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

Chapter 644 The Potential of the Money Seal, A Small Matter During the New Year

Luhe Town, Fanfan Repair Shop.

Yu Dawei reiterated his three plans to Lao Ji, Accountant Yang, and Qian Yin. Everyone understood the idea of ​​relocating the auto parts market and repair shops to the oil city, but the branding of the repair shops seemed to be due to the limitations of the times. Lao Ji felt that if the shops developed in this way, they would become very chaotic.

But this is indeed a service trend for future auto repair shops.

After explaining all the plans, Yu Dawei spoke again: "Taozi isn't here, and neither are Shunli and Fuzi. I'll hold a core meeting later to discuss these plans again, especially the branding aspect."

"Whether it's the style of the decoration or the brand name, the color and font of the signboard must be exactly the same, so that the brand effect will be better."

"Understood. So, should we discuss this before the New Year or after?" Old Ji asked this because the New Year is only a few days away. If everyone needs to get together, he should at least let the others who couldn't come know in the next couple of days.

"After the New Year," Yu Dawei thought for a moment. "Let's do a simple handover now, and then you can all go on holiday. Make a copy of the shift schedule and leave it with me."

"There's also the 'Brigade Commander's Maintenance Manual.' This year's manual is the same as last year's; they've all been put together, wrapped in newspaper, and placed in the cabinet in my inner room."

"Understood, boss, everything is ready." Old Ji began to report the situation to his boss.

As a newly appointed core management member, Qian Yin was a little reserved when giving his report. However, under Yu Da's expectant gaze, he still managed to recount the plans for the Spring Festival period in an orderly manner.

By noon, Yu Dawei had taken over from Fanfan Repair Shop, becoming the last manager to lead the staff on duty.

Old Ji and his father drove away in the third-hand car provided by the factory, heading towards their hometown.

Accountant Yang will need two more days to finish processing the last few accounts, especially the bad debts. Fortunately, his home is in town, so it doesn't matter whether he works overtime or not, since his family always spends the New Year at his grandfather's house every year anyway.

As for Qian Yin, he was a complete madman. Since he didn't have a wife anyway, and in his parents' eyes he was the youngest and least valued son, he might as well continue to work overtime with the boss and ask some management-related questions.

Yu Dawei also understood that Qian Yin's promotion was too fast, and coupled with his lack of reputation, some of the factory's veteran employees were not very convinced of his abilities.

Fortunately, these disgruntled veteran employees were all experienced mechanics, belonging to a different system from the parts department, so it didn't affect Qianyin's management.

Moreover, Qian Yin is already considered a veteran in the parts department.

"Do you know why I chose you over Lü Yongzheng?" Yu Dawei sat down at the kang table, paused his pen while writing the auto parts market plan, and then looked up at the other person.

Qian Yin was sitting across from the kang table, assisting the boss in checking the current inventory of spare parts. He was preparing to give a report later, but his expression clearly showed that he was not paying attention.

"Because I'm a bit older than him? Sister Yu told me before that although I'm hesitant, it's not really a flaw." Qian Yin's mind was blank, and he didn't know what he was saying at this moment. He wished he could find a crack in the ground to crawl into.

Yu Dawei smiled, then got up and poured a teacup of hot water from the thermos for Qian Yin, before sitting back down on the kang: "You're too nervous. You always feel that the scale of the parts business is getting bigger and bigger, and you're worried about whether you can handle it."

"Ah, this..." Qian Yin sat cross-legged, holding the teacup with both hands, and lowered his head somewhat embarrassedly. "Boss, you noticed."

"Of course, I noticed you weren't in a good mood when I came to the repair shop today. After we finished talking about the auto parts market, I saw your fat face was even more troubled, so I guessed you were worried about this." Yu Dawei looked at Qian Yin's chubby face and couldn't help but want to pinch him hard a couple of times.

This kid is capable; otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to earn more by dealing in agricultural machinery parts than he did working at the grain depot.

Yu Dawei didn't notice this inferiority complex when they first met, but he completely panicked when faced with a problem. He felt he needed to teach the kid a lesson, otherwise it would be very difficult for him to take control of the auto parts market in the future.

Don't underestimate these seemingly minor operational and management issues. With various parts stores opening and all sorts of people coming and going, many unexpected things can happen. If you're too self-conscious and lack the courage to take decisive action, it's really hard to gain people's trust.

