Volume 6: The Great Change Chapter 0887: Rain and Dew
After kissing Nan Ruoqiong for a while, Nan Yi asked her to leave first. With her around, Wu Xiaowei might not feel comfortable continuing the story.
Wu Xiaowei's throat was smoking, but he was too embarrassed to mention it. No one else mentioned it either. Everything was arranged by Zhou Gong.
Zhou Gong said to take a break, so everyone took a break. On the road, there were vendors who were still moving in the scorching heat. Everyone bought bread and orange soda and hid in the shed. Wu Xiaowei was very thirsty, so he opened the soda bottle cap and poured it into his mouth. The soda was hot and tasted strange.
I went to find the vendor again, but there was nothing else to offer, just biscuits and beer, which was also hot.
After returning to the shed, Wu Xiaowei could only ask the fishermen for water to drink. Although the water looked unclean, with silk-like debris suspended in it and earthworms visible, he was too thirsty to care and just gulped it down.
After drinking a bellyful of water and not having to endure the direct sun, sitting in the shed and enjoying the gentle sea breeze blowing from the sea, one can't help but moan with pleasure.
It’s strange to say, after being scorched by the scorching sun, the sea breeze no longer has the smell of sea and blood, but even has a faint fragrance.
Just when everyone was enjoying the cool breeze, Ah Xin suddenly asked, "Mr. Zhou, didn't you say that the ban will not be officially lifted until July 7? Isn't it still in the ban period now?"
"It's still the fishing ban period, and the ban has not been lifted yet..." Zhou Gong was a little embarrassed and hesitated.
Ah Xin: "Then...what's up with the jellyfish in the cement pool?"
Zhou Gong smiled awkwardly, "It's like this every year. At first, the fishermen went out to sea to fish secretly, but within a day or two, it became a collective action. Now there are still a few days before the ban stipulated by the local government, and the jellyfish have been replenished. Look, aren't half of this cement pool that is more than ten miles long filled with jellyfish?"
"The government doesn't care?" Ah Xin didn't understand.
"Of course we can, but we can't. They only have a few speedboats and can't control everything. Besides, if all the fishermen are breaking the law, who can be held responsible? This is what they call the law cannot punish the masses."
After staying in the shed for a while, Zhou Gong called on everyone to move forward.
On the road, you can meet groups of girls wearing colorful summer clothes, sleeves and headscarves to cover their exposed faces, necks and arms tightly. According to Zhou Gong, these girls are all city people who come to look for work processing jellyfish, and they can earn 20 yuan in a few hours.
At about four o'clock in the afternoon, a milky white band appeared on the distant coastline. Zhou Gong said that was the tide. As time passed, the milky white became turbid. At the end of the road, the water level of the open water surface rose rapidly, and the place seemed more and more empty.
The milky white became wider and more turbid. On the other side of the "road", the originally wide water surface became increasingly empty due to the rapid rise in water level. It was high tide!
"The whale lies bare-backed across the ocean, and the sea waves split into two." Looking at the sea tide, Wu Xiaowei couldn't help but think of Yuan Zhen's "Song of the Knight-errant."
On the sea, fishing boats chased the wind and lightning. Before the tide came, they approached the coast loaded with jellyfish called medusa.
The fishermen in the cement pool and the fishermen on the boat talked to each other with their hands raised high, making gestures with their fingers to represent various numbers. If the numbers represented by the gestures were beautiful enough, loud shouts would be heard immediately.
The numbers do not represent the quantity of harvest, but the price. The fishermen on the boat and the fishermen on the cement pool are not the same family. Those who catch are responsible for fishing, and those who process are responsible for processing.
As soon as a boat negotiated a price, fishermen from the cement pool boarded the boat and worked together with the fishermen on the boat to carry the fresh jellyfish to the surface of the pool and weigh them. The girls I had just seen came over immediately and used bamboo knives to cut open the stinging bodies and heads, sorted them into the pool, and then sprinkled alum and salt into the pool in a certain proportion to pickle the jellyfish.
It was the first time for Wu Xiaowei to see the appearance of jellyfish just after going out to sea. Before, he had only seen them in the animal world and in film and television dramas. They were completely different from the finished jellyfish. The one he saw now was soft but not loose.
