Back to 1980: Please Love Me Again

Chapter 99 Time Waits For No Man

Pingyang County, Zhao Wenmu's new home.

Rong Renyi's letter to Zhao Wenmu was very simple, suggesting that if he had the opportunity, he should go to Xiangjiang and the beautiful country, and he could help solve the problem of going abroad.

In this day and age, going abroad is a very troublesome thing.

The reform and opening up is in the ascendant, and the procedures for going abroad are extremely cumbersome at this time, requiring layers of approval from the sub-district/commune, police station, and public security bureau, and paying a large amount of security deposit.

A qualified guarantor is also required.

The most important thing is to have an overseas invitation letter, such as an invitation letter from a well-known foreign company or university.

Otherwise, nothing to talk about.

Even if these materials are complete, it is completely unknown when the procedures will be completed.

It's normal to drag on for a few months.

Therefore, most ordinary people have only one way to go abroad, smuggling.

That's a gamble with your life, only people who have nothing will play like this.

Zhao Wenmu is naturally not a player of this rank.

Even so, it is very difficult for him to go abroad.

Fortunately, he has no plans to go abroad anytime soon.

But it's different now, with Rong Renichi's help, it's much easier to go abroad.

Whether at home or abroad, this big shot is a big shot who can talk.

Rong Renyi said very sincerely in the letter that the world economy is changing with each passing day, and Xiangjiang and Pretty State have massive opportunities and advanced experience.

Whether it is developing in the Mainland or starting a business overseas, there is always nothing wrong with going out and seeing.

He felt that Zhao Wenmu was a promising young man, and he didn't want his future to be confined to the small world of Pingyang County.

Zhao Wenmu's goal is naturally not the small Pingyang County.

It's not just struggling in the catering industry.

If you are purely in catering, you earn hard money, get up earlier than chickens, and sleep later than dogs.The ability to resist risks is also low. Once you encounter some special circumstances, you may not be able to continue working in minutes.

He still remembers the disaster that swept the world in 2003. At that time, several catering companies under him had no income for nearly a year!

Housing rent, staff salaries, equipment depreciation and miscellaneous costs, these companies have been losing blood for a year.

Fortunately, catering was no longer his main business at that time, and he barely survived by relying on blood transfusions from other businesses.

So in this life, he must do more high-end things.

How can you do nothing if you live again!

Xiangjiang, he will go sooner or later!

Entering the twelfth lunar month, the shortage of dried mushrooms has become very serious.

The only two dry goods stores in Pingyang County began to focus on walnuts, chestnuts, and hawthorns. Dried mushrooms sometimes disappeared, which could not meet the demand at all.

Whenever some dried mushrooms are released, they are immediately snatched up by everyone.

The price is also rising continuously, almost one price per day.

"Little brother, the wholesale price of dried mushrooms is more than 1 yuan and 3 cents!"

When Zhao Wenyan mentioned this, she couldn't help grinning.

The 3000 yuan invested by her family has now become 6000 yuan!
The most important thing is that my younger brother invested more than [-] yuan.Although their brothers and sisters didn't say anything, they were still very worried that Zhao Wenmu would lose money.

"Little brother, I went to the old Zhang's dry goods store for two days in a row. I went as soon as the door opened, and I didn't buy any mushrooms every time!"

"This mushroom, the price has to go up!"

There was nothing to do in the crayfish restaurant in the morning, so Zhao Wenyan went out for a walk every day to investigate the market conditions of dried mushrooms.

"Haha! Sister, you are right, the price of these mushrooms has to go up!"

Seeing the eldest sister so happy, Zhao Wenmu was also very happy.

"Sister, let's open a dry goods store too, and use the small warehouse in the southeast corner."

In the southeast corner of the restaurant, Zhao Wenmu built two more small warehouses to store some rice, flour, grain and oil.

Usually vacant.

"Then our mushrooms are only wholesaled, not retailed. Just put a batch of products on display there, and promote them in restaurants every day!"

Zhao Wenmu said with a smile.

"Row!"

Only one day later, the "Old Zhao's Dry Goods Store" under the name of Zhao Wenyan opened for business.

Zhao Wenmu figured it out, instead of going to the state-run dry goods factory or the southern merchants who don't know where they are, it is better to let them come to him.

Whenever these people come to Pingyang County, they will definitely have a meal at Lao Zhao's Crayfish Restaurant!

As long as you come, you can see your own mushrooms, and everything will be easy!

At this moment, dried mushrooms are almost impossible to buy in Pingyang County.

Dried mushrooms are in short supply throughout Qilu Province.

These merchants are actually running around like headless chickens.

"Xiao Zhao, you are amazing, you really can't buy dried mushrooms this year!".

Zhao Wenmu was busy in the crayfish restaurant, and Li Guofu rushed to find him.

Since yesterday, the state-run restaurant has not been able to find a single dried mushroom.

When Zhao Wenmu asked him to stock up on some mushrooms, he didn't take it seriously, but when winter came, he found that the price of mushrooms was increasing day by day!

It doesn't matter if the price rises, anyway, the state-run restaurants are not short of that money.

More importantly, you can't buy it at all!
The mushrooms that can be bought are far less than the consumption of mushrooms in restaurants.

