Lu Feng turned around and saw the man smile. He took out an unopened pack of cigarettes from his pocket, opened it, and handed one to him, saying, "It's nothing, I was just looking around. This is my first time here."
The man took the cigarette, lit it, looked Lu Feng up and down, then glanced at the car, and said politely, "Judging from your attire, you must be a big boss who's never been to such a remote place before."
"This place has everything you need for food, drink, lodging, and transportation; it's great," Lu Feng said.
"It's just a place where trucks going in and out of the city can stop for repairs and rest."
Lu Feng nodded, looked at the truckload of goods, and asked, "Where did this truckload of goods come from?"
"They're from Kunshan, from the Jinshan Hotel. They're mostly selling kitchen supplies, tables, chairs, and such. Business isn't good these days." The boss, puffing on his cigarette, suddenly shouted, "Not much left. How about we slow down?"
The dozen or so workers stopped, all sweating profusely. Lu Feng lit a cigarette and asked, "Is the competition fierce in this kind of short-distance freight? I've heard that Yongchang, Jinchang, and Tianchang are very powerful companies."
"Boss, you don't know this, they all take big jobs, we only do odd jobs." A worker said, sitting down on the ground with an abandoned car wheel next to him, leaning his elbow on it, looking very comfortable. He continued, "They all take jobs from corporations."
"But these three companies are really ruthless. You have to stay far away from them if you run into them on the road. Damn it, last time I was driving fast, and a truck from Yongchang crashed right in front of my car." Another driver said, cursing under his breath.
The boss, smoking a cigarette and muttering that business was tough, turned around and called out to the shop next door, "Xiao Hong, bring twenty popsicles over!"
A moment later, a woman emerged. She appeared to be in her late twenties, slightly plump, about 1.6 meters tall, wearing a short skirt. Her demeanor was rather licentious. She walked over, placed a bag on the ground, and said to one of the men, who was in his thirties, "Sixth Brother, are you done with your work? Are you tired?"
Everyone present burst into laughter. Lu Feng was a little puzzled, thinking that the two were dating.
"Your sixth brother is exhausted from carrying goods, and he spends all the money he earns on you."
"Bullshit, the girl I met yesterday, Er Ya, was complaining about me." Xiao Hong said to the man called Sixth Brother, "Come on, let's go inside and warm up our spirits?"
Sixth Brother glanced at Lu Feng, feeling embarrassed by the presence of outsiders, and hurriedly said, "Don't talk nonsense, we have to carry goods later."
"It won't take long, so it won't delay the delivery!"
As soon as Xiao Hong said this, everyone in the room burst into laughter, and there was a constant jeer. Lu Feng, standing to the side, also smiled with his lips pursed.
Sixth Brother got a little annoyed and shouted, "What the hell are you talking about? Get the hell out of here!"
"I haven't paid for the popsicle yet." After saying that, Xiao Hong glanced at Lu Feng, her eyes shining, and said, "Boss, why don't you come in and sit for a while?"
Lu Feng hurriedly said, "I'm not going, I'm fine with popsicles."
"Come inside and fix your car," Xiao Hong coaxed. "We have both big and small cars here. Want to come in and take a look? A few cars from the city just arrived today."
A car?
Lu Feng was full of questions and asked, "Are you selling cars?"
Hahahaha!
Everyone burst into laughter again. The shopkeeper reached out and shoved Little Red on the bottom, saying, "Stop teasing her. Put the popsicle money on your tab."
“He’s a big boss. Do you think people like us who drive your truck are all driving cars, or maybe even riding bicycles?”
After making a ruckus for a while, this was one of their few forms of entertainment. The rest of the time, they would watch a movie at a nearby video arcade. The people there had different tastes; some liked martial arts movies, some liked gunfight movies, but only Sixth Brother liked to watch porn. After watching, he would go find Little Red. He spent almost all of his monthly earnings on these two things, except for smoking and drinking.
Before long, Lu Feng had become familiar with these people. While eating a one-cent popsicle, Lu Feng asked the owner, "The supply of goods is unstable. If there was a company that could provide you with a stable supply, and the price might be lower than what you find on your own, would you do it?"
The boss thought for a moment and said, "This is doable. We'll take any job. Besides, if other people have jobs to do, who's going to give you any?"
“We can cooperate. For example, we can sign a contract. You have the car and the warehouse, and I'll find you jobs. You can run them. Take this order for example. You earn 500 yuan. If you take the order from me, you'll earn 200 or 300 yuan.” Lu Feng said to him, “It won't affect you finding your own jobs. You can keep doing the work you have.”
"I can take that kind of job," the boss said thoughtfully. "As long as I can make money, it would be best if it were stable. I don't want to look for work everywhere."
"Understood, understood!" Lu Feng nodded.
The reason he didn't force the other party to take on jobs was because the initial cargo volume was indeed very small, not enough to support such a freight point.
What Lu Feng needs to do is to build a logistics platform and integrate resources. Building a complete logistics system on his own would be too costly, and Jiafeng Electronics' current shipping needs are insufficient to support such a large logistics system.
Using other people's resources to get things done for yourself is the best solution.
This is also where Lu Feng's confidence in using ten million to build logistics channels for Jiafeng Electronics comes from, and the bulk of this ten million is spent on advertising and promotion.
In one afternoon, Lu Feng visited three or four logistics companies. These companies were all small, took on odd jobs, and were very unstable. The owners needed to maintain long-term relationships with their clients, so it was still a business model based on personal connections.
After chatting for a while, these bosses were very supportive of this model. As long as they could make money, they would do it. In the evening, Lu Feng went to the market to buy some vegetables and drove home.
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