After Chen Xiang returned to Beijing, he asked a friend who helped him introduce the factory to see the factory together, and signed a contract to pay the rent for half a year. After the factory was completed, Chen Xiang called Wang Yan and quit his job without hesitation. This time, he is ready to devote himself to entrepreneurship.

With a factory, in order to reduce expenses, Chen Xiang quit the house he originally rented and moved to the factory dormitory. Now it's just a matter of starting capital. Most people have money first and then do things. This Chen Xiang is empty-handed, planning to do business, and it is industry. Can he do it well?

Chen Xiang is Chen Xiang, once he wants to do it, he will try all kinds of ways to make money. However, it's not enough to make it up. Chen Xiang called Wang Yan and asked if he could get some from her mother first.

Wang Yan said: "They don't go to work and don't have a pension, so how can they have money." I asked, and her grandfather said he could make up 10,000 yuan for us. ”

Chen Xiang said: "That's not bad. Let's borrow it first. “

"You asked your second sister-in-law if she borrowed it?" Wang Yan asked.

"Borrowed. The second sister-in-law gave 50,000 yuan to Yaoyao's daughter-in-law, and she still had 20,000 yuan on hand to borrow it from me first. When Yaoyao got married, the second sister-in-law said that she would give it to her. Chen Xiang said: "I wanted his grandparents to sell our old house, her grandfather said that it was not worth selling it, I was afraid that we would want to go back and have no place to stay in the future, he said that he could sell trees to us to make up a thousand, I think they are all old, there is no need to worry about them, so I don't want them." “

Wang Yan didn't expect Chen Xiang's parents to have the heart to help them this time, so she really warmed her heart and said, "Well, they are old, and they need to spend money to see a doctor or something, so don't let him sell trees." How much are you missing now? ”

"If only another 50,000 would be enough. Can you think of another way? ”

"I called a few of my classmates last night, and they all said no. Only Orange said it could give us 40,000. Wang Yan said, "I usually don't have much contact with my classmates, so I don't know how to ask people to borrow money, and people are relieved." It would be nice to be able to borrow 40,000 yuan from oranges. ”

"Well, yes, I don't want to borrow money these days, but it's nice to be able to lend you oranges." Chen Xiang said.

"I'll go to the bank tomorrow to send you money, and you buy the equipment first. But what about the workers? Wang Yan asked.

"This is no problem, I told Tian Xiaobing, the third brother, and Yaoyao, let them come over together, and a few of us can get the factory up." If they are done well, they will be able to live a good life. ”

"Can Tian Xiaobing do it? He's so calculating, always trying to take advantage? Wang Yan said worriedly.

"No, everyone will do things together, and when the factory is good, they can earn more. Rest assured. Chen Xiang felt that Wang Yan's worries were unnecessary.

"Well, when will it start?"

"I haven't lived yet, so when the equipment is bought, I'll make some small samples first." Chen Xiang continued: "The furniture factory is all in charge of cooking, and no one cooks rice, so let her grandfather help cook rice." ”

When Wang Yan heard this, he hurriedly said: "Don't call him, it's good if he doesn't want us to serve." ”

Chen Xiang said: "Look at what you said, it won't. Whoever doesn't expect his children to be good, you think of her grandparents too badly, and they also want us to be good. ”

Wang Yan remembered Chen Xiang's intention to cut down trees and sell them for money to help Chen Xiang just now, so he said, "Then you can do whatever you want." ”

Just opened the factory, no business, but a bunch of miscellaneous things. Chen Xiang arranged for Yaoyao to clean the workshop and factory area in the factory on this day, and he took Tian Xiaobing and the third brother to see the second-hand equipment together. The one that sold second-hand equipment was originally a furniture factory opened by a Taiwanese businessman in Beijing, but in recent years, the real estate has been unstable, and the furniture industry has also been affected. The person in charge of selling second-hand equipment is a chubby old man. I don't know what the relationship between this old man and that Taiwanese businessman is, just listen to him and say that the price can be negotiated with him, and he is in charge.

Chen Xiang and they followed the fat old man into the workshop, it was really a very long and wide workshop, a large number of equipment was placed there, like a second-hand furniture and equipment market, from this exhaust gas workshop can be vaguely imagined, the prosperous scene of the factory at that time. Some equipment has been used for more than ten years, some have been used for three or five years, they fancy a seventy or eighty percent new cutting machine and row saw, Chen Xiang asked the fat old man: "How do you sell this cutting machine and that row saw?" ”

"Just these two?" The fat old man patted the gray layer on his body and asked.

"Well, for the time being, these two will be needed, and I will come to you to pick them up again if I need them later." Chen Xiang's voice was not in a hurry.

"Thirty thousand, I don't want more from you." The fat old man said cheerfully.

"You can see if you can use it, if you can, 20,000." Chen Xiang said.

