Tehua Company's accounts already show nearly ten million RMB, not including the more than one million rubles in unpaid goods from Kirilenko this month. The next batch of second-hand luxury cars won't arrive until November, so Feng Yu decided to first purchase a batch of agricultural machinery from the Soviet Union.
The autumn harvest has already begun, and this is the time when agricultural machinery is most prone to damage. At this time, even just spare parts would definitely not be hard to sell.
On the farm, before and after spring plowing and autumn harvest, is when agricultural machinery and its spare parts sell the best.
Feng Yu compiled a list of the most in-demand agricultural machinery in the market, sent a telegram, and asked Kirilenko to give him a quote.
The next day, Li Shiqiang picked up a fax from the post office, which contained Kirilenko's detailed quotes for various agricultural machinery and parts.
Feng Yu calculated that, after deducting the transportation costs to Kirilenko, taxes, and sales costs, the profit was not very high, and some items had no profit at all.
Others would still buy these items even if they had no profit, to ensure a full range of products. But Feng Yu was different; he didn't plan to do this long-term. He just wanted to make a profit within about a year.
"Brother Li, send these to Brother Kirilenko and have him ship them as soon as possible. Also, get Gangzi and the others to start running the sales channels. We need to find out the prices for tractors and harvesters. We'll sell a batch of tractors at the beginning of next year."
"Alright, I'll take care of it. It's getting late, shouldn't you go back to sleep?"
Feng Yu looked at Li Shiqiang and then at his sister. They had already decided to get married during the New Year, and now they were living together.
When they first bought the house, Feng Yu suggested buying several, but his parents disagreed. Now, the rooms were not enough, and his sister had to live in Li Shiqiang's house.
Young lovers living under the same roof, how could nothing happen? If Feng Yu wasn't sure before, now that Li Shiqiang was sending him to bed, did he need any more explanation?
Feng Yu looked at Li Shiqiang seriously, "Brother Li, if my sister gets pregnant before marriage, my dad might not beat her, but he will definitely come to talk to you with a hunting rifle!"
"Cough, cough... What are you talking about? Go to sleep quickly!"
Kirilenko shipped the goods quickly. These agricultural machines, especially the spare parts, were severely overstocked in the Soviet Union and couldn't be sold. Kirilenko easily procured the items on the order and quickly shipped them to Feng Yu.
During this period, Kirilenko's life was very comfortable. He enjoyed fine wine and beautiful women every day, and he could see his wealth growing. Due to the large number of popular Chinese goods he had, Kirilenko's reputation in the second-generation and business circles was growing daily.
However, this business was a partnership, and he was just one of the bosses, which was somewhat regrettable. If this business were entirely his, it would be much better, but the backgrounds of the other second-generation were even stronger, and he couldn't shake them off.
"I came first, I should load first."
"Bullshit! I was here all night, I should load first."
"Get lost, I signed the contract and paid first, so I should load first."
Some agricultural machinery dealers gathered at the freight station, all wanting to load and transport the goods first. The earlier they loaded, the earlier they could occupy the market. They didn't have any territorial divisions; they all wanted to sell the goods in others' territories, and some were even from the same city. Whoever was faster could earn more money.
"What are you all arguing about? Didn't I tell you when you signed the contract? Those who paid first load first, those who paid later load later. Boss Yu, why are you in a hurry? Your truck hasn't even arrived yet!"
Seeing these people arguing, Li Shiqiang had to step in to maintain order. Fortunately, Tehua Company had a bad reputation, and everyone from the boss to the employees was tough.
Who could blame them for selling good products? Everyone was vying to buy them. Soviet agricultural machinery, the quality was top-notch! Even the spare parts were more durable than domestic products.
After Li Shiqiang's shout, the people lined up according to the time they paid. The most frustrated was Boss Yu, who was the second to pay but couldn't find a truck.
When you don't need a truck, you can see them parked everywhere. But when you need one, you can't find them.
The third person had already started loading, but his hired truck hadn't even arrived. He had no choice; his truck had just returned from another city and hadn't finished unloading the cargo yet.
At noon, after school, Feng Yu came to the train freight station and saw that the loading was almost complete.
"Brother Li, how's it going?"
Li Shiqiang looked excited, "Xiao Yu, all the goods have been sold out, they sold really well. The money has already been deposited into our company's account, over four million RMB."
Li Shiqiang covered his mouth and whispered the last part to Feng Yu.
The prices for this batch of goods were set by Feng Yu, but the contract signing and collection were handled by Li Shiqiang. Feng Yu only knew that Li Shiqiang had been busy until late last night and hadn't had time to ask. Today, he came to check, and he didn't expect that all the goods had already been sold out.
Those guys did a great job; they didn't slack off on their business trips. This month's bonuses should be increased. Let them see the benefits, and they will work harder for the company.
Feng Yu later found out that these guys had obtained a list of dealers from the motor factory and bought lists from the city's mechanical factory, ice factory, boiler factory, and others, all of which were powerful mechanical dealers in various regions. Following the list saved a lot of time.
They still hadn't contacted all the dealers. If they had, these goods wouldn't have been enough to sell!
In this era, when people heard that the goods were imported, they automatically assumed they were good. When they heard that they were imported from the Soviet Union, a mechanical powerhouse, they knew that domestic tractors and agricultural machinery were all based on Soviet products. Soviet goods were definitely better than domestic ones, and the prices were even cheaper. How could the dealers not rush to buy them?
Feng Yu didn't expect that these goods would sell so well. It seems he was too conservative at the beginning. He only ordered three million RMB worth of goods for the first batch. He immediately called Kirilenko and asked him to send another batch of goods quickly, with a profit margin of over 30%!
When Kirilenko received Feng Yu's call, he laughed proudly, "I knew you wouldn't have enough. Just look at the prices I gave you; they're cheaper than in our Soviet Union! I already prepared a million rubles worth of goods for you. Don't worry, they will definitely arrive in Ice City within a week."
These goods were actually overstocked items from various factories that the factory leaders were worried about. Kirilenko had a thick skin and claimed they were military aid to the Chinese ally, even getting a military document with a red seal. As a result, he procured them at an extremely low price, spending less than 300,000 rubles, and even got some Chinese specialties as a gift.
All this money was Kirilenko's own. He had bypassed the other second-generation, and he had opened the business route, doing the most work, so he should earn more money! Brothers, charge ahead, vote for the recommendation, vote for the recommendation!