Hong Kong Variety Show: Starting with the King of Thieves!

Chapter 94: Leave some hope for domestic products!
Jiang Cheng asked Wang Zhitao to go to Shu, the land of abundance, to help him acquire the hot pot recipe.

Unexpectedly, Wang Zhitao left quickly and came back quickly.

In less than half a month, Wang Zhitao returned in a hurry.

Jiang Cheng poured a cup of coffee for Wang Zhitao and said with concern:
"Is there anything wrong on the way?"

Wang Zhitao nodded vigorously, then smiled and said, "Thanks to Sir Jiang for the bodyguards you arranged."

"With him here, our trip went much smoother."

Jiang Cheng smiled and nodded: "It's okay."

Wang Zhitao hurriedly took out a large stack of documents from his briefcase and said:

"This trip to Shu was unexpectedly smooth. I heard that I wanted to buy hot pot recipes, and many people came to sell them."

"According to your request, no matter what flavor, no matter good or bad, we will take it all!"

"A total of 125 recipes were collected this time, with a total cost of 3000 yuan."

"How many?!"

Jiang Cheng thought he heard wrongly.

"Thirteen thousand."

Wang Zhitao also had a look of emotion on his face, "Sir Jiang, you don't even know how honest the people are. I want to give them more, even if they kill me."

"It's just these thirteen thousand. It's the number I only got after I gave you more."

"Otherwise, we won't even be able to spend [-]."

As he spoke, Wang Zhitao said with some anxiety: "Sir Jiang, you don't blame me for making my own decisions, do you?"

Jiang Cheng waved his hands repeatedly, "You are right. They are honest, so we can't be shady. We can't make them feel bad."

When Wang Zhitao heard this, he nodded honestly, "I thought so at the time."

Jiang Cheng was so amazed that he bought 125 copies of the exclusive formula for [-] yuan.

If this matter were left to future generations, I would never even dare to think about it!
Don’t talk about buying 125 copies of the formula in future generations.

If you can buy one for [-] yuan, it’s already considered a bargain!

But considering this matter now, Jiang Cheng felt it was extremely reasonable.

After all, in this day and age, a household worth ten thousand yuan is still a very valuable title.

Some people don’t even have a monthly salary of tens of dollars.

Think about it this way, spending 125 to buy [-] recipes is actually quite reasonable.

Wang Zhitao said: "The reason why I am so anxious to come back this time is that I dare not make the decision on one thing."

"I need to discuss this with you."

"what's up?"

Jiang Cheng gave Wang Zhitao a lot of autonomy, so that he could not make the decision. Jiang Cheng was very interested.

Wang Zhitao said: "I brought someone from Shu, and I need you to meet him in person."

Jiang Cheng heard the sound and nodded, "No problem."

Wang Zhitao hurriedly went out, and after a while, he brought in a very simple-looking man.

This guy is obviously coming to Hong Kong Island for the first time.

The prosperity and wealth of Hong Kong Island far exceeded his imagination.

His expression was always one of embarrassment.

Wang Zhitao pointed at the man and introduced: "Mr. Jiang, this is Li Guangzheng. He is a researcher at a traditional Chinese medicine research institute."

Jiang Cheng was not arrogant. After listening to the introduction, he took the initiative to shake hands in standard Mandarin:
"Mr. Li, hello."

When Li Guangzheng heard the familiar Mandarin, a sense of familiarity suddenly came to his heart, and his inner embarrassment also subsided a lot.

He quickly stepped forward and shook hands respectfully, "Hello Mr. Jiang, I didn't expect your Mandarin to be so good."

Jiang Cheng smiled and said, "We are all a family, so of course we speak our own language, right?"

Li Guangzheng expressed a high degree of agreement with Jiang Cheng’s words:
"You're right, we are a family. Even if you haven't gone home yet, fundamentally speaking, we are all a family."

Jiang Cheng smiled even more when he heard this.

Wang Zhitao introduced it in a timely manner: "Mr. Jiang, Mr. Li has a research project and wants to find investors."

"I don't dare to make the decision without permission, so I can only bring him back for an interview."

Jiang Cheng raised his eyebrows and said with a smile, "I wonder what kind of research Mr. Li has?"

Li Guangzheng shook his head shyly, "It's not a big research, it's just a cola soda."

As he spoke, Li Guangzheng took out a wrinkled plastic bottle from his luggage bag.

Li Guangzheng looked at the plastic bottle that had been squeezed and deformed, and said sheepishly:

"Mr. Jiang, the road here was too bumpy and the bottle was too crowded, but everything complies with hygienic standards. Don't mind."

Jiang Cheng smiled and nodded, without minding at all, he opened the bottle cap and took a sip.

