In most people's minds, buying a house is for living in, but in Lu Wanqing's eyes, these houses are like stocks, which can be bought and sold.
It's not meant to be used as a place to live.
Moreover, she had reached a wholesale agreement with Abiao, who gave her 20,000 yuan to test the waters. If the results were good, she would definitely increase her investment, and she should be able to save a lot of money by then.
She once read a news article in the newspaper about a female businesswoman from mainland China who bought twelve apartments in a housing development that year. After selling them the following year, she made more than ten million yuan, earning her first pot of gold.
All she needs to do is replicate her success.
Moreover, in September, Hong Kong will announce its return to the motherland in 1997. This positive news will definitely attract wealthy mainlanders to Hong Kong to snap up properties.
Even if I buy a few sets myself, I can make a lot of money by reselling them!
Over the next few days, Lin Ye went about his work, while Lu Wanqing and the children, accompanied by Manager Chen, visited the local garment factories, high-end clothing markets, and even a film and television company to learn about the television and film production process.
Everyone gained a lot from the trip to the port city, broadening their horizons and learning about the latest business trends.
Back in Beijing, everyone was still excited and eagerly shared their experiences and feelings with Elaine Chao and Lin Chunhua.
Looking at the photos they brought back, Elaine Chao was repeatedly astonished:
"Thank goodness I didn't go. I think I would have fainted if I had seen those tall buildings. Aren't they afraid that the wind would blow them down?"
Some buildings are indeed very thin and tall, looking like they're about to collapse.
Lin Ye laughed at her: "Do you really think we designers are just freeloaders? These are all calculated to withstand a certain amount of wind load and a certain magnitude of earthquake. They won't collapse easily."
If it collapses easily, it means the design is flawed!
Upon hearing this, Zhao Xiaolan repeatedly instructed him to be more careful when doing designs in the future, as there were many people living there and he couldn't be careless.
His nervous expression made everyone laugh.
As Lin Chunhua listened to the children chattering, she carried the things she had brought back into the house.
Lu Wanqing bought cosmetics, high-end clothes, and bags as soon as she saw them. Since she had already exchanged five thousand yuan in foreign exchange certificates, there was no need to keep them. Even if she didn't use them, she could resell them in Beijing and their value would multiply several times.
So, they took two boxes of things there, but when they came back, there were four boxes.
The Han family is quite large, and it's basic courtesy for her to bring a gift for everyone when she goes to Hong Kong. That adds up to quite a few items!
The old lady's reading glasses with a gold chain... Han Dongsheng's tie... Wei Shufen's Bulgari scarf... Han Dongfeng's razor... Han Tao's suit... Han Lei's belt... Han Xue's high-end cosmetics... Lin Chunlei's camera... Lin Xiaocui's leather bag...
Elaine Chao and Lin Chunhua could choose whatever they wanted—high-end clothes, cosmetics, bags, whatever they desired.
Lu Wanqing racked her brains to buy these gifts.
All that's left is to deliver the gifts to them.
"Lin Xiaocui went to Baidai River, and I'm afraid she won't be back for a while," Lin Chunhua reminded her.
"That's great, we can go swimming." Lu Wanqing put her bag away.
After packing everything up and having lunch, she rode her bike to Dong'an Market without stopping.
In the ten days or so that she had no idea how far Ah Biao had progressed.
On a hot summer afternoon, the streets were nearly deserted.
The vendors haven't set up their stalls yet.
But she saw a clothing storefront with a sign that said "wholesale".
Upon closer inspection, Ah Biao was fast asleep on a recliner!
It turned out that he rented a storefront as a warehouse and piled all the clothes he brought in inside.
Looking at the messy pile of clothes inside, Lu Wanqing frowned.
"Ah Biao, are you sleeping?"
She kicked Ah Biao's foot.
Ah Biao thought a customer had come to his door, and immediately jumped up from his chair.
"It's you, Boss Lu." Ah Biao chuckled foolishly.
Lu Wanqing was slightly displeased. "Are clothes hard to sell? Why are there so many piled up?"
When questioned, Ah Biao's expression changed, and he immediately took out a small notebook from a drawer in a nearby table and handed it to her to look at:
"Business is pretty good. These are the first batches that arrived this morning; we haven't had time to tidy them up yet!"
Looking at the ledger, Lu Wanqing realized she had misunderstood.
His accounts weren't very neat, but the details matched up. Eight days ago, when he first invested 30,000 yuan to buy goods, he had already sold more than 10,000 items.
He sells each item for three yuan more than the factory price, and his profit has already exceeded his principal.
It is mainly sold to individual business owners from other places.
In just a few days, we've already started getting repeat customers.
The largest single customer ordered two hundred items.
Individual business owners from other places can't get goods directly from the manufacturer because of the small quantity, and they can't get a good price either. But it's different if they go through this middleman. Even if it's just ten pieces, he will give them a discounted price.
"Ah Biao, you're really good. Looks like you've got business talent. I thought you were slacking off earlier!"
Lu Wanqing sincerely apologized.
Ah Biao chuckled twice more, "My wholesale business is mainly busy in the morning. I received another batch of goods this morning and I'm exhausted, so I'm taking a nap when there are fewer people at noon."
"Once the weather cools down in the evening, we can sell dozens more!"
Looking at his dark and thin face, Lu Wanqing smiled and reminded him:
"If all else fails, we can hire a helper; their salary can be deducted from the expenses."
Lu Wanqing knew that with his sales volume, the business would definitely grow bigger and bigger in the future, and one person would definitely not be able to handle it all.
"Can I really hire someone?" Ah Biao asked, somewhat incredulous.
I've always worked on my own before, and I've never led anyone before!
"Of course, you'll be the boss in the future, so you can delegate the heavy lifting to others and focus on sales."
Lu Wanqing explained the next steps to him.
With a larger storefront and a larger shipment volume, they aim to become the largest wholesaler in the market.
Ah Biao listened attentively, trying his best to digest the ideas she shared.
Some things that were originally very vague have become increasingly clear.
Things I never dared to think about before now seem like I can succeed as long as I do them.
"Boss Lu, I'll do whatever you say. As long as we can make money, I'll do anything you ask."
Ah Biao flashed his signature goofy grin.
He still remembers the first time he saw Wenwan's clothing store by the roadside, he felt hatred in his heart. He never expected that he would now be cooperating with the store owner.
Looking back at myself then, I realize how ridiculous I was.
Without Lu Wanqing, he would only ever be able to make small-scale, insignificant efforts.
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