Volume 7 I've Been Here Chapter 0989 A sudden idea
"It happened this year. I don't know what happened to Qi Ying. She ignored all the things I introduced to her before, but this year she got it." Wu Meifeng said as she moved the celery tofu pudding that Nan Yi was eating more of towards him.
Wu Meifeng said it unintentionally, but Nan Yi took it seriously. He guessed that Qi Ying's move to find a second love was related to her ex-husband.
Nan Yi stuffed half a garlic in his hand into his mouth, chewed it for a few times, and suddenly felt a little heartburn. He quickly took a mouthful of noodles to suppress it, and then picked up a piece of egg to go with it. When he felt better, he asked, "Where is He Qin studying in college?"
"Why did you go to university? You only went to a technical school for a few years and then were assigned to the Friendship Factory."
"Oh." Nan Yi responded and changed the subject, "Sister-in-law, in a few days, I plan to not let Xiaowei stay in Moscow. I will lend him one million and let him go to the south to make some money."
Before Wu Meifeng could reply, Wu Renpin spoke first, "Nan Yi, do you think Xiao Wei is ready?"
"Whether the time is right or not depends on how well he performs this time. He is in charge of the express delivery business in Moscow, and I will let him do the express delivery business when he comes back. The express delivery industry in China is in its wild period, and the future prospects are very good. Now is a good time to get involved.
At the same time, domestic express delivery is not easy to do. According to the Postal Law, documents with information carriers are all postal monopolies. This provision is a bit ambiguous, and its implementation depends on how the specific implementers interpret it.
The postal service is both an athlete and a referee. No one can tell how the whistle will be blown unless they experience it themselves.
In the future, Xiaowei will have to deal with the post office and face competition from his peers. Maybe he will have to rush to resolve conflicts with other express delivery companies right after he has just explained the situation to the post office. He will be tormented by the slow and fierce struggles. As long as he can carve out a path in the express delivery industry, he will be able to go anywhere in the world. "
Wu Renpin smiled knowingly, "So, this time, you, as his uncle, will not help him, and will let him beat himself up?"
Nan Yi laughed, "No, this is Xiaowei's graduation thesis. Once he passes it, if he wants to continue to work in express delivery, he can stay. If he doesn't want to do it, I will take his shares so that he can have the capital to do what he wants."
Wu Renpin really wanted to ask what to do if he failed, but then he thought that he shouldn’t have too little confidence in his son, and Nan Yi would definitely have arrangements besides.
"Nan Yi, Xiaowei has troubled you." Wu Renpin said, holding up the wine glass.
Nan Yi raised his glass and clinked it with his, "Don't be polite, just be gentle when you're trying to fleece me."
Wu Renpin laughed heartily and said, "Nan Yi, your awareness is not enough. You need to study harder."
"Just kick as hard as you can ." Nan Yi said, then turned to Wu Meifeng and said, "Sister, I'll find you a brother-in-law who's young and has no wrinkles on his face. Is that okay?"
Wu Meifeng smiled and said, "Yes."
On Chinatown.
Zhang Chao, who was standing in the crowd, waved to Chang Jianming, who was walking opposite with his head down , "Jianming, here."
Chang Jianming heard the call, looked up, a smile appeared on his face, and he quickened his pace a little, "Chao'er, are you tired today?"
"Standing all day and observing, how can you not be tired?" Zhang Chao said as a matter of course.
"On the hour?"
"all."
As they were talking, they found a small restaurant on the side of the road and went in. They quickly ordered a meat dish and a vegetable dish, and asked the restaurant owner to start with a plate of peanuts and a bottle of cheap Lingshui Laojiao.
Once the wine arrives, pour it first. There's no need to clink glasses. Everyone just takes a sip first.
"Chao'er, how are you today?"
"The Taiyuan Street Flea Market is doing very good business. I counted and found that from the time it opened in the morning until I left, a total of 752 people went in. I'm talking about people who bought things. This is because I missed an hour at noon because I went to eat."
Chang Jianming: "You are amazing. It takes you an hour to eat a meal. The data is incomplete. Your observation today was in vain."
