Chapter 140: Plan To Establish A Company And Lease A Factory!
Tasted the flavor of Eight Treasure Pickles.
Dad and Mom also lost their previous worries, becoming full of confidence.
Such delicious Eight Treasure Pickles are definitely not going to be hard to sell!
“Son, what do you think is a suitable price to set for our Eight Treasure Pickles?”
Jiang Wen subconsciously felt that the price of their Eight Treasure Pickles definitely couldn’t be measured by the prices of ordinary Eight Treasure Pickles on the market.
Although they are both Eight Treasure Pickles, the difference in taste is too great!
Jiang Tao played coy for a moment and said with a smile:
“Mom and Dad, have you heard of the 600-year-old Liu Bi Ju shop near Qianmen?”
“Never heard of it.”
Jiang Wen answered crisply; he never paid attention to such things.
“Liu Bi Ju? Isn’t that a place that sells pickles?”
Mom, Tian Xiaomei, had heard of this brand.
Jiang Tao smiled and said, “Yes, it’s said that loose Eight Treasure Pickles at the century-old Liu Bi Ju shop sell for 90 yuan per jin.”
“What, 90 yuan per jin! That’s several times more expensive than beef!”
Jiang Wen’s eyes widened upon hearing the price his son quoted.
This price was truly beyond his wildest imagination.
“Good heavens, pickles can sell for so much? Will anyone buy them…”
Tian Xiaomei also gasped, worried about its sales volume.
“Haha, you two underestimate the consumption power of the people in the Capital City.”
“As long as the taste is good, they’ll still sell like hotcakes at 90 yuan per jin.”
“While this price sounds expensive at first, one jin can last for several days, so the cost per serving isn’t that high.”
Jiang Tao smiled and said, “I’ll take some time later to buy some from Liu Bi Ju and we can all taste it, comparing it with our Eight Treasure Pickles.”
“If the taste of our Eight Treasure Pickles is no worse than Liu Bi Ju’s, we’ll sell them at their price too.”
“If the taste isn’t as good, we’ll appropriately lower the price.”
“Okay! Whatever you say, we’ll do it!”
Jiang Wen has completely given up his authority as the head of the family; he would do whatever his son told him.
Jiang Tao said, “Then let’s take the pickles out of the pickle jars and make new ones quickly!”
“Alright! Let’s get to it!”
Jiang Wen was now full of drive and brimming with confidence about his future business!
Mom, while preparing ingredients, said:
“Son, I think we can process more ingredients at once.”
“This way, when we take out the pickled Eight Treasure Pickles from the jars, we can seamlessly start pickling new ones.”
“This saves us another day of salting and draining, and over a month, we can save quite a bit of time.”
“That’s a great idea, Mom! Your suggestion is excellent! Let’s do that! Your brain is so sharp!”
Jiang Tao had actually thought of these things too, but he still gave the credit to his mother.
Not only do children need praise, but elders do too.
Hearing her son’s praise, Tian Xiaomei’s face showed a happy smile, and she couldn’t have been more pleased.
The family of three chatted and envisioned the future while processing ingredients.
After everything was processed, salt was sprinkled on the ingredients to draw out water.
Jiang Tao once again instructed his parents on how to simmer the pickle brine and the ratio of various seasonings.
“The order and ratio of addition must be strictly followed as I’ve taught you, do not make any mistakes.”
“Even a small mistake can lead to differences in texture and taste.”
“In the future, when we want to create our own brand, quality control is a very important aspect.”
“We must ensure that every jin of Eight Treasure Pickles produced has the same taste.”
“If it tastes different today than it does tomorrow, inconsistent quality is unacceptable.”
“…”
Jiang Tao, while teaching his parents how to simmer the pickle brine hand-in-hand, explained products and quality control to them.
They worked for about three hours, and it was already noon.
All ingredients were processed, and double batches of pickle brine were simmered, and the preparation work was basically complete.
Jiang Tao took his parents downstairs to a small restaurant on the street in the urban village for lunch.
Then, the three of them split up and went their separate ways.
Jiang Tao went to consult with a company that handles company registration about establishing a company.
His parents continued to buy ingredients to process and salt-drain them.
In addition to preparing double the amount of pickle brine, double the amount of ingredients also needed to be prepared.
Once the first batch was pickled, the second batch could be started seamlessly, greatly increasing work efficiency.
…
1:19 PM.
A Mercedes-Benz GLS drove into the courtyard of the Hongxing Second-hand Furniture Wholesale Market.
Jiang Tao had been working here for over six years, so he was naturally very familiar with the place.
