Go back to 1980 and enjoy it

Two days later.

After breakfast, Tang Mingjie, Liu Xiaoman and others bid farewell to Deng Shirong.

Tang Mingjie said: "Uncle Deng, thank you for your warm hospitality during this time. When you have time to come to the capital, you must ask Yunheng to tell me. I dare not say anything else, but I can definitely arrange the food, clothing, housing and transportation."

Zheng Shifeng then said: "Uncle Deng, we also have a lot of fun things to do in Harbin. If you want to come and play, just send me a message. I can also arrange for food, clothing, housing and transportation."

Liu Xiaoman showed the most sincere smile and said: "Uncle Deng, our scenery in Guilin is famous all over the world. If you come to play, I guarantee that your trip will be worthwhile."

Other students also extended invitations to Deng Shirong.

They have been treated so well these days. They are really full of affection for elders like Uncle Deng, and they all hope to have the opportunity to entertain them back.

Deng Shirong smiled and said: "Okay, if I have the opportunity to visit your hometown in the future, I will definitely contact you."

"Uncle Deng, let's leave first. See you when we have the chance!"

"Well, classmates, come over to play again in the future. I wish you a safe journey!"

…

After watching his second son, third son and a group of Peking University classmates get on the bus and leave, Deng Shirong rode his bicycle to Baiping Farm and informed the farm that longan picking would begin tomorrow.

In the next few days, Deng Shirong collected longans from the two mud-brick houses in Tanlian. In four days, he received a total of 128,512 kilograms of longans, which was 1,675 kilograms more than last year's 126,837 kilograms. The output was still very gratifying.

The purchase price remains unchanged at 0.29 yuan per kilogram, 128,512 kilograms of longan is 37,268 yuan, and the total expenditure including the bamboo basket is 38,900 yuan.

This wave has almost wiped out all the cash on Deng Shirong.

…

Beijing.

A private room in a certain teahouse.

Zhou Shengli, Wang DaDa, and Tian Chunzhi rarely get together.

The three chatted casually for a while, and Tian Chunzhi couldn't help but ask: "Old Zhou, has Boss Deng never contacted you from last year to now?"

Zhou Shengli shook his head and said, "I haven't contacted him."

Wang boldly said: "Seeing that one year is coming, I don't know if Boss Deng will come again?"

Zhou Shengli said with certainty: "It will come. Last year, Boss Deng shipped longan to the capital for the first time. In order to test the market in the capital, he sold the longan to us at a low price, allowing the three of us to make a lot of money. Boss Deng would probably make little profit after excluding the costs of acquisition, transportation and preservation.

And now the market has verified that this year is a good time for him to make money, so there is no reason why he shouldn't come. "

Tian Chunzhi said: "Old Zhou is right. Maybe Boss Deng is on his way to the capital now."

Wang boldly said: "I am looking forward to Boss Deng like the stars and the moon. I have been busy working in the hardware store for a year and only made less than 30,000 yuan. Last year, I only worked with Boss Deng for a few days." Oh my god, I made more than thirty-six thousand, the gap is huge!”

Tian Chunzhi nodded and said: "Yes, my clothing store business is actually quite good, and I have made a lot of money this year. But after making that kind of quick money, when I look back at the income of three to two thousand yuan a month, I feel Means nothing."

Zhou Shengli also feels the same way. He earned the most among the three last year, nearly 50,000 yuan. After experiencing the feeling of "getting rich overnight", let's look at the kind of people who make a hundred or dozens of yuan a day. Business, of course, can’t get any momentum going.

Seeing that the date of cooperation with Boss Deng last year was getting closer and closer, he began to slowly become excited.

He is quite confident about cooperating with Boss Deng again.

After all, the cooperation between the two parties was quite pleasant last year, and it is unlikely that the two parties will change partners if everything goes well.

"You all have your money ready. I have a hunch that Boss Deng will come to us in the next few days. Then we will pay and deliver the goods, and then sell the longans as quickly as possible, just like last year." Make another quick buck."