The beautiful girls cut open the bodies of the jellyfish and the dirty blood of the jellyfish flowed everywhere, gathering into puddles and finally flowing back into the sea.
Wu Xiaowei saw what triple-alum jellyfish is in a processing plant filled with the smell of blood. The scraped and cleaned stinging head and skin are soaked in alum water for several hours to make primary alum; the primary alum jellyfish is pickled in a salt-alum mixture for several days to make double-alum jellyfish; the double-alum jellyfish is pickled in a salt-alum mixture for several more days to make the final triple-alum jellyfish.
After secretly tasting a piece of Sanfan jellyfish and feeling the saltiness in his mouth, Wu Xiaowei tried hard to understand what a good jellyfish was. He did not forget why he came to Qingsongling.
Of course, he did not forget to pay attention to Nan Ruoqiong. Before, he had seen Nan Ruoqiong often stop by the Sanfan jellyfish pond and look into the pond. Sometimes she would pick up a jellyfish and squeeze it. Occasionally, she would call the fishermen out of the shed, point at the pond, and whisper a few words.
The fishermen she called out would often have joy on their faces. Wu Xiaowei boldly guessed that this probably meant that the jellyfish in the pond were bought by Nan Ruoqiong.
As long as they are not bad goods, jellyfish will not have trouble selling. However, no one can afford a higher and more stable purchase price than the Reclamation Group. Some banks may give a high price temporarily, but will dump the price the second time. Fishermen have been deceived and suffered losses. Only the Reclamation Group follows the market and purchases for a long time. It will not lower the price when the market is not good. Fishermen with a long-term vision will naturally know who to sell the jellyfish to.
As it was getting close to dinner time, Zhou Gong and Nan Ruoqiong sent a few people back to Xiuzhen Hotel and then left. They made an appointment to take Wang Rongsen and a few others to several processing plants to purchase jellyfish tomorrow.
But as soon as Zhou Gong left, Wang Rongsen and others started chatting.
Wang Rongsen said that last year he followed Zhou Gong to make acquisitions, and the service fee he paid to Zhou Gong was more than 100,000 yuan. It was too much of a loss. He was basically familiar with the route, so this year he wanted to find a place to make acquisitions by himself.
Nan Yi listened to Wu Xiaowei's description of Wang Rongsen, the millionaire and big boss, and this was not the first time he came. He suspected that Wang Rongsen made his money from jellyfish, was stingy with food and accommodation, and now wanted to get rid of him like a partner. He guessed in his heart that Wang Rongsen would probably fall this time, and the money he earned by luck would be lost by his own ability.
In addition, Nan Yi paid attention to Wang Rongsen's follower, a man named Han Xin, whom Wu Xiaowei did not mention much, and reminded Wu Xiaowei to talk more about Han Xin in the later story.
Wu Xiaowei was surprised that Han Xin was the protagonist of what he was about to talk about.
In Meizhege County next to Gaiping, there are also many jellyfish processing plants. A millionaire from Shandong Province started his business by purchasing jellyfish there. The purchase price of jellyfish there is often a few cents cheaper than that in Gaiping.
Yesterday, Wang Rongsen said he wanted to get rid of Zhou Gong, and today, he really did it.
Han Xin is Wang Rongsen's follower, or it would be more appropriate to call him a laborer. He follows Wang Rongsen around and does all the dirty and hard work.
He urged Wang Rongsen not to go to Meizhe counties, saying that the main reason why the millionaire from Shandong Province could go smoothly in Meizhe counties and was sure to win was that the millionaire from Shandong Province had a powerful backer in Meizhe counties - two of his comrades-in-arms held high positions in Meizhe counties.
However, Wang Rongsen has made up his mind and said confidently that if everything goes well, the purchasing point will be moved from Qingsongling to Meizhe counties.
In Wang Rongsen's mind, Meizhege County was a good place, a place where he could increase his wealth again. Naturally, he could not bring along Wu Xiaowei, who was still a stranger.
Wu Xiaowei did not go to Meizhe County and luckily escaped the disaster.
It is said that Wang Rongsen hired two trucks and rushed to Meizhe County, more than a hundred miles away, to purchase jellyfish.
