I went shopping one after another, and then went to buy pants and leather shoes.
It is said that a man relies on his clothes and his horse relies on his saddle. After putting on a new outfit, a person will immediately become completely different.
Dressed as a Hong Kong citizen, not only did the rusticity of a bunch of rough Beijing gentlemen disappear immediately, they all became amateur overseas Chinese.
The slim-fitting shirt with red and white florals on a black background, and the skinny-legged denim bell-bottoms that tighten the buttocks, highlight the feminine beauty and tall figure of "Ciermei".
Almost in an instant, she, an authentic Beijing girl, transformed into a striking and fashionable modern girl.
Not to mention that the guys in Beijing were whistling and commenting on her, saying she looked like a movie star, almost unrecognizable to her.
On the street, he constantly attracts the attention of strange men, and the rate of turning back is at least over 90%.
The most exaggerated one is a Hong Kong old man in his fifties with a big belly and a suit.
Even if he has a young girl on his arm, he can't bear it.
This old man was very interested in "Cerion Plum". He couldn't help but stop next to it and stared at it for a long time, almost distracted.
Naturally, his female companion was unhappy and very troubled by this.
But no matter how hard I urged him to leave, he wouldn't listen.
In the end, "Dabao" helped her. He pointed at the old man's nose from a distance and cursed.
"Silly X, look at your grandma! If you look blindly again, I'll dig out your eyes!"
At this moment, the old man with a big belly changed his face in fright, and he quickly ran away as if he had seen a ghost.
Naturally, this group of brats also had a lot of fun.
You're a gangster, there's nothing you can do about it, your quality still needs to be improved.
In short, let’s just walk and watch.
Element Alley, Yuanshi Alley, Yuanboli, Subo Alley, Gaodixin, Xudikou, Red Light Alley...
Any place where people can stand is a stall. By the time I have visited all of them, it will be around one o'clock in the afternoon.
Maybe they were too excited, or maybe they had too much breakfast, but no one felt hungry.
So even though it was time to eat, everyone just went to a roadside stall and drank a bowl of sweet potato syrup and peanut sweet soup to quench their thirst.
After that, they continued their efforts and rushed to the "Thirteenth Line" not far away.
By four o'clock in the afternoon, we had finished visiting these two busy markets, and the mission of today's market inspection was completely completed.
Their feet were sore from walking and they were sweating all over, so they went to eat at the most famous "Big Sanyuan" in Changdi.
But I have to say that since these guys were selected by Hong Yanwu, they are definitely smart enough.
It had only been a day and a half since I arrived at Flower City, and I had only spent one day shopping at the market, but by now, I was already familiar with numbers in Cantonese.
Not only can they understand, but each of them can also say "ah, yi, san, sai..." in a convincing manner when they open their mouths.
What's even more remarkable is that at the stalls they visited along the way, they all silently kept in mind the types, quantities and prices of the goods that the boss and customers transacted.
While eating, Hong Yanwu took out a small book to calculate the market prices while eating. Each of them reported one by one, and there was basically no omission, which ordinary people could not do.
In addition to this, the most important achievement today is that everyone has truly figured out the source of goods for "Gaodi Street" and "Thirteenth Line".
Before coming here, Hong Yanwu originally thought that the clothing in the Guangzhou wholesale market, apart from smuggled "parallel imports" and a small number of Hong Kong goods purchased from the Overseas Chinese Building and the Seamen's Club entrance, had to be imitated by local township enterprises around the city.
Clothing produced by Hong Kong Clothing Style.
According to his opinion, markets such as "Gaodi Street" and "Thirteenth Bank" can be regarded as "second batch" or "third batch" at most. As intermediate links, this advantage is hidden.
And since he has sufficient capital in his hands, and township enterprises have much greater autonomy than state-owned enterprises, why should they be hacked? It is better to go directly to manufacturers to purchase goods.
But he never expected that the actual situation was completely different from what he imagined, with considerable discrepancies.
