Reborn in 1985: From Selling Braised Duck to Becoming the World's Richest Man

"Boss, your village chief said that the villagers have almost finished picking the lychees. The 3000 catties of lychees delivered yesterday are the last of the batch."

Wang Ren explained.

Upon hearing this, Liang Ming realized that more than ten days had passed since he had the villagers pick lychees and then purchased them from the cannery.

With a daily output of 3000 jin (1,500 catties) of lychees, even if the lychee trees on the villagers' private plots yield a lot of fruit, they will eventually run out.

"Deputy Factory Director Wang, I will take care of the lychee supply. Just let the workers continue production as usual."

Liang Ming said to Wang Ren.

Upon hearing this, Wang Ren nodded and then reported on the recent sales performance of Liangji Canned Food Factory:

"Mr. Liang, our factory can now produce about 3000 cans of lychee preserves every day."

"Among them, 2500 cans of lychee were supplied to the county supply and marketing cooperative."

"We supply 500 cans of lychee preserves to the county's state-run restaurants. In addition, some merchants also take several hundred cans from us every day."

"Our factory's production of canned lychees is just enough to meet the supply."

"And our cannery's daily sales, well, we also earned more than two thousand yuan."

At this point, Wang Ren's expression became somewhat excited, and he said:

"Such achievements are among the best, not to mention the canneries in the nearby townships, but even compared to canneries in the county and city."

Wang Ren became more and more excited as he spoke.

When he was in charge of the cannery, it was lifeless and the canned goods it produced could not be sold at all.

Unexpectedly, after Liang Ming took over, Liang's Canned Food Factory became the strongest canned food factory in the surrounding area.

Now even the leaders of Taoyuan Township government have noticed the development trend of Liangji Canned Food Factory.

I heard that the Taoyuan Township government is already discussing providing some support to Liangji Canned Food Factory and giving it a strong boost in its development.

Once Liangji Canned Food Factory expands its production scale, it will inevitably create more jobs for Taoyuan Township and play a positive guiding role in the township's social security and economy.

"Such a result can only be described as barely acceptable."

Upon hearing Wang Ren's words, Liang Ming smiled and said.

"This is just 'okay'?"

Wang Ren was stunned when he heard his boss say this.

The current success of Liangji Canned Food Factory is something he had only dreamed of before.

"Director Wang, we need to take a longer-term view. Our canned goods are supplied to the supply and marketing cooperative and state-run restaurants, and we can only make a little money from the people of Taoyuan City."

"3000 cans a day is already the limit."

Liang Ming said to Wang Ren.

It was the mid-80s, and the market economy was still in its infancy, unlike later years when various wholesale shops, grocery stores, and department stores were everywhere in the city.

Supply and marketing cooperatives and state-run restaurants were already the largest sales channels.

If they want to increase the sales of the canned food factory, they can only expand their sales channels to other cities.

Or there are merchants from other provinces who place large orders with them, and then transport the goods to other provinces by train or truck to sell.

"Boss, we produce canned goods precisely to make money off the people of Taoyuan City, don't we?"

Wang Ren was somewhat puzzled and asked.

Liang Ming shook his head and chuckled, saying, "If you want to make big money, you can't just focus on the little bit of rice and grain at home."

"Right now, the richest people are still those foreign businessmen. If we want to make money, we need to earn foreign exchange!"

The 80s were the most prosperous period for domestic and foreign trade. Many foreign businessmen traveled across the ocean to the mainland, invested in and built factories, used the cheap labor in China to produce goods, and then sold them back to their countries.

In this situation, the country is also eager to recoup the money that foreign businesses have made from Chinese people.

The Canton Fair, held twice a year in Guangzhou, was created specifically to earn US dollars from foreign merchants.

Against this backdrop, entrepreneurs from all over the world are eager to obtain a ticket to the Canton Fair.

As long as you can promote your products at the Canton Fair, you are bound to make a fortune. Moreover, since you are doing business with foreign merchants, you will earn foreign exchange, specifically US dollars.

The more foreign exchange local businesses earn, the happier the country is, and the greater the support these businesses will receive from above in the future.

This is a win-win-win situation.

"Earn foreign exchange? Boss, you want Liang's Canned Food Factory to participate in the Canton Fair?!"

Upon hearing Liang Ming's words, Wang Ren immediately realized what was happening and exclaimed in surprise.

"What? No way?" Liang Ming asked with a smile.

"Boss, it's not that it's impossible, it's practically impossible!"

Wang Ren smiled wryly:

"Tickets to the Canton Fair are so hard to get. Even though Taoyuan City is a prefecture-level city in Guangdong Province, there are only two tickets available for the entire city."

"So many state-owned enterprises can't even compete with this, let alone us private enterprises."

What Wang Ren said was unpleasant, but it was the truth.

For private enterprises, participating in the Canton Fair is a good opportunity to earn foreign exchange, as order amounts are settled in US dollars.

A few successful deals can transform an ordinary small business into one of the top companies in the local area.

For state-owned enterprises, being able to visit the Canton Fair, regardless of the number of orders ultimately secured, is a significant achievement for the leaders of the unit, adding a brilliant chapter to their resumes.

Under these circumstances, it's easy to imagine how valuable these two Canton Fair tickets are.

Although Liangji Canned Food Factory has recently achieved some sales results, it is still not enough compared to the many state-owned and private enterprises in the city.

"As a person, you have to have dreams, otherwise, what's the difference between you and a salted fish?"

Liang Ming did not refute Wang Ren's words, but smiled faintly.

Liangji Canned Food Factory may not be qualified to participate in the Canton Fair right now, but that doesn't mean it won't be in the future.

One day, he will make Liangji Canned Food Factory's canned fruit appear in the merchant exhibition halls at the Canton Fair!

Hearing Liang Ming's words, Wang Ren didn't pour cold water on the idea, but nodded instead.

With the boss's abilities, what if he actually achieves it one day?

After chatting for a while, Liang Ming asked Wang Ren to supervise the production at Liang's Canned Food Factory before leaving the factory.

On the way back, Liang Ming secretly made a plan in his mind:

"If Liangji Canned Food Factory is big enough to qualify for the Canton Fair, its production volume will definitely need to be increased. Otherwise, if a foreign buyer places an order, we won't be able to finish the goods even after a month of work, and we'll lose face internationally."

"Liangji Canned Food Factory's reputation can be further enhanced, and its sales should also increase further."

"We need to get the higher-ups to take notice of Liangji Canned Food Factory!"

Liang Ming secretly made plans in his mind and soon returned to Liangjia Village.

In the Liang family courtyard, village chief Liang Jianguo was already waiting for Liang Ming.

"Liang Ming, you're finally back. There's something I need to tell you."

Upon seeing Liang Ming, Liang Jianguo spoke:

"The villagers have already picked all the lychees from their private plots. Look at this..."