Chapter Eighty-Nine: The Great Market of Moscow

I went to Sergey's office to report on the recruitment of our new employees.

After reading Sergei's instructions, he asked me:

- "Linna, did you know that there is a Chinese section in that big market?" ”

- "Yes! Don't you know there is? "I'm a little curious about Sergei's ignorance.

- "I don't really know about that market, I've only been there twice, and I think it's so big that I can't figure out what's in it." Sergei said to me with a smile.

It occurred to me that the big market was opened in Moscow, but most Russians didn't really know much about it. Sergey also set up a customs clearance company for two or three months before he had contact with the market, and besides, he should have more contact with customs, the Ministry of Internal Affairs, logistics companies, airports, ports, banks, etc. As for the last stop where the goods arrived, the market, it seems that it is not so closely related to his previous work. However, as our business expands, it is inevitable to deal with the market.

I told it that the market is really huge.

Its zoning is also naturally occurring, and it is extremely irregular and unreasonable. Previously there were only new districts, old districts. Later, it was divided into ...... according to the products: shoes and hats area, leather goods area, grocery area, clothing area, etc. Later, some developers joined in to expand the Vietnamese, Chinese, and Jewish quarters...... These so-called districts have neither strict boundaries nor clear content, and it is true that only those who work here regularly can understand what they are called and what they mean.

Sergey listened to me introduce him to the market with great interest and said:

- "I was going to ask Anton to get to know the market. He went to the management company of the market, and got all the official information that was useless. He told me that he didn't know anything about the market and didn't know how to start understanding it. ”

- "It's too normal that he doesn't know. The market is like a small society, and people from outside see the goods and people, and it's really hard to figure out the situation all of a sudden," I said with a smile

- "Linna, are you Muscovites, or am I Muscovites?" Why do I think I don't know as much about the Moscow market as I do? Sergey and I joked.

- "I don't think that knowing the market proves that you are a Muscovite!" Truth be told, a lot of Muscovites try to avoid that market. I think if I were a native of Moscow, I would do the same," I said.

- "Aren't you scared to go to the market?" Sergey asked me.

- "Well, the impression of that market is like that of Indians in the eyes of the British." You don't seem to be so scared when you understand it. I replied with a smile.

- "Looks like I still need to go there more." Linna, I wanted your people to accompany me, it seems that you know a lot about the market. Let's go see what you think of it someday? Sergey asked me

- "Good! We'd love to accompany you. Sergey, are you going to go there and walk around casually or ......" I said.

- "I think we need to set up an office in the market, coordinate some things with customers, rent a few warehouses there, and study how to collect payment there, and we don't seem to have enough partners there temporarily." Sergey replied.