sbdcsierra Chapter 1791 Establishment of the Freight Department
Chapter 1791 Establishment of the Freight Department
Chapter 1791 Establishment of the Freight Department
Ye Chenghu was extremely envious. Ever since he learned that his father had bought a mobile phone, he had been eagerly waiting for his father to come and show it to him.
Ye Yaodong gestured with his chin towards him, "Go ask your mother, it's in her bag."
He turned and looked at Lin Xiuqing with a fawning expression.
Lin Xiuqing touched her bag and took out her mobile phone to show him. "Don't press any buttons or play around with it. Just look at it."
He happily took it quickly, then examined it from all angles, and even pulled out the antenna.
Ye Xiaoxi ran to his side and said, "Big brother, I know how to make a phone call. I'll teach you how."
"Mom, can I make a phone call?"
Who do you want to call?
"I'll call Brother Hai!"
"Why did you suddenly decide to call Ah Hai?"
"Ah, because Brother Hai has a phone at home. I can't exactly call the factory, can I? I called home yesterday, and no one else has a phone. Even if they do, I'd feel awkward calling them for no reason."
"Alright, you cousins are close, so you can make a call. While you're at it, ask him how he's been doing. Don't talk for too long, roaming is expensive, it costs 1.2 yuan per minute."
"Oh, I know."
The brother and sister were delighted; one taught the other how to press the buttons.
Lin Xiuqing was worried that they would break it, so she watched from the side, while Ye Yaodong was only focused on reading the newspaper.
It was the hottest time of day, and Ye Chenghai wouldn't stand outside in the sun no matter how hard he worked, so when Ye Chenghu called the factory, he answered immediately.
He became happy when he heard it was Ye Chenghu.
"My goodness, a future college student actually has time to call me?"
"Don't mention that. I've been studying so hard for the college entrance exam these past two months that I'm practically dying. I haven't even had time to play games..."
Ye Chenghu was just looking for someone to confide in, so he poured out his grievances to Ye Chenghai.
Ye Chenghai happened to be free too, and since he didn't go out during his lunch break, we chatted.
Lin Xiuqing listened intently to check the signal strength. She was much more attentive to the newly purchased mobile phone than Ye Yaodong, who didn't even look up.
Ye Yaodong didn't really care much. As long as he could make and receive calls, it didn't matter if the signal was bad. He had already bought it.
Anyway, I estimate that 2G networks will be available in two or three years, and mobile phones will probably need to be upgraded.
While Ye Chenghu was on the phone, Ye Xiaoxi chimed in with a few words, and the group seemed to be having a good time.
Ye Chengyang had been peeking around at the stairwell after putting his schoolbag down upstairs, but he didn't dare come down. He just sat there watching TV and was now eavesdropping on their phone call.
He was quite regretful. Why didn't he let Ye Xiaoxi tell Ye Chenghu when he called yesterday? Now he felt so guilty.
He hadn't done anything wrong, except that he didn't call his brother to tell him, and his brother didn't call him either. As a result, because he acted faster than he thought yesterday, he now feels quite guilty.
Smart is mistaken by smart.
He was quite curious about what Ye Chenghu was talking about on the phone. He had just heard that Ye Chenghu was calling Brother Hai. He sat at the top of the stairs, slowly moving his butt down one step at a time.
After moving down the steps to the first floor, he slowly walked to the sofa, stood behind it, and leaned against the backrest to listen to their phone call.
Ye Chenghu timed it carefully, afraid that the roaming fees would be too expensive, so he didn't dare to chat for too long. He complained for a bit, talked for about 5 minutes, and then quickly hung up.
He was content to have made a call himself using the mobile phone.
But he couldn't bear to return it to Lin Xiuqing immediately, and continued to hold it in his hand and play with it.
"Mom, let me play one more time... Ah~ Ye Chengyang, you scared the hell out of me..."
"Slap!" Lin Xiuqing slapped him across the mouth.
Who taught you to swear?
Ye Chenghu covered his mouth, "I was just startled, did I blurt it out too quickly?"
"No swearing allowed."
He responded and turned to Ye Chengyang, saying, "You still dare to come here? I'll beat you to death! You deliberately kept it from me, only caring about your own carefree life and not caring about my life or death."
Ye Chengyang cried out that he was wronged, "I'm just like my sister, I didn't do it on purpose. I don't know why my hands were faster than my brain yesterday, I didn't mean to hide it from you."
As he spoke, he slapped his right hand with his left.
“It wouldn’t do me any good to keep it from you. Whether you know it or not, you can’t have the fun anyway. Maybe I’m just subconsciously worried that you’ll be angry.”
"Hmph, you ran away the moment you saw it, now it's too late to explain."
"It's late, so it's late. It's not my fault that you can't play. I didn't ask you to have tutoring, so it's none of my business."
Ye Chenghu turned around and complained, "Mom, look, he's framing you and Dad, saying that I can't play because of Dad, and that my tutoring is your arrangement, meaning that I can't play because of you."
Ye Yaodong shook the newspaper. "What he said isn't wrong."
Lin Xiuqing looked at the two with a headache and snatched the mobile phone from their hands.