Wang boldly smiled and said, "I prepared the money a few days ago!"

Tian Chunzhi also laughed and said, "My money is also ready!"

Zhou Shengli said: "I'm ready too, just waiting for Boss Deng to come find us."

Tian Chunzhi pondered for a moment and asked: "Lao Zhou, Lao Wang, you also know that Boss Deng only gave us such a low price last year just to test the market. If he raises the price this year, what will we do?"

Wang boldly sighed: "There is nothing we can do about this. I just hope that Boss Deng will not raise the price too high so that we can make a profit."

Zhou Shengli said: "The price increase should be inevitable. After all, their purpose is to make money, not to do good deeds by transporting longans thousands of miles away so that we can make money. At worst, we will also increase the price. The price, anyway, judging from the response from customers last year, if it is a bit more expensive, it should still be popular. "

Tian Chunzhi nodded and said: "It's okay to increase the price a little. As long as the price doesn't rise too much, I believe it can be sold."

The three of them drank tea while chatting about the longan business that had been on their minds for a whole year.

And the Boss Deng they called him had already boarded the train to the capital.

After staying up on the train for several days and nights, I finally arrived in the capital again.

This time, Deng Shirong came prepared. Instead of staying in a guest house like before, he took a bus to the nearest courtyard house and put out the canopy bed in the system space, which was covered with straw mats and quilts. Clean and tidy.

Although there are beds in the courtyard, they have been unoccupied for a long time and are filled with dust and cobwebs. This is why he stayed in a guest house instead of staying there when he came here before.

With the experience last time, he got a bed and put it into the system space, so he can use it now.

Then, he took out a large bowl of steaming seafood porridge from the system space. He usually kept it in the space and saved it. He could take it out and eat it whenever he wanted. It was very convenient.

After finishing the seafood porridge, I put the bowls and chopsticks into the space, took out the bucket and towel from the space, fetched water from the well, washed my hair and bathed comfortably, and waited until my hair was dry before going to bed.

…

The next day.

Deng Shirong got up, washed up, put away the canopy bed, and then took a familiar route to the vicinity of Dongfeng Market.

It took half a day to temporarily rent a small warehouse, and then I came to Zhou Shengli's Ruyi Fresh Fruit Shop in high spirits.

As soon as Deng Shirong walked to the door of Ruyi Fresh Fruit Shop, he was spotted by the sharp-eyed Zhou Shengli, who immediately greeted him with a smile on his face: "Boss Deng, I look forward to the stars and the moon every day, and finally you are here!"

Deng Shirong believes this. After all, the two parties have cooperated once. In just a few days last year, they brought tens of thousands of dollars in income to the other party. Such huge profits can be regarded as valuable even if they are left to future generations. It’s the same as grandpa, let alone in the 1980s.

Deng Shirong also smiled and said hello: "Boss Zhou, you are welcome and safe!"

"Thanks to you, I've had a pretty good year."

The two sides exchanged a few polite words before Zhou Shengli extended his hand and said, "Boss Deng, let's talk inside?"

Deng Shirong hummed and followed Zhou Shengli to the warehouse behind the fresh fruit shop again.

After inviting Deng Shirong to sit down, Zhou Shengli couldn't wait to ask: "Boss Deng, how many tons of longan are there this year?"

Deng Shirong said with a smile: "0.8 tons more than last year."

Zhou Shengli suppressed his excitement and said: "Boss Deng, is it still the same breed?"

Deng Shirong nodded and smiled: "Of course they are the same, they are all the fruits produced by the longan trees last year."

"Very good!"

Zhou Shengli said hello, and then asked a little uneasily: "Boss Deng, what's the price?"

Deng Shirong said: "Boss Zhou, apart from the cost of acquisition, transportation and preservation, we also have labor and other miscellaneous expenses, so at last year's price, we actually didn't make money. You should know this."

Zhou Shengli nodded and said: "I know this, and I would like to thank you, Boss Deng, for providing me with the opportunity to make money."

