A layman in the courtyard

Chapter 8 Solving Sales Problems

"Uncle Lou, the land reform in our rural areas has been going on for many years. The past few years have been going well. The folks in my hometown have good harvests every year. You also know that after so many years of war, the folks have developed the habit of storing grain. Isn't this right? The autumn harvest is coming soon, and the villagers have no room for food in their homes. My uncle is also a village cadre in the village. The village cadre took the lead in grinding the villagers' wheat into flour and preparing to sell a batch."

"The folks have no sales channels, so my uncle called me back to see if I could think of a solution from Sijiu City."

"Uncle Lou, as you know, I am only half the age and have no connections, so I plan to visit the merchants in Forty-Nine City door to door to find sales."

Lou Bancheng was a little interested when he heard this. Food is hard currency these days.

"Approximately how much is there and what price should it be sold for?"

"There are about 6000 tons of flour, all 85 flour. As for the price, the village cadres said that the current lowest price of 85 flour is 1.3 cents per catty, and the price doubles from time to time. This batch of flour in the village You can sell them all at 1.3 cents per pound.”

After listening to this, Lou Bancheng thought for a while.
"Then at this price, send them all to me."

When Cao Zhihua heard what Lou Bancheng said, he looked at Lou Bancheng with his mouth wide open, thinking that he heard wrongly.

Lou Bancheng smiled happily when he saw Cao Zhihua's stunned look.

"No, Uncle Lou, can you finish all this food?"

"This is not a lot of food. There are more than 5000 people in my steel rolling mill alone. If people eat horse chews, they have to eat 7-80 tons of food in a month. Plus your uncle Lou and my other industries consume, 6000 tons of grain is enough for me for half a year.”

"Okay, Uncle Lou, I'm going to tell everyone the good news today, but Uncle Lou, the folks are asking for cash on delivery, do you think?"

Lou Bancheng said without moving his eyes, "Just do it this way, no problem."

When Cao Zhihua heard Lou Bancheng's straightforward answer, the pressure of sales suddenly disappeared.
"Uncle Lou, when will I start delivering flour to you?"

"You can do it anytime. I'll take you to the finance room later to say hello to Manager Huang. Then you can find her for handover and settlement."

"Okay, Uncle Lou, you have helped us in Hongxing Village a lot."

Lou Bancheng looked at Cao Zhihua's unsatisfactory look and said,
"You are a kid from our steel rolling mill. Why are you talking about your arm being crooked?"

"Hey, Uncle Lou, you have helped me a lot. I really appreciate you. Then I will send you flour starting tomorrow?"

Lou Bancheng asked puzzledly,

"Just ask someone from your village to deliver it. Do you still need to deliver it in person?"

"Hey, Uncle Lou, you didn't know this. The village rented a warehouse in the suburbs of Sijiucheng. You also know that they have difficulty in transportation, so they send flour to the warehouse one after another and then sell it. I It saves trouble to give it away. After all, I work in a steel rolling mill and I know everything. I just drive the oxcart and I’m not tired.”

Lou Bancheng thought this was all a trivial matter, so he didn't care about it. He just gave instructions.

"Then remember to take the time to visit Xiao'e, she talks about you every day."

"Okay, Uncle Lou, don't worry. I'll just finish my busy work these days. Then I'll go have some fun with Xiao'e."

Lou Bancheng had almost finished watching and chatting.
"Let's go, I'll take you to say hello to Manager Huang. From now on, you can just bring the flour and hand over to her directly."

When Cao Zhihua saw Lou Bancheng stand up and walk out, he immediately stood up and followed.

When they arrived at the property office, Lou Bancheng called Manager Huang over. Manager Huang's full name was Huang Jingwen.

Cao Zhihua observed Huang Jingwen carefully and found that this man's eyes were very sharp, and he was a very powerful person at first glance.

Lou Bancheng pointed at Cao Zhihua and said to Manager Huang
"This is Cao Zhihua. Recently, he will deliver more than 6000 tons of flour non-stop. You should be responsible for it yourself and do the handover and checkout well. Don't make mistakes."

When Huang Jingwen heard what Lou Bancheng said, she looked at Cao Zhihua in surprise and answered immediately without stopping.
"Okay, Director Lou, do you have any other instructions?"

"No, that's all, you have to work first."

After speaking, Lou Bancheng took Cao Zhihua out.

Cao Zhihua followed the whole process and couldn't say anything. He was really flattered.

The current Loubancheng is not a public-private partnership after the plot, only the money is left to buy Loubancheng.

The only steel rolling mill in Sijiu City alone is more profitable than the money printing press. In a factory with more than 5000 people, the supply of rolled steel produced every day exceeds the demand. It is really an awesome person who can make tens of thousands of dollars every minute.

What's more, half of Lou City is full of courtyard houses and shops in Forty-Nine City, which are related to the food, clothing, housing and transportation of the entire Forty-Nine City. It directly and indirectly supports how many people it is impossible to count.

As for Cao Zhihua's flour business, let alone Lou Bancheng's eyes, even in the eyes of the people below him, it was a small business not worthy of much attention.

