Hong Kong Tycoon: Starting from Delivering Dongfeng Express

Chapter 98 Jimmy: I want to be a partner!
Of course, Long Gen had heard of the name of Dongfeng Express.

Especially Tongyitang, which has been causing a lot of trouble recently. I heard that the boss behind it is Dongfeng Express!
But as a gangster, Long Gen only stopped at this step. He didn't even pay attention to what Dongfeng Express did.

Long Gen looked at Jimmy and thought that this guy wanted to do express delivery and mentioned Dongfeng Express, which aroused his curiosity:

"What does this Dongfeng Express do?"

Jimmy smiled and said, "Uncle Long Gen, Dongfeng Express's business is very simple. It is to deliver the express from Hong Kong Island to Jinghai on the other side of the strait!"

Jimmy pulled out a letter from his pocket and said, "But they charge 200 yuan for delivering a letter!"

Long Gen's eyes popped out and he cried out, "Two hundred dollars for a letter! You're robbing me!"

Jimmy nodded and smiled, "Yes, it's just a robbery! But those who are robbed are willing to do it!"

"Willingly?! Wait, why don't they go to the Post Office?"

Although he is a gangster, Long Gen still knows some common sense. It only costs a dozen dollars to send a letter from the post office!
"Because the post office is too slow, I asked someone before and found out that the fastest EMS delivery takes more than 10 days, but Dongfeng Express can deliver it in one day!

So those businessmen are willing to pay 200 yuan to Dongfeng Express!"

Then Jimmy took a step forward and said, "I've calculated that Dongfeng Express has thousands of customers coming and going every day, so they must make at least 20 yuan a day!"

"20 a day!" Long Gen was shocked by the number.

After he distributes his gray income to his subordinates every month, he only gets less than 20 yuan, while others can earn yuan a day!
No wonder he can afford Tongyitang, no wonder he is the boss!

Long Gen was shocked, a little overwhelmed by the figure of 20 per day, and his breathing became a little rapid. However, he was an old hand after all, so he quickly calmed down:

"Jimmy, you said it takes 10 days for the Post Office to deliver, but Dongfeng Express delivers it in one day. They must have connections! What gives you the right to compete with them?"

Although 20 is tempting, it is just a castle in the air if you can't earn it. Li Huanggua and other wealthy people can still make tens of millions every day, so what's the point of him being jealous?

Jimmy laughed and said, "Uncle Long Gen, the Post Office can't compete with the other party for food, but we can!"

"Huh? The Post Office can't, but we can?!"

Long Gen was stunned for a moment, his mind full of doubts, then he pulled a chair over to his side: "Sit down and talk!"

Jimmy's eyes lit up with joy, and after sitting down he said:
"The Post Office is an official agency and they have to go through a series of complicated procedures to connect with the other side's postal service.

The reason why Dongfeng Express can be so fast is not because of its connections, but because it is a private enterprise and is not subject to any constraints, so it can directly allow its employees to carry things through customs as smugglers!

Since Dongfeng Express can do it, so can we. We just need to recruit a group of smugglers and a group of couriers on the other side of the strait, and we can open a courier shop!"

Long Gen slapped his thigh and suddenly realized: "So that's how it is!"

Jimmy continued, "Uncle Long Gen, there's only one Dongfeng Express in the market right now, and there's no competition at all. We're already entering the market early!"

Dongfeng Express charges $200 for one-day delivery, but we only charge $100! Their three-day delivery charges $100, but we only charge $50!
By then, we will definitely be able to snatch some customers from them!

Even if you only grab one tenth, you can still earn tens of thousands every day!
Besides, this is all clean money!"

Long Gen's eyes lit up as he listened. Ten thousand a day, that's 30 a month, 365 million a year! This is much more than what he could make from being a gangster!
What’s more, this is not black money, but legal income!
Why does Long Gen want to guard this tea restaurant?

How much he earns is not the point. The key is that he can use this tea restaurant to launder part of his illegal income!

But if this express delivery company really succeeds, then the illegal income and white laundering will not matter, because that is 365 million in legal income every year!
"Hahahahaha!"

Long Gen laughed and patted Jimmy’s shoulder: “I didn’t expect that Guan Zai Sen actually has a smart little brother like you!

Jimmy, I'll give you 20 yuan to start this express delivery company for me!"

Long Gen's meaning was very clear. By opening the store for him, he would immediately confirm the ownership of the store and had no intention of dividing it up!
Jimmy took a deep breath, then looked at Long Gen: "Uncle Long Gen, I want to partner with you!"

