Chapter 6 The trip to Guangdong
At the exit of Baiyunshan Airport in Yuezhou, there are people coming and going, bustling, noisy sounds, including Henan, Beijing, Shandong, Shaanxi, and of course, the most common one is the seafood dialect that was unique to that era: Cantonese.
Before his rebirth, Zhang Yi had technical support for a long time and had a lot of dealing with Cantonese people. He was quite familiar with Cantonese. He could understand these Cantonese without any effort and could also say a few words.
Brother Li’s business partner and Manager Chen came to pick up the station in person.
He is black and thin, with a big back and a shiny head, and is probably not even a flies. He is holding a dressed girl with a gorgeous robe in his right hand, and a strong man with black sunglasses standing on his left hand. The strong man holds a big brother like a brick in a Hong Kong and Taiwan film, like an image of a bodyguard in a Hong Kong and Taiwan film.
Brother Li introduced Zhang Yi to Manager Chen. Manager Chen quickly took out his business card and sent it to Zhang Yi, and greeted Zhang Yi and his two senior brothers in half-baked Mandarin.
In August, the hottest time was in Yuezhou. The group went to the hotel first, took a cool shower, and changed into lighter clothes.
Brother Li still wears suits, while Zhang Yi was the one who was least willing to be restrained before he was reborn. For him, clothes have always been the only criterion for whether they are comfortable or not.
In such weather, he changed into beach shorts and flip-flops.
Zhang Yi and his two senior brothers lived in a triple room. Brother Li was old and went to bed lightly at night, so he lived in a standard room by himself.
In the lobby downstairs, Manager Chen and his little secret bodyguard led them to the two cars parked at the door. The car in front was the crown, the most common luxury car on the streets of China in the 1990s. The car behind was the business car and the Toyota bullet.
Zhang Yi, Brother Li, Manager Chen and Xiao Secret got on the crown in front, and the two senior brothers and Manager Chen's bodyguards got on the business car behind.
In the crown car, Manager Chen asked Brother Li with his eyes. Brother Li nodded clearly and then said to Manager Chen: "My little brother Zhang Yi is from Ning Dong and is also a CD business. The goods I bought from you last time were sold quickly."
"He has sales channels and requires a very large amount. He wants to establish a stable purchase channel. He has a good person and is brave in doing business. I am old and have no energy to open up new retail channels. So this time, I will bring him here and introduce you to you. In the future, he will purchase goods directly from you. If my goods are sold slowly, I can also transfer them to him directly."
Manager Chen nodded and said, "Since you, Lao Li, trust him, I have nothing to say, the goods must be high-quality goods, and the price is, based on the purchase volume of your Lao Li, the price you give you is one yuan per bill. If the purchase volume of your little brother Zhang Yi is large, you can discuss it again."
"Manager Chen, what if I buy 200,000 pieces at a time? How much does the wholesale price cost per piece?"
Hearing this number, the little secretary sitting in the front row heard this number and covered his mouth with fright. He turned around and looked at Zhang Yi's casual dress on the beach, and curled his lips and said, "Where are the Yankees talking big?"
Zhang Yi was too lazy to refute this woman with big breasts and small brains. He chuckled and just stared at Manager Chen with a serious look on his face.
The shrewd Manager Chen looked at Brother Li, and the other party nodded solemnly. Without saying a word, he slapped the little secretary in the head.
"You little nymph, don't mess around if you don't know. You also said that the little brother is a Yankee. Are you a fucking Hebei native? Isn't Hebei in the north?"
The little secret flattened his mouth and looked aggrieved.
"Sorry, little brother, this little girl is stupid, ignore her!"
"If I buy 200,000 yuan at a time, I can give you 50 cents a piece. This is the lowest price for CDs in Yuezhou, and there is absolutely no lower than mine!"
Zhang Yi could see that the price was already low enough. Maybe the cost could be reduced in a few years, but now it is indeed the lowest price.
"But, little brother, I won't hide it from you. I only have one production line. The amount you want is too large, so you have to wait a few more days."
Zhang Yi thought for a while and asked: "Manager Chen, how much does it cost to buy a new production line and how long will it take to start production?"
Manager Chen pondered for a while and said, "Now a production line is about one million yuan. As long as the money is in place, the production line can be completed in two days."
"Manager Chen, I'm going to tell you that one production line will definitely not meet my needs. Is there any other way to build two production lines as soon as possible. If you don't have enough money, we can work together and make money together. What do you think?"
Manager Chen blinked his eyes a few times, thought for a while and said, "I have a way to build two production lines, and I don't even have to pay so much money, but rent them."
When Zhang Yi heard this, he became interested in it instantly. He didn't have enough money. Now is the era of pirated CDs making huge profits and robbing money. After a few years, the profits are getting lower and lower. At this time, time is money. The original accumulation can be quickly completed by renting CD production lines. This is the most perfect choice.