Although the price of jellyfish in various counties of Meizhe is a few cents cheaper, the quality is far inferior to Qingsongling. Wang Rongsen thought that since he was here, he must purchase some, because he felt sorry for the money spent on hiring a truck. It costs more than two hundred yuan a day to hire a truck, and two trucks would cost more than four hundred yuan. It is not cost-effective to go back with an empty truck.
Wang Rongsen purchased 270 barrels in various counties of Meizhe and loaded them into two trucks. When everything was ready, the trucks returned to Qingsongling.
The roads from Qingsongling to Meize counties are full of hillsides and bends, and there is no one living there for dozens of miles. There are few vehicles passing on the road, making it very convenient to carry out robbery.
Afterwards, Wu Xiaowei heard from Ah Xin that before they set off, Han Xin said that their trip to Meizhe County would not be smooth. Not long after they left Meizhe County, they saw several motorcycles following them in the rearview mirror of the car. The truck was fast, and the motorcycles were fast too, and vice versa.
Those who often drive sports cars outside could already realize that the motorcycle was clearly aimed at them. It was a pity that among the four people in Wang Rongsen's group, only Han Xin often drove sports cars. As for the other three, Ah Xin said that including herself, Wang Rongsen, and Lao Zhu had never driven cars outside, and they could not react at that time.
Han Xin pointed out the problem immediately and asked the truck driver to speed up. The others who were feeling a little uncomfortable from the bumpy ride blamed him for making a fuss.
Needless to say, the four were robbed in the end, but they were saved by Han Xin. However, Wang Rongsen was slightly injured, and he did not bring back the two trucks of jellyfish. He also had to compensate the truck driver for the broken glass.
At Xiuzhen Hotel, Wang Rongsen, who was injured and lost two truckloads of jellyfish, vented his anger on Han Xin, and cursed and despised Han Xin for taking the initiative to rescue him but causing the loss of two truckloads of jellyfish.
At that time, Wu Xiaowei felt that Wang Rongsen was a man who would rather sacrifice his life than his money. He didn't know how Wang Rongsen made his money because he couldn't judge the situation.
Nan Yi heard Wu Xiaowei's muttering and thought to himself, "Silly boy, why don't you think about Han Xin?"
Wang Rongsen suffered heavy losses when he went to Meizhe counties. Zhou Gong rushed over after hearing the news. He did not blame Wang Rongsen for his betrayal, nor did he gloat over his misfortune.
To Zhou Gong, Wang Rongsen was a big client after all, bringing him considerable labor fees every year. He encouraged and comforted Wang Rongsen, telling him to take a long-term view, as long as he did a good job in the future business, the lost money could be easily recovered.
Zhou Gong's kind words of advice did not make Wang Rongsen feel better. After Zhou Gong left, Wang Rongsen immediately started crying. He lost more than 100,000 yuan on this trip, and it seemed as if this little money had cost him his life.
If an ordinary person lost so much, it would be fine if he lost his composure, but a businessman cannot do that. The time spent on regret and heartache should be used to think about how to make the money back, which is what a businessman should do.
Wu Xiaowei looked down on Wang Rongsen's woman's pretentiousness, and neither did Ah Xin, who came with Wang Rongsen. That night, Ah Xin moved to a hotel in Gaiping County, but made an agreement with Xiuzhen's mother that the jellyfish she collected in the future would be stored in the yard of Xiuzhen Hotel.
Storing jellyfish costs three yuan per square meter per day, which is more cost-effective than earning rent. Although Xiuzhen's mother is a little reluctant to lose a tenant, she can't do anything about it. She can't stop them.
Ah Xin left, but Wu Xiaowei didn't. Although he also wanted to stay in a hotel with better conditions, he had found that Xiuzhen Hotel was really safe. Xiuzhen's elder brother had just come here, wearing a police uniform with a gun on his waist. Xiuzhen's mother didn't lie. Xiuzhen's elder brother was really the head of the town's police station. With him in charge, Xiuzhen Hotel was safe, and the ruffians in the town would never dare to come and make trouble.
The losses were heavy on the first day. On the second day, Wang Rongsen did not go out. The old pervert, Lao Zhu, went out and went to the south of the town, where the red-light district of Qingsongling is located. Han Xin also went out, and no one knew what he went to do.
