Chapter 40: The Beginning of Business
Zhang Xiaoying said: "Why can't I think so? Aren't we going to school just to make money? We must seize business opportunities, grow from small to big, slowly accumulate funds, and after we graduate, we can do big business. ”
She said and patted him on the shoulder, "How's it going?" Do you want to cooperate? Let's run together, one buys, the other sells, and it's no problem to earn some tuition and living expenses. ”
Although Xue Wei felt that her idea was too crazy, she was indeed a little moved.
Now that the country's policies are good, many people's minds are active, and they all want to do something practical. His father told him that day that he wanted to do business with someone else.
He hasn't thought about it yet, but he didn't expect Zhang Xiaoying to think about all the business matters.
The two are still young, and they can indeed start from small things, first run a small business in the school, slowly grow bigger step by step, and learn to open a company and become a boss in the future.
He thought and couldn't help but nodded, "Okay, I'll help you." ”
Zhang Xiaoying smiled with relief, she knew that she was not looking for the wrong person.
Xue Wei is not small-minded, and his mind is lively, plus his father is still a little connected, it is the best choice to find him as a partner.
Sure enough, the two hit it off, and they began to get busy in the next few days.
Zhang Xiaoying had been planning this matter during the summer vacation, and she and Wuliang took advantage of the holiday to go to the county two or three times to inquire about the market of several newly opened stores.
Originally, the county was full of supply and marketing cooperatives, but now the policy is very good, and many stores have sprung up.
Although the commissary was not long when it first opened, the sales situation was still very gratifying, and the income of a small shop of more than ten square meters in half a year was higher than the salary earned by the best workplace in the county.
Although they don't have the money to open their own store now, they can make a temporary sales point and sell it only to students in the school, and it is estimated that they can make a small profit.
The school had just opened, and the two didn't dare to do it now.
After observing for a month, I felt that the school was not too strict with the management of students, and it did not restrict students from doing business.
As soon as they saw that the time was ripe, they partnered to scrape together dozens of dollars.
It's just that the two of them don't have much cash around them, and they only have more than 30 yuan when they come together.
Zhang Xiaoying has money on him, but he was afraid that it would be too eye-catching to take it out at one time, so he took out twenty yuan, and Xue Wei took out eighteen yuan.
This money is naturally not enough, and then the two thought about it, and simply pulled Li Guocheng into the gang together.
When Li Guocheng heard that they were going to do business, his jaw was about to drop, and he was stunned for a while, and said, "You don't want to die, who said that you can do business?" ”
Zhang Xiaoying said: "If the national policy is good, why can't you do business?" I'll tell you, if you want to be poor for the rest of your life, then you can do whatever you want, anyway, I'm not happy. What we are making a small fuss about now is to accumulate experience for big business in the future. If you want, you can get together, and if you don't, I didn't say it. ”
Li Guocheng pondered for a while, but after all, he didn't dare to take this risk, he heard that some people used to do business, and they were all dragged into the bureau.
He said: "In this way, if you want to borrow money, I can lend it to you, I still have a dozen yuan in my hand, but I will not participate in your business." ”
Zhang Xiaoying thought about it, and said, "Okay, let's pay you back when we make money." ”
The three of them scraped together for another half a day and scraped together fifty yuan.
Then through Xue Wei's father's relationship, a batch of goods was purchased from a friend.
It's not anything of value, it's just some instant noodles, mustard, and ham sausage. Instant noodles are produced by Shanghai Yimin No. 4 Factory, and since the first bag of instant noodles was produced in 1970, it has become popular all over the country in just a few years. There are also hawthorn slices, lard candy, fruit dan peel, dried sweet potatoes, and watermelon bubble gum, which are all snacks that students love to eat.
They prepared for a week, and finally the "Aimin Mobile Commissary" opened.
Xue Yi lived in the school, and his father was afraid that it would be too troublesome for him to go back and forth to school, so he rented him a bed at the school.
This "Aimin Commissary" was opened in his dormitory.
They are usually closed during the day and do not officially open until the evening.
The things sold at the commissary were not expensive, they were even cheaper than the outside, and they were so close that they could be bought without going out, and they immediately became popular among students.
Business was surprisingly good for a while, and in less than a month, all the inventory was sold out.
The two of them calculated the accounts, and after a month, after removing the cost, they actually earned more than 20 yuan, which was much better than the work in the village.
The two returned Li Guocheng's more than a dozen yuan, and planned to buy the goods again.
Li Guocheng saw that the business was so good, and he was also moved, and he didn't want any money, so he took a few more yuan out, and made up enough twenty, and he wanted to join the gang together.
The three of them scraped together another 80 yuan, and then began the second batch of purchases.
This time, the scale has also expanded, and it is not only limited to snacks that students love, but also includes pencil sharpeners, ballpoint pens, books, rulers, etc., which are commonly used by students.
However, this time the transaction did not go well, and the teacher came to check the dormitory and found a lot of things from Xue Li.
Fortunately, Zhang Xiaoying told him the day before to transfer a batch of things out, and they lost only half of it, and most of the rest was sold by Zhang Xiaoying to a nearby commissary.
