As soon as Duoduo saw someone offering New Year's greetings, her eyes lit up. Her pockets had just been emptied of money when more money came.
“Happy New Year, Uncle. One hundred or two hundred is not too little,” Duoduo said sweetly.
"Happy New Year! You've grown taller! Here's a red envelope for you." Gao Zhiwei was prepared and took out a bulging red envelope from his pocket, which looked like it contained a lot of money.
Duo Duo accepted the red envelope, bowed, and said thank you. Politely, she didn't look at how much money was inside, but put it in her pocket.
Lu Feng put Duo Duo down on the ground and looked at Gao Zhiwei, saying, "You've become much more composed, and you've also aged a bit."
"I've experienced a lot of ups and downs this year. As the saying goes, a person's face reflects their heart. Once you've weathered the storm, your heart will be calm and steady, and you'll be a more stable person." Gao Zhiwei smiled and said, "Let's not stand here any longer. Should we go back to the factory or go back to our hometown?"
Lu Feng didn't really want to interfere. With Gao Zhiwei managing the company, Jiaming Foods might experience some fluctuations, but as long as the brand was stabilized and a certain market position was secured, it would be no problem to steadily reach a market value of 10 billion yuan in more than 20 years.
“Let’s go to the factory and take a look. It’s been over a year since I last saw it. Has it changed much?” Jiang Xiaoyan said.
Gao Zhiwei gave Jiang Xiaoyan a grateful look, then looked at Lu Feng and asked, "President Lu, what do you think?"
"Then let's go!"
"Alright, take your things and go," Gao Zhiwei instructed.
Lu Feng and Gao Zhiwei sat in the same car, enjoying the sunset as they talked about what had happened in the past year, the operation of various factories, the status of new products and research and development, and especially the changes brought about by the entry of some Hong Kong and Taiwanese capital.
Lu Feng had anticipated the changes that would occur this year. Difficulties were inevitable, but as residents' incomes and consumption increased, the market potential grew, attracting more and more powerful players.
Previously, it was just Ren Qianbo. If you could crush him, you could occupy most of the local market. But now it's different. Highways are being built at a frenzy, logistics channels will become stronger and stronger, and products from various large enterprises will flood in, making the competition fierce.
"Someone wants to buy the remaining non-operational factory areas. What's your opinion?" Gao Zhiwei asked.
"Why sell them? What's the annual production capacity now? Do you know how many people have never eaten snacks? As residents' incomes rise, more and more children will have purchasing power. Those eighteen factories aren't big; some are small factories with only a few thousand employees. It's completely unnecessary."
“If you buy it now, and later want to develop it, you won’t be able to buy it back, or negotiate with the local government. Let me tell you, land is a limited resource. Although attracting investment hasn’t been as good as it is now, once you’ve had your fill, you can’t stomach ordinary food anymore, unless it’s abalone and lobster.” Lu Feng looked at Gao Zhiwei and said, “Do you understand?”
"Understood!" Gao Zhiwei nodded thoughtfully.
The journey back took less than an hour. The highway had been built here, and things were starting to look a little different. Gao Zhiwei had prepared a lot of questions in his mind, and he took the opportunity to ask them all at once.
Lu Feng answered them one by one.
The car stopped at the factory gate. The gatehouse was now exceptionally tall, and a huge stone stood at the entrance, inscribed with "Jiaming Food Factory No. 1".
Not far away, you can see some newly built houses, small shops, restaurants, and rental bungalows, all of which are available. A small community has been formed around the Jiaming Food Factory.
“It’s even more lively in the summer, there’s even a night market. Everyone in our factory has money, so we can afford it,” Gao Zhiwei said with a smile.
At the factory gate, Factory Director Li and his group were already waiting. He walked over and said, "President Lu, right?"
"Mr. Lu, this is the founder of Jiaming Foods, and he is still one of our largest shareholders," Gao Zhiwei hurriedly introduced.
"Hello, hello!" Director Li stepped forward and shook Lu Feng's hand.
The people here have basically all changed. Those who are capable have gone to other factories to become managers, or they have gone to headquarters. Not a single one of them knows Lu Feng anymore.
"Hello, Mr. Lu!" A man in his forties walked over, with a square face and a strong physique, and extended his hand to shake Lu Feng's.
"This is our current vice president, mainly in charge of marketing. The previous vice president was fired due to the sluggish market. After Vice President Ding came, he made sweeping changes to the marketing strategy and product positioning, and things have only turned around in the last six months," Gao Zhiwei introduced.
Hello, hello!
Lu Feng glanced at this General Manager Ding. The man stood there with his back straight, staring at Lu Feng with a smile on his face, but there was an unruly air in his eyes.
On the way, Gao Zhiwei mentioned him, saying that he was the person unanimously recommended by many shareholders and was originally meant to replace Gao Zhiwei. However, since they couldn't get rid of Gao Zhiwei, they fired their deputy.
Jiaming Foods is now actually out of Lu Feng's control. When Lu Feng chose to dilute his shares significantly, introduced a board resolution, and exchanged shares for cash flow, he abandoned Jiaming Foods.
Jiafeng Electronics has a continuous source of funding. If financing runs out, Lu Feng will not hesitate to sell 30% of Jiamei Foods' shares to keep Jiafeng Electronics afloat.
"It's freezing cold, please come inside!" Director Li said politely.
Once inside the factory, the changes weren't significant; only two new factory buildings had been constructed. I took a stroll through the production area but didn't see Han Dong. After asking around, I learned that he had been transferred to another factory as its factory manager.
As for Da Tou, he used his annual equity dividends to buy a store in the city and became a local distributor of Weipuda.
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