Xu Lai reached out to Xia Ning, who took out two contracts. Actually, she had six in her bag, with two copies of each plan, just waiting to see which one Uncle Liu would sign.
Xu Lai signed his name and pressed his fingerprint, saying, "Uncle Liu, we will transfer the money to you when you transfer the property certificate and land to my name. Here's a deposit of 10,000 yuan."
Xu Lai took out a wad of banknotes. "This is exactly ten thousand yuan." She had just withdrawn it today, and the seal hadn't even been broken.
Having resolved this matter, she felt much happier. The three of them returned home, and Xia Ning asked excitedly, "Our company needs a name too! What should we call it?"
She thought of one: "How about calling him Lai Ning? That sounds so sophisticated."
Xu Shen was displeased. "I am the largest shareholder, yet my name is not on the list. How can this be acceptable? I do not agree."
Xu Lai smiled and said, "That's true, Ningning, let's bring him along."
Xia Ning gave up and unleashed a torrent of criticism at him: "You can't just call him Lai Ning Shen, or Shen Lai Ning, do you think that sounds nice?"
Xu Shen crossed his arms: "Anyway, I don't care, you have to add me."
Xu Lai thought of something and said, "How about this? Xu Xia, take the surnames of the three of us, which sounds like 'Xu Xia' in Chinese. We hope that the dreams we make can come true."
Xia Ning nodded: "I think it's excellent."
Xu Shen had no objection and even said, "Look, Xu Lai is knowledgeable; what a good name he chose."
The name was settled, and Xu Lai registered the company. She put in 20,000 yuan as initial capital. She contributed 80,000 yuan to buy the land and oil plant, Xu Shen contributed 80,000 yuan, and Xia Ning contributed 40,000 yuan.
After half a month, their Xuxia Agricultural Development Co., Ltd. was finally established.
Xu Shen even held an inauguration ceremony, and half the village came to join in the fun.
Xu Lai, Xia Ning, and Xu Shen stood in front, holding scissors in one hand and a colorful ribbon in the other. With one snip of the scissors, the ribbon-cutting ceremony was completed.
The moment the ribbon broke, firecrackers went off, startling Xu Lai, who then laughed sheepishly.
Zhao Qingyun sent a row of bouquets, all piled up at the factory gate. She also had a bouquet in her hand, with a note that read: "Congratulations, Chairman Xu."
The tea seeds in the mountains have been almost all picked, and Uncle Liu has transferred them all to her. The machine is also readily available, but there is one problem: the machine does not have a drying function, so the shelling still has to be done by hand.
Xu Lai hired more than a dozen people to work, paying them 120 yuan a day, and they managed to press the first batch of oil in a hurry.
When she ran a peach orchard, she added many people on WeChat. After seeing her WeChat Moments, they were all interested in camellia seed oil and placed orders with her.
Xu Lai's price is 50 yuan per jin (500g), and a barrel of oil contains 10 jin, which is 500 yuan.
The first batch of oil has already been pre-ordered, and netizens who saw her videos kept asking her to share the link. Fans were all congratulating her on finally having her own brand.
Xu Lai has been extremely busy lately. Admittedly, the internet has brought her a lot of traffic, and she has no trouble selling her oil.
She sold the first batch of oil, shipped out the goods that needed to be shipped, and delivered the goods that needed to be delivered, before she could finally take a short break.
Xu Lai worked in the factory; his office was simply a partitioned space.
She twirled her pen, thinking she still needed to buy a better machine. She checked the price and found it was quite expensive, costing over ten thousand yuan.
When she got home that evening, she looked worried. Her grandparents noticed that she was troubled, but they couldn't help her much. They comforted her, saying, "Xiao Lai, if you feel tired, take a rest. We don't expect you to be outstanding or bring honor to the family. We just want you to be safe and happy."
Xu Lai nodded. She was fine, but the thought of the tens of thousands of yuan spent on the machine made her feel a little pained.
When Zhao Qingyun came over that evening, he saw her sighing and went over to poke her cheek, asking gently, "What's wrong?"
Xu Lai hugged him, "The machine will cost a huge sum of money."
Zhao Qingyun patted her head and said, "This is an agricultural project. You can apply for a loan from the government and get some subsidies. Maybe you can even attract a big boss to invest."
Xu Lai acted immediately. She submitted a project proposal to the city government, borrowed 100,000 yuan from the bank, and planned to buy the machines first to ensure production efficiency.
Two days later, she suddenly received a message that a company had contacted her, wanting to invest in Xu Xia.
Xu Lai was overjoyed. The other party was in City B, so she immediately bought plane tickets and went on a business trip with Xia Ning.
Upon arriving in City B, the other party invited them to the company for a detailed discussion. Xu Lai had been to this economic zone before; her former company was just two subway stops away.
After waiting for a while, a woman greeted her and said, "I am the company's general manager. You can talk to me in detail."
Xu Lai observed the woman in front of him and noticed that her every move exuded an aura of authority.
Zhao Qingxi stumbled upon Xu Xia's company while screening projects. Coincidentally, their company was registered in Heng County and located in Shangxi Village.
She thought of her younger brother, who seemed to live in Shangxi Village, so she took a closer look at the project and thought it was a good opportunity to invest. She then contacted them.
Xu Lai gave her a detailed introduction to the company's situation and future development. "Our future plans are to diversify tea oil production. It can not only be used for consumption, but also for skin care products, tea powder, etc. We will also expand into orchards and agricultural tourism."
After learning about the details, Zhao Qingxi stood up and said, "I am very interested. I hope we can cooperate smoothly and that you will not disappoint me."
Xu Lai extended her hand: "It's a pleasure to work with you."
As Xu Lai walked out of the building, she had just witnessed the demeanor of the general manager; she was so confident, composed, and at ease.
Xu Lai became even more determined to learn from her and continuously improve herself, hoping that she could also become a client in the future.
Xia Ning suggested they take a walk around the neighborhood while she was on a business trip. Xu Lai hadn't been back to her alma mater for a long time, so the two of them decided to take a taxi to the school.
Xu Lai's original intention was to go into the school for a look, but the school had actually implemented facial recognition. She tried to swipe her face, but couldn't get in at all.
Xia Ning couldn't help but laugh, "I didn't expect this, it's to keep graduates out of trouble, isn't it?"
The two tried several times, but the security guard couldn't stand it anymore and assumed they had forgotten to record their faces, so he let them in.
Xu Lai wandered around, feeling as if she had returned to her university days. She had never truly enjoyed university life, always busy with part-time jobs and scholarships, thus missing out on the joys of college.
But she is still grateful to her past self. Four years of study enriched her knowledge base, and her part-time experiences taught her how to interact with people.
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