As soon as this Coke enters your mouth, it is no different from other brands of Coke.

But when the cola enters the throat and returns to the mouth, a faint Chinese medicinal flavor permeates the mouth, forming a unique and special taste.

Just this moment made Jiang Cheng's eyes light up and he couldn't help but marvel!
Jiang Cheng couldn't help but take another bite.

This time, the unique fragrance of traditional Chinese medicine is more obvious.

Jiang Cheng put down the Coke, looked at Li Guangzheng, and said with unabashed approval:
"Delicious!"

Seeing Jiang Cheng's approval, Li Guangzheng finally felt more at ease.

When he came to Hong Kong Island from Shu, he saw the tall buildings lined up one after another, which already made him envious and awe-inspiring.

He thought that for a big boss like Jiang Cheng to be able to do so well in Hong Kong Island, he must have seen it before.

I may not necessarily like his Coca-Cola.

But now it seems that Li Guangzheng's worries are unnecessary.

Jiang Cheng drank up the rest of the Coke and then said, "Mr. Li, what's the point of your Coke? Please tell me."

As soon as Li Guangzheng talked about his areas of expertise, he immediately felt confident and introduced enthusiastically:
"Mr. Jiang, I believe you have tasted it. This Coke has the taste of Chinese medicine."

“This is what makes our Coke most different from other brands of Coke!”

"Our research is to perfectly integrate traditional Chinese medicine and cola."

"We selected dozens or hundreds of Chinese herbal medicines and conducted experiments again and again. Finally, we selected the Chinese medicines that best suited the taste of Coke and added them to it."

"That's the Coke you're drinking now."

Having said this, Li Guangzheng paused for a moment and then said:
"We originally planned to name this Coke Tianfu Coke."

"But if you're willing to invest, we can respect your opinion and give it a new name."

"Tianfu Cola?!"

When Jiang Cheng heard the name, he thought about it for a while and then suddenly remembered it!
This name is quite an awesome name!
It can even be said to be a legend!

For many young people, they may have never heard of this name.

But for people in the 80s and 90s, it is a kind of memory!
It’s even more sad!
Tianfu Cola was developed in the 80s.

It was put into production in 81. Once it was launched, it quickly became a famous specialty in Sichuan!

In 85, it was designated as a state banquet drink and was hailed as 'the Chinese people's own Coke' and 'a famous drink of the generation'!
By 88, there were as many as 108 bottling plants under Tianfu Cola!
The cola market share in mainland China reaches an astonishing 75%!

This means that for every ten bottles of Coke sold in the mainland market at that time, there were seven bottles of Tianfu Coke!

At that time, the annual output value created by Tianfu Cola had reached more than 3 million yuan!
In the 90s, Tianfu Cola even established bottling plants abroad. Businessmen from Tokyo came to ask for help from Tianfu Cola.

When Tianfu Coke was at its peak, it even reverse-dumped and entered the big and beautiful market!
You know, Big Beauty is the origin of cola-type drinks.

Being able to break into the big beauty shows that Tianfu Cola is awesome!

But this situation did not last long.

Later, after Tianfu Cola merged with foreign capital, Tianfu Cola gradually disappeared from the market.

Foreign investment is also gradually reducing Tianfu Cola's production lines.

So in the end, Tianfu Cola, which was once a smash hit, can only become people's memory.

In fact, not only Tianfu Coke, but also many domestic products from that year were very good!

But after foreign investors entered the market, they chose to freeze and treat it coldly.

As a result, many excellent domestic products have disappeared from the public eye.

Thinking of this, Jiang Cheng looked at Li Guangzheng and asked:

"How much investment do you need?"

Li Guangzheng stood there, organized his words, and then said with an uneasy attitude:

"We have our own bottling plant, but the production line is too old and needs to be updated."

"There are also warehousing, opening up sales channels, etc."

Jiang Cheng interrupted with a smile, "Mr. Li, just tell me how much money I need."

Li Guangzheng nodded, and then tentatively said: "We need an investment of about 200 million."

"How many?!"

When Jiang Cheng heard this number, he raised his eyebrows.

"If you think it's too much, we can reduce part of the budget and put Coca-Cola into mass production with about 180 million."

When Li Guangzheng saw Jiang Cheng frowning, he quickly changed his tune.

Jiang Cheng smiled and waved his hand, "Mr. Li, you may have misunderstood. The price is completely acceptable to us."

"Just regarding the shareholding, what are your plans?"

Li Guangzheng saw that Jiang Cheng did not hesitate and directly agreed to this condition. His face showed joy and he immediately said:

"If you can invest 200 million, we are willing to give you 50% of the shares."

