After sending away the girl with the high ponytail, Da Wa and his friends did a few more single business deals, and almost half of them were for the denim pants and straight-line coats with large lapels.
Who could blame Erniu for being such a successful model? They were able to sell several pieces in the time it took the neighboring stalls to sell just one, making the other stalls jealous.
The woman who was selling things at the next stall was an old lady. She spoke in authentic Shanghainese and said a few sarcastic words, "Your girl is so smart. No wonder people buy from you."
Big Boy smiled and didn't respond. Next time when he had business, if their stall was sold out, he would recommend people to buy from Auntie's or other stalls. "We're out of stock here. You can 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 focusing on their own business.
The auntie closed a deal with the customer introduced by Da Wa, nodded, and praised Da Wa, "You, young man, are doing well in business, and you are also a nice person."
He can do business and be a good person.
The eldest boy smiled and took the opportunity to chat with the eldest aunt. He managed to get a lot of information related to business from her, such as where to buy goods at a lower price and where to sell them more easily.
While he was talking, a young couple came to the stall. They seemed to be a student couple. The man glanced at Erniu, pointed at her and exclaimed, "I know 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 her?
The girl was still carefully choosing clothes. After hearing what her boyfriend said, she looked up at Erniu and laughed, "Really?"
The two of them 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 commoner with white hair and a red bunting, coupled with Erniu's pretty face and excellent singing voice, sang the miserable story of being oppressed by the landlord in a moving and stirring 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 this.
Being called "White-haired Girl", Erniu was not annoyed, and curled her lips, "You must be my senior brothers and sisters, hello."
The two student lovers were a little embarrassed at first because calling someone the White-Haired Girl directly was indeed a bit rude, 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 sentences. "Junior sister Shen, why are you attracting 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 to 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 of 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 even bring some things to school to sell. As long as no big problems arise, the teachers generally do not interfere.
So when the boy heard Erniu say that this was their stall, he just sighed.
When the female student heard Da Wa say that he would give her a 20% discount, she was overjoyed, because while talking, she did not forget to pick clothes. The clothes in Da Wa's stall were beautiful, fashionable, and well-designed, and she took a fancy to several pieces.
Pointing at the selected clothes, 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 there would be a discount, he bought all the clothes picked out by the female student without a second thought.
Before they left, they smiled and said to Erniu, "Junior Sister Shen, we will come back to take care of your business next time."
Erniu said in a crisp voice, "Thank you, senior brothers and sisters. Take care."
The eldest boy also said, "Take care, both of you. Next time if you come to buy something or introduce customers here, I will 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 was immediately delighted.
Erniu stood for several hours and had to pose. She was so tired that 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 all the clothes in one afternoon. You're the hero, our living signboard. I'll have to call you next time."
Erniu glanced at him and said, "You? You are really my brother." Then she said, "Why don't you call me Sanwa?"
Da Wa slapped his forehead and said, "Why didn't I think of that? Next time when I sell men's clothing, I will 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 is this called? This is called the celebrity effect."
Da Hu rolled up the waterproof sheet while jokingly saying, "If Uncle Shen knew that you bullied his beloved daughter like this, my son, be careful."
The three of them packed up their things and walked to a small alley next to the Shanghai Conservatory of Music, found a wonton shop, and ordered three bowls of shrimp wontons.
The white wontons float in the soup, which is dotted with green scallions, red shrimps, and some seaweed. When you bite into the wonton, half of the shrimp is exposed. It 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. Not only did we make back our investment, we made a fortune.
The eldest boy chuckled and said to the second girl, "I, your brother, will buy all the clothes you need for the next four years of college." He added, "By the way, didn't you say that your roommate helped you with your makeup? Tomorrow I'll give you two pieces of clothes. You can give them to her as a thank you gift, so don't owe her anything."
Erniu nodded, "I saved it."
After hearing this, the eldest boy stared at the little bit of soup in the empty bowl in a daze.
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 an initial idea in his mind and had roughly decided how to sell it.
They still sell clothes, because the profit margin 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 to me before, and she mentioned one thing, that is, some dealers would take the clothes they bought in Shanghai and sell them in other places.
Once it was resold, the price doubled again.
The eldest boy was very excited when he heard this.
There are many places near Shanghai that can be reached within a few hours by train.
Cities 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 Da Wa thought about it, the more excited he became. He almost wished he could 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.
His mother once said that education is just a stepping stone.
If he dropped out of school suddenly, would it be worthy of the ten years of hard study he had put in?
Well, although he didn't study very hard, at least he was admitted to university through his own efforts.
Going to university can broaden one's horizons. If he had not taken many professional courses at school, learned a lot of knowledge, and got to know his friendly roommates and learned a lot from them, his business might not have been so successful.
The eldest boy took a deep breath and let out a long sigh. He felt that he needed to cultivate his state of mind. It was most difficult for a poor person to suddenly become rich. He had to be stable, eat one meal at a time, and earn every bit of money.
