Hong Yanwu's judgment once again convinced "Old Saury".
He never expected that Hong Yanwu would sell out all the more than sixty kilograms of sea cucumbers that he had to sell for almost a month in less than a day.
Hong Yanwu still used the old method, but he opened the door in broad daylight and put the bag containing sea cucumbers at the door, and someone came to the door to give money to him.
And what is unexpected is that even the manager of the guest house, after accidentally learning the news from the guests, came to ask for help from Hong Yanwu, the "purchaser of the Second Commercial Bureau of Beijing" with "supernatural powers".
Give him a few kilograms of sea cucumber at a low price.
Of course Hong Yanwu couldn't refuse, so he generously sold the manager five kilograms and thirty heads of sea cucumbers at the purchase price of 40 cents each.
The manager was so happy that he couldn't thank him enough. He kept praising the people in the capital for being generous and generous. After hearing that Hong Yanwu and the others planned to stay here for six days, he wrote a note with a stroke of a pen, saying that he was free of charge.
Hong Yanwu and his room charges.
Naturally, the invoice must still be issued, otherwise Hong Yanwu will not be able to reimburse him when he goes back, and he will not be able to take advantage of the government. However, the manager's consideration is purely unnecessary, because he does not know that Hong Yanwu simply reimburses himself, so he does not need to pay for it.
The room rate is a direct benefit in your hands.
So, after all the calculations, Hong Yanwu and the others did not lose money on this business, and a sea cucumber was still sold for 80 cents.
But this incident made "Old Swordfish" feel very puzzled. He couldn't figure it out. The guest house manager was obviously a local in Bincheng, so why didn't he go to the market to buy sea cucumbers? The sea cucumbers there were even cheaper.
Why go through this detour by asking for favors?
For this reason, Hong Yanwu made another inference of his own.
He first believed that information in this era was still too limited. After all, not all people in Bincheng knew about private transactions at the market gate. Even if everyone knew that such private transactions could be done there, most people were disciplined people.
How many people dare to buy supplies from private hands? You know, once caught, both the buyer and the seller will be punished.
In addition, most of the people who visit the market are housewives or elderly people who are responsible for buying food and cooking. There are only a few men working in the market, let alone powerful bosses like guest house managers.
In the eyes of these women and the elderly, no matter how cheap the sea cucumbers on the market are, they will still think it is expensive and will not inquire about the price if they do not need it. Even if there is a need, ordinary people will buy things cheaply and will not even ask about the price.
For good 30-head sea cucumbers, sea cucumbers with less than 50 heads are basically chosen, so the best-selling ones on the market are 80-head sea cucumbers.
On the contrary, the manager of the guest house and the guests staying here are not dissatisfied with the better things. Those who can buy thirty heads will not consider fifty heads.
This is because the current society is too bureaucratic, and everything depends on giving gifts. It has become a habit for these people to welcome and send gifts, and it is best to make friends with people with status and usefulness. They are good at currying favor with leaders and flattering their superiors.
Flattery. In order to exchange what is needed, harm the public and enrich private interests, and seek more benefits for oneself. Then naturally you will not be stingy when taking action.
Also, in fact, the more someone like a guesthouse manager is, the more superstitious they are about relationships and the role of backdoors. Even if you tell him that there are cheaper sea cucumbers on the market, he won’t believe it. Even if he does, he will still make assumptions based on his prejudices.
Things on the market may be fake, and they are by no means as good as the good things bought by people with status.
Hong Yanwu even boldly made a guess in the end, saying that people who go to the beach to collect sea cucumbers during the peak season are just doing something wrong and bragging about their connections to sell the collected sea cucumbers at high prices to people like those in guesthouses.
These are the people.
These words were well-founded and sounded very reasonable. Basically, all the doubts of "Old Saury" could be explained clearly, which made him convinced. But after being silent for a long time, he unconsciously let out a long and complicated sigh.
tone.
To put it bluntly, first, he felt that the method of selling sea cucumbers at the entrance of the market by the "sea cucumbers" was really wrong and stupid. It was a waste of efforts and no real buyers were found.
The second reason is that he is very dissatisfied with the current situation in society where gift-giving is a common practice due to the abuse of power for personal gain. However, these people are the main demanders of sea cucumbers, which makes him feel awkward and conflicted.
Third, Hong Yanwu's astonishing insights gave him a kind of heartfelt admiration. He clearly had a premonition that as long as Hong Yanwu was around, this summer, he would be able to do what he used to do for several years...