When Jiang Cheng heard this condition, he shook his head directly.

Seeing this, Li Guangzheng smiled bitterly and said, "Mr. Jiang, although our filling plant is a bit shabby, the equipment and formula technology are worth at least 200 million."

"50% is the greatest sincerity we can give."

"I'll pay 2000 million!"

Jiang Cheng stretched out two fingers and said: "Not only can I give you brand new production line equipment, but I can also fund you to build a larger factory."

"Give your employees better benefits."

"But the premise is that I want to hold more than 80% of the shares!"

"Twenty million?!" When Li Guangzheng heard this number, he jumped up in fright, his hands trembling.

Whether the annual output value of one of their counties is 2000 million yuan is another question!
One investment in Jiangcheng can equal their county's annual output value!
Even though Li Guangzheng's determination was astonishing, he still couldn't help but tremble with such a grand gesture.

Li Guangzheng looked at Jiang Cheng who was determined to win, his eyes filled with hesitation:

"Mr. Jiang, this factory belongs to the big guys, and I can't make the decision alone."

"And 80% is a bit too much."

Jiang Cheng shook his head: "I can invest more, but there is no discussion about the shares."

Jiang Cheng was very concerned about this matter.

The main reason is to deal with the risk of foreign capital entering the market in the future.

Foreign capital is powerful and wealthy. If Jiang Cheng does not have absolute dominance, he is afraid that something unexpected will happen in the future.

Therefore, Jiang Cheng refused to give in on the matter of shares.

Let Jiangcheng acquire it, which is better than letting foreign capital acquire it.

Jiangcheng can be regarded as holding on to some hope for domestic products, lest it be wiped out by the entire army in the future.

Jiang Cheng looked at Li Guangzheng and said, "If you can't make the decision, I'll give you time to go back and discuss it."

"But there is no discussion on this matter."

Seeing Jiang Cheng's tough attitude, Li Guangzheng could only nod: "Okay, I'll go back and discuss it."

Jiang Cheng personally filled up the water for Li Guangzheng and said, "We are all a family and should help each other."

"I also want to contribute to the motherland and do something."

"So, I hope Mr. Li can convey my feelings to everyone."

Li Guangzheng didn't expect Jiang Cheng's attitude to be so good, so he immediately nodded and said:
"Mr. Jiang, don't worry. I will relay it to you when I get back."

Jiang Cheng smiled and said: "Since you are coming to Hong Kong Island, let's stay a few more days."

"I'll arrange for someone to show you the scenery of Hong Kong Island."

"All expenses will be borne by me."

"No no no."

Li Guangzheng waved his hands repeatedly, "My colleagues in the factory are waiting for me to go back."

"If we can, we hope to put Coke into production this year."

Jiang Cheng rubbed his chin and thought for a while, then said:
"Let's do this. I'll arrange for the general manager of the company to follow you back. If you agree, you can sign the contract on the spot."

"I can pay you directly."

"This way, it will save you the trouble of running back and forth."

Li Guangzheng nodded repeatedly after hearing this, "Mr. Jiang, I don't even know what to say."

"You think about us so much. If I don't sign a contract with you, I'll be sorry for you."

Jiang Cheng laughed loudly and said, "Don't worry about it."

"Our business cannot be done without righteousness. Even if we fail to make this deal, I will still treat you the same when you come to Hong Kong Island in the future."

When Li Guangzheng heard this, what else could he say? He could only nod his head:

"Don't worry, Mr. Jiang, I will try my best to convince everyone when I go back!"

Jiang Cheng smiled and said: "Mr. Li is tired from traveling and traveling. Let's go and rest for one night. Let's go again tomorrow morning."

Li Guangzheng said gratefully: "Thank you."

Jiang Cheng waved his hand, indicating that he didn't need to pay attention.

After Wang Zhitao sent Li Guangzheng away, he returned to the office and said with some hesitation:
"Sir Jiang, there is something I don't know whether I should talk about or not."

Jiang Cheng glanced at Wang Zhitao, then smiled and said, "If you have anything to say, just say it."

Wang Zhitao nodded and then said: "Sir Jiang, I don't want to be a police officer anymore. I want to do business with you."

"Um?!"

Jiang Cheng was slightly startled, "Why did you suddenly think of this?"

Wang Zhitao smiled bitterly, "Actually, I never thought about becoming a police officer."

"It was my family who forced me to take the police academy exam."

"But actually, I'm not cut out to be a police officer at all."

"This trip to Shu gave me a lot of insights. I feel that I am still suitable for business."

Jiang Cheng smiled and said, "I don't have any problems here."

"As long as you are willing to come, I will leave a place for you at any time."

