Chapter 109: Large Deposits
"Amy!"
"It's been a while since we last contacted each other," Tang Yuan said to the other party with a smile on the phone, "How are you doing recently?"
"You're not angry, are you?" Mona said on the other end. "I haven't contacted you for a long time. I encountered some problems during this period, so I couldn't contact you."
"It depends on your perspective. If we are friends, then I am indeed a little unhappy," Tang Yuan said seriously, "We can chat when we have nothing to do, right?"
Of course, the two of them could not be considered friends; at most they were just buyers and sellers who had done a transaction once.
But after she finished speaking, the other party quickly apologized and then said: "We are friends."
After hearing what she said, Tang Yuan smiled and let the matter go. He then asked about what kept her busy. It was like a casual chat between ordinary friends and the atmosphere quickly became warm.
After chatting for a few minutes, Mona told her the reason for calling. She wanted 10,000 hair ties.
"Of course," Tang Yuan agreed, "Come and get them tomorrow. I have prepared 10,000 hair ties."
"Then can you promise to work with me alone in the future?" Mona asked again, "We are good friends."
Tang Yuan listened to her and finally understood what she meant by her previous words. It was obvious that she did make money from the batch of hair bands she took away.
However, she didn't have many hair bands on hand, only a thousand a day, and it would take ten days to collect ten thousand. According to Mona's current demand, she could buy up all the hair bands in stock by herself. Even if other people came, Tang Yuan would not be able to provide more hair bands.
It would take several more years for the country to reform and open up before it could open a factory openly. During this period, it would be impossible for her to produce hair bands on a large scale.
Mona has the channels, and the two of them can both make money by cooperating, which is naturally the best thing.
"Of course, we can sign a two-year contract. During these two years, we will only cooperate with you in Country M," Tang Yuan agreed on the phone. "I hope your business will get better and better. I can provide you with more hair bands."
"Then I'll bring the contract over tomorrow," Mona said happily, "If you want to make more hair bands, I want them all."
"OK."
After hanging up the phone, Mona said to the person next to her: "She agreed."
"The quality of those hair bands is not particularly good, but the styles and colors are all different. Those big factories are very proud and would never do such a small scattered business. They would rather do a large assembly line business," the person next to her shook Mona's hand. "The person you are working with must have found a private workshop. Such a small workshop is small in scale and has high costs. Generally, the factory price is much more expensive. If you can cooperate with them, you will definitely make money in the future."
"I knew she would agree. She's very smart," Mona said seriously. "If she hadn't reminded me of what I told you, I really wouldn't have thought of it at all."
"Yes, most people wouldn't consider those things." The friend naturally remembered the additional terms that Mona had told her. When Mona came back that day, the two of them calculated it carefully, and the final result surprised both of them.
The reason why Mona didn't contact him during this period was because she was learning about the current situation of the hairband jewelry business in Country M. Now that she is sure that the two of them can make more money from this business, she returned the call.
After confirming the new cooperation terms, the two immediately printed out the contract and set out on time the next day to pick up the 10,000 hair bands they had just ordered.
Ten thousand hair bands is a lot of hair bands, and it was not easy for Tang Yuan to bring them all the way from "home", but fortunately, she made a lot of money from these hair bands, so she finally persevered and brought them to the market.
At around three o'clock, Mona took her friend to the market, and the two parties signed a long-term cooperation agreement, and then exchanged money for goods.
Ten thousand hair ties, worth eight thousand dollars.
The two left, and Tang Yuan continued to read the contents of the contract. It was agreed that both parties would trade at least 20,000 hair ties every month. If the agreement was not completed within two months, for example, she failed to provide 20,000 hair ties, or Mona did not purchase the hair ties, the agreement would automatically terminate and she would have to pay a penalty of 10,000 US dollars.
This amount of money is not too much compared to the contract. In fact, it is just half of the monthly payment as compensation. After all, this business is not big strictly speaking. 20,000 hair bands per month is only 16,000 US dollars.
But it can constrain both parties and put pressure on both parties so that they can complete the contract transaction volume.
However, 20,000 hair bands are not a pressure for Tang Yuan. More and more people from Yun Province choose to make hair bands, and more and more hair bands are delivered. Now the number is more than 750 a day, and it is estimated that it will reach 800 soon.
This is definitely not the limit here in Yun Province.
After all, the four of us, the grandparents, can make nearly 300 hair ties every day. If they work harder in Yunnan Province, they will definitely be able to make more hair ties. Then, not only can they maintain the business here, but Zheng Man will also have enough hair ties to sell.
Tang Yuan lowered her head and collected the money she had just received. The two businesses on Mona's side earned her 12,000 US dollars. Adding to her average daily income of more than 200 US dollars this month, she made 6,000 US dollars a month. Now she had a total of 18,000 US dollars on hand.
The current monthly income in Country M is 1,300 to 1,400 yuan, and the money she has is equivalent to more than one year's salary for many ordinary people.
