The place where Lam Chi-chiu works is located at the 'New Star Newsstand' at the lower entrance of 'Tai Wah House' on Des Voeux Road in Central.

The boss and his wife are both Teochew, slightly older, do not understand English and do not know how to communicate, they need a capable and powerful young man, Lin Zhichao meets their requirements.

The important thing is that they can see that Lin Zhichao likes this job and does not require a high salary, and he can recruit a talent like Lin Zhichao for 60 yuan - he has read, knows English, and is eloquent, which is obviously very cost-effective.

In addition to Lin Zhichao, there is also an employee named 'Ah Cai' at the New Star Newsstand, but Ah Cai doesn't read much and is not good at sales, so he is generally responsible for chores.

Lin Zhichao has a lot of work, he needs to stand on the street to sell books, magazines and newspapers, and he needs to deliver magazines to customers.

The newspapers of this era were not printed in lead, but coated with ink, and when they sweated, their faces, hands, and bodies were covered with ink, like singing flowers; Magazines are also stacked in stacks, which are very heavy and require a certain amount of physical work.

Lin Zhichao did not dislike this job at all, because the boss and his wife allowed him to borrow a magazine or newspaper every night after work and repay it the next day, which is also a good benefit.

Lin Zhichao tirelessly browsed the information of this era and took notes, just to learn more knowledge. He often asks strangers for some spoken English, and he doesn't feel ashamed to be rejected; He needs to turn on the lights until 11 o'clock every night, for which he is willing to pay more electricity bills for Li Gaofu and his wife; At four or five o'clock in the morning, Lin Zhichao had already gotten up, and he used the morning light to study and browse useful information for himself.

This kind of life is a life full of hope, Lin Zhichao, as a mature man, now has a young brain and body, so he is very motivated.

Moreover, he also discovered a traverser benefit - his brain is much smarter than in his previous life, and even his physical fitness has very good potential.

At the same time, Lin Zhichao's flexible business acumen and excellent sales methods were soon appreciated by the boss and his wife.

Nova Newsstand has magazines wholesaled from the United States, almost all of them are old, and the number of each item varies, and the best-selling magazines such as "LIFE" and "LOOK" are given as little, sometimes only three, and the unsalable ones are as many as fifty to a hundred.

Lin Zhichao suggested that the boss and his wife should hang up the magazines that sell more expensively, and sell the more expensive magazines, and get rid of them quickly if they are larger, so as not to occupy funds. If there are regular customers who reserve magazines, they use a middle price, which is not too expensive, and gives regular customers face, which is not too peaceful, and has a certain profit.

These small suggestions have really had a good effect.

Lin Zhichao also worked hard, although he stood all day long, but he was still very energetic, he combined with the experience of doing sales for a period of time in his previous life, and started selling again in this life, and tried to sell more magazines and newspapers for the boss.

At this time, Lin Zhichao can be said to be full of confidence, although Li Chaoren had a start-up capital of 50,000 yuan in the summer of 1950, which came from the relationship of his future father-in-law; But Lin Zhichao is still not worried, he has a lot of future information that can help him.

.......

2 months later.

"Shocking news event! "Sing Tao Daily" published that the government army occupied Zhangjiakou, the GG battle was inevitable, and Xiangjiang could not be left alone! The "LOOK" American magazine that has just arrived in Hong Kong, the blonde beauty shows off her style (in fact, it is still a black and white picture), allowing you to appreciate the style of a civilized and technological country. ”

People passing by Des Voeux Road can always hear similar cries every morning, and many people can't help but stop and take care of their business at the 'Nova Newsstand' next to it.

And the business of the 'new star newsstand', with the arrival of Lin Zhichao, has increased by more than 20%.

"Ah Chao, take a break, you work so hard, Jin Daya won't give you a salary increase, they are stingy!" Colleague Ah Cai came out and whispered. He looked at a fool in his eyes, as if to say, no matter how good you do, the boss is only willing to pay you 60 Hong Kong dollars.

Lin Zhichao stopped shouting, and said indifferently: "Just practice courage and voice, anyway, it will be the peak of work." "If he didn't know the future and the future, he might have salted fish. However, since he knew that this stop was only a short period of 4 months, Lin Zhichao also tried his best to do one thing and develop good habits at the same time.

As for his colleague Ah Cai, he is just a passer-by in his life, and he will not talk about his life ambitions or anything together; Perhaps thirty years later, he is still a newspaper seller, boasting that he was once the 'richest man in Hong Kong'.

Ah Cai returned to the newsstand stupidly, and the boss and his wife didn't care too much about him, after all, the salary of 60 Hong Kong dollars a month should not be too high, just do some chores.

"Young man, you're quite good at getting things done, you're an intermediary material!" Suddenly, a middle-aged man in a suit and leather shoes came to Lin Zhichao's side and quipped.

Lin Zhichao's first reaction was that this person looked relatively rich, so he immediately introduced himself and said: "I can also work part-time as an intermediary, boss, do you have anything you need to buy, or what you need to sell?" ”

Don't miss a chance! This is what Lin Zhichao said to himself.

After finishing speaking, Lin Zhichao seemed to have opened a door, and thought of an idea to 'toss' himself.

In fact, in another 2 months, he has a great chance of making a windfall.