Deng Shirong said: "Last year we opened up new markets, so we didn't have to make money, but this year we will definitely make money. However, any business can only have a win-win situation to continue long-term cooperation, so our pricing will not be too outrageous. It will definitely be Let you guys earn something.

After detailed calculations by our team, this year’s price is 28 cents higher than last year, selling for 2 yuan and 28 cents per pound. Boss Zhou, do you have any objection? "

Hearing this, Zhou Shengli's mental arithmetic came to an end and he praised: "Boss Deng, you are really particular about people. It is a great honor for us to cooperate with you. The price is completely fine and I have no objection."

"readily!"

Deng Shirong smiled and said, "It's quite easy for me to work with you, Boss Zhou."

Cooperation was reached, and both parties exchanged a few polite words.

When Deng Shirong stood up to say goodbye, he left the warehouse address for the other party and said: "As per the old rules, I will wait for you at this warehouse at seven o'clock tomorrow morning."

"Well, we'll come to you with the money and the scale."

"That's it, I'm leaving now. See you tomorrow morning."

"Okay, see you tomorrow morning."

…

Half an hour later.

Zhou Shengli, Wang DaDa, and Tian Chunzhi met again.

The first time they met, Tian Chunzhi couldn't wait to ask: "Old Zhou, is Boss Deng really here?"

Zhou Shengli said happily: "Yes, Boss Deng is here. Time is running out now, so I won't talk nonsense. Boss Deng said that this year's longan is 0.8 tons more than last year. Last year, it was just over 63 tons. So this year's estimate is About 64 tons.

I have also discussed the price with Boss Deng, and it is 28 cents higher than last year. This price is already very reasonable. You should have no objection, right? "

Wang boldly shook his head and said: "I have no objection. The price is indeed good. Even if we don't increase the price and still sell it at last year's price, we will still make a profit."

Tian Chunzhi said: "I have no objection either."

Zhou Shengli nodded and said: "Okay, let's follow last year's allocation. I will take 40% and each of you will take 30%. Then we will pay according to our share. Is that okay?"

Wang DaDa and Tian Chunzhi agreed that they had no objection.

This business was originally brought to them by Lao Zhou. Although this was related to the fact that Lao Yiyi didn't have the strength to eat so many longans at first, they still wanted to accept Lao Zhou's affection anyway, so it was naturally impossible for them to propose an equal share.

The three of them quickly reached an agreement and then went back to make preparations.

They had prepared the money in advance, but the manpower needed to sell the longan and the vehicles to pull the longan to sell had to be arranged one by one. Even with their influence, it would take time to operate.

Fortunately, they had already said hello in advance, and now all they needed to do was give a notification.

…

After Deng Shirong negotiated with Zhou Shengli, he wandered around Wangfujing Street.

As one of the most famous commercial streets in Beijing, Wangfujing’s reputation needs no introduction. Whether in this era or in later generations, it is a place worth visiting.

In this era, Wangfujing had two brightest commercial pearls, one was Dongfeng Market and the other was the department store.

It has to be said that department stores in this era are really awesome. Basically every city in the country has a department store, and its influence can only be matched by the supply and marketing cooperatives.

The two have different focuses. Supply and marketing cooperatives are mainly rooted in the vast rural areas and have no rivals in the countryside.

Department stores are basically located in cities at the county level and above.

In addition to these two commercial pearls, there are many places worth visiting in Wangfujing. If you really want to visit them carefully, you may not be able to finish them all in three days.

Deng Shirong just wandered around for a while, then found a restaurant and went in for a meal of authentic Beijing cuisine. After checking that it was getting late, he returned to a courtyard not far from Wangfujing to take a bath and rest.

…

The next day.

There was still half an hour before the agreed time, so Deng Shirong came to the temporary warehouse in advance to wait for the arrival of Zhou Shengli and others.

After waiting for about ten minutes, several trucks drove over and stopped at the door of the temporary warehouse.

