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Chapter 147
Liang Qiurun raised his eyebrows as he said this. "Director Zhu, what are you doing?"
Director Zhu spoke directly, "Our factory is short on coal. If you have any connections, please help me out. By the end of the year, we can secure coal for the meat processing plant."
They are not only colleagues, but also friends who support each other.
It's just that colleagues are colleagues, and they always say things so bluntly.
Liang Qiurun also understood what the other party meant. He thought for a moment and said, "I know someone, but I don't know if they still have coal. I need to go back and ask."
Upon hearing this, Director Zhu was overjoyed. "I really need you to ask more questions for me."
Liang Qiurun hummed, but didn't seem to notice anything. But when he returned home that evening, he told Jiang Meishu about it. "Are you still in touch with that coal supplier you met last year?"
When he asked, Jiang Meishu's heart skipped a beat. "What's wrong?"
It didn't say whether to contact or not.
After Liang Qiurun washed up, his face radiant with warmth. "The farm is short on coal. Director Zhu asked me to find out if there's any coal supply nearby. We need a batch."
Jiang Meishu was also washing her face. She paused for a moment while holding the towel before saying, "I'm not sure right now. I'll call back tomorrow and ask."
Liang Qiurun hummed, "Tell me when you have a result."
Jiang Meishu nodded and said, "I'll try my best. It just so happens that we are out of coal at home."
"It'll only be a few days at most."
Liang Qiurun glanced behind the door and frowned, "Then we'll go to the cafeteria to eat for the next few days. We'll just boil water at home, not cook."
This can save some honeycomb coal.
Jiang Meishu naturally agreed. The next day, Liang Qiurun went to work, and she asked Xiao Ye for the phone number of the farm.
So she went to make a phone call. The call from Heilongjiang Province to the capital was considered a long-distance call, costing 80 cents a minute. Even though Jiang Meishu had a wealthy family, she still felt a little distressed.
Fortunately, the call was connected after a while. It was Aunt Li. Jiang Meishu asked the other party to call Jiang Meilan over.
After a while, when Jiang Meilan came over, Jiang Meishu's phone rang again. She didn't call her sister because she was using someone else's phone outside and there were many people talking. So she went straight to the point and asked, "Has Comrade He contacted you?"
Jiang Meilan was stunned when she heard this. "I have contacted you."
"I contacted him just the day before yesterday, and he said he would be coming to the capital in the next few days."
Jiang Meishu thought about it and asked, as if it was a secret code, "How much do you want to bring?"
"Ten."
Ten means ten tons.
Jiang Meishu thought for a moment, "Have they set off yet?"
"I'm not sure about this right now, but I have Comrade He's phone number."
"It's just that we may not be able to get in touch with him for the time being." Even when they had contacted Comrade He before, it took them several attempts before they met.
Jiang Meishu, "Give me your phone number so I can contact him."
Jiang Meilan nodded, gave a string of phone numbers, and then hung up. Aunt Li was listening intently, but after listening for a long time, she still couldn't figure out what was going on.
Seeing Jiang Meilan looking at her, she suddenly felt a little embarrassed as if she had been caught, but then she thought, they were all using her phone, so what was there to be embarrassed about?
So Aunt Li asked directly, "What are you two sisters talking about?" She didn't understand anything.
Jiang Meilan looked at her for a moment, which made Aunt Li feel uncomfortable. She then slowly said, "I'm telling you, why don't you waive my phone bill?"
As soon as these words fell, Aunt Li's face changed immediately, "That won't do."
"Give me money."
Although answering the phone costs 30 cents a minute, it is still money.
Jiang Meilan handed over a dollar nonchalantly, "Aunt Li, if you eavesdrop next time, I won't pay the phone bill. After all, you listened in on the call, so it seems inappropriate not to pay, right?"
Aunt Li heard this and said, "Nonsense, it's you who's using the phone, not me."
Jiang Meilan, "Yes, I paid for the phone. It's not appropriate for you to eavesdrop, right? If you want to listen next time, you can pay me and I'll let you listen to your heart's content."
