Chapter 26: Lotus Pond Wholesale Market
In the 90s, most of the workers of state-owned enterprises were still working three shifts in the factory, and they were already making money every inch of land.
It's dizzy to see the lack of a door.
Ask around for prices.
I came to the lotus pond for a walk, and the lack of one was an eye-opener.
I always feel that no matter what I get into, I can make a lot of money by pulling it to the town.
And that's exactly what happened.
The 90s was the golden age of daily necessities, clothing, shoes and socks.
In this era, as long as you are not particularly stupid, as long as you dare to take this step, you can make some money more or less.
Find an inconspicuous passer-by, don't look at him anxiously, pulling a big bag in embarrassment, looking helpless.
But if you don't do a casual two days' business, you can be worth two or three months' wages in a state-owned enterprise.
Compared with the peasants, it is more than enough for a year.
"Fan Yang, you said that we should go back and ask, let's open a clothing store in the town, what do you think?"
The competition is still quite big, the miscellaneous brand stores on the roadside, many of them hang signs directly at the door, clothing wholesale, how much is a piece, and most of them are in the form of a few dollars.
Summer clothes are even cheaper, shirts, slacks, two or three yuan are available.
And there are also a lot of leather shoes.
Lacking a sharp eye, in a remote store, I found the same style of casual leather shoes as Fan Yang, and the style is richer, but the price is slightly higher, the price is 10 yuan to 15 yuan.
Fan Yang picked it up and took a look and found that the sole was die-cast, and it was a product from the coast.
It's just that in terms of quality, it's really simple.
Fan Yang used at least a double-layer fabric with fleece and artificial velvet.
And these leather shoes, without the fleece inside, are really a little scary, and they are completely vain.
No way, in order to achieve sufficient competitiveness and gain an advantage in price, some manufacturers really do everything, and there is no brand awareness, some handicraft workshops have a profit of one or two yuan, and they will throw off the money when they see it.
Seeing the lack of a door and stumbling: "Hey, look at Fan Yang, these shoes are only 10 yuan a pair, hey, or let's buy some and sell them directly, I'm too lazy to make trouble myself." ”
Although the quality is poor, it is quite interesting to lack a course.
Fan Yang didn't speak.
But he thought about it, and then fell into worry again: "It's so cheap, Fan Yang, do you think our business is long?"
"People have their way, ghosts have their own way, each has its own doorway, each does its own business, what do you care about others so much, maybe you can still put an end to it, okay, don't think too much, just listen to me." ”
"Well, should we buy some clothes and go back? You see that summer is coming, and you can sell the vests when you go back on the hour. ”
"Don't think so much, everyone does business, do you think you are sure? Leather shoes are easy to make, because we have manufacturing advantages, clothing? There is no trick at present, even if there is, you and I don't know, don't worry about it." ”
"Well, that seems right. "There are several clothing stores in town.
It's good to lack a person, don't be verbose, anyway, whatever Fan Yang says, it's what it is, it's basically like this from childhood to adulthood.
The two went shopping for a long time, and Fan Yang didn't make up his mind.
What are the characteristics of the plateau region?
The first thought that jumped out of my mind, and it was also the most impressive, cold.
The altitude is high, even in summer, it is not too hot, especially after crossing Erlang Mountain, in April and May every year, there is often a thick layer of ice frozen on the edge of those river ditches.
In winter, it is even colder, and people who are not used to it walk in, plus a little altitude sickness, really have to freeze their hands, feet and feet.
According to this reason, get some leather gloves and hats to bring in, it should be easy to sell.
Thinking about it, he walked over to the cotton market.
After walking a few steps, I found two Tibetans wearing placket clothes and wearing Buddhist beads around their necks, walking around the wholesale market.
It's not good to go up directly to say hello, Fan Yang followed behind for a while.
It was found that they were not interested in clothing, but walked directly to the food area and stopped in front of a store.
As soon as the boss saw the two Tibetans coming, he came out to greet them warmly, looking quite familiar, and made tea for the two.
It was far away, and it was not clear what they were saying, but Fan Yang saw one of the Tibetans, took out a list, which should be a purchase order, and a stack of money, and handed it to the boss.
The boss ordered the money, and greeted the two with a smile and bought some snacks.
After that, the two Tibetans left.
Fan Yang rushed up and asked, "Boss, I want to ask you something." ”
The boss saw that it was two young people, and he didn't slack off: "Well, you say." ”
"That's what it looks like, I want to ask you, let's go to the Tibetan area to do something, I want to bring something in, see if we can earn back the travel expenses by the way, do you have any good recommendations?"
This was normal in those days, after all, the XC area was remote, it was not easy to get in, the logistics were too expensive, and the non-staple food industry inside definitely had this demand.
When the boss heard this, the business was not big, but his attitude was still quite good: "Tibet, where are you going?"
"Kangding looks like that. ”
"Kangding, then bring some shaqima in, rice candy is fine. ”
"Shaqima?"
"That's right, Shaqima, rice candy, and sesame paste are all easy to sell, bring a few goods, and set up a stall when you are in the market. ”
Well, it seems that it is much easier to ask.
If you think about it carefully, it is really like that, because Tibet is a cold region, and high-calorie foods like Shaqima are sweet enough and have a soft and glutinous taste, which must be very popular with Tibetans.
Moreover, the food traditions of Tibetan areas, such as tsamba and barley noodles, are also somewhat similar to this.
But the taste of shaqima, that is definitely much better than tsamba and the like.
"Okay, then you can recommend one. ”
The boss picked two packets at the stall and threw them out.
Fan Yang saw that it was a bag of 20.
"Two dollars a bag, you take it in and sell it for 5 yuan, 6 yuan is no problem, how many of you are there?
"And the truck?" Fan Yang said in surprise.
"How much can you bring with the bus? Not to mention that you have to buy a ticket, one person will bring one to the sky, and more people don't want to." ”
The boss said and took a Shaqima out, a 20-bag, and the length and width of the outer packaging were about one meter.
If a bag can earn 3 yuan, a piece is 60 yuan, and the price in Tibetan areas is higher, this profit should be guaranteed, this business can be done, and it is relatively stable.
After all, Fan Yang planned to stay for two or three weeks, or even a month or two, and accommodation and food were all expenses.
With a little support from interests, it is much better to earn more or less money.
Although it has not yet reached the hard demand for bilateral trade, if you bring in twenty or thirty pieces, the principal can be doubled by one-third, or even half, which is very considerable.
Fan Yang has always been very accurate in looking at commodities and has rich experience, so he almost decided.
"Thank you, boss, by the way, what's going on with the truck?
"There are a lot of trucks, there are hydropower stations along the Dadu River, transporting coal, pulling cement, you go up to stop it on the side of the road, how much do you want? ”
"Stop the car in Ya'an?"
"Yes, don't worry, those trucks in Ya'an know it, there are stoppers everywhere on the road, you bring some shaqima, it's very stoppable, you are stacked on top of the coal, only more than one meter high, you can bring twenty or thirty pieces, if you two people, give the driver two or three hundred yuan, you two people, take a bus and take seventy or eighty, you can get it." ”
"Hmm. "That's a good idea.
"In that case, you can get me one today, and I'll go back and discuss it. ”
The boss threw one out, 40 yuan, and Fan Yang and the two of them moved it together.
After walking a short distance, I saw a stall selling belts on the side of the road, and a large number of people were crowded in front of it.
In a paper shell, it reads "Famous brand belt, discounted, 16 yuan a piece." ”