What about the future?
Hearing Ye Yun’s words, both Li Menghao and Wang Hui’s hearts skipped a beat. The young couple had a vague premonition. However, out of pride, they couldn’t express their eagerness too readily, and could only say awkwardly, “Brother-in-law…”
With Ye Yun’s experience, how could he not see what this young couple was thinking? Hearing this, he couldn’t help but smile. “Menghao, I’m planning to invest in a supermarket. You must have heard of it, Pang Xilai. Are you interested in coming to help me?”
“Pang Xilai? I’ve seen it on Douyin. I heard their service is excellent. There’s a smoking shelter every five meters at the entrance, with benches for resting. Even the washbasin at the entrance of the plaza has thoughtful small steps for children. But I heard Pang Xilai is only in H Province and not yet in Jinling. Brother-in-law, why are you thinking of investing in a supermarket?” Instead of directly answering Ye Yun’s question, Li Menghao asked.
“It’s precisely because Pang Xilai offers meticulous service, comparable to Haidilao in the supermarket industry. That’s why I see great potential and want to get involved,” Ye Yun said.
In Ye Yun’s memory, Pang Xilai was a perennial evergreen in the future development of supermarkets, a veritable pride of domestic brands. Currently, Pang Xilai was still a regional supermarket only developing in H Province. But in a few years, after completing its initial capital accumulation, Pang Xilai would officially go nationwide. By replicating Haidilao’s service in the supermarket industry and taking thoughtfulness to the extreme, it would surge through the ranks from an ordinary supermarket, developing into a super-large supermarket spread across major cities in China, defeating Walmart and kicking out Carrefour. It took less than ten years to completely crush these two supermarkets, forcing them to sheepishly abandon the Chinese market. At its peak, its valuation exceeded two hundred billion yuan! If, like Licorice Medicine, it overturned Pfizer’s myth in the pharmaceutical industry, then Pang Xilai would be the one to bring down Walmart and Carrefour from their pedestals in the supermarket sector! Having been reborn, it would be a disservice to himself not to get involved! Since he was planning to help his brother-in-law, it was better to let him participate in Pang Xilai’s work and learn from experience.
Li Menghao thought for a moment. “Brother-in-law, what do you want me to do? Will the boss of Pang Xilai accept me?”
“I’m sending you there to learn. Initially, you’ll have to do everything, from management to business philosophy. Pang Xilai is currently valued at only twenty million yuan, still a small company. Such small companies are the best for tempering people. As for whether Pang Xilai’s boss is willing to accept you, you don’t need to worry about that.”
“Since I’m investing, I will definitely become the controlling shareholder of Pang Xilai! Bringing in a person or two, no one will dare to say anything! But don’t think you can be arrogant just because you’re my brother-in-law. Menghao, I’m sending you there to learn, not to enjoy yourself. Pang Xilai’s current boss will still be in charge of operations and management, and I won’t interfere with that. Also, you don’t have much time, so you’d better grow up quickly!”
“Grow up quickly? Brother-in-law, what do you mean by that?” Li Menghao asked, bewildered.
“Because after acquiring Pang Xilai, I plan to inject ten billion yuan immediately. Within two years, I want Pang Xilai’s supermarkets to be in every third-tier city across China! Within three years, I want Pang Xilai to be the Haidilao of supermarkets! Within five years, I want Walmart and Carrefour to have no foothold in China!” Ye Yun declared.
As soon as he said this, not only Li Menghao and his wife, but even Li Mengyao were stunned. Invest ten billion? Open stores nationwide in two years, achieve glory in three, and drive out Carrefour and Walmart in five? Was he not talking nonsense!
“Ye, Ye Yun, have you had too much to drink! For a supermarket you’ve never even heard of, you plan to invest ten billion? And open stores nationwide in two years? Drive out Carrefour and Walmart in five years? Do you know how powerful Carrefour and Walmart are? Not to mention anything else, just a property next to Carrefour will immediately appreciate in value!” Li Mengyao’s face turned pale with fright, and she didn’t care that her brother and his wife were present. Although the family had become wealthy, it had only been a few months. Li Mengyao still had a commoner’s mindset. She herself liked to take Keke to Carrefour on weekends to shop. Now, Ye Yun was suddenly talking about crushing Carrefour and kicking Walmart, how could she accept it?
While Li Mengyao was merely concerned about the money, Li Menghao and Wang Hui were truly dumbfounded. What? Brother-in-law was going to invest ten billion? Holy cow! How rich was Ye Yun now? Listening to his sister, she was only concerned about the feasibility of this investment, not whether Ye Yun could come up with ten billion yuan. More importantly, Li Menghao also understood a hidden meaning. It seemed that even if this ten billion yuan was all lost, it wouldn’t significantly impact his sister and brother-in-law’s lives. This sounded terrifying. All previous signs indicated that his brother-in-law was indeed very wealthy, but this was too exaggerated! A few months ago, he was being threatened by loan sharks, and now he could come up with ten billion?
“Mengyao, trust my judgment. Although Pang Xilai is currently only developing in H Province, its future potential is immeasurable,” Ye Yun said with a smile. Having been reborn, Ye Yun carried the development trends of the next few decades in his mind. Wrong path? Nonsense! Pang Xilai currently lacked initial capital accumulation. Once it had the initial capital, it would truly be like a bird flying high in the sky and a fish leaping freely in the vast sea!
As Ye Yun spoke, Li Mengyao fell silent. In the past few months, had Ye Yun’s judgment ever been wrong? Being able to go from penniless to having assets worth billions was undeniable. But… investing ten billion in a supermarket brand from another province, wasn’t that too impulsive?
“Sis… Brother-in-law, how about we take it slow? My abilities might not be enough,” Li Menghao felt his throat dry.
“Abilities? Abilities are forged with money! Why are it difficult for ordinary families to produce true talents? It’s because their financial situation doesn’t allow them to bear the risk of failure. Besides, you don’t need to be afraid. With Pang Xilai’s team, and with your brother-in-law as a big tree behind you, you don’t need to be afraid!” Ye Yun waved his hand.
“Brother-in-law, with so much investment, and it’s a brand from another province, are you really sending me there alone? Aren’t you afraid they’ll scheme against me?” Li Menghao asked again.
“Since I say so, I naturally have ways to make them obey,” Ye Yun said faintly, his words full of strong confidence. If the Yaoke Group in his previous life could become immensely wealthy, then Ye Yun wouldn’t have lived so many years without basic means of controlling subordinates.
“So, Menghao, it’s the same question again. Are you… willing to lend me a hand?”
Faced with Ye Yun’s ultimatum, Li Menghao fell silent. Before coming, he had hoped Ye Yun might help him out, but at most, he would have given him a few million to fend for himself. In that case, perhaps he wouldn’t have felt such great pressure. But now… Ten billion! Just this number alone made Li Menghao’s heart tremble!