"It has nothing to do with me, it's all Wenhai's credit." Wang Huihui was drunk and lying on the sofa bed, wrapped her quilt and explained with a gratitude: "There are only 20 people in our department. The 50 people ordered last time were ordinary office consumables, so we need to buy more spares. The 30 people ordered this time were to be given to employees as Spring Festival benefits. After Wenhai signed the contract with our section chief, he suddenly got the idea and went to the section chief responsible for logistics procurement in Xinhua Bookstore to drink, drank the man down, and then got 100 orders."

If you work so hard, it seems that you are being stimulated by your father...

The salaries of government agencies and public institutions are not high, but the treatment is good. At the end of the year, they will give benefits to employees in kind. There are many tricks. If you can open this market, you can really make a lot of money...

"Wenhai used to run business in the printing factory for 89 years and met many people from cultural institutions." Wang Huihui obviously thought of it, and she said with her finger: "Publishers, magazines, newspapers, schools, etc., these are potential customers. The market is very large. You may get thousands of orders before the Spring Festival. Du Qiu, do you think we should invest more money and rent a place to hire people to do this business?"

"What price did Brother Hai give when he was talking? It's really 118 per person, right?"

"It would be great if it was really 118, but unfortunately it was not. Our department is a government unit. If the price is too high, it cannot be approved. Therefore, the 30 were only 68, and the actual receipt was 60. Xinhua Bookstore has good performance. The 100 were 98, and the actual receipt was 78, and they were all delivered first and then paid."

In the 1990s, the domestic system was not perfect, and anti-corruption was not so strict. It was common to take kickbacks, but even so, the profits were still quite considerable. Du Qiu was not very concerned about making notepads, but now he pays some attention. After carefully asking about the details of the repayment speed, site rent, and workers' wages, he took out his wallet and counted it. He found that he still had more than 700 yuan, so he decided to say: "The more than 3,000 yuan I earned a few days ago will not be distributed dividends, and all of them will be converted into investments. In addition, each person will take out another 500 yuan. There will be a total of about 6,000 yuan in capital, renting two houses and hiring a few employees, it should be enough."

"There is no need to hire someone, right? I can ask for leave. If we do it at night, we can do more than 40 a day, and these orders will be completed in three days."

"There are not many days before the Spring Festival. We must increase production and sales as much as possible." Du Qiu learned from his mistakes and explained: "Since your father can copy our notepad, people outside can do the same. This time, we can't make small fuss anymore. We must seize the market as quickly as possible and start the brand."

"Yes, either don't do it, just do it, and be bigger." Wang Huihui is a professional and thought more carefully and said: "Sales can hire part-time jobs, not pay wages, but give a higher commission. There are many middle-aged and elderly women in the school who do nothing. We can recruit a few pieces of money by calculating compensation, and then convert them into contract workers when there are too many orders. This is a small risk, which can save money and train skilled workers. When Wenhai sent the sample in the afternoon, everyone in the department liked it very much, and even said that they couldn't put it down. I hope that we can deliver the goods early. I think that as long as we become famous, sales will definitely not be a problem. In the future, there are too many orders and few people will not be busy."

"Oh well."

The Su brother and sister were both local snakes who had been in Yunda since childhood. They spent only half a day and rented two empty houses that had been idle for a long time on campus at a very cheap price, one as an office and the other as a workshop, and then recruited several acquaintances who were laid off to help. Su Wenhai was in charge of procurement and sales, Su Wenxiu was in charge of training and quality inspection, and Du Qiu checked for omissions and did everything. Two days later, they completed the order of Wang Huihui's unit and recovered the first payment. Although the profit was not much due to the rising cost and the low price, it was gratifying because this represented the first step in transforming from a home workshop to a regular enterprise.

After traveling through time, I have deduced countless ways to make money, but I never thought that I would rely on making notepads to dig my first pot of gold...

Two more days later, when the order for notepad exceeded 500, Du Qiu announced: "Tomorrow is Saturday. I will cook myself in the evening. Please invite everyone to have a meal at my place and say something by the way."

On Saturday, January 14, at 6:23 pm, Du Qiu's house, where he lived for two weeks, welcomed guests for the first time. After entering the house, the three partners were amazed. Su Wenhai was amazed that Du Qiu actually lived here, and the other two were amazed at the dazzling array of Japanese cuisine on the dining table.

