Chapter 85: New Business Opportunities

Chapter 85: New Business Opportunities

Meat Factory. Family Bonding!

After returning home from the store, Xu Qingnan felt uneasy.

She had been extremely busy these past few days, and Weiwei had been taken away by her grandmother. Li Yi and his sister were also not at home, leaving the house feeling empty.

Standing in front of the small dining table, Xu Qingnan fidgeted with the corners of her clothes, a worried expression on her face.

It wasn't the first time Li Yi had gotten into fights. Although she deeply disliked his reckless behavior, she had never been able to convince him to stop. Every time he came home injured, she would silently cry while tending to his wounds.

To Xu Qingnan, Li Yi was like a younger brother who would never grow up.

Now, Li Yi had taken someone out with him, and she was afraid he would make a mistake—either hurting someone or getting hurt himself.

At that moment, the cheerful voice of a little girl echoed from outside the door. It sounded just like her younger sister, Qingyao.

Xu Qingnan rushed to open the door.

Sure enough, she saw Li Yi and Xu Qingyao walking up the stairs, chatting and laughing.

Seeing that they were unharmed, Xu Qingnan let out a sigh of relief.

Li Yi and Xu Qingyao also noticed her standing at the door. Understanding her concern, Li Yi immediately flashed a warm smile.

Xu Qingnan's face turned slightly red before she asked, "Is everything resolved?"

Li Yi nodded with a grin. "It's fine. Just a few street punks. They're not capable of causing any real trouble."

"You didn't do anything to them?"

"No, I just scared them. I didn't lay a hand on them."

Xu Qingnan clearly didn't believe him. Why would he bring so many people with him just to scare off some hooligans?

Xu Qingyao, noticing her sister's skepticism, quickly interjected, "Sister, my brother really didn't hit anyone this time!"

"Will those little hooligans really back down if he didn't use force?"

"I think they won't dare act up again. Sister, you didn't see it—my brother made them kneel and beg for mercy with just a few words!"

"Oh? How did he do that?"

"My brother first threatened to take them to the school principal. They were terrified of being expelled, so their legs went weak. Then he told them that what they did—extortion and robbery—could get them at least ten years in prison. After that, they were completely scared stiff! Hehehe!"

Xu Qingnan let out another sigh of relief before turning to her younger sister with a stern expression.

"Yaoyao, why didn't you tell the family when you encountered something like this?"

"Sister, I…"

"Do you know how worried I was? I almost called the police!"

Hearing the seriousness in her sister's voice, Xu Qingyao finally realized that she had really made her sister angry.

She glanced at Li Yi for help, but he simply shrugged, showing that he had no way to intervene.

Sitting on a chair, watching Xu Qingnan scold Xu Qingyao, Li Yi had a warm smile on his face.

Then, the TV on the counter caught his attention.

In the 1990s, televisions were still not widely popular, making them one of the three major wedding gifts.

The 12-inch black-and-white TV in Li Yi's home was bought by his parents when they got married, and it had already been in use for five years.

At that moment, the news on TV was discussing the development of domestic refrigerators.

After listening for a while, Li Yi suddenly sat up straight.

He had just thought of something—refrigerators!

In his previous life, someone had made an incredible fortune through refrigerators!

That person had been an entrepreneur who later became the most powerful trader in the entire Dragon Country.

At the time, Dragon Country was encouraging the development of domestic industries, particularly in the field of electronic machinery. As a result, a regulation was put in place—refrigerators below 360 liters could not be imported from abroad. Only domestic ones were allowed!

However, while domestic refrigerators of this era had the technology, they were far inferior to foreign ones. Production methods were still in their early stages, and people who spent large sums on domestic refrigerators often regretted their purchase.

Seeing this opportunity, that entrepreneur had imported a batch of 361-liter refrigerators from abroad and sold them in Dragon Country!

The loophole was simple: refrigerators below 360 liters were classified as refrigerators, while those of 361 liters and above were categorized as refrigeration machinery. The government had banned the import of refrigerators but had not restricted refrigeration machinery!

Thanks to this strategy, that entrepreneur went on to become one of the most famous business figures, earning over 10 million yuan in a short time!

Currently, in Jiangnan Province and the surrounding regions, people were still using domestic refrigerators. That meant Li Yi could completely replicate this strategy!

A smile spread across his face.

He remembered that the restructuring of the meat processing plant was about to begin. He needed to save up as much money as possible before that happened!

It wasn't just about making a fortune—the meat processing plant was his father's lifelong work and the hard-earned legacy of the older generation, including Wei Kangan. Li Yi refused to let others ruin it.

Moreover, it held some of his best memories with Xu Qingnan.

However, acquiring the meat processing plant would be extremely difficult. It was the largest raw meat supplier in Jiangnan Province, and the facility covered a massive 500 acres.

Even though it was in a remote suburb, the land alone was valued at at least 30,000 yuan per acre. When factoring in the buildings and production equipment, acquiring the plant would cost tens of millions.

During its restructuring in his past life, the plant's initial asset valuation was 80 million yuan, with 42 million in debt, leaving a net worth of 38 million.

However, due to Liu Tongfu's shady manipulations, the final asset valuation was reduced to 50 million, while the debt was increased to 45 million. In the end, the entire factory was sold for just 5 million yuan—an outrageous theft.

This was one of the key pieces of evidence that eventually led to Liu Tongfu's downfall.

Although Liu Tongfu was imprisoned—and possibly executed—Li Yi wasn't sure if others who had once eyed the factory were still after it.

If he wanted to snatch this golden opportunity, he could only rely on money—a lot of money!

But looking at his current assets, he barely had a million yuan—a drop in the ocean compared to what he needed.

He had to make money fast, or he would miss this once-in-a-lifetime chance!

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