Life 1984

Chapter 49 Pearl River Night
Li Yunhai came with 2 yuan. After thinking twice, he bought all the Ricoh copiers.

The two copiers of Ricoh and Canon have a high proportion of foreign markets, so many of them have been eliminated.

The Ricoh brand is a high-speed copier, and it is also the best copier model available on the market in my country.

Canon's model is slightly worse, but it's almost [-] cheaper, and it's also the first choice for many units.

Li Yunhai's purchase price for both machines is the same. When buying scrap hardware, it costs 600 yuan per ton.

In this case, of course it is still a good deal to buy Ricoh.

Li Yunhai had already tasted the benefits of rebuilding second-hand copiers and knew that there was huge profit in it, so he dared to make such a big investment.

For 2 yuan, you can buy 34 tons of second-hand copiers, and there are more than 200 of them!

Even if he transforms ten useless machines into a second-hand machine, he can earn 20 yuan!
Li Yunhai and Shi Wentao negotiated the purchase of the copy machine and walked out of the warehouse.

He saw that there was more than one warehouse in the factory and asked casually: "Boss Shi, are your other warehouses also stocked with copy machines?"

Shi Wentao pointed to several warehouses in the distance: "There are machine tools and various electrical appliances."

Li Yunhai thought about it and asked, "Where are the computers and printers? Are they available?"

Shi Wentao handed a cigarette to Li Yunhai and said with a smile: "Of course! What's wrong? You want it too? This is the scrap hardware business we are in. We sell all the hardware and electrical appliances that have been eliminated from abroad."

Li Yunhai was so happy that he didn't bother to smoke. He put the cigarette behind his ear and said, "Take me to see the computer and printer."

Shi Wentao made an invitation gesture and brought Li Yunhai to a warehouse.

Li Yunhai walked into the warehouse with high hopes, but was disappointed.

These computers and printers are so old that they can really only be used as scrap hardware accessories.

"Boss Shi, are there only such old machines? Is there one like a photocopier with five to eight copies?"

"Sometimes, it depends on the batch. If you want it, can I save it for you next time if there is a good one?"

"Okay, if there's anything in good condition, just let me know and I'll come over to check it out. As long as it's in good condition, I'll definitely buy it!"

Shi Wentao already knew that Li Yunhai's business was to repair these machines and then sell them, so he also understood his request. For him, what he was selling was hardware accessories. He didn't care what customers bought them for.

Li Yunhai knelt down and dug through the pile of used printers and computers for a while. After confirming that there was no value in repairing them, he stood up and left helplessly.

Ding Qiang is still on the way and will have to arrive at night. He has to get some sleep when he arrives, so he will have to wait until tomorrow morning to load the truck and ship it.

In any case, asking them to transport the goods is still faster than waiting for the train to be delivered.

Li Yunhai selected the goods and paid the price first. After all, he had to stay in Huacheng for one night, and it was not safe to carry so much money with him.

Shi Wentao issued a payment receipt to Li Yunhai and told him that he could come to load the truck at any time.

Li Yunhai paid the fee, left the backpack with Shi Wenyin, and asked her to help find a professional leather designer to repair it.

In addition to the payment for the goods, Li Yunhai also brought more than 1000 yuan with him in case of emergency. He took out the money, counted out 1000 yuan, handed it to Shi Wenyin, and said that this was the money to repair the backpack, and he would refund the extra money when the time came. Supplement less.

Shi Wenyin smiled and said, don't give me money yet. I'll find someone to see if it can be repaired first. Then when you come to pick up the bag, just give me the money.

Li Yunhai said thank you, looked at the evening sky, and left immediately.

He didn't expect that he would go to the Flower City again so soon. Last time he bought some clothes for his family. This time, he had more money and wanted to buy some more daily necessities for himself and his family.

Before coming to Huacheng, Li Yunhai asked Liu Shitao to get a business trip certificate and successfully found a hotel to stay in.

Because Huacheng holds two Canton Fairs every year, restaurants, guesthouses and the like are particularly developed, such as the famous White Swan Hotel, which opened in 1983. It was also my country's first five-star hotel and was managed by computers.Accommodation does not require a business trip certificate and is open to non-accommodating tourists and citizens.White Swan's consumption is extremely high, with a buffet costing 188 yuan. In an era when the per capita monthly salary is tens of yuan, this is simply a sky-high price.

