"I won't say anything more. Just like you said, there are always these kinds of problems in every family, more or less. Since even a family like yours can't avoid them, I'll naturally get caught up in them too."

"Yes, it will get better slowly."

"How is the brick and tile factory progressing?"

"We've reached a critical stage. The problem now is that the leaders of Qingquan Town have very high expectations. We haven't reached an agreement on the price yet. Originally, we planned to get it for around 300,000 to 500,000 yuan, but after several rounds of discussions, they want at least 600,000 yuan. It seems there's not much room for negotiation."

"Six hundred thousand?"

Wang Tianxiao was calculating the operating profit of the brick and tile factory in his mind.

And its future development potential.

He felt that it was pretty much the same, but he couldn't tell Zhang Wenyuan that the brick factory would be making a fortune in the future, with lines of people hauling bricks stretching for kilometers.

Earning back 600,000 is actually quite simple.

This brick and tile factory, which started in 1986 and has been operating until almost 2000, was still the largest taxpayer in the town, which shows just how profitable it was.

If he had the ability and energy to manage a company, he would have wanted to do it himself.

"Old Wang?"

Zhang Wenyuan didn't understand why Wang Tianxiao had suddenly fallen silent.

"Six hundred thousand, can you come up with that?"

"Ah... taking it is no problem. I can take out a loan if I don't have cash. The main thing is... do you really think that run-down factory is worth 600,000?"

"I think it's worth it."

"Why? Can you give me a reason that I can believe? I've been inside the factory, and it's just some old machines and facilities. If we rebuild a whole new set of these things, it shouldn't cost more than 600,000 yuan."

"Yeah, I don't need it, but I still think he's worth it."

Zhang Wenyuan smiled.

"I'm listening to what you have to say."

Wang Tianxiao thought about it and decided not to say anything too exaggerated.

"First, you need to understand that exclusive business and competition are two different concepts..."

"Of course I know that."

"Good that you understand. So what we value is not the actual condition of this brick and tile factory, but that it is the only brick and tile factory in our Qingquan Town. Bricks and tiles are heavy, and if they are transported from other places, the cost will be very high and the price will increase. Therefore, people are used to buying them directly from the local area, you know this situation."

“I understand that. If you buy bricks from other places, the bricks may be cheaper, but when you factor in the shipping costs, the total cost becomes much higher.”

"That's it. So, as long as we buy this factory, it will be the only one in our Qingquan Town for a long time. Then, if people need bricks and tiles, they will all have to come here to buy them."

"That's true, but since we can take this share, why can't there be a second one? If business is good, they can simply build another brick and tile factory."

"What are you thinking? That's not going to happen."

"Why?" Zhang Wenyuan felt that sometimes he couldn't keep up with Wang Tianxiao's pace when they talked, as if Wang Tianxiao was a senior and he, the big boss, was a beginner.

But he himself was a multi-millionaire, while the person in front of him was just an ordinary forest ranger.

"Because there is no market to rebuild it, and there are no practical conditions for it."

"Tell me in detail."

"Mr. Zhang, think about it. A brick and tile factory is different from an ordinary small restaurant. Restaurants are places where people consume daily, so people are constantly coming in and going out. As long as you do well, you can always survive. This is because restaurants have a large market."

But brick and tile factories only need a limited number of people. One factory can make money, but what if another one is built? Then the two factories will be in competition, right? How can they guarantee they'll beat us? After all, by the time they're up and running, if we're doing well, our reputation will already be established.

"That makes sense; there's a bit of the saying 'two tigers cannot share one mountain.'"

"Yes, you could use that analogy. There's only so much food on the mountain. If there are two tigers at the same time, the food will be consumed quickly, and eventually there will be no food left for both tigers to eat, and they will both starve to death."

"Is this what they call cutthroat competition?"

"This cannot be called vicious competition; it is actually benign. It's just that the market is too small and not big enough to accommodate more than two competitors at the same time."

"Okay, go on."

"Besides the market not allowing it, the geographical environment also does not allow it."

"How so?"

"Think about it, what does this brick and tile factory need to produce?"

"loess?"

"Anything else?"

"? There are other people?"

Wang Tianxiao shook his head and smiled, "There's still water."

"water?"

Zhang Wenyuan didn't quite understand. After all, he had never been involved in industry, and the scale of his prefabrication plant was small-scale, not comparable to that of a brick and tile factory.

“Yes, water. Water is the lifeblood of industry. Without water, it’s almost impossible for any industry to operate,” Wang Tianxiao patiently explained to Zhang Wenyuan, who didn’t quite understand.

"Mr. Zhang, you know that industrial operations generally require raw materials, labor, power, and other conditions, right? So what role does water play in all of this? Water is like the blood that connects the entire industry. It can serve as power, it is also part of the materials, and more importantly, without water, there can be no exchange of heat and cold..."

Zhang Wenyuan watched in surprise as Wang Tianxiao spoke eloquently.

He was a little confused about what was going on with the person in front of him.

He could explain in great detail where he learned all this knowledge.

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