"But first, you have to convince your family."

Wang Zhitao's eyes lit up and he nodded vigorously, "Don't worry, Sir Jiang, I will definitely convince them!"

Jiang Cheng sorted out the hot pot recipes on the table and said:
"Go ahead. There are still many things to come. If you want to take action, do it as soon as possible."

"Uh-huh!"

Wang Zhitao nodded repeatedly and then left the office with great satisfaction.

Jiang Cheng then called Yu Shuntian and Jimmy Zai.

"Godfather, this is the final plan we came up with after discussion."

As soon as Yu Shuntian saw Jiang Cheng, he submitted a heavy document and added:
"After discussions between Jimmy and I, and in order to implement your strategic plan, we decided to add 35 more branches!"

“Among them, places like Yuen Long are also included.”

Jiang Cheng took a look at the materials and nodded with satisfaction.

Yu Shuntian and Jimmy discussed it very carefully, and the report was perfect.

Which area can be opened more, which area can be reduced, why it can be opened more, etc. All kinds of data analysis are clear at a glance.

Even a fool can tell at a glance that the two of them must have worked hard.

The planned 35 branches perfectly implement Jiangcheng’s strategy.

Initially, the plan spread across Hong Kong Island.

Even in an undeveloped rural area like Yuen Long, a Hua Lai Chi is thoughtfully arranged.

Really achieve all-round coverage with no blind spots.

Jiang Cheng looked at the schedule, nodded, and said, "Just follow this plan and contact the landlord and decoration team as soon as possible."

"Bring all branches online as quickly as possible."

Yu Shuntian hesitated and said:

"Daddy, out of the 35 branches this time, 28 can directly purchase shop space."

"If you purchase the shop directly, add decoration, equipment, and personnel wages, it will be a big expense."

Jiang Cheng asked: "How much does it cost?"

Jimmy replied at this time: "Conservatively estimated, at least [-] million funds are needed."

Jiang Cheng waved his hand, "You don't need to worry about funds."

"Quanxing's company will be merged into Blue Whale in two days."

"You two get ready."

Jimmy and Yu Shuntian exchanged looks, and they could see the excitement in each other's eyes!
Although they all firmly believe that the future of Blue Whale is extremely bright.

But now that they have swallowed up a company worth hundreds of millions, it is still exciting and exciting for them!
After Jiang Cheng gave the instructions, he handed the hot pot recipe to Jimmy:

"These are hot pot recipes. Find someone to follow the recipes, restore the taste, and try them out."

“Pick the recipe that tastes the best.”

Yu Shuntian looked at this pile of hot pot recipes and said with some worry:
"Daddy, our branch in Hualaiji hasn't been reorganized yet. Is it too big a step to open a hotpot restaurant again?"

Jiang Cheng smiled and said, "You don't have to worry about money."

“It’s very well funded.”

"Besides, if you annex Quanxing's company, you have to find a job for them."

"With 35 branches and hot pot restaurants, there are just enough jobs to allocate to Quanxing employees."

When Yu Shuntian heard this, he no longer objected.

After all, Jiang Cheng was always right when it came to making decisions. They just had to obey orders.

Jiang Cheng nodded and said, "Arrange this matter as soon as possible. You two need to go to the mainland tomorrow."

"Going to the mainland?"

Yu Shuntian and Jimmy were both stunned.

Jiang Cheng quickly told the story about Tianfu Cola, and then said:
"If we can conclude this deal, the cola in Hua Lai Chi and hot pot restaurants can be replaced with our own cola in the future."

"And we can use the orders from Hua Lai Chi to increase Coke sales."

"It's a perfectly virtuous cycle."

"So, you two need to go there in person."

When Yu Shuntian and Jimmy heard this, they nodded immediately.

They are also keenly aware that this is a huge business opportunity, and they can take their Blue Whale Group to a higher level!

Jiang Cheng ordered: "You have only one mission, to get as many shares as possible."

"I want Blue Whale to take absolute initiative."

"This Coke recipe must not be spread to outsiders!"

Yu Shuntian and Jimmy both nodded solemnly, indicating that they would complete the task.

After Jiang Cheng finished arranging the work, he leisurely returned to the anti-gang group.

Since solving Da Fei's arms case in one fell swoop.

Jiang Cheng's position in the anti-gangster group has become more stable, and basically no one can shake it!
Therefore, he now has very free time when working.

"Acheng, you're here!"

When He Zhijun saw Jiang Cheng entering, his face suddenly lit up and he said excitedly:

"You came just in time. I just have a great thing coming up that I want to tell you!"

Hearing this, Jiang Cheng looked suspicious: "What good can you do?!"

(End of this chapter)