Chapter 118: Earning Money
"All the stuff is here. This batch of clothes was originally intended to be sold overseas. The quality is very good. But after the clothes were made, the seller changed his mind. All the stuff is stuck here. Originally, this batch of clothes could be sold in Hong Kong, but they are all in large sizes this time. They are really hard to sell. If you want them, our garment factory doesn't make any money. We are selling at cost price."
Tang Yuan looked at the clothes piled in front of him, pulled out a piece, opened it and suddenly understood why these clothes were not selling well in Hong Kong.
The living conditions in Hong Kong were much better than those in the mainland today, but with a salary of more than 1,000 yuan and pork weighing only a dozen pieces per pound, the daily diet was at most slightly better than that in the mainland. If you want to eat meat every meal, you have to reduce other living costs.
As a result, the average amount of meat consumed in Hong Kong is not too high, which also leads to the fact that most of the average sizes in Hong Kong are L and XL, and the dress in her hand is about XXXL.
The actual size is not marked like this, but the size comparison is similar.
Zheng Man ran more than Tang Yuan. Seeing the clothes Tang Yuan shook out, she couldn't help but frown, "You didn't say before that the size was this big. It would be easier to sell if you go one size smaller. How long will it take to sell this size?"
"I told you early on that these are large-sized clothes. If they weren't too big, how could you have bought them?"
"Even if it's a large-size piece of clothing, most people in Hong Kong wear a size smaller than this. How can such a large size be sold in Hong Kong? I don't think it will work," Zheng Man said, turning to look at Tang Yuan, "This is not going to sell well."
"Well, it's a bit expensive," Tang Yuan put the clothes down and added belatedly, "It's not easy to sell."
"Poor ghost." The other party glanced at the two of them.
Tang Yuan also looked up at the other party.
Zheng Man pulled her hand.
"Well, since the other party is not sincere, let's go." Tang Yuan also pulled Zheng Man, and the two turned around and left together.
The person behind him didn't say anything, but when the two of them were about to reach the door, he suddenly spoke up: "My batch of clothes, when sent to Country M, the wholesale price is ten US dollars per piece. You are lucky to be able to buy it with eight Hong Kong dollars!"
Zheng Man whispered, "Really? Sell them one by one. If time passes, maybe I can help you sell them."
"That's so tiring. Don't waste your time," Tang Yuan replied in a low voice. "The reason I have to leave is that I just saw the batch of goods. The quantity is a bit beyond my expectations. I bought a studio before, and now my pocket is empty. I really have no money."
"I should have found out in advance." Zheng Man said immediately.
"It's okay, it's nice to come and have a look," Tang Yuan said without thinking, "When I save some more money, we'll try to find a bargain. I've thought it through. There are many garment factories in Hong Kong, so it's not difficult to get cheap and good quality clothes. I don't need to buy a garment factory in the short term, I can just find a way to buy wholesale."
She thought of making clothes in Hong Kong, but she still wanted to make a profit from the price difference through the middleman. It would definitely be cheaper to produce by herself, but if there was no suitable one, it was not impossible to purchase clothes in bulk from the manufacturer. Given her situation, it was not difficult to make a profit from the price difference.
The two of them talked and walked out the door without looking back.
At this time, they had no intention of "retreating to advance" until the person behind them gritted their teeth and called them, angrily saying that they could lower the price.
Zheng Man glanced at Tang Yuan and knew that she was short of money. After thinking for a moment, she directly quoted a low price: "Five dollars a piece, we'll take it."
There are nearly 10,000 yuan worth of goods in this warehouse, and the difference of three yuan means a difference of 30,000 yuan. Most likely, they will not agree.
Zheng Man also felt that the other party would not agree. Such an offer was just to avenge the other party for calling him a "poor ghost". Bargaining in business was normal, but it was inappropriate for the other party to curse at her.