"I can't try it without electricity here, but it definitely works. If you can't use it, you can return it to me. The fat old man paused, glanced at the three of them, stared at Chen Xiang again, looked up and down and said, "The price you offered is too cheap to sell." I'm still pretty new. If I could sell it at this price, I would have sold it to someone else a long time ago. ”

The third brother said: "How many years have you left it here, there are cobwebs, and if you can't sell it, you can only use it as scrap." ”

"We don't have to worry about selling, and Taiwanese businessmen don't care about this amount of money, if you are suitable, it will be 26,000, and if it is lower, it will not be sold." The fat old man who sells equipment said.

"Twenty thousand. When the time comes, we'll invite you to drink. Anyway, sell high and buy low, and you don't make money. The business is negotiated, and we are still friends. Tian Xiaobing said, he spoke a little incoherently, but there was bargaining skills.

"Can't sell, can't sell." The fat old man shook his hand.

"Twenty-two thousand, if we can sell it, we will pay, if not, we will buy a new one, now the furniture industry is not good, and the new equipment is not much." Chen Xiang said.

The fat old man rolled his eyes, thought for a moment and said, "Twenty-two thousand is twenty-two, you have picked up a big bargain." You still have to deliver it, where is your factory? ”

"Shunyi, it's not far from you." Chen Xiang responded.

"Okay, no problem. When to do it? The fat old man asked, rubbing his short beard.

"The sooner you can, this afternoon or tomorrow morning." Chen Xiang continued to ask, "Is it cash on delivery?" ”

"You pay a deposit of 5,000 yuan first, and I'll give you a receipt. Tomorrow the delivery will be made, and then the balance will be paid. The fat old man rubbed his hands together and said.

"Okay" Chen Xiang took out 5,000 yuan from the cash he was carrying and handed it to the fat old man, who checked it again and opened a receipt.

After coming out of the second-hand equipment factory, Chen Xiang said: "I think his edge banding machine is not easy to use, the age is too long, let's go to Ma's to see the new one." ”

"Okay, let's go." Tian Xiaobing responded. The three of them went to the Ma dealership together and ordered a semi-automatic edge banding machine. It is also agreed that it will be delivered tomorrow.

The next day, the equipment of the two families was delivered, and after some debugging, Chen Xiang asked Tian Xiaobing and the third brother to check carefully, and only after confirming that there was no problem, did they pay the final payment.

Chen Xiang's factory equipment and personnel were preliminarily prepared. Just wait for the order.

Chen Xiang felt that it was necessary to negotiate the salary with the third brother, Tian Xiaobing and Yaoyao first, the so-called "brother settles the account", he didn't want to get bad because of the salary problem in the future.

After adjusting the equipment that day, Chen Xiang shouted a few of them together to the office, although the office is simple, but it is quite large, after the original owner of the rental house left, the desks and chairs have not been removed, three or five tables, enough for Chen Xiang to work.

Chen Xiang found a place and sat down casually. The three of them also sat down at will.

"How much did you get paid?" Chen Xiang asked.

"I used to take three thousand." Tian Xiaobing said, "We just opened the factory, it's almost enough, catch up with Ming'er, the factory is bigger, you can send us a little more." ”

Tian Xiaobing's words sounded bright, but Chen Xiang knew that the third brother had said that Tian Xiaobing's salary in the factory before was only two thousand two. He didn't squeak.

"Third brother, how much do you take?" Chen Xiang quietly turned to ask the third brother.

"I used to only design, and my salary was 1,800 yuan." The third brother said.

"Yaoyao, what about you?"

"I'm 1,200 yuan."

Chen Xiang said, "Okay, I'll discuss it with Wang Yan when I go back and see how much is appropriate." You all go to the workshop, check the wires, connect the water meter, clean up the hardware warehouse, and see if there is anything else to do. The three of them agreed, and went to the workshop to clean up and go to the second.

Chen Xiang carried a bucket of water, cleaned up the office, and after placing some materials and books, he took out a thick blue work notebook from the drawer, wrote down the equipment account, and wrote down the salary he planned to give them three times.

"Little brother, do you have any work? If we didn't work, we all went back first, and the water and electricity in the workshop were all done. Tian Xiaobing came in and said.

Chen Xiang looked at his watch, it was not yet five o'clock, but he felt that it was not interesting to let a few of them spend in the factory, so he said: "Well, if you get it, let's go back first." ”

"What time do you come to work tomorrow morning?"

"It's nothing, just get there at nine o'clock for the time being." Chen Xiang said.

"Okay—got it, then I'll tell them and son." Tian Xiaobing said, turn around and leave.

Chen Xiang's "um" sound, it is estimated that Tian Xiaobing did not hear it. The layout of the whole factory area is to sit in the north and face south, a row of workshops is in the northernmost end, the east end is the dormitory, the west side is the office, and the gate is in the southeast corner. Chen Xiang sat in the office and saw through the glass that after their grandfather went back three times, he thought that he should tell Wang Yan about the salary, so he called Wang Yan.

