Chapter 637 Ying Anlun
This piece of jade is not large in size, but of very good quality. Judging from the dragon pattern and shape, it should have come from the Imperial Household Department of the Qing Dynasty.
Ying Shibo picked up the jade and took a closer look. As expected, he found the seal of the Imperial Household Department on the back of the jade.
This piece of jade is not only good jade, but also valuable because of its origin. Holding it in your hand, you can feel the warmth and delicacy of the jade.
"Thank you, Mr. Song, for your thoughtfulness. I like this gift very much." If someone else gave him something like this, Ying Shibo would definitely refuse it, but since the person who gave him the jade was Song Yuanchao, it was a different story.
Song Yuanchao is not an outsider. He has a deep relationship with the Ying family, especially with Ying Caixia and her husband. In addition, due to the cooperation with Song Yuanchao over the years, Ying Annie's Sit Company has gained a firm foothold in China and has developed rapidly.
At that time, Ying Annie insisted on returning to China for development, and registered a company called Si Te in the United States. She then invested and established joint ventures in China in the name of Si Te. In fact, Ying Shibo was not optimistic about this.
Although he has been away from the mainland for so many years, Ying Shibo has always been very concerned about the situation in the mainland, whether in the Taiwan Strait or in the United States. After all, his roots are here, and here are all the deepest memories of his, as well as his relatives.
After the reform and opening up, the country gradually changed. The previous tense atmosphere gradually faded away, and was replaced by openness and economic reform.
Even so, Ying Shibo felt that it would be difficult to change such a large country in such a short period of time. In addition, Ying Shibo had experienced many twists and turns in his life, so he would naturally be much more cautious.
But the facts told him that his previous judgment was wrong. With the help of Song Yuanchao, Ying Annie actually achieved amazing results. You know, when Ying Annie decided to return to China for development , Ying Shibo was ready for her to be hit and bruised and return to the United States in disgrace, but the result was unexpected.
Ying Shibo was amazed by the development of Si Te Company in the past year and a half , and was even more excited by the tremendous changes in China after the reform and opening up.
The reason for coming back this time was of course because Ying Annie was getting married, but also because Ying Shibo couldn't wait to come back and see his hometown.
In fact, he had had this idea for a long time, but was unable to make the trip in the past few years due to health reasons. After a period of rest, his health has improved a lot. In addition, he is older. If he does not come back now, the possibility of coming back in the future will be even smaller. So he took this opportunity to return to China.
"As long as you like it." Song Yuanchao said with a smile. Although this piece of jade is good jade and its origin is not simple, it is nothing to Song Yuanchao, because it is just an inconspicuous piece among his many collections.
This was Song Yuanchao's first official visit to Ying Shibo. As a junior, he couldn't come empty-handed, right? That would be too rude.
Ordinary gifts are not suitable for such an elder, so he thought about it before giving this jade as a gift to Ying Shibo. Judging from Ying Shibo's reaction, this gift was the right one.
After playing with it for a while, Ying Shibo put the jade aside and started chatting with Song Yuanchao and his wife with a smile.
Although he knew a lot about Song Yuanchao from Ying Annie and met Song Yuanchao once when he came to Chang'an, this was the first time they had a formal conversation. Because of Ying Annie and the Si Te Company, and the relationship between Song Yuanchao and the descendants of the Ying family, Ying Shibo was very interested in this young man.
The two began their conversation by talking about Ying Annie's return to China to look for her relatives, then gradually moved on to the establishment of Si Te Company, and then to the operation and development of the joint venture.
Ying Shibo is a very talkative old man, which may be related to his experience.
Not to mention his time in the Taiwan Strait, after immigrating to the United States, Ying Shibo started a catering business in the United States. Over the course of decades, he turned an ordinary small restaurant into a well-known Chinese restaurant, and also started a chain of restaurants.
From this point of view, Ying Shibo has great vision and ability in business. Although the differences in industry and business philosophy make it difficult for him to understand the current development trend of Si Te Company and some of Song Yuanchao's decisions, it does not prevent him from praising and appreciating Song Yuanchao.
During the more than one-hour chat, Ying Shibo was in a very good mood and asked Song Yuanchao many questions, and Song Yuanchao patiently explained them to him.
Ying Shibo's health was not good. Although he had recovered a lot now, he was old after all. Long conversations were very physically and mentally exhausting. When Ying Shibo looked tired, Ying Anlun, who had been silent, reminded him appropriately.
"Okay, the children will be worried if we continue talking." Ying Shibo smiled and said to Song Yuanchao, "My health is not as good as before. The doctor told me not to get tired, so I have to go and rest. Mr. Song, I am very happy to talk to you today. Thank you for everything you have done for our Ying family. And Mrs. Song, thank you for taking care of Caixia all these years..."
"Uncle, what you said, isn't this what we should do?" Song Yuanchao and his wife waved their hands repeatedly.
