Journey 1995:Non-Stop

Chapter 163 New Orders
Wang Hongjun has stockpiled goods, which is the best news Yan Hui has heard.

Even though Yan Hui could only transfer another 60,000 yuan to Wang Hongjun, Wang Hongjun was still willing to send out over 100,000 yuan worth of goods, since it was pointless for the goods to pile up in the forest farm.

The customer is king, and Yan Hui is Wang Hongjun's valued customer at this moment.

"Don't rush off tonight, let's have dinner together." Wang Hongjun glanced at his watch. "It's still early, hurry up and pick up the goods, and hopefully we can ship out the materials you need by tomorrow."

“It takes time to break the red pine into planks, but the logs can make it onto tomorrow’s train,” Yan Hui explained.

"Hmm, are there any more orders after this batch?" Wang Hongjun was worried that Yan Hui's success was just a flash in the pan.

If Yan Hui's demand remains at 100 square meters for the previous two weeks, then it's not worthwhile for him to invest too much.

“Yes, I have quite a few orders when I go back this time. It’s a pity I don’t have enough funds. After these four wagons are delivered and the money comes back, I should be able to deliver another four wagons.” Yan Hui was telling the truth. “Also, there’s something I didn’t tell you earlier. The payment this time will come back faster than you think.”

"How so?" Wang Hongjun raised an eyebrow slightly.

"The most expensive shipment I sent back this time, which requires 60 cubic meters of red pine slabs, will receive a 10,000 yuan deposit once the red pine is delivered to the processing plant. Once the red pine is loaded onto the train and the train can be tracked at the train station, they will transfer 80% of the payment," Yan Hui said, putting this matter aside for later.

Originally, Yan Hui intended to use this matter as his biggest bargaining chip in negotiations with Wang Hongjun.

He's not a newbie anymore. President Zheng has already agreed on the payment method for this truckload of goods, so Yan Hui isn't worried that President Zheng won't pay.

With this guarantee, Wang Hongjun has no choice but to push inventory onto the premises, because the payment cycle is too short.

However, once Yan Hui heard that Wang Hongjun was willing to stock up on goods, there was no need to bring it up first. Letting Wang Hongjun proactively say he was willing to stock up, and then telling him the good news, would have a different effect.

"Payment as soon as the truck departs? Then why did you tell me about the goods? Are you being so distant with me?" Upon hearing this, Wang Hongjun immediately relaxed. "If that's the case, you can come and pick up the timber yourself."

"Brother Jun, to be honest, you were the one who thought of me during my most difficult time. If I can think of you, I will definitely think of you even more." Yan Hui said sincerely.

“Good brother! Here’s what we’ll do. Don’t wait any longer. The batch of larch lumber you ordered a few days ago has been processed and will depart on the train tomorrow afternoon. The next train to Jianye will probably take a few more days. How about this, we can eat anytime. Your train has 60 cubic meters of red pine lumber and 20 cubic meters of larch lumber, right? I’ll get the 20 cubic meters of larch lumber for you, and you can find a processing plant to process the 60 cubic meters of red pine lumber overnight. That way, it can depart on the train tomorrow, without waiting for the next one. I’ll help you get the railcars at the station.” Wang Hongjun didn’t want to wait any longer.

“No problem. In that case, we should be able to get another 50,000 or 60,000 in the account the day after tomorrow, and your money won’t be tied up anymore.” Yan Hui couldn’t be happier.

It's just a meal; it doesn't matter when you eat. Making money is the real priority. It's clear Wang Hongjun has a lot of unsold inventory and urgently needs cash!

"Alright, enough talk, let's go." Wang Hongjun left the house in a hurry, took Yan Hui and went into the timber storage area, then called out everyone in the forest farm and started working.

Money can solve many problems. Yan Hui paid the processing plant owner an extra 400 yuan, and this batch of goods was put on the waiting list. The wood being processed was removed and replaced with Yan Hui's red pine.

From this moment until night, the processing plant will work at full capacity to process Yan Hui's batch of goods.

From noon until 2 a.m., Yan Hui stayed at the processing plant until all the materials were processed. He then slept in the factory dormitory.

He was as busy as a spinning top. The next day, he started making phone calls, delivering goods, and handling paperwork from dawn until the train departed that evening. He was still at the train station when the train left.

Yan Hui would always watch his goods leave from the train station, watching until the truckload of goods disappeared from his sight.

Timber freight is hardly considered a "heavy load" in the overall railway freight volume; it is much lighter than coal and steel.

An 80-cubic-meter sheet of timber weighs at most 50 tons. This train typically has more than 50 wagons, making its transport capacity astonishing. From this, we can deduce that the timber market in Fengtian is truly enormous, large enough that even with so many lines operating simultaneously, Yan Hui and others could still make money by reserving wagons in advance.

"When will this whole truckload of goods be mine? Then I'll be the big boss," Yan Hui muttered to himself in a voice only he could hear.

Yan Hui has been very busy these past few days, but he's not tired.

Sometimes employees can't understand their bosses, and sometimes bosses can't understand their employees either.

The level of motivation for working for someone else is completely different from working for yourself. How could Yan Hui be tired at this moment? Not only was he not tired, he felt incredibly energetic!
After finishing this trip, Yan Hui received payment from General Manager Zheng the next day; General Manager Zheng had already prepared the money. Having given all the money to Wang Hongjun, Yan Hui was now penniless. Fortunately, he didn't have any money to spend anyway.

Of these four freight cars, the one carrying larch lumber for Mr. Teng has brought in about 70,000 yuan in payment, the remaining balance for red pine is close to 20,000 yuan, and the two truckloads of logs are worth more than 70,000 yuan.

Once all this money is returned, Yan Hui's assets will exceed 16.

It doesn't matter if the logs don't make money; he can keep smashing them. He can afford to do it, considering it as helping Wang Hongjun and giving gifts to Boss Teng.

Originally, Yan Hui was planning to push Wang Hongjun's price for logs down to 485 yuan per cubic meter, but after hearing that Wang Hongjun was hoarding inventory the day before yesterday, Yan Hui didn't mention it.

Northeasterners are too concerned about saving face. If you try to drive down the price while they're holding onto their stock, it might backfire. Ironically, this time you helped Wang Hongjun, making future price negotiations easier.

For the past two days, Yan Hui has been unable to find Lao Guo and has no idea where he went. The hotel owner said that Lao Guo went to the forest area to check on the goods.

Once Lao Guo leaves this area, his phone becomes unreachable, so Yan Hui has been using the hotel phone to contact others for the past two days.

The landlady was a nice person. Sometimes when someone looked for Yan Hui, she would write things down and tell him when he returned. On the third night after Yan Hui's return, the landlady received a phone call and knocked on Yan Hui's door.

Upon hearing this, Yan Hui immediately ran out to answer the phone.

A new order has arrived.

Yan Hui talked to many clients a few days ago and left Lao Guo's phone number with them, but when people tried to call, they couldn't get through because the number was out of service area.

Yesterday, Yan Hui used the hotel's phone to call General Manager Zheng, General Manager Teng, and others. He also called his cousin, asking him to help put up a sign at the entrance of his company to publicly display the hotel's phone number.

Tonight, someone finally contacted him; a new order came in.

(End of this chapter)