In fact, when they went shopping today, they discovered that 90% of the Hong Kong goods on the market were not smuggled imported goods, but normal trading goods blatantly flowing into the mainland through Zhongying Street in Shenzhen.
On the other hand, since smuggling is done by fishing boats on the high seas at great risk, then of course the limited warehouses will only contain things with the smallest footprint and the highest profits.
Therefore, what comes from the mainland through smuggling channels does not include ready-made clothes at all. It is almost all bulk nylon cloth, cigarettes, watches, electronic watches, calculators, household appliances and the like.
Then think about it further. No matter how great the autonomy of township and village enterprises, they are collective systems after all and are governed by systems.
No matter what, I don't dare to use smuggled fabrics as raw materials.
But in the current economic environment of our country, the majority of clothing costs are raw materials rather than labor.
As a result, the clothing produced by township enterprises does not have any advantage in selling prices in the market.
However, those who really dare to use these cheap raw materials are only self-employed private businesses.
Therefore, the price of clothing produced by family workshops is naturally much cheaper than state-owned and collective products.
In fact, anyone who has been to "Gaodi Street" or "Thirteenth Street" will find that the shops along the street are almost all shops in the front and factories in the back.
There was noisy business going on in the front, but banging and sewing in the back.
Fabrics, yarns, ready-made clothes, we can make them for you as much as you want.
It is precisely for this reason that Huacheng's clothing wholesale market always has an endless supply of cheap clothing in a wide variety of styles.
No matter where self-employed people come to buy goods, there is no need to look far away.
Of course, the weak link of these clothing must be the product quality, there is no doubt about this.
But cost-effectiveness is one thing, and there are no absolutes in this world.
If we really want to be serious, there is a strange phenomenon that seems to violate economic laws in the Huacheng market.
That is, once the high-quality products of many large state-owned manufacturers are wholesaled by individuals, they are indeed much lower than the official price.
Take the currently popular automatic folding umbrella as an example. The wholesale price of products produced by state-owned manufacturers is eight yuan and ninety cents, and the retail price in state-owned stores is ten yuan and fifty cents.
In the hands of individual vendors, the wholesale price of folding umbrellas in Hong Kong is six yuan and nine cents, but the state-owned folding umbrellas are only five yuan and eighty cents.
The most important thing is that even though domestic umbrellas are sold so cheaply, they are definitely not fake or shoddy products.
Regardless of the quality specifications, colors and patterns, they are exactly the same as the manufacturer's products.
What's going on?
To be honest, it is very difficult for locals to figure this out, and only Hong Yanwu can really figure it out.
Coincidentally, when they were shopping at an umbrella shop in the "Thirteenth Line" today, a self-employed person from Fuzhou approved a batch of umbrellas. In order to go through the consignment procedures, this guy even asked the stall owner for an invoice.
This time, Hong Yanwu happened to witness it with his own eyes, and he saw the clues from the invoice.
That invoice is a foreign trade invoice, and the price is calculated in foreign exchange.
Who is Hong Yanwu? He has been playing foreign exchange in the capital.
At that moment, my mind flashed and I knew something was very fishy.
Then he tried his best to inquire about it, and it turned out that it was exactly what he thought. The reason behind it was attributed to foreign exchange.
You know, in order to compete for the market, no matter which country sells its own products in the international market, it is very cheap.
The same is true in our country. For foreign exchange-earning products exclusively for export, the country often provides tariff exemption or tax rebate treatment.
For example, the Huhai brand watch only sells for 60 yuan abroad, but it costs 120 yuan in China. This is the reason.
The same goes for automatic umbrellas. It is of course much cheaper to buy them with foreign exchange or foreign exchange coupons.
As time goes by, some people see the loopholes in foreign exchange arbitrage, and in order to earn a huge price difference, they often go through the shipping agency documents and ship the products that should have been exported abroad back to the local market for sale.
As a result, the turnover of RMB - foreign exchange or exchange certificates - export commodities - RMB in this way has led to this situation that most people find extremely strange and unbelievable.
To put it bluntly, the essence of this kind of thing is actually similar to Hong Yanwu’s buying and selling of foreign exchange certificates at the Friendship Store in Beijing.
