After separating from his second brother, Yuan Fangguo did not go directly to the guard room, but went straight to the dormitory, took out the cart, and dragged the cart to the guard room.
After giving a few cigarettes to the old men and uncles who were guarding the gate and chatting with them for a while, Yuan Fangguo finally lifted the two large bags of books onto the cart.
When we were waiting for our roommates to come back in the evening, they discovered the two big bags at once.
Yi Juntao was overjoyed and picked up a martial arts novel and started reading it.
"Brothers, please help me promote my business. I have started a new business, renting books." Yuan Fangguo said half-jokingly and half-seriously.
"Do you want to rent these books?" Sun Kejian was also surprised.
Yuan Fangguo nodded. He did not hide the fact that business had been poor in the past two days and profits were declining every day.
"I think renting books is a good idea. There are basically no books worth reading in school libraries now. They are all literature. This is an era of flourishing flowers and a hundred schools of thought. We must have both highbrow and lowbrow literature. I think this industry should be good." This time, even Sun Kejian felt that Yuan Fangguo's idea was a good one.
Yi Juntao nodded and said, "This industry is good, but how do you set the price? And you can't guarantee that everyone will circulate it. If that's the case, you won't make any money."
Yi Juntao was telling the truth. Some people can read a book in an afternoon, while others may not be able to read a book in a week. If the price and time are not set scientifically, it is easy to result in a waste of profits.
"That's easy." Yuan Fangguo already had an idea in mind. He took a sip of water to moisten his throat and said, "I charge by the number of pages. For books under 200 pages, I charge 50 cents per book in two days. For books between 200 and 400 pages, I charge 80 cents per book in four days. If it's more than one day, I charge 20 cents per day. If it's more than a month, the deposit will not be refunded, and I don't want the books anymore."
"Then how do you collect the deposit?" Sun Kejian asked hurriedly.
"80% off the original price." Yuan Fangguo said.
Sun Kejian and Gao Dapeng had never rented books outside the school, and they didn't know much about this industry. Yi Juntao had rented books before, and after hearing Yuan Fangguo's pricing, the first thing he thought of was that the price Yuan Fangguo offered was relatively favorable.
"I think this is possible. Several of my fellow villagers rent books from outside. I will talk to them later and ask them to come and take care of your business." Yi Juntao said with a relaxed look.
Sun Kejian also nodded. "I can also introduce you to a few. They all think university life is too boring. I think those martial arts and military novels can keep them entertained for a while."
Yi Juntao seemed like a practical man. He did what he said. A few minutes later, he helped Yuan Fangguo to attract several students.
"It's cheaper than renting books from bookstores outside." Yi Juntao said confidently.
Everyone was bored and someone in the dormitory happened to be renting a book. Under Yi Juntao's persuasion, they paid the deposit and rented a book each.
"Brothers, my rental bookstore is usually open at night." Yuan Fangguo said to them.
The advertising effect this time was surprisingly good. In one night, Yuan Fangguo rented out more than 50 books. Based on the profit of 25 cents per book per day, he earned an average of more than ten yuan every day in the past two days.
The profit from renting books more or less lifted Yuan Fangguo's previously depressed mood. He knew that his business in selling things was definitely not as good as before. In this case, he had to transform in time.
On Sundays, Yuan Fangguo didn't even go out to sell his goods. Firstly, he didn't have much stock of goods; secondly, the sales volume was extremely unsatisfactory.
He didn't go out to sell his goods, but people came to him on their own initiative.
"Do you have cigarettes for sale?" In the afternoon, a student who looked like a senior student pushed open the door and asked Yuan Fangguo.
Yuan Fangguo nodded, "Yes, what price range do you want?"
"Can I see it?"
"Okay." Yuan Fangguo opened the suitcase that Yi Juntao lent him, ready to let this guy take a good look.
"Don't move." Unexpectedly, the guy grabbed Yuan Fangguo's wrist.
"What?" Yuan Fangguo didn't move. He thought that this was a joke played on him by the guy who knew him.
"We are from the school security department. Someone reported you for illegally selling things in the dormitory." The guy said as he took out his ID.
"Come in." He didn't forget to shout towards the door.
Soon, two equally tall and strong security officers rushed in and prepared to take Yuan Fangguo's suitcase away.
"What are you doing?" Yuan Fangguo suddenly became annoyed. He couldn't help but swing his hand. The guy was caught off guard and staggered to the side.
"What are you doing? Do you know that you are attacking a police officer?" A man with a flat head saw Yuan Fangguo actually taking action, and he couldn't help but shout at Yuan Fangguo angrily.
At that time, the school security department also had the organization of the people's police. They wore police uniforms and carried batons and handcuffs on a daily basis. The security department even had a special gun and ammunition room. Its functional status was equivalent to that of a police station stationed at the school.
"I don't care whether I attacked the police or not. What I sell are not fake goods. Why are you arresting me?" Yuan Fangguo straightened his neck and tilted his head, looking quite a rogue.
"As a student, you don't use your time to study properly, but spend all day selling things. Do you feel ashamed?" The man with a flat head looked like a leader, and his voice was no lower than Yuan Fangguo's.
"I didn't steal or rob, so what's there to be embarrassed about?" Yuan Fangguo said angrily.
"Catch him for me." the man with the flat head said angrily.
"Why are you arresting me? How have I broken any law?" Yuan Fangguo struggled. His strength was very reckless. Even though the two young security officers were almost as tall as him, they could not get close to him at all.
Seeing how violently the young man was jumping, the man with the flat head also exploded. "If you don't want to be expelled, then behave yourself and go to the security department with us to explain everything clearly."
"Why should I go to the Security Department with you? Let me ask you, where have I broken the law?" Yuan Fangguo said loudly.
"Xiao Li, show him the school rules." Seeing that Yuan Fangguo still did not repent, the man with the flat head was very angry and said to a young man in a jacket next to him.
The young man named Xiao Li nodded and then took out the student code of conduct of Bashu University from his pocket.
"Look at Article 18." The man with a flat head threw the student code of conduct into Yuan Fangguo's arms with a cold face.
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