The Birth of the Hong Kong Island Family.

Chapter 3 [First appearance]

The place where Lin Zhichao works is located at the 'New Star Newsstand' under the entrance of 'Tai Wah Building' on Des Voeux Road in Central.

The boss and his wife are both from Chaozhou, they are a little older, they don't know English and they don't know how to communicate. They need a capable and strong young man, and Lin Zhichao meets their requirements.

The important thing is that they saw that Lin Zhichao liked this job and didn't have high salary requirements. It was obviously very cost-effective to recruit a talent like Lin Zhichao with 60 yuan.

In addition to Lin Zhichao, there is another employee named 'A Cai' at the New Star Newsstand, but Ah Cai doesn't read much and is not good at sales, so he is usually in charge of chores.

Lin Zhichao has a lot of work. He needs to stand on the street to sell books, periodicals, magazines and newspapers, deliver goods to customers who order magazines, and so on.

Newspapers in this era were not printed, but painted with ink. When you sweated, your face, hands, and body would be stained with ink, as if you were singing a face; magazines were also stacked in stacks, which were very heavy. Some physical work is required.

Lin Zhichao didn't dislike the job at all, because the boss and his wife allowed him to borrow a magazine or newspaper every night after get off work, and just pay it back the next day, which is also a good benefit.

Lin Zhichao tirelessly browsed the information of this era and took notes, just to learn more knowledge.He often asks strangers for advice on spoken English, and he doesn't feel ashamed if he is rejected; he needs to turn on the lights until 11 o'clock every night, so he is willing to pay Li Gaofu and his wife more electricity bills; Looking at the morning light is to learn and browse useful information for yourself.

This kind of life is a life full of hope. As a man with a mature heart, Lin Zhichao now has a young brain and body, so he is very motivated.

Moreover, he also discovered a benefit of a traveler-his brain is much smarter than his previous life, and even his physical fitness has very good potential.

At the same time, Lin Zhichao's flexible business acumen and excellent marketing methods were quickly appreciated by the boss and his wife.

Xinxing Newsstand has wholesale magazines from the United States, almost all of which are old, and the number of each issue varies. Popular magazines such as "LIFE" and "LOOK" are given less, sometimes only three copies, and the unsalable ones Give a lot, there are fifty to one hundred copies.

Lin Zhichao suggested to the boss and his wife that the magazines that sell well should be sold more expensively, and the ones with large quantities should be sold cheaper and quickly, without taking up funds.If regular customers reserve magazines, a middle price is used, which is neither too expensive nor too expensive for regular customers, but it is not too peaceful, and there is a certain profit.

These small suggestions have indeed played a very good effect.

Lin Zhichao is still working hard. Although he stands all day long, he is still full of energy. Based on his experience in sales in his previous life, he started selling again in this life, trying to sell more magazines and newspapers for his boss.

At this time, Lin Zhichao was full of confidence. Although Li Chaoren had a start-up capital of 1950 yuan in the summer of 5, which came from his future father-in-law; help him.

2 months later.

"Shocking news event! "Sing Tao Daily" published that the government army occupied Zhangjiakou, the GG war is inevitable, and Xiangjiang cannot be immune to it alone! The "LOOK" American magazine that just arrived in Hong Kong, the blonde beauty is showing off her style (actually it is still a black and white picture), Let you appreciate the elegance of a civilized and technological country."

Passers-by on Des Voeux Road can always hear similar cries every morning, and many people can't help but stop, and then go to the nearby 'Xinxing Newsstand' to take care of business.

And the business of "Xinxing Newsstand" has increased by more than 20% with the arrival of Lin Zhichao.

"A Chao, rest, you work so hard, Jin Daya won't give you a raise, they are stingy!" colleague Ah Cai came out and said in a low voice.He looked like a fool in his eyes, as if to say, no matter how good you do, the boss is only willing to pay you 60 Hong Kong dollars as a salary.

Lin Zhichao stopped yelling, and said indifferently: "Just practice your courage and voice, anyway, it's just a meeting at the peak of work." If he didn't know the future and future, he might be too salty.However, since he knew that this stop was only a short period of 4 months, Lin Zhichao also tried his best to do one thing well and develop good habits at the same time.

As for his colleague Ah Cai, he is just a passer-by in his life, and he will not talk about his life ambitions together; maybe 30 years later, he will still be a colleague who sells newspapers and brags that he used to be the "richest man in Hong Kong".

Ah Cai returned to the newsstand resentfully, and the boss and his wife didn't care too much about him. After all, the salary of 60 Hong Kong dollars a month should not be too high, just doing some chores.

"Young man, you're quite good at business, you're an intermediary!" Suddenly a middle-aged man in a suit and leather shoes came to Lin Zhichao and joked.

Lin Zhichao's first reaction was that this person was relatively rich at first glance, so he immediately introduced himself and said, "I can also work part-time as an intermediary. Boss, do you have anything to buy or sell?"

Don't miss any chance!This is what Lin Zhichao told himself.

After finishing speaking, Lin Zhichao seemed to have opened a door, and thought of an idea of ​​"tossing" himself.

In fact, in another two months, he is very likely to make a fortune.