"Piracy CDs are quite profitable now, why do people want to rent them out?" Zhang Yi asked.
"One of my kids is working on CD production like me. She is anxious to go abroad. She is a little nervous and wants to sell the CD production line. But in a short time, few people can afford this money and can't find a suitable buyer. So, I'll try to rent it out and get some rent first." Manager Chen said.
Zhang Yi thought for a while and asked, "Manager Chen, I am interested in this, but I want to ask your childhood friend, I don't know if it's convenient?"
"It's okay, I'll call him and ask him to come and have dinner with us."
Manager Chen picked up the big brick and big brother, and heyed it several times. It seemed that the other party did not respond, so he pressed it and dialed it again. Zhang Yi was a little funny. The big brick now simulated the signal quality of the mobile phone.
This time it was finally connected. Manager Chen spoke in Cantonese, and did not avoid Brother Li and Zhang Yi when he spoke. Generally, at this stage, people with big brothers in their hands were so loud that they could hear the whole world, in order to show their identity and level. He knew that Brother Li didn't understand Cantonese, and Zhang Yi probably wouldn't understand either.
Manager Chen’s meaning is to introduce a tenant to the other party. If it succeeds, the other party will have to give some benefits, and the other party agrees.
The hotel is a typical Cantonese restaurant. The people who eat are basically all natives in Guangdong Province. Occasionally, there are some Hong Kong people with greasy hair and flour. Hong Kong people of this era are arrogant and have a very different temperament from local people in Guangdong Province.
I ordered some local signature dishes in Yuezhou, including sweet and light dishes. Zhang Yi likes light dishes very much, but the two senior brothers and Brother Li are not used to it. I feel that the dishes have no taste at all, but I can only have a bitter face and the taste is the same as wax.
Zhang Yi thought about it and asked the waiter to ask her to put three plates of three-double oil on it. Brother Li and his two senior brothers looked at him in confusion, wondering what the three-double oil he asked to put on it was.
Zhang Yi waved his hand mysteriously, but didn't explain anything. He just asked them to wait and then he would understand after a while.
The three-heat oil came up, with a strong smell of vinegar, and a layer of chili oil was floating on it. Brother Li picked up the chopsticks and ordered it, tasted it, and his frowning brows also stretched out. He dipped the light dishes in a little three-heat oil before eating it. It felt much more comfortable.
The two senior brothers also followed suit. After tasting it, they nodded with satisfaction and started to have a feast.
While eating, a clean man with gold-rimmed glasses greeted Manager Chen and sat down.
Manager Chen stood up and introduced to Brother Li and Zhang Yi, "This is my friend, Xiao Ding, that is, he has two CD production lines."
Zhang Yi and Brother Li hurriedly stood up and said a few words.
Xiao Ding said straight to the point: "My two CD production lines are new production lines I bought at the beginning of the year. I originally wanted to do a good job and make some money. But my wife suddenly wanted to immigrate to Canada in a hurry, so I could only sell the production lines."
Zhang Yi and Brother Li nodded without saying a word.
Xiao Ding continued: "When you buy two lines, you have one million. Each line produces about 100,000 CDs per month. If you don't buy it, you can rent it. For two lines, the monthly rent is 100,000 yuan."
Seeing that the other party was talking simply, Zhang Yi didn't hesitate and asked directly: "If you sell, how much does a line cost?"
Xiao Ding said: "The two lines have a total of 1 million, and the small courtyard where the production line is located will be given to you directly."
Zhang Yi's eyes lit up, and he quickly lowered his head to hide the joy at the corner of his eyes. Xiao Ding was talking, but he didn't notice Zhang Yi's expression. Manager Chen lowered his head and didn't know what he was thinking. Only Brother Li saw it, and was a little surprised at Zhang Yi's excitement, but he didn't say anything.
As for the little secret, he just took the mirror and looked at his face. After all, he made a living by relying on his face, which is understandable.
As for the two senior brothers, they were just busy eating the food all over the table.
"Brother Ding, if I rent your production line, where can I get the master disk for engraving? Where can I get the software source on the master disk?" Zhang Yi asked.
"Oh, this is simple. There are two technicians in my two production lines. They have to go to Hong Kong once a week. They will bring a lot of software. After editing, they will directly make the master disk and then produce the CD."
"As for the CD raw materials, Lao Chen has them. You can just purchase goods from him!"
Zhang Yi understood that Brother Ding asked to import raw materials from Manager Chen to repay his contribution to introducing the customer.
The money for this raw material is not in Zhang Yi's eyes at all. It is already a great favor to know Ding Ge, who rents the CD production line through Manager Chen, and it is worth it to make Manager Chen a little profitable.
Zhang Yi did not make any statement at the time, but just said that he would look at the production line before talking about it.
Brother Ding understood and signaled that he would take them over to take a look after them after finishing their meal.
Chapter completed!