Early the next morning, Gu Kun and his party of four returned to the fishing port in Nansha and were ready to set sail.
Long Wu and Chen Li purchased a total of five tons of living supplies, and the rest of the ship was empty, waiting to be loaded with other goods.
Of course, these five tons of daily necessities are not enough for the two of them to eat and use on the road.
The two of them used up to 100 kilograms of supplies in a week, and the rest was passed through the Weisha Islands when preparing to return and sold to the local residents to improve their living conditions. It cannot be said that they did not make money, but they made less, and they mainly supported the army.
Under Gu Kun's instructions, Long Wu drove the ship to the refueling dock at the port and waited to fill up the tank. Gu Kun also went through some temporary procedures, filled out the form, and bought another large tank for his own use at sea.
There are 1,000 barrels of diesel fuel, which can fill more than 80% of the maximum load capacity of his fishing boat.
"Is this the business of guaranteeing harvests despite drought and floods that you talked about last night? Is there any risk?" Long Wu asked anxiously as he watched barrels of oil being loaded onto the ship.
Gu Kun said confidently: "Of course there is no risk. This is an export, not an import. And our country in Lanzhou has no tariffs, so it doesn't interfere with both sides. This is the most innocent business, but most people don't think of taking advantage of this time difference.
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It was not uncommon for fishermen of later generations to go out to distant seas to fish, fill up their tank with oil and then come back because domestic oil prices were high.
And not only did they fill up the tank, but they also put a bunch of oil barrels on the boat, saying it was "reserve for personal use", which is clearly allowed by law. This is like going abroad to buy some electronic products in a country with low tariffs, as long as you bring them back for your own use
, instead of reselling, that doesn’t count as cheating.
(However, there is a small group of criminals who nominally reserve the goods for their own use, but actually resell them after returning to China. This is an illegal act. Just like for-profit purchasing agents, it is also illegal in theory. Gu Kun would never do such a thing.
The above is just a general guide.)
What's more, the situation Gu Kun is facing now is that Chinese oil prices are cheap and foreign oil prices are expensive, so it is even more natural.
As long as there are no restrictions under the laws of Lanzhou, then it will be fine.
Chen Li obviously understood the boss's calculations better, and she mentally calculated in a low voice: "Now Lanfang diesel is about 1.35 to 1.4 per liter, which is converted into RMB. Here in Guangdong, it is only 1.2, and one liter can earn
The price difference is 1.7 cents. A barrel of 150 liters is 26 yuan, and a thousand barrels per ship is 26,000 dead profits.
Moreover, if you buy a bulk commodity like diesel, you won’t be afraid of poor sales if you buy too much. There are tens of thousands of fishing families in Lanzhou, and I estimate that there are at least a thousand diesel fishing boats. This cheap oil can definitely be absorbed, and it is really a good thing.
Business. But I’m still very surprised. Why can such a good business opportunity allow us to live alone? Why don’t others come to grab it?”
Gu Kun Zhizhu said confidently: "That's because the RMB exchange rate has plummeted. It's only been 50 days. For Lanfang people, this is something that happened in a foreign country. No one has noticed the business opportunities for more than 50 days. It's normal.
.Moreover, until the end of last year, buying things in China was based on tickets. You can’t buy as much as you want just because you have money. So those who are not well-informed may think that they can’t buy it with RMB.
Enough oil."
1994 was a year of drastic social changes. In addition to the abolition of the dual-track price system and the dual-track exchange rate system, there was another major event that affected the livelihood of the people across the country, that is, all planned economy tickets were officially invalidated.
In remote areas, food stamps, meat stamps, and oil stamps were products of the planned economy era. Their use was postponed until 1993, and then they were officially and completely abolished. From then on, in the land of China, as long as it is something that can be bought and sold legally, you can take the money.
You can buy it.
The depreciation of the RMB is also related to the lifting of ticket restrictions. Because suddenly a purchasing power in society that had previously been suppressed by the plan was released, more money was spent on buying things, and prices were bound to rise. Money
Of course, it will also depreciate along the way.
