Reborn, back to a small county town to become a wealthy family

Chapter 700 Shame
Luo Yang was self-aware.

In my past life, I only worked my way up to a mid-level position in the real estate industry. As for corporate management experience, I can only say I have a little bit, and I'm slightly better at interpersonal relationships.

Without the ability of a prophet, he would be completely unable to manage the businesses he currently possesses.

Old ginger is different.

He truly rose from the bottom and spent over twenty years to achieve his current success. Although he may not be considered a top entrepreneur yet, his overall capabilities in various aspects are already at an above-average level in the business world.

Just like before, the advice given based on experience was much better than the method Luo Yang came up with on his own.

"Thanks dad."

Luo Yang expressed his heartfelt gratitude before saying, "I'll try to contact Official He tomorrow to see if he has time recently and sound him out."

What are you going to say?

Jiang Yuanshan still wanted to vet his son-in-law.

"Let's first talk about the current state of our industry development, and then highlight the bottlenecks we've encountered."

Luo Yang briefly described the general idea: "When we find an opportunity, we will explain the solution. If the city has such a plan, then both sides will be in agreement. If not, then we can only reason with them and appeal to their emotions."

"Let's not even talk about what 'reasoning with them' and 'appealing to their emotions' mean."

Jiang Yuanshan affirmed, "Even if the city has such thoughts, High-ranking official He wouldn't easily reveal the information to you. After all, your relationship isn't that close, and he wouldn't need to take the blame for this."

Luo Yang looked at his father-in-law, puzzled: "Why?"

He didn't acquire the rural credit cooperatives to squeeze money out of them. On the contrary, in the early stages of the transformation, he would invest a lot of money and link it with his own projects.

Later on, they even had to leverage their personal connections to help the rural credit cooperatives they had acquired control of grow and expand.

Why doesn't this high-ranking official support it?
Just because you're afraid of trouble?
"Your age? Be careful about your age!"

Jiang Yuanshan glared at Luo Yang: "Have you forgotten the knowledge I gave you last time?"

"age."

Luo Yang muttered something in a daze, then suddenly looked up after a moment of thought; "Is it almost time for High Official He?"

“He has been in Yangshi for three years. If we count two terms, he has seven years left.”

Seeing that his son-in-law had realized what was happening, Jiang Yuanshan smiled and explained, "Seven years from now, given his age, it will be impossible for him to be promoted any further. The best place for him will be a deputy position in the People's Congress at the next higher level, where he can work from semi-retirement until retirement."

"So, without the motivation to move up, his logic in doing things is to play it safe and steady."

Following Jiang Yuanshan's line of thought, Luo Yang continued his analysis: "Even if a troublesome matter is handled well and brings great merit, he will try to avoid it or postpone it to the next administration to resolve it."

“That’s basically it.”

Old Jiang nodded and said, "The system of serving as an official in a different place has existed since the feudal dynasties. The fact that it has been used to this day must mean that the advantages outweigh the disadvantages. However, it may not be the case when it comes to a specific matter."

"for example?"

Luo Yang humbly sought advice.

"Take age as an example."

As Jiang Yuanshan spoke, he also became interested and pointed out: "If a local official is relatively young, although he may not have enough governing experience, he will definitely be full of passion for governing. This means that he wants to achieve results during his term of office and gain the appreciation and promotion of his superiors. On the contrary, if he is older and he is not a local official and has no hometown feelings for the place he is serving, then passing through his term of office smoothly is his best choice."

In Luo Yang's opinion, this comment was quite insightful.

"Yes, it's almost time, playing it safe is the priority."

Luo Yang sighed, “Being too young is not good either. Being radical can easily lead to problems. So it’s best to have young and middle-aged people who have both experience and passion. It’s a pity that such officials are not from our hometown. Compared to them, it would be better to have locals with a sense of hometown pride take the position. At least they can earn a good reputation and do something practical before they retire.”

"But the drawbacks of having locals serve as local officials are too obvious."

Jiang Yuanshan prompted the young Luo Yang, "Do you know the term 'fellow villager'?"

Luo Yang thought for a moment and felt that many of the answers were correct, but he was not sure, as they all seemed somewhat ambiguous.

So he shook his head.

“When local people serve as local officials, it is most likely that they will form cliques.”

Jiang Yuanshan sighed, “One term lasts ten years, and after several local officials, over several decades, the families of the officials will intermarry. You can imagine the scene.”

I dare not think about it, I really dare not think about it.

Over the decades, several families will form an intricate and unfathomable network of relationships in this city.

"Choose the lesser of two evils."

Jiang Yuanshan smiled and said, "Compared to that, a smooth transition is not so hard to accept, is it?"

Luo Yang nodded repeatedly.

