Return to 1981 and start from breaking off the engagement

Chapter 137 High-end Goods

Compared with motorcycles, cars are really fast and stable. Yao Weijun didn't have many opportunities to ride in cars in his previous life. At this time, he leaned on the back of the seat and looked at the scenery passing quickly outside the car window, feeling a sense of emotion in his heart.

These days, most households in the village can't even afford bicycles, but in the city, people like Sun Baobing, who are early in business, are already driving cars.

There were even some low-key wealthy people whom Yao Weijun didn't know. They flew across the country to do business in other places.

Such a huge gap, thousands of words can be turned into one sentence, having money... is great!
After the car drove onto the national highway, it accelerated again, and in just over an hour, it entered the capital.

"Brother Yao, you don't have to stay in a hotel when you come to the capital. Just leave it to me to arrange it. There happens to be a vacant apartment, so you can live there. It's not far from my factory on Meishi Street anyway, so it's convenient for us to meet!"

Sun Baobing said cheerfully in the back seat of the car.

Yao Weijun pondered slightly and wanted to politely refuse, but Sun Baobing was full of enthusiasm and firm attitude, so he smiled and nodded in agreement.

More than 20 minutes later, Lei Ming drove his car and got the keys at the factory. After putting down Sun Baobing's wife, he sent Yao Weijun to a community near Meishi Street.

The car passed through rows of four-story tube buildings and stopped in front of one.

"Brother Yao, this house was allocated to me by my former employer and has always been vacant. Our family usually lives in Meishi Street and rarely comes back."

Sun Baobing led the way upstairs, and continued as he walked: "When no one lives in the house, it is easy to get dusty. You can put your luggage down later, and we will go to dinner. Your sister-in-law will send someone to clean the room!"

"Don't bother me, I can just clean it up myself." Yao Weijun responded with a smile.

While the two were talking, they had already reached the third floor. Sun Baobing walked along the corridor and opened room 303.

"Brother Yao, please!"

He opened the door and walked in with Yao Weijun.

The house is about [-] square meters. As soon as you enter the door, there is a living room, two bedrooms, a kitchen and a bathroom.

"You will stay in this room tonight. It was originally reserved for my daughter, but she is still young. Even if she comes back occasionally, she sleeps with the two of us. This room has never been occupied by anyone until now! Haha... "

Sun Baobing opened the door to the second bedroom and said with a smile.

Yao Weijun walked in and saw that the room was neatly decorated, but it had not been occupied for a long time and there was indeed a layer of dust on it. He put the big canvas bag on the chair and walked over to open the window.

"Yes, yes, let's ventilate it first. When you come over to sleep at night, the air will be less stuffy."

As he spoke, Sun Baobing took out his cigarette and went to the living room with Yao Weijun. They sat down and smoked a cigarette before going out and going downstairs.

At this time, Lei Ming was smoking against the car. When he saw the two people getting out, he flicked the cigarette butt away, got into the cab and started the car.

"Brother-in-law, where are you going to eat tonight?" He stuck his head out of the car window and asked.

"It's quite cold out here. Why don't you go straight to Dongsi Alley and take Brother Yao to eat authentic mutton-shabu-shabu!"

Sun Baobing waved his hand and ordered with a smile.

"Okay!" Lei Ming waited for Yao Weijun to get in the car and quickly drove out of the community.

Dongsi Hutong, a time-honored mutton restaurant.

In the private room on the second floor, the copper stove hot pot was steaming. Yao Weijun was eating the most authentic mutton-boiled meat in the capital. He was chatting and laughing with Sun Baobing and Lei Ming, and had a great time eating and drinking.

After eating until about ten o'clock in the evening, Lei Ming drove him back to his residence.

"Weijun, don't get up too early tomorrow. I'll pick you up before noon, and we'll meet Lao Cai for lunch together."

"Okay, see you at the gate of the community tomorrow!"

Yao Weijun nodded in agreement, watched Lei Ming drive away, then turned and went upstairs.

Sun Baobing had already given him the door key. When he opened the door and came in, he found that the room had been tidied up and the tables, chairs and benches had been wiped.

Pushing open the door of the second bedroom, the bedding on the bed was replaced with new ones, and the windows were closed long ago.

Yao Weijun returned to the living room, picked up the stopper of the thermos bottle, and found that hot water was boiling inside. He made a cup of tea, took out the toothpaste, toothbrush, and towel, put them in the bathroom, mixed the hot water and sat on a chair to soak his feet. .

