Chapter 366: Low OEM Profits
Hu Mingchen and Hu Jianqiang stood on the side of the road for a while, and Chen Xuesheng personally drove a Jetta to pick them up.
"Uncle Chen, it seems that you have arrived in Pengcheng and sent it. ”
"What's the hair, you see on this street, there are Mercedes-Benz BMWs running everywhere, if I send it, will I drive this broken Jetta? Chen Xuesheng, who was driving the car, pointed to a big run that was speeding away from the side and smiled.
Having said that, it can be seen that Chen Xuesheng is quite satisfied with all this at present, and he does not see the frustration and unwillingness to be left behind.
At least when he used to open a movie theater in Liangcheng, Jetta couldn't afford to open it, and the movie theater business at that time was half dead, like now, there are cars and companies, and the company's business doesn't look bad, otherwise Tang Qiang's wife didn't need to ask Tang Qiang if he wanted to deliver goods at night yesterday.
"I believe that those Mercedes-Benz BMWs or something, Uncle Chen will have them soon, this is a city full of opportunities and hopes, as long as you are willing to work, there will be miracles happening in this city every day. Hu Mingchen, sitting in the back row, stared out the window at the tree-lined streets and towering mansions.
Chen Xuesheng glanced at Hu Mingchen from the rearview mirror: "Sometimes I really doubt, are you a child? Why are you more sophisticated, open-minded and arrogant than adults, am I delusional?"
"Mr. Chen, don't say you think so, even I sometimes think so, Xiao Chen's speech is often not commensurate with his current age. Hu Jianqiang echoed.
"Uncle Chen, Third Uncle, are you making fun of me, I'm still me, where is it so exaggerated. Hu Mingchen smiled and said.
Of course, Hu Mingchen knew that their feelings were right, he was not a doll mentally, and it was difficult for him to pretend to be innocent and cute and ignorant everywhere. However, when you need to cover up, you should still cover it up.
Chen Xuesheng drove the car to the parking lot of a seafood restaurant and parked the car, and then took Hu Mingchen and Hu Jianqiang inside.
"When you come to the coastal city, this seafood is a must-eat, the variety is richer than our mainland, the price is cheaper, the quality is fresher, I don't know if you can get used to it." Chen Xuesheng led the way into a box.
Anyway, I'm ready to have a good meal, and besides, I don't often get to it, so I can't waste such an opportunity. Hu Mingchen said with a smile.
"Me too. Hu Jianqiang agreed.
"Come, sit down and have a cup of tea. Chen Xuesheng beckoned Hu Jianqiang and Hu Mingchen to sit down, and then Tang Qiang pushed the door in from the outside.
"Boss, it's all ordered, I'll come up in a while. Tang Qiang first reported to Chen Xuesheng, and then greeted Hu Mingchen and Hu Jianqiang: "I went to the hotel this morning to make you early, but who knew that you checked out, Brother Hu, where are you staying now?"
"I'm sorry about that, I should have said hello to you. We live near Huaqiangbei, which is convenient for errands, and it is too difficult to get a car from your house, and every morning, those who go to work are like a war, and we can't grab them at all. Hu Jianqiang said apologetically.
"Oh, that's true, more than 90% of the people we live in that place are migrant workers, and if you want not to be late in the morning, you really have to grab it. Indeed, it is much better for you to live in that neighborhood. Tang Qiang took the initiative to take out a cigarette to disperse the flue.
"Tang Qiang only told me about meeting you when he got off work, otherwise I wouldn't know about it. Xiao Chen, what are you doing in Pengcheng this time? Are you going to buy equipment in Huaqiangbei? The electronic products in the whole country are basically distributed from that place. Chen Xuesheng asked inexplicably.
"This ...... Uncle Chen, I won't hide it from you, it's not like that, we didn't come to buy products, but to find a company to cooperate. Hu Mingchen groaned.
"Cooperation, you are in Liangcheng, but you have traveled thousands of miles to Pengcheng to find the company to cooperate, what kind of logic is this, why don't I understand it." Your movie theater is not open, do you want to engage in electronic product agency?"
"No, no, this company is engaged in the Internet, it is a network company, and I am optimistic about the future of the network economy, so I came to look for opportunities. Hu Mingchen took a sip of tea.
At this time, the waiter came to serve the food, and the dishes were really served one after another, mainly seafood dishes, oyster soup, treasure fish, boiled shrimp, steamed scallops with vermicelli, stir-fried flower nails in sauce, steamed sea bass and fried squid in olive corner, and steamed crab.
"Uncle Chen, you let us eat so much this meal, and when we go back, if we can't eat it, we will be miserable. Hu Mingchen looked at a table of seafood in a large bowl and said.