Thinking of these things, "Old Swordfish" is indeed a sensible person. But despite this, after Hong Yanwu took out the general ledger that night, the final profit still scared him.
Since Hong Yanwu was not in a hurry to sell this time and acted as if he was sitting tight on the Diaoyutai to those who were buying sea cucumbers, the transaction price was better than yesterday.
After all, the sea cucumbers weighing about 20 kilograms and 50 heads were actually sold at an average price of 45 cents a head. The thirty sea cucumbers weighing nearly 40 kilograms were sold at a high price of 80 cents a head. So these more than 60 kilograms were sold at an average price of 45 cents a head.
A pound of sea cucumber turned into more than 1,470 yuan.
If you take into account the total purchase cost of 816 yuan, the additional 90 yuan for customized tools and the ten kilograms of food stamps, then the net profit is more than 560 yuan, which does not include the five days of living in vain.
As for the rent, it only lasts for one day. In the opinion of "Old Saberfish", this has already caught up with the speed of printing money.
Chen Liquan and "Xiao Baizi" were naturally even more happy, and immediately made arrangements to go to the "Seafood Restaurant" for a big meal. They also said that they would let "Old Saury" introduce a few more "Hai Bingzi" tomorrow.
Unexpectedly, although Hong Yanwu happily agreed to pay for the treat, he shook his head about continuing to collect sea cucumbers tomorrow and said that this time it would be over. His reason was that he would accept it as soon as he could, and he could not be in a hurry to make money.
Otherwise, if we do this for another day, the noise will be too great, and it will arouse others' suspicion. In the remaining days, everyone will simply go shopping together, replenish supplies, and wait for the tools to be obtained.
Hong Yanwu's words made Chen Liquan and "Xiao Baizi" calm down quickly. After thinking about it for a while, they had to admit that they were a little hot-headed. They had nothing to say about Hong Yanwu's decision.
In particular, the "old saury" who wanted to persuade Hong Yanwu was even more satisfied with Hong Yanwu to the point where he had nothing to say. Hong Yanwu's knowledge, ability, and maturity were all deeply impressed by him. At this point, he and Chen Liquan also "
Like "Xiao Baizi", he has almost superstitious trust in Hong Yanwu.
In this way, starting from the fourth day of staying at the guest house, Hong Yanwu deposited the money in the bank. In addition to buying three pairs of flippers and replenishing supplies for surfing the sea, they took a complete rest and just experienced this coastal city like tourists every day.
Unique style.
These people not only had a feast, but also ate at high-end restaurants such as "Seafood Restaurant", "Qingshan Hotel", "Huibin Hotel", "Bohai Hotel", and "Qunying Building", went to movie theaters, and visited shopping malls and parks.
, everyone also had their hair cut, and went to the photo studio to take a group photo together. It was a wonderful life, it was even better than a real god.
In the past few days, the only dispute that occurred within this small group was that "Old Saury" refused to accept the 150 yuan given to him by Hong Yanwu.
Although Hong Yanwu said that it was originally agreed that all the income would be shared by "Lao Daoyu", and without the introduction of "Lao Daoyu", he would not be able to receive sea cucumbers. However, this "Old Daoyu" is the most stubborn person and thinks that this is for nothing.
He just wanted to take advantage of Hong Yanwu and the others. In the end, he even said that if Hong Yanwu mentioned this matter again, he would never take them to "touch the sea" again.
Therefore, Hong Yanwu could only give up for the time being. However, he was smart and remembered that "Old Saury" had always been envious of the old pocket watch in Chen Liquan's hand. When he went to the trust store to buy clothes, he leaned on the watch counter and couldn't get enough of it.
, he had a new idea in mind.
So he quietly went to a trust store and spent 110 yuan to buy an almost brand-new watch as a gift for "Old Sabry". Although he failed to buy a good-quality Swiss watch, Bincheng locals
The "Pearl" brand watch produced by the company is now a well-known brand name, and it can still make "Old Saury" put it down.
Hong Yanwu said very firmly at that time that the price of this watch was far less than what "Old Saury" should get. If "Old Saury" refused to accept it, then he would throw the watch into the sea.
This kind of unwavering sincerity naturally completely shattered "Old Saury's" unwillingness to refuse. At the same time, he felt more sympathy for Hong Yanwu in his heart. So with a kind of heartfelt touch, he expressed his gratitude to Hong Yanwu.