Year: I had a good time when I was young

Chapter 433 Partnership
China has taken great pains to prepare this exhibit specially for Feifei and Aiyuan.

Wood carving is naturally the first one. The three little girls Feifei, Aiyuan and Hong Kong Sheng watched the wood blocks in the hands of ten master craftsmen turn into pieces of wood carving handicrafts little by little under the carving knives. They felt a sense of joy in their hearts. Surprise and admiration.

I saw the previous works of ten masters, as well as the wooden Buddhist niches, wooden boxes, sofas and other real objects that were rushed out in the past few days.

Feifei and Aiyuan discussed for a while, then asked the Hong Kong students for their opinions, and decided on the spot to hire them and the 90 apprentices they brought with them to Hong Kong Island.

Chu Xiangqian had told Aiyuan and Feifei about the wages of these people before.

The monthly salary of a master master is 300 Hong Kong dollars and commission on processed parts. As long as you are willing to do it, you can earn at least 5 Hong Kong dollars in a year.

But the monthly salary of 300 is not that easy to get. Depending on the items being carved, there is a requirement to complete a certain number of items every month.

Take the 28-inch carved wooden box as an example, you will need 10 boxes per month.

After completing the task, a commission of 1 Hong Kong dollars will be given for each additional task completed.

This is one of the reasons why Chu Xiangqian asked one master to lead nine apprentices. Otherwise, it would be difficult to say whether he could complete 1 pieces, let alone propose them.

As for the apprentice, the monthly salary is 120.After working for three months and taking the assessment, if the requirements were met, the salary would be doubled.

Moreover, the masters who train and teach them are also rewarded with one month's salary.

The people present suddenly became excited.

10个师傅1年就是5万，90个徒弟一年差不多也有13万港币的酬劳。

Still, objections were raised.

He stood up and said, "Ms. Zhao, these 90 masters are not apprentices. They are all level 4 carpenters at the lowest level. In our case, they are already masters who can carve alone."

Feifei was stunned and quickly looked at Aiyuan.

Aiyuan naturally understood what a level 4 worker was, so he explained it in a low voice in her ear, and Feifei finally understood.

This is a master's degree, and I can independently complete some uncomplicated wood carvings.

He pulled Aiyuan and whispered, "Yuanyuan, how about we give them twice the salary?"

Aiyuan wanted to nod, but he thought that a fourth-level carpenter only paid 4 or 50 yuan a month, which was double the salary and not as much as what his elder brother had given him before.

How can people be willing to leave their hometown and go to a model city?

And if you are still working as a subordinate to a capitalist, you will definitely feel uncomfortable.

"Those ten masters are all tenth-level carpenters, which are considered the most powerful workers. The ones above are engineers.

既然10级的师傅月薪300，那不如9级280，8级260，7级240，4级的180，一直到到1级工120块钱，怎么样？”

Feifei nodded after hearing this, "That's it, you go ahead and say it."

But Aiyuan shook his head. The little girl was very smart, and he could see that the comrade opposite cared more about Feifei.

"You tell them, it's easier for them to listen to you."

Feifei was stunned, but the few months of working in the newspaper office were not in vain.

He explained the salary standard with a smile, and the master master, apprentice representatives and staff at the scene were immediately overjoyed.

In this way, even if all 90 apprentices are level 4 workers, the monthly cost is at least 1.6 Hong Kong dollars, which is nearly 20 Hong Kong dollars a year.

Including the salaries of ten master chefs, it is 25.

If half of this money could be mailed back to China, it would be equivalent to more than [-] yuan in foreign exchange.

Moreover, before coming, Chu Xiangqian also said that food and housing would be included.

Anyway, it doesn’t cost much to build a few dormitories while the factory is under construction.

With fewer workers going out, there will be less trouble.

After deciding on salary, benefits and other issues, Feifei, Aiyuan and Hong Kong Sheng thought that they would be fine after signing the contract.

Unexpectedly, after being enthusiastically invited to have a big meal at noon, I was invited back to the venue in the morning.

As soon as you enter the large exhibition hall, you will see a variety of ceramics, lacquerware, cloisonné, jade carvings, four major embroideries, silk cheongsams, paper-cuts, colored glaze, bamboo weaving and other products.

The three little girls watching were dazzled.

But everything is of high quality, and Feifei, who loves beauty, was quickly attracted by the embroidery and silk areas.

Pulling Aiyuan and Hong Kong Sheng over, the four major embroideries each have their own characteristics, and each piece is of high quality.

With the addition of fine embroidered cheongsam, the three little girls were quickly taken by the female staff and measured by the female master. They watched the embroiderer cutting and mending the three semi-finished cheongsams into finished cheongsam on the spot.

The three people watching exclaimed in low voices from time to time.

Feifei quickly asked her entourage, "Can these be exported to Hong Kong Island?"