"There is no such thing as what should or shouldn't be done in this world. Even relatives may not be able to do some things. I have lived for so many years and experienced so many things. I understand many things very well. I am old, but I am still sober. Mr. Song and Mrs. Song, you two are not only friends of our Ying family, but also benefactors of our Ying family!"
Ying Shibo sighed sincerely, holding Song Yuanchao's hand with a little force.
"You're too kind. It's actually not as exaggerated as you say..." Ying Shibo's words made Song Yuanchao feel a little embarrassed, and he shook his head repeatedly.
"Hahaha, that's enough. You've listened to an old man like me nagging for so long. If I continue, I'll be annoying. Thank you. Mr. Song, after I finish Annie's business in the next few days, I'm going to go back to Jinling. I'll set up a family dinner at the old house and invite you two to come over for another gathering. I wonder if you two...?"
"Don't worry, Yan Zi and I will definitely visit you when the time comes ." Without waiting for Ying Shibo to finish his words, Song Yuanchao agreed immediately, and Lin Yan beside him also nodded with a smile.
He signaled to Ying Anlun who was standing beside him, and Ying Anlun understood and stood up and pushed the wheelchair to send Ying Shibo back to the room. After a while, Ying Anlun walked out of the room . Song Yuanchao asked about Ying Shibo's health with concern. Ying Anlun told Song Yuanchao that it was nothing, it was just that Ying Shibo could not be too tired after his serious illness. The old man had already lain down to rest, so let him sleep for a while.
"Mr. Song, is it convenient for you now?"
"Brother Ying, do you want to...?"
"Hehe, nothing. It's still early for dinner. Your conversation with my father just now has aroused my interest. Could I buy you a cup of coffee?"
Song Yuanchao immediately laughed and nodded: "Of course no problem, shall we go to the lobby downstairs?"
Ying Anlun nodded in agreement.
Then, Song Yuanchao and Ying Anlun went downstairs. Lin Yan went back to her room to rest first, but Ying Annie naturally couldn't leave because she had to take care of her father, so she stayed.
Coming to the lobby downstairs, there is an area on the right side of the lobby for guests to rest.
The environment here is pretty good, and the two of them found a sofa and sat down. As soon as they sat down, a well-trained waiter came forward to ask what they wanted to drink. Ying Anlun wanted to order coffee, but was stopped by Song Yuanchao. Although this is a foreign-related hotel, some of the services in the hotel are still flawed, including the supply of coffee, but the quality of the coffee is really worrying.
Ying Anlun had just returned from abroad, but Song Yuanchao knew it, so Song Yuanchao asked the waiter to bring a pot of good tea. After the tea came, the two of them started chatting while drinking tea.
Unlike Ying Shibo, Ying Anlun is a successful businessman, or to be more precise, a business elite.
As soon as he opened his mouth, he showed his appreciation and praise for Song Yuanchao. At the same time, he continued the topic of conversation between his father and Song Yuanchao and asked some business questions.
But unlike Ying Shibo, Ying Anlun's questions were more pointed and his starting point was also different. Song Yuanchao was not surprised by this and started talking frankly.
During the chat, Song Yuanchao was also quite interested in Ying Anlun's business. After all, the industries they were in were somewhat similar, both belonging to the food industry.
Song Yuanchao once heard Ying Annie say that her eldest brother had great business talent. When his father was seriously ill, he handed over the family business to Ying Anlun. Ying Anlun then carried out drastic reforms on the industry. Not only did he eliminate some businesses that he thought were unnecessary, he also streamlined and transformed the family's chain restaurant business.
Afterwards, Ying Anlun decisively sold the entire industry after restructuring the restaurant chain, thus completely ending the Ying family's business in the catering industry.
After doing all this, Ying Anlun took the funds and joined forces with his friends to decisively invest in the agricultural products industry, mainly providing raw and auxiliary materials to some large multinational companies, such as corn, soybeans, fruits and semi-processed raw and auxiliary materials for these products.
Although Ying Anlun's company is not a Fortune 500 company today, the company's prospects are very good, and its profits are steadily increasing. Last year, their company expanded again, bought several new farms, and is developing very well.
"Brother, how did you come up with the idea of leaving the catering industry and entering the agricultural products industry?"
After taking a sip of tea, Song Yuanchao asked with interest.
In foreign countries, Chinese restaurants are all over the world. The starting point of catering is low and the investment is simple. Moreover, Chinese food is very famous all over the world. Ordinary Chinese can do it with a little training. This is also the first choice for Chinese immigrants abroad.
Of course, there are also the laundry industry, construction and decoration industry, etc. There are also many Chinese in these industries, but compared with the catering industry, the latter is still much smaller.
The Ying family has been in the catering industry in the United States for many years, and has done very well under Ying Shibo's leadership. You know, it is not easy to build a catering chain and become well-known in the United States. Given such a good foundation, why did Ying Anlun decisively end the catering industry after taking over the family business and switch to the agricultural products industry?
