Lam Chi-chao's workplace is located at the "Xinxing Newsstand" at the lower entrance of "Tai Wah Building" on Des Voeux Road in Central.
The boss and his wife are both from Chaozhou. They are a little older, don't understand English and don't know how to communicate. They need a capable and strong young man, and Lin Zhichao meets their requirements.
The important thing is that they can see that Lin Zhichao likes this job and does not have high salary requirements. It is obviously very cost-effective to recruit talents like Lin Zhichao for only 60 yuan - he has read books, can speak English, and is eloquent.
In addition to Lin Zhichao, there is another employee at Xinxing Newsstand named 'Ah Cai'. However, Ah Cai has not read many books and is not good at sales, so he is usually responsible for miscellaneous tasks.
Lin Zhichao has a lot of work. He needs to stand on the street to sell books, magazines and newspapers, and needs to deliver magazines to customers who have ordered them.
Newspapers in this era were not printed with printing, but were painted with ink. Whenever you sweat, your face, hands, and body will be stained with ink, as if you are singing with a flower face. Magazines are also stacked in stacks, and they are very heavy. It requires a certain amount of physical activity.
Lin Zhichao did not dislike this job at all, because the boss and his wife allowed him to borrow a magazine or newspaper every night after get off work and pay it back the next day. This was also a good benefit.
Lin Zhichao tirelessly browsed the information of this era and took notes, just to learn more knowledge. He often asks strangers for some English speaking advice, and he doesn't feel ashamed if he is rejected; he needs to turn on the lights until 11 o'clock every night, for which he is willing to pay Li Gaofu and his wife more electricity bills; and at four or five o'clock in the morning, Lin Zhichao has already gotten up, borrowing Watching the morning light is another time to study and browse information that is useful to you.
This kind of life is a life full of hope. As a mature man at heart, Lin Zhichao now has a young brain and body, so he is very motivated.
Moreover, he also discovered a benefit for a time traveler - his brain is much smarter than in his previous life, and his physical fitness also has very good potential.
At the same time, Lin Zhichao's flexible business acumen and excellent sales methods were quickly appreciated by the boss and his wife.
Xinxing Books and Newsstand carries magazines wholesale from the United States. Most of them are old and the quantity of each model varies. Popular magazines such as "LIFE" and "LOOK" are given less, sometimes only three copies, and the unsalable ones are Give more, fifty to one hundred copies.
Lin Zhichao then suggested to the boss and his wife that the magazines that sell well should be hung up and sold more expensively, and the magazines with larger quantities should be sold cheaper and faster, so as not to occupy funds. If regular customers reserve magazines, use a middle price, which is not too expensive to give regular customers face, but not too shabby, so there is a certain profit.
These little suggestions really have a good effect.
Lin Zhichao still works hard. Although he works all day long, he is still very energetic. Based on his experience in sales for a period of time in his previous life, he started selling again in this life and worked hard to sell more magazines and newspapers for his boss.
At this time, Lin Zhichao was full of confidence. Although Li Chaoren had a start-up capital of 50,000 yuan in the summer of 1950, which came from his future father-in-law, Lin Zhichao still had no worries. He had a lot of information about the future and could Help him.
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2 months later.
"Shocking news event! "Sing Tao Daily" published that government troops occupied Zhangjiakou. The GG war is inevitable, and Hong Kong cannot be alone! In the American magazine "LOOK" that has just arrived in Hong Kong, a blonde beauty shows off her charm (actually it is still a black and white picture), Let you appreciate the elegance of a civilized and technological country."
People passing by Des Voeux Road can always hear similar hawking sounds every morning. Many people can't help but stop and go to the 'New Star Books and Newsstand' next to them to take care of their business.
The business of 'Xinxing Newsstand' has increased by more than 20% with the arrival of Lin Zhichao.
"Ah Chao, take a break. Even if you work so hard, Jin Daya won't give you a salary increase. They are stingy!" Colleague Ah Cai came out and whispered. There was a look in his eyes that looked like a fool, as if he was saying, no matter how well you do, the boss will only pay you 60 Hong Kong dollars.
Lin Zhichao stopped shouting and said nonchalantly: "Just practice your courage and voice. Anyway, it's just during the rush hour." If he didn't know about the future and his future, he might be too lazy. However, since he knew that this stop was only for a short four months, Lin Zhichao also tried his best to do one thing well and develop good habits at the same time.
As for his colleague Ah Cai, he is just a passer-by in his life, and he will not talk about life ambitions with him; maybe thirty years later, he will still be a newspaper seller, bragging to everyone that he was once a colleague of "the richest man in Hong Kong".
Ah Cai returned to the newsstand angrily. The boss and his wife didn't care about him too much. After all, the monthly salary of 60 Hong Kong dollars shouldn't be too high. Just do some chores.
"Young man, you are quite good at getting things done. You are an intermediary!" Suddenly, a middle-aged man in a suit and leather shoes came to Lin Zhichao and joked.
Lin Zhichao's first reaction was that this man looked relatively wealthy, so he immediately introduced himself: "I can also work part-time as an intermediary. Boss, do you have anything to buy or sell?"
Don't miss any opportunity! This is what Lin Zhichao said to himself.
After finishing speaking, Lin Zhichao seemed to have opened a door and thought of another idea to 'trouble' himself.
