Chapter 299: Competitors, ready to fight
Bobai Railway Station.
Deng Silong sat in the driver's seat of the bus, looking at the bustling station with people coming and going, with a faint smile on his face.
He had reason to be happy. Before that, he had been the top bachelor on the bachelor list of Hengmenkou Village. His life was full of despair, and he lived every day just to survive.
And now, he has successfully taken off the hat of a bachelor, because he is also a married man! Thinking of his beautiful wife who is several years younger than him, Deng Silong feels extremely satisfied. He would never dare to think of such a woman before.
But now, such a woman washes herself clean every day and waits for him to come back to play the game of stacking people. Her life is really too comfortable.
Of course, it is an exaggeration to say that she has to wait for him to come back home every day to play games. As the driver of one of the Guangzhou vehicles, it takes Deng Silong about three days to drive to Guangzhou and back, and he can rest for one day every three days, so he and his wife only play games a few times every three days.
I have to say here that the company has arranged accommodation for the drivers and ticket sellers in the county town and Guangdong.
At present, everything in the company is still in its starting stage, so the accommodation conditions are naturally not very good. All the buildings are rented and converted into dormitories. In Guangdong, there are multi-person dormitories, but here in Bobai, those who are married live in single dormitories, and those who are not married live in multi-person dormitories. It can be arranged quite well.
Deng Silong initially lived in a multi-person dormitory, but after he got married, he moved into a single dormitory with his wife.
Yesterday, Deng Silong played four games with his wife in the dormitory, and played another game early this morning, but he was still in high spirits. It can only be said that he is still young, and he has enough bullets accumulated over the years, so he should not have to worry about fighting a war for a year or two.
Just as Deng Silong was in a good mood and waiting for passengers to board the bus and prepare to set off for Guangzhou, he suddenly saw a Guangzhou bus coming in from the entrance. He rubbed his eyes in surprise, and after seeing it clearly, he couldn't help but burst out with a swear word: "Fuck!"
The conductor who was guiding the passengers to board the bus hurriedly asked, "Brother Long, what's the matter?"
Deng Silong didn't say anything, but just stretched out his hand and pointed forward.
The conductor looked in the direction of his finger, and when he saw clearly that it was the Guangzhou train, his eyes widened instantly, and then he blurted out the same swear word.
Not only the Guangzhou train, but also several Guangdong trains currently parked at the station, after seeing the Guangzhou train enter the station, they all stared at this bus that suddenly appeared.
Because this Guangzhou bus is not their passenger transport company's Guangzhou bus, but a newly added Guangzhou bus, which means that someone is coming to steal their business.
Immediately, a smart member of the tribe ran out of the station and went to the Tenglong Passenger Transport Company across the street to tell the general manager Deng Changyu the news.
Deng Changyu was not surprised to hear the news. Passenger transport was so profitable that competitors would appear sooner or later. He had already discussed this with Jiugong, but it was still a little unexpected that there were competitors so early.
Because according to his and Jiugong's judgment, no competitor will appear until next year.
However, now that the competitor has appeared ahead of schedule, the company’s ten newly added buses can no longer wait. They have to get the buses back immediately and concentrate their efforts on eliminating this new competitor first.
Thinking of this, Deng Changyu said calmly: "I understand. Go back and continue to pay attention to it and find out the details of the other party."
The tribesman responded and went back to the station.
Deng Changyu also started making phone calls. After the bank loan was approved, he had booked a bus in advance. However, considering that it is not the Spring Festival travel season yet, the ten buses now are enough to cope with the current number of passengers. It would be a waste of manpower and resources to get the buses back so early.
But that is under normal circumstances. Now that a competitor has emerged, we must quickly arrange vehicles to block the competitor. We cannot just sit and wait for them to grow bigger and stronger.
After calling the bus factory, Deng Changyu called the village committee and asked the clan members to pass the news to the clan leader.
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Inside the Bobai Railway Station, the three Qin brothers got off the bus with smiles on their faces, and then went to the station to handle the cooperation procedures.
But soon, the three brothers of the Qin family came out. They didn't expect that cooperating with the station was not just a one-time payment, but a management fee every month. The most important thing was that the route had to be arranged by the station. What kind of cooperation was this? It would be better to wait for passengers outside the station. The train would leave whenever it wanted and the ticket could be sold at any price.
So, in less than ten minutes, the Guangzhou train that attracted the attention of the entire station drove out of the station.
Seeing this scene, the drivers and passengers of Naye Deng's company paid great attention to the Guangzhou bus that suddenly appeared. Having been running in Guangdong for so long, they naturally knew that many self-employed passenger transport operators now did not cooperate with the station, but that did not mean they did not have the ability to steal passengers.
Even because they don't have to pay management fees to the station, the tickets they sell can be slightly cheaper.
