Chapter 308: Damn, I’m really going to get rich this time!

March of the lunar calendar.

Deng Shirong drove a motorcycle to Shahe Town. He came here to discuss the purchase of jackfruit with the locals.

Deng Shirong's expenses this year will be greater than any previous year. First of all, the 30-acre land in Nanning Chaoyang Square has been designed, and the contract amount he signed with the Provincial Architectural Design Institute is 3.68 million yuan.

Although the payment can be made based on the progress of the project and does not need to be made in one lump sum, this money will not be avoided this year.

In addition, Deng Shirong also wants to buy a Santana sedan for his eldest son this year, so a budget of 200,000 yuan is required, which adds up to 3.88 million yuan.

Now, the second and third floors of the Suifeng Hotel in the county are being renovated. The eldest son has the money for the renovation, but when the renovation is completed and the goods are purchased, another large sum of money will be needed.

After all, this era is not like later times. The competition among source manufacturers is extremely fierce. If you open a large supermarket, you don’t have to spend money to purchase goods. The manufacturers will rush to deliver the goods to you as soon as they get the news, and you can sell them and pay later.

Also, the 6,000 yuan loan I took out from the bank for the first time this year needs to be repaid. This amount of money is not worth mentioning. The key is that the second loan of 800,000 yuan will also expire next year.

Now, he only has more than 2.15 million in cash, and the funding gap is still very large. Naturally, he has to make plans early and get more money.

So, Deng Shirong wanted to try his hand at the jackfruit business.

The jackfruit is a famous fruit king in the south, and the climate and soil in Bobai County are very suitable for the growth of jackfruit. It has been widely planted among the people as early as the early Tang Dynasty. According to the book "Guangxi Traditional Food", the output of Bobai jackfruit ranks first among all counties in Guangxi.

The main production areas of Bobai jackfruit are Shahe, Longtan, Songwang, Dongping and other townships, especially Lingjiao in Shahe Town (Lingjiao area is currently under the jurisdiction of Shahe Town, and will not be independent until next year together with Shuangwang, Shuangfeng, Daba, Shapi and other townships), which has the highest yield and the best quality of jackfruit.

At present, Bobai pineapple is sold well all over Guangxi, and is exported to neighboring provinces such as Guangdong, Hunan, and Guizhou.

If Deng Shirong purchased the jackfruits, he would naturally not sell them in other provinces, but would plan to sell them together with the ground pineapples to more distant places.

Of course, it is only March now, and it is not yet the season for jackfruits to mature. Deng Shirong came here early just to find a suitable local person, give him some profit margin, and entrust him to help purchase the jackfruits.

I have to say that in this era, riding a Jialing 70 motorcycle is really more impressive than driving a Rolls-Royce in later generations. When Deng Shirong came to Shahewei, the rate of people turning their heads to look at him along the way was absolutely 100%. I don't know how many people showed surprise and envy in their eyes.

After arriving at Shahewei, Deng Shirong asked someone for directions, and then drove his highly anticipated motorcycle towards Lingjiao Territory.

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No matter what era it is, there will always be a shortage of smart people.

In the countryside these days, anyone with a slightly more flexible brain is already a millionaire.

As a well-known fruit merchant in Lingjiao area, Ding Qiang is undoubtedly a smart man with a quick mind. He started to purchase various seasonal fruits in the village four years ago, and then resell them to make a profit from the difference. This behavior is naturally nothing now, but four years ago it would have involved taking great risks.

Because Ding Qiang dared to take risks, he soon became the only fruit buyer in the village.

Most villagers are willing to sell their fruits to him. After all, the price is the same when they sell to the supply and marketing cooperative, and the price is also the same when they sell to him. So why should the villagers go to such great lengths to buy the fruits?

March in the lunar calendar is the season when bayberry matures, but the number of bayberries grown in the Lingjiao area is very small, so there is no need to bother with it.

Therefore, Ding Qiang is relatively free during this period. He has no other hobbies except having a couple of drinks. He has made a lot of money in the past few years and has achieved freedom in eating and drinking.

At this time, Ding Qiang was drinking with his two sons at home. When they were enjoying their drink, they suddenly heard the sound of a motorcycle coming from outside.

The reason why he could tell that it was the sound of a motorcycle was because Ding Qiang himself also bought a motorcycle.

