Spring Breeze Twenty Years

Chapter 1161 To do business, you must first define your position.

Xiao Hong asked Qin Xuemei, "Sister, what do you want to do?"

Qin Xuemei said, "Anything is fine, anyway, I don't know how to play cards, and I can't sing."

Xiao Hong said, "You're lying. I've heard you sing several times already."

Qin Xuemei blushed slightly: "I was just humming, it doesn't count as singing, I can't sing a tune."

Xiao Wei said, "Give it a try, sis, you should be able to do it."

Liu Xiaodong said, "That depends on whether you've ever held a microphone before. If you haven't, it's hard to say. That's a completely different matter from singing like this."

Chen Degang said, "This car isn't big enough for everyone!"

Zheng Xiaoqiu said, "You guys go ahead, I'm not going. I'm going home to check on my brother's studies."

Zheng Xiaoqiu said, "I'm really not going. I'm going back to check on my younger brother's studies. I have to go back to Nanfen tomorrow, and I don't have time to take care of him now."

Liu Xiaodong said, "No, no, let's not go. So where are we going and what are we going to do? Just stand here?"

Zheng Xiaoqiu said, "You guys have fun, I'll head back now. Are you alright over there?"

Chen Degang said, "It's alright. I won't wait for you then. I might not be back tomorrow."

Zheng Xiaoqiu nodded, smiled at everyone, and turned to leave. After a few steps, she tilted her head and flicked her hair. Xiao Hong burst out laughing and whispered, "I only realized after we got a distance that he's a little pigeon-toed."

Liu Xiaodong said, "Don't bother with him. I already find his personality annoying; he always acts like he's something special, but he's nothing. Are you really going to partner with him like this?"

Chen Degang said, "What if it doesn't work? I don't know how either. This thing should work, and I can make money."

Xiao Hong asked, "How did you two become partners?"

Chen Degang said, "He provided the technology, and another person and I provided the money, and then the three of us split it equally."

Liu Bin laughed and said, "I wouldn't dare. I'll just watch you guys make your fortune; I don't have any money to invest."

Xiao Hong asked, "How much should I invest?"

Chen Degang said, "We each have 20,000."

Xiao Wei said, "Let's go, where to? It's too cold standing here."

Liu Xiaodong said, "Let's go to Manli. Get in the car. I'll drop them off first and then come back to pick you up."

Xiaowei said, "It's not far. You take Xiaohong and my sister there, and we'll walk slowly. It's just a few steps."

Xiao Hong pulled Qin Xuemei into the car, and Xiao Wei said, "Jiwei, you get in too." Wang Jiwei didn't say anything, but lowered his head and got into the passenger seat.

Liu Xiaodong honked his horn and drove off, while Xiao Wei and the other two walked along the road in that direction. The snow had lessened a bit, the sky wasn't so overcast anymore, and a breeze had picked up, causing the raindrops to be stretched into diagonal lines in the wind.

Liu Bin walked with his toes pointing outwards and swayed wildly; he looked like a gangster. With a cigarette dangling from his lips, he asked Xiao Wei, "Hey buddy, where are you from? I've never seen you before."

Xiao Wei said, "I didn't even finish junior high school before I went home to farm, otherwise I would be a year older than you guys."

Liu Bin said, "You're so awesome, marrying Wang Xiaohong. What are you doing now?"

Xiao Wei said, "I just muddle through, doing some business. When Xiao Hong was in high school, I was building houses in the county. Later, when she went to study in Fengtian, I followed her and have been doing it ever since."

Chen Degang asked, "Is business easy to do in Fengtian? It should be better than here."

Xiao Wei said, "It's a bigger place with more people, so it's definitely better than here. But when it comes to business, you can make money anywhere if you put your heart into it. There are plenty of profitable businesses in the county town too. The underground markets in the city and Yongfeng are booming. I haven't been to Nanfen, so I don't know. There are many factories and mines there, so it should be good, right? The cost of living should be high."

Chen Degang said, "That's true. Most of the people in the three major factories and mines over there are workers who receive monthly wages, and their purchasing power is much stronger than ours."