Zhang Chao: "It's okay. We have to observe for several days anyway, and we need to cross-reference the data, so we can make up for it later. Jianming, I understand why the company sent us to Fengtian."
Chang Jianming: "Why don't you understand this? I am half Fengtian, and you studied in the Northeast. We are the only two people in the market research department who have some connection with Fengtian."
"No, that's not what I'm talking about. Nanguo Supermarket is named Nanguo. From the name, you can tell that our supermarket pays more attention to the southern market. In fact, everyone in our market research department is on business trips in the south, and only the two of us came to the north. It is obvious that our supermarket's expansion route is south first and then north.
It was strange enough that we were sent to the north. We were not going to the capital or Tian'an, but to Fengtian. I was puzzled on the way, but after observing for the past two days, I figured it out. Fengtian is definitely a good place to open a supermarket."
Chang Jianming: "Chao'er , you joined the company late. A few months before you joined, the various departments of the company were still being set up, and everyone temporarily worked in a large office. Usually, there was more communication between departments, and we were closer to the leaders above, so we could hear a lot of news.
Let me tell you, our company has always been purposeful in what it does. If the company's top management didn't know that Fengtian is a good market, they would never have sent us here to conduct research."
Zhang Chao: "I know this. I felt it on my first day at work. The work assigned to me by the company is purposeful and I will not be asked to do useless work."
"Of course, our company implements the strategy of high salary to nurture talents. There are no idle people, and everyone must play their own role. According to President Gao, if one day you feel that the company is the same with or without you, then you are not far from being laid off.
Chaoer, we have known each other for quite some time, and I have to tell you the truth. Actually, when I first joined the company, I was in the purchasing department. I was transferred here because the company wanted to expand vigorously and the market research department played a vital role.
When the company's expansion enters a slow period in the future, the old people who were transferred here like me will have to return to their original departments, and those of you who were directly recruited by the market research department will also face diversion."
Zhang Chao nodded. "I heard someone talking about this in the company's restroom. I don't know what principles will be used for diversion in the future."
"We old people go back to where we came from. After returning, we will have an opportunity to participate in job competitions within a quarter to half a year. If we succeed, we will be promoted and get a raise. If we fail, the company will evaluate our performance in the market research department and give us a bonus as compensation for the time we missed in our current positions."
Chang Jianming clicked his tongue twice, "Look at the rules set by the company, they are so humane, they won't let us suffer any loss at all."
Zhang Chao said anxiously: "Brother Chang, don't just talk about you old people, talk about newcomers like me."
Chang Jianming sipped his wine. "I don't know much about you newcomers. I'm not a leader, and I don't participate in the formulation of rules. But I guess when you are divided in the future, the company will definitely ask you which department you want to go to, and then go to the corresponding department for trial according to your wishes. If you are suitable, you will stay. If you are not suitable, you will be assigned by the company directly. If you don't obey the company's assignment, you will leave on your own or be persuaded to leave."
Chang Jianming still had something to say. He clearly felt that some of the newcomers like Zhang Chao who joined the company later had much lower overall quality than the old employees, and this group of people would definitely be laid off.
In fact, Chang Jianming did not observe carefully enough. If he had, he would have discovered that the hometowns and cities where the so-called people with insufficient quality were carefully selected, and there were certain patterns. The company had already planned their future destinations.
Nan's core value of treating its own people well does not allow a use-and-throw strategy to be adopted when recruiting personnel. Instead, it will abandon employees who are not competent for their jobs during the recruitment process, and when the company is to be abandoned or is in a recession, the employees will be sold along with the company.
Layoffs are usually a last resort and are considered as the last resort. Before a company is forced to lay off employees, the layoffs have basically been abandoned.
Zhang Chao nodded again, "That makes sense."
"Let's not talk about this for now. Before the food comes, let's discuss tomorrow's work. Tomorrow we will continue in Heping District. You go to Xita Street and I'll go to the South Market. You went to Taiyuan Street today, but the data is incomplete. You go again the day after tomorrow to complete the data. The day after tomorrow..."
