When Lin Mai's family of three returned home, they saw Zhao Liang and several of his men sitting in the living room, chatting animatedly with Grandpa Fang, Grandma Fang, and Fang Zhuoyue.
Lin Mai asked Zhao Liang in surprise: "Why are you here in the capital? Didn't you agree to send capable men to the capital to open up the market?"
Zhao Liang said with a smile: "I want to come to the capital to visit.
Besides, our two food markets in Jiangcheng have long been on the right track. Two market managers can manage them well and don't need me to guard them.
I was so free that I personally led a team to the capital to open up the market."
Although the vegetable market has not yet been secured, Zhao Liang can be asked to rent land in the suburbs of Beijing to grow vegetables in greenhouses.
Beijing is in the north, and the temperature in winter is much lower than that in Jiangcheng.
Building a vegetable greenhouse cannot be as simple as in Jiangcheng. All you need is bamboo strips and film.
Growing vegetables in greenhouses in Beijing requires heating, which increases the technical difficulty a lot.
Lin Mai asked Zhao Liang to go to the Beijing Academy of Agricultural Sciences for help. The professors and experts there were very good and they would definitely be able to help him solve his technical problems.
After Zhao Liang and Lin Mai finished talking about official matters, he led his men into two groups, one going to the suburbs to rent land, and the other going to the Academy of Agricultural Sciences for help.
After seeing off the guests, Lin Mai waved to Fang Zhuoyue: "Come with me to the study to talk about something."
Fang Zhuoran and Grandpa Fang both watched her uncle and sister-in-law leave the living room inexplicably.
We are all a family, why would Lin Mai want to talk to Fang Zhuoyue alone?
Although the three people were full of questions, no one asked.
When he arrived at the study, Lin Mai closed the door and sat down, while Fang Zhuohuo stood.
She said solemnly: "You are becoming more and more promising. You sell a plastic bag production machine, and you give me a showdown first!"
Lin Mai didn't care about the ten thousand yuan, but he didn't like the feeling of being forced.
Seeing that Lin Mai was unhappy, Fang Zhuoyue rubbed his hands guiltily with a flattering smile on his face: "I didn't earn my sister-in-law's money from that plastic bag production machine."
Although Lin Mai didn't understand machines, she knew that Fang Zhuoyue was telling the truth.
It is difficult to produce a machine, so it can only be made by hand. The labor cost is not cheap, not to mention the cost of buying parts.
She looked into Fang Zhuoyue's eyes and asked bluntly: "Tell me, why did you suddenly think of selling my machine even if you don't make any money?"
Even if the plastic bag production machine is not sold, Fang Zhuoyue can make a lot of money just by selling the plastic bags.
He sold it to Lin Mai regardless of profit, and Lin Mai always felt that he must have a purpose.
Fang Zhuoyue smiled flatteringly and said: "My sister-in-law is still considerate. I want to borrow 300,000 yuan from my sister-in-law to open a factory for me. Is she willing?"
Lin Mai was quite surprised.
Although this brother-in-law is talented, he doesn't have much ambition and seems to be just dawdling.
Although Lin Mai doesn't like it very much, everyone has their own way of living. As long as she doesn't have to contribute money to support her brother-in-law, she will not interfere in his life.
Now that Fang Zhuoyue suddenly said that he wanted to open a factory, Lin Mai always felt that it was untrue.
She asked: "Why did you suddenly think of opening a factory? What factory are you planning to open?"
Fang Zhuoyue saw that Lin Mai was not as serious as before, so he dared to sit down on a single sofa:
"Sister-in-law, please don't think that I am doing this on a whim, I have been thinking about it for a long time.
As a grown-up person like me, I can no longer accomplish nothing.
The factory I want to open is of course producing disposable cup and bowl making machines and plastic bag making machines for sale!
There are currently no machines for these two types of machines on the market, and since plastic bags and disposable cups and bowls are of high quality and low price, the market demand will definitely be huge.
If you sell these two machines, you will definitely make a fortune.
Sister-in-law, you don’t have to worry about me borrowing money and not being able to pay it back."
Lin Mai was quite surprised: "You have developed a machine for producing disposable instant bowls and disposable cups so quickly?"
Fang Zhuoyue said disdainfully: "It doesn't require any difficult technology.
It’s just a matter of replacing the materials used to produce aluminum lunch boxes with foam and plastic.”
Lin Mai knew that it was easy to say, but not so easy to do.
When the material is changed, the various strengths of the machine must be reset, which requires repeated experiments to succeed.
Lin Mai agreed to lend Fang Zhuomo money to start a business and also gave him some guidance.
Let him not only sell machines, but also produce disposable instant cups and instant bowls to sell to trains and snack bars.
There are currently no disposable instant cups and instant bowls on the market. If Fang Zhuoyue seizes the opportunity, he will surely make a lot of money.
When there were so many self-employed people selling instant cups and instant bowls, he stopped and only sold machines.
Fang Zhuoyue had previously made a plastic bag production machine and sold plastic bags to snack bars and markets in Linmai.
With plastic bags, it is not too convenient for customers to buy vegetables or snacks to take away.
As a result, the business of Linmai's vegetable market and two large restaurants has improved a lot.
