Journey 1995:Non-Stop

Chapter 144 Masterpiece (Bonus chapter for Alliance Leader Chengcheng and Chan)

How profitable can you be in business?

Yan Hui now has more than 5000 yuan in his own card, and the rest of the money has been transferred to Wang Hongjun, totaling 67600 yuan.

At the processing plant, Yan Hui currently has 20 cubic meters of timber stockpiled. This means that Yan Hui only needs to buy 80 cubic meters of logs this time to meet the next shipment demand.

Yan Hui stored 20 cubic meters of logs here, which Wang Hongjun knew. Wang Hongjun's information indicated that Yan Hui used 100 cubic meters of logs to break down 80 cubic meters of planks (this is normal data), but Yan Hui actually broke down 87 cubic meters. As for the quantity of planks, even the processing plant staff didn't know the exact number; it needed to be measured and estimated, and Wang Yao had no knowledge of measurement.

Of course, even if Wang Hongjun came over, he wouldn't be able to tell the numbers; he's a complete novice outside the forest farm.

The total price of the logs for both transactions was 10. The processing fee, shipping fee, etc., totaled 4000, so the total cost was 124000.

The total profit for the two wagons is 21760 yuan.

This is just the beginning.

In fact, Wang Hongjun could offer 500 yuan per cubic meter for the timber. The previous price of 520 was because Yan Hui didn't have the money, so he naturally had to charge more.

If it's 500 yuan per cubic meter, then the total profit for the two wagons would be 25760 yuan.

Besides, Yan Hui's processing flow could actually be further optimized, especially the pricing of scrap materials. He can't optimize it now because someone is watching him, and he can't travel to many places.

Yan Hui's boards have an 87% yield rate during processing; this is the surface data. Yan Hui used an actual quantity of 104 cubic meters to achieve an 87% yield rate of 100 cubic meters. However, if calculated based on 104 cubic meters, the actual yield rate is 83%. Therefore, the processing also results in 10% auxiliary materials, 1% veneer, and 6% wood powder loss.

Auxiliary materials (scraps) cost one unit of money, while wood veneer and wood powder can be sold for money.

In short, once everything is under my control, the profit per wagon can indeed reach the previously estimated 15000 yuan.

He can issue two freight cars a month, so his net profit for that month is 3.

In other words, Yan Hui can now earn in one month what he used to earn in two years.

The second shipment went even more smoothly than the first. Wang Yao followed along as before, but he had stopped following much in the early stages. By this time, he had developed some respect for Yan Hui.

Since Wang Yao wasn't with them, Yan Hui started to seriously discuss the price of the auxiliary materials with the boss, and they eventually decided to find a separate place to sell the auxiliary materials.

The 100 cubic meters of logs on paper (actually about 104 cubic meters) included 10 cubic meters of auxiliary materials, more than one cubic meter of wood veneer, and about 5 cubic meters of wood powder. Yan Hui sold these items for more than 1700 yuan, which is almost enough to cover the processing costs.

Yan Hui stayed with them for three days straight, and another train carload of goods was loaded onto the truck.

Yan Hui got his shipping and processing fees from Wang Hongjun. He got 1 yuan, and now he has about 2000 yuan left.

After the goods were shipped and the large deposit slip was received, Wang Hongjun contacted him again and personally mailed the large deposit slip out.

When Yan Hui returned to the forest farm and was "confined" to himself, his state was completely different. Not only was he no longer worried, but the rumors in the forest farm also disappeared.

He was even able to buy meat at the cafeteria when he went there again. Before, he couldn't buy meat even if he had money!
The small house Wang Hongjun gave him already had a vegetable garden where plants could be grown. Yan Hui planted some spinach, which is said to be quite cold-resistant.

Yan Hui couldn't wait to turn the clock, eagerly anticipating the arrival of the second payment from President Teng and his cousin.

