After sending away the girl with the high ponytail, Da Wa and his friends made a few more business deals, almost half of which were for denim pants and straight-line coats with large lapels.
It was because Erniu was such a successful model that they could sell several items in the time it took the neighboring stalls to sell one, which made other vendors jealous.
The woman selling things at the next stall was a middle-aged woman. She spoke with authentic Shanghainese and said sarcastically, "Your girl is so smart. No wonder people buy from you."
Big Boy smiled and didn't respond. Next time when there is business, if their stall is sold out, he will recommend people to buy from Auntie or other stalls, "We don't have it here, you can have a look at other stalls." He even pointed to other stalls.
As a result, almost no one is jealous of them or staring at them anymore, and everyone is focused on their own business.
The aunt closed a deal with a customer introduced by Da Wa. She nodded and praised Da Wa, saying, "You're doing well in business, young man. You're also a nice person."
He can do business and be a good person.
Big Boy smiled and took the opportunity to chat with the aunt. He managed to get a lot of information related to business from her, such as where to buy goods at a cheaper price and where to sell them better.
While he was speaking, a young man and woman came to the stall. They looked like a student couple. The man glanced at Erniu, pointed at her and exclaimed, "I recognize you! You are the White-Haired Girl!"
Da Wa and Da Hu looked at each other. What is White Haired Girl? Why haven’t they heard of it?
The girl was still carefully choosing clothes, but after hearing what her boyfriend said, she looked up at Erniu and laughed, "Really?"
They were talking about the opera White-Haired Girl performed by Erniu at the National Day Gala of the Shanghai Conservatory of Music, in which she played the role of White-Haired Girl.
The white-haired girl with a red hairband, coupled with Erniu's pretty face and excellent singing voice, sang the miserable life of being oppressed by the landlord in a tortuous and moving way, which was really impressive.
No wonder the student couple recognized each other immediately.
In fact, many people recognized Erniu, but they were the first to say it out loud like the two of them.
Being called "White Haired Girl", Erniu was not annoyed, and smiled, "You are my senior brothers and sisters, right? Hello."
The two student lovers were initially a little embarrassed because calling someone White-Haired Girl directly was indeed a bit impolite, even though it was blurted out in a hurry.
Unexpectedly, Erniu didn't mind at all and even called them senior brothers and sisters. The two of them couldn't help but have a better impression of Erniu and chatted with her for a few more words, "Junior Sister Chen, why are you soliciting customers here?"
Erniu pointed at Da Wa and Da Hu and said, "Because this is my stall, and these are my two brothers."
Da Wa nodded at the two of them and said with a smile, "Since you are my sister's seniors from the same school, I will give you a 20% discount."
The management at the Shanghai Conservatory of Music is more relaxed than that of other schools. Students are not prohibited from doing business with each other. Some smart students will bring some things to school to sell. As long as no big problems arise, the teachers generally don't interfere.
So when Erniu said that this was their stall, a male student, she just sighed.
When the female student heard Da Wa say that he would give her a 20% discount, she was overjoyed. While talking, she did not forget to choose clothes. The clothes at Da Wa's stall were beautiful, fashionable, and well-designed. She took a fancy to several pieces.
Pointing at the few pieces of clothing she had picked out, she said to the male student, "Donglin, I want these."
The male student Donglin was also a wealthy man, and since Da Wa had mentioned a discount, he bought all the clothes picked out by the female student without a second thought.
Before leaving, the two smiled and said to Erniu, "Junior Sister Chen, we will come to take care of your family's business next time."
Erniu said crisply, "Thank you, brothers and sisters. Take care."
The eldest boy also said, "Have a nice day, both of you. If you come back to buy something next time, or refer customers here, I'll give you a discount."
I stood there from the afternoon until dark before I sold the last piece of clothing.
Da Wa calculated the profit in his mind and his brows immediately lit up with joy.
Erniu had stood for several hours, posing, and was completely exhausted. She sat down on a small stool and sighed, "If something like this happens again, I won't come. My legs are numb from standing."
"Don't worry." Big Boy said, "Hey, if it weren't for you, we wouldn't have been able to sell out all the clothes in one afternoon. You're a great contributor, our living signboard. I'll have to call on you next time."
Erniu glanced at him and said, "You? You're really my brother." Then she said, "Why don't you call me Sanwa?"
Big Boy slapped his forehead and said, "Why didn't I think of this? Next time I sell men's clothing, I'll ask him to be a model. It will definitely sell better. This brat has been in the newspaper. If he stands in front of the stall, he will definitely attract a lot of customers. What do you call it? It's called the celebrity effect."
Da Hu rolled up the waterproof sheet while jokingly saying, "If Uncle Shen knew that you were bullying his precious daughter like this, my son, watch out for your hide."
