Chapter 113 Guidance
With the changes these days, business on the black market is becoming increasingly difficult. Luo Yang is well aware of this, and this is the choice he made after discussing with Dabing and Junzi.
Renting the house was their first step, and the next step was to move from covert to open and do business legitimately.
Of course, Luo Yang would not show up himself, as it was not appropriate for him to show up regardless of his status or other factors. So although the house was rented in his name, the real ones who took care of it were Da Bing, Jun Zi and Xiao Qiao who were present today.
However, the four of them still have differences on how to do it specifically.
Being a sedentary trader is very different from their previous work in the black market. The previous black market transactions were nothing more than taking advantage of their respective identity advantages and adding some channels to conduct business. People who did this kind of work were later commonly known as "scalpers."
In fact, the black market did not disappear for a long time afterwards, and the transactions in the black market also shifted from purely underground to semi-dark and semi-light above ground. As a result, the role of "scalper" emerged and became a synonym for this group of people.
Selling cigarettes (foreign cigarettes), reselling bills (including foreign currency) and even internal movie tickets, etc., this will be the main business scope of scalpers in the future, and it was also one of the common transactions in the black market before.
But this kind of work is obviously illegal. Since Luo Yang has decided to move from the dark to the light, he must abandon all these things and start all over again.
According to Da Bing's idea, he thought opening a restaurant was a good idea. But as Song Yuanchao said just now, a restaurant is not only hard work, but also not something that ordinary people can run. They are so-so at cooking eggs and noodles on weekdays, but they are only good at nine out of ten chefs when it comes to opening a restaurant. They also have no confidence when they go out to find unfamiliar chefs.
Apart from opening a restaurant, you can do other business, such as opening a repair shop, or a stationery store, photo studio, etc.
They all came up with a lot of ideas, but Luo Yang still hadn't decided what to do. He had originally planned to rent the storefront first and then discuss the matter with Da Bing, but what a coincidence! He actually ran into Song Yuanchao and Li Xiaoyun, and they had a meal together for no apparent reason, which made Luo Yang depressed.
Glancing at Song Yuanchao, Luo Yang lit up a cigarette and took a puff: "That sounds reasonable. If you don't open a restaurant, how about opening a bicycle repair shop?"
"Repair shop?" Song Yuanchao laughed. "Luo Yang, you are kidding me, right? Opening a repair shop here ? What kind of place is this? Dazhalan! There are a lot of people and tourists. Do you think anyone would come here to get a bicycle repaired? Besides, how many repairmen do you have in this repair shop? How good are their skills? How much money can you make from repairing a bicycle? Is the money enough to pay the salary and rent of the house?"
"Then what about opening a grocery store?" Luo Yang continued to ask, and unknowingly his body leaned slightly towards Song Yuanchao, because what Song Yuanchao said was exactly what he was thinking.
"A grocery store is fine, but you have to consider the grocery store's supply channels. A grocery store sells too many things, including daily necessities, tobacco, alcohol, oil, salt, sauce, vinegar, etc. There are probably at least hundreds of items. Now the supply channels for these things are basically all in the supply and marketing cooperatives. Even if you have the ability to get some of them, can you take over all of them?"
At this point, Song Yuanchao glanced at Luo Yang and said, "There is another key point. Your store is not state-owned. Ordinary people are used to buying things in state-owned stores. No matter how good a private store is, people will not feel at ease buying things from it. Don't you think so?"
Luo Yang frowned slightly. This was something he had not considered. If it was really as Song Yuanchao said, even if the grocery store was opened, it might not be able to get so many goods.
Although Luo Yang and his team have some channels of their own, they are still far inferior to those of regular supply and marketing cooperatives. Besides, it may be okay to do it once or twice. At worst, Luo Yang and his team can find someone to solve the problem. However, opening a store is not a one-time deal. It requires a long-term and stable source of channels, which Luo Yang and his team cannot handle.
In addition, what Song Yuanchao said was also true. Ordinary people were particular about what stores they went to buy things in. In the eyes of ordinary people, private stores were always less reliable than state-owned stores. This concept was deeply rooted. In the early days of reform and opening up, except for some small-scale "cigarette and paper stores" opened at the entrance of residential areas, which could survive by relying on the trust and reputation of the neighbors, large private grocery stores rarely became popular.
"What if you open a photo studio?" Luo Yang continued to ask.
Song Yuanchao still gave a negative answer, including the next few options that Luo Yang asked. In Song Yuanchao's opinion, most of the projects selected by Luo Yang were unrealistic, and some were not suitable for opening in this place. As for the reasons, Song Yuanchao analyzed them one by one. After listening to Song Yuanchao's answer, Luo Yang was silent for a while.
It has to be said that although Song Yuanchao rudely rejected Luo Yang's options, Luo Yang also admitted that Song Yuanchao's veto was reasonable.