"Wow! This is sushi and tempura, right?"

"Du Qiu, you can actually cook Japanese food?"

After China's reform and opening up, there were two Japanese drama booms, one in the early 1980s and the other in the mid-1990s. In 1995, Japanese dramas were the most popular. The classic masterpieces "Under the Same Roof" and "Tokyo Love Story" were broadcasted on major domestic TV stations one after another, cultivating a large number of Japanese drama fans. Su Wenxiu and Wang Huihui are two of them. Sister-in-law are natural enemies. These two girls often dislike each other, but their love for Japanese dramas is surprisingly consistent. They often force Su Wenhai to help them rent Japanese drama videos. As a second-tier city with an average economic development level, Yuncheng had almost no authentic Japanese restaurants in 1995. Even if there are, the price was not something they could afford. Therefore, it was very surprising to see Du Qiu get a large table of Japanese food.

"This sushi tastes pretty good, but it doesn't seem to be as exaggerated as in TV series. When they eat it, I thought it was the best food in the world."

"The Japanese performing style is more stage-oriented, and exaggerated expressions are common problems. To put it bluntly, sushi is just a high-end rice ball. No matter how delicious it is, it can be delicious." Du Qiu explained, while taking out a bottle of red wine from the kitchen and greeted: "Everyone sit there, don't be polite."

"Are you not doing authentic enough?"

"You can doubt my character, not my cooking skills. I learned secretly in a restaurant in Osaka, Japan. The skills are absolutely authentic, but the ingredients are indeed a little worse." Du Qiu poured a little wine for everyone, then raised his glass and said, "To celebrate our prosperous business, let's have a drink first."

"This wine tastes good, give me some more."

"Du Qiu, have you been to Japan?"

"Hey, Wen Xiu, don't you think Du Qiu's name is very familiar? Just like the male lead played by Ken Takakura in the movie "Chasing", is it that he was originally a Japanese person and came to our school to study abroad?"

"The character played by Ken Takakura is named Du Qiu, pronounced as Morioka in Japanese, and my name is Du Qiu, which is different." During the chattering, Du Qiu explained a few words and said in an innocent tone: "I am not a Japanese, nor an international student. I am a black household who smuggled back from Japan."

The sound was not loud, but it was quite shocking. The three of them stopped eating and drinking at the same time, looked at him with a look of astonishment and disbelief.

"Don't worry, I didn't kill someone and set fire and ran away and smuggled. I came back to look for my relatives." Du Qiu clarified and used the same trick again, and used concise words to tell a bloody story with a huge amount of information: "I was abducted and sold when I was 7 years old. The person who bought me took me to Japan. The man passed away last year, so I smuggled back to look for my relatives."

If the three of them were just a little surprised just now, they were so shocked that they even fell on the table. Wang Huihui and Du Qiu had been together the shortest time, not very familiar with each other, and were less impacted. They reacted first and asked in surprise, "Du Qiu, are you kidding?"

"No, I'll tell you the truth."

"Damn! Du Qiu, you..." Su Wenhai didn't know what to say in the middle of his speech, so he raised his glass and drank it all, smacked his lips and asked, "What relatives do you have in Yuncheng? Have you found them?"

"I found it, I...my sister and brother-in-law are both in Yuncheng." Du Qiu has no talent in acting, cannot perform, and cannot shed tears, so he goes through the path of true performance, and said lightly: "Actually, I found it on New Year's Day, but I looked rather embarrassed at that time, and I was timid in the hometown, so I dare not recognize it. After these days of life, I have adapted to the domestic environment and plan to find them tomorrow. My hometown is in the Northeast. If I recognize each other, I will definitely go back to recognize my ancestors and return to my hometown. I will not be able to make notepads during the next period, so I invite you tonight and say it in advance."

"Recognizing relatives is a big deal, and business is a small deal." Su Wenhai waved his hand repeatedly and said, "The big deal is important. You go and do your business. Now that the sales have been opened, the funds can be turned over normally. We can hire two more people to work, right Huihui?"

"It's okay to hire someone, but the problem is that no one can replace Du Qiu." Wang Huihui was the one who cares the most about business among the three. She frowned and said, "Our notebook can get so many orders, half of which depends on the quality and half of Du Qiu's calligraphy as a signboard. If he is not here, how can we solve the packaging problem?"