Within the market, besides those selling second-hand furniture, there were also several companies that handled company registration.
Jiang Tao parked the car in front of a company called “Beijing Encheng Financial Consulting Co., Ltd.”
After getting out of the car, he walked directly into the company.
“Hello sir, how can I help you?”
As Jiang Tao entered, a young man sitting at a desk near the entrance stood up and greeted him politely.
“I’m looking for Jiang Jiaqi, is she not here?”
While speaking, Jiang Tao scanned the office but didn’t see the person he was looking for.
Jiang Jiaqi was a fellow villager from Jiang Tao’s village, who had just graduated from university last year, majoring in business administration.
Jiang Tao and her father were brothers in the same clan.
Of course, while they were called brothers, there was a significant age difference.
Uncle Jiang Tao was only about seven or eight years older than Jiang Jiaqi.
When Jiang Jiaqi was unemployed after graduation, her father asked Jiang Tao to help inquire about suitable jobs for her in the Capital City.
Coincidentally, while delivering goods, Jiang Tao saw that this company was hiring.
The salary and benefits listed in the advertisement were quite good, so he introduced her to them.
Encheng Financial Consulting Co., Ltd., in addition to bookkeeping, tax filing, financial consulting, and loan report services.
Also engaged in company registration, financial services, and application for qualifications.
Jiang Jiaqi’s major was also relevant.
After applying in the Capital City, she was smoothly hired by Encheng and did a good job, becoming an entry-level migrant worker in Beijing.
When she received her first month’s salary, Jiang Jiaqi invited Jiang Tao to dinner to express her gratitude.
Of course, in the end, Uncle Jiang Tao paid the bill.
As a man, he naturally felt uncomfortable letting a girl who had just arrived in the Capital City and hadn’t yet established herself treat him to a meal.
“You’re looking for Jiang Jiaqi? She resigned before the Spring Festival and hasn’t come back since.”
“Sir, do you have any business with her? We can help you with that as well.”
The young man who received Jiang Tao was honest and informed him truthfully about Jiang Jiaqi’s resignation.
“She resigned… That’s fine then.”
“I just came by to see her, you carry on with your work.”
After Jiang Tao finished speaking, he turned and walked towards the door.
Although he didn’t know the specific reason for Jiang Jiaqi’s resignation.
It certainly wasn’t because she was happy working there.
Back in the car, Jiang Tao took out his phone, found Jiang Jiaqi’s number, and dialed it.
Ring, ring, ring—
The call was answered after more than ten seconds, and a crisp, lively female voice came from the other end.
“Uncle Tao~ Long time no see! What made you think of calling me?”
“Jiaqi, I came to your company today to handle some business, but your colleague said you quit.”
“Yes, I resigned after finishing the last month before the Spring Festival.”
“Why did you quit? Weren’t you doing fine?”
“It’s a long story, Uncle Tao. Anyway, I just didn’t want to do it anymore. If this place doesn’t keep me, other places will. I don’t believe I can’t find a job in such a big city like this.”
“You haven’t found a job yet?”
Upon hearing Jiang Jiaqi’s words, a new idea suddenly popped into Jiang Tao’s mind.
He planned to establish a company this time, and there would be many places where he would need people in the future.
Once the shop renovation was complete and it officially opened for business.
His parents alone would definitely not be able to handle everything.
As for himself…
He didn’t want to be tied down to the shop just because of selling Eight Treasure Pickles.
A fixed routine, staying in one place.
For Jiang Tao, this would be like crippling himself and directly rendering the Daily Intelligence System useless.
Leaving the shop to his parents and continuing to roam freely was the optimal solution.
Therefore, he still needed to recruit some helpers for his parents.
Jiang Tao brought his parents to the Capital City to enjoy their blessings, not to be his beasts of burden.
It was good for them to have their own careers and jobs, and to have something to do, but it shouldn’t be too tiring!
While Jiang Tao’s thoughts were in a jumble, Jiang Jiaqi on the phone said with a smile:
“Uncle Tao, I took almost a month off this year, and I’ve had a good rest.”
“I just returned to Beijing these past couple of days and am looking for a job.”
“When I get so poor that I can’t afford to eat, I’ll come to you, Uncle Tao, to mooch a meal.”
Jiang Tao laughed heartily:
“Hahaha, alright, you’re always welcome to come to my place for a meal. Your aunt and uncle and aunt are also here, we’ll host you well.”
“Yes, yes, my dad also told me, Uncle Tao, you are now a celebrity in our Jiang Family Village, everyone knows you’ve made a fortune in the Capital City, and your net worth is over a hundred million.”
