Chapter 8 Provincial Capital Pathfinder

Pingchuan, the capital of Jiangbei Province.

In his previous life, Li Dong lived in this city for twelve years, four years in college and eight years in work.

He has stayed in this city for nearly half of his 30-year life, and Hirakawa is his second hometown.

Dongping County is about 200 kilometers away from Pingchuan, and it takes about three hours by car.

Li Dong was on the early bus, and set foot on this familiar land again around nine o'clock.

Touching the change left in his pocket, Li Dong secretly rejoiced that the fare had not increased at this time, just enough to make a round trip, otherwise he would not even have money for the car.

Throwing a steel shovel and getting on the bus to the nearest vegetable market, Li Dong glanced at the familiar and unfamiliar scenery outside the window in a daze.

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No matter where the market is, there is always a lot of noise, and the mixture of various smells makes people frown.

Li Dong has long been accustomed to this kind of scene. When he was a child, his parents were busy. Many times they brought Li Dong to the vegetable market and let him play alone. Sometimes he stayed there for a whole day.

With the flow of people, Li Dong quickly found the aquatic product area. The Nanmen vegetable market is much larger than the Dongping vegetable market, and there are more vendors.

The aquatic area is also different from the stalls in Dongping. The aquatic area here is the facade of a family, which is much cleaner than the messy and dirty small markets.

At first glance, Li Dong saw that the red lobster was easy to see, and there were many people selling it.

Although it is not yet the season for lobsters to be officially launched, the consumption enthusiasm of Hirakawa people for lobsters is on the rise at this time.

Slightly relieved in his heart, Li Dong wandered around and chose a slightly larger facade and stopped.

"Boss, how do you sell lobsters?"

The busy shop owner didn't lift his head and said loudly, "8 yuan for the small one, 10 yuan for the big one."

Li Dong squatted down and looked at them. They were all lobsters with red shells. Not to mention the small ones, the big ones were almost as heavy as two or two.

After estimating for a moment, Li Dong felt relieved. The retail price in the market is not low. Comparing his profit ratio, the purchase price is almost five or six yuan per catty.

He didn't speak again, and waited for the bearded boss to finish his work before Li Dong got up to talk.

"Boss, it's only April, are lobsters easy to sell?"

"It's alright, the weather is hot this year, and there are quite a few people eating. The main thing is the food stalls and barbecue stalls. You can buy some and try it out. The taste is not bad."

Li Dong took out a packet of Yuxi from his pocket. It was bought by his father during the New Year's Eve.

Handed one to the boss, the bearded boss wiped his hands, took the cigarette and lit it, smiled, "Little brother is very good-natured, you open a shop yourself?"

Li Dong took a breath, shook his head and said: "My family has contracted a lake of several hundred acres in the southern suburbs. This year, there are quite a few lobsters. I don't think about finding a way to sell it. The price of the dealer who came to collect it is a little lower. , I'll come out and see for myself."

"Oh!"

The boss nodded in understanding, this kind of thing is very common.

Those fishmongers who come to buy the fish are desperately pressing the price, and some farmers are not willing to go out to find a way.

There are many lakes in the southern suburbs of Pingchuan, and there are many private contracts. Many aquatic products in Pingchuan come from there.

"Did little brother see me here?"

The bearded man smiled grimly and said, "Don't look at how cheap I am, in fact, I can't sell much in a day. Besides, it's even cheaper to sell to those restaurants. If the little brother is in stock, I'll eat some here. no problem……"

Not to mention that the people who can make the business successful are the elites. Li Dong understood what he meant before he even opened his mouth, and this started to lower the price.

"Don't, Boss Chen is too modest. I just took a look at it. I'm afraid you won't be able to sell it for less than a hundred kilograms."

"Little brother knows me?"

The bearded man was a little surprised that Li Dong called out his surname, and there was no need to deny how many things Li Dong just saw.

Li Dong smiled and pointed to the store's sign, which had the owner's surname and phone number.

The bearded man smiled, turned to signal his wife to receive customers, pulled Li Dong to the side and said, "To be honest, I don't know what to do if I haven't seen the goods. Besides, the people I buy here are all acquaintances. It’s cheap not to mention the convenience of the goods, if there are fewer goods, it’s boring to talk about it, and it will be a long-term business to do business.”

Li Dong nodded, no matter what business he wants, he is always looking for long-term convenience. Li Dong's family naturally understands this.

But making money is the truth, as long as they are a little cheaper than the wholesalers, these people are rushing to beg themselves.

"Boss Chen, let's not be polite. This time I'm here to inquire. You can tell me the price. If it's good enough, I'll give you 10,000 kilograms of goods every day."

"Hehe, I'm joking, I can't eat so much. Two thousand catties a day, three yuan for small and five yuan for large."

Li Dong turned around and walked away. What is the profit of lowering the price of 2,000 catties of lobsters?

"Don't worry, little brother, can you tell me a price?"

The bearded man quickly grabbed Li Dong, negotiating a price for a small business is not a negotiation with a big company, and it is important to have no money for any face and rules.

