Feng Haidong ignored how Li Shitong and Duan Jian advertised their shops and continued to steadily implement his prepared plan.
The day before National Day, Liang Cong returned from his hometown and brought Feng Haidong a batch of fresh fish.
This made Feng Haidong extremely excited.
"Liang Cong, the timing of your fish delivery is perfect."
Liang Cong said with a smile, "Brother, when I went home for the Mid-Autumn Festival, my dad and mom both scolded me, saying that I had only come with you and hadn't even helped dig the fishpond yet, and I ran back home for the Mid-Autumn Festival. I'm sorry."
Feng Haidong chuckled and said, "What's the big deal? It's the Mid-Autumn Festival, everyone should go home and reunite with their families."
Liang Cong said, "I told my dad the same thing. He said that when he and my mom were working in other places, they never talked about coming home for the Mid-Autumn Festival. It was always the working family who got together to celebrate the festival."
Feng Haidong said, "That's true. My parents were the same way back then. People didn't care about these things in those days."
Feng Haidong then added, "But things are different now. Holidays are longer, and it's really not right not to go home and reunite with family during the holidays."
Liang Cong said, "Anyway, my dad told me not to go back before the New Year, and to help Brother Feng get the preliminary work for the breeding here done as soon as possible."
Feng Haidong smiled and said, "Okay, after the National Day holiday, I'll ask my brother-in-law and the villagers to help you get the preparations for crayfish farming done. As for fish farming, I'm afraid I'll have to go back and run around there. I might need to contact the district."
Liang Cong said, "Yes, if you want to raise fish in the river by setting nets, you really need to talk to the relevant departments beforehand, otherwise there will definitely be trouble."
Feng Haidong patted Liang Cong on the shoulder and said, "Okay, don't worry, I'll go find the relevant departments."
Then Feng Haidong pulled Liang Cong and said, "Come on, let's go take a look at the fish first."
Liang Cong smiled and agreed, "Sure, this batch of fish was specially picked out for you, Brother Feng, by my dad."
Feng Haidong responded, "It really is a lot of trouble for Master Liang."
Liang Cong said, "I went back and told my parents, 'Brother Feng, you opened a grilled fish restaurant, and the business is doing very well. The demand for fish is huge now. My dad said he has already made arrangements for you, and a batch of live fish will be delivered every two days.'"
Feng Haidong said, "Thank you so much, Master Liang."
Liang Cong said, "Haha, Brother Feng, you don't need to be so polite. My dad helped you get the fish. You're not going to refuse to pay. If there's money to be made, the fish farm will definitely be willing to deliver to you."
Upon hearing this, Feng Haidong couldn't help but laugh and say, "Fortunately, we're not too far apart."
Liang Cong said, "We're not afraid of long distances. Now we have oxygen pumps, so we can transport supplies over long distances."
Feng Haidong said, "But it can't be too far."
Liang Cong nodded: "That's true."
After saying this, Feng Haidong and Liang Cong went to the backyard.
To ensure a sufficient supply of raw materials for the National Day holiday, Feng Haidong specially purchased several large fish tanks and placed them in the backyard, specifically to raise the fish sent from Liang Cong's hometown.
At this point, all the large fish tanks were already filled with fish.
Looking at the different kinds of fish in the tank, Feng Haidong chuckled and said, "Not bad, these fish are quite big."
Liang Cong said, "I told my dad, Brother Feng, you can't use fish that are too big, and the fish you send over should be about the same size, so that each plate of fish looks pretty much the same."
Feng Haidong nodded and said, "Thank you so much, Xiao Liang. These fish of similar size are just right for me."
Liang Cong said with a smile, "Brother Feng, you're welcome."
Feng Haidong said, "This is not just polite talk. With the fish you brought, Xiao Liang, I have even more confidence in the activities at my restaurant during the National Day holiday."
Liang Cong then asked, "Brother Feng, are there any changes to your restaurant's National Day activities?"
Feng Haidong said, "There will definitely be variables, and things can change at any time. However, as long as we are well prepared, we are not afraid of any variables."
Liang Cong thought for a moment and said, "When I came back, I heard that there was a store that was competing with you, Brother Feng."
Feng Haidong said, "Haha, it seems everyone has a lot of opinions about that store."
Liang Cong said, "Of course! I heard that the shop's cooking skills were learned from you, Brother Feng."
Feng Haidong shook his head and said, "I can't say I stole their skills. I taught them how to make crayfish. As for their grilled fish? It's different from my taste, so they didn't learn it from me."
After hearing this, Liang Cong was not as surprised as the others, nor did he say that Feng Haidong should not have taught.
After thinking about it carefully, he said, "Brother Feng must have had his reasons for doing that. I believe Brother Feng must have made ample preparations."
Feng Haidong was somewhat surprised to hear Liang Cong's words.
He hadn't expected that Liang Cong would actually support his actions.
Feng Haidong asked, "Xiao Liang, do you think aquaculture is profitable?"
Liang Cong paused for a moment, then thought about it carefully and said, "It should still be profitable. Nowadays, people's living standards have improved, and more and more people are eating fish and shrimp."
Feng Haidong nodded and said, "Yes, aquaculture will definitely become more and more profitable. If aquaculture and production and sales are linked together, and some of the intermediate links are eliminated, wouldn't that make restaurants that use fish and shrimp and aquaculture farmers more profitable?"
Upon hearing Feng Haidong's words, Liang Cong was stunned again, unable to understand what Feng Haidong meant.
Seeing Liang Cong's stunned expression, Feng Haidong smiled and said, "Little Liang, my idea is to create my own brand, and in the future, all my stores will be supplied with raw materials in a unified manner to ensure that the taste of all my stores is basically the same, so that I can open stores in more places from here."
This time, Liang Cong understood, and after thinking about it seriously, he connected it with Feng Haidong's support for his hometown people to engage in aquaculture.
It seemed that Liang Cong suddenly realized that Feng Haidong had a very large plan.
Feng Haidong continued, "To build a brand, we first need to get more people to accept what we do. This is definitely not enough for just my restaurant. So having other competitors is a good thing, as it will help people know about and like grilled fish more quickly."
Liang Cong looked at Feng Haidong with some surprise; he hadn't expected Feng Haidong to have such magnanimity.
Seeing Liang Cong's surprised expression, Feng Haidong smiled and said, "Of course, my approach is quite risky. If our family's taste cannot be accepted by more people, it may cause others to steal my business."
Liang Cong snapped out of his daze and said, "No, Brother Feng, your cooking is so good."
Feng Haidong said, "My cooking skills are not very good. I can only say that I understand the tastes of people here better, so I made some slight adjustments to the flavor."
Liang Cong asked, "Brother Feng, will you open a branch store in the future?"
Feng Haidong nodded and said, "I will definitely open a branch, but my first branch may be opened in another place first."
Liang Cong asked in confusion, "Opened in another place?"
Feng Haidong said with a smile, "Once your fish and crayfish are all raised well next year, you will know where my branch is located."
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