My Lord, you need to stand up!

Chapter 237 Try It, You Won’t Die
It is obvious to those who are able to realize that the policy is tilted towards the commodity economy and the ship is clearly turning.

Weidong immediately became a hot commodity.

The voices of the Development Zone and Jiangnan District surrounding Weidong were almost flattering.

This situation seemed unbelievable in 1984.

The workers are just bragging about being fed by the government, and the cadres with four pockets on their backs, even if they are approachable and wear clothes to communicate with the masses, they still have to bow their heads.

Merchants have absolutely no status.

If you hear that the person you are dating is self-employed, basically you can only look at those who are remarried and have children to see if they are interested.

But by finding a divorced woman with a child, Weidong has obviously skipped the stage of being a self-employed person and has truly become the kind of businessman who can invest and change the local economy.

And it is extremely rare domestic capital.

When everyone was begging Hong Kong and Taiwan businessmen for money, his internal combustion locomotive was too precious.

Even notifying the local car factories in Jiangzhou to provide door-to-door service to the "big investors" was probably almost like giving an order. Four or five of them showed up before lunch.

Of course, as Weidong realized, joint ventures are in full swing at present, and the two or three large state-owned enterprises with sales that cannot meet demand will definitely be slow to respond. Either their product models do not match, or they are still preparing production lines. The companies that come in are small factories in the surrounding area, which are originally state-owned agricultural machinery factories, military logistics auto repair factories, etc.

It is said to be a minibus that can accommodate more than a dozen people, but in fact it is basically a modified chassis of a heavy-duty truck.

Don't be fooled by the hand-rubbed and painted shells that look bright and shiny. When Weidong asked the experienced drivers from the moving company to drive it, they all knew exactly what chassis was used and where the problem was.

The engineers and even the factory manager of these factories hurriedly offered cigarettes and said good things, saying that we can fix any problems with the car and we will continue to maintain it as long as it is in use.

The moving company must have its own auto repair team. The current situation is that all vehicle-using units have to hire their own auto mechanics, because the cars break down every few days, and there are no commercial repair shops, so everyone has to maintain them themselves. That's why the operating costs of state-owned factories are not high.

It is a condensed small society, with everything from a kindergarten to a medical clinic, a car repair team, and a boiler room.

Weidong was also curious and tried it. After all, he was someone who drove a Dongfeng truck to and from Jiangsu and Zhejiang to Pingjing and back, so he understood it immediately after the expert explained it.

These are basically modified cars, and they are prototype cars.

The country does not have such complete standards and restrictions on vehicle manufacturing and road use. Anyone who can make one by hand can drive it on the road. Well, just like the short video we saw later of the Pakistani master making vehicles by hand and modifying axles, we also went through this stage.

Weidong, who had been raising his hand to refuse smoking, looked around. There were five buses of different sizes. The largest one was the size of an ordinary bus, and the other three were minibuses with 19 seats. The smallest one had 11 seats and was only slightly bigger than his four-wheel drive minivan.

The designs are all kinds of strange and the prices range from over 30,000 to 60,000.

The most expensive one is a 19-seat minibus with air conditioning.

The sales manager, engineer, and factory manager of the car factory seemed to be bidding. They said, "We can do even less, let's reduce it by two thousand." There was even one guy who was not very smart who actually pulled Weidong to give them a look, perhaps wanting to give him a kickback!
He is the boss of a private enterprise. This company belongs to him. Why does he want kickbacks?

Wei Dong had to hold back his laughter with great difficulty, and bargained patiently, leading these people to bargain with each other.

He even took me to the "temporary canteen" in the newly built second-level factory building to eat spicy hot pot for lunch, and then he smiled and closed the net: "Okay, according to the price just now, I'll buy them all, cash on delivery, and keep the car."

Everyone was surprised and happy. The car was sold, but my offer was to sell several cars to you.

Weidong remained calm and said, "We are here to help you solve your problem. At least we've made a good start. Our factory will grow and buy more cars in the future. If you can keep improving and produce more high-quality cars, we will definitely buy more. Look at this construction site. It will accommodate thousands or even tens of thousands of workers in the future. How can just a few cars be enough? We bought these for testing. In the end, the ones that are durable and have adequate parts and maintenance will be the ultimate winners."

Everyone was filled with joy and went back happily with the cost price.

Shen Cuiyue immediately notified the finance department to accompany these people to the bank outside to transfer the funds.

The veterans in the moving company, who had just been complaining about the goods, were now cheering, because the boss's wealth proved that the company had a future.

And Weidong immediately offered them a livelihood: "Go and complete the paperwork immediately. Pick up our people every morning and evening... No, we should say it's staggered travel. From now on, our factory will start work at 7:00 AM and finish at 3:30 PM. The evening shift will also hand over at 11:00 PM. You can earn money picking up other citizens outside of peak hours. The company can charge a modest contract fee to cover the cost of the vehicles."

The old drivers who were lazy and slacking off before now want to kneel down and call him "master"!

As a megacity with a population of one to two million, every morning and evening the roadside is crowded with citizens waiting for the bus.

Now that’s all money!
Rang Weidong was still very interested in calculating with them, the bus fare was 5.1 cents, and we would also charge 1 cent. The advantage was that the bus route was fixed and would stop when you waved, and passengers could get on and off at any time.

Each car is divided into two or three shifts, with one driver and one conductor, and the car remains the same when the personnel are changed.