Long Gen was stunned for a moment, staring at Jimmy for a few seconds, then sneered, "Partner with me? Are you crazy? Why? Don't think you're so great just because you came up with an idea!"

Long Gen has all the people, money and stores, but Jimmie is just his younger brother's younger brother. How can he become a partner with him?

Anyway, he roughly understands how to operate it now, so he can just do it himself!
Jimmy was not angry. This was the nature of gangsters. They bullied the weak and had no rules or morality when it came to interests. He had prepared himself mentally before coming here.

He smiled and said, "Uncle Long Gen, this is cross-border trade. We need to send something to the other side. As far as I know, the other side does not allow the existence of gangs, and you are a well-known veteran of He Liansheng!"

Long Gen was speechless. After the Sino-British negotiations confirmed the return of Hong Kong Island, he also paid attention to the mainland's policy towards the underworld.

Over the past few decades, the mainland has fought against all kinds of monsters and demons, and has completely eliminated the underworld.

Does Long Gen dare to pass? He doesn't dare!
Then Long Gen snorted coldly: "I can hire a manager to do it! There are plenty of people who are not involved in the underworld!"

Jimmy smiled faintly: "Uncle Long Gen, do you trust those professional managers? If those scholars play tricks on you, are you sure you can beat them?
I'm different, I'm one of Liansheng's own!"

Jimmy knew very well that He Liansheng was a very traditional underworld organization and had no habit of employing outsiders. This was especially true for an old-generation gangster like Long Gen. He would never feel at ease handing over the business and money to outsiders!

Long Gen glared at Jimmy: "You are a gangster too!"

Jimmy smiled and shook his head: "Uncle Long Gen, although I am a member of He Liansheng, I am just a nobody. In all these years since I joined the society, I have fought no more than three times! Even the police don't know that I am a gangster!"

Jimmy started setting up stalls to earn money to support his family when he was a teenager. Actually, he didn't want to join the underworld at first, but when he was setting up stalls as a hawker, one person collected protection fees today, and another collected protection fees tomorrow, and everyone came to ask for money.

If you don’t pay, you can’t do business. But if you join the society, not only will you no longer be bullied, but you only have to pay one protection fee!
Under such circumstances, he naturally joined He Liansheng, which was known to be the most powerful force.

It's very helpless. This is the current environment in Hong Kong Island. Most of the time, the police cannot protect you, and you have to join a society to run your business normally.

Of the hundreds of thousands of triads in Hong Kong, most are like Jimmy. They joined the gangs not for violence or advancement, but simply to survive. Are all these hundreds of thousands of triads being targeted by the anti-triad group? Impossible!
In fact, the police do not regard most of these peripheral members of the society as gangsters and do not collect their information.

Among the hundreds of thousands of gangsters, only 10% carry out violent missions (such as collecting protection fees, fighting for territory, and revenge actions) and participate in fights and armed struggles all year round. The core members among them are the focus of police attention.

It's clear that Long Gen is on the police list, but Jimmy is not.

Jimmy smiled and said, “Uncle Longgen, I have actually already obtained a return permit, and I have also gone to Jinghai to select a store location and recruited several couriers.

Instead of asking someone else to do it, who might not be able to do it well, why not let me do it!"

Long Gen picked up his pipe, narrowed his eyes, and looked at Jimmy again. The boy in front of him really impressed him!

He had heard Guan Zaisen talk about Jimmy before. He never got involved in fighting and was focused on running various small businesses.

Long Gen thought about it in his mind. His men were good at fighting and gangsters, but when it came to running a store, no one could compare to this kid!
And what the other party said was right, he couldn't trust outsiders!
After a moment, Long Gen said, "How do you want to form a partnership?"

Jimmy was delighted when he heard this, and he calmed down and said:

"Uncle Long Gen, you pay 20 yuan and I'll pay 10 yuan. Don't worry about anything, I'll take care of it. You can send someone to do the accounting!
You get seven shares and I get three! "

Long Gen shook his head and glared at Jimmy, saying, "I'll give you 1% of the shares! Boy, don't be too greedy!"

Jimmy didn't back down at this moment, and stared at Long Gen: "1% is too little! Uncle Long Gen, you don't have to do anything, and you can get 7%!"

Long Gen snorted coldly: "You don't have to do anything? Shouldn't I help you carry Tongyi Hall?!
How did Kuang Ren Hui die?

How did Hong Le’s leader, Gentleman Sheng, end up in trouble?
And recently, Dongsheng was swept away by Tongyitang because of Dongfeng Express!"

