I'm back in 1990

Chapter 88: The Prototype of Future Business

Suddenly having a sum of money in his hands, Huang Xiaochuan certainly wouldn't let it just sit in the bank earning interest; that would only amount to a few cents.

I'm thinking of going to the stamp market soon and buying some miniature sheets and Japanese stamps.

Lost in thought, Huang Xiaochuan wandered aimlessly around the campus. He strolled around, sat down, and lingered for a good hour.

As we walked, we arrived at the basketball court. There were quite a few people there, with many energetic boys competing against each other. Among the spectators were quite a few girls, who would clap and cheer when something exciting happened.

This ignited the testosterone levels of the boys on the court, making the competition even more intense.

Suddenly someone called out to him, "Huang Xiaochuan, Huang Xiaochuan!"

Huang Xiaochuan looked up and saw that it was Jiang Bixing waving at him.

When he saw Jiang Bixing carrying things off a tricycle, he knew that Jiang needed his help, so he quickly went over and lent a hand.

After the two of them worked together to move the things from the car to the side of the basketball court, Jiang Bixing finally breathed a sigh of relief and thanked Huang Xiaochuan.

"Thank you!"

"You're too kind, senior. It was just a small favor, no need to thank me!"

"Have a bottle of soda." Before he finished speaking, Jiang Bixing had already opened a bottle of soda and shoved it into Huang Xiaochuan's hand.

Huang Xiaochuan, holding a soda, asked him, "Senior, what are you doing here?"

"Didn't you see the notice? There's an outdoor movie screening here at 7 PM tonight, the epic romance film 'Ghost'."

Upon hearing this, Huang Xiaochuan was filled with admiration for Jiang Bixing, whose mobile stall would be set up wherever there was an event.

This person not only uses their brain to make money, but they can also endure hardship. They're truly a talent!

"I went out to run some errands today and didn't get back until this afternoon, so I didn't check the notice."

While tidying up the drinks and snacks, Jiang Bixing talked to Huang Xiaochuan: "The school radio station broadcast it this morning. Come early tonight, and I'll find you a good spot, but you'll need to bring your own chair."

Huang Xiaochuan waved his hand dismissively: "No need for that, I can just stand and watch."

"I asked the projectionist, and this movie is quite long, over two hours. You won't be able to stand up without a chair!"

"I understand! But senior, please don't mind me asking you a question!"

"Go ahead and ask if there's nothing wrong!"

"I was just asking around, don't take it personally! I'm just curious how much you can earn in a month doing this?"

Jiang Bixing chuckled: "The profits are decent, definitely better than working a regular job!"

"It's all hard-earned money; most people can't do it!" This is absolutely Huang Xiaochuan's honest opinion. People like Jiang Bixing, who are hardworking and have stable supply channels, can still make money in the long run.

Nowadays, although most students on campus come from ordinary families, their parents still give them a considerable amount of living expenses each month.

What can you do for free these days? Buy books, buy cassette tapes, buy snacks, eat out to treat yourself, and so on!

Jiang Bixing saw this opportunity and started his own business.

The school has its own convenience store, but the staff there get off work regular hours. They are permanent employees of the school's logistics department, with secure jobs, so whether they earn more or less is none of their business.

Taking advantage of this, Jiang Bixing took the lead in proposing a door-to-door delivery service. Whenever needed, Jiang Bixing would deliver the items you required directly to your dormitory.

Huang Xiaochuan couldn't help but think of e-commerce and errand services in later generations. What Jiang Bixing was doing was the prototype of modern commerce in later generations!

The models are all similar, but there isn't enough technology to support them right now.

Thinking about this, Huang Xiaochuan became even more optimistic about Jiang Bixing, thinking that this senior might become a retail giant in the future.

Huang Xiaochuan was right; Jiang Bixing later became a prominent figure in China's retail industry.

Just as the two were chatting enthusiastically, Huang Xiaochuan's pager vibrated, indicating that someone was looking for him.