However, the prices of other materials that are closely related to ordinary people's lives have been adjusted very quickly, and they have basically been adjusted in January due to the natural game of the market.
However, gasoline and diesel prices have been slow to adjust.
This is because there were very few private cars at that time, and most of the cars and ships were commercial. In order to ensure orderly production, the state naturally required loss-making subsidies to ensure that oil prices did not rise. And Huaxia Petroleum Corporation was very wealthy, and it suffered a few losses.
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Finally, in the second quarter, it was discovered that because domestic oil prices were lower than those in neighboring countries, many foreign ships came to China to refuel. If the subsidies continued, it would be equivalent to part of the subsidies going to foreign ship owners. Hua Petroleum then quickly raised prices, and from then on
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Therefore, as long as the confidentiality work is done well, Gu Kun can monopolize this oil price difference trade route from China to Lanfang and continue to make a small amount of money for three months.
The monthly cost of a ship, including crew wages, is about 30,000 yuan, and the cost of one trip is 8,000 yuan. The gross profit is 26,000 yuan, and there is a net profit of 18,000 yuan.
With the help of his wife, Long Wu finally settled the account, but he still felt that his boss was a bit stingy.
He asked doubtfully: "Captain, but you made hundreds of thousands of net profits in one fishing trip, why are you still looking at the small net profit of 18,000 yuan this time? Isn't this a case of picking up sesame seeds and losing the watermelon?"
Gu Kun sneered proudly: "Not everyone can earn hundreds of thousands. It requires my skills in listening to fish, my level of seine netting, and my ability to find customers and negotiate. This cannot be copied.
If I only have one boat, of course I can focus on fishing and selling money, but what if I want to take advantage of these few months to quickly increase leverage and expand production? If I rent a second boat or a third boat, there is no way
Are you personally in charge of each one?
If I let you be the captain of one of the ships, can you promise to use only two or three crew members and turn over 18,000 net profits to me every week?"
Long Wuyi was speechless for a moment and had to admit that the boss was right.
Gu Kun's huge profits are based on his almost cheating ability, which is something God only rewards and cannot be replicated on a large scale.
How can normal people who are really fishing at sea and begging for food have such high profits?
When this boat was originally owned by Liu Min, after excluding all costs, the net profit was only a few thousand ringgits per month, equivalent to tens of thousands of RMB. But now Gu Kun sells diesel and makes more money than Liu Min in a week.
I make a lot more money in a month.
Gu Kun's thinking is obviously more like that of a big boss, always thinking about how to find ways to copy and expand his business, rather than relying solely on his personal strength to make a living.
Seeing that Gu Kun had convinced his men, he continued his analysis: "Moreover, if you can open up this trade route, I can completely change the model in the future - for example, we get two ships and stagger the voyage by more than a week.
When ship A set sail from Lanfang, ship B happened to be returning from Guangdong. Then I was on ship A. After arriving in Guangdong, I took a plane back to Kuching and transferred back to Lanfang.
In this way, every ship that sails from Lanfang to Guangdong can focus on fishing, searching for Malayan tropical fish, and even purchasing Malayan tropical fish by sea transfer. Every ship that returns from China can focus on fishing.
I can first transport 1,000 barrels of diesel to protect my capital and make a small profit, and then catch fish and decide on my destiny. Doesn’t this maximize my fishing talent?”
Gu Kun has already calculated that because the local seafood in Lanfang is not valuable, so even if he himself cheats and catches fish on the return trip, in the end, the profit will only be about 40% of what it was when he came.
Since he is the only cheater with superpowers, he must of course maximize the benefits of the cheater, which means he only has to worry about the half-way trip from Lanfang to Guangdong.
As for wasting a plane ticket when I went back, it was only 800 yuan. Compared with the increase in income, it is completely negligible.
People who make a lot of money must be willing to put down their own capital. If you do nothing to save costs, it can lead to big things.
ps: I also want to update more, but the website says that the Double Eleven contract is too late, and so far no test recommendations have come. What can I do?
It would be over if I had to write 100,000 words faster to be the first recommendation. Please be patient and humane.