Journey 1995:Non-Stop

Chapter 96 Motorcycle

"By the way, you've made money this year too. Are you planning to propose to your boyfriend?" my cousin asked.

"That's not my girlfriend!" Yan Hui suddenly felt a little embarrassed. "I don't even know what she's like now. She might already be married."

"Then you should ask her first, right? Don't be like your brother. If you propose directly and then find out she's already married, that would be quite a show," my cousin laughed.

Yan Hui realized his cousin was teasing him, but he decided to change the subject and asked, "Brother, tell me about Jianye."

"Huh?" The cousin didn't expect Yan Hui to change the subject so abruptly, but he still answered Yan Hui's question seriously.

From his cousin's brief explanation, Yan Hui realized that the timber market in Jianye was different from that in Fengtian.

There is also a freight station here, but this is the unloading area, not the loading area.

Once the goods arrived, the boss, holding the large invoice for the train car, immediately led his men to unload the goods and then quickly hauled them away by handcart and truck.

These kinds of freight cars are usually booked by several people together, sometimes as many as a dozen. Sometimes, the owner who makes the booking will also have several other small business owners booking with him.

Each distribution naturally generates a profit, which is similar to the Fengtian Timber Market.

"So, you can start a business with just ten or twenty thousand?" Yan Hui was somewhat surprised.

In Fengtian, you can't even dream of being your own boss without 100,000 yuan.

"Ten or twenty thousand? No need. If you can come up with five thousand, or even three thousand, you can get started. Think about it, three thousand for two cubic meters of wood should be enough, right? Just buy them and sell them slowly!"

"In this case…"

Yan Hui did not think this was a good thing.

If the barrier to entry is so low, it will be difficult to make money.

Timber is not an ordinary agricultural product. It starts with contracting out forest farms, then involves contracting, logging, transportation, processing, re-transportation, and distribution...

This is almost a fixed process. Unlike ordinary agricultural and forestry products, timber processing is inevitable, and very few people use logs directly.

Every step in this process is a potential profit, and the kind of distributor my cousin mentioned who "can start with 3000 yuan" will undoubtedly find it difficult to make money.

If you really want to make money, you either need to do wholesale in large quantities or master as many steps as possible.

"What's wrong? You don't even have three thousand?" My cousin asked, puzzled. "That's impossible. I just heard about your experience. You've earned several thousand in the last few months."

“I have it, I also have ten thousand,” Yan Hui said. “I just feel that in this process, all the money was made by others.”

"I thought it was something serious. What you're saying is normal! Isn't that how business people are? It's good enough if they can make a limited profit." My cousin didn't bother to think about it too much. His channels in Jianye were relatively stable, and he could earn enough money to get by. He didn't really know how to expand further.

“Hmm…” Yan Hui didn’t rush to refute his cousin. He knew that Jianye’s market was not that simple.

if.

If Jianye's market were really that simple, then Yan Hui certainly wouldn't be "only earning limited profits".

"Brother, I've made up my mind. After the New Year, I'll go to Jianye with you!" Yan Hui made the decision immediately.

"Great! Now I finally have someone to hang out with! Wait until you get there, I'll show you around!" My cousin exclaimed confidently.

My cousin is a very generous person. If he earns 10,000 yuan, he will definitely be willing to spend 5,000 yuan to take Yan Hui out.

"When I make a lot of money, I'll definitely take my cousin out to play!" Yan Hui thought for a moment, "Hmm... at least 50,000... 100,000... 200,000... Hmm... when I've made 300,000, I'll be willing to spend money to take my cousin out to play..."

After spending most of the day in town, Yan Hui kept asking questions, revealing almost everything his cousin knew.

After returning home, Yan Hui couldn't wait to tell his grandparents about his plans to go to Jianye. His grandfather then asked Yan Hui to call his cousin over.

Grandpa gave his cousin a few words of advice before he felt relieved. Yan Hui, his grandparents, and his cousin held a simple family meeting and decided on Yan Hui's next destination.

Yan Hui had a long chat with his cousin today and had decided to go to Jianye. He would probably rest at home for two months, and during this time, he would take the time to write letters to Lao Guo, Lao Song, Lao Er, Lao Si, and others.

These past few days, Yan Hui has been playing with his cousin every day and has gradually learned to ride a motorcycle.

The classification and popularization of motorcycle driving licenses began in 2004. At that time, motorcycle driving licenses were not widely available, and Yan Hui learned to drive them very quickly.

This thing is even easier to ride than a bicycle.

"Brother, I want to ride my motorcycle to pick Qinglan up from school tomorrow." That day, Yan Hui said to his cousin after he finished practicing riding the motorcycle.

"Then you should tell your second uncle," the cousin said, sounding a little worried.

"I'll fill up the gas tank for you."

"Okay, you can ride it then."

"Great!" Yan Hui was very excited.

The next day, Yan Hui rode his motorcycle and went to town early.

Yan Hui felt great on the way. This was a motorcycle worth tens of thousands of yuan! On the way to town, Yan Hui didn't see another motorcycle, and only occasionally saw a few after arriving in town.

Even so, Yan Hui still attracted a lot of attention because he looked very young. Being able to ride a motorcycle at such a young age is really cool.

Yan Hui drove to the gas station in town, filled up the tank for less than 10 yuan, and then started driving around the streets.

Riding a bicycle used to be tiring, but a motorcycle is so much better—you don't have to pedal yourself. He drove around the whole town and actually ran into his junior high school classmate.

"Yan Hui?" The classmate, Chang Mingchao, was overjoyed to see Yan Hui. "Long time no see! You've changed so much! You're riding a motorcycle now!"

Yan Hui was overjoyed to see his classmate. He quickly parked his bike, got out skillfully, and straightened his jacket. He was also pleasantly surprised: "So-so. I didn't expect such a coincidence! To run into you here! What have you been up to lately?"

"Me? I run a barbershop in town, a small business. Your motorcycle, and your clothes are nice too!" Chang Mingchao said with envy, glancing at Yan Hui's belt.

This action was too obvious; he wanted to see Yan Hui's pager and was going to say a few words of praise, but Yan Hui didn't bring it, so Chang Mingchao didn't mention it and ran to the motorcycle to take a closer look.

Chang Mingchao's observation of Yan Hui's belt gesture made Yan Hui feel like he hadn't shown off at all.

There's no pager!
Yan Hui now has 35,000 yuan, which is honestly enough to make him a small business owner. He should have a pager, which costs a couple thousand yuan.

"Wow, that's great! I didn't expect you to have a motorcycle!" Chang Mingchao said with great envy.

"Come on, I'll show you around!" Yan Hui said.

"Yeah!"

(Sorry I'm a bit busy)

(End of this chapter)