Xu Mei's mother cooked a table full of dishes. There were four people in her family, plus Liang Liang, making a total of five people.
Xu Mei's father sat at the head of the kang (heated brick bed), Liang Liang sat below him on the kang, and Xu Hebin sat below him again.
Xu Mei should have sat opposite Liang Liang, but she didn't. She didn't shy away from sitting next to Liang Liang on the kang (a heated brick bed) and kept putting food on his plate.
It's one thing for you to just keep putting food in my bowl, but what's with the way you're looking at me like I'm eating autumn spinach?
Aren't you afraid your mom will beat you?
Didn't you see the look your mom gave you from across the street?
This left Liang Liang extremely embarrassed.
But Xu Mei didn't care at all.
She throws a wad of cash into her parents' arms as soon as she gets home. Anyone would feel justified in doing that, not caring what their family says.
Liang Liang couldn't say anything yet, so he could only try to avoid contact with Xu Mei and talk to her father and brother about work-related matters.
Xu Hebin was in charge of publishing audio-visual products in Lianwan. This position was very stable. They would produce products whatever publishing tasks the company assigned. It was a unit that neither made any great achievements nor caused any major mistakes.
In addition to his basic salary, he also received a senior management bonus of 100,000 yuan during the Chinese New Year.
In 1998, this was indeed a huge sum of money, but in Liangshuiwan, it was no longer considered a large amount. There are now more than 20 households in Liangshuiwan village with an annual income of over 100,000 yuan, and the rest are basically in the range of 50,000 to 100,000 yuan per year.
When Xu Hebin returned home for the Spring Festival this year, he found that many of his former friends seemed to be doing better than him now, with almost every family owning a small business.
Two of them had already become small business owners, which made him somewhat envious, and he began to think about becoming a boss himself.
“Working for you, I’m sheltered from the wind and rain, and I earn over 100,000 yuan a year, which is quite stable. But I always feel that this life is a bit bland. I want to do something on my own.”
His job was indeed too mundane. He didn't have to design products or worry about the market. His employees were all just following the rules, and there was nothing to manage. His life was like a stagnant pool.
This kind of life would be the ideal job for middle-aged or older people who have no ambition, but it would be boring for Xu Hebin.
Liang Liang genuinely supported Xu Hebin's idea. A young person should have some ambition. If you don't do something when you're young, your spirit will be worn down by life after you get married and have children.
You might succeed if you venture out, but you'll never succeed if you don't.
Even if Xu Hebin had a stable job with Liang Liang, he was still working for someone else, which was far less exciting than being his own boss.
"I understand your idea. As a young person, I support you taking a gamble and doing something. Where do you plan to do it?"
Encouraged by Liang Liang, Xu Hebin became excited.
"I'll stay home and work. Our hometown is developing in a positive direction, so I don't plan to go out."
"Very well! Even if there is a bright moon in a foreign land, it is not as good as a lamp in one's hometown."
Xu Mei clapped her hands and flattered him, saying, "Brother Liang is truly talented."
"Go away! Go play somewhere else! We're talking serious business, Xiao Liang! So, where should I start?"
"Of course, it's the location. How can you do business without a location? Do you expect to process things in your own yard? It might be okay when you first start, but you'll have to move to a different place in a couple of years. If conditions allow, it's better to go for the best from the start, so you don't have to keep messing around in a few years."
Xu Hebin nodded: "Yes! Let's start with the site. Where do you think I should set up the factory?"
"You'll have to decide on the location yourself; I won't offer any suggestions. The area shouldn't be less than 10,000 square meters, and it would be even better if you could get some extra space."
"Ten thousand square meters? Holy crap, the land alone would cost hundreds of thousands!"
Liang Liang laughed: "Who told you to buy it? Just rent a piece of land for now."
Most factory owners rent land first, and only buy land when they have the strength and need to do so.
"But what should I do first?"
"What do you want to do? You can start a transportation company or a hotel, making hundreds of thousands a year is no problem."
“I also want to make guitars. Last year, when I had nothing to do, I went to Bi Sheng Guitar Factory to learn and learned a lot.”
His audio-visual production company was right next to Bi Sheng's guitar factory, making it very convenient for him to visit.
"You've learned this? And you've mastered it?"
"You may learn it, but that doesn't necessarily mean you can do it well."
“Then let’s make acoustic guitars! Our Liangshuiwan Village is all about making electric guitars, so your acoustic guitars will fill that gap. If there’s anything you don’t understand, have Bi Sheng send two technicians over to give you some guidance.”
If we want to develop Yahe into a national guitar base, how can we do it without acoustic guitars?
Liang Liang originally planned to move the guitar factory managed by Bi Sheng to Yahe, but considering that many employees would also have to move to Yahe, there would be many difficulties, so he did not carry out the plan.
Now it's only natural to let Xu Hebin fill this gap.
"Then it's settled. But how much investment do I need to prepare for this approach?"
Liang Liang thought for a moment: "To invest in building a factory and buying equipment and raw materials, you need at least 500,000 yuan. You also need to be prepared for the period when new workers are adapting and the factory is not profitable."
Xu Hebin was worried. He only had 200,000 yuan that he had saved up from working for Liang Liang over the past two years, which was far from enough to start a business with 500,000 yuan.
Liang Liang secretly winked at Xu Hebin, implying that his sister was rich.
Xu Mei doesn't have much money now; five or six million is no big deal for her.
"I have no money!" Xu Mei saw her brother's eyes turn to her and quickly took the initiative to issue a statement.
"You're just babbling on and on, it's not like I'm taking your money for nothing. Just lend me 300,000."
"Do you pay interest?"
This remark made Liang Liang despise Xu Mei, and he quickly distanced himself from her.
Who do you think you are?! You borrow money from your own brother and charge him interest! Don't tell anyone I know you.
Xu Mei burst into laughter.
"If your sister won't lend it to me, I'll lend it to you. You don't have to acknowledge me as your sister anymore."
"Don't try to sow discord between us siblings."
I'd rather not bother stirring up trouble for you guys.
"Brother Liang! What are you doing tomorrow?"
"Tomorrow? I haven't decided yet, but I'll most likely go to Gao Xing's house."
Liang Liang went to pick up Xu Mei this morning, but he missed her when she came to wish him a Happy New Year.
"Please take me there? I want to see Gao He," Xu Mei pleaded pitifully.
"I'll lend you my motorcycle tomorrow. If you still can't ride it, I have a bicycle at home."
"I'm not riding, I want to ride in a car."
The cheerful Yinna River Band also released an album last spring. Liang Liang gave them a few songs about farmers, and they even wrote a few songs themselves.
This album, titled "Chinese Farmers," has sold a little over 100,000 copies.
This is the lowest album sales among Haiyun Audio-Visual's albums.
However, Liang Liang still wants them to release a new album next year... or rather, this year. This time, Liang Liang is preparing two love songs for them.
Who says farmers don't talk about love!
Of course, there should also be two inspirational songs, then the album sales will be guaranteed to be high.
After all, the shipping company earns an extra share of the profits from each additional copy sold.
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