"Boss Deng, good morning!"

"Boss Deng, long time no see!"

"Boss Deng, I'm really looking forward to seeing you. I finally see you again!"

Zhou Shengli, Wang Dadan and Tian Chunzhi got out of the car and greeted Deng Shirong one after another.

Deng Shirong also smiled and greeted them one by one, then extended his hand and said, "Boss Zhou, Boss Wang, Boss Tian, ​​this year's longans are all here. Come in, inspect the goods, and then weigh them!"

Zhou Shengli and the other three had already seen the longans piled up in the warehouse. After hearing this, they were no longer polite and couldn't wait to walk in.

Seeing the fresh longans in the bamboo basket, Zhou Shengli and the others showed excitement in their eyes. After looking at a few baskets, they picked up a bunch and tasted them. The taste was still the same as in their memories.

Zhou Shengli couldn't help but give a thumbs up to Deng Shirong and praised: "Boss Deng, you are awesome!"

While Wang DaDa and Tian Chunzhi were excited, they also admired the mysterious boss Deng Shirong. No matter what method they used, they could transport longan from thousands of miles to the capital and still keep it so fresh. Boss Deng and the forces behind him, no one can do it.

After checking that there is no problem with the goods, we start to put them on the scale one by one.

Based on the experience last time, they brought a few more scales and enough manpower this time.

Several scales work together, weighing and recording, much faster than last time.

Deng Shirong did not look at the scale. He was in a separate business. As long as Zhou Shengli and the others were not confused, they could not play tricks on the scale. After all, he knew how many kilograms of longan there were, and Zhou Shengli and others also knew that he was Countless.

Playing tricks in this situation really has no use except wasting time.

Therefore, Zhou Shengli and the others were more concerned about the accuracy of the scale than Deng Shirong, and they must have informed the person responsible for the scale before they came.

In this way, after more than two hours of busy work, more than a dozen people finally weighed all the longans on the scale. The total weight was 128,511 kilograms, which was only 1 kilogram less than the longans weighed on Baiping Farm. It can be said that the scale was accurate. Quite accurate.

After getting the total weight, Zhou Shengli asked: "Boss Deng, is this weight correct?"

Deng Shirong smiled and said: "There is no mistake, there is basically no difference from the weight we purchased."

“As long as there’s nothing wrong!”

Zhou Shengli breathed a sigh of relief, then pointed to a corner of the warehouse and said, "Boss Deng, let's go there to check out!"

Deng Shirong responded, and the group of people walked towards a corner of the warehouse.

As for the people brought over by Zhou Shengli and others, they started loading the longan into the truck without giving any instructions, preparing to take it out for sale.

When they arrived at the corner of the warehouse, Zhou Shengli and the other three took out bundles of tied bundles and some loose money from their bags, and then counted out the money they each needed to pay.

The price Deng Shirong sold them was 2.28 yuan per kilogram. The total weight of the longans was 128,511 kilograms, which is 293,005 yuan. In addition, charging them 1,800 yuan for these Hsinchu baskets was not excessive, so the three of them had to pay Deng Shirong a total of 294,805 yuan. .

Among them, Zhou Shengli accounts for 40% and needs to invest 117,922 yuan.

Wang DaDa and Tian Chunzhi each accounted for 30%, each investing 88,441.5 yuan.

Nearly three hundred thousand cash, when the maximum face value is only ten yuan, is equivalent to nearly three million cash in later generations. Without the help of a money counting machine, counting one by one manually would take at least several hours. .

Although Deng Shirong likes money, if he is asked to spend several hours counting money, then forget it!

Fortunately, the money given by Zhou Shengli and the other two people were all in good quality, with a bundle worth 1,000 yuan and a bundle worth 294,805 yuan. You only need to take 294 bundles and then count 805 yuan. It will take you a few minutes to relax. Done.

Again, this is a separate business. Unless Zhou Shengli and the others don't want to cooperate with Deng Shirong because they have too much money, no one dares to do anything with money. They are probably more nervous than Deng Shirong, for fear that a bundle of money will One or two less!

