Chapter 75 Who are you? (Two chapters combined)
weekend.
Gu Qinglang and the others were still sleeping. They had originally agreed to pick up the goods on Friday, but it seems they changed it to Thursday, and they had already sold all the goods yesterday.
They traveled all night and got home late at night. Gu Yin vaguely heard Gu Qinglang say that they had earned more than five million this time. He also said that they had shipped a lot of goods this time, and the market was already saturated. They could make money if they continued, but not much. He also noticed that after the New Year, many people were asking about mobile phones.
Electronic products become obsolete too quickly, and sometimes off-brand phones sell better than branded phones. However, he has heard that off-brand phones are unsafe and lack guarantees. You can make a quick profit, but it won't last.
So this time they directly brought back a batch of mobile phones and wholesaled them to customers like Mr. Liu, who have shops and repair technicians, making their business more stable.
Half of the five million in profit this time came from mobile phones.
Gu Yin was still in a daze when she heard this. She nodded in agreement. It was true. Those no-name mobile phones from the previous generation could not even last two years before they were suppressed by the big brands and forced to retreat again and again. By the time touchscreen phones appeared, no-name mobile phones had already disappeared.
After breakfast, the Gu brothers got up and saw Gu Yin and the others reading in the main room. Gu Qinglang went back to his room, took out three boxes, and handed them to Gu Yin, Gu Hua, and Gu Shu.
"We sold some phones this time, and we didn't sell the remaining ones. We took them back. My older brother and I each took one, and the remaining three are for you. Since A-Shu will be taking the high school entrance exam this fall, his phone is temporarily confiscated and will be returned after graduation. A-Yin and A-Hua can keep theirs. We already got the SIM cards yesterday afternoon and put them in. Let me make this clear: anyone who uses their phone in class and causes their parents to be called in, or whose grades drop, will not be allowed to participate in any good things in the family in the future. Understand?" Gu Qinglang handed them the phones and then gave them his instructions.
Gu Shu is currently focused entirely on his books. Although he likes his phone, he can distinguish between what's important and what's urgent. Success or failure hinges on these next few months!
Gu Hua was curious about the phone, but she was obedient and knew what was good for her, so she nodded.
Gu Yin had no interest in the current mobile phone. Apart from a few basic apps, there was nothing else. Having played with the mobile phone in her previous life, she was not used to this one at all. Otherwise, she would have taken it long ago. However, since it was a gift from an adult, she had no choice but to accept it. She would buy more memory cards later so she could use them to write novels.
Around 7 p.m., everyone got on the bus and set off for the county to inspect the land!
Half an hour later, the group got off the bus and boarded another bus to the Jianghe land in Nanxian County that Gu Qinglang and his group had previously taken a liking to.
The place was quite remote and overgrown with weeds; they had to walk for several minutes after getting off the bus before they could see it.
There are no buildings around. If a bridge were built here, they could buy the land and wait a few years before starting business. The problem is that this land will never be developed. More than ten years later, it will still be a wasteland overgrown with weeds.
"There's hardly anyone here, what's the point of buying it?" Gu Shu didn't understand. Why would they buy land in a place like this instead of buying perfectly good land in the county?
Gu Qinglang came out with a map, gesturing as he explained to Gu Shu why they valued this place.
After listening, Gu Shu finally understood: "That's really great. When this area develops, we can just rent out the houses and sit back and count the money!"
Gu Yin took the newspaper, flipped through it for a while, and said seriously, "What if they don't build the bridge? Will we be unable to do anything with this land we bought? We bought this land based on building a bridge. If any unforeseen circumstances arise, will we have to abandon it? I think it's too unsafe. Look at the surrounding environment—mountains, mudflats, rubble. It will take a long time to deal with all of this. And I saw in the newspaper that the money needed for the new bridge construction was donated by several local business owners. Look here, in that article about the 'New Bridge Project,' this person and their company were listed first in the donations, accounting for 50%. But look here, it says that the company's imported goods were seized by customs because there were illegal items in the shipment. They don't know how long the seizure will last, or even if they'll get them back. This is 70% of the company's goods for the new year! If they can't keep up, the company can't operate, and their cash flow will definitely be insufficient. Whether they'll even be able to come up with the money to build the bridge then is a question!"