The only downside is that they pick up passengers along the way, making them look like a ragtag army, not as good as the regular troops that depart on time from the station.
At the station, car owners running other routes just watch the fun. As long as the other party does not run the same route as them, they are not in competition. No matter how many more cars there are, it is the same to them.
Deng Silong watched the Guangzhou car that was about to compete with them for customers leave. Seeing that the departure time was almost up, he no longer thought about this competitor. After all, he had Uncle Chang Yu, a college student general manager, and the clan leader as the pillar behind him. If the other party wanted to compete with their company for customers, they might have made a wrong calculation.
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Naye Village.
When the clan member working in the village committee received the call, he quickly sent someone to pass the news to the clan leader.
Deng Shirong was a little surprised when he received the news. He didn't expect that an individual entrepreneur would take a fancy to the route in Guangdong so soon and want to compete with their company.
But it's normal to think about it. No matter in this era or in the future, as long as it is a profitable business, there will definitely be people who follow suit. The only difference is sooner or later. He and Deng Changyu, the general manager of the company, have already discussed countermeasures for this. As long as they deal with it according to the discussed countermeasures, he is sure that the other party will not be able to withstand such losses.
Originally, Deng Shirong didn't intend to care about it and let Deng Changyu handle it.
But on second thought, this Guangzhou bus was the first competitor to appear. In this era, self-employed individuals who could afford a bus were no ordinary people. He still had to go to Bobai to take charge, so that if any unexpected situation occurred, it could be dealt with in time.
Thinking of this, Deng Shirong selected 30 tall and strong young men with nothing to do from the tribe, and took them to the county town early the next morning.
Of course, it is definitely impossible for so many people to take the bus together. They can only go up in batches. Some take the bus directly at the village entrance, and some go to Tanlian intersection to wait for passing buses. Anyway, as long as they can reach the county town, it's fine.
The reason why he wanted to bring so many people up was to be prepared for any eventuality. He knew very well that in this era of passenger transport, whoever has the bigger fist can make money. Those who have no power and can only run passenger transport honestly will find it difficult to survive in this era.
Only when the laws are sound in later times will there be room for honest people to survive.
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Ten thirty in the morning.
Deng Shirong brought several tribesmen to the Tenglong Bus Company in the county town, and other tribesmen would arrive later.
"Jiu Gong!" The employees in the company greeted him one after another.
Deng Shirong nodded to them, looked at Deng Changyu and asked, "What's the situation now?"
Deng Changyu said: "Early this morning, the Guangzhou bus was waiting for passengers outside the station. So far, they have taken away three passengers."
The three passengers seemed insignificant, but Deng Shirong knew that it was the off-season and there might not be ten passengers going to Guangzhou in a day. Three of them were taken away in the morning, which was certainly not a good thing for the company's Guangzhou car.
Deng Shirong asked again: "When will the bus we booked earlier be able to come back?"
Deng Changyu said: "I sent a driver to drive it early in the morning. The car can be brought back the day after tomorrow at the latest."
Deng Shirong nodded and said, "Since the new cars haven't come back yet, we can only wait. When they come back, we will use the plan we discussed with you before to dispatch a few new cars to severely attack the opponent. We must make the opponent continue to lose money until they can no longer bear it and change their route on their own initiative."
This business world is like a battlefield. There was clearly a blank route but the other party did not choose it. Instead, he chose the Guangzhou route. It was obvious that he was here to compete, so he certainly would not be merciful.
Deng Changyu responded, "I understand, Jiugong. When the new cars come back, I will arrange five cars to go to Guangzhou, leave five in Bobai to grab passengers, and keep the remaining five for maneuver. Then we will surround the opponent everywhere and make sure that the number of passengers they pick up is so large that they can't even afford the gas."
Deng Shirong said, "You should immediately have people rent a few more houses in Guangzhou and Bobai, and then leave some of the young men I brought with me in Bobai, and send some to Guangzhou, in case the other party acts arrogantly or uses any shady tricks."
"Jiu Gong, you are really thoughtful. I will arrange it later."
"That's it for now. When all the young men in the clan are here, you can arrange their food and accommodation. The company will pay for all these expenses. I'll have someone investigate to see who the other party is. If there's anything, have someone come to the Suifeng Hotel to find me."
"Okay, Jiugong, I understand."
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In this era, guarding the house is equivalent to engagement.
Although Zhu Junjie and Deng Yunzhen have not yet married, their relationship is different from before.
The most obvious change is that Zhu Junjie comes to the Suifeng Hotel to eat more and more frequently. Recently, he even comes to eat almost every day and no longer considers himself an outsider.
