Chapter 904: Border Trade Boom
A few years ago, Shen Yuanjie borrowed 100,000 yuan from Qin Zhengguo and went to Fenhe with the money.
Relying on the borrowed money, and with the help of his old classmate who was the deputy county magistrate and Qin Zhengguo in sourcing and transportation, Shen Yuanjie quickly gained a foothold there.
In just less than a year, Shen Yuanjie made several times the profit, but he did not repay the money he borrowed from Qin Zhengguo. Instead, without Qin Zhengguo's knowledge, he gave him a certain amount of shares and converted the initial loan into these shares.
When the one-year deadline was up, Shen Yuanjie and Qin Zhengguo met in their hometown, and Shen Yuanjie gave Qin Zhengguo the 300,000 yuan dividend after conversion into shares.
Qin Zhengguo was very surprised to see the money. It was only after Shen Yuanjie explained that he understood what was going on.
Although Qin Zhengguo was somewhat touched, he did not accept the money. Shen Yuanjie's action was certainly a good thing for Qin Zhengguo, who had lent out money. In just one year, the amount of money lent out tripled. Such a deal was rare.
But Qin Zhengguo felt that borrowing money was borrowing money. Qin Zhengguo and Shen Yuanjie had a good agreement at the beginning, so no matter how much Shen Yuanjie finally earned with this capital, he could only get back the original loan. As for the interest, it was also agreed upon at the beginning. He appreciated Shen Yuanjie's kindness, but it was not appropriate from a business perspective.
The two argued for a long time, but Shen Yuanjie still couldn't convince Qin Zhengguo. Finally, he made a suggestion, that is, the money borrowed before should still be calculated according to what was said before. However, Shen Yuanjie's business is doing well now. With the development of the situation in the north, the demand for domestic products is increasing. Shen Yuanjie hopes to deepen cooperation with Qin Zhengguo, increase efforts, and work together to expand this business.
This suggestion made Qin Zhengguo very interested. When he first lent money to Shen Yuanjie, Qin Zhengguo asked Shen Yuanjie a few questions, and Shen Yuanjie answered according to his own ideas.
But in fact, Qin Zhengguo was not very optimistic about Fenhe's business. He felt that although this business could make money, it was just hard-earned money and it was unlikely to grow big.
Unexpectedly, Shen Yuanjie proved with facts that Qin Zhengguo's prediction was wrong. During this year, Shen Yuanjie not only made money, but also expanded his business and became the largest businessman in Fenhe.
Since Shen Yuanjie proposed cooperation, Qin Zhengguo agreed after consideration. Not only did he not take back the 100,000 yuan he had lent him including interest, he also directly invested 1 million yuan in Shen Yuanjie as a stake. Since then, Shen Yuanjie has held 65% of the shares in this business, and the remaining 35% belongs to Qin Zhengguo.
Picking up the teapot in front of him, Qin Zhengguo brewed tea for Luo Yang and Shen Yuanjie, and at the same time asked Shen Yuanjie about his recent situation with a smile.
Shen Yuanjie said with a smile that business is very good now. Fenhe is already the largest trading point with the north. Moreover, the internal situation in the north is turbulent now, and there is an urgent shortage of daily necessities and daily necessities. He hopes that Qin Zhengguo can think of more ways in this regard and increase the supply.
"I remember that last year we found several factories and packed up their inventory directly. Why? It's still not enough?" Qin Zhengguo asked.
Shen Yuanjie shook his head and said, "These are just a drop in the bucket, and the light industrial products in Liaodong are not as good as those in the south, and the variety is not rich, so you still need to think of a solution."
Qin Zhengguo thought for a moment and asked, " Do you ?"
"I knew you were going to ask this. I've been prepared." Shen Yuanjie nodded with a smile, reached into his pocket, took out a piece of paper and handed it to Qin Zhengguo. Qin Zhengguo took it, looked at it, folded it and put it in his pocket.
"Let me ask you about this first, and I'll give you a definite answer before next week."
"No problem!" Shen Yuanjie said with a smile, "It's not a big deal. The supply we have can last for a while. Big Brother celebrates holidays differently from other Western countries. They celebrate Christmas after New Year's Day, so there's still enough time."
"That's fine."
Luo Yang was drinking tea and listening to their conversation. After hearing a few words, he vaguely understood what they called "business".
Seeing that they had agreed on the matter, Luo Yang couldn't help but ask whether the business Shen Yuanjie and Qin Zhengguo were doing was border trade, a cooperation with the Russians in the north.
Qin Zhengguo smiled and nodded, and roughly told Luo Yang about Shen Yuanjie's business operations. After listening, Luo Yang couldn't help but sigh, after all this fuss, Shen Yuanjie is actually a businessman like Lao Mou.
"Hahaha, Brother Luo, I can't compare to him. He is the guy who can exchange canned food for airplanes. And he is much bigger than me in this business, and his ways are also very rough. I am just a small businessman who relies on border trade to do some small business." Shen Yuanjie smiled and waved his hand.
