Chapter 538: Hard to Make Money
Although Lu Jiajie suffered a lot, he was lucky to have Luo Guangyuan and Sun Qi to take care of him, so his body was not hurt at all. After more than three months of rest, he almost recovered.
Thinking about his dwindling savings, Lu Jiajie could not sit still. After saying hello to Lu Jiaguang, he asked Sun Qi to go to Pengcheng.
When he arrived in Pengcheng, he went to find Su Heming and said that he wanted to buy a batch of electrical appliances to sell back.
Now that the economy has been liberalized, many people have money on hand and are willing to buy electrical appliances for their homes. Televisions are the first choice, and electric fans and refrigerators are also popular. Therefore, home appliance factories are now working 24 hours a day, but they are still in short supply.
Su Heming looked at him and asked, "I don't know how many people want me to give them goods every day. Lu Jiajie, tell me, why should I supply you with goods?"
Getting the goods means making money, so he is now a hot commodity. Sometimes when he is really bored, he goes to Gangcheng to hide away.
Lu Jiajie was stunned: "Brother Ming, we have been friends for so many years..."
Su Heming made a gesture to stop him: "Lu Jiajie, you and I have never been friends. I took care of you before because you are Jiaxin's cousin."
"Lu Jiajie, you and your Lu family have taken so many benefits from Jiaxin over the years, but what have you done for Jiaxin?"
Among the people in the Lu family, only Lu Jiaguang is good, he doesn't like any of the others. Only Jiaxin is generous, if it were him, he would ignore everyone. Their hometown and relatives and friends, except for those who helped their family in the past, other people want to take advantage of them, they are dreaming!
Lu Jiajie was stunned by the question, and after a while he said: "Brother Ming, Jiaxin has made her own way, and she doesn't need our help."
When Su Heming knew that Lu Jiajie went to MSK to do trade business and disappeared, he felt that this man was crazy: "Jiaxin is my adopted sister, I can't bear to see you taking advantage of me in the name of relatives. Lu Jiajie, you are also a nine-foot man, how can you have the nerve to rely on your sister all the time? Don't forget that Jiaxin is only twenty years old this year."
Lu Jiajie's face flushed.
Su Heming said: "You only know that she is rich, but you have never thought about how difficult it is for a little girl like her in Hong Kong City? She was trembling with fear all day to guard against the calculations of the He family, and she didn't dare to let anyone know when she made some money from business. Where were you at that time?"
"Lu Jiajie, don't even think about asking me to supply goods. If you are a man, you should rely on yourself to support the business, and then pay back the money owed to Jiaxin. Otherwise, I look down on you."
Lu Jiajie, who was scolded, returned empty-handed.
Sun Qi asked doubtfully, "You said before that Mr. Su has a good relationship with your sister, and he also said that Miss Lu is his adopted sister. Now that I don't supply you with goods, aren't you afraid that your sister will be angry?"
Lu Jiajie was silent and said, "It should be my sister's intention. She doesn't want to help me anymore, and wants me to make money to pay off the debt myself."
His original plan was to buy a batch of goods on credit from Su Heming, and then settle the payment after the goods were sold. Now electrical appliances are very easy to sell, and more goods on credit will definitely make a fortune. Unfortunately, the plan is very good, but the reality is very skinny.
Sun Qi's heart skipped a beat. If Lu Jiaxin no longer provides help, they will have to start from scratch. He has also done business and knows the importance of connections. With Lu Jiaxin, he can avoid many detours.
"What should we do now?"
What can we do? We can only give up this way of making money. Electrical appliances are in high demand now, and we can't get them without connections.
Lu Jiajie said, "Let's buy a batch of clothes!"
He has been in the clothing business for three years and has accumulated connections. I went to Gaudi Street and found a few friends who had become big wholesalers. I got the goods at a preferential price. I wanted to ship them back by train, but Lu Jiaguang said that the control was very strict now. If you open a backdoor for him, you will be reported. He asked him to find a way.
Lu Jiajie had no choice but to find a large truck to transport the goods back. On the way, he encountered robbers again, but they were prepared and drove them away after a fight. After returning to Sijiu City with a worry, Lu Jiajie put the goods in the warehouse and then looked for buyers.
I haven't done clothing business for a year. My former partners have found other sources of goods, including Xiaoqiu. Of course, when doing business, you must buy the goods from the cheapest one.
Lu Jiajie still has a vision. The quality of the goods he bought is high and the styles are the latest. But after selling all the goods, he found that he only made 5,000 yuan on this order.
When he first started the clothing business, he made two or three times the profit. Later, as more people did it, the profit dropped, but the profit was still 70% to 80%, but this time his profit was only 40%. And for this 5,000 yuan, Sun Qi has to give 2,000 yuan. At this rate, it will take a long time to pay off the 800,000 yuan foreign debt.
After struggling for a while, Lu Jiajie went to Luo Guangyuan and asked if he could work with him: "Guangyuan, I can find a source of goods for them and then send the goods to the border."
Although the border is not very peaceful, it is in China after all. As long as you act low-key and be cautious, there will be no problem. 800,000 yuan of foreign debt, if you don't pay it off one day, you will lose your confidence.
Luo Guangyuan asked with some doubts: "Jiajie, you still have money in your hand, and you can support your family by doing your old business. Why do you want to take risks?"
Lu Jiajie said that he owed 800,000 yuan: "My sister said that we will meet again when the debt is paid off. I know she is angry with me."
Lu Guangyuan didn't dare to let him join him after hearing this, and said: "Even if the goods are delivered to the border, there is still danger. If something happens to you, I can't explain to your sister. Jiajie, don't embarrass me."
Miss Lu asked him to pay back the money, but she didn't stipulate when to pay it back. It could be three years or ten years. If he were to take him to do border trade at this time, if something went wrong, he would definitely be angry with him. He couldn't afford to offend such a big boss.
Lu Jiajie, who hit a wall again, returned home dejectedly. After thinking about it, he only did clothing trade, which was what he was good at and had connections with.
At the same time, Luo Guangyuan also found Lao Geng and told him that Lu Jiajie wanted to join the team, and said that he had rejected it: "Miss Lu should be angry now. When she calms down, she can make money by doing anything. Why should she take risks with us!"
Lao Geng thought that he was loyal and quick-witted, and Luo Guangyuan just happened to be short of money, so he absorbed him into the team. One is that he really needs manpower, and the other is to check and balance his friend. After so many years of being outside, he knows that the most untestable thing is the human heart.
After thinking for a while, Lao Geng said: "You go find him tomorrow and tell him that I agreed to let him join. He will be responsible for delivering the goods to the border in the future."
Luo Guangyuan was shocked, then shook his head and said: "Brother, if something happens to him, what if Miss Lu is angry with us?"
Lao Geng smiled and said: "Don't worry, Miss Lu is clear about gratitude and resentment. He wanted to join, and she won't blame us even if something happens."
He let Lu Jiajie join the team, of course, he had his considerations.