In fact, in another 2 months, he is very likely to make a fortune.
However, he still likes to toss and challenge himself. He believes that if he does not work hard and cultivate his talents, even if he has a lot of information of the times, he may not be able to achieve the achievements of a real tycoon.
The middle-aged man looked interested. He felt that every time he heard Lin Zhichao's shouting, he couldn't help but want to buy one or two newspapers or magazines, because words such as 'shocking', 'shocked', and 'shocked', Make him feel like he doesn’t want to miss the big news.
In fact, he later found out that this was entirely intentional.
"Young man, I have a new building for sale on Jaffe Road in Causeway Bay (later known as Jaffe Road). It has two units on one floor, two-bedroom units, four floors... If you can sell it, I will give you 100%. Second commission." The middle-aged man talked endlessly about the situation of his new building.
Lin Zhichao quickly took out his pen and paper and wrote down everything, including the contact number and address of the middle-aged 'high school student'.
"Gaosheng, don't worry, I will definitely push out such a high-quality house to you as soon as possible!"
"Okay, I'm very trustworthy. You can ask around. It's your turn. I won't be greedy for any ink."
"Well, high school students are honest people at first glance."
Unexpectedly, after two months of hard work, Lin Zhichao opened another door, that is, becoming an intermediary.
If this order is successful, he will have to develop his intermediary capabilities in the remaining two months.
Because he was thinking that if he wanted to open a factory, he must know how to sell. After all, the copycat factories in Xiangjiang are under great pressure from competition.
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"Sir, my friend has a new building for sale. Are you interested?"
Starting from the next day, Lin Zhichao will promote this to others.
At first everyone nodded perfunctorily, then turned and left without anyone asking.
But in fact, there are still many opportunities.
In less than three days, a guest asked: "Really?" Then he asked seriously: "Where is it?"
Lin Zhichao introduced the property clearly. He had a one-hour break at noon every day, including eating. He also went to Causeway Bay to investigate the day before yesterday. This may not have been thought of by the homeowner, a high school student.
"It's pretty good!" the guest replied with interest.
When Lin Zhichao saw that his guest had an extraordinary temperament and was definitely not someone who was playing tricks on him, he said again: "Well, I went to the site to see it several times. The house is very good. Moreover, the price of houses in Xiangjiang will definitely increase significantly due to the war in the mainland. and shortage, after all, the richest people in Shanghai will also choose to take refuge in Hong Kong. By then, the rent alone will probably skyrocket, so now is a very good time, whether it is investment or self-occupancy."
The guest looked at Lin Zhichao in disbelief, but he didn't say much, but said directly: "Can you take me to see it?"
Lin Zhichao quickly took out a paper and pen, recorded the customer's phone number or address, and planned to show the customer the house during the lunch break or after work the next day.
"Li Sheng, are you in the medicinal materials business?" Lin Zhichao said casually before leaving.
Li Cihao looked surprised, and then said: "Good eyesight, young man, Po Chai Pills are my property."
"Thank you, Mr. Li. You have a faint smell of Chinese medicinal materials. My nose is more sensitive." At this time, Lin Zhichao was also very surprised. He did not expect to meet a big boss - the head of Hong Kong's "Li Zhongsheng Tang".
Li Cihao nodded, said a polite word, and turned to leave.
Lin Zhichao shook his fist happily, not only that he might earn a commission of 1,800 yuan, but more importantly, he thought that as an intermediary, he might know a lot of people and expand his network, which he needed.
The boss and his wife not far away didn't care about Lin Zhichao chatting with customers. They thought the customers thought Lin Zhichao was exaggerating and came forward to argue!
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A week later, Lin Zhichao was elated because he received a commission of 1,000 yuan; as he expected - Li Cihao bought the building for 50,000 yuan.
Therefore, Gao Sheng readily gave Lin Zhichao a commission, and Lin Zhichao not only received a commission that exceeded his annual salary, but also received the contact information and friendship between the two 'rich people'.
Although many years later, these people were just small roles in front of him, but at this time Lin Zhichao was a small role, so he cherished every interpersonal relationship very much.
"Boss, I would like to take half a day off this afternoon!"
Lin Zhichao's boss, Jin Bingwen, raised his head and said seriously: "If you take half a day off, one day's salary will be deducted! After all, I will give you an hour's rest at noon, so you can probably handle some personal matters."
"No problem. Mainly, my side of things is more important. Boss, just make a note of the deduction."
"Well, then you go ahead! Ah Chao, I don't want to do that either, but rules are rules after all."
"I know!"
Lin Zhichao didn't show any anger at all, which surprised Jin Bingwen. He actually just wanted to give Lin Zhichao a beating. He didn't want to take credit for his outstanding ability. He felt that allowing Lin Zhichao to take magazines or newspapers home to read was already a very good reward. .
After leaving the 'Xinxing Books and Newsstand', Lin Zhichao laughed and scolded: "This stingy Jin Daya!" Of course, he was just joking, not really angry, mainly because it was not worth his anger.
And he is now considered a 'little rich', with a 'huge sum' of 1,000 yuan, but he has no idea of leaving the 'Xinxing Newsstand' because he has to make it to the end of December; he will use the last two months to work part-time Do some intermediary work.
Learning English, understanding various information, and exercising his eloquence and abilities are his current tasks.
