Chapter 133 0132【Development of Herbal Tea】
Shi Zhijian spent 100,000 yuan to acquire the Anle Soda Factory in To Kwa Wan, and asked Hu Juncai, as his personal lawyer, to formally sign a contract with the boss Lai and others the next day.
Ever since Hu Juncai joined Shi Zhijian, he was either signing a contract or on the way to signing a contract, and he fully demonstrated his professional ability as a professional lawyer.
Bing is expensive, especially the Anle Soda Factory has been bankrupt for a long time, and if it wants to reopen, it must be tidied up and renovated, which will cost another sum of money.
Shi Zhijian is not afraid of spending money, what he wants is time, and he must race against time.
So I gave the boss Lai and others two days to redecorate the original factory no matter what.
Although the two days are a bit tight, they are enough. After all, the soda production line, bottling line, and conveying line in the workshop are all complete. The only thing to do is to repair the tin house and clean up the sanitation.
There are about 300 employees in the entire To Kwa Wan Anle Soda Factory. According to the boss Lai, when the factory business was good, the number reached 500 to 800 people.
But now with the import of foreign beverages, such as Coca-Cola, Hedy Sprite, and instant coffee, the production volume of the factory has decreased.
In addition, in order to expand the scale of the factory, they had borrowed from the bank. Who knew that the beverage market had changed just after the expansion of the factory, so that they had to use the profits to repay the loan, which made it impossible to pay the wages of the workers.
Shi Zhijian checked the debts between the soda factory and Kowloon Citibank. He owed Citibank 230,000 Hong Kong dollars including principal and interest. The boss Lai is also a person who talks about his credibility. 50000.
Now that the factory sold for 100,000 Hong Kong dollars, the boss Lai Xian returned the remaining 50,000 yuan, and then used the remaining 50,000 yuan to pay the unpaid wages to 300 workers. After a lot of trouble, all 100,000 yuan was spent.
Fortunately, Shi Zhijian had already taken over the entire soda factory at this time, and directly took out another 100,000 as the reserve fund of the soda factory.
With money, confidence is enough.
The three hundred workers finally saw hope and saw the dawn.
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Two days later, Shi Zhijian took a sample of the newly developed soda drink and drove back to the Anle soda factory in To Kwa Wan.
Shi Zhijian opened the car window and looked out, only to see that the soda factory had already taken on a new look.
Even though Shi Zhijian had been here before, he was a little surprised at the sight of the brand-new factory building in front of him, and all the workers wearing blue uniforms standing neatly in front of the factory building.
When the car stopped, Da Louxiong got down and opened the door for Shi Zhijian.
The moment Shi Zhijian stepped off the car in a white suit, the workers, led by the boss Lai, bowed to Shi Zhijian and shouted: "Hi, boss!"
While the workers greeted Shi Zhijian in unison, crackling, firecrackers went off, and there was a ribbon-cutting place not far away.
For these To Kwa Wan soda factory workers, today is a big day for the factory to come back to life, and they must celebrate it.
Facing the greetings from three hundred workers in unison, Shi Zhijian, dressed in white, didn't feel too uncomfortable. After all, the Yuen Long factory has thousands of people, three times the number here.
Boss Lai saw that Shi Zhijian was still calm in the face of such a big battle, and he couldn't help but sigh that this Boss Shi is unusual and definitely well-informed. He thought he was taken aback when so many people greeted him like this back then. , Then it was cool for three days.
For those workers, most of them saw Shi Zhijian for the first time.
Through the word of mouth of Da Lao Lai, Fei Zai Kun, Hei Zai, Xiang Zai and others, Shi Zhijian is an image of a well-dressed, polite and handsome boy in their hearts.
In particular, there are many female workers in the factory, who are young and full of fantasies about love. Older ones, even though they have had relationship experiences, still like handsome guys.
Therefore, when Shi Zhijian appeared in front of them elegantly dressed in white, the female workers all had little stars in their eyes, showing the expressions of infatuation and obsession.
"Wow, he's so handsome!"
"Yeah, he's so tall and his shoulders are so broad!"
"I fell in love with him, what should I do?"
Seeing the commotion at the scene, Shi Zhijian was not angry. Instead, he shook hands with the boss Lai and others, and fisted many workers, appearing very approachable.
Looking back, Shi Zhijian and the big brother Lai and others stepped on the red firecrackers all over the floor and carried out the ribbon-cutting ceremony.
After finishing all this, Shi Zhijian went into the factory surrounded by everyone to inspect.
In addition to the boss Lai Shi, those people also included product developers, packers, and propagandists in the factory.
These people are all old people in the soda factory, and they also know that it is not easy for the soda factory to turn over, so everyone cherishes this opportunity.
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Entering the factory, Shi Zhijian's first feeling was that it was stuffy. It is said that it is December, and the climate in Hong Kong is not too hot, but because the machines in the factory are running and roaring, the heat emitted fills the entire factory building, which raises the temperature. .
Shi Zhijian took out a handkerchief and wiped his forehead, then turned to the big brother Lai and said, "Is there no air conditioner in the factory?"
"In the past, there was an ice factory nearby, and we often took ice cubes to cool down. Now many people have freezers and refrigerators, and the factory closed down." The boss took a notebook in his hand, listening carefully and taking notes.
Shi Zhijian nodded: "The air conditioner is still needed, and you can pay the bill for how much it costs."
The boss Lai was very happy, and the other people beside him also showed joy on their faces.
Many times when a new factory opens, in order to save costs, the boss will only pick and choose. He is not as generous as Shi Zhijian.
The boss Lai immediately wrote in his small notebook: "Buy an air conditioner!"
I can't write the word "purchase" in "purchase", so I drew a hook on the small book and hooked a piece of pork.
Soon, Shi Zhijian led people into a separate workshop. There were some factory-produced beverages on the shelves of the workshop. There were about seven or eight kinds of beverages in boxes, bottles, and bags.
"Which one was your factory's main product before?" Shi Zhijian asked casually.
Big Brother Lai hurriedly took a small bottle of drink and handed it over, "This 'citron tea' is our specialty!"
Shi Zhijian took it without using a bottle opener, put it in his mouth and bit it, bit off the cap with a squeak, took a sip from the bottle, slightly poor taste, and frowned: "The grapefruit smells too strong. .”
Standing next to him was a master named "Seventh Uncle" according to Lai's introduction. He is a very experienced soda worker who is good at mixing various drinks.
"Boss, this bottle of tea you're drinking is grapefruit tea, of course it tastes like grapefruit!"
Shi Zhijian smiled: "I didn't say you were wrong, but you have to understand the market. How many people in the market really like to eat grapefruit? What is the function of grapefruit tea? Besides making grapefruit into tea, what else can grapefruit do? Have you thought about it?"
Seeing that everyone was silent, Shi Zhijian laughed again: "We are here to do business, and the most important thing in doing business is to understand people's hearts and customers' needs!"
"Actually, grapefruit tea can also be classified as herbal tea, which is used to dispel fire and refresh oneself, but there are many types of herbal tea. Why don't we develop some herbal teas with better taste and purer effect? For example, Sangju tea, or—"
Shi Zhijian paused for a moment——
"Wang Laoji?"