lcionline Chapter 216 Inspection
Chapter 216 Inspection
Although he planned to acquire the liquor factory, Liang Ming also wanted to visit it in person.
"Second Uncle, shall we go to the distillery together tomorrow to check on their production?"
Liang Ming immediately spoke to his second uncle, Liang Wen.
Liang Wen knew that Liang Ming wanted to visit the liquor factory, so he didn't object and nodded, saying:
"No problem, we'll head over this morning."
"There's no need to be in such a hurry," Liang Ming said with a light laugh.
"No, the sooner the better, the better," Liang Wen said seriously.
"The Mid-Autumn Festival is just a few months away, and it would be best to launch our new baijiu product during the Mid-Autumn Festival."
Upon hearing Liang Wen's words, a strange expression appeared on Liang Ming's face.
He didn't expect that his second uncle had already planned what to do after acquiring the liquor factory, even before he had actually done so.
However, Liang Ming thought this was a good thing.
This way, once the liquor factory was acquired, Liang Ming could rest assured that it would be managed by his capable second uncle.
“Okay, then tomorrow morning.” Liang Ming nodded without further ado.
Second Uncle Liang Wen nodded in agreement, sat for a while, and then left the Liang family courtyard.
At this moment, Aunt Liang Juan suddenly thought of something and said to Liang Ming:
"Xiaoming, there's something I don't know if I should tell you."
“Auntie, we are family. If there’s anything you need, just say the word.”
Upon hearing this, Liang Ming smiled and said.
Liang Juan was silent for a few seconds, seemingly organizing her thoughts.
"Xiao Ming, do you remember that Hong Kong businessman who caused trouble when our braised duck shop opened?"
“I remember he was dating Song Mei, and he and I were like oil and water.”
Liang Ming nodded, then asked in return;
"Auntie, what's wrong? Did he come to the braised duck shop and cause you trouble?"
Upon hearing Liang Ming's words, both Liang Min and his wife looked at Liang Juan with concern.
Upon hearing this, Liang Juan shook her head and said, "He didn't cause any trouble at our braised duck shop."
"But didn't he tell you last time that he wanted to open a Hong Kong-style roast meat shop next to our Liang Hei Ya braised duck shop?"
“Right now, there are indeed several shops next to ours that have been rented out and renovated.”
“I’ve seen Song Mei and her brother come to check on the renovation several times.”
"From what Song Mei said, a Hong Kong-style roast meat shop is going to open next to our shop!"
Upon hearing his aunt's words, Liang Ming raised an eyebrow: "They really want to challenge us?"
"Xiaoming, what do you think we should do?"
A look of worry crossed Liang Juan's face as she asked Liang Ming:
“Song Mei and her brother are clearly trying to compete with us. We both run a cooked food business.”
“If we really start competing maliciously, it will inevitably harm the interests of Liang Hei Ya.”
Seeing his aunt's nervous expression, Liang Ming smiled and said:
“Aunt, there’s no need to rush this. Even if Song Mei and the others do open a Hong Kong-style roast meat shop, they may not become our competitors.”
Liang Ming said this because, although Hong Kong-style roast meats are novel, they are essentially just a sweet and sour sauce.
To be honest, roast duck and roast goose don't taste much better than local roast meats.
The taste of Hong Kong-style char siu is just as good as that of Cantonese-style char siu.
Therefore, Hong Kong-style roast meat restaurants tend to be busiest when they are open for business.
Over time, people will find the tastes similar and may not choose Hong Kong-style roast meats.
After hearing Liang Ming's explanation, Liang Juan was somewhat skeptical.
She hesitated and said, "Xiaoming, even if Hong Kong-style roast meat tastes similar to our Cantonese-style roast meat, it is still a shop run by Hong Kong businessmen."
“It’s not impossible that people will continue to buy Hong Kong-style roast meats from Song Mei’s family out of curiosity.”
Upon hearing Liang Juan's words, Liang Ming smiled and said:
“If it were someone else, opening this Hong Kong-style roast meat shop, they would probably have many repeat customers.”
"But if it were Song Mei and her brother, they probably wouldn't have so many repeat customers!"
"Why?" Upon hearing Liang Ming's words, Liang Juan's face showed a look of confusion.
"Because of the inherent flaws in human nature!" Liang Ming said, "Based on my understanding of Song Mei and her brother's personalities, they are not suited for the service industry!"
Song Mei and her brother are two contrasting characters: one is lazy and gluttonous, the other is insatiable.
If you let them do business, they'll only lose money.
In his previous life, after Liang Ming amassed some wealth, his brother-in-law Song Qiang secretly persuaded Song Mei to let Liang Ming give him some businesses to manage.
Liang Ming was unwilling to give it, but he couldn't resist Song Mei's crying, making a scene, and threatening suicide.
Ultimately, having no other choice, they had to hand over a small supermarket located in a prime location to Song Qiang to manage.
Liang Ming thought that even if Song Qiang had no business acumen, with such a good location, the small supermarket shouldn't lose money no matter how it was run.
Unexpectedly, the small supermarket that used to make a fortune every day started to have problems such as chaotic accounts, incorrect inventory, confused management, and loss of regular customers in less than two months after it was handed over to Song Qiang.
In the end, they lost so much money that they couldn't even afford to buy more goods.
Liang Ming even went to investigate.
After some investigation, it was discovered that the problem wasn't with the store itself, but rather that Song Qiang simply didn't know how to manage a small supermarket.
When others set up small supermarkets, they have to be there before dawn to direct the workers to arrange the vegetables, meat, eggs, and other goods, and then clean the premises so that customers can come in.
As for Song Qiang, he wouldn't get out of bed until the sun was shining on his backside.
After arriving at the small supermarket, I just browsed around, grabbed some supermarket goods, and then went to hang out with my cronies.
The small supermarket has beer, drinks, and more.
They were moved directly out.
Because Liang Ming handed the small supermarket over to Song Qiang to manage, the employees didn't dare to say anything.
Even some employees, seeing Song Qiang's chaotic management, started stealing.
Under their manipulation, the small supermarket, which was originally in a prime location, quickly became poorly managed and faced cash flow problems.
In the end, Liang Ming took over the small supermarket, paid out of his own pocket to cover the losses, and spent more than a month reorganizing it before he was able to turn the business around.
Even so, Song Qiang told Song Mei and the Song couple that he had given them a poorly managed small supermarket to run, which was why it was about to go bankrupt so quickly.
Song Mei was a lazy woman who didn't understand business at all; she believed whatever her brother said.
Immediately, he joined his younger brother in attacking Liang Ming.
In his previous life, Liang Ming felt wronged and unable to defend himself.
In this life, Liang Ming only felt that the brother and sister were two idiots who would never amount to anything.
"Xiaoming, are we really okay with not caring about the Hong Kong-style roast meat shop next door opening?"
Aunt Liang Juan hesitated upon hearing Liang Ming's words and asked.
"No need, let them go first," Liang Ming said with a smile.
"We'll take our time and make our move once they open their shop."
“I still remember the trouble they caused when our braised duck shop opened last time.”