Reborn in 1982: I Became the Richest Man by Repairing Cars

"Hello Director Ma, to be honest, our shop has recently taken on quite a few orders for imported cars."

"The Crown sedans of CITIC Group and Jianguo Hotel, and the Fiat 125P of the taxi company."

"A Range Rover at Shell's office, and an Isuzu truck from Coca-Cola."

"Even the Cadillac at the U.S. Embassy and the GAZ-13 at the U.S. Embassy were repaired by our [Xiao Jiang Auto Repair] shop."

When you're out in the world, you give yourself your own identity.

This is such a great opportunity to raise his own value, Jiang Hui certainly can't miss it.

Therefore, I must list all the imported cars I have repaired.

Since they are all real results, I'm not afraid of people investigating.

"Xiao Jiang, is it true?"

"The embassy's cars are all fixed by you?"

Zhao Yaru was no longer in a hurry to find spare parts, and instead stood there and asked the question that had been on her director's mind.

"Absolutely true, without any exaggeration."

"Our [Xiao Jiang Auto Repair] might not be well-known in Haidian."

"But in the vicinity of Wudaoying Hutong, very few people know about our shop."

"Your store must have business dealings with some of these entities, right?"

"Why don't you give them a call and ask?"

Upon hearing Jiang Hui's words, Zhao Yaru immediately replied, "The Jianguo Hotel just bought a batch of imported engine oil from us a few days ago."

"So, do I really have to hit him?"

For some reason, Zhao Yaru really wanted to confirm whether what Jiang Hui said was true.

If it's true, then this young man in front of me is someone I should take seriously.

"Yes, Sister Yaru, you don't need to be so polite with me."

"Zheng Haidong, the head of the vehicle group of the General Affairs Department of Jianguo Hotel, probably still remembers me."

Upon hearing the familiar name "Zheng Haidong," Zhao Yaru immediately began to believe Jiang Hui's words to some extent.

Because both the job title and the name matched.

Zheng Haidong just came here to buy engine oil a few days ago.

"Ya Ru, since Xiao Jiang is the only customer in the shop right now, why don't you call Zheng Haidong and ask?"

Ma Jiancheng's curiosity was also piqued at this moment.

Jiang Hui looks to be only in his early twenties, yet he can repair so many imported cars?

The key point is that even the embassy needs him to repair their cars?

This must be a big deal in the auto repair industry in the capital.

I never imagined I didn't know that.

It seems I've been focusing too much on spare parts sourcing and haven't been keeping up with industry trends.

Since her director had said so, Zhao Yaru naturally wouldn't hold back.

Against the back wall of the store, there was a black hand-cranked dial telephone.

The casing was polished to a shine, the handset hung on a metal hook, and the telephone cord was thick and stiff, wrapped with a layer of black tape.

There was also a slogan above that read, "Don't make phone calls unless it's for official business, and don't gossip when you do make a call."

There's no way around it, phone bills are expensive these days.

This is also the most common standard telephone used in various organizations today; it's not something that just anyone can afford to install.

Zhao Yaru walked over, took off the receiver, put it to her ear, and waited a few seconds before the voice of the switchboard operator came through.

"Hello, please speak."

"Hello, this is the auto parts store of Haidian Comprehensive Repair Shop. Please connect to the outside line. I want to call the General Affairs Department of Jianguo Hotel."

"Please wait, we are connecting you."

There was a slight static sound in the receiver, followed by a long "humming" sound.

Then comes the regular beeping sound – beep – beep – ringback tone.

Nowadays, even when making local calls in the capital, you usually need to go through a switchboard first.

If it's fast, it'll take ten or twenty seconds; if it's slow, it'll take one or two minutes, or even more than ten minutes. There's no rushing it.

Fortunately, it didn't take long before someone answered the phone: "General Affairs Department of Jianguo Hotel".

"Hello, could you please find Zheng Haidong, the team leader of the vehicle group? We are from the Haidian Auto Parts Store, and we need to verify something."

Zhao Yaru's tone became slightly more polite.

After waiting for another ten seconds or so, a middle-aged man's voice came through the receiver.

"This is Zheng Haidong. May I ask who this is?"

"Hello, Team Leader Zheng, I am Zhao Yaru from the Auto Parts Department of Haidian Comprehensive Repair Shop."

"I need to verify something with you. There's a car repair shop called Xiao Jiang's in Wudaoying Hutong."

"The mechanic's name is Jiang Hui. Did he repair imported cars for your restaurant before?"

Zheng Haidong paused for a moment on the other end of the phone, then laughed out loud: "You mean Master Jiang? Why are you asking about him?"

"Could it be that your company vehicle has broken down?"

"If it breaks, you've definitely come to the right person."

When Jiang Hui was mentioned, Zheng Haidong's enthusiasm immediately flared up.

"Is he a very skilled car mechanic?"

Zhao Yaru glanced at Jiang Hui and continued to ask.

"That's no ordinary feat! We had a Crown sedan at our restaurant that broke down, and nobody else could fix it, but he managed to fix it!"

"Although Master Jiang is young, his skills are truly exceptional. Our entire team now relies on him!"

Zhao Yaru was a little surprised to hear Zheng Haidong praise Jiang Hui so highly.

"Master Zheng, I also heard that he's repaired imported cars for the US Embassy and the Russian Embassy. Have you heard about that?"

"Of course it's true!"

Zheng Haidong raised his voice a few decibels, "He was the one who fixed the Crown sedan belonging to CITIC Company when it broke down before."

"I've also heard about the car repairs at the US Embassy."

"Although I haven't heard about the polar bear embassy, ​​I think it's most likely true."

"To be honest, this young man's skills are top-notch, and he's a very honest person. You can rest assured when dealing with him!"

"Why are you suddenly asking about him today?"

Zhao Yaru wasn't the first person to ask Zheng Haidong about Jiang Hui, but he still asked out of curiosity.

"It's nothing, he just bought spare parts from us, so I was curious and asked him about it."

"Team Leader Zheng, thank you so much! It didn't interfere with your work at all!"

Zhao Yaru smiled and hung up the phone, carefully putting the receiver back on. When she looked at Jiang Hui again, her attitude was completely different.

"Xiao Jiang, I was mistaken. I didn't expect you to be such a master."

Not only did Zhao Yaru's attitude change, but Ma Jiancheng's attitude also changed.

"I never expected that you, Xiao Jiang, would have such excellent car repair skills at such a young age, and that you would have the courage to open your own car repair shop."

"Let me formally introduce myself. I am Ma Jiancheng, the director of the parts department."

"If your repair shop needs any spare parts in the future, you are welcome to purchase them from our store."

For Ma Jiancheng, who is very ambitious, he also hopes that the store's business will prosper.

Clearly, Jiang Hui's position in the capital's auto repair industry is destined to be high in the future.

There's no harm in building a good relationship with someone before they've fully made their fortune.

For Ma Jiancheng, it was all a piece of cake.

"Thank you, Director Ma. Are you free at noon today?"

"I hope you two can give me a chance to treat you to a simple meal."

For Jiang Hui, what he really needs right now is a benefactor who can provide his shop with all sorts of spare parts.

Even if the parts are a little more expensive, it doesn't matter.

The key is to have it.