"In the spring of next year, I will bring my whole family to the capital for a stroll, and I will try to buy two houses on the way. Hmm... it would be best to have a courtyard house. In ten or twenty years, when the younger generation grows up, the courtyard houses in the capital will be just like that." Since it’s valuable, it’s time to buy a family property first…”

Yao Weijun soaked his feet and drank tea, thinking to himself.

With his current financial strength, it is not a big deal to buy a courtyard house in the capital. It is no problem to buy dozens of units at once. But on the one hand, the current procedures are difficult to handle, and on the other hand, it is not necessary.

It will take a long time for the value of houses to increase. It was only in the late 90s that the concept of commercial housing came out and it gradually became popular. Now you only need to buy two or three units so that you can have a place to stay when you come to Beijing in the future. In a few years It’s not too late to consider buying a house in bulk.

Silent all night.

Yao Weijun got up the next morning and went to a shop along the street outside the community to have breakfast.

A bowl of salted tofu, add some chive flowers, and drizzle with sesame oil. On this cold winter morning, it is not only appetizing but also very smooth and delicious. Paired with two fried dough sticks, it makes a complete breakfast.

Of course, the most popular breakfast item in Beijing these days is bean juice, but Yao Weijun is not used to that taste and is not so lucky.

After a comfortable breakfast, he walked to the nearby Pigeon Market with his work bag on his side.

Now that the processed cans have entered the Beijing market, Yao Weijun needs to understand the sales situation in the pigeon market and see how customers like the cans so that he can make adjustments in the future.

As the saying goes, God will never starve to death. Yao Weijun knows that his business knowledge is far from enough, so he must be more diligent and not slack off just because he has made some money.

After all, he has been a man for two generations and has heard too many stories about rich people. Even though most people in this era have very difficult living standards, it does not affect some people who have accumulated a lot of wealth early. When the policy is completely clear, they will Became the industry leader.

Yao Weijun had an unsatisfactory life in his previous life, and his awareness of being prepared for danger in times of peace has been engraved into his subconscious. He always has a sense of urgency and wants to do better in his business.

People were coming and going in the pigeon market. Yao Weijun walked leisurely, observing the sales on both sides, and gradually walked to the area where fruits and canned goods were sold.

He soon saw the cans processed and produced by himself at those stalls, including canned red dates and assorted cans. Because of the shape of the bottles, the cans placed there clearly attracted the attention of passers-by.

"Brother, I've been looking at you for a long time. Do you have any bottles or cans?"

After the vendor noticed Yao Weijun, he smiled and said hello.

"How do you sell this canned red dates?" "If you are discerning, let me tell you, this can is delicious. The key is to replenish blood and nourish qi. You can buy it!"

The vendor picked up a bottle of canned red dates, weighed it and continued:
"Did you see? This is a new category specially produced by the big southern factory. They are used to supply high-end products from Hong Kong Island. The price is not expensive. It is the same price as canned yellow peaches. Is it appropriate?"

"..." Yao Weijun was amused in his heart. These vendors are quite talkative. They are produced by big factories in the south and are specially supplied to Hong Kong Island. If these cans were not processed by themselves, it would be easy to be fooled.

"But... your cans don't even have a brand, so who knows if they are true or not? They couldn't have been made by a small workshop, right?"

Yao Weijun asked with a frown, thinking that he was a customer.

He had already been thinking about putting labels on cans and bottles, knowing that this was a shortcoming, so he wanted to hear how the vendors selling cans on the front line explained this matter.

"Look at what you're asking, do you know how troublesome it is to make just this can and bottle? If it costs tens of thousands of dollars, the glass factory won't even bother with you. You can just ask around and see what I say. Is it real!"

The stall owner squinted his eyes with great confidence, then pointed at the can and continued to explain:
"Besides, I told you in the first sentence just now that our cans are not sold in China at all. The last time they were shipped to Hong Kong Island, they would take them and put their foreign-language labels on them. The price would be outrageous. It’s ridiculously expensive, and it took me a lot of effort to get it through my friends. I usually sell it to acquaintances, I’m not going to lie to you!”

"..."

Yao Weijun wanted to laugh at what the vendor said, but his face remained calm. He originally wanted to ask more questions, but then someone else came to the stall, and after a while, he happily bought one. Bottles of assorted cans.

"Brother, there is no store like this after passing this village. My stall only has some high-end goods from Hong Kong. When there are more people, don't blame me for not leaving them for you!"

