Chapter 117: Chapter 117: We must get him to invest
'No?' Cai Hong and Mei Yiliang looked at Lao Cai with puzzlement.
Cai Hong glanced at Mei Yiliang and said, 'Dad, what do you mean?'
Lao Cai enjoyed the strange looks they were giving each other, and took a sip of his wine with relish. 'Yiliang, how do you feel after working here for two months?'
'It's quite good. This industry does have a future. I can't keep up with the work right now, so I want to take advantage of the New Year holiday to go back to my hometown and find some more people to come here,' Mei Yiliang said honestly.
'So you're just going to keep doing this forever?' Lao Cai asked again. Mei Yiliang didn't quite understand what he meant, so he didn't say anything.
'I've been thinking about it for the past two days. If you keep doing what you're doing, you'll make a little money, but have you thought about whether you can make a big success of it? How many years of good fortune can you expect if you keep doing the same thing?'
Mei Yiliang was a little taken aback.
'But Dad, what does that have to do with whether or not you pay back the money? Don't keep us in suspense,' Cai Hong said, sitting next to Lao Cai and acting coquettish.
'You're doing things on your own now, not like when you were at the factory. There's a saying that goes, 'not only do you have to keep your head down and work, but you also have to keep your eyes on the road. But I look at you two,' he said, looking at Mei Yiliang and Cai Hong, 'and I guess you've never thought about what path to take in the future, have you?'
Cai Hong pouted. Things are pretty good as they are now. There's no time to do business, and each order makes a lot of money, so what's there to think about?
'I understand what you're saying, Master. I really need to think about what to do next. The current renovation teams are all more or less the same, most of them are just amateurs. This definitely isn't a long-term solution.' Mei Yiliang has only been busy taking on business and making money these past two months, and indeed hasn't thought about it that much. When Lao Cai mentioned it, he felt that it made a lot of sense.
'If you don't have any ideas, your nephew definitely does!' Lao Cai said, 'So, not only should you not repay your nephew's money, you should also find a way to ask him to contribute some more.'
What kind of reasoning is this? Mei Yiliang and Cai Hong looked at each other.
Cai Hong shook Lao Cai's arm, 'Dad, you're being evasive again!'
'You two,' Lao Cai pointed at them with his chopsticks, 'just don't know a good thing when you see it. I've been dealing with Yiping all afternoon and I think he's quick-witted and full of ideas. If you don't take advantage of someone like him, what can I say to you?'
'This has nothing to do with repaying the money...,' Mei Yiliang asked.
'You just thought of it too. You have to set up a company and go down the formal route. What I mean is that this money can be considered as Yiping's share capital. If the money for setting up the company is not enough, you can ask him to contribute some more. Even if he takes six shares and you take four, it will be your good fortune.' Lao Cai finally spoke his mind.
'Does Yiping think the same way? Dad?' Cai Hong asked. "I don't think he is like that. Besides, he is usually very enthusiastic about helping Yiliang with his ideas.'
Mei Yiliang was over there, head bowed, not saying a word. Lao Cai said, "Yiping definitely doesn't think that way right now, but you have to do this anyway. He is still in school, and he doesn't have much free time. He also has a business at home, so how can he always take care of you first? There is no way to get him to join the company and work hard.'
'Just take Yiliang as an example. You listen to what your nephew says now, but when you've made some money and become more confident, will you still be so open-minded?' Cai Hong tried to help Mei Yiliang argue his case, but Lao Cai waved his hand, saying, 'You don't need to argue. I've seen a lot of things like this, and anything is possible.'
He is a veteran and knows that when wealth grows, many people's self-confidence also swells, and they become more and more independent and less and less willing to listen to other people's opinions.
'Besides, Yiping will have to grow up, he will have to find a girlfriend, get married and start a family. At that time, I guess he will still help you like this, but will his wife be willing? So, you still need to think long-term. Believe me, if you give up a little bit more now, the future rewards will be much greater,' Lao Cai taught them.
He could see clearly that Mei Yiliang and Cai Hong, for the time being, did not have any long-term vision, let alone any overall perspective. If they continued to work like this, it would be easy to make ends meet, but they would not be able to achieve anything great. Lao Cai did not think highly of them, so he had to help them find a way to firmly grasp the talent of Feng Yiping.
Lao Cai continued drinking, while Mei Yiliang and Cai Hong were silent. Indeed, they had discussed it in private. Mei Yiliang would go back and find more staff, so that they could take on more business. As for the rest, they hadn't really thought about it. Even if they wanted to set up a company now, the biggest benefit after setting up the company would be that it would make them look more formal and secure when they went out to take on business. As for the rest, they really hadn't thought about it.
After a long while, Mei Yiliang looked up and said, 'Master, you make sense. Besides, I'm doing this now, and it was originally Yiping who came up with the idea, and he also helped with the start-up capital. If we really set up a company, I have no problem letting him have the majority share.' After he finished speaking, he looked at Cai Hong.
'What are you looking at me for? I have no problem with it either. I think what Dad said makes sense. If the two of us can earn 10,000 yuan, and with Yiping's help, we can definitely multiply it several times. In the end, we'll still be the ones who benefit,' said Cai Hong.
'Haha, that's the right way to think!' Lao Cai said.
'But, my eldest sister and the others are going to open a shop again soon, where are they going to get the money from?' Mei Yiliang said.
'It's not like we're asking them to pay now, and besides, do you know for sure that Yiping will only make 50,000 this time?' Lao Cai asked him with a smile, this really is an old fox!
'The main thing is, you don't have to pay this money back right now. Given the personalities of Yiping and your sister and brother-in-law, if you pay it back first and then ask them to invest with the money, they will definitely not agree. So not only can you not pay it back, you also have to think about borrowing it from them, and then count it as shares. This is a flexible approach. You two, haven't you figured it out yet?' Lao Cai felt a bit of frustration.
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It gets dark early in winter. When Feng Yiping left the bus station, the street lamps were already on. As soon as he walked out the door, a cold wind blew, so he wrapped his clothes tighter.
'Brother,' he looked back, and saw Feng Yuxuan running out of the waiting hall wearing a blue, semi-long down jacket. 'We're here. Did you have a good trip? I arrived early, it's too cold outside, so I waited inside.'
'I told you not to pick me up. I know where it is.' Feng Yiping looked at his sister and was also a little happy. This was always his sister, his only sister, and now, apart from his parents, she was the person he was closest to in the world.
'Do you think your parents will be happy if you don't pick me up? You know how much they love you. Besides, you think you're so smart, but you're just a kid, and you could be tricked and sold on the street.' Feng Yuping's mouth was no less than Feng Yiping's.
'Haha,' Feng Yiping just smiled.
'You little pockmarked head, what are you smirking at,' this was what Feng Yuxuan said when they were young and fighting, and now it sounded a little affectionate.
'Hurry up and go, if you go back early you can still help, the store is really busy right now, and without me the three of them will definitely be busy as bees,' Feng Yuxuan took his hand and walked towards the bus stop.
From the moment they met until now, Feng Yiping felt that his sister had also changed, becoming more pragmatic than before.
This is a good thing, so it is said that the best education comes from example. Before a person's character is set in stone, it is true that they will become like the company they keep, and as her parents kept her by their side, some of her bad habits and ways of thinking could still be corrected.