How can a director be a gigolo?

Chapter 73 Loss is Profit

When the county officials learned that Wang Xiaohao was actually interested in acquiring the cannery, they were overjoyed. They offered Wang Xiaohao very favorable terms and kept calling him to urge him to return for further discussions.

A cannery is no big deal!

The key is that workers need jobs!

The closure of this cannery will leave at least hundreds of workers unemployed, affecting thousands of their families.

This is by no means a trivial matter!

Especially for places like Heyin County, where industry is already underdeveloped!

This is why the city provides various forms of support to keep this cannery afloat from going out of business!

Since Wang Xiaohao was willing to take on the project, the county had some doubts about him being a director who wasn't doing his job properly.

But I still want to talk to Wang Xiaohao.

The key point is that the city wants to know Wang Xiaohao's business strategy.

If Wang Xiaohao is truly capable of running this cannery and helping the county solve the employment problem for these workers, that would be ideal.

The county directly gave the cannery to Wang Xiaohao, even if he didn't have money, they would help him solve his funding problems!

To reiterate, at this time, with an overflow of funds, local governments are not short of money at all!

However, if Wang Xiaohao is just playing around, then the county will definitely not play along.

So as soon as Wang Xiaohao returned to Heyin, the county's second-in-command came forward to discuss this matter with him.

"Director Wang, I've heard about it from your father. Are you considering taking over the cannery in our county? Do you have a way to solve the cannery's operational problems?"

The second-in-command asked bluntly.

Wang Xiaohao has already shared his thoughts with his father.

Furthermore, Wang Zhiming has already told the county about this.

Now that the county's second-in-command has stepped in, it's clear they're very interested in Wang Xiaohao's idea, so this matter is probably going to be a done deal!

So Wang Xiaohao calmly replied, "Yes, boss, you should know that I make movies."

In movies, there's a business model called product placement...

The second-in-command immediately replied with great interest, "I know that!"

Director Wang's film "Beautiful Legend" really gave a huge boost to the scenery of our Heyin County!

Wang Xiaohao really wanted to say, "What I mean by implanting GG is not the same as what you understand!"

However, his emotional intelligence wasn't that low, and he immediately nodded in agreement.

Today is a formal business event, and there are definitely more than just the second-in-command from the county present.

There were also leaders from some county-level units in the meeting room.

Someone immediately chimed in with a joke: "A few years ago, Xiong Shaohua's sunglasses and trench coat were popularized by the movie, right?"

Goodness, I remember back then, everyone on the streets was wearing a trench coat and sunglasses!

"I guess this is what they call the 'GG' feature in movies?"

As soon as he opened his mouth, someone immediately said with great interest, "Who says otherwise? I bought a set back then."

And then there was "Water and Clouds Love" from back then. When it aired, everyone rushed to buy the dresses worn by Lin Birong in the show. My wife insisted I buy her one!

"And then there's the candied sweet potato at the 'Number One Restaurant Under Heaven.' I was so tempted when I saw it. I waited a full five years before I finally had the chance to eat real candied sweet potatoes!"

The leaders suddenly veered off-topic, all relating it to how the movie had influenced them.

Suddenly, everyone felt very confident about Wang Xiaohao's plan!

So the second-in-command steered the conversation back on track, asking, "Director Wang, are you planning to kill off our county's cannery in the movie, just to make it famous?"

Wang Xiaohao said, "To be precise, it's not canned food. The canned food industry is already very mature, and to be honest, most Chinese people aren't really interested in canned food."

No matter how many times you beat it, it won't sell for much money.

I'm preparing to enter a new industry: the milk tea industry!

The second-in-command frowned and asked, "Milk tea? I know. Young people these days love to drink it, but it has nothing to do with our cannery, right?"

Our county's cannery not only helps solve the employment problem for hundreds of workers in our county, but also helps to consume some of the fruit and other products locally!

Our county's cannery is quite famous for its canned oranges and pears!

This is why the county attaches importance to canneries; they not only relate to employment but also help to consume a significant amount of agricultural products such as fruits locally.

Wang Xiaohao laughed and said, "Fruit is also used in milk tea, and the process is actually similar to that of canned fruit."

The fruit in the milk tea doesn't have to be freshly cut; we can use canned fruit directly!

Or, to put it another way, we can directly produce all the fruit ingredients needed for milk tea.

In addition to these, milk tea also needs ingredients such as tapioca pearls, taro balls, and coconut jelly.

Pearls, for example, are made using tapioca flour. Taro balls, on the other hand, are made using sweet potato starch and similar ingredients.

At that time, we will also be able to consume some of the local agricultural products such as sweet potatoes!

I only know the general outline.

In that case, we'll still need to hire professionals to do it!

Everyone nodded slightly in agreement. In fact, it was the buyers who were finding fault!

For the county, preserving these workers' jobs is the top priority. As for consuming some of the agricultural products locally, that's secondary.

The key point is that they've figured out Wang Xiaohao's approach, and it seems to actually have some potential.

Deleting valuable items in movies might not sell well!

However, things like milk tea that cost only a few dollars should have great potential!

As for Wang Xiaohao not understanding the specific process of making milk tea, what's the problem with that?

Even those of us in leadership positions have many things we don't know!

Many things in society are changing rapidly, and many leaders don't understand them.

But that doesn't stop them from continuing to work, does it?

Just as Wang Xiaohao said, as long as you have money, what kind of professional talent can't you hire?

On the contrary, Wang Xiaohao's business acumen and ability to create brands are the most important.

After a brief meeting and a general understanding of Wang Xiaohao's business ideas, the county quickly made a decision.

With the county's coordination, the local cannery was quickly transferred to Wang Xiaohao at a symbolic price. Even the original factory's debts were almost completely resolved for Wang Xiaohao.

However, Wang Xiaohao must guarantee that the number of employees at the cannery can only increase, not decrease, within three years.

Wang Xiaohao readily agreed.

Then he asked the county government for help in finding a bank loan...

This unconventional tactic wasn't even Wang Xiaohao's own idea.

He himself is not a businessman, so how could he have thought of such a problem?

It was someone in the county who told Wang Xiaohao!

"These days, who still uses their own money to do business? Capable people use bank money to do business, and even if they lose money, it's not their own money that's being lost."

The more you lose, the more worried the bank will be about you and the better they'll be for your sake!