Unfortunately, it did not reverse the winery's declining situation. The winery's condition continued to deteriorate and it kept losing money, like a bottomless pit. No matter how much money was allocated, there was no improvement.
Chapter 311 Play with Brother
Since April last year, the company has started to restructure and operate Guangming Winery. It was also put up for sale and conducted investment promotion for several months, hoping that someone would take over.
But I couldn't find anyone to take over.
The workers at the winery don't care about the difficulties of the unit.
All they knew was that the winery hadn't paid their wages for a long time.
Many irrational people made noises under the guidance of some people.
The first time I spoke up, I paid some salary to calm things down.
As it turned out, it would have been fine if the wages had not been paid, as only a small group of people spoke out. After the wages were paid, most people started to become restless.
Later on, special personnel had to be arranged to stop people from making sounds.
But the effect was not good, and the incident spread to Langya instead.
So Langya sent someone down to find out what was going on.
Although there was no accountability, everyone in every unit felt ashamed.
Everyone hopes to get rid of this heavy burden of the winery as soon as possible.
As a secondary persimmon, Yang Guangchou's hair is almost falling out.
He is in charge of this matter, so he is more anxious than anyone else.
I suddenly received a call from Xu Chengde today.
The other party said on the phone that a Mr. Xu wanted to buy a winery.
Yang Guang was so excited that he couldn't describe it in words.
But after meeting Xu Xiuwen, he was greatly disappointed to find out that "Mr. Xu" was just a young boy.
At first he thought Xu Chengde was playing a trick on him, but after calming down and listening to his explanation, he finally understood what was going on.
Yang Guang asked hesitantly, "Do you really want to buy the winery?"
This is not the first person who doubts whether Xu Xiuwen really wants to buy the winery.
Xu Xiuwen didn't know whether to laugh or cry, but he also understood that he was too young, so no one trusted him.
He said seriously: "Yang Shi, I really want to buy the winery. I definitely don't mean to play tricks on you."
Yang Guang asked: "Why do you want to buy a winery? Don't you know the situation of the winery?"
Yang Guang never thought of concealing the situation of the winery, because such things could not be concealed.
Just a little research will reveal the truth.
Xu Xiuwen smiled and said, "I have a general understanding of the situation of the winery. I want to buy the winery for two reasons. First, I think as long as Guangming Winery finds the problem, solves it, and then readjusts its direction, I think the winery has a chance to come back to life. Second, I am from Langya, and I don't want to see the winery in my hometown collapse. Since there is an opportunity, I want to try and see if I can do it."
Xu Xiuwen said this with great righteousness.
What he said was indeed part of the reason, but he would not tell Yang Guang and Xu Chengde the other part.
That is, the real estate will appreciate in value in the future, and even if the winery cannot recover, he will not lose money. This investment is a sure win.
Yang Guang didn't know Xu Xiuwen's true thoughts.
After hearing his words, Yang Guang was surprised at first, and then he was impressed.
Yang Guang took out a cigarette box from his pocket and handed a cigarette to Xu Xiuwen and Xu Chengde.
Xu Xiuwen did not refuse. He took the cigarette and lit it up.
Most people will always put on airs unless they meet someone who is more powerful than themselves.
But Yang Guang didn't.
He is just as Xu Chengde said, very easy-going, neither pretentious nor arrogant.
Yang Guang smoked a cigarette, looked at Xu Xiuwen, and said, "The company has wanted to sell the winery for a long time. But the winery is in a mess now. The company has allocated at least more than 10 million yuan, but the winery has not improved at all. The workers' daily wages, water and electricity bills, and machinery maintenance fees are at least more than 10 million yuan a year. In addition, if you want to produce, you need to re-purchase raw materials, which is also a lot of money. Have you considered these?"
Xu Chengde, who was standing by, sighed as he listened to Yang Guang's words.
As an old employee of the winery, he felt that the winery was a mess.
If it weren't for this reason, why would no one be willing to take over
Xu Xiuwen thought: After buying the winery, the first thing he would do is to lay off at least half of the employees. It is hard to say whether the winery will be successful or not. Keeping so many employees is simply a big mistake. If the winery really comes back to life in the future, these people are all locals and can't run away. If they need more people, they can just recruit new ones.
As for production, the main raw materials for Guangming Liquor are sorghum and mung beans, which are local crops and do not cost much to purchase.
In comparison, costs such as water, electricity, and mechanical maintenance are nothing.
Xu Xiuwen thought for a moment and said, "I have taken into account what you said, Yang Shi. I have a few points that I must make clear first. I will not be responsible for the debts owed by the winery and the wages owed to the workers. Even if I am responsible, I will deduct them from the money I paid for the winery. I will not pay any extra money. If I were to bear the responsibility, I would not be able to start production normally."