Wu Xiaowei didn't go out either. After getting up, he thought about what he should do. Then when he was having breakfast, he was pestered by Xiuzhen, who asked him about his well-being, rushed to help him wash clothes, and also asked about Wu Xiaowei's family background and how big his business was.
Even though he was slow-witted, Wu Xiaowei could sense Xiuzhen's intention. Xiuzhen was not pretty and could not arouse his lust at all. Wu Xiaowei directly told Xiuzhen that his business was just starting out and he only had 20,000 yuan in capital, which was all borrowed.
Xiuzhen confirmed again and again, and Wu Xiaowei assured her again and again that he was not lying. Seeing that Wu Xiaowei was a poor guy with less financial resources than herself, Xiuzhen immediately lost interest in him.
Xiuzhen stopped pestering him, which made Wu Xiaowei feel relaxed. She was too sticky and he really couldn't stand it.
On that day, several new guests came to Xiuzhen Hotel. There were five of them in total. They were carrying tools on their backs. From their accents, they seemed to be from Anhui Province. They were engaged in the business of sharpening scissors and kitchen knives.
The layout of Xiuzhen Hotel is as follows: Xiuzhen's family lives on the south side, with a total of three rooms, two for their own use and one being the luxurious independent single room where Wu Xiaowei lives. The other guest rooms are on the north side, a large room divided into small compartments with broken reed mats that are ventilated, light-permeable but not soundproof.
Wang Rongsen and four others used to live there. Now, Wu Xiaowei and Wang Rongsen have moved to another place .
Xiuzhen's mother and Wu Xiaowei said that Wang Rongsen had just lost such a large sum of money and was in a bad mood, so they let him live in a "luxury single room" so that he could be alone and quiet. They also said that the small cubicle charged others 6 yuan, but only charged Wu Xiaowei 5 yuan.
When you live under someone's roof, you have to bow your head, so Wu Xiaowei had to move to a small cubicle.
Those people from Anhui Province walked around the streets during the day and came back at night to sharpen kitchen knives. While sharpening, they smoked and told all kinds of dirty jokes, which made Wu Xiaowei unable to fall asleep. In addition, there were mosquitoes, flies, fleas, all kinds of bugs and bad smells on the kang, so he could only run to the yard to feed the mosquitoes and cool off.
Sitting in the yard, he heard the laughter coming from the luxurious single room, the voice of Xiuzhen urging people to drink, and the ambiguous sound of Wang Rongsen pulling Xiuzhen to drink together.
First he started drinking, and then later at night he started screaming like a pig being slaughtered, making groaning noises.
Wu Xiaowei understood what was going on in the room, even though he had never seen a pig run or heard a pig squeal. He just didn't expect Xiuzhen to change so quickly. She still liked him during the day, but why did she sleep on Wang Rongsen's kang at night?
If the woman who used to like you falls in love with someone else, even though you don't like women, you will still feel a sense of loss, which has nothing to do with whether you like her or not.
It was the next morning again, Ah Xin came and went straight to look for Wang Rongsen and the other two.
Last night, Lao Zhu didn't come back and Han Xin went out early in the morning. Wu Xiaowei was feeling bored due to lack of sleep, so he also went to the fields near the hotel to relax early in the morning.
Ah Xin came to the small compartment where Wang Rongsen lived before and where Wu Xiaowei lived now, and found that there were fewer flies in the compartment and the kang became cleaner, but there was no one there.
Seeing no one around, Ah Xin immediately became suspicious and thought: "Where are Wang Rongsen and his people? Where did they go? Are they hiding from me? Wang Rongsen took my channel fee, he wouldn't be so shameless, right?"
Ah Xin used to be a pile driver in Shanghai, doing some small business and making some money. Because Wang Rongsen lived next door to her when he first did business in Shanghai, the two were familiar with each other.
Ah Xin, who wanted to expand her business, learned that Wang Rongsen was doing well in selling jellyfish, so she begged him to take her with him. Wang Rongsen agreed, but wanted to charge Ah Xin 3,000 yuan as a channel fee, which Ah Xin had already paid.
I have to say that Ah Xin was quite smart. She knew that if she rushed in without an old man to guide her, she would be dead.
Ah Xin found Xiuzhen's mother and asked about the whereabouts of the others.
