1994: Vegetable farmers strike back

Chapter 262 Taking Over Jiangxin Vegetable Market
After the Lantern Festival, the vegetable workers returned one after another.

The return-to-work rate is very high, thanks to the high wages paid out before the Lunar New Year.

With sufficient workers, Jiangxin Vegetable Market began the next phase of sweet pepper planting while harvesting snow peas.

After deep plowing, sun-drying, and breaking up the soil, and with the application of base fertilizer, the workers who returned home after the holiday were relaxed and shared their experiences of returning home.

They gradually found their footing at work, and the vegetable plots were as straight as sharp swords.

At the same time, Chen Jiazhi did not slack off. Every morning, he would patrol the fields without fail, and in his spare time, he would read and study. After finishing the work in the evening, he also resumed the daily summary and exchange among the group leaders.

However, he didn't go to sell vegetables much in the evening, leaving it to Chen Zhengxu, Li Cai, and Xue Jun.

Ao Dehai would record the amount of vegetables sold at Dongxiang Market, and Chen Jiazhi was also aware of the prices, which were bound to fluctuate. Sales staff also needed to be flexible in responding to the market, so it was easy to manipulate the situation.

However, this is an unavoidable management problem in the current vegetable wholesale market.

If regulations are too strict and prices are fixed, sales staff will lack flexibility and may end up with unsold stock that goes bad.

If regulations are loosened, loopholes will be left.

Therefore, a balance needs to be found.

Chen Jiazhi is also constantly exploring ways to solve the problem through management. Currently, standardized harvesting and packaging, as well as decentralized and stable supply at the production end, can solve the problem of insufficient control at the sales end.

However, this model also has drawbacks, such as a lack of explosive power.

Once he has a clear idea of ​​the market trend, Chen Jiazhi is more inclined to take a gamble.

In the blink of an eye, it's already late February.

Chen Jiazhi, who was waiting for the negotiations, still had not received any notification from Xu Wenxiang.

"She really isn't in a hurry."

Tapping his fingers on the desk, Chen Jiazhi decided he had to get Xu Wenxiang anxious, otherwise waiting like this would be too passive.

During lunch in the cafeteria, Chen Jiazhi told Xu Yao and Qi Yongfeng that he and Yi Dinggan were going out and asked the two of them to continue handling the shipments in the afternoon, as the two had worked together during the Spring Festival.

"Director Chen, where are you going?"

Xu Yao was surprised that, for the past two weeks, the market manager had been unusually punctual in arriving at the market every day.

"I'm going to Baiyun for a bit, there's something I need to take care of." Chen Jiazhi put down his chopsticks and called out, "Deputy Director Yi, hurry up and eat, you have an appointment today. I'll go to the car and wait for you."

"Okay, I'll be right there."

Xu Yao asked in surprise, "Baiyun? Director Chen, didn't you say you weren't leaving and were staying at Jiangxin Vegetable Market?"

As soon as he said it, everyone in the cafeteria was stunned and began to ask questions.

"The manager is leaving?!"

"Where to go?"

Chen Jiazhi waved his hand, and amidst the astonished gazes of the crowd, the van sped away.

Then, Tong Gang, Huang Chuan, and others who were still unaware of the situation surrounded Xu Yao and pressed her for details. Xu Yao had no choice but to tell them the whole story.

"You're doing so well, the situation is great, why would you leave?!"

Tong Gang was a little incredulous. The past six months had definitely been the most glorious period for Jiangxin Market, with sales exceeding 500 million yuan. There probably wasn't another market like that in the entire city.

"Director Chen can't leave! If he leaves, won't the market be finished again?!"

Zheng Zhong agreed with this statement. He glanced at the four group leaders who were still eating quietly beside him and asked in a low voice:
Are you also going with the farm manager?

“Wherever Boss Chen is, I’ll go.” Ao Deliang said calmly, and the other three simply nodded.

