Journey 1995:Non-Stop

Chapter 191 After the Rain
19-year-old Yan Hui was not as mature as many people thought. He was focused on business, spending all his time studying timber, markets, and commerce. He was not particularly smart in other areas.

Yan Hui didn't have any particular feelings about attending the family banquet this time, he just felt that Su Jin's family was very nice.

Su Jin's family also had a very good impression of Yan Hui.

Yan Hui had a very happy month throughout August.

On the one hand, business was going very well, and all orders were progressing in an orderly manner. The flood had little impact on Yan Hui, and he quickly earned back the 100,000 yuan worth of supplies he donated.

On the other hand, Su Jin stayed in Jianye throughout August, and the two went out together every day.

Yan Hui's bowling skills have improved by leaps and bounds recently, reaching the level of an average coach. Of course, in most ordinary bowling alleys, the coaches are far from being professionals.

This level of skill is considered high-level in a bowling alley; at least Su Jin is no match for Yan Hui. Bowling requires a lot of strength, and Yan Hui is used to using an 11-pound ball, while Su Jin can only use an 8-pound ball, which isn't fair.

"It's been raining so much lately, and my nose has been really bothering me. It's so humid," Su Jin said with a sigh. "I regret going to Shanghai. I should have gone to Fengtian. Summers there are so nice!"

"If you have time during your winter break, come to Northeast China. I'll show you what it's like to be at minus 30 degrees Celsius," Yan Hui laughed.

"I don't believe it can be that cold! Humph!"

“It’s a deal then. Come to Northeast China during winter break.” Yan Hui thought for a moment, “When you come to Harbin, I’ll show you the ice sculptures.”

In September, the rain finally stopped.

This massive flood has had a profound impact on the Yangtze River basin, directly affecting multiple projects such as the Three Gorges Dam, and a large-scale infrastructure project is about to begin.

Construction at Jianye's multiple construction sites finally resumed, and after a short rest, General Manager Teng continued to place timber orders with Yan Hui.

"Mr. Yan, I was worried that your business was so good lately that I came to place an order and you told me to postpone it," Mr. Teng said with a smile, sitting in Yan Hui's office.

“Mr. Teng, we have your goods, not just anyone else’s. And the price will definitely be lower than others.” Yan Hui was absolutely unwilling to lose Mr. Teng as a customer.

"I chatted with Haotian before I came here. Haotian said you've become quite famous lately. I was worried you'd changed, haha." President Teng picked up the tea brewed by the third brother and took a sip.

"Where has President Teng been lately? It's been a while since we've seen him," Yan Hui said with some curiosity.

"With such heavy rain, there's nothing to do, so I simply went out for a while. I went to Hong Kong and Macau, and they're so developed there! If you ask me, they don't even need to come back; the difference is too great!" Mr. Teng laughed heartily.

Yan Hui didn't argue about it: "Then President Teng needs to work even harder to make money!"

"Haha, Mr. Yan, you're so good with words!" Mr. Teng seemed very pleased. "Yes, yes, we still need to make money when we get back! Wen Tao, bring the contract over so I can take a look!"

Yan Hui was naturally happy to take back Mr. Teng's project. He hadn't taken on all his business at once, precisely to prepare for Mr. Teng's return.

Timber transportation takes a relatively long time; sometimes a delay of even one day can result in losing a customer, let alone a delay of half a month.

General Manager Teng ordered two more train cars of goods this time, and Yan Hui immediately called Wang Hongjun to arrange the matter.

Mr. Teng's order was less than Yan Hui had expected. Yan Hui had thought Mr. Teng would order four or five train cars full, but it turned out to be only two. It seemed that either the construction sites hadn't fully resumed operations, or Mr. Teng's relationships with some construction sites had cooled and needed to be maintained.

As for finding someone else to place the order, Yan Hui is no longer worried. Nobody is a fool, and Yan Hui's price-performance ratio is guaranteed.

Has Mr. Teng lost some of his construction site business?
Thinking about this, Yan Hui felt that he could directly expand his business at construction sites.

He had been doing business with General Manager Teng for over a year, and of course he knew which construction sites General Manager Teng was mainly in charge of. He couldn't go directly to these sites, but Jianye was so big and had so many construction sites, there were still plenty of opportunities.

When he has free time, Yan Hui wanders around looking for construction sites that have fully resumed work.

Yan Hui knew very little about construction sites. The only one he had ever actually worked on was the construction site of General Manager Wang in Fengtian, where he had helped his second brother deliver "envelopes".

Now, Yan Hui understands that General Manager Wang was the project manager of that construction site. It's very difficult for ordinary people to find a project manager; countless people want to meet him every day.

However, the incident at the meteorological bureau last time had a significant impact on Yan Hui.

Yan Hui from the meteorological bureau only met an old security guard, not the so-called expert. However, this security guard knew a lot and dared to speak up, which gave Yan Hui a lot of confidence.

Many businessmen were hesitant to transport goods after seeing the weather forecast, but Yan Hui, after listening to the security guard's words, was not worried at all. It has to be admitted that the security guard industry is full of hidden talents.

Come to think of it, someone from such a large organization working as a security guard at the entrance must be an ordinary person.

Based on his previous experience, Yan Hui didn't rush to find the leaders when visiting each construction site; instead, he chatted with the security guards.

Yan Hui gradually discovered that all the security guards at the construction site entrance were related to the leaders, and they were all very straightforward in their words and deeds. Every time Yan Hui talked to one of them, he would honestly offer him a cigarette.

That day, Yan Hui had nothing to do, so he went to a construction site he had visited three days earlier.

The security guard at the construction site entrance is a nice guy. He and Yan Hui had a pleasant chat last time, but unfortunately, dump trucks came in halfway through, and the guard had to keep an eye on them. Yan Hui left in a hurry last time, and they didn't finish their chat.

"You're here again?" The security guard saw Yan Hui, took the cigarette Yan Hui offered, and said, "You really are a boss, smoking Zhonghua cigarettes every day!"

"You like smoking this? Here, take this box," Yan Hui said, taking out an unopened box and stuffing it into the security guard's pocket.

Now the two of them started chatting again, rambling on about this and that.

Yan Hui always felt that the security guard at this construction site was a man of good character. This old man was not the kind of person who had never seen the world and liked to take advantage of others. He always spoke reliably and knew a lot about what was going on at the construction site.

Several experiences had taught Yan Hui that being a security guard was definitely not as simple as "protecting safety"; it required a certain level of discernment. The security guard chatted with Yan Hui for over ten minutes and found him to be quite reliable.

When the conversation turned to the flood, Yan Hui casually mentioned donating supplies, and the old man actually knew about it: "Yes, yes, I remember someone donated wood, was that you?"

There were plenty of newspapers in the security booth, and the security guard was a little skeptical. He went back inside, rummaged through them, and then exclaimed, "Wow! It really is you! Oh my, I never imagined you were such a big boss!"

"No, no, I just wanted to make a small contribution, haha." Yan Hui said, offering another cigarette.

(End of this chapter)