Chapter 46 Driver's License Test!
Jia Lei took a few people to close the stall after selling the goods in his hand, and Jia Lei took advantage of this opportunity to sell things in person to find out the consumption power of the people of Czechoslovakia.
"I've done the math, the economy has been sluggish lately, and people here are preferring goods that cost around $200 to $300. This is the range they can afford. Jia Lei took a small notebook and wrote it down.
"But most of the Chinese people who come here to set up stalls sell things at this price, what's so strange about this? Why do you have to write it down?" Tan Hua asked curiously.
"That's different! I see, the Chinese people sell things at too high a price, but the goods themselves are not worth the price! This kind of quality of goods can still be sold when no one competes, but once there is competition, it is easy to be compared. I've decided to sell products that really fit this price point!" Jia Lei explained to Tan Hua.
"Why are you so troubled? Sell as you say, and you can earn a dress for a price or two at most. You can make more money by selling cheap goods, why don't you do it?" asked Tan Hua, puzzled.
"The people here are so rich, what a pity to only do a hammer deal? I want to take this opportunity to enter the Czech market with my own goods, establish a certain reputation, and do business in the future. Jia Lei closed the notebook and said.
"But in the wholesale market here in Prague, it's hard to buy the kind of high-quality clothes you mentioned. Tan Hua said with a wry smile.
Most of the first people to discover the gold market of Czechoslovakia were Chinese, and in China, there were almost no clothes worth more than 1,000 yuan, and in the domestic market, most of the clothes at this price were imported famous brands.
"If I can't buy it, I'll do it myself! No matter what, I can't smash my reputation and signboard. Jia Lei thought about it and said.
"It's too troublesome to make your own clothes, isn't it? And you don't know what style to make your own clothes? In our wholesale market, we often lose money because someone sends a style that foreigners don't like!" Tan Hua said.
I think it was because of this that he lost all his principal in the first place, so he had to come to translate for others!
"Of course, we have to carefully look for the rules of style, and it is easy to lose money by blindly moving domestic styles and ready-to-wear over. Jia Lei nodded and said.
"But we are all Chinese, and we can't understand the popularity of these foreigners!" Tan Hua said.
"Fashion is something that has to be led, and you blindly follow what is trending now, but after long-distance transportation, these so-called trendy goods may be out of season when they arrive. Jia Lei said seriously.
"But it's impossible to lead the fashion, right?" Tan Hua asked.
"It's true that leading the fashion is not something we can do, but there are traces to predict the trendy style. I have a designer who specializes in white shirts, and no matter how popular it changes, this kind of item will not change. Jia Lei thought about it and said.
"How do you predict that?" Tan Hua immediately asked eagerly.
"It's a trade secret, I can't tell you!" Mr. Jia said.
"That's right, I won't tell anyone else about this kind of ......thing," Tan Hua said with a wry smile.
"Okay, don't put on a bitter gourd face! Take advantage of the afternoon when it's okay, you can be our guide and take us around Prague." Jia Lei said.
"Do you need a car service?" Tan Hua asked.
After all, the taxi drivers here don't understand English, so you'd better help us find a taxi that can understand English. Jia Lei nodded and said.
"Is it okay if I have a seven-seater van?" Tan Hua asked.
"Yes!" Jia Lei nodded and said.
"Promise $200!" Tan Hua said, stretching out his hand.
"Do you want to ask for money too? Didn't Jia Lei give you a translation fee?" asked Xiang Xi in surprise.
"One yard to one yard! This is the charter money. Tan Hua said.
"Can I ask, how many charges do you have?" Jia Lei said with a headache on his forehead.
In fact, I can help with everything from food, clothing, housing, and transportation to getting a passport and driver's license, and people who have just come from China can easily live here if they ask me for help. Tan Hua said proudly.
"Can you give us some specific examples?" asked Xiang Xi curiously.
"Yes! First of all, you know, I charge $10 an hour as a translator, I get about $300 to $1,000 a month to help my compatriots find a house, and $5 to $10 a phone call. Tan Hua said.
"Oh my God, do you even have to collect money for phone calls?" asked Jia Lei covering his mouth.
"Yes, it's not me, most of the translators in the Czech Republic are at this price! We also help people get driver's licenses, which only cost 500 crowns. This is the market price!" Tan Hua said.
