At dusk, in a village within the city of Wenzhou.
Li Jun, the shoe vendor who had previously introduced Ye Beiping to leather shoes, was drinking with a few friends.
Suddenly someone said, "Li Jun, we met a big boss today. I heard he wants to buy five thousand pairs of leather shoes."
Because Li Jun went to the Jiangnan Leather Factory today to deliver cigarettes and alcohol to his friend in the hopes of getting more goods in the future, he didn't set up a stall.
Hearing his brother's words, Li Jun was stunned: "Five thousand pairs?"
“That’s right.” The man who spoke was Huang Bai. He said excitedly, “Five thousand pairs, that’s over ten thousand! If we can make this deal, we’ll be thrilled.”
The others echoed this sentiment, nodding in agreement.
Li Jun suddenly fell silent.
The shoes of the people around him were all provided by Li Jun, so they would notify him immediately if there was any big business opportunity.
That's why, when Li Jun went to the Jiangnan Leather Factory to deliver cigarettes and alcohol today, he specifically said he wanted to take more goods. Now everyone is relying on Li Jun for their livelihood, and the daily quantity is definitely not enough to sell.
The price he got from the Jiangnan Leather Factory was the same as the price he got from the state-run department store. However, the state-run department store sold at a higher price because it also had to pay for labor and other expenses. Since they sold directly, they completely saved on this step, which is why they could sell at such a low price.
Even some vendors from other places would get their goods from them.
Li Jun thought for a moment and asked, "Go and find out where this boss is tomorrow, and try to close this deal."
"OK."
Everyone raised their glasses, encouraging each other to close the deal.
Little did they know that Jiang He, who had spread the news, was having dinner with Ye Beiping and his elder brother at a small restaurant.
Jiang He spread the news all day long, but the vendors looked at him with such fervor that he was thrilled, feeling like he was a boss.
“Beiping, you have no idea how they looked at me when I said I wanted five thousand pairs of leather shoes today. It was like I was some big boss.”
Having changed his clothes, Ye Beiping now looks every bit the big boss.
Hearing Jiang He's words, he smiled slightly and said, "This is just the beginning. Tomorrow, you and your brother should go to the workers' residential area while they are at work and pass this message on to their families."
"Um?"
Upon hearing this, Brother Jiang paused for a moment and asked, "You still want to go?"
“That’s right.” Ye Beiping nodded and explained, “If you want to catch big fish, you can’t rely on these vendors alone. This is called creating momentum. Right now, the goods from the Jiangnan Leather Factory are not selling. As long as word gets to the leaders, they will definitely come to us.”
Upon hearing this, Jiang He and his brother Jiang both nodded in agreement.
If they went to the factory leaders themselves, they would probably be kicked out.
However, Ye Beiping's ideas were different from those of the two brothers. If he had money in his pocket, he wouldn't be afraid of being kicked out. If he wanted to get something for nothing, he would definitely have to plan everything carefully first.
The main problem is insufficient funding.
After dinner, Ye Beiping went home to rest early, but he still felt uneasy and wondered if something had happened in Hangzhou.
But it's so inconvenient to contact anyone now, and there's no phone at home, otherwise I wouldn't be worrying about this.
It was in the early hours of the morning.
Ye Beiping was suddenly awakened by the noise and turned his head to see that it was Brother Jiang who had returned.
"Brother Jiang, why are you only just getting back?"
Upon hearing this, Brother Jiang sighed and said, "I went out to look for that batch of goods, but I couldn't find it. Sigh."
"Brother Jiang."
"Um?"
Ye Beiping held back for a long time before finally saying, "Actually, this batch of goods is probably no longer in Wencheng. You can't keep looking for it here, can you?"
Upon hearing these words, Brother Jiang fell silent.
He himself was well aware of this principle. So many days had passed; the goods had probably already been shipped out.
"But I'm not reconciled." Brother Jiang irritably patted his pockets, but didn't find the cigarettes he wanted.
Seeing this, Ye Beiping handed a pack of cigarettes he had just bought during the day to Brother Jiang and said, "Have you ever thought about it? Smuggling is not a long-term solution. And once you get caught, being sentenced is a minor matter. If it involves too many people, you might even be executed."
“This…” Brother Jiang nodded and said, “Of course I thought about it. Originally, after finishing this job, I planned to use the money to build a house for my family and to find a wife for Jiang He. Now… sigh.”
You can tell that Brother Jiang is a family-oriented and kind person.
Over the past two days, Ye Beiping has also realized that neither of the brothers has any ill intentions.
If someone is a bad person, knowing they have money, they would probably already be thinking about how to take their money and then disappear.
The two brothers did not do that. Instead, they worked hard for themselves, just to make a living and smoke a few cigarettes.
Sometimes when Jiang He wanted to smoke, he would take out his cigarettes and, seeing them, would resist and put them back in his pocket.
It was obvious that it wasn't that they didn't want to smoke, but that they knew the cigarettes were given to them by Ye Beiping.
I'll only smoke one cigarette when I absolutely can't resist the craving.
Just like now, when Ye Beiping offered a cigarette to Brother Jiang, the other party refused without hesitation.
This shows that the two brothers are not bad people.
Ye Beiping thought for a moment and then persuaded, "Brother Jiang, how about this: if you work for me, I'll give you a commission?"
"Follow you?" Brother Jiang was taken aback for a moment, then said, "We don't sell anything, and besides, wouldn't street vendors get arrested?"
Pfft!
Ye Beiping chuckled upon hearing this: "Brother Jiang, what kind of old-fashioned thinking are you having?"
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