If what Lao Jiang said is true, then the upward mobility channels of a city will be completely blocked, and all profitable industries will be controlled by relatives and friends from the same hometown.
For some inexplicable reason, a term suddenly popped into his mind from a fragment of memory: Brahmin in the county town!
"Dad, when you say 'serving as an official in another region,' you only mean local officials, right?"

Luo Yang asked, "The next level down in rank doesn't have this restriction, so won't they form smaller cliques among themselves?"

Eh?
Jiang Yuanshan glanced at his son-in-law with delight.

"Your divergent thinking is quite good."

He nodded and said, "This ecological phenomenon already exists and is deeply rooted. It's just that the modern civil service system has relatively large restrictions on it, so it's fine for one or two generations, but over time, this relationship will shrink or dissolve as power disappears."

"uncertain!"

Luo Yang shook his head and said, "At least the economic foundation is still there. New bonds can still be formed through marriage because the concept of social status still has a great influence in our tradition. The higher up you go, the more serious it becomes."

Jiang Yuanshan looked at Luo Yang with a smile.

"Ok?"

Luo Yang looked down at himself and found nothing wrong, then looked at Jiang Yuanshan in confusion.

"When Fanfan talked to you, you hadn't started your business yet, right?"

Old Jiang said bluntly, "I didn't mention the concept of social class to you."

Luo Yang: "."

This statement was never verified in my past life.

I don't know how to verify this in this lifetime.

But one thing is certain: if Luo Yang hadn't achieved what he has today, even if he hadn't broken up with Jiang Fan, he would still be destined to be a live-in son-in-law.

"Thank you, Dad, for not interfering with my relationship with Fanfan."

You may think about it, but you still have to say it nicely.

"Speaking of your relationship with Fanfan, I have something I'd like to ask you."

Jiang Yuanshan suddenly changed the subject: "You've built such a big business in Shanghai, so your work focus must be there. Are you planning to settle down and live in Shanghai with Fanfan in the future?"

"Dad, I've thought about this."

How could we possibly let Jiang Fan settle down in Shanghai?

Without hesitation, Luo Yang replied, "I've recently been working on the third major restructuring of the company, which should also be the last. After this big move, those companies in Shanghai that plan to go public will stay, while those that don't plan to go public will either sell or move their headquarters back to Yang City."

"what?"

Jiang Yuanshan looked at his son-in-law in shock: "You're going to move some of your businesses to Yang City?" "Dad, didn't you also put the headquarters of your three listed subsidiaries in Yang City?"

Luo Yang smiled and said, "In a developed county in southern Jiangsu like ours, it would be quite normal for a city to have thirty or forty listed companies in the future. Besides, the one I'm moving back isn't even a listed company."

"What about the listed subsidiaries in Nayang City?"

Jiang Yuanshan asked seriously, "Are you planning to move the headquarters to Shanghai?"

"No, we won't leave our hometown here!"

Luo Yang shook his head and said, "We'll develop it however we want. Even if it becomes very large in the future, we won't move."

After hearing his son-in-law's words, Old Jiang stared at him for a long time.

“Listed companies can hire professional managers to manage them; I will focus on strategic development.”

Luo Yang then explained his logic: "In the future, I will focus most of my energy on my hometown. My time allocation will be the opposite of what it is now. I will spend at least four days a week in Yang City and the rest of the time dealing with matters in Shanghai."

"You really think so?"

Jiang Yuanshan confirmed with his son-in-law again.

"Yes, that's what I think."

"What industries in Shanghai are planning to relocate back to Yang City?"

Now that Luo Yang had brought it up, it was easier for Jiang Yuanshan to ask for details.

"The bike-sharing company is aiming for an IPO, but I will sell my shares before the IPO, so this company will have nothing to do with me in the future."

Luo Yang didn't mince words, saying, "Lemon CC is the same way. After several rounds of financing, once the valuation exceeds 10 billion, I'll sell it to another company. As for Nayuki, I haven't considered selling it yet."

"Is Nayuki going to move its headquarters to Yang City?"

"probably not."

After thinking for a moment, Luo Yang said, "I am currently building a new business by relying on Luo Shengtang's team and channels. I plan to establish 5 to 6 food companies in the next three to five years. In the future, this company will also develop towards the direction of all food categories. A significant portion of these factories will be located in cities surrounding Shanghai."

"Yes, your line of thinking is correct."

Jiang Yuanshan nodded and said, "Headquarters management will be located in Shanghai, while production will be concentrated within a 50-kilometer radius."

"Kunpeng Technology will definitely not move."

"Is this company planning to go public?"

"For companies like these that heavily rely on technology research and development, going public is essential."