However, although he said so, in fact, Shen Yuanjie got involved in border trade much earlier than Lao Mou. Last year, Lao Mou reached a deal with the other party through border trade to exchange canned goods for airplanes. After the success of this deal, it shocked the whole of China. No one expected that business could be done this way.
Moreover, this operation involved a very wide range of aspects, not only two countries, but also airlines and other relevant departments in the two countries. In addition, Lao Mou did not have much money when doing this business. Although he had previously made 15 million by reselling American imported refrigerators, this money was simply a drop in the bucket for this huge project.
In order to complete this deal, a large amount of daily necessities was needed, of which canned food was part. This is also the main reason why this deal was called "flying canned food for airplanes" in later generations. In fact, in addition to canned food, there were also various daily necessities such as thermos bottles and clothing. According to statistics, in order to complete this deal, Lao Mou purchased and mobilized a total of 500 trucks of goods in China.
Because of the problem of funds, Lao Mou also deceived the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China in Yanjing and rented a room in the State Guesthouse to receive domestic and foreign merchants for negotiations. To put it bluntly, Lao Mou can be said to be a natural capital operator. With a small amount of funds, he pried open various links with his clever operation, and finally made this deal out of nothing .
The success of this deal brought Lao Mou a huge fortune of 160 million yuan. You have to know that this was 160 million yuan in the late 1980s and early 1990s! Such a brilliant result stunned countless people, and Shen Yuanjie was stunned for a long time after hearing about it. Although he was doing well in Fenhe and made a lot of money, compared with Lao Mou's big hand, he felt ashamed.
"Boss Shen's words are a bit of a bluff. Although Lao Mou's deal is beautiful, it is actually hard to come by by chance. And it was also his luck at the beginning. If there was a problem in one link, this deal would never have been successful."
"It's true what he said, but luck is also part of strength after all. I started this business earlier than him, but he thought of it and I didn't. I have to say I'm impressed!" Shen Yuanjie said with emotion.
Qin Zhengguo smiled and comforted him. There are so many businesses in the world, and one person can't do all the business. Besides, Lao Mou was just lucky. Business is about the long term. Although Lao Mou's methods are amazing, they are also thrilling when you think about it carefully. On the contrary, he is not as stable as Shen Yuanjie.
Listening to Qin Zhengguo's comfort, Shen Yuanjie couldn't help but smile and shook his head. There was no need to comfort him with these words. He knew it in his heart, but he was just a little annoyed about bringing up the matter of Lao Mou in advance.
"Oh, right, I called you here because I can't leave for the business in Fenhe for now, so I can only trouble you to come to Bingcheng to meet nearby. Secondly, it's the matter I just told you about. As for the third thing, come on, take a look at this, I prepared it especially for you. Mr. Luo will also pick a few later, they are all good things."
As he spoke, Shen Yuanjie stood up and walked aside. Only then did Luo Yang and Qin Zhengguo notice an inconspicuous wooden box in the corner of the room. Shen Yuanjie opened the wooden box and asked them to come over and take a look. The two stood up and walked over together.
"What a good stuff! Where did it come from?" Qin Zhengguo asked in surprise when he took a look.
Even the knowledgeable Luo Yang showed a surprised expression when he saw it, because there were several furs in the wooden box. These furs were not ordinary furs, but excellent quality red fox, silver fox and black and shiny mink furs as silky as silk.
"Where else can it come from? Of course, I got it from Big Brother." Shen Yuanjie said with a smile, "The weather over there is colder than here, so the quality of the fur produced is naturally better. But their craftsmanship is not good, and it is very rough. Good material cannot be made into good leather clothes. I specially asked someone to get this batch of materials over. You can take it back and find a better leather craftsman to process it, and then design it carefully. It can be made into coats or other leather goods."
Luo Yang reached out and picked up a piece. As soon as he touched it, he couldn't help but exclaimed: "It is indeed good material. Such material is rare in China. Boss Shen, this material must be expensive, right?"
"Hahaha, the stuff is good, but actually it's not worth much. Leather coats made of ordinary materials can't be sold at a high price there. Two ski jackets can be exchanged for a mink coat. Of course, these materials are a little more expensive, but not that much."
"So cheap?" Luo Yang asked in surprise, seeing Shen Yuanjie nodded, Luo Yang couldn't help but sigh that the old big brother had really fallen into decline. He thought about how powerful they were in the past, but in the blink of an eye they became what they are now. No wonder they were willing to exchange the airplane for some canned food and daily necessities last year, thus allowing Lao Mou to create a business miracle.
"There's nothing we can do. If you have the chance to spend some time in Fenhe, you'll know. Big Brother is now like Wang Xiaoer, and his New Year is getting worse every year. Otherwise, border trade wouldn't have been so popular in the past two years. I heard that it's better in the Far East, but life is even harder in the west." Shen Yuanjie couldn't help but shake his head as he spoke. People of his generation had very complicated feelings towards Big Brother in the North. They admired him but also criticized him. But even if it was the latter, seeing how Big Brother was living, he didn't feel much joy. Instead, he felt very uncomfortable.