After saying this, Jiang Meilan walked away without caring about Aunt Li's expression. Aunt Li was left alone there. After a while, she murmured, "Meishu too, when did she become so powerful?"
The real Jiang Meishu was in Harbin, Heilongjiang Province. After getting Comrade He's phone number, she called him. Just as Jiang Meilan said, Comrade He was difficult to contact. The phone rang more than ten times. When Jiang Meishu thought no one would answer, the other party picked up and asked, "Comrade, who are you looking for?"
Jiang Meishu, "I'm looking for He Qiusheng, Comrade He."
"Looking for Qiu Sheng. Qiu Sheng went down to the coal mine this morning and hasn't come out yet. When he comes out, I'll have him call you back."
"By the way, comrade, please leave your name and phone number."
This is embarrassing. The place where she is calling is twenty minutes away from where she lives. Even if she keeps the call, she won't be able to answer it.
Jiang Meishu took a deep breath and said after a while, "My last name is Jiang, my name is Jiang Meilan, and my phone number is -"
She gave a phone number, but still seemed uneasy, so she added, "Comrade, when Comrade He answers the phone, tell him that I have a big business deal in Heilongjiang Province and need to contact him." She thought for a moment, "Just say I'll call him from here at 6:30 p.m."
If you can't find a suitable time, then you can only make an appointment for a suitable time.
The other party made a sound and wrote down all the information. It wasn't that he wanted to write it down, but he had no other choice. Their place was remote, and it took less than half an hour to borrow a phone, but no one could get through.
Jiang Meishu had no idea that she had just left after hanging up the phone.
He Qiu Sheng called, but Jiang Meishu was too far away to answer the call.
But when Liang Qiurun came back for lunch at noon, he asked, and Jiang Meishu shook her head, "I haven't contacted him yet. Let's see if I can contact him tonight."
Liang Qiurun hummed, "Don't be impatient, take your time."
"This coal problem can't be solved by one person alone."
Jiang Meishu nodded. How could she not be anxious? After all, this was a profitable business. If it was successful, the money she had would at least double.
At six o'clock in the evening, she went out alone again. Xiao Ye originally came to call her and asked if she wanted sauerkraut, but he didn't expect to call no one.
Xiao Ye was still a little puzzled. Jiang Meishu was not familiar with some people in the place, so why was she so busy?
On the other side, it was just after 6:20 when Jiang Meishu arrived at the place where she was going to make the call. She waited for a while, and after 6:30, she made the call on time.
The phone rang several times and was transferred twice before it finally connected. "Comrade Jiang."
It was He Qiu Sheng's voice.
Jiang Meishu was immediately surprised. "Comrade He." She was delighted at first, then she cut to the chase. "Do you have any more goods?"
She didn't even dare to use the word "coal" because the people next door were listening intently.
"have."
"We originally planned to deliver 100,000 tons to the capital by the middle of the month, and there's still quite a bit of material left in the mine."
"How much do you want?"
How much do you want?
Jiang Meishu was actually unsure. She thought for a moment and said, "First, bring me 50,000 tons. If it's not enough, we can deliver it later."
"Did you come here on the way?" She was in Heilongjiang Province, but the other party was in Shaanxi Province.
"Here we are." Comrade He laughed. "We have obtained the certificate for the mine. It is a public-private partnership. We can go anywhere."
Last year he still needed a purchasing certificate from the department store to go out, but this year he no longer needs that. Their goods can be shipped anywhere, and they just need to find a purchasing unit.
Jiang Meishu was a little surprised. "That's great. Ask the transport team to send some to me."
"The address is at the pig farm in Harbin, Heilongjiang Province."
After Comrade He wrote it down, he hesitated and said, "The coal may have grown a little this year."
Jiang Meishu, "How much?" She knew that last year's transaction price was an accident.
He Qiusheng knew what was going on. "Fourteen dollars and sixty cents."
"It's 30 cents lower than the market price."
"It's not me who raised the price, it's the labor cost. Also, we used our connections this year to get the qualifications to sell to others, and all of this costs money."
Jiang Meishu, "Fourteen dollars and fifty cents?"
