Chapter 354 Business Opportunities
"...You can do it like that?"
Li Banxia answered affirmatively, "Yes, not only can you take a commission, but you can also negotiate tiered pricing with businesses that have good business and high delivery volumes. The price per order can be different – ten orders, fifty orders, one hundred orders, each tier has a different fee. You can also negotiate monthly, quarterly, semi-annual, or yearly cooperation models. Everyone needs to eat, three meals a day. If businesses selling snacks, desserts, fruits, and vegetables also participate, there will be orders to deliver every day. So many businesses, such a large customer base..."
Xiao Zhanyou was thrilled and felt his scalp tingle after hearing Li Banxia's words.
He now drives a truck to transport goods, and when he's away on business, he's away for half a month or a month at a time and can't go home.
He would naturally prefer working on his own turf and being able to go home to his wife and children every day.
“If you do it, I’ll be your first business partner,” Li Banxia said with a smile.
Xiao Zhanyou also laughed.
“Go back and think about how to proceed. If you don’t have enough staff, you can ask my older brother for some. Every year there are veterans, but not everyone can be placed in jobs.”
Xiao Zhanyou stopped smiling and replied seriously, "I'll give you an answer tomorrow."
He knew in his heart that this was a rare opportunity.
Besides, it was delivered right to their door.
When he got home, he discussed it with his wife. "Did Banxia specifically call you to tell you this?"
Xiao Zhanyou nodded.
"From her analysis, I think the market prospects are quite good."
His wife thought for three seconds, then slammed her hand on the table, "Since Banxia says this business is viable, and you also think the market prospects are good, then let's do it!"
Xiao Zhanyou was amused.
He said, "I'm just afraid of losing my truck driving job, in case this food delivery business doesn't take off..."
"What's there to be afraid of? We have a house to fall back on. At worst, we can start over. There are more and more job opportunities now. If all else fails, we can set up a street stall. Will we starve?"
The couple quickly agreed and started taking out their savings books to calculate their deposits.
After calculating the costs, they started thinking about who could be recruited to work together. "They need to be people we can trust, not afraid of hard work, and familiar with the area..."
"That's easy. Once we've secured the business, we'll familiarize ourselves with the roads in that area. We'll definitely take the shortcuts where possible, and ride bikes for the longer routes."
When the car was mentioned, the couple exchanged a glance.
"How could I forget that? I need to find someone with a bicycle at home, or someone without a bicycle..."
Xiao Zhanyou frowned. He had originally included several comrades whose families were so poor they couldn't even afford to eat, but without a bicycle, he couldn't deliver the food...
“For those without bicycles, we’ll take them to the nearest one that’s convenient. Everyone who’s come back from the army is in great shape. Running a few steps is a piece of cake for them, right? It’s good exercise too.” Sister Xiao patted her husband with a smile.
Xiao Zhanyou thought about it and agreed.
"By the way, the idea of these people bringing food was Banxia's. Let's include Banxia in the list. If we ever really grow our business and start a company, we'll include Banxia as a shareholder. They think of us, so we should think of them too. The more we visit each other, the better our relationship will become," said Sister Xiao.
Xiao Zhanyou nodded and said yes.
The couple went through everything they could think of. Initially, they would charge based on the number of orders delivered. Once they had some capital, they would switch to charging by the day, week, month, etc. They considered how much they should be paid for each order delivered by bicycle, how much for orders without bicycles and just running errands, and how much of a percentage they should take...
The couple calculated until late at night, and their heads were buzzing when they woke up in the morning.
Li Banxia was taken aback when she saw the couple. "Didn't you two sleep all night?"
"Huh? Is it that obvious?"
“Two dark circles under your eyes.” Li Banxia nodded.
Sister-in-law Xiao touched her face and said with a smile, "Old Xiao told me about the business you found for us when he got home. We thought we had to seize this rare opportunity. So we thought about it too much and calculated too much. We even dreamed about it all night..."
"They said it upstairs."
Li Banxia led the couple to a private room and poured them tea to refresh them.
Sister-in-law Xiao told her about wanting to invite her to join the business, and Li Banxia hesitated for a moment, "I have a health center to manage, so I'm afraid I won't have time to help you. At most, I can only be a casual partner."
Li Banxia initially didn't intend to get involved, but then she thought about how they needed to take orders and deliver goods, which might require transportation. Not every family that returned from military service was wealthy; many were poor.
Bicycles costing several hundred yuan are a burden for them.
"...Okay, I'll provide fifty bicycles, in batches. You probably won't have too many people in the short term, so I'll get ten delivered first, and then we'll add more as the staff grows. Also, in a couple of days, I'll be installing a phone in my shop. You can use this phone to contact merchants and customers. Merchants can call this number to deliver orders, and customers can call this number to run errands or deliver things..."
Of course the couple would agree!
Sister-in-law Xiao beamed from ear to ear, saying, "Sister, you are truly a benefactor to my husband and me! Ever since we met you, our family has been making money every few days. I don't know how to thank you enough."
“Sister-in-law, you’re being too polite. Brother Xiao is not only my brother’s comrade-in-arms, but he has also helped me a lot. Sister-in-law even helped me steal medical records, which were crucial evidence to prove Lin Jiefang and Zheng Huaixin’s perjury! You have all done me a great favor, so naturally we should give priority to our own people when it comes to making money.”
"Haha, did you hear that? The girl said we're on the same side."
Sister-in-law Xiao nudged Xiao Zhanyou with her elbow, and Xiao Zhanyou laughed.
He felt that his comrade-in-arms's female friend was a really good person. She always thought of him when he was doing good things, and even offered him a car, a phone call, and suggestions.
Sister Xiao said with a smile, "Once this business takes off, we'll take care of all the delivery work for your health center, sister."
"Then I won't stand on ceremony with you, sister-in-law."
Li Banxia smiled, "This is indeed a rare opportunity. How to proceed depends on you. As far as I know, some high-end hotels and restaurants have their own delivery staff. You... can also try to explore the possibilities first. What if you can reach an agreement for long-term cooperation?"
The couple looked at each other, and their eyes lit up.
"...However, the staff must be trustworthy and of high quality. After all, it's a service industry, and nobody wants to spend money and not get a good service."
Sister-in-law Xiao nodded repeatedly.
“Things are different now. Before, nobody dared to yell at doctors or nurses; everyone had to watch their step. Now, people yell at nurses all the time, shouting and yelling, ‘I paid for this…’”
As it approached mealtime, Li Banxia checked their pulses and treated them to a nutritious meal.
The couple got right to work and set up their stall in just two days.
Li Banxia also asked Sister Yao to get ten bicycles and send them to the health center.
When Xu Ying finally had some free time, she and a few friends went to the health center again. After Li Banxia introduced that they had started a delivery service, they were all delighted.
"That's great. We don't have to rush here every time we want to eat. We can just make a phone call and have a healthy meal delivered to our home or workplace. I'll order for tomorrow. Can you deliver it to my workplace? Where are you guys delivering to?"
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