If Li Jiandong wants to do business, he can only choose light industry.

My sons are right. The development of light industry cannot be accomplished in a day or two.

It is simply unrealistic if you have to make everything yourself.

Considering all aspects, it is better to go directly to Hong Kong to purchase goods.

Li Jiandong was also very clear that the reason why his eldest son wanted to go to Hong Kong to purchase goods was probably largely related to the fact that his daughter-in-law was from Hong Kong.

North City is far away from Hong Kong, and it is not easy to go back. If his career requires him to travel between Hong Kong and North City, then he can spend more time accompanying his wife home to visit her family.

Li Jiandong also supports this point.

After all, once someone's daughter gets married, she becomes part of your family.

So he thought about it and nodded.

"You have a good idea, but do you have a specific plan? For example, who of you two will go to buy the goods, what kind of goods will you buy, and how will you sell them after you come back? Will you open a shopping mall or a wholesale store?"

Li Jiandong asked several questions in a row.

Li Xun replied.

"Dad, we want to open our own shopping mall, get the goods shipped back from there, and then sell them directly. This way we can maximize profits and minimize costs. Our living standards are still relatively low here. If the price is too high, I'm afraid we won't be competitive."

“Once the mall is established, my second brother and I will open a factory in Hong Kong and manufacture some of the goods we distribute ourselves, lowering the cost and forming a complete industrial chain.

This way we can earn profits from the entire line and still guarantee the quality of the goods, what do you think?"

Li Jiandong nodded.

I am very satisfied that my eldest son always has such thoughts.

He is worthy of being my son.

Although he does not have a system, his ability to learn and think is almost the same as Li Jiandong
He is also very cautious and sensible in doing things.

Now I don’t know how his execution ability is.

Li Jiandong decided to give him a chance to show off.

So I said to him, "Very good, I think your idea is very good. In that case, you and Xunxing can do it. Just tell me how much money you need."

The country is now in a state of disrepair and you will not lose money in any business. As long as you have something to sell, you will be able to sell it. Cheap things can be sold cheaply, and expensive things will also be bought by rich people.

In short, this is an era where supply exceeds demand.

Food, clothing, daily necessities, everything is lacking.
However, the two brothers were still cautious and did not ask for too much money from the beginning.

Li Jiandong only gave them 10 yuan and went to Hong Kong, which was also a test of their abilities.

That money doesn't buy much.

Of course it is more than enough to open a supply and marketing cooperative, but if you want to open a larger shopping mall, goods worth 10 yuan are not enough to do anything.

However, doing business does not necessarily require payment before goods are delivered.

If you want to establish a long-term cooperation and set the rules, it is also possible to deliver the goods first and pay later.

This is what Li Jiandong taught them before they left.

For businessmen of this era, this concept is still relatively advanced, but it is not impossible.

But the key point is that right now, they are just starting out and have no credibility.

Although Li Jiandong's two sons and Qin Huairu have lived in Hong Kong for several years, they are not involved in business and their status in Hong Kong is not actually high.

Therefore, it is somewhat difficult for them to get something for nothing.

Fortunately, Li Xunfu’s wife is a native Hong Konger and is of mixed race, so she has some channels.

So Li Xunfu relied on his wife and quickly negotiated some supply in Hong Kong.

Pay a part of the deposit first, and then the goods will be delivered.

Pay the previous month's payment every month.

In this way, even with 10 yuan you can do a lot of things without straining your funds.

As for the other side.

Li Jiandong was not idle either.

If you want to open a shopping mall, you need a large space. It would definitely be too late to build it yourself now.

So Li Jiandong found a relatively large auditorium and renovated it, transforming it into three floors: upper, middle and lower, and then dividing it into dozens of partitions.

There were shops selling non-staple food, clothes, small items, study supplies, and toys...

In less than two months, a large shopping mall was transformed.

At this time, the two sons had also returned with the goods from Hong Kong.

The eldest son stayed in Hong Kong to take charge of the work, and the second son came back personally with the goods.

After the goods were put on the shelves, all the salesmen recruited by Li Jiandong were in place.

During this period, children who could work in factories all chose to do so.

But there are also many people without jobs.

Li Jiandong recruited some young people with good looks at a price twice as high as that of ordinary supply and marketing cooperatives, and after training they were arranged to work as salesmen in shopping malls.

With these young and beautiful sales clerks, the shopping mall has been directly upgraded.

Moreover, young people have more friends, all of whom are enthusiastic and energetic. They spread the word among each other, and the mall became famous in just a few days.

As soon as the mall opened, it attracted countless customers.

Sales on the first day exceeded 20,000 yuan.

There are really too many things missing in the North City.

There is a shortage of everything, including food, clothing and daily necessities.

After the first day of sales, some customers who bought things went home and told people around them how trendy this mall was.

Not only are the sales clerks young and beautiful, but the items they sell are also very fashionable.

Including the styles of the clothes, they are so beautiful.

There is also hair spray mousse, which is very eye-catching when applied on the head.

There are also some small hairpins, small decorations, small pendants and other things, which are not valuable, but people are so poor in this era and some people like to show off, and they can show off these little things.

