He was initially puzzled, but then Tengchong gave him a reassuring look, and Li Dazhuang instantly realized that Tengchong must have said something good about him, changing Lu Zhiye's misunderstanding of him.
His heart was warm, and he smiled so broadly that his eyes disappeared from his grin!
Xiao Liu rubbed his hands together, staring longingly at the cigarette in Lu Zhiye's hand. Lu Zhiye wasn't a stingy person, so he tossed the remaining half pack over to him: "Try a cigarette from Beijing. Isn't it a bit different from the ones here?"
Xiao Liu hurriedly took the cigarette, pulled one out, put it to his nose, and took a deep drag: "Just the smell alone is enough to make it strong!"
He carefully tucked the cigarette into his pocket, deciding to let the next customer try it!
"Gentlemen, where are we going next?"
Lu Zhiye became interested when small commodities were mentioned earlier. If there were suitable small accessories, they could be used to decorate clothes or as free gifts, which could attract some customers!
Also, the cosmetics factory definitely won't have a large number of customers in the early stages, so they need to find a way to open a counter in the department store!
Women generally like fluffy things or delicate hair accessories.
Pick some to give away as freebies; it won't cost much!
So when Li Dazhuang suggested that he wanted to look at small commodities, Lu Zhiye did not refuse.
Seeing Lu Zhiye's gentle attitude, Li Dazhuang pressed his advantage: "I also came here to investigate before and went to see a few small factories, which are on the outskirts of the city. Why don't we go and take a look over there first?"
When Xiao Liu heard that he was no longer needed, fearing that the boss would not renew his subscription, he quickly stepped forward and said, "I know a few small commodity factories that offer good quality products at low prices!"
For example, the most popular hair accessories and floral buttons on the market, if purchased in large quantities, cost at most one cent each!
These days, even the hair accessories at the supply and marketing cooperative aren't cheap; a very simple one still costs a few cents!
Not to mention the complicated ones!
Some are so expensive, they can even cost 2 yuan!
Even at such a price, many women save up for a long time to buy a pretty hair accessory.
Li Dazhuang was a little anxious: "Oh dear, I had already made plans with my friend, and it would be really bad if I didn't go."
"How about we go check out the place I mentioned first, and then go to the place Xiao Liu mentioned later?"
Tengchong and Lu Zhiye exchanged a glance, now curious about what Li Dazhuang was up to.
Several people followed behind Li Dazhuang, still riding in Xiao Liuzi's oxcart!
Xiao Liu was driving the oxcart while shoveling it; he looked rather unfortunate!
As they walked further and further into the remote area, a bad premonition began to rise in Xiao Liu's heart. Good heavens, could these people be planning something...?
Lu Zhiye calmly surveyed his surroundings. This place was quite different from the well-organized state-owned factories in the city. The city was bordered by villages, and the roadsides were lined with earthen houses!
Li Dazhuang patted Xiao Liuzi on the shoulder, startling Xiao Liuzi: "What's wrong? What's wrong?"
"Stop right under that big locust tree up ahead!"
Xiao Liu asked suspiciously, "How come I don't know of any small commodity factories around here?"
Li Dazhuang's eyes widened: "There are many things you don't know!"
After the oxcart came to a stop, Li Dazhuang led them through a maze of turns until they arrived at a large courtyard!
Xiao Liu squinted as he looked around the place, then suddenly realized and said, "No wonder this courtyard looks so familiar."
This place used to be a large dyeing workshop, but after their owner was taken away, the place became vacant!
Later, it was temporarily used as a school, but then not many children went to school and the school became empty!
Has it been turned into a small commodities factory now?
Xiao Liu muttered to himself, his voice quite loud, and the people around him could hear him clearly!
Li Dazhuang never expected that the young man in front of him was really skilled, even knowing this place so well!
Just as the group reached the main gate, a young man rushed out. Seeing Li Dazhuang, the young man breathed a sigh of relief and said cheerfully, "Comrade Li, you've finally arrived! We've been waiting for so long!"
You mentioned you wanted to look at some small commodities? We're all ready. And who are these people?
"This is my friend, he wants to come and take a look with me!"
Li Dazhuang replied in a gruff voice!
Once the group entered the courtyard, they discovered that this place was a hidden paradise!
"This warehouse is full of hair accessories, this warehouse has jewelry, this area has some fashionable little cloth bags, and this area has..."
The young man pointed to several places in a row before Lu Zhiye realized that the place was not a factory at all, but a warehouse, which was equivalent to a middleman!
I estimate that these goods were all sourced from other factories.
Tengchong's eyes lit up. There were quite a few styles available here. It was like a one-time purchase, so he could get everything he wanted from here, which saved him a lot of trouble!
Isn't this roughly the same idea he had for clothing supply?
While he was happy, a question also arose in his mind: Could it be that they had all been mistaken before? Was Li Dazhuang genuinely trying to introduce such a wonderful place to them?
Seeing that Tengchong had lowered his guard, Li Dazhuang smiled smugly!
He pulled a large cloth bag from his pocket and said to the young man, "Li Zi, please complete the list here for me."
Give me the lowest price possible!
"Of course, I won't earn a single penny from you for anything, so don't worry!"
As he spoke, he urged people to go and pick up the goods!
Li Dazhuang looked at Tengchong smugly: "How about it? Isn't the place my brother found good?"
Is there any small trinket you'd like to take?
I heard you want to be a clothing supplier. I've noticed that some fashionable people wear chains on their clothes, and the prices can be several dollars higher!
Would you like to consider ordering a batch of small accessories?
To be honest, Tengchong is getting restless!
However, he wasn't stupid. He turned to look at Lu Zhiye beside him and asked, "Brother Lu, what do you think?"
"It is indeed convenient, but we don't know the exact price. Why don't you take a look at what's inside and see if the price you're willing to pay is reasonable?"
Xiao Liu also knows some small commodity factories and has a fairly good understanding of prices; you can compare them.
Seeing that Lu Zhiye had steered the conversation toward him, Xiao Liuzi was in a terrible predicament. Those people from earlier were clearly not to be trifled with!
If I ruin their business, how can I survive in the future?
But........
Xiao Liu was having an internal struggle; if he couldn't come to a conclusion, these people might not renew their subscriptions for the next few days...
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