The three of them packed up their things and walked to a small alley next to the Shanghai Conservatory of Music. They found a wonton shop and ordered three bowls of shrimp wontons.
The white wontons float in the soup, which is dotted with green chopped green onions, some red shrimps, and a little seaweed. When you bite into the wonton, half of the shrimp is revealed, which is so delicious.
The three of them had been busy all afternoon and were very hungry. They finished the shrimp wontons in just a few bites.
Da Hu wiped his mouth and said, "We really made back our money this time."
This is still a conservative statement. I not only made back my investment, I made a fortune.
Da Wa chuckled and said to Er Niu, "I'll buy you all the clothes you need for the next four years of college." He added, "By the way, didn't you tell me that your roommate helped you with your makeup? Tomorrow I'll give you two pieces of clothing. Give them to her as a thank you. Don't owe her anything."
Erniu nodded, "I saved it."
The eldest boy heard this and was stunned looking at the little soup in the empty bowl.
Da Hu stretched out his hand and waved it in front of his eyes. "What are you thinking about?"
"I'm thinking about how to sell clothes next." said Big Boy.
He actually had a rough idea in his mind and had roughly decided how to sell it.
They still sell clothes, because the profit is really high, and they set up a mobile stall, so there is no cost at all.
I was chatting with the lady at the stall next door before, and she mentioned one thing, that is, some dealers would take the clothes they bought in Shanghai to sell in other places.
Once it was resold, the price doubled again.
The eldest boy was very happy to hear this.
There are so many places near Shanghai that can be reached within a few hours by train.
Places like Suzhou, Wuxi, and Jiaxing can be reached by train in one hour, and Yangzhou in two hours. Even to Lianyungang, it only takes three hours by train, so the round trip is only six hours. If you get up early and come back early, it is not a problem to go back and forth within a day.
The more Big Baby thought about it, the more excited he became. He almost wanted to go to school and change from a part-time trader to a full-time trader, specializing in selling clothes and selling them all over the world.
But it's just a thought.
Didn’t his mother say that academic qualifications are just a stepping stone?
If he dropped out of school rashly, would it be worthy of his ten years of hard study?
Well, although he didn't study very hard, at least he was able to get into university through his own efforts.
Going to college can broaden one's horizons. If he had not taken many professional courses in school, learned a lot of knowledge, and met his roommates and brothers, and learned a lot from them, his business might not have been so successful.
Da Wa took a deep breath and let out a long sigh, thinking that he should practice his state of mind. It is most difficult for a poor person to suddenly become rich, so he still has to be stable, eat one bite at a time, and earn money bit by bit.
After these thoughts turned over in his mind, the eldest child calmed down and said, "We have to pay back the third child's money first."
I borrowed two thousand yuan from Sanwa and gave him an extra hundred yuan as interest. We are brothers, so we should settle accounts clearly.
Erniu worked as a part-time model for the entire afternoon, so she didn't need any special payment for her hard work. She had money on her hands, and Chen Lie and Ning Tang had subsidized her a lot. When she went to college, she was also valued by the school leaders and teachers. They helped her apply for a scholarship as a freshman, and she also had subsidies for college. Even if she didn't do business, she would still be the richest one among the three little ones.
——Originally it should have been Sanwa, but? As soon as this kid got his bonus and salary, he sent it all back to Ning Tang.
Just packing Erniu's clothes is not enough. Da Wa looked at Erniu's empty wrist and thought, "Next time I have to buy a watch for his sister. I heard that the Plum brand is good."
Da Wa calculated that after paying off the debt, he would probably have two to three thousand yuan left. Just like before, he would keep enough for food and use the rest as capital.
Having made up his mind, the eldest son went to the Navy Swimming Team training base, paid back the money owed to the third son, and used the remaining money to buy a batch of clothes.
It was another weekend, and he and Dahu packed their bags and took a train to Lianyungang.
This time I went back, I didn’t bring Erniu or Sanwa with me.
Fashionable wholesale clothes imported from Shanghai can still be sold at a good price in another city even without models, because they are rare, fashionable and beautiful clothes that can only be seen on TV and in magazines by celebrities, and these styles are rarely seen elsewhere.
The only worry is that the two of them only have four arms and four legs, so they can't take many clothes with them, and there's no worry about selling them.
Catching a train is not an easy thing. I bought a sleeper ticket when I went there, but I couldn’t get a ticket when I came back, so I had to stand next to the seat and smell the stinky feet.
The hard work was worth it. I made back my money just from the sales on this day.
When he went there, Da Wa was thinking about whether he should buy a bicycle. With a bicycle, he could carry more goods. When he came back, he had already thought of the pager from the bicycle. It was really a foreign thing. He had seen Ning Jun use it once before, and he remembered it in his heart.