And other people who saw it also thought it was really beautiful.

After asking each other, we found out that these were things bought at Jiandong Shopping Mall.

So more people came to the mall the next day.

Looking at the dazzling array of goods, I feel excited even if I don’t buy anything.

People like to join in the fun, and the more popular Li Jiandong’s shopping mall is, the more people come.

There is no place to park bicycles at the door.

Less than a week.

Most of the goods brought back by the two sons were sold.

Seeing that the remaining items were not enough to sell, Li Jiandong urgently called his eldest son and asked him to hurry up and send the second batch of goods.

Li Xunfu didn't expect that his business would be so popular.

So I quickly contacted the supplier.

Unfortunately, a week is not enough to transport the goods from Hong Kong to North City.

There was no other way, so Li Jiandong had to use his connections to transfer a batch of goods from supply and marketing cooperatives in other places. This not only increased the cost a lot, but also made him owe favors to others.

However, with this experience, they became much more aggressive in purchasing next time. After all, they were not afraid of not being able to sell all the goods, but they were afraid of having no goods to sell.

A month later.

Li Jiandong counted his monthly income and was shocked to find that he had earned a total of 80 yuan.
You have to know that this 80 is pure profit.

It is the 80 left after deducting costs, workers' wages, and all other expenses.

In the last few days of the month.

The mall’s daily turnover has even exceeded 60,000 or 70,000, which is like making money without even doing anything.

"Dad, how much did we earn this month?"

The second son, Li Xunxing, asked Li Jiandong expectantly. Qin Huairu and Ding Qiunan beside him also looked at him nervously.

Li Jiandong closed the account book and said with a smile.

"We made a total of more than 81 yuan this month, which means an average of 3 yuan a day. How about this income? Is it okay?"

Qin Huairu was dumbfounded when she heard this number.

When Li Jiandong was a factory manager, his monthly salary was less than 270 yuan. Now, his daily income from running a shopping mall is equivalent to his income for 100 months as a factory manager.

What a huge gap there is.

No wonder my man would rather not even be a factory manager and come back to open his own shopping mall. The speed at which he makes money is really amazing.

Not only Qin Huairu, but also his second son Li Xunxing, who had prepared for it, did not expect the mall to be so profitable. Li Jiandong gave all the income of this month to his second son, asking him to take the 80 yuan to Hong Kong to open a factory with his eldest son and build some production lines.

It mainly produces things that are not allowed to be produced domestically.

For example, TV, etc...

This TV production line is not something that can be completed in a short time.

Although private buying and selling of televisions is not allowed in the country now, in less than two years, around 85, the country will allow the import of televisions from abroad.

Although it is directly connected with the public.

But with Li Jiandong's connections, it was very easy for him to get his son's TV to appear in North City.

With only 80 yuan, it may not be possible to build a TV production line.

This matter can be taken slowly.

And the other side.

The people in Yard 40 knew that Li Jiandong opened a shopping mall after his retirement, and they were all looking forward to seeing how much money Li Jiandong could make. After all, the old man never let them down.

If they can make a lot of money, they also plan to invest some and follow Li Jiandong.

One month after Li Jiandong opened the mall, people in the hospital began to ask around, wondering whether Li Jiandong had made a profit or a loss.

In the end, they decided to let Yan Bugui be the representative to go and ask Li Jiandong. If they could really make money, they would also like to invest.

By the way, let me ask Li Jiandong how much money he can let them invest?

Yan Bugui, the old abacus, is of course very happy to do this kind of thing.

After all, he also wanted to invest money and work with Li Jiandong.

He believed in Li Jiandong more than others and felt that this shopping mall would definitely make money. He couldn't say how much, but he could definitely make 10,000 or 20,000 yuan a month.

During this period, Yan Bugui also came to Li Jiandong's shopping mall, and the scene there really made him jealous.

He estimated that in such a large mall, the daily sales of just a few items would be over a thousand yuan.

Even if it's a 10% profit, you can make some money in a day.

It has to be said that Yuan Fugui’s ability is only enough to teach in an elementary school, and the gap between the calculated error and reality is too big.

Li Jiandong's shopping mall's current turnover is stably above 5 yuan a day, and Yan Bugui only calculated 1000 yuan.

When he arrived at Li Jiandong's house, Yan Bugui asked directly.

"Lao Li, I heard you opened a shopping mall. It's been a month now. Are you making money?"

When Li Jiandong saw Yan Bugui, he knew why he wanted him here.

Said with a smile.

"Of course you can make money, and you can make a lot of money, much more than being the director of a steel mill. Why do you want to do it?"

Yan Bugui smiled and said:

"That's great. If you're willing to have a share, I'll invest some money in you. Just name an amount. Others in our hospital are also planning to follow you. We all know who you are, Li Jiandong, and we all believe in your abilities. We can definitely make money by following you."

Li Jiandong knew that he came here to discuss this matter.

Unfortunately.

Li Jiandong was clearly aware of the strength of No. 40 Courtyard.