"We have hundreds of orders now, and we can no longer produce them using the previous methods, otherwise the efficiency will be too low." Du Qiu stood up, took out three drawings from the cabinet, and said, "I designed a new packaging. Brother Hai, can you see if the school printing factory can print?"

Washable kraft paper is more expensive and cannot be printed. In order to reduce costs and improve efficiency, Du Qiu changed the envelope to ordinary kraft paper. The cover is painted with three different patterns: auspicious clouds, peony and orchids, and is accompanied by corresponding poems. He explained: "The clouds are rising straight up, and the auspicious clouds are given to government departments, flowers are blooming, peony is given to enterprises and companies, orchids are noble in nature, and orchids are given to cultural units. You don't have to follow the prints I painted, but you can find some similar famous calligraphy and paintings instead."

"Du Qiu, you think so thoughtful, good, and the design is beautiful. These calligraphy and paintings are very simple, and the paper is cheap. The printing factory can print them completely." Su Wenhai looked at it for a moment and said with a laugh: "It's great! I'll take 500 orders to find the old man tomorrow. See what his expression is when he looks, hahaha..."

Su Wenxiu disliked her brother's villain's success, so she rolled her eyes, and then asked with a gossip: "Du Qiu, when did you smuggle back?"

"A few days before New Year's Day."

"Your hometown is in the northeast, why did you come to Yuncheng?"

"Don't just talk and eat." Du Qiu raised the plate containing fresh shrimp tempura, and explained while greeting: "I have a sister who is 8 years older than me. Now she is a teacher in Yuncheng Youth Palace. I want to find her first, so I come here."

"How did you get locked in the library that night? And you're wearing so little."

"My luggage was stolen on the way to Yuncheng. Later, I used up all my money and sold my coat for food, and then walked to Yunda." Du Qiu's face was still indifferent and said in a seemingly detailed but actually vague language: "There are three major slums in Japan, one of which is in Osaka, called Kamasaki. The security is very poor and there are many smugglers hidden. I once met a fellow villager there. He said that my sister married a college student from the 1989 class of Yunda Mechanical College and then stayed in Yunda. However, he didn't know the specific contact information, so I came to Yunda to find clues. Because I had no place to stay at night, I originally planned to make do with the night in the library, but later I found it was too cold, so I called you again."

The story that is even more bizarre than the TV series made Su Wenxiu and Wang Huihui stunned, with incredible faces. He forgot to continue gossiping for a moment. Su Wenhai was nervous and didn't care much about Du Qiu's experience. Instead, he was very interested in his things and asked, "Where is your laptop?"

"That's really broken. The people from Yuncheng after-sales service center said they couldn't repair it, so they could only send it back to Japan for repair. I asked them to send it. I guess they can get it after the Spring Festival." In order to protect his golden finger, Du Qiu used half-true and half-false lies to plug the leak, adding: "Although IBM is a brand in the United States, Thinkpad was designed and manufactured by Yamato Laboratory in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. My one is still under the warranty period."

"There are actually slums in Japan. Are there many underworlds there?"

"Where have you been to when you were in Japan? Let's listen to it in a few words."

"How do you live in Japan? Did you wash dishes in a restaurant and then learn cooking secretly?"

Hearing these messy questions, Du Qiu smiled. He worked hard for several hours and made a large table of Japanese food. He also specially took out the notepad packaging that had been designed before. The purpose was to disrupt the attention of several listeners, make their thoughts confused, and they could not form an accurate logical chain. This is a common method used by hackers in social engineering. Du Qiu only knows a little bit of the surface, but it is enough to fool two girls who are not well-versed in the world. As for Su Wenhai, although he has worked hard in society for many years, judging from his relationship these days, this guy is generous and righteous, and has a strong nerve. Once he treats people as friends, he will not think about everything and is not worth worrying about.

The so-called hiding trees in the forest, the background becomes complicated, and the details will be ignored. In the story made up just now, the one that cannot stand the most scrutiny is not Japan, but the process from Japan to Yunda Library. As long as this section can be covered up and the Su brothers who were first exposed to them do not think about it or ask questions, then as time goes by, the truth of the time travel will be hidden in the fog of history and no one can notice it anymore.
Chapter completed!