In 1992, a small village owner became the richest man in the village by owning a car.

Chapter 424 Go find your sister-in-law!

"Membership system? What do you mean?" Old Ji took off his car repair gloves, first went to the basin of water at the base of the wall to wash his hands, and only after washing them clean did he sit down again and pick up the registration form to look at it again and again.

The above lists the names and home addresses of our regular customers. If they have a phone number, they should write it down; otherwise, leave it blank.

However, the vast majority of these hundred or so people had landline phones.

Old Ji also knew that almost none of the people in this group were from the village; they were mostly from nearby towns and counties who liked to come here to get their cars repaired.

It takes about 30 minutes to drive from Luhe Town to the county seat. After the road was repaired a couple of years ago, the driving speed is even faster, taking a maximum of 20 minutes.

"When these regular customers come back, keep an eye on them and explain the membership system to them." Yu Dawei organized his thoughts. "The so-called membership system can be simply understood as getting a card. I'll get the card from an advertising shop later. It's something similar to a business card, also made of paper."

Yu Dawei certainly didn't want to make the membership card so rudimentary, but the technology was limited. It was impossible to do something like the credit card swiping system that would be available more than a decade later, and computers were not yet widespread enough in China to have that kind of computing power.

He could only make it a little simpler and more basic, such as using paper cards instead of PVC material, with a serial number and the customer's name handwritten on them, and the address and phone number of Fanfan Repair Shop printed on the back.

Finally, stamp it with the exclusive seal of Fanfan Repair Shop.

Yu Dawei had already thought it through: he would design a seal with just one character, "Fan," and ask the seal engraver to write it a little nicer.

One stamp is placed on each membership card.

The so-called members are people who have been doing car repair and maintenance for a long time, with maintenance being their main focus.

In Northeast China, you have to change the antifreeze oil in your car every winter, and it needs to be serviced every year after a certain number of kilometers.

After becoming a member, you pay 500 yuan a year, and all oil changes and maintenance are free within a certain number of times throughout the year.

Even for major car repairs, with the support of Fanfan Repair Shop members, all repair service fees are discounted by 20%, and Yu Dawei originally wanted to offer a discount on parts as well.

With that narrow-minded idiot Qin Yourong around, Yu Dawei decided to postpone his plan to offer a discount.

Yu Dawei talked about the membership system for almost an hour, basically recounting all the membership systems he had designed in his mind in his previous life.

Actually, when he used to run a repair company, he had the idea of ​​a membership system specifically for contacting individual customers.

Back then, the company was located on the main street, but it mainly repaired cars for government officials; there were very few individual customers.

However, things changed later, and Yu Dawei lost interest in implementing a membership system.

After listening to the whole thing, Lao Ji was dumbfounded. He even wanted to crack open his boss's head to see how such a clever mind was structured.

Damn it! We all have two legs, two hands, and a head on our shoulders, so how can there be such a huge difference?

Lao Ji felt that his boss's membership system could not only be applied to their repair shop, but also to various industries!

Da Feng, who was listening and tidying up with paper and pen, looked at her older brother with admiration.

It truly lived up to what her second brother had once told her: "Don't look at your eldest brother like this, it's because he doesn't use his brain. If he really used it, he would definitely be no worse than anyone else."

At first, Da Feng thought that her second brother was just trying to save face for her eldest brother and was simply chiming in.

Looking back now, the sheer brilliance of my older brother's mind is truly unmatched. Thankfully, he realized his mistake and didn't waste his intelligence.

Yu Dawei had no idea what the two were thinking, and assumed they were slowly absorbing the new rules of the membership system.

Fearing that the two men wouldn't be able to accept the new knowledge, he added, "Don't publicize this membership system yet. Just do it with about a hundred people and observe the results. If it's good, then we'll promote the membership system!"

"Later on, whether it's newly recruited apprentices or old employees, as long as they successfully refer customers to become our members, you'll get a commission. Later, we'll launch a referral program, etc. Take it slow, no rush."

"Dafeng, you'll have to work hard today. Compile what I've said into a comprehensive membership system, and we'll start working on it tomorrow." Yu Dawei leaned back in his wooden chair and let out a long sigh. "Once the membership system is promoted and customer loyalty increases, no matter how fierce the storms outside, I will remain unmoved."

As long as the customers don't leave, he has the confidence to stand firm.

"Brother, do you think we could apply the membership system to the repair department? After all, the repair department is a separate entity. With the support of members, You Rong Store probably won't be able to do anything to us." Da Feng raised her head and looked at Yu Dawei for his opinion.

“No, although the parts department is considered separate, it’s still inside the repair shop. Two members would fight. One member is enough to take the parts shop.” Yu Dawei rubbed his chin with his right hand. “Besides, You Rong Store is still stalling with us. We don’t know how things will develop.”