At this time, Long Gen also knew very well why Jimmy came to him. Wasn't it because he was afraid that Dongfeng Express would cause trouble?
If you dare to take food from Dongfeng Express, you must be prepared to be hunted down by Tongyitang!

Of course Jimmy knew this, otherwise why would he come to Long Gen? He didn't do it alone, but would rather give the lion's share to Long Gen. Wasn't it to deal with this situation?
Jimmy still insisted: "Uncle Long Gen, 7% is not a small amount! Since I dare to come to you, I have the confidence to run this store well. If Uncle Long Gen feels that it is not suitable, you can try to find someone else to see if he can run this store well!"

Long Gen stopped talking and just stared at Jimmy silently, his eyes flashing with murderous intent. Jimmy didn't shy away from his gaze either, as he knew this was the most critical moment!
The space where the two of them were seemed to have fallen into silence, with only the two of them confronting each other.

After an unknown amount of time, a voice broke the silence:

"Boss, Uncle Chuanbao is calling and wants you to play mahjong!"

"Let him go!"

Long Gen cursed angrily, and after letting go of his anger, he stood up and held up two fingers: "I can only give you 20% of the shares!"

Then he looked down at Jimmy and said, "Be careful, greed can kill you!"

A smile immediately appeared on Jimmy's face: "Thank you, Uncle Long Gen!"

Twenty percent of the shares has already met his psychological expectations!
He is not like those big players who can buy people's hearts with money, so he can only distribute the benefits and let Long Gen take the biggest share, so that the other party will really care!

Even if he only holds 1% of the shares, assuming a daily income of $50, Jimmy can earn at least $ a year, which is really a lot!
Moreover, this is only calculated based on 1% of Dongfeng Express's customers. In fact, he is confident that he can win more customers through price wars!
Jimmy was about to stand up when Long Gen grabbed him and held him down, saying viciously, "If you dare to cheat me or make me lose all this money, I'll be the first to chop you up!"

Jimmy met Long Gen's fierce gaze and took a deep breath: "Uncle Long Gen, there is always the possibility of failure in doing business!"

Upon hearing this, Long Gen exerted force with his hands and grabbed Jimmy's shoulders tightly.

The next moment, Jimmy patted his chest and said, "Even if I fail, I will work like a slave and return your 20 yuan!"

Long Gen's hand slowly loosened, and he patted Jimmy's shoulder before smiling again: "Hahaha, I was right about you!"

……

Portland Street, Dongfeng Express.

At this time, Ye Dongsheng was sitting in the boss chair, listening to Ruan Mei's report:
"Yesterday we received a total of 1894 parcels, 1503 of which were received by the Hong Kong Island store and 391 by the Beijing Haikou store. Of these, 1231 were received in one day, 663 in three days, and nine were expedited. Our total revenue was $11!"

Based on the basic calculation of 200 or 100 per piece, it should be 31.5, but some express deliveries include overweight surcharges, so the total revenue comes to 36.5.

Hearing this new high number, Ye Dongsheng was not as excited as he was at the beginning. After all, during the growth period, new highs were being set almost every day. This had been going on for more than a month, and he had gradually gotten used to it.

He is more concerned about the development status of Dongfeng Express through these data.

The daily growth rate of the number of parcels received by the Hong Kong Island store has now become as slow as a snail, falling to single digits. Although it is still increasing, it can be ignored.

Furthermore, Hong Kong Island has already received 1503 parcels per day, leaving only about 20% of the upper limit Ye Dongsheng estimated. It can be said that the development has been almost completed. The remaining 20% ​​can only be achieved through time.

On the contrary, the number of parcels received in the mainland has increased significantly, reaching 391 pieces. There is still room for growth, but it has slowed down after all.

Furthermore, the proportion of three-day delivery is still rising, now reaching 35%. And judging by the current trend, 40% is not the end point, and it may even reach 50%!

If the market is developed to its limit and the proportion of three-day delivery continues to increase, Dongfeng Express will face a downward trend in revenue.

An idea popped up in Ye Dongsheng's mind: it's time to expand the business area!

His current cross-border express business only covers the Beijing-Haikou region, but in fact, Hong Kong businessmen have invested and built factories in several other cities in Guangdong, including Yangcheng, Huicheng, Dongguan, and Zhucheng.

Over the past month, many people have asked him when the business will expand to other cities.

At present, most of the market in the Jinghai area has been tapped, and the growth rate has slowed down. It is almost time to expand business to other regions!

At this time, Ruan Mei handed the account book to Ye Dongsheng again: "This is the daily revenue and total revenue of last month..."

(End of this chapter)