The only difference is that what he deals in is small-scale luxury goods, while people here deal in large-scale daily necessities.
Another thing is that he has almost a monopoly and sells at high prices.
But here many people are doing this, and the competition on price is fierce, and profits can only come from quantity.
Needless to say, once he learned the inside story, Hong Yanwu's original plan of purchasing goods directly from the manufacturer had to be adjusted.
After thinking about it, he felt that the most urgent task now was not to purchase goods, but to find a suitable house first.
In the future, goods purchased from various markets can be conveniently stored in the house and function as a warehouse.
Secondly, you can also divide the six boys under you into two groups and take turns to stay here.
From now on, not only does it save the cost of staying in a hotel, but it will also become more convenient to customize clothes in batches in the market, buy low-end goods in the market, etc.
So, the task he assigned to everyone tomorrow was to rent a house. The best location was between "Gaodi Street" and "Thirteenth Street".
The standard is that the wider the better, the faster the better, the room does not get damp, and money is not an issue.
Only when the house is settled can the rest of the matter be easier to deal with. Otherwise, there will be no room to store the goods purchased. Hotels do not turn guest rooms into warehouses.
As for the types of goods to be purchased, what Hong Yan meant was that "Ciermei" had limited capital, so all her money would be used to purchase small items such as hair cards, headwear, jewelry, and folding umbrellas.
In the future, you may wish to specialize in this. Not only is it convenient to carry goods, the risk is small, but the gross profit margin is still high.
As for himself, he planned to buy clothing and leather shoes in large quantities, and then pack them into a truck and transport them away together.
In this way, not only can the purchase cost be minimized, but they can also maintain monopoly profits for each other, and no one will compete with the other.
Even if "Ci'ermei" wants to sell clothes, he can subcontract them to her when she returns to the capital, which is more suitable than her own purchase and delivery of goods.
"Cier Mei" was really happy with Hong Yanwu's suggestion.
To be honest, there are too many styles of clothing in the Huacheng market, and there are too many weird shapes, so you might be in for a big loss.
She was terrified if she really wanted to purchase goods.
But small things are different. Most people will like the things here.
What's more, if the east is not bright and the west is bright, even if you buy ten models, you can still sell several models.
So Hong Yanwu not only thought carefully about her, but this was indeed a suitable thing for both of them.
Thinking of this, "Cier Mei" quickly raised her glass and readily agreed.
"I won't say anything anymore. I'll just listen to you. Let's get started tomorrow. I'll lend you flowers to offer to the Buddha. I wish you all success tomorrow and get rich together."
Of course the others raised their glasses in response, and Hong Yanwu's group of men almost all looked impassioned.
"Dabao" said, "With Mr. Hong in charge, we can all accomplish anything if we work together. Sister, just wait until you return to Beijing to count the tickets. You must be right."
"Li Ben'er" also agreed, "Yes, I've spotted it too, the goods here are really good. The clothes here are so cheap, and they look so beautiful. No one in the capital has seen them before. I can guarantee that as long as I get them back,
Our night market has taken it to the next level."
"That's right, there's no one who doesn't love to mess around. It doesn't matter whether it's a woman or a man. It's the same. After being suppressed for so many years, it's easy to get a small chance. No matter how tight your life is, you still have to look good..."
Everyone was chirping about something exciting, and they all stood up and clinked glasses together.
It's a pity that it's a bit sad that I feel so happy.
Because I was so excited, nine glasses collided with each other, and two glasses were actually broken.
With just a "click", two glasses of "Baiyun Beer" and broken glass stubble were spilled on the whole "Taiye Chicken" in the dining room.
The two boys who broke the cup quickly threw the thing in their hands, while everyone looked at it in shock.
Fortunately, no one was injured.
Hong Yanwu was the calmest. He only looked at it and said nonchalantly, "It's a good sign, good luck is coming."
Then I asked the waiter to bring me a chicken and two cups.
At this moment, everyone also reacted, thinking it was funny, and couldn't stop laughing.