However, he still likes to toss and challenge himself. He believes that if he does not work hard and cultivate his talents, even if he has a lot of information about the times, he may not be able to achieve the achievements of a real tycoon.

The middle-aged man showed an expression of interest. He felt that every time he heard Lin Zhichao's yelling, he couldn't help but want to buy one or two newspapers or magazines, because words such as "shocking", "shocking" and "shocking" Make him feel like he doesn't want to miss the big news.

In fact, he later found out that this kid did it all on purpose.

"Young man, I have a new building to sell on Jaffe Road in Causeway Bay (later called Jaffe Road). There are two units on one floor, two-bedroom units, and four floors. If you can sell it, I will give you a [-]% commission." The middle-aged man talked endlessly about his new building.

Lin Zhichao quickly took out his pen and paper and recorded them one by one, including the contact number and address of the middle-aged 'Gao Sheng'.

"Gao Sheng, don't worry, I will release such a high-quality house to you as soon as possible!"

"Okay, I'm very trustworthy, you can inquire about it. You deserve it, and I won't be greedy."

"Well, Gao Sheng seems to be a man of integrity."

Unexpectedly, after two months of hard work, Lin Zhichao opened another door, which is to be an intermediary.

If the order is successful, in the remaining 2 months, he will develop his own intermediary capabilities.

Because he was thinking, if he wants to open a factory, he must be able to sell. After all, there is a lot of competition in Xiangjiang Shanzhai factory.

"Sir, my friend has a new building to sell, are you interested?"

Starting from the next day, Lin Zhichao will sell to people like this.

At first everyone nodded perfunctorily, then turned and left without anyone asking.

But in fact, there are still many opportunities.
In less than three days, a guest asked back: "Really?" Then he asked seriously: "Where is it?"

Lin Zhichao gave a clear introduction to the property. He had an hour's break at noon every day, including eating;

"Very good!" The guest replied with interest.

In a scene, Lin Zhichao saw that the guest had an extraordinary temperament, and he was definitely not an idler playing with him, so he said again: "Well, I went to the site to see it several times, and the house is very good. Moreover, the house in Xiangjiang will definitely increase in price due to the war in the mainland After all, those rich and powerful people in Shanghai will also choose to take refuge in Hong Kong, and it is estimated that only the rent will be skyrocketed, so whether it is investment or self-occupation, it is a very good time now."

The guest looked at Lin Zhichao in disbelief, but didn't say much, but said directly: "Can you take me to see it?"

Lin Zhichao quickly took out the paper and pen, and recorded the customer's phone number or address, planning to show the customer the next day during his lunch break or after work.

"Li Sheng, are you in the medicine business?" Lin Zhichao said casually before leaving.

Li Cihao looked surprised, and then said: "Good eyesight, young man, Po Chai Pills are my property."

"Sheng Li, you have won the prize. You have a faint smell of Chinese medicinal materials, but my nose is more sensitive." At this time, Lin Zhichao was also very surprised. He did not expect to meet a big boss—the head of Hong Kong's "Li Zhongshengtang".

Li Cihao nodded, said a polite word, then turned and left.

And Lin Zhichao clenched his fist happily, not only that he might earn a commission of [-], but more importantly, he thought that being an intermediary might know a lot of people and expand his network, which was what he needed.

The boss and his wife not far away didn't care about Lin Zhichao chatting with customers. They thought it was the customers who thought Lin Zhichao was exaggerating, so they came forward to make a theory!

A week later, Lin Zhichao was overjoyed because he received a commission of 1000 yuan; as he expected—Li Cihao bought the building for 5 yuan.

Therefore, Gao Sheng readily gave Lin Zhichao a commission, and Lin Zhichao not only got a commission that exceeded his annual salary, but also got the contact information and friendship of the two "rich men".

Although many years later, these people are just small roles in front of him, but at this time Lin Zhichao is a small role, so he cherishes every interpersonal relationship very much.

"Boss, I would like to take half a day off in the afternoon!"

Lin Zhichao's boss, Jin Bingwen, raised his head and said seriously: "If you take half a day off, you will have to deduct one day's wages! After all, I will give you an hour's break at noon, so I may be able to deal with some private matters."

"No problem, the main thing here is more important. Boss, just write down the deduction."

"Well, then you go! Ah Chao, I don't want to do that either, but rules are rules after all."

"I know!"

Lin Zhichao was not angry at all, which surprised Jin Bingwen, he actually wanted to beat Lin Zhichao, don't think that he is outstanding, just want to claim credit; he felt that he allowed Lin Zhichao to take home magazines or newspapers to read, which is already a very good reward up.

Leaving the 'Xinxing Newsstand', Lin Zhichao laughed and cursed: "This stingy Jin Daya!" Of course, he was just joking, not really angry, mainly because he didn't deserve his anger.

And now he is considered a "little rich" and has a "huge sum" of 1000 yuan, but he has no intention of leaving the "New Star Newsstand" because he will work until the end of December; use the last two months to work part-time Do some intermediary work.

Learning English, understanding all kinds of information, and exercising his eloquence and ability are his current tasks.

(End of this chapter)