"You should know that if you lose the bet, you won't end up like a state-owned factory director. At most, he'll be laid off, but a private factory director will be burdened with huge debts and never be able to recover for the rest of his life."
"The limitations of state-owned factories are much greater than those of private factories. You see, state-owned factories have a limited scope of operations. For example, if there is a state-owned factory of the same size in the south, it would be very troublesome for a state-owned factory in the north to sell its goods there. In industry terms, it's like being from a sister company. If the goods from the state-owned factory in the north are allowed in, the state-owned factory in the south will not be able to survive. Would the local government in the south agree to that?"
Jiang Hai understood this point; every official unit, regardless of its nature, needed to achieve political achievements.
Nobody wants their state-owned factory to go bankrupt.
Ye Beiping continued, "Private businesses are different. Even if the authorities don't allow me to sell, I'll find ways to get my goods to the south. The authorities can't control me. The factory is my own, and no superiors have threatened me, have they?"
"This..." Jiang Hai really didn't know that it could be done like this?
State-owned factories, whether in the south or the north, always have leaders above them. As long as the leader says one word, the factory manager below must obey.
However, private factories are different. The owners are private individuals, and what the leaders say is for reference only, not the main reason for their decisions.
Seeing Jiang Hai nodding repeatedly, Ye Beiping continued, "As for me, I've received the first batch of goods, but I didn't expect to get five thousand pairs of leather shoes right away, did I?"
“I only need five hundred pairs, or even a thousand pairs, and I can double his profits. Give me a week at most, and I can sell those five hundred or a thousand pairs of shoes. Do you believe me, Brother Jiang Hai?”
"This..." Jiang Hai was dumbfounded.
At this point, he no longer knew whether he should believe it or not.
To say it's unbelievable? Unprecedented and unparalleled—a small vendor selling a thousand pairs of leather shoes in seven days? Isn't that a joke?
To say you don't believe it is true, but Ye Beiping certainly knows more than they do.
Seeing that Jiang Hai remained silent, Ye Beiping pursed his lips and offered his opinion: "Brother Jiang Hai, your only worry is that I might run away, right? You can rest assured, I have already thought of a solution that will definitely put your mind at ease."
"What countermeasures?" Jiang Hai immediately asked, touched by Ye Beiping's insightful question.
“I’m going to take the goods to Hangzhou to sell. When we go to sell them, you or Jiang He can come with me, right? You’re brothers, you wouldn’t betray each other, would you?”
Jiang Hai was intrigued by Ye Beiping's suggestion.
However, Ye Beiping's next words immediately put Jiang Hai on alert: "Brother Jiang Hai, actually my idea is that you or Jiang He stay in Wencheng as hostages. This way, we can get the first batch of goods smoothly and give these state-owned factories some reassurance."
"What?" Jiang Hai exclaimed.
This attracted the attention of people in the distance, and Jiang Hai realized that he had been impulsive. He lowered his voice and said, "No, absolutely not."
"Why not?" Ye Beiping shrugged and said, "We're doing legitimate business, there's nothing we can't do. Trust and integrity are the most basic principles of doing business. One person is here as collateral, and the other is with me. Neither of us can run away. You, Jiang He, and the state-owned factory can all trust each other, right?"
"If we're talking about profit sharing, I'm willing to give you brothers 30% of the profits as compensation."
"I...this..." Jiang Hai hesitated upon hearing about the 30% profit margin.
Ye Beiping smiled, patted the other man on the shoulder, and said, "Brother Jiang Hai, you know, a thousand pairs of leather shoes, if our purchase price is fifteen, that's fifteen thousand yuan. I can make at least fifteen thousand yuan in profit. A 30% profit is five thousand yuan. How much can you earn on one smuggling trip? Five thousand or ten thousand?"
“Smuggling is risky, but this is a legitimate business. Once the policies are in place, we can register a business license and sell goods legally and compliantly. Have you thought about it? We make a trip to Wenzhou once a month, and you brothers can make 5,000 yuan in profit per trip. That's 60,000 yuan a year.”
"There are only a few months left until the Chinese New Year. We can make a few more trips before the New Year and earn tens of thousands of yuan to take back home. Then your family will have a good New Year. What's so difficult about building a house and getting married?"
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