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Chapter 1005 Win-win cooperation
Yan Zhensheng is indeed an expert in the pickle business. In addition, in his treatment of Kong Laochi and his desire to go to Hebei to buy Fengrun soybeans, he can be said to be able to know people and use them well.

After considering it for a while, Yan Zhensheng still believed that cooperating with Jieyou Grocery Store would be beneficial in every way, so he agreed to the cooperation proposal of Lucas, the manager of Jieyou Grocery Store’s Peking store.

"Mr. Yan, you will definitely be thankful for your wise decision today." Lucas looked at Yan Zhensheng in front of him with a smile and promised.

"Manager Lucas, I think so too." Since he had already decided to cooperate with Jieyou Grocery Store, there was no need for Yan Zhensheng to continue to be hesitant.

"The legal department will bring the drafted contract over shortly. Please wait a moment, Mr. Yan."

"Oh? So soon?"

"Haha, these are the most basic operations for us employees. After all, our boss has very high expectations of us."

"Manager Lucas, can you help me make an appointment with Mr. Su?" Yan Zhensheng then followed Lucas' words and wanted to meet with Su Ning.

"Mr. Su is currently abroad inspecting factories and won't be able to return to China in the short term. We should wait for him to return."

"OK then!"

"Boss Yan, we will be carrying out a food mechanization transformation of Qinfangju's pickle garden. Our goal is to build it into a top pickle production base in the country."

"Production base?"

"Yes! The estimated production capacity is 100,000 tons per year."

"What? One hundred thousand tons?"

"That's right! This is only the first phase of the production plan, and we will expand production appropriately based on actual conditions in the future."

"Manager Lucas, is it really possible to achieve an annual output of 100,000 tons?"

"Haha, maybe you don't know this, Mr. Yan, but we've already built two beverage production bases and three canned food production bases in Shanhaiguan and Changping. Every day, large quantities of beverages like cola and kvass, as well as a variety of canned products, are shipped to the Soviet Union along the railway. A pickle factory with an annual output of 100,000 tons is really nothing for us."

"Great! The pickle factory will have to find a new location."

"That's right! As long as it's in the area surrounding the Forty-Nine City, it's fine. This is the rule set by our Mr. Su."

"Lucas, why do we have to go to the area around Sijiu City? Isn't it possible to go to Tianjin Port? That way it would be more convenient to ship overseas by sea."

"Anything Mr. Su decides cannot be changed, and our production bases are all concentrated around the city of Sijiu, so naturally this is a matter of reasonable and comprehensive consideration."

"I see! Then let's put the pickle factory in Fangshan." Lucas's words were quite harsh, but Yan Zhensheng didn't lose his temper at all.

"Boss Yan can make the decision himself! The group will send technical, human resources, and financial personnel to follow up."

"it is good!"

After Yan Zhensheng and Jieyou Grocery Store signed the agreement, Qinfangju became a subsidiary of Jieyou Grocery Store, and the products sold by Qinfangju became more and more diverse.

The common people of Sijiu City are often the most curious. Seeing that Qinfangju now sells a lot more types of products, including a variety of high-quality condiments, the common people of Sijiu City are naturally attracted to Qinfangju.

However, Liubiju, which had refused to understand the grocery store at the beginning, was now in a dilemma. After all, the current success of Qinfangju had a really big impact on them.

Every day, looking at the deserted store in front of them, the owner and boss of Liubiju are gloomy and feel that they have never felt so depressed and passive as today.

"Boss, I heard that Qinfangju's pickles have also been sold in Jieyou Grocery Store. You should know that Jieyou Grocery Store has stores in major cities around the world." The shopkeeper of Liubiju looked at the boss beside him and explained.

"Oh? Does Qinfangju have such a large production capacity?" The owner of Liubiju couldn't help but be surprised. After all, the output of a pickle garden is generally not high.

"With the strong support of Jieyou Grocery Store, Qinfangju has built a pickle production base in Fangshan. It is said that the annual output can reach 100,000 tons."

"What? Producing so many pickles, are they trying to wipe us out?"

