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

That noon, Li Jin hosted a dinner for several principals from sister schools at Xiangmanlou Restaurant.

In order to close the deal, Liang Ming went to a stationery store and bought several Yong Sheng 102 fountain pens.

In the 80s, a Yong Sheng 102 fountain pen cost 120 yuan and was very popular among readers.

Sure enough, when he gave away those few Yong Sheng 102 fountain pens, the principals became very enthusiastic.

“Boss Liang, five schools, each school needs 100 braised ducks, that’s 500 ducks. You can make a lot of money from this deal.”

After the dinner ended, Li Jin, looking tipsy, said to Liang Ming.

"Principal Li, thank you for introducing me to this business opportunity."

Liang Ming said gratefully.

In return, he immediately said, "From now on, I'll give you a 2-cent discount per pound on the braised duck at your school."

If it's 2 cents less per pound, and there are 100 braised ducks weighing 300 pounds, that's 60 yuan less.

This amount of money isn't a lot, but it's not a small amount either.

"Brother Liang Ming, thank you very much."

Upon hearing this, Li Jin chuckled.

He wasn't a pedantic person; for the sake of maintaining a scholarly spirit, he even refused the preferential treatment offered by Liang Ming.

With the 60 yuan saved, he can add more pork to the students' lunchboxes, making them more nutritious.

After parting ways with Li Jin, Liang Ming did not leave Xiangmanlou Restaurant, but went to his office and asked Jiang Meizhuang for a cup of tea.

“Brother Liang Ming, your business is growing bigger and bigger. You even know the principals of all the universities in Taoyuan County.”

Seeing that Liang Ming had drunk some wine and his face was flushed, Jiang Meizhuang smiled and said...

As she spoke, she brewed a pot of tea and poured a cup for Liang Ming.

"Sister Meizhuang, please don't make fun of me. When it comes to connections, you know far more important people than I do."

After taking a sip of tea, Liang Ming said modestly.

"How did the deal go today?" Jiang Meizhuang asked with a faint smile.

"It's a deal! Six schools, 600 braised ducks!" Liang Ming said.

Aside from Principal Li Jin's braised duck, the other five vendors' 500 braised ducks can sell for 1800 yuan a day.

This business is already comparable to the daily revenue of an ordinary restaurant.

"Oh? Brother Liang Ming, it seems your Liang Black Duck brand is becoming more and more well-known."

Jiang Meizhuang's face showed a look of surprise, and she asked:

Have you ever thought about building a food processing plant?

"A food processing plant?" Liang Ming didn't understand Jiang Meizhuang's meaning and said:

"Isn't my current Liangji Canned Food Factory just a food processing plant?"

“Brother Liang Ming, your cannery processes fruit, I’m talking about a factory that processes braised duck.”

Jiang Meizhuang said.

Upon hearing Jiang Meizhuang's words, Liang Ming finally understood what she meant and was somewhat surprised.

In fact, the future business plan for braised duck does include building a braised food factory.

But that's a story for later.

Initially, we should open branches of "Liang Hei Ya" to make its name known to every household in Taoyuan County.

Only in this way will people be willing to pay for processed braised food.

"Sister Meizhuang, to be honest, I do plan to build a braised food processing plant, but not now..."

Liang Ming explained his plan to Jiang Meizhuang.

After listening, Jiang Meizhuang nodded and said, "Brother Liang Ming, your idea is correct."

"For braised food products, a good brand effect is indeed necessary to achieve sales."

"If you ever actually open a braised food processing plant, remember to look me up. I'd love to invest in your factory."

Hearing Jiang Meizhuang's words, Liang Ming smiled and said, "Sister Meizhuang, I'll definitely come to you when I'm building my braised food factory."

Jiang Meizhuang is very capable of managing businesses, has abundant funds, and seems to have a powerful background.

Letting her invest in Liang Hei Ya braised food processing plant would be absolutely beneficial to the plant's development.

Just as the two were talking, an employee of Xiangmanlou Restaurant walked in and said:

"Boss, Chief Wang Jiu of Taoyuan Township Police Station wants to see Boss Liang."

"Director Wang is here?" Jiang Meizhuang raised her eyebrows slightly and asked in surprise:

Did he say what he wanted to see Boss Liang about?

As the owner of Xiangmanlou Restaurant, he naturally knew Wang Jiu from Taoyuan Township Police Station.

The staff member at Xiangmanlou Restaurant shook his head and said, "Director Wang didn't go into details."

“Brother Wang Jiu came to see me, there must be something he needs to do, I’ll go pick him up.”

Liang Ming, now mostly sober, stood up and said.

When he arrived at the entrance of Xiangmanlou Restaurant, he saw that Wang Jiu was covered in weeds and dust, and had some injuries on his body.

"Brother Wang Jiu, have you encountered bandits?"

When Liang Ming saw Wang Jiu, a look of surprise appeared on his face, and he asked.

"Don't even mention it, Brother Liang Ming. Do you have any tea? Give me a sip, my throat is practically on fire."

Wang Jiu waved his hand and said.

Seeing Wang Jiu's exhausted appearance, Liang Ming quickly led Wang Jiu into the office and poured him some tea.

Jiang Meizhuang also brought a hot towel and wiped Wang Jiu's face.

"Finally alive."

After washing his face and drinking his tea, Wang Jiu sat on the sofa and sighed.

"Brother Wang Jiu, now you can tell me, what's the story behind all this weeds covering you?"

Seeing this, Liang Ming asked with a smile.

Wang Jiu must have something to say to me when he comes to see me.

Perhaps Wang Jiu's injuries are related to him.

"Brother Liang Ming, do you remember when you told me that you suspected the huge sum of money on Song Qiang was of dubious origin?"

Wang Jiu asked Liang Ming.

"I remember, have you found a clue?" Liang Ming raised an eyebrow and asked curiously.

Wang Jiu's expression became somewhat excited, and he said:

"We not only found a clue, we almost made a great contribution..."

With Wang Jiu's explanation, Liang Ming understood the whole story.

It turned out that after leaving Taoyuan Township Police Station that day, Wang Jiu had someone secretly monitor Song Qiang.

Look at the several thousand yuan he has on him; where did he get it?

This surveillance indeed led them to discover something amiss.

Song Qiang actually had business dealings with smuggling ships from overseas.

"After we discovered that Song Qiang had business dealings with smuggling ships overseas, we immediately set up a special task force."

"After learning that Song Qiang was going to make a deal with the smugglers last night, we ambushed them at the dock."

"As soon as Song Qiang and his men made the transaction, our men rushed up and detained Song Qiang and the people on the smuggling ships."

At this point, Wang Jiu paused, giving Liang Ming time to process the information.

Liang Ming was indeed somewhat surprised.

He never imagined that Song Qiang was doing business with an overseas smuggling gang.

This is illegal.

Moreover, Song Qiang was arrested during the transaction.

This time, even if Song Qiang has a certificate of mental illness, he will not escape the law.

"Brother Liang Ming, guess what we found on that smuggling ship?"

At this moment, Wang Jiu spoke again, asking Liang Ming mysteriously,

"What did you discover?" Liang Ming asked, somewhat intrigued.

Song Qiang was arrested while making a deal with people on a smuggling ship.

In this situation, the goods on the smuggling ship are assumed to belong to Song Qiang.

If it really contains what Liang Ming imagines, Song Qiang will probably be in for a beating.