My Lord, you need to stand up!

Chapter 70 Let's fight together if you want to kill me

This does not include the titanium ingot business.

Now the non-ferrous metal factories in Jiangsu and Zhejiang recommend that there be no less than two tons of spot transactions per month. As long as it is within five tons, they can handle it.

Everyone should know that this special metal, which previously had an annual national production of only two to three hundred tons, will inevitably experience a huge demand as the economy develops through reform and opening up.

Not to mention that Weidong also knew that there were some very famous incidents involving titanium dioxide in Jiangzhou and Shangzhou in the stock market.

So the profit of this thing is nearly 100,000 yuan per month, and it will only get worse in the future.

In comparison, the wages, food and beverage costs, and freight costs of Goudan and his group of young people are not even as much as the fuel-guzzling Dongfeng truck consumes.

Maybe the Lao Rang couple now have a malatang business with seven or eight employees, which can cover all the costs.

These 180,000 are pure profit!

Rang Weidong raised his hand to gesture, "I can earn hundreds of thousands every month, and I'm even constantly expanding sales. It's possible that I can sell over 100,000 or 200,000 X cameras a year. Do you think I should make this money or not?"

Yu Songhai, who looked to be in his late 40s, was stunned: "This...what can't I make money with?"

Wei Dong quickly glanced at him and asked, "If I make over a million yuan a year, do you think I'd be considered a capitalist?"

Yu Songhai wanted to say no, but being a man of great experience, he hesitated for a moment before nodding: "Now I know why you are so cautious."

Rang Weidong doesn't really have any grand vision: "I just wanted to seize this golden period of reform and opening up to make more money. Helping third-tier factories like Xishan Factory is also meaningful. But I didn't expect the market demand to be so strong. Isn't it said that materials are scarce now, and they often need coupons and approval slips?"

Yu Songhai certainly understood better than he did. "Coming back from Guozhou these past few days, I've been thinking about this. That's right, most market problems are caused by a mismatch between production and sales. Over the past two years, the planned economy model and the market economy have been in disarray. Factories don't know what to sell or how to sell it, and ordinary people can't buy or afford it. This is the opportunity for short-selling and speculating traders like You Qili to emerge. But you're different."

Weidong has been trying hard to figure out how to make money safely: "Am I involved in product development and production? Or am I selling it myself?"

Yu Songhai shook his head. "They're playing both sides, buying low and selling high, and never participating in production. You, on the other hand, are helping them produce the most suitable products for the market, revitalizing this military factory on the verge of bankruptcy. That's a huge difference. So... regarding the point the editor mentioned today, if you register your company in Chengdu, conduct business fairly and equitably, and pay taxes according to regulations, I think even if the policy needs to be adjusted, there's nothing wrong with it."

In fact, he was not sure at all and frowned slowly.

Wei Dong laughed heartily. "Then we must never accept bribes or engage in any illicit activities. We must earn money honestly and openly. Is that what you mean?"

In the mainland market in the 1980s, 1990s and even the next 20 years, it was simply impossible to do business without using some social connections and unconventional means.

But it seems that Weidong, who has already grabbed the starting position, has the confidence to say this.

"I'm a few years older than Lao Jin, but I look much older than him. It's because I've been supporting the frontier areas in the snowy regions for a few years, giving me plenty of time to reflect on life in the harsh, desolate environment." Yu Songhai relaxed a bit, saying, "So I've learned this: if you have desires, you can't survive. If you're completely disheartened, you can't survive either. So I'll carefully observe your trades, but I won't participate in profiting."

Weidong didn't understand and asked, "Explain? I'm a country kid and I don't have that much cultural accomplishment. Who doesn't have some desires?"

Yu Songhai hummed: "Actually, it's the state you understand. If you are filled with fanatical greed and ambition, and follow your desires, you will eventually get into trouble. But if you don't have the motivation to strive for success, you will certainly be lost in the crowd. You have to find the right balance."

Weidong thought about it carefully and gave a thumbs up to thank the other party for his guidance.

He also finally revealed his key idea: "So I want to follow Lao Yu's work and implement his fantastic ideas down to earth. This can be regarded as a way to find the right balance."

Yu Songhai burst into laughter: "No wonder you keep urging him to come out as soon as possible."

Weidong sighed: "He likes to make a big scene so much, it will be more convenient for him to tinker with it if I save more money."

At this time, the truck had already turned into the provincial university. In the era when there were no security guards at universities, foreign vehicles could pass through freely, but this truck was still too conspicuous, and many students looked at it.

Yu Songhai managed to hold back his laughter and finally revealed two key pieces of information to Rang Weidong.

"As editor-in-chief, Lao Feng's latest topic is electronics and electrical equipment in Rongdu. The quality of the various factories varies greatly, and most have been losing money. It's unclear whether they can survive. However, there are companies that make important electronic equipment like radar and communication equipment for the military production line. So, could you share your experience selling tape recorders with them?"

Weidong was allowed to do business with titanium alloy manufacturers and optical scope manufacturers, but he was strictly guarding his own secrets to making money. Because in his limited knowledge, if you don't do these things, someone else will, and even your backward products will go bankrupt long ago.