"What's all the noise about? If you have so much energy, go mop the floor, tidy up the tables and coffee table, and clean the kitchen. I've only been gone for a week, and the house is already so dirty, you don't even bother to clean it up."
"I've packed up..."
"Is this what you call tidying up? You throw away dirty things and call that tidying up? The table is so dirty and you don't even wipe it, and you don't even mop the floor."
"I'm a grown man, and you're asking me to do housework..."
"A grown man? You're more like a boy. Can't you even do this little thing? Is this what you call housework? This is called hygiene. No girl likes a boy who doesn't know how to be hygienic..."
Ye Chengyang eagerly said, "Mom, I'll go get a rag and help wipe the table."
Ye Chenghu's eyes followed his eager figure, cursing inwardly, but seeing his mother's gaze, he quickly grabbed a mop and started mopping the floor.
Ye Yaodong held the newspaper and nodded with satisfaction. "You're such a grown-up now, you should help your mother with the meals, otherwise you'll easily start arguing if you're too full and have nothing to do."
"Dad, why don't you help with the housework?" Ye Chenghu said.
"Did I argue with your mother because I didn't eat too much?"
Lin Xiuqing's eyes were practically overflowing with laughter as she glanced at him.
Ye Yaodong also raised an eyebrow at her.
The couple were exchanging glances, which made Ye Chenghu roll his eyes and mutter under his breath, "At their age, they're still so ambiguous. Honestly, all they know is how to torment their son."
Ye Xiaoxi lifted her feet so that her older brother could mop the ground beneath her feet. "Big brother, here, here, my feet are so dirty, there are crumbs of your cookies on them, could you mop them?"
"We're all helping with the work, can't you help out a little?"
"But I didn't eat too much to start arguing with you guys."
The couple chuckled upon hearing this.
Ye Chenghu glared at her and resignedly continued mopping the floor.
Ye Yaodong suddenly remembered and asked, "Did you pay the tutoring fees to Chenghu?"
“We paid him. We agreed on the number of lessons and the amount of money per lesson before the teacher came to tutor us. We paid him in advance before the lessons started, and today the lessons stopped immediately after they were finished.”
"I didn't bring much with me this time. Next time I'll bring some products from the factory and send them to his homeroom teacher as a token of my gratitude."
"Should we also send some to Yangyang and Xiaojiu's teachers?"
"No need, why bother giving gifts? It would just set a bad example, since it's not a holiday."
"Let's send some gifts. Teacher's Day is coming soon after the start of the new school year, so it's a good idea. They're products from the factory anyway, so let's treat them as local specialties. We can send one to our eldest son's teacher as a Teacher's Day gift, and we can also send one to the teachers of the other two children."
"Alright, you decide what to do then."
He didn't say much about the small things, since it was all for the child's good anyway.
After resting for a while, Lin Xiuqing went to clean up the kitchen. Ye Chenghu had made a terrible mess of the kitchen while she was away for several days.
Ye Yaodong read the newspaper for a while, then went upstairs to take a shower and take a nap.
Once the sun was setting and it wasn't as hot as at noon, the family of five drove out for a stroll to buy school supplies for their three children.
While browsing in the mall, Ye Chenghu saw the Little Tyrant game console they had been talking about and was extremely tempted. However, no matter what Ye Yaodong and Lin Xiuqing said, they wouldn't buy it for him, so in the end he could only sigh and give up dejectedly.
The next day, Lin Xiuqing drove her Mercedes-Benz to register the children at three different schools—primary, middle, and high school—in turn, which caused quite a stir.
The three schools already had their legends, and now it's just a matter of letting more students see them and reigniting the discussion.
But this had no impact on their family of five. They continued as usual, except that the three children stood up straighter and looked proud.
After registering, the couple didn't care about the three children anymore and left them at home. Lin Xiuqing then became Ye Yaodong's personal driver, driving him around all day long, going to the shipyard, the machine factory, the freight station, and even the First Automobile Works.
Four or five months have passed, and the freight department is now surrounded by walls, the ground has been leveled with cement, and there is a row of dormitories and offices. Everything is ready, except for the final step.
After making a trip to the car factory, they responded that they could have all 10 cars driven away within a week, or 8 cars if they were in a hurry.
Ye Yaodong felt that there was no big difference between picking up the car earlier and picking it up together, and now was a good time to get everyone busy printing advertising leaflets.
Let them distribute flyers, and print out the advertising slogans and contact information on various bulletin boards, train stations, bus stations, and utility poles.
The landline phone was reserved a month ago when the dormitory area was under construction, and it has already been arranged.
Everything is truly ready now, except for the final push.
He had already called Linji, and now all he had to do was make a call, and once he got the truck, he could start working immediately and drive it to the dock to load the goods.
But now we need to choose an auspicious day for the opening, drive the truck back, and set off a celebratory firecracker to announce the establishment of the freight department and the start of business.
If you advertise in advance, you can accept orders early if the timing is right. Anyway, on the first day of business, the whole vehicle will be out in force, so there's no fear of not having work.
There's a freight department here waiting for him to oversee and arrange its operations, so he didn't rush back to Zhoushan City but stayed a few more days.
