On the day he went to look at the car, Dad shaved, put on new clothes, and even put mousse on his hair to make himself look more handsome (or greasy).
Of course, I didn't plan to buy anything today; I just went to take a look and find out the prices.
He Wenlin actually planned to buy a used car, but her father thought that if they were going to buy one, they should buy a new one, since who knows what problems a used car might have?
The father and daughter spent several hours looking at cars, mainly vans, pickup trucks, and small trucks, but the new cars were not cheap, with the cheapest one costing at least 138,000 yuan!
He Wenlin thought a down payment of 20% or 30% would be enough, but it turned out to be 50%!
If it's 50%, He Wenlin won't have enough money left.
"Let's look at used cars first," He Wenlin said. "We can buy a used pickup truck and a new sedan later. You can practice driving with the used car, and it won't be a big loss if you crash it. It's more heartbreaking to see a new car get bumped and bruised."
Mr. He knew that he didn't have the money to buy a new one, and he was slightly disappointed.
He glanced at his watch and said, "It's almost ten o'clock. Let's go back first. After you get back, call Boss Zhang and arrange a time to go to his friend's place to look at cars."
Zhang Yanjun's friend sells used cars.
I took a taxi back to the shop in Caijiang Village, and it was already 10:40.
Mr. He quickly changed out of his nice clothes and started cooking in the kitchen, feeling that wearing such nice clothes was a waste.
"Uncle, Linlin, have you bought a car yet?" Lin Fei asked.
He Wenlin said, "No, it's too expensive. I can't afford it. The cheapest one costs 140,000."
"It's really too expensive," Lin Fei said. "By the way, someone from Wan Ke Lai Supermarket just called to say they want to order egg rolls."
"Then what?"
"Then I told him to call the food factory."
He Wenlin remembered that Yang Qiuju and Sun Yanling rented a space in front of Wankelai to sell egg rolls during the National Day holiday. The two of them did very well, selling a total of 650 boxes in seven days!
The gross profit reached 1,950 yuan!
He Wenlin estimates their net profit will be at least 1,400 to 1,500!
Earning a net profit of 1,400 to 1,500 yuan a week is already quite impressive.
Could it be that Wan Ke Lai Supermarket saw how well their business was doing and called to order some too?
He Wenlin immediately called her mother, but the line was busy.
Two minutes after I hung up the phone, Aunt He called back.
Just as Wenlin had predicted, Wan Ke Lai wanted to order egg rolls!
“I quoted 6.5 yuan per box, but they didn’t say they wanted it. They wanted us to come to Wankelai to discuss it in person. I think they’re trying to bargain,” said Mrs. He.
"He must be trying to bargain, after all, Wan Ke Lai has several branches."
"Can we give him a discount?"
"It's hard to say. If they can't sell them all and we have to take responsibility, then we can't lower the price. If they can't sell them and the losses are their own responsibility, then we can lower the price a bit. But there still has to be a minimum delivery quantity. At least we need to deliver about 200 boxes to the four stores at once. It's not worth it for us to deliver only a few dozen boxes. So it depends on the details of the contract."
He Wenlin has worked in supermarkets herself, so she knows the ins and outs of the business all too well.
In fact, He Wenlin was very worried about supermarkets like Wankelai defaulting on payments, so she preferred to rent their space.
Large chain stores are better, such as Haoduoduo and Woshang, as they are more punctual in their settlements. These companies are highly sought after by major suppliers, so small suppliers basically have no hope.
"Have you scheduled a time for a meeting?" He Wenlin asked.
"We've arranged to meet at Wankelai in the east of the city at 8:30 tomorrow morning."
"Okay, I'll go with you then."
He's mother is currently in charge of the food factory, and He Wenlin will be adding other products in the future, so taking He's mother along is the most appropriate thing to do.
"By the way, how did it go with your dad and you going to look at cars today?" Aunt He asked. "Did you make a decision?"
"New cars are too expensive, I can't afford them, so I've decided to look at used ones. I planned to meet with Mr. Zhang tomorrow, but I have to go to Wankelai now, so I'll have to wait until Wankelai is closed before I can talk to him."
Business is more important.
Mr. He and Lin Fei were cooking outside and didn't hear what He Wenlin said on the phone inside.
After hanging up the phone, He Wenlin told them about it.
Lin Fei was quite happy.
But Mr. He frowned deeply.
"Dad, why are you unhappy?"
“I’ll go with you tomorrow,” Mr. He said. “Your mother is such an honest person, she’s easily fooled.”
"My mom is honest, but she still has me, right? Who can fool me?"
Mr. He looked unhappy: "I said I'd go with you, so I'll go with you."
He Wenlin actually knew why her father insisted on going with her. He was afraid that if her mother became the factory manager, he would still be just a cook, and it would be embarrassing to say that way.
He Wenlin smiled, but didn't expose his little scheme.
Having a sense of crisis is a good thing; it is because only with a sense of crisis can one know how to work hard and how to make progress.
The next morning, as soon as the rush hour was over, He Wenlin and her family of three took a taxi to Wankelai Supermarket.
On the way there, He Wenlin also told them how to deal with the situation, what to say, and how to negotiate the price and service.
Mr. and Mrs. He no longer cared about how He Wenlin knew so much; they only knew that their daughter was capable!
Upon arriving at the supermarket, He Wenlin led her parents to the service center and said to the staff, "Hello, excuse me, we are from Xiangzhiyuan Food Factory. Your supermarket's General Manager Deng Zhiying arranged to meet us here at 8:30 today. Could you please call her office for us?"
Upon hearing He Wenlin directly mention Deng Zhiying's name, the waiter immediately made a call to Deng Zhiying's office without saying a word.
Less than a minute later, the waiter hung up the phone and said, "Our General Manager Deng is waiting for you in his office."
"Could you please show us the way? This is our first time here, and we don't know where Mr. Deng's office is."
"Manager Wang," the waiter called out, waving towards the cash register.
Manager Wang walked over and said, "These are Mr. Deng's guests. I called Mr. Deng, and he's waiting for them in his office. They don't know where Mr. Deng's office is, so could you take them there?"
Wang Huifang looked at He Wenlin and her family of three and said, "Come with me."
"Thanks."
The He family of three followed Wang Huifang through the store, then circled halfway through the warehouse before finally reaching the office area and finding Deng Zhiying's office.
"Mr. Deng, your guest has arrived," Wang Huifang said, and then left.
Upon seeing the He family of three, Deng Zhiying quickly stood up to greet them: "Hello, Mr. He."
"Hello." Mr. and Mrs. He also shook hands with him politely, just like in the TV shows.
Deng Zhiying said to her beautiful assistant, "Lily, serve the guests tea and then go get some fruit to take to the conference room. Mr. He, let's go to the meeting room."
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