"One cent less, considering our friendship, is that okay?"
He Qiusheng gritted his teeth and said, "Then it's fourteen or fifteen dollars and fifty cents."
"Okay, you wait for me over there, I'll go over there and send it off in advance."
His place is not far from Heilongjiang Province, and the goods can be delivered there in just two days.
After Jiang Meishu finalized the details, she did not return to the tube building, but went directly to the pig farm to find Liang Qiurun.
When she arrived, Liang Qiurun and Director Zhu were not there, saying they were in a meeting. Jiang Meishu was not in a hurry, she just waited there quietly.
She had already calculated the price in her mind. She had asked about the price at the coal station before, and it was fifteen yuan and fifty cents per ton.
Jiang Meishu thought that this price was the bottom line of the negotiation.
After a while, Liang Qiurun heard that Jiang Meishu was coming, so he immediately put down the work at hand and went to the office to find Jiang Meishu.
Director Zhu was behind them. The two of them were originally inspecting the farm to see how much pork the farm could produce this year. They never expected that Liang Qiurun would run away halfway through the inspection. This was the first time they saw Liang Qiurun.
It would be boring for Director Zhu to watch it alone. His main task was to accompany Liang Qiurun. Now that the main person was gone, what was he still doing in the farm?
Smell something bad?
I decided not to stroll around anymore and just went home.
Liang Qiurun left before him, so he arrived at the office first. When he arrived, Secretary Zhang had just served Jiang Meishu a cup of tea. She held the cup with her hands covering it, but did not drink it. It was really too cold in Harbin. Although the sky was clear and sunny, the temperature was really cold.
Holding the hot cup of tea, my hands feel a little warmer.
Just when Jiang Meishu was planning how to negotiate with Director Zhu, Liang Qiurun came in. She looked up and thought it was Director Zhu, but unexpectedly it was Liang Qiurun.
For a moment, Jiang Meishu's eyes lit up, and she trotted over with a teacup in hand, "Lao Liang."
With curved eyebrows, red lips and white teeth, she is truly a sweet girl, bright and pretty.
Liang Qiurun's heart began to pound uncontrollably, "Why are you at work?"
This is not his office, but Director Zhu's office.
Jiang Meishu was in high spirits, "We've negotiated the coal deal."
Liang Qiurun was a little surprised, "So fast?"
Jiang Meishu loved seeing Liang Qiurun's shocked expression. She raised her hand and patted her chest, "That's right, don't you see who's doing this?"
"However, I forgot to ask Director Zhu how many tons of coal he wanted?" This was asked at a coincidence, as Director Zhu happened to come over from behind and heard this.
He immediately said, "The more the better."
Jiang Meishu couldn't help but complain when she heard this, "Director Zhu, you're really thinking big."
These days, all supplies are subject to purchase restrictions. You can get as much as you want. There will be no coal purchase certificates, let alone grain coupons, cloth coupons, or meat coupons.
To put it bluntly, there is still a shortage of supplies.
Although the words were blunt, Director Zhu didn't seem angry. He laughed heartily, "Director Liang, your lover is really interesting."
"Okay, okay, let's see how much you can provide. Anyway, we'll try to provide as much as possible. I've asked the leaders of the Harbin Coal Station, and the coal supplied at the beginning of the month must be used urgently, otherwise we'll have to wait until next month."
But now is the time of purchase restrictions, and there is not much supply at the beginning of the month. We can't let everyone tie their necks and not eat, right?
In this corner of the Northeast, there's no coal in the city during the winter, so you'll just have to endure the cold and hunger. The city isn't like the countryside, where people can go to the mountains to collect firewood. In the city, there's nothing you need, so how can you survive?
Jiang Meishu understood what was going on when she heard this. "They said they would provide 50,000 tons first."
Director Zhu beamed. "Fifty thousand tons is great! We'll accept any amount, no matter how much." Then, changing the subject, "However, it would be even better if you could get more."
This guy is really shameless. Of course, if he doesn't have a thick skin and reaches the level of factory director, he won't be able to manage such a large factory.
Jiang Meishu asked tentatively, "How much more do you want?"
