Hearing Zhang Weiyang's voice, Chen Yang finally breathed a sigh of relief.
However, looking at Zhang Weiyang, who was hugging his thigh with snot and tears, Chen Yang was a little stunned.
In his previous life, Zhang Weiyang always considered himself his elder brother. Now, calling him both elder brother and father, what exactly happened to him in just a week or two?
"Weiyang, get up first."
Chen Yang quickly pulled Zhang Weiyang up. Being hugged by the leg by a grown man made him feel a bit uncomfortable, after all, he wasn't gay.
Besides, Chen Yang had always considered Zhang Weiyang an equal. They had interacted for so long in his previous life, and in this life, he was here to take Zhang Weiyang's opportunities. To be his father now would be too much of a bullying.
"I can't give birth to a good son like you. We're at most equal."
But before Zhang Weiyang could be moved, Chen Yang's mumbled words almost choked him to death.
He regarded Chen Yang as his biological father, but Chen Yang secretly wanted to be brothers with him!
As expected, suck-ups get nowhere.
"Brother, you are my real elder brother. If you hadn't come, little brother would have been beaten to death."
"My dozens of radios have nowhere to sell. Those scrap collectors brought a pile of used radios and blocked my door, demanding money for the goods."
Zhang Weiyang was also forced by those scrap collectors. Moreover, in his opinion, only by following Chen Yang could he make big money.
Although he didn't know how much the kidney transplant surgery would cost, it was definitely an astronomical sum. Following Chen Yang was his only hope to save his father's life.
That's why Zhang Weiyang was so humble, discarding his pride, and even calling him elder brother and father.
"That's fast. You've already fixed dozens of radios?"
Hearing Zhang Weiyang's words, Chen Yang's eyes lit up. It had only been a little over a week, less than two weeks, since he last visited Qinghe City.
Zhang Weiyang had already fixed dozens of radios, which was quite efficient.
"Brother, I ran out of money to buy goods last week. If I had money, I would have fixed at least a hundred by now."
Zhang Weiyang hadn't expected Chen Yang to be so unconcerned about the sales, and instead cared about how many radios he had fixed.
He could see that Chen Yang was not worried at all about the used radios not selling.
Seeing Chen Yang so calm and composed, the heavy stone in his heart finally landed.
"Weiyang, you're amazing. It seems I underestimated you."
"Take this money first. Whatever used radios those scrap collectors have, buy them all. Fix the ones that can be fixed, and for the ones that can't, we'll dismantle them for parts."
"Then, give yourself half a day to find a room near the state-run department stores in the city that can be converted into a shop. We'll rent it. I'll negotiate the price tomorrow once the location is found."
Chen Yang patted Zhang Weiyang on the shoulder. This old brother's execution was indeed formidable. However, compared to his previous life, why did he seem to have gone astray?
He was completely heading towards being a tech geek. He had fixed so many radios, but he didn't know how to sell them. This was not his style.
He knew that in his previous life, he had conquered the entire second-hand radio market in Wan Province with his own efforts, becoming quite famous.
Why was it that now, even with money and direction, he was in trouble?
Chen Yang didn't know that the problem lay in the thousand yuan he had given as seed money.
In his previous life, Zhang Weiyang would fix one and sell one, earning the price difference, then buy two and fix two, slowly expanding the market step by step.
Although the pace was slow, this gradual accumulation had transformed Zhang Weiyang, originally a state-owned enterprise worker who knew nothing about business, into a businessman with a business mind.
Now that he had given Zhang Weiyang money, it made him eager to buy more used radios and then fix and sell them for money.
In his haste, he overlooked the buyer's market.
Nowadays, people buy things with ration coupons at state-run department stores in cities or supply and marketing cooperatives in towns. Even if there were occasional unplanned goods that didn't require coupons, they were still more expensive than those that did.
At present, there was no good demand supply chain formed between goods and customers.
Zhang Weiyang had hoarded so much stock that he couldn't sell it all at once. Moreover, the rapid outflow of money prevented him from continuing to buy more goods.
This led to a break in the capital chain, and he was afraid to go home with people blocking his door.
In fact, if he had taken smaller steps, fixed twenty or so radios, and sold them slowly, understanding the sales patterns, and then used the capital to buy more used radios, the effect would have been different.
However, now that Chen Yang was here, the problems he faced were no longer problems.
Zhang Weiyang lacked money to buy goods, and Chen Yang provided it.
Zhang Weiyang couldn't sell the fixed radios, and Chen Yang helped him sell them.
So, taking a bigger stride wouldn't cause him to stumble. With Chen Yang's help to back him up, it would only allow him to move faster, taking two steps at once.
Chen Yang took out a stack of "Da Tuan" bills from a hidden pocket in his bag. This money was enough for Zhang Weiyang to buy dozens more used radios.
"Brother, you are my real elder brother."
"Brother, don't worry. I'll fix all these radios within three days. As for suitable shops near the state-run department stores, I'll find some good ones for you to choose from today."
"The locations will be perfect!"
With the money in hand, Zhang Weiyang finally breathed a sigh of relief. Now he could finally get rid of those scrap collectors blocking his door.
"As long as you know what you're doing, that's good. Come to room 1301 in the children's ward tomorrow to find me. This shop is very important. It's best to be directly opposite the state-run department store or next to it."
Chen Yang, fearing that Zhang Weiyang might not realize the importance of choosing a location, quickly reminded him again.
Nowadays, state-run department stores in cities and supply and marketing cooperatives in towns were the only two major trading hubs. Only by being close to the department stores could Chen Yang attract customers.
This era was not like the future, with so many advertising and promotion channels like Dianping, Meituan, Douyin stores, etc. Location determined all the value of a shop.
Only by being seen by more people could he have the opportunity to attract them to come in and look, thus identifying customers with needs and completing the transaction!
"Brother, I know Qinghe City like the back of my hand. I'll definitely get you a few top-notch places to choose from."
"By the way, I also asked Old Liu, the scrap collector, to take a few fixed radios to sell. I give him one yuan for each one he sells. He's been blocked from his home these past few days, so I don't know if he's sold any yet."
Zhang Weiyang quickly patted his chest to assure Chen Yang that he wouldn't be careless and also told him about Old Liu.
"Not bad. You even know how to do distribution."
Hearing Zhang Weiyang's words, Chen Yang finally smiled. Zhang Weiyang was indeed Zhang Weiyang. Even though his rhythm had been disrupted and he was a bit too eager for quick success, he still had brains. Sudane Novel Network
Old Liu and others who collected scrap from door to door were natural advertising speakers. With their distribution, the business could even quickly radiate to surrounding towns.
Shops plus distribution, this was a marketing strategy that countless home appliance leaders in later generations were still using until Chen Yang's rebirth.