2023-11-07 09:33:48
A man from Hangzhou took over the family business and “picked up rags” following graduating. (Picture/reproduced from City Express)
The recycling job of picking up rags is an unpopular industry that is “dirty, tiring and painful”. However, there is a young man in Hangzhou, China, who returned to the countryside to take over the “family business” shortly following graduation. He can earn at least 100,000 yuan (approximately NT$440,000) a year, breaking the stereotype of ordinary people.
According to “Metropolitan Express”, a 21-year-old man worked as a car salesman for half a year during his graduation internship. “Sometimes I felt so idle that I felt panicked. Sometimes I worked for several days, but the order was not negotiated and I didn’t make much money.” Therefore, As soon as I graduated in June last year, I went home to take over my parents’ “business”, which was to help the family pick up scraps, mainly recycling scrap metal, wires and cables, etc. The cost of transportation is high, and the profit margins are also large.
Preliminary estimates show that some copper can be sold for more than 50 yuan per kilogram, with a profit of 1,000 to 2,000 yuan per ton. The recycling station can make at least tens of thousands of yuan a year. Another reason why men are eager to inherit the family business is that their parents are old and have health problems. Picking up and recycling requires physical strength. It takes 1 or 2 hours just to move the goods every day. The whole body is covered with sweat and dust. Every day The same thing has to be repeated, the wind and sun are blowing all year round. Although I tried to hire people, I mightn’t do it for a few months before giving up, so I might only look to my own family.
The man estimated that the annual profit from recycling would be at least 100,000 yuan. (Picture/reproduced from City Express)
The man’s parents recalled that the golden age of scrap picking was from 2004 to 2018. Since the Internet developed and affected all walks of life, this traditional model of hard work has also been impacted. In the past few years, even WeChat I don’t know how to use it. I hand out business cards door to door to customers by myself, and I have accumulated some connections over the years.
Unlike his parents, the man uses social platforms such as Douyin and Xiaohongshu to “promote” and open channels to find people. He can accurately find target customers on the Internet, which is much more efficient than in the past. He also lists “waste recycling” on the platform. ” product, I received 10 new customers in the past six months. Although this order can only be regarded as the icing on the cake, I can talk regarding business through online chat, and my future is definitely unlimited.
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