"Ten tons?"
Jiang Meishu, "..."
She couldn't help but grumble inwardly, "Director Zhu, you're really imagining things. You have to understand that the Capital Department Store, a first-tier sales unit, only purchases ten tons, and they buy them for sale. And a meat processing plant, for example, uses them for its own purposes, and you're asking for ten tons right away."
Um--
What should she say?
Director Zhu was surprised. "Ten tons? How can that be enough?"
"A family uses at least one ton of coal in one winter."
Jiang Meishu frowned slightly, "All-day heating?"
"That's about it," Factory Director Zhu sighed. "Harbin is much colder than the capital. The coldest time of winter here can be over 30 degrees Celsius below zero. If the coal supply can't keep up, people will freeze to death."
"This isn't like the capital, where coal is only used periodically, for cooking and boiling water. Here, we rely on it 24 hours a day."
"So I said, 50,000 tons of coal is not enough."
"We have over 700 workers on our farm, not to mention we also raise pigs. In winter, the pigs eat feed, which needs to be heated with coal. Besides, humans and pigs are afraid of the cold, and we also have charcoal basins in our farm, which are essential. That's why I say 50,000 tons is not enough."
"Can you look at this side a little more?"
Jiang Meishu pondered for a moment, "What about the price? They've come all the way here. If the price is the same as at the coal station, they won't have any advantage by traveling across provinces."
Director Zhu was also worried about the price. He said cautiously, "I'll go by the market price. Our Harbin Coal Station charges 15.5 yuan a ton. So, I'll give you a 10 cent increase, to 15.6 yuan a ton. Is that okay with you?"
Jiang Meishu, "..."
No, she had never seen such a stingy factory manager.
Seeing Jiang Meishu remained silent, Director Zhu said, "Well, let's raise the price by one cent. Comrade Jiang, fifteen dollars and seventy is my limit. If it goes any higher, not only will the factory not be able to afford it, but even the workers in the factory won't be able to afford it."
“Everyone’s monthly salary is only so much.”
"If it's too expensive, people would rather not buy it and freeze it than spend the money."
Jiang Meishu knew when to stop, so she nodded and said, "Then it's 15.6 yuan a ton." She didn't say 15.7 yuan, which made Director Zhu very grateful. It was Jiang Meishu who raised the price, but in the end it was him who was grateful.
"Thank you so much, Comrade Jiang."
Jiang Meishu shook her head. "It's a little early to say thank you now. Let's set the price first, and I'll go negotiate."
"Fifteen dollars and sixty thousand tons per ton, with 50,000 tons as the base price. As for how many tons we can negotiate up, I don't know yet. I can only say that we will do our best to negotiate."
"become."
Director Zhu agreed readily.
In order to save time, Jiang Meishu was careful and did not use the phone number in Director Zhu's office. Instead, she chose to go to the place where she had made the previous call and contact He Qiu Sheng.
He Qiusheng was loading a truck when he heard someone calling him to answer the phone. He ran over as fast as he could, "Comrade Jiang?"
Apart from Comrade Jiang, it seems that no one else would call him.
"It's me."
Jiang Meishu went straight to the point, "Can you order more?"
He Qiusheng was a little embarrassed. "We have already promised a lot. Even if the workers work overtime all night to dig coal, they can't dig much."
"How much more can it be?"
Jiang Meishu herself didn't realize that she had now acquired the qualities of a businessman. She negotiated fiercely and decisively without any dragging her feet.
He Qiusheng thought for a moment and said, "At most, 20,000 tons."
"That's 70,000 tons." Jiang Meishu did some calculations and said quickly, "Deliver it according to this amount. I'll pick you up at the station when the time comes."
He Qiusheng naturally agreed, but before hanging up, he asked again, "Where's the payment?"
"Let's continue as before. I'll give you a receipt when the time comes."
However, Jiang Meishu was having a headache. How should she get the receipt? After all, she had purchased the goods at 14.5 yuan, but she sold them to Director Zhu for 15.6 yuan, which was much higher than the market price.
Director Zhu is not like the second sister-in-law Shen Mingying, who can help them issue two invoices.