After Nan Yi came out of Wu Renpin's house, he called Xu Lu. The other party chose the entertainment city as the meeting place, which can also be said to be the Yule City, an entertainment venue that integrates catering, bathing, sauna, fitness, and karaoke.
After washing, rubbing and rinsing, Nan Yi planned to have a massage, but when he asked the price, he knew it would not be a proper massage, so he gave up the idea. Nan Yi found Xu Lu in the lounge, and they went to the dining area of Yule City.
It was past dinner time, but still early for supper, so there were almost no customers in the dining area. The reason why I said almost was because Nan Yi saw a table of people drinking there. He knew at a glance that they were people from the underworld. He was just not sure whether they were outsiders or people looking after the place at Yule City.
They found the waiter who was chatting in the corner, ordered some food and drinks, and Nan Yi and the other boy drank a glass of beer before starting to chat.
"Two things. There are many mansions and old houses from the Republic of China period in Fengtian. Most of them are concentrated in Heping. Go to the Housing Management Office to find out which ones can be traded and get the list."
"Brother, you want to buy a house?"
"Yes, I personally like houses with historical heritage. I pick one I like to live in, and I keep the rest for appreciation. This kind of house is a scarce resource and cannot be regenerated. In the future, when the rich become elegant or the elegant become rich, they will become very valuable."
"Very valuable?" Xu Lu's eyes lit up.
Nan Yi smiled and said, "A poor girl like you who only has two million yuan should not worry about it. As you said, you don't have enough money to do anything now. You can only make do with your life. If you really want to start a business, you have to find a way to get it together."
"Brother, you really know how to put people down. I've become the pillar of the family and all the relatives want to please me. But it turns out that in your eyes I'm just a poor girl." Xu Lu said with a pout.
"Don't be picky about words. Let me tell you the second thing. I'm going to give you a new identity, Vice Chairman of Xianlu Capital. I've prepared your business card and will give it to you tomorrow. I've also prepared a new phone for you. From now on, that number will be your work number. It's best to keep it separate from your personal number."
Upon hearing the name of the company, Xu Lu smiled happily, "Xianlu is a really nice name."
"Know what does that mean?"
"Look down on people. It refers to the wine that the gods drink, and it also refers to the wine bestowed by the emperor."
Nan Yi nodded, "I did choose this name to mean the nectar of the gods, but the most important thing is the word 'Lu'. First, this is your name, and second, 'Lu' means moisture. Plants can thrive with the moisture of rain and dew. Similarly, the enterprises in Liaodong and even the Northeast will thrive with the moisture of the nectar capital.
Xianlu Capital's starting capital is 2.5 million and 1 cent. You put in 2 million and 1 cent, accounting for 25% of the shares. I invested 500,000 plus a mobile phone, a number, and a stack of business cards, accounting for 75% of the shares. Do you feel that you are at a disadvantage?"
Xu Lu shook her head. "As long as my brother is the chairman, I won't feel at a disadvantage."
"Okay, little girl, you are quite smart and can grasp the core of the problem." Nan Yi pointed to his temple, "Here, as well as some of my connections, will be injected into the company as intangible assets. Do you agree with the shareholding ratio?"
“Yes.”
"Okay, let's move on. My secretary Chen Wenqin will contact you tomorrow. First, gather the registered capital together, and then you can take her to register the company. It has to be done as quickly as possible. Find someone to help you solve the problem. For now, just take care of these two things. We can talk about the rest later."
"Okay." Xu Lu nodded. "Brother, does this count as me working with you?"
"Yes, from tomorrow on, you are the ox, the horse, the donkey, pull the mill and make a lot of money for me and yourself."
"Okay." Xu Lu hugged Nan Yi's arm, "Brother, I will follow you from now on. To repay you, I will be your lover."
"Go, go, go, and come again."
Nan Yi did not meet Li Yizheng that night, nor did he meet him in the next two days. He asked Dagang to take him to sweep the shopping malls and commercial districts in Fengtian, and to observe the changes in Fengtian's retail industry based on his memory of the previous visit.