Luo Yang is a rational person and not someone who refuses to listen to opinions. When they made this decision, they had already decided to continue along this path. Luo Yang needs money, and a lot of money. Now the house has been rented, and he will need to invest a lot more in the future. If this deal fails, Luo Yang will absolutely not accept it, not only for himself, but also for the soldiers and soldiers, including the people he needs help.
Unconsciously, Luo Yang's attitude towards Song Yuanchao gradually changed from disgust to relaxation. After thinking for a while, he asked Song Yuanchao directly: "Since you said this is not possible and that is not possible, then why don't you tell me what this storefront can do?"
"Haha, I was just saying this casually. Anyway, this shop is not yours, and I don't know your friend. As the saying goes, shallow friendship makes deep talk. I haven't even met him yet, so why bother talking about this? Sometimes people become annoying when they talk too much. Don't you think this is true?"
As he spoke, Song Yuanchao picked up a piece of fish with chopsticks and tasted it with relish. As he tasted it, he nodded and praised the fish for being cooked very well and without any fishy smell.
Luo Yang gritted his teeth. Just now, his impression of Song Yuanchao had improved a little, but Song Yuanchao's sudden words made him angry again. Seeing Song Yuanchao's leisurely look, Luo Yang knew that Song Yuanchao was doing it on purpose. According to Luo Yang's personality and temper, he really wanted to slam the table and curse, but when Luo Yang thought about the store, he suppressed his anger again. After all, his intuition told him that Song Yuanchao might be able to solve his problem.
Taking a deep breath, Luo Yang tried to calm himself down, a somewhat stiff smile on his face.
"Haha, Song Yuanchao... No, Yuanchao , what you said is not wrong, but you have to consider the person, right? This friend is my childhood friend, and we have a very good relationship. It's fine if you don't mention it today, but now that you mention it, I feel like I can't let him jump into the fire pit, right?"
As he spoke, Luo Yang handed over a cigarette and helped Song Yuanchao light it. He blew out the match and continued to smile, "We are all friends. Tell me what you think? That way I can remind him."
"This... isn't appropriate, is it?" Song Yuanchao frowned slightly, looking a little embarrassed: "After all, I don't know your friend well. He was full of confidence and wanted to do something big, but I gave him a cold shoulder. Won't he resent me when the time comes?"
"No, no, absolutely not!" Luo Yang patted his chest and assured Song Yuanchao: "Let's talk about this in private. I promise not to tell him that it was you who told him. Is that okay? What is our relationship? We are classmates and friends! You won't refuse to help with such a small matter, right? When you see Yan Zi... and my sister in the future, will you still have the nerve to tell him?"
Song Yuanchao almost blew out a puff of smoke when he heard Luo Yang's words. He laughed so hard in his stomach. This guy is really flexible. He mentioned Luo Lin several times before, and Luo Yang looked like a black official. But now he actually mentioned Luo Lin for this matter and deliberately dragged Yan Zi into it.
In fact, Song Yuanchao was teasing him on purpose. After getting to know him, Song Yuanchao realized that Luo Yang was not a bad person. As a child from a large compound, people like him were rare. Of course, Luo Yang was not without some of those bad tempers and personalities, such as arrogance and conceit, etc., but one had to admit that Luo Yang was still a person worth associating with.
As for the so-called friends mentioned by Luo Yang, Song Yuanchao naturally knew what was going on. At the same time, he was a little surprised that Luo Yang should not be so . Logically speaking, Luo Yang is already a college student of Imperial University. As long as he graduates step by step, Luo Yang will definitely have a bright future in the future.
But Luo Yang is different from the children of ordinary courtyards. Today, Song Yuanchao actually discovered that Luo Yang was doing business by himself. Although Song Yuanchao is not clear why Luo Yang did this, it does not prevent Song Yuanchao from taking this opportunity to help him.
Humans are social animals and live in society, so Song Yuanchao is no exception.
Song Yuanchao's experience can show a person's character, which is why he would help Luo Yang, otherwise he would not have said those words just now.
After taking a puff of cigarette, Song Yuanchao hesitated for a moment, and finally nodded slightly in Luo Yang's expectation.
"Since you've said this much, I have no choice but to say a few words. But I have to make it clear in advance! The words on the table are just casual words. I'm just saying it for the time being, and you can just listen to it for the time being. Don't take it seriously!"
Luo Yang nodded quickly, he understood what Song Yuanchao meant.
Song Yuanchao asked: "Let me ask you a question first. What do ordinary people care about most in their daily lives?"
"Ordinary people, pay attention?" Luo Yang was stunned. He didn't expect Song Yuanchao to ask him this question right away. He didn't know how to answer for a moment.
"Haha, you don't even know how to eat, wear, live and travel, right?" Seeing Luo Yang's expression, Song Yuanchao smiled and shook his head, then gave the answer directly.
"Food, clothing, housing and transportation? Yes! It's food, clothing, housing and transportation!" Luo Yang muttered, slapped his thigh and his eyes suddenly lit up.