He originally thought that it was a rich man passing by, but from the sound, he found that the motorcycle was parked in front of his house. Curious, Ding Qiang put down his chopsticks and walked out.

Seeing the brand new Jialing 70 motorcycle parked at the door of his house, Ding Qiang couldn't help but reveal an envious look in his eyes. Although he also bought a motorcycle, he bought a Xingfu 250 motorcycle, which was more than half cheaper than the Jialing 70.

After taking a look at the motorcycle, Ding Qiang asked, "Abiao, who are you looking for?"

The person who came was none other than Deng Shirong. He smiled and asked, "A cousin, I'm here to see Boss Ding Qiang. Excuse me, is this Boss Ding's home?"

Ding Qiang nodded and said, "I'm Ding Qiang. Who are you, cousin? What can I do for you?"

Deng Shirong said, "My last name is Deng. I heard that you, Boss Ding, are a famous fruit merchant in this area. I came here mainly to discuss some business with you."

Hearing that there was a business call, Ding Qiang immediately greeted him warmly: "It's Boss Deng. I'm just drinking with my son. Come in and sit down. Let's talk while we drink."

Deng Shirong smiled and said, "I'm driving and can't drink. Boss Ding, you can drink yours. It won't affect our business."

Ding Qiang said nonchalantly: "Boss Deng, just drink less before driving, it's okay."

The traffic control in the county during this era is naturally incomparable to that of later generations. There was no such thing as checking for drunk driving, especially for motorcycles. Even the driver's license was not checked (there were only a few in the whole county, so why check ^_^). It was basically after the 1990s that people started to check this kind of thing.

Therefore, Ding Qiang really does not have the safety awareness of not drinking and driving.

Deng Shirong waved his hand and said, "Boss Ding, you're welcome. Just drink your drink. After I finish talking to you, I still have things to do!"

Seeing that the other party really had no intention of drinking, Ding Qiang did not force him. He invited Deng Shirong to come in and sit down, and then asked, "Boss Deng, what business do you want to discuss with me?"

Deng Shirong got straight to the point and said, "It's like this. I want to buy pineapples from your Lingjiao. I know you are a local fruit merchant, so I want to ask you to buy them for me. I wonder if you are willing to do so, Boss Ding?"

Ding Qiang did not directly answer whether he was willing or not, but asked with a smile: "Boss Deng, I wonder what price you want to buy it for?"

Deng Shirong understood as soon as he heard it. The other party wanted to see how much he could earn by being a middleman and whether it was worth spending time doing this.

Before coming to find Ding Qiang, Deng Shirong had already found out that the current market price of jackfruit is 25 cents per pound, and the purchase price given by the supply and marketing cooperative is 1.2 cents per pound, which was also the purchase price Ding Qiang gave to the villagers last year.

As for what price Ding Qiang would resell it at after acquiring it, no one knows.

However, Deng Shirong guessed that Ding Qiang was just a middleman making a profit from the price difference, and the price others gave him should be in the range of 1.4 to 1.5 cents.

Of course, this is just Deng Shirong's guess, but it shouldn't be too far off.

Deng Shirong bought pineapples to sell to distant provinces. He didn't care about the price difference of one or two cents. In order to make the other party work hard for him, he directly gave him a very high price and said, "Boss Ding, you and I know the market price of pineapples and the purchase price of the supply and marketing cooperative. I won't bargain with you. I will give you 1.6 cents per pound directly. I guarantee that you will make a profit. And I will take as much as you can buy."

Ding Qiang's eyes suddenly lit up when he heard this. Deng Shirong guessed correctly. The price others offered him was only 1.4 cents per pound, and he could make a profit of 2 cents from it. This was already a very good business for him.

Don't underestimate these two cents. The yield of jackfruit in Lingjiao is very high, and their village is the village with the highest yield of jackfruit in Lingjiao. Last year, the yield of jackfruit in their village alone exceeded 300 tons, bringing him an income of more than 12,000 yuan.

Now, the purchase price offered by Mr. Deng is two cents higher than that of the boss in Guangdong. If the output of jackfruit this year is as high as last year, his income will double compared to last year. Of course, he is excited about this pie-in-the-sky good thing.

