Chapter 189 Investment Return
It was getting darker, and the distant sky was dyed a fiery red by the clouds, with only a glimmer of sunset in the sky.
After dinner, Huo Jingchen went to the army again, and it was already lights out when he returned home.
Xia Mi was sleeping in a daze and noticed that someone had lay down next to her, taking away the warmth from her quilt.
"You're back?"
"Yeah." Huo Jingchen's voice was low and pleasant. He didn't dare to talk to Xia Mi again, fearing that she would wake up completely.
Xia Mi turned over and continued to sleep. Huo Jingchen was relieved when he heard her breathing. - As the year drew to a close, after individual business was allowed, Shen Zhihui let go and did business. His business was getting more and more prosperous. He had already rented a nearby abandoned warehouse.
When Xia Mi went to the city by chance, she found that there was a striking billboard erected at the station.
Not only that, there are even advertisements in the corners of newspapers.
The news that there was a spare parts king in Qingcheng spread quickly, and people from the surrounding counties all came to Shen Zhihui to get goods.
The trend of doing business started quietly.
Xia Mi received the notice and rushed to the city early this morning. Shen Zhihui said there was something important to discuss.
As an investor, she naturally had to come.
Xia Mi walked into the store and found that there were a lot of changes in the store. There were more and more things, and there were more and more employees in the store.
They are called employees, but in fact they are apprentices.
Recruiting is not allowed yet, so the people in the store are all young and immature.
"Sister Xia Mi."
Xiao Wang was the first to greet Xia Mi. Although others were not clear about Xia Mi’s identity, he was clear about it.
The other two apprentices looked at Xia Mi with puzzled eyes.
"Xiao Wang, is your master in the store?"
Xiao Wang quickly stopped what he was doing, wiped his hands and came over to pour water for Xia Mi, "He went out and said he would be back at ten o'clock. It's already nine forty-five now, and he will be back soon."
"Sister Xia Mi, drink some water."
Xiao Wang poured the water and quickly brought it to the table.
"Thank you." Xia Mi pulled out a chair and sat down, looking at the two extra shelves. "I just noticed that two home appliance repair shops have opened nearby. I thought it would affect your business, but it turned out to be better than before."
"Everyone can copy what they do. The main reason is that our business model is good, and those two companies buy goods from us. In fact, we are still making money from them."
Xia Mi smiled and felt that after not seeing him for a while, Xiao Wang's eloquence was really getting better and better.
Shen Zhihui came back much earlier than expected.
After not seeing Shen Zhihui for half a month, he found that his hair was cut into a buzz cut, neat and tidy, and his clothes were much more refined than before.
He changed his glasses from gold-rimmed to silver-rimmed square frames, and he looked a lot younger and no longer old-fashioned.
"Xia Mi, I'm sorry to have kept you waiting. I just went to the factory to sign the contract."
"It's okay, I just got here too."
Without even sitting down, Shen Zhihui invited Xia Mi, "You haven't seen the warehouse yet, I'll take you there to have a look."
On the one hand, Xia Mi had never seen it, and on the other hand, there were few people in the warehouse, so it was convenient to talk.
Xia Mi nodded, stood up and followed Shen Zhihui.
Pulling open the rolling door, Xia Mi saw the warehouse for the first time. It was about fifty square meters and was filled with various shelves. Each shelf was labeled with corresponding parts. It looked very spectacular at first glance.
There is also a set of tables and chairs in the warehouse, on which are piled a lot of contract templates and documents.
"I haven't had time to clean up yet, please sit down first."
Shen Zhihui quickly cleaned up the messy desk and talked to Xia Mi about today's important matters. "The factory that has been cooperating with us before wants to sign a three-year contract with us."
“That’s a good thing.”
"But we are responsible for the transportation. I calculated that the round trip transportation would cost at least 5,000 yuan a year. I asked the transportation company, but they refused to accept our order."
Xia Mi guessed, "Too little money?"
Shen Zhihui nodded. "I've checked. The transport company's vehicles are divided into two types, large trucks and medium trucks. The medium trucks cost one thousand yuan a month."
Even though she knew that transportation was expensive nowadays, Xia Mi still couldn't help but gasp when she heard that the rent would be one thousand yuan a month.
"Twelve thousand for a year?"
"There's more to it than that. I calculated that even if we were willing to sign, others wouldn't agree to it."
Shen Zhihui cleaned up the desk, his brows furrowed, as if this problem had been bothering him for a long time.
"I want to buy a car and haul the goods myself."
Then he came up with an even more explosive idea.
Buying a car is something you cannot do nowadays even if you have money. Not to mention it is expensive, the most important thing is to have connections.
"I won't hide it from you. Actually, I just took a fancy to your lover's identity and wanted you to help me find out. I asked everyone around me but no one knows him."
Shen Zhihui is very direct and doesn't beat around the bush.
"Can you drive?" Xia Mi didn't mind asking Huo Jingchen for help.
In her opinion, there is nothing wrong in making rational use of all the resources at hand and not going around in circles to suffer.
Shen Zhihui shook his head, "No, but I contacted the driver from the transportation company and I promised to give him 300 yuan to teach me how to drive."
Driving nowadays requires more than just knowing how to drive.
You also need to be able to recognize the road. Today's truck drivers have hundreds of roads memorized in their minds, like a small walking map.
And you also need to know how to repair cars. Nowadays, there are fewer people driving and there are no auto repair shops, so it is not easy to become a truck driver.
"You have so many things on your plate right now, wouldn't it be too busy for you to learn how to drive? Otherwise, find someone you trust, or ask the driver at the transportation company if he has children. Ask him. It doesn't matter if you don't trust him, you can sign a confidentiality agreement."
The transportation company must have abundant route resources. Others promised to teach you how to drive, but they did not promise to teach you how to find the way.
If a relative or a child is inserted into the family, the elders will definitely take it seriously, and it will be beneficial to everyone.
"If we want to buy a car, I'm afraid it's difficult to afford it based on our current funds. Otherwise, let's talk to the factory first to see if we can ask them to deliver it for a while, and we'll pay according to the transportation company."
Every factory has a transportation department, which is basic equipment. When no goods are being delivered, the vehicles are idle.
Xia Mi knew that Hongxing Factory was not an ordinary township factory, they valued profits more.
It's one thousand a month, and we still have a cooperative relationship. I think they will consider it and won't reject it directly.
"I've thought about it before, but Section Chief Lan isn't here today. I mentioned this last time, and he said he would report the application to the factory director. I don't know when there will be a result."
"Then don't worry, take your time." Xia Mi took a look at the goods in the warehouse and asked, "How long can these goods be sold?"
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