This year's batch of longans, including the bamboo baskets, cost Deng Shirong a total of 38,900 yuan. As for all the expenses for going back and forth to the capital, 500 yuan is more than enough. The total cost is about 39,400 yuan.

The current revenue is 294,805 yuan, and after subtracting costs, the profit is as high as 255,405 yuan.

Compared with the 217,214 yuan earned last year, this year I earned 38,191 yuan more.

This wave can be described as a real huge profit, which made his cash, which was about to bottom out, become full again.

Deng Shirong put the money in a sack, then stretched out his hand and said: "Boss Zhou, Boss Wang, Boss Tian, ​​happy cooperation, I wish you a great sale of longan in advance."

"Thank you, Boss Deng!"

Zhou Shengli and the others shook hands with Deng Shirong respectively, and then Zhou Shengli asked: "Boss Deng, you are not in a hurry to leave the capital these days, right?"

Deng Shirong smiled and said: "It's rare to come to the capital once, and I will definitely have to play for a few days before going back."

Zhou Shengli said with a smile on his face: "Boss Deng, when we sell all these longans, we will treat you to a meal. I don't know how to contact you?"

Tian Chunzhi also smiled and echoed: "Yes, Boss Deng, you have to give us a chance so that the three of us can fulfill our duty as landlords."

Wang DaDa looked at Deng Shirong expectantly.

"Boss Zhou, you are too polite!"

Deng Shirong was also aware of their thoughts and did not reject it completely. He just said: "I plan to walk around the capital in the past few days. You will definitely not be able to contact me. I will come over to cancel this warehouse before I leave. When I arrive, Let’s meet you again later!”

"That's great. The three of us are always waiting for you, Boss Deng."

"You're welcome, I won't waste your time anymore, see you later!"

"Okay, Boss Deng, see you later!"

…

In the next few days, Deng Shirong once again "inspected" his seven courtyard houses.

Compared with last year, there are more dust and cobwebs in the courtyard. An unoccupied house lacks maintenance, which is not good after all.

However, Deng Shirong didn't worry about this. Anyway, he didn't really buy these seven courtyard houses to live in. His original intention was just to provide for his seven children. Regardless of whether his children have any future in this life, he will give them to him alone. Preparing a courtyard house can also ensure that they can become billionaires smoothly.

While Deng Shirong was slowly "inspecting" his courtyard house, the fruit market in the entire capital was once again detonated by longan.

People in Beijing who tasted the taste of longan last year have never forgotten the sweetness of longan. Now that longan has appeared again, how can these old customers hold back? They all rush over to buy it, as if they are afraid that if they go too late, they will not sell it. of.

Although all the longans were sold at last year's price, Zhou Shengli and the others made a lot of money. However, they are all businessmen and naturally want to maximize their own interests. Since their purchase price has increased, the sales price will also increase. Naturally, it will also rise accordingly.

Moreover, Zhou Shengli and the others are all old businessmen, and they understand that it is not a good thing for commodity prices to remain unchanged.

Last year they sold longan for three yuan per catty. If they sell it for three yuan per catty this year, it will leave a solid impression on customers that longan should always be sold at this price. If they want to increase it next year I'm afraid customers will have objections to the price.

But if the price increases this year, then the price of longan will fluctuate. In the future, whether it rises or falls, it will be normal, and customer acceptance will be higher.

Therefore, Zhou Shengli and the others discussed and raised the price of longan slightly this year, selling it for 3.2 yuan per catty.

In this day and age, fruit sells for three yuan and a pound, so there is no doubt that he is the real aristocrat among fruits.

If common fruits were sold at this price, customers would definitely not buy it.

But this is longan, which was transported to the capital from thousands of miles away, so it is normal to sell it at this price.

Although the customers kept yelling that it was too expensive, it was too expensive, but they didn't hesitate when they bought it. They bought several kilograms at a time.