Reborn in 1999: Starting as a black marketeer

"How's things going at the company? It's a pity I have class today and can't go to the company."

Liu Yingying is very concerned about the company's situation. After all, she was involved in the company's establishment from the very beginning, from office layout to recruitment.

"It's alright, Anna is quite competent. Besides, there are only four of us, so we can discuss things together." Wang Feiyang said casually.

In his previous life, his company had several hundred employees, so managing two or three people now is no problem at all.

"I really want to learn Russian quickly so I don't have to stay at school every day. I can go out and explore, and I can even help out at your company," Liu Yingying sighed. She was a fairly diligent student, but to become fluent in Russian in six months was undoubtedly a pipe dream.

"If you want to learn Russian well, it's best to communicate with Russians more. Your teachers probably said that we international students should try to find a Russian boyfriend or girlfriend, so that our Russian will improve very quickly, haha."

This was indeed said by a teacher in the preparatory course at the school, and more than one teacher said it, including Wang Feiyang's bald Russian teacher.

If a teacher in China said this to international students, many people would probably criticize it harshly. In this respect, Russia is much more open-minded than China...

Hearing him say that, Zhuzhu, who was eating, turned red in the face, clearly feeling embarrassed.

Liu Yingying rolled her eyes at him and said reproachfully, "Do you want me to find a handsome Russian guy? Or do you want to find a beautiful Russian girl as your girlfriend?"

This was a potentially disastrous question, so Wang Feiyang avoided answering it and changed the subject, saying, "The company will soon be doing some GG (game-changing software), and it should have some effect. In a while, the company will also be hiring some people, and may even open its own flagship stores."

"Ah~ Wouldn't it be very troublesome to open your own shop? Wouldn't you have to deal with a lot of government departments and agencies?" Liu Yingying asked with some surprise.

"If you're afraid of trouble, you won't make big money. Actually, the population in Russia is relatively concentrated, with only a few major cities, so it's more convenient to set up directly operated stores. As for the smaller cities, we can leave them to our clients. Moreover, Moscow still has the greatest influence in Eastern Europe. If we can establish our brand here, it will be easier to expand into other neighboring countries in the future..." Wang Feiyang said unhurriedly.

He really intended to make this business a success. In his previous life, he started out in the clothing business and had experience operating clothing brands in Russia, so he was quite confident about returning to his old profession.

In business, it's best to stick with what you know and do what you don't.

Moreover, Wang Feiyang knew that although the Russian economy looked terrible right now, it had actually hit rock bottom and would soon rebound into a golden period that would last for more than a decade!

When people's incomes increase, they will naturally upgrade their consumption and demand for high-quality branded goods. Therefore, now is the best time to start a brand chain and expand the network while the market is sluggish.

From Moscow to St. Petersburg, then to other major cities in Russia, then radiating to neighboring countries, then to the whole of Eastern Europe, and finally into the European, American and domestic markets...

Wang Feiyang didn't believe that with his vision that was more than 20 years ahead of its time and the backing of China's huge apparel industry chain, he could be inferior to ZARA and Uniqlo.

Who knows, even if he removes his Tencent shares, he could become a super-rich man just by relying on the clothing brand chain he built from scratch!

Of course, he wouldn't limit himself to the clothing industry alone. After all, his vision was far ahead of its time. He believed that investing a little money in many industries or companies could yield hundreds or thousands of times the return in the future, so Wang Feiyang naturally wouldn't miss any opportunities to easily "pick up money."

For example, with the global internet winter looming, many future internet giants are on the verge of bankruptcy. Investing some money and acquiring shares now could yield astonishing returns in a few years…

For Liu Yingying and Zhuzhu, these things were too unfamiliar and incomprehensible to them. All they could tell was that Wang Feiyang had great ambitions!

Start a company, build a brand, open a chain store...

These things sound much more sophisticated than "street vending in a big market"!

Liu Yingying picked up her glass of cola and said with feigned magnanimity, "I knew it! You're different from other guys; you're destined for great things. Here, let me toast you! Wishing you success and great wealth!"

"I...I'll also toast you..." Zhuzhu quickly raised her glass and said.

"Haha, thank you for your kind words." Wang Feiyang laughed heartily, without any modesty. After all, if he couldn't achieve success and make a fortune in this second life, it would be a huge failure!

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Over the next few days, Wang Feiyang left home around the same time as everyone else, except that while the others went to school, he went to work.

Anna is very efficient; she has already contacted those newspapers and magazines and finalized the deal with GG.

Another $8000 or more in expenses, and Wang Feiyang's wallet is rapidly becoming thinner...

When he decided to start the company, he raised a total of $32000, which included borrowed money and his own tuition and living expenses for the next year.

Now that the company is open, money is being spent like water.

The company registration cost $1000, the venue setup cost $5000, the remaining balance for logistics and customs clearance was $3000, plus the cost of doing GG (a gambling platform) was over $8000, which brought the total to over $17000. In addition, there were various other inexplicable expenses over the past few days, leaving him with a little over $13000.

In fact, they still owe Liu Jianjun 4000 yuan per month for office space rental, and Anna and the others 1800 yuan per month for their wages...

No wonder those Chinese middlemen aren't interested in starting their own companies. The expenses are indeed much higher than setting up a stall in a big market, and the pressure is also greater. They have to find all their customers themselves.

Even if your goods are of poor quality, you'll still have some customers coming and going every day when you set up a stall in a big market.

But if you run a company, it's entirely possible to not get a single customer in a whole month!

The magazine article about GG won't be published for a few more days, but the newspaper article about GG will be published soon.

Three days later, Anna brought several newspapers with her when she came to work in the morning. When Wang Feiyang arrived at the company, she immediately greeted him, hands behind her back, looking up with a bright smile: "Boss, guess what I brought!"

Anna usually acts like a career woman, very capable in her speech and actions. It's rare to see her like this, so it's clear she's in a great mood today.

Wang Feiyang glanced at her and guessed with a smile, "Could it be... ah, I really can't guess."

"Ding ding ding~ Our GG is logged in! We might get a call from a customer today, so keep an eye on the phones and don't miss a call..."