"Boss, do you want to join forces with the other pickle gardens and talk to President Wei of the Peking Chamber of Commerce?"

"Hmph! Will it work? In the face of absolute strength, all conspiracies and tricks are meaningless. Our Liubiju's century-old reputation is about to end."

"Then...then why don't we also cooperate with Jieyou Grocery Store?"

"Alas! One wrong step leads to another! Now that Jieyou Grocery Store already has Qinfangju, they must be looking down on us Liubiju."

"Boss, we can't know for sure without trying. Why don't I take you to talk to Lucas?"

"This……"

"Boss, we can't hesitate any longer. Since we know we can't beat them, we might as well just join them."

"Boss! You're right. Let's go to the Worry-Solving Grocery Store and meet this Lucas."

Lucas was not surprised at all that the people from Liubiju came to his door again. After all, Liubiju had been left with no way out by him.

You should know that the price of a bottle of pickles at Qinfangju is half of that at Liubiju, which makes people who already like good quality and low prices flock to Qinfangju even more.

"Mr. Zhou, we at Jieyou Grocery Store will not allow Liubiju and Qinfangju to merge. Instead, we will strongly support Liubiju in developing its own brand. In the future, Liubiju and Qinfangju will complement each other's strengths in the international market."

"Thank you! Thank you so much, Manager Lucas."

"Mr. Zhou, you're welcome! After all, we're all family from now on."

"That's what Manager Lucas said."

……

At this time, the Jieyou Grocery Store had already completed its layout in major cities such as Beijing and Shanghai, and a large amount of goods entered the hands of thousands of households through the Jieyou Grocery Store every day.

At the same time, a large number of factories were opened around the old city in the name of Jieyou Grocery Store, and these factories were all concentrated in light industry.

For example, factories specializing in the production of various food products, as well as various factories producing various small hardware and bedding products, quickly became super-large production bases surrounding the Forbidden City. Naturally, many people were puzzled by the Jieyou Grocery Store's insistence on building factories around the Forbidden City, but anyone who was puzzled could not get a definitive answer.

These produced goods will naturally be shipped to the Soviet Union by rail and sea. As for shipping them to other countries by sea, the factories near the city of Sijiu do not have such a large production capacity for the time being.

Of course, it’s not that Jieyou Grocery Store doesn’t want to expand its production capacity, but now is not the best time. At the very least, we have to wait patiently until dawn.

"Lucas, why isn't your boss in Sijiu City recently?" Vladimir once again came to the Jieyou Grocery Store with a mission, but he couldn't see Suning every time he came.

"I'm going abroad! I may not be able to come back within a year or two. In fact, you can come to me if you have any problems." Lucas explained to Vladimir with a smile.

"Lucas, your Jieyou Grocery Store is currently selling a large amount of goods to the Soviet Union via rail and sea transport, but you haven't purchased many high-quality products from within the Soviet Union. This has a significant impact on our domestic Soviet economy."

"That's not right! Didn't we buy a lot of wheat and corn from the Soviet Union?"

"Lucas, as everyone knows, the Soviet Union's strongest sectors are heavy industry and weapons. It seems your Worry-Solving Grocery Store isn't interested in these areas?"

"That's right! Our entire group is focused on light industry. After all, our products are meant to serve millions of households. Heavy industry and weaponry aren't really our forte."

"Lucas, it's precisely because it's not your group's specialty that you should develop it more slowly. Furthermore, as far as I know, your Jieyou Grocery Store's parent company, the Su Group, has steel mills and shipyards in Brazil and Australia. It's not like you claim that they have no involvement in heavy industry at all."

"Mr. Vladimir, our Su Group is a very large conglomerate, and the industries involved are naturally all-encompassing. The steel mills and shipyards you mentioned are not under the responsibility of our Jieyou Grocery Store, so you still need to negotiate with our boss, Mr. Su, in person."

"Hey! The topic has turned back again. Where is your Mr. Su?" Vladimir felt a headache again at this time, because no matter how much he went around in circles, he still couldn't get around to finding Suning's whereabouts.

