Chapter 28: Regulating the Passenger Transport Market

  Two roots were beaten and felt resentful, he thought about it but couldn't find a way to deal with Hei Zi and his gang, so he had no choice but to give up. His two cars were still running, but they never dared to monopolize the market again. When Hei Zi and his gang beat Er Gen and his brothers, Lao Cong Tou was watching from the parking lot. He knew that Hei Zi and Zhu Xiao Fei were not easy to mess with, and he also had a mind to retreat. From that day on, he warned his subordinates not to compete with Hei Zi's cars for passengers.

  Hei Zi's car ran as it pleased, and other drivers were initially a bit afraid of Hei Zi. Later, seeing that Hei Zi's two cars didn't intend to monopolize this route, they started to recklessly steal passengers. In less than a month, the route from the county town to the small town was in chaos.

  The ones who suffered losses in the chaotic market are still the passengers, and those who often take buses all complain.

  After the complaints reached Hei Zi's ears, he felt uneasy. Was this chaos caused by his own intervention? Did he not understand the operating rules of this market and stir it up?

  After hitting the second root, Heizi let Yin Le's two younger brothers follow the car. When they found something was wrong, they started following the car for a few days. In just a few days, they got a feel for the chaos of this market. Heizi wanted to get more benefits from this market and had to regulate it. In the past, Er Gen and Lao Cong's dominance of the market was also a kind of regulation.

  In winter, opening a casino in the village can't make money at all. Hei Zi asked Er Cheng to suspend the casino first and run cars together.

  After the casino stopped, Yin Le and Zhu Xiaofei went out to collect debts. Seven or eight days later, except for Lu Mang's debt of 80,000 yuan, all others had paid back their debts. Then Hei Zi and Zhu Xiaofei took Lu Mang back to his hometown, forcing his parents to return the money.

  Hei Zi now has over 110,000 yuan in his hands. He used 48,000 to buy two cars and the procedures for a sports car. Now Hei Zi has four buses in his hands, making him the person with the most vehicles on the route from the county town to the small town.

  The cars in Hei Zi's hands were all old and broken-down vehicles. A new car would cost 700,000 to 800,000 yuan, which Hei Zi couldn't afford to buy.

  Hei Zi put all his energy into running the long-distance buses, with four vehicles driven by Er Cheng, Yin Le and Yin Le's two brothers. Da Gui was still in hospital, and Hei Zi once again felt short-handed, needing reliable brothers to rely on.

  In order to standardize the long-distance bus market, Heizi decided to find Lao Cong and Er Gen to have a talk, letting them play by their own rules.

  Heizi made an appointment with Lao Cong'er and Er Gen'r at a restaurant in the county town, and Heizi arrived at the door of the restaurant with Zhuo Xiaofei before 10 o'clock.

  Lao Cong'er's family lived in the county town, and they agreed to meet at 11 o'clock. He arrived more than half an hour early, and when Cheng Heizi and the others came, Lao Cong'er was already standing at the entrance of the restaurant.

  This was Hei Zi's first time meeting Lao Cong Er Tou. Before this, Lao Cong Er Tou had always been hiding from him and they had never met face to face.

  Hei Zi did not expect that Lao Cong Tou was actually a middle-aged man in his forties, looking just like an eggplant that had been beaten up, especially on his face, with wrinkles and creases all over.

  Lao Cong's head recognized Hei Zi and Zhu Xiao Fei, and upon seeing them appear, he walked over.

  "Hello, you two are Cheng Heizi and Zhu Xiaofei, right?" said Lao Congtou.

  From a distance, Hei Zi thought he was an irrelevant old man. When Lao Cong Tou spoke, Hei Zi and Zhu Xiao Fei realized that he was indeed Lao Cong Tou. The two politely shook hands with him.

  Not long after entering the restaurant, Er Gen arrived, they ordered some wine and dishes and began to discuss business.

