A century-old wealthy family that rose from Shanghai

Chapter 19 Small Financial Fundraising

Yangtze River Car Dealership Base.

Recently, Chen Guangliang has become a "big celebrity" in the Fangua Lane shantytown, not only because he turned from a rickshaw driver into a boss, but also because of a "fierce battle" he had a few days ago.

The news that "Chen Guangliang led his men to fight against knife-wielding thugs and won a great victory" was undoubtedly very popular in this chaotic place.

Suddenly, more and more young people came to seek refuge.

However, Chen Guangliang only recruited rickshaw pullers, not disciples.

So if they were willing to work hard, Chen Guangliang asked them to first familiarize themselves with the terrain of the concession and Shanghai, and then wait for a position to become available before joining.

Even so, there are still many people willing to do so. After all, in this era, having a stable job is something that people desire.

"Alright. Here's a package worth three dollars. It contains cigarettes, cola, snacks, and more. I've written the prices on it. From now on, you eighteen drivers can officially sell your merchandise."

"But you need to pay me for this cloth bag, which is worth three dollars, within two days. From now on, when you buy goods from me, I will buy and sell them to you at the original price, and the settlement will be made after one quarter."

"If you don't understand anything, you can ask me on the spot!"

Project B has been running for two weeks, and everyone has received two rounds of training and can officially start selling products.

The bags of goods need to be paid in cash, meaning the rickshaw pullers have to advance the money. However, the amount of goods imported at a time is not large, firstly considering everyone's financial ability and secondly considering the load-bearing capacity, so there is not much pressure on everyone.

The 18 rickshaw pullers from the second batch had no objections. Those who raised questions on the spot were answered by Chen Guangliang one by one.

At this time, the 27 rickshaw drivers of the Yangtze River Carriage Company were united and worked hard.

Especially after the last "joint battle", everyone's cohesion towards Changjiang Motors is unprecedented.

'Common interests' are the foundation of maintaining this team!
After Chen Guangliang finished his work, Zhang Qihua, who was there to collect folk songs, joked, "Little Chen, you've saved these people from their miserable fate and given them hope. Mr. Liu, the character I used to write 'Camel Xiangzi,' now has one less prototype!"

Although Zhang Qihua was a university professor, he attached great importance to the reputation of writers, so he was very concerned about the long novel "Camel Xiangzi".

It was summer vacation, so he simply went to the Changjiang Car Dealership every day to collect materials.

Chen Guangliang respected Zhang Qihua very much and met any of Zhang Qihua's needs. He arranged for rickshaw drivers to accept his inquiries and also arranged for rickshaw drivers to take him to the streets for field research.

This is one of his 'noble men'!

"Professor Zhang, there are many prototypes of Liu Siye. Many rickshaw dealerships are run by Liu Siye. For example, my former boss, Wang Chengyun, was a very harsh 'Liu Siye' who made his fortune by exploiting rickshaw drivers."

Zhang Qihua nodded and said, "Well, these damn capitalists!"

Chen Guangliang immediately retorted, "Professor Zhang, that's not right. Capitalists aren't actually bad; it's the social system that's bad. Capitalists can also mobilize society's productive forces and contribute to humanity's scientific revolution. Tell me, do I make sense?"

Zhang Qihua said thoughtfully: "Perhaps, you are right!"

Afterwards, Zhang Qihua found a place to have tea.

The base of the Yangtze River Carriage Company provides free tea and a place to rest to its rickshaw drivers, and it has become an important base for its 27 drivers.

"Xiangdong, how are you doing recently?"

Seeing He Xiangdong helping, Chen Guangliang took the initiative to say hello.

He Xiangdong patted the mud off his hands, then said with a smile, "Manager Chen, I'm very motivated and have hopes just like everyone else."

Chen Guangliang patted his shoulder and said, "You can call me Ah Liang. I heard that you attended a private school for a few years, right?"

He Xiangdong quickly said, "I'll just call you Manager Chen and Brother Liang. I did go to a private school for a few years and can read a newspaper."