After putting the money in her pocket and selling hair bands and small wallets for a while, she looked at the crowd around her that had suddenly become lively, and then she realized that it was time to catch the daily bus again.
Hurry up...
She looked at the bus in the distance, thinking about how she had squeezed into the bus today while dragging several large bags of hair bands. She also saw the various cars parked around, and her eyes lit up. She packed up her things and ran to the management office.
When she met the manager, she immediately handed him a pack of cigarettes and stated her request.
I want a used car with plenty of space, good quality and an affordable price.
After that, she also set a reward for the other party. If he could buy a suitable used car, she would give him three hundred dollars.
The reason why we ask the manager for help is because this job is considered a stable job and the other party will definitely not be willing to give it up, so unless there are special circumstances, they generally won't cause trouble.
If you give him another three hundred dollars as reward, which is equivalent to one-third or one-quarter of the salary, the manager will come into contact with many people and he will make some money by helping to find the job, so he will not be unhappy.
Sure enough, after Tang Yuan told her idea, the other party immediately nodded and said that he would help her find a used car as soon as possible.
In order to own a car, she also needed a driver's license, so she asked the manager to help her find a nearby driving school. After spending a few days, she got a driver's license. Of course, she spent a thousand dollars on this driver's license.
Then the used car the other party found for her cost three thousand dollars.
The prices were high, and she didn't know if the other party was cheating her, but she was unfamiliar with the place and had no one else she trusted. After confirming the authenticity of the driver's license and looking at the condition of the used car, she felt it was okay and handed over both sums of money.
It was a loss, but at least she wouldn't have to wait for the bus back and forth anymore. She could even use the car as a "temporary residence", which was better than suddenly popping out from an empty alley.
The second-hand car was truly a second-hand car, and it was fine inside, but the surface was very dirty. Not only was it covered with scratches, but there were also large and small spots of mud and traces of paint.
The manager probably felt bad and offered to find someone to help her paint, but she refused.
Because... no money.
Tang Yuanshi talked to the manager and briefly discussed how much money could be made from hair bands. Finally, after a series of calculations and explanations, he successfully reduced the profit of each hair band to less than 10 cents.
With this calculation, even if she could sell 300 hair ties a day, her daily profit would only be $30, or $900 a month. After deducting the $200 rent, she would only be left with $700.
Such a sum of money is not considered much in today's Country M.
By the end of the conversation, she succeeded in getting the manager to sympathize with her, and he even hinted that she didn't need to spend money to buy a fixed stall, and could just find a place to set up the stall.
Tang Yuan then appropriately talked about the transaction with Mona, saying that she could occasionally sell more, but if the location was in a too remote corner, she was afraid that people would not trust her and would not buy her things.
Sometimes she could earn four or five hundred dollars at a time from her business with Mona.
By this calculation, the two hundred yuan in rent is worth it.
The manager understood immediately and looked at her with more sympathy. He no longer urged her to move the stall, but just encouraged her to do her best.
Tang Yuan naturally nodded, turned around and left silently, parked the second-hand car in a parking lot not far from here, and moved her "temporary residence" here. From now on, she would also have a "motorhome" here.
The security in this area is pretty good. She parked her car in a remote corner on purpose. Plus, the car looked so shabby that it would hardly be noticed.
The situation inside was okay, but not really okay. It should be said that there wasn't much. Except for the driver's seat and the co-driver's seat, the back was empty. There was nothing. Maybe this car was originally used to transport goods.
There was a high chance of losing money if she spent three thousand to buy a used car like this, but she could just consider it as insurance payment and a way to clear her "deposit" to let people know that she really had no money, so as to avoid being targeted.
However, with a car like this as a cover, it would be much more convenient for her to go in and out, and she wouldn't have to worry about someone outside every time she went out like before.
And it was normal for her to get out of the car with something in her hands.
Even in the future, when she needs to transport a large number of hair circles, she doesn't have to catch the bus. She can just drive this broken car out for a while, and then temporarily stop near the market before the trading time, and let Mona take the goods from her car.
With this calculation, spending 4,000 yuan on this is quite a good deal.
She now has $14,000 left.
During this period, I sold young tea, and if I calculated the miscellaneous profits, I would sell 450 kilograms a day. In total, I sold 13,500 kilograms in one month, at eight yuan per kilogram, for a total of 180,000 yuan.
The coffee shop made 40,000, and if we convert the small wallets and hair bands, it was more than 10,000 last month. The other wool business and strawberry business added up to almost 5,000, which means the total is 55,000.
In April alone, she earned more than 160,000 yuan.
After a rough calculation, Tang Yuan counted the accounts and found that the amount was almost the same as the actual amount of cash on hand, so the account was settled.
With the income in April and all the savings before March, she now has more than 280,000 yuan in savings.
I can also buy a house, hehe.
Tang Yuan looked at the amount on the bill and the stacks of cash neatly stacked in the box, and kissed the account book happily.
She's really good at making money.
Making money makes her happy!