"When we come back, people will ask us to bring some goods. It's not much, just a small package at a time, mainly electronic watches and other things, about 20 or 30 yuan."
"If we pass the inspection, we earn one dollar for each watch. If we are caught and confiscated, we don't have to pay compensation. Many people will take this job. If they are not caught, it is a month's salary. If they are caught, we have to accept the bad luck."
"Originally, being caught wasn't a big deal. At most, I'd have to make a self-criticism, have my salary deducted, or receive criticism and education. But last time, it coincided with a crackdown on smuggling, and I was caught and fired straight away."
At this point, A Ming spread his hands and said, "I had no choice but to come here and join the captain of the ship. But it's okay. I earn much more than before, and it's not so hard."
Zhao Xiaohai thought about the anti-smuggling operation he encountered in Jiangsu and Zhejiang when he first arrived. Later, when Zhao Xiaohai went to Guangzhou to purchase goods, he heard many people say that the crackdown on smuggling is becoming more and more severe, causing the prices of smuggled goods to rise a lot.
certainly,
This kind of fighting will never end.
As long as it is profitable,
Some people will take risks.
Zhao Xiaohai knew that this was just the beginning and that this smuggling craze would not be curbed until the end of the 1990s.
And the ten to twenty years in between.
It can be described as a riot of demons.
"In Hong Kong, where do you pick up the goods? Do they come to you or do you go to them?" Zhao Xiaohai asked.
"Why, you want to do this?"
"I'm just asking out of curiosity, to broaden my horizons, and to talk about it when others ask." Zhao Xiaohai said with a smile.
Ah Ming said nonchalantly, "It's okay to tell you. I'm not doing it anymore anyway. It's mainly because in the New Territories, they have people who specialize in targeting truck drivers. There are a lot of people stopping cars on the road. Often, after a few encounters, they become acquaintances. As long as you're brave and not afraid of getting caught, there's plenty of goods."
"How do you sell the goods that have been shipped here?"
"There's no need to sell. There are people putting the goods there, and there are people here who collect them. The passing drivers just make money from the freight."
"Of course, there are also people who buy and sell goods themselves, hoping to make more money. As long as you have the ability to transport them here, there are plenty of places in the mainland to buy them."
"Luohu, Yantian, Futian, Nanshan, and Longhua all have receiving points. Even in Panyu, Shunde, Dongguan, and Nansha, which are farther away, there are markets. As long as you have goods, you can sell them easily. Don't worry about having too much goods. They can eat up any amount."
Zhao Xiaohai recalled a saying, "In the 1980s and 1990s, there was no place in the south that was free from smuggling!"
Ah Ming looked at Zhao Xiaohai and said with a smile, "What are you doing there this time?"
"I have a relative in Hong Kong who contacted me in a letter before. I'm going to go and see if I can find a way to make money with him." Zhao Xiaohai made up a story.
Ah Ming said with some envy, "That's great. At least having relatives who are familiar with the situation there can guide you. It's much better than going it alone."
As the conversation deepened, the two grown men's topics gradually veered from the topic of smuggling to the customs and culture of Hong Kong.
"When you go to Hong Kong, it's best not to go to places like nightclubs. I've never been, but I heard they're very expensive, costing several thousand Hong Kong dollars a night. Damn, with that money I could build a house back home."
"Oh, right, there are prostitutes over there. You don't know what a prostitute is, but it's a house where a woman lives and does that business. The driver I followed took me there before, but every time we went there, the car could only stay for a few hours, not overnight. The prostitutes only charge a hundred yuan a time. Some of them are very young and beautiful. I heard there are also foreign girls, but I haven't tried them."
"The driver I followed gave almost all the money he earned from transporting goods every month to prostitutes. Sometimes he himself sighed, 'For whom am I working so hard? I've suffered losses and been deceived. Sooner or later, I'll die from the money.'"
Zhao Xiaohai laughed out loud when he heard this.
This may sound a bit vulgar, but it is true.
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