Like most of the weather throughout the year, it's still sunny in Los Angeles.
There weren't that many pollutants in the air, the sky was a deep blue, and planes flew high in the sky, leaving long white trails.
Being close to the street, you can always hear the sound of cars passing by downstairs and the honking of horns.
There were vendors selling fruits. The oranges and grapefruits of this season tasted pretty good. Han Chudong had just had a glass of orange juice in the morning. His store had just bought a juicer and he brought one home a few days ago.
After a brief chat with Miss Kyoko Mochizuki, he put his feet on the simple desk, drank coffee and read the newspaper.
The Middle East.
The Yom Kippur War was raging.
The United States is a troublemaker that stirs up trouble everywhere and makes oil merchants and arms dealers rich.
According to a report in the Los Angeles Times, spy satellites seemed to be used to help the Jews.
It's a pity that he didn't have much money during the period when oil prices skyrocketed, otherwise Han Chudong would have wanted to make some money from it. However, he didn't know much about that era, so it was better to be cautious. It would be safer to engage in industry for now.
In recent years, tens of thousands of soldiers have died in Southeast Asia, and even more have been injured. In the end, people no longer knew why they were fighting. The situation seems to have eased a lot recently. The person in the White House was deeply affected by the Watergate scandal and could no longer withstand the pressure. He decided to withdraw the troops from there one after another.
This has little to do with Han Chudong. Just like a little butterfly, he is not capable of causing much trouble.
Compared with this kind of news, people are obviously more concerned about the current economic and technological development, such as the launch of Intel's 8008 processor.
The newspaper editor may not have understood it very well and just wrote it down briefly.
Han Chudong was thinking about going to the Silicon Valley in the south to talk to the people in this company after he earned more money.
There is no need to rush for the time being. Funds should be spent where they are needed most. At present, even microcomputers have not been developed, let alone so-called personal computers.
After drinking coffee and reading the newspaper.
It’s just past eight o’clock and the interview won’t start until ten o’clock.
After notifying Accountant Wang and others and asking them to help with the reception, Han Chudong drove alone to the transportation company to discuss business. He brought his father with him because he had acquaintances there and could get a low price.
The hand-warming pillow is already in preparation for production.
Han Yiqiang also helped negotiate with the owner of the clothing factory and successfully got a relatively good factory price of 80 cents per piece, including raw materials and subsequent packaging work.
The retail price to the outside world can be increased by about ten times. Excluding the transportation costs and the money earned by agents and retailers, Han Chudong can still make a lot of money from it. He plans to wholesale it to agents at a price of about US$3.50. At least he can make a profit before counterfeit goods appear on a large scale.
It's already winter, and even if counterfeit goods appear, they will probably not be available for sale until next winter. If you don't grab them now, are you going to have to wait until next year?
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Driving a big truck is hard work.
Sometimes I have to stay in the car for ten days or half a month at a time, which is both boring and dangerous.
The effort is high and the rewards are considerable, so many people are willing to do it. There are many transportation companies in Chinatown. Han Yigun took him to the largest one, which is said to have supply channels to more than a dozen states.
Han Chudong's father has already talked to the boss of this transportation company, and he will come here to inspect it in person. If he feels it is reliable, he can finalize the details of the supply.
The United States has a huge railway network, which has a lot to do with Chinese and black workers. It is not an exaggeration to describe it as a "history of blood and tears."
Shipping by truck is undoubtedly cheaper, but Han Chudong has discussed this with Mr. John Hunter, who means that he would rather spend some money on shipping and ship the products for sale as soon as possible.
Next up are Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year, one holiday after another, which are the best-selling periods for toys. There is no need to consider the extra shipping costs for the time being.
Whatever the agent says is the truth. Han Chudong doesn't have to pay for the shipping fee anyway.
I was in a hurry to get back to the company, so I drove very fast.
