A century-old wealthy family that rose from Shanghai

Chapter 82: Conflict Re-emerges (Please subscribe~Please give me a monthly ticket!)

In the morning, Li Chao also came to the base.

Afterwards, Chen Guangliang asked Li Chao and He Xiangdong to come to the office for a meeting.

"The Changjiang Car Dealership has been operating for almost eight months, and the cost of repairing and maintaining its vehicles is starting to rise. Plus, if anything happens to a driver, the dealership will provide assistance as appropriate. So, I plan to mobilize the dealership's working capital and add ten more "illegal" cars. The equity in these cars will belong to the dealership, and the profits will go toward its operating funds."

The dividends distributed by Changjiang Auto Dealership for each project are not all the profits for that month.

For example: The monthly rental of fifty rickshaws is 1500 yuan. The rickshaw dealership will retain 150 yuan (10%), and the rest will be distributed as dividends.

The funds withheld by the coach company are mainly used for the coach company's "operating expenses", including salaries, vehicle repairs and maintenance, and expenses for coachman's stations.

Of course, last year, there was still nearly 2000 yuan left in the account of Changjiang Car Dealership.

So, I can generously spend 400 yuan to prepare New Year’s goods for everyone.

He Xiangdong immediately volunteered, "I'll arrange this as soon as possible. The cost isn't that high; a decent rickshaw would only cost around 600 yuan."

He has enough experience now, and he personally handles all the accidents involving illegal vehicles in the car dealership, with Li Chao occasionally helping out.

For this reason, Chen Guangliang raised his salary to the highest among all employees, which is 50 yuan per month. After all, it is considered the deputy manager level.

You should know that Chen Guangliang only received 30 yuan a month, and Li Chao did not receive any salary.

Li Chao also said: "Indeed, Changjiang Car Dealership needs more funds in its account to deal with emergencies."

Then, Li Chao took the initiative to say, "Do you want me to quit my job in the Transportation Department and come here to help? After all, you are going to take over the job at Changjiang Real Estate now?"

He thought about this problem. After all, he can now get a dividend of 500 yuan every month, which is more than half a year's salary in the Transportation Department.

If necessary, he would prefer to work in the car dealership.

Chen Guangliang shook his head and said, "The Traffic Department still needs your help in coordinating things, although there's no guarantee you'll get a license plate this year."

Li Chao nodded and said, "Indeed, the Traffic Department is unlikely to issue licenses this year, mainly due to traffic congestion. Moreover, the Municipal Council and the Traffic Department actually place more emphasis on trams as public transportation and are taking measures to control rickshaws."

Chen Guangliang added, "The traffic department's licenses are no longer available, and the price of rickshaw license plates is going up this year, perhaps to 500 or 600 yuan each. By then, Changjiang Car Dealership won't be able to afford it."

The implication is that the car dealership’s business can no longer develop!
Assuming the price of a license plate rises to 600 yuan, plus the cost of a rickshaw is 100 yuan, the cost is 700 yuan; the annual rent is nearly 300 yuan (after deducting the cost), which will take two and a half years to recover.

If it were other large car dealerships, they would certainly consider continuing to invest and buying the license plates from those who are willing to sell or lease them.

But for Chen Guangliang, he knew that the market would become saturated and would decline, not to mention that he also knew the development of the overall environment, so it was impossible for him to continue to invest too much at the peak.

Li Chao said: "In fact, it is still possible to invest. After all, the rate of return is 30%, so you can consider continuing to invest."

He was not wrong in speaking from this perspective.

Chen Guangliang then asked, "Have you ever considered letting Changjiang Car Dealership enter the 'taxi' industry?"

Li Chao and He Xiangdong were both stunned. The gap was too big!
The investment for a rickshaw and license plate is only four or five hundred dollars now.

But if it is a 'taxi', even the cheapest car will cost several thousand dollars; of course, if it is a second-hand car, the price may be as low as two or three thousand dollars.

There were cheap cars, such as the "Ford Model T", which was sold for about 2700 yuan in the Shanghai market (only 270 US dollars in the United States, about 20 or yuan; the tariff was %, and the rest was earned by foreign companies and compradors).

The Ford Model T, however, was not particularly suitable for taxis.

After thinking for a while, Li Chao said, "It's not impossible to try. We can develop in this direction later. After all, we can 'IPO' to develop this part of the business."

Chen Guangliang smiled and said, "We have to develop in this direction. Otherwise, the car dealership can only grow so big at the beginning. We can buy used cars, even run some fake cars, and accumulate some experience before truly developing this industry. So, in the first half of this year, we can first investigate the market and then consider how to enter this industry in the second half of the year."

Speaking of this business, there is a Zhou Xiangsheng in the Shanghai Stock Exchange who is undoubtedly a representative figure of this industry.