The faces of those present were delighted. This exhibition was originally held to earn foreign exchange.

Previously, the superiors were worried that they had their own customers in various places and were unwilling to give up their share to Chu Xiangqian.

But originally, I just took advantage of Chu Xiangqian's request for 100 wood carving masters, and sent an invitation to give it a try.

I didn’t expect that not to mention 100 masters, even 500 could be gathered at will.

Later, handmade projects such as embroidery and porcelain were also recommended, in order to earn foreign exchange to buy food or other urgently needed foreign goods.

And to be honest, there are not many real masters, but there are many level 10 workers, let alone their disciples and disciples.

Even if people leave or there are more orders, then train more apprentices.

In short, everything is lacking except people.

When Feifei heard that everything in the exhibition hall could be exported, but could only be settled in Hong Kong dollars, she pulled Aiyuan and Hong Kong Sheng aside.

He whispered, "Didn't I just receive a two-story store? How about we join forces and open an art store to buy these fine handicrafts from China?"

Ai Yuan immediately said, "It depends on the purchase price."

Hong Kong Sheng nodded stupidly, and then whispered, "I, I don't have money?"

Feifei smiled and wanted to say that she would lend it to her so that Hong Kong students would get less shares.

But then I thought about it, if I did this, my man might become even more pitiful for my little junior sister.

If this little girl gets more favors because of this, he will be the one who suffers.

Thinking of this, Feifei pulled Hong Kong Sheng and said, "You and I ask our man for the principal, and Aiyuan asks your brother to borrow it, and he will definitely give it. If the business is good, maybe it can be paid off in half a year."

Hong Kong Sheng's face turned red, but he did not retort that Chu Xiangqian was not his man.

Aiyuan pouted, why did she not have to pay back the money to a foreigner, but she, the eldest girl of the Chu family, had to borrow money and pay back the money.

But thinking this way, Aiyuan also knew that his eldest brother and his two sisters-in-law would be the closest to him from now on.

Negotiating the price with the entourage lasted all day. Aiyuan and the other three wanted to buy one thing and the other.

In the end, I just added 10 items to the wood carvings, 100 items, and bought 50 items in total.

I plan to ship it back first and try selling it. If the one sells better in the future, I will buy more goods.

But when the settlement came, the full 5 pieces only cost 21, but how could Kaikoiyuan and Feifei have so much money?

Not to mention that Hong Kong students only have more than 200 yuan for their whole body.

However, the food stamps in this little girl's hand weighed more than 200 kilograms.Of course, the money and tickets were all given by Chu Qianqian before he left.

She wanted to say that she had a few pieces of jewelry, but before she could say anything, Feifei smiled and said to her, "If you don't have enough, ask our man for it. It's not like we won't give it back to him."

When we sell the things, we will definitely be able to pay them back. "

Hong Kong Sheng blushed and nodded, and Aiyuan immediately found someone to take the three of them to make a phone call.

However, long distance connections are not so easy to get through these days, and Chu Xiangqian doesn't live at Feifei's house every day, nor does he go to the newspaper office every day.

In the end, I had to call Chai Wan Police Station to find Sanjiang Shui.

Only then in the evening did I receive a call from Chu Xiangqian to the Capital Hotel.

As soon as the call was connected, Feifei muttered everything about the past two days to Chu Xiangqian.

Chu Xiangqian silently calculated that the average price of 5 items was 42 Hong Kong dollars, which was indeed not expensive.

For example, the Four Great Embroideries and a Hundred Flowers Picture can be sold for several hundred yuan at least.

If you want to sell dragon and phoenix auspicious wooden boxes on Hong Kong Island, you can't even think about it for less than [-] to [-] Hong Kong dollars.

If exported to island countries, one or two hundred US dollars is no problem.

There is also cloisonné. For a while, islanders were crazy about this thing.

Selling prices of tens or hundreds of dollars are common.So much so that after the reform and opening up, people from the island country shamelessly came to China to steal technology.

However, many things in China are actually sold on Hong Kong Island.

Even in the special 10 years, there has been no interruption.

Chu Xiangqian didn't remind Feifei and the other two. Anyway, there were only 50 pieces of each type, so they would be sold if they were placed there.

And this business may not necessarily make a lot of money, but if it is done well, it should not be difficult for three people to make tens of thousands a year.

No, if you really do it well, it’s not difficult to make a lot of money.

In the future, most of those who will make exports will be people with billions of dollars.

In the early 80s, the melon seed king selling melon seeds and peanuts could sell more than one million a year from just one stall. Nowadays, as long as you catch the trend, it is really difficult not to make a fortune.

Chu Xiangqian felt that these 21 yuan worth of goods could be sold for 50 to [-] yuan no matter what, so the net profit was not an issue. What mattered was the number of customers and the speed of capital movement.

The faster and more goods are sold, the more money you make.

