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"This is 30 yuan in cash. We need to buy 600 radios."
Chapter 525 You are the supervisor in the back
He Yuzhu's lips curled up slightly, revealing a faint smile, and he sighed inwardly:
"Hong Kong is truly pragmatic! Just a moment ago they were fighting tooth and nail, and now they've turned hostility into friendship and become business partners. Who would turn down money if there's profit to be made?"
With that in mind, He Yuzhu accepted the banknotes offered by the other party without hesitation.
He then turned and walked to the warehouse door, gently turned the key, and with a slight metallic scraping sound, the warehouse door slowly opened.
He waved behind him, signaling Zhang Yaozu's men to go inside and move the radio.
The henchmen rushed into the warehouse like hungry tigers pouncing on their prey, carefully carrying brand-new radios onto the truck parked at the door.
In no time, all the radios were loaded onto the vehicle.
Seeing that the goods had been loaded, Zhang Yaozu's face was full of fawning smiles. He bowed repeatedly to He Yuzhu and said very politely:
"Thank you very much, Mr. He, for your generous help. We will have many more opportunities to cooperate in the future. I'll take my leave now!"
After saying that, he got into the car and drove away.
Watching the car drive away, He Yuzhu couldn't help but feel a little regretful.
He pondered to himself:
"If I had known that the vacuum tube radio business would be so booming, why would I have bothered to get into hardware and machinery? These everyday electrical appliances are much more profitable! And for me, producing these things requires almost no cost."
The next morning, sunlight shone through the thin clouds and bathed the city in a golden veil.
Ruan Mi arrived at the store early; she decided to stay and serve as the store manager.
Subsequently, she recruited two robust middle-aged women from the neighborhood to be responsible for cleaning the shop and moving goods.
After everything was arranged, He Yuzhu arrived at the dock in the morning.
Standing on the dock, watching the busy ships and crowds coming and going, He Yuzhu took a deep breath, then took out his phone and dialed Du Guanghe's number.
Not long after, Du Guanghe rushed up to He Yuzhu and asked with a puzzled look, "Zhuzi, what do you need me for?"
He Yuzhu nodded, and with a serious expression, recounted the events of the previous night to Du Guanghe:
“Last night, Zhang Yaozu from Heshengchang came to me, saying he wanted to invest in our vacuum tube radio business…”
Before he could finish speaking, Du Guanghe's eyes widened, and he roared furiously:
"What? He actually dares to mess with our business? This guy must be incredibly audacious, he's got a death wish! Isn't he just asking for it?"
“I’ve already taught that guy a lesson, so they’ve specially prepared a banquet tonight to apologize to us. But I won’t be going; you can just go and deal with it.”
As He Yuzhu spoke, he frowned slightly.
Actually, tonight's social engagement was entirely out of necessity. If it weren't for the circumstances, he really wouldn't want to get involved with those gangs.
Upon hearing this, Du Guanghe quickly asked:
"Will this be handled the same way as before?"
In the past, when I encountered similar situations, I would usually just beat the person up and that would be the end of it, as long as the other party didn't cause any more trouble and obediently gave in.
He Yuzhu nodded and answered affirmatively:
"That's right, the same old method, just make them completely convinced. But..."
He paused briefly at this point, then continued:
“I plan to acquire land on a large scale in Tuen Mun in the future, and I may need to rely on the help of these people then.”
Du Guanghe nodded knowingly, indicating that he understood the implications, and then respectfully bid farewell to He Yuzhu and left.
Time flew by and it was past noon. After finishing his business outside, He Yuzhu returned to his shop.
As soon as he entered the store, he saw Ruan Mi lying listlessly on the counter, looking utterly dejected.
"How's business at the store today?" He Yuzhu asked with a smile.
Hearing the sound, Ruan Mi lazily straightened up from behind the counter and complained coquettishly:
"There's no business at all! I've been sitting here in a daze all morning."
He Yuzhu couldn't help but laugh and comforted her:
"Don't worry, today is only the first day we've opened for business, so it's normal that we don't have many customers yet."
I slowly stepped behind the counter and carefully sat down at the slightly old-fashioned desk.
Just then, my gaze inadvertently fell on the books laid out on the table.
Driven by curiosity, I reached out and picked up one of the books and gently flipped through it. To my surprise, I saw familiar words—the curriculum for Form Five.
Why did you suddenly decide to watch these?
Hearing the voice, Ruan Mi, who was standing nearby, blushed slightly and replied shyly:
"I just picked it up and flipped through it."