  Hei Zi put forward his own ideas, he wants to set a departure time and rules that must be followed for all vehicles, the market must be regularized, so everyone can make money.

  Lao Cong's head is very interested in Heizi's proposal, Er Gen said he doesn't want to do it anymore, and his two cars are going to be sold.

  This time the business talk ended in nothing, Hei Zi returned to his own car in the parking lot and thought for a long time. Since the negotiation didn't work out, he decided to let his four cars do things his way. First, he designed a logo and stuck it on his four cars. Then, he had Yin Le print out several notices and post them up, clearly indicating the departure times and telling people that Che Hei Zi's cars promised not to cheat or overcharge customers, and would definitely depart on time.

  The convenience brought by the rules is that passengers feel that Cheng Hezi's car is convenient and trustworthy, and people get used to taking Cheng Hezi's four cars in no time.

  Hei Zi's four cars occupied the best time slots every day, and his cars were packed with people. Some people would rather occupy a seat than sit in someone else's car. It was only then that Hei Zi tasted the sweetness of running cars, as it turned out that running cars made more money than operating those small gambling dens.

  Racing is a tiring job. Hei Zi and Zhu Xiao Fei are also worried, so they often follow the car. After collecting the cars every day, several people gather at Er Jie's small restaurant to eat.

  It was a day in December, the sports car had been gone for over a month, and Hei Zi had made a lot of money. After collecting the car, he came to Er Jie's restaurant, the dishes hadn't arrived yet, and several people were excitedly discussing, when the door creaked open, and Wu Mei quickly walked in with the cold wind.

  The fifth sister took a look at Hei Zi and them, smiled and walked to Zhuo Xiao Fei's side, saying: "Xiao Fei, I heard you guys have been racing cars these days, haven't you started yet?"

  Xiao Fei nodded and said: "Yes, we've all become good people."

  Everyone burst out laughing after Zhuo Xiaofei finished speaking, and it was only then that he felt his words were a bit inappropriate.

  The fifth sister didn't laugh at Zhuo Xiao Fei and said: "Great, it's good that you've turned over a new leaf. But how much money can you guys make from running cars?"

  Zhang is in charge of accounting, he knows best how much money they made. He said happily: "This is much better than the beginning."

  The fifth sister didn't believe Zhu Xiaofei's words at all, she curled her lips and said: "I think you're just afraid of being caught, that's why you don't open the game. How can running a car make more money than opening a game?"

  Hei Zi knew in his heart that Wu Mei was also telling the truth. At first, opening a game did make more money than running a car, but to make money from opening a game, he had to open a big game. Now that his house was already built, he could start a big game at any time. The only thing missing was people - without people, what kind of game could he play?

  Hei Zi, from the time he returned to the town, only knew some small gamblers and villagers who loved to have fun. They didn't have much money in their hands. The big gamblers were all officials, bosses, and big shots. These people were not willing to come into contact with small-time hoods like Hei Zi. When they opened a gaming table, others wouldn't trust them either, nor would it be possible for them to go play at the tables they set up. It was precisely because of this reason that Hei Zi temporarily stopped running his gaming operation.

  Xiao Fei was scolded by Wu Mei for being timid: "Who's timid? We didn't start because nobody was playing at the beginning."

  "Who says nobody's having fun? I won over 5,000 yuan at Hao Kun's gathering yesterday," Wu Mei said with a pleased smile.

  "Impossible." Zhuo Xiao Fei blurted out: "Being able to win over 5,000 yuan in a game is not a small feat, how dare they open such a big game in town?"

  The fifth sister heard a burst of laughter and said, "This is a big deal. One look at you and I can tell you're a country bumpkin. Nowadays, without several tens of thousands of capital, they won't even let you in."

  Hei Zi heard from Wu Mei's words that she understood how to open the big gamble, and Hei Zi, who was sitting next to Zhu Xiao Fei, quickly pulled over a stool and said: "Wu Mei, sit here and tell me about opening the game."