Star Tycoon

Chapter 39 Prepare for a rainy day
When Tian Ersan got up in the morning and went out, he saw two children who looked to be around ten years old.

The child helped the old man pack up the wire bed and then carried a blanket to go home.

Seeing this, Tian Ersan smiled and said, "The bill is settled, fifty yuan per person. Are you coming again tonight?"

The two old men quickly replied, "Yes! We'll definitely come!"

Tian Ersan took out one hundred yuan and said, "You can exchange them yourselves."

"Okay!" The two old men recognized each other and quickly accepted the hundred yuan.

The two children next to them were also watching with their eyes wide open, knowing that their grandfather or maternal grandfather was rich.

Just then, an old woman walked over from a distance; it was Granny Li.

"Grandma! Grandpa gave us money!" the child shouted quickly to Grandma Li.

Grandma Li quickened her pace and came over in just a few seconds.

Tian Ersan didn't want to get involved in other people's family affairs, so he quickly went out to buy food.

Zhang Shuya only cooks dinner and lunch. She usually buys breakfast because she has to get up early.

I often buy food for lunch and dinner, and now that I have enough money, I can eat much better.

When Tian Ersan arrived at the intersection on his electric bike, he found that the excavator and workers from yesterday were gone.

"Why aren't you demolishing it today? I heard a lot of people objected yesterday, are you scared?"

Tian Ersan chatted with the boss.

The boss sneered, "What are you afraid of? If you demolish everything, you'll just drive people away. You see, this place won't be touched for at least two or three years. They just want to drive everyone to the county to buy expensive houses. They even said that if people live here, their children won't be able to go to school or register for classes."

"Just you wait, once the number of people decreases, those last few families will have no choice but to move."

Once Tian Ersan understood the operating model, he would first acquire a few houses to disrupt the business, then delay the demolition for a few days if there was opposition, and continue demolishing after a few days. After repeated back and forth, only a few families remained, and these people were naturally no match for him.

The impact on Hotan No. 2 and No. 3 is not significant. The old houses are located on the outskirts, near logistics centers and gas stations, which are not easy to demolish.

Currently, the demolition mainly involves five or six acres of land in the urban area, affecting thousands of households in two streets.

Here, demolition compensation is not based on household registration, but only on land area.

The demolition was overseen by street-level officials and civil servants; the demolition was an order issued by the government.

Tian Ersan still plans to make money and then develop his career in a big city; he doesn't care much about things like demolition and relocation.

Housing prices in county towns are already low, so those dilapidated houses wouldn't sell for much money.

Tian Ersan went home for dinner and chatted with the three of them about their future plans.

“If this place is to be demolished, then there’s nothing we can do. We have to obey the country’s arrangements. I plan to contact Shandong Province in advance.”

"Now I can sell tens of thousands of canned goods a month. Shandong Province has a larger population than our Central Province, especially several counties and towns that specialize in canned goods."

“To the locals, we are a source of wealth, and the large companies and government there will definitely welcome us. The transportation and logistics at the cannery there will certainly not be a problem, so we can use it as soon as we arrive.”

Zhang Shuya listened attentively as Tian Ersan described his future plans while she ate her meal, just like Zhou Shanshan and Wang Linlin.

Zhou Shanshan asked, "Then how do we contact them?"

Tian Ersan has a clear plan: "First, we'll wait until this month is over and then send this month's sales orders to those few large canned food companies."

“Those entrepreneurs are the backbone of the local area, so they must have ways to contact local leaders. We can discuss cooperation then.”

Wang Linlin asked, "If we go, will we be able to make money?"

“Yes, we can.” Tian Ersan said confidently, “A quarter of the population over there works in the cannery. We don’t lack canned goods, we just lack people who can sell them!” Tian Ersan added, “In short, if there’s no demolition here and no one causes trouble, we can continue working here if we can. If we can’t, we’ll leave. I’ve been practicing driving these past few days. Once I get my driver’s license, I’ll buy a car and take you all away!”

Zhou Shanshan nodded happily, "I've wanted to leave this county for a long time!"

Tian Ersan had already investigated the main regions where canned goods are produced.

Fangshan Town, known as the "Number One Canned Food Town in China," is a small town of 8 people, home to more than 90 canned food enterprises.

According to figures provided by the local town government, the town's canned food industry employs 3.6 people, with more than 2 indirectly employed.

The local population is only 8.5. According to the data, apart from children, everyone here is engaged in work related to the canning industry.

Because most of the land is mountainous, the only way to make a living is by growing fruit.

Others include tinplate printing plants, glass canning plants, packaging plants, auto repair shops, and so on, which produce can lids.

Everything here is related to canned goods, which are sold all over the country.

With an annual processing capacity of 700,000 tons of various canned goods, accounting for one-third of the national total output, it is known as "China's No. 1 Canned Food Town".

Here, production lines mainly producing canned fruit are facing low profit margins and fierce competition. Many manufacturers have gone bankrupt, down from 300 a few years ago to just over 60 today.

Tian Ersan calculated that he could sell about 20 tons of canned goods this month.

Approximately 300 tons of canned goods are produced annually.

While 700,000 is a very small number compared to other figures, it represents a major client for local businesses.

Compared to canned goods from small workshops, Tian Ersan prefers to cooperate with regular manufacturers for safety reasons.

Moreover, towns that specialize in canned goods have stronger local protectionism and are not afraid of people exposing problems in canned goods production or fabricating rumors.

The canneries in Taoxian County are not properly maintained. Just because there are no problems now does not mean there will be no problems in the future.

The supporting facilities there are more complete, from glass bottles to bottle caps, to various raw materials for canning, to a complete transportation chain and logistics center.

A complete production line and professional workers can keep costs lower and make manufacturing faster and safer.

Compared to the professional ones over there, Taoxian County has no advantage here.

Most importantly, Tian Ersan was very dissatisfied with the security situation here.

If public security issues are not properly addressed, businesses will lack security and will be less likely to make investments or pursue long-term development.

Tian Ersan logged onto the local website's message board, intending to leave a message, but after considering it for a minute, he gave up.

"Let's try a community forum instead."

Tian Ersan changed his approach and posted his Laibao store's fifteen-day sales data on a local community forum.

[A canned food shop with annual sales of 100 tons is seeking cooperation with manufacturers]

I am from Zhongzhou. I do not produce canned goods, but I buy them and run an online store to sell them.

Attached is the store's sales data for the past fifteen days. In the last fifteen days, 20 tons of goods were sold, which is about 4 cans.

I can't do business in my current location due to demolition, so I want to develop my business in Shandong Province. Which canned yellow peach manufacturer in that area is the most famous?

No private messages, please inform me of the local canned food purchase price and production capacity. I'm a small business seeking long-term, stable partners.

I could move there, but I know nothing about the local environment. What's the safety like? Are there people extorting money or causing trouble? Are there unemployed people stealing or vandalizing? Is there any demolition planned soon?
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Less than an hour later, Tian Ersan had received 99+ private messages.

(End of this chapter)