"Mr. Su was inspecting factories in Myanmar some time ago. Now I really don't know his specific whereabouts. After all, we have too many factories and they are too scattered. In fact, our boss is also feeling very headache. Just inspecting our own factories is very difficult."

"Have you ever considered concentrating production bases in one country or region, such as the Soviet Union, the greatest country in the world?"

"Of course we've considered it! We've considered the United States, the Soviet Union, Brazil, and Australia, but none of them are truly suitable locations. For example, although the Soviet Union is vast and rich in resources, most of its areas are in extremely cold environments. Moreover, your population is extremely sparse, and you don't have the potential or foundation to become the world's factory."

"What about America?"

"That's even more unlikely. After all, their labor costs and prices are too high, and the products they produce are simply not competitive. It's unrealistic to sell an ordinary toothbrush for the price of a rifle."

"That makes sense! But I'm here on a mission. If we can't reach an agreement, we'll be in a very passive position."

"Hey! How about this! Your steel production in the Soviet Union is very high. I can take the initiative to buy out some of your steel stock. This is my greatest authority as the manager of the Jieyou Grocery Store."

"That's impossible! In fact, our various petroleum products are also very good. These products can be sold in your Jieyou Grocery Store."

"Okay! Then I'll make one final concession. You, the Soviet Union, must help us build an oil storage base in Harbin and import your Soviet aviation fuel, gasoline, and diesel."

"Haha, no problem! This is true mutual benefit!"

In fact, Lucas also felt very embarrassed at this time. The main reason was that the Soviet people loved cola and kvass too much, and they were also very keen on various canned products produced in the Soviet Union.

A large amount of ruble reserves were brought to the Jieyou Grocery Store every day. In addition to using some rubles to exchange for a large amount of gold reserves of the Soviet Union, most of the rubles were still lying in the account belonging to the Jieyou Grocery Store.

In addition, there were indeed no products in the Soviet Union that could attract the Su Group, so naturally an embarrassing situation arose for the Soviet Union. Of course, this was also the real reason why Vladimir found Lucas.

……

This time, Suning left Beijing to go on an overseas inspection, more to avoid attention from all sides. After all, the current industry has already attracted the attention of many forces.

However, this time Suning only brought Sang Hong with him, and Mu Chunhua was left in Sijiu City by Suning, and was specifically responsible for the daily operation and management of the "Starry Sea" Hotel.

As for why Suning made such arrangements, perhaps only Suning himself knew the answer best, because he had already noticed Mu Chunhua's abnormality.

Finally, Grandpa Mu found the right opportunity and told Mu Chunhua about Boss Yu. "Chunhua, Boss Yu is Grandpa Yu's only son. Although he is over 30 and still unmarried, the Yu family's escort agency must be handed over to Boss Yu."

"Big Boss Yu? Are there also Second and Third Boss Yu?" Mu Chunhua asked in confusion. She certainly understood what her father meant.

"No! The old man of the Yu family did have two sons, but the second son was taken away as soon as he was born and given to someone else, Yan Zhensheng, the current owner of Qinfangju."

"What? Is it the family that Baofeng and Baoxiang work for?"

"Yes! It's the Yan family."

"Dad, do you want me to go on a blind date with this Boss Yu?"

"Yeah! Did you hear it?"

"Dad, my career is on the rise right now, and I don't want to think about personal problems so soon."

"Chunhua, you're already 28 years old this year. If you don't find a partner now, how long are you going to wait?"

"Dad, let me be frank with you. Our boss likes me very much. I think you should understand what I mean."

"No! Rich people like them can't really express their feelings. Besides, do you want to be their mistress?"

"No! Dad, Mr. Su hasn't married or had children yet, so it doesn't necessarily mean that he wants me to be his mistress."

"That won't work! Mr. Su hasn't married or had children, but that doesn't mean he hasn't had a woman."

"dad……"

"Hmph! You can't even call me grandpa. Meet me at the overpass tomorrow, or you'll never come back to this house."

"..."

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(End of this chapter)