So the remaining dried mushrooms became less and less until yesterday they were completely gone.

He naturally knew that Zhao Wenmu had a lot of dried mushrooms here, but he felt a little ashamed and couldn't bear this old face to beg Zhao Wenmu.

As a result, the city sent a notice today, hoping that the state-owned restaurant in Pingyang County could help with a batch of dried mushrooms.

After all, Zhao Wenmu sold the fresh mushrooms to them through the county state-run restaurant.

After inquiring, Li Guofu found out that not only the two state-run restaurants in the city, but even the state-run restaurants in the other nine counties had run out of dried mushrooms.

He thought for a while, and the opportunity to make meritorious service came again.

However, I have to owe Zhao Wenmu another favor.

"Haha, right! Brother Li, is the state-run restaurant out of stock?"

Zhao Wenmu asked him to sit down and handed him a cup of tea with a smile.

"Hey!"

Li Guofu sighed heavily.

Then he said with some embarrassment:

"You asked me to stock up on more dried mushrooms, but I didn't take it seriously, so I only bought a little, but now I've used up all of them!"

"What's the big deal, what's the relationship between us, just tell me no!"

Zhao Wenmu handed him another cigarette, then took out a match and lit it, and Li Guofu made a gesture to block the wind.

"Xiao Zhao, to tell you the truth, it's not just my store that's out of stock this time, all the dozen or so state-run restaurants in Quancheng City are out of stock!"

"Buying dried mushrooms from you is a credit to me! I have to thank you!"

The two have known each other for a long time, so there is no need to be vain.

"Brother Li, it's polite for us brothers to say thank you! Besides, who am I selling mushrooms to?"

"But I have to make it clear that there are merchants from the south who have already offered a price of 1 yuan, and I haven't sold it yet! It can only be sold at this price to a state-run restaurant."

1 yuan is actually not Zhao Wenmu's target price. He clearly remembers that the highest price had already exceeded 6 yuan before the Chinese New Year.

But the state-run restaurants can't buy much, so it doesn't matter if you sell them some cheaply.

"Okay, no problem, the price can be higher!"

Li Guofu naturally doesn't care about these.

In the end, Zhao Wenmu sold 1 catties of dried mushrooms to Li Guofu at a price of 6 yuan and 2000 catties.

Enough for more than a dozen state-owned restaurants in Quancheng City.

When Li Guofu left, he had only one thought, and that was that what Zhao Wenmu said would be regarded as the golden rule in the future.

It is best to write it down in a small notebook.

"Boss Zhao, don't you plan to sell your product yet? The market price is only 1 yuan now, and I have already sold it to 5 yuan!"

"Maybe one day the price of mushrooms will drop!"

Not long after Li Guofu left, a middle-aged man with a greasy face and a handbag walked in.

After finally finding someone who had the goods in hand, he was unwilling to sell them for a long time!
He has already determined that Zhao Wenmu's place is the only source of goods, and all the people he sent to other counties have returned without success.

If he couldn't eat Zhao Wenmu's batch, he would have to return empty-handed.

He absolutely cannot allow this to happen!
Whether you can make money or not is the next thing!

Most importantly, they are going to be out of stock!
Once the stock is out of stock, it will have a serious impact on those big customers who have cooperated with them for a long time, and the other party may not cooperate with them in the future!

With this batch of goods, they can demonstrate their strength, stabilize these customers, and maybe even grab some customers from competitors.

So he scratched his head and scratched his head in anxiety!

But it didn't show at all on the face, and it was still calm and breezy.

"Boss Shen, I have to admit that the price you gave is very sincere!"

Shen Congwu couldn't help raising his eyebrows. Is the other party ready to agree?
"But the price of dried mushrooms is still rising. Can you believe it, it can break through two yuan a year ago!"

Zhao Wenmu said firmly.

He took a sip of his tea and spoke quietly.

"Manager Liu of the provincial state-owned dry goods factory and your boss Ma in Yangcheng are also very interested in this batch of goods."

Shen Congwu's heart was pounding.

Ma Bufang, this old man, actually came!

The two of them have been vying for big clients such as high-end hotels in Guangdong Province, and they have been particularly tense recently.

The other party must be smelling his own smell.

The damned old fox!
Shen Congwu lost his composure all of a sudden.

"Boss Zhao, I am sincerely here to buy your goods, so you might as well set a price!"

No matter what, Ma Bufang must not be allowed to take the lead.

"Boss Shen, my price is 1 RMB 8 per catty for all mushrooms and fungus!"

"The three of you all have the ability and willingness to eat this batch of goods, so whoever sells to this price first, I will sell it to whomever!"

This is indeed Zhao Wenmu's reserve price!

2 yuan more per catty is the highest price, so it is impossible for him to sell such a large amount of goods at this price.

In comparison, 1 yuan 8 cents 8 is definitely a price enough to satisfy him.

Shen Congwu's face turned blue and white.

In the end it was just a sentence:
"Okay, I'll consider giving you an answer."

After saying goodbye, he left.

Only Zhao Wenmu's ethereal voice came from behind:
"Mr. Shen, time waits for no one, and we hope to make a decision early."

(End of this chapter)