No. 62 The plight of the nouveau riche and small and micro enterprises!
As soon as he heard that Jia Lei took out an emerald gemstone worth several millions, the people in the house who originally wanted to call the police immediately stopped in embarrassment.
"You say he can take out the emerald gemstones, can't he, isn't he a liar?" Show me!" Master Lan took the gem from Master Sang's hand in disbelief and brought the tools to examine it carefully.
"It's true......! I'm afraid I've offended someone!" Master Lan said regretfully as he put the gem back in its place. Boss Gan was also a little nervous, but fortunately, he was just suspicious just now and didn't make any excessive moves.
Why do a few of the jewellers' veterans react so much to an emerald gemstone?
"We don't know that Taishan has offended you! Please forgive me? It's really a misunderstanding, although the people in the industry call us seniors, in fact, Master Lan and I are working for the owner, we just rely on craftsmanship to eat, and we have made jewelry all our lives but we can't even afford to buy a decent one. If we weren't careful, we would lose our entire net worth!" Master Sang explained.
"Although he has a reason, Master Lan's temper is still too mean, how many people does he usually offend like this?" Jia Lei said with a blank look at Master Lan.
"What's wrong with my temper! I don't have a place to stay here, and with my skills, no matter which store I go to, I am a master master. Master Lan said with a broken jar.
"Don't be like this, a master with excellent craftsmanship like Master Lan usually can't be invited to these small jewelry stores. It is not easy for us in these small shops, although we have a net worth of several million, but most of the funds are pressed on the goods in the store, and the working capital is only one or two million! This money must be ready to be used at any time to buy precious stones, gold and silver materials for jewelry, and to pay wages to the workers. "Boss Gan also sold miserably.
"I always thought that the people who could open jewelry stores were rich people, but I didn't expect you to have such a miserable life......" Jia Lei said with relish.
"Although we open a jewelry store, we are all small businesses, with high costs and thin profits, and we can't make a lot of money at all, so we can barely make a living! That's why I want everyone to open a big jewelry store together to keep the cost down, so that everyone can make more money! If we invite a few more celebrities to endorse, we can let more people know about our store. Huang Wei often couldn't help but say.
"If there are so many benefits to making the jewelry store bigger, why don't they agree to it? I heard that Mr. Huang has been planning to open the store for several years. Jia Lei asked.
"Because I don't have the strength, I lack money, I don't have anyone ......to support me," Huang Weichang said helplessly.
"I sent you money and gems, why do you still doubt me?" Jia Lei asked puzzled.
"The situation on Hong Kong Island is complicated, there are many gangs, there are many fish, and I don't know where your money comes from, so we don't dare to take it. If you get involved with the gang, we may not even get a single hair in this jewelry store in the end, and we will have to lose our own capital. Boss Gan explained.
"How do I prove that my money has nothing to do with those people?
"At that time, what we cared about most was not money but your identity, if you can let the elders in the family meet us, we will be at ease, according to your financial resources, you must have been born in a big family?" Huang Wei often asked tentatively.
"Elders...... this is not easy to do, to tell you the truth, all the male elders in my family have died, and only one or two distant relatives remain. Jia Lei said.
"Then you can go to your family and come forward?" Boss Gan suggested.
"My family is just ordinary citizens, and their family is all scholars from a scholarly family, and they usually teach and educate people in schools, and they have nothing to do with the business world. Jia Lei said.
"Then you must have some relatives, friends, or friends in your family, right? You can find someone who has a lot of weight in the business world to help you prove your identity, and someone can take you to enter the business world on Hong Kong Island! Otherwise, you can only be a rich nouveau riche honestly. Master Lan said.
"Which eye of yours sees that I'm an upstart! Jia Lei said angrily.
"Okay! Don't pretend, although I don't have a good mouth and love to offend people, but I can offend so many people by my ability! I think people are the most accurate, you must be a nouveau riche. Do you dare to say that I can't see it accurately?" said Master Lan.
"What if I'm an upstart? But I'm not a liar! But you just said I'm a liar? Don't you have a good look? Jia Lei retorted.
"If you don't want to deceive us sincerely, then you have been deceived! And then you have inadvertently deceived us, I see that you take tanzanite as if you think he is a valuable sapphire, who deceived you?" asked Master Lan.
"A goddess! she said let me choose a random gem, can this thing be considered a gem?" Jia Lei said angrily with a tanzanite.
"Blue tanzanite is a type of blue gemstone in terms of gemstone color! Master Sang explained to Jia Lei.
"I ...... mmp, sure enough, my novice can't fight the old fox!" Jia Lei said angrily.
"Then what are you going to do, if you really want to contribute, we will accept it! After all, we are really short of money, but there is no one to support us in this place on Hong Kong Island, and if the business is doing well, you may be in trouble!" Huang Wei often said.
"Speaking of which, I still have to find someone with weight to come forward and support me, right? Then I want to find a way, I know a few people on Hong Kong Island. Jia Lei thought about it for a while and said.
"Which one is it? Actually, you don't have to be too powerful, as long as you are a familiar face in the business world! Hong Kong Island is a small place, and everyone can relate to each other. Boss Gan asked.
"Although I don't know each other very well, but the other party has a very high status, I want to ask her to help me and I have to ask her old man for advice first, so I can't tell you for the time being. Jia Lei said.
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"Farr, why didn't I encounter this kind of thing when I was doing business in Germany and the United States?" asked Jia Lei tiredly sitting in the car.
