Becoming a Russian Oligarch After Rebirth-Chapter 24 - Big Business_1

Chapter 24: Chapter 24 Big Business_1

Chapter 24 -24 Big Business_1

The cafe was indeed quiet, with only a few scattered individuals in the spacious lobby.

Wang Ye and Liu Jun were sitting at a table by the window, each with a steaming cup of coffee in front of them.

Liu Jun took a sip from his cup, then set it down.

Speaking earnestly, Liu Jun said, “Wang Ye, you’re a preparatory student, right? You’ve only been here for half a year. I’d actually suggest that you don’t buy so much inventory at once. There are quite a lot of Chinese students studying abroad at Friendship University, but $5000 worth of phone cards is still not that easy to sell.”

Just from that sentence, it was clear that Liu Jun wasn’t a bad guy.

As a card seller, he should be happier when his customers bought more cards.

He should even be encouraging his customers to buy more.

As for whether Wang Ye could sell the cards after purchasing them, that had nothing to do with him.

There was no such thing as unconditional returns in this line of business!

Yet he still reminded Wang Ye to be cautious with his investment. One should not wholesale too many phone cards at once and must cater for the sales aspect.

This was because he perceived Wang Ye as young, a mere preparatory student, who’d most likely never conducted business before.

He was worried that Wang Ye, out of impulse, would take the living and tuition fees allotted to him by his family and develop unrealistic business dreams.

On this point, he was half right.

Wang Ye indeed had invested almost all his money into this business deal.

But it was not out of impulse but rather after careful consideration!

So Wang Ye responded with a slight smile, “Yes, I’m a preparatory student. But I haven’t been in Moscow for half a year. In fact, I only arrived on January 1st.”

Liu Jun’s eyes widened in surprise. He arrived on January 1st?

Today was only mid-January, Wang Ye hadn’t even been here a month yet!

And he dares to invest $5000 in business right away?!

He wondered whether he should admire the young man’s audacity, or laugh at his fearlessness born out of ignorance…

Fortunately, he met him today and could give him some friendly advice.

If it was another card seller, they’d most likely be eagerly encouraging Wang Ye to buy cards and even boost his confidence, trying to tempt him to invest more money.

Never blindly trust a “fellow countryman” or “compatriot” while overseas!

The ones likely to cheat or bully you are probably these very people…

…

Liu Jun furrowed his brow.

He was not that old, around 35 or 36, and had been in Moscow for over a decade.

Now, he was a staff member at a state-owned company’s Moscow office, earning him the nickname “Old Mo”.

In his spare time, he earned extra money through various channels.

He’d just started selling phone cards, and had only recently started advertising.

Wang Ye was his first “big client”!

However, he was a bit worried for Wang Ye, mainly because he feared what would happen if Wang Ye couldn’t sell all the merchandise he was buying at once!

Of course, this wasn’t technically his concern…

After some hesitation, he still suggested, “Since you’ve been here for less than a month, I suggest that you buy fewer phone cards to try selling first. If they sell well, then you can buy more next time. For our first collaboration, I’ll give you a discount. As long as you buy cards worth over $1000, I’ll give you a wholesale price, 20% off! Under normal circumstances, you would need to buy $2000 worth to get it.”

Wang Ye smiled, Liu Jun was indeed the same as he remembered from his past life.

Smart and flexible, but not malicious at heart!

He shook his head and said, “Let’s just go ahead with the $5000 worth of cards. It’s not very worthwhile if I buy too few. You don’t need to worry about whether I’ll be able to sell them, as long as the price is a bit lower.”

Wang Ye was certainly not worried!

He had calculated that there must be around five or six hundred Chinese students just in Friendship University.

And there were even more at Moscow University!

Then there were other universities. Almost all universities in Moscow had Chinese students, more or less.

Initially, he wouldn’t need to contact too many people. He would have an easy time selling $5000 worth of cards in just a week if he could access the “markets” at Friendship University and Moscow University.

As for how to access these markets, Wang Ye had his own plans and wasn’t merely daydreaming.

…

Seeing that Wang Ye’s attitude was very firm, Liu Jun decided not to persuade him further.

He could only smiled and said, “Alright then, since you’re confident, it would be annoying if I say more. Since we’re cooperating for the first time and you’re buying so many cards, I’ll definitely give you a satisfactory price. How about this…cards with a total face value of $7000!”

Getting $7000 worth of cards for $5000 was almost a 70% wholesale discount, which was a reasonable price.

According to Wang Ye’s understanding, even card sellers usually couldn’t get such a low discount!

Clearly, Liu Jun did not treat him as an uninformed young person, and instead offered him an honest price.

So, Wang Ye nodded agreeably, “Alright! Thanks, Brother Liu. In that case, I’ll take 80 cards with a face value of $50 each and 30 cards with a face value of $100 each.”

Phone cards come in different face values: $20, $50, $100, $200, and more.

Wang Ye chose neither the lowest nor highest value cards, but mainly $50 ones, with the remainder in $100 cards.

In total, it amounted to only 110 cards. Just Friendship University alone could probably absorb this amount. He wouldn’t even need to go to Moscow University to sell the cards.

Having said that, Wang Ye took out his bulging wallet from his pocket and started counting the money.

Fortunately, he had not deposited the money he brought into the bank. Apart from the prepaid preparatory tuition fee and the money spent on the phone, the rest was with him.

The preparatory course fee was $1800, which already included half a year’s accommodation fee. The phone cost a little over $300, and various other expenses added up to a hundred or so US dollars. In fact, Wang Ye did not have $5000 left.

He had to borrow another $500 from Song Xiaogang…

Liu Jun also took out a small black backpack he carried with him, rummaged through it, and took out two large boxes of cards.

He counted out 80 cards with a face value of $50 and 30 cards with a face value of $100, according to Wang Ye’s request.

After the exchange of money for goods, both of them counted the money and cards again, ensuring both amounts were correct.

A smile appeared on Liu Jun’s face. Today, he had indeed made a significant sale!

He then advised, “These cards work like other common phone cards, the dialing steps are written on the back of the card, very easy to understand. In addition, this line was just activated, so the call quality is definitely better than other IP cards—easier to connect and clearer.”

Wang Ye nodded, indicating his understanding.

After finishing his coffee, Liu Jun got up and prepared to leave.

Before leaving, he made a promise to Wang Ye:

“These cards will probably take a while to sell, just give me a call when you’ve sold them all and I’ll bring over another batch for you.

Additionally, since you plan on doing business in various universities, I won’t wholesale to any other universities for the time being. I’ll give you a three-month protection period.

By then, if you’ve managed to open up these markets, then you can take over the entire market.

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If you can’t manage to open up these markets, I may find a few agents in schools like Moscow University.”