Fang Jingfu looked at Ye Yaodong's hesitant expression and knew that the two had known each other for too short a time, and trust had to be accumulated through daily interactions. It didn't appear out of thin air. His question was indeed a bit superficial.

It's just that it's rare to meet someone who has the right appetite and isn't petty at all, so he speaks more quickly.

"Otherwise, you should think about it. I'm really short of funds. I've only been working on it for more than a month. I didn't do much at the beginning, so I only made a little money, which wasn't enough to buy a batch of materials."

"They only give a 30% deposit, and we have to advance the rest of the materials ourselves. If the orders are small, we can still afford it. But when the orders increase, it will be difficult for us to advance the money. A batch of goods have been shipped out in the past two days.

Orders are like snowflakes, we can’t wait for the money to come in before we prepare the materials, it also takes time to produce other people’s materials.”

"So, now we have to recruit people and buy more materials. My brother and I don't have much money, so we ask my parents to borrow it, and we can't ask them for the coffin book at the same time. I've been worried about this recently.

very."

"Fortunately, you have solved the problem of the house here. Otherwise, I would be even more worried. The place at home is too small and cannot accommodate many people at all. So this is why I came out to look for a house. Now I am short of money.

It’s a matter of buying materials.”

Seeing his sincere words, Ye Yaodong also listened carefully and thought about it in his heart.

"Brother, I'm actually very optimistic about your lighter industry. I don't know what will happen in the future. Anyway, I think it will be the same in the past few years. But as you said, we have only known each other for a short time. It's okay to be friends. At least you don't discriminate.

I am a foreigner, and we had a pleasant chat, but now that you want to bring me into the group, I really have to think carefully about it."

"Yes, you need to think about it carefully. I heard your workers bragging to you two days ago. In fact, I am very moved. You should think about it carefully. If you really join the team, you can also leave someone to work as a supervisor. It will also make you happy.

Salary."

"Just you and your brother can run this workshop together. Is there anyone else?"

"That's not the case. Others only borrow money and don't form partnerships. It's not like I haven't attracted people, but most of them are hesitant. In fact, none of them can invest much money. The money in their hands is limited. At most, they can only invest

I can have a few hundred dollars at my disposal. If we really want to form a partnership, how can this amount of money be enough? At that time, just for a few hundred dollars, there is no need for a whole bunch of partners, it is better to just borrow money and calculate the interest."

"That too."

The more orders you place, the greater the upfront deposit will be, and the money you earn can only be invested. If you want to make money, that will come later.

There is no need to point fingers at a bunch of shareholders with a few hundred dollars. If you want to find a partner, you can only find one with more money on hand.

The boatmen were bragging yesterday, and this boy took it to heart, and it seemed that he felt that he had a lot of money.

In fact, he was really excited. There was no shop like this after passing this village. Anyway, he already had about 200,000 yuan on hand, so he kept the money. Now he really has no place to spend it. A lot of ships in the shipyard have been returned.

No delivery.

Nowadays, land is not easy to buy and sell on a large scale. There are fewer people selling houses, let alone shops. The houses facing the street are usually ordinary people's houses. There are no real shops. They are all private houses, unless they are like their wholesale market.

Only those specially developed by the government can be considered real shops.

The times have not developed yet, but money has already begun to depreciate in value.

"You should think about it first, and don't force it. Anyway, I will finish it here tomorrow, and let the workers come to your house to work tomorrow. The awning you mentioned is quite good to build, it can block light and rain.

The privacy is good enough. The door is closed when entering and exiting, so even the neighbors don’t know what is going on here.”

"Yes, you have just started to do it now. You have hired too many workers and you are not careful. If someone reports you for your capitalistic ways..."

"Don't be afraid of this. It has a small connection anyway. It's hidden a little bit so that it doesn't get spread. You know, there are too many workshops in every household here, and they all follow the trend."

"Um."

While the two were talking, the awning above them heard the sound of raindrops falling more rapidly. They glanced at the top of their heads and then at the door at the same time, speaking in unison.

"Is it raining heavily?"

"It's hard to go back now." Fang Jingfu frowned.

"Then let's wait until the rain subsides."

"It's only evening, and it's as dark outside as it is at night. It's getting dark really fast. I'd better go back directly, because I'm afraid the wind and rain will pick up later and it will be difficult to walk at night."

"Okay, then I'll lend you my coir raincoat, and you can bring it over when you come over."

"Bring it to you tomorrow."

Ye Yaodong handed him the raincoat he was wearing just after he ran back, and then sent him out. The workers he brought could only follow him outside in the rain.

Father Ye stood next to him and saw them off together. After they left, he said: "It seems that I am going back soon, and I am thinking about making more money in the last few days, but it is still raining heavily, and I don't know when it will clear up.