"Maybe it's because of the different social structures, Western countries do business based on the source of funds and legal provisions, and don't pay attention to the age of the boss, and you used to buy things, we believe that the customer is God! Of course, no one will give you an opinion, but I don't understand your Oriental shopping mall...... The law doesn't seem to have much of a role here!" said Farr, helplessly.
"Indeed, the West relies on capital, eyesight, and skill to do business! While China relies on connections, information, and networks! As long as you have these, you can become a rich man without money!" Jia Lei said.
"How do you do business if you don't have money?" Farr asked, puzzled.
"Loans, approvals, taking over projects from above, becoming contractors and then subcontracting, anyway, as long as there is a relationship, you can get the most profitable business! Jia Lei explained to Farr in general terms.
"I don't understand what you're saying, but I think it's amazing that they can do that. Fall said.
"Your words can be summed up in four words in our country - I don't know how to do it!" Jia Lei said with a smile.
"But boss, do you really know the big people on Hong Kong Island? As far as I know, your family is all civilians. Farr asked.
"Of course I do! Farr, you have to remember that there will be no one behind anyone who can have so much money in Huaxia, otherwise I am afraid that I will not be able to keep this money. But this is just a small matter, and it is not my turn to come forward. Jia Lei said.
"Who are you looking for, then?" asked Farr.
"Of course, it's to find someone who owes me a favor!" Jia Lei said.
"Oh! You Chinese people actually regard human favor as more important than business, and I always don't understand your thoughts! How should we measure such an ethereal thing as human affection? Fall said.
"Don't worry about it yet, we're going to get gifts and contacts now, and I'm afraid this matter will drag on for a day or two. Jia Lei said.
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"I'm looking for Fan Ping'an, please help me call him. Jia Lei called Fan Ping'an when he went back.
"Okay, please wait a moment, please register your name according to the regulations. Said the operator on the other side of the phone.
"Jia Lei, Xibeija, Lei of three stones. Jia Lei replied honestly, and the other party called someone soon after registering.
"Jia Lei, why did you suddenly look for me, I remember that you hated me very much. Fan Ping'an took the phone and asked curiously.
"I don't mean I like you now, I came to you this time to collect debts from you, do you remember my legs?" Jia Lei asked as he stared at his leg that had his plaster cast removed.
"Remember!" Fan Ping'an was a little silent immediately after replying, this was a big failure in his mission.
"Just remember, I remember that last year was also around this time when my leg was broken, at that time Wang Lao asked you to protect me, that day when I came to Hong Kong Island, King Zhang Wen also specially instructed you to always stay by my side to protect me, you were not by my side when my leg was broken. Jia Lei said.
"That's right, it's my fault in this matter! Just say what you want to do? This is what I owe you!" Fan Ping'an said.
"I remember Mrs. Fan saying the same thing at the time. Jia Lei said slowly.
"Why did you suddenly mention my aunt and grandmother?" asked Fan Ping'an nervously.
"Don't be nervous, what can I do! I just want to ask Mrs. Fan for a small favor. Jia Lei said.
"What do you want my aunt to do for you?" asked Fan Ping'an.
"I'm doing business on Hong Kong Island now, but I'm just a fresh face, and the situation is too complicated for people of all religions here on Hong Kong Island, and it's very difficult for outsiders to intervene! I need a guide on Hong Kong Island to introduce me to people in the business community on Hong Kong Island, otherwise they will treat me like a child and liars think I'm unreliable. You know that I don't have much in the family. After thinking about it, I only knew Mrs. Fan alone, and I wanted to ask her to be my guide and introduce me to the Hong Kong Island business community. Jia Lei said.
"It's fine! It's not hard. I'll just call my aunt, who happens to feel guilty about breaking your leg, and she'll feel better if she asks her to do her a favor. Fan Ping'an said.
"Then it's troublesome for her old man, can you arrange for me to visit tomorrow?" Jia Lei asked.
"Yes, but the exact time may be up to my aunt and grandmother. Fan Ping'an said.
"The time is up to Mrs. Fan, so thank you!" Jia Lei said with sincere thanks.
"No thanks! I owe you. Fan Ping'an said.
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"I heard that Jia Lei called you, is there anything wrong?" Wang Lao remembered the following report in his free time and asked Fan Ping'an.
"It's not a big deal, Jia Lei went to Hong Kong Island to do business and wanted my aunt and grandmother to help him introduce a few people to each other, he is a child who is not familiar with life, and the other party thinks he is not very reliable when doing business with the other party. Jia Lei wants my aunt and grandmother to support him!" Fan Ping'an said.
"Why didn't Jia Lei call me if he wanted someone to support him?" asked Wang Lao puzzled. When his own children go out, they can't wait to engrave the word Wang on their heads, for fear that others will not know that they are the Wang family.
"He's sensible! This kind of trivial matter is not worth your constant trouble, and Jia Lei is a strong person who will not easily ask for help, and this time I am afraid that he was forced to talk to me until he had no choice. Fan Ping'an said.
"I know he's a good boy, and a good boy can't be bullied! Since he begged your aunt and grandmother for help, let's go to Hong Kong Island to help Jia Lei run errands these days. I can't let my own children be bullied, I really can't take out my face and show a scene! My old face is still a little thin. Wang Lao said.
"Okay! I see. Fan Ping'an replied. You have to find the latest chapters by yourself to read books?