Chapter 44 Business Comes to You, the Son of a Comrade
"But Baojun, this is the price of this batch of summer clothes. Autumn and winter clothes are more expensive, so of course we have to add a little more." He smiled and pointed to the pile of autumn and winter clothes that had not been touched.
Su Zhongguo knew it was his turn to speak. "Well, Brother Baoguo is right. Summer clothes don't make much profit, but winter clothes are different. You can earn more than ten or twenty dollars for any piece. Baojun, don't say that the brothers won't help you, but we can't break the rules, right?"
Speaking of which, Su Zhongguo expressed his thoughts again.
It is not possible for them to sell goods like this all the time. The line from Brother Bai San cannot be wasted. It must be made bigger and stronger.
Li Baojun smiled. This is how it should be. If it was him alone, it would definitely not be possible. But since there were outsiders, the price would naturally be based on the market.
"Okay, I'll listen to my brothers and brother-in-law." Li Baojun agreed to raise the price.
Lin Qiujuan on the side had no objection either. She had been listening to the settlement just now, so even if the price was increased, she would still make some money.
"Baojun, how about I go back tomorrow?" Her little face turned red with excitement. Seeing the money on the table, she didn't want to wait a moment.
Li Baojun also saw what she was thinking and smiled. "Okay, you can take Xiaojin back tomorrow to visit. Remember to buy something for Dad and Mom. It's been a while since we've been back."
His father-in-law and mother-in-law are very nice to him, he can't be a heartless person.
"By the way, you must remember to buy some wine for Dad. This is my last promise to him, but I just never had the chance to go back."
Lin Qiujuan laughed after hearing this. She knew what her father was like. Her mother was very strict with her, so she didn't dare drink every day. She was just waiting for her son-in-law Li Baojun to feed her.
That night, many people couldn't sleep. Some were thinking about buying clothes without tickets the next day, and some were thinking about the fascinating watch.
Naturally, those who knew the news also took notice of the sellers at the gates of the two large factories.
On the second day, Su Zhongguo and his two companions left home again with their bags.
Lin Qiujuan also returned to her parents' home.
Li Baojun also changed his equipment, put on a new watch and new clothes, and became the most handsome guy in the Xicheng Branch.
"Hey, Baojun, what's so happy about you? Your teeth are showing." Seeing his look, his colleagues couldn't help but teasing him.
He was not angry, "Hey, don't say that I don't take care of you, brother. I'll show you something good." As he said that, he took out the electronic watch on his hand.
"Oh my god, what a great thing! I've only heard of this thing, but I didn't expect you to have so many connections and wear it." The colleague recognized what he was wearing on his hand at a glance and grabbed Li Baojun's hand like a hungry wolf.
"Good boy, you're quite capable." After watching for a long time, he let go of Li Baojun and said, "Tell me, can you get this thing?"
Li Baojun seemed to have guessed that he would do this, and he smiled cunningly, "Hey, look, what is this." As he said that, he took out another electronic watch from his pocket.
"Brother treats you well, doesn't he?" He said, shaking the new electronic watch in his hand.
Seeing this, the colleague couldn't help himself and snatched it away, "Haha, you are my real brother." As he said that, he put it on his hand.
Seeing that there was no time displayed, he became anxious, "Hurry, help me."
Li Baojun rolled his eyes at him. If he hadn't followed him the moment he came, he wouldn't have seen him off.
"Humph, look how anxious you are."
"How can I not be anxious? Last time my cousin came back, he brought a piece with him, but when I asked him for it, he refused to give it to me. I even had a big fight with him because of it."
It’s not that he can’t afford a watch, but he thinks it’s useless. It’s just for telling time. Not only is it extremely expensive, but it also requires a ticket.
Money is easy to deal with, but tickets are really hard to get.
If he had that kind of connection, how could he still be hiding in the West City Branch?
Li Baojun quickly installed the battery for him and said, "Come, I'll teach you how to adjust the time."
The two of them were tinkering around there, naturally being seen by everyone.
As soon as Zhou Zhenhua shouted, everyone gathered around.
Of course, the electronic watch is also exposed.
They are all men, and they are attracted by the appearance of the electronic watch at first sight.
Someone impatient couldn't help but ask first: "Baojun, how much is this thing?"
Li Baojun had naturally anticipated that they would ask, and he did this on purpose today.
He bought the goods from his brother-in-law and others, selling them for twenty yuan each at eight yuan a piece.
"Twenty, the latest model, and it comes with a battery. Others don't give it away." He pulled out a small battery from his pocket and shook it. "This thing costs fifty cents a piece. It's very expensive."
