Jining, originally organized as a county-level city, was later placed under the jurisdiction of Ulanqab and was called Jining District. The common people used to call it Jining City, but they couldn't change it for a while, so they habitually called it Jining City.
Jining has a total area of 520 square kilometers, a population of 380,000, and jurisdiction over 12 townships and sub-district offices. The area is high in the north and low in the south, with mountains in the northwest and plains in the southeast. It is rich in mineral resources, with fluorite reserves of
First in Asia.
In terms of food, it is famous for its haggis, which has a rich aroma and long taste. Many people in Hohhot drive three hundred miles back and forth just to have a bite of the authentic West Street haggis.
The day after Lao Tan recovered from his illness, Gu Yi drove him to Jining.
Gu Yi said while driving: "Old Tan, let's go to the Fur City first, chat with the merchants for a while, and then go eat the haggis. After finishing the haggis, we can go home and get home just in time. How about it?"
"Okay, you can arrange it, and we'll be out anyway," Lao Tan said.
"There is no way, I have to go this time." Gu Yi said helplessly: "There are some things that I know I can't do, but I have to go, and I have to do it in a formal manner. I didn't realize that I brought Vice President Zhou with me.
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Zhou Yujun is the vice president of the Chamber of Commerce and the general manager of an e-commerce company. He is from Binhai and is in his forties. He has been in Hohhot for four years. He first followed Sun Yucong in the antique business and accumulated a lot of contacts. Later, he started doing e-commerce and gradually made a name for himself.
I have a good relationship with Mr. Wang of the New Agricultural Industrial Park, and it was Sun Yucong who brought him up, so he immediately agreed to do something when asked by Sun Yucong.
He was following behind in his car.
"How is his e-commerce?" Lao Tan asked.
"I really don't know. I heard it's okay. Isn't it all e-commerce now?" Gu Yi said.
"I know a little bit about e-commerce." Lao Tan lit two cigarettes, handed one to Gu Yi, and said, "Since he started a company, he should be building a platform."
"Yeah------" Gu Yi said uncertainly.
"What's the size of his company?" Lao Tan asked.
Gu Yi smiled and said with some disdain: "What a big deal, just rent an office in Jinqiao, hire three college students, and put up a sign. Just like Mr. Wang, he relies on his words to deceive people.
When I first came to Hohhot, I was nothing, just a little kid. But people would say, Mr. Sun likes to be like that. He carries him with him everywhere he goes. After going back and forth, he got to know a lot of people, and when he thought he was good enough, he started
company."
Lao Tan and Gu Yi got to know each other well, so he joked: "It makes you laugh when your eyes get hot."
"Humph, I don't have the leisure, and I don't have the money. If I had the money, I would rather invest in your dumpling restaurant. Do you know, I am very optimistic about your dumpling restaurant? The investment is small, the results are quick, the people are down-to-earth, and the people like it. It doesn't seem to make any money.
It looks like money, but it’s not open yet. If it’s open, it’s a roadside cash machine.” Gu Yi said with great interest.
"Roadside cash machine? Haha, that's a good statement, it's really like that." Lao Tan was noncommittal.
"Boss Sun is just messing around and has a little money." Gu Yi continued: "I'm very good at playing antiques, but I have to play stocks. Now I'm honest and I'll save 30 million."
"That much?" Lao Tan asked in surprise.
"No, 30 million. If he doesn't listen to me, I tell him when we are playing that we don't have the brains and stocks are not for us to play. If he doesn't listen, he will say that I am playing devil's advocate and badmouthing him. Because of this, we are having trouble.
You can't do this if you are half-red faced." Gu Yi said.
"Brother, you have to say what you need to say." Lao Tan said.
"The money has caused him trouble over the years. If he had listened to me and not messed around, he would have made a lot of money now. If people don't listen, they always think that they are smart and have a good brain. They can do anything and they are guaranteed to make money. Follow him
Whatever the people close to you say is wrong, wait for those idiots to say everything they say is right and just listen to what others say."
Gu Yi complained.
"When I first started making antiques to make some money, I said at that time that while I had money, I should build a real estate business as soon as possible, otherwise I would buy real estate. This is the right way, and it is guaranteed to make money. People didn't listen, and they had to invest in football. Who is Chinese football like?
Don’t know? The streets stink!
He was just deceived and obsessed with it, and in the end he lost nothing. He stopped for a while after playing football, lost money, and his head was drooping. But he still had some money in his hand, so I insisted that he had listened and bought a house in Suzhou.
Lou, it can be considered as leaving some family assets." Gu Yi snorted when he said this, and then said: "Who would have thought of playing in the stock market again------" He looked like he hated iron.
"Where did you buy it from in Suzhou?" Lao Tan asked.
"Well, the store has two floors, 4,000 square meters, and cost 60 million. Now it is rented out." Gu Yi replied.
"There is still money."
"It's almost empty. If you had listened to me and not messed around, it would have been at least 500 million by now."
Five hundred million!
Lao Tan palpitated for a while.
Their assets are measured in hundreds of millions, which is incomparable. The Dumpling House has been in development for four years and has five stores. The annual turnover is over 20 million and the net profit is 3 million. This has to be calculated starting from this year. We didn’t have this before.
