Rebirth 2008: I Can Make Money Reading

The next day, Mu Yang went to Song Xuelu's house to drink tea and chat with his father-in-law.

Years ago, my father-in-law increased his burden and was appointed (acting) mayor.

"As the mayor of my town, I still rely on your help, Ayang. I know the meaning of the above. They just want me to invest more, but this account is not worth it. You don't have to worry about me. Where do you think the investment is good? Where to invest." Song Jian said that when he just took office as mayor, he didn't have too many surprises, but his mood was complicated.

In the past, maybe he would be proud.

But now, the family is not short of money, and the daughter has found a good home, so there is nothing to worry about.

Showing off your ambitions was an idea when you were young, but now you want to return to your original position and just be a down-to-earth deputy mayor.

After becoming the mayor of the town, there were many troubles. There were too many people who came to him to make connections, and someone even gave him money. It is estimated that the person who gave the gift did not understand the status. He is not short of money or anything. Refuse any gift directly, not accepting any.

Once he accepts it, he will be caught by someone and cause trouble for Ayang and his daughter. He can handle this kind of thing clearly.

Whoever dares to let him accept gifts is digging a hole for him, and whoever is his enemy.

If he doesn't accept it, in fact, it's hard for other town leaders to say.

However, Song Jian also opened his eyes and closed his eyes, pretending not to see it, as long as it does not harm his own interests.

Mu Yang said: "Uncle, it is my personal wish to invest in and develop my hometown. The industries invested in my hometown are all products that do not depend on the industrial chain, and they are also non-core industries. The core projects in City H will not be placed in my hometown. Come on, I don't worry."

Just as Mu Yang chatted with his father-in-law, someone knocked on the door, wanting to visit him.

"You sit for a while, I'll go out for a while, there are so many things like this." Song Jian frowned, stood up and walked to the gate, said a few polite words to the visitor, and refused to let him in, saying that today Inconvenient, let him take the things back.

The person who came was a contractor from this town with a small fortune. After being refused a visit, his face was a little embarrassed. He still wanted to bring the gift to Song Jian, and said politely:

"Leader, these are just some specialties of my hometown, so you're welcome."

"You misunderstood, I'm not being polite to you, I won't take anything from anyone, to put it bluntly, if you don't want to cheat me, just take it back.

If you want to do something, wait until the Chinese New Year to take a leave of absence to work in Z's mansion, and come back empty-handed. As long as it is compliant, it's easy to handle. "Song Jian waved his hand and said lightly, the more polite he was, people thought he came halfway. This one is holding something in a black bag, and he doesn't bother to guess what's inside.

"Okay, I was abrupt, that leader, I will visit another day."

"Well, you have to change your style of doing things, anyway, it won't work here."

"Yes, it is."

Song Jian watched the other party leave, this time he directly closed the door, went back to the living room and sat back in his seat, and sighed to Mu Yang: "There are too many people who come to give gifts, today is the fifth person, most of them are begging Those who are doing business, or making connections. I will put up a sign tomorrow, refusing to visit and give gifts, and not to entertain during the holidays."

"Well, that's fine, it's not good to repay the favor if you don't do something after receiving the things." Mu Yang laughed and said, which can be regarded as a high-spirited expression.

In China, the most difficult thing to do is human feelings.

Especially the Spring Festival, which is supposed to be a time of family reunion, should be very enjoyable, but for adults, it is very tiring. After the Spring Festival is over, many people's wallets are also flat.

It is a traditional custom to give gifts during the New Year, but nowadays more and more high-end gifts and lucky money every year have become a heavy burden for many people to go home during the New Year.

When Mu Yang’s family was poor, his parents were worried every Chinese New Year. When visiting relatives, they had to buy gifts, which were not expensive, such as a few catties of fruit, a catty or two of sugar, a few barrels of noodles, one or two rice dumplings, and a couple of catties of rice. Pork belly, maybe a hundred yuan is enough.

But I can't stand the many relatives and friends I want to give away, and there are red envelopes to spend.

The economic situation was not good, and the Chinese New Year made it worse.

Human relations, from ancient times to the present, are more or less mixed with interests.

No matter how noble a person is, he still has a selfish side, but he has more spirit and more beautiful spiritual qualities than ordinary people. If you want to find an unselfish person in the world, I'm afraid it will be difficult, or there will be none.

Now that Mu Yang is not short of money, he told his parents that giving gifts should also consider the financial situation of the other party. If you have a good relationship, you can give relief. If you have a good relationship, you can use normal human relations. If you have a bad relationship, don’t come to the door.

However, now all relatives and friends come to his house, and Mu Yang has no time to entertain at home, and cooking at home is also very tiring. This year, he still plans to do the same as last year. When relatives come, just eat in the food city up.

