Chapter 236: Making Money
"What did you do?"
Qin Yan was a little surprised when he saw me walking into the courtyard with a comfortable face.
I poured a cup of hot water and asked in a low voice, "Where's the scumbag?" β
Qin Yan hugged a pile of dirty clothes, threw them in the washing machine, and said lightly: "Brother Scumbag has gone to the flea market." β
"It's not open yet, what's the use of going now?"
I raised an eyebrow and heard a few overwhelmed muffled sounds from the washing machine.
Qin Li poured a large bucket of water into the washing machine, wiped the sweat from his forehead, squatted on the ground and said, "How do I know, oh yes, that girl named Wang Ling came to look for you." β
"What did she say?"
I lit a cigarette and thought to myself that it was time to put an end to those emotional disputes between Wang Ling and me.
Qin Li stood up and said, "I didn't say anything, let you call her when you come back, and say that I have something to do with you." β
Since the last time I blocked her mobile phone number and WeChat, I haven't been in touch, but I didn't expect that since she found her home, she is really ghostly.
I walked into the basement, took out my mobile phone, found Wang Ling's mobile phone number, dialed it directly, and after a while, she answered the call.
"Hey..."
Her slightly hoarse voice came over the phone.
I took a sip of hot water and asked lightly, "What are you looking for me?" β
She was silent for a moment, then said softly, "I saw you move all your clothes to the basement." β
"yes, what's wrong?"
I put down the cup and half-lay on the bed.
"I helped you contact two customers, not clothing dealers, their company has strong qualifications and financial resources, and they want to buy your clothes, if it is convenient, I will take them to you tomorrow to inspect the goods."
Wang Ling still wants to help me in the end, after she went back, she asked her father to intercede, and dragged a few friends before she found two clothing wholesalers, but when I thought of the deal with Zhou Ziran, I may not be able to stand Wang Ling's kindness, in other words, I don't want to owe her this favor.
"No, I'll figure out how to deal with the costumes, but thank you."
I rubbed my eyes and saw that the water stains on the ceiling seemed to have disappeared, and I secretly rejoiced that if the roof leak had been rained overnight, this room would probably not be a bedroom.
Wang Ling on the phone fell into a long silence again, she seemed to be thinking, and she seemed to be regretting, and finally, she sighed and said: "I have done a lot of wrong things before, I want to make up for some mistakes, but I don't know where to start, after you broke up with her, I have been tossing and turning, it is difficult to feel at ease, if I don't have a fork in the middle, it will not lead to today's situation." β
I pursed my lips, sat up and said, "It's come to this, it's not right or wrong, people have to look forward, they won't be happy if they have been indulging in the shadows of the past, I don't think about those dull trivialities now, but I still want to thank you for helping me contact customers, if it's nothing, I'll hang up first." β
"Wait..."
Wang Ling hurriedly screamed and asked tentatively, "You really don't blame me?" β
A teasing smile rose on the corner of my mouth, and I said lightly: "Well, I don't blame you, I want to live a good life in the future." β
With that, I hung up.
Qin Yi crept in, looked at me and said, "Brother, I want to use the car and take Xue Yao to the movies at night." β
I gave him the car keys and said, "Doesn't Xue Yao have a car herself?" β
Qin Yan scratched his hair and said with a bitter expression: "I always take a girl's car, and I am a little reluctant to go." β
I kicked him and laughed, "Dog-like, get out." β
Qin Yan finished washing his clothes, brushed his hairstyle again, and hurried out.
The businesses on the street have been opening their doors one after another, and I have made a lot of flyers in a graphic agency, and the advertising content and logs on them are designed for me by the staff, which is nothing more than to promote my clothing styles and prices that make people want to move.
I walked the streets and alleys, distributing everywhere, but many pedestrians took it by hand, and stuffed it into the garbage bin without even looking at it, I pursed my lips and smiled, I used to see the leaflets, they were all crumpled together, and thrown around, this time and then, for the sake of those piles of clothing, the face of this thing seemed worthless.
Passing by a shopping mall, I saw a huge LED screen on the front of the building, scrolling with various advertising information, and there were still a few advertising spaces left in the investment, I took a serious look, and then walked into the mall building with a stack of flyers.
After inquiring, I came to the sixth floor of the mall, there is a general office here, knocked on the door and entered, I saw a man in his thirties sitting in front of the computer, he looked obscene, his face was yellow, his body was thin, his eyes were blank, he was wearing a pair of headphones, shaking his head, like a lively and beating lemur, seeing me walk in, he took off the headphones, looked me up and down, and asked: "Who are you looking for?" β
I patted the flyer in my hand and said with a smile, "I want to rent an advertising space, how much does it cost?" β
The man glanced at the leaflet in my hand, and then at my dress, and said disdainfully, "It's expensive, can you afford it?" β
I cursed to myself in my heart, the dog's eyes look at people's low things, but I still said with a straight face: "Isn't it expensive to have a number?" β
The man lit a cigarette, leaned back in his seat, and said lukewarmly: "The fee is charged on a monthly, quarterly, and semi-annual basis, how long do you want to rent it?" β
I coughed lightly, looked at him and said, "How much is it a month?" β
"25,000 a month, you can get a discount if you rent it for a long time."