The name of the transportation company is "Extreme Freight". It is surrounded by iron railings and there are more than ten large trucks parked on the gravel-covered ground. The containers are inscribed with words such as "Los Angeles-Philadelphia", "Los Angeles-San Francisco", "Los Angeles-Seattle", etc. It seems that the company is quite powerful. It is mainly concentrated on the west coast, and there are also freight routes to the east coast.
It’s just like running a taxi. If you have the ability to run a freight company, the boss must be very capable.
Han Yigun asked someone and soon brought Han Chudong to an office. There were quite a few people standing inside. The bald boss was smoking a cigar and giving a speech. It sounded like a driver was drunk driving and crashed the car, and he was telling them to be careful in the future.
The voice sounds very intimidating, and seems even more rogue than that of Brother Hou who runs an underground casino.
Knowing that his son would have something to do later, Han Yigun didn't have the patience to wait, so he knocked on the wooden door and said, "I brought my son here. He has just started his business. Please help him out a little. There is a large batch of goods in the warehouse waiting to be sent to New York. Chu Dong, this is your brother Hao, Wang Hao. He used to be in the same school as me."
They were alumni, to be sure, but actually they didn't have much interaction at the beginning. It was only until Han Yiqiang started working in this field that they got to know each other again.
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We've had dinner together a few times, and our relationship is just okay, with each of us having our own desires.
Many people know Han Yiqiang, and some have fallen into his hands for fighting, drinking, gambling, etc. There are also honest people who drive big trucks, but most of them are not very peaceful.
As for Wang Hao, the bald-headed and sturdy man, the fact that he was able to become the boss of the largest transportation company in the vicinity is already telling.
An honest businessman won't last long in this business.
In order to grab business and make money, trouble is inevitable. There are too many wolves and too little meat, so everyone wants to make more money.
This is not the 21st century. Public security in poor areas is not very good. These Chinese bosses who have become big have more or less some shady practices.
At the beginning, even Sun Laosan's electrical appliance repair shop had people coming to collect protection fees. It became an unspoken rule that the richer a decent businessman was, the more likely he was to be targeted by others.
Speaking of which, Han Chudong has benefited a lot from Han Yiqiang.
If he didn't have such a father, after he became rich, he would have to move away to a place with better security, otherwise he would never have such an easy life as he has now, and even the company might have become someone else's property.
Even if you are lucky, you will most likely have to share the cake and spend money to ensure safety. This is not an empty fantasy, this is the way the world is.
Chinatown is like a mud pond separated from rivers, lakes and seas. There is only so much water. If some fish want to survive, others must die. It is normal for fish to fight for the water.
Han Chudong didn't need to argue with them. He had the confidence to succeed. After his father finished introducing the goods, he smiled and said, "Brother Hao, if possible, I would like to ship the goods today. One batch will be shipped to New York, and another batch will be shipped to Rhode Island. There will be another batch of goods waiting to be shipped next. Is that okay?"
"My eldest nephew came to me to ask for help. Even if it can't be done, it has to be done. Come and sit down quickly. Brother Han, you have raised a good son."
The boss of the transportation company named Wang Hao waved his hand, and a group of truck drivers immediately breathed a sigh of relief and walked out.
"No, he's not good at all. He has a bad temper. He just has some talent in business. He made some money by inventing small toys. But he can't compare with you big bosses."
After making some casual polite remarks, Han Yigun sat down and added, "Talk to my son about the freight. If there is profit, he will buy from you. Let's finish the discussion quickly. He has some things to do at the company and has an appointment to meet at ten o'clock."
Boss Wang took out a calculator, punched in a few numbers and said, "Okay, I'll give it to you at the lowest price. To be honest, I'm not willing to ship to the East Coast. If I come back with an empty truck, I'll lose money. But I just happen to be bringing some steel back from Pennsylvania recently, so this is the price. Rhode Island will add $150. Don't tell anyone. If you keep this price, I won't be able to do business..."
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