Xiao Wei asked, "Aren't there any cake shops over there?"

Chen Degang said, "There aren't any now. There are some run by people from Jiangsu and Zhejiang, but they're not exactly proper cake shops. People from those areas are used to buying things in the city."

Liu Bin said, "It's normal for people with money to flock to bigger cities, from the district to the city, and from the city to the province. Our industrialization is strong, but our commerce is lagging behind."

Chen Degang said, "The key is that the same things are cheaper in Fengtian. Who would buy the more expensive one when the same thing is available?"

Xiao Wei said, "Actually, it's all the same. It depends on which consumer group you're targeting. You can't have one business that caters to everyone."

Beep beep, Liu Xiaodong's Santana drove up from the front and stopped next to a few people.

"Get in the car." Liu Xiaodong waved his hand, and Xiao Wei said with a smile, "You're pretty fast. I don't dare to drive fast on the snow."

Liu Xiaodong said, "You don't drive much. I drive around the county and city every day, and that's how I developed my skills. Fengtian is too wide and straight, so you can't train a master there."

Several people got into the car, and Liu Xiaodong turned the steering wheel and sped off, kicking up a cloud of snow.

Actually, it wasn't far, just a few hundred meters. A quick press of the accelerator and we were there. After the car stopped, everyone got out, and Liu Xiaodong pulled the car forward a little and parked it close to the side of the road.

Xiao Wei stretched and said, "When doing business, you have to first determine your target market and who you want to sell your products to."

Chen Degang said, "What difference does it make who we sell to? Once the goods are made and sitting there, who can control who buys them?"

Xiao Wei said, "Service is also part of it."

Xiao Hong said, "That's right, it's not mainly about the service. If the service is good, a higher price shouldn't be a problem, right?"

Chen Degang said, "Damn, I'd like to make it a five-star hotel, but that requires investment, and I don't even have 20,000 yuan. I'll just make do and open it up as is. As long as people buy what I make, I should be able to make money, so that's fine."

Xiao Hong said, "But..."

Qin Xuemei pulled her aside, glanced at Xiao Wei, and Xiao Hong shut her mouth.

Xiao Wei said, "It's my own business, everyone has their own way of doing things, as long as I'm satisfied."

Liu Bin said, "That's right. Let's set it up first and see. If it works, we can figure out a solution. If it doesn't work, the loss won't be much. But if we set it up too much at once, the pressure will be too great."

Xiao Wei smiled but didn't say anything. He turned his head and looked at the facade of the karaoke bar. It had a large lightbox and a fake stone gate made of wood panels, with many colored lights strung on it. It looked a bit like a starry sky, but it wasn't the same kind.

Liu Xiaodong said, "This is considered one of the more upscale karaoke bars in our county. They even sell foreign red wine. You can try some later." He then led everyone inside.

Upon entering, there was a small hall with a bar on one side and sofas on the other, where three men were playing cards. They turned around when they heard the noise.

"Oh, Mr. Liu, what a rare guest!" The proprietress, a woman in her thirties, greeted them from behind the bar. She was quite attractive, with a good figure. Back then, there was no magical makeup technique; a beauty was a true beauty.

Liu Xiaodong said, "Who would dare call themselves the boss in front of you? Third Brother isn't here, is he?"

The proprietress glanced at the group and said, "They're not here right now. Who knows which vixen has snatched them away? I can't control that. Singing or drinking?"

At this time, the karaoke bar also offered services similar to those of bars and restaurants in later times.

Liu Xiaodong said, "Let's sing some songs, then go eat dog food at Sanqianli tonight, wanna come?"

The proprietress said, "Come on, I'm afraid Boss Xia will come and kill us. You're just showing off because your wife isn't here. Go upstairs."

Liu Xiaodong said to Xiaowei, "Their facilities are pretty good, better than mine. They're among the best in the county, and the place is big too." The group followed the landlady upstairs. The stairs were just cement stairs covered with a thin red carpet.

(End of this chapter)