Confessions of a Salesman

Chapter 1819 Investing
In the evening, we sat by the fire, ate roast lamb, and discussed plans for tomorrow.

Early in the morning, we drove to the ski resort. This ski resort was newly built. It covers a small area and there are not too many people. There is only a hotel and a few farmhouses, all of which were recently built!

Because the first snow has not yet come out, there are not many tourists here, except for those who come here to learn skiing, those who come here in advance are writers, columnists, etc., who come here to experience life!
Battelle is very familiar with the boss here. As soon as our car arrived, the boss here came out to greet us.

Walking towards us, saw Battelle punch him in the chest and said, "Why haven't you seen my brother for so long? Have you forgotten my brother?"

Battelle also gave him a warm hug, and said with a smile: "What's the matter? I'm not the only one in the woods. Lao Zhang's wife is in poor health. He asked for leave to see a doctor in the city. Lao Liu's son got married and asked for leave too. I'm alone, I can't help it! I've wanted to come here a long time ago, but I really don't have time!"

The boss sighed and said: "You are so honest, what's so good about a forest? How many trees can you lose? No one will go up the mountain to poach, and there is nothing on the mountain!"

Battle smiled and said: "Isn't this just for the salary?"

The boss sighed: "I've said it all, you come here, you can raise your salary casually, but you just don't want to!"

Battelle hurriedly waved his hand and said, "How can that be done, bro, this is business, not charity!"

The boss patted Battelle and looked at us. Battelle hurriedly introduced: "This is a few friends of mine from the south. They have never seen snow, and they came to play!"

The boss hurriedly extended his hand and greeted us enthusiastically.

The boss said generously: "Come on, let's go in and say, today I will make a big pot of stew for you!"

When passing by the ski field, I saw a man in a colorful ski suit who rushed down the slope professionally, made a few beautiful turns, and jumped down in the air.

I curiously asked the boss: "Are all the people here so professional?"

The boss yelled and said, "This is from the provincial youth team. They are going to train soon, so come over to my place early to warm up!"

I casually brought out the words: "Are all your customers here like this? Are they not locals?"

The boss replied with a smile: "The locals don't have such leisure time. They don't come to my place to ski. Besides, they are all older people. Skiing is not suitable for them!"

I groaned and continued to ask: "I don't think you have many people here? Is the operating cost not low?"

The boss hummed and said: "No! Everything is money! Except for some old customers, it is rare to attract new customers. The main reason is that the place is a bit remote and far. No one will come to this place at all, it's too cold!"

I thought for a while and asked: "In the past few days, have there been many new customers coming to your place?"

The boss hesitated, looked at me with some puzzlement and asked, "What do you mean?"

Battelle hastily smoothed things over and said: "He is a standard businessman. He wants to invest in our place, and wants to know more about the situation here!"

The boss nodded and said: "Investment, that's a good thing! I'm planning to expand, and I'm worried about no funds! If you are interested, we can cooperate!"

I nodded and said: "Okay, but I still have to check it out. I feel that there is too little traffic here!"

The boss pointed to the people on the top of the ramp and said: "Wait a minute, you can see it by looking at it! Yesterday, the two 4 members of the provincial youth team, they come here every year, and there are a few ski enthusiasts , They will come to my place before winter comes, and there are more than 20 regular customers alone, and they have been staying here for a long time before winter comes!"

I said with some worry: "But your operating costs here are also high! With just these few customers, can you maintain it?"

The boss said confidently: "In fact, the cost is not high. The people at the hotel operate independently. They only pay me the rent, and I don't care about the rest! On this site, I only hired 4 staff members. They are lifeguards. , is also a site cleaner, or a coach, and the rest is ski equipment, the loss rate is very low, I haven’t replaced it for several years, those who are more professional, all bring their own equipment.”

I said with a oh: "If there is a chance, I want to try it too!"

The boss hurriedly said: "Yes, you can go and try it now. I'll let someone light up the fire and start the pot to simmer. Go and play for a while, and we can eat when you come over!"

Ah Zhong also said, "I want to try too!"

The boss nodded happily and said, "Okay, you all go, it just so happens that Battelle and I have something to discuss!"

So, the three of us changed our shoes and clothes, took the skis and took the cable car to the top of the slope.

When he reached the top of the ramp, Ah Zhong fell a big somersault before he landed, which caused ridicule from a group of people nearby.

Ah Zhong, who was wearing skis, couldn't stand up anyway. He didn't know that he should use the ski stick in his hand to kick the skis behind his feet, and was anxious to spin on the ground.

I wanted to go to help him, but someone had already made a beautiful dive, stopped in front of him, stretched out his hand to him, pulled him up, and told him how to climb up if he fell down while wearing ski shoes stand up.

Seeing that he was fine, I planned to slide down by myself first, but looking at the slope, I felt a little flustered. I haven't skied for a long time, and I don't know if it will continue?

Aman on the side was still calm, unlike Azhong who was in a hurry and couldn't even stand steady. But when he looked at the slope, he was also very panicked and kept asking: "Are we really going to rush from here?" Going down? Didn't we come to inquire about the news?"

I whispered: "But if you don't ski, it's more likely to arouse suspicion! If you are afraid, go along this side first, go to the middle position, where it is not so steep! Skiing is a key point, the body must Lean forward, don't be afraid, soon you will!"

Oman thought for a while and said, "I'd better slide down from here with you! I guess it's not too difficult!"

I hummed and said, "You are good at it, so this shouldn't be a problem for you!"

But Ah Zhong's skill is also good, but he can't even stand up.

I observed the people around me, there were a few skateboarders, they should be those from the provincial team, they were in a pile, one finished skating, the other was skating, and some people were recording something, these people Definitely not what we were looking for!