With Dagang's Fengtian connection, Nan Yi can easily find out which places are doing legitimate business, which are skirting the law, or even directly breaking the law.
There were "imported goods" without production dates or Chinese labels, unlabeled cosmetics and daily necessities, Lei Bi-style beverages and sausages, etc. Nan Yi also met Fan Shuaifu and Fan Shibo.
In addition, Nan Yi also discovered that the cigarette business in Fengtian was particularly good. In places where there were tobacco markets such as Nanwu, Fangjialan, and Dongzhan, the three types of cigarettes, Yunwushan, Gonghe Xinxi, and Huangshan, were selling particularly well and were also the main products promoted by the merchants.
Nan Yi thought for a moment and realized that these three types of cigarettes were definitely not from legitimate channels. Since they avoided the word tax, the profits must be very substantial.
In the evening of the third day, Nan Yi sat in the stands of the Wulihe Stadium, watching the people playing football below, his eyes mainly focused on one of them.
This man is Zhao Zhenbei, a nationally renowned comedian. He has performed in many fields, from duo acts to sketches to movies, from rural stages to the Spring Festival Gala stage. Among the 1.2 billion people in the country, there probably aren't many who don't know him.
However, Nan Yi didn't care much about Zhao Zhenbei's celebrity status, but was very interested in his multi-millionaire status.
Just as Nan Yi was watching intently, Xu Lu and Chen Wenqin came up to him.
"Brother."
Nan Yi looked up and said, "Come on, sit down. Wenqin, sit down too."
Hearing this, Xu Lu sat down next to Nan Yi and glanced down following Nan Yi's gaze, "Brother, what are you looking at?"
"What else can you watch at the stadium? Of course, you can watch people play football. When can the company be registered?"
"A week."
"Yeah." Nan Yi responded, raised his hand and pointed at Zhao Zhenbei, "Do you know this person?"
"Zhao Zhenbei, who doesn't know him? He's my neighbor, living upstairs from me."
“Oh, where did you buy the house?”
“Riverside Garden, the best house in Fengtian.”
"Oh, you need connections to do business, especially in your place. Since you and Zhao Zhenbei are neighbors, it's a good opportunity to get to know him. He will be your first connection."
"He knows who I am, how could he be friends with me?" Xu Lu said unconfidently.
"Don't worry, he will know who you are." Nan Yi grabbed the water of happiness beside him and took a sip. "You have already completed one of the two things. I will give you one more now. Fengtian has many martial arts schools such as Tan Leg Cha Quan, Wu Style Tai Chi, Baji, etc. Wu Style Tai Chi and I have some connection. I can help you get in touch. You can go and talk to them and find two reliable bodyguards.
Bodyguards are people who can save your life at critical moments, so be generous and don’t be stingy when paying them for their lives.” Nan Yi said, looking at Chen Wenqin, “Wenqin, give her the letter written by Wu Kun.”
Upon hearing this, Chen Wenqin took out a letter from her bag and handed it to Xu Lu.
Seeing Xu Lu take the letter, Nan Yi stood up and said, "The recipient on the envelope is the person you are looking for, the grandson of Huo Mengkui, a real Kung Fu master. Remember to take care of the house tomorrow and the day after tomorrow, and wait for my call the day after tomorrow. Wenqin, let's go."
Leaving Xu Lu alone at the Wulihe Stadium, Nan Yi and his group went to Shisanwei Road to eat pulled noodles.
A seven-year-old shop. Nan Yi had been there last time.
Just like last time, I ordered pulled noodles, braised chicken rack, and Laoxue. The price of the noodles did not increase, but the braised chicken rack did. I could say it increased by tens of thousands times, because the chicken rack was originally given with the noodles, but now it is charged separately.
After the noodles arrived, Nan Yi took a bite and felt that the taste was not as good as last time, a not-so-obvious decline. He would not come here next time. The shop owner's original intention had been lost, and all that was left was to rely on the diners' taste habits, nostalgia, and the cheapness of the noodles themselves to fool the locals, turning them into a delicacy that outsiders would not understand.
