Chapter 38: Chapter 30.2

The amount of money was neither small nor large, but it was still far from enough to go independent. Store renovations, purchasing office supplies, and stocking up on computer components all required money, and there were indeed many areas where money would be needed in the future. However, with 60 days left until the college entrance examination, there were two months to earn a bit more by working at Zhao Xingye’s place.

“Alright, Boss Zhao, I’ve finished my work, and it’s getting late. I need to go home for dinner.”

“I’ll come again tomorrow,” Yi Feng took his leave.

“Hey, hey, young brother Yi, let me treat you to a meal today. Let’s go to a restaurant and have a feast. It’s on me!” Zhao Xingye eagerly invited.

“No, thanks. Some other time. I have things to do at home,” Yi Feng waved his hand and politely refused.

Saying this, Yi Feng, along with Wang Tie, prepared to leave the store. At that moment, a middle-aged man wearing a faded yellow shirt and carrying a shoulder bag walked into the store, nearly bumping into Yi Feng.

“Ouch, I’m sorry, I’m sorry. My apologies,” the man in the yellow shirt quickly apologized.

“It’s okay,” Yi Feng smiled.

The man nodded and called out as he entered, “Boss Zhao, have you made up your mind? Are you going to take this batch of goods or not?”

“Manager Huang, I’ve thought about it. This place sells new computers. I have no use for your junk parts. You’d better ask elsewhere,” Zhao Xingye waved his hand impatiently.

The man in the yellow shirt looked dejected and said, “Well, okay then. I’ll ask around. You’re busy, so I won’t disturb you further.”

After saying this, the man sighed and turned to leave. However, Yi Feng, having overheard their conversation about a batch of old computer components for sale, felt intrigued and followed him.

After walking a few dozen meters away from the shop, Yi Feng called out to him, “Manager Huang, wait a moment.”

Huang Guangyuan, thinking someone was calling him, turned around and saw the young man he had nearly bumped into earlier, looking puzzled.

Was this young man looking for trouble?

“Do you need something, young man?” Huang Guangyuan eyed Yi Feng warily.

Yi Feng showed a gentle smile and said, “I overheard you in the shop mentioning a batch of old computer components?”

Huang Guangyuan was taken aback, realizing this young man was interested in the computer parts. Could it be that he saw a business opportunity?

Adhering to the principle of not missing any business opportunities, he quickly put on an enthusiastic smile and began to introduce his business to Yi Feng.

It turned out he was a business manager for an electronic component recycling company. Though he was called a manager, he was essentially a salesperson.

Their company specialized in recycling old household appliances and electronics, collecting items with residual value from individuals or garbage stations.

Last month, they bought a batch of old machines replaced by an internet cafe, totaling 25 units. However, the usable, good components had been removed by the seller, and the rest, deemed unusable, were sold as scrap by weight to a recycling shop.

Their boss, seeing this batch of goods, was immediately interested, thinking that by disassembling and reassembling, they could put together two or three computers.

But it turned out that these components were old and damaged to varying degrees, making it impossible to assemble even a single computer.

Repairing these old parts would cost a significant amount, and even if fixed, they wouldn’t sell for much. The cost of the machines wouldn’t even cover the repairs, so this batch of goods was essentially stuck with them.

Now, the boss had the sales staff run around to different computer shops to see if anyone would buy these parts and get rid of this hot potato.

But after nearly half a month of running around the entire Guang City, no shop owner was willing to take them.

After listening to the story, Yi Feng was intrigued, but he kept a neutral expression and said, “Manager Huang, I’m a senior high school student at No. 1 Middle School, and I’m quite interested in computer components. I’d like to get some old ones to study.”

Huang Guangyuan, upon hearing that Yi Feng was just a high school student, couldn’t hide his disappointment.

He thought he had found a significant buyer, but it turned out to be just a student.

Ah, what a waste of effort. It seemed like another day without gains.

“Well, if you want to buy, you might find something at a recycling shop. There might still be a few components there,” Huang Guangyuan kindly suggested, implying that buying old components from him might not be worthwhile.

“The selection there might be limited, and I was hoping to buy in bulk to conduct a thorough study,” Yi Feng smiled.

“Hmm? You want to buy? Do you have that much money? For 25 old… cough, old components, including monitors and such, it’ll be 5000 yuan,” Huang Guangyuan asked with skepticism.

Wang Tie was the first to react with surprise, “What? 5000? That expensive? You bought them by weight, and now you’re selling them as computer components?”

“That’s too much like a swindler!”

“Brother Feng, let’s just forget it. They’re ripping us off.”

Wang Tie made a gesture to pull Yi Feng away.

Yi Feng gave him an appreciative look.

Wang Tie, well done. You’ve quickly learned to haggle!

“Yes, Manager Huang, that doesn’t seem very sincere. If that’s your offer, I guess we can’t proceed,” Yi Feng shook his head and turned to leave.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

Hearing this, Huang Guangyuan quickly stopped them.

Just when someone showed interest in this batch of goods, he couldn’t afford to miss the opportunity and hastily said, “Young man, don’t rush. The price is negotiable, very negotiable!”

Yi Feng pretended to be somewhat disinterested and waved his hand, “Alright, alright. We’ll see the goods in a few days.”

“If you’re still quoting such outrageous prices, then you might as well prepare to keep them, or just sell them as scrap metal.”

Huang Guangyuan quickly grabbed Yi Feng’s hand, apologizing with a smile, “No, no, I’ll discuss it with the boss and definitely give you a satisfactory price.”

“When do you plan to take a look at the goods? I’m free now!”

Yi Feng glanced at the sky, noting the sun had already set, “It’s getting late now. We need to go. We’ll talk in a few days.”

“Ah, young man, when in a few days? Can you leave a phone number?” Huang Guangyuan hurriedly asked.

“Next Saturday then. The number is 020775486,” Yi Feng left the phone number of Gu Muxi’s house with him and then took his leave with Wang Tie.

Wang Tie mounted the bicycle, puzzled, “Brother Feng, do you really want to buy those old components?”

Yi Feng chuckled, “To others, they might be electronic junk, but to me, they are treasures.”

“Whether we can make a big profit depends on the quality of that batch of goods.”

“Ah! I see. Then why don’t we go check them out tomorrow?”

“Wang Tie, are you naive? If they see we’re genuinely interested, they’ll definitely quote us a high price! We need to keep them hanging for a while, not letting them see our real intentions, to push their price to the lowest!”

“Oh~ I get it now! Brother Feng, you’re awesome. I understand!”

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