Only when his mother gave him an auspicious day to start business did he arrange for his employees to go to the car factory and bring back all ten trucks.
When they left the factory, all ten trucks were decorated with red flowers, all of the same style. When they sped onto the street, they caused a sensation, and the crowd stared in disbelief.
Ten large trucks drove one after another, all looking exactly the same, and none of them seemed to end in sight. Pedestrians automatically stood on both sides, watching intently and discussing where the trucks came from.
Ye Yaodong also pulled a stunt by attaching two loudspeakers to the front and rear vehicles, recording the conversation in advance.
"Dongsheng Freight Department was established today. The prices are fair. If you need anything, please call 021-***. The address is ***, Pudong New Area. Welcome to visit and inquire..."
Ten new cars adorned with big red flowers were the best form of advertising, and he wouldn't miss such a great opportunity. So after picking up the cars early in the morning, he spent the whole day parading around the streets, especially around the docks, train stations, and bus stations.
Self-promotion is more effective than any other form of advertising.
Undoubtedly, his publicity campaign was successful.
After he finished parading through the streets and drove his car to the factory gate to prepare for the ribbon-cutting ceremony, two salesmen who were specifically responsible for answering phones excitedly ran out to tell him that they had already received about thirty phone calls during the half-day parade.
Ye Yaodong was overjoyed to hear this and gave himself a thumbs up for his intelligence.
However, he suddenly became worried that there weren't enough cars...
Seeing that he received so many calls on the first day, he worried that 10 cars would definitely not be enough to keep up with the demand.
After the ribbon-cutting ceremony, he looked at the existing orders and realized that he could still keep up with the workload for now, but he knew he would eventually be overwhelmed.
After the vehicles were put into service the next day, he made another trip to the First Automobile Works and, being quite wealthy, ordered ten more.
Anyway, the cars we make now are durable and reliable, and the price isn't high. We can just order another batch, and it won't hinder his growth and expansion.
When the next batch is delivered, he can simply copy the same approach and launch another round of promotion.
Ye Yaodong originally only planned to stay in Shanghai for two or three days to arrange for his child to start school before returning to Zhoushan. However, things happened all at once, and he ended up staying for more than half a month before he could finish everything and make clear his mind.
Seeing that the freight department was now running smoothly, with a promoted manager, a salesperson answering the phone, and an accountant doing the books, everyone was doing their job in an orderly manner, he felt a little relieved.
During this period, he received many calls from various places. Fortunately, he had a mobile phone that he answered every call to and provided guidance on how to resolve any issues over the phone.
Having a mobile phone is indeed very convenient. It's just that sometimes when Lin Xiuqing is busy at work, it's a bit strange for him to ride his bicycle and make a call with a mobile phone. However, he doesn't care.
The night before he went back, he greeted the children while the family was having dinner together.
"I'm going back to Zhoushan tomorrow. You all need to be good at home and listen to your mother. Call me if anything happens. The National Day holiday is in about 10 days. Come to Zhoushan again then, okay?"
"Yes, we know, we'll definitely go," Ye Chenghu replied eagerly.
Lin Xiuqing said, "I'm thinking about playing games."
Ye Yaodong looked at Lin Xiuqing and said, "The Canton Fair is probably in the middle of next month. The approval has been granted, but the specific district and booth number haven't been assigned yet."
"That's perfect, the children will all be back in school after National Day. Then we can hand them over to Huimei and go to Guangzhou ahead of time."
"Yes, we'll follow the same procedures as the first half of the year anyway."
Ye Chenghu interjected, "Why not during the National Day holiday? That way I could go with you."
"If we can't go this year, maybe we can take you next year," Ye Yaodong said.
Ye Chenghu: "So you can go even if you don't get into university?"
Ye Chengyang said, "If Big Brother gets into university, he still can't go? He'll have to go to university."
Ye Chenghu stroked his chin, feigning distress, "This is so worrying, should I go to university or not?"
Ye Yaodong glanced at him but ignored him. Instead, he looked at Lin Xiuqing and said, "I'll go to the factory first thing tomorrow morning. The freight department is now operating normally. Just have someone check on it every few days to check the accounts."
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"Tomorrow I will go directly to the shipyard and take the new ship back with me. The Dongyu No. 4 can be put into use immediately after it returns."
"I'll stew some ginseng for you tonight to help you recover. You haven't had a break in the past two weeks, and you've been running around everywhere. You'll be very busy when you get back to the factory tomorrow."
Ye Chenghu looked at her with a pained expression and said in a strange voice, "Mom, I'm exhausted from studying. I've gotten so tanned and thin..."
"You've only been in school for a few days. Just eat your food quietly. You're always involved in everything. You even interrupt when adults are talking. You have no manners."
Ye Yaodong glanced at him and said, "Even food can't shut you up."
"It can't be stopped, it's simply impossible to stop it."
"I'm out of pocket money this month."
"Ah..." Ye Chenghu let out a wail.
Ye Xiaoxi chuckled to herself, "Serves him right."
"mother……"
"If you keep nagging, you might as well skip your birthday celebration in two days."
Ye Chenghu immediately shut his mouth and dared not utter another word.