“Here’s 10,000 yuan,” Wang Hongjun said after receiving the money. He gave Yan Hui 10,000 yuan. “You have 80 cubic meters of planks per truck, which is about 100 cubic meters of logs. From now on, you can haul 100 cubic meters each time, which will make it easier to calculate the bill.”

“No problem.” Yan Hui nodded. “Where’s Wang Yao? Let him come with me to pick up the goods.”

"Alright, we don't need him anymore." Wang Hongjun smiled and pointed to the chair next to him. "Xiao Yan, sit down." "Huh?" Yan Hui was a little puzzled, but sat down upon hearing this.

Wang Hongjun smiled and handed Yan Hui a cup, pouring him a cup of tea: "I'm not an outsider, nor am I someone without discernment. Although you want to take 100 cubic meters of timber and still owe me less than 20,000 yuan, I trust you as a person. From today onwards, just focus on delivering the goods; I won't send anyone to follow you anymore."

"Huh?" Yan Hui really didn't expect Wang Hongjun to say that. He originally thought that he would continue to be placed under house arrest for another one or two train cars.

“I can tell you went through a lot to get here. This road is your cash cow. You’d run away for 20,000 yuan worth of goods? You’d be dumber than a pig! If I were to send someone to follow you at this point, I’d be the stupid one! But come over here whenever you’re free. You can choose which pile of wood to collect, but you can’t choose it piece by piece!”

"Director Wang, what's the price of this timber?" Yan Hui was certainly not satisfied with the immediate benefits.

"I'll give you 500 per cubic meter." Manager Wang wasn't stingy with offering benefits.

He prioritizes protecting business relationships, and he's not worried about Yan Hui making money. Now that he's letting Yan Hui have more freedom, the more money Yan Hui makes, the more stable the relationship will become.

"Director Wang, you are the most decisive person I have met in the years I have been in Northeast China! Don't worry, our cooperation will definitely go smoothly! I guarantee 1000 cubic meters of timber this year!" Yan Hui immediately expressed his commitment upon hearing this.

“I think you can handle 2000 cubic meters without any problem.” Wang Hongjun laughed heartily. “By the way, just call me Brother Jun from now on.”

"Okay, Brother Jun!"

After leaving Wang Hongjun, Yan Hui went directly to the deputy director, the one who had previously pointed a gun at his head, signed a document, and took away 100 cubic meters of logs.

"Well done, Xiao Yan! Brother Jun said he wasn't wrong about Yan Hui!" the deputy director laughed heartily, seemingly a longtime friend of Yan Hui.

"You and Brother Jun, both of you!" Yan Hui gave a thumbs up, "Let's get rich together!"

"Haha, let's get rich together!" the deputy manager said with a smile, looking at Yan Hui with increasing satisfaction.

It took Yan Hui almost two hours of haggling with the people who were estimating the value of the 100 cubic meters of logs before he was able to take the timber away.

Yan Hui had measured each pile during his previous "house arrest." He didn't find it tiring or boring; he could already calculate the volume based on the upper and lower diameters in seconds.

He knew the actual volume of each pile of wood.

If the estimated volume of the pile is larger than the volume he recorded, he will abandon the pile; otherwise, they can discuss it.

Yan Hui selected two piles. The total volume discussed in the field was 92 cubic meters, but Yan Hui judged it to be 96 cubic meters.

After selecting the two piles, Yan Hui selected another 8 cubic meters of timber, then found a truck from the factory to haul the timber to the processing plant, truckload by truckload.

The processing plant had other work to do these past few days, so Yan Hui waited two more days before his material was finally processed.

As before, he spent two full days at the processing plant, processing all the boards, selling auxiliary materials, paying processing fees, shipping goods, and mailing invoices.

Unlike before, no one followed him anymore.

After mailing the receipt, Yan Hui did not return to the forest farm. Instead, he went to the hotel where Lao Guo was staying, booked a room for 10 yuan, and fell asleep feeling completely relaxed.

With three truckloads of goods, he has already earned at least 35,000 yuan. Although he hasn't seen that much money yet, this is his masterpiece.

(End of this chapter)