Chapter 1137: Chapter 879: Winning the Award

In the blink of an eye, another year had passed. Dingding was about to enter first grade, and Little Star was heading into the ninth grade, which was even more intense.

Lin Wan spent each day either going to the factory or taking care of the two little ones at home.

She had already sent in her contest entry, just waiting for the official evaluation. If she made it to the preliminary round, she would have to be there in person for the model fitting and evaluation, which would take a bit longer.

The timing wasn’t far off; it was within this month. She was patiently waiting at home for news.

Her brother’s ideas had never ceased. After much consideration, he still sought her out for advice.

Upon hearing the news, Lin Wan was quite moved. After going around in circles, her brother had finally chosen this industry.

"Brother, the logistics industry is definitely feasible. If this works out, the distillery won’t have to spend all day driving around the country making deliveries. It’s so convenient to use logistics for shipping nationwide."

"Yes, I was also thinking about the circulation aspect of goods, which is why I considered this. If this gets going, it will be much easier in the future." Lin Yinghui’s thoughts were actually well-developed; he just hadn’t made a decision until now.

Lin Wan analyzed the current national situation for him, explaining which direction to take if they were to develop logistics. 𝘧𝘳𝘦ℯ𝓌𝘦𝒷𝘯𝑜𝑣𝘦𝓁.𝒸𝘰𝓂

During the time she was injured, she saw her brother’s future development. The logistics he managed were among the top nationwide. Even without her reminders, her brother would still do well. Lin Wan simply wanted to help him avoid unnecessary detours, so she offered a bit of advice.

After hearing Lin Wan’s words, Lin Yinghui thought the idea was reliable. He went back to calculate and immediately started preparing, securing a piece of land on a large vacant lot in the suburbs. He then registered a logistics operations company. This land was chosen by Lin Wan for him; in the previous life, his land was in that place, which later became a logistics park.

Lin Yinghui planned to start with three points to test the waters. These three points were the more developed counties and cities in Z Province. His goal was to first cover all the counties and cities in Z Province. At present, the deliveries would be in the city. Lin Wan mentioned that not only could large remote goods be shipped, but same-city deliveries could also be realized as long as the price was reasonable.

This required business, so the couriers would distribute more orders and inform each other. If someone had goods to transport, there would be a base price. There had to be a uniform pricing standard.

Mow, her brother was no longer just circling around Saozi, focusing instead on his own business. When Grandpa learned of the matter, he contributed one hundred thousand dollars, considering it as the start-up capital for his grandson. The grandson had made great sacrifices for the Lin Family; having him step back caused him guilt. Now seeing he had something he wanted to do, they supported him strongly. Second Uncle, when helping him with that piece of land, also provided a significant area. Though it cost money, he offered more land during the approval process.

The recent covert rivalry with the Wang Family had not yet concluded, so things couldn’t be too obvious.

After resigning from his job, within two months, her brother first built a row of houses to serve as the office, and advertised on provincial television. Warehouses had to be built before operation. For this, Lin Wan specifically sought out Ying Han for assistance with the design, though it didn’t need much designing—just a regular storage warehouse that could accommodate large vehicles for easy loading and unloading. The houses needed to be built quickly, as they would be needed soon.

Job listings for couriers were also posted.

For same-city deliveries, Lin Yinghui bought several electric tricycles, made a compartment on them, and branded them with their logistics name. Starting up, business wasn’t plentiful, so he provided each sales representative with many cards. At that time, there were no mobile phones, and not everyone could afford a pager.

Her brother thought of a plan: assign each salesperson an area. If someone in their area made a delivery, they’d earn a dime in commission; their base salary was calculated separately.

This way, these salespeople would work hard for their salary. The same-city plan was easy to arrange; once the salespeople were hired, they officially began operations.

For long-distance deliveries in each city, every city needed a point. Lin Yinghui hired an assistant and then called Ah Song, asking about young guys back in the hometown village who wanted to come work, helping with loading, unloading, and accompanying the truck. It was two hundred dollars a month, with food and accommodation provided.

After making the call, many people actually wanted to come. Lin Yinghui didn’t need too many; he only needed two or three for now.

After sorting things out on this end, Lin Yinghui took his assistant to visit a city, intending to set up a receiving point there for collection and distribution of goods. He planned to adopt a franchise model; initially, it wasn’t considered a franchise, as they were just starting, with few goods, and not everyone was willing to participate. With so much cargo and cash on delivery, without having their own staff, they couldn’t trust others to handle it.

After considering a lot, for the first point, he decided to do it himself, finding a reliable person to oversee it.

Coincidentally, his father introduced someone to him, an ex-subordinate from years ago who was assigned to the factory after demobilization. The factory was not very cautious, and they couldn’t even pay salaries regularly.

