Investment Life

Unexpectedly, Chen Yuanming would answer like this, Ma Lei was slightly taken aback, and immediately raised the corners of his mouth, is this to play the emotional card, or to complain and beg for mercy?After playing with himself for so long, this kid also knew he was afraid. After all, he was still a brat with a dry smell... With a hint of joking, he looked at the boy's nervous face for a long while before he put his arms around the waist of the beauty beside him and leaned against him. on the couch.

Although he didn't say anything, the body language of the other party had already given Chen Yuanming enough hints. He just thought about it for a while and started from the beginning.

"A few months ago, when I was still in my hometown, I once partnered with an elder to do a small business. They sold knitwear, a kind of gloves that can be worn in winter." Chen Yuanming gestured on his hand, "From here The finger is exposed on the top, just enough to hold a pen, so let’s call it a half-fingered glove.”

Scar who was sitting on the side was obviously taken aback, just about to say something, glanced at the elder brother opposite, and swallowed the words again.Chen Yuanming didn't seem to notice the change in the audience's expression, and continued to speak unhurriedly.

"This kind of glove is very novel, and no one has made it before, so we made more than 200 pairs that time, all of which were sold out. The profit of a pair can be dozens of times, the cost is only a hundred yuan, and the net profit is more than 1000 yuan. ...Of course, the cost of labor is not included in this.”

After saying this, Ma Lei's eyebrows twitched slightly, and his expression changed a bit.

"It's a great deal, isn't it?" Chen Yuanming showed a slight smile, "But the fun is yet to come. After the start of school, less than a month later, my classmates, alumni of our school, and even other people I don't know , It seems that everyone knows how to knit these gloves overnight, and at least half of them have a pair. We only sold 200 pairs, but there are at least 1000 students in my school."

Scar couldn't bear it anymore, and burst out laughing, "Nonsense, who knows how to weave broken gloves, how much profit can you grab!"

Chen Yuanming shook his head, "No, if we continue, it's just to expand production, hire weavers, and improve the style of gloves. It may not be dozens of times the profit, but several times is not a problem. That's how many times..."

Scar suddenly became dumb, even if he wasn't very smart, he could still settle the score.How much profit can they make from a color TV business? 30%?What about cigarettes? 50%... He may not have heard that a 50.00% profit can make people trample on all the laws of the world, but they are indeed taking risks for a [-]% profit.

Anyone who has done business can calculate this account.

Chen Yuanming didn't pause, "Maybe there will be competitors next year, and there will be sellers with lower profits, but will this business become obsolete? I don't think so..." He smiled slightly, "Because people are still there, how many people are there in that city? What about the population, the cities around it, the provinces farther away, and the whole of China? It is impossible for one family to cover this business, so if you do the calculations like this, how much profit can you make if you continue to do this.”

There was silence in the room, even the girls who accompanied the wine raised their heads in surprise, and looked at the boy sitting on the sofa.After a while, Ma Lei slowly opened his mouth.

"It's a good deal, but it's wishful thinking for you, and you can't do it with the 1 yuan principal."

"That's right, I found out too. On that basis, I can't grab anyone, and no one is a real fool." Chen Yuanming lowered his head and looked at his fingers. Because he was holding the steering wheel, his palms had been worn out once. Thick calluses, blood vessels have begun to protrude slightly, and it no longer looks like a child's hand. "That's why I wanted to go south, I thought of Zhuhai, and I wanted to earn this principal in an easier way."

Ma Lei snorted immediately, "Oh, so that's why your sports car is all for this? How about going to Shanghai to trade stocks? 30 is not enough for you to earn enough capital?"

"Not enough, I want more."

"The heart is wild enough..." Scar muttered in a low voice, but no one paid any attention to him.

Indeed, this heart is too wild.At this moment, even Ma Lei hesitated a bit. He once speculated about this young man according to his own assumptions, and once thought highly of him more than one point, but now it seems that he didn't think highly of him enough.After carefully pondering the meaning of the words, Ma Lei laughed at himself.

"So, you have never taken our business to heart? Even if this business can make you rich overnight, make those officials bow their heads, and make you have a million or ten million net worth?"

Chen Yuanming smiled, "Ten million? Brother Ma, you are too self-effacing, and now you are taking the path of hundreds of millions... But, yes, it is not what I want. What I really want to go is the kind of With high or not so high profits, but able to walk in the sun, earn tens of millions of people's money in a fair manner, and never be afraid of knocking on the door in the middle of the night."

This sentence made Scar's face change, and he almost stood up.

"Scar!" Ma Lei yelled and pushed him back.At this time, the expression on his face really changed. He was no longer intimidated and played like a cat and a mouse. Instead, he seemed to be facing a truly equal and worthy opponent. He was actually still in his infancy, and even this It has been less than 4 months since the building was completed, and he needed a smart and capable assistant so much, so he couldn't wait to find Chen Yuanming and take the initiative to have a showdown with him.But now?