"Boss, you know, I can't even manage those chain stores properly, and now I have to manage the whole auto parts market... I... Maybe you should find someone else? I really don't think I'm up to the task."

"I think I'm not as good as Lü Yongzheng in this respect," Qian Yin said frankly.

“You two have contrasting personality traits: one is too radical, and the other is too conservative. Neither of these is good.” Yu Dawei looked at Qian Yin. “But you are better than him, not only in terms of age, but also in your meticulousness and ability to manipulate and plan.”

“Xiao Qian, if you want to improve, you must learn to analyze yourself. Haven’t you noticed that you have a keen eye for the big picture?” Yu Dawei continued, “Back then, when I asked Yu Feng to train a successor, it actually had nothing to do with you.”

"The man and woman at the time, the woman was a college graduate from the county town who came back home to work, and the man was Lü Yongzheng. Don't let his young age fool you, his father was a well-known figure in the oil parts industry in the city, but he was willing to let his child come to me to learn."

"So to be honest, when I poached you from the grain depot and put you in the shop in Qiqihar, I just thought you would be a good employee." Yu Dawei's expression became serious and earnest. "But you created a miracle with your actions."

"You managed to sell 200,000 parts in just two months, and that wasn't just because of your own sales skills, but also because of the full cooperation of your colleagues and even the store manager."

"Do you know what this means?" Yu Dawei continued to guide him patiently.

Seeing that Qian Yin still looked blank, Yu Dawei took the initiative to speak and continued, "Even the store manager is willing to believe in you and think you can succeed, which shows that you have a unique personal charm."

"Before I transferred you back to Yu Feng's side, I asked some of your old colleagues at the grain depot, and they all spoke highly of you. This proves that my judgment was correct; you are just gold buried in the fields, and gold will always shine."

Yu Dawei reached out and patted Qian Yin's fat and thick arm: "You know how poor we've been all these years, but look at you, you've never shortchanged yourself. That's a testament to your ability."

"So, brother, you can stand tall in front of anyone and don't care about the opinions of the old employees in the factory, because they will never have the same vision as your boss."

"Yes, yes! Thank you, boss! I'll try my best! I'll definitely work hard." Qian Yin was thrilled by Yu Dawei's words, as if he were the chosen one at that moment!
In fact, Yu Dawei really thought this bastard was like a chosen one. When choosing the manager of the parts department, Yu Dawei had long forgotten about Qian Yin.

He instructed Yu Feng to focus on training those two people, but the girl couldn't stand the hardships in the town and resigned. In addition, her parents in the county had arranged a job for her, and she wouldn't listen to anything he said.

It was at this time that Yu Feng discovered Qian Yin, who was far away in Qishi, and was impressed by his abilities.

In the following few months, he mastered most of the mechanical parts models. His powerful memory was comparable to Yu Feng's. In addition, he was humble, positive and cheerful, except for his bad habit of flattery.

However, this guy wasn't a saint or a perfect person. Especially when he officially took over the parts department, he first had money and went to the girl's house to propose marriage for the third time, only to find that the girl he liked was already with a man from the next village. He returned home dejectedly.

After that, all sorts of problems arose in the parts department, such as untimely parts dispatch, failure to update some parts prices in a timely manner, and malicious replacement of the wrong parts during returns and exchanges.

Fortunately, both Qian Yin and Lü Yongzheng have grown rapidly through constant trials and tribulations.

Yu Dawei continued writing a rough development plan for the auto parts market, hoping to improve efficiency by comparing it with Ai Yongqiang and Meng Kai's plans later.

As for Qian Yin on the other side, I hope he can truly analyze himself and strive to grow.

He doesn't have much time left to grow. But Yu Dawei believes in him because this kid has another trait: the greater the pressure, the faster he grows.

When they are forced to pay exorbitant bride prices, when the parts department keeps having problems, the future won't be too bad.

Time flies, and one or two heavy snowfalls fall in this remote and quiet town. Before we know it, it's Chinese New Year.

For the Chinese people, this was truly 2002.

There's a saying that goes something like this: "Only change is truly constant."

Yu Dawei deeply felt the truth of this statement. He originally thought he could continue to make a living from the maintenance and repair business of the Eighth Bureau until the Tongtian era, but now, under the new rules of the Eighth Bureau, he has to take the route of acquisition and equipment leasing.

By transforming scattered vehicle maintenance businesses into engineering equipment leasing companies, it becomes possible to connect with major engineering groups.

