Chapter 289 Return to Shanghai
Luo Yang acted quickly, as he was particularly concerned about this matter for his sister Luo Lin.
However, Song Yuanchao objected to his idea of directly affiliating with the Yanjing Audio and Video Company and suggested that he directly contact the Pacific Company in Yangcheng.
Although the two companies were established at about the same time, compared with Yanjing Audio and Video Company, Pacific Audio and Video Company is not only well-capitalized and more flexible in operation, but also has a better future in the channel market, at least for now.
Luo Yang specifically asked someone about the suggestion made by Song Yuanchao. After receiving feedback from his friends in the Ministry of Culture, Luo Yang realized that Song Yuanchao's suggestion was correct. It was indeed much more convenient to cooperate with Pacific and there would be less trouble. So Luo Yang changed his original intention and decided find time to go to Guangzhou in person.
Summer vacation was about to arrive, and Song Yuanchao was going back to Shanghai, and Li Xiaoyun was also going back. Luo Yang decided to go with them. He had never been to Shanghai since he was a child, so it would be a good opportunity to go to Shanghai for a few days and then go to Yangcheng for some business.
Speaking of the relationship between Luo Yang and Li Xiaoyun, Song Yuanchao is now a little confused.
They are good friends, but they always quarrel when they are together. They have a bad relationship, right? But you can see them playing together every other day.
Luo Yang handed over the business in Dashilar, and after the ties with Dashilar were severed, Li Xiaoyun went there less often. However, Sun Yaoliang was still working with Xiao Qiao and the others. Although Zhao Minglei's business was getting bigger and bigger, it had a great impact on Xiao Qiao and the others, but anyway, since they started early and had some old relationships, they could still do business.
A few days before the summer vacation, a big incident happened in Dazhalan. Dabing and Junzi ran to Laoxiong's shop in a rage and made quite a fuss.
As the gang leader, Lao Xiong is Zhao Minglei’s white glove, that is, the nominal boss.
Lao Xiong was originally a gangster, and he did things without rules. With Zhao Minglei's support, he became even more unscrupulous. In the few months in Dashilan, he turned the originally good market into a mess. In addition, he had a group of younger brothers under him, and he often suppressed his peers, snatched customers, and even threatened other store owners.
Many people dared not speak out because of Lao Xiong's outrageous behavior. After all, most self-employed people only do this to make money, and they could only swallow their anger in the face of such a situation. But this time, Dabing and Junzi were really angry because Lao Xiong had gone too far. Not only did he rob many of their old customers, but he also planned to use his supply advantage to directly monopolize the wholesale of Dashilar. How could they sit still?
Although Dabing and Junzi were not bad guys, everyone in Dazhalan knew that they had hot tempers. It would be strange if they could swallow this. When the two of them went straight to the door, many people ran over to watch the fun.
Facing the rebukes from the soldiers and the army, Lao Xiong didn't care. Although the soldiers and the army were good at fighting, he was no pushover, not to mention that he had several younger brothers around him. The two sides had a big fight, and although they almost came to blows, they didn't fight in the end. Of course, this was also due to the timely arrival of the police station comrades.
When the comrades from the police station arrived, they gave each of them 50 lashes on the surface, but in fact they protected Lao Xiong and his gang because of Zhao Minglei's relationship. They also sternly warned Dabing and Junzi to do their business properly and not to cause trouble.
Dabing and Junzi were ultimately unable to do anything with Lao Xiong, and when they left reluctantly, Lao Xiong burst into unbridled laughter from behind them, and his younger brothers pointed at Dabing and Junzi and said something obscene.
Seeing that the matter ended in a whimper, everyone was a little disappointed. Even the soldiers and the army couldn't do anything to Lao Xiong. It seemed that Lao Xiong would be the boss of Dashilar from now on. And that was the fact. With Zhao Minglei's two batches of goods coming in, and Xiao Qiao and his team 's supply of goods seemed to have problems again, Lao Xiong began to dominate Dashilar and became the largest wholesaler in Yanjing.
When Luo Yang told Song Yuanchao about this later, Song Yuanchao didn't care because it was within his expectations.
The matter of Dazhalan was put aside. As June passed, summer vacation finally arrived. After saying goodbye to Lin Yan, Lin Yuhang and others, Song Yuanchao, Li Xiaoyun and Luo Yang, who had come along for the ride, boarded a southbound train back to Shanghai.
It was still a hot summer when they returned to Shanghai. As soon as they got off the train, they felt waves of heat coming towards them. Li Daqi and Zhang Jianguo came to pick them up. This time they did not drive the previous car, but a brand new Shanghai brand car.
Speaking of Huhai brand cars, they are very famous in the history of Chinese automobiles. In 1963, the Huhai Automobile Factory changed the name of the original Phoenix brand cars to Huhai brand cars, and it passed the technical appraisal of the First Ministry of Machine Building and was approved for finalization that year.