"

"It shouldn't have much impact. The sun was shining brightly yesterday, so it should be over in a day or two."

"Well, go take a shower quickly. When you come back, I sat and chatted with him for a long time. We have all finished taking a shower."

Ye Yaodong thought for a while and told his father what Fang Jingfu had just said to him for investment.

Father Ye's first reaction was to object, "That's no good, we're not locals, and we're not here to watch. What if our money is wasted? If we stay here all the time, their workshop is at home.

, it’s better if it’s right under your nose.”

"We're leaving right now. We won't be here for more than half a year. Who knows how much money he can make from these lighters. Then he will fool us. We don't even know, and we don't know him well in the first place."

"You can't do it, you can't do it, it's easy to be deceived. We should just keep fishing honestly and don't do anything like them."

Ye Yaodong retorted, "It's not a side project, it's a serious job. If we really want to form a partnership, we must sign a contract, divide the shares, and hire a person to do the accounting. They must also deal with orders like this.

Ask someone to do the accounting, otherwise you will be confused and not know the payment for goods, how much you paid, how much is left, and some materials and things. You have to do the accounting in the first place."

In fact, he was moved.

"That's not safe. Who knows if they can fool us casually, and we are not here."

"Then of course we have to ask two people to watch here."

"Is it possible? Is it reliable?" Father Ye said with a look of disapproval, "Just go ahead and catch your fish, don't get involved. Anyway, I've earned enough money and I won't be able to spend it all in my life. Don't

It’s a struggle.”

"There is no money that can't be spent. I don't have tens or hundreds of millions. If I have that much, I really can't spend it all."

Father Ye waved his hand, "Stop it, he will leave in a few days. If you want to buy more, just buy more and go back. Just make some money. We are not watching, so don't do it."

.”

Seeing that his father was so strongly opposed and disapproved, he had no choice but to think about it first.

It's really quite sloppy, and we haven't known each other for a long time.

"Forget it, I'm going to take a shower first."

It rained heavily all night, but the wind wasn't very strong. When the next morning, the rain continued, and they didn't go to sea, so they all woke up naturally.

When they got up, their yard was already full of assembly workers. They didn't know what time they arrived. The sound of rain falling outside had already covered up the voices of the workers in the yard.

When he got up and went out, he saw Fang Jingfu walking around, doing inspections and teaching people.

"So early?"

"Where's the morning? It's already 8:30. I'll bring people over at 7 o'clock."

Ye Yaodong also followed him on the tour, watching people assemble, "It's pretty fast? Are you calculating wages on a piece-by-piece basis?"

"right."

"Hey? Then why don't you just give me the quantity I want if they make it in the next two days? You don't have to move it from home, just finish packing it and pile it in the corner here and give it to me."

"That's what I think too. Anyway, I'll give it to you first when enough is made here."

"It's raining today, so my ten workers are idle. You can also ask one or two people to teach them how to assemble and do some odd jobs for you? This will avoid delaying your delivery because I want the goods."

"It shouldn't work today. Most of them are new people. There are already old people bringing in new people. If there are more people, we won't be able to bring them in. Too many novices will cause quality problems."

"Oh, I thought the technology was kept secret."

"It's all been brought here under your nose. After watching it for a long time, you almost know how to assemble it. You can't keep it a secret even if you want."

Ye Yaodong thought, if he knew how to assemble it, couldn't he do it himself?

While he was thinking about it in his mind, Fang Jingfu asked again: "What you said yesterday, how do you think about it?"

"My dad thinks that my industry spans too much and the geographical span is too wide, so he asked me to keep fishing. I thought about it, or I can take the 2,000 goods back to sell them first. If they are easy to sell, I will definitely have to do it again.

Come to your place to load a shipment of goods back, and then we can talk about it?"

"That's okay, but if the time span is too long, I may have already raised enough money or found a partner. It's up to you."

"Okay."

Fang Jingfu didn't stay here all day. After all, he had other things to do. Even if it was raining outside, he kept coming and going.

Ye Yaodong had the idea of ​​​​stealing from his master. Since he was idle all day today, he kept watching those people assembling lighters and tried it himself.

However, his eyes were good, but his hands were not yet. It took him a whole day of learning from a skilled person before he could barely understand the process. However, after he had dinner and went back to assemble it, he was no longer skilled.

During this period, he also learned from Fang Jingfu that all these accessories were custom-made and could not be bought casually. His brother had researched the size of the accessories, so they went to a small workshop they knew to customize different accessories.

.

When people said this, he also gave up on stealing from others. The assembly looked simple, but he still didn't understand the technical aspects.

To steal a teacher, an expert has to steal it. It is useless for a layman like him who knows nothing to steal a teacher.

After thinking about it, he decided to sell the goods honestly first, and then we would see the situation. If financing and partnership were needed, we would discuss it again.
To be continued...