Come on, let’s paint all the cars in the same color. Red is for the fire department, green should have a hat, yellow is for the school bus, and blue, let’s use light blue.

They acted right away. While we were still applying for the license line, they had already gone out to buy paint and paint it!
It's really a shame these days that vehicle licenses don't have photos. Weidong was asked to confirm with the construction company on-site that a vehicle repair shop would be built near the dormitories and the factory. Just now, the half-axle screws on one car have started to loosen, and the car rumbles like thunder when it drives!
Shen Cuiyue took the driver and the finance department to let Weidong drive the car, went out to handle the payment, and came back to sit in the car to do the accounting.

Occasionally, I would look up at the man who was happily gesticulating with the drivers, then lower my head and chuckle as I tightened the lines. The fleet must strictly enforce all entry and exit procedures for refueling, and not try to make a quick buck.

Anyway, just indulge him and do whatever he wants.

He is the generous and magnanimous elder brother, and he has to keep a close eye on the stingy and thrifty wife. He also called Dong Xueying to discuss the matter.

This is also the company telephone installed with the highest priority in the development zone. Once this round of technical transformation of the semi-automatic programmable control system is successful, it will also be the first round of enterprises to open long-distance rights.

If you go to the real estate company after 3 pm, you will be surrounded by people.

In the car, he was so happy that he danced with joy. He asked Weidong to describe it to Shen Laosan: "We have a super large factory. We can take care of everything, including food, drink, and toilet. The quality of cars is so bad these days. The transportation company will definitely be transferred here to park and manage them. There are almost 50 cars. It will take a lot of people to maintain and repair them. This car repair shop can be established. As long as the policy allows, we can open a door on the side to repair cars externally. It will be a business that can support itself."

Shen Cuiyue only nodded: "It's a business, so find a reliable person to look after it. If there's a good daughter in the moving company, I can take her as a concubine."

She was not joking, but seriously proposing this root management model.

Let Weidong roll his big dead fish eyes at her. I’m too lazy to tell you, just figure it out yourself.

But it will indeed add a lot of management details, which makes Weidong think that he is playing a simulation business game, and adds a lot of practical considerations.

For example, real estate companies are an industry that is absolutely vital to economic system reform.

In the 1980s, almost everyone thought it was impossible to completely overturn the previous super-large welfare housing distribution system. Even people in real estate companies felt that they were just putting on an act.

Weidong vaguely remembered that it seemed like ninety years ago, but there were still people in Shanghai who would rather wait for housing allocation from their companies than go to Pudong to buy a cheap house.

It is even more difficult to develop in Jiangzhou now.

But I heard that the policy further liberalized economic system reform, especially emphasized urban housing reform as a focus.

Everyone was very excited to let Weidong in, and they all applauded, because they had heard that he was going to Pingjing for a meeting.

Weidong was surprised: "You need to be a party member. I just attended some economic work meetings. You don't have to act like this if I didn't attend the conference."

The crowd's admiration was slightly less sincere, but they would ask the consultant for his opinions on everything during the meeting.

Weidong absolutely doesn't want to work in real estate. From a tax perspective, there are no good people in real estate. Good people can't do this job, and bad people will end up in a bad situation.

The purpose is purely to understand the situation and ensure the construction of our own factory, but we can also understand this reality that is full of the characteristics of the times.

"Don't think you can get rich overnight. Why were we able to buy those 180 apartments? Because workers have high wages. You force people who earn 40 or 50 yuan to buy apartments that cost 10,000 or 20,000 yuan. Who would dare to make that decision? Even if you pay the installment plan, you would have to live without food and drink for ten years. How is that possible?"

The so-called breaking of mental shackles means breaking out of that thinking pattern, which is very difficult.

Wei Dong's casual remark created a unique perspective, and everyone turned to look at him.

"So the key is to have the money to buy. Previously, they were selling it within a company so that it could collect the monthly mortgage installments. Have you ever considered selling the entire building directly to the entire city? Most people can't afford it, but there are always some people who have made some money in business or have relatives and friends overseas. With a population of one or two million, it shouldn't be difficult to find buyers for dozens of properties in full, right?"

Everyone will definitely ask: "How can we gather these dozens of buyers? Where can we find buyers who have made some money or have relatives or friends overseas who can give them money?"

Wei Dong took it for granted: "Put an ad in the local newspaper in Jiangzhou."

Even the Sunshine Daily doesn't dare to run such a blatant large advertisement. Even now, it's not easy to charge advertising fees directly for the Triumph Cup Photography Competition column. Instead, it gives Weidong and the film factory an advantage, and they can run the advertisements for the past two months for almost free!

Even Zhuanertai was so nervous about advertising that it even had to force Weidong to do those tests.

Not to mention Jiangzhou Daily.

Everyone suddenly felt that if ice water was poured into their heads, they would die from the freezing of their brains!
Would this be a mistake of principle?

Weidong was still confident: "The city should allow it, you guys can give it a try."

Unexpectedly, no one was willing to take the gamble. "What if the provincial government gets wind of this and the city government can't handle the criticism? Especially since our real estate company is a new thing, don't just dismiss it all. Weidong, why don't you give it a try? Try advertising your product first. I'll call the newspaper right away and ask them to allocate some free space for you..."

How can you do business like this and force us to advertise for free?

Weidong had no choice but to try his best to agree and give it a try.

Everyone also applauded and thanked him for eating crabs!
(End of this chapter)