He vaguely remembered that several decent beverage factories in Tianjin were now facing closure and restructuring.
This is definitely a low point for the development of domestic beverages.
The "Oriental Magic Water" Jianlibao was losing ground in its battle with Coca-Cola, and it looked like it was about to give up half of its market share.
Domestically, there's a severe shortage of suitable beverages, with virtually no new options available to enter the market.
At this time, many domestic beverages are still at the stage of using flavorings, colorings, and white sugar, so they have no competitiveness.
Therefore, many small-scale soft drink processing plants without their own brand products are facing closure.
Tianjin is no exception.
After some investigation, Su Wu learned that a state-owned soda factory that met his requirements was facing the same problem.
Hongtu Beverage Factory can fill 5,000 bottles of beverages per hour, mainly producing local soft drinks.
Now, this type of soda has been gradually phased out, and the factory is facing closure.
Su Wu was unprepared; after learning the basic situation, he went to the door.
He couldn't change his somewhat immature face, the factory didn't trust him at all, and even made exorbitant demands.
"Young comrade, you need to understand that we are a legitimate state-owned enterprise. Even if we were to sell it, it would cost at least 2 million. Anything less than that is simply not acceptable."
"Also, what are you doing here, a little kid, trying to do business? If your family really has this idea, then send your parents. Otherwise, you're just causing trouble."
"Alright, I've said what I needed to say. Now you should leave. I don't have time to play games with you. These young people nowadays, they really dare to think of anything..."
Upon hearing this, Su Wu reluctantly made a final attempt to persuade them, "Boss, our company is truly sincere. Don't underestimate me just because I'm young; that won't prevent us from cooperating."
"Tch, you're only willing to offer 1.5 million? That's incredibly naive. How could we possibly sell such a large factory for such a low price? To tell you the truth, 2 million is just a negotiating offer. Do you really think we'd sell it to you?" the factory manager said irritably.
He's already in a precarious situation himself, so he has no interest in talking to anyone about this.
Even if it sells for a lot of money, it has nothing to do with him; he won't get any benefit from it.
Furthermore, how the factory is sold is not something he can decide; it depends on what the higher-ups want.
He's currently thinking of putting Su Wu, this young man, in check so he can get some benefits when Su Wu comes next time.
He said he could help with the details and earn at least 100,000 to 200,000 yuan.
Although Su Wu's past life was legendary, he had never actually run any business and naturally didn't understand these things.
Since the other party had said that, he didn't press the matter further and simply left.
The reason he values this factory is mainly because it has a complete set of automated production lines, which are considered very advanced and current.
Although a production line of this scale is quite expensive now, it's only worth a maximum of 500,000.
Ten years ago, this kind of production line would have cost no more than 300,000 yuan.
This factory has two production lines, with a maximum output of 1 million, and all of them must be brand new.
Including factory buildings and other facilities, Su Wu felt that 1.5 million was enough at most, no more.
He only decided to take over this factory, which was 70% new, in order to save himself the trouble of acquiring land and building a factory.
If it were 2 million, he could have easily built a new factory himself; there was no need for this trouble.
But this factory manager was very difficult to talk to, and he didn't give him a chance to talk at all.
Although Su Wu was not good at socializing, he understood human nature and knew that he had been rash and unprepared this time.
Three days later, with no other better factories to choose from, Su Wu prepared to go to Hongtu Beverage Factory again to talk.
He first went to a shopping mall and bought himself a nice outfit to make himself look more like a business elite.
Afterwards, he bought two bottles of liquor and two cartons of cigarettes and headed to Hongtu Beverage Factory.
In his view, this should solve the problem, and they would definitely be able to take over the beverage factory.
Factory Director's Office.
The factory manager smiled warmly when he saw Su Wu arrive again, carrying valuable gifts.
"Oh, young comrade, what brings you here again? Please have a seat."
While greeting everyone, he unceremoniously put his things away before taking his seat with an air of nonchalance.
Su Wu forced a smile. "Factory manager, I went back and consulted our boss. He said he hopes we can talk again."
The factory manager waved his hand, "Oh, young comrade, it's not that I'm making things difficult for you, it's just that there's really no way to sell it cheaply."
Su Wu nodded slightly, "Our boss said that 2 million is acceptable, and he wants to discuss other details. If possible..."
Before he could finish speaking, the factory manager waved his hand to interrupt him.
He politely tossed Su Wu a cigarette and lit one for himself as well.
He calmly exhaled a puff of smoke, then revealed a helpless expression.
"If you had come a few days earlier, this might have actually happened. But now, sigh..."
"To be honest, our factory is currently undergoing renovation and upgrading; in the future, we'll be producing branded beverages..."
"However, it's just an issue right now and hasn't been finalized yet, so you're not entirely without a chance."
Su Wu frowned upon hearing this, as he was somewhat confused about what the other person meant.
He tentatively asked, "What do you mean?"
"If you want to take over this factory, you'll have to raise the price. If the price is right, the higher-ups might just sell it," the factory manager said, seemingly offering a suggestion.
"How much money will it cost?" Su Wu pressed.
"This number," the factory manager said proudly, holding up one hand.
"5 million?"
"Yes, I'll have to pull some strings for you guys to get this; it's not something you can just buy with money."
"Damn it!" Su Wu stood up angrily. "You could have just robbed it, why did you send over a lousy factory?"
"Hey, young comrade, I'm just trying to give you a friendly reminder, what kind of attitude is this?" The factory director slammed his hand on the table, his face changing drastically.
Su Wu gritted his teeth in anger and subconsciously touched his lower back.
Having found nothing, he realized this time that he was no longer the notorious member of the criminal organization from his previous life.
He sighed and looked at the factory director, whose face was serious.
"Your factory has only average production capacity, and the equipment isn't new. It's worth at most 1.2 million, and you're actually asking for 5 million? Are you crazy?"
The factory manager slammed his hand on the table and stood up. "Outrageous and utterly reckless! This is a legitimate business, unlike those small private workshops. Our workers are all trained and licensed to work, we..."
"Keep bragging. Your production line is automated, at least. A single production line only needs three people at most. The rest are just laborers and idlers," Su Wu scoffed.
The factory manager was surprised by Su Wu's professionalism, and his expression turned even more unpleasant.
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