In front of Jiang Bixing, Huang Xiaochuan took out his pager and looked at it. It was a call from Gusu. He guessed it was his uncle calling him. Didn't he just leave in the afternoon? Why was he calling him again as soon as he got home?

Huang Xiaochuan was about to return a phone call when Jiang Bixing stopped him.

"Junior, give me your pager number so I can contact you if needed."

Without saying a word, Huang Xiaochuan asked Jiang Bixing for paper and pen and wrote down his pager number for him.

As Huang Xiaochuan was leaving, Jiang Bixing reminded him again: "Come over early tonight, and don't forget to bring a stool."

Huang Xiaochuan gestured to him to indicate that he understood.

After finding a quiet place, Huang Xiaochuan called his uncle back.

"Uncle, you were looking for me?"

"I was in such a hurry that I forgot to tell you something. You should treat Section Chief Ge to a meal often. He helped us a lot with this contract, and we should be grateful for that."

"What's the rush? Don't worry, it's just a meal!"

"You know that's good, long-distance calls are expensive, I'm not talking to you anymore, I'm hanging up."

After hanging up the phone, Huang Xiaochuan went back to his dorm. As soon as he entered, he told his roommates, "They're showing the movie 'Ghost' at 7 PM on the outdoor basketball court. Want to go? If you do, I'll cover the sunflower seeds, peanuts, and soda."

These days, college students have very few entertainment options, and it's rare to see a movie, especially for single people.

Several people knew that a movie would be shown tonight, but when they heard that Huang Xiaochuan would be in charge of food and drinks for the movie, the dormitory suddenly became lively.

Zhang Gaolei shoved Huang Xiaochuan, this big spender, down onto a stool and began kneading Huang Xiaochuan's shoulders with just the right amount of pressure.

Hao Zhidu was quite perceptive; he placed a large tea mug in front of Huang Xiaochuan.

Wu Duo laughed and cursed, "Damn it, I love your nouveau riche attitude."

"Old Zhang, you can apply a little more pressure, it's too much for me." Huang Xiaochuan looked like he was enjoying himself, but he didn't forget to instruct Zhang Gaolei to apply even more pressure.

Wu Duo gave Zhang Gaolei a look, and Zhang Gaolei immediately understood.

Zhang Gaolei used all his strength to press Huang Xiaochuan's Jianjing acupoint with his two thumbs. Normally, this place would be sore even with a light press, but Zhang Gaolei used all his strength, and the result was predictable.

Huang Xiaochuan couldn't help but yell out from the sourness and quickly broke free from Zhang Gaolei's two big hands. It was too damn sour and painful, he couldn't stand it!

He couldn't resist making sarcastic remarks about Zhang Gaolei: "Old Zhang, you're bragging. Your ancestors weren't traditional Chinese medicine practitioners at all. Your ancestor was definitely a blacksmith."

Zhang Gaolei did not refute, but revealed a smug smile as if his scheme had succeeded.

After dinner, the group each took a stool and went to the outdoor basketball court.

Huang Xiaochuan first greeted Jiang Bixing and bought a lot of food and drinks from him.

When they arrived at the meeting place with Wu Duo and the others, carrying a bunch of food and drinks, they happened to run into the vice class monitor Qu Xi and several female classmates.

Since they had run into each other, they simply gave them all the food and drinks they had in their arms. Qu Xi and the others knew from the beginning of military training that Huang Xiaochuan was popular and generous, so they didn't stand on ceremony with him.

He took the things with a laugh, asked Huang Xiaochuan where he was sitting, and then carried his stool to meet up with Wu Duo and the others.

Huang Xiaochuan turned around and bought the same things from Jiang Bixing as before. However, as more and more people entered, Jiang Bixing was extremely busy. Huang Xiaochuan even helped him for a while. Then he took what he wanted to buy, threw down the money, and left.

The movie was halfway through, and wow! Almost all the girls were in tears. Looking at my roommates, the others were alright, their expressions were just a little sad, but Chen Zhe was crying his eyes out.