"Mix and match, six yuan a pound, and most of them are big." Li Dong looked at the lobster market in Dongping in the morning, only divided into green shells and red shells, regardless of size.

"Six yuan! It's too expensive, and it's not that expensive for me to get goods from others!" The bearded man exclaimed, expressing that he couldn't accept it.

As for the mix and match of sizes, he has no problem. In fact, the incoming goods are all mixed and matched, but when they come to the market, these merchants divide them by themselves.

"You asked for too little. If it's cheap, it's not worth it for me to deliver it. It's better to just give it to the fishmonger."

Li Dong shrugged and said there was nothing he could do. Anyway, he was not the only one in the market. Even if it didn't work, there were too many vegetable markets in Pingchuan, and he wasn't worried that the talk would collapse.

The bearded man hesitated for a moment, then thought for a moment: "So, if I could eat more, how much would it be cheaper for you?"

"How much?"

"Ten thousand pounds a day!"

Li Dong frowned. There was so much, but Dabeard's shop couldn't handle it at all. He didn't want to cut off the business in a few days and then find someone else, not to mention the trouble and wasting his time.

The bearded man saw Li Dong's suspicion, and with a smile on his face, he lowered his voice and said, "To tell the truth, little brother, the other lobster sellers in Nanping Market are all from my own family. problem."

Li Dong rolled his eyes, it was a family monopoly again.

This kind of thing is very common, my father is that, the other seafood sellers in the vegetable market are brothers and cousins.

These guys work together to crush other people, often preferring to run on people together without making any money.

They didn't raise the price together until they couldn't get it to work anymore. At that time, it's not up to them to increase the price if there is no outsider.

When my own stall first started, it was almost closed by a run on the door. Fortunately, my parents were very resilient, and they just gritted their teeth and worked hard, and finally got a foothold.

However, Li Dong is not in the mood to fight for others. This is society. If you don't have the ability, you can work honestly. If you want to do business, you must be prepared to lose money.

"That's fine, if you have 10,000 catties a day, I'll give you 50 cents a catty cheaper..."

"Don't, I don't want my little brother to suffer, five yuan a pound, cash is settled, as long as it's not dead, I won't pick it!"

Glancing at the beard, Li Dong judged that this is almost the base price of the beard.

After a comparison in my mind, Big Beard should get about six or seven yuan from the wholesaler, but the risk he takes with less purchases is also small.

Now he takes 10,000 catties of risk every day, and if the price is too high, he is not willing.

After hesitating for a moment, he nodded and said, "That's fine, I'll send you the first shipment the day after tomorrow. You can see the quality. If we can accept it, we'll continue. If it's not good, we have to take over the first business. ?"

This time it was Bearded's turn to hesitate. 10,000 jin is not a minority. That's 50,000 yuan, and 50,000 yuan in 2004 can buy a small house in the suburbs of Pingchuan.

Gritting his teeth, he said, "Then let's write a note, the dead shall not exceed five hundred catties, and the dead shall not exceed half!"

Li Dong heaved a sigh of relief, although he knew that the note written here had no legal effect, but those who were doing small business took a fancy to this.

After thinking about it, he nodded and said, "That's fine, but Boss Chen, you can't just write a note. If you don't want it when I send it, I won't be able to take it for you. If the lobster can't be sold, where can I find it? Let's make sense, you see if you want to pay the money first..."

Seeing the hesitant expression on the bearded face, Li Dong hurriedly said, "I will also press you with my ID card, so you and I can rest assured."

"Well, do you see five hundred percent?"

Li Dong rolled his eyes, "This is 50,000 yuan. Boss Chen, 500 is not enough for my car and oil, and the labor is more than enough."

"Haha, but I'm being stingy. I'll give you 3,000 first, and then deduct it from the payment." Beard laughed, obviously in a good mood.

He never thought that Li Dong would cheat the 3,000 yuan and run away. The businessman is still a bit standard.

Besides, the conditions for a family monopoly in the provincial vegetable market are naturally not bad. Even if the three thousand yuan is really cheated, it will not hurt.

If he has Li Dong's ID card, he can't believe that he can't find it back. At that time, he can let this kid go without food.

The two quickly wrote the note, and Li Dong also received an advance payment of 3,000 yuan, making him even happier.

The ID card was left to Beard, and it was agreed to deliver it the day after tomorrow to get it back. As for the address on the ID card, neither of them cared about it. Not everyone who worked hard in the provincial capital was from Pingchuan.

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When he left the market, Li Dong was already hungry and sweating profusely.

After finding a random stall and having something to eat, Li Dong's spirit became better. Thinking that he would deliver the day after tomorrow, he would have to find someone to get the lobster first, so he was still busy.

I want to contact Lao Wang, but unfortunately it is inconvenient to not have a mobile phone. Now a mobile phone is still a luxury for ordinary people, and it is really troublesome to not have a mobile phone.

After thinking about it, Li Dong got up and walked to a place in memory that sold second-hand goods. The replacement of mobile phones is fast, and it is not worthwhile to buy new ones now.

Besides, the 3,000 yuan on hand is still in urgent use, so it cannot be wasted.

Second-hand as long as you can make a phone call, and if you want a good one, wait until you make money.

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