Chapter 148: The Establishment of Funing Tea Talk Enterprise Management Company
After repeatedly thwarting the enemy spies' plots, Shen Lingning not only did not relax, but instead tightened the string of safety.
She knew that these enemies who had set their sights on the tea mountain would never give up.
The internal management of tea mountains and milk tea shops has become increasingly strict, and vigilance against unfamiliar faces and abnormal situations has been raised to the highest level.
She held many meetings to rectify discipline, and all incoming and outgoing materials were kept by a dedicated person. This was the best solution she could think of.
She originally thought that she could keep the materials in the space every day, but this would require her to move to multiple places, which would also be detrimental to the team's growth, so she eventually gave up.
In this tense atmosphere, Aunt Sun hurried to the workshop and called her: "Lingning, there's a call from the office for you. It's from Shanghai.
Shen Lingning was surprised. She had no relatives or old acquaintances in Shanghai. Who would call her?
On the other end of the line was a female voice with a distinct Wu dialect accent, sounding a little old and anxious. The signal was intermittent and mixed with the noise of electrical current.
"Is... is it Miss Lingning? I'm... A Miao! Do you remember Miao Xiuying, who used to work for your mother, Mrs. Shen?"
The woman's voice trembled slightly.
Aunt Miao?
Shen Lingning immediately had an image of a gentle and pretty woman who always quietly followed her mother around and took care of trivial matters.
This was one of the people my mother trusted the most back then, but she returned to her hometown in the countryside during the turmoil and never saw him again.
Her heart tightened, and she steadied her voice: "Aunt Miao? I remember you. How did you find this place? Are you okay?"
"I... I'm fine, Miss Lingning, to cut to the chase, the phone isn't convenient..."
Aunt Miao lowered her voice and spoke faster.
"I heard someone was asking about you, and also... secretly looking for some things from the Shen family mansion that weren't confiscated! They're some very important old documents, land deeds, house deeds, and some notes and evidence left by your grandfather...
My wife had a bad premonition back then, so she secretly asked someone to hide it. The specific location is only known to my wife and the old housekeeper who was in charge. The old housekeeper passed away two years ago..."
Shen Lingning's heart jumped suddenly!
All of the Shen family's assets and documents were confiscated during the incident, but there were still some left?
Moreover, at this very moment, someone started looking for it?
Aunt Miao continued anxiously, "I don't know who those people are, but I have a feeling they have bad intentions! Miss Lingning, you've made it big now, you've been in the newspapers, and a big tree attracts wind!"
You must be careful! If you can find those things, maybe... maybe it will be good for you, for the Shen family in the future..."
At this point in the call, the signal became extremely bad. Aunt Miao's subsequent words were intermittent. Only sporadic words such as "be careful" and "inconvenience in contacting" were heard, followed by a busy tone.
Shen Lingning held the microphone and didn't put it down for a long time.
My heart was filled with ups and downs. Family history, my mother's presence, mysterious relics, and the person who happened to be searching for them...
All of this intertwined together made her smell an unusual scent of danger.
"What a coincidence?"
She whispered to herself, a hint of coldness appearing at the corners of her mouth.
In order to attack the tea mountain project, the enemy spies investigated her thoroughly and must have found out her background as a Shanghai capitalist.
Now, this so-called "search for family documents" is really a wish by some old member of the Shen family to return the items to their original owners, or is it... another trap set by the enemy?
Want to take advantage of her feelings for the family's old things and lure her into the game?
Or, is there really something hidden in that batch of documents that is crucial to the enemy?
No matter which possibility it was, this pool of water was deeper than she had imagined.
She couldn't act rashly, but she couldn't ignore it either.
Shen Lingning did not immediately indulge in reminiscing about the past or worrying about traps.
She quickly calmed down and realized that no matter what the other party's purpose was, she must take the initiative.
Responding passively would always be a step behind. She needed a new platform, one that was more legitimate, more public, and more convenient for her to act and obtain information.
A plan gradually became clear in her mind - it was time to make the "Funing Tea Talk" sign bigger and more stable.
She recalled hearing Fubao talk about the operating models of those globally popular milk tea brands in her past life during her free time, about franchising, rapid expansion, and branding...
She wants to use this to weave her own information and resource network.
Although it is an extraordinary period now, there is still a chance in the name of tea mountain.
Shen Lingning was not in a hurry to verify the authenticity of Aunt Miao's news, nor did he immediately set off for Shanghai.
When the enemy is hidden and we are in the light, acting impulsively is the most unwise thing to do. She needs to accumulate strength and change the situation.
After careful preparation, based on considerations of economic development and resettlement of military families, the consent of the base and Zhao Changhe was obtained.
Shen Lingning decided to officially register and establish the "Funing Tea Talk Culture Management Company" in Chang'an, the provincial capital.
This is not only about branding and scaling up the milk tea shop business, but also her vision of a legal platform that integrates product development, marketing, cultural exchange, and even a certain degree of information.
The application for establishment of a company based in Songtaogou base with the purpose of expanding the agricultural brand development of the base was reviewed and prepared within half a month.
Once the application was approved, Jiang Weidong, who was far away in Chang'an, immediately took a series of actions to rent an office space on the second floor of a small house with a courtyard on South Street in the center of Chang'an City.
During the past two years of cooperation, Jiang Weidong is no longer the reserved person he was when he just retired from the army. He has grown into an excellent professional manager, helping Shen Lingning handle all matters, big and small, in Chang'an.
It also blocked a lot of social engagements and troubles.
After simple decoration and layout, the courtyard was finally put on the market.
The company's establishment ceremony was not grand, but the guests invited were quite important.
Through Zhao Changhe, the base, and the connections he had accumulated before, Shen Lingning sent invitations to relevant people in the provincial capital's commerce, foreign trade, light industry, culture and other systems, as well as some prestigious democrats and heirs of time-honored brands.
The founding conference and tasting session was held in the conference hall of a stylish guesthouse in Chang'an.
The hall is decorated in a simple yet elegant style. Pictures introducing Qinnan tea culture and the development history of Songtaogou Military Dependents Factory are hung on the walls. The air is filled with the sweet aroma of "Funing Tea Talk" specialty milk tea and exquisite snacks.
Shen Lingning was wearing a well-fitting dark blue khaki Lenin suit, which was well-tailored and made her look capable and energetic.
She stood on the stage, facing the audience, some familiar and some unfamiliar, and delivered a calm and composed speech. She did not dwell on her personal hardships, but instead focused on the philosophy of "Funing Tea Talk":
Explore local tea culture, innovate beverage formats, promote the planting of raw materials in Songtaogou, solve employment problems for military families, enrich people's lives, and at the same time actively explore the combination of local specialty products and culture and promote them to a broader market.
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