In the end, such a small business even alerted Lou Bancheng to come out to say hello in person. It is not difficult to imagine Huang Jingwen's surprise.

Cao Zhihua followed Lou Bancheng back to the office and found that his affairs were going smoothly. He felt that his career was about to take off, and he was very happy.

Lou Bancheng looked at the watch on his hand, raised his head and said to Cao Zhihua,

"I won't let you eat here today. I will have a meeting with the government later. You can go back by yourself later."

Cao Zhihua immediately understood and said goodbye, "Okay, Uncle Lou, you are so busy every day and still take the time to help me solve these little things. Thank you very much."

Lou Bancheng waved his hand and hurriedly walked towards the car downstairs. It is estimated that his own affairs just delayed Lou Bancheng a lot of time.

Cao Zhihua didn't say much. He rode his bicycle and walked out of the factory gate towards Hongxing Village.

Riding a bicycle, Cao Zhihua now enjoys everything he sees and is in a very beautiful mood.

In my previous life, I never realized that making money could be so smooth. There was competition in every industry, and there were road hogs everywhere.

This is the time difference and the information difference is huge.

A lot of goods from the steel rolling mill in Loubancheng are sold to many departments and troops of the country.

Naturally, I know many high-ranking government officials and am very smart.

But public-private partnership is still brewing in the minds of great men, and there is no news at all.

Naturally, any decision made by Lou Bancheng is based on past experience.

Is flour expensive at 1.3 cents per pound? ?It's really not expensive. Anyone who has checked historical data knows that before the public-private partnership between 50 and 54, prices were actually very high.

The flour that Cao Zhihua sells for 1.3 cents per pound is actually sold at the government-guided price.

For real bulk purchases of grain, it is certain that the price will increase by 50%, not just double the price.

What is food? Food is life. Lou Bancheng is a successful businessman.

It would be strange to not move after hearing such a large amount of cheap food.

Moreover, the transaction object is an acquaintance of the son and nephew who he has grown up with, so the business is naturally easy to negotiate.

But for Cao Zhihua, this news is an opportunity for Cao Zhihua to change his life.

Because the most important part of doing business, sales collection, has been solved, and all that's left is to buy wheat like crazy.

"The speed is 70 miles, the mood is free, I hope the end point is the Aegean Sea, I run with all my strength, my dream is on the other side."

When you are in a good mood, your health will naturally be better. On the bumpy road to Hongxing Village, Cao Zhihua hummed a small tune and walked towards Hongxing Village at a speed of nearly 50 yards.

Not long after they turned from the highway to the small road in Hongxing Village, Cao Zhihua entered the small road and looked around.

Finding no one, the bullock cart was released and the bicycles were put away.He walked slowly to his uncle's house in a bullock cart.

When we arrived at my uncle's house, it was just noon. My aunt was cooking in the kitchen, and my uncle didn't go out at noon.I saw Cao Zhihua coming back so soon

"Zhihua, are you back so soon?"

"Yes, things went very smoothly. The first batch of wheat has been handed over to the neighbors. There should be many people asking me to buy wheat tomorrow."

The uncle breathed a sigh of relief when he heard Cao Zhihua say that things went smoothly.
"As long as it goes well, the 3000 yuan you left yesterday has been spent. Your aunt, your uncle and your aunt and I went to collect grain early this morning. We collected 87700 kilograms today. It will take you a few nights. Only then can I send it back.”

When Cao Zhihua heard this, he was overjoyed and said quickly:

"It's okay. I will ask my neighbors to come over with money tomorrow to continue collecting. I chatted with them for a long time today. Many people want to buy low-price grain from me. I will continue collecting when I get the money back. Don't worry about not being able to sell it."

"Okay, collecting the grain is very simple. I just don't know if the speed of selling it over there is good."

Cao Zhihua was not happy when he heard this. He was looking down on me, Chairman Lou Bancheng Lou Da.

Although uncle and uncle's enthusiasm has been mobilized.

But Cao Zhihua, who is familiar with human nature, knows that no matter how big or beautiful the pie is, it will be useless if he does not see the money after a long time.

People have to see the money. When your uncles and uncles get the money, you will really have peace of mind, because you don’t need to pick it up then, and they will go all out to collect the food.

"When the time comes, you can just collect the grain without worry. When I send this batch of grain back, I will divide the money from this time to prepare for the next grain collection."

"There is no need to rush to divide the money. We are all one family, so why are you anxious?"

"That's not possible. Brothers have to settle accounts openly. Just because we are a family, we have to divide the money. We should collect and distribute every time. This way we can avoid mistakes and direct conflicts between family members. That would be bad."

When the uncle heard what Cao Zhihua said, he didn't continue talking. He smoked with his head down and didn't know what he was thinking. For a while,

"You didn't sleep at night. After lunch, you have a good sleep for a while. I will call you during dinner in the evening. Your brother also wants your brother to take the cows out to graze in the afternoon."

"Okay." Although Cao Zhihua was not sleepy, he did not reject his uncle's kindness either.

(End of this chapter)