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

“There were originally 100 braised ducks, but after excluding the one that was just chopped up, there are 99 left…” Liang Ming said.

"Then let's just calculate it as 100 braised ducks!" Liu Ming was a straightforward person, and Liang Ming agreed not to set up a stall here anymore.

If someone treats him with respect, he will treat them with even greater respect.

“A braised duck weighs 3 jin, so 300 jin of braised duck is worth 450 yuan! Come with me to the office to get the money.”

After saying that, Liu Ming instructed the canteen staff to move all the braised ducks from Liang Ming's truck into the factory canteen.

After Liang Ming followed Liu Ming to the office of the canteen director of the steel plant, Liu Ming took out 450 yuan from the safe and handed it to Liang Ming.

"Brother Liang Ming, here is the payment for 100 braised ducks. Please check them."

Liang Ming took the money, calculated it, and after confirming that it was correct, he smiled and said to Liu Ming, "Director Liu, thank you for taking care of my business."

"Supporting your braised duck business is also supporting our factory canteen's business," Liu Ming said with a wave of his hand and a smile.

"I have a feeling that your braised duck will sell very well in our factory canteen. Is it okay if you supply our canteen with 100 braised ducks every day from now on?"

“No problem!” Liang Ming replied immediately upon hearing this.

After leaving the No. 3 Steel Plant in the county, Liang Ming pondered to himself on his way back.

Today, all the braised ducks were contracted out to the steel factory canteen, so he didn't need to set up a stall and earned more than 400 yuan.

This income is equivalent to a year's salary for an ordinary person who doesn't eat or drink.

At this rate of earning money, Liang Ming could become a "ten-thousand-yuan household" in less than a month!

"Let's work harder and speed up the money-making process. Within a month, we'll earn enough to build a small villa!"

Liang Ming murmured softly.

In the 80s, most rural houses were made of mud or tiled roofs. Only villagers with some financial means could afford to build red brick bungalows.

Liang Ming's goal is to build a two-story red brick house in the village.

In those days, anyone who could afford to build a red-brick house in the countryside was either the richest person in the village or at least a household with tens of thousands of yuan in savings.

Liang Ming did a preliminary calculation of the cost; building a two-story red brick house would cost at least several thousand yuan.

At the current rate of earning money, it would take more than half a month to earn that amount. If we deduct the capital required for subsequent business operations, it might take even longer.

"The speed at which we're making money is still too slow. Starting tomorrow, in addition to supplying 100 braised ducks to the third steel plant in the county, we also need to sell 100 braised ducks at our stall!"

Liang Ming set new goals for himself.

After leaving the No. 3 Steel Plant in the county, Liang Ming went to the state-run restaurant in the county.

He said yesterday that he wanted to help Chicken Kid, Ama, and Gou Dan make money, and the way to make money is right here.

It was lunchtime, and the state-run restaurant was packed with people. However, the waiters at the state-run restaurant were extremely rude and often got into verbal arguments with customers, making a lot of noise and making people feel very uncomfortable.

However, Liang Ming did not intend to eat at the state-run restaurant. He glanced at the dishes on the guests' tables and then left.

After that, he went to the largest private restaurant in the county town, called "Xiangmanlou".

Upon entering Xiangmanlou Restaurant, he noticed that the business of this privately owned restaurant was significantly less than that of the state-owned restaurant, but the appearance and aroma of the dishes were better than those of the state-owned restaurant.

"Boss, what would you like to eat?" A beautiful woman in her thirties walked over with a menu in her hands and asked with a smile.

Feeling the warm service from the beautiful woman, Liang Ming, who had just come from a state-run restaurant in the county town, couldn't help but sigh: "With such good service and decent food, why isn't the business as good as the state-run restaurant?"

Despite thinking this, Liang Ming still sat down, looked at the menu, and ordered a few dishes.

After ordering, Liang Ming finally realized the problem and murmured, "So that's how it is."

"Young boss, as soon as you came in, you kept glancing at the dishes served at the other tables in our restaurant, and after looking at the menu, you kept muttering to yourself!"

"You're not planning to open a restaurant across from my house, are you? You've come here beforehand to learn from my experience, haven't you?"

At this moment, after the beautiful woman returned from placing the order, she noticed Liang Ming's expression and teased him.

"Boss lady, I didn't mean that..." Liang Ming quickly said upon hearing this.

"That's fine too. Now that we've started reform and opening up, the government encourages ordinary people to start their own businesses. If you want to open a restaurant, go ahead!"

To everyone's surprise, the beautiful woman spoke very generously.

"If there's anything you don't understand, you can ask me. I can share my experience with you."

Hearing the beautiful woman's words, Liang Ming was also a little surprised and asked in return, "Sister, aren't you afraid that after I've learned her skills, I'll open a restaurant and steal your business?"

"Hey, what are you saying? We run a restaurant and rely solely on the skills of our chefs to attract customers. If customers all go to your restaurant, it just means that our chefs aren't very skilled."

The beautiful woman chuckled softly:

"Besides, I've never heard of anyone going bankrupt because a competitor opened a store."

"If you open a restaurant next to me, you might attract more diners to our street."

Hearing this, Liang Ming couldn't help but feel a bit more appreciative of the restaurant owner, who was in her thirties.

In just a few words, this proprietress revealed some of the restaurant concepts that would be relevant to later generations: a food street!

When a street is lined with restaurants, it becomes a food street, attracting a steady stream of diners.

While waiting for the food to be served, Liang Ming chatted with the beautiful woman for a while and learned her name: Jiang Meizhuang, the owner of this Xiangmanlou private restaurant.

After talking, Jiang Meizhuang was also impressed by Liang Ming's talent, especially some of the ideas he mentioned about running a restaurant, which gave Jiang Meizhuang a sense of enlightenment.

“Brother Liang Ming, you have an amazing business talent when it comes to running a restaurant. If you really open a restaurant next to mine, I might really have to pack my bags and leave.”

Jiang Meizhuang smiled bitterly and said.

"Sister Meizhuang, I really have no intention of opening a restaurant!" Liang Ming said helplessly upon hearing Jiang Meizhuang's words.

"You're not planning to open a restaurant? Then why did you..." Jiang Meizhuang asked, somewhat puzzled.

Before she could finish speaking, Liang Ming quickly explained, "I just came from the state-run restaurant in the county town. I saw that it was full of customers, but you have quite a few empty tables here!"

"But the food and service here are clearly superior to those of state-run restaurants. I don't quite understand why, so I just said a few extra words..."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Meizhuang's face showed a look of sudden realization.

"Brother Liang Ming, I wonder if you've figured out the problem yet?"

She bit her red lips lightly, her beautiful eyes filled with anticipation as she looked at Liang Ming, her snow-white hands holding Liang Ming's arm.

An alluring fragrance wafted towards Liang Ming.

"If you can help me solve the restaurant's operating problems, I will repay you handsomely."

Upon hearing these words from the mature and sophisticated woman in front of him, Liang Ming's breathing became rapid.