"When there are too many variables, it's best not to overthink it."

Da Feng nodded. After her brother's analysis, she roughly understood the pros and cons of the membership system and the parts store.

With the general outline of the matter cleared, the parts department's next strategy was also very clear: to outspend other parts stores like You Rong. Yu Dawei brought back two truckloads of various parts; he could afford to compete in terms of consumption in this small town.

Besides, it wasn't Yu Dawei who was playing with Qin Yourong, but his sister, so it wouldn't affect Yu Dawei's work arrangements at all.

Moreover, things aren't all bad. If Dafeng manages the parts store and wants to expand in the future, it will inevitably have conflicts with its competitors. Encountering such situations early on will help it gain experience and avoid being at a loss when faced with similar situations later.

This can be seen as indirectly helping Fengfeng grow up quickly.

Yu Dawei earns around 50,000 yuan a month. I can't speak for other places, but in Luhe Town, even if he loses all his money on these parts, he can still afford to stay.

On the other hand, Qin Yourong, a saleswoman at a counter, has hooked up with a rich man. He might be able to accept her for small things, but if she makes a serious mistake, Yu Dawei doesn't believe that the rich man will still protect her.

Let's wait, there's no rush.

A few days later, Yu Dawei finished his planning at the factory and gave his employees pep talks. He then went to visit Huang Man, Yao Jinfu, and Sun Shunli.

I brought some local specialties for the junior managers in each area. Everything was pretty much arranged, and I could finally take a breather.

Only then did he find the time to visit Brother Duan and Boss Liang.

Yu Dawei drove his little red car to find Boss Liang first. Now that the parts issue was settled, he needed to discuss the next steps with Boss Liang.

Now that a city agency contract has been signed with Ye Qian, Yu Dawei can't just do nothing. If he can find a few district and county agencies in Sui City, that would be considered doing something for Yu Dawei.

However, when Yu Dawei arrived at the Hongwei Parts Store, it was closed again.

They're closing in broad daylight; I wonder if they're even doing business anymore.

Looking through the window, Yu Dawei discovered that the shelves in the parts store were all empty, and even the agricultural machinery parts were gone.

Apart from some office supplies on the mahogany desk next to it, there is no indication that this place was ever a shop.

Yu Dawei was startled. Could it be that this guy was forced to quit after dealing with all the parts?
Not so much...

Yu Dawei turned around, quickly got into the car, and headed straight for Brother Duan's place. He should have gone to Boss Liang's place first if he had known he was coming back.

He thought that since Boss Liang wasn't in a hurry, there shouldn't be any major problems.

Xiao Hong ran wildly on the dirt road, and when she arrived at Duan Dahai's waste recycling transfer station, Yu Dawei was shocked again!
Not only is the sign for the waste recycling transfer station gone, but the "Lao Ji Waste Recycling" signboard that used to hang across the gate is also gone.

Yu Dawei peered through the crack in the door and saw that the entire courtyard was empty. The once marked waste recycling area was now just a few wooden signs stuck in the ground.

"What's going on?" Yu Dawei stood there dumbfounded!

He scratched his head, looked around to the left and right, but didn't see anyone passing by. He looked up at the gate again, his brows furrowed.

After thinking about it, Yu Dawei decided to drive to Boss Liang's wife's house, that is, to see if he could find out what had happened between the two of them recently.

Yu Dawei remembered that Boss Liang's family lived near Lingqian Street in Luhe Town. Although it was called Lingqian Street, it was actually next to a mountain gully.

Luhe Town consists of a main road, with various units and businesses on both sides. Further in, the second row on the east side is a vegetable market and a market area, as well as some government offices, small hotels, and the like.

The second row on the west side is the central school and some residential areas. Further in, there are muddy roads, and only one main road is clean and tidy.

Further in is what's called Lingqian Street. It's not a nice name; it sounds a bit playful because there's a rather large hill behind this place, and that's what Lingqian refers to.

Yu Dawei drove through the dirt road. These past few days have been sunny and clear. When it hasn't rained, the dirt road isn't muddy, but potholes are inevitable.

After navigating rows of houses, Yu Dawei finally parked the car in front of a black gate. The yard was small, nothing like a typical rural yard. To the left of the gate was a red brick outhouse with a black water bag on top.

Yu Dawei smiled when he saw the black water bag on the toilet, because it was his idea. Last summer, Yu Dawei had put this thing in Brother Duan's yard.

It mainly consists of discarded black rubber sheets that other people don't want, which are then glued together, filled with water, and placed in the sun. The water heats up in no time.

City dwellers probably wouldn't even know what this thing is for if they saw it in a toilet.

Yu Dawei withdrew his gaze, gripped the door, and called out, "Is your sister-in-law home?"

(End of this chapter)