Chapter 142
The first thing Lei Tingjun did after receiving the money was to split it with his good friends.
He kept his word and handed half of it to A-Qiang, saying, "This one is yours."
When Ah Qiang saw the 14,000 yuan, his pupils widened instantly.
He'd never seen so much money in his entire life!
They're all bright red banknotes!
But A-Qiang knew very well that this business opportunity belonged to Brother Lei. He had asked him to work with him because he trusted him and was willing to help his brothers out.
As brothers, you can't just throw away your dignity just because your older brother is righteous.
Moreover, Lei Ge was only able to secure this scrap metal business through his own connections and network; he also found the trucks and workers himself.
Ah Qiang pushed the money back: "Brother Lei, I can't take so much. You negotiated this scrap metal business yourself. At most, I just introduced you to a recycling plant."
"Just give me three thousand yuan. I'll be more than satisfied," said A-Qiang.
But Lei Tingjun didn't think so.
Although, even without Ah Qiang coming, he could have accomplished this task.
However, using his previous connections, A-Qiang helped Lei Tingjun contact a scrap metal recycling plant and even borrowed a stone screening machine from an acquaintance.
A-Qiang scraped together 1,000 yuan from his hometown and brought it over to Lei Tingjun as working capital.
In the days that followed, while Lei Tingjun was busy at the construction site, A-Qiang was the only one guarding the machine day and night to sift scrap steel, barely getting any sleep for over a week.
Lei Tingjun knew that many things could not be accomplished by one person alone, but required the strong support of those around him.
Ah Qiang helped him a lot this time, and Lei Tingjun will definitely not treat him unfairly, as he deserves what he deserves.
"Here you go, just take it," Lei Tingjun said frankly.
It would be impossible for Ah Qiang not to be tempted when he saw the money.
But he felt he couldn't very well take half, so after thinking for a moment, he said, "How about this, Brother Lei, just give me 30%. Consider that thousand yuan my investment. From now on, we brothers will do any business together. Okay?"
"Besides, there's the cost of renting a car, borrowing a car, gas, and the wages paid to that fellow villager—and that hasn't even been factored in yet."
Lei Tingjun pondered for a moment and said, "Between brothers, there's no need to beat around the bush. I'll give you 40%, and from now on, we'll do the scrap metal business together."
After saying that, Lei Tingjun withdrew his hand, directly handed 10,000 yuan to A-Qiang, and said, "The remaining car rental fee and workers' wages will be paid from my account."
Ah Qiang took the 10,000 yuan, his hands trembling, whether from excitement or from cramps from working these past few days, he didn't know.
Lei Tingjun still had more than 18,000 yuan left.
After deducting truck rental fees, fuel costs, labor costs, etc., there is still about 15,000 to 16,000 yuan left.
That was definitely a worthwhile job!
But the Thunder team was not satisfied with this and did not stop striving.
Now that he has the capital, he can expand his business, increase the number of vehicles, hire more drivers, and have everyone work together to sift the stones, which will greatly reduce the time required.
This time, we managed to process a pile of waste and silt in ten days. Next time, we'll try to process a pile in five days.
That evening, Lei Tingjun and his fellow drivers from the construction site, along with A-Qiang, went to a night market in the city for a meal.
After several rounds of drinks, Lei Tingjun shared his idea with everyone, asking his fellow workers if they would like to work with him, promising better pay than what they would get at the company.
However, since everyone is working for Zhao Yingda's company, they can't just resign to help Lei Tingjun.
Lei Tingjun meant that the scrap material wasn't available every day; it would take about half a month to accumulate a large pile.
During the gaps in his schedule, he would take on jobs transporting building materials.
It would be even better if we could cooperate with Fangyuan Construction. If Fangyuan Construction doesn't need materials, Lei Tingjun can go to construction sites outside and see if he can get other jobs.
In the 1980s, the real estate industry had not yet taken off.
Most ordinary people's housing was still allocated by their work units or factory workers' dormitories.
Even Fangyuan Construction Company mostly undertakes projects such as building factories, commercial buildings in urban areas, factory dormitories, and workshops.
Anyone who has worked on a construction site knows about these building materials businesses.
But after working for so many years, none of these workers had ever imagined, nor dared to imagine, that they would want to go out on their own and work independently.
Only the Thunder Army has such courage, boldness, and action.
In addition, his chivalrous and righteous personality fostered unity, and the four or five drivers who lived with him in the same dormitory all expressed their willingness to work with Lei Tingjun.
Now that they had gathered the necessary personnel, the Thunder Army immediately began planning.
He plans to spend some money to buy those used trucks directly, and then rent a few more to expand his transportation fleet.
Since they were going to buy a car, Ah Qiang, as one of the partners who owned 40% of the original shares, naturally had to invest money as well.
Lei Tingjun estimates that he will spend 6,000 yuan to buy a car.
He contributed four thousand, and A-Qiang contributed two thousand.
The plan was set.
That night, the brothers all had a great time drinking.
A-Qiang said to Lei Tingjun, "Brother Lei, I want to go back to Pingquan first."
"What, is there something at home that you haven't taken care of?" Lei Tingjun asked.
Ah Qiang had never been happier than today. He had 10,000 yuan in his pocket and could earn even more money with Brother Lei in the future.
His cheeks were flushed from drinking, and he kept grinning foolishly. He said in a tipsy state, "No, I didn't say goodbye to anyone when I left. Because I wasn't sure if I could make any money on this trip. So when I left, I didn't even say goodbye to the girl I liked."
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