Zheng Zhong said hesitantly, "Could you ask Boss Chen to let me join you?"

"You!" Huang Rixin said indignantly, "Old Zheng, I misjudged you!"

Zheng Zhong said, "Do you think we can manage such a large market well and earn such a high income if we stay?"

"Ha! Is that what I meant?" Huang Rixin sneered. "Why did you only say you'd bring one, instead of both of us?!"

"You should have said so earlier." Zheng Zhong blinked, then turned and said, "Could you take the two of us with you?"

Qi, Ao, Guo, and Li couldn't help but smile.

"You'll have to ask Mr. Chen about that."

"Just ask."

"I think it can work."

"Um, excuse me for interrupting," Tong Gang interjected, "I don't think Boss Chen has anyone in charge of logistics yet, right?!"

"What are you doing! What are you doing! Director Chen might not even be leaving, and you're already so eager to jump ship?!"

Xu Yao stared wide-eyed, calling him "Boss Chen" repeatedly. He hadn't even left yet, and his status had already automatically been upgraded.

Huang Chuan chimed in, "That's right. Director Chen didn't say he was leaving. He just had some business to attend to in Baiyun and was going to meet a friend."

Qi, Ao, Guo, and Li ate their food in silence, and the cafeteria suddenly became quiet.

But my heart is not at peace.

By the afternoon, news of Director Chen's departure spread among the workers, causing quite a stir.

Among the two hundred or so vegetable workers at Jiangxin Market, there are quite a few elderly people who experienced the days when the market was about to close down and wages were in arrears. Compared with now, the income gap between the two is huge.

"Let me tell you, before Manager Chen came, even if you worked a full month, you could only earn a little over 200 yuan. There was no overtime pay or commission. After Manager Chen came, he raised it to 12 yuan per day. If you work a full month, you can earn at least 360 yuan!"

"If you do a good job selling dishes, you get commissions and bonuses. I earned more than 500 yuan the month before the Lunar New Year."

"I heard that Director Chen owns his own vegetable market, and his salary is even higher. Many people received a thousand yuan that month before the new year!"

"so tall?"

"Why don't we go with Director Chen? I'm so skilled at harvesting vegetables, he'll definitely want me." "I'll go find the team leader..."

It got out of control; Xu Yao and Huang Chuan heard this kind of talk everywhere they went, even while loading cargo.

Xu Yao called out, "Huang Chuan, write this down for me, I'm going to make a phone call."

"Sister, it should have been done a long time ago," Huang Chuan said. He was also a little anxious. Only today did he fully understand how influential the farm manager was.

When Xu Yao arrived at the manager's office and made a phone call, she also noticed a book about financial management on the desk.

After a short wait, Xu Wenxiang answered the phone, and Xu Yao gave a complete description of today's events.

"Sister, think of something quick! If this keeps up, he'll take everyone in the market with him!"

"okay, I get it."

Xu Wenxiang hung up the phone with a headache, knowing that Chen Jiazhi was putting pressure on her.

After thinking for a while, she dialed Huang Jianyuan's number, but it was busy.

But after a short while, Huang Jianyuan called back, having received the same news from Huang Chuan.

"What should we do now?"

Let's talk.

"Aren't you afraid he'll ask for an exorbitant price?"

"There's no escaping it," Xu Wenxiang said helplessly. "Do you believe that if we drag this out any longer, he'll really leave?"

Huang Jianyuan was surprised: "He changed his mind so quickly?"

“He changes his mind faster than flipping through a book!” Xu Wenxiang pondered. “But working with someone like him is actually quite comfortable. He does what he says, unlike the complicated things at the hotel.”

Let's talk about this soon. We need the money right now, and this will help resolve the hotel and market issues at the same time.

Huang Jianyuan was silent for a moment.
Xu Wenxiang continued, "If you also want to withdraw, I can buy your shares in Spruce."

"No, not at all." Huang Jianyuan took a deep breath and said, "I just can't let go of the profits from the market."

