Catering God

Chapter 83 Chen Tiankuo is starting a business again

Chen Tiankuo and Jiang Feng have been arguing with each other many times since they met.

There was no result in every fight, but this time, his sister sabotaged him, and Chen Tiankuo suddenly deflated like a deflated balloon.

"When I succeed, you will know..."

Chen Tiankuo curled his lips, paused, and suddenly mentioned another thing:

"I might go to Hanchuan in two months."

"What are you going to Hanchuan for? To accompany your sister to school? There's no need. She's a 985 university graduate, so she's definitely better than your fake diploma from abroad. Can she even do advanced math?"

Jiang Feng picked up a piece of vermicelli from the bowl with chopsticks and mocked Chen Tiankuo without even raising his head.

"What nonsense are you talking about? I'm just doing my job." Chen Tiankuo couldn't help but raise his voice and said proudly.

"What's the matter?"

"The location of my new project is in Hanchuan."

As soon as the voice fell, Chen Jingyu beside him sighed, "Dad's money is going to be wasted again."

"What project?"

Jiang Feng was a little curious.

Chen Tiankuo felt a little better when he saw that Jiang Feng didn't laugh at him because of his sister's words, so he explained: "My friend and I invested in a leather shoe factory."

"Shoe factory?"

What kind of old-fashioned industry is this?

Jiang Feng wondered: "To run a leather shoe factory, shouldn't you go to Ouzhou or Yangcheng?"

The former is the domestic shoe capital. The slogan "Jiangnan Leather Factory has closed down" made its reputation resound throughout the country in a very strange way. The advantage of building a factory there is its rich resources, while the latter has rich human resources.
"The competition in Ouzhou is too fierce, and the cost of building a factory in Yangcheng is too high. My friend is from Handu, and his family does this business, and it's cheaper to build a factory here..."

Jiang Feng thought about it and realized that there were indeed many leather shoe factories near their school.

Handu's leather shoe manufacturing industry is not so weak that it even gave birth to a "shoe capital" in the local area.

However, in his impression, these leather shoe factories will go bankrupt one after another in a few years.

In Jiang Feng's eyes, this is not a promising industry.

Chen Tiankuo seemed to see the confusion on Jiang Feng's face, and then explained:
"We mainly engage in foreign trade. My friend has channels abroad and mainly engages in cross-border e-commerce. We have a great advantage in this area."

Jiang Feng felt a little strange when he heard this.

Although he is in the catering business, he doesn't know much about the foreign trade of leather shoes.

But even if you haven't eaten pork, you have seen pigs run.

Domestic cross-border e-commerce began to take shape in 1999. Taobao's earliest success was not from e-commerce, but from foreign trade.

With the development of national e-government, the development of e-commerce, and the development of Internet technology, the application of cross-border e-commerce is becoming more and more extensive.

However, the business model is still imperfect, and the division of labor among various roles in the industrial chain is not clear enough, so it has always been a niche industry.

The dividing point is 2012.

At that time, Taobao in China was already at its peak, and at this time, a big brother of cross-border e-commerce, Amazon, stood up.

Many domestic e-commerce companies and enterprises that were unable to continue to operate have thrown themselves into the arms of Amazon after smelling business opportunities.

The manufacturing industry from the mysterious oriental country, with its rich variety and low prices, ranging from daily necessities to snacks and toys, has almost opened a new window for foreigners.

Doing cross-border e-commerce at this time is no different from picking up money by carrying a sack.

Even if you are a college student, you can do it.

Open a store on Amazon, put up products, and let foreigners place orders. You then follow suit and place orders on domestic e-commerce platforms. This is equivalent to being a middleman in the middle, and you can make a lot of money by earning the difference.

But now, it's a little too early.

Jiang Feng said rather tactfully, "It's not easy for a company to engage in cross-border e-commerce. Half of the goods are stuck in the warehouse, and the other half are floating on the sea. The risk is too great. If you are optimistic about this industry, I suggest you wait another two years until the Internet matures a bit, then it won't be too late to get involved in this industry."

