Fang Lang's words made his family happy and shocked. The first to react was Fang Lang's uncle Yang Zong, who quickly said, "Lang'er, with 400,000 US dollars worth of cigarettes, you will clear out all the stocks of several cigarette factories in Sao Paulo! Two of the small factories are in a similar situation to your uncle's. Since you can handle so many cigarettes, I don't know if your sales will be stable in the future. If you can guarantee a stable sales channel, I suggest that you don't clear out their stocks directly. You can merge our three factories in the form of a package purchase price. Wouldn't that achieve your desired expansion in one step?"
Fang Lang thought it made sense. "Then I wonder if my uncle can help me with this matter, because I have other things to do these days. I will definitely entrust you to manage the factory. You must know the specific price better than me. It will definitely be better for you to negotiate than for me."
"No, I can't go alone. It's true that I'm your uncle, but one of the factories is my own. How can I do it all by myself? If you don't have time, why don't you ask your father to come, and I'll be there to assist him, isn't that enough?" Yang Zong thought to himself that although he was an uncle and it was okay for him to help his nephew, but if he did everything himself, it would be bad if others would gossip about him.
Fang Lang glanced at his uncle, then at his father, and said, "Since my uncle said so, do you have time to deal with it?"
In fact, Fang Lang could already tell from his father's eager expression what he was thinking, but he was his father after all, so he had to hand him a ladder! Should he let his father take the initiative? Then others would think that his father was trying to seize his power!
"Since you have other things to do, then go ahead and do them! I can still help you with this little thing! Your uncle and I will go to take care of the cigarette factory's affairs in the next two days." My father said with a casual expression.
But Fang Lang believed that his father must still be a little happy and excited at the moment. After all, he had $400,000 to spend and the opportunity to buy a factory was something he had never experienced in his life! However, his father looked at the problem in the long term and had his own ideas. He said:
"After you acquire the factory, what are you going to do with it? From what you just said, it seems like you have some ideas about the manufacturing process of cigarettes. Is it the latest technology of Americans now?"
Originally, Fang Lang had always thought that his father was an old-fashioned person who didn't know how to adapt. But after coming back today, through today's communication, Fang Lang discovered whether his original self had any misunderstandings and prejudices about his father. Fang Lang didn't see how his father was conservative and feudal at all! Instead, he found many good qualities in him.
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"Dad, you're right. In the manufacturing of cigarettes, Americans now smoke the tobacco leaves and ferment them in a constant temperature and humidity environment for three years. They also add ingredients and flavors before shredding. The ingredients are mainly added by adding sugar, white vinegar, and white wine to dry them. After drying, they will add flavors again. As for what spices are added, we need to experiment by ourselves. After the flavoring is completed, they will add ingredients again, usually adding wine, honey, white sugar, etc. for rehumidification. After rehumidification, the tobacco will be quickly re-baked in high temperature and high pressure hot air at about 200 degrees, and then they will start rolling. The cigarettes produced in this way will have both a sweet taste and their own unique fragrance. In the future, when we develop filter tips, we don't have to worry about our cigarettes not being able to open up the market."
After hearing Fang Lang's introduction, the family thought that Fang Lang had obtained the latest cigarette manufacturing technology from the United States, but they didn't know that these were what Fang Lang saw in a video in the future. Whether it is suitable or the effect is still to be confirmed. But if the experiment is successful, Fang Lang is confident that his cigarettes can open up the market all over the world, especially the appearance of the filter tip is worth writing about.
Everyone's confidence increased, and they no longer worried that Fang Lang was acting on impulse. Only Uncle Fang Xinshui pursed his lips and said, "What's the point of these cigarettes? We are now selling hemp leaves, which are much more addictive than your cigarettes."
Fang Lang was shocked when he heard his uncle's words, and quickly said, "Uncle, please don't smoke it! This thing is a drug, and it is highly addictive."
"Haha... Don't worry, Lang'er. Your uncles have been taught by your great grandfather since childhood and know the power of opium and other things. How could you possibly touch these things? Don't other people like it? We are just middlemen. Otherwise, the gang would have no source of income and would have been finished long ago!" Fang Xinshui raised his hand and waved, saying with disgust.
"That's good. From now on, you have to make the rules of your gang clear. If any gang member takes addictive drugs, he will be stabbed three times and pierced six times, and forced to quit drug rehabilitation. If it happens again, next time you will cut off his hand and force him to quit drug rehabilitation. If it happens for the third time, this person is no longer needed." Fang Lang said these cruel words with a stern face, which made the family members tremble. They didn't expect Fang Lang to be so cruel.
Uncle Fang Xinshui frowned slightly and said, "Lang'er, isn't this too cruel? We are all brothers."
Before his uncle could finish, Fang Lang interrupted him, "Uncle, we are going to do great things. You must understand that you cannot stand firm without a ruthless heart. As the saying goes, a merciful person cannot command an army, and a righteous person cannot make money. And we are doing this for the good of our brothers! Once you get involved in this kind of thing, there will be no bottom line. There are many cases of wives and children being separated and families being destroyed. Do you have the heart to let your brothers end up like this? Not to mention the family, if our opponents know that there are such drug addicts among our people, then with just a little trick, we will have no secrets from the enemy. If that happens, other brothers will be implicated. Are you willing to take this responsibility?"
Fang Xinshui didn't say anything for a long time after listening to Fang Lang's words. Seeing that everyone was looking at him, he sighed and said, "We brothers originally came together based on loyalty. No wonder we have always been just a small gang. I have always felt that it was because our Chinese population was not enough, but what Lang'er told me today forced me to re-examine myself. Lang'er, don't worry, your uncle won't hold you back. I will go back now to gather all the brothers and set our rules. In the future, we will also learn from the Hongmen. If there are those who are unwilling to participate, let them leave in advance! Don't let the brothers turn against each other. I'm leaving first and I'll come back tomorrow night."
After saying that, he stood up and left without looking back.
Uncle Yang Zong also stood up and said, "I'm going back first. Brother-in-law, remember to come find me tomorrow morning and we'll visit all the cigarette factories together." After saying that, he waved and left.
After all the relatives left, his younger brother Fang Tao secretly ran to Fang Lang and said, "Brother, is it true that you want to buy a newspaper?"
Fang Lang looked at his brother's expectant and anxious eyes and couldn't help but laugh: "Why do you want to be the boss of a newspaper at such a young age?"
"Hehe... didn't you tell me yourself that you wanted to acquire a newspaper?" Fang Tao felt a little embarrassed when his brother looked at him. After all, he was just a college student who had not yet graduated, and he certainly did not have the ability to manage a newspaper. But since his brother really wanted to set up a newspaper, he would not have to go out to find a job in the future. Plus, what his brother said today really excited him, and he got a little too excited and wanted to help his brother.
"If you really want to be the boss, it's not impossible, but first you have to learn to think independently and have your own judgment. If you always follow the crowd, I will hand over the newspaper to you, and it will fail soon. In addition, if I run a newspaper, it must be our mouthpiece. If it involves matters related to us Chinese, you must choose to stand on our side! If you only think about maintaining the authenticity of the news, you don't have to consider continuing to do this business. You won't be able to do it for long. Except for matters involving ourselves, my requirement is to be impartial and only announce the facts, but not to stand on a clear side, especially when it comes to some sensitive political topics, there must be no guiding reports. Be fair, just, and open within a limited range." Fang Lang educated his younger brother with a serious face and stated his requirements for the newspaper.
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