Xu Damao's Thirty-Six Stratagems in Siheyuan

In mid-April, everything in Kyoto came back to life, and the city was full of prosperity. Construction scenes were booming everywhere. The production line of Lingyun Beverage Co., Ltd. in Pinggu had already started. Although other ancillary facilities such as the office building were still under construction, the most advanced 24-head automated filling line had a production capacity of 500 bottles of ml bottled water per hour, a ten-hour working day, and a daily production of pieces, which kept Zhang Tengyun, Zhang Lingyun, and more than workers busy.

Loading, delivery, and distribution. According to what Xu Damao had agreed to in advance, as long as you are willing to sell it, no matter the size of the store, it will be 16.8 yuan per piece. If you pay in cash, you can get a discount of 15 yuan per piece. In just half a month, the main scenic spots, docks, stations, especially bus stations, railway stations, and scenic spots in Kyoto were distributed in batches. Just waiting for orders to come in.

The construction site of Aoxue Pharmaceutical Company, not far away, was also in full swing. The entrusted supervision unit was monitoring the progress and quality of the project.

Xu Jun has already bought the 500-acre land in Beiwu Town, Shunyi, in the name of Yuan Ya. The infrastructure construction of Kyoto Eli Beverage Co., Ltd. has also been carried out. All the procedures are mainly prepared and managed by Yuan Ya's father Yuan Chengjie and brother Yuan Fang.

Xu Damao had only been there once to visit his father-in-law, and he didn't care about other things. However, he made the recipe for the drink from a herbal tea recipe he had from the Five Elements Qi Refining Sutra, and a Western cocoa milk tea with a cocoa base flavor that Yuan Ya brought back from Los Angeles.

Xu Damao is in charge of the big things, but he doesn't bother to take care of the specific matters.

However, during the Spring Festival, Xu Damao accepted the commission from his daughter Xu Zhiquan and Fang Shuying, and looked for sites everywhere. Finally, he bought a piece of land of 360 acres in Shangzhuang Town, Haidian District, to prepare for the construction of a clothing factory and a luggage factory. Xu Damao agreed to complete the infrastructure within two years, so he did not start construction immediately. He had to wait until Fang Shuying and her sister came back to discuss it. The land must be acquired when the price is low.

On May Day, Kyoto was crowded with people, and Xu Damao also took his children to visit the tourist attractions.

"Meifang, look, many of the tourists from other places are holding Ecowater. It seems that my second brother and his team are doing a good job."

"Really? Really. You said water can be sold for money. Oh my god, one dollar a bottle? Boss, can you sell it?"

"Yes, definitely. Water is the source of life. In certain occasions and at certain times, refreshing mineral water with a good taste is worth the price. If it's water from Yuquan Mountain, people will buy it even if it's five yuan a bottle."

After this discovery, Gu Meifang paid special attention to Ecowater when she was strolling around, and the result really surprised her. Zhang Lingyun's distribution of goods was really well done. From time to time, you can see Ecowater piled up at the door of the store, and from time to time you can see tourists holding Ecowater bottles with the unique green and white background with the playful word Ecowater in the middle.

Sure enough, after May Day, when Xu Damao was drinking wine at dinner, Zhang Lingyun called him, and his excitement could be felt through the phone line.

"Da Mao, our mineral water is a big hit. We are getting orders from all the shops now. We are even working overtime in the factory."

"Second brother, it's just that there are a lot of people on May Day, so the sales volume is a bit higher. Just produce normally, hundreds of thousands of bottles a day, millions of bottles a month. In the future, you can slowly increase production during holidays. The most important thing is to distribute the goods in place. No matter how small the store is, we have to distribute the goods, so that we can occupy the market."

“What does it mean to occupy the market?”

"Brother, whichever store you sell to first will have a lower chance of stocking other mineral water in the future, because you have already occupied the market. You have to believe that Chinese people have a strong ability to imitate. Who knows, someone else will open a water plant soon, and there will be other brands of mineral water on the market. We are just reaping the benefits. Do your work carefully and you will be able to settle down. Take care of your health, brothers. You make money for enjoyment, not for risking your life."

"Hehehe, I understand. I've been busy counting money these days and I'm a little drunk. I'll hang up now. Come to the factory when you have time to guide us in our work."

Xu Damao knew that Ecowater mineral water was stable. This wave of sales during the May Day holiday made Ecowater mineral water well-known. If the quality, production and delivery were stable in the future, it would be popular for at least several decades. After all, the investment in producing mineral water was a little larger for the first time, and the cost was relatively fixed afterwards. If the water was not too heavy, Xu Damao would have wanted Zhang Lingyun and his team to sell it to other surrounding cities, such as Tianjin and Qinhuangdao.

Fang Xiaoru and Catherine's family actually came in when Xu Damao was answering the phone.

"Oh, Catherine, it's so rare. I was quite busy recently and didn't come to see you. I'm sorry."

"Uncle Mao, I'm wrong. I should have come to see you. I've been studying Chinese and arranging school for my children. Fortunately, I have Aunt Fang to help me, otherwise I would have been really busy."

"Hey, Catherine, you've learned the Beijing dialect really well. You can even pronounce the Jingdong drum with its flavor. You've made great progress. Have you eaten yet?"

"No, I just came here to eat. What's there to eat, Sister Fang? I'm starving."

Fang Xiaoru has a loud voice, but she is not pretentious. She treats this place like her own home.

"Xiao Ru, don't you want some white wine? Catherine, have some yellow wine. This wine is good. I still like it."

"Sister Fang, can I have something white? I'll help myself. Or should I go to the kitchen and cook another dish?"

"Yes, I'll go cut some braised beef and smash some cucumbers. I'll also fry a plate of peanuts. It'll be quick. You guys take a seat and let the three kids eat first."

In less than a quarter of an hour, a large plate of braised beef, a large plate of smashed cucumbers, a large plate of fried peanuts, a plate of green peas, and a plate of fried meat with garlic chives were served on the table.

It turned out that Fang Xiaoru accompanied Catherine's family to climb the Great Wall today, and took some time to go to Shahe, Changping, to see the construction of the factory, and came here on the way. Fang Xiaoru hadn't seen Xu Damao for several weeks, so she brought Catherine's family here together, because she knew there must be food at home.

Catherine and Xu Damao chatted about the progress of the pharmaceutical factory and the situation in Los Angeles, and left early in Fang Xiaoru's car.

Fang Xiaoru, Xu Damao and Gu Meifang were drinking, chatting and discussing matters of cultivation.

"Xiao Ru, come with me to Changbai Mountain during the summer vacation."

"What are you going for?"

"Let's go and feel the spiritual energy of Changbai Mountain. If we're lucky, we can dig up a few big ginsengs. If we can't dig up any, we can buy some. We'll have more money ready when the time comes. The old mountain ginseng we stored before has run out, and the raw materials for making tonic pills are running out."

"Are we going to go deep into the mountains? That's great. I'm really looking forward to it. Are we going to Daxing'anling?"

Xu Damao glanced at Fang Xiaoru and said, "Lady, if you encounter a Siberian tiger in the mountains, will you kill it or not? This is not the 1960s or 1970s. Killing a first-class national protected animal will result in imprisonment. There are also blind bears and wild boars weighing hundreds of pounds in the deep mountains. Aren't you afraid of losing your life?"

"Do you think my skills can scare off a few beasts in the mountains? It's settled. I'll take the day off and we'll set off."