Another twenty minutes or so passed.
The two of them, panting heavily, finally arrived at the so-called 'Donghu Brewery'.
As a newly introduced type of alcoholic beverage, it was indeed well-received by many beer enthusiasts when the business first opened. Previously, they mostly drank imported beer, but after the founding of the People's Republic of China, they finally had their own brewery, and it quickly became popular throughout the country.
However, due to the economic downturn, many raw material prices have risen, and the public's fondness for beer is only temporary, as it is expensive and doesn't make you drunk.
Some older people went back to drinking baijiu (Chinese liquor).
As a result, beer sales gradually declined, and with rising raw material costs, many breweries were on the verge of bankruptcy.
Many state-owned factories have not paid wages for several months.
For example, Jiangshan Beer, which Ye Beiping had previously helped, was one of the state-owned factories. Even after that sales event, Jiangshan Beer barely survived.
Looking at the four large characters "Donghu Beer", Ye Xiaoxin frowned slightly: "This brewery is quite large. Can we negotiate a deal with them?"
"Beiping seems to have said not to look for factories that are too big. No matter how good our business is, their daily output is enough for us to sell for a month."
Tang Xiaolong curled his lips and waved his hand, saying, "We'll try anything, even if it's a dead end. If the Xile Hotel opens a branch in the future, we'll need a lot of supplies."
That seems to make some sense.
Ye Xiaoxin was convinced by Tang Xiaolong's logic, and the two of them parked their bicycles nearby.
This logic was also instilled in them by Ye Beiping.
For a normal person, it's already good if their shop does well, let alone in this era where there are many taboos surrounding doing business.
Only someone like Ye Beiping would dare to open a chain store.
Tang Xiaolong parked his bicycle, took out a pack of cigarettes from his pocket, walked to the gatekeeper, and offered him one with a grin: "Uncle, hello. I don't know who I should contact to purchase the beer for your place?"
Upon hearing that they were there to purchase beer, the security guard immediately became interested.
He took it, looking at the young Tang Xiaolong with interest, and frowned slightly: "Young man, you don't look very old, do you work for which unit?"
After all, the security guards are experienced people; some people may look young, but they could be quite old.
Tang Xiaolong was dumbfounded when he heard this.
This... do I have to report to my work unit to buy beer?
Helpless, he could only take out his matchbox, light a cigarette for the gatekeeper, and say, "We are a private company. This is my sister behind me. She owns a restaurant and wants to get some beer."
Ye Xiaoxin, who was behind her, smiled.
The security guard glanced at Ye Xiaoxin; she didn't look very old, but she was definitely an adult.
However, upon hearing that it was a private restaurant, the security guard frowned deeply, his brows furrowing with age, a testament to the weathered face of the man before him.
"Young lady, to be honest, we don't normally cooperate with private restaurants, but the factory isn't doing well right now, and we haven't paid wages for several months. If you really want to buy it, I can help you go in and talk to them to see if they'll agree."
"Thank you, thank you, Uncle." Ye Xiaoxin quickly smiled broadly.
If you can get in and talk to them, it means there's a possibility of success.
The security guard didn't mince words; he took a deep drag of his cigarette, waved his hand, and turned to go inside to find the person.
After forcing a smile, Tang Xiaolong turned around and said with a bitter expression, "Sister Xiaoxin, they won't refuse to cooperate with us, will they?"
They just said they don't cooperate with private restaurants.
Ye Xiaoxin smiled and comforted him, "He said the business wasn't doing well, but who knows, it might turn out well."
"That's true." Encouraged, Tang Xiaolong regained his confidence.
After a while, the gatekeeper quickened his pace and came over.
"You're lucky. The sales department said they can take a look."
"Thank you, thank you, uncle." Tang Xiaolong said his thanks, and didn't forget to stuff the whole pack of cigarettes he had just opened into the other man's hands.
Seeing this, the uncle outside the door wasn't embarrassed at all. He quickly stuffed the cigarettes into his pocket and said politely, "Then I'll take you there."
"good."
Tang Xiaolong nodded, and didn't forget to turn around and make a face at Ye Xiaoxin.
He was probably too excited and for a moment forgot himself.
This task was given to him by Ye Beiping, and it was one he had never taken on before. If he succeeded, he would feel a great sense of accomplishment.
In fact, Ye Beiping also wanted to cultivate a team, which is why he felt comfortable sending Ye Xiaoxin and Tang Xiaolong over. On the other hand, he had Jiang He take charge of the goods that would replace the leather shoes, to see if a deal could be reached.
Ideally, both sides would be successful.
Success is something to celebrate.
Even if neither option works, Ye Beiping has backup plans. If things don't work out in Hangzhou, he can only turn to Jiangshan Beer.
We'll see how much the price goes and then calculate the shipping costs.
At worst, he can just order more beer at once, and if the market response is good, he can always open another branch.
Enter the office building.
Led by the security guard, Ye Xiaoxin and Tang Xiaolong arrived at a sales department office.
Several young people were sitting inside, and the person at the head of the table was a middle-aged man.
The security guard stepped forward and said to the middle-aged man, "Team Leader Xiao, this is the private restaurant owner who was supposed to be buying beer."
Turning around, he said to Ye Xiaoxin and the others, "He is the team leader of the sales department of our Donghu Brewery. You can just call him Team Leader Xiao."
"Okay, thank you, Uncle." Ye Xiaoxin sincerely thanked him.
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