In this era when people with an annual income of 10,000 yuan are very rare, how much money can each family come up with? Two thousand or three thousand yuan is already considered a lot.

But to Li Jiandong, this money is nothing.

The daily sales of any stall in his mall is almost thousands.

The key point is that Li Jiandong’s shopping mall does not need their investment at all.

If you want money, Li Jiandong has plenty of it, but what he lacks most right now is people.

What is lacking are people who are more trustworthy and capable.

Most of the capable people in Yard 40 are now in the factory, but there are many people who are trustworthy, and Yan Bugui is one of them.

So, Li Jiandong thought about it and said.

"Old Yan, how about this? The mall is already open, and the investment is too big. Your money won't make much of a splash, and you won't get much."

"If you really want to work with me, why don't we work together to open a small commodity production company, specializing in making some small commodities that are usually popular. You make them and I will help you sell them. Then we can make money together. What do you think?"

There is no technical requirement to open a shopping mall.

Just find a few salesmen to do the job.

However, if you open a small workshop, you must have someone you trust to keep an eye on it.

Li Jiandong has a lot of hot-selling items in the mall now, but most of them still have to be sourced from Hong Kong, which is too far away.

In fact, it does not require much technical content and can be made by yourself.

If Yan Bugui and his colleagues were allowed to open their own small workshop.

Not only are the supply channels closer, costs are also reduced, and most importantly, the productivity of our mainland light industry is improved.

This is what Li Jiandong wants to see most.

His original plan was to use commodities to drive production, and first let Yard 40 produce some small, hot-selling commodities.

When others see that they can make money, they will naturally follow their lead.

At that time, Li Jiandong will look for these people to cooperate and help them with sales.

Wouldn’t it be possible to establish complete production and sales volume in this way?
Then we will only import some higher-end items from Hong Kong, and after North City’s production capacity is improved, we will slowly hand over all goods to North City for production.

Let his son focus on the production of high-tech items such as televisions there.

This is Li Jiandong’s long-term plan.

Yan Bugui fell into deep thought when he heard Li Jiandong's arrangement. This was different from his plan before he came.

But he soon figured it out and realized that there would be no harm in following Li Jiandong.

Just do whatever he asks you to do, and you will be able to make steady money.

However, what he is most curious about now is how much money Li Jiandong can make from this shopping mall?

So Yan Bugui continued to ask.

"Lao Li, you haven't told me how much money you made this month?"

Li Jiandong made the number eight with his hands and said with a smile, "That's all."

Yan Bugui asked in confusion: "How much is this? Eight thousand yuan?"

It's a newly opened shopping mall, so we sell at a low profit but quick turnover, so making 8 million is not a small profit.

Li Jiandong knew Yan Bugui's mentality, so he did not tell him explicitly that he had earned 81 yuan this month. Otherwise, Yan Bugui might have had a heart attack.

Seeing that he only guessed 8000, Li Jiandong did not correct him.

He just smiled and said.

"Old Yan, go back and discuss it with the people in the courtyard. If you are willing to follow me to open a small commodity store, I will have someone make a list for you to choose from. See which small commodity you want to sell. Eat one bite at a time. When you have built the factory and can produce qualified small commodities, I will send you orders little by little. By then, we will definitely make our courtyard the richest courtyard in the entire street. It should be no problem to earn 1,800 yuan a month."

What Li Jiandong said was not an exaggeration at all.

If Yan Bugui and his colleagues really opened a small commodity workshop according to Li Jiandong's instructions, then earning 1000 yuan a month, and each household earning 1000 yuan, is definitely not nonsense.

But for Yan Bugui, this number is too scary.

Now, the eldest son is the director of a steel factory, and his monthly salary is only more than 200 yuan.

It's a bit unbelievable that a retired old man like him can earn five times as much as he did in a month by opening a small workshop.

"Lao Li, you are not kidding me, right? If I don't make 1000 yuan a month, I will have to go to your house for meals."

Yan Bugui's eyes sparkled and he spoke with a funny expression.

"Okay, okay, if you can't make any money, you'll have to come to my house for dinner every day. You should go back and ask the people in the hospital first. You can't make a decision on this matter alone."

Li Jiandong sent Yan Bugui away.

Then continue planning the next steps.

To be honest, he didn't expect this shopping mall to be so profitable. He made 80 in a month, which was enough for him to build a museum.

Although the 80 has been handed over to his second son and taken to Hong Kong, Li Jiandong should not forget that he also has the money given by the apprentice system. He has never used this money, but now he can finally spend it with a legitimate reason.

So Li Jiandong found Han Chunming and began to discuss with him the matter of building a museum.

When Han Chunming heard that Li Jiandong was finally going to take action, he was so excited that he almost jumped up.

All these years he has been waiting for Li Jiandong to build a museum.

Today he finally got what he was waiting for.

"Master, have you chosen a location for the museum? How big do you want to build it? Do you have enough money? If not, I have saved some money here, so please don't be polite to me."

Li Jiandong certainly would not be polite to Han Chunming, but he did not intend to let Han Chunming pay for it. (End of this chapter)