It's common for the younger brother and sister-in-law to joke around. Dongqing joked, "Sister-in-law, why did you call me? Aren't you afraid my brother Hong will get jealous?"
Dong Qing's words amused Su Wei. She knew he was joking, and laughed, saying, "Can't you be a little more serious? Your sister-in-law isn't that lewd. I need to talk to you."
After hearing this, Dong Qing smiled and asked, "Go ahead, what do you need me for? I'll definitely help you if I can."
Su Wei said, "You're the only person I can trust now. I bought ten acres of land next to my new house, and I want to build a hotel there. Do you have any suggestions on how to build it?"
After hearing this, Dong Qing looked at Su Wei with a puzzled expression. He didn't expect this woman to be so decisive. In this day and age, most women wouldn't dare to do this. Buying land and building a hotel is no small amount of money. Even men would find it difficult to do this.
Dong Qing smiled and said, "You really impress me. Let me finish my meal and think about it."
Dong Qing finished his meal in a short while, lost in thought.
After he finished eating, he said, "To be honest, the land you bought is the most valuable location in our area. It's right next to the train and bus stations, and it's definitely a good place to open a hotel in the future."
Located very close to the train and bus stations, your hotel shouldn't limit itself to catering; its primary business should be accommodation. In the future, ensure there's a large enough plaza in front of the hotel for convenient parking for customers.
Su Wei asked, "Are there that many guests?"
It seems that only selling food is still viable now. There are indeed not many customers staying in hotels. Dong Qing said, "It's the 1980s now, so it's normal that there aren't many people staying in hotels. Many travelers are staying in small hotels in the city. It doesn't mean there won't be many in the future. You don't have enough funds to build a hotel building that combines food and lodging. To put it bluntly, you don't have the capital to build a hotel."
"Buy the bricks first, then immediately go to the bank and get a loan of 100,000 yuan. Buy all the bricks needed for building the hotel and place them where they won't get in the way. Remember, this can't be delayed; get the loan now and buy all the bricks at once. Don't ask why; just listen to me."
Dong Qing has lived a lifetime, and he knows best about future prices. Prices will generally rise by the end of the year, so buying building materials now will save a lot of money.
How could Su Wei know what would happen later? After listening to Dong Qing's words, she didn't ask any questions. Mainly, she trusted Dong Qing and would do whatever Dong Qing said.
Su Wei never procrastinates. Using the restaurant as collateral, she had Dong Ermei help her obtain a 100,000 yuan mortgage loan from the bank the next day.
She took the money into the brick factory and spent all 100,000 yuan on bricks.
The brick factory owner was stunned when he heard this. There was a slight price increase this year. When Su Wei was building her house, a brick cost four yuan, but now it costs five yuan. He had no reason to be unhappy that Su Wei placed the order in cash.
One hundred thousand yuan is equivalent to twenty thousand bricks. The bricks fired by the brick factory could not be sold, and there were more than five thousand bricks in stock. How could such a large order not surprise him?
Su Wei asked, "Why aren't you saying anything? Are you willing to take my order?"
"No business would refuse an order," he said. "Of course I'll take it."
Su Wei said, "Your brick factory doesn't have that much stock. Take the money and sign a contract with me. I'll take it away as soon as it's fired. No matter if the price of bricks goes up or down next year, it will be the same price. You can't sell the bricks to anyone else until I've taken enough. If you think my terms are acceptable, then let's sign the contract."
The boss thought it wasn't easy for brick prices to rise; this year, the price of a single brick had only increased by one yuan. He readily signed a contract for 20,000 bricks and gave Su Wei a receipt for 100,000 yuan.
Su Wei said, "I'll arrange for people to start hauling bricks tomorrow."
The boss said it was anytime, and Su Wei said goodbye and rode her bicycle home.
That afternoon, Su Wei found several people, each paid five yuan a day, to help her load bricks. She also found a tractor driver in the village to drive to the brick factory the next day.
They can pay a daily wage, as many bricks as they need to bring back in a day. It would probably take them four months to bring 20,000 bricks home. They'd be lucky to bring back half of them before the new year. Su Wei can afford this wage.
A week later, Li Yuzhu's third uncle started receiving materials for construction. He bought bricks from another brick factory, and Su Wei stopped bringing bricks home and had people and tractors bring bricks to him first.
Li Yuzhu's third uncle didn't use a large quantity of bricks, and he hauled enough bricks in just a few days. The next day, he continued to haul bricks for Su Wei.
Each day, a total invoice is issued for the number of bricks brought back, and the tractor driver hands the invoice to Su Wei's father at night.
To prevent anyone from cheating him, Su Wei's father would check the bricks brought back that day every night. These bricks were brought back in a stacked position, making them easy to check. Su Wei basically didn't care about these things and left everything to her father.
Time flew by and it was January 1988. Prices finally rose across the board. Meat, which used to cost a few cents a pound, rose to two dollars a pound. All prices went up. For so many years, prices had never fluctuated so dramatically, and at first, many people couldn't adapt.
The brick factory had some stock from a while ago, and with the bricks produced recently, Su Wei has already brought back 10,000 bricks, but there are still 10,000 bricks to bring back.
The price of a single brick increased by three yuan. The brick factory owner was filled with regret. He had wasted 60,000 yuan in just over two months. How could he not feel the pain?
However, since there is a contract, even if the price of bricks increases, it won't work. The remaining 10,000 bricks must still be delivered at the original price. Once something is sold, it cannot be reneged on.
Su Wei made a huge profit this time; she saved 60,000 yuan on a 100,000 yuan brick in just over two months.
When Chen Hong returned to the shop after get off work that evening, Su Wei said with a smile, "I also want to thank Dong Qing this time. With just one sentence from him, we saved 60,000 yuan out of 20,000 bricks. Let's call him and his wife to come over for a meal."
Chen Hong looked at his wife in disbelief and said, "Really? There's such a way to make money?"
He couldn't possibly be unaware of rising prices, but he genuinely didn't know that a brick had increased in price by three yuan. What does it mean to save 60,000 yuan in just over two months? How many months would it take Su Wei's restaurant to earn that much money? How much interest would a 100,000 yuan loan generate in a year? She took out a loan to buy a special item this time, right?
Su Wei said, "Of course it's true! I never imagined I could make money like this. Please invite the couple over quickly!"
Chen Hong took out his mobile phone and dialed Dong Qing's number. After hanging up, he said, "They're coming right away."
Su Wei took her husband to the kitchen to prepare some cold dishes, saying, "Take these dishes upstairs; we'll eat at home."
Not long after, Dongqing and his wife arrived, and the four of them went upstairs together.
After sitting down, Su Wei smiled and said, "I really don't know how you see things so clearly. In just over two months, you've saved me 60,000 yuan."
Dong Qing said, "The rising prices are just the beginning. You don't have that much money right now. If you did, building a hotel now would be more cost-effective."
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