Chapter 7: Cigarettes

In the morning at the end of July, he walked for half an hour in the strong sun and he was soaked all over. Especially the hair, the bangs are very uncomfortable to put on the forehead with sweat.

When he first passed through, Wang Licheng was the head of the board. He stayed for two months, and managed to stay longer. Last week he went to the shop for a haircut. Ask the master to shorten the two temples, the hair on the top of the head is only thinned and not cut short, and the bangs are slanted.

The hair that I had just trimmed was still a little ugly, but it looked much better after a week. In the past, Wang Licheng used to find old masters on the side of the road for haircuts. Those masters were very good at shaving and trimmed nose hair for you. Most of them only have two hairstyles, bald and inch. And rarely use scissors to cut hair, only scrapers and razors. In this era, the middle part, the partial part and the big back are still popular. Most men like to have their bangs fully combed and secured with a mousse.

These were all good, but he couldn't stand the flared pants in Wang Licheng's closet. Wang Licheng only had two pairs of jeans, all flared pants, and he never wore them once. Not only denim can be made into flared trousers, but even casual cotton trousers can be made into flared trousers.

Because I came to Jiangcheng to check the price, I deliberately dressed decently.

Short-sleeved white shirt, black trousers and leather shoes. This was the best outfit he could get his hands on.

A man can actually look stylish in a shirt, but the premise is that the shirt has to be self-cultivating, like this one on his body, it is not baggy, close-fitting, and has shape at all.

He had the idea of ​​buying clothes by himself. His clothes were all bought by his sisters and his mother, and there weren't any nice clothes in Pucheng, and the ones he liked were not cheap. This made him have to give up the idea of ​​buying clothes by himself.

At the entrance of the cigarette factory, he took out the handkerchief in the small bag, wiped the sweat on his face, and arranged his clothes and hair before entering.

He was stopped when he entered the gate of the factory.

"Hey, what are you doing, the factory is closed today, and there is no one inside."

"I want to order cigarettes wholesale." Wang Licheng took out a cigarette in his pocket and handed one to the guard.

This cigarette is the stone cigarette he bought yesterday, and it costs 4.5 Yuan a pack. Ask something outside, pass a cigarette, and people are willing to take care of you.

"Don't you know that the cigarette factory only produces cigarettes and doesn't sell cigarettes?" The doorman lit the cigarette and took a breath.

"Ah! The cigarette factory doesn't sell cigarettes, so where do you buy cigarettes?"

"To buy cigarettes, you can only go to a tobacco company.”

"I don't seem to know that there is a tobacco company in Pucheng.

"No tobacco company?" The guard gave Wang Licheng a suspicious look.

"Do you really want to buy cigarettes?"

"Of course, I want to buy some cigarettes to sell."

"Then you wait outside; don't go in, I'll call someone."

Ten minutes later, a middle-aged man came over from the door. .

The doorman pointed at the middle-aged man and said to Wang Licheng, "You go in with him."

Wang Licheng followed the middle-aged man into an office without a sign.

"You sit first." The middle-aged man made him a cup of tea. "My surname is Lei, you can call me Uncle Lei, what's the boy's surname?"

"Give your surname Wang."

"Okay, your surname is Wang, then I'll call you Xiao Wang! I heard you want to buy cigarettes?”

"Yes, I want to sell some cigarettes wholesale."

He felt that he was impulsive this time. He only knew that there was a cigarette factory, but he didn't expect that the cigarette factory would not sell cigarettes.

"How many cigarettes does Xiao Wang want?"

"Thousands! It depends on the price. You can buy more if the price is right."

"I have a batch of cigarettes with a market value of 20,000 Yuan. If you want all of them, I can sell them to you at a low price.

"There is not that much money. How much cheaper can the price be?"

The middle-aged man named Uncle Lei raised a finger.

"Ten thousand?" Wang Licheng was a little surprised.

"Yes, as long as 10,000 Yuan, you can't buy that price anywhere."

"What kind of price cigarettes are those?" Now cigarettes range from twenty cents a pack to more than ten Yuan a pack. The cheap ones sell well, the expensive ones are for gifts, and basically no one buys them for themselves.

"Most of them are one or two pieces, and few pieces are very easy to sell." They know what kind of cigarettes are selling well in the market now, and those who are greedy for ink are all good-selling cigarettes. This batch of cigarettes was sold under special circumstances.

"Is this cigarette coming from the right way?" He found out that the cigarette was probably smuggled and sold by them. The price is very cheap, I am afraid of being checked.

"This batch of cigarettes is the same as the tobacco company's cigarettes. There is absolutely no problem."

"Are you responsible for delivery?" There are hundreds of cigarettes for 10,000 Yuan!

"If you don't send it, where do you sell it?

"Pucheng, have you heard of it?"

"I heard that it's not far from us. I'll give you a phone number, and that person can help you deliver." "

"How much does it cost to deliver to Pucheng?" "

"It's not very far, it's estimated to be a hundred Yuan!" "

"That's fine, Uncle Lei will leave me a phone number first, and I'll come back after I go back and get the money." "

“Well, come as soon as possible, I'm in short supply. Don't blame Uncle Lei for not keeping it with you."

The middle-aged man took Wang Licheng all the way to the door of the cigarette factory.

"Little Wang! Whether this deal is successful or not, I hope you don't tell others what happened today." He saw that Wang Licheng was a sensible person who made this deal with him.

"Uncle Lei, don't worry, this matter will rot in my heart."

After Wang Licheng left, the guard came out of the guard room.

"Son, did this happen?" The guard was the father of a middle-aged man, and this time they were the first to greed for so many cigarettes. It was originally ordered by an acquaintance, but he suddenly didn't want it, which frightened them.

