Chapter 91 Yan Xu's Changes

Even though Yan Xu trades materials from the two worlds back and forth and can earn profits of ten times or even a hundred times just through simple conversion, his foundation still lies in the industries in the modern world.

Without industries in the modern world, it is difficult for an individual to digest more and more resources. At the same time, the larger and more complete his industries in the modern world are, the higher the profits from cross-border reselling will be, and the greater the amount he can digest.

The reason why Yan Xu was so conservative at the beginning and had basically no plans for external expansion was because war means spending money. He had to be careful to maintain that the gains were greater than the expenditures and not let the capital chain break. The key in this regard was to turn the things in the Japanese world into money in the modern world, and then exchange the money for supplies to be sent back to the Japanese world.

Therefore, as he becomes stronger in the Japanese world, he will inevitably have to expand his industries in the modern world as well. Only in this way can he more efficiently convert the resources of the two worlds and obtain more profits.

Now that Yan Xu has established a firm foothold in the Japanese world and ushered in a fairly long period of peace, it is a good opportunity to take advantage of the situation to develop modern world industries.

Yan Xu, who understood all this, did not put all his energy into cultivation, but instead prepared suitable materials and took the opportunity to expand his real industry.

By the time you are ready, the time has come.

After returning to the real world, Yan Xu's whole spirit and spirit were completely different. He became more confident and no longer so negative. He also took the initiative to adapt to and deal with things that he had originally resisted, such as social etiquette and networks.

The reason why Father Yan was able to become the richest man in Goujiazhuang, in addition to his own ability and luck, was his high emotional intelligence and his knowledge of gift-giving.

Being good at speaking, understanding human relationships, worldly-wise, and willing to give gifts, Yan's father was able to thrive at the time. He successfully opened a hardware factory and became a key support target in the town.

These are not obtained for nothing. There are many capable people. Why should we choose you? It depends on who is more sensible.

Unfortunately, hardware is both the cause of success and the cause of failure.

The hardware factory helped Yan's father earn his first pot of gold and laid the foundation for his career. But as time went by, Xiao Tiantian became Mrs. Niu and became a burden. The town would not allow the hardware factory to go bankrupt, even if it lost money. Otherwise, Yan's father would have sold it long ago and switched to the supermarket industry with all his strength.

Yan Xu is now facing the same situation as his father. Unfortunately, because his father passed away too early and too suddenly, he did not leave behind many connections. Because his father focused on studying and went to other places for high school and university, he had no contact with these people. As a result, he is quite unfamiliar with the town’s leadership team and the heads of various departments. He can only go through Lao Ma and Gou Qiang to get in touch with many things.

This may save trouble, but it is not a long-term solution because over time the other party will think that Lao Ma and Gou Qiang are the owners of the industry, and if they fail to distinguish between the primary and the secondary, trouble will surely arise.

Therefore, if he wants to develop, the first thing he needs to do is to rebuild his personal network, expand the industry and recruit talents.

It is not so easy to pick up the connections left by Yan's father, because both parties are not familiar with each other. So it is not impossible to go directly to the door and give gifts in the name of Yan's father, but you will be regarded as ignorant because you are too reckless. Not only will you be looked down upon, but you will also be easily calculated by others. You will not get any good things, but you will be the first to be thought of when bad things happen.

Therefore, Yan Xu first bought a large courtyard in a remote area of ​​the town. After careful decoration, it looked very quiet and elegant. Then he prepared the ingredients and prepared to open a private restaurant.

Entertainment at that time was not as developed as it is later, at least there were not so many twists and turns in the town. Eating and drinking occupied a large proportion of interpersonal relationships. If you eat and drink well, the job is half done. Afterwards, give a suitable and generous gift, and it will be considered a success.

The problem is who will manage the private restaurant and where to find the chefs, which makes Yan Xu very confused.

The person who manages a private restaurant must not only be discerning and knowledgeable, but also eloquent and smooth-talking. In fact, Gou Qiang is quite suitable, but Yan Xu will not let him touch anything.

First of all, the supermarket that Gou Qiang is currently in charge of is his important source of cash flow. In addition, he has to open a branch in the city, so he can't get away at all.

Secondly, putting too many industries in the hands of one person, even if it is just management, is definitely not a wise choice. Especially since the private restaurant involves Yan Xu's network of relationships, the other party cannot be allowed to interfere.

The same reason applies to Lao Ma, so Yan Xu must choose the candidate personally.

It was obviously unrealistic to recruit at the job market, so Yan Xu went to the city and found Chen Deli, a hotel owner with whom he had had several cooperative relationships.

This man's grandfather is in the province and his father is in the city, so his connections are quite strong, otherwise he would not have been able to receive the Japanese business delegation. Therefore, he has the connections that Yan Xu lacks the most.

Because of the things sent by Gou Qiang several times, the Japanese business delegation had a good impression of the hotel, which made them more relaxed during the negotiations. This allowed Chen Deli to show his face in front of his elders, so he was very polite to Yan Xu, and his eyes lit up, especially after seeing the things Yan Xu brought.

"This is Japanese hairy crab, how come it's so fresh?!" Chen Deli has been abroad several times, the most frequent visit being Japan. Not only has he personally experienced the popularity of Tokyo, he also knows a lot about its food, so he was very surprised.

Yan Xu just smiled and said nothing when he heard this. Seeing this, Chen Deli had no intention of asking further questions.

Doing business these days depends on connections. Since it is a connection, of course it will not be easily told to outsiders. If he asks again, it would be no different from robbery.

In addition to hairy crabs, Yan Xu also sent matsutake mushrooms, puffer fish, abalone, lobster, etc. Although the quantity is not large, considering the economy of Japanese food, it is enough for two or three good banquets.

Chen Deli took all the food without saying a word, even the samurai sword, armor, and heavy barrel that Yan Xu brought as antiques. Of course, the price was not too high, but it was not low either. At least both parties were very satisfied.

After listening to Yan Xu's request, he was quite interested, but unfortunately he was busy now, otherwise he would definitely go to see the other party's private restaurant. However, he still gave him a phone number.

This was a phone call from a childhood friend of his, who had opened a hotel in the province following his example. As he was short of staff, he poached people from everywhere, but ended up poaching the wrong people. Not only did he have to hold a banquet to apologize, but the hotel also closed before it even officially opened because no one dared to take over the transfer. As for the poached talents and chefs, they couldn't continue working in the local area.

In fact, this guy was also unlucky, because he had inquired in advance and found out that it was a private restaurant opened by an old chef. Although it was slightly famous, it had no background. What's more, he only poached the other party's manager and second chef, which was not too excessive. However, he ended up with a mess and lost face.

Because he never expected that the old chef surnamed Liu had a beautiful daughter, who was pursued by one of the top people in their circle. As a result, the young man just needed a hero to save the beauty, so he offered himself, and after slapping the left cheek, he had to offer the right cheek.

It was originally just an insignificant matter, but he ended up being forced to offer a toast to the old chef named Liu to apologize, and he even couldn't keep his shop open. It was such a disgrace.

At that time, Yan Xu wanted to ask whether the old chef’s daughter was called Liu Ruyan, and whether the young man was called Ye Bufan.

(End of this chapter)