He then pointed towards Jiang Sheng: "This is my nephew Zhao Defu, and this is Defu's friend Jiang Sheng."
The slightly overweight man, Gao Hongtao, forced a smile, nodded to the two men, and greeted them with a smile.
Because he had something on his mind, Gao Hongtao seemed a little absent-minded.
Seeing this, Zhou Yongming took the initiative to say, "The reason I brought them here today is because I have something important to tell you, Lao Gao."
Gao Hongtao glanced at Zhao Defu and Jiang Sheng, still wondering what Zhou Yongming's visit to him had to do with these two children.
He simply nodded casually, not taking the matter seriously: "Brother Zhou, you go ahead."
"When Xiao Sheng heard that no one was renting this place, he wanted me to act as a middleman and ask you to rent the site to him. He wants to use this factory to open a canning plant."
After Zhou Yongming explained his purpose, Gao Hongtao looked at Jiang Sheng in surprise: "This kid looks to be only ten years old. Are you sure you want him to rent my factory?"
At first, Zhou Yongming reacted the same way as Gao Hongtao. Seeing how surprised the other party was, he patted him on the shoulder.
"Don't be so surprised, this child is very clever!"
Having received such high praise from Zhou Yongming, Gao Hongtao's gaze towards Jiang Sheng changed slightly.
Thinking that the factory issue might be resolved, he nodded with a smile and pointed to the tiled houses not far away.
"I didn't expect you to want to rent our factory, Xiaosheng. Come, let's go to the office to discuss this in detail!"
Gao Hongtao had been worried about this for days, since his entire family's food and drink depended entirely on the rent from this venue.
I did have a job, but it only paid ten yuan a month. How could that be enough to support my family with elderly parents and young children?
Now that the matter may be resolved, Gao Hongtao is naturally overjoyed.
Upon arriving at the office, Gao Hongtao personally poured tea for the three of them.
"Since you're Defu's friend, I'll call you Xiaosheng too."
Looking at the eighteen-year-old boy in front of him, Gao Hongtao was happy that the factory issue had been resolved, but he still couldn't help but ask with concern, "You're so young, starting a business isn't easy. Are you really sure you want to open a factory?"
“Thank you for your concern, Uncle Gao,” Jiang Sheng said calmly. “I understand the situation. Just give me a price, but I’m a little short on cash right now and can only pay one month’s rent upfront…”
"Hi!"
Zhou Yongming laughed generously: "This is not a difficult thing at all. I will pay your rent for a year. You can pay me back when you make money, Xiaosheng!"
The boy in front of me has a keen eye and a shrewd business sense. He doesn't seem like an eighteen-year-old at all. On the contrary, he is more mature and composed than Zhao Defu.
Who knows, Jiang Sheng might actually make a name for himself. If I can support him now, I'll have another business partner in the future.
Jiang Sheng was surprised that Zhou Yongming would help him at this moment. He was happy to hear this, but he was a little embarrassed.
With only two or three hundred yuan in my own hands, including the principal, and considering the rent in the suburbs of Yanjing, which is one hundred yuan a month, I could only rent for a maximum of four months.
"How can I trouble you, Uncle..."
"What's so troublesome about this!"
Zhou Yongming waved his hand and said, "Old Gao, bring out the contract now, and let's sign a one-year contract!"
Zhou Yongming was straightforward, and Jiang Sheng was equally generous, thanking Zhou Yongming profusely before accepting the prepared contract and signing his name.
The contract starts at the beginning of next month, and it's currently the end of this month, with ten days left until next month.
Regarding the price, Gao Hongtao readily offered a discount of ten yuan, renting it to Jiang Sheng for ninety yuan a month.
With ten days left, Jiang Sheng planned to set up his stall for a few more days to earn some money as initial capital.
Then we need to recruit workers and find suppliers of sealing and packaging machines, since we can't do without production lines and such.
Although the factory in front of us has a complete set of production lines, it ultimately belongs to someone else.
Once the lease expires, the boss will definitely move the entire production line and everything else away.
Therefore, making arrangements for the production line and other related matters in advance is his top priority right now.
After signing the contract and saying goodbye to Gao Hongtao, Jiang Sheng and Zhao Defu got back into the car and heard Zhou Yongming asking a question from the passenger seat.
"Xiaosheng, now that the factory has been rented, have you thought about the production line and everything else?"
"If you don't have any connections in this area, your uncle will help you!"
Jiang Sheng was quite surprised to hear this: "Uncle, you know someone who makes packaging machines?"
The term "packaging machine" naturally includes both sealing machines and packaging machines.
The production line on the assembly line is naturally also very important, but Jiang Sheng has absolutely no connections in this area.
He had originally planned to subtly inquire with Zhou Yongming, hoping he might have some solutions.
Unexpectedly, Zhou Yongming brought it up on his own initiative, and he actually had connections in this area.
He was both surprised and delighted, and then he heard Zhou Yongming say what followed.
"Old Gao's site is rented to canneries all year round. He knows a lot of people in this field. I'll give him a call later."
"I'll have Defu tell you when we have the results."
Zhou Yongming's straightforwardness surprised Jiang Sheng. After all, he was just his good friend's uncle. It was one thing for him to help find a venue, but now he was even helping with his connections.
Jiang Sheng sincerely thanked him from the bottom of his heart: "Uncle, thank you so much. Without you, I estimate it would have taken me a long time to get these things done."
“I already told you, Xiaosheng, don’t be so polite,” Zhou Yongming said with a smile, his words straightforward: “I’m helping you partly because of Defu, and partly out of my own selfish motives. You’d better work hard so that my help today won’t be in vain!”
Jiang Sheng was intelligent, and he immediately understood what Zhou Yongming meant as soon as he said it.
Businessmen are driven by profit. Besides the connection with Zhao Defu, Zhou Yongming's help to him was naturally also an attempt to provide more support in the future.
"I understand, Uncle. Don't worry, I won't let your good intentions go to waste."
Seeing that the other party understood immediately, Zhou Yongming had even more appreciation for Jiang Sheng.
Zhao Defu, on the other hand, was completely confused and curiously came over.
"Uncle, what kind of riddle are you and Sheng-ge playing? I can't understand a word you say!"
"It's normal that you don't understand."
Zhou Yongming didn't explain much to Zhao Defu, and just jokingly scolded him.
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