There is also a family, who are very skilled from the big to the young, and they should come here often, and they are not the people we are looking for.

There are a few scattered people left, two girls, and a pair of team builders. They should be novices, which means they are not the people we are looking for.

At this time, a man coming up from the cable car caught my attention. After he came up, he didn't say hello to anyone, and slid to the top ramp, a platform that was a few meters higher than where we were standing. , flew down with one leap, and tumbling in the air for a week, like a fancy show, with skillful and superb movements, and then slid down with a straight dash!

This level of professionalism should not be inferior to those of the provincial teams, right?

Then, he got up in the car again, but still didn't communicate with anyone, and slid down again.

I also tried to slide down twice. Fortunately, I didn't forget what I learned before. After two times, I became proficient.

When he came up again, Ah Zhong was already familiar with the person who pulled him up. That person turned out to be the coach here, and he specialized in skiing. opportunity to teach.

Ah Zhong didn’t want to learn at first, and after I gave him a few glances, he took the initiative to ask the coach to teach him, and I followed suit, thinking that the coach would also guide me.

In the past, he joined in the fun and asked, "Coach, can you teach two? How do you charge for it?"

The coach is also very talkative: "No problem, I can teach you three, but I can't charge for each person! I usually charge 300 per person for an hour. If I teach you three, I will not charge more. 400 per hour Just do it!"

Before Azhong objected, I replied readily: "No problem, thank you coach!"

After the coach taught Ah Zhong some basic postures, Ah Zhong still didn’t dare to go down, but Ah Man was very brave. He slipped down twice and fell down, but he didn’t care. After listening to the coach’s advice, he quickly got started Yes, it didn't fall the third time.

On the other hand, I asked the coach nonchalantly: "Who is that guy? He skates so smoothly, and he's also from the provincial team?"

The coach said with disdain: "No, Ye Luzi! I don't know him either! I haven't seen it before, and I don't talk to others. I just skate by myself!"

I yelled and asked, "How long have you been here? I'm so good at skating!"

The coach replied: "I have only been here for two days! I should have learned it before, but it is not formal, and this action is very dangerous! I don't recommend my students to try it! He has signed a life-and-death certificate. If there is a problem, we will not be responsible at all!"

I groaned and said, "I still have to sign the life and death certificate, so rigorous!"

The coach said seriously: "Of course, you can play whatever you want, but if something happens, we don't care!"

I nodded and thought to myself, can I find out their life and death certificates, so I can know his situation?Send someone to investigate, maybe you can find a way to get close to him.

So, I said to them: "I'm a little tired, so I'll go down first, and you can find me in the dining room after you finish skating!"

After finishing speaking, I slid down by myself. When I was changing equipment, I saw the form for signing the life and death certificate that the coach said. Show me the ones you filled out before, one of which should be the one you just filled out not long ago, name: "He Zhiyong", age: "28", occupation: "truck driver", home address: "XX City, Hen Province".

With these pieces of information, I called Mr. Zhong, and soon found out that he was an employee of the transportation company under Mr. Ma, and he had no underworld background. He was not like Xiaodu, but Mr. Ma.

After I found out, I went to Battelle and the boss. They were sitting in front of a big pot and chatting. Seeing that I was back, the boss warmly greeted me to sit down, and said: "This iron pot is stewed, but it is from the Northeast. Special feature, before I first came here, I thought I made a pot of noodles. I was surprised. I wanted to make noodles, so I made noodles. Why did I bring the pot to the table? I found out later that this pot is ah , is eaten on the table!"

I asked with a groan, "Boss, aren't you from the Northeast?"

The boss shook his head and said, "No, I'm from Henan. I used to eat pasta every day at home. After coming to Northeast China, I had to change my eating habits. Now I eat rice every day!"

When I heard it was from Henan, I wondered if he was related to that He Zhiyong?
He asked, "You've been to the Northeast alone? What about your family? Didn't you come with me?"

The boss shook his head and said: "My wife refused to come here, saying it was cold here, we left the year before last, and we have no children. I have a nephew who is closest to me and likes skiing just like me!"

I yelled and asked, "Does the boss also like skiing?"

The boss smiled and said: "Otherwise, why do you think I opened this ski resort? It's just to be able to ski by myself! I knew figure skiing when I was young, but it's a pity that I was not good at skiing. The provincial team didn't want me, but I and The coaches and players of the provincial team are very familiar with each other, which is why they come here to ski!"

The boss is still trying to sell his ski resort, it seems that investment is really needed, the boss saw that I didn't respond, and continued: "Last year, someone came to our place for inspection, and he was a big shot, who is it, I It’s inconvenient to say, he made a decision at the time and said that he would come over to take a look today, and he was going to invest 1000 million for me, saying that he would turn this place into an ice and snow paradise!”

I yelled and asked, "Then the big boss is here?"

The boss shook his head and said: "I haven't come yet, it must have been in the past few days! I will definitely have to wait for the first snow to fall! Don't you believe it?"

I hurriedly shook my head and said: "I believe, how could I not believe it! The geographical conditions here are really good. Other ski resorts either make snow indoors and keep the temperature, or they are outdoors and ski for up to 4 months a year. Period, you can start skiing here from October, can you ski until April?"

The boss saw that I was interested, nodded quickly and said: "Of course, we can do it here until May! And here is also a summer resort in summer, you have to wear long-sleeved clothes in summer!"

I nodded in satisfaction and said, "Then since the big boss invested, it wouldn't be good for me to participate, right?"

The boss hurriedly said: "The more the better! When the big boss comes, we can sit down and talk in detail! This big boss knows my nephew, and they have a good relationship!"

(End of this chapter)