Chapter 17 How can you do business without routines?
This time, the transaction with the second-hand store is no longer in Akihabara's electronics street, but in a small warehouse near the Hand Off store.
"Mr. Ishikawa, this time the quality is still above Grade A, and you will definitely be satisfied." Shirakawa Feng opened the tailgate of the pickup truck and introduced it to Ishikawa Masaaki attentively.
Making money is not a shame. The other party is paying real money, so of course we have to serve them well.
Ishikawa Masaaki brought an assistant with him, and he signaled the latter to load the goods onto the truck. However, he didn't need to say anything, as Kotaro had already started unloading the goods very considerately, placing the packaging boxes one by one in front of Ishikawa Masaaki so that he could check the goods.
Seeing this, Ishikawa Masaaki nodded with satisfaction and said, "Mr. Shirakawa, your business has been booming recently." Especially when he saw that Kashiwagi had joined as the driver this time, he felt that Shirakawa Feng was more reliable.
Look, it looks like they are ready to start selling in large quantities.
Bai Chuanfeng heard his compliment, laughed twice and deliberately didn't explain. That's right, the more you misunderstand, the longer this business can last.
Ishikawa Masaaki didn't care that Shirakawa Feng was deliberately joking. He and his assistant had already started to check the goods. The two appliances that Shirakawa Feng sent last time had already been sold.
The food processor in particular was favored by a lady that day, and the TV was sold out within two days.
Nowadays, people have money in their pockets and their desire to consume is very strong. However, being rich does not mean that people do not consider the price when buying things. Good quality and low price are always the most simple ideas of consumers when buying goods.
The products in second-hand stores look almost the same as new ones, but the prices are only 70% to 80% of new ones, and they also provide after-sales service. There is no need to hesitate. Those who originally wanted to bite the bullet and buy new products eventually chose second-hand products.
For every item sold, Ishikawa Masaaki could get a profit of 30%-40% of the purchase price at most. This profit point is higher than that earned from selling new products, so he had no reason not to buy this batch of goods.
Although electronic products are updated quickly, the speed of new product launches these days is far less than that of later mobile phones, which are updated once a year or even once every six months. Therefore, in the short and medium term, the value retention rate of electrical products is still good.
This is also the reason why everyone is willing to spend money to buy second-hand goods. Coupled with the conservative living habits of Japanese people, the business of several second-hand stores owned by Masaaki Ishikawa has always been good.
"Mr. Shirakawa , there is no problem with the quality of this batch of goods. I can eat it all." After looking at the goods, Ishikawa Masaaki had a rough idea in mind.
The quality of these appliances is not mentioned for now, many of them are daily necessities, or things that my wife likes. It seems that Mr. Shirakawa has his own views on the market and is shipping them in a targeted manner.
"Ah, Ishikawa-san is going to eat it all?" Shirakawa Kaede was shocked.
"What's the matter, Shirakawa-san? What's the problem?" Ishikawa Masaaki was very keenly aware of Shirakawa Feng's hesitation, as if there was something else going on.
Baichuan Feng pretended to be embarrassed, "I thought Ishikawa-san would prefer TVs, so I prepared a few more this time. But the other boxes... are for another friend. Of course, we are just friends, so please don't think too much about it, Ishikawa-san."
Kotaro, who stood beside Shirakawa Kaede with his hands on his hips, blinked. When did Xiao Feng have a friend who wanted to collect junk? However, he glanced at Shirakawa Kaede, who was serious, and Ishikawa Masaaki, who looked alert, and wisely did not speak.
Ishikawa Masaaki waved his hand and said righteously, "Shirakawa-kun, since you are here today, leave this batch of goods to me. Besides, I believe Shirakawa-kun is not short of goods, so I can just make another trip later.
Of course, we won’t let Shirakawa-kun suffer any loss. In the future, the goods sent by Shirakawa-kun can be exempted from inspection. The price is convenient and negotiable, and you can eat as much as you want.”
Friend? What friend? It couldn't be some jerk from another used store trying to steal my money.
"This..." Baichuan Feng's face began to hesitate.
Ishikawa Masaaki became more and more certain of guess, and bit his tongue and said, "Add another 2 percentage points."