"Wouldn't people from China have to spend so much money before they earn a penny?" Jia Lei asked in surprise.
"You can also see how easy it is to make money here, as long as the goods are good, you can earn it for 1,000 dollars a day!" Tan Hua said.
"That's right, but I'm still a little distressed by the high price. Chen Dong said.
"We earn this money, just like Jia Lei's boss said, it's a one-shot deal, and some Chinese people have opened Jiewen classes in Prague, and each person can go in and listen to the class by paying a class fee of 50 US dollars, and as long as they spend 100 US dollars, they can memorize the common words and understand them!" Tan Hua said.
"Then why do other people still ask you to be a translator?" asked Jia Lei.
"You don't know, there's a lot going on here! The money they give me isn't just for translation, and when I get the money, I'll tell them some basic rules of survival in the area. If you don't know anything, it's easy to get into trouble in Czechoslovakia. Tan Hua lit a cigarette and said.
"What will happen?" asked Jia Lei.
"Then I'll tell you a story......" Tan Hua said.
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The story is about several young people who went to Eastern Europe, and like many people, their first stop in Eastern Europe was to "practice stalls" in Hungary.
But the Hungarian police always found all kinds of excuses to fine them, and several people couldn't get along with Hungary, so the four of them came to Prague together.
They split up and started their business on a pedestrian street on the Vltava River in the city. Two of them spread out their stalls and soon earned a large stack of banknotes in their hands, and they were very happy, who expected that a few patrolmen came when they were proud.
A few people in Hungary already knew what was going on, and hurriedly handed out cigarettes and gifts, but the patrolman had a grim expression and took them to the vicinity of the bridgehead tower, and then stretched out five fingers - 500 crowns, and they had to pay so that they would not go to prison.
The two people here sent away the guerrilla police with money, but the fate of the other two over there was even worse - they were taken away directly by the police!
It wasn't until around 5 p.m. that the four were reunited, and all the goods of the two men who were taken to the police station were detained, and all the krona on them were forced to hand over because they had no bank certificate.
"They are so blatantly bullying the Chinese people, will no one care?" asked Jia Lei.
"Someone took care of it, and these people asked someone to tell the embassy about the matter, and it took a week for the secretary of a consul of the embassy to negotiate and help them get back the things that had been detained. Tan Hua said.
"And what happened later?" asked Luo Nan.
"When they got their goods back, they didn't dare to set up a stall on the street, so they decided to try their luck at Prague's largest wholesale market. It is said that foreigners are allowed to set up stalls there, as long as they pay taxes!" Tan Hua said.
"That's right, it's better to set up a stall in a regular place!" Jia Lei nodded and said.
The trade market was crowded with people of all colors, and most of them had business licenses, but these Chinese people saw that some Vietnamese and Russians in the market did not have licenses, but only sold goods while walking with their hands in their hands, and when they saw the police, they hid the goods and pretended to be customers visiting the market.
So a few people discussed together, and in order to save money for licenses, they planned to do the same.
"Hehe! I've been arrested a few times, and in order to save a little money and make trouble for myself, are they looking for death?" Jia Lei said sarcastically.
"Hey, you're right, they're all looking for death. It didn't take long for them to be caught by the police, and they were clever enough to entrust a large bag of goods to an old Russian lady next to them...... Hehe......" Tan Hua said, hehe smiled.
"Why are they doing this?" asked Jia Lei
After they had paid a fine of 200 crowns at the police station, the old Russian lady had refused to admit it when they went back to look for their bag, and their goods worth several hundred dollars would never come back. Tan Hua said.
"I guess the hero of this story is either you or your friend, right?" Jia Lei asked back.
"You guessed it! I'm one of the unlucky guys here. Tan Hua said with a wry smile.
"What happened to those people?" asked Luo Nan.
"Three of my friends have gone back to their hometown, and I'm the only one left in Prague. Tan Hua said smoking a cigarette.
"Then why don't you go home with them?" Chen Dong asked.
"The capital of my business is 20,000 US dollars borrowed from relatives and friends, and I have lost all of them all at once, what kind of face do I have to go back!" Tan Hua said with a wry smile.
"So you just stay and work as a translator to make money by any means?" asked Jia Lei.