Gu Qinglang took the newspaper and he and Gu Qingming flipped through it. Sure enough, there was such a report in an inconspicuous corner.
The two frowned immediately: "This company might go bankrupt. Even if they're capable of reviving it, it'll take years to recover from such a serious injury. Who knows what policies will be in a few years? Forget it, let's look at other places!"
The group left the place, and as they left, they saw several cars drive in, seemingly also there to look at the land.
Once outside, Gu Yin flagged down a car and asked the driver to head directly to the eastern suburbs.
The two sides were quite far apart, and it took half an hour to reach the destination.
After paying and waiting for the car to leave, Gu Yin looked around. In her memory, the major state-owned auto parts factories were still the same as before, with workers in blue overalls coming and going, a scene of bustling activity.
The auto parts produced here are not only used in domestically produced cars, but are also exported to Southeast Asia, Africa and other countries!
In the year that Gu Yin passed away in her previous life, the project here was completed, including the construction of an Internet-based intelligent logistics center, a multimodal transport hub, an urban logistics distribution center, and supporting service facilities, covering an area of more than 300 acres.
The Transfar Highway Port project, the fully automated automotive suspension spring production line project, the automotive engineering machinery aftermarket industrial park development project, and the resettlement housing project were all completed. The project covered nearly 10,000 acres and involved an investment of tens of billions of yuan. And that's not all; there were still many unfinished projects. In that year, this place was directly designated as a municipal district, and all the important government units moved here. Those who owned houses and land here at that time became rich overnight after their land was expropriated!
As they walked and looked around, Gu Yin pointed to a village not far away: "I did my homework beforehand and looked up a lot of information. I found that there are villages, key municipal factories, companies that Jiang City strongly supports, factory-affiliated schools, and factory-affiliated health clinics here. The road we are walking on has already been planned and will start construction this May. It will be a four-lane road that runs directly from Nanxian County to the city center, connecting to Jiang City's North District on the left and Jiang City's South District on the right. Jiang City's North District is an industrial city, and the South District is an administrative area. I value this place very much. How about we buy a piece of land here? If we have extra money, we can build our own house. If we don't have extra money, we can keep it. Anyway, we are not short of money now."
Land is very cheap now, and the requirements aren't as strict as they are in later years. You can basically buy a piece of land just by applying and having a meal with the landlord.
Gu Qingming and the others remained silent and continued walking along the road until they arrived at the village next to it. The village was right by the road and consisted mostly of two- or three-story self-built houses. At a glance, the ground floors were all used as car repair shops. Even if there was no business, they weren't worried because it was all their own property.
There were fruit vendors selling their wares from tricycles along the roadside, and a makeshift market at the crossroads where villagers sold their produce.
It was lunchtime when they saw many workers heading towards the surrounding villages in groups, clearly indicating that they had rented houses in the villages.
"What do you think about us buying the land and building a bigger convenience store? We could sell clothes, fruit, grains, and daily necessities. Wouldn't that be very popular?" Gu Qingming's eyes lit up as he spoke.
Isn't this just like the supermarkets and shopping malls of later generations?
Gu Yin was the first to agree. There was a lot of foot traffic here, probably because the factory provided meals and accommodation. There were no supermarkets nearby, only street vendors.
Having worked before, she knew that even with room and board provided, some families still preferred to rent apartments, and couples would also rent. Thinking of this, she looked at Gu Qingming and smiled, saying, "Absolutely! Aren't there supermarkets in the city? They only sell food and drinks. Uncle, you can go and check them out and see what kind of products they can make."
Gu Qinglang nodded in agreement: "I think that's a good idea. Let's go back first. Brother, let's come back tomorrow and take a look. We'll also go to the county to learn about the land purchase policy and try to get it done as soon as possible."
There are so many vacant lots here, and I don't even know which ones have already been bought. I'll have to go and ask around.
After making the arrangements, the group had a meal in the county and then returned.