Xiuzhen's mother smiled and replied, "Han Xin went out early in the morning, and Lao Zhu went to the south of the city. He will probably be back soon. Lao Zhu..."
Worry can lead to confusion. In Ah Xin's mind, Xiuzhen's mother's answer was just evasive, "Auntie, where is Wang Rongsen?"
"Wang Rongsen moved to the single room where Xiaowei originally lived, and he is now asleep. Don't disturb him..." Xiuzhen's mother had a mysterious look on her face, and she spoke evasively and evasively.
Ah Xin was confused. Xiuzhen's mother pulled her into her bedroom and living room. Xiuzhen's father was still lying on the kang, and his clean body looked a little indecent.
Xiuzhen's mother left Ah Xin in the room and went to work. Ah Xin stayed there for a while, feeling uncomfortable, so she quietly went out and wanted to go to the single room to see what was going on.
As soon as he walked into the yard, he ran into Wu Xiaowei. Ah Xin hurriedly asked in a low voice: "Xiaowei, do you know what happened to Wang Rongsen?"
"Xiuzhen was also in that room last night." Wu Xiaowei said unhappily.
"What do you mean?" Ah Xin said blankly.
Wu Xiaowei glanced at Ah Xin's face and said, "Do you really not understand, or are you pretending not to understand?"
Ah Xin was just worried about whether she was dumped and her mind was still a little confused. After Wu Xiaowei asked her this, she understood. How could it be that a man and a woman spent a night in the same room together?
"How could the two of them? Wang Rongsen has a wife and a daughter."
Ah Xin couldn't accept this for a while.
Wu Xiaowei just walked around in the fields and his mind became much clearer. He also thought about it in his mind. If he wanted to complete the task of selling jellyfish, the people he could use at present include Zhou Gong, Wang Rongsen, Han Xin, and Nan Ruoqiong. Lao Zhu and Ah Xin would not work because one did not look like a business person and the other was a novice like him.
Wang Rongsen can also be ruled out, as he has a bad heart; Han Xin seems quite capable, but he has no money, so perhaps we can seek cooperation with him; we can go to Zhou Gong and discuss with him to see if we can do his small business; as for Nan Ruoqiong, it depends on the situation.
Wu Xiaowei didn't want to care about Wang Rongsen's troubles. He just wanted to complete the task. "Anyway, they are like that. Sister Xin, I'm going out now."
"Where are you going? Collecting jellyfish?"
"I'm going to find Zhou Gong. I have little capital, and Zhou Gong knows so many fishermen, so it's easy for me to get jellyfish." After saying that, Wu Xiaowei went back to the cubicle, got his bag, and went out immediately.
Only Ah Xin was left standing blankly in the yard.
Zhou Gong was busy introducing business to the reclamation group office. Business here was easy to do. As long as he could find high-quality jellyfish and let the fishermen pull them over themselves, he could just sit back and wait to collect the agency fee.
Early in the morning, two fishermen he found came to the yard of the office to weigh the goods. There were 900 barrels in total, each barrel weighing about 50 kilograms. He could get 20 cents as a commission for each kilogram, and almost 9,000 yuan had already gone into his pocket.
Nan Ruoqiong was talking to Zhou Gong while she was being weighed.
"Grandpa Zhou, my father asked Wu Xiaowei to come here yesterday to sell jellyfish. My father wanted him to know the dangers of the business world, but he couldn't let anything really happen to him. He has 20,000 yuan in total. If he wants you to help collect jellyfish, you can help him collect a batch of rotten jellyfish."
"Ruoqiong girl, does your father want Wu Xiaowei to fall down?"
"Yes, my father said that business is not always smooth sailing. You are bound to stumble a few times. It is better to stumble early than late. If you start too smoothly, you will stumble even harder in the future, and it may even lead to the destruction of your family."
Zhou Gong thought for a moment and said with a smile: "Wu Xiaowei can be supported and taught by your father all the way, so his future achievements are limitless. Your father cares so much about Wu Xiaowei, could he be preparing a husband for you?"
"Oh, Grandpa Zhou, please don't talk nonsense. That's not the case."
Nan Ruoqiong acted coquettishly and didn't explain too much. In fact, Nan Yi didn't tell her too much either. He only said that Wu Xiaowei was the son of a classmate.