Mu Yang and his father-in-law chatted a lot, and had a meal together at noon.

At 1:30 in the afternoon, Wang Xiaomin came to report to Mu Yang, and his mother-in-law Zhang Ping sat on the sofa and listened.

Mother-in-law Zhang Ping is a non-shareholder supervisor. She is responsible for the financial and core affairs supervision of food companies and cultural tourism companies, but Mu Yang gives her 5% of the income.

Wang Xiaomin took a sip of tea and began to report:

"Chairman, the business performance of the cultural tourism company is much better than last year. The average monthly turnover has reached 6 million yuan. It is like the pit of the young reservoir, and the profit margin is very high. The food street is 50% profit, excluding labor expenses. In terms of comprehensive costs, there are about 2 million pre-tax profits per month. During the Chinese New Year period, the food court is full, and the performance will be very good.

According to the analysis data from Mr. Shi, there are several parts of the source of customers, 55% are from the county, 30% are from the urban area for consumption, and the rest are drivers passing by, people from other places who come to fish, and workers on the construction site. "

Wang Xiaomin eloquently said that the food city’s reputation has increased. On the eve of the New Year’s Eve, the price of the annual banquet is 30% higher than last year. A table costs at least 868 yuan, and the highest grade is 5888 yuan.

But no matter how high it is, it is not as high as the restaurants in the city.

A month ago, the New Year's banquet in the food city was already sold out, and 100% of the payment was required for the reservation. If you don't come by the time, you will not be refunded.

Mu Yang nodded: "It's developing very fast. I didn't expect to pay back in less than a year, but don't blindly invest and expand. I will mention it to Shi Yong in the afternoon. How about the food company?"

Wang Xiaomin went on to say: "Last year, the operating income was 1.02 billion yuan, and the pre-tax profit was 380 million yuan. Now the competition for snail powder is fierce, the unit price has dropped, and the profit margin has dropped a lot. I estimate that next year, even if this revenue is reached, the pre-tax profit If it can reach 200 million yuan, it will be very good.”

Hearing this, Mu Yang was silent for a while. The initial investment cost was 50 million yuan, and now he has earned it back several times, but he did not collect the money, and it has been in the food company's account.

Fang Shijing of the food company will not be satisfied with a single snail powder, and is currently developing other projects, and Mu Yang has not stopped him, so let him toss.

"This snail powder can make a lot of money for two or three years. Now there are many speculators. Next year, not to mention 200 million yuan in pre-tax profits, 100 million yuan is not bad. It is enough to guarantee a small profit every year in the future."

Wang Xiaomin nodded. She knew the chairman's inner thoughts. Maybe in the eyes of the chairman, he didn't care if he earned more or less. As long as he didn't lose money, it would be fine. If he didn't lose money, he could provide jobs and income opportunities for upstream raw materials.

There are at least a thousand peasant families who rely on food companies to survive. If the food companies fail, these farmers will not be much better off.

However, Fang Shijing, the general manager of the food company, is not willing to let the snail powder decline. They get year-end dividends. The more the company earns, the more they get.

Wang Xiaomin is more optimistic about the development of the cultural tourism company. The young reservoir is a scarce resource, which is not easy to replicate. It can form a culture. As long as Shi Yong manages it well, it will only become more and more popular; and Lu Jingzhen will enter more factories. With foreigners coming, the income of the local people will increase, and the food city will also become more and more popular.

Wang Xiaomin can see clearly, and Shi Yong and Fang Shijing, as the general managers of the two companies, can also see clearly.

About an hour later, Wang Xiaomin completed her work report.

It's almost New Year's Eve, and Mu Yang didn't give her a work plan for the next year, so let's say it now, isn't that tormenting her.

Mu Yang took out a bundle of cash from his bag, exactly one hundred thousand, and put it on the tea table:

"Xiao Min, the 100,000 yuan is to reward you. You have worked hard here. Luo Zhize and Chen Jiajia didn't have any this year, so don't tell them."

Wang Xiaomin was very surprised and very happy in his heart, which showed that he was recognized by the chairman.

However, she hesitated for a while, and then refused: "Chairman, I don't think I should take this money. This is my duty. I have already received the year-end bonus for six months, which is enough. I still have Travel allowance."

Mu Yang scolded with a smile: "Don't be naughty, just take what you want. It's really hard here, as long as you do things well, Mr. Zhou and the others took tens of millions of dividends, you see they are polite to me."

"Well, I'm not polite anymore, thank you Chairman." Wang Xiaomin was a little embarrassed to accept it, and then stuffed it into his small bag, looking bulging.

She also wanted to leave, just in time to find an excuse: "Chairman, if there is nothing else, I will go to the bank to deposit some cash first."

