Chapter 014
Early the next morning, I came to the head office building.
The secretary told me that Mr. Chen was in a meeting. After waiting for an hour, the secretary informed me that Mr. Chen asked me to go to the general manager's office.
When Mr. Chen saw me, he nodded and asked,
"It's a small amount of money, right? How about it? You can get started so quickly, and the benefits are very high."
"Hello, Mr. Chen! Yes, Manager Gu asked me to come to you and make some payments."
"He reported to me last night. He is in Sichuan. Are you doing flooring business now? Have you inspected the market?"
"After investigation, two containers have been shipped now, so considering more shipping points can reduce costs."
"Two containers? How much cargo?"
"Mr. Chen, two containers are about less than 1,500 square meters. I have already booked sales, and the profit is more than 20%, so I asked Manager Gu to send some back."
"Oh, you can do it with a small amount of money. When this situation opens up, you can also sell in the building materials market. At present, the company is increasing its efforts in circulation. The building materials market has an aluminum department, a glass department, a ceramics department, and a steel department. A wood department can be added.
If you do a good job, I will let Vanderbao allocate a store for you."
"Okay, Mr. Chen, thank you for your support! We are confident!"
"Go to the finance department to go through the formalities, get me to sign, and transfer another 300,000 to you. You must be sure! Gu Fang is not good at business, but you two can coordinate well!"
"Okay, Mr. Chen."
Two weeks later,
When two containers of floorboards arrived, I notified the downline retailers to pick up the goods directly in the containers. The retailers' tricycles in the city and trucks in the countryside rushed to get there.
Yan Feng, a retailer on Huancheng Road, asked me.
"Manager Qian, are there any short-sized floors? I have a customer who needs special specifications to install a school indoor basketball court."
"Yes, the next batch will arrive soon."
"Really! The price is the same? Can it be cheaper? It costs several hundred square meters."
"The price is the same, but if the quantity is larger, we will give you a discount of 2 yuan per square meter."
"Let's say 3 yuan. Look, I'll take the goods this time." Yan Feng, a short, fat man with a devilish attitude, said, "If you take more money, you'll be a regular customer, right?"
"We need to ask our manager Gu for instructions."
Gu Fang had been helping to unload the cargo in the container. Naturally, he heard the conversation between Yan Feng and me, and immediately walked out of the carriage and said, "Boss Yan, it's okay. Manager Qian has the final say on the price."
Two containers of flooring were all sorted, and the next five boxes needed to be sorted. The branch recruited Lao Lu, a retired employee from the timber market, to be responsible for sorting and retail sales.
Opening the floor packaging box, Lao Lu was pleasantly surprised,
"Ah! Manager Gu, Manager Qian, you have found a treasure!"
Gu Fang became nervous, worried that there was something wrong with the goods.
"What's going on? Lao Lu."
"Look, this is redwood, this is beech, this is birch, this is cypress, this is ash, fir, you know ash, common and common, this birch, the light color is birch, the red color
Commonly known as cherry wood, the price is at least 20 yuan per square meter. The current market price of this beech floor is 180 yuan per square meter." Lao Lu said vividly, "This cypress wood is the best, it has fragrance, you can smell it, right? I had a leader before
I am specifically looking for this study room. Guess how much it is per square meter, 260 yuan. Have you found a treasure?"
I'm confused and don't really believe it,
"Ah! That's it! We don't understand wood! Is it true?"
"Manager Qian, I lied to you about my puppy. I have the opportunity to go to my hometown in Jiangxi. I have classmates who are now engaged in lumber and floor production."
Gu Fangxuan was relieved, and I was convinced, after all, Lao Lu had experience.
After repackaging, waste was turned into treasure. As expected by Lao Lu, the beech floor was priced at 190 yuan and the cypress floor was purchased by customers at 280 yuan.
Gu Fang was naturally very excited. Under Lao Lu's strong recommendation, he asked me to go on a business trip to Ruichang, Jiangxi Province, to learn about wood and visit Lao Lu's floor processing factory.
Lao Lu and I took a cruise from Nanjing. It was my first time to take a cruise. Along the way, I had a panoramic view of the motherland, and I couldn't help but sigh at the greatness of the motherland.
I leaned against the deck railing and asked Lao Lu, "Lao Lu, the scenery of the Yangtze River is so beautiful. You are from Jiangxi, how did you get to Quanzhou?"
Lao Lu stood on the deck, feeling proud.
"It's a small amount of money, so it's a worthwhile trip. Well, I'm an educated youth who settled in Quanzhou. Let me tell you, my previous workplace was a factory decentralized by Xiaoping."
"Ah! Is it true? Bragging!"
"I lied to you about my puppy!"
Lao Lu's right hand is smaller than his little finger. He is in his 60s and speaks like a child.
The two chatted and boasted all the way. After three days and two nights, they arrived in Jiujiang. It was already evening, so they decided to take a taxi to Ruichang. It was already 10 o'clock in the evening when they arrived at Ruichang's Lao Lu classmate's factory. The classmate was very enthusiastic and kept waiting, entertaining, and staying.
Well arranged.
The flooring processing factory is not large in scale and has small equipment. The raw materials are not processed properly and the finished floor is uneven. There is a big quality gap with the flooring sent back by Gu Fang. However, the log market is quite large and the price is cheap.
I made a comprehensive analysis and reported the situation of the trip to Gu Fang:
"Manager Gu, the raw materials here are quite abundant. If the company decides to sell logs, it can be considered in the future. At present, we only sell flooring. The flooring production equipment here is not an automatic assembly line. The quality is not good, and the price is not cheap. However, there are some long strips of cloned wood.
Wooden flooring (natural drying) is still more suitable. I am considering sending part of it back. The shipping cost through water is cheaper and the cost is low. The sales profit will be used to supplement the travel expenses."
Gu Fang readily agreed.
"Okay, Manager Qian, you've made your decision. It's okay. It's worth just studying."
It’s less than three months and there is not much floor left in the warehouse. Gu Fang calculated that 7 containers were shipped this time, nearly 5,000 square meters, and the branch profit exceeded 200,000.
Gu Fang was particularly satisfied,
"Xiaoqian, I plan to go to Sichuan again to deliver goods. This time I will go with you. Lao Lu is in the company, so we don't need to worry. You have contributed to the sales, so just treat it as a trip."
Gu Fang is in a good mood. Originally, I was responsible for sales, so it would be inappropriate to go alone.
Of course I was happy, "Okay!"
After ordering the train tickets, the two of us took the train to Chengdu. Along the way, Gu Fang took good care of me and brought plastic paper for me to sleep under the seat. As soon as the train arrived in Chengdu, it was already 7 pm when I changed to a long-distance bus and arrived in Ya'an.
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The next morning I came to the wood industry sales department.
Chief Yu of the sales department said with a smile.
"Manager Gu, here you go, it's been a hard journey."
"No hard work, hello! Chief Yu, let me introduce you." Gu Fang introduced me. Chief Yu and I shook hands and said hello to each other. Gu Fang added, "Chief Yu, Manager Qian is here to check my work."
"Oh, I understand, it's normal!"
I asked Section Chief Yu,
"I'll ship some more goods this time. The price should be the same. Is there a shortage of carriages now?"
Section Chief Yu glanced at me, "The price...oh, the train is very nervous now. You guys sit down, have some tea, and go to the warehouse later."
I was wondering, why did I say that I was sent by the head office to inspect the work? I took the kickback, no, I was worried that there would be some mistakes, so I wouldn't let myself go out together.
Chapter completed!