But at that time, "Xiangsheng Taxi" was not very strong, with less than 20 taxis at most, while there should be about 400 taxis in the entire Shanghai city (about 40 taxi dealerships).

Therefore, if Changjiang Automobile Dealership enters this industry this year, it is not too late, and it can even be said to be a perfect opportunity.

"Okay, let's do our homework first!"

Li Chao was also inspired to do business, even though it was only a part-time job.

But if the time is right, he can resign immediately and join Changjiang Car Dealership full-time.

After all, Chen Guangliang himself trusted him very much, and the people in the car dealership also regarded him as the "second boss".

On New Year's Eve, Chen Guangliang went to Fangua Lane to comfort the drivers, and was also chased by the neighbors of Fangua Lane to say hello.

He always responds patiently. After all, one should never forget one's roots.

Although the head office of Changjiang Motors has moved to Yuyuan Road, Chen Guangliang actually comes to Fangua Lane regularly to inspect the work.

It wasn't because of worry - the neighbors in Fangua Lane were worried about the borrowing money, it was just a routine inspection.

After all, the neighbors in Fangua Lane are not worried about their small loan amount at all now, because Changjiang Car Dealership has become very large.

Chen Guangliang borrowed only 1000 yuan in Fangua Nong, which could be easily repaid with just ten days' dividends, so there was no possibility of defaulting on the debt.

Also.

Although Chen Guangliang has left Fangua Lane, he is still very caring towards his neighbors there. For any unemployed strong man, Changjiang Car Dealership is always a good choice.

In total, nearly a hundred people from Fangua Lane joined the Changjiang Car Dealership.

The young people here also regard Chen Guangliang as their idol.

"Brother Liang, you are my idol, and I want to follow you!" A young man mustered up the courage to run forward and said loudly.

Chen Guangliang remembered him, 'Liu Abao', who was a year younger than him. He was a rather quiet boy who always followed Chen Guangliang and Lin Feng.

Now that Lin Feng has followed him, he has become a "celebrity" in Fangua Lane. It seems that Liu Abao finally couldn't help but come to ask for a job.

"It's Po. Come, let's have a strength contest and see if you can eat this bowl of rice."

Everyone gathered around and watched Chen Guangliang grab Liu Abao's hand and start arm wrestling in mid-air.

Liu Abao honestly tried his best, with only one thought in his mind: he must win so that he could be noticed by Brother Liang. In fact, Liu Abao was quickly defeated. Who could beat Chen Guangliang?

Liu Abao was very disappointed, his face turned purple, but he didn't dare to beg for mercy anymore and just stood aside in a daze.

Unexpectedly, Chen Guangliang said, "Not bad, you've gained a lot of strength. If you don't mind, come pull the cart. But this job is not easy, it may not be better than what you have at the dock!"

Poor children have no choice but to either do odd jobs for others, or if they are smart they might become waiters; or they can do hard labor, including working at the docks, rickshaws, etc.

In essence, rickshaw pullers are no different from dock workers!
After Chen Guangliang finished speaking, he was still observing Liu Abao's reaction. After all, if he said - we are very familiar with each other, you should take care of my reaction, it means that Liu Abao is not honest either.

"I don't mind, I just want to pull the cart!"

"Okay, go find Lin Feng later and ask him to find you a master so you can get familiar with this job!"

"Thank you, Brother Liang"

Afterwards, Chen Guangliang left Fangua Lane and the people here started discussing.

"I thought they were having such a good time that they were going to be given good jobs, but it turns out they're being coachmen!"

"What do you know? Everyone started out as a rickshaw driver. Even Boss Chen started out as a rickshaw driver and then became a boss. And that Lin Feng, he also started out as a rickshaw driver and then became a bodyguard."

"Yeah, we shouldn't be greedy. Abao is just over sixteen years old. If he pulls the cart well and builds up his strength, maybe he'll be noticed by Boss Chen and be hired to work for him."

At this time, Liu Abao had already run back home and couldn't wait to tell his mother the happy event.

After a day of work, Chen Guangliang went home early to have New Year’s Eve dinner with his family, including his second uncle’s family and Lin Feng who was on duty.

The New Year’s Eve dinner is very rich, with pork, chicken, fish, hairy crabs, etc., as well as Shaoxing wine.

Although Chen Guangliang's family still lives in a "self-built shed", their living standards have reached the level of a middle-class family.

I still remember when my mother Yang Hui and my younger brother Chen Guangcong first came to Shanghai, although they ate a lot of meat, Chen Guangliang asked them not to eat too much meat per ton to avoid their bodies being unable to accept it.

As a modern man, Chen Guangliang still has a lot of common sense in this area.

His life in the past was also a gradual process, and he didn't start out living a life of luxury.