"Hey." Chen Xiang heard that the mobile phone was connected and said hello.

"Today, the personnel department of our unit called me to remind me of what I have to do." As soon as Wang Yan connected the phone, he said directly to Chen Xiang.

"And what did you say?" Chen Xiang asked.

"I said that it was not yet two months, and the personnel manager said that it was a reminder, and a few symbolic greetings, and hung up." Without waiting for Chen Xiang to speak, Wang Yan continued: "I heard her grandmother say that the custom of confinement in our hometown is three months, which is longer than the national regulations. I also feel that it will take three months to recover normally, and I didn't rest enough when I was born Rongrong, and the old man had a headache. I didn't want to go back too early, and the next time the HR manager called, I said that the child was too young to breastfeed, and I didn't plan to go back to Beijing to work.

"Then why are you staying at home?" Chen Xiang asked.

"I plan to find a class in my hometown after three months of confinement, and I can take Rongrong with me, which is good for the child."

"I'll talk about it then, there's something to discuss with you." Chen Xiang said calmly.

"What's the matter?"

"Third brother, Tian Xiaobing still has a distant salary." Chen Xiang said.

"Oh. How are you going to do that? ”

Chen Xiang said: "I think so, although they are family members, if we pay them less than outside, they will definitely not work for a long time." The third brother and Yaoyao may follow us, but that won't be good. ”

Wang Yan felt that Chen Xiang was reasonable, if you want to be in debt for a long time, you can't owe them a debt of favors. He asked, "And how much are you going to give them?"

Chen Xiang said, "Yaoyao can get 1,800 yuan a month in other places, and let's give him 2,200 yuan is enough." Tian Xiaobing can get 3,000 in other places, let's open 3,200, the third brother said that he can earn 2,500 yuan by doing design in the original factory, let's open 2,800 yuan. They definitely have to do more work and contribute more here than they do elsewhere. Chen Xiang deliberately raised the salaries of the three of them elsewhere, what he thought was that once the salary was set, it would not be moved for a while. If Wang Yan is allowed to rise again, it will definitely not be suitable, and he would rather lose first.

Wang Yan asked: "With such a high salary, where will you get so much money to pay your salary?" Did you tell them about the salary? ”

Chen Xiang said: "Not yet, I'll discuss it with you first." ”

"Oh-" Wang Yan frowned slightly, thought for a while and said: "It's not impossible to give this salary, it's just that we're just starting now, and we don't have any money, or you can tell them, let's start according to their original salary." Wait for the Chinese New Year, the benefits are stable, and then give a rise. In this way, they can also be down-to-earth. After all, they have a family and a mouth, and they all have to live, and every family has children who spend money on education. ”

"Okay, then I'll talk to them tomorrow, and I'll do as you say." Chen Xiang said happily.

In the first month, there was not a single order, except for making some small sample pieces, every day Tian Xiaobing and the third brother were idle to play. The factory is large, and there is an open space in the middle, which was originally planted with trees, flowers and fruits, and often attracts the finches that come from nowhere, jumping with joy. There were many finch, Tian Xiaobing and the third brother had something to do, they found a net to make up for the finch, and when they saw that they were not alive from afar, they went home to accompany their daughter-in-law. Only, Chen Xiang sat in the office, with a sad face, hollowing out his mind to think about the order.

In the second and third months, Chen Xiang was able to take on some small jobs introduced by others intermittently, barely supporting himself. However, when the salary is paid at the end of the month, it is often the money earned, which is barely enough to pay the salary of the month.

When Wang Yan found out, she was extremely worried. Chen Xiang was relieved: "This situation is normal, I have thought of it." Just take your time. “

"You can't wait like this, the factory has to have sales." Wang Yan analyzed on the phone.

"I know, I called my former friends and dealers and let them know that I had set up my own factory. In this way, the list will gradually be obtained. Chen Xiang said.

"I found a job in my hometown as a human resources director, and the salary was not high, 3,000 a month, but it was already good in my hometown." Wang Yan said. She thought that this would at least block some daily expenses, and at the beginning of the factory, there was no money at all, so Chen Xiang couldn't let Chen Xiang worry about sending living expenses to his family.

However, Chen Xiang's thinking is different from Wang Yan's. He felt that every day was boring, watching them half-work and half-play in the factory, he said no, he didn't say it, it was not it, it was better to let Wang Yan come over. Wang Yan is an outsider for them after all, and she is here, so it will be much better.

Chen Xiang and Wang Yan have different ideas, Wang Yan feels comfortable at home and can take care of children, Chen Xiang feels that only when Wang Yan comes to the factory, the factory can be like a factory. However, now that Wang Yan is determined not to come, Chen Xiang is a little angry, doesn't she think about herself at home? He thought that no matter what, he had to let Wang Yan come over as soon as possible.