freenovelworld Chapter 552: Talking about the Glasses Store
Chapter 552: Talking about the Glasses Store
Xia Ran never underestimated the pressure from public opinion, especially from children or teenagers.
These half-grown kids do some things that are scary and they are even more reckless.
Innocent and cruel.
The reason why we say they are innocent is that their outlook on life and values are still immature, and they are easily led by others to follow the crowd and help the evil.
The key is that they have done so many cruel things that they are not aware that they have done bad things, and even think that it is not a big deal.
Little do they know that the damage has already been done and is irreversible.
Xia Ran also told Gui Niang about the retail and wholesale prices of the goods she was going to ship back.
Gui Niang took notes on the phone.
After Xia Ran finished calling Gui Niang, she called Qi Chenglong again, mainly to talk about the arrival of the bicycle. Of course, she couldn't forget the sewing machine.
Qi Chenglong on the other end of the phone was so happy that the first thing he asked was, "You're finally coming back?"
"No, the people didn't go back, but the goods did." Xia Ran went on to explain what goods he had. "If you want them, ask your eldest sister and the others to raise money quickly."
"Okay, okay, what about the phosphate fertilizer and diamine? When will they arrive?"
"I'll send you a batch of goods from the city. The prices outside are cheaper than here, but the shipping cost is too high.
The head is bigger than the body, so it's not cost-effective, so I didn't take it. It's so heavy, and it's not very useful if there's not enough of it."
Xia Ran was not lying. Yunnan and Sichuan provinces are both major fertilizer producing provinces, and the unit price is really cheap.
But there are so many mountains in between, so it's reasonable to transport some other valuable goods over.
You must be crazy to come back from such a long distance to bring back some fertilizer.
It's the same effect as her transporting potatoes and cabbages from her hometown to sell in Shanghai.
"Okay, that's right."
"How much do you want? Tell me the number right away. I'll help you transport it while I'm still here for the next two days. Then you can take the money and ask my second son to move the goods."
"Okay, okay, I... I need 30 tons. Just help me get 30 tons of phosphate fertilizer, nitrogen fertilizer, and diamine."
"Okay, I got it. Prepare the money first. I'll call you once I've settled everything."
After Xia Ran hung up the phone, she realized that the car was full when she went back, and she couldn't let it run empty.
I remembered a boss from my hometown and called him, mainly to ask about the price of corn in my hometown.
When the other party heard that it was Xia Ran, he directly quoted a sincere price, "If the quantity you want is large, more than 50 tons, I will give you 180 yuan/ton for delivery, how about it? All of them are new corn harvested before and after the New Year.
If I give you this price, I will hardly make any profit, and some of it is sold at 1 cent per pound. The advantage of giving you a low price is that the quantity is large and you can get your money back quickly. "
Xia Ran did a quick mental calculation and found that 180 a ton was equivalent to 9 cents a pound, so she should just listen to the other party's suggestion of 1 cent a pound.
Of course, we cannot rule out the possibility that some of the goods are sold at 1 cent per pound, but what is certain is that the proportion of this part must not be large.
It is even possible to collect it at 7 cents per pound.
The price of food is like this, it changes every few days and fluctuates at any time.
"I want it at 160 yuan per ton, and it has to be new corn produced last year."
After some bargaining, we finally set the unit price at 166 yuan per ton and purchased 80 tons of goods from the other party.
This is just perfect, when the several cars come back, they are all loaded with corn.
After hanging up the phone, Xia Ran called the second brother Jianmin again and told him about this.
He went to several grain stores in the city and placed orders for more than 300 tons of corn.
Next, just wait for delivery.
The various goods shipped back to my hometown mainly include various fabrics, cheap clothes and shoes, as well as various small items and daily necessities bought back in wholesale.
It covers all aspects of life, including food, clothing, housing and transportation.
Such as various pots and bowls for eating, electronic watches, flashlights, batteries, matches, lighters, leggings, white sneakers, various school supplies and small toys, as well as buttons, elastic bands, headbands, raincoats and rain boots, etc.
After the communication was completed, the truck carrying the goods set off.
He was worried that there was no one to follow the car, so Shi Guangming recommended his two brothers-in-law, saying that they could run errands for Xia Ran for free.
He also said that it was these two brothers who were helping Xia Ran collect and distribute vegetables and keeping an eye on the various local specialties.
Moreover, these two brothers are naturally strong and skilled, and ordinary people cannot get close to them.
With them around, safety is more guaranteed.
Xia Ran thought about it and agreed. Just use it first. Of course, he couldn't ask others to help him for free.
Including the one transporting fertilizer, a total of four large trucks were dispatched, so they could keep each other company and travel together.
After all, the roads these days are not so peaceful.
However, the fertilizer manufacturer has its own truck drivers, so you just have to pay the freight.
After watching the trucks leave, Xia Ran sat down with Li Changshun to discuss opening a glasses wholesale store.
In fact, we had already had a brief discussion about this a couple of days ago, but unfortunately we didn't come to an agreement.
The conditions Xia Ran put forward at the beginning were that she would be responsible for purchasing, and the other party would be responsible for daily operations. Operating expenses would be calculated separately, and the net profit would be split 20% and 80% respectively, with Xia Ran taking 80% and the other party taking 20%.
The other party refused to do it, thinking it was not cost-effective and the profit was too thin, so he left angrily.
Sitting together again, Xia Ran still insisted on her own idea:
"This is a pretty good profit. To be honest, I can actually do this business by myself. The only reason I brought you along is because you are more familiar with this place.
With your joining, the business can be run with less trouble. Otherwise, I can make more profit by doing it myself. This can be regarded as a disguised protection fee.
As protection money, this is a lot of profit.”
Li Changshun said: "Didn't you say that I am still responsible for the operation? I don't think it is very cost-effective."
He has done so many businesses, but this is the first one that accounts for such a small proportion. He always feels that it is not worthy of his style.
Xia Ran asked back: "Do you think I can't hire a few people to work with high salaries? Work wages and holiday bonuses are all considered operating costs and need to be deducted.
To put it bluntly, it comes from our gross profit. What I'm talking about is net profit, not gross profit. 20%, it's really not low.
Of course, it doesn’t matter if the deal doesn’t work out. Even if the deal doesn’t work out, we still have friendship. If this cooperation doesn’t work out, we can cooperate on something else.”
What Xia Ran was attracted to was the other party's status as a local tyrant and his ability to get along with both the black and white worlds.
Otherwise, only a fool would be willing to give up 20% of the profits.
Of course, this 20% profit is not given away for nothing. I need the other party to help me settle some key issues.
"What about the venue? Who will provide it?"
Xia Ran: "You know this place well, so you can choose a place. I can buy one here temporarily."
The venue must be in our own hands, otherwise we will be too passive. The land price in Lan City is not high and it won’t cost much.
Li Changshun was in a dilemma.
Xia Ran continued: "You should be happy that I can find you. The glasses business has huge profits. If I didn't know many people in this city, this good thing might not have happened to you.