"What's that, come here if you like to eat, it's not a difficult thing for you. Chen Xuesheng smiled kindly and pointed out, "Come, try this, I wasn't used to eating when I first came, but after eating it a few times, I liked it a little." Saying that, Chen Xuesheng used a spoon to put a spoonful of oyster soup in front of Hu Mingchen and Hu Jianqiang.
"Well, it's pretty fresh, but relatively speaking, I still like grilled oysters, hehe. Hu Mingchen tasted it and said.
"I think it's still that shrimp that suits me. Hu Jianqiang tried it, but he didn't like it very much, so he changed it to shrimp to eat.
"Hehe, then you like to eat by yourself, Tang Qiang, you eat too, you are all your own people, you're welcome. ”
"Uncle Chen, I remember that you came here with your friends before, but now you are doing it alone?" Hu Mingchen took a chopstick-fried squid whisker and stuffed it into his mouth, caring about Chen Xuesheng's career.
Because Tang Qiang only mentioned Chen Xuesheng from beginning to end, and did not mention the other boss, that is, Chen Xuesheng's friend, Hu Mingchen asked like this.
"At first, we did it together, but then we had a disagreement and he wanted to do a repeater, but I thought it was risky, and I didn't have that much money to invest. In the end, he simply transferred the factory to me, and he went to Guancheng to build a repeater factory. Chen Xuesheng raised his wine glass and raised it to Hu Jianqiang.
Of the four of them, only Chen Xuesheng and Hu Jianqiang drank, Tang Qiang wanted to drive, and Hu Mingchen was young, so he only had drinks.
"The repeater has been popular in the past two years, but the future is indeed not good, so what is your factory doing now?" Hu Mingchen made a judgment first, and then asked.
"We now mainly make headphones for other companies, and sometimes even make small calculators for others. Chen Xuesheng replied.
"Oh, that must not be very profitable. ”
"Xiao Chen, don't talk nonsense, you know these things?" Hu Jianqiang felt that Hu Mingchen's words were a little too much, and hurriedly reminded him.
After all, it is now Chen Xuesheng who is a guest, but at the dinner table it is said that people's profits are not high, and those industries have never been involved, so it will inevitably make people feel unhappy.
"Brother, brother, it doesn't matter, what are you doing outside, besides, Xiao Chen is not wrong, I am begging for food in the dog's mouth now, and all I earn is a dime and a dime. It is reluctant to live a well-off life, but it is almost impossible to get rich. Chen Xuesheng waved his hand.
Chen Xuesheng was endorsing Hu Mingchen and proving that he understood, which suddenly made Hu Jianqiang a little embarrassed.
"Uncle Chen, I only said that the profit is not high, I didn't say that I can't make a fortune, the profit is low, as long as the quantity is large, you can make money, but ......" Hu Mingchen said halfway through and stopped abruptly.
Hu Mingchen has not been engaged in Chen Xuesheng's industry, but he has never eaten pork and seen pig runs, as long as it is an OEM, the profit is not high, at least compared with doing brand research and development, there is a big gap. Plus headphones and calculators, which are not high-priced commodities, are even more difficult to make a profit.
"But what? Xiao Chen, why don't you say it, do you want to give me any advice, I remember when I came here, you said that the electronics industry is very promising. Chen Xuesheng asked.
"Uncle Chen, you think too highly of me. I was going to give you some advice...... However, this suggestion is not easy to mention, just like my third uncle said, I don't know the industry. Chen Xuesheng put the crab he was peeling on a plate and said.
Chen Xuesheng secretly thought, of course I have to look down on you, I bought part of my film equipment on credit, and in the blink of an eye, you have earned more than 10 million, and you have left me far behind.
Before Chen Xuesheng called Hu Mingchen, he first called his good friend Wang Zhan.
Chen Xuesheng is not the kind of person who is idle and has nothing to do, he can't be warm hospitality to every fellow he knows when he comes to Pengcheng, there is no such thing. What's more, when people haven't taken the initiative to contact him.
Chen Xuesheng and Hu Mingchen have a friendship, but the friendship is not very deep, after the transfer of cinema equipment, the two have never met again, nor have they spoken on the phone. Hu Mingchen knew about Bloomberg Electronics Co., Ltd., and he also overheard Wang Zhan mention it.
In a telephone conversation with Wang Zhan, Chen Xuesheng learned that today's Hu Mingchen is already very different from the one back then, and he has the ability to increase his capital dozens of times within a year, which made Chen Xuesheng very surprised.
Because of this, after ending the fairy tale with Wang Zhan, Chen Xuesheng smoked a cigarette and hurriedly called Hu Mingchen, and then there was this sumptuous seafood meal.
"Hehe, when it comes to understanding, then I should be playing a movie now. Sometimes, the bystanders are clear, the authorities are confused, besides, we are just chatting at the dinner table now, what you say is useful, I will learn from it, if it is not in line with reality, then I just listen to it, why make it so serious, right?"