Yang Guang nodded and said, "That's for sure. This has nothing to do with you. You don't have to bear it. The company will be responsible for it. In fact, it's not that the company doesn't have money, but if they pay money, they will have new debts and wages to pay every day, so they can only drag it out. If you buy the winery, the company will pay off the debts and workers' wages in one go, and will not pass the pressure on to you."
Yang Guang is indeed easy to talk to and very honest.
The company did not cheat buyers simply because it was anxious to get rid of the burden of the winery.
Xu Xiuwen was relieved, so he told him everything he had just thought. "Yang Shi, I have something to tell you. If I buy the winery, I will definitely lay off a lot of employees. I hope you can support me. I don't want the dismissed workers to cause trouble and affect the winery's resumption of production."
"That's no problem. Once you buy the winery, it's yours. You are free to do whatever you want. The company won't interfere, and if anyone makes trouble, we will send someone to help solve the problem."
Then we talked about a lot of details.
For example, Yang Guang revealed that water can be reduced appropriately for three to five years.
Of course, these are not the point.
The most important thing is how much money Xu Xiuwen will spend to buy the winery.
Xu Xiuwen said: "Yang Shi, I want to know the valuation of the winery. If it is too expensive, I can't afford it. Even if I want to save my hometown business, I really can't do anything about it."
When Yang Guang heard this, he looked conflicted and hesitant.
As a secondary persimmon, this kind of information should never be disclosed to the buyer.
But the situation is special now.
The winery can’t sell its products.
The unit also has to flexibly adjust the winery's selling price according to market conditions.
Yang Guang hesitated again and again, and finally said: "The company currently means that the winery is worth 90 million, but the winery is a mess now, and everyone hopes to solve it as soon as possible, so there is still room for price reduction."
90 million!
Xu Xiuwen thought that even if he sold himself, he still couldn't afford it at this price.
But Xu Xiuwen did not show any fear.
After thinking for a few seconds, Xu Xiuwen said, "Yang Shi, I have a request. This request is very important. If we cannot reach an agreement with the company, we will have to give up on buying the winery."
Xu Xiuwen's words made Yang Guang and Xu Chengde's faces change drastically.
The previous conversation went smoothly, and it seemed that there was a good chance of selling the winery.
Xu Xiuwen suddenly said this, and they couldn't help but be surprised.
Yang Guang asked: "What is your request?"
Xu Xiuwen said: "After buying the winery, I still have to run it, which includes advertising, market development, etc., which is very expensive. If I use all my money to buy the winery, I will have no money to develop the winery, and then there is no point in me buying the winery."
Yang Guang couldn't help but ask, "Don't you want to buy a winery without spending money?"
This time, even Xu Chengde and Xu Qian felt that Xu Xiuwen had gone too far.
Xu Xiuwen guessed what they were thinking by looking at their expressions.
He smiled and shook his head, saying, "Yang Shi, you misunderstood me. The money for buying the winery is exactly what it is, and I won't pay a penny less, but I don't want to pay all the expenses at once. I want to pay in batches. For example, the money for buying the winery is 80 million in total. I will pay it in 5 years, 16 million per year, and it will be paid in 5 years. This way, my pressure will be much less, and I will have enough money to operate and develop the factory. And you don't have to worry that I'm a liar, after all, I can't take the winery away."
After listening to his explanation, Yang Guang and others finally understood his thoughts.
Yang Guang lowered his head and thought.
Soon, he looked up at Xu Xiuwen and said, "I will discuss this matter with them. After all, your purchase of the winery has helped the company solve a major problem and prevented all the employees of the winery from losing their jobs. I think the company will fully consider this. In short, whether it succeeds or not, I will give you an explanation."
"Okay, then I'll trouble Yang Shi."
Xu Xiuwen stood up and said, "Then I won't waste any more of your time. I'll go back first."
Yang Guang said: "Leave a number."
The two exchanged numbers.
Then Yang Guang saw them out.
After Xu Xiuwen and the other two left, Yang Guang immediately took out his cell phone and made a call.
He said to the person on the other end of the phone: "Help me check the information of Xu Xiuwen..."
After getting in the car, Xu Xiuwen said to Xu Chengde: "Thank you, Uncle Xu, thanks to you for introducing Yang Shi to me. After chatting with him, he helped me resolve a lot of doubts."
Xu Chengde shook his head and said, "I should be the one to thank you. You are willing to buy the winery. I think most of the employees in the factory will be grateful to you."
Xu Xiuwen laughed, "Uncle Xu, let me take you home first, and then I'll go back to Jinling. I'll drive over when there's news here."