."

After listening to it, Yu Yang was surprised to find that this was the first generation of Wanda.
But the fetus died in the womb and did not grow up.

Fan Tao took out four magnetic cards from his trouser pocket.

One from Standard Chartered Bank, one from HSBC, one from Bank of East Asia, and one from Hang Seng Bank.

"This is 5.7 million yuan in funds, and it is also all our Fan family has. It was originally 6 million yuan, but I spent 500 million of it. 500 million was invested in Shili Mall, and 2000 million was invested in Tianwaiqiao Underground Pedestrian Street."

"You just trust me so much?"

"You didn't kill me, which is the only reason I believe you."

"..."

"In fact, I know that the mall alone cannot bind us together. If I want to get the protection of Shiliying, I must integrate into the Shiliying industry, and investing in the soybean oil factory is a great opportunity."

"You are a smart man, but the Ten Mile Camp cannot protect you."

"It doesn't matter, at least I'm still alive now."

Yu Yang pushed the magnetic card back and said, "The funds are yours, I don't want them, let's talk about soybean oil."

"Everything is up to the boss."

"When the spring soybeans are harvested, the soybean oil factory will be put into production. This seems very tight and there is no time to build a factory, but in fact, the principle of oil extraction has not changed from ancient times to the present, which is nothing more than squeezing."

Yu Yang said, using water to rub the table in front of the two of them, "In the past, the beans were fried and put into a woven container, then stuffed into a wooden barrel that looked like a garlic mortar, and then a heavyweight beam was used to hit it repeatedly to pound out the oil.

This method is still used by many small workshops.

In the industrial age, in order to improve the efficiency of oil extraction, people changed this device into metal, changed the impact into "mechanical power extrusion", and installed a heating device.

It's like hammering a nail into a wall. It's very difficult to hammer it in and you have to hit it thousands of times.

I then installed a jack on the other wall and extended it to this wall, behind the nail, and then let the jack work to drive the nail in.

Therefore, the oil extraction technology of the industrial age will produce soybean cake after squeezing soybeans.

The protein content of this bean cake is basically above 40%. If we use our own soybeans, the protein content will reach 45%. It can be used to produce bean cake powder, or make feed and fertilizer.

in this way.

You invest in a soybean oil factory and I supply you with soybeans. You get three percent of the soybean oil produced and I get seven percent.

The bean cakes produced afterwards belong to me."

"Boss, if this happens, I will be at a loss."

"Don't bargain with me. I will provide the soybeans and the oil pressing equipment. The sales channels will follow the vegetables. All you have to pay is the capital, and I can guarantee that your soybean oil can be bigger and stronger."

Fan Tao pondered for a moment, "So it's settled then?"

"if not?"

“What’s the name of the soybean oil factory?”

"In the future, we will use Sanyuan No. 1 soybeans to extract oil. We will first name it Sanyi Soybean Oil Factory. Later, when we change the raw materials, we will set up Saner Soybean Oil Factory and launch Saner Soybean Oil to form a brand."

"No problem, but can I still run the mall?"

"We must do it. At least we must put the underground pedestrian street of Dongyuetianwai Bridge into operation."

Otherwise, where should we install our own "Nantianmen"?

(End of this chapter)