In the end, even if there was no loss or loss this time, I basically didn't make any money.
Xue Wei felt very uncomfortable, he asked, and learned that when he checked the dormitory that day, someone found out that they had a lot of snacks in the dormitory, so he reported it to the teacher. And this person is Jiang Hui.
Who is Xue Hui and where has he suffered such a loss, he suddenly remembered that Zhang Xiaoying told him that day whether he wanted to chase Jiang Hui, and his heart moved.
He found Zhang Xiaoying, "How much do you know about the Jiang Hui you said that day?" ”
Zhang Xiaoying didn't understand what he meant for a while, and asked, "I don't know much, what are you going to do?" ”
Xue Yi smiled, "She is not the school's disciplinary inspector, just take her down, and hide things privately in the future, and she will not be afraid of being arrested." ”
Regarding his decision, Zhang Xiaoying naturally raised her hands and feet in favor.
She said deliberately: "If you can catch her, you will talk about it, but I'm afraid you won't be able to catch her." ”
Xue Hui has always been unable to tolerate other people's excitement, but she really chased Jiang Hui very hard for a while.
His family conditions are good, and he is not short of money, he often buys Jiang Hui some gadgets that girls like, and sometimes sends some food in the middle of the night, she comes to the eldest aunt, and cooks brown sugar water for her.
Although Zhang Xiaoying did it for her, this kind of intimate little thing can warm the girl's body and mind the most.
Jiang Hui is in her third year of high school this year and is about to take the college entrance examination, so she stays up late almost every night. With Xue Wei shushing her for warmth, her life is quite comfortable.
For a girl in her third year of high school, she naturally looked down on a boy who was one year younger than herself, and in the end Jiang Hui still rejected him, not enough to open up their small business. I didn't take anyone to check Xue Yi's dormitory again, and no one complained to him again.
In this way, Xue Li's courage to sacrifice and fulfill the sincerity of the business is not too vain.
The only regret for Zhang Xiaoying is that Jiang Hui couldn't be with Xue Hui, and she is still her invisible rival.
However, their small business slowly started up, and after a year, they actually saved a lot of money.
Zhang Xiaoying and Xue Yi discussed, whether to simply rent a shop and open a commissary.
Xue Yi said: "It's easy to rent a shop, and we have saved a few hundred yuan now, so we don't have to worry about the rent." It's just that this shop is open, who will run it? ”
Zhang Xiaoying had seen many joint-stock companies in her previous life, so she said: "According to the proportion of capital contribution, we will count the shareholders, and when the time comes, we will share it, and as for the people who operate, it will be enough to hire one person." ”
Xue Yi felt that her idea was a little fresh, and said with a smile: "Is there any other shareholder?" Can you open a commissary and open a shareholder? ”
Zhang Xiaoying pursed her lips and smiled, "Why can't you?" It's a small store now, and it's likely to be a big company in the future. This is called a partnership, and we can all be regarded as shareholders. ”
Xue Yi thinks this is a good idea, but who should he find to run it?
Zhang Xiaoying wanted her sister-in-law Wang Cuilan to help, and turned around to give her a salary, which was better than farming in the village.
When she went home on the weekend, she told Wang Cuilan that she wanted to open a store and let her help with the store.
Wang Cuilan was also a little moved in her heart, and said, "Can your brother agree to this?" ”
Zhang Xiaoying said: "I'll go tell my brother." ”
At this time, Zhang Xiaoqing was working in the field, and she stood in the sun for a long time before she found Zhang Xiaoqing.
just told his brother about it, but Zhang Xiaoqing disagreed.
He shook his head and said: "This is not good, our village is going to contract land for a while, I still want more land, without your sister-in-law, who will plant this land?" ”
Zhang Xiaoying knew about this, in her previous life, the village had contracted land, but this was calculated according to the capitation, how many men in the family were given, and only how much land was given, and their family was Zhang Xiaoqing with a man, and the land they got in the end was only three or four acres.
There was little land in their village, and the families couldn't eat enough when they were in the production team, and when the policy changed, they could barely get enough food and clothing.
Later, my sister-in-law gave birth to two children, and life at home became even more difficult. She could basically predict that until the end, his brother had not lived a day of prosperity.
Zhang Xiaoqing not only didn't want Wang Cuilan to work in the commissary, but also didn't approve of Zhang Xiaoying's opening of the commissary.
He said: "Xiaoying, can you not toss or don't toss, study hard, what's wrong with being admitted to a university to be a scientist in the future?" Why do you have to toss about business now? You toss so much, if something happens to you when you turn around, who will be able to protect you? ”
Zhang Xiaoying knew her brother's worries, but she was too clear about the future political direction. Now is the best time to do business, and if it is a few years later, it will not be good to do it when other people's businesses are done.
What's more, she knows a lot about what will happen in the next few years, and now she doesn't make more money, accumulate some money, and when the opportunity comes in the future, she can't catch it.
Since Zhang Xiaoqing didn't agree, she didn't force it, thinking that it would be best to find another girl in the village to go over, and it would be best to know the root cause and have a good temperament.