Journey 1995:Non-Stop

Chapter 141 Business! Big Business!

"You dare to come back, kid?" The farm manager was taken aback when he saw Yan Hui.

He was the only one there today, and Yan Hui came to his door, which left him somewhat puzzled.

Are people these days so unafraid of death?

"Director, in the past two weeks, I've traveled to forest farms in several areas, including Tangwanghe, Wuyiling, and Liangxiang. I've visited forty or fifty forest farms of all sizes, and I ultimately believe that only your side offers a chance for cooperation." At this moment, Yan Hui was truly fearless.

He had already figured it out: how could the police chief possibly actually shoot him? What kind of era is this?
He could accept it even if he actually got beaten up!

Yan Hui's words made the farm manager laugh in anger: "You're quite the character, kid. Nobody wants you, so why should I?"

“I can guarantee you that I can sell at least 1000 cubic meters of timber this year.” Yan Hui looked at the forestry manager. “Many people don’t have this kind of courage. I’ve been to so many forestry farms, and I think you are the one with the most courage.”

"1000 cubic meters? Have you ever handled 1000 cubic meters of timber in your life?" The plantation manager pointed to a pile of timber next to him. "How much is in this pile? Tell me."

“This pile is about 75 cubic meters,” Yan Hui replied after a glance.

"Hmm?" The manager was silent for a couple of seconds, then laughed. "You're really something else. To be honest, I've never seen a conman like you before. You've got some nerve! You say you have 30,000 yuan? Show it to me!"

"Okay." Yan Hui nodded and began to take money out of his clothes and pants little by little.

Yan Hui wrapped every penny in a plastic bag; it was clearly hard-earned money.

Thirty thousand yuan in blue bills were all placed on the table. After that, Yan Hui didn't look at them a second time.

Whether the money is real or not can sometimes be seen at a glance, and the farm manager was now in a bind.

In their philosophy, "having guts" is an extremely high compliment.

Yan Hui's first visit to him was a coincidence, but her second visit was because she thought he was capable.

In other words, if he refuses Yan Hui at this moment, it would be an admission that he lacks courage.

"Let me see the contract again," the farm manager said calmly.

Yan Hui then took out the contract and his company's official seal from his bag.

The manager looked at the contract and then at the company seal: "It is indeed the official seal of Jianye; I've seen it. I believe you in this contract. But even now, I still can't agree to your terms directly. This afternoon, I have something to discuss. You'll come with me. I'll test your abilities. If you're capable, I, Wang Hongjun, have the guts to back you up."

"It's a deal." Yan Hui didn't waste any more words.

“But,” Wang Hongjun said, leaning forward slightly as he sat down, “the company in your contract has to transfer the money to my account. I’ll keep someone with you the whole time, and if the money doesn’t arrive, I won’t keep you here. I have connections; the coal mines over there in Russia are short of workers, and I think you’re in pretty good shape. Sending you there would be profitable for me. What do you think?”

"Director Wang, at this point, you don't need to scare me with these things. I'm willing to come, and I'm willing to gamble. But what you mentioned is unnecessary. I'm not a laborer. I'll talk to you about your matter this afternoon; I can prove my worth. Tangwanghe is a small place; I, an outsider, can't handle it. I'll just say one thing: if things don't work out and you lose money, I'll let you do whatever you want with me." Yan Hui was already prepared.

"Good, that's tough." Wang Hongjun gave it extremely high praise.

In the afternoon, Yan Hui accompanied Wang Hongjun to discuss a contract, though he didn't contribute much from beginning to end. It was essentially a formality; Wang Hongjun couldn't just tell Yan Hui it was possible directly, there had to be this "procedure." As agreed, Yan Hui handed over 20,000 yuan to Director Wang, then took his own money and began selecting timber.

Wang Hongjun offered him 520 yuan per cubic meter for the logs, which wasn't expensive, and he could choose first.

His forest farm is quite interesting; he buys timber entirely by estimating the pile size.

Each pile of timber is 50-100 cubic meters. The buyer and the forestry farm analyze together how many cubic meters this pile of timber is. Once both parties agree, the calculation will be based on this number.

This method may seem primitive, but it is actually very effective because both the buyer and seller are experts who can measure and calculate, so the difference will not be too large.

Of course, Yan Hui believed this was also one of the reasons why the forest farm's business wasn't doing too well, but he certainly wouldn't say it. Since his personal freedom would be restricted from living in the forest farm in the future, he would definitely know the volume of timber best, so he wouldn't suffer any losses.

He has a formula for calculating the volume of a log section. By measuring the diameter of each log individually, he can determine the volume of a single log. Then he can simply add them all together to calculate the volume.

Now, there's another problem. That is, Yan Hui can't let Director Wang know about his profits.

Manager Wang probably has a rough idea of ​​the amount of money Yan Hui spent on breaking boards and shipping. He also knows the price of logs. So when Boss Teng transfers the money, Manager Wang will know the total profit.

This profit margin might be a bit high!

Therefore, Yan Hui needed his cousin's help.

According to the contract, each wagon should contain 80 cubic meters of larch lumber. However, because of connections, more timber can be loaded, and a wagon can only hold a maximum of 87 or 88 cubic meters.

In other words, Yan Hui can send 85-88 cubic meters of timber boards to Jianye at a time.

In this situation, Mr. Teng was naturally willing to accept everything; this difference in the contract was nothing.

However, Yan Hui could strictly adhere to the contract and only provide Mr. Teng with 80 cubic meters of boards, leaving the remaining 5-8 cubic meters for his cousin to take.

After the cousin finishes the meal, he can transfer the money to Yan Hui's own electronic account. Boss Teng, on the other hand, will transfer the money to Wang Hongjun.

The biggest advantage of doing this is that Wang Hongjun won't see a particularly high profit for himself, since the money transferred from Boss Teng isn't the full amount.

That evening, Yan Hui found the forest farm's phone number and called Boss Teng and his cousin to discuss the matter.

Mr. Teng hadn't received a call from Yan Hui for over half a month. Hearing that Yan Hui was ready to ship the goods, they discussed the price, confirmed everything was okay, and then he could wait to receive the goods. As for his cousin, Yan Hui planned to send him the goods at a special family price, which made his cousin very happy, praising Yan Hui for his competence.

Yan Hui's price for his cousin was 50 yuan lower than the lowest price his cousin could get in the market!
In short, Yan Hui settled everything, and the next day, he took the timber to the processing plant.

Accompanying him was a bald man named Wang Yao, who was the nephew of Director Wang.

Despite being watched, Yan Hui remained incredibly enthusiastic. From hauling timber in the morning to processing it at the lumberyard, and then contacting the train station, Yan Hui was busy from morning till night without a moment's rest. By the end of the day, Wang Yao was almost worn out by Yan Hui's efforts.

(End of this chapter)