Neither Tang Guo Hua nor I gave a clear answer.
Indeed, such matters could not be completed with just his word or a promise.
For a factory director of a large enterprise, all-round considerations were necessary.
Yu Zhou himself knew very well that such a decision could not be made on a whim.
They said they would go back and consider it, which inevitably meant a large meeting for discussion. As for the final outcome, Yu Zhou wasn't too concerned about it at the moment.
"Even I can't make this choice. This time, the second factory is in trouble!"
"Tell me honestly, how difficult is it if it really has to be reformed?"
A hint of worry appeared in Yu Hong Chang's eyes, as this matter concerned the second factory where he had lived his entire life.
If possible, he didn't want the second factory to cease to exist.
Of course, he also knew that Yu Zhou's promise was already very sincere. Hundreds of thousands of investments, given so readily, wasn't that a sign of affection for the second factory?
"I don't know either. I can only find someone first. If I'm not involved in the management, the possibility of successful reform is about average!"
"In other words, there's a fifty-fifty chance the invested money will be wasted! If this wasn't the Second Textile Factory, I wouldn't do this kind of business even if I were beaten to death."
Yu Zhou gave a wry smile. Perhaps it was precisely because the Second Textile Factory had supported his family for generations that he was willing to do this.
The second factory had indeed wronged him greatly, but in the end, those were all things Liu Da Long himself had done, and they had little to do with the real second factory, the environment he grew up in.
If that were not the case, he would not even have the slightest interest in looking at the second factory when it was on the verge of collapse.
Naturally, it was impossible for him to step in without absolute certainty and profit.
"Alas! It's good to have a clear conscience!"
"However, your money didn't come from a gust of wind, so you still need to be cautious!"
Patting his son's shoulder, Yu Hong Chang was actually very pleased at this moment.
Because he saw that his son genuinely wanted to help the second factory, and was even willing to lose some money without hesitation for this cause.
What more could you ask for from such a loyal and righteous child?
He was not a businessman in the garment industry, so he could not personally take over the Second Textile Factory. As Yu Zhou himself had said, if he were the boss, he might not even do better than professionals.
As the saying goes, different trades are like different mountains. Success in the processed food business does not guarantee success in the garment industry.
After temporarily resolving this matter, Yu Zhou returned to work at the factory.
He could no longer be a hands-off manager now, because there were simply too many matters concerning the entire dried fruit factory.
The most important thing currently was to register the company. With the current shipment volume and the subsequent advertising effects, continuing to operate under the guise of a factory was definitely not a good thing.
The company name had already been decided by the previous Yu Zhou, and it was called [Three Horses]. It was simple and easy to remember. The meaning of Three Horses was that the company would focus on three types of products in the future.
One of them was packaged processed food, then bulk packaged processed food, and finally beverages.
Each of the three product types would have its own distribution channel. The brand for packaged processed food would be 'Hutou', and the brand for bulk packaged processed food would also be 'Hutou'.
As for the beverage brand, Yu Zhou had not thought of it yet and was not launching beverages for the time being, so it was not too urgent.
In any case, his intention was to create three different brands and operational models for these three types of products.
This was based on his experience from later generations and by benchmarking against other companies.
For bulk processed food, he would plan for stores and specialty stores in the future, similar to [Three Squirrels] and [Bestore].
Packaged processed food would follow the path of supermarket retail, naturally benchmarking against [Chacha], [Shanghao Jia], and various types of supermarket snack brands.
As for the beverages, they would also follow the path of supermarket retail, with countless benchmarking companies.
If all three types of products could develop according to his vision, the future prospects of his factory would be limitless.
It would definitely be a capital-intensive giant enterprise, which could be considered a satisfactory answer to Qin Si Yue.
By then, even if Yu Zhou were to step away, he would definitely retain a certain percentage of shares. If such an enterprise developed according to his predictions, its scale would be even more terrifying than the so-called giants and leading internet companies of later generations, and this was just in the Longxia market alone.
"Mr. Yu! Manager Zhang from the advertising company is here and would like to know if you have time for a private meeting?"
Just as Yu Zhou was planning his future business empire in his mind, the liaison officer outside the office knocked and entered.
He didn't have a dedicated secretary yet, and such a thing was a rarity in this era. As the owner of a small business, he really didn't need to bother with such things.
"Zhang Zi Xia? Let her in!"
Upon hearing Manager Zhang's name, a hint of joy flashed in Yu Zhou's eyes.
Oh no! This couldn't be called joy; it wouldn't be an exaggeration to call it covetousness.
However, what Yu Zhou coveted was not Zhang Zi Xia's beauty, but her understanding of market marketing and her vision for advertising.
"Mr. Yu, it's been a week, and our specific proposal is already complete, yet you haven't contacted us."
"This isn't like your usual style! What, now that you've received significant resource allocation, you're looking for bigger advertising companies?"
As soon as Zhang Zi Xia entered, she began to question him with a smile.
Of course, even a fool could tell from her tone that she was joking to ease the atmosphere.
If he really wanted to find a bigger advertising company and had been procrastinating, Zhang Zi Xia wouldn't even be able to get into the door, and she knew this clearly.
"Manager Zhang, what are you saying? I was just thinking of going to your company this afternoon to finalize the contract!"
"The advertisements are about to be released soon, and we only have a little over a week left. It's just that I've been too busy during this period, so busy that I haven't been able to get away from this matter."
Yu Zhou stood up and invited Manager Zhang to sit.
What he said was the truth.
However, for an eight-second advertisement, with a complete proposal already in place, a few days were more than enough.
Therefore, although his words were pleasant, he was not entirely anxious in his heart.
"So Mr. Yu still remembers this humble woman! That's good. This time, I've personally brought the specific advertising proposal, and you can't go back on your word!"
Zhang Zi Xia remained graceful and handed the advertising proposal in her hand to Yu Zhou.