My Lord, you need to stand up!

Chapter 824 Who is the main course after all?

But the final straw came from the partial operating rights contract of the "National Convenience Food Research Center".

Wei Dong thought that as long as I insisted on not taking over any real estate development company, everything would be fine.

To date, he has only worked with Chi Shiming's Jianggang Real Estate, which is also the real estate company that undertook the development of Beijiaochang New City in Shangzhou and the international community in Shanghai.

Then, at the Jiangzhou Urban Construction Company, which was responsible for the construction, he was only nominally the chairman with an annual salary of one yuan.

The construction of this plot of land in the city center by Lianping Auto was undertaken by Lao Geng and his urban construction company from the real estate development company of the automobile corporation. In the end, the commercial storefronts on the ground floor also belonged to Lianping Auto.

He didn't touch a thing.

Only in the suburban industrial park was it fully funded and built, and then leased to Pingqi for free for twenty years.

Unless one is in charge of a real estate development company, their role is at most that of an advisor.

Unexpectedly, during the day, You Qili had already finalized a partial operating rights contract with them, which clearly listed the following: the main business covers areas such as convenience food processing, food storage and transportation, agricultural product sales and logistics, and also includes expanding into real estate development, import and export trade, and other diversified operations!
When did a convenience food research center start getting involved in real estate development?!
Wei Dong was stunned when he saw the contract.

Can the relevant authorities approve them all?
The leader of the relevant department sat right next to us and said, "We think we can give it a try, so we've given it special approval."

That's how it was in the 1980s; you could do anything by starting a company.

That's why there's a saying that shell companies can dominate the market.

Not to mention Pingjing, where everything can be specially approved, making things extremely convenient.

Yu Qili sat docilely beside him like a big cat. This contract was like a rocket booster for him; there was nothing he wouldn't dare to do.

But now he can only sign the contract as the general manager's representative; what people recognize is that Wei Donglai will serve as the legal representative of this research center.

Wei Dong sat there looking at the contract, his mind preoccupied with whether or not to sign it.
This model is actually quite similar to Lao Geng's urban construction company model.

He wouldn't stand by and do these things if Wei Dong was so busy. The general manager would handle the specifics, but the chairman of the board had to guarantee and cover for him.

But he absolutely trusted Lao Geng to do things, as for You Qili...

Wei Dong turned to look at the great god. Four years ago, he wanted to follow the great god, but after four years of twists and turns, he ended up becoming the great god's lord.

Now, You Qili's eyes were filled with burning desire, and he was desperately trying to suppress the eagerness he had for obtaining the imperial sword.

Although he didn't say anything, his eyes clearly showed that he was willing to submit as long as he could get it.

Logically speaking, Wei Dong could have refused to sign, but this guy is too much of a troublemaker...

It was precisely this sentence that held Wei Dong back, as if only he knew the ins and outs of You Qili and could at least keep him from going too far.

This person is truly not lacking in ability.

Moreover, unlike Jin Zhuoqun, You Qili's moral values ​​are actually not bad; he is ruthless in the absence of any subjective intent to break the law or commit crimes.

There are still bottom lines in doing things.

Let Wei Dong ask one last question: "What project are you planning to start immediately now that you've taken over the convenience food research center?"

Yu Qili hesitated for a moment before revealing his true intentions: "There's a detail you just mentioned, the issue of food preservation. Winter is coming soon, and in the north, people need to store a lot of vegetables every year to get through the winter. Traditional methods are hard to keep the vegetables fresh. If we use a refrigerator, it would solve this problem very well. I'm thinking of importing this kind of refrigerator from abroad."

Wei Dong could only think "Holy crap, holy crap, holy crap..."

His brilliant ideas were all based on the clairvoyance of the celestial eye.

Therefore, when faced with someone like Lin Wangfu who could invent a sound card, they immediately gave him half of the shares and fully supported his development.

Yu Qili was the same.

In the 1980s, very few people noticed the refrigeration capacity of some refrigerators and freezers.

Later, some TV commercials liked to portray the fish in the refrigerator as being alive and kicking when taken out.

No one even thought of selling this idea to the north where winters are cold enough.

It is precisely in the north, where temperatures can drop below zero degrees Celsius, that refrigerators and freezers with precise temperature control are most needed to preserve fresh vegetables.

If Wei Dong were to solve this problem, he would definitely use the final conclusions from thirty or forty years in the future to vigorously develop the vegetable greenhouse planting industry, so that fresh vegetables can still be produced in the north during winter.

However, the cost of plastic film and planting technology may not be feasible in the short term.

So you would never have thought of this move.

And the most interesting part was that one of the leaders listening in frowned and said, "Imported refrigerators? In order to protect the national industry, the State Economic Commission and six other ministries formulated Document No. 452 to strictly control the import of home appliances, right?"

Now we know what level Wei Dong is at; he can directly communicate with the Economic Commission... The six ministries are the first, second, third, fourth, fifth, and sixth ministries of industrial output, so they are very familiar with each other.

Yu Qili was clearly surprised to find such a knowledgeable leader present. Caught off guard, he finally admitted, "I have studied Document No. 452 repeatedly and found that there is an appendix that stipulates that refrigerators with a capacity of 360 liters or more are not subject to import control and have very low tariffs."