Deng Yuntai and his wife naturally welcomed this. Not to mention that he was Ah Zhen's boyfriend, even if there was no such relationship, the deputy director of the Public Security Bureau coming to eat every day in uniform could greatly improve the safety of the hotel.
Although the hotel has Mr. Zhang Guangzong in charge and has not encountered any bad things in the past two years, safety issues have always been emphasized by my father, so they are naturally happy to see an extra layer of insurance.
At noon that day, after getting off work, Zhu Junjie came to Suifeng Hotel as usual.
"Director Zhu!"
"sister in law!"
After entering the restaurant, Allen Chu greeted his sister-in-law first, and when he wanted to talk to Ah Zhen, he saw his future father-in-law sitting with Mr. Zhang with his sharp eyes, and he quickly walked up to greet him: "Uncle Deng!"
Deng Shirong nodded and said, "Director Zhu, you came at the right time. I just happened to need your help with something."
Zhu Junjie sat down, patted his chest and said, "Uncle Deng, just tell me what you want to do. I will do whatever I can do."
Deng Shirong was very satisfied with his attitude and said with a smile, "It's not a big deal. I just want you to help me check a few people."
As the deputy director of the Public Security Bureau, it would be easy for Zhu Junjie to investigate a few people. He immediately asked, "Uncle Deng, who do you want to investigate? Tell me."
Deng Shirong said: "Help me find out the owner information of the Guangzhou car outside the station. The more detailed the better."
Zhu Junjie understood what was going on as soon as he heard it. Ever since he started dating Deng Yunzhen, he had known a lot about his future daughter-in-law's family situation. Of course, he knew that the ten Guangdong buses at Bobai Station belonged to Tenglong Bus Company. He also knew that Tenglong Bus Company was established in the clan under the leadership of his future father-in-law.
Now that new Guangzhou cars have appeared, it means there are new competitors, so it is necessary to investigate the information of competitors in advance.
"Uncle Deng, rest assured. I will arrange for someone to investigate this matter when I get back."
"Okay, let's eat!"
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One o'clock in the afternoon.
After picking up four passengers, the bus of the three Qin brothers set off for Guangzhou.
Although four passengers are not many, the three brothers are quite satisfied with this start. The main reason is that the business has just begun and they still need time to get familiar with it. Once they are familiar with this route, it will be their time to make big money.
Qin Bao already had a plan to make money in his mind. While he was trying to attract customers normally, he would secretly ask someone to do some shady things to the Guangzhou trains at Bobai Station, such as letting the air out of the tires, or simply puncturing the tires. He could also send people to threaten and intimidate the trains. In short, he would find ways to interfere with the other party and prevent them from operating normally. Then their business would naturally flourish.
When you make money, buy a few more cars and do the same thing again. Then your money will snowball.
Thinking of this, Qin Bao felt so happy! It was time for them to get rich!
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For people at Bobai Station, strange things happen every year, but this year there are especially many.
A new Guangzhou bus appeared yesterday, and today another Guangzhou bus drove into Bobai Station.
When the drivers and passengers of Tenglong Bus Company saw the Guangzhou bus, their eyes widened. This was all arranged, right? They all set their sights on Guangzhou. Is there money to be made in Guangzhou? Whatever the reason, now that there is another Guangzhou bus, they must inform the company of the news as soon as possible.
So, some tribesmen immediately went to report the news to the company.
The newly appeared Guangzhou coach was bought by Huang Qiang and Huang Qi. The two got off the coach in high spirits. Huang Qiang said with a smile on his face: "Uncle Qi, let's go find my brother-in-law first, go through the cooperation procedures with the station, and determine the route and time."
Huang Qi nodded, and they walked into the office in the waiting hall together.
"Chen Wu!"
Huang Qiang entered the office and greeted his brother-in-law.
Chen Wu greeted him with a smile: "Brother Qiang, why are you here?"
Huang Qiang smiled and said, "I cooperated with Uncle Qi and got a bus back. I'm here to ask you to handle the cooperation procedures."
Chen Wu was a little surprised when he heard this. When he and his wife went back to her parents' home to visit relatives, he did mention this matter to his eldest brother-in-law. He said that buying a bus can make money now, especially after a few drinks. He even boasted about it to the sky, saying that driving a bus in Guangdong is almost like picking up money.
But unexpectedly, his brother-in-law really listened to him, and even bought the bus not long after.
After being surprised, Chen Wu also admired his brother-in-law's courage and praised him: "Brother Qiang, your speed is good. Which route are you going to run?"
Huang Qiang said without hesitation: "Of course I'm going to Guangzhou!"
Hearing the word Guangzhou, the corner of Chen Wu's mouth twitched involuntarily. The new Guangzhou car that appeared yesterday originally wanted to come to the station to handle cooperation procedures, but later, perhaps because it was dissatisfied with the need to pay a management fee every month, it was unwilling to cooperate.