"Okay, okay, if it's not true, then it's not true. I promise you, I will make Wu Xiaowei pay all the money back."
In fact, before following Wang Rongsen, Han Xin had followed two other traders. Without exception, the other two also sold seafood and dabbled in jellyfish. It can be said that Han Xin is very familiar with the entire jellyfish market in Meigouying and has many familiar fishermen.
Early this morning, he went to a familiar fisherman and negotiated to buy 10 tons of jellyfish on credit at 7.5 yuan per catty. According to the fisherman's assessment of the quality of jellyfish, the normal price should be 7.3 yuan, and the price can be lowered to around 7 yuan after bargaining. The extra part is the credit compensation given by Han Xin, or it can be said to be a condition to tempt the other party to buy on credit.
The fisherman agreed to Han Xin's request to buy on credit, but he also made a request: he could buy on credit but Zhou Gong had to come forward to guarantee it.
Han Xin negotiated with the fishermen and immediately rushed to Zhou Gong's house.
All in vain.
After hearing where Zhou Gong had gone from his wife, Han Xin followed him to the office again.
As soon as he entered the office yard, Han Xin was envious when he saw the jellyfish being weighed and the large number of plastic barrels neatly stacked in a corner of the yard.
Han Xin must know about the Reclamation Group Office, the major buyer of jellyfish in Qingsongling. More than 80% of the best jellyfish in Qingsongling, and even in Gaiping, are sold here. There is no telling how much profit they make in a year.
But no matter how jealous he was, he couldn't do such business. The Reclamation Group Office was a model for earning foreign exchange. All the jellyfish purchased were used for export. The credit for earning foreign exchange was shared by a series of people from top to bottom, and all provinces, cities, counties and towns were involved. Even the four brothers of the Duan family who were just executed this year did not dare to cause trouble for the office. The railway wagons were also used by the office, and other jellyfish traders could only stand back.
When purchasing jellyfish, the Reclamation Group does not have much profit from the price difference. Sometimes it can only make a meager profit. What the Reclamation Group earns is the profit commission of the National Rice Hub that others cannot earn.
The Reclamation Group exports jellyfish to Baoguo Migu at a price that is not too profitable but that no one else can get, and then waits for the profit to be shared.
As for why it is a price that others cannot get, the brand was created by Baoguo Migu and the price was pushed up by Baoguo Migu. If the Kenzhi Group no longer provides jellyfish and the suppliers become other suppliers, the personal factor will no longer exist and it will become a pure commercial behavior. Baoguo Migu's purchase price will definitely be pushed down.
Just like Dabifan's domestic handicraft business, after the high prices in New York and Paris were reported back to China, some smart companies skipped Dabifan and went directly to the two places to operate directly. However, they found that Dabifan sold handicrafts for thousands of dollars, but no one wanted them even if they sold them for $10.
They simply don't understand why handicrafts are so expensive. They don't understand that both sellers and buyers need "handicrafts" to keep prices high. If they jump out to disrupt the situation, they would have been dragged into a dark alley and shot if they hadn't been hanging around the embassy every day.
Han Xin called Zhou Gong aside to discuss the matter. He offered a guarantee fee of 1.5 yuan per catty to ask Zhou Gong to guarantee him. Zhou Gong considered for a long time and carefully weighed Han Xin's character. Not only did he agree to guarantee, he also introduced Han Xin to Nan Ruoqiong, and asked the office to give up some carriage space to Han Xin at a price of 0.5 cents per catty.
Nan Ruoqiong asked Fan Haize for instructions, and Fan Haize gave face to Zhou Gong and agreed.
In this way, Han Xin completed the purchase of 10 tons of jellyfish without investing a penny.
On the same day, Han Xin's jellyfish was put on the train. According to the distance from Qingsongling to Shanghai, and taking into account some stopover time, the jellyfish would reach Shanghai in less than a day and a half.
Han Xin's business was going smoothly, but Wu Xiaowei was in a miserable situation. He didn't know where Zhou Gong lived. He asked many people and finally got the correct information. Just like Han Xin, he came back empty-handed. He went to the office and still came back empty-handed. Zhou Gong went to the station to help load the goods, and Nan Ruoqiong went along to join in the fun, so he couldn't see him anywhere.