If you want to exceed 100 million, you must work harder.
But I soon felt relieved. The dumpling restaurant has just started to develop, and the prospects are broad. Over 100 million is not a dream, it will be achieved sooner or later. If you are just forty, if you work for ten years, it should be almost the same when you are fifty.
After arriving in Jining, we first went to Fur City.
Fur City is located in the southern development zone. It has a large area and is no less than the prosperous family in the provincial capital. It has the flavor of a modern city. Unfortunately, business is deserted. There are only a few cars in the large parking lot and there are not many people in the square. Four
Only one entrance is open.
Entering inside, almost all the shops on the first floor are closed, with a few shops here and there not selling furs, but selling children's clothing.
We came to the boutique area on the second floor. This is the area where merchants come from Tongerbao, the provincial capital. Most of them are open for business, but there are no customers.
Gu Yi led Lao Tan and Zhou Yujun to a shop called "Shenghao". There were eight men sitting inside. They seemed to know that Gu Yi was coming and were waiting here in advance.
When Gu Yi and the other three came in, eight men stood up to greet them. After greeting them warmly, they each sat down.
The leader is called "Sixth Brother". He is in his fifties, looks wealthy, has the shrewdness of a businessman and the kindness of a Northeastern person. He first introduced the current situation and the demands of the merchants to Gu Yi.
"Brother Gu, you can talk to the government here through the Chamber of Commerce and offer discounts for another half a year. The Chinese New Year is coming soon. It's the time to sell furs, so everyone can make some money." Brother Six finally said.
Several other people also nodded, with expressions of expectation and hope.
"I'm here this time to solve the problem for everyone. Not only does the Chamber of Commerce know about your situation, but Chairman Sun is very concerned about this matter. He can't come back from Suzhou, so he sent me over first. So don't worry, there's no need to worry.
There are several. I will report to him later and explain your situation in detail. I guess the problem is not big. I can’t guarantee anything else. It will still be okay to work until the Chinese New Year." Gu Yi said.
"It's best to go out in the first month, which is also the golden season for fur." Sixth Brother said.
"I can't guarantee this, so I'll try my best to do it." Gu Yi said: "What I know is that the fur city has been contracted to an individual, and they have to make money. We can't be asked to do it in vain. Besides, we have also expired."
"That's not true." Sixth Brother said with a bitter face.
"Are you the only ones who suffered heavy losses?" Gu Yi asked.
When talking about the loss, the eight merchants all looked bitter and resentful. One of them said: "Don't mention it, we were deceived by others. We didn't catch up when we opened to make money. Later, when the store was transferred from other people's hands,
Start losing money as soon as you get it------"
Sixth Brother said: "In the whole fur city, there are not many people from our provincial capital who make money. After half a year of opening, if there is something wrong with the form, they start to change hands. Those who transfer out will make a profit, and those who don't transfer out will lose money. They will lose money."
The few ones just accepted it and packed up and left. The rest are the ones who have lost a lot. Think about how to make some profit after selling out this Spring Festival."
"Are there any statistics? How many more are there?" Gu Yi asked.
"Thirty-eight families, the ones here today are representatives, we didn't ask everyone to come," Sixth Brother said.
"What are you doing here? No more selling furs?" asked Zhou Yujun, who had been silent.
"I heard that it will be turned into a shopping mall. Clothing, food, small commodities, etc. will be sold. Now we are recruiting investment." Sixth Brother said.
"Is anyone here?" Zhou Yujun continued to ask.
"Who can come if we don't leave?" Sixth Brother said angrily: "Looking at the first floor, the door is closed and the key is not handed over. Who dares to break down the door? It costs at least 200,000 yuan to renovate a house, and the goods inside are at least 50,000 yuan.
Sixty, no matter how good the contractor is, he wouldn’t dare to break down the door, he can’t afford the compensation.”
While the people in the shop were talking, a group of big and thick men, at least fifteen or six, wearing security uniforms, came outside the door.
The leader was a man in his thirties. He stood there and refused to come in. He shouted inside: "What's going on? Where's the meeting? It's a waste of time. It's the last week. If you don't leave by then, the door will be closed."
Brother Six looked grim and whispered to Gu Yi and the other three: "The thugs hired by the contractor are all scoundrels on the street."
Gu Yi and Lao Tan glanced at this group of people.
Lao Tan was bald, fierce-looking, and didn't look like a policeman. In addition, his eyes were not friendly when he looked at him, which aroused the nerves of several of them. Then someone shouted: "Look, look, Ball Hair is not a dick!"
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No matter how stupid Lao Tan was, he knew that he was scolding himself. He became so angry that he stood up and walked out.
Gu Yi grabbed him.
"Brother, you can't do this."
After saying that, he stood in front of Lao Tan. At this time, everyone in the room also stood up and looked at the door with unkind eyes.
The group of people outside the door were originally a temporary group of social gangsters who wanted to cause trouble. They were not happy for someone to start a fight. Seeing the people in the room standing up, some people started to provoke them indiscriminately.