The goods were so heavy, and the weather was so hot. Even Chen Baifu, a grown man, found it unbearable, but this girl gritted her teeth and persevered.
She balanced earning money with studying. After being admitted to Tsinghua University, she also started several businesses in Beijing. According to Chen Shuangyu, Mandarin's daily sales reached hundreds of thousands of yuan. She also opened a fast food restaurant for her mother and a cosmetics factory with an investment of 15 million yuan is under construction.
Chen Baifu thought to himself, "If a young girl dares to start all over again, how could a grown man like me starve after being laid off?"
“I’m relieved to hear that. I’ve discussed it with Ge Lanzhi. After I’m laid off, I’ll go to Beijing to find work. That way, I can earn money and take care of Chen Shuangyu’s child.”
Have you decided what you want to do?
"We still have no clue."
Chu Yu pondered for a moment, then said, "I have an idea for you."
Chen Baifu's eyes lit up. "God, if you have any ideas, come up with them quickly. We'll definitely listen to what you say."
Chu Yu smiled. Ge Lanzhi was a top-notch socialite with excellent interpersonal skills. She was particularly good at cultivating relationships. Give her a few people, and she could organize their connections into a network, allowing them to trade relationships among themselves.
Chu Yu has lived two lives and has never seen anyone more suitable to be a middleman than Ge Lanzhi.
"intermediary?"
"It's just introducing houses for sale and rental, doing some insider work. Don't worry, Aunt Ge can handle it perfectly well."
Upon hearing this, Chen Baifu understood. "You're absolutely right. Ge Lanzhi may not be good at much else, but her silver tongue is truly remarkable. When the factory workers in Deyang want to exchange their houses, they can secretly negotiate with Ge Lanzhi. As long as they can bring it up, she'll make sure it's done, satisfying both sides. When they sit down to sign the contract, both sides will be smiling."
However, the number of home exchanges is not large, so making money from this would probably leave them starving.
"Just because there aren't many in Deyang doesn't mean there aren't many in Beijing. Beijing has a large market, and there are plenty of people who need to change houses. Besides, there are also courtyard houses available for sale in Beijing. As long as Aunt Ge can find a good house, she won't have to worry about finding buyers."
Chen Baifu was quite tempted. "Working in Beijing must require a lot of capital, right?"
Chu Yu smiled and said, "Money is not a problem. If you don't have money, I will invest in her. We can open a chain of real estate agencies with branches in every district, and she can give me her share of the profits on time."
It's good that Chu Yu is willing to invest. You can't accomplish great things by going it alone. Chen Baifu has spent his whole life in state-owned enterprises and knows the ins and outs of it.
Moreover, people their age who go into business certainly don't just want to make a little money.
If you want to make big money, you have to work with someone who knows the business; otherwise, you'll only ever have a small shop.
"Then I'll call her and tell her later."
"Actually, I also have something to ask you."
In 1987, the government decided to liberalize land sales, which was a turning point for the real estate industry. What followed was a game of musical chairs in the South China Sea. There was no reason to give up such a good opportunity that Chu Yu did not want to give up, but she had not yet graduated from university and needed someone to help her.
Chen Baifu is a very good candidate.
When Chen Baifu heard that she wanted to hire him as general manager, he was completely stunned.
"Uncle Chen, we've known each other for a long time, so I'll be frank. If you become my general manager, help me build relationships, and make money, I won't treat you unfairly. I'll give you two hundred a month, with travel allowances and year-end bonuses. I definitely won't treat you badly. In the future, when our company develops real estate, if you want to buy a house, I promise to give you priority and a corresponding discount."
Chen Baifu was stunned. Not to mention all the company benefits, even a monthly salary of two hundred yuan was much better than what he was doing now!
Chen Baifu is nominally the director of the button factory, but his salary is not much better than that of ordinary workers. It's less than thirty yuan a month. When the factory was doing well, he could still make a little extra money, but now that business is bad, not a single person comes to visit him during the Chinese New Year.
Chu Yu, however, offered him a high salary of two hundred yuan a month.
This is like a windfall!
"Let me be upfront: don't be fooled by the high salary. This line of work isn't easy. You have to deal with government officials and deal with local bullies. There will be plenty of drinking and dining involved. You need to be mentally prepared."
Ultimately, Chu Yu couldn't handle these matters, yet couldn't avoid them, which is why she sent Chen Baifu.
Chen Baifu was a seasoned veteran in state-owned enterprises, Chu Yu knew. He was a bit cunning; if he could sell her discarded buttons from the state-owned enterprise, he could also line his own pockets under Chu Yu's control.
But this is no big deal. As long as he gets things done, Chu Yu won't take this little thing to heart.
Chen Baifu understood Chu Yu's meaning. Getting land from the government was no easy task. With so many people having connections, why would they give it to you?
Even if Chu Yu has connections in Beijing, her attempt to acquire land in Shenzhen is tantamount to taking money from someone else's pocket.
Which of these is an easy task?
"Chu Yu, don't worry. Your Uncle Chen has spent his whole life in state-owned enterprises. What kind of old hands haven't I seen? You trust me and want me to take the lead, so I can't let you down. I'll make sure to take care of all the connections so you can work comfortably and get to work!"
The two reached an agreement: Chen Baifu would take a leave of absence without pay at the factory at the beginning of the year and spend a year trying his luck in Chu Yu. If he succeeded, he would resign directly; if he failed, he would come back and continue to receive his fixed salary.
After going to the school and taking care of Chen Baifu's affairs, Chu Yu was exhausted.
But things weren't peaceful at the furniture market either.
—That imported production line broke down again!
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