After thinking about this for a while, the eldest child calmed down and said, "We have to pay back the third child's money first."
I borrowed 2,000 yuan from Sanwa and gave him an extra 100 yuan as interest. We are brothers, so we should be clear about the accounts.
Erniu worked as a part-time model for the whole afternoon, so she didn't need any special payment for her hard work. She had money on hand, and Shen Lie and Ning Tang gave her a lot of subsidies. When she went to college, she was valued by the school leaders and teachers. They helped her apply for a scholarship when she entered freshman year. With the subsidies for going to college, even if she didn't do business, she would be the richest one among the three children.
——Originally it should have been Sanwa, but? As soon as this kid got the bonus and salary, he sent it all back to Ningtang.
Just packing Erniu's clothes is not enough. Da Wa looked at Erniu's empty wrist and thought that he would buy a watch for his sister next time. He heard that the Plum Blossom brand is good.
Da Wa calculated that after paying off the debt, he estimated that he would have about 2,000 to 3,000 yuan left, which would be enough for food, just like before, and the rest would be used as capital.
Having made up his mind, the eldest son went to the Navy Swim Team training base, returned the money to the third son, and used the remaining money to buy another 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 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 and worn by celebrities, and these styles are rarely found in other places.
The only worry is that the two of them only have four arms and four legs, so there aren't many clothes they can take with them, and there's no worry at all about selling them.
Catching the train is not an easy task. I bought a sleeper ticket when I went there, but I couldn't get one when I came back, so I had to stand next to the seat and smell the stinky feet.
It was all worth the hard work. I made back my money just from the sales on this day.
On the way 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.
He made a lot of money and had a bulging wallet, but that was also because Da Wa and Da Hu were two strong young men, so no one dared to take advantage of them.
They were also very careful. The clothes sold on the stall were the most fashionable, but they wore the most worn and oldest clothes.
He kept the money he earned from the sale close to his body and kept his eyes on all directions along the way before returning 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?"
The eldest child shook his head and said, "No, I want to go to the department store first and buy some facial cleansing products for my mother."
Last time, all I sent back were clothes and facial products like clam oil and lotion. 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 did a good job of putting on makeup for her.
Of course, with Da Wa's eyes, he couldn't see the difference between the two makeups. He just felt that after putting on makeup, Er Niu's face became whiter and her lips became redder. In short, she looked more "energetic" than before.
Da Wa and Da Hu entered a department store. The two young men didn't know what skin care products or cosmetics to choose, so they just asked the salesperson to buy the most expensive ones. The more expensive ones would definitely be the right ones.
The salesperson saw that they were dressed in rags and carrying waterproof cloths, and looked like they just came from the underworld. He didn't want to serve them at first, but 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 as a son to be filial to her.
Whatever the eldest boy bought, 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 the 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?
It's a department store, a stable job, otherwise no customer would be in the mood to buy anything from them after seeing such a sour face.
Da Wa recalled the sullen look of the counter clerk just now and secretly woke up, "Da Hu, you? You must remind me more often in the future not to give customers such a sullen look."
Da Hu was amused. "You? Why do you need me to remind you? You? Should remind me instead."
The goods on his two stalls sell well. The quality of the goods is one reason, and the fact that Big Boy is eloquent is another reason.
No matter whether the customers are young girls or wives, or middle-aged women, uncles or young men, he can talk to them and compliment them. If the customers feel comfortable during the chat, the transaction is half successful.
After the two of them 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 person with white skin, a long face, small eyes and thin lips. It was none other than Su Guangzong.
Now the first semester of the freshman year is almost over, and there will be final exams soon. Then it will be winter break and time to go home for the Spring Festival. Several months have passed. Even though they are in the same city, the schools are not far from each other, and it is the first time that Da Wa has seen Su Guangzong.
Su Guangzong was still wearing the clothes Ning Xue had made for him when he first went to college on the island.
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 once.
Da Hu asked, "Where is he going?"
Su Guangzong was unaware of Dawa and Dahu's gazes and kept walking.
The two of them watched Su Guangzong walk into a storefront. It was a tiled house with two small light boxes flashing blue and white lights at the door. It was pitch black inside. There were a few young gangsters dressed in shabby clothes and smoking standing at the door.
Da Hu frowned, "It doesn't look like a good place."
It's really not a good place. Da Wa vaguely guessed where he was going. "He went to the computer room. The computer room is where people play games."
Computer room is a nicer name. In plain words, it is a game room.
Da Wa has a roommate who likes to go to the game hall. He said that these game halls are privately run, with about ten or twenty game machines. One dollar can buy two game coins, and you can play fighting games or those famous generals level-breaking 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 realizing he's hungry.
Da Wa's heart skipped a beat and 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 loved studying and did not 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.
How come the top students are starting to play video games nowadays?