"Business of tens of millions of people..." Muttering repeated this sentence, Ma Lei unconsciously tapped the sofa cushion next to him with his fingertips. From this sentence, he seemed to have some touch, but he was caught in his throat , it is only a layer of window paper to pierce.

Looking at the reddened scar with an angry face, and then at Ma Lei who was brooding, Chen Yuanming breathed a sigh of relief. Anyway, his first step has been taken, and the next step is to take a gamble. Let's see if the other party will crush him like a bug, or will be impressed by the bombast and leave behind a potential, very likely promising friend.

This time he didn't wait too long.

"No wonder even Qianqian can't impress you." Ma Lei smiled, and his face slowly returned to normal.

Chen Yuanming glanced at the beautiful woman who was cooperating with her coquettish expression, and smiled, "It's not that Miss Qianqian is not beautiful enough, it's just that I don't like women."

"What..." He didn't adjust for a while, Scar was choked by the saliva, and coughed a few times.

This is really a pun, Ma Lei was just stunned for a moment, and immediately realized that the other party's expression did not seem to be fake.This kid! "Haha, I'm not a stranger."

Raising her hand, the beauty beside her covering her mouth and giggling immediately understood and poured three full glasses of wine.Ma Lei raised the cup at hand freely, "Since my brother is planning to go north, I'll treat you as my brother and give you another first."

"Brother..." Scar just finished coughing, and looked at his elder brother in disbelief, this is different from what he said!

"Thank you Ma." Chen Yuanming did not miss the opportunity to express his opinion, and simply raised his glass, "If you hadn't let me carry the private goods, I wouldn't be where I am today."

"Don't talk about these things." Ma Lei waved his hand indifferently, "Golden Scale is definitely not a thing in the pond. It's not here with me, and it will be elsewhere. It's just that it will develop in the future. Don't forget that brother it is good."

With a reserved smile, Chen Yuanming didn't say anything, and directly raised his wine glass and drank it all in one gulp.After drinking this glass of wine, the atmosphere changed immediately. Scar looked at his elder brother with some reluctance, ground his teeth, and leaned back on the sofa.No matter how this kid pretends to be good, he can't offset the fact that he was played hard. It's just a pity that the elder brother has spoken, and it is a foregone conclusion.

"It's no wonder that Young Master Chen doesn't like our business. It turns out he has big intentions." Scar squeezed out a sentence through his teeth, and the sour taste could waft into the sky, "In case you lose your pants playing stocks in the future, you want to make money again. Principal, don’t forget to come back and find your brother. The more drivers, the better.”

Hearing this, Ma Lei was startled suddenly, and found that he seemed to have missed something.Yes, if it is only because of the principal, what does it matter if you go to Shanghai sooner or later?Shouldn't he seize the business in Wuhan first, or hang out with himself for a while, earn enough before going north?As a result, it was okay to make small troubles in Wuhan. When he talked about opening a shop to play big, he pulled away and left.It's okay to transport a color TV for himself, but when it comes to buying and selling cigarettes, he immediately wants to draw a clear line. This is no longer a simple matter of different paths.

This is the bottom line.He didn't want to get into any smuggling business at all.

timid?Just kidding, which timid kid would come out to work in his teens, and still do this kind of business!

No vision?A glove, a smuggled watch, accurate and fast, rich in profits, and even the follow-up can be considered clearly, is this a blind material?

If neither, then there is only one possibility. He simply doesn't care about the smuggling business. He would rather choose a more difficult path than get involved in this kind of business.

After thinking for a while, Ma Lei frowned. This is a completely different answer.A completely genius-like investor is extremely pessimistic about the business at hand, even if he is just a child, he can't help but make him a little bit embarrassed.Is this path really wrong?Rubbing the leather sofa at hand, he thought about it for a moment, then suddenly interrupted Scar's taunt.

"But Xiao Chen, let's not talk about anything else. We've been partners for so long. What do you think of this big brother's business?"

Chen Yuanming froze for a moment, Scar's sarcasm was nothing, as if the other party could really hold his breath, he should be worried instead.But Ma Lei's sentence has a deeper meaning, how should he answer?

Lifting his head slightly, his eyes met those on the opposite side of the sofa, those extremely shrewd black eyes that exuded vigor and vitality.In these eyes, there is the turmoil and longing common to all ambitious people in this era, as well as the drive and fearlessness to fight hard and strive to be human.Compared to his ability to cheat, the other party is the real waver in this era. Such a courageous and scheming person has actually helped him. What should he do...

Chen Yuanming smiled, gently put down the wine glass in his hand, and resumed the correct sitting posture at the beginning. "Actually, I've always been curious, Brother Ma, why did you choose to sell TVs? These days, even I can earn more money than selling electronic watches, let alone other things."