The good thing is that he can still buy the equipment that the Eighth Bureau is preparing to dispose of at a low price, but the bad thing is that it is a national decision, and he can't take on too much at all, so he can only do his best.

The establishment of the auto parts market after the New Year is based on the premise that the Eighth Bureau's capital for acquiring vehicles cannot be used, which is the prerequisite for ensuring its stable development.

So he could only rely on acquiring land to secure loans, and he had to scrape together the money for acquiring the land.

Of course, money is not the key issue. The key issue is that the auto parts market he wants to build is quite large, and whether the authorities will allow a town to be granted land is uncertain. There are too many conflicts of interest involved, and Yu Dawei is not sure.

He simply combined the two plans for the auto parts market into one and gave Mr. Guo a rough engineering drawing of the project. The rest was up to Mr. Guo to handle.

Yu Dawei's philosophy is still to do his best and leave the rest to fate; having a good New Year afterwards is the real priority.

This year's Lunar New Year's Eve was rather quiet, with only Yu Dawei's family of three, and they didn't choose to spend it in the front yard, but rather in the backyard of the old man's house.

The main reason is that the couple has gotten used to spending Chinese New Year here every year.

In the evening, the family of three would sit in front of the TV to watch dumplings and the Spring Festival Gala. What they liked most was waiting for Zhao Benshan's skit.

Last year's skit "Selling Crutches" made my family laugh all year round, and we often saw reruns of the skit on TV.

This year's skit, "Selling a Car," felt even funnier than last year's.

Although Yu Dawei has watched two lifetimes, he still finds Brother Benshan's sketches endlessly entertaining.

Although the old man is no longer here, the customs of inviting and sending off the gods and worshipping ancestors cannot be changed. After finishing the work, it was already the third day of the Lunar New Year.

The couple, along with their child and a lot of belongings, drove to the mother-in-law's house.

The old lady's house was as lively as ever, with a constant stream of relatives visiting. However, to Yu Dawei's surprise, his brother-in-law and sister's family did not come this year.

They said they would come back in a couple of days.

Yu Dawei also learned some information from his brother-in-law.

It turns out that my brother-in-law's son opened a motorcycle repair shop last year in Luhe Town, but business has been bad.

Yu Dawei could guess the reason; it was his brother-in-law's doing. The previous incident at the grain depot had completely exposed his character to the people of the town.

Even the eldest sister was fired because of this.

If the people in the town really start talking about you, it'll be you for a year or three years.

My brother-in-law probably realized that he couldn't make a living in Luhe Town, so he took his wife and children and moved directly to the neighboring Cangsheng Town, where they settled down and bought a house.

However, his story has spread throughout Cangsheng Town; aside from anything else, his relatives and friends all know about it.

His eldest son Liu Wei's girlfriend also broke up with him because of this.

In response, Yu Dawei could only offer him four words: "He brought this on himself."

Compared to the eldest brother-in-law's miserable life, the second brother-in-law was doing quite well and was highly regarded at the flour mill.

However, there is a problem: he doesn't know how to arrange things for his children and wife when his boss wants to move the factory to Qiqihar.

This is also the opinion of most locals working at the flour mill.

But Duan Dahai had already thought this through, and Yu Dawei knew it too. However, because some things were not yet finalized, Yu Dawei couldn't reveal anything to his brother-in-law in advance.

Just tell him that he should listen to his boss and that he will take care of everything.

Without his brother-in-law causing trouble, Yu Dawei not only ate heartily during the Spring Festival this year, but also, for the first time ever, stayed at his mother-in-law's house instead of going home at night.

He also heard from his mother-in-law that the house was going to be renovated, and the old house would be demolished and a large brick house built instead.

Yu Dawei actually wanted to give his mother-in-law some money. Although he might face a financial crisis again after the New Year, he still had enough money to build a house in the countryside.

But then he thought, in the end, wouldn't this house just benefit his brother-in-law?

Although the mother-in-law is in charge of the money now, in a couple of years when she gets old, the financial power will be handed over to the eldest daughter-in-law, and the house will completely become the brother-in-law's house.

Moreover, for the convenience of the couple, a small house was specially built next to the pigsty in front, specifically for the mother-in-law and father-in-law to live in.

It was a disguised separation of the family. Thinking about all the old, unresolved issues that were about to arise, Yu Dawei immediately gave up the idea of ​​providing financial assistance.

With this money, I can buy more supplements for my mother-in-law, so that Han Guoqiang doesn't get any advantage.

(End of this chapter)