Reborn in the Millennium: Building a Fortune from Fishing

Chapter 611 Warehousing in the Sichuan-Chongqing Region

The next day, he asked Xiao Liu to help him assemble a computer, and even added a memory stick so that Xiao Zhang could play games at the factory late at night.

Since they've already set up a factory here, we should have arranged some entertainment for them in the evenings.

After New Year's Day, the new year begins, and the factory's packaging work enters its peak season.

According to Qin Dahe's estimate, the project will be fully completed by the end of January, allowing everyone to enjoy the Chinese New Year at home in February.

It's really impressive for rural people to be able to earn a fixed salary nearby; those workers' families are much better off this year.

However, after the Chinese New Year, we won't need so many people.

Three of the packing women were kept, while all the other temporary workers were dismissed.

The main tasks at that time will be packaging the medicinal wine, shipping the bait, and making and packaging the floats.

He also ordered 100,000 plastic float boxes from the injection molding factory, which cost 12 cents each and were given away as a free gift when you bought the floats.

Everything is ready, and we're just waiting for the Spring Festival and the Awakening of Insects to officially go on sale.

At the same time, the person in charge of the warehousing center in the Sichuan-Chongqing region was also found.

Sales in the Sichuan-Chongqing region were actually quite high last year, even higher than in Jiangxi, and second only to the four provinces with distributors.

You should know that the wholesale price for a second-tier distributor is even lower than the price he gets for shipping.

According to Boss Wan, the person who took over the warehouse is surnamed Liu and is related to the boss of Hanlong Group.

Hanlong Group is currently at its zenith in the Sichuan-Chongqing region, a force to be reckoned with in both the legal and illegal worlds.

However, they don't want to get involved in shady dealings; they just want to do legitimate business, and having a relative's status is enough to prevent them from being bullied.

Both sides have agreed to come to the factory area to discuss the establishment of a warehouse.

Around 1 p.m., Qin Dahe was busy in the factory area when a white Jetta with a Chongqing license plate (渝A) stopped at the factory gate, and two men got out.

"Brother Wan." Upon receiving the news, Qin Dahe immediately came out to greet him and had the security guard open the door. "And who is this?"

"This is Liu Fushun from Chongqing, Mr. Liu, who runs the SF Express courier business."

Well, no wonder he's in this business. Running a courier service in Sichuan and Chongqing is something only a select few can do.

Given Chongqing's terrain, even a courier deliveryman could go insane.

"Mr. Liu, hello, please come in first, it's windy outside."

"Hehe, Mr. Qin, you're too kind."

The three of them entered the factory together. All the workers were busy with packing, so they took the opportunity to show them the process.

"Now all the raw materials have been produced, and only mixing and packaging remain. Production should be completed by the end of this month."

"We expect to have 270 tons of various types of inventory, which is nearly a million yuan in funds," Qin Dahe said with a smile, pointing to the goods in the factory. "Next year, we'll have to rely on you to sell the goods. If all 270 tons are sold, everyone can earn more."

Manufacturers' profit margin is around 65%, or about double the profit.

This is because fishing is not popular nowadays, and sales are scattered. Without such high profits, it would be difficult to support a factory.

Mr. Wu's machining business is more profitable, but the profit margin is only 20%, and that 20% is enough for him to make a living.

Back when Qin Dahe was running the factory, a 5% profit margin on regular parts, excluding custom-made parts, was considered pretty good.

"Aren't these packaged baits stored away?" Brother Wan asked curiously, looking at the large amount of bait piled up in the corner.

Everything was left open here; the burlap sack hadn't even been sealed yet.

"The airtightness needs to be checked before the goods are put into storage. They only go into storage close to the end of the workday. Let's go upstairs."

Upon reaching the second-floor office area, Qin Dahe waved to Xiao Zhang, inviting him over to make some tea. The factory manager's office lacked the large mahogany tea table typical of other bosses; instead, it featured a simple ash wood desk, a glass tea table, and three sofas arranged in a circle.

There's a laptop on my desk. I bought it from a secondhand market. I use it to log into QQ and forums.

"He doesn't seem like a big boss."

"Boss, please have a seat." The three men sat down in three different directions. After pouring tea, Xiao Zhang quietly held the bill behind him.

"Let me introduce you. This is Xiao Zhang, a top student majoring in finance. He was sent by Fuji."

"Haha, this factory is full of talented people," General Manager Liu said with a smile.

Boss Wan's expression changed; this was a trusted confidant sent by the Japanese.

Little did he know that Fuji was only sending a symbolic representative; they weren't considering the company's profitability over the past few years at all. What they wanted were sales channels and early brand building.

Whatever kind of person Qin Dahe wants, Kurokawa can just go to that school and find the best one.

Xiao Zhang greeted the boss awkwardly, feeling slightly embarrassed. He was just a college graduate, and the boss's praise made him feel ashamed.

"Let's get back to the main topic and talk about the Sichuan-Chongqing transit station first." He tapped on the glass and began to share his thoughts.

At present, there are no secondary distributors in the Sichuan-Chongqing region, nor is it suitable to have secondary distributors.

With high shipping costs, each shipment involves large quantities of goods, requiring at least 300,000 to 400,000 yuan in capital just to purchase a single item. Which newly established distributor can afford such a large sum?

Even if Mr. Wan worked as an agent for a year, he would only earn a maximum of about 200,000 yuan.

The fishing tackle market is too small, and even the big players in the business don't want to get involved.

According to Qin Dahe's plan, after the warehouse is established, the warehouse center will only need to receive and ship goods, without any performance requirements, but it must ensure stable operation.

For the first three years, the person in charge of the warehouse center can earn a basic salary of 6000 yuan. He is responsible for overall coordination and must recruit warehouse managers and security guards to operate the warehouse center.

The warehouse manager and security guard are both responsible for moving the goods, but since it's a wholesale fishing tackle shop, 200 kilograms at a time is considered a lot.

The salary is 200 higher than the local average, and the payment is made by headquarters.

In addition, 8% of the turnover is allocated as performance bonus, which is 64 cents per kilogram, and the person in charge of the storage center can choose to distribute it.

If you have the ability to run the business smoothly, you can take it all yourself.

Based on last year's sales of 50,000 jin, one could earn at least 30,000 yuan a year. Adding in basic salary, that's an annual income of 100,000 yuan, and I estimate it will be even more this year.

Because with the completion of the fishing tackle company, the publicity and promotion followed, and there was also the word-of-mouth effect from last year.

Today, the total sales volume in the Sichuan-Chongqing region is estimated to be around 80,000 jin, or 40 tons.

Mr. Liu is still the station manager of the courier station, so he can earn an extra delivery fee.

For wholesale orders via telephone in the Sichuan-Chongqing area, the shipping fee can be borne by the fishing tackle shop itself, or the goods can be picked up at the shop.

No wonder they came all the way to Anhui, thousands of miles away, to seek the opportunity to establish a warehouse.

Besides running a courier business, you can do some wholesale business on the side; you don't need to put too much effort into it.

Even warehousing and security can be handled through SF Express's system, all located in one place.

The warehousing costs in Sichuan and Chongqing provinces are estimated to be over 150,000 yuan per year, and the more they sell, the more they spend.

The profits are even higher than last year's; following the original sales model, we can actually earn more.

But if we don't capture the market now, other fishing tackle manufacturers will take it over later, and it will be difficult to regain it.

(End of this chapter)