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

Soon, Qian Jian arrived and asked Liang Ming curiously:

"Boss Liang, I heard from Factory Director Wang that you have something important to discuss with me?"

Without wasting words, Liang Ming went straight to the point and asked:

“Director Qian, there is a large empty space in front of your state-run restaurant. It’s a pity that it’s just sitting there unused.”

"Look, could you rent it to me?"

Qian Jian was taken aback by Liang Ming's words, a look of surprise appearing on his face:

"Mr. Liang, do you want to rent the space in front of our restaurant?"

"That's right, look, would you like to rent it?"

Liang Ming nodded and said.

“Mr. Liang, as you know, we are a state-owned restaurant. Although there’s nothing outside, it’s just sitting there empty to ensure the restaurant’s normal operation. We’re renting it to you…”

Qian Jian looked troubled and said.

Upon hearing Qian Jian's words, Liang Ming immediately understood what he meant.

The open space in front of the gate is not unrentable, but Qian Jian needs to know what Liang Ming intends to do with it.

If Liang Ming rents the place to dry fruit, will he still be able to run his state-run restaurant business?

Knowing Qian Jian's thoughts, Liang Ming frankly said, "Director Qian, I won't hide anything from you."

"The reason I want to rent the vacant lot in front of your state-run restaurant is because I plan to set up a stall there to sell canned fruit from our Liangji Canned Food Factory,"

"You know the quality of our Liangji Canned Fruit Factory's canned fruit, and it sells even better when it's made into gift boxes."

“Selling it in your state-run restaurants will definitely not affect your restaurant’s business.”

Upon hearing this, Qian Jian raised an eyebrow: "Setting up a stall in front of our restaurant, selling canned lychees?"

His eyes immediately widened in amazement.

"Boss Liang, your idea is exceptionally good."

"It is said that food is the most important thing for people. If we talk about the place with the most diners, it is either our state-run restaurant or Xiangmanlou Restaurant."

“If you set up a fruit canning stall in front of our state-run restaurant, your business would definitely be booming!”

Seeing that Qian Jian had grasped his idea, Liang Ming touched his nose and chuckled awkwardly:

"Director Qian, you won't lose out by renting the space to sell canned fruit."

"Not to mention the long term, let's just say that if we set up a sales point for Liangji Canned Food Factory in front of the state-run restaurant, when consumers come to our stall to buy goods and see that the restaurant is right next to us, they will definitely come in and order something to eat, right?"

"In a way, I'm bringing customers to your restaurant."

Hearing Liang Ming's words, Qian Jian was both amused and exasperated, and said, "Boss Liang, it's clearly your factory that's taking advantage of our restaurant. Why are you making it sound like I owe you a favor?"

"Director Qian, what's with all this talk about owing favors? We're all friends," Liang Ming said with a forced smile.

Finally, he said with a serious expression:

"Director Qian, putting everything else aside, just the fact that I rent your space will bring your restaurant a rental income. Isn't that more profitable than leaving the empty space idle?"

Upon hearing Liang Ming's words, Qian Jian fell silent.

Clearly, he was seriously considering the pros and cons of this matter.

The advantage is the rental income, but the disadvantage is that a cannery's product stall suddenly appears in front of the state-run restaurant.

Would it be bad if this got out?

But after careful consideration, Qian Jian realized that Liangji Canned Food Factory's canned fruit products were selling very well, with good quality and taste, and a good reputation was gradually being built up.

Even if this matter gets out, it won't do any harm to the state-run restaurant.

Perhaps, he might even receive praise from his superiors for this?

Thinking about this, Qian Jian became somewhat tempted.

How big of a venue do you want to rent?

Qian Jian immediately spoke up and asked Liang Ming.

Liang Ming thought for a moment and said to Qian Jian, "It's not much. Just rent me the whole backlit side of your restaurant entrance."

Upon hearing this, Qian Jian exclaimed in surprise, "Boss Liang, you really dare to ask for this! You're renting out half of this open space."

Liang Ming chuckled and said, "The land in front of your restaurant isn't particularly big, but it's not small either!"

"I need to reserve space in a small warehouse to store canned fruit, don't you think?"

After hearing Liang Ming's words, Qian Jian thought about it carefully and also felt that they made sense.

He immediately said to Liang Ming, "I'll give you at most 50 square meters of land, a small warehouse, and a small shop, that'll be enough."

Hearing Qian Jian's words, Liang Ming thought about it seriously for a moment and nodded, "Okay, 50 square meters it is!"

"In that case, I can't give you too much rent. How about 100 yuan a month?"

Upon hearing this, Qian Jian immediately said, "No, 100 yuan is too little, it has to be at least 200 yuan!"

"200 yuan? Director Qian, that's a bit of an exorbitant price to ask for."

Upon hearing this, Liang Ming quickly added:

“Even if your state-run restaurant has a good location, there’s nothing here in front of it. After I rent it, I’ll have to find someone to build a tin shack myself, and that will cost money.”

"120, at most 120 yuan!"

"180 yuan, that's the lowest I can go," Qian Jian insisted, refusing to budge.

"Director Qian, given our relationship, how can you ask for so much? It should be 130 at most!" Liang Ming said, his eyes wide.

"Considering our friendship, 170 yuan is the lowest I can offer," Qian Jian said.

Wang Ren, who was standing to the side, was also somewhat dumbfounded as he watched Liang Ming and Qian Jian haggling over the rent.

Logically speaking, he should be a big boss with hundreds of thousands in assets.

One was the director of the county's state-run restaurant.

The rent of a hundred or so yuan a month shouldn't be a concern.

Just as Wang Ren was puzzled, Liang Ming and Qian Jian finally reached an agreement and negotiated the rent.

"It's 150 yuan a month. Half of the employees at the sales point will be workers from Liangji Canned Food Factory, and the other half will be workers from state-run restaurants. They will be temporary staff. That's settled."

Liang Ming looked at Qian Jian and said with a serious expression.

“Okay!” Qian Jian nodded with a smile.

Both of them breathed a sigh of relief when they saw that the other party had finally relented.

In Qian Jian's view, the reason he was so concerned about the rent with Liang Ming was to place his own people at the sales point of Liang's Canned Food Factory.

Liangji Canned Fruit Factory's canned fruit is now selling well in Taoyuan City.

As a sales point employee, I receive a commission for every can of canned fruit I sell.

Qian Jian's family also has many nephews and nieces.

Although he was the director of the state-run restaurant, he couldn't arrange for so many relatives to come to the restaurant.

Arranging for the younger members of the family to work at the sales outlets of Liangji Canned Food Factory is a win-win situation. They can both benefit from the company's success and earn money.

This time, I've actually gotten the better end of the deal with Liang Ming.

If Liang Ming knew what Qian Jian was thinking, he would definitely burst out laughing.

Qian Jian thought he had made a profit, but in reality, Liang Ming was the real winner.