After taking a few bites, Wang Ye set down his chopsticks and asked Little Hu, "How are things going with your family's company?"
"Pretty smoothly. We've already rented the office space, and now we're just waiting for the company paperwork to go through. Alexander said he'll resign and join the company as soon as that happens," Little Hu said happily.
"That big office on the fifth floor? Isn't it a bit too large?" Wang Ye asked.
"Yeah, four hundred square meters. It is a little big. But it's fine. We can just make a one-hundred-square-meter showroom and use the other three hundred as offices," Little Hu said unconcernedly.
"When is the company opening? I'll come by and send a flower basket, join in the festivities," Wang Ye joked.
Little Hu thought for a moment. "The bulk shipment probably won't arrive until May or June. Logistics and customs clearance are pretty slow, but we can get the company itself up and running earlier."
His family's company was using legitimate customs clearance, so the process was naturally much less efficient.
For a batch of goods to be shipped from China to Russia, plus the time needed for customs clearance, it would take at least three months!
That was one of the main reasons why the people at the market did not want to use legitimate customs clearance. They simply could not afford the delay...
Little Hu's family planned to build a brand, though, so they could only go through legitimate customs clearance. If it took longer, it took longer. There was no helping it.
"Then it'd be quite a waste to leave your company's space empty for several months. I have a business opportunity that could make use of that time. I wonder if you'd be interested," Wang Ye said, getting to