"Come on, everyone, sit down! The New Year's Eve dinner is about to begin. After we finish eating, we'll go out and set off fireworks!"

As the 'head of the family', Chen Guangliang invited everyone to sit down. There were eight people in total. He did not treat Lin Feng as an outsider, but really treated him as a brother.

Of course, to be honest, they now have a total of three guns in their hands. Chen Guangliang can only feel at ease if the other two are in the hands of Zhou Xinggao and Lin Feng, especially during the night shift, when Lin Feng is on duty more often.

Yang Qingshan said happily: "Last year's New Year's celebration was not only not as lively, but also not as rich. It felt like a dream."

Yang Hui also smiled and said, "We didn't have enough to eat or wear when we were in our hometown. Now we not only have new clothes, but we also eat meat every day."

My second aunt said immediately, "After all, it's you who gave birth to a good son. Of course, I've always known that Guangliang is not an ordinary person. After all, he has studied in a private school for three years, so he has a good brain!"

Chen Guangliang personally poured Shaoxing aged wine for his second uncle and another for Lin Feng, then said, "Let's not talk about the past. Anyway, life is getting better and better."

"Yes, let's not talk about the hard times, we should be happy!" Second uncle took a big gulp, and his mood was so good!
Although the nephew is the more successful, he is still very close to him!
He even sent his own children to school, even his daughter, and he still received the salary, which was equivalent to him receiving a salary of sixty dollars.

After the New Year’s Eve dinner, Chen Guangliang took everyone to set off fireworks!

If we wait until next year, it seems that the Nationalist government has started a trend of "celebrating the new calendar but not the lunar calendar", which means that the Spring Festival will not be allowed; the purpose is to make the people familiar with the new calendar and keep pace with the world. After all, China is too backward, plus formal unification.

The starting point is good, but the approach is questionable!

This absurd practice seems to have lasted for several years, but how can it stop the Chinese people from attaching importance to traditional culture?
The next morning, Chen Guangliang finished eating the glutinous rice balls from Ningbo and went back to work at the car dealership.

For him, it is a year-round job.

In fact, there is no point in resting. There are not many entertainment activities in this era (if there are, they are bad entertainment), so he likes to work.

As for getting married, he is only eighteen years old. Although he usually dresses maturely, he only looks like he is twenty years old.

Therefore, there is no rush to start a family. At least he will have to wait until he has a certain business influence and status before considering accepting a lady from a well-off family with a certain educational background as his wife.

"Boss, I heard that some car dealerships have recently united to put pressure on Gu's Car Dealership to reduce the commission to 5%. Now, there are some conflicts between the two sides, and they are evenly matched!" Zhou Xinggao came to the office mysteriously and informed a piece of news.

Chen Guangliang also knew this, but Zhou Xinggao knew more about the specific progress.

Although Zhou Xinggao is the head of his bodyguards, he actually has more free time and more freedom in what he does.

"It may not be a good thing for us!" Chen Guangliang said in a deep voice.

Zhou Xinggao asked in doubt: "If they really want to succeed, even if Gu Zhuxuan draws our numbers in the future, he can only do so according to this rule. Why does the boss say it's not a good thing?"

Chen Guangliang shook his head and said, "When the five families formed the alliance this time, they wanted to make me the leader, but I naturally refused. Now, if the five families really succeed and form a confrontation with Gu Zhuxuan, this alliance may not be able to stumble us! On the contrary, we don't have to draw numbers in the first place, at least not in the past three years. This is stable enough!"

Zhou Xinggao was stunned. He didn't expect there were so many tricks here.

Thinking back to the trouble last time, if Gu Zhuxuan had not finally "negotiated peace", both sides would have suffered losses; and that was because the "Five-Family Alliance" did not succeed, and there was only a two-family alliance.

But now, there are not only five alliances, but more than ten or twenty alliances. If they gain momentum, who knows whether Han Yanbao, Wu Guangpeng and others will use more sinister tricks.

"That shouldn't be the case. As long as we stay out of it, why would they want to make enemies?"

"Whatever. If the enemy comes, we will fight him. If the water comes, we will block it with earth. There is no point in thinking too much."

"Okay, I will strengthen the management of the team."

"Well, the news over there can't be cut off. Report their progress to me at any time."

"clear"

The "bodyguard team" led by Zhou Xinggao not only protects the safety of Chen Guangliang and his family, but also protects the safety of Changjiang Motors, and also has a lot of miscellaneous tasks.

For example, recently Changjiang Real Estate wanted to build a "temporary sales office", and Zhou Xinggao and others organized the drivers to work overtime.

Of course, when it comes to construction, architect Lu Yuantai can at least give some instructions. The project is simple, but there must be a commander.

(End of this chapter)