Wu Xiaowei returned to Xiuzhen Hotel in dejection and saw Wang Rongsen and Xiuzhen flirting in the yard, with Lao Zhu joining in the fun by telling dirty jokes. Wu Xiaowei felt even worse.
I have already spent three or four hundred dollars, but I still don’t know where the jellyfish is.
Depressed, Wu Xiaowei returned to his small cubicle, lay down on the kang and danced with the flies.
Another day passed, and on the afternoon of the next day, Wu Xiaowei finally found Zhou Gong, who agreed to help him purchase jellyfish, but it would take a few days because a big client was coming, and he had to help the client purchase urgently.
Zhou Gong’s request was reasonable, and Wu Xiaowei returned to Xiuzhen Hotel with hope.
Two days later, an urgent telegram arrived at Xiuzhen Hotel. When the telegram arrived, except Han Xin, several people who came to purchase jellyfish were in the yard. The telegram was from Wang Rongsen's wife.
After reading the telegram, Wang Rongsen's face changed drastically.
Old Zhu on the side asked a few more questions, but got no response, so he took the telegram from Wang Rongsen, read it, and handed it to Ah Xin.
When Ah Xin unfolded the telegram, the curious Wu Xiaowei also leaned over to take a look, "Han Xin's jellyfish are sold out, 17 yuan per pound, the market is good, come quickly."
This telegram is very worrying. It is true that people of the same family are like brothers. They are doing business worth hundreds of thousands or even millions of dollars, but they still have to pay for sending telegrams. Translated into human language, the telegram means "Han Xin's 10 tons of jellyfish were sold out as soon as they arrived in Shanghai, 17 yuan per catty. There is a shortage of jellyfish in Shanghai, please send jellyfish as soon as possible."
As soon as he read the telegram, Ah Xin immediately cheered: "Han Xin succeeded, this is really great, really great."
It was normal for Ah Xin to be happy for Han Xin. Anyone with eyes could see that the two had been getting closer these days and were showing signs of developing into a boyfriend-girlfriend relationship. However, Wang Rongsen was very unhappy. He had lost over 100,000 yuan, while Han Xin, who had gone out to work on his own, had made nearly 160,000 yuan. With such a contrast, how could he be happy?
Wu Xiaowei was very jealous. He could do simple arithmetic and figure out Han Xin's approximate profit.
Han Xin can earn hundreds of thousands. His capital is small, so the cost will be a little higher. He doesn't expect to double his money in one trip. If he can earn 15,000 yuan in one trip, or even 10,000 yuan, he can purchase three batches of goods back and forth in the remaining days of a month. His capital is getting bigger and bigger, and the profit is more each time. After three times, he can earn 60,000 or 70,000 yuan. Uncle Nan will definitely praise me for being capable.
Wu Xiaowei had a very good idea and a very simplistic view of the problem. He did not realize that the price of 17 yuan was a short-term high price caused by the "gap" in the market. Once large quantities of jellyfish were shipped, the price would surely fall.
The emergence of the "gap" situation is closely related to the fact that it is still in the ban period. Although the jellyfish have been caught and pickled, and a lot of jellyfish can be shipped every day, it is still in the ban period after all, and we have to accept the offer if others give us face. Who are we embarrassing by shipping them out in large quantities?
If Wu Xiaowei was just jealous, then Wang Rongsen was anxious. The follower who abandoned him made hundreds of thousands of dollars in one go, but he hadn't started winning yet. After whispering to Lao Zhu, Wang Rongsen told Ah Xin to stay in the hotel to deal with Zhou Gong who might come. He and Lao Zhu left Zhou Gong behind and went out to buy jellyfish.
Although Ah Xin thought this was inappropriate, she could not persuade Wang Rongsen at all. She had to know that she had already given Wang Rongsen the 3,000 yuan channel fee. She had been kidnapped by Wang Rongsen and she could only obey.
Wang Rongsen's behavior made Wu Xiaowei, who already looked down on him, even more contemptuous of him. Wu Xiaowei felt that what Nan Yi once told him made sense - when a businessman wants to put all the profits into his own pocket, he is not far from destruction. He must always remember to share the benefits equally, and those who have worked hard should get a share of the benefits.
