Courtyard Houses: Starting as a Purchasing Agent

"Auntie... please watch more TV in the future!"

"Sister-in-law, please come more often!"

I must say, Xu Damao is thick-skinned and really knows how to sell.

Many people became interested immediately.

"What...they sell TVs here?"

"It's the Shenlong brand, right? I know that, I know, it's from Beijing, the TV is pretty good!"

“My son works at that factory…”

"Brother, are you hiring waiters here?"

"I have a daughter, would she like to work for you? I'll pay her a little money!"

……

Xu Damao mingled with passersby, but his targets weren't limited to them; he also set his sights on the vendors on both sides of the street.

In this era, the government allows private transactions, and all kinds of restaurants and shops have sprung up like mushrooms after rain. For example, the storefront that Xu Damao chose is directly opposite a restaurant.

Xu Damao went straight into the restaurant.

"Hey... hello boss, we're neighbors now!" Xu Damao grinned, raising his long face, and promptly pulled out a Daqianmen cigarette and handed it to him.

The shop owner smiled and said, "You sell TVs, right? I heard everything just now!"

"Yes, yes!" Xu Damao said, "If you put a TV in your shop, I'm sure your business will be much better. Don't worry, I'll give you a discount later!"

"Okay, okay!" the boss replied with a smile.

Just as Xu Damao was chatting with his boss, a man and a woman entered from outside.

The man was tall, around fifty years old, with a slicked-back hairstyle, but his face showed signs of age. The woman was only in her early twenties, and extremely beautiful.

Xu Damao glanced at it and almost saluted.

This woman has a certain air about her.

However, the next moment, Xu Damao's expression suddenly changed, and he felt that the face looked strangely familiar.

Take another closer look.

He and the man opposite him opened their mouths in surprise almost simultaneously.

"Xu Damao..."

"Deputy Factory Director Li?"

That's right!

The man opposite me is none other than Deputy Factory Director Li.

He was once a big shot in the steel rolling mill, but when he was having an affair with Qin Huairu, he was tricked by Liu Aiguo. In the end, he was dragged out for criticism and struggle sessions and imprisoned for many years, but those are all old stories.

Now, Deputy Factory Director Li has long been released, and it seems he's doing quite well.

Next to Deputy Factory Director Li Defu was his business partner, the stunning beauty You Fengxia.

Looking at Xu Damao, he said, "What are you doing here, kid? I heard the steel mill went bankrupt and became an electronics factory?"

“Yes…” Xu Damao unconsciously started to show off in front of You Fengxia: “Boss, look across the street, that’s my store, it’s about to open… Hehe… I went through a lot of trouble to get this franchise opportunity!”

"Don't worry, boss, I'll give you the best price if you need a TV in the future!"

"By the way... who is this beautiful lady?" Xu Damao made no attempt to hide his lustful attitude as he looked at You Fengxia.

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You Fengxia frowned slightly, a hint of disdain in her expression.

"Alright, alright..." Li Defu said, "Da Mao...you go ahead with your work, I have something to discuss with her, I'll contact you later..."

"Hey……"

Xu Damao left reluctantly, still wanting more.

Li Defu then led You Fengxia to a private room on the second floor.

The two sat down.

"Sigh..." Li Defu sighed deeply and said, "As you can see, Shenlong's TVs are incredibly popular right now... Their products are everywhere!"

"Yes!"

You Fengxia looked rather worried: "Who would have thought they would set the price so low... three hundred yuan... how is three hundred yuan possible?"

You Fengxia looked very unwell.

... .... .......

She and Li Defu have been doing quite well over the years.

In particular, Li Defu managed to curry favor with a powerful second-generation rich kid, enabling him to obtain imported goods from customs.

A single stroke of the pen from the plan can lead to something outside the plan. Some important supplies are thus resold and sold at inflated prices to ordinary people, generating profits that make one's mouth water.

Li Defu was in charge of the specific sales, while the capable person was in charge of getting things done, but Li Defu only got a small share.

Even so, they have made a fortune over the years.

It's not a million, but it's definitely several hundred thousand.

In order to make a lot of money this time, Li Defu staked all his wealth of hundreds of thousands of yuan on it and got a thousand Panasonic TVs from that capable person.

Eight-foot television sets are already very popular with ordinary people, and these things can generate huge profits by reselling them.

But man proposes, God disposes.

Liu Aiguo's television set has been put on the market.

Originally, Li Defu knew about the factory being built in Beijing, but he calculated that it would take at least a year and a half from the establishment of the television factory to the production of the finished product.

Who the hell knew it would go public in just three months?

Go ahead and go public!

But you've priced a 14-inch TV at 300 yuan? Are you trying to kill me?

Li Defu is really going to die.

You Fengxia was also about to vomit blood.

She also spent all her savings over the years on it.

That's why Li Defu hurriedly summoned You Fengxia from his business in another region to discuss countermeasures.

Chapter 139 Shennong TV Spontaneously Combusts?

The current situation is extremely unfavorable for them.

The cost price of their TVs was 500 yuan each. They had a total of 1,000 units, and they were hoping to sell them for 1,000 yuan each, thus making a net profit of 500,000 yuan.

What does 500,000 mean in this era?

But who could have imagined it!

puff……

“That bastard Chen Zifang… I’ll fucking kill him…” Deputy Factory Director Li was so angry he almost vomited blood: “Now I know why he gave me those thousand units at such a low price… there was a trap here!”

But it's obvious that if you go back to look for Chen Zifang now, you definitely won't find him.

Who is that person?

Even if we find it, what then?

It's a matter of mutual consent; you can't blame others for your stupidity.

"Sigh..." You Fengxia said, "It's all our fault for being too greedy!"

"How are things on your end? Is the weather better in the south?" Li Defu asked You Fengxia.

During this period, in order to expedite the sales of the 1,000 machines he had, he sent You Fengxia on a special trip to East China, hoping to open up sales channels there as well.

You Fengxia shook her head and said, "It was going quite well at first. We contacted a few companies, but then the Shenlong TV incident in Beijing came out, and everyone started to wait and see... I reckon it's probably all over!"

These days, nobody's a fool; money doesn't grow on trees.

"What should we do?" You Fengxia turned to look at Li Defu, a hint of worry on her beautiful face.

Li Defu stubbed out his cigarette and said, "There's no other way but to take the crooked path..."

You Fengxia asked, "What kind of evil path?"

Li Defu said, "I remember you seem to have an uncle who was an editor of the 49 tabloid, right?"

"Yes!"

You Fengxia asked, "My uncle, what happened..."

Li Defu smiled slightly and said, "Our only way now is to sell the television sets we have as quickly as possible... But Shenlong Television is blocking our way, what should we do?"

"We can only smear his reputation and make it difficult for him to sell his TVs temporarily. Then we can seize the market. It's only a thousand units; they'll sell very well. By the time Shenlong turns the tide, all our TVs will be sold out, hahaha..."