Uncle Lai in the Red Chamber

Chapter 63 Difficulties and Opportunities

The 28th of the twelfth lunar month is approaching the end of the year.

The state-owned company is serious about business. Although there are only two papermaking workshops, Lai Shangrong is not idle.

In order to realize his own value, he put glass research and development on the agenda.

But for this invisible and intangible research and development work, not only the imperial court refused to allocate funds, but even the emperor was not very optimistic about it.

And he couldn't promise to make it happen, so raising money turned out to be a problem.

However, difficulties always coexist with opportunities, and he really came up with a clever plan.

Not only can it solve the money problem, but it can also expand the power in your hands.

Recently, he has been troubled. He has a lot of inventions and creations in his hands, but he can't make money openly.

In addition to his lack of status and fear of being guilty of having a jade, he was also afraid that the emperor would suspect that he was too selfish.

However, the glass research and development court refused to pay money, which provided him with a way of thinking.

It is to conduct pre-sales of shares and introduce the concept of angel investment.

Since the court refuses to provide money, there is no problem in raising money privately. Anyway, [-]% of the shares will be subscribed in the future, so a pre-sale will be fine!

But everything is difficult at the beginning. With his current weight, even if he gets the brand name of the State-Owned Company, he still has to start with acquaintances if he wants to pre-sell.

As long as the glass is actually made, there will be many people rushing to make money through pre-sales.

And now that his parents have deregistered, even if he doesn't invest in his own name, it makes sense to invest in their name. After all, it's difficult to raise funds in the early stage. If he is willing to spend his own money for research and development, the emperor may think that he is dedicated to the public good.

To build a reputation and implement this model, those who want to enter the angel wheel must ask him, the actual inventor.

You can even use your own understanding of future industry prospects, R&D expenses, income, etc. to provide targeted guidance. These are all favors!
After much persuasion, the emperor was finally convinced, and he found his way to the court. With great difficulty, he raised 1 taels each from King Zhongshun and Tian Guojiu, and then contributed another 1 taels from his own family. Finally, he had start-up capital.

It’s just that the new year is approaching, so we can only temporarily identify a site and wait until next spring when the flowers bloom before starting construction.

The reason why King Zhongshun and Uncle Tian Guo were willing to invest was actually due to the soap. It was not Lai Shangrong who picked the soap, but the first batch of soap had been produced and sent to the palace. The response was enthusiastic, which gave them a little more confidence in Lai Shangrong.

As a shareholder of the soap workshop, Lai Shangrong naturally received a batch immediately.

However, the cost of this thing is actually quite high. Apart from the oil, the key lies in the pure natural toilet water essence, so it has not been widely used by the whole family, and only a limited number of people can use it.

Lai Shangrong himself didn't need to mention it. He personally demonstrated how to use it to Second Sister You and Qingwen.

He was always generous, but this time he deliberately didn't give it to Third Sister You.

The reason!
After getting along with her for a while, he found that Sister You didn't mind his greasy brother-in-law's humiliation, and she would even deliberately tease her if she asked him for anything.

Originally, Lai Shangrong was afraid that Second Sister You and Old Lady You would have opinions, but after several times he found that instead of stopping them, they looked on with a smile as if nothing happened, which made him emboldened.

After dinner in the evening, I walked around with Second Sister You and returned to Second Sister You's house in the small courtyard in the southeast corner.

Da Ma Jin Dao sat on the edge of the bed, Yu Chuan hurriedly squatted in front of the bed, put one foot with one boot off into his arms, pressed against the immature softness in front of him, and began to fade away slowly. Another one.

After Lai Shangrong turned over and lay on the bed, Second Sister You also sat up and rubbed his shoulders.

The jade bracelet put the pair's shoes back together, and after looking at the jade bracelet, she said in a tired voice: "Madam used to praise me for how comfortable it is for you to press it. Why can't you loosen it easily? Maybe I will press it for you?" Lai Shangrong squinted at the jade bracelet, and he faintly I feel that this little girl is not innocent. Every time after fighting with Second Sister You, I always feel that she is too meticulous in maintaining my weapons.

"Please give me a squeeze on your legs!"

Second Sister You didn't know how maids from wealthy families served their masters on weekdays. She just assumed that this was also the custom of Rong Mansion.

Lai Shangrong didn't point it out. She was happy to see this kind of little girl who wanted to be in a position of power as long as she was beautiful.

"Brother-in-law!~"

Just as he was feeling the jade bracelet's small hands gradually climbing up the rope, he heard Third Sister You scream and push the door open.

There is still Mrs. You behind her. She lives in the opposite row of houses with Third Sister You. Lai Shangrong was very disgusted at first, but later he felt that Mrs. You was quite interesting, so he let her go.

Lai Shangrong turned to face Third Sister You and asked, knowingly: "What's going on?"

When he asked, Sanjie You immediately lowered her face and said angrily: "It's just a piece of spicy rice, why are you so reluctant to give it to me?"

"It's not that my brother-in-law feels sorry for you and refuses to give you the money. The first batch of these things has just been produced and most of them have been sent to the palace. I have limited resources. The Chinese New Year is coming soon. I have to go over there and send it to you. It’s not as decent as this.”

Sanjie You stamped her feet and pouted: "It's just a piece of spicy rice, what's it worth?"

"What kind of soap, you've overrated the good stuff. It's called soap, just like your sister's piece, it's mixed with rose water. Even the rose water in the house over there is used to mix it and drink it." , the gold is precious!”

This is somewhat exaggerated. The rose-scented soap in this first batch cannot even be used in one bottle.

But no one present except him knew.

Yuchai nodded hurriedly and said: "There are a few bottles in Madam's room, but the gold is so expensive that even Second Master Bao won't give more!"

Sanjie You glared at Yuchai.

When Mrs. You saw this, she hurriedly slapped Sister You and said with a smile: "You girl, I just said that your brother-in-law didn't give it to you. Of course there is a reason. I asked your eldest sister about the fan last time, and she only asked what kind of fan it was. Silk is more valuable than gold."

Lai Shangrong waved his hand and said deliberately: "Hey! The tapestry is the least worth mentioning. The main reason is that the inscription on the fan is the original work of Mi Fu and a gift from the emperor."

Mrs. You became more energetic, pointed at Third Sister You and shouted, "Look! If I'm not your brother-in-law, how can you use these?"

Turning to Lai Shangrong with a smile, he said, "This kid is not sensible, he just thinks of it as an ordinary sweet potato!"

"It's okay!"

Lai Shangrong turned to Sister You and said sincerely: "It's also the New Year. When the workshop over there restarts after the New Year, I guarantee that you will be indispensable for the second batch of output!"

"Who cares about the second batch!" Third Sister You stepped in front of the bed, stretched out her legs and turned the jade bracelet that was squatting on the ground so that it fell to the ground.

"Xiaolanghoozi! Where are you extending your hand?"

Immediately afterwards, he stepped on the embroidered shoes and climbed onto the bed, sat on Lai Shangrong's buttocks, leaned over his back and put it close to his ear, and said crookedly, "I'm comfortable for my brother-in-law, how about a piece of brother-in-law for me?"

Second Sister You was so happy that she had someone to share the burden with, she threw her arms and lay down on the bed.

Upon seeing this, Mrs. You quickly retreated out, not forgetting to close the door before leaving.

(End of this chapter)