In 1975, the annual production capacity of Huhai brand cars reached 5,000 units. At that time, this type of car was used as a special vehicle for leaders at the municipal level and for receiving foreign guests. From the time when Huhai brand cars were put into production to the 1980s, Shanghai was the only production base for ordinary cars in the country, and Huhai brand cars were also the main models for ordinary official cars and state guest reception in China.
Once upon a time, Huhai brand cars were the pride of the entire Shanghai. However, in the early 1990s, with the entry of German Volkswagen into the mainland market and the establishment of a joint venture with Huhai Automobile Factory, the Shanghai Automobile Factory stopped the production of Huhai brand cars and switched to the full production of Volkswagen cars, thus opening a new chapter in China's automobile industry.
In the following thirty years, China's automobile industry entered an era of leapfrog development due to the entry of various imported brands, but the disappearance of Huhai brand cars cannot but be said to be a pity.
In later generations, many young people may not even have heard of this brand of car, but in this era, a Huhai brand car is synonymous with a standard high-end car in the eyes of ordinary people . Compared with models like Lada, Huhai brand cars are more recognized by people.
When they met, Song Yuanchao and Li Daqi hugged each other. The two brothers had not seen each other since they broke up in Guangzhou last summer. It has been almost a year.
Watching their intimate scene, Zhang Jianguo stood aside with a smile. Zhang Jianguo is now a remarkable man. Over the past year, the size of Zhang Jianguo's fleet has expanded . Now his fleet has more than 30 vehicles of various sizes. A fleet of this size is not inferior to those of some large state-owned enterprises.
The fleet is currently operating very well, with its transportation business volume increasing. The vacant land near the Tengfei factory can no longer meet the fleet's operating needs. Last month, the fleet invested in a piece of land near the Tengfei factory as a new office for the fleet. The area of this land is not small, it is larger than the factory building of the Tengfei factory. In addition to parking, several warehouses were built for turnover.
Zhang Jianguo himself never thought that he, an ordinary driver, would have such a glorious life today. Originally, Zhang Jianguo was just an ordinary driver who just wanted to work hard in the unit, do his job well, and make some extra money to supplement his family income when he was out driving. This kind of job is stable, and when he retires, his children will have grown up, and then he can spend his life at home in peace.
But one incident completely changed his fate. He lost his driver job and was demoted to the workshop by his leader. Zhang Jianguo, who could not swallow this humiliation, decided to stay on the job without pay with the encouragement and support of Song Yuanchao, thus embarking on a completely different path into another world.
The current Zhang Jianguo is no longer the Zhang Jianguo who was a small car driver. With the rapid development of the fleet, Mr. Zhang Jianguo has become quite famous in the Shanghai transportation industry. In addition to his own vehicles, his fleet also accepts a number of private transport vehicles. From this point of view, if the business requires, it is no problem for Zhang Jianguo to mobilize the transportation of hundreds of vehicles at a glance.
The continuous development of the fleet's operations also brought huge economic benefits to Zhang Jianguo.
In less than a year from last year to now, Zhang Jianguo's salary and bonus in the team have added up to more than 20,000. This is just the salary and bonus. If Zhang Jianguo's contract award and dividends in the team are included, this number will be followed by at least one zero. Such income will be a high salary not to mention now, even in 20 years, it will be a high salary.
In addition to Zhang Jianguo's fleet, Sun Xia's business on Maiyang Road is also booming.
Maiyang Road is now more lively than it was last year. Not only have all the shops been rented out, but even the remaining empty space on the sidewalk has been used to set up a few makeshift stalls. The short Maiyang Road is crowded with customers from south to north every day. It is extremely popular and bustling.
Sun Xia’s shop is one of the best located ones, and with the care of Zhang Yong and Li Daqi, it would be strange if Sun Xia’s business was not good.
Besides, Sun Xia is not a stupid person. She has gained a lot of experience in the street factory over the years and is very good at dealing with people. Besides, doing clothing business is not too difficult. It is nothing more than a few steps such as purchasing, reception, and sales.
After a month, Sun Xia was able to do the job well. Now it has been almost a year, and Sun Xia has become a veteran. She is busy from morning to night every day on Maiyang Road and has hired two people to help.
Compared with Zhang Jianguo, Sun Xia earns no less than him, and sometimes even more than Zhang Jianguo. As life gets better and better, although they are busy and hard every day, Zhang Jianguo and his wife enjoy it, and they are grateful to Song Yuanchao, Li Daqi and Zhang Yong from the bottom of their hearts.
This was Luo Yang's first time in Shanghai. Neither Li Daqi nor Zhang Jianguo had ever seen him, so Song Yuanchao introduced him to them immediately.
When Zhang Jianguo learned that Luo Yang was Song Yuanchao's classmate, he shook hands with him enthusiastically. As for Li Daqi, he was also enthusiastic on the surface, but he was looking at Luo Yang carefully. Although he had never met Luo Yang, he knew him. Moreover, his sister Li Xiaoyun and Luo Yang had an inexplicable relationship. Seeing that Luo Yang came to Shanghai with Song Yuanchao and Li Xiaoyun this time, he couldn't help but observe this young man with a scrutinizing eye.