But after hearing this, no one thought it was expensive at all. Compared to a big item like a watch, twenty plus fifty cents was not expensive at all.
"Baojun, I'm sure you're always nice to me." An older colleague pushed Zhou Zhenhua aside and placed Baojun directly in front of him. "Twenty-one dollars, give me a watch and two batteries."
Without saying anything, just pay the money.
Li Baojun was confused. Is it possible to be so direct?
Seeing that he took the money and did nothing, his colleague took action directly. That's right, he started to take off the watch on Li Baojun's hand.
"No, don't do that, I have new ones, more." As he said that, he reached into his pocket.
He took out a new one and hurriedly helped him install the battery, otherwise he would have snatched his watch away.
Once there is a chance of failure, there will be a second one. Look, all the five electronic watches and ten batteries that Li Baojun brought from home are gone.
Those who haven’t bought it yet can place an order with him directly and ask him to skip lunch and find someone to take it away.
Li Baojun was left in a state of confusion.
Naturally, some people think this thing is too expensive and not worth the price, and want Li Baojun to sell it at a lower price.
To put it bluntly, they just want to eat his foreign food and think that young people are dishonest.
But who is Li Baojun? Can he pay attention to them?
Of course not.
At noon, he went back and brought back another five dollars.
There were still not enough to sell, and those who had complained about the high prices before naturally started to complain when they saw that Li Baojun ignored them.
They also said that Li Baojun was engaged in speculation and profiteering.
These words happened to be heard by the leader.
The leader's face darkened. After understanding the situation, he called Li Baojun to his office.
Those who were grateful to Li Baojun glared at those who were jealous with hatred.
But to everyone's disappointment, the leader not only did not scold Li Baojun, but also bought five electronic watches from him.
At the beginning, Li Baojun was also nervous and felt very unsure. After all, what he was doing was indeed a form of speculation.
But he never expected that his leader not only did not scold him, but also bought it from him personally.
Seeing the confusion on his face, the leader smiled and explained, "Now that the country is starting to develop its economy, haven't you been paying attention to the newspapers in the past two years?"
"Except for special supplies, leaders hope that the people can live and work in peace and contentment, vigorously help the country develop the economy, and drive the economy. Speculation and profiteering are a thing of the past."
He talked about a lot of policies from the higher authorities and showed him a document, which was the official document on the open economic policy.
Of course, the leaders also took this opportunity to hold a meeting to discuss the handling and management strategies for street vendors.
Su Zhongguo and the others didn’t know about this.
At noon, all the major factories started to get off work. Those who didn’t buy anything yesterday didn’t even eat and went straight to the factory gate.
We can't let anyone get there first.
The scene was horrifying, but there was nothing we could do. Word of it spread quickly from one person to ten, and from ten to a hundred. The news that someone was buying nice and cheap clothes and watches at the door had already spread like wildfire.
Regardless of whether it is true or not, Chinese people like the hustle and bustle. Even if you can't buy it yourself, you have to go and take a look. It can be considered as an opportunity to broaden your horizons.
Even if the three of them had prepared in advance and brought a lot of things, the two companies were large factories with thousands of employees, so the goods they had were naturally not enough to sell.
If people weren't so concerned about their image these days, the clothes on the three of them would have been stripped off.
Not to mention the watches they were wearing, which had long been stolen.
They were in a messy and disheveled state and were surrounded by people who didn't buy anything. They threatened them that they must save some for themselves in the afternoon.
The surrounding food stalls were already crowded and the prepared food had long been sold out.
Everyone was very grateful to the people selling clothes and watches. If it weren't for them, their items wouldn't have sold so quickly, after all, they only prepared one day's supply.
Rather than the amount of one meal.
Holding a bag of money, Su Zhongguo was about to go back, but he didn't know who was so conscientious as to walk towards him with two big meat buns.
His stomach was rumbling and singing the empty city plan.
"You must be hungry. Come here. I saved this especially for you." A man who looked to be in his early forties handed over the meat buns with a kind face.
Is Su Zhongguo the kind of person without principles?
Woohoo, yes, he really is, hungry.
"Thanks."
After wolfing down the food, Su Zhongguo immediately took out his water bottle and drank a lot of water.
Fortunately, I didn’t choke to death.
"I'm sorry to have made a fool of myself. How much are the buns? I'll give them to you." Su Zhongguo said as he was about to take out the money.
"Brother, you are making fun of me. They are just two buns. How much money can they be worth?" As he spoke, he began to feel a little embarrassed.
"Well, brother, can I ask you a favor?" He was the vendor selling buns and steamed buns next door. After just two sales, he discovered a great business opportunity.
I know how much I can earn from my stall in a day.