Back in town, Gu Qingming led them to the place where they had previously sold their goods. Pointing to a wholesale shop of about 30 square meters across the street, he said, "Didn't you say you wanted to rent a shop to start a small business? I've got my eye on this place. The owner has moved out and is now looking for someone to take over. The price is very cheap, only 100 yuan a month. It's a small three-section house. The front section is for selling things, the middle section is for storage, and the last section can be used for living. There's also a well and a toilet in the back, as well as a vegetable garden of about five square meters. The landlady is an old lady who now lives in the city with her daughter. We can make any changes to the renovations as we like. She only rents, she doesn't sell. What do you think?"
After speaking, he unconsciously looked at Gu Yin, since the places they had looked at before were not as good as the ones Gu Yin had chosen.
Gu Yin blinked: "Sure, let's rent it then!" The rent in town was still 300 yuan per room until the year she passed away. Such a big place would cost more than 10,000 yuan in Haicheng.
Gu Qinglang nodded happily upon hearing this: "Then I'll come over on Monday to sign the contract with them. As for what to sell afterwards, we'll discuss that together!"
The next day, Gu Qinglang and Gu Qingming left early in the morning and did not return until after 3 p.m. when Gu Yin and the others went to school.
With the rice and money prepared at home, the three rode their bicycles to school.
After exchanging her meal tickets for a week at school, Gu Yin didn't go to the classroom. Instead, she stayed in her dormitory and took out her phone to write a novel.
Next month, the quarterly manuscript for "Youth Magazine" is due, and "Flower" magazine had already given up on her when she signed with "Rise".
I wrote two articles for the "Rise" website. The first one will be finished next week. I also have 200,000 words of manuscript saved for the new book. There's no rush for these.
"If you're too free, go ask your teacher if there are any competitions recently. Participate in a few, earn some points, and improve your stats!" 001 reminded you in the system space.
Gu Yin sighed helplessly: "There's nothing we can do. Our area is too underdeveloped. Even if there are competitions, they won't give the spots to our school. In their words, it's a waste of a spot! I asked the teachers when school started, and they said no. If we want to participate in competitions, we have to go out of this town!"
001 rubbed her waist and said angrily, "I'm so capable, but I have no use for it here! I can't do anything! You should have chosen the Movie Queen System in the first place. You would probably have completed half of the mission by now. Instead, you got the Academic Superstar System, which only allows you to study."
Gu Yin reached out and patted its little head, reassuring it, "Don't worry, I'll definitely keep you busy enough during high school!"
In her previous life, even when she was in high school in the county, she had never heard of any math competitions, let alone in this remote town.
By the time evening self-study began, Gu Yin had already written a 10,000-word novel. After packing up her things, she went to the classroom with her classmates.
The teacher was absent today, so Song Pengfei sat on the podium to supervise the students' self-study during the first period.
In the second period, Gu Yin sat down with her English book and led the students in reading the English chapters they had learned before. During the 20-minute break, she answered some students' difficult questions.
She could only get on with her own things after class ended.
After Sunday evening self-study ended, only Gu Yin was left in the class. On Sundays, no one would linger because they all brought food from home and were sharing it with each other. Gu Yin, however, didn't have this habit and stayed until it was time to turn off the lights before leaving.
On Sundays, without a teacher on duty to remind her, Gu Yin usually forgets the time. Sometimes 001 will remind her when she's not busy, but most of the time 001 is busy with things in the space.
Gu Yin lost track of time tonight. Before she could react, the lights went out. Luckily, the students who left through the back door had already closed it. Gu Yin packed her things, closed the front door, and headed towards the dormitory building.
Just as she stepped out of the classroom and turned the corner, a dark figure suddenly attacked her. Gu Yin quickly retreated a few steps to dodge the attack. After stopping, she delivered a spinning back kick to the face of the person opposite her. A muffled groan came from the other person's mouth, and he fell three meters away.
"A man? Who are you?" she said, trying to grab the man and drag him into the brightly lit corridor. But the man turned around, got up, jumped into the flowerbed, stumbled a few times, and disappeared.
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