Reborn in the Millennium: Building a Fortune from Fishing

Chapter 613 City Warehousing

A human life is not worth 500,000 yuan these days, and this applies to all construction sites.

The construction industry has grown wildly, and even in major cities like Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, and Shenzhen, compensation cannot be paid according to regulations.

This isn't twenty years from now, where a single investigation order would halt construction at a site. Now, GDP is everything.

Who can take responsibility for the impact on the project's progress? Besides, the general contractors are all well-connected; if someone dies, they'd be considered conscientious to pay 200,000 yuan in compensation, while some wouldn't even give a penny.

This personal charm immediately made everyone realize that Mr. Liu, whom they had never met, was someone special.

"If I have the chance to go to Sichuan, I will definitely want to get to know such a person."

After another round of drinks, the stinky mandarin fish was all eaten.

Everyone present enjoyed eating freshwater fish, and when Qin Dahe introduced the process of making stinky mandarin fish, everyone was even more eager to eat it.

"The stinky mandarin fish is not made from dead fish. It is made from the body of a live fish after the fish glue and fish roe have been extracted. The aroma is especially unique due to the special climate in the mountains."

"This is my first time trying it, and it tastes really good," Mr. Liu said with a smile.

He had eaten live mandarin fish before, but he never expected that stinky mandarin fish would be just as good as fresh mandarin fish.

"By the way, bro, how's the courier service in Sichuan and Chongqing?" Mr. Qin from SF Express asked. "If it weren't for my fishing gear business, I'd be struggling to make ends meet with my annual bonuses."

He raised his glass in a toast; as fellow deliverymen, they naturally had to have a good chat.

Currently, without e-commerce, very few merchants can ship frequently; at most, it's individual customers.

Furthermore, the delivery service offers tiered rewards; the more deliveries you collect, the more you earn.

"My situation is much worse than yours. The traffic in Chongqing is insane, it can kill you!" He even slipped into his local dialect, then returned a glass of wine and continued.

"Last month I delivered an electric fan. It took me half an hour to run 400 meters. Those bastards didn't know to come and pick it up."

"Moreover, there are fewer orders; the total number of orders in a year is not as high as the number of orders in a single quarter in Hubei."

Looking at Mr. Liu, who looked constipated, Qin Dahe was secretly delighted. Chongqing's transportation was famous throughout the country.

"The day before yesterday, I don't know which bastard delivered a refrigerator. The car couldn't get it up there, so I paid someone to carry it up myself."

The mountain city is no joke; it's particularly unfriendly to the express delivery and food delivery industries. Perhaps only local porters can handle it.

"Why? I just want to expand my business. I won't make any money if I keep going like this."

“That’s great! There’s plenty of stock on this side of the river. Fishing tackle shops are ordering from us, sending dozens or even hundreds of kilograms at a time.”

Upon hearing about the warehousing plan, Boss Qin was green with envy; it was like getting free wages.

Let alone 10% of the revenue, he wouldn't ask for a penny if he just built a warehouse in the city; he'd even pay out of his own pocket to do it, since the express delivery fees alone would be enough to support him.

He's truly blessed; money has come knocking on his door.

"Boss Qin, I'll handle the shipping from Anhui too. How about I build a warehousing center for you?" he said, turning his head with eager eyes.

"Nonsense, my headquarters are right here." Qin Dahe said, both amused and exasperated.

That's crazy, setting up a warehouse doesn't cost anything.

"Let me tell you, business should be expanding nationwide next year. The volume of goods in both the north and south will definitely increase, and these long-distance orders will be enough for you to make a profit."

"Also, if the daily shipment volume exceeds 1,000 jin, you can drive over to pick it up yourself."

"." Oops, I shouldn't have said anything.

Damn it, they didn't even get the warehousing center, and they've taken on work for themselves.

Despite her reluctance, she gritted her teeth and agreed.

He noticed this in August and September. Even after splitting into four distributors, the shipment volume actually surpassed that before he had distributors. He could ship up to 30,000 jin a month.

"You can store your goods directly in that courtyard in the city. The young lady from before isn't here anymore, so I'll find someone to manage your warehouse for you free of charge."

The young lady in question is Feng Ge's wife, who got married in November and is now focusing on her pregnancy.

"Just like with the warehouse, if you don't have enough stock, you can send someone to replenish it, and the accounts will definitely be settled clearly for you."

Not only did he agree to pick up the goods, he also offered to pay out of his own pocket to send someone to manage the inventory, and he even moved the printer over there to handle the order placement himself.

Picking up goods across the river costs 20 yuan a day in bridge tolls and fuel expenses, which is enough to cover one person's salary, and it's also a lot of work.

"Here's what we'll do: I'll subsidize you with 800 yuan. Next year, I'll send someone to restock, and all the areas without agents will be yours," Qin Dahe said directly. "The factory will just call to place the orders then."

He's not the type to take advantage of others; they've always given him the best possible deals, so it wouldn't be fair to ask him to pay them out of pocket.

If he doesn't have to deliver goods every day, Qin's father can finally take a break and travel around when he has nothing to do.

"Let me tell you, pay more attention to Alibaba's website; that's where the future of the express delivery industry lies."

"I buy all my fragrances online from that website every year."

According to news from my uncle, the Hangzhou Ma company has now scaled back its operations and is focusing solely on domestic B2B.

He also has to pay several thousand yuan in Alibaba's TrustPass membership fee every year to facilitate the purchase of various raw materials and to view new products launched by various manufacturers.

All kinds of chemical raw materials, including preservatives, acidulants, sweeteners, maltol, fruit flavoring concentrates, etc., are purchased from there.

It is incredibly convenient; it's truly a revolutionary product.

After paying the Alibaba TrustPass fee and submitting your business license, you can enjoy the benefits of ordering first, receiving the goods, and then paying based on the quality of the goods.

It's even more convenient than traditional online shopping. Of course, in the early days, most Alibaba users were of high quality and wouldn't resort to tactics like "refund only".

Or rather, people aren't that shameless; if you take something without paying, people will talk behind your back.

“I know that. Our company also partners with Alibaba, and we have two suppliers in the city,” Mr. Qin said with a smile. “I didn’t expect you to have bought your stuff from here.”

"Not just buying, I'm also going to sell things online next year." Qin Dahe smiled mysteriously and took a sip of his wine.

Tomorrow is the first year of Taobao, and he plans to spend some money to get the No. 001 shop, making it the first shop on Taobao.

Twenty years from now, when almost all fishing tackle brands rely on online stores for their main sales, this No. 001 fishing tackle store will become valuable.

"Do fishing tackle shops spend thousands of yuan on memberships to buy bait?" Mr. Liu asked, puzzled.

Fishing tackle shops don't make much profit, so it's better to contact the factory directly for a price, since all the packaging bags have contact numbers on the back anyway.

“It’s not at Alibaba, it’s on one of his platforms. I’ll tell you later.” He turned to the other two. “In a few years, at least the express delivery industry will be able to revive.”

The express delivery industry boomed after the rise of online stores. The two complemented each other and jointly created a brilliant wave of internet shopping economy.

He reminded his uncle to eat a piece of meat, start an online store and make some soup, so he wouldn't have to worry about the fishing tackle business anymore.

(End of this chapter)