65. Decision
"Kim, logically speaking, because of the prosperity of the barbecue industry, shouldn't a relatively stable trade chain be established in the market distribution area, how can it be so disorderly as you said. Isn't there a large-scale unified carrier? Hearing Kim's words, Lee Jun-hyuk asked puzzled.
"I've really learned about this problem for a while, and speaking of which, this reason is ridiculous, because no one dares to make it bigger." Kim said with a wry smile, as if he was ashamed of the merchants of his country.
"This is the first time I've heard of such a thing." After listening to Kim's words, Lee Jun-hyuk felt very incredible. Since ancient times, it has been an immutable truth that businessmen have pursued profit. So, as long as there is enough profit, then there will be people who will do something that seems bold to others. In this way, Kim's statement is simply a strange thing to say.
"Yes, it's not just you, but even when I know about this matter, I think it's incredible." Kim was also speechless and said, and next, he told Lee Jun-hyuk about the entire distribution market.
The cause of the incident was the financial crisis that began in '98. As one of the four Asian economic tigers, it can be said that South Korea suffered the most losses in the economic crisis that swept Southeast Asia, because after Hong Kong's return to the motherland, it has a huge China behind it, Japan has also gained a firm foothold with the support of the United States, and only South Korea and Thailand have suffered the most losses.
In contrast, Thailand's tourism industry is very developed. It can be said that there is no capital to buy, so even if the country's economy is sluggish, the impact on the catering industry related to tourism is not so big.
But South Korea is different, because of the impact of the economic crisis, it can be said that 80% of the domestic catering industry has been impacted, at least half of the stores have closed, so that those who wander between the farm and the restaurant distribution merchants have been affected by the impact is even greater, the reason is very simple, in order to maximize the profits, on the one hand in the restaurant on the one hand, on the other hand, in the farm to squeeze the price.
In order to maximize profits, these distribution merchants often directly sell all the meat sources of several farms under their wallets, and then slaughter and process them in batches and then deliver them to restaurants. So when the economic crisis came, because of the closure of the restaurant, these distributors pressed a large amount of meat in their hands.
If such a situation is in normal times, it is nothing, as long as it is sold wholesale in various markets, at least it can recover a cost, even if you lose money, you can't lose much. But after the economic crisis, it is different, in fact, all the economic crises in the world have an impact on the grassroots of the country, to put it bluntly, that is, the interests of the common people have been implicated, the common people have no money to sell meat, and no one will buy the meat in your market, no matter how cheap it is.
As a result, these businessmen, who have been wandering between slaughterhouses and restaurants all year round, can only watch the large quantities of meat in their hands slowly rot and rot. And then he became bankrupt. It's funny to say that the more people who get bigger in this industry, the worse they lose. Although some small merchants have lost some money, they will not be unable to get by, but those medium-sized businessmen who have made their enterprises bigger have invested all their money here, and they have been ruined in the end.
After listening to Kim's words, Lee Jun-hyuk thought for a moment and said: "This is understandable, because of ambition, those small merchants and hawkers, when they are doing this, they are just to support their families and make their lives better, but these bosses who have become bigger, they also want to be like Lotte, so it is not a new thing for them to take out all their funds when they feel that everything can be controlled, if there is no sudden financial crisis, There may be a large planning agency in Korea that specializes in the delivery of food ingredients. ”
"It's because of this matter that the distribution is very messy now, because there are very few people who do it, and they are all small and small, so there are all kinds of people." Kim shook her head and said helplessly.
He really thinks that things are very annoying in Chungmuro, and if you want to say Hongda or Myeongdong, it's better, but Zhongmuro is mainly for the film crews and actors who make movies in the nearby movie city, so if they find that there is a little problem with the meat, it is estimated that they will never have to open a barbecue restaurant there again, and if it is more serious, even Hongda and Myeongdong will be implicated. After all, in South Korea, celebrities sometimes weigh more weight than politicians in their words to the people.
"In the past few years, it was okay to say that because the economy has not recovered, but in the past two years, I see that South Korea's economy has recovered a lot, how can it be that no one has done this." Lee Jun-hyuk still has a lot to figure out.
"I don't know exactly what it is, but I can guess a few points." Kim was a little hesitant, probably sorting out his thoughts.
"It's okay, we're just chatting, what's wrong with it." Lee Jun-hyuk saw Kim's hesitation and comforted.
"Jun Hyuk, you have also seen that now in order to divert the attention and focus of the people, the country has begun to vigorously support the entertainment industry, such as the sm company next to it, as well as Park Jinrong's JYP, the rise of the veteran brokerage company DSP in recent years has a lot to do with this, in this case, people with some funds in hand have begun to invest money here, because unlike other industries, most people can see that in South Korea, in addition to the large chaebol-controlled enterprises, Only the entertainment industry is the most stable, and only the entertainment industry has the prospect of development. So they all started to march here. Hearing Lee Jun-hyuk's words, Kim said the reason for his thoughts.
"As for some other industries, what they are doing is either used by large companies to develop new industries, or they originally started from this industry, and the rest, few people do it. Because unlike the big plutocrats, they are more afraid of when there will be another economic crisis, making them a sequel to the people who came before. Kim wasn't very confident in what he said, because it was just his own thoughts.
"Well, there may be some other reasons, but I don't know this very well." After saying his thoughts, Kim added uncertainly.
"According to what you said, that is to say, rich people don't fancy this industry, and people who don't have money can't do it if they want to. And now the middle-level people, because of the rapid development of the entertainment industry, have also begun to join in the fun, coupled with the tragic scene before this industry, so no one dares to touch here. Lee Jun-hyuk briefly analyzed, but he was more like he was talking to himself, thinking that his expression seemed to be thinking about something.
After a while, when Lee Jun Hyuk came back to his senses, his eyes suddenly burst into a dazzling light, and seeing Lee Jun Hyuk's eyes, Kim knew that Lee Jun Hyuk should have decided to make a big move.
"Brother, please help me do a few things." Sure enough, the first thing Lee Jun-hyuk said was action, and there was nothing else at all.
"You say." Kim doesn't talk nonsense either, sometimes it's so straightforward between soldiers.
"In half a month, find someone to help me investigate all the medium-sized barbecue restaurants, roast pork skin snacks, fried chicken restaurants, fast food restaurants and all other stores related to these, I want to know their attitude towards the current distribution of materials." Lee Jun Hyuk said quickly.
"In addition, I will find some people to help me go to various farms and slaughterhouses to learn about the current situation of Korean meat sources, which needs to be investigated in more detail, including the health situation, the price, and the salary of skilled personnel, etc., within a radius of 35 kilometers from the city of Seoul. The expenses on the road will come to me when the time comes. Lee Jun Hyuk continued.
"There's no problem, you don't have to worry about the cost, just talk about the task." Kim also said seriously.
"After the last, help me find a few capable and trustworthy people under your hands, and find a place to send them to learn about enterprise management while the plan has not yet been implemented. Get them used to it. If you're interested, you'd better learn about it. After speaking, Li Junhe also added.