Other shops and vendors saw this and bought plastic bags from Fang Zhuoyue.
He has already made a pot of gold.
It's a pity that plastic bags are so cheap, and the profit from selling a hundred plastic bags is only a dime.
Therefore, the pot of gold only amounted to tens of thousands of yuan, which was far from enough to set up a factory, so he borrowed money from Lin Mai to set up a factory.
Fang Zhuoyue nodded: "I know this."
Lin Mai asked him to check in a disposable instant cup and instant bowl production machine for her after she returns. She will need it when she opens a delicious chain store in Beijing.
After the uncle and sister-in-law finished talking, they left the study.
Fang Zhuoran immediately asked Lin Mai quietly what she and Fang Zhuoran were talking about hiding in the study.
It's not a shameful content. Lin Mai talked with Fang Zhuohuo alone because he was afraid that he would lose face.
When Fang Zhuoran asked, she told him everything.
Fang Zhuoran did not expect that Fang Zhuoran would become angry and strive for strength, and was quite surprised.
At this time, the phone in the bedroom rang, and Lin Mai ran to answer it.
The call was from Director Fu of the Planning Department of Jiangcheng Head Office.
He said that he, the Propaganda Department, and the Finance and Accounting Department had made a rough budget. It would cost at least millions to hold the model contest.
He felt that it was not worthwhile to spend such a large amount of money just to advertise Jinxiu Clothing.
Jinxiu Clothing is already well-known in the domestic market, and there is no need to spend huge sums of money on advertising.
Lin Mai said: "Don't worry, the advertising fee is just a down payment from the company. In the end, the wool will come from the sheep, and the company does not need to pay for it."
Minister Fu was confused when he heard this: "How do you make wool so that it comes out of the sheep?"
Lin Mai advised him to sell the talent show to CCTV so that he could make back the money he spent.
Minister Fu hesitated: "This is not a TV series, will CCTV buy it?"
Lin Mai said: "How will you know if you don't try?
Whether CCTV will buy our talent show depends on how you negotiate.
When CCTV aired my first commercial, people didn't agree with it at first."
Minister Fu said that he would spend at most five days to plan the draft, and then come to the capital to discuss business with CCTV.
Lin Mai asked him to report any difficulties to her promptly when discussing business with CCTV.
After hanging up the phone, Lin Mai dialed Master Zhang's son's phone number again.
Master Zhang's son also made a lot of money while decorating Lin Mai's shop.
I bought a house in Jiangcheng and installed a home phone, making me look like a little rich man.
Master Zhang's son was very happy when he received a call from Lin Mai and asked Lin Mai if he was used to living in the capital.
Lin Mai made a few perfunctory remarks and then turned to the main topic, saying that she had a facade and wanted him to lead a team to decorate it.
Before Lin Mai finished speaking, Master Zhang's son Zhang Wenbing agreed.
He just didn't get any work during this period, and he was very busy at home. Lin Mai gave him a job, which he couldn't ask for.
Lin Mai smiled on the other end of the phone: "Don't rush to agree, listen to what I have to say, and think about it before giving me an answer."
Zhang Wenbing said embarrassedly: "Then please tell me."
Lin Mai told Zhang Wenbing her plan.
Her plan was to set up a decoration department with Zhang Wenbing in charge.
The income of him and his employees consists of basic salary and performance bonus.
Lin Mai told Zhang Wenbing not to worry about running out of work and not getting a performance award.
She can guarantee that she will provide him with three projects every month, no more, no less.
These three projects alone can support Zhang Wenbing's small decoration team.
Lin Mai is not a big talker.
There will be more and more chain stores of her Bao Haochi and they need to be renovated.
When the Jinxiu Clothing franchise store is opened, the company will provide decoration.
Zhang Wenbing is not afraid of not having any work to do.
Linmai’s marketing plan is imitating KFC’s marketing model.
KFC does not make money by selling products.
It gives most of the profits from its products to franchisees, keeping only 1% for itself.
It mainly makes money from franchise fees and supply chain and commercial real estate.
Linmai has a way to earn profits from both franchise fees and supply chain profits.
Only in commercial real estate, it is difficult for her to make money from this area nowadays.
Because she doesn’t have the skills of KFC and is good at building a business circle.
At least not yet.
That's why she thought of setting up a decoration department to provide decoration support to franchisees and earn money from decoration.
She is not afraid that franchisees will be unhappy.
She can rely on the increasing advantages of her franchise stores to negotiate the lowest prices for building materials with manufacturers.
In addition, the decoration team is also owned by the company, so there is no intermediate link, the cost is low, and the quotation is naturally low.
Under the premise of maintaining quality and quantity, no one can beat the price, and franchisees will not have any resistance.
There is no craze for home decoration these days. If Zhang Wenbing hadn't been decorating Linmai's shop.
Let alone making money to buy a house and take root in Jiangcheng, it is not easy to make ends meet.
Now that Lin Mai wants to recruit him, although the income may not be as much as he earned when working alone, it will not be much less.
The key is to be stable, you just need to lead the team and do the work well.
He doesn't have to worry about taking jobs or anything else, it's quite cost-effective when you think about it.
Zhang Wenbing then nodded and agreed to Lin Mai's proposal.