The man spat out a cigarette and crossed Erlang's legs, looking very flat.
I thought for a moment and asked in a low voice, "But I see that there are already a lot of advertising messages on the screen." β
"Even if you advertise alone, the merchants have all of them, and others also need to promote, you are really inexplicable."
He slanted at me, with a tone of sarcasm and contempt.
I took a long breath and was about to say something, but he added: "Each ad is scrolling for fifteen seconds, and if you think it's cost-effective, give me the ad word, and I'll send it to the screen for you, and the money will go directly to the finance." β
I nodded thoughtfully, thinking to myself, in just one month, the publicity cost is so high, but in order to dump the clothes as soon as possible, I still paid the money, and sent a few pictures of the clothes to the man, asking him to help arrange the version, after all the designs were completed, I hurriedly walked out of the mall and stopped downstairs to watch.
After looking at it for a while, my advertising picture jumped on the screen, a few clothing model pictures, plus promotional words, contact information, after staying for fifteen seconds, it rolled down, I nodded with satisfaction, and distributed the flyers in my hand on the side of the street, and then dragged back to the basement with heavy steps.
Brother Scumbag was busy around the stove, and when he saw me walking into the yard, he asked stupidly, "Why did you go?" β
"Hand out flyers."
I laughed dryly twice and sat down on the bench.
Brother Scumbag glanced at me and teased, "What kind of flyers are you distributing?" Send it to someone else or to yourself? β
"Of course, I posted it myself, and I also bought an advertising space on the big screen in the mall."
I lit a cigarette and took a puff.
Brother Scumbag frowned, picked up a cucumber, pressed it on the cutting board, and cut it neatly with a kitchen knife, making a clattering sound.
"That advertising space is very effective, isn't it expensive?"
Brother Slag asked while chopping vegetables.
I extinguished my cigarette, stood up and said, "Well, I rented it for a month." β
Brother Za put the cucumber slices into a basin, poured in a little chili oil, and began to stir.
The phone rang, I took it out to check, it was a string of unfamiliar numbers, I hesitated for a moment, and clicked the answer button.
"Hey, hello."
A rough male voice came from the other side of the phone, the voice was a little silly, it sounded very unfamiliar, I asked in a low voice, "Who are you looking for?" β
"Uh, I saw your advertisement, you have clothes for sale, right? I want to buy one for my son, who has his birthday tomorrow. β
As soon as I heard that there was a business coming to my door, I immediately smiled and said excitedly: "That's right, my clothes here are all good styles, and the prices are also very kind, you might as well come and have a look." β
The man pondered for a moment, and said lightly: "Oh, I went to a lot of clothing stores, although there are many styles, but I am not very satisfied, I see your advertisement that your clothes are all imported from abroad, so I called you." β
"Yes, my clothes were shipped before the year, and they are trendy fashion brands that have traveled across the ocean, so you will not be disappointed."
I made an OK gesture with Brother Scum, looked at him with a smile, Brother Scumbag shook his head helplessly, and continued to pound the cold cucumber in the pot.
I sent him a location message and sat in the yard waiting.
Brother scumbag pursed his lips and said, "Isn't it a little excited?" β
I leaned back and smiled and said, "Of course, if this dress sells, it will be a good start." β
After waiting for another twenty minutes or so, a black Land Rover stopped at the entrance of the yard, and a man in a suit and leather shoes stepped out of the car, wearing a pair of gold-rimmed glasses, tall and burly, with a dark complexion, and his every move exuded overwhelming majesty.
I hurriedly greeted him, with a smile on my face, and looked at him and said, "The clothes are in the yard, come in and have a look." β
The man raised his eyebrows and asked in a low voice, "Why are you piling up your clothes here?" If it's a large amount, you can get a faΓ§ade. β
I smiled bitterly twice and said lightly: "It's hard to say, let's take a look at the clothing first, and I'll make sure you're satisfied." β
The man coughed lightly and followed me into the courtyard.
I took two coats that I thought were good in the rain shelter, handed them to him and said, "Look at this, the size is complete, how old is your son?" β
The man took his coat and muttered, "Eighteen, very tall." β
Hearing this, I hurriedly found three sets of clothes worn by young boys in the pile of clothes, unpacked them, and gestured in front of him, saying: "Look at this one, whether it is the fabric or the workmanship, it is better than the clothes of those clothing stores, and these coats are the most popular styles at the moment, and you will definitely look good when you wear them." β
The man grinned, he took my coat, sniffed and said, "You can really speak." β
"Where, where, it's just a flamboyant tongue."