"Yes, I lied to my family that I was doing a good job here, and that I would soon be able to pay back all the money I borrowed. I can work as a translator for others, so that I can earn money and help my compatriots repeat the mistakes of the past!" Tan Hua said.
"Actually, you have a very smart brain, and you can think of so many ways to make money! It's a pity that these are all small cleverness, and you will never make a lot of money. Jia Lei looked at Tan Hua and concluded.
"I don't expect to make a lot of money now, as long as I can pay off all the debts I owe to my family. Tan Hua said.
"In that case, I'll give you a chance to make money! Didn't you just say that you can help people get driver's licenses? What the hell is going on? Tell us about it. Jia Lei asked.
"Jia Lei, what are you going to do with your driver's license? You're still so young, you can't drive indiscriminately. Xiang Xi asked in surprise.
"It's not me who takes the test, but you are my driver and bodyguard, do you want to be lazy?" asked Jia Lei.
"But what do we need a driver's license for?" asked Xiang Xi.
"The train has a limited number of times a day, and there are so many places we have to go, so it's still a little more convenient to have a car. Jia Lei said casually.
It is easy to find ticket purchase records by plane and train, and Jia Lei feels that driving is more hidden.
"Do you want to get a driver's license? It's really simple, just pay for it. Tan Hua said.
"But the people from the transportation bureau are not blind, can they pass the driver's license that they bought with money?" asked Xiang Xi.
"Of course, as long as you know how to drive, you can drive the car a little more steadily during the test, and as for the questions and answers after that, I'll leave this to me." Tan Hua said.
"How do I give you the question and answer questions?" Jia Lei asked curiously.
"Czechs can't understand Chinese! You can't understand Czech, you can bring an interpreter for the exam." Tan Hua said this, and glanced at Jia Lei meaningfully.
Chinese people take a driver's license test in Prague, to put it bluntly, they spend money to buy a driver's license, but they must take the test, and the examiner has to ask about the traffic rules in person.
Some Chinese people only drive with two knives and do not know much about traffic rules, and the examiner will answer questions through translation during the exam.
"They actually handed over such an important matter as answering questions to the translator, you must be making trouble inside, right?" Jia Lei asked.
"Of course, it's a great opportunity to make money!"
Tan Hua and these translators seized this opportunity to make money, they memorized the traffic rules very well, no matter whether the examinee answered correctly or wrong, the examiner could get the correct answer through the translation.
"In other words, the 500 kroner is your "translation" fee?" Jia Lei asked.
"Yes, we don't take this money for nothing, and we will help you correct your mistakes. Tan Hua said.
"May I ask, how long does it take to answer the driver's license test?" Luo Nan asked suddenly.
"5 minutes!" Tan Hua said this, and finally showed a sincere smile.
"Earn $200 in five minutes, this money is too easy to earn!" Jia Lei complained.
"Do you want me to make an appointment for your driver's license test now?" Tan Hua asked.
"About!" Jia Lei said helplessly.
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In the afternoon, Jia Lei admired the various ancient buildings in Pragli and watched the clothes worn by the people on the roadside, and finally he finally discovered the characteristics of the clothes worn by the people here.
"This style of clothing is really familiar, I've seen it in country D, and when we go to the bar in the evening, let's ask someone carefully. Jia Lei touched his chin and said.
"Why do you want to go to the bar when you ask about the style of clothes?" asked Luo Nan.
"Because there are so many beautiful women there, beautiful women are very good at wearing clothes!" Jia Lei said with a twinkle in his eyes.
At night, at eight o'clock, outside the largest bar in Prague!
"I'm sorry, we're not allowed minors here!"
Jia Lei watched as the four people from the southeast and north were led in by Tan Hua, and he was the only one who was stopped at the door of the bar.
"Jia Lei, otherwise we won't go!" Luo Nan immediately walked back when he saw this.
"You don't have to worry about me! Jia Lei hurriedly said.
"We're not here to play, we're here to accompany you to investigate the market, since you don't go in, why should we go in?" Chen Dong said and was about to go back.
"Smack!" Jia Lei took out a wad of dollars and put it in the security guard's hand.
"I know minors are not allowed here!, but can I ask the prettiest lady in there to come out and talk?" Jia Lei asked.
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