But regardless of whether it cooperates with the station or not, there is no doubt that Bobai will have one more Guangzhou train.
Chen Wu shook his head and said, "Brother Qiang, Uncle Qi, I suggest you change the route."
Huang Qiang frowned and asked, "Why?"
Chen Wu explained, "Because a new Guangzhou bus was added yesterday, it was also operated by an individual like you, but they didn't cooperate with our station. Instead, they planned to pick up passengers outside the station. If you still run the Guangzhou route, the competition on this route will be too fierce. So I suggest you choose other routes that no one runs. I think you can make much more money than running to Guangzhou."
Huang Qiang and Huang Qi looked at each other and saw surprise in each other's eyes. They didn't expect that there was an individual business owner who had the same idea as them and bought the bus a day earlier than them.
Huang Qiang asked: "Uncle Qi, what do you think?"
Huang Qi said without thinking: "Since the competition in Guangzhou is fierce, let's change the route. Didn't we find out clearly before? Currently, no one is running the route to Zhanjiang, Guangdong. If we run this route, all the customers coming and going from Zhanjiang will be ours, and we don't have to compete with others. Isn't this great!"
Huang Qiang nodded and said, "Alright, let's go to Zhanjiang!"
The two of them did not have much ambition. When they saw the fierce competition in the direction of Guangzhou, they immediately changed their route. Unlike the Qin brothers, they were not thinking about becoming bigger and stronger, and gradually eroding the market share of other Guangdong cars in order to achieve the goal of dominating the market.
Both are self-employed individuals who entered the passenger transport market one after the other. Because they made different choices, their subsequent development will definitely be completely different.
Seeing that his brother-in-law listened to his advice, Chen Wu felt relieved.
The cooperation procedures all have templates, and the two parties quickly signed the contract. Starting from tomorrow, shuttle buses will officially run from Bobai to Zhanjiang.
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I have to say that the investigation capabilities of the public security system are still very impressive.
Although it is not as exaggerated as those big guys in brainless novels who call their subordinates and demand "all information about a certain person within three minutes, including how many times he wet the bed as a child", it is still no problem to find out the situation of the three brothers of the Qin family in a few hours.
After getting off work, Zhu Junjie went to Suifeng Hotel and reported to his future father-in-law the information he had found about the three brothers of the Qin family.
"Uncle Deng, the Guangzhou car that appeared yesterday was bought by the three brothers Qin Jin, Qin Yuan, and Qin Bao from Chengdong Village in Bobai Town."
Zhu Junjie briefly introduced: "These three brothers are the kind of people with more domineering personalities in the village. Because they fought a lot when they were young, they also made a little reputation in the county and have a lot of appeal in the village.
They are lucky. In the past two or three years, they have been running the pig farm and raising pigs at home honestly. They are not as lazy as before and go out to fight with others every now and then. Otherwise, they would have been arrested during last year's crackdown.
Originally, the three brothers had made a lot of money raising pigs in the past two or three years, but not long ago they sold all their pigs and pooled their money to buy this bus. It seems that they no longer want to continue raising pigs, but plan to make money by running passenger transport instead.”
Deng Shirong felt relieved after hearing this, and nodded and said, "Okay, I understand!"
Zhang Guangzong raised his glass and clinked it with Deng Shirong's, then asked, "Do you want me to come out and warn them?"
Deng Shirong took a sip of wine and said with a smile: "Not for the time being. If it is just a business competition, then we already have a countermeasure. Besides, when I came up, I also brought 30 young men from the tribe with me. In addition to the driver at the station and the ticket seller who followed the bus, and the tribe members who were resting in the company dormitory, the total number of people is not small, so we are not afraid of the other party's bullying.
Besides, if the other party really doesn't follow the rules, they're afraid they won't be able to afford it."
Given the current relationship between Zhu Junjie and Deng Yunzhen, he naturally knew that his future father-in-law had a terrifying appeal in the clan. For the future father-in-law, it was just a small matter. He waved his hand and said, "Uncle Deng, we don't need to make such a big scene. Now is still a period of severe crackdown. If it really gets out of hand, it will not benefit anyone.
I'm here to make it clear to you that if the other party doesn't follow the rules and acts arrogantly, I will send someone to warn them. If it happens a second time, I will arrest them and put them in jail for a while to see if they will behave themselves. "
Zhang Guangzong continued, "If they don't follow the rules, I will send someone to warn them. I believe that even if they are very brave, they won't dare to do anything crooked."
Deng Shirong couldn't help but burst into laughter when he heard this. With pressure from both sides at the same time, he didn't know if the others could withstand it, but he was sure that the three brothers of the Qin family could not withstand it.
"Okay, then it's settled!"
(End of this chapter)
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