"Well, let's go."

After receiving Mu Yang's nod, Wang Xiaomin nodded slightly, and then left.

During the whole process, Zhang Ping and Song Xuelu didn't say anything, they were listening to Mu Yang and his secretary talking.

"This Wang Xiaomin is very serious, thoughtful, and has a high EQ. Ayang gave her a red envelope of 100,000 yuan. I don't see much surprise on her face, but hesitation." Zhang Ping commented after Wang Xiaomin left. down.

Song Xuelu smiled lightly: "Mom, if sister Xiao Min doesn't have this level, it will not be easy to be Yang Yang's secretary."

"Very good, you know my thoughts, and you have a good grasp of the scale of things. If it were me, I wouldn't be able to reach her level." Mu Yang nodded.

Next, Zhang Ping reported to Mu Yang what she saw.

three o'clock in the afternoon,

When Mu Yang went out, he was going to two companies for a walk. Song Xuelu had nothing to do, so she went to relax with Mu Yang.

In the food company, Mu Yang told Fang Shijing: "I don't think the snail noodles will be popular for a few years, and it will be good to maintain a meager profit in the future. We must reduce blind investment and expansion, pay attention to profits and cash flow, and improve the quality of operation. We should not occupy the market. There is no need to fight a price war.”

Fang Shijing nodded, thinking silently.

Mu Yang went on to say: "Cash flow is like the blood of an enterprise, assets are not.

Assets are like human organs and bodies. The organs and bodies can be good, but if you lose too much blood, your life will be gone.

Similarly, the assets of an enterprise can be good, such as factory buildings, equipment, and office buildings, but if the cash flow is gone, and there is no money to pay wages, goods payments, principal and interest, taxes and fees, then it will go bankrupt.

Maybe the food company will decline in five years, and it will take ten years. For Xinghai Group, even if it has core technology and sufficient cash flow, I don't believe it will last a hundred years. When I was here, maybe nothing happened, but my Future generations may be prodigal.

The day of failure will definitely come, and we must be prepared to meet it. This is my unshakable view, and this is the law of history. "

Mu Yang's words seem to point out that Nokia, the former Hummer Company, News Corporation, etc., those once recognizable names are slowly disappearing, and the younger generation may not have heard of them.

"I understand, Chairman, thank you for your guidance. Perhaps in the past year, snail fans have grown from being popular in one family to now being contended by a hundred schools of thought. The competition is fierce and profits are declining. I am a little bit unwilling and have fallen into a misunderstanding." Fang Shijing criticized himself.

"Well, your idea of ​​developing a new project is right, but you can't be eager for quick success, don't invest too much money in it at once, if it doesn't succeed, then the previous earnings will be wasted.

Doing business should not be of a gambling nature. Those who engage in real estate use loans to acquire land and owe a lot of debt to the bank. If one day the real estate is in a downturn and the bank suddenly collects money, these high debt ratios will all explode, regardless of the front Earning hundreds of billions, or even trillions, will eventually be spit out. "Mu Yang reminded, "Maybe others think that Xinghai Group is not going public because they don't want to split the equity and don't engage in bank loans. They think I'm stupid and don't know how to use bank money to make money.

They have no sense of crisis. There will be a day in the future, maybe ten or thirty years later, if there is a serious economic crisis, then my Xinghai Group will collapse directly.

But as long as I have enough cash flow, no matter what global economic crisis I have, I can live without making money, and still live for many years, and one day I will rise again.

According to my analysis, the economic situation in the next few years will be relatively good, but the economic situation will be a wave, with peaks and troughs, and you never know how low the trough will be and where the bottom line is. horrifying. "

What Mu Yang was talking about was that after 2019, in those few years, how many companies could not bear it and closed down, and he couldn't see the end at a glance. He was reborn in 2022, and he didn't know how many years the economic downturn would last.

The whole world is pessimistic about economic development and the future. In the end, consumers (people) dare not spend money recklessly. Houses cannot be sold, cars are also hard to sell, and there are fewer meals out, and fewer movies. Can't do it.

In fact, many people have savings, but they are not willing to spend them.

It has to be said that Chinese people really know how to save money.

Mu Yang's words were to beat Fang Shijing, telling him not to get too complacent or pessimistic.

Fang Shijing's loyalty is worthy of his cultivation. It is the first time he is in charge of such a large company. When the business is good, he is easy to get lost. Others dare not remind him. He advocated development.

It's not that Fang Shijing's ability is poor, his ability is not bad at all, Mu Yang entrusted him with the management of 50 million yuan, step by step to develop into a company with an annual operating income of one billion yuan, all relying on his ability, Mu Yang Yang didn't do anything at all, only provided funds and general direction.