“Hahaha, that bunch of old folks in the village are exaggerating more and more. When did I ever have a net worth of a hundred million? I’m still looking forward to that day!”
Jiang Tao couldn’t help but feel speechless upon hearing Jiang Jiaqi’s words; the intelligence station at the village entrance was more audacious than he was!
“By the way, Jiaqi, I want to register a company and a trademark for an Eight Treasure Pickles product. You should be familiar with this process, right?”
After exchanging greetings and chatting for a while, Jiang Tao started discussing official matters with Jiang Jiaqi.
“Yes, yes, the process is very simple, you just need to… then… and then…”
Jiang Jiaqi chattered on the phone, but Jiang Tao didn’t retain any of it.
“Jiaqi, aren’t you looking for a job right now?”
“How about you come work for our company? Uncle will definitely not treat you unfairly.”
Jiang Tao appropriately extended an olive branch to Jiang Jiaqi, inviting her to join his company.
“To work at Uncle Tao’s company?”
Jiang Jiaqi on the other end was surprised by Jiang Tao’s job offer and also hesitant.
She didn’t yet know what kind of company Jiang Tao was going to open or what business he was in.
“Jiaqi, let’s meet and talk. Where are you now? I’ll drive over to find you.”
“I’m near Wanxiang Hui. I just came out from an interview at a company.”
“Uncle Tao, there’s a KFC ahead. I’ll wait for you inside!”
“Okay, I’ll drive over, it should only take about ten minutes.”
“Yes, yes! I’ll wait for you then!”
After agreeing on the meeting place, Jiang Tao casually hung up the phone.
He started the car with one button and turned towards Wanxiang Hui.
Jiang Tao had been to Wanxiang Hui quite a bit recently and was very familiar with the area, not even needing navigation.
Ten minutes later, Jiang Tao drove near Wanxiang Hui and saw the KFC at the intersection.
He found a parking lot nearby, parked the car, and walked to KFC.
After entering, he scanned the area and quickly spotted Jiang Jiaqi licking an ice cream at a table.
She had long, shoulder-length hair and wore frameless crystal glasses.
She looked like a quiet and gentle girl.
In early spring, the temperature outside was still very low, but it was warm inside KFC.
Jiang Jiaqi’s jacket was placed on the chair beside her.
She was wearing only a black cotton short-sleeved shirt, which made her skin appear even fairer.
“Uncle Tao~ Over here.”
As if sensing his arrival.
Jiang Jiaqi looked up, saw Jiang Tao entering, got up, and waved at him with a smile.
“You young people really have spirit, wearing short sleeves right after the New Year.”
Jiang Tao walked over and sat opposite Jiang Jiaqi, teasing her with a smile.
“Hehe, it’s not cold if I put on a down jacket outside. Doesn’t this outfit make me look slimmer~”
Jiang Jiaqi smiled playfully, sized up Jiang Tao, and then said with some surprise:
“Uncle Tao, why do I feel like you…”
“How should I put it…”
“I feel like your aura is completely different from before.”
“You’re still you, but it feels like you’ve changed into someone else!”
After observing Jiang Tao for a while, Jiang Jiaqi expressed her feelings.
“Hahaha…”
“What’s so different? Your uncle is still your uncle. Order whatever you want to eat, Uncle is treating you today.”
As Jiang Tao spoke, he took out his phone, opened the KFC mini-program on WeChat, and handed the phone to Jiang Jiaqi.
Jiang Jiaqi said with a giggle, “Uncle Tao, how can I let you do that!”
“Don’t be polite with your uncle. Want to order or not? If you miss this chance, you won’t get another.”
Jiang Tao smiled and made a motion to take back his phone.
“Hehe, then I won’t be polite with Uncle Tao~”
Jiang Jiaqi chuckled and took the phone from Jiang Tao’s hand.
Her slender, long fingers moved, and she finally ordered a 39 yuan set meal for two.
“I’ve ordered, Uncle Tao.”
After ordering the set meal for two, Jiang Jiaqi handed the phone back to Jiang Tao.
Jiang Tao took the phone, saw that it only cost him 39 yuan, and couldn’t help but laugh.
“Jiaqi, is this how you’re not being polite with your uncle?”
“This little bit of food isn’t enough for two children, let alone the two of us adults.”
As he said this, Jiang Tao ordered a crispy whole chicken, as well as chicken nuggets, roasted skewers, egg tarts, chicken wings, and other snacks.
The order price instantly jumped to around 300 yuan.