Seeing her like this, He Yuzhu's heart skipped a beat, but he still asked:
"Oh? Then tell me about the education system here in Hong Kong, what's it like?"
After some questioning and discussion, he finally understood some of the situation.
It turns out that the junior and senior high schools in Hong Kong are roughly the same as those in mainland China, only the names are different.
Here, there are also kindergartens and primary schools. After completing five years of primary school, children will enter Form One, which is equivalent to the first year of junior high school in mainland China.
After Form Three ends, Form Four and Form Five follow.
In Form 5, if students intend to pursue further education, they can take the National College Entrance Examination (NCEE) to apply to universities.
At this moment, He Yuzhu pressed on with another question:
Have you ever considered going to university?
Ruan Mi gently shook her head, and after a moment of silence, she said, "Actually, I'm looking at these books mainly because I'm hoping to be able to attend night school."
He Yuzhu looked at Ruan Mi in front of him and slowly said:
"If you really want to go to university, it's not entirely impossible. During the day, you can attend classes at school, and after nightfall, you can try setting up a night market to do some small business. This way, you can balance your studies and earn some living expenses at the same time."
Although the two can be considered friends, their relationship is not deep enough for them to unhesitatingly spend large sums of money to support each other's education.
Therefore, He Yuzhu wisely chose to remain silent about the matter of funding.
Hearing this, Ruan Mi's heart stirred slightly. She had been forced to drop out of school and work due to family poverty, but deep down she always harbored a longing and yearning for education.
The prestigious and highly selective Hong Kong University was far too far away for her and was not even part of her life plan.
However, if one can enter an ordinary college to continue their studies, it would be a pretty good choice.
However, it is not easy to truly make up one's mind to take this step, and she is still in a state of hesitation.
It's important to know that night market business is usually only booming in the first few days after opening, and then it gradually becomes less busy, with the profits becoming relatively limited.
"Let me think about it more carefully. After all, if I plan to take the exam, I won't be able to wait until at least May or June next year."
The sisters, Nguyen Tao and Nguyen Mi, just finished their fifth year of secondary school this year. Due to their family's financial difficulties, even though they successfully obtained their graduation certificates, they were ultimately unable to take the entrance exams.
After that, he embarked on a journey to work away from home, enduring hardships and busyness until today when he finally has some leisure time.
However, He Yuzhu was really unsure whether he could regain the familiar knowledge from the textbooks.
At that moment, he slowly opened the bag he was clutching tightly, revealing several exquisite watches inside. He smiled and said:
"These are all goods that I managed to get my hands on with great difficulty. I'm thinking of selling them wholesale here."
The watch that He Yuzhu took out was, of course, an exquisite timepiece produced directly from the Aegean Sea.
Currently, these watches are mainly popular in the bustling Hong Kong Island area and have not yet spread widely to the Tuen Mun area.
When Ruan Mi heard that the wholesale price of this batch of watches was only 100 yuan, she couldn't help but widen her eyes and look astonished, finding it hard to believe that such exquisite watches could be bought at such a low price.
Seeing this, He Yuzhu quickly explained:
"It's precisely because the price is low enough that it can quickly attract customers' attention and be snapped up! And look, this watch is a high-quality product manufactured locally in Hong Kong Island, it's just that it's not popular here in Tuen Mun yet."
Since the decision has been made to open this shop and engage in wholesale business, it is clear that we cannot limit ourselves to selling only radios.
Therefore, after careful consideration, the two planned to gradually add more different types of goods, aiming to build this place into a comprehensive commercial center integrating wholesale, transit and after-sales service.
Just as they were having a heated discussion, suddenly, footsteps approached from afar, and then a strange man stepped into the store and asked:
"Does your store specialize in the wholesale of radios?"
Ruan Mi's face beamed with a warm smile as she said in a sweet voice:
"Yes, sir, we have samples of our latest products here. You can take a look."
The man in front of her looked to be in his early thirties. While he bombarded Ruan Mi with all sorts of questions, his gaze was blatantly sweeping Ruan Mi up and down.
Feeling slightly embarrassed by the gaze, Ruan Mi stood there, but out of professionalism, she forced herself to remain calm and patiently explained things to the customer in detail.
He Yuzhu, who was sitting to the side, saw everything. He frowned slightly, then stood up, quickly walked to Ruan Mi's side, gently pulled her aside, and whispered to her:
"I'll take care of them."