Luo Yang clicked his tongue and said, "If we don't go public, the senior executives inside the company won't have stock options. Who would be willing to work hard for you? Not to mention there's a formidable competitor out there. If I suppress the IPO, it wouldn't be surprising if all the key talents went to the competitor!"

"Your insight is spot on."

Jiang Yuanshan agreed, saying, "Before achieving a monopoly, we must blend in with the world and learn to share the benefits. If we only think about monopolizing, we certainly won't go far."

"There are two situations in the financial sector."

Luo Yang continued, "The headquarters of the fund company will definitely be located in Shanghai. No matter the level, they won't support such a company being established in Yang City. As for the bank, it's a two-sided matter. The headquarters will still remain in Yang City, but the business focus will definitely be in a big city like Shanghai."

"The financial services division will be located in Shanghai, while the headquarters and core operations will be located in Yangshi."

Jiang Yuanshan suggested, "Most commercial banks are like this; I haven't seen all of their headquarters located in top-tier or first-tier cities."

"We'll discuss the specifics later."

Luo Yang nodded and said, "But that's the general direction we're thinking of."

"What about other industries?"

"There are several industries that are under the group's name, but I hold a large share of them and do not participate in their specific operation and management."

Luo Yang smiled and said, "For example, Jiang Xiaobai, which manufactures and sells baijiu (Chinese liquor), and my friend's smart home factory."

"They only receive dividends and do not need to participate in management."

Jiang Yuanshan also laughed and said, "Whether a company that doesn't need to worry about anything moves or not is not up to you!"

"There are a few companies left, and they're a bit special."

After thinking for a moment, Luo Yang said, "It's a film and television investment company. In the future, its headquarters may not necessarily be in Shanghai. It may move to the capital. Moreover, the company has already chosen a leader, so it won't take much of my effort."

"You also own a film investment company?"

Jiang Yuanshan looked at his son-in-law with a strange expression.

"It originally belonged to my business partners, but they felt embarrassed because Luo Shengtang was making too much money, so they gave it to me instead."

Luo Yang knew what Old Jiang meant in his eyes, so he had to add an explanation: "He was in a half-dead state before, but I didn't expect that one of the company's vice presidents would be interested in this industry, so I gave it to her to handle."

"The entertainment industry is a murky place."

Jiang Yuanshan looked at Luo Yang with a half-smile and said, "There are many beautiful women and a lot of gossip in this circle, and it receives a lot of attention. You can easily become famous nationwide without even realizing it."

Luo Yang: "."

There's no point in trying to explain further; it would only make things worse.

The only solution was to use a joke.

"Dad, big stars are just wearing the glamour of the screen. In the face of capital, they are just country girls without makeup."

Luo Yang smiled and said, "If our film and television company grows big in the future, our whole family can go to the annual meeting and see for ourselves. Maybe then you'll realize that when those big stars toast you, it's not just a matter of their glasses being a little lower."

Jiang Yuanshan stared into Luo Yang's eyes for a moment, then laughed.

They neither said it was good nor bad.

"In addition, there are two e-commerce platforms. One is headquartered in Guangzhou, which I acquired and hold a majority stake in. The other is headquartered in Shanghai."

Luo Yang casually said, "These are all just casual arrangements, just for fun. It would be best if they could make a name for themselves, but as long as they survive, let them develop wildly."

Jiang Yuanshan, of course, didn't take his son-in-law's words seriously.

Luo Yang didn't mention the remaining security company and charitable foundation, because the headquarters of these two companies would definitely be located in Shanghai, but the training bases and branches could be set up in Yang City.

"Finally, there's the manufacturing of new energy vehicles."

Luo Yang put the biggest one last: "We haven't decided where to put it yet. The initial plan is to put the headquarters and technology R&D center in Shanghai and the production base in Yangshi. But there are too many variables, because we may face the issue of acquisition when we start. The location of the acquired car company is also one of the options."

"You plan to start by acquiring traditional gasoline vehicle companies?"

This was the first time Jiang Yuanshan had heard Luo Yang mention these details, so he took it very seriously.

"Yes, this is our first step in building new energy vehicles."

Luo Yang nodded and said, "We need to have the most basic things. We can't just do contract manufacturing like domestic mobile phone manufacturers, can we?"

"Why can't we do contract manufacturing?"

Jiang Yuanshan disagreed with Luo Yang's idea: "We have the core technology of new energy power batteries. We can develop intelligent control for new energy vehicles and outsource the production of the whole vehicle. This will save a lot of unnecessary funds and allow us to concentrate our efforts on controlling the core technology."

Luo Yang was stunned as soon as he finished speaking.

As expected of my father-in-law, without me even realizing it, he has already started to pay attention to and learn about new energy vehicles.

Luo Yang felt somewhat ashamed.
(End of this chapter)