Ma Lei raised his eyebrows, but he didn't even mention cigarettes. He laughed at himself, "It's not that my family was poor when I was a child. Televisions are so rare. I want one even in my dreams... and two years ago, domestic TVs began to Collect special taxes, so take advantage of this opportunity to sell some goods."

"Want... yeah, who doesn't want to buy a TV these days." Chen Yuanming continued with a smile, "It's just that brands are too regional, Changhong is in Sichuan, Konka is in Guangdong, and Panda , coral, etc., plus Japanese products, Korean products, how many brands are waiting to be sold, if you can pick and choose, you will definitely choose Huayan.”

"I still choose fancy eyes..." Scar snorted disdainfully, "If you have money, you can buy it."

Chen Yuanming shook his head, "What were the three major items in the 70s, and what were they in the 80s? Bicycles and sewing machines back then are not available in everyone's home now. They are easy to sell."

Ma Lei's body trembled involuntarily, and he sat up straight.What did he just hear?Yes, the TV smuggling business has become more and more difficult in the past two years. Why?Isn't it just that the sales price has dropped and there are too many types of products, which made him want to get rid of this low-margin thing and make some real big money.But don't these trends mean that TVs are beginning to enter thousands of households and become a daily commodity that is no longer rare?

How many brands of soy sauce and vinegar are there in the store, and the sauce factory and vinegar factory will stop doing their own business because of too many brands?On the contrary, they will do everything possible to control production costs, reduce prices or improve quality to expand their market share. .

And what about myself?He can't do TV production, but sales... Heh~ He is a smuggler. Is there anyone who understands the psychology of buyers better than him?The things produced will eventually be sold. These manufacturers cannot cover everything, only the store can. If he becomes the indispensable "store" in the middle, with enough power and status, will there be manufacturers who are eager to do so? Supply him with goods, entrust him with sales?How much profit can he get from the tens of thousands of transactions?

Thoughts were flying, Ma Lei felt his heart pounding, the window paper was easily pierced, he could have chosen another way, he could do this business with tens of millions of people in an open and honest manner.They are all from good people. If it is not necessary, who would rather take great risks to engage in these illegal activities that will send their lives to prison at any time.

A right path that no longer has to be afraid of knocking on the door in the middle of the night.

Ma Lei smiled, and shook his head helplessly, what could he do to meet such a lucky star.But at this time, can he invite the other party again?The answer is obviously no, as he said, this thing is not a thing in the pool, so it will not nest in the shallow pool...

With a long sigh, Ma Lei patted the sofa beside him emotionally, "It's a pity that you are going north..."

He understood.Chen Yuanming also laughed, "China is only so big, we will meet again sooner or later."

Yes, as long as you have the opportunity to become a master, are you afraid of meeting each other?Ma Lei turned his head and yelled at Scar, "What are you still doing in a daze! Don't see off the guests!"

Scar grinned, what the hell is going on, with those nonsensical words just now, why did the eldest brother turn his elbow outward like he was eating gunpowder?Did this kid take ecstasy? !

Chen Yuanming stood up, smiled and shook his head, "Brother Ma, don't worry, I'm not used to riding in a small car, so I just walk back by myself."

Faced with such a straightforward refusal, Ma Lei couldn't have the cheek to ask his brother to send him off, so without saying a word, he stood up and personally sent the boy to the door.This action shocked everyone in the room. This is the real big boss. Sending such a kid?

Ma Lei himself didn't care about it, he sent people away, and stayed at the door for a long time, feeling a little reluctant to say goodbye.Scar only felt that his teeth were a little sore, what the hell was going on, didn't the eldest brother be bewitched by evil and fell in love with this little rabbit, right?

"Scar, when Xiao Chen leaves later, give him a 10 red envelope. Let's say it's a bonus at the end of the year. He has worked hard for half a year."

"Ah?" Scar opened his mouth wide. They have red envelopes, but the maximum number of people is only 5 yuan. What is the concept of 10 yuan?Did they bribe the group of wild dogs at the customs to spend 10 bags?Not only did this brat demote their business to nothing just now, but he also ostentatiously refused the invitation without giving him any face, this...

"Brother..." Scar couldn't help but groaned, "You... aren't you confused?"

Ma Lei slapped his cousin on the head, "You pig brain! If you are half...a tenth as smart as him, what else do I have to worry about!"

"Wait... brother... don't hit! Don't hit!"

The cold wind blows through the streets of Zhuhai in December. 12 is coming to an end, and the new year is coming soon.

The author has something to say: Note: The three major items of marriage are watches, bicycles, and sewing machines in the 70s, refrigerators, color TVs, and washing machines in the 80s, and air conditioners, computers, and VCRs in the 90s.

This dungeon is basically over, and the next chapter will start to change the map, let's look forward to it together XD Also, who is the other template hidden in this chapter?