Chapter 33 Future Industry Planning
"Uncle Ma." As soon as Ma Dejin walked in, Yan Xu stood up and took two steps towards him, then called out with a smile.

"Hey, Director, just call me Lao Ma." Ma Dejin said hurriedly, then sat on the sofa next to him, and deliberately sat facing Yan Xu, putting himself in the right position.

Yan Xu did not continue to be polite, because he was really just being polite. If Ma Dejin acknowledged him as uncle, he would probably feel a little uncomfortable inside even if he didn't say it on the surface. So now was a good time to talk about business instead of feelings.

"Thanks to your hard work during this period, the factory has received many more orders." What Yan Xu said was true. He did come up with the idea to produce popular anti-theft doors and windows, but if no one promotes them, no matter how good the products are, they will not sell.

"If the factory director hadn't designed such an excellent product, I wouldn't be able to sell it even if I talked my mouth off." Ma Dejin just listened and didn't dare to take it seriously, so he became more polite.

A few words of complimenting each other would be enough. Yan Xu was not good at this at all, and he was at a loss for words to say more, so he got to the point.

During this period, Ma Dejin opened a store in the town, county and city, specializing in selling the new anti-theft doors and windows designed by Yan Xu, and his business was indeed very good.

However, both of them knew very well that in just half a year, in fact, less than half a year, similar products would be everywhere, so they opened three stores at once in order to build a reputation and occupy the market. No matter how many similar products there are in the future, as the first one, people who want to buy will come to have a look, which will bring more business opportunities.

The two discussed the next step of advertising and promotion. In this regard, they had something in common, because Ma Dejin's salary was not high, but he got dividends from the factory, so the better the factory's business, the more money he got, so he worked so hard.

Next, Yan Xu talked about forging weapons and asked Ma De to go in and find out how to handle the production and sales of handicrafts.

Although Ma Dejin did not think that this thing could make money and felt that it was more of a play among young people, he would not offend the new factory director for such a small matter, at least as long as it did not affect his dividends.

Now comes the key point. Yan Xu proposed to open a wood furniture factory in the vacant factory building of the hardware factory.

Opening a wood furniture factory is not that easy, but Ma Dejin is more motivated.

Yan's father knew about the problems at the hardware factory, Yan Xu knew about it, and of course Ma Dejin knew about it too. If going to his daughter-in-law's leather factory didn't require him to look at the faces of his father-in-law's family, it would actually be better to go to another place. That's why he worked so hard when Yan Xu designed a new product.

The market for wood furniture is good right now, especially since the new factory manager said he could get cheap wood, which would bring even greater profits, enough for him to take the risk and invest some money.

It's a pity that Yan Xu refused to accept the investment. Even though he didn't have much money on hand, he still didn't plan to accept it. After all, some things could be concealed by him alone. If he added a partner, there would be some mistakes.

Although he cannot invest money, he can still get dividends, which Ma Dejin can accept. After all, the risk is smaller, and at his age, he can still work for at least 20 years, which is enough.

After saying all these things, it was almost dark. Yan Xu was about to go back, but unexpectedly Gou Qiang came.

"After selling for so much money, there is not even a single bathtub left?" Yan Xu was stunned when he heard Gou Qiang say that. Is the market so good now?
"What a coincidence. The city has been attracting investment recently, so a Japanese inspection group came and happened to stay at that big hotel. When they saw me transporting goods, they recognized at a glance that it was their ancient-style bathtubs. They thought the hotel prepared it specially for them, so they said the hotel was thoughtful." Gou Qiang wanted to laugh when he thought of this, especially when he recalled the embarrassed expression of the lobby manager who wanted to pretend that these were all trivial matters.

"Once that was said, the hotel had to buy it no matter how expensive it was. Besides, there were many wild fish that the Japanese liked to eat, so they offered a high price. The only condition was that the next batch of goods could only be given to them." Gou Qiang picked up the teapot and poured himself a cup of tea. He drank three cups in one breath, regardless of whether it was cold or not. "What a pity. There is only one batch of these things a month." After hearing this, Yan Xu did not mention the source of goods, but made a regretful expression first.

Gou Qiang originally wanted to ask when the next batch of goods would arrive, but after hearing this he gave up asking.

Because there was someone knowledgeable in the inspection team who said that these fish and bathtubs were all from Japan. We don’t know whether it’s true or not. If it’s true, once a month is reasonable. But we don’t know what the cost is, and whether the price he sells them at is high or low.

However, Yan Xu did not continue to talk about this matter, but instead talked about the idea of ​​adding a silver jewelry counter in the supermarket and opening a branch in the city.

The former is easy to say, but if you want to open a branch, the investment will be quite high, and the rent and decoration will not be a small amount.

Gou Qiang knew that Yan Xu had spent a lot of money recently. First, he built a feed factory, then a pig farm, and next he would have to prepare for a wood furniture factory. Each of these would cost money, so he was afraid that he would have financial problems, so he tried to persuade him.

"There are business opportunities everywhere now. If we don't keep up, we will be left far behind." Yan Xu first expressed his determination, but he also knew that Gou Qiang was afraid that if he spread his business too wide, he would not be able to accomplish anything, so he continued.

"But I know what's going on, so I'll revitalize the hardware factory first, at least to ensure normal operation and not lose money." Yan Xu sighed when he said this, because he was also worried about the future of the hardware factory. After all, in order to revive the hardware factory, not only a large number of equipment need to be updated, but more professional personnel need to be hired. This is no different from reopening a factory.

And even if they do this, whether they can make money is still a question, because small factories like hardware factories are too uncompetitive.

"I'm afraid the hardware factory's potential has reached its limit. It's difficult to find a new path, so we can only maintain it for now." When Yan Xu said this, Gou Qiang knew that he was very clear-headed and already had a plan in mind.

"The investment in the pig farm won't be too big, and the feed factory won't expand production. I don't expect to make money from these. The main purpose is to provide fresh meat and pet food to the supermarket, enrich the supermarket's product variety, and attract more traffic." Gou Qiang nodded repeatedly when he heard Yan Xu's plan, because this would indeed greatly increase the supermarket's sales, and he would get dividends from the supermarket.

In fact, these two things involve Yan Xu’s channels for purchasing food and cover, so he will definitely not give up.

"In the next year, our development focus will be on wood furniture factories and supermarkets. The former is to find a way out for the hardware factory, and the latter will be our future."

Yan Xu will not give up on industry. Whether it is a hardware factory or a wood furniture factory, it not only solves the problem of local employment, but also provides tax revenue, and most importantly, it looks good.

No matter how good the economy is, it will not work without industry, so the hardware factory has received so much local support and it is easy to do things, so he must increase his advantages in this area.

But making money is also important, so Yan Xu vigorously develops supermarkets, because he knows how popular supermarkets will be in the future. While earning large sums of cash, he can also use the supermarket's channels to secretly ship goods. After all, except for contraband, there is nothing that cannot be sold in the supermarket.

(End of this chapter)