However, he still likes to toss and challenge himself, and he believes that if he does not work hard and cultivate his talents, he may not be able to achieve the achievements of a real tycoon, even if he has a lot of information about the times.

The middle-aged man had an interested expression, and he felt that every time he listened to Lin Zhichao's shouting, he couldn't help but want to buy one or two newspapers or magazines, because the words 'shocking', 'shocking', and 'shocking' made him feel that he didn't want to miss the big news.

In fact, he later found out that it was entirely intentional on this kid's part.

"Young man, I have a new building for sale in Jap Fei Road (later known as Jaffe Road) in Causeway Bay, one staircase, two units, two bedrooms, four storeys...... If you can sell it, I'll give you a 2 percent commission. The middle-aged man gushed about his new building.

Lin Zhichao had quickly taken out the pen and paper he had with him, and recorded them one by one, including the contact number and address of the middle-aged 'Gao Sheng'.

"Gao Sheng, don't worry, such a high-quality listing, I will definitely launch it for you as soon as possible!"

"Okay, I'm a very trustworthy person, you can go and ask. You deserve it, I won't be greedy for ink. ”

"Well, Gao Sheng is a person of integrity at first glance."

Unexpectedly, after 2 months of hard work, Lin Zhichao opened another door, that is, to be an intermediary.

If this order is successful, he will have to develop his intermediary skills in the remaining 2 months.

Because he was thinking that if he wanted to open a factory, he must be able to sell, after all, the Xiangjiang cottage factory was under great competitive pressure.

........

"Sir, my friend has a new building to sell, are you interested?"

Starting the next day, Lin Zhichao will sell to people like this.

At first, everyone nodded perfunctorily, then turned to leave, and no one asked.

But in fact, there are still many opportunities.

In less than three days, one of the guests asked, "Really?" Then he asked seriously, "Where?" ”

Lin Zhichao clearly introduced the listing, and he had an hour's rest at noon every day, including eating; He also went to Causeway Bay to investigate the day before yesterday, which may not have been expected by the owner Gao Sheng.

"Pretty good!" The guest replied with interest.

There was a play, Lin Zhichao saw that the guest had an extraordinary temperament, and he was by no means an idler who teased him, so he said again: "Well, I have been to the scene several times, and the house is very good." Moreover, the houses in Xiangjiang will definitely rise sharply due to the war in the mainland and are in short supply, after all, the rich people in the magic capital will also choose to take refuge in Hong Kong, and it is estimated that only the rent will go up to heaven at that time, so it is a good time to invest or live in it now. ”

The guest looked at Lin Zhichao incredulously, but he didn't say much, but said directly: "Can you take me to have a look?" ”

Lin Zhichao hurriedly took out a pen and paper, recorded the guest's phone number or address, and planned to take the guest to see the room during the noon break or work time the next day.

"Li Sheng, you're in the medicinal herb business, right?" Before leaving, Lin Zhichao said casually.

Li Cihao looked surprised, and then said: "Good eyesight, young man, Po Chai pills are my inheritance." ”

"Li Sheng has won the award, you have a faint smell of Chinese herbal medicines, and my nose is more sensitive." At this time, Lin Zhichao was also very surprised, he didn't expect to know a big man - the head of Hong Kong's 'Li Zhongshengtang'.

Li Cihao nodded, said a kind word, and turned to leave.

And Lin Zhichao clenched his fist happily, not only that he might want to earn a 1,800 commission, but the important thing is that he thinks that he may know a lot of people as an intermediary and can expand his network, which is what he needs.

For Lin Zhichao chatting with customers, the boss couple not far away didn't care, they thought it was the customer who thought Lin Zhichao was too exaggerated, so they stepped forward to theorize!

.....

A week later, Lin Zhichao was overjoyed because he got a commission of 1,000 yuan; As he expected, Li Cihao bought the building for 50,000 yuan.

Therefore, Gao Sheng happily gave Lin Zhichao a commission, and Lin Zhichao not only got a commission that exceeded his annual salary, but also got the contact information and friendship of the two 'rich men'.

Although many years later, these people are just small roles in front of him, but at this time Lin Zhichao is a small role, so he cherishes every interpersonal relationship very much.

"Boss, I want to take half a day off in the afternoon!"

Lin Zhichao's boss Jin Bingwen raised his head and said solemnly: "If you take half a day off, you will have to deduct one day's salary!" After all, I'll give you an hour of rest at noon, and you might be able to take care of some personal matters. ”

"No problem, the main thing is that my side is more important, boss, you just write down the deduction."

"Well, then there you go! Ah Chao, I don't want to do that, but rules are rules after all. ”

"I know!"

Lin Zhichao didn't get angry at all, which made Jin Bingwen very surprised, he actually just wanted to knock Lin Zhichao, don't think that he has outstanding ability, just want to make merit; He felt that allowing Lin Zhichao to take magazines or newspapers home to read was already a very good reward.

Leaving the 'Nova Newsstand', Lin Zhichao scolded with a smile: "This golden big tooth who picks the door!" Of course, he was just joking, not really angry, mainly not worthy of his anger.

And he is now considered a 'small rich', with a 'huge sum' of 1,000 yuan, but he has no idea of leaving the 'new star newsstand', because he has to wait until the end of December, and use the last two months to do some part-time intermediary work.

Learning English, understanding all kinds of information, and exercising his eloquence and ability are his current tasks.