Baichuan Feng's expression began to relax.
"4 percentage points!" Ishikawa Masaaki raised four fingers and shook them vigorously.
"Okay," Baichuan Feng said with a grim look on his face, "I'm determined to make friends with Ishikawa-san. From now on, Ishikawa-san will be my top priority!"
The two of them held each other's hands tightly and shook them vigorously. After confirming with each other's eyes, they knew that they were people who had met too late.
"Kato, receive the goods!" Ishikawa Masaaki waved his hand, signaling his assistant to put the goods into the warehouse.
Shirakawa Kaede also signaled to Kotaro, and the latter followed the assistant named Kato Ying to deliver the goods into the warehouse.
Baichuan Feng took the time to take a look and found that the fingers were indeed very flexible and worked very efficiently.
The deal had been settled, and Ishikawa Masaaki brought Shirakawa Kaede to his office here.
"Shirakawa-kun, wait a moment." After saying that, he walked to the desk, took out an envelope from the drawer, clicked on it, and returned to the sofa.
"The total amount is 630,000 yen, please take a look, Shirakawa-kun." An envelope was pushed in front of Shirakawa Feng.
Baichuan Feng opened the envelope, glanced at it, and closed it again. "I can trust Mr. Ishikawa."
Ishikawa Masaaki nodded with satisfaction, "Shirakawa-kun, please be sure to deliver the goods here later. Hand-off is always waiting."
"Okay, then, Ishikawa-san, happy cooperation!"
“It’s a pleasure to work with you!”
The two men stood up and shook hands again to say goodbye.
Leaving Ishikawa Masaaki's office, Shirakawa Kaede went outside, where Kotaro and Kashiwagi were still waiting for him.
He walked to the white Suzuki pickup truck and knocked on the door. Kashiwagi, who was smoking, leaned his head out of the window.
"Uncle Kashiwagi, thank you for your hard work today. Toratarou and I are going to take a walk around the neighborhood. We have been here twice but haven't had a good look at Akihabara yet." After saying that, Shirakawa Kaede handed over a photo of Prince Shotoku.
Baimu didn't pay attention at first, but when he saw what was in his hand, his eyes lit up. "Xiaofeng has been sold? But this..." He held the bill in his hand and felt a little embarrassed.
"This is to treat Uncle Kashiwagi to a drink. You know, I'm still underage and can't go to the bar."
"Okay," Kashiwagi thought about it and accepted it, "You and Kotaro be careful. If you have such things in the future, just come to me. You're welcome."
"I understand." Baichuan Feng nodded to show that he understood.
Kashiwagi started the car and happily prepared to go for a drink. He had plenty of time since he was on field trips today.
Especially when he saw that the note in his hand was a 10,000 yen note of Prince Shotoku instead of a 5,000 yen note of Prince Shotoku, he felt even happier and whistled happily.
There are 5,000-yuan and 10,000-yuan Shotoku Princes. The 10,000-yuan Shotoku Prince is a little more noble than the 5,000-yuan Shotoku Prince.
It seems that Xiao Feng has really made some money, and Kotaro finally stops being busy for nothing by following him.
Watching Kashiwagi driving away, Shirakawa Kaede and Kotaro also prepared to leave.
"Xiao Feng, the friend you just told Ishikawa-san..." Could it be that Xiao Feng really had other options ? Kotaro immediately asked out of his curiosity.
"Friend? What friend?" Shirakawa looked at Kotaro as if nothing had happened. "Oh, that one you're talking about ? That doesn't exist."
"Uh" Kotaro felt that he was still too young. "Xiao Feng, I suddenly feel that if you don't go to college, you can definitely make a lot of money by acting."
"Thank you for the compliment." Shirakawa Feng smiled and took out a few noble Prince Shotoku notes from the envelope and handed them to Kotaro. "Here, buy something you like, don't be stingy and reluctant to spend. As for Aunt Miki, I've already written a letter to ask my mother to help take care of her."
"Xiao Feng..." Kotaro was a little moved.
"Okay, stop being so shy."
This time, Kotaro didn't refuse and accepted it obediently. After all, he was no longer going to Kashiwagi's place and he needed a source of income.
