"You brat!"
Zhou Yongming jokingly scolded Zhao Defu, and was about to say something more to Jiang Sheng when the landline rang.
"I need to take this call, please excuse me."
Zhou Yongming smiled apologetically at Jiang Sheng, then picked up the landline phone on the coffee table and put the receiver to his ear.
No one knew what the person on the other end of the microphone said, but Zhou Yongming's smile instantly froze, and his brows furrowed tightly.
"You mean they don't want to renew the lease?"
Renew the lease?
Upon hearing these two words, Jiang Sheng suddenly had an idea and pricked up his ears to listen.
Zhou Yongming continued speaking.
"I understand. I'll go to the factory later to take a look. Don't worry, I'll help you figure something out."
After giving a few more instructions, Zhou Yongming hung up the phone.
When Zhou Yongming looked at Jiang Sheng and Zhao Defu again, he forced a smile.
"Defu, and Xiaosheng, I'm so sorry, there's been a problem at my friend's factory, so I really can't entertain you."
As he spoke, Zhou Yongming beckoned Aunt Zhao over.
"Aunt Zhao, I won't be coming back today. Take good care of Defu and Xiaosheng."
Aunt Zhao readily agreed, "Don't worry, sir, I'll cook for the two young masters right away."
As for Zhou Yongming, after he had confessed everything he needed to, he patted Zhao Defu on the shoulder.
"Have fun at home today, your uncle will play with you another day."
Zhao Defu quickly nodded: "Then Uncle, you go ahead and get busy. I'll take care of Brother Sheng!"
Jiang Sheng also stood up, but at this moment he stepped forward and asked, "Uncle, if I may ask, from what you just said, is it that your friend's factory site is no longer available for rent?"
Zhou Yongming nodded and sighed, "That's right. The factory is rented by a canning company in Yanjing City. It seems that another company pushed the price of the site down even lower, so they plan to rent another site."
Canning?!
Upon hearing this, Jiang Sheng's eyes lit up instantly: "Uncle, if you're worried about this matter, why don't you let me rent the factory!"
"You want to rent factory space?!"
Zhou Yongming looked incredulous, as if he had misheard: "Xiaosheng, the rent for this factory is a hundred yuan a month. Your uncle knows you have some clever ideas, but you should be studying how to make money in college. Just having some life experience is fine. Can you tell your uncle why you're renting this place?"
This was only because Jiang Sheng had a particularly good relationship with his nephew; otherwise, Zhou Yongming wouldn't have asked this question.
Jiang Sheng smiled and explained, "Uncle, don't worry. I will manage both my university studies and business. I rented the space to process canned goods, and I have already thought out the detailed marketing strategy."
Seeing that the young man in front of him didn't seem to be joking, Zhou Yongming's expression gradually became serious.
“I never imagined you were going to open a cannery,” Zhou Yongming shook his head incredulously, then said solemnly, “Opening a factory isn’t as simple as you think. If you’re really sure, your uncle will take you to see it.”
Through Jiang Sheng's achievement of earning over eighty yuan in two days, Zhou Yongming could indeed see that the young man in front of him could not be judged solely by his age.
One day, the other party will prove to be extraordinary, and perhaps in the future, they will be able to help me.
Since that's the case, and my friend's place is already vacant, I might as well help my friend out; it's a win-win situation.
Jiang Sheng nodded quickly and immediately thanked him, "I've thought it all through, thank you for helping me, Uncle!"
"No need to thank me. You've already called me uncle, so I'll definitely treat you like my own nephew."
Zhou Yongming gave Jiang Sheng an appreciative look, and said as he walked forward, "Come with me, I'll take you to see the factory."
Along the way, Zhao Defu was even happier than Jiang Shengdu.
"Brother Sheng, when you rent a factory, you have to remember to take me, your childhood friend, along!"
"Look at the way you are."
Jiang Sheng laughed and cursed Zhao Defu, but said, "Don't worry, with me here, you'll get your share of the meat."
"Hehe, thanks, Brother Sheng!"
The two laughed and joked around, and Zhou Yongming, sitting in the passenger seat, couldn't help but shake his head with a smile.
The factory was located on the outskirts of Beijing. As soon as Jiang Sheng arrived at the gate, he saw the five large characters "Guangming Canned Food Factory" engraved on the gate, which looked quite impressive.
Inside, there was a large factory building, and not far away were several low-lying tiled houses, which were probably warehouses.
The factory site wasn't particularly large, but it wasn't small either; at least the factory building area was much larger than Jiang Sheng had expected.
It has several production lines, including packaging machines, sealing machines, and assembly lines, making it very complete.
After all, it was a very mature canning plant. Jiang Sheng followed Zhou Yongming around inside and memorized all the procedures.
A short while later, a chubby man came over from the factory gate and greeted Zhou Yongming with a smile.
"Brother Zhou, you've finally arrived!"
As the man spoke, he couldn't help but shake his head and sigh, apologizing, "I really don't want to trouble you, Brother Zhou, but I really have no other choice but to ask for your help."
Upon hearing this, Zhou Yongming patted the man on the shoulder reassuringly and comforted him, "There's really nothing we can do about it. They want to rent cheaper factory space, and there's nothing we can do to stop them."
From their conversation, Jiang Sheng could tell that the content was exactly the same as what Zhou Yongming had just told him.
The factory owner wanted to move to a place with lower rents, and the slightly overweight man kept pushing the rent down, but he still couldn't keep the workers.
"They're clearly trying to raise the price on the spot!"
Zhou Yongming said angrily, "You've already pushed the price down to seventy, and I think they want to push it down to fifty. Fifty is even lower than the rent for the venue they want to go to. They're really scheming!"
"That's right, I really have no other choice now. The rent of fifty a month is barely enough for my family to eat and drink. What's more, my son is about to go abroad to study, which will be another big expense."
The slightly overweight man shook his head helplessly, then turned his gaze to Jiang Sheng and Zhao Defu, hesitatingly asking, "Who are these two...?"
Zhou Yongming then realized what was happening and said with a smile, "I was so busy talking to you that I almost forgot to introduce you to Hong Tao."
After saying that, Zhou Yongming turned around with a smile and introduced himself to the two sides.
"This is my friend, who is also the landlord of this factory, Gao Hongtao."
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