Moreover, Boss Deng made it very clear that the other party would take as much as he could purchase. In this way, he would not be limited to purchasing in the village, but could also purchase from other villages. It would be no problem for him to purchase a thousand tons by then.

His income by then...

Just thinking about it makes him excited!!!

Ding Qiang knew that the other party had indeed offered a very sincere price, so he did not push for more and directly said, "Boss Deng is straightforward, then it's settled. I promise to help you buy enough jackfruits."

The two parties reached a verbal agreement and then discussed some details.

For example, the weight of a single jackfruit must be at least 4 kilograms, and those of poor quality, those with worms, those with wet bags, etc. will be rejected.

In order to reassure the other party, Deng Shirong also gave a deposit of 1,000 yuan in advance. Anyway, he was not afraid that the other party would cheat.

With the deposit of one thousand yuan, Ding Qiang felt reassured. After all, in this day and age, no one would joke about one thousand yuan, so this business must be as real as it could be.

Half an hour later, Deng Shirong stood up and said goodbye, "Okay, Boss Ding, we have said everything we need to say. I will leave first. I will come back in May to pick up the goods."

Ding Qiang said politely again: "Boss Deng, let's eat something before we go!"

"No, I have something else to do here, so I'll leave first."

"Well, walk slowly!"

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After leaving Lingjiao, Deng Shirong returned to Shahewei, ate a bowl of rice noodles, and then drove his motorcycle to Maoqing Farm in Wendi Town.

Maoqing Farm, like Baiping Farm, is an agricultural reclamation farm run by the autonomous region. It is also the farm with the highest longan production in Shixia, with an annual longan production of more than 200 tons.

Since Deng Shirong plans to make more money this year, he will naturally purchase some longan, as the profit from this thing is still very high.

At around three o'clock in the afternoon, Deng Shirong finally arrived at Maoqing Farm.

Deng Shirong was already familiar with cooperating with farms. He contacted the farm manager, explained his purpose, and the two sides discussed the purchase price.

In the end, Deng Shirong reached a cooperation agreement with Maoqing Farm at a price of 0.3 yuan per catty.

This price is actually the same as that of Baiping Farm. Previously, Baiping Farm's purchase price was 0.29 yuan per catty. After two consecutive years, the price this year has increased by one cent.

Deng Shirong naturally didn't care about this. After all, he was selling it at seven or eight times the price. The price change of just one or two cents was completely negligible to him.

After reaching a cooperation agreement with Maoqing Farm, Deng Shirong declined the farm's invitation and left on his motorcycle.

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After finishing these things, Deng Shirong took time to visit Nanning.

At this time, the Provincial Architectural Design Institute had already completed the design, and Deng Shirong had prepaid 10% of the funds, so the construction of the building that he had been looking forward to could begin.

Then, Deng Shirong began to inquire about information and prepared to contact the manufacturer of pool tables to order a batch of pool tables.

What surprised him was that there was no billiard manufacturer in the whole of Guangxi at that time. Moreover, after inquiring, he found that the selling price of the pool table might exceed his previous estimate. If he bought the pool table at this price, there would be no profit at all from running this billiard hall.

Even if you make money, you won’t make much money and it will be a waste of time.

After all, this era was not like the later generations, where playing billiards for an hour would cost more than ten or twenty yuan. If you only charged fifty cents an hour in this era, I'm afraid not many people would have the financial ability to come and play every day.

So Deng Shirong simply gave up the immature idea of ​​opening a billiard hall.

Anyway, my son and daughter-in-law will be busy opening a supermarket, so the third floor can be left empty for now, or used as the supermarket's warehouse first, and then we can use it when there is a suitable project.

…

Deng Changyuan, Ou Guohua, Deng Changdong and Ou Guofang were on the bus from Bobai to Guangzhou.

They followed Zhang Xiuping's advice and went to the county town together after the Chinese New Year to plan to open a clothing store.

Deng Changyuan and Ou Guohua's two children were taken back to Ou Guohua's mother's home by her parents and brothers and sisters-in-law to help take care of them.

As for Deng Changdong and Ou Guofang's two children, their situation is relatively simple. Deng Changdong is the eldest son in the family, and his younger brother is not married yet. So his parents and younger siblings naturally help take care of his children at home.

When they came to the county town to open a clothing store, they chose to run the business in partnership rather than running it separately.