Not to mention the hard work, if we don’t sell all the goods in one go, the weather will turn bad, which is a big risk.
"Brother, you tell me, I will definitely help as long as I can." For the sake of the two buns, he will definitely help as long as it is not too much.
The older brother felt a little embarrassed, but he still put on a brave face and said, "I want to help you sell things. Just give me a little hard work fee."
After saying this, his face turned red all the way to his neck.
Su Zhongguo didn't expect that the first outsider to find him would be this old man.
"Haha, brother, if you are interested, why don't we go to your stall and sit down to chat?" They have a lot of goods on hand, and it will take a long time for the three of them to finish selling them.
It would be great if someone could help.
"Of course, of course, please, brother."
I used the remaining dough to make him a bowl of noodles, which was soon on the table.
Now I can talk about things with peace of mind.
"You don't have to help me sell it. You can take the goods from me and sell them yourself."
But Su Zhongguo gave him a big surprise.
I never thought that he would be willing to hand over such a big business to me.
Well, people’s comprehension ability is a bit problematic these days.
"Yes, yes, that's great." He had long been envious of such a popular scene.
Not only him, but everyone around him was envious.
"But the price?" Liu Dongxi is not stupid. The fact that he can come out to set up a stall early proves that he has a good vision.
Now he is the first person to come to my door, so I can't be fooled by his honest appearance.
"The price will naturally satisfy you." So Su Zhongguo quoted the purchase price of the clothes and electronic watches he sold.
To be honest, it was cheaper than Liu Dongxi had expected, which made him feel that this brother was a good person.
"Okay, I'll take your price. Bring me ten of each this afternoon. The digital watch will be ten dollars, and the batteries will be twenty dollars."
Su Zhongguo sold the battery for the electronic watch to Liu Dongxi, but he charged for it, fifty cents a piece.
But he still bought so much goods generously.
Nowadays, not many people can take out hundreds of dollars at once, which shows how well the person in front of you has hidden it.
"Okay, I'll pay on delivery." Su Zhongguo had no objection. Even if he made less profit, he wouldn't lose anything.
An electronic watch costs ten yuan, a battery costs fifty cents, and a shirt costs five yuan, except for the white one, which is one yuan cheaper.
At this price, Su Zhongguo made a profit of 60% with tears in his eyes.
Oh, he works so hard.
The scene was similar at the towel factory. Someone also wanted to purchase goods from the two men, and they both agreed.
The prices offered were the same as Su Zhongguo's. The three of them had discussed it at home. If someone wanted the goods, they would sell them at that price.
However, Li Baoguo and Li Baomin are much stronger than Su Zhongguo, after all, they have residential streets.
Their booming business has long been targeted by others.
Just after noon, they came back with two people.
The reason why I brought them back is that they asked for too much.
When Su Zhongguo came back, he found two strangers in his house.
"Brother Baoguo and Brother Baomin, who are these two?" Su Zhongguo put down his things and strode into the main room.
The fact that Li Baoguo and Li Baomin dared to bring the person back proves that they are trustworthy.
"That Zhongguo, this is the younger brother of Uncle Chen. His name is Chen Yang. You can just call him Xiaoyang. His father and my father are comrades-in-arms. I didn't expect to meet Xiaoyang on the street." Li Baoguo immediately introduced him to Su Zhongguo, then touched his head excitedly with a simple and honest look on his face.
"He said he wanted to buy something from me. I saw he wasn't a stranger, so I took him home. Don't worry, Zhongguo. I know Uncle Chen very well. I trust Xiaoyang."
Seeing that Brother Baoguo had explained everything for him, Chen Yang quickly stood up and explained his identity to the visitor.
He even told everyone in his family where they worked.
Well, what about the second generation of officials?
"Xiaoyang, right? There's no need to be like this. Since he is someone approved by my uncle, I naturally believe him. Have you eaten?" Su Zhongguo also knows how to serve different dishes to different people. This man is a righteous person.
"We ate, we ate." Li Baoguo was very happy to see that Zhongguo was not angry and accepted Chen Yang. "Xiaoyang invited us to eat."
Well, now Su Zhongguo feels wronged.
But he also filled his stomach, well, at least he wasn't hungry.
"Then have you told him the price we offered to the buyer?" Su Zhongguo also knew that the other party was waiting for her to come back and talk about business, so it was not good to continue chatting and just get straight to business.
"Yes." Li Baomin smiled and said, "He asked if the price of the electronic watch could be cheaper."
That’s right, Chen Yang didn’t think the prices of other things were expensive, but he thought the price of the electronic watch was too high.
This thing doesn't hold its value. The price will definitely fall over time. His purchase price of ten yuan is definitely not acceptable.
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