May flowers sprinkle the fields, the grass flutters in the wind, and rows of trees rush in front of you, passing by and then fading away.

Xu Ming sat in the car window, looking at the scenery that passed by like a movie, and the memories in his mind were also projected like a landscape.

It has been 2 years since I came to this world, from the initial forge ahead, to the halfway through the obstacles, to the current handy. But the mall is proud, and the love field is frustrated.

I failed to pursue a woman, and the object was a prospective journalist who was about to graduate. Pursuit, failure; Pursue again, fail again; Pluck up the courage to pursue and be ridiculed in public ....... In the end, he lost to a guy who he thought was exaggerated, and only knew how to talk about the truth of saving the country, but did not take any actual action......

"Ming, the coffee is ready." The newlywed wife next to him had already stirred the coffee and handed it to him with a smile.

"Thank you." He politely replied.

Lin Qianyu was still smiling, but there was a trace of unknown pain hidden in his smile. She would rather Xu Ming treat her like his friend, joking and unceremoniously, rather than treating her like a "respectful guest" now.

Xu Ming seemed to notice something, and said softly: "It's getting farther and farther away from Qiyang, and I may not come back in the future." ”

"Is it really not coming back?" , Lin Qianyu was a little regretful.

In the past year, most of Xu Ming's business activities have been carried out in major cities in China and even abroad, and all the affairs of Qiyang have been handed over to Zhao Ren and Qin Lieping. Today, it's time to say goodbye to the small place of Qiyang.

The train fluttered, carrying Xu Ming's body and ideas, towards a new journey......

Shanghai, headquarters of Yuming Group.

Mahogany tables and chairs, wool carpets, marble countertops, crystal chandeliers. This is the most spacious and luxurious chairman's office of Yuming Group. At this moment, his master Xu Ming, who rarely came, was ushered in.

Chairman Xu Da was speaking in his own unique Anhui English, and Kebert resisted the urge to speak Chinese, ignoring Xu Ming's embarrassment of occasionally getting stuck and rummaging through the "English-Chinese Dictionary". However, it is obvious that Swindon is very familiar with Xu Ming's way of speaking, and he smiled and reported the specific business situation of Yuming Group for more than a year.

Over the past year or so, Yuming Group has achieved tremendous development, especially instant noodles. Whether it is the military or the civilian, the sales results are extremely strong. A few days ago, Shandong warlord Han Fuqu also sent someone to contact him, as long as the Yuming Group provides one million boxes of military instant noodles every year, Shandong will exempt the Yuming Group from all taxes in Shandong in the future.

When Xu Ming heard this, he couldn't help but despise Lao Han for a while, grandma's, he only has one KFC in Qingdao in Shandong. There is no 10,000 yuan tax in total a year, and Han Fuqu's abacus sounded!

In the afternoon, there were people from the Quartermaster Department of the Nanjing National Government to negotiate the contract, and it was no surprise that the annual procurement plan of 5 million boxes was about to be implemented.

Of course, there are also bad phenomena, many housewives complain that their children do not eat their own meals, what instant noodles they eat all day long, and shout advertising slogans one by one: "Today, have you eaten it!" ”

KFC and McDonald's were also very successful, and Xu Ming saw long queues of people waiting to dine on the road. And the reputation of KFC and McDonald's has begun, just ended in 1935, the French authoritative "Food Fashion" magazine selected KFC as the 11th most successful catering company in France, and McDonald's ranked slightly worse, ranking 27th. In France, where the food culture is extremely developed, such an achievement is really not easy.

In just one year, KFC and McDonald's had 152 overseas branches. According to this year's plan, Yuming Group will open more than 300 branches in the United States and Europe through chain franchising, and even famous cities such as Mexico City, Rio de Janeiro, Cape Town, and Kolkata have also been included in the expansion process.

Of the six major companies of Yuming Group, the only one that does not make money is Quanmeijia Supermarket Company. Logistics in this era is very underdeveloped, and even in the United States, logistics costs remain high. In addition, the construction of the procurement team has not yet been perfected, so that Xu Ming's low-price purchase method has not been realized. This has caused a phenomenon that makes Xu Ming speechless, and in the entire Yuming Group, Quanmeijia's sales reached 21 million US dollars, accounting for half of the entire Yuming Group, but it is the only company that does not make money.