The clothing store has already rented a shop in Xinshi Lane. This alley is connected to Xinglong Road on one end and the main street on the other. It is a very popular place.

Now, the clothing store has been simply renovated and the business license has been obtained. It can be said that everything is ready, only the east wind is missing.

The store issue has been settled, and Deng Changyuan and others can finally go to Guangzhou to purchase goods.

Since this was the first time to purchase goods, the four had no experience and decided to go together.

It was just daybreak when we arrived in Guangzhou.

The driver this time was Deng Silong from Hengmenkou Village. Hengmenkou Village is connected to Naye Village and Yangdipo Village, so they are naturally very familiar with each other.

Therefore, when Deng Changyuan and others got off the car, Deng Silong smiled and said, "Uncle Yuan, Aunt Yuan, Uncle Dong, Aunt Dong, this is your first time in Guangzhou. I will take you to have breakfast first. The breakfast in Guangzhou is very good, especially the rice noodle rolls, which I think are particularly delicious."

Deng Changyuan smiled and said, "This is your territory. Since you said this rice noodle roll is delicious, let's go and try it together."

Deng Changdong asked: "What kind of rice noodle roll is this? Why does the name sound weird?"

Deng Silong said: "Those are steamed noodles. They taste really good with the sauce and seasoning."

Ou Guohua smiled and said, "I'm just hungry, so stop talking and let's go eat!"

Deng Silong laughed, and then he and the people who were following the car, took Deng Changyuan and others to a rice noodle roll shop near the station to eat rice noodle rolls.

It is said that Guangdong and Guangxi are one family, especially in terms of food, the tastes are really very similar. The rice rolls that are popular in Guangdong are naturally suitable for the taste of most people in Guangxi.

Deng Changyuan and others were full of praise for the meal.

After breakfast, Deng Changyuan said, "Okay, A'long, go back and have some rest. We have to get some work done!"

Deng Silong nodded and said, "Well, I'll go back to sleep first."

Next, Deng Changyuan and others took a car to Gaodi Street.

Gaodi Street has become a famous prosperous street for individual businesses such as clothing in Guangzhou during the reform and opening up. It is no exaggeration to say that if you come to Guangzhou, you must visit Gaodi Street; otherwise, your trip would be in vain.

Then they implemented indoor business, all the stalls in the middle of the street were demolished, and the business shifted to mainly wholesale.

Then in October 1980, Gaodi Street was officially opened as the first industrial products market in Guangzhou. It also became the first self-employed collective market in the country selling clothing. Its flexible management methods and trendy clothing styles attracted tourists and vendors from all over the country.

It mainly deals in cloth, clothing, shoes and hats, and general merchandise.

Since 1983, Gaodi Street has entered its heyday. Apart from Guangzhou locals, the people who come here to buy clothes are clothing wholesalers from all over the country.

The reason why Deng Changyuan and others knew this place was that they naturally asked Deng Silong, the bus driver.

Deng Silong has been running this route in Guangzhou for a year and a half. Although he does not have much time to travel in Guangzhou, he is familiar with the area near the station and has interacted with many Guangzhou locals, so naturally he knows Gaudi Street.

Knowing that Deng Changyuan and others came to Guangzhou to wholesale clothes, he recommended this place to them.

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At 8:30 in the morning, Deng Changyuan and his three companions arrived at the famous Gaudi Street.

Then, the four "country bumpkins" were completely stunned by the scene before them.

There were crowds of people here, many of whom were carrying large and small bags. People were bargaining in each shop, and deals were being made every moment. Some people would even buy any clothing style as long as the price was right.

These people, like them, were obviously merchants who came here from all over the country to purchase goods.

This place is indeed a frontier city of reform and opening up, and it has all the clothes, shoes, hats, daily necessities and department stores that people desire.

Next, the four of them tried to enter some shops to ask for prices.

The four of them had also inquired about the prices of many clothes in the county town during this period, such as the price of jeans. A pair of jeans in the county town would cost 25 to 28 yuan, but the wholesale price here was so cheap that it was unbelievable to them.

If you wholesale it at this price, you can make a lot of money even if you sell it with your eyes closed!

At this moment, Deng Changyuan and the other three could not hide their excitement, and when they looked at each other, they felt that they were really going to get rich this time.

(End of this chapter)