Chapter 1678
We're Playing the After-Sales Game
Seeing that everyone else looked like they wanted to say something but hesitated, Wang An immediately smiled and said to Zhang Shuya:
"Big sister, I think what Brother Wang said makes sense. Even close brothers need to keep clear accounts. Xue Li, Lao Wu, and I have always done it this way. Otherwise, we'd inevitably have disagreements about money sooner or later, and it wouldn't be worth it in the first place."
After Wang An finished speaking, Wu Dong nodded and said in strong agreement:
"Yeah, even brothers should keep clear accounts. That's so true. What Shuai said might be a bit... well, it's all the truth."
Wang An chuckled, then said with a playful yet sincere expression:
"Besides, in our DJ County, why would I dare to go toe-to-toe with anyone? It's because I support you guys who are backing me up. If you weren't backing me up, I wouldn't dare to just let someone beat me up, right?"
After Wang An finished speaking, the group of second-generation rich kids were stunned for a moment, and then they all burst into laughter.
It must be admitted that Wang An has spoken his mind.
But then Wang An continued:
"Don't be so happy, what I'm saying is all true. Take the fact that you're backing me up, for example. Even though it doesn't cost any money, it's not something that can be done by just anyone, is it?"
After Wang An finished speaking, everyone laughed even louder.
After everyone had finished laughing, Wang An said in a serious tone:
"With our relationship, we don't need to beat around the bush anymore. I'm not clueless, right?"
After Wang An finished speaking, the group exchanged glances and then said in unison:
"Yeah, we shouldn't beat around the bush."
"Yes, from now on, just say whatever comes to mind."
Thus, the decision was made that the group's business would no longer accept transactions from others, a decision that was settled through discussion among the group.
After a while, Wu Dong took the initiative to say to Wang An:
“Xiao An, although we don’t allow others to interfere in our business, we’ve discussed it before. Uncle and his two brothers haven’t sold their gold yet. If they want to sell their gold, our gold shop can sell theirs first, and then our gold can be put on the waiting list.”
Clearly, this was the result of a joint discussion between Wu Dong and Zhang Shuya.
After all, if the gold shop business didn't involve Feng Chengmin and the other two, the gold they had would be a problem.
The main problem is that while gold is easy to sell, it's also very easy for things to go wrong when you're selling it.
Therefore, everyone did this as compensation to Feng Chengmin, Wang Li, and Mu Xueli.
Wang An nodded and said:
"Okay, I'll tell them about it when I get back. If they want to sell that gold, then we'll sell theirs first."
After discussing the gold shop, Ma Guoqiang also talked about the sales of the pharmaceutical factory and motorcycles.
According to Ma Guoqiang, ever since the pharmaceutical factory announced that the scar removal drug could be exported in large quantities, more and more foreign pharmaceutical companies have come to negotiate.
In just two months, the pharmaceutical factory sold over HK$2 million, over US$600,000, and over Japanese yen worth of medicine. However, apart from the foreign exchange handed over to the authorities, the rest was all used to buy motorcycle parts; not a single penny was left.
As for motorcycles, although we didn't sell many before, we were still able to sell an average of two per day.
In the last two weeks alone, motorcycle sales have been absolutely phenomenal, with an average of more than 10 units sold per day.
In other words, in the past two weeks, the motorcycle shop has been generating a gross profit of over 17,000 yuan per day.
In addition, our partners in the two neighboring counties sold out their inventory of motorcycles from two months ago and started restocking for the second time ten days ago.
Although the motorcycle business made a fair amount of money, the motorcycle shop's accounts were as clean as its face.
The reason is simple: apart from paying wages to the workers in the workshop and the employees in the shop, all the profits were invested in the gold shop.
So after Ma Guoqiang finished speaking, everyone fell silent.
The main problem is that I've done a lot of work and earned a lot of money, but I haven't seen any cash in my pocket. And that feeling is really frustrating.
After a long silence, Ma Guoqiang asked Wang An:
"Xiao An, the state-run stores in Bingcheng are planning to purchase a batch of motorcycles from us."
The state-run store's purchasing department wants to only pay half the cost of the motorcycles upfront, and settle the remaining balance when the motorcycles are sold out or when they purchase the next batch. Should we agree to this?
After Ma Guoqiang finished asking his question, everyone's eyes turned to Wang An.
It's obvious that these second-generation elites have already discussed this issue, but haven't reached a conclusion. Now they're just waiting for Wang An to make a decision.
Upon hearing this, Wang An shook his head almost without hesitation and said:
"That's definitely not going to work. Letting them make money with our money is ridiculous. If they want to sell our motorcycles, it has to be cash on delivery, no credit allowed. Also, they have to figure out the transportation themselves. We're not responsible for transportation."
Given the sales attitude of the state-run store clerks, Wang An felt that even if he put the Longjiang 70 motorcycle in the state-run store's shopping mall, it might not sell many.
So, regardless of whether the payment was made in half or in full, Wang An didn't care about the business of state-owned stores.
After Wang An finished speaking, He Liang said with a smile:
"See, I told you Xiao An wouldn't agree. You shouldn't bother with that purchasing director. He's always dreaming. There aren't that many easy opportunities for him to make money off others."
Ma Guoqiang rolled his eyes at He Liang, ignored him, and then spoke to Wang An:
"Our Longjiang motorcycles will eventually have to leave DJ County. Xiao An, don't you think this is an opportunity?"
Wang An smiled and said with great confidence:
"Let me tell you, Brother Qiang, with the little stock we have in our warehouse right now, we don't have to worry about selling it at all. Once these two gold shops are settled, we'll open our own motorcycle shop in Harbin. Once we start advertising, I dare say the entire motorcycle market in Heilongjiang Province will be ours."
After Wang An finished speaking, the way everyone looked at him changed instantly, but they all looked skeptical, because they all thought Wang An was just bragging.
Wu Dong was the first to raise questions:
"Xiao An, there are quite a few legitimate motorcycle brands in Harbin, and they've been selling for many years, especially the Happiness 250, which is simply unbeatable. How do you think our motorcycles can dominate the market?"
Wang An smiled faintly and said:
"Because we're in the after-sales service game." (End of Chapter)