After Jiang Meishu hung up the phone, she felt a little worried. She told Liang Qiurun about this matter, and Liang Qiurun was also a little surprised. "What is the purchase price?"
Jiang Meishu said weakly, "Fourteen dollars and fifty cents."
Liang Qiurun looked at her intently for three seconds and said, "Alright, Jiang Jiang, you're really good."
Jiang Meishu thought Liang Qiurun was going to say she was cruel and took kickbacks, but the next second she heard Liang Qiurun say, "You're doing a good job in business."
Jiang Meishu walked up to him hesitantly, "You're not going to scold me?"
She thought Liang Qiurun would call her a profiteer.
Liang Qiurun raised his hand and ruffled her hair. "How could that be? With the market in short supply, you sold so much goods to Director Zhu at a price a dime higher than the market price. It's neither moral nor logical that you could be called a profiteer."
"I think you're more of an honest businessman."
At first he thought that his Jiang Jiang was too honest, why did she charge only one cent higher than the market price? But he didn't expect that her purchase price was so low.
Jiang Meishu couldn't help but wrinkle her nose when she heard this. "I'm honest." She glanced outside the house, making sure no one was eavesdropping. Then she whispered, "I made over a dollar per ton."
This time, she will make a fortune from the goods.
"It's done. I just need to know about it and not tell anyone."
"Even if you sell it to him at the market price, it's still your ability."
"Leave the rest of the invoice matters to me."
Liang Qiurun didn't know how he negotiated with Director Zhu, but in the end they both took a step back.
Jiang Meishu sold the coal to Director Zhu at the market price, which was 15.5 yuan per ton, but Director Zhu was responsible for the aftermath and provided another blank receipt.
And this receipt belongs only to Jiang Meishu.
Giving away five cents in profit solves her worries immediately, which is equivalent to her making five cents less per ton.
This is also the standard that Jiang Meishu can accept.
After all, earning five cents less can make you safer, which is more important than anything else.
On the other hand, He Qiu Sheng set out from Shaanxi Province with a convoy and arrived in Harbin on time on December 10th.
Jiang Meishu specifically called Liang Qiurun to go with her to pick up the car.
The two sides met at the station.
Seven tons of coal were transported in four trucks. Each truck was piled high with coal and wrapped tightly with waterproof cloth.
When they arrived in Harbin, it was already seven o'clock in the evening on the 10th. It was dark everywhere. It gets dark early in winter. Jiang Meishu snuggled in Liang Qiurun's arms, and he protected her from the wind and rain.
To Jiang Meishu, Liang Qiurun's embrace was so warm that even the biting cold wind outside seemed a little softer.
Jiang Meishu looked outside and said, "Lao Liang, do you think Comrade He can get here safely?"
Liang Qiurun raised his hand to check the time. "It's said to be 7:30 in the evening, but it's snowing now. I think it might be delayed."
He was right in his guess. There was too much cargo on the truck, almost overweight. There was also snow on the ground, making it slippery. For the safety of both people and cargo, the speed of the truck naturally slowed down.
Jiang Meishu covered her ears and said, "I don't know what time they will arrive. It's so cold."
"But when I think about the money I can make this time, I don't feel cold anymore."
"Lao Liang, do you know how much I can earn this time?"
Liang Qiurun actually knew it, he had known it from the beginning, but when he noticed Jiang Meishu looking at him with sparkling eyes, he couldn't help but pretend not to know and asked her, "How much?"
"Seventy thousand yuan."
Jiang Meishu almost blurted out, "If this deal goes through, it will be 70,000 yuan."
Liang Qiurun paused, even he couldn't help but be shocked for a moment.
“That’s amazing.”
"My Jiang Jiang is so amazing."
Jiang Meishu smiled sheepishly, "It's not just my achievement, it's also thanks to you and the opportunity provided by Director Zhu."
"Even Comrade He counts." Just as she finished speaking, she saw a convoy heading this way from a distance. Jiang Meishu's pupils shrank, and she said excitedly, "The convoy is coming."
No.
The walking RMB is here!
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