Lao Lu said: "It's okay, you were invited by me." I bought my goods all at once, and I'm very happy too. ”

Zhu Xiaohua insisted on giving it the same price as everyone else.

In the end, Lao Lu said: "Since this is the case, then reduce it by half and set it at twelve yuan." I earn four thousand more, and you make four thousand less. ”

Zhu Xiaohua no longer insisted.

He took out the sack from the car, took out bundles of bills, settled the accounts on the spot, and received and paid on the spot.

A full 60,000 yuan in cash, and finally bought 50 boxes of goods.

Zhu Xiaohua used the change he carried with him to buy two large barrels of fixing powder, developing powder and other printing consumables.

After everything was done, it was already past eleven o'clock in the evening.

Zhu Xiaohua put the two empty sacks under the seat, said goodbye to everyone, and drove back to Los Angeles with his buddy.

Along the way, there are no street lights and the streets are empty.

Zhengcheng at night looks like an empty city.

The guy turned on the bright headlights and ran wildly all the way. Dongfeng Motor soon pulled onto the national highway and drove onto the road to Los Angeles.

On the national highway at night, there are also no cars. Their lone car stood out in particular.

At that time, in the middle of autumn, the cool breeze was blowing, and the bright moonlight was shining in the sky, and the whole world seemed particularly quiet.

Zhu Xiaohua and his buddy chatted all the way, but they didn't feel lonely.

The old guy said: "The last time you bought twenty boxes of goods, it was already very remarkable. I didn't expect it to run out in just a few months, and I bought more this time. ”

Zhu Xiaohua smiled: "I didn't run out of goods last time, but it's almost over." Last time, it was mainly for photo studios, but this time I bought so many goods to supply the whole of Los Angeles. ”

The guy said, "Do you want wholesale?" ”

Zhu Xiaohua: "Self-use is the mainstay, wholesale is supplemented, and the two are not delayed." ”

This was a strategy he had already thought of before coming to Zhengcheng this time. You need a lot of film for your own photo studio, and you need a lot of film for the whole of L.A. This time, I took the lead in getting the goods, and I got it at the right time.

In the next three to five months, he won't have to worry about the entire Los Angeles market being robbed by others.

In the early hours of the morning, Dongfeng arrived in Los Angeles and stopped in front of the Seagull Photo Studio.

Xiao Ding and Tang Yimin were sleeping upstairs, and when they heard the horn at the door and Zhu Xiaohua's shout, they got up and opened the door.

The two of them were also surprised to see so much film and a car full of goods, "Brother Zhu went out for a long time and brought back so many goods." ”

"That's enough film for half a year."

Zhu Xiaohua beckoned the two of them to help unload the goods. I couldn't put it in the photo studio at all, so I simply moved it to the backyard and piled it up in the yard.

Zhu Xiaohua found two wooden boards to prop on the ground and stacked fifty boxes of film on the wooden boards. This prevents the film from coming into direct contact with the wet ground.

The ancient guys also helped move the goods.

After moving the goods, he looked at the sky above him and said, "It's autumn, and there is less rain." It's okay to leave it in the yard for a day or two. But I'm afraid it won't work in other seasons, and film is a chemical, so special attention should be paid to fire prevention and moisture prevention. ”

After saying that, he helped find a tarpaulin to cover it.

He patted the dust off his hands and said, "It's much better." ”

Zhu Xiaohua was a little moved, this ancient guy thinks about himself and does things, and he is more careful than himself.

After dealing with all this, the guy returned to the Dongfeng car and drove back overnight.

Looking at the fifty boxes of film piled up in the yard, the stone in Zhu Xiaohua's heart fell to the ground.

Once again, he had bought all the film at Marlboro Market, and he was expecting to restock it late tomorrow, so he could only pick up some scraps.

Now that the film is in hand, the next step is to focus on the photo prints and recruiters.

Seagull Photo Studio currently has five cameras, and each of the three brothers, Xiaoding, Tang Yimin, and Jin, has just one camera. There is also a lack of money to keep accounts, to distribute photographs, and to develop film.

Zhu Xiaohua decided to temporarily call his sister Zhu Xiaoyan back to help.

When it comes to keeping accounts, no one is more reliable than this sister of his.

These days, the first thing she does when she comes home from school is to keep money and settle accounts. She knows better than herself how much money Seagull Photo Studio made that day, how much she spended, and how much money was added to the sack at home.

As for his younger brother Zhu Xiaoming, he is still too young and can only continue to go to school for the time being. If he is allowed to take care of the accounts now, it is estimated that the Zhu family will soon go bankrupt.

The next morning, the five staff members of Seagull Photo Studio were in place.

The two brothers, Xiao Ding and Jin, stayed in the photo studio, and Tang Yimin and Jin Damin continued to go to Changhong Home.

Before leaving, Tang Yimin told him about the situation of taking pictures yesterday, and more than 380 people were photographed on the side of Changhong's homeland. Nearly 400 people were photographed in the photo studio. Combined, there were nearly eight hundred people on both sides. The income of the day was also nearly 8,000 yuan.

Xiao Ding said: "Unfortunately, due to the lack of manpower, only a small part of these films were washed, and most of them were still stacked on the table in the darkroom. ”

Zhu Xiaohua went upstairs and went to the darkroom to take a look. The airy room outside the darkroom is full of photographs. Under the photo, the cabinet in the corner of the wall is full of negatives taken in the past two days that have not yet had time to be cleaned.

Zhu Xiaohua took out a few rolls of negatives and went to the darkroom in the inner room.

Turning on the red light, the dark room suddenly lit up with red light, and the whole room was filled with a hazy and mysterious smell.

Most of the two buckets of developer powder and fixing powder on the ground have been used. On the operating table, there are five sinks, and there is still half a pool of water.

Zhu Xiaohua took out the film, put it under the magnifier, turned on the button, and projected the first negative onto the photographic paper. Followed by development, fixing, cleaning, and drying.

The negatives were developed out until the drying room outside was full of photographs, and there was nowhere to put them. Zhu Xiaohua stopped.

He went downstairs and rode home.

There are already a lot of customers taking pictures in front of the Seagull Photo Studio.

Xiao Ding and Jin Min brothers are busy greeting guests.

Zhu Xiaohua rode back to the family compound of the tractor factory and happened to meet Zhu Xiaoyan who was downstairs.

Zhu Xiaohua said: "Don't go to school today, come and help me." ”

Zhu Xiaoyan said: "The midterm exam is coming soon. Can you slow down for a few days? ”

Zhu Xiaohua shook his head: "This matter is more urgent, you are just a sophomore in high school, put aside your academic affairs for the time being, and make up for it later." ”

Zhu Xiaoyan nodded, put down the satchel she was carrying diagonally, and sat down on the stone bench in the courtyard.

Zhu Xiaoyan said: "The family's money is less than 60,000 yuan, you took it." ”

Zhu Xiaohua nodded: "I bought the goods." Bought fifty boxes of goods, a full five thousand boxes of film. ”

Zhu Xiaoyan's eyes widened in surprise: "So much." ”

Zhu Xiaohua said: "Yes, that's why I want you to come back to help." The matter of managing the accounts is still left to you at ease. I promise you that when you're done with this, I'll let you go back to school. ”

At this time, the management of high school is not strict, and many students may drop out of school and do not want to come.