They earn a lot of money and have a bulging wallet. Fortunately, Da Wa and Da Hu are two strong young men, so no one dares to take advantage of them.
They were also cautious. The stall was selling the most fashionable clothes, but they were wearing the most worn and oldest clothes.
He hid the money from the sale close to his body and kept his eyes in all directions along the way before he returned to Shanghai from Lianyungang with this large sum of money.
I went there at six in the morning and returned at eight in the evening.
Da Hu asked Da Wa, "Shall we go back to the dormitory now?"
Da Wa shook his head and said, "No, I want to go to the department store first and buy some facial cleansers for my mom."
Last time, I only sent back clothes, facial cleansing products like clam oil, moisturizer, etc. I didn't buy anything because I was short of money.
Having earned some money this time, Da Wa decided to make up for it all.
In addition to buying facial skin care products, Da Wa decided to buy some cosmetics.
He saw that Erniu's roommate had done a good job on her makeup.
Of course, from Da Wa's perspective, he naturally couldn't see the difference between the two. He just felt that after Erniu put on makeup, her face became whiter and her lips became redder. In short, she looked more "energetic" than before.
Da Wa and Da Hu entered the department store. The two young men didn't know what skin care products or cosmetics to choose, so they asked the salesperson to buy the most expensive ones, saying that the more expensive ones would definitely be the right ones.
The salesperson saw that the two of them were dressed in rags and carrying waterproof cloths, looking like they had just come from the underworld. He didn't want to serve them at first, but when he didn't expect them to be two big customers, he immediately smiled and packed whatever they wanted.
When Da Hu saw Da Wa buying things, he bought a lot too.
His mother has suffered all her life, and it is time for her son, him, to be filial to her.
As long as the eldest child bought something, he would buy one too.
The two chatted and laughed as they walked out of the department store. Da Hu complained, "You? Did you see the look on that salesperson's face just now?"
"I saw it." The eldest boy smiled and said, "It's as black as the bottom of a pot."
How can you do business like this?
Fortunately, it is a department store and a stable job, otherwise, after seeing such a sour face, which customer would be in the mood to buy their things?
Da Wa recalled the sullen look the counter clerk had just given him and was secretly shocked. "Da Hu, you have to remind me more often next time not to give customers that sullen look."
Da Hu was amused. "You? Why do you need me to remind you? You? Should be the one reminding me."
The things on his two stalls sold well. The quality of the goods was one reason, and Da Wa's eloquence was another reason.
No matter whether the customers are young girls or wives, or aunts, uncles or young men, he can talk to them and praise them. If the customers feel comfortable, the deal will be half done.
After they walked for a while, Da Hu rubbed his eyes and asked in surprise, "Is that Su Guangzong?"
Da Wa followed his gaze and saw a man with white skin, a long face, narrow eyes and thin lips. It was none other than Su Guangzong.
Now the first semester of the freshman year is almost over. The final exams are coming soon, and then it will be winter break and time to go home for the Spring Festival. Several months have passed, and even though they are in the same city and their schools are not far from each other, it is the first time that the eldest child has seen Su Guangzong.
Su Guangzong was still wearing the clothes Ning Xue had made for him when he left the island to go to college.
It was a red sweater with a few white clouds embroidered on it. The red and white colors were very eye-catching, so the two of them recognized it at a glance.
Da Hu asked, "Where is he going?"
Su Guangzong was still unaware of the gazes of Dawa and Dahu and kept walking.
The two of them watched Su Guangzong walk into a storefront. It was a tile-roofed house with two small light boxes flashing blue and white lights at the door. It was dark inside. There were several young men dressed in a shabby manner and smoking standing at the door.
Da Hu frowned and said, "It doesn't look like a good place."
It really wasn't a good place. Big Kid vaguely guessed where he was going. "He's going to the computer room. The computer room is where you play games."
Is computer room a nicer name? In plain words, it is a game room.
Da Wa has a roommate who likes to go to the game hall the most. He said that these game halls are privately run, with about ten to twenty game machines inside. One dollar can buy two game coins, and you can play fighting games or those famous generals challenge level games.
I heard it's a lot of fun. My eldest roommate can buy a bottle of water and a pack of cigarettes and play there for a whole day. He can go in at noon and come out late at night without even feeling hungry.
Da Wa's heart skipped a beat. He said, "Why would Su Guangzong go to the computer room to play? This is not like him."
His impression of Su Guangzong was still that of a good boy. He still remembered that the two brothers Su Guangzong and Su Yaozu were so studious that they didn't even go out to play on weekends. They always got the first place in the exams. In his mother's words, they were academic masters.
Why are the top students now playing video games?
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