Zhao Xiaohai was not in a hurry to purchase goods. He went around all the stores, asked about the prices of various commodities, and tried his best to fully understand the current market conditions.
Through comparison, Zhao Xiaohai found that the prices on the island were indeed cheaper than those in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, and there were more varieties of goods, including sunglasses, cosmetics, suits, bat shirts, tape recorders, televisions, and even motorcycles.
Moreover, there are more goods stored here. Every house is filled with goods, and the stalls at the door are just samples to attract customers.
The biggest difficulty in doing business nowadays is transportation. The country prohibits long-distance transportation and the sale of industrial products. When applying for a self-employed business license, the Industrial and Commercial Bureau will issue a business catalog. The prohibited part is more than ten pages long, and the permitted business part is only two or three pages long.
His biggest reliance is space, so the products he sells must be those with small size and high added value.
Of all the products Zhao Xiaohai considered, sunglasses best met the criteria.
In the 1980s, China's reform and opening-up policy deepened, exchanges with the outside world increased, and a large number of Western cultural and fashion elements poured into China. Sunglasses also entered China as a fashion accessory.
Popular TV shows and movies at the time, such as "The Man from Atlantis", featured the protagonist Mike Harris wearing frog-eye glasses, which sparked a wave of imitation among young people.
In addition, the big star Michael Jackson also often wore sunglasses, which further promoted the popularity of sunglasses among young people.
Social activities such as disco were popular in the 1980s. Sunglasses, bell-bottom pants and dual-cassette tape recorders became the iconic attire of disco dancers. This combination showed a sense of fashion and met the image needs of people in social occasions of that era.
That is the need to show off.
In addition to the classic black, frog-eye glasses also come in bright colors such as red, blue, green, and brown, as well as photochromic lenses, which meet the color needs of different consumers and also reflect the pursuit of individuality by people at that time.
At that time, people believed that foreign trademarks on sunglasses were symbols of imported goods and authentic "exotic products". In order to satisfy their vanity, they would not tear off the trademarks after purchasing them, which became a unique phenomenon in the sunglasses craze in the 1980s.
Initially, frog-eye mirrors were mostly imported from Hong Kong in limited quantities and at high prices, becoming a luxury item with supply exceeding demand.
Subsequently, smuggled goods and imitations appeared in Guangdong and other places, and the number of sunglasses on the market gradually increased, but they were still enthusiastically sought after by people.
If you want to transform into a legitimate business, sunglasses are a good choice.
"Boss, how much are the sunglasses?"
I came to a store that specializes in selling sunglasses. The house was filled with all kinds of sunglasses, packaged in the simplest transparent plastic bags.
"The resin lenses here are 1.20 yuan a pair, the ones over here are 1.5 yuan, the glass lenses over here are 2.60 yuan, and the brown ones over here are 2.80 yuan. They also have plastic and metal frames. The best ones are 3.60 yuan a pair, and they all have import labels on them."
By type, the cheapest resin glasses cost more than one dollar, glass lenses are a bit more expensive, and the most expensive is no more than three dollars.
Zhao Xiaohai calculated in his mind that the cheapest one could be sold for five yuan, and the most expensive one could be sold for fifteen or even eighteen yuan, with a profit of three to five times, which is no worse than an electronic watch. Moreover, this one can be sold on the market without being sneaky like an electronic watch, so it should sell faster.
"Boss, give me a woven bag." Zhao Xiaohai said.
When the boss heard Zhao Xiaohai's tone, he knew that he was a big customer, and handed him a sturdy urea woven bag with a smile.
Here we load the goods ourselves, bringing in hundreds of pairs at a time. It is impossible for the boss to watch over us here. After loading, we count and settle the bill at the door. This is the most convenient way, and they can't steal them anyway.
But they don't know,
There are people in this world who possess the incredible ability of space.
Zhao Xiaohai silently thought about renting space, grabbed a handful of sunglasses and stuffed them into the woven bag. When he let go, two-thirds of them had been sucked away. He reached into the pile of goods and accidentally took away some more.
that's all,
Zhao Xiaohai packed a bag of goods, and the space was already filled with two bags of goods.
You can't catch a sheep and pull it out.
Zhao Xiaohai went to another store, which also wholesaled large quantities of frog-eye glasses. Zhao Xiaohai picked out various styles and designs and filled another bag.
The reason for choosing these two stores.
Since the captain goes in and out of these two stores frequently, they must have a special relationship.
After putting on the sunglasses, I went to the boat boss's shop and made room specifically to get my revenge.
A real man will take revenge. Although you obey Lin Zhengxiong, you dare to mess with me.
Grandpa will teach you how to be a human being.
After receiving a bag of fertilizer from the captain, the captain happily welcomed Zhao Xiaohai to purchase the goods.
I'll make you cry later.
Zhao Xiaohai put the more valuable watches into the bag first.
5 were picked up and 4 were put into the space.
Then take a more attractive electronic watch.
Repeat the same procedure and then collect it into the space.
Until finally, there was no more room.
Zhao Xiaohai leisurely carried the fertilizer bag and went to pay the captain.
The captain of the boat counted the money paid by Zhao Xiaohai with a smile on his face, and welcomed Zhao Xiaohai to come directly next time.
It was past 12 noon and Zhao Xiaohai hadn't even eaten.
He boarded the ship carrying two large woven bags, and everyone else also carried large and small bags, looking similar to Zhao Xiaohai.
At this time, people returning home were obviously more relaxed, and many people were chatting.
Most of these people who were purchasing goods were two or more people, and there were very few people like Zhao Xiaohai who were alone. They talked about what was easy to sell and what price to sell it at when they got back. Zhao Xiaohai listened to their conversation and took the opportunity to learn a lot of information.
What these people talked about the most was how strict the road inspections were. One of the guys had been checked three times in a row.
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