With his current financial strength, he had completely achieved KFC freedom.
He could order as much as he wanted without considering the price.
“That’s enough, Uncle Tao. How can the two of us eat so much!”
Seeing Jiang Tao continuously ordering, Jiang Jiaqi quickly stopped him.
“If we can’t finish it, we’ll pack it up for dinner. It’s rare that I’m treating you to KFC, I definitely want to feed you until you’re full.”
Jiang Tao felt that it was enough, so he placed the order and paid.
After paying, while waiting for the food, Jiang Tao asked Jiang Jiaqi with a smile:
“How is your job search going?”
“It’s competitive, too competitive, Uncle Tao. This year in the Capital City is even more competitive than last year!”
“The highest internship salary for the few companies I interviewed this morning was only 3500 yuan!”
“And this is in the Capital City, oh my heavens!”
“Besides rent, food, phone bills, and transportation, you do the dirtiest and hardest work as an intern, and there’s not much money left.”
When she talked about her job search experience, Jiang Jiaqi had a lot of complaints and couldn’t help but pour them out to Jiang Tao.
“Haha, then do you want to work for Uncle?”
“I’m planning to open a food company.”
“Currently, the employees are just my Dad and Mom, and you. If you join, it’ll be three of us.”
“I feel that the company’s market prospects are quite good.”
“If the business develops smoothly later, we will also recruit more workers and salespeople.”
Jiang Tao clasped his hands on the table and extended another olive branch to Jiang Jiaqi.
“A food company? Uncle Tao, what kind of food are you planning to make?”
Jiang Jiaqi looked at Jiang Tao with curiosity.
Jiang Tao truthfully said, “Eight Treasure Pickles pickled with a secret recipe. Currently, this is the only product.”
“Eight Treasure Pickles?”
Jiang Jiaqi had never heard of someone starting a company selling only this before.
Jiang Tao nodded, “Yes, for now, we will focus on this single product.”
“As for salary…”
Jiang Tao paused, and before Jiang Jiaqi could ask, he began to discuss salary.
“Regarding salary, we’re all family. Uncle won’t talk to you about internships or anything like that.”
“Initially, the salary will be 6,000 yuan per month, and based on the company’s revenue, you will receive performance bonuses and incentives.”
“Lunch will be provided, and I’ll also give you a 500 yuan rent subsidy.”
“6,000? With lunch provided and a rent subsidy!”
Jiang Jiaqi was very surprised and full of joy upon hearing the salary Jiang Tao offered.
For someone like her, whose highest education was an associate’s degree and who lacked special skills or work experience, she was a novice in the workplace.
A monthly salary of 6,000 yuan was definitely considered a high salary!
Moreover, 6,000 was just the base salary, and there were still performance bonuses!
Plus a 500 yuan housing subsidy!
And, this was a company that hadn’t even opened yet. Joining now meant she would be a founding member!
When the company develops in the future, and her seniority increases, a salary raise would be a certainty!
Jiang Tao looked at the surprised expression on Jiang Jiaqi’s face and asked knowingly:
“Is the treatment I’m offering high or low?”
“High, it’s definitely high!”
“Uncle Tao, to be honest, I’ve interviewed with over a dozen companies in the few days I’ve been in Beijing, and your salary is definitely the highest!”
“And most importantly! I feel reassured working with you!”
Jiang Jiaqi was already strongly tempted by the salary and benefits Jiang Tao offered.
She naturally wouldn’t miss such a good opportunity, so she responded very actively.
With a high salary and working for a familiar person from her village, the salary was definitely reliable!
“Then it’s settled. You’ll be a founding employee of our company from now on.”
Jiang Tao said jokingly, “Future promotions and salary increases will definitely prioritize you.”
“Uncle Tao, this is my first time being a founding employee! Please take good care of me in the future~”
Jiang Jiaqi said playfully, cupped her fists at Jiang Tao, looking lively and cute.
Interacting with young people, Jiang Tao felt his own mindset had become much younger.
“Then it’s a happy decision. Today counts as your first day of work, so you get a day’s attendance.”
“Your first task will be to handle the company registration and the food trademark.”
“After all the company procedures are completed, we will process your formal employment, and we will also arrange for your social security and the Five Insurances and One Fund.”
“Okay, Uncle Tao! Please give me your ID card later, and you can also write down a few company registration names, and then…”
Jiang Jiaqi chattered a lot, and Jiang Tao nodded in agreement.
They chatted for about ten minutes, and the order Jiang Tao placed earlier was ready, filling two full trays.
They ate and talked, discussing various details about establishing the company for over an hour before leaving KFC.