But anyone who has watched some military videos knows how powerful Chengdu’s radar and aircraft are.

This is high technology, a technology that must never be cut off.

Having Weidong park the car next to the basketball court where physical education classes were held, he readily nodded and said, "No problem, I can definitely help with some ideas. Let me tell you, that electrical appliance factory in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, besides having excellent quality, is advertising on Zhuan'ertai. This move is definitely a good one. Of course, the advertisement must be interesting."

The ads on TV right now are all: "Pingjing Plastics Factory No. 3, all kinds of artificial leather slippers, factory address XXX, phone XXX, registered telegram XXX, welcome to call for inquiries!"

Dry plastic smell, who cares about memory.

That’s why Yan Wu’s song “Sing with Love” is so amazing.

Anyway, Weidong felt that as long as he could come up with this kind of surprising advertising, the business would be successful.

Yu Songhai buried his head in notes. "Well, the product quality is excellent, so we need to advertise it... Another thing is, before the Spring Festival this year, Jiangzhou City established the country's first industrial products trading center at the dock in January, trying out a free purchase and wholesale market model. Did you know that?"

Weidong was shocked: "In January, I was doing citrus and sand business in Shangzhou. How could I have known such a change? They would completely open up their business."

When he was shopping at the clothing market in the morning, he thought that the Jiangzhou Wharf Wholesale Market would be booming in the near future, but he didn't expect that the ignition motor was here.

The several markets I saw before are connected in a line, which looks more like spontaneous industry fairs.

This company is known as the first in China, so its meaning of exploration and testing the waters is very clear.

Yu Songhai nodded. "The slogan is 'all-round open wholesale, regardless of public or private status, regardless of location, anyone can come to buy, anyone can come to sell.' Implementing open wholesale, with manufacturers and producers and sellers directly meeting to trade, can this be considered a way to resolve the contradiction between production and sales?"

This made Weidong very cautious. "How it's listed and what it will actually become are two different things, right? Everyone wants the people to have enough food to eat, but running it on such a large scale is bound to be full of strange things. I'll investigate it carefully when I return from Chengdu."

Yu Songhai was satisfied: "I'm amazed. You're only 20 years old and only graduated from a rural high school, yet you seem to understand the realities of government agencies so well. This is the contradiction we encounter most often during our interviews. Some people only shout slogans, hoping that the higher authorities will solve everything, while others are cynical and think that everything is a systemic problem. You understand what's going on, but don't take it seriously."

The old security guard, of course, was adept at covering his mouth. "Didn't you say you had to grasp the right balance? That's exactly what Old You's tiny trading company does. Haha, the path he explored has been expanded and strengthened by Jiangzhou. And yet he's still stuck in the trading hall right now. Otherwise, if he were to participate in this trading center, he would be even more powerful."

Yu Songhai had done what he needed to do: "Actually, a lot of policy information and business trends flow through our press station every day. I can do my best to help you pass on some reminders, but the key is to be smart and not let your own cleverness lead you astray."

Let Weidong return the favor: "Old You and Old Jin are two smart people with great ambitions. I won't... Do you know why I came here?"

Yu Songhai then looked around in confusion: "Provincial University? What are you doing here?"

It was obvious that the basketball court was still occupied by physical education classes, and the guys playing basketball were probably still in class.

Let Weidong not be anxious: "Didn't I tell Lao Jin before that I passed on more than a hundred cameras to a group of college students at a university symposium in Pingjing, and asked them to help me sell them in Pingjing?"

Yu Songhai took out his interview notebook and wrote, "Now you want to do the same thing in Shuchuan Province?"

Rang Weidong smiled and pointed his finger in the distance. The urban area of ​​Chengdu was very flat. One could jokingly say that one could see the entire city by standing on a bench. This was especially obvious in the 1980s when there were no tall buildings.

So when you look out from the open basketball court, you can see the tall pointed-roof Jinjiang Tower in the park next door between several teaching buildings. It is indeed a very famous historical site in the urban area of ​​Chengdu.

"I can sell 3,000 cameras a week, but honestly, they're worthless. I just set up a sales point by the bustling West Lake, where tourists from all over the country can spend 40 or 50 yuan to record the beautiful scenery, take photos, and then take the camera home to use."

Yu Songhai was shocked and noticed it first: "Check-in? Hahaha, that's an interesting term, very interesting. Right, right, right. Chengdu citizens who don't come to Jinjiang Tower for their annual spring outing are like they haven't checked in. You always have a special talent for using words. West Lake is a must-visit place to check in on business trips to Zhejiang! Yes, who would have thought that the place with the strongest demand for cameras is actually right by the West Lake!"

Let Weidong touch his index fingers together again: "College students are the most cultured people who love taking photos, sightseeing and admiring the scenery. Adding the idea of ​​checking in at scenic spots to the mix, do you think it's feasible?"

Even the reporter couldn't help but smile and shake his head: "In one word, absolutely!"

(End of this chapter)