"Then call me Brother Liang. It's good that you're educated. When the Changjiang Motor Company expands, I plan to transfer you to be my assistant, with a salary."

The capable are the greatest. Even if you really ask him to call you "Aliang", he can't say it.

He Xiangdong said excitedly: "Thank you, Brother Liang, for your appreciation."

Chen Guangliang smiled and said, "It's not that I appreciate you, but you have this ability, so you should be placed in a suitable position."

In this era, many people were educated. I don't know if it was Chen Guangliang's illusion, but he felt that the illiteracy rate during this period was not as high as he imagined. Afterwards, Chen Guangliang introduced He Xiangdong to Zhou Xinggao, and the meaning was self-evident.

He Xiangdong is smart, knows the times and has brains, while Zhou Xinggao is a good fighter and an organizer. The two will be his right-hand men in the early stages of his business.

Whether it was Zhou Xinggao or He Xiangdong, Chen Guangliang intended to have them "take time off to study" and work with him.

Of course, considering that Changjiang Motors currently makes a theoretical profit of nearly 300 taels per month, it would be a bit of a waste to support the three of them.

However, when the next expansion comes, the three of them will definitely have to leave their jobs to manage it.

When walking in Fangua Lane, people who see Chen Guangliang will greet him, and he will respond in a friendly manner.

"How impressive! He used to be just a restaurant waiter and a rickshaw driver, but now he's his own boss, with dozens of people working for him!"

"Yeah, Xiao Chen and I used to be good friends!"

"Bah, who calls you a good friend? If you were really good friends, why didn't they let you into the dealership? I even said that Xiao Chen used to greet me respectfully when he saw me before!"

"If you don't believe it, forget it."

Faced with the situation in Fangua Lane, Chen Guangliang came to his second uncle Yang Qingshan's house thoughtfully.

"Guangliang, sit down quickly!"

"Thank you, Uncle Second"

Yang Qingshan quickly found a clean place and let his nephew sit on the bed.

Although he is still pulling a rickshaw now, he is very hopeful.

At a meeting half a month ago, Chen Guangliang announced the financial situation of Project A, stating that assets worth 600 yuan had appreciated to 680 yuan.

This means that the 50 dollars he invested has appreciated to nearly 56 dollars in just one month.

Chen Guangliang even predicted at the meeting that after Project A added product promotion, it would only take seven months to pay back the investment, one month less than the original plan.

Of course, this does not include 'profit reinvestment', which comes later.

"Xiao Hu, go ask your brother Feng to come here."

"Yes, cousin."

Chen Guangliang has been so powerful recently that this little cousin has become so obedient that he jumped up and ran out in a hurry.

After a while, Lin Feng walked in.

"Second uncle, Afeng, you've been spreading a rumor in Fangua Lane lately, saying that you can deposit money with Manager Chen of the Changjiang Motor Dealership and get a 30% annual interest rate. Remember to be smart with your words, like this."

Then, Yang Qingshan said, "Guangliang, we used to keep our money with Wang Chengyun, and we didn't get a penny of interest!"

Chen Guangliang said seriously, "Wang Chengyun is Wang Chengyun, and I am me. Besides, if I don't give out 30% interest, why would anyone trust me? Although I'm considered a celebrity now, they're not my subordinates after all. Go ahead and spread the word around this area as quickly as possible, but don't be deliberate. Act as if it's unintentional, and make it clear that many people have come to deposit money with me."

"Okay, we get it!"

The situation in Fangua Lane these days made Chen Guangliang think that this was a good opportunity.

Make full use of the celebrity effect and idol effect to launch "fund-raising" in this area.

A 30% profit is nothing to him. After all, he can double his money in seven or eight months, or even triple it in a year.

There are countless poor people in the entire Fangua Lane, but even though they are poor, each family can still contribute twenty or thirty dollars.

So if successful, this round of fundraising will be enough to double Chen Guangliang's business.

Chen Guangliang’s current mentality is that he can do whatever it takes to have a place in Shanghaitan.

Of course, his inner kindness prevents him from doing anything harmful to others.

(End of this chapter)