With Sim's introduction, Chen Dong easily rented several stalls from the managers of the Chelsea Free Trade Market.
Of course, renting a stall still costs money.
Money can buy anything!
Especially in Russia today, as long as you're willing to spend money, you can buy almost anything you want.
After successfully securing the stall, Chen Dong hoped that Krinev could help him find a few middle-aged women or young girls to sell his goods.
It's not that there aren't Chinese people selling goods.
Compared to locals, Chinese people selling goods often encounter law enforcement officers abusing their power and extortion by thugs.
They were still living frugally, barely having enough to eat, while the Chinese were making a fortune in their territory.
No wonder they're envious!
Chen Dong had originally planned to hire locals, but with Krinev's help, things would go much more smoothly.
"Okay, Chen, I'll find a few suitable people to help you sell the goods. As for the compensation, should I negotiate it for you, or will you negotiate it yourself?"
"I'll do it!"
Krinev nodded and said nothing more.
Afterwards, everyone returned to the car.
However, Chen Dong did not plan to go straight back to the hotel. Instead, he asked Krinev to take them to the gathering place of Chinese traders.
The gathering place for Chinese middlemen is also known as the "wholesale building," which translates to "wholesale goods building" in Chinese.
These wholesale buildings are usually abandoned dormitories of local schools or factories.
The Chinese boss rented the entire building from the Russians, made some minor renovations, and then rented it out to Chinese traders who came to Russia to do business.
Over time, this place transformed into a large wholesale market.
Newcomers to China often sell their goods to other traders in order to quickly recoup their investment.
Those who choose to stay will rent a stall here to sell their goods.
Russian merchants buy goods here and then resell them at a slightly higher price.
It's similar to the relationship between secondary wholesale markets and retailers in China.
However, doing wholesale business in a wholesale building is not as simple as it seems.
Not only is the environment extremely harsh, but you also have to eat and sleep on top of the goods, because if you don't watch the goods and they get stolen, you can only blame yourself for the bad luck.
Besides enduring all that, you also have to be constantly wary of corrupt police officers.
They often arrive uninvited, using the pretext of checking passports, but in reality, they are there to extort money from merchants.
If you encounter a big fish, you might even be able to take the person and the goods with you.
The exorbitant stall rents and the exploitation by the managers in the wholesale market are also not to be underestimated!
......
As soon as the group got out of the car and entered the wholesale building, a strange smell hit them.
The smell was like a mixture of body odor, foot odor, and household garbage, which was extremely nauseating.
Right before my eyes.
Several Chinese merchants were working up a sweat.
They dumped bag after bag of inferior clothing onto the stall for several Russian merchants to choose from.
Behind the vendor was a rugged-looking Chinese man who was shouting something at the porters, seemingly their leader.
On the side.
Krinev, unfazed by the situation, remarked.
"Chen... This is the wholesale market. If you want to buy something, you can choose it at the stalls."
"However, the quality of the goods here is not very good."
As Krinev spoke, Chen Dong's gaze drifted toward a stall in front of him.
Several Russians were picking and choosing.
Although it's obvious at a glance that these clothes are all low-quality products, there are still people willing to buy them in Russia, a country with a severe lack of light industry.
A large quantity of low-quality clothing was snapped up in just a few minutes.
The stall owner, with a broad smile, kept stuffing the rubles in front of him into his satchel.
After observing for a while, Chen Dong had roughly determined the price.
The low-quality clothing sold by vendors is priced between 10 and 15 rubles per piece.
Moreover, the purchase price of clothing of this quality in China is no more than 10 yuan.
"Nearly seven times the profit, tsk tsk tsk... that's practically robbery!"
Chen Dong looked disdainful. He didn't need to be like these people. The Russians weren't lacking money, but goods. Even if they sold high-quality clothing, they could still make money!
After thinking about it, he decided to set the price of the leather jackets at 80 rubles each.
According to the official exchange rate of ruble to dollar, 1 ruble ≈ 1.6 dollars.
Of course, this is just the official price. On the black market, 1 ruble can only be exchanged for about 1.2 US dollars.
Chen Dong priced each leather jacket at approximately $100, which is equivalent to 480 RMB per jacket!
After returning to the hotel.
Chen Dong gathered the supervisors together and assigned them the follow-up tasks.
There are three supervisors, each with three employees, who are divided into three shifts and work in rotation.
In other words, there are three groups: one group is responsible for guarding the goods in the warehouse, one group goes to the free trade market to sell them, and the other group rests.
......
The next morning, Krinev drove over and brought over several middle-aged women and young girls who were selling goods.
These salespeople had previously been helping Krinev sell his goods.
However, he spared no expense in order to deepen his cooperation with Chen Dong.
Several saleswomen got out of the car, creating a lively scene and adding a touch of exotic charm.
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