Wei Dong burst into laughter.

360 liters—people these days rarely even see refrigerators, so they naturally have no concept of that.

He saw it many times afterward, and even collected quite a few of these cardboard boxes from the tax office, so it left a deep impression on him. The volume was roughly the same as the large size of later side-by-side refrigerators.

Household refrigerators, which were rare and precious in the 1980s, were the kind that were half a waist tall and had a capacity of eighty to one hundred liters.

Later, domestically produced refrigerators became popular in households, with a capacity of around 100 to 200 liters, and they were the mainstay for more than ten or twenty years.

Indeed, it wasn't until thirty years later that side-by-side refrigerators began to appear in towns and cities, but they never became the mainstream.

This document must have been removed because it assumed that no domestic manufacturers could produce such large refrigerators and that there wasn't much purchasing power for them.

As a result, You Qili accurately seized the opportunity.

Because it's obvious that he didn't import it for personal use; this stuff is clearly intended for public use, such as restaurants, company canteens, and hotels, which have a high demand for fresh vegetables!
Awesome, really awesome!
This is typical of Yu's tactical style. The country has imposed strict controls, so as long as I find a loophole and do the opposite, I can enjoy the entire market share all to myself.

This finally convinced Wei Dong that there was no such thing as a person with an undeserved reputation.

Leaving aside those high-ranking bigwigs, anyone like You Qili who left their mark on the wave of reform...

None of them are ordinary people.

He wanted Wei Dong to confirm that even without his presence, as long as You Qili managed to secure this contract, specifically the seemingly insignificant clause about import and export trade rights, he could achieve his goal.

This time, it's guaranteed to take off again.

Regardless of the overall strategic or wartime trajectory, this campaign-level operation deserves full marks.

The leaders of the food company were initially puzzled by Wei Dong's laughter, but after hearing You Qili's explanation and gesturing about the dimensions, they immediately became interested. "That's right, we all have this need!"
However, Wei Dong's laughter came to an abrupt end at this moment.

He was already prepared to sign, but then casually glanced at the official terminology used earlier in the Convenience Food Research Center.

I inadvertently discovered that canned food is currently the largest category of convenience food in China...

What does it mean when canned goods are associated with the name You Qili?
Wei Dong had no choice but to rub his nose and brow hard.

According to Li Xuehong's report, after leaving Jiangzhou, You Qili went to Pengzhen.

Regardless of whether Wei Dong or You Qili, reform pioneers, were allowed to go to Shenzhen to fight, especially after he encountered various setbacks in the mainland.

Pengzhen, which is wilder and crazier like a roulette wheel, will attract him sooner or later.

So, even if Pengzhen's connection with Ludong Joint Food Import and Export Company backfired due to its failure in selling cotton yarn, You Qili's exceptional social skills would eventually lead him to this company.

He always harbored the idea of ​​gaining fame among the feudal lords, selling his goods to the emperor, and exchanging court beatings for reputation.

It was inevitable that they would decide to head towards Pyeongkyo.

Could this be the key to Yu Qili's future aircraft replacement?
After he started doing sales, Wei Dong was always puzzled as to how You Qili could mobilize dozens of train cars of canned goods to exchange for a few passenger planes.

Anyone with even a little experience knows how difficult it was to collect materials across provinces and multiple manufacturers in the 1980s.

That was absolutely a god-like maneuver, worthy of being called a battle-level operation.

This makes it even more difficult for them to pay on credit, as they likely don't have the money.

Now I understand a little better. If you have a prestigious nameplate from the National Convenience Food Research Center in your hand...

It really fooled those canneries.

So now he had no more doubts and signed the contract as chairman with a smile.

He wanted to see with his own eyes how You Qili would handle this matter.

Unbeknownst to him, Wei Dong had transcended the scumbag mentality of "I can't help but be arrogant, I'll vouch for him and make sure this food center won't drag me down."

Now that I'm in charge, I'm going to see what kind of trouble you can cause.

Everyone felt a sense of joy and elation.

We have to have a celebratory meal.

The imperial kitchen, responsible for all important meals, is undoubtedly excellent in terms of food.

It doesn't need to be flashy or luxurious; it's just a restaurant in a hutong (alleyway), but everything there is absolutely the best.

Even someone as experienced as Wu Xi secretly raised an eyebrow at Wei Dong.

Then, during the meal, they proposed three housing reform initiatives to be carried out simultaneously. One of them was that they were confident they could immediately apply for and acquire a plot of land next to the airport road and the automobile industrial park to develop a food industrial park!
This relocation strategy is correct. Getting Wei Dong to agree will also be very beneficial for him, as the land is becoming more popular.

The other option, of course, is to follow Wei Dong's suggestion and relocate small plots of land within the city to build high-rise buildings.

Finally, there's a plot of land in the southern suburbs of the city that the city originally wanted to relocate the food industry to, a food industry that had never had a real estate project like this before.

Hopefully, Wei Dong can lead the team to a winning start.

In their view, You Qili's side was really just an extra.

(End of this chapter)