Some regional delicacies cannot be spread to other places. Generally speaking, they can all be classified as only in line with the eating habits of local people. However, they can be further classified into two categories: one is the inertia of taste, which stays in the taste buds, and the other is spiritual, which can be called nostalgia.
Homesickness is not exclusive to those who are traveling in a foreign land. As long as your heart is wandering, you will naturally feel homesick.
It’s like home is there as long as my parents are there.
While eating noodles, Nan Yi pondered the word "homesickness" in his heart. He felt melancholy for a moment, and then thought about how to make Zhang Sheng Malatang into an inseparable homesickness for people born between 1985 and the present, and a childhood taste engraved in their memories.
"Big hands hold small hands, big bowl adds small bowl, Zhang Sheng Spicy Hot Pot, two big bowls, give a small bowl."
As the first draft of an advertising slogan was refined, Nan Yi already had a draft in his mind, and an idea he had forgotten suddenly popped up.
"Haohui, check if Japan and South Korea have any patents for a new camera..." Nan Yi took out his phone and called Qian Haohui. He described his profile picture to the other party over the phone, "It's a private matter. I'll pay more. Give me the result as soon as possible."
The working principle of the photo booth is actually very simple. It is nothing more than a high-definition camera, a crappy computer equipped with a software with functions for selecting photo templates and zooming in and out, and an inkjet photo printer. Then you can find a carpenter to make a shell for it and it's done.
The test machine can be assembled in just three days. The key is creativity. If the patent has not been registered yet, you can submit the registration application while building the physical device.
If the patent has already been registered, there is no doubt that you should go to countries where the patent has not yet been registered and where there is a market to register it. While registering the patent, you can also negotiate a patent buyout. If the other party asks for an exorbitant amount of money, then just go for it and wait for the lawsuit - either the company will be gone during the lawsuit, or you can bargain for less compensation, or you can just fight to win. In any case, the lawsuit will last at least three to five years.
After hanging up the phone, Nan Yi sorted out the matter in his mind and said to Chen Wenqin: "Call Zhiping and tell him to find a fellow Taoist to register a company called QuickPhoto."
"OK."
After giving the instructions, Nan Yi called Lin Guangwei again.
"Guangwei, there is a new business. Find someone to make one..." Nan Yi explained the principle of the photo booth to Lin Guangwei again, "Don't worry about the software. Just act quickly."
“Aren’t you selling ideas this time?”
"No, if you want to order the camera model, just call this number: 6056531, Tang Lai Di. I repeat, 6056531, Tang Lai Di. Do the job first, and we'll talk about the bill later."
Nan Yi then called Jin Daosheng and told him to prepare to register a patent, and called Tang Laidie and asked her to recruit able-bodied men to develop the software.
After a round of phone calls, Nan Yi's noodles had already gone cold. He suddenly felt a little guilty. Just for a few tens of millions, or perhaps hundreds of millions of profits, he actually wasted a bowl of pulled noodles. This shouldn't be right, really shouldn't be right.
Nan Yi quickly finished the noodles, walked out of the noodle shop, and called Xian Weimin again.
"Weimin, does the company have spare parts for 286 computers in stock?"
Xian Weimin was furious when he heard Nan Yi's words. "Pujie, how can I answer your question? Do you think I, as the president, have the time to care about this kind of thing?"
"Okay, okay, I know you're busy. Ask your secretary to give me the phone number of the person in charge of this business."
Xian Weimin: "My secretary won't care about such trivial matters. You can call Ueda Masao of Nichizuru Company directly. Nichizuru Company is in charge of the second-hand semiconductor recycling business."
"Don't argue with me. If your secretary doesn't know, you can hand in your resignation."
Xian Weimin: "I'm attending a banquet. I'll ask my secretary to call Han Zhenhe later."
"Chen Wenqin."
"good."
After hanging up the phone again, Nan Yi sorted out the whole thing again.
The principle of the photo booth machine is very simple and it can be copied in just a few days. Once the machine is on the market, it won't take a few days for copycat machines to appear in Huaqiangbei. In China, this is a short-lived business and the period of huge profits will not last too long.