Although Li Yunhai was rich, he didn't want to squander it at White Swan. He came to Yanjiang Road in the city center and found a cleaner hotel and got a single room. The accommodation cost was 18 yuan, which was considered high price.After settling in, he went to a restaurant on the street and bought a bowl of wonton noodles for 5 cents, and a bottle of beer for 4 cents to quench his thirst.

The consumption level in Huacheng is obviously higher than that in Xizhou, and of course the wages are also higher. At the White Swan Hotel, employees' wages are several hundred.

After Li Yunhai had dinner, he strolled to a nearby department store.

The 12-story Nanfang Building was once the tallest building in East Asia.During the Republic of China, it was the most luxurious department store in Huacheng. It was equipped with elevators when it opened in the 20s, and spiral ramps were installed on the first to fourth floors of the building for cars to go up and down. Such decoration is still quite impressive today.

This is the first department store in the country to launch "standing service" and "smile service".

There is a sign in front of the counter in the shopping mall that reads: "Never get tired of a hundred things, never tire of a hundred questions."

Li Yunhai came to the clock counter. He had always wanted to buy himself a watch so that he could tell the time.

Several old brands of domestic watches are nothing more than Shanghai Watch, Beijin Watch, and Seagull Watch, with prices ranging from tens to hundreds.

Li Yunhai picked a Shanghai brand mechanical watch with a white dial and asked the salesperson: "Comrade, can I try on this watch?"

The salesperson here has a surprisingly good service attitude. Not only does he serve standing up, but he also smiles.She took out the watch from the glass counter, put it on Li Yunhai's wrist, and said, "Sir, the strap is too long, we can help you change it for free."

Li Yunhai raised his arm and looked at the watch on his wrist. Not to mention, it looked very impressive.

This watch sells for 198 yuan.

Li Yunhai touched the shiny watch case and asked the salesperson: "I don't have a ticket, can I buy it?"

The waiter chuckled and said, "Are you from Xizhou? Your accent sounds like someone from there. We can buy a watch here without a ticket. As long as you have money."

Li Yunhai nodded, thinking that indeed, Huacheng was at the forefront of opening up.To buy brand-name watches in Xizhou, you still need a watch purchase certificate.

He took out the money to buy the watch, shortened the strap on the spot, wore it on his hand, continued shopping, and bought some clothing and accessories for his family.

Li Yunhai came out with his bag and stood by the Pearl River, overlooking the beautiful scenery on both sides.

Surrounded by buildings from the Republic of China period in the 20th century, it’s very impressive!
The Flower City in the 20s was already so prosperous!
During these 50 years, time seems to have stood still!
The rich people 50 years ago slept on Simmons beds, took elevators to visit department stores, drove foreign cars, lived in foreign villas, and hired maids to serve them.

And now Li Yunhai, although he can make money, he has no place to buy a house of his own!Not to mention the house, he wanted to buy a bicycle, but he had to work hard to get a bicycle ticket first.

Li Yunhai returned to the hotel to sleep.

The next morning, Li Yunhai contacted Ding Qiang.

Ding Qiang and Sun Lei are both in Huacheng. They live in the dormitory provided by the unit here. They usually sit and play in the reception room when they have nothing to do.When they return to Xizhou, they can take the goods with them, earn some shipping money, and sit in the communication room with a telephone so that customers can easily find them.

Because they often travel the road from Xizhou to Huacheng, Ding Qiang and the others are familiar with many wholesale owners in Huacheng. They have a wide range of business and almost never run empty on every trip.

When Li Yunhai called, Ding Qiang happened to answer.

"Haha! Li Yunhai, I knew it was time for you to find me!" Ding Qiang said with a smile, "Are you ready with all the goods over there?"

"Okay, Brother Ding, there are a total of 34 tons and 216 copiers. How many trucks do you think it will take to load them?"

Ding Qiang thought for a while and said: "We are driving Dongfeng EQ140 trucks, and the approved load capacity is 5 tons. Sun Lei and I have two trucks. Let me call you five more trucks. Seven trucks. Each truck has a load capacity of 5 tons." Less than [-] tons, it’s definitely enough! We knew you wanted to load the goods, so we didn’t take orders from others.”

Li Yunhai smiled and said: "That's great! Let's meet at Shi Wentao's company!"

He put down the phone and took the bus to Shi Wentao's company.

After purchasing so much goods this time, Li Yunhai plans to go all out and start his own Wenyin Empire!

(End of this chapter)