Judging from Chen Tiankuo's tone, he seemed to have no knowledge of the leather shoe industry. As for that so-called friend, Jiang Feng felt that he was very unreliable.

Seeing that Chen Tiankuo was nice to him and that he was Chen Jingyu's brother, Jiang Feng gave him a kind reminder.

Unexpectedly, Chen Tiankuo waved his hand and said nonchalantly, "It's okay. First come, first served. You should enter the industry as early as possible. It will be difficult to get a share of the pie after the industry matures."

"You're talking as if you can really get a piece of the pie if you do it now..."

Jiang Feng shook his head and suddenly said in a condescending tone, "Ah Kuo, I'm not saying anything bad about you, but you're old enough. Just find a partner and get married. In two years, give your father a grandson. Wouldn't that make your life easy? Why are you going through all this trouble?"

Chen Tiankuo frowned: "Why are you saying the same thing as my dad?"

Jiang Feng sneered.

Your father is sure that you are a loser and have a strong love for fun, so he has to advise you to live an honest life.

Wait for Chen Jingyu to go to the bathroom.

Chen Tiankuo then stared at Jiang Feng with a look of suspicion: "You have been advising me not to do this business. Could it be that you don't want me to come to Handu to disturb you and my sister?"

"Go on, go on, what are you talking about again?"

Jiang Feng's face changed, and he immediately explained: "I've said it several times, your sister and I..."

Before he could finish his words, he was interrupted by Chen Tiankuo:

"Okay, okay, innocent, innocent, you are the most innocent."

Not to mention that Jiang Feng said this impatiently, Chen Tiankuo was so sick of it just by listening to it.

Chen Tiankuo muttered, "It's also because I didn't catch you. When I catch you, this pig demon, and reveal your true form, I'll see how you can quibble."

Jiang Feng could only roll his eyes.

As for Chen Tiankuo's investment in a leather shoe factory in Handu.

Jiang Feng had said everything he wanted to say, good or bad, but Chen Tiankuo refused to listen. There was nothing he could do but silently wish him good luck and that he would make more money and lose less.

After dinner.

Chen Tiankuo drove Jiang Feng and Chen Jingyu back to Jincheng himself.

"See you later."

Chen Tiankuo waved to Jiang Feng.

As for Jiang Feng, he treated him as a friend sincerely.

Although the other party was potentially dangerous, like a pig demon that wanted to take advantage of his cabbage but had not yet revealed itself, Chen Tiankuo at least remembered his kindness in helping to take care of Chen Jingyu.

I am somewhat grateful.

Borrowing a car and buying plane tickets can be seen from these aspects.

Jiang Feng and Chen Tiankuo said goodbye to each other and found a jewelry store to buy a gift for Ms. Shen.

As soon as I entered the store, I was greeted warmly by the clerk.

Jiang Feng walked around the store and finally picked out a jade bracelet worth more than 20,000 yuan.

The clerk wrote a large order and gave Jiang Feng an invoice with a smile on his face.

When Jiang Feng saw the other party about to put the jade bracelet into the exquisite small box printed with the jewelry store logo, he immediately stopped him:
"Well, you don't need to put it in a box, just find me a plastic bag and put it in it."

"Sir, this is easy to knock."

"Then pack two sheets of toilet paper."

The jewelry store clerk looked confused.

She has sold more than one jade bracelet, but this is the first time she has seen a customer ask for it to be packaged like this.

　It's true. A friend with cross-border e-commerce resources persuaded me to start a business on Amazon. Now I can't even smell the exhaust fumes. I took the trouble and invested a little. From last year to this year, my sister-in-law has been managing it. I didn't expect it to be profitable now, making a full 5,000 yuan a month... I don't know when I'll get my money back, haha. It's more realistic to just set up a street stall selling braised cold dishes.
　　
　
(End of this chapter)