However, Kerbert told him that in three years, Quanmeijia's profits will be greatly improved. Xu Ming listened to it and smiled bitterly.

The most noteworthy is Lao Gan Ma chili sauce, Xu Ming originally planned to make it a condiment for the table, but he didn't expect it to become a luxury in Europe and the United States, and each bottle was priced at as high as 14 cents in the United States. Because the cost of transportation is too high, it is planned to build a production base in Mexico this year. After completion, Lao Gan Ma's sales in the United States will at least double.

Throughout 1935, Yuming Group's profit had reached $5 million, and in the first quarter of this year, the profit reached $3 million.

Xu Ming was very satisfied, and the two managers were also very happy. Especially Kerbert, since the acquisition of British American Tobacco, he thought that his future must be bleak, but he did not expect to be doing a good job here. In 1935, he was named the 7th Person of the Year by the authoritative magazine "The Economist", which was something he could never have dreamed of in his previous company.

And in terms of employment, Xu Ming gave the two of them great trust, and did not take any measures to restrain the two foreigners in terms of personnel, Xu Ming's chairman's seal was kept in the office, as long as either Swindon and Kebert applied for it, it could be used after registration.

And they have also paid off with their own ethics and ability, as evidenced by the thriving Yuming Group.

However, Xu Ming did not come here today to listen to their report, Xu Ming has his own intentions, and after expressing his gratitude to these two for their great achievements, Xu Ming said.

"I hope that one of the two of you will run for the position of director of the Public Concession Public Works Bureau in Shanghai."

General Manager Swindon asked: "Chairman Xu, I don't think it's necessary. ”

Kerbert also went on to say: "Mr. Chairman, our domestic business is mainly in the mainland, and the foreign business is in the big cities, and there is no need for a director position to protect our rights. ”

Regardless of the competition between Chinese and Chinese, the competition for the position of director of the Public Works Bureau is very fierce, but foreigners are not necessarily enthusiastic, especially those who are extremely well-known in the business world like Swindon and Kebert. This position does them no good, and there are usually a bunch of troubles.

Xu Ming's explanation for this is: "Both of you know that I am a nationalist, and I myself am opposed to the establishment of concessions, and I dream that one day, we, the Chinese government, will be able to recover all the concessions." ”

Kebert and Swindon nodded yes, and in terms of political views, Xu Ming made no secret of his resentment against the imperial and religious aggression. But Xu Ming is neither xenophobic like a few people in China, nor as beautiful and young as some people. On the contrary, he has a very deep understanding of British and American culture. This is also an important reason why the three of them can become good friends and understand each other despite their different political views.

Xu Ming continued: "I may not be able to return the concession to China, but I hope that the upper echelons of the concession are a sympathetic friend to China." ”

Speaking of this, Kerbert had no choice but to agree, saying: "Since Mr. Chairman has such an idea, I may be able to compete for this position, where I know quite a few people. ”

Swindon smiled and added to the side: "George (Kebert's nickname) first came to China and used to sell cigarettes there!" With that, the three of them laughed.

Xu Ming was afraid that Kebert's election would not be successful, so he added, "Do you want me to prepare a $500,000 campaign fund?" “

Kebert shrugged his shoulders: "Mr. Chairman, I'm not running for prime minister of the British Empire!" This position, for me, is not difficult. “

Hearing what the always cautious Kerbert said, Xu Ming was also relieved, but he still took out a budget of $100,000 to publicize and carry out charity and cultural activities for Kerbert. Xu Ming wants to make sure that Yuming Group gets a position as a director.

Swindon and Kerbert couldn't understand Xu Ming's true thoughts, Xu Ming's ultimate goal was to lay out for the Anti-Japanese War, and doing so was the first step in the layout. After the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, Shanghai soon fell, and Hua Dong also lost his position one after another. For example, if you want to purchase quinine, .......

ps: It may be a little abrupt for everyone to read it, because I deleted 20 chapters, mainly the content of the Shonan reform and the protagonist's love, which are not quite in line with the theme of this article.