Under Shen Xiaoxia's promotion, several wavering neighbors around her came to listen to the radio.
It was almost noon when the workers at the fertilizer plant got off work. Seeing several families lining up to choose and buy radios immediately made others think differently.
Chinese people are like this, they love to gather around and watch whenever something lively happens.
How could Chen Yang and Zhang Weiyang miss such a good opportunity? Naturally, they worked hard to promote their products.
They immediately wrote warranty cards for those who bought, which was a reassurance for everyone.
The reason people hesitated to buy second-hand radios was nothing more than fearing that they would break down after only a few days, and then tens of dollars would be wasted.
Before twelve o'clock, the remaining twenty-odd radios were sold out.
Many people who didn't get one later were promised by Zhang Weiyang that more would be replenished, and only then did people pack up their stalls and leave.
"Brother, Auntie is truly our lucky star! With just a few words from her, she easily got a few sales. It just happened to be the end of the workday, and when others saw people lining up to buy, we seized the opportunity to promote, and easily sold out this batch of goods."
Zhang Weiyang originally thought he would have to stay in Liuhe County for another day to sell this batch of radios, but he didn't expect to finish in a few hours with Shen Xiaoxia's help.
"So, our Auntie has a talent for business."
"In the afternoon, we'll rent a shop opposite the state-run department store in Liuhe County, and then Auntie will be the store manager of our Meng Hui Radio Liuhe County branch."
"I'll find a way to see if I can find a skilled electrician locally in Liuhe County to be responsible for after-sales service if any of the radios sold have problems."
"However, for the second-hand radios recycled from scrap collectors, I still suggest transporting them all back to Qinghe City for unified repair. You need to build a professional repair team for Meng Hui Radio."
"We dare not poach an eighth-grade technician like your master, but we can offer high prices to poach electrician apprentices when our business grows."
Chen Yang has always valued technical talents. Only by mastering a skilled repair team can the business of second-hand radios be sustained. These people can also become talents for entering the home appliance industry in the future.
Moreover, unifying the repair of old radios at the Qinghe City repair center can ensure the quality of repairs and prevent the downstream distributors from having ulterior motives.
If they were allowed to participate in the repair of old radios and then distribute them, the price difference would easily be figured out by the distributors.
When they colluded with local electricians to go solo, wouldn't the sales channels that Chen Yang and Zhang Weiyang had painstakingly built up become a wedding dress for others?
"Brother, don't worry, I will separate the recycling of old radios and sales into two lines."
"Even the electricians in the repair team won't know the recycling price of old radios; they will only receive their repair fees per radio."
"Brother's suggestion to recruit local electricians for repair and after-sales service is feasible. If we really can't find anyone, we can also send people from Qinghe."
Zhang Weiyang was full of confidence. In less than a week, the radios he had acquired and sold had exceeded one hundred units.
The average profit per unit was over twenty yuan. Even after deducting the repair fees paid to electricians and the price difference earned by distributors, the net profit in these days had reached several thousand yuan.
The old radios that were completely scrapped and unusable had also helped the repair center accumulate many circuit components. Now, as long as he was given time, he could quickly expand his business to all the counties in Qinghe City.
He, Zhang Weiyang, had this confidence!
"Yangzi, Weiyang, come and eat."
At this moment, Shen Xiaoxia also came to call them. She had already prepared a table full of delicious dishes, waiting for them.
As soon as Chen Yang entered, he saw his uncle-in-law struggling with a wine jar.
"Yangzi, come, come, sit."
"The lid is stuck, I'll tap it."
Zhao Donglai continued to pour wine. Looking at the Panda brand radio placed in the most prominent position in the house, he felt very happy.
He became the workshop director, his eldest son entered the food factory, and today they bought a radio. Their family's life had undergone earth-shattering changes.
And all these changes originated from one person, Chen Yang!
He was able to connect with Director Zhong also because of Chen Yang. He even knew that the expansion of the fishery station was because Chen Yang helped the fishery station collect fish.
Even today's radio was obtained at such a low price due to Chen Yang's favor.
Now that they had a radio, coupled with their wages and the money saved from buying the radio today, if they gritted their teeth and pooled it together, they could buy Wu Kang a bicycle. Would they still worry about not finding a daughter-in-law?
"Uncle-in-law, let me."
Chen Yang took a look. The wooden plug sealing the wine jar had clearly swollen, but this was no challenge for him.
He took a screw from the tools carried by Zhang Weiyang, screwed it halfway into the wooden plug, propped up the bottle mouth with two chopsticks, and pried it open. The wooden plug was instantly pulled out.
"Yangzi, Uncle-in-law will toast you."
As soon as Chen Yang opened the wine jar and poured, Zhao Donglai raised his wine bowl to toast.
"Uncle-in-law, how can elders toast juniors? I'll toast Uncle-in-law first. If it weren't for Uncle-in-law and Auntie's frequent help, it's hard to say if Xue'er and I could have made it through these years."
How could Chen Yang let Zhao Donglai toast him? He quickly raised his wine glass and took a big gulp.
"You kid, Uncle-in-law has nothing more to say, it's all in the wine."
Zhao Donglai didn't say much, but he kept Chen Yang's kindness in his heart.
Soon, Zhang Weiyang also joined in the toast. Chen Yang was surprised to find that Aunt Shen Xiaoxia could also drink, and her capacity was not small.
This time, both he and Zhang Weiyang were a little dazed from drinking. While drinking, Zhang Weiyang also shared his ideas on the table.
As soon as Shen Xiaoxia heard Zhang Weiyang's proposal, one yuan for selling a thirty-yuan radio and two yuan for selling a radio over fifty yuan, her eyes widened.
She had seen Zhang Weiyang sell dozens of radios in two days. If this business was really handed over to her to help, she could definitely make a lot of money!
Shen Xiaoxia knew clearly that Zhang Weiyang was doing this out of consideration for Chen Yang.
"Yangzi, Auntie just occasionally sends some food home, and you remember Auntie's kindness so much."
"Auntie will always remember this kindness."
Shen Xiaoxia looked at her nephew-in-law, as if she saw the shadow of her elder brother in him.
Back then, her elder brother also wholeheartedly helped his siblings. She truly regarded Chen Yang, her nephew-in-law, as family.
"Auntie, we are family, so we don't need to be formal."
"Later, you help Weiyang sell radios, make good money, and help Wu Kang find a good wife, so that my father can come to the honored seat of his grandson's wedding soon."
Chen Yang teased his father-in-law. Hearing his words, Zhao Donglai and Shen Xiaoxia both laughed.
They also wanted to help their eldest son find a wife. Now, with Chen Yang's help, their family's life was improving day by day, and their son's marriage prospects would likely be settled soon.