China just joined the Patent Cooperation Treaty last year, and it is a critical period for "joining the WTO". If we register patents in the name of Japanese, we may have to go to court. If we don't make much money from selling machines, we can consider suing a few followers with deep pockets to make some money.
The machine and software are sold separately, the machine sells for 15,000 or 16,000 yuan, the software sells for 6,000 or 7,000 yuan, and the price of the whole machine is controlled within 24,000 yuan, leaving a large profit of 3,000 or 4,000 yuan for the channel, and leaving a little less profit on the production side. A gross profit of 13,000 or 14,000 yuan is enough. Small profits but quick turnover. Once you have sold more than 10,000 units in China, you should look for buyers to sell the entire business in a package.
"Wenqin, call Xian Weizhong and ask him to recommend a talent in the health care product field. Tell him that we are not recruiting people, but looking for partners. We need capital to build channels."
"clear."
Chen Wenqin, who was on high alert, happily picked up the phone and called again.
As per the old rules, the personal secretary can get a share of Nan Yi's personal business, so Chen Wenqin was naturally in a good mood.
After Chen Wenqin finished her call, everyone got into the car. Dagang started the engine and a familiar melody immediately rang out on the radio. After listening for a while, he was sure that it was indeed Xiaogang's "Gypsy Lover".
Nan Yi was very surprised that the Liao Province Music Radio Station actually broadcast songs by such an unpopular singer. Perhaps more people in Fengtian knew Xiaogang than Dagang.
After listening to "Gypsy Lover" quietly, the host said a few words, and then another song "My 1997" by Ai Jing sounded.
Perhaps the host wanted to stir up some excitement. After "My 1997" ended, the next song was "Lover" by Beyond. The two songs, which were inextricably linked, echoed each other.
[I won’t go into entertainment gossip. If you’re interested, go listen to these two songs and search for the stories behind them. I wrote about things that have nothing to do with the plot because they are also a sign of the times. They suddenly appeared in the right place and at the right time.]
After three songs, Nan Yi suddenly felt like listening to some music, "Dagang, let's find a place where there are singers singing."
"Brother, you can go to Hawaii Night Palace to listen to music."
"Okay, go ahead."
Dagang found a place to turn the car around and headed for the Jiahao Commercial Building where the Hawaii Night Palace was located. When the car arrived at the gate of the commercial building, Tianxian, who was sitting in the passenger seat, said to Nan Yi, "Nansheng, our car."
Nan Yi followed the sound and looked towards a bullet-proof car on the side of the road. Just as he was about to glance at the license plate, he saw the tiger cub leaning against the car.
Nan Yi waved his hand and called the tiger cub to his side, "What's going on?"
Tiger Cub answered straightforwardly: "The leaders of Northeast Machine Tool are entertaining Professor Li."
"Oh, do you want to switch shifts?"
"Need not."
"Yeah." Nan Yi nodded and asked Dagang to drive. After driving for a while, he asked, "Do all the rich people in Fengtian like to go to Hawaii Night Palace?"
"The Hawaii Night Palace is the hottest right now." Dagang replied, "Brother, do you want to change the venue?"
Nan Yi thought for a moment and said, "No, I'm not in the mood. Let's go to a cleaner section of Xihe River and have some wine on the way."
"Brother, I won't drink anymore and I'm still driving."
"It's okay, just the two of us drinking, the car won't be hard to find someone to drive."
"Okay, on time."
As Nan Yi had instructed in advance, Dagang, who had been following Nan Yi around these days, had not drunk a drop of alcohol. He was really a little anxious at the moment, and when he heard Nan Yi asking him to drink, his mood suddenly became cheerful.
On the way, they passed by a small shop, moved a box of beer, weighed some peanuts, orchid beans and so on, and prepared a few sausages. Then Dagang stepped on the accelerator and rushed to the riverside.
After sitting by the river and drinking half a bottle of wine, Nan Yi started talking.
"Dagang, take a day off tomorrow and help me with something the day after tomorrow."
"Brother, just give me your orders."