Mu Yang is right about the wrong person, but no one is perfect. If a person succeeds, he will be proud and lose himself.

Not to mention Fang Shijing, Mu Yang will also be in this state and do wrong things.

Mu Yang chatted with Fang Shijing for nearly an hour, and then walked around the workshop together.

At four o'clock in the afternoon, Mu Yang went to the cultural tourism company to find Fang Yong, and repeated what he had said to Fang Shijing.

It was six o'clock in the evening when the two finished talking.

Mu Yang called Fang Shijing, the three men, plus Song Xuelu and Wang Xiaomin, and the five of them had a hot pot meal in the food court.

After eating hot pot, Mu Yang and Song Xuelu walked around the food city.

At seven or eight o'clock at night, the food street is brightly lit, and each restaurant is covered with a coat inlaid with night pearls. If viewed from the sky, this food street looks like a shining Milky Way.

The diners and tourists talked and laughed happily, and were also surprised by the beautiful night view and lively scene of the food street.

The food court is more popular than last year, especially when the Chinese New Year is approaching. Every night, no less than 6,000 people spend or visit the food court.

Mu Yang is a celebrity, wherever he goes, there will be excitement.

In the snack street, Mu Yang saw Huang Yong helping his parents with business.

Huang Yong also saw Mu Yang's arrival. He immediately put down what he was doing, walked out of the store, squeezed into the crowd, and greeted him: "I heard that you came back yesterday. You are so popular that any international star is better than you." No more."

"The folks are enthusiastic, but there is no way, the business is good, right?"

"It's good to have you as a foil."

"Then go get busy, come to my house to drink tea and reminisce about the past when you have time, I should go back too." Mu Yang smiled and patted him on the shoulder.

Dozens of folks around heard Mu Yang's words, and then looked at the young man who was talking to him. It turned out to be the son of the owner of the sausage noodle shop.

This sausage noodle shop tastes very good. Many folks have consumed there. Coupled with the good location, the business is very hot.

It turned out that the son of this sausage noodle shop had something to do with Mu Yang, so lucky.

New Year's Eve, that is, January 20th.

At 8 o'clock in the morning, Mu Yang, according to his agreement last year, distributed 10,000 yuan in red envelopes to the elderly and elementary school teachers in the village who were 60 years old and above; well, several village committees also had them.

In addition to these bosses and elementary school teachers, Mu Yang also promised: "If any child is admitted to a university, the personal foundation will reward, as long as it is a full-time undergraduate, there will be a reward. Generally, the undergraduate reward is 20,000 yuan, and the 211 university generally rewards 50,000 yuan. 10,000 yuan, 985 University will reward 100,000 yuan, if it is Qingbei, it will reward 200,000 yuan."

The college entrance examination was held in June last year, and the university admission notice was received in July and August. All qualified college entrance examination candidates have already received rewards.

This year, there are about 590 elderly people in the village who are eligible to receive red envelopes. Including primary school teachers, there are exactly 600 people, which is a few more than last year.

Last year, when Mu Yang gave out red envelopes, all the elders in the village were excited. This year is the same, but not as enthusiastic as last year.

Not long after the money was distributed, the leaders of Green City and a group of people came to visit Mu Yang and saw Mu Yang distributing money.

After Mu Yang finished distributing the money, he brought several visiting city leaders to his home for tea.

Yesterday, Shi Chang Zhou Bo called him and asked if he was at home and wanted to visit.

Mu Yang said there was no problem, he was going to give red envelopes to the elderly in the village in the morning, and he would have time after that.

"Mr. Mu, in the hearts of the whole village, he is the most respected person."

"Hey, fellow, he respects whoever treats him well, and respect is mutual." Mu Yang smiled faintly at Zhou Shichang's words.

"Mr. Mu, besides visiting you this time, on the 28th night of the New Year's Eve, I wonder if you and your family are interested in watching the Guizhou Spring Festival Gala?"

"Watching the Spring Festival Gala live?" Mu Yang was slightly surprised when he heard this.

"Yes, the Spring Festival Gala in Gui Province is a recorded program. It starts at 8 pm. If you are free, we will reserve a table for eight people. You can bring your family to watch together."

"I have to ask my family to see everyone's wishes." Mu Yang hesitated for a while, he was not interested, so he just looked at his family.

Zhou Shichang said: "Okay, I will reply at three o'clock tomorrow afternoon at the latest, and the TV station will arrange seats."

"Yes, thank you leader."

Mu Yang nodded, he hadn't watched the Y TV Spring Festival Gala for many years, and as for the Guangxi Province Spring Festival Gala, he didn't even know how to watch it.

Zhou Bo and his group sat at Muyang's house for about half an hour. They came here mainly to play the emotional card, and hoped that Muyang could invest more in Greentown.