The man rubbed the coat in his hand, measured it on his chest again, and said lightly: "The quality and style are really good, how can this dress be sold?" β
I have already thought of the price in my heart, the average purchase price of this dress is 230 yuan, but there is no business, I directly made up a whole number, looked at him and said: "This dress is 500 yuan, much cheaper than the store, and the version is also very vibrant, very suitable for the noble son to wear." β
"Oh, that's not very expensive, okay, I want this dress, you can show me some pairs of trousers."
The man handed me his coat and looked down at the time.
When I saw that the first order had been sold, I hid my excitement, went into the shed, found four pairs of trousers, and handed them to him in turn.
At this time, the mobile phone rang again, it was still a string of unfamiliar numbers, I hurriedly answered, and a girl's voice came from there: "May I ask you to sell clothes there?" β
"Yes, yes, yes."
I glanced at the man and saw him look satisfied as he measured the slacks in his hand.
After I sent the location information to the girl, I looked at the man and said, "These pants are finely made, they are particularly slim and elastic, and the noble boy is tall and tall, and wearing such pants shows that his legs are long and shapely." β
The man thought for a moment and said lightly: "Okay, I want all three pairs of pants, how much is the total?" β
The purchase price of the pants was 180, and I made up a whole number and sold him for 300, and the three together were 900 yuan, counting the previous coat, a total of 1400 yuan, and the profit I earned from it was 590 yuan.
I smiled flatteringly and said, "1400 in total, which is much more cost-effective than buying outside." β
The man took out his mobile phone, scanned the code to pay, got into the car, and left.
He had just walked for a while when the girl on the phone rode a shared bicycle to the gate of the courtyard, and she blinked and said, "Is this a place to sell clothes?" β
With a smile on my face again, I strode up to me and said, "That's right, the clothes are in the yard, you might as well come in and have a look." β
"Oh."
The girl pushed her bicycle into the yard, she brushed her hair and said, "Is there a long dress?" β
"Yes, and it's all foreign goods, so that you can increase the return rate to 200% after wearing it."
I smiled playfully, went into the shed, and pulled out four dresses.
"You see, this quality and style, in matching your tall and graceful figure, is simply a fairy."
I was selling in a smooth tone, and the girl smiled, and she gave me a blank look and said, "Your mouth is so sweet, do you have a fitting room here?" I want to see if it fits. β
I was stunned for a moment, then glanced at the entrance of the basement, and said without blushing and without a heartbeat: "Of course, in the basement, I will take you there." β
The girl pursed her thin lips and followed me into the basement.
I took her to my room, pointed to the mirror standing by the door, and said with a smile, "You can change it here, the door is locked." β
"Oh, then you go out."
I swallowed and walked out of the basement.
Brother Scumbag said with a wicked smile on his face: "Business is good." β
I lit a cigarette, sat down in a chair and said, "Don't worry about the advertising fee, it works." β
Brother Scumbag stir-fried the green peppers in the pot, and said hoarsely: "Praise you for two sentences and gasp, haha." β
After smoking a cigarette, the girl walked out of the basement, she was wearing the long white dress, her figure was graceful, curvaceous, the skirt was embedded with gold lace, a black ribbon was wrapped around her waist, and there were two buttons the size of bottle caps at the neckline, on the whole, giving people a dignified atmosphere.
I clapped my hands, looked at her and said, "Beautiful, perfect, this dress is made for you." β
"How much?"
The girl asked, looking down at the hem of her skirt from time to time.
I quickly searched for the price in my mind, the purchase price of this dress was about 500 yuan, and when I saw that she liked this dress very much, I had a greedy idea in my heart, businessmen are profit-oriented, so sell her for 1000 yuan.
I smiled and said: "This long skirt is a very popular style at the moment, the fabric and workmanship are top-notch, if you really like it, take it for 1,000 yuan." β
"It's so expensive, can it be cheaper?"
The girl's tone accentuated, she seemed shocked by the sky-high price.
I stood up and said, "Beauty, the price of this dress is not low." β
The girl pouted, glanced at me and said, "It's cheaper, once born and twice cooked, next time I will bring a few more friends to cheer you on, you still have to earn." β
I smiled bitterly, thought for a moment, and then said, "Well, I'm giving you 100 cheaper, and I can't go any lower." β
"Okay, deal."
The girl smiled, and after paying, pushed the bicycle and left.
That afternoon, I earned nearly 1,000 yuan, and that feeling of relief filled me with passion and enthusiasm, which I haven't felt like this for a long time.
After dinner, Zhou Ziran sent me a WeChat message.