As they left, Jiang Jiaqi packed up the remaining chicken nuggets, egg tarts, and other snacks, wasting nothing.
Jiang Tao took her to where his car was parked and unlocked the car door with the car key.
“Uncle Tao, is this your Mercedes-Benz? My dad said it costs over a million!”
Seeing Jiang Tao’s car, Jiang Jiaqi’s eyes showed both envy and admiration.
Jiang Tao was definitely the first villager in Jiang Family Village to own a luxury car worth over a million.
Thanks to the vigorous promotion by the intelligence station at the village entrance.
Everyone in the village, young and old, knew that he had bought a Mercedes-Benz worth over a million.
Jiang Jiaqi had stayed in her hometown for about a month during the Spring Festival, so she had naturally heard about it.
However, she didn’t feel much when she heard about it, just a little envy.
Now, standing in front of this million-dollar luxury car.
Jiang Jiaqi couldn’t help but feel a little excited and thrilled!
In her life, she had never ridden in a BBA-level luxury car before!
Today was her first time riding in a Mercedes-Benz, which was a novel experience.
After getting into the car, they drove directly towards Bai Ge Zhuang New Village.
Originally, Jiang Tao had thought of renting another stall in the vegetable market as a workshop.
But at Jiang Jiaqi’s suggestion, he changed his mind.
The two of them drove directly to an industrial park near Bai Ge Zhuang New Village.
Money opens doors, making everything possible.
Jiang Tao currently had hundreds of thousands of available funds.
With the support of three pieces of intelligence provided daily by System Brother, he was very confident.
As Jiang Jiaqi had said earlier, today’s Jiang Tao was still Jiang Tao, but he was no longer the former Jiang Tao.
He had become more steady, generous, and confident!
He no longer had to hesitate and overthink every decision like before.
He no longer had to worry about being burdened by debt for life if the investment failed.
He had 100% confidence that this Eight Treasure Pickles investment would be successful.
Therefore, he had no concerns!
With a royal flush in hand, how could he lose?
Jiang Tao and Jiang Jiaqi, accompanied by a Ms. Liu from the park’s business department, took a general tour of the park.
Finally, they directly leased a small micro-factory building with an area of 300 square meters.
The factory building had two production workshops and one office.
There was also a small courtyard of about 100 square meters.
The rent was 100,000 yuan per year, with a 30,000 yuan deposit, payable annually.
The factory building was already supplied with water and electricity, and the floor was hardened and coated with floor paint.
It only needed a simple cleaning and the procurement of necessary equipment to start production.
Of course, Jiang Tao didn’t rent a small factory building solely to save money.
The Eight Treasure Pickles had to be produced using the Delicious Pickled Vegetable Jar.
And there was only one Delicious Pickled Vegetable Jar.
The company’s production capacity was destined to be not too high.
Therefore, there was no need to lease too large a factory building.
Pickling Eight Treasure Pickles in the factory building offered better hygiene conditions, more space, and more convenient operation.
After all, it was food, and food safety and hygiene were particularly important.
Although Jiang Tao and his parents had done their utmost to make the Eight Treasure Pickles as clean as possible.
The environment in the rental room was still somewhat worrying, looking like a small, clandestine workshop.
There was no comparison to the brand-new, bright, and clean operation room in the processing plant!
Furthermore, registering a company also required an office location.
Renting this factory building perfectly solved this problem as well!
The annual rent of 100,000 yuan was not wasted.
Jiang Jiaqi stayed by Jiang Tao’s side throughout the process, watching him spend over a hundred thousand yuan to rent the factory building without batting an eye.
She gained further insight into her Uncle Tao’s capabilities!
And thinking about the million-dollar Mercedes that Jiang Tao drove.
Jiang Jiaqi felt that working with Uncle Tao was very promising and profitable!
“Manager Jiang, Miss Jiang, please proceed. If you need anything, you can find me at the park’s management committee.”
“Okay, thank you, sorry to trouble you, Sister Liu.”
Jiang Tao smiled and waved goodbye to Ms. Liu, who had shown them the factory.
After Ms. Liu left, only Jiang Tao and Jiang Jiaqi remained in the factory area.
Looking at the spacious and bright factory building, Jiang Tao said with great confidence:
“This will be the starting point for our business to take off in the future. In the future, our brand will surely be famous throughout the Capital City.”
“Yes, yes! It definitely will be!”
Although Jiang Jiaqi didn’t know where Jiang Tao’s confidence came from, she high-heartedly agreed.
Whatever the boss says goes!