The person was honest and reliable, with guaranteed character.

As soon as Lin Yinghui heard this, he immediately went to meet the person. They reached an agreement that he would find a storefront of an adequate size in his city, capable of storing some goods. He could park a tricycle at the market for small routes, collecting goods for Z City. They also agreed to assist with deliveries. They worked out the specific costs. This point was thus established.

Lin Yinghui bought a large truck, second-hand, in decent condition. He then went to their garment wholesale market area, parked the truck there every afternoon, hanging a banner on the truck, listing the delivery route.

After one or two days, there wasn’t much business. Lin Wan consulted Yang Kui, who was now the Z City agent. She frequently handled a considerable amount of bulk in the city and counties. If the volume was large, she discussed with the customers, encouraging them to use her brother’s logistics operation. Surprisingly, when the volume was large, customers were willing to use it.

So a day would see one or two packages sent out, but these earnings were not yet enough to cover the road tolls and fuel costs. Initially, they were investing money into this.

But as time went by, many people became aware of this logistics operation, especially those with large items they couldn’t transport themselves, often thinking of them. After staying in the area for over a month, the volume of goods gradually increased.

Meanwhile, Lin Yinghui, accompanied by his assistant, constantly traveled, setting up locations. For each point, there were several areas to pass through. He only had one receiving place. Currently, the delivery route shown on his ticket included several locations. So for those goods without a receiving point, they had to find a roadside spot upon arrival for the customer to collect, which wasted more time.

Some places didn’t have enough cargo flow to justify a setup, while places with a lot of cargo flow absolutely needed one. However, this wasn’t something that could be rushed. Since there were limited logistics options, it was impossible to negotiate with other logistics for collaboration.

In Z City, where he had worked for many years and had a good rapport with folks, especially with Second Uncle around, the city’s internal courier service developed very smoothly. Within two months, most businesses and companies in Z City knew there was a same-city courier service that charged one dollar per delivery.

Occasionally, some would also request transporting large items during their moves. Overall, the initial months resulted in losses, but gradually, they were able to cover workers’ wages, and business continued to grow.

As Lin Yinghui’s company developed slowly, the family was thrilled for him.

By early October, Lin Wan received a call from the Capital City and Shanghai, informing her that her work had been shortlisted and she could attend the model evaluation.

This made Lin Wan very happy, and she began preparing quickly. If she went over there, she estimated it would take her more than a month to return.

"You certainly can’t go alone. Who are you planning to take?" Han Yi asked while helping Lin Wan pack her clothes.

"I want to go with Pei Bai, but Su Ling said she’s been doing clothing business for so many years and hasn’t seen such a scene, so she’s also going to come with me to take a look. However, she won’t stay there for long, probably just around the evaluation time. I’ll first go with Pei Bai," Lin Wan said, wrapping her arms around Han Yi’s waist and coquettishly saying, "Husband, this next month or so at home will be entirely up to you."

"Don’t worry, I’m here. Don’t worry about home. I can tutor Xingxing. I’ll pick her up after school."

"Okay, thank you, husband. When I win the big prize and return, I’ll definitely dedicate this award to you. Without you, I wouldn’t have won this award."

"Watch your words, be careful not to let the kids hear and laugh at you."

"It’s not school time yet. This time when we go, we’re not driving, we’ll take the train directly."

"Alright, if anything’s inconvenient over there, find Xiao Dung and let him help you sort it out."

"Okay," Lin Wan and Pei Bai didn’t meet directly but planned to meet up in Shanghai.

When Lin Wan arrived in Shanghai, the event organizers had someone to pick her up, and the same for Pei Bai. Lin Wan arrived a day before Pei Bai. She saw a model on her first night there, not very eye-catching, but with a temperament and appearance very suitable for her clothes.

After Pei Bai arrived, she began working on turning the clothes into finished products and choosing models.

From the time they arrived in Shanghai until the day before the evaluation, they worked hard for ten days. In the meantime, Su Ling also arrived. Lin Wan realized bringing only Pei Bai was too much work, and fortunately, Su Ling arrived at the last minute. The model chosen was the very one she initially had her eye on, and everything went smoothly.

During this period, Hu Dong and Yang Kui Bao frequently assisted her, even saying they would help solicit votes during the evaluation.

"Saozi, I heard from Yang Kui Bao that the area near your mansion is going to be developed in the next few years. They’re planning to develop it into a villa cluster. It’s got a mountain backing, and the scenery is nice. Never mind how it looks barren now; if they’re truly going to develop it into a villa cluster, then your land will be worth a lot," Hu Dong mentioned today, while checking on the progress of their work, suddenly bringing up the house Lin Wan bought in Shanghai.