2003: Starting with Foreign Trade

Chapter 74 The Wool-Plucking Plan (Please continue reading)
What is the greatest joy of the Spring Festival holiday?
In Tan Jincheng's view, the greatest pleasure is not visiting relatives and friends, nor traveling around, nor eating and drinking.

Instead, during these few days, you can let go of all the pressure, return to your family, and immerse yourself in a state of mind where you don't have to do anything or think about anything.

It would be even better if I could sleep until I naturally wake up every day.

Tan Jincheng was in this state on the sixth and seventh days of the Lunar New Year. Even Xiao Jinyue, who usually sleeps during the day and cries at night, seemed to be cooperating with him and was much more well-behaved these past two days.

The child went back to his hometown and was surrounded by relatives who held and played with him. Coupled with the stimulation of firecrackers during the day, his biological clock seemed to have changed. Although he was still sleepy during the day, he was less restless at night.

Raising a child is not easy. Starting this year, Zhang Suzhi will be transferred to a less demanding department, which is essentially equivalent to early retirement. She has given up the benefits she has worked hard for for most of her life.

When they get old, their pensions will be much less than others.

Do I regret it? A little; but seeing my daughter lying in her crib sucking her thumb, I feel it's all worth it. Isn't the point of working hard to support my family?

Nowadays, I don't have to take care of my son much anymore. Raising my daughter to adulthood has actually made life more enjoyable.

This is Zhang Suzhi's biggest feeling after learning some details about her son's life in Ningbo from Zhang Guolong and his wife tonight.

Unlike Zhang Xupeng's way of thinking, many things that seem magical to Zhang Xupeng are quite ordinary to Tan Jincheng. Therefore, when talking to his parents about how to do business and live in Ningbo, he naturally doesn't go into such detail.

On the contrary, Zhang Xupeng described to his parents in great detail how he was doing in Ningbo, so Zhang Guolong and his wife knew more about it.

Not only in Ningbo, but also in the details of life on the ship, Zhang Guolong and his wife knew even more.

Because Tan Lihua doesn't drink, there wasn't a lively atmosphere of clinking glasses at the dinner table, but the conversation between the two families about the children was exceptionally warm.

Liu Huiru brought up the fact that she shouldn't have taken half a share from Jinshang Clothing, since her son hadn't contributed much, which was unreasonable.

However, Tan Jincheng rejected it again. In his view, the money was not much, and the good days would not last for more than a few years. After Tmall officially launched, Taobao stores would decline, and small and medium-sized businesses would face even greater difficulties.

In the post-Taobao era, Taobao stores can't even compete with Pinduoduo, let alone Adong. They need to burn a lot of money to buy traffic to survive, and have become the platform's prey.

Therefore, Tan Jincheng did not intend to seriously pursue the Taobao store business.

Instead of diligently managing a Taobao store, it's better to open several more Taobao stores now, upgrade their star ratings, ideally to the crown level, and then resell them in a few years. This will earn you much more money than diligently managing a single store.

At its peak, Tan Jincheng didn't know how much a crown-level Taobao store was worth, but like an internet cafe license back then, it must have been extremely valuable.

This is a good opportunity to take advantage of the deal. Go back and set up a few Taobao shops, covering all kinds of popular categories. Then, resell them at a high price, just like cashing out stocks. That should be a considerable sum, right?
"Sure, sure, I'll register a few when I get back, and then I'll use Dad's ID and register them under his name."

As for what to sell, it's nothing more than women's clothing, men's clothing, bags, and QQ underwear. These kinds of stores are easier to sell. Although electronic products also have a good profit margin, they don't have the same advantage as A Dong's store on Taobao.

As for A Dong's store, it mainly operates through direct sales, so ordinary sellers simply can't compete with it, and the store isn't worth that much.

Although Adong was founded in 1998, it only started its e-commerce business and adopted a new domain name last January. Currently, it's still called Chendong Multimedia Network, and it processes fewer than 500 orders per day. If Tan Jincheng hadn't had memories from his previous life, he wouldn't have even noticed this obscure little website.

It's a pity that I have no chance to get on such a big shot's car; without background and resources, even if you come to them with money, they won't take your money. Besides, although Ah Dong was born into poverty, he is not entirely without connections in business.

The idea of ​​truly starting from scratch probably only exists in our imagination.

If Tan Jincheng wants to expand his business, he will inevitably need to reach higher levels. Tan Jincheng is not opposed to these, especially since he is pursuing a real-world business path. Once he develops to a certain point, as long as he doesn't do anything reckless, he can solve most of the employment problems and be virtually invincible.

While making money in the real economy may not be as fast as in the internet industry, a more solid foundation is built through steady and meticulous efforts, and the leader of such a business enjoys a higher social status and greater security.

There are many examples of overtaking on curves, but in places where nothing is seen, there are far more accidents and fatalities; only a solid foundation is truly reliable.

However, for Tan Jincheng, who is still in the initial stage of accumulation, the road is still long, but at the age of 20, with 18 years of prophetic memory, Tan Jincheng believes he can do it.

"Are there any other ways to take advantage of these deals? Let me think about it."

Simply taking advantage of deals on Taobao shops doesn't seem to be enough. Currently, the only legitimate way I can think of besides real estate seems to be through other means, and illegitimate methods are definitely out of the question.

It was already 10 p.m., and Zhang Xupeng's family had long since gone home. Unable to sleep, Tan Jincheng sat in the living room, searching online and thinking about how to get more freebies.

You definitely won't get to eat the profits from the big shots' investments, but following them around and getting some freebies is still no problem.

"Why are you still sleeping? It's already past 10 o'clock. You have to drive for several hours tomorrow. Go to bed early."

Just as Tan Jincheng was engrossed in finding ways to get freebies, Zhang Suzhi reappeared in the living room.

"I'm going to sleep right away. You go to sleep first. Don't worry, it won't be past 11 o'clock," Tan Jincheng replied while browsing the web.

Zhang Suzhi poured herself a glass of water and was about to go back to her bedroom when she saw that the TV was still on while her son was still playing on the computer, not even glancing at it. She was furious.

This son doesn't tell his parents or his father anything; they know less than Zhang Guolong and his wife.

"They have no sense of conservation at all. Why leave the TV on if they're not going to watch it? Electricity doesn't cost money."

"Ah, okay, I'll turn it off right away." Tan Jincheng hurriedly looked for the remote control. His mother seemed a little unhappy tonight. It looked like there were a lot of things she hadn't said and he had annoyed her. It was best not to provoke her.

Just as he found the remote and was about to turn it off, Tan Jincheng glanced at the TV screen, which was currently showing a sports channel.

"Holy crap, how could I forget that!"

There's no other reason for writing this plot; I just wanted to capture the atmosphere of that era. In those years, because there weren't many entertainment options, football and basketball were the hobbies of most men.

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