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

"Brother Jiang, what's making you so happy? Tell us about it."

Seeing Jiang Tao's smiling face, Liang Ming smiled and asked.

Although he didn't need to guess, he knew that what would make Jiang Tao happy was either the radio assembly factory or the Golden Winery.

He's currently in charge of the Golden Distillery, so he'll definitely be the first to know if there's any good news at the distillery.

Based on this calculation, it must be some great news from the radio assembly factory.

really.

When Jiang Tao saw Liang Ming arrive, a smile appeared on his face, and he said:

"Liang Ming, you've come at the right time. I have some good news to tell you both."

"Big brother, what's the good news?"

Jiang Meizhuang, who was standing to the side, asked curiously.

"Our radio assembly factory in Shitou Township adopted Liang Ming's suggestion to make the radios bigger and more square."

"Although it was just a simple change, the response was very positive."

"As soon as our radio assembly plant launched its large radio, many people fell in love with it immediately after seeing how big it was. When they found out the price was the same, they all took out their money to buy it."

"Our large radio sold 300 units on the first day of its launch!"

"And this sales volume is still rising."

Jiang Tao, his face full of excitement, spoke to Liang Ming and Jiang Meizhuang.

Upon hearing Jiang Tao's words, Liang Ming remained calm, as if he had already anticipated this outcome.

Don't underestimate this seemingly simple matter of enlarging an old radio; it contains profound wisdom.

For manufacturers, it's just a slight change in size, but for ordinary people, it's a new product.

It's a much larger radio!

The people in China generally admire the principle of "big".

No matter what it is, as long as you make it bigger, it will look more "grand" and more "impressive".

Not to mention, the large radios produced by the radio assembly factory in Shitou Township are "more for the same price".

For the same price, it's bigger and better looking than before.

In addition, the radios assembled by the radio assembly factory cost only 150 yuan each, which was half the price of the Xinhua brand radios sold outside.

With such multiple benefits, the people naturally went on a buying spree of radios assembled at the Shitou Township Radio Assembly Factory.

"Sold 300 units? That means the sales revenue for one day reached 4500 yuan?"

Jiang Meizhuang was quite good with numbers, and a look of surprise appeared on her face after hearing her elder brother Jiang Tao's words.

A factory that can generate over four thousand yuan in sales per day is no small amount.

Such achievements are quite remarkable even in this era.

If the radio assembly factory in Shitou Township can maintain this level of performance, it will definitely become a star enterprise in Shitou Township.

“That’s right, it’s 4500 yuan in daily sales.” Jiang Tao said with a big smile to Jiang Meizhuang and Liang Ming:

"At first, when I saw this data, I was also shocked and found it hard to believe."

"I checked the accounts twice before I finally confirmed that the data was correct."

"Our radio assembly factory in Shitou Township is now making 4500 yuan a day."

“After deducting all costs, our factory still has nearly half of the profits.”

"According to the cooperation agreement between our township and you, you can take 6% of the profits, which is 1350 yuan!"

“If our Stone Township could achieve this level of sales every day, the two of you could receive a share of 40,000 yuan in dividends every month.”

In the end, even Jiang Tao felt a little envious of Liang Ming and Jiang Meizhuang.

What does it mean to earn 40,000 a month?

This was in the mid-80s.

The average monthly income is only thirty or forty yuan!

An average person can only earn three or four hundred yuan after a year of hard work!

Liang Ming and Jiang Meizhuang's combined monthly income is equivalent to an ordinary person's income over 100 years of hard work!

Hearing Jiang Tao's words, Liang Ming smiled.

No wonder Jiang Tao was so happy just now, even though he and Jiang Meizhuang took the lion's share of the dividends from the radio assembly factory.

However, Shitou Township still holds 40% of the shares.

In other words, if a radio assembly factory can sell 300 radios a day, Shitou Township can receive a monthly dividend of [amount missing].

This sum of money is an astonishing amount for Shitou Township, which is an impoverished area.

No matter what Shitou Township uses this money for, it will bring great benefits to the people of Shitou Township.

If the economy of Shitou Township can be boosted, Jiang Tao, as the township head, will naturally have a better chance of advancement!

Seeing Jiang Tao so happy, Liang Ming decided to give Jiang Tao a generous gift:

"Brother Jiang, is the township still under a lot of pressure regarding funds for economic development?"

Hearing Liang Ming's words, Jiang Tao guessed what was going on, but told the truth:

"Since the township got a radio assembly factory, the funding gap for economic development has not been so big."

"I no longer need to run to the county every day to beg for more funds."

"I can say that I can finally stand tall in the county."

"It's impossible to say that there's not much pressure."

"Although the radio assembly factory is doing well now, it is still in its initial stage, and Shitou Township is a poor township."

"Often, just as one gap is filled, a new gap appears in another area."

Hearing Jiang Tao's words, Liang Ming nodded slightly.

Don't let Jiang Tao's position as the head of a township fool you; he may sound like an official.

In reality, he carried the heavy responsibility of supporting the livelihoods of over 100,000 people in the township.

Whether the people are doing well or not has a direct relationship with him, the township head.

Jiang Tao wanted to do a few things to benefit the people, but he didn't have the funds, so it was all just empty talk.

“Brother Jiang, since that’s the case, then Meizhuang and I will take out all the dividends from our shares and use them to invest in the development of the village.”

Liang Ming immediately spoke up.

Upon hearing this, Jiang Tao's eyes lit up, and he asked, "Liang Ming, are you telling the truth?"

Liang Ming waved his hand and said to Jiang Tao, "Brother Jiang, don't be so happy yet. Although we are willing to give up all the dividends from our shares, we are not giving them to the village for free."

"We're talking business."

Jiang Tao nodded and said, "Liang Ming, just tell me, what do we need to contribute?"

"It's less a sacrifice and more a win-win situation."

Liang Ming smiled and said.

“We will pay for the construction of shops and roads in the village.”

"For the past three years, we can reduce the rent for shops in the name of the township to encourage people to start businesses."

"After we build the road, the operating rights for the rural buses in our Shitou Township should be given to us."

"In addition to that, there are other aspects of construction that we can also contribute funds to, for the same reason."

After hearing Liang Ming's conditions, Jiang Tao considered them seriously.