Rebirth in 1980, the rise of the golden age

"How could that be? I'm really busy." Li Youcai said with a smile.

Wang Wanru smiled sweetly and curled her lips: "I hope you're not really avoiding me, otherwise I would really think you're just using me and turning your back on me."

"Please take a seat. You'll need to invite someone later. I'll go to the kitchen and order food for you."

Wang Wanru swayed her waist and left the private room.

Gao Dapeng sat down and said to Li Youcai, "If it were up to me, we should just poach Wang Wanru as well. If she's here, the business will be at least half as good in the future."

A woman with such unique charm as Wang Wanru is really very suitable for the restaurant business.

"Let's talk about it later. The restaurant hasn't been built yet. Besides, it will take a lot of time to decorate it. It's too early to talk about this now." Li Youcai said.

"That's true." Gao Dapeng nodded when he heard that.

What Li Youcai wanted to build was not an ordinary one-story house, but a three-story building. This project alone would take a lot of time, not to mention that after it was built, the interior had to be decorated, which would take a long time.

After waiting for more than twenty minutes, Wei Guoqing also arrived at Beiwei Restaurant.

Wang Wanru led her directly into private room 101.

Seeing Wei Guoqing coming, Li Youcai quickly greeted him, "Director Wei, long time no see. Please take a seat."

"It's been a while. Just now, when I passed by, I took a look at the factory. You have cleaned up this old factory very well. I think your farmers' market will be open in a while." Wei Guoqing said with a smile.

"It's almost there." Li Youcai replied.

After Wei Guoqing sat down, he looked at Gao Dapeng again and said, "Old Gao, there was quite a commotion at your catering company a while ago. I heard that even Mr. Sun was arrested."

"Sun Jun deserves it. He dares to take any money. It's only a matter of time before he goes to jail." Gao Dapeng replied softly without saying much.

"Wanru, the food is ready." Gao Dapeng said to Wang Wanru.

"Then I'll go notify the kitchen to serve the dishes." Wang Wanru responded and left the private room.

Soon the dishes were served, Gao Dapeng unscrewed the bottle cap and began to pour wine.

"Old Wei, I have resigned from the catering company. Brother Youcai and I are planning to build a big restaurant diagonally across the street. When the restaurant opens, you must come and support us." Gao Dapeng said as he poured wine for Wei Guoqing.

Wei Guoqing didn't know about these things. When he heard Gao Dapeng's words, he was a little surprised, but he didn't show anything.

"It's better for you to resign. The catering company has been going downhill in recent years, and it still owes our flour mill a lot of debts. I don't know how many more years it can last. It might be a good thing for you to work on your own. But no matter whether you work for the government or for yourself in the future, I will be there whenever you call for delicious food, hehe..." Wei Guoqing said with a smile.

"People say that a fallen phoenix is ​​worse than a chicken, but I, Gao Dapeng, and I have friends like you, so I really feel good and I am content," said Gao Dapeng.

Ever since Gao Dapeng resigned from the catering company, the attitudes of many people around him have changed a lot.

The people who used to praise him have become the ones who step on him.

Many of those who used to greet us warmly have now become cold to us.

Among these people are his old friends, old neighbors, and even some relatives.

Some people said that he was out of his mind, crazy, or just giving up such a good job. Others said behind his back that he was actually fired by the government and was too embarrassed to say it so he said he resigned on his own initiative.

In a short period of time, Gao Dapeng saw the true faces of many people.

"Come on, Director Wei, Brother Gao, let's eat..." Li Youcai invited.

Wei Guoqing was not polite either. He raised his glass and drank, and started eating.

After a few drinks, his face gradually began to turn red.

Feeling that the atmosphere was about right, Li Youcai said, "Director Wei, the reason I asked you to come here this time is actually to discuss a cooperation with your flour mill."

"Tell me about it." Wei Guoqing put down his chopsticks, wanting to listen carefully to what kind of cooperation Li Youcai wanted to discuss.

Li Youcai also put down his chopsticks and said seriously, "I plan to set up a collectively owned bakery and jointly operate it with your flour mill."

