"I'm afraid we have to look for an alternative to your business." Dan Mi shared his worry with Zhang Qin Feng. By putting aside the Saturday and Sunday break, it has been two days after the disagreement, and the business is close to earning nothing.
There's not even a single application for the Access Tag to do business with his QIN FENG GOODS TRADING. Although it won't starve Zhang Qin Feng from not able to trade, problems may slowly arise due to people's ignorance.
In the Business World, a busy store is mighty, but a quiet store is weak! This is because if there is no demand, there will be no support from the public!
"I have a rough idea of what to do next." Zhang Qin Feng chuckled.
As someone with proper education and living in his world for 20 years, how can he be a complete ignorant in these matters? If he wants to know more about business and administration, a simple call to Zhang Qin Ling will suffice!
While he's graduated from a Technical College, his sister Qin Ling is studying Business Admin Degree, and Lulu is focusing on Medical Science!
And with his current income, even sending both of them to Whales University or Kale University to study won't be a problem!
Furthermore, he has to remember about differentiating his own world's business habit with the one in X31-ITE. The first and most crucial rule to remember is that here in the apocalypse, there are no rules. There is no registration needed. And they don't demand excellent customer service.
"Make sure you let me know before you're coming up with something troublesome. You'll have to remember the fact Azure Wind Gang is a recently established, and we're still in the middle of fortifying the base," Dan Mi said.
"Scraps Exchange Company," Zhang Qin Feng suddenly mentioned a name.
"Huh?" Dan Mi stops walking beside Zhang Qin Feng and becomes puzzled.
"Didn't get it? Scraps Exchange Company, that's our upcoming plan," Zhang Qin Feng stops moving. Turning around to Dan Mi, he started to explain his approach to this matter.
Since the gangs spread all over Changyang and are afraid of getting in trouble with the five top tier gangs, then why not we approach them instead?" Zhang Qin Feng shakes his head while talking.
"But in terms of scraps... I won't take what we're dealing with now. The scraps this company will be handling is parts and components of specific machinery, or even firearms, electronics, and data card."
"We will offer an attractive market price, and also food for them to purchase during our visit. This will help us earn credits while doing business at the same time." Zhang Qin Feng made the explanation easier to understand and persuaded Dan Mi.
"Then how are we going to transport them? Don't forget there's an issue with trust in our own people as well." Dan Mi's concern in trust and transportation is a good point.
"It can be done through a merchant unit with one Rhinos and two scrap movers. Try to link the three together using the equipment you have and start planning our routes."
"At the same time, you can suggest to your brother about clearing a path for our Merchant Unit to travel without hindrance. This way, it will slowly increase the number of volunteers to join the unit, as well as bringing other gangs closer with us."
Zhang Qin Feng decided to applies the food delivery concept into this Scraps Exchange Company. Furthermore, the number of goods doesn't need to comes with over 10 or 20 varieties.
Two boxes of biscuits, spicy sticks, canned fish, and bread is enough to yield him over 225 cores in each trip go and return. After exchanging them with higher quality scraps, it will no be lesser than 150 cores profit.
And since the salary for his men can be paid through food, the only expenses he'll be covering will be the Battery Bank Module that costs 50 cores to manufacture. But in return, it will be enough for them to make 4 trips.
That would be totaled up to 12.5 cores per business trip minimum. Unless there are some factors to be considered, such as attacks from gangs or SCV Spawns, the cost will remain 12.5 cores.
This suggestion gives Dan Mi confidence. And without wasting his time, he set out to the recently refurbished command center to share the news with Dan Bao, then towards the Liuxing Building.
The suggestion that brought up ignites the fire inside the elders. Some of them felt they're still capable enough to take the position of Company's Representative.
Plus, none of them are willing to eat Protein Bar daily, while looking at the workers and soldiers enjoying good food distributed by the boss. Although some of them willingly share the food with the elder and kids, it is still in a limited number!
Around three hours later, Dan Mi returned to Zhang Qin Feng's side and gave him a detailed report.
"We have 20 elders with experience in dealing and negotiation volunteered for the representative position. As for the soldier's side, my big brother is willing to spare 1 unit or 10 people to support them during the trip."
"I've also told the elder with the best craft to make signage. It will be completed afternoon tomorrow with the name you choose earlier etched on it." Dan Mi started to get in detail.
One has to really praise Dan Mi for his efficiency.
Without being given a limit in his time, he only needs 3 hours to arrange the people, scrap movers, and two Rhinos to be removed from their garrison. If it's not because of a limit in welding tools, perhaps both modification and signage can be done before midnight.
But no matter how much in a hurry is Dan Mi, the convoy cannot be sent out at this time, or today. At most, he can only do that in the afternoon tomorrow. Still, able to arrange everything today made everyone's life easier.
They studied the map and made sure to remember the route. One convoy will head north for Zone 13, and another one to Zone 17, down south. In their estimation, there should be around 3 to 4 gangs in total.
Both convoys have two elders, one as the leader and another as an assistant. They will also be protected by five soldiers.
As for the merchandise, they present group all can be said to be the pioneers for the Scraps Exchange Company. After debating with each another for over an hour, they finalized the choice into 4 types of product.
Biscuits, Chocolate, Spicy Sticks, and Canned Beef.
And since they're doing delivery business, each item is sold for 2 credits, 100% above Zhang Qin Feng's estimation.
With everyone finalizing the planning on this Scraps Exchange Company, they finally agreed to leave except Dan Mi.
"Thank you for going along with my arrangement," Dan Mi said. While they're still the Blood Wolf Gang, the discussion always comes with many comments and debates between the elders before it ends up scrapped or placed aside.
Zhang Qin Feng nodded while trying to remember something important.
This is the first time he felt appreciated.
But there's nothing he can do. Different soil gave birth to different crops. While the elders with the same surname as him always have an opinion on every matter, Zhang Qin Feng's approach is more persuasive.
Instead of rejecting, Zhang Qin Feng takes it in like how he did with the scraps.
"Perhaps... A scrap like me is going to be made into something amazing by him." Dan Mi chuckled. Perhaps this luck is what left to him after doing kind deeds to people in his ten former lives.
"And by the way..."
"I'm going to make a few Luna II devices tomorrow." Zhang Qin Feng suddenly remembered what he forgets to tell Dan Mi.
"*£_£(!)%£!"