Spring Breeze Twenty Years

Chapter 969 The Valley of the Marne

The third-place finisher gave a wry smile and said, "If it weren't for this, we wouldn't have agreed so quickly. That would be impulsive. We'll do our best, but we can't guarantee anything."

Chen Hui said, "That's fine. We don't necessarily need a specific outcome. Just try our best. Anyway, the benefits here are definitely better than over there."

Xiao Wei said, "We originally planned to build a residential area next to the factory. We already had two communities here, so adding another one wouldn't be a problem. The houses will be collectively funded and sold at cost price."

In terms of medical care, we can't be like state-owned enterprises, but we're currently planning to contact the Army General Hospital to set up an outpatient clinic here. Employees will then be able to get certain discounts on medical care. We can't just leave patients with serious illnesses unattended.

The third-place finisher paused for a moment, then asked, "How much land did we acquire? Is it enough?"

Chen Hui said, "From the stadium to the Dragon King Temple, all the land south of the road belongs to us, more than 2,000 mu. In the future, high-end residential areas, staff housing areas, and villa areas will all be built in the park. A large park will be built along the Hun River, with kindergartens, clinics, hotels, and supermarkets. Our communities here are all gated, with the company's security department on duty, so it is absolutely safe."

Xiao Wei said, "Dean Cheng is currently working on the blueprints. Construction will begin in full next spring, and at the latest, we can move in by the fall of 94. The construction is being handled by the military region, so the quality is absolutely reliable."

Ji Jun turned to look at Dean Cheng, who was discussing with the German technician through a translator, and thought for a moment before saying, "The factory won't be completed and put into operation until the end of next year. It's pointless to say anything now. We can't just call people over and keep them here, can we? We'll see when the time comes."

Xiao Wei said, "We're hiring a lot right now. Real estate and shopping malls are short-staffed. You can go back and ask if any of your family members are looking for work. They can come over. We'll give them priority. We'll take anyone who meets the requirements. That'll make things easier."

The third-place finisher thought for a moment, nodded, and said, "That's a good approach. How many people can we use? Where is our shopping mall? How big is it?"

Wang Zhiquan said, "Even if a shopping mall recruits from scratch, it would only need about a hundred people, maybe two or three hundred, which would be a large enough scale."

Dai Shucheng asked Chen Hui, "What is a supermarket?"

Xiao Wei laughed and said, "Can't you think bigger? Our scale should be even larger than a joint venture."

The joint venture was arguably the largest department store in Fengtian, once ranking among the top three in the country, with a sales area of ​​over 50,000 square meters and nearly 2,000 employees. The shoe and hat section alone was over 3,000 square meters.

Wang Zhiquan said, "Bigger than the joint venture? The joint venture is nearly 60,000 square meters."

Chen Hui said, "Our single-story buildings alone are over 60,000 square meters, five stories high. And it's not just in Fengtian; in Xidu, a single-story building is close to 100,000 square meters. Not to mention Bingcheng, which has over 400 acres of land. A supermarket is a self-service market, where you pick out the goods yourself and then come out to pay." He explained this to Dai Shucheng.

Xiao Wei said, "We have department stores, free markets, supermarkets and convenience stores. We plan to open 40 to 60 supermarkets and convenience stores in Fengtian. We still need to hire some people, so you can confidently recruit more people."

Dai Shucheng asked, "And what's a convenience store?"

Xiao Wei said, "It's a smaller supermarket, a small supermarket. It mainly provides convenience for people's daily lives, mainly selling daily necessities and some snacks and groceries. The store is not big, a few hundred to a thousand square meters. Supermarkets are larger, four thousand to ten thousand or thirty thousand square meters, and the larger they are, the more complete the products are."

The third-place winner asked, "Do you mainly deal in shopping malls?"

Chen Hui said, "That's not true at all. We mainly run a food factory and a feed mill, and we also own a few restaurants. We opened this brewery mainly to supply our own restaurants."

Xiao Wei said, "We bought a winery in France that produces champagne, which we sell in our own restaurant. Later, we felt that the variety was too limited, so we discussed getting some imported beer. That's how we ended up setting up this factory. We'll be selling it in our own shopping malls in the future."

The third-place finisher asked, "Then why is there a feed mill? That doesn't make sense."

Xiao Wei said, "This really works. Since we're running a restaurant, we set up two pig farms to raise pigs using specialized methods. I'll invite you to try some sometime; the taste is quite different from regular pigs. And that's how we started a feed mill. Now our feed is being sold in northern Jilin and Longjiang, and the market response has been pretty good."

Wang Zhiquan glanced at the third-place finisher and asked, "Then why are you opening a shopping mall again?"

Xiao Wei glanced at Chen Hui, licked his lips, and said a little embarrassedly, "We didn't originally have this idea. We set up a real estate development company because we wanted to build our own factory and headquarters. We built some buildings, and then Xidu pulled us over to invest and build more buildings. Then Andong and Dalian had to give us face. This year, we came to Harbin."

The land was quite large, and the local government said it could be a five-star hotel, so we bought the Rose Garden in Zhongjie. Rose Garden was in the trade city, so we bought it on the side. Later, we thought, since we already bought it and had the land, we might as well open it up. That's how it was.

The third-place winner said, "So, the shopping malls are going to open in places like Andong Dalian and Xidu Ice City, right? They're that big?"

Xiao Wei said, "Yes, and that's not all. Zhongjie is the smallest one, because the land price here is too high. They'll also build one in Huanggu, and then there will be ones in the major cities of Jibei and Longjiang. They'll also build one in Liaodong, though Benxi and Anshan don't have one yet. And then there'll be one in Inner Mongolia. The one in Xingcheng is already completed, and we'll be going there to inspect it in a few days."

Chen Hui said, "Next year, we will enter the pass and build in Kyoto, Tianjing, Jinan, and Qingdao."

The third-place winner said, "So, you're saying our beer is also going out into the world, right?"

Chen Hui said, "Yes, we're following the supermarket's lead, which is why we invited you here. As for quality, we want to make the most authentic German beer that can withstand the tests of different places."

Xiao Wei said, "This factory is actually a German brewery built in France. We use their technology and equipment here, and we are authorized to produce it. We also use their brand and trademarks. So the quality must be guaranteed. I would rather produce less than cut corners."

Chen Hui said with a smile, "The products from over there will also come over then, and we'll sell them together. We can't embarrass ourselves."

Dai Shucheng asked, "Is it possible to study there?"

Chen Hui nodded and said, "Okay, we'll go next year. We'll all go together then, and take a look."

The third-place finisher said, "So, does that mean this is still a foreign-owned factory?"

Xiao Wei nodded and said, "Yes, it's wholly French-owned. The Henri Pinot Noir in the Marne Valley, in the Ay appellation, is a Grand Cru vineyard in the entire Champagne region, or rather, in the French wine industry. It has a very high status."

(End of this chapter)