Keeping such a large batch of cigarettes is a long dream. Besides, these cigarettes were made by five people, and he was only the one who came forward to sell them.

At first, they were only greedy for the whole box of ink, and they became greedier after tasting the sweetness.

10,000 is really not a small amount. My mother now has a pension of nearly 200 Yuan a month, and my father already had savings when he was here. Adding those savings should be enough, but...

Hey! The store was not found well, and now the cigarette factory is in the same situation again, all because of lack of money.

What should I tell my mother when I get home? Such a headache.

But this is indeed an opportunity. When the wave of layoffs comes, sisters and brothers-in-law will also have a crisis of being forced to be laid off. He can make money and help them.

He didn't dare to talk nonsense about being laid off, how could he convince his mother.

He spent 3 Yuan for a lunch near the bus station at noon. Then take the 1:00 bus back to Pucheng.

During dinner, Wang Licheng hesitated.

"Licheng, how did you go to see Jiangcheng today?" Liu Fengzhen deliberately waited for her son to put down the bowls and chopsticks before asking.

"It's okay; it's just that the cigarettes have a relatively large amount of purchases." He didn't dare to tell his mother the truth. He thought about it, first use the cigarettes to earn him a fortune and then turn it into something else. Can't do anything without money.

Liu Fengzhen saw her son's embarrassed expression. "Is there not enough money? How much money do I need to buy?"

"You need to buy 10,000 goods at a time. They give more profits, and they are not afraid of not being able to sell cigarettes."

At this time, there were already a lot of smokers, who had no money. For a pack of a few cents, the average person smokes a piece of it more, and middle-aged men say that most of them are a piece or two, which is just in line with the market demand.

10,000 is a lot. The money in the fold is reserved for the son to marry a wife. "Can you really make money selling cigarettes? Are you sure you won't lose money?"

"Absolutely." He is equivalent to buying at a 50% discount. The normal wholesale price of cigarettes should not be lower than 10%, so he has a full 40% profit.

"Then mother will give you another 9,000." His father's 2,000 Yuan compensation was given to his son before. There are more than 13,000 in her portfolio, including the betrothal gifts for several daughters when they get married. After giving it to my son, there are only a little more than 4,000 left.

"Thank you Mom, when I make money, I will return the nine thousand and the previous two thousand to you." This money was left to Wang Licheng by Wang Licheng's parents, and he could not accept it with peace of mind.

"You kid, why would you pay it back? This money was originally used for you to marry a daughter-in-law."

The storefront is rented. He have been there, and the location is not very good.. The store is not big, only 10 square meters, and the price is cheap, only 15 Yuan a month.

There are residents in this area, and no one has turned a house facing the street into a shop.

He rented the storefront and opened what would be the only store in the neighborhood.

He does wholesale; in fact, he does not need a particularly good location. Besides, the fragrance of wine is not afraid of deep alleys. And the cigarettes are not heavy. If a customer asks for a lot of goods at a time, it is a big deal for him to deliver it.

After renting the storefront, I went to a carpenter to make glass cabinets for cigarettes.

Then went to the tobacco company again. It turns out that there is a tobacco company in Pucheng. He buys a small amount of goods, and the price he gives is almost 10% off.

No way, I have to get some loose sales, which can be regarded as a cover for his batch of cigarettes. His batch of cigarettes were all produced by Jiangcheng Cigarette Factory, and there were only four or five varieties, and he also needed to prepare all the varieties.

On Monday, he asked for leave, instead of going to work, he went to Jiangcheng. I called Uncle Lei last night and made an appointment with the delivery master.

With such cheap cigarettes, he was really afraid that it would be too late, and now the store is also organized, and he only owes cigarettes.

This time, he didn't go to the tobacco company early. Uncle Lei said that he should go there at noon, and the cigarettes were not at the cigarette factory.

He bought 100 catties of white sugar and a box of 24 bottles of soy sauce at the wholesale center. He kept these things with the boss, and when he packed up the cigarettes and went back, he would come over and drag them back together.

There is a salt factory in Pucheng, and it is cheaper to buy salt locally.

Uncle Lei took him to the warehouse where cigarettes were stored at noon. The truck driver was already there.

The cigarettes were light, and the three of them finished moving in a few moments.

"Uncle Lei, will you have any stock next time?" Looking at the warehouse scene, they have been doing this for a day or two.

"Yes, you can tell me in advance what goods you need. I can supply it according to your requirements, but this number is not enough, it must be this number." Uncle Lei said no when he stretched out five fingers, and used his fingers to compare six.

“If that's it then that's all, I'll call you and let you know when the time comes." In the evening, the mother used a plastic bag to pack the sugar, and then sealed it with a candle and a saw blade.

He sorted out cigarette prices. Sort out the wholesale prices of all cigarettes and copy them on paper.

The wholesale price of Uncle Lei's batch of cigarettes is 10% off; 5% off the wholesale price in other provinces.

Cigarettes from other provinces are not profitable and are only suitable for retail sales. Write the store address at the bottom. Before the cigarette cabinet was ready, he would copy the flyers he made every night. Some of them will be handed out to him, and the other part will be put in the store. When someone asks the price, he will directly show him the flyer.

He thought about the need for a phone. The installation fee for the phone is 3,000, and he has no plans to rent the store for a long time, and the post and telecommunications office will not move the phone.

The cabinet was ready in four days. Lay out the prepared price tags and merchandise on Wednesday night so mother can remember the price of the merchandise.

Open on Thursday for direct sales.

What the store sells now is relatively monotonous, only selling all kinds of cigarettes and salt, sugar, and soy sauce.

"Mom, cigarettes are only sold in bulk for the time being. You can sell them wholesale when you remember the price."

Mom didn't know how to read, so she could only let her record the price of the cigarettes. Fortunately, the price of the cigarettes was remembered. 

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