It’s very troublesome to look up information these days.

Han Chudong couldn't remember when the first true tape-based Walkman came out, but it was definitely not in September 1973.

According to Sun Laosan, this kind of tape player was still a new thing. Even he, an electrical appliance repairman, had only seen it a few times. It was heavy in his hand, like a small suitcase. Music sounded from it, and it could also fast forward and rewind.

Study for a while.

The more I thought about it, the calmer my heart became.

The market was indeed blank, but Han Chudong was quite self-aware and did not think that the manufacturer of this machine could not open up the market and that he could open it up smoothly by entering the factory himself.

Even if there is a chance to open up this new market, the price is beyond his ability to afford now. If he wants to make money, he has to invest first. What can he do with just over 10,000 US dollars that he got by cheating?

This was an opportunity to make money, but the timing was wrong.

In a few years, maybe I can bring up the idea of ​​making a walkie-talkie again, but it is definitely not possible now and cannot be done.

There is definitely helplessness, just like we cannot follow the example of IBM and Apple and enter the computer field at the moment. We have to continue to be patient and wait for a while.

I increasingly feel that accumulating start-up capital is very important.

There is no way to manufacture the entire machine, but there are some parts that can be tried. He plans to contact the company called "Advent" first and ask them if they want to hire an external designer to help improve the product.

If you are willing to pay, then do it. If you are not willing to pay, then you are wasting your time. Why should I help them when they are not my relatives or friends? The idea of ​​starting a business was once again crushed by reality.

For this reason, Han Chudong is a little worried at the moment. He usually reads financial news in the newspaper at home. There are many good companies worth investing in. However, what he lacks now is not an opportunity to make money, but an opportunity to make quick money.

Take Motorola or the "Blue Giant" IBM for example. If the current funds were invested in them, perhaps a hundredfold return could be made in ten or twenty years. However, that is not the result Han Chudong wants, and he is not satisfied with this little profit.

If he were to live his life over again, his biggest dream would be to become rich first and then enjoy life.

All the raffles are over. The only source of income is working for Sun Laosan. I work nine hours a day and can only earn a mere five dollars.

If the world develops as Han Chudong remembers, there will be investment opportunities everywhere. Even if you grab one of them, you won't have to worry about material worries for the rest of your life. However, there are no good entry points. How to earn enough first pot of gold for investment is a big problem.

Listening to music, closing my eyes and thinking about things, I could think for more than ten minutes.

Sun Lao San didn't know what he was thinking about, but from his expression he could guess that it was something important, so he didn't disturb him. Now he said:

"Recently I've seen you busy with donation activities and often daydreaming. You're handsome and smart, so there's not much to worry about.

I know you don't like my craft. It's really too boring for a young man to stay in the shop all day. I didn't like it when I first learned it, and I don't like it now. I just make a living. Listen to my advice, you have to take one step at a time and eat one bite at a time. Although I don't know what you are in a hurry for, it is better to take steady steps than big ones. "

It's rare to hear something human from Old Sun, other than something like "someone's young wife looks so pretty today."

Han Chudong looked at him and realized that he was too impatient. He was eager to earn start-up capital and to prepare for the so-called charity fundraising event.

If I had planned it well at the time, the profit I would have made in the end would probably have doubled, and I might even have been able to buy a car.

In the words of Sun Laosan, this job was done too roughly, and being too hasty and reckless would be bad.

After being reminded, Han Chudong realized that the problem was with his mentality. He was dazzled by the business opportunities before him after his rebirth and forgot the most important thing.

In a garage, Jobs and his friends raised a total of 1,300 US dollars and founded the famous Apple company.

Gates was born into a relatively good family, but he also made his first fortune by writing programs. In 1980, he began to cooperate with IBM to develop and sell operating systems.

These things have not happened yet, and Han Chudong already has more than 10,000 US dollars in his hands. Thinking about it this way, there seems to be no reason to rush. There is still time to accumulate capital and seize development opportunities in a few years.

After figuring it out, I felt much better all over.

He picked up the screwdriver slowly and said to Sun Lao San: "Just for what you said just now, when I get rich, you can just eat half of the archway. If you eat too much, it will be difficult to digest. You can grind it into powder and drink it as sesame paste."

"Hey... you little brat, hurry up and deliver this TV to Wang Wu's restaurant. It's only 200 meters down the street."

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Having given up the idea of ​​getting rich overnight, Han Chudong gradually began to consider some small businesses that he had previously looked down upon.

There is no wrong version in the 1619 book forum!

He compared what he saw and heard with the memories in his mind, trying to find business projects that would be popular in the future but were rare at the moment. Cafes, dance halls, restaurants, and car dealerships gradually emerged in his mind, but were quickly abandoned.

Game halls do have some potential, but I'm not sure whether arcade machines have been developed, and it's not realistic to spend money on researching them myself. I thought about learning about them recently, and then I was thinking about whether I could be the first to register those patents, and I actually figured out some little things.

He was distracted while holding the TV and no one was bold enough to bump into him. After he delivered the TV and collected the repair fee, there happened to be several stores selling home appliances opposite.

Thinking of looking for another tape player, he went from store to store and only saw one. The price tag was nearly five hundred dollars. It seemed that Liu Feng really didn't rip him off.

Right now.

Suddenly, the idea of ​​selling home appliances came to his mind, and he thought of selling home appliances like opening a supermarket.

There are successful examples to be found, such as the very famous "Best Buy" in later generations, as well as Suning, Gome, etc. As long as there are enough products and the prices are cheaper than other sellers, they can compete with these scattered small stores by selling at small profits but quick turnover.

You can make money by selling home appliances, and you can also provide after-sales maintenance services and offer services such as door-to-door delivery to attract customers. The development model is ready-made.

The more I thought about it, the more feasible it seemed to me. It would also give me a chance to get some money out of my parents' pockets. Didn't they originally say they would help me open a store? Why did it have to be a small one? Wouldn't a bigger one be better?

Han Chudong walked in a hurry, wanting to discuss it with his family right away.

After walking for a while and thinking carefully, I felt that if I made a detailed plan first, I would have a better chance of successfully convincing my family. If I could do well in the home appliance sales business, the prospects would be quite promising.

I decided not to rush back to the store and instead walk around to see if there were any larger shops for rent at the intersections with heavy traffic.

Compared with the previous vague business plans, the idea of ​​selling home appliances is obviously more practical. However, Han Chudong does not have enough money in this way, so he must ask his parents for some start-up funds...