This is a farming novel set in an older era, full of warm family everyday life.
Just how unlucky was Fu Bao'er in her previous life? As the only Carp Immortal in a thousand years to leap ...
Fu Baoer waited for Gu Weiliang to finish speaking before taking out the bottles of wine he had brought from his backpack. "Uncle Gu, please try our village's wine first. We have four kinds in total."
Wang Youtian was puzzled. Hadn't they only brought two kinds? Since the precious wine hadn't been made yet, they chose a bottle of Qingshan Niang and a bottle of Fujiu. So what were the extra ones? He really didn't know what was in Bao'er's little backpack.
Fu Baoer gave Wang Youtian a look that said, "I'll explain it to you when I get back." "These three are all ordinary white wines. Please try them."
As the director of the winery, Gu Weiliang has a very good understanding of wine. He smells it, sips it, tastes it, and savors it, and within a short time, he declares, "Great wine!"
Even this "precious wine" that Fu Baoer called it was better than the sauce-flavored old cellar that their factory was most proud of. It had a mellow taste and an endless aftertaste. If it were not for the wrong occasion, he really wanted to shout out loud to express his feelings.
"This one is ginseng wine," Fu Baoer handed over another bottle. "The ginseng is from the old ginseng grown in Daqing Mountain, and it's brewed with our own secret recipe. Drinking it is guaranteed to relax your muscles and tendons, and invigorate your spirits."
Gu Weiliang was a little impatient. The aroma of this ginseng wine was a little different. It had a bitter taste of medicinal herbs, but it didn't smell unpleasant. After drinking it, he immediately felt relaxed all over, and all his limbs seemed to be slightly warm.
I have to admire the good wine and ginseng!
Fu Baoer smiled secretly. This was the wine from her Dongtian Mansion. Although these types would be gradually introduced in the future, the effect would not be as immediate as this one. Director Gu, you are lucky.
"It's really good wine," Liu Pinsheng said without exaggeration. Gu Weiliang turned the earthenware bottle in his hand and asked, "Did you write the words on it yourself?"
Fu Baoer nodded. This was written by Shen Xiuqi. His handwriting was as elegant as he was.
Qingshan Village was truly a hidden gem. Gu Weiliang was starting to feel unsure about how to conduct business with them. They were a state-owned factory, and many things were off-limits. "Young comrade, since you've come to me, you must have some ideas. Why don't you tell me about them?"
Fu Baoer did have two plans. One was what they had discussed before, which was to sell the wine from Qingshan Village under the name of Qicheng Winery, and hand over 30% of all profits to the government. However, as soon as this idea was proposed, it was rejected by Gu Weiliang.
"This won't do. It's too risky. Not to mention that I can't be the boss of the factory alone, even if I can have the final say, there will be people watching us. Once we are reported, we will all be finished." Gu Weiliang waved his hand. Although their factory was formerly an old winery with a long history that existed before the founding of the People's Republic of China, it has now been nationalized. They can't do things like selling dog meat under the guise of sheep meat.
"The second option is for us to work hard to make the Qingshan Village Brewery a branch of the Qicheng Brewery." This was the solution Shen Xiuqi came up with for them before leaving. It sounded easier than the first option, but it also seemed difficult to achieve.
Gu Weiliang smiled. He didn't know who was behind Fu Baoer and Wang Youtian, but this method was indeed much more reliable. "Since you all want to build a factory, why not apply to the higher authorities and directly build the first winery in your county?"
To build a factory now, personnel skills, labor, and official support are all indispensable. To put it bluntly, their Qingshan Village has no professional technical personnel and relies entirely on Fu Baoer's cheating. Not to mention the labor force, sacrificing agriculture for industry is not necessarily feasible, and official support is even more difficult. They don't even have a way. When Qingshan Village can become as rich as Hexi Village, maybe they can stand up straight.
This is indeed true. If their brewery did not have a long history and proper inheritance, it might not have become the country's leading brewery.
Taking the initiative to build a factory is not feasible for the time being, but if it becomes a branch factory, the operability will be greatly improved. First of all, this is the internal affairs of the Qicheng Winery, and the official has no reason to interfere in such a good thing to improve the national GDP. Secondly, the ginseng wine specially sent by Fu Baoer is also an excellent reason to build a branch factory. Daqingshan is rich in resources, and it is reasonable to build a branch factory to produce medicinal wine.
"You're right. If we become a branch of the Qicheng Brewery, many things will be easier to solve." Gu Weiliang understood that Qingshan Village came prepared this time. "I can help you apply for this, but I can't guarantee whether it will be successful. It may take a long time to set up. Can you wait?"
Fu Baoer and Wang Youtian looked at each other and thought, they can wait, at worst they can just secretly sell it on the black market!
"Okay!" Fu Baoer nodded heavily. She gave the remaining wine to Gu Weiliang. This was an important bargaining chip.
After discussing business, Gu Weiliang felt that it was time to talk about some personal matters. He cordially invited Fu Baoer and Wang Youtian to have dinner at the factory and to try the wine produced by their factory. Of course, the two had no reason to refuse.
The three of them enjoyed a delicious lunch in the special reception hall for leaders. Fu Baoer secretly took a sip of the wine here and it tasted really good. If she didn't have the cheating artifact such as the fairy river water, she would definitely not be able to compare with the Qicheng Brewery.
Fu Baoer felt so ashamed that she felt she needed to teach everyone a lesson when she returned. She would have to leave Qingshan Village sooner or later, and they had to stand on their own two feet. One day, without her help, the wine of our Qingshan Village could not lose to others.
Wang Youtian took Fu Baoer to play in Qicheng for two days. They visited the springs, went shopping in the state-owned stores in the city, and bought a lot of gifts. Before leaving, Gu Weiliang even sent a car to take them to the train station.
Gu Weiliang prepared some specialties of Qicheng and gifts specially for Fu Baoer, and sent them on the train. Before leaving, he shook hands with Fu Baoer. He felt that he should be considered a close friend of Fu Baoer regardless of age difference!
"Uncle Gu, please come to Qingshan Village if you have the chance. The scenery in our village is really beautiful." Fu Baoer leaned against the window and waved, "Goodbye, Uncle Gu~"
Gu Weiliang smiled heartily. If the branch factory project could be accomplished, he would definitely visit Qingshan Village in person. He also wanted to see what kind of village had the courage to become the first village in China to seek a breakthrough.
On the train back, Fu Baoer explained the problem of the bottles of wine to Wang Youtian, saying that they were all brewed at home with his grandparents. It was true that Shen Xiuqi taught him about the medicinal wine. He told Fu Baoer that if you want to convince someone to do business with you, you must have enough leverage to impress him.
Qicheng Brewery has no shortage of good wines and good recipes, but it has no medicinal wine for sale, which is a gap in the market. Instead of engaging in a tug-of-war with the other party when it comes to profiting from the profits, it is better to take the initiative and give the other party a gift that he cannot refuse.
Wang Youtian realized that Shen Xiuqi was indeed a big shot in business. Whether it was the supplies imported into the country during the Anti-Japanese War or the continuous remittances from overseas Chinese after the founding of the People's Republic of China, it showed that this man was by no means an ordinary person.
Fu Baoer patted Wang Youtian on the shoulder and said, "Grandpa, I told you that it's useless to bring money with you. They have big families and big businesses, and they don't look down on us, the little guys."
Wang Youtian's old face turned red. He thought that it was easier to talk to people if he had money, and he could let people pay for his dinner. But he didn't expect that not only did the people not pay a penny, but they also took the food and took the money.