Of course, this matter cannot be generalized. Food is a large consumable.

Carved boxes, embroidery and the like can last a long time.

So repeat customers are not the focus, the most important thing is customer flow, that is, new customers.

If you want to continuously develop new customer sources, you have to look for agents in Southeast Asia, South Korea, Wanwan and island countries.

When Chu Xiangqian expressed his thoughts, Feifei, Aiyuan and Hong Kong Sheng immediately felt that it made sense.

The secret is that it is still my own man, or my eldest brother who can see far and clearly.

"I will deposit 100 million Hong Kong dollars in a special account at Standard Chartered. You will use part of the money to purchase goods and part to renovate the store in Causeway Bay.

Keep the rest until you are sure the business is feasible, and then buy a large store in Kowloon to set up a branch. "

The three of Feifei were overjoyed. Feifei rolled her eyes and said, "Husband, then each of us will get 10% of the shares, and the rest will be given to you?"

Aiyuan and Hong Kong Sheng had no problem at all, and they understood immediately that Feifei definitely wanted to get the shares for free.

In their minds, getting 10% of the shares just for doing something was a big advantage.

Chu Xiangqian wanted to say no, but then he thought, if he was not the majority shareholder, the three of them would have conflicts in the future.

Moreover, it is only natural to be the major shareholder by providing the bulk of the investment.

"Okay, this project is just for you to practice your skills. If you do well, I will leave some profitable businesses that I don't like in my mind to you in the future."

Feifei, Aiyuan and Hong Kong Sheng were overjoyed. Chu had earned such a huge net worth in the first half year. If he said he could make money, he would definitely make money.

After hanging up the phone, the three girls, aged 18, 17, and 16, were still asleep. They chatted and discussed until around 1 o'clock in the night, and then they couldn't bear it and fell asleep.

The next morning, I called the Standard Chartered branch in Shanghai to confirm that the HK$100 million in funds was in place.

Feifei and the other three hurriedly found the entourage who owed the contract, and the first batch of 21 funds was directly transferred to the mainland account.

Then Feifei couldn't stay any longer and immediately wanted to go back to Hong Kong Island and focus on the renovation of the store in Causeway Bay.

Fortunately, Aiyuan persuaded her, pulled Feifei and said with a smile, "It's best to decorate for a month. It's better to leave this matter to the elder brother when we go back now.

For a project as big as a horse farm and a wharf, after the elder brother asked the designer to finalize the drawings, people were staring at him.There's no need for us to go back. "

Feifei rolled her eyes at Aiyuan, but when chatting with Aiyuan these days, they both vaguely guessed that Chu Xiangqian deliberately let them return to the mainland.

However, Feifei was still a little worried, so she called Chu Xiangqian again and heard Chu Xiangqian take over the decoration matter.

She and Aiyuan were now determined, and Chu Xiangqian wanted them to return to the mainland.

In this case, let's just tell the entourage that when all the goods arrive in the capital, they will return to Hong Kong Island with the goods.

Then we took Hong Kong students with us and started to play around in Mantianchao.

On the Chinese side, they learned that the 21 yuan was only the first batch, and the three girls casually received 100 million Hong Kong dollars from the man and the elder brother behind them to practice.

The attention paid to the three people immediately rose to a new level.

During the trip, the number of people accompanying us increased from the originally planned 4 people to 8 people.

Everywhere we go, we are accompanied by local staff.

So much so that every time I go to a scenic spot, I will be surrounded by people.

Feeling the enthusiasm of the mainlanders, Feifei's favorable impression of China is extremely high.

After traveling in China for more than a month, when I returned to the Sanjin Courtyard in front of the capital, I suddenly came up with the idea of ​​buying a large courtyard here as well.

Needless to say, the person who lives in Sanjin Courtyard now will definitely be the one named Xue Jinglan in the future.

No matter how bad it is, she is still a Hong Kong student. After all, she is her biological aunt.

You can't think that you and Hong Kong students will both join the Chu family in the future, follow their men to the capital, and live in other sisters' houses, right?

Besides, a few thousand dollars is nothing to Feifei.

With the pocket money given by Chu Xiangqian, it only takes two months to buy a three-bedroom courtyard house like this.

As long as the house bought at this time has the title deed and house ownership certificate, even if it is expropriated during special periods in the future, it can still be taken back in the 80s.

Even in special times, many courtyards with clear ownership have been preserved.

When he told Chu Xiangqian about this, Chu Xiangqian secretly said that Feifei really had some ideas. Just a set of three entering the courtyard would be worth hundreds of millions in the future.

If the location was better, it would not be difficult to earn over a billion dollars.

But it seems to be the same whether you buy it now or 20 years from now.

After all, a few thousand or tens of thousands in 20 years is nothing to Feifei. It is better to buy it later to avoid having trouble in a few years.

(End of this chapter)