The vendor proudly raised the money he had just received and smiled seductively.

"Sell it well, I'll take a look around." After Yao Weijun finished speaking, he turned and left the stall.

Next, he chatted with several other vendors and looked around for a while. He found that his cans were obviously easier to sell than others, but there was also a problem, that is, some people did not believe what the vendor said and still chose Those plain cans with the label on them.

"It seems that if a trademark can be affixed, the sales of cans can increase a lot..."

Yao Weijun calmly analyzed it in his mind. Although he discovered the fatal flaw in his own can, he also knew that it would be difficult to solve it in a short while.

As an individually processed can, if you want to register a trademark, it will be difficult to achieve it unless you have a strong relationship.

"Fortunately, there is a high chance that Director Xiao will be transferred to the County Economic Development Office. By then, maybe... we can talk about the can trademark."

Yao Weijun's expression remained unchanged and he wandered around the pigeon market for a while. Seeing that it was almost noon, he left the place and strolled back to the community.

Before he entered the community, he saw Lei Ming's black car coming from a distance. The latter was about to drive directly into the community to pick him up. After meeting him on the roadside, he stopped the car on the roadside. .

"Guard, get in the car!"

Lei Ming rolled down half of the car window and gestured with a smile.

He is two years older than Yao Weijun. Now that he is familiar with him, he is much more casual in calling him.

"Have you contacted Boss Cai?" Yao Weijun got into the car, leaned on the back of the seat and moved his neck, and asked.

"Well, I've sent someone to inform him. He'll be hosting at noon. I'll introduce you to him."

Lei Ming drove the car with one hand and threw the cigarette case to Yao Weijun with the other hand, indicating to him to take it out and light it.

"Okay, here's Brother Laurel."

"It's a joke, if you cooperate with my brother-in-law, then you are my friend, so you don't have to be so polite!"

……

The car sped along and entered a courtyard and alley more than ten minutes later.

"Hey, did you see that old warehouse in front of you? Lao Cai keeps it in there!"

Lei Ming slowed down the car and drove slowly to the entrance of the warehouse. After pressing the horn, the two doors opened from the inside the next moment. An old man smiled and waved to Lei Ming.

"This old man is Lao Cai's father. He is very good at drinking. His whole family is from the Northeast."

In the car, Lei Ming introduced in a low voice.

Yao Weijun nodded in response and looked at the layout of the factory.

The layout of Lao Cai's warehouse is similar to that of Fatty Lin in the county town, but the area is several times larger. In the yard in front of the gate, three Jiefang cars are parked, and many workers are walking in and out to carry vegetables.

Just now on the road, Lei Ming introduced the specific situation of Boss Cai.

This man's full name is Cai Wenxue. He is from the Northeast and has been in the capital for many years.

I used to do other business, but later I married a daughter-in-law from Beijing, and then I started selling vegetables. I often went to various parts of the country to bring back local vegetables. The business grew bigger and bigger, and now I supply many vendors in the pigeon market. Strong strength and extensive connections.

"Let's go directly to the office. Lao Cai is probably waiting for us!"

Lei Ming parked the car, took Yao Weijun up the stairs to the second floor, and opened the office door.

"Haha...Brother Lei is here, hurry up, sit in the room!"

There was a muscular middle-aged man sitting behind the desk. When he saw Yao Weijun and the others coming in, he stood up with a big smile and greeted them.

"Lao Cai, let me introduce to you. This is my brother-in-law's friend, named Yao Weijun. He plans to discuss some business with you. He is one of our own!"

Lei Ming reminded him at the end, and introduced to Yao Weijun: "He is Boss Cai, Cai Wenxue. Everyone who sells vegetables here knows him. He does a lot of business."

"Haha... It's a rare visitor. Boss Yao is here. Please take a seat!"

Cai Wenxu shook hands with Yao Weijun, and then asked him to sit down next to the sofa.

"Boss Cai is very polite. It's our first time meeting you. Please take care of me in the future." Yao Weijun said with a calm smile and took out a cigarette.

"Boss Yao, please don't say that. It's me who should take care of you, haha..." Cai Wenxue took the cigarette, quickly took out a kerosene lighter and lit it for Yao Weijun, and then went to make tea.

"Boss Cai, I'm here today mainly because I want to ask you about the acquisition of mushrooms. If it's appropriate, we may have many opportunities for cooperation in the future."

Yao Weijun waited for Cai Wenxu to put the tea cup closer and said straight to the point.

(End of this chapter)