"You can't have your cake and eat it too," Xu Wenxiang said. "Although the profits from the vegetable market are high, hotels are more profitable. Given the current rate of economic development in China, their potential is also greater. There's nothing to be reluctant about."

"Then let's talk."

Although the shares of Spruce Hotel have been consolidated once, many are still outside the company, and Xu Wenxiang and Huang Jianyuan have been planning to get rid of the others.

But this requires a lot of money.

Just as Jiangxin Market was facing disintegration, Xu Wenxiang and Huang Jianyuan lost confidence in running the market and had the idea of ​​transferring their shares.

Chen Jiazhi was unaware of the changes that had befallen Yunshan.

He did make two preparations: if he could take over Jiangxin Vegetable Market, that would be best; if not, he would start working in Jianggao Town as soon as possible.

Therefore, after arriving in the town, Chen Jiazhi went straight to the town government to discuss investment with the relevant department leaders.

The discussion lasted for an hour or two, and the atmosphere was very harmonious. After all, it was a vegetable market covering several hundred acres, involving an investment of at least several hundred thousand or even millions of yuan, and it was related to agriculture, so the local government was very welcoming.

However, the first day was just for getting acquainted with the basics.

But in the following days, Chen Jiazhi made frequent trips to Jianggao, and progress was rapid. With the assistance of the town government, they were already selecting specific sites, still the same few locations: Nangang, Changgang, Jiangcun...

This time, in addition to Chen Jiazhi's subjective judgment, there was also a lot of specific local data.

He genuinely considered this place as a new base and put a lot of effort into it.

Xu Wenxiang was aware of all of this.

Huang Jianyuan also understood.

"Mr. Xu, I have to admire your eye for people. You're really good at judging people. If we drag this out any longer, the person might really leave, and Jiangxin Vegetable Market will just be an empty shell."

“I’d rather it wasn’t this accurate.” Xu Wenxiang sighed and said, “Let’s go, Mr. Huang, let’s settle this today.”

The two drove to Jiangxin Market. Because they had been notified in advance, when they arrived, they saw Chen Jiazhi in his office reading a book.

Xu Wenxiang knocked on the door and said, "Director Chen, you seem to be having a pretty leisurely time."

"We've been waiting for you to come." Chen Jiazhi put down his book and took out a sheet of calculation paper from the table.

"To put it simply, I've already calculated it all. The market's sales after January 15th were 509,000 yuan, and the sales in February were 640,000 yuan. After deducting various expenses, there's still about 840,000 yuan left in the account."

The price of snow peas may drop further in March. Sales are expected to reach 500,000 units. Harvesting may also be possible in April. Let's say the sales are 150,000 units, which would bring the total to 650,000 units. However, there is a risk involved. If we calculate based on an 80% discount, the sales would be 520,000 units.

In addition to the market's existing assets, including land rent, vehicles, real estate, and basic investments, which I calculated to be 100 million yuan, the same as last year.

Therefore, the market's total assets are currently 236 million yuan, of course, my personal value also needs to be factored in..."

"Alright, stop calculating." Xu Wenxiang interrupted impatiently: "Keep it simple, Mr. Huang and I will each keep 10%, and the rest is yours, calculated according to the price you mentioned."

Chen Jiazhi asked in surprise, "Where are General Manager Li and General Manager Zhang?"

Xu Wenxiang said, "They won't stay."

Chen Jiazhi hesitated slightly, unsure of what had happened, but quickly realized that this was more advantageous to him.

At the same time, he calculated how much he would have to pay: 236 * 0.75 = 177 million.

He only had a little over 140 million yuan on hand, but the vegetable market account still had 84 yuan in cash.

There is enough money.

After thinking for a moment, Chen Jiazhi nodded in agreement. After further discussion, the two sides reached a consensus.

Once the shareholding structure is changed, he will be able to take over Jiangxin Vegetable Market.

(End of this chapter)