"I will provide the capital, operations, and management, and hold a 70% stake. The flour mill will exchange the land use rights of the old factory with me for shares in the new bakery, giving me a 30% stake."

Li Youcai expressed his thoughts.

Although the flour mill is a state-owned unit, its performance has been declining in recent years. The biggest problem is the difficulty in collecting foreign debts, which has directly led to their own extremely tight funds.

In order to generate income, the flour mill has thought of many ways, but their products are too single and they are also subject to policy restrictions, which almost blocks their possibility of generating income independently.

Worrying about money is also a problem for Wei Guoqing now.

"You want to build a bakery?" Wei Guoqing was a little surprised when he heard Li Youcai say that he wanted to build a bakery. He didn't expect that the cooperation Li Youcai was talking about would actually be to build a bakery.

However, Wei Guoqing also began to think about it. The most important ingredient for making bread is flour, and their factory has the most flour.

If the flour mill could own shares in a bakery, it would be a great thing for their factory.

This is definitely a great way to generate income!

Li Youcai nodded and said, "Yes! And it's not just an ordinary small workshop."

Wei Guoqing chewed over Li Youcai's words carefully, then asked, "How much money do you plan to invest in building this bakery?"

"No conclusion has been reached yet, but it is definitely not lower than the actual value of the old factory's land! Director Wei, you can rest assured about this." Li Youcai said.

The flour mill had also appraised the land of the old factory and found it to be worth about 4 yuan.

Thanks to the fact that the land price was not as crazy as in later generations, and because Teng County was just a county town, although the old factory was located on the main road, its valuation was not too high.

If it is true as Li Youcai said, that the investment in a bakery is no less than 4 yuan, then a good bakery can be built, and the flour mill can get 30% of the dry shares, which is not a loss.

"Young man, don't talk big. Do you know how much this piece of land of the old factory is worth? At least 4 yuan. Can you really come up with that much money?" Wei Guoqing said with a smile.

It seems that he is reminding Li Youcai of the value of the old factory, but in fact Wei Guoqing is testing Li Youcai's confidence. By saying it in this way, no matter whether Li Youcai can accept it or not, no one will be upset at that time. This is a common routine for discussing things at the dinner table.

Li Youcai knew this very well and said with a smile, "Then I'll invest 5 yuan. As long as Director Wei agrees to cooperate, I'll invest yuan and we can jointly establish this new bakery. How about that?"

When Wei Guoqing heard that Li Youcai was going to invest 5 yuan, he was shocked. He didn't expect that the young man in front of him was so capable.

Although Li Youcai said it was a collective enterprise, Wei Guoqing knew very well in his heart that there was no such thing as a collective. It was just a means of affiliation to cope with policies and was not surprising.

Wei Guoqing was thinking in his mind that in his opinion, Li Youcai's proposal for cooperation would bring great benefits to their flour mill and would not cause any harm, so he was more inclined to cooperate with Li Youcai.

Seeing Wei Guoqing remained silent, Li Youcai continued, "Also, I know that many children of flour mill employees can't find jobs and are constantly getting into fights and causing trouble. When the bakery is completed, I can give priority to hiring the children of flour mill employees."

"We can also designate the flour from your flour mill as the raw material supplier."

"This way, your flour mill can not only expand its flour sales, but also solve the employment problems of its employees' children. At the same time, you can turn waste into treasure by exchanging your useless old mill for a 30% stake in a brand new bakery and receive dividends every year."

"Director Wei, this deal is a great bargain for your factory."

After finishing expressing his thoughts, Li Youcai looked at Wei Guoqing, paying attention to his every expression.

From the initial glint of light in his eyes, to lowering his brows in thought, to his eyes suddenly widening, all these subtle expressions fell into Li Youcai's eyes.

Although Wei Guoqing had already made up his mind, he was cautious by nature and said, "I need to think about this matter carefully, and I need to go back and discuss it in the meeting before I can give you an answer."

"Of course, that's no problem." Li Youcai smiled, raised his glass and said, "Director Wei, I'll toast you another glass."