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"I currently have 600,000 confirmed."

"There's still a shortfall of 800,000, what are we going to do?"

"I've mobilized everyone I can, and there's really no one else I can mobilize."

"Same here."

Wang Weifa and the others looked extremely anxious.

"Don't rush, everyone. 800,000 isn't much. I've brought a big boss with me today. He's very interested in our winery."

Jiang Yiming said, "Lao Wang is organizing a dinner later. You guys keep him company. If you get along well, he'll invest. Of course, you don't need to try to please him. Like I said, we're here to help them make money, not to beg them. As for the funding issue, I can handle that."

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief when they saw that Jiang Yiming had a solution.

How is the recruitment process going?

Jiang Yiming inquired.

"I've almost finished recruiting people here, and we're just waiting to start work."

Wang Weifa laughed and said, "They are all reliable and capable veterans."

"I'm all ready. As soon as the funds are in place, we can start production immediately."

Xu Shengmao said with a radiant expression.

"Okay, once the funds arrive tomorrow, we'll elect a management team and then get to work with full force!"

After the meeting, before Jiang Yiming had even returned to his dormitory, a security guard informed him that someone was looking for him.

Jiang Yiming arrived at the gate and saw Jiang Yongchen standing there with a bag in his hand.

"You got here so quickly, where's your motorcycle?"

"sold."

Jiang Yongchen laughed and said, "I handed over the contracting work to others. I sold the truck and cement mixer together for 128,000 yuan. I rode the motorcycle, and it only sold for 20,000 yuan."

"A total of 148,000, all brought."

"Didn't your sister-in-law say anything?"

“Your sister-in-law listens to me. She supports me unconditionally no matter what I do.”

Jiang Yongchen smiled awkwardly: "It's just that your third grandfather is a little angry and said he's going to break my dog ​​legs."

"It seems I can't go back for a while, otherwise he'll break my legs too."

Jiang Yiming laughed.

"No, I didn't tell them you were in charge here. I just said I wanted to do it myself. Besides, you're an official now, even the township leaders mention you from time to time. My grandfather wouldn't dare to hit you."

Jiang Yongchen said awkwardly, "Isn't this a bit too little? It won't be enough to make us one of the top five shareholders, will it?"

"That's quite a lot. But since you're a newcomer, in order to gain absolute control, I'll get you some more to make it 300,000."

Jiang Yiming thought for a moment. With 300,000 yuan, he would become the second largest shareholder. If he sought Du Hongyuan's support, Jiang Yongchen would have no problem taking over smoothly.

Although Wang Weifa is also very capable, he prefers Jiang Yongchen to take over and be more willing to carry out his decisions without question.

"What? You helped me raise 300,000?"

Jiang Yongchen stared in disbelief, his mouth agape.

When did my brother become so rich?

Upon considering that possibility, Jiang Yongchen instantly became stern.

"Sixth Brother, you've always been a steady and reliable person, so I didn't want to say anything. But if you use your power to make a fortune, don't say I don't consider you my brother!"

"Fifth Brother, don't worry, I haven't embezzled and I won't. This money is clean, and even if the Discipline Inspection Commission investigates, there won't be any problems."

Jiang Yiming laughed.

Civil servants face many restrictions, but royalties are legal and reasonable.

Many high-ranking leaders receive royalties for publishing articles in newspapers or books.

"That's good. I was really afraid you'd become a corrupt official."

Jiang Yongchen breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Why would you give me this money? Wouldn't it be better for you to keep it or have Uncle Yunzhou invest in it?"

“As the head of the enterprise reform team, I am already under constant scrutiny. If I were to take on additional shares, it would be easy for others to find fault with me.”

Jiang Yiming had considered taking a stake before, but ultimately gave up.

After all, there are many opportunities for him to make money, and there is no need to put himself in a disadvantageous situation at a critical moment.

When Jiang Yiming received Du Hongyuan that evening, he brought Jiang Yongchen along.

The dinner was very harmonious, and everyone chatted about all sorts of things. Du Hongyuan would occasionally raise some questions, and Jiang Yongchen and Wang Weifa would share their insights.

After the dinner, Du Hongyuan expressed his desire to invest and asked Jiang Yiming how many shares he could give him.

"If no one withdraws, I only have 50,000 shares available for you."

Jiang Yiming said.

"Fifty thousand shares it is."

Du Hongyuan smiled and said, "I am very optimistic about this investment."

The funds arrived gradually the following day.

Only a small number of people chose to withdraw, and Du Hongyuan readily made up for them, ultimately receiving 5.8 shares.

A shareholders' meeting was subsequently held, where Wang Weifa was elected chairman, Jiang Yongchen was elected general manager, Xu Shengmao was elected chief technology officer, and the others also assumed important positions.

Du Hongyuan did not hold any official position; he was simply the largest shareholder.

With funding secured and a management team established, it's time to ramp up production and sales.

"Director Jiang, based on our current production capacity, our previous sales channels are far from meeting our needs. If we cannot expand our sales channels, we are afraid that our goods will soon be stockpiled, and then our cash flow will be cut off again."

Wang Weifa said, "Were we too optimistic before?"

The others looked worried; they had been focused on starting construction but hadn't had time to consider sales.

"As the general manager, Jiang Yongchen is naturally the one who should come up with a solution."

Jiang Yiming smiled and said, "As the head of the enterprise reform team, I have completed most of the task. At present, I am only in a supervisory capacity. I will not participate in your production and operation. Once you are on the right track and have achieved the set goals, the enterprise reform team will officially withdraw from the winery."

Everyone turned their attention to Jiang Yongchen.

“I have already considered this issue. First, we need to further segment our Deyusha wine.”

"For example, when providing wine for government receptions, we should focus on quality. The bottles and cartons should only have the words 'Special Supply' written on them. For wines labeled as 'Special Supply,' we should strictly control the production volume and prevent external sales. This way, we can highlight the scarcity of the special supply wines and set the price higher, such as 588 or 888, to reflect their high-end nature. After all, what leaders like most is high-quality, high-priced wines."

"At the same time, we will further subdivide other types, such as 10-year Yusha and 20-year Yusha, to create pricing differences and meet the needs of mid-to-high-end customers."

"At the same time, we will increase our advertising efforts. As the saying goes, even the best wine needs advertising. I have decided to allocate 2.5 million out of the 4 million for advertising."

Jiang Yongchen explained his reasons, saying that he had a deep conversation with Jiang Yiming, and that some of these views were his own and some were proposed by Jiang Yiming.

Despite some reservations, the decision was ultimately approved with the support of Du Hongyuan and others.

"Sixth Brother, I'm planning to advertise our Yusha Wine in newspapers and at high-traffic places like bus and train stations. What do you think?"

Jiang Yongchen inquired.