Tang Yuan didn't say anything. Anyway, the deal couldn't be done, so saying a few more words wouldn't make any difference.
Who would have thought that after Zheng Man quoted the price, the other party's expression changed for a moment, but he gritted his teeth and agreed.
Now it was Tang Yuan and Zheng Man's turn to be stunned.
"You don't have even 50,000 yuan, do you?" The other party clenched his fist, "There are nearly 10,000 items here. As you said, I'll give you 5 yuan each. I'll pay you and you'll get the items."
Zheng Man looked towards Tang Yuan.
Tang Yuan looked at the goods in the warehouse and said, "You can pay, but I need to check the goods in your warehouse again. If there is no problem, we can deliver the goods later."
She had the right amount of money, at most 50,000 or 60,000 yuan.
She had previously disagreed with the eight yuan offer because she did not have enough money, but her original idea was to take all of them if the price was reduced to six yuan, or to take part of them if the price was reduced to seven yuan.
Unexpectedly, Zheng Man deliberately quoted a lower price of 50,000 yuan, and the other party agreed.
"Okay, come in for random inspection." The other party nodded.
Seeing that the other party agreed readily, Tang Yuan was still a little cautious and deliberately asked Zheng Man to guard the door. She was tall and strong, and most people would not confront her directly.
Fortunately, everything went well.
Tang Yuan took out a portion of the clothes, and after making sure there were no problems, he simply counted the number of clothes, which was about 10,000 pieces.
There were a lot of clothes and a lot of money to be traded. Tang Yuan made an excuse to go get the money and left with Zheng Man.
In fact, halfway through, Zheng Man deliberately went to ride her tricycle, and Tang Yuan parked the car in a secluded place, entered the game space from the "temporary residence" placed in the car, and took out the cash deposit from inside.
Afterwards, he packed up the "temporary residence" to make room in the back seat, and then drove back to the garment factory.
Zheng Man arrived at the same place as her and waited not far from the garment factory. After they met, they drove in together and exchanged money for the goods.
When it came to delivery, Zheng Man's tricycle could carry more than Tang Yuan's van. The two of them took some effort to stuff all 10,000 pieces of clothing into the van and load them onto the tricycle.
When we finally left, not only was the van packed full inside and out, but the tricycle was also piled high with things.
The boss of the garment factory was very unhappy at first, but when he saw the state of the two people and the two cars, his expression quickly changed from unhappy to speechless: "You two are really capable of doing things. You left the things here. My garment factory is here. Can you run away?"
"It's okay, not far," Tang Yuan sat in the driver's seat, "Thank you for your concern, boss. We'll leave now."
Fortunately, the warehouse was not too far away, and the two drove carefully all the way, and finally pulled all the goods to the warehouse door before they fell apart.
Fortunately, the warehouse has not been vacated, otherwise it would take a lot of time and energy to transport so many clothes.
The situation with Tang Yuan's van was fine. After arriving at the warehouse gate, she immediately got out of the car to open the door. After opening the door, she carried the clothes into the warehouse in piles.
The clothes moved into the warehouse were piled up to the highest point, taking up most of the warehouse space.
But finally they all moved in, and both of them breathed a sigh of relief.
"Do you want me to share some of the burden for you?" Zheng Man asked Tang Yuan.
"You can sell them, but don't worry about whether you can sell them. I will find another way to deal with this batch of clothes," Tang Yuan relaxed his muscles. "Our previous worries were correct. This batch of clothes is too big and there are too many of them. The market in Hong Kong won't be very big. You can make some money by selling them at a low price, but it's not a good idea for you to sell them all."
"Can you handle it?" Zheng Man worried.
"Okay, since I dare to take this batch of goods, I can definitely deal with it," Tang Yuan turned around and looked at his van, "You don't need to move the clothes in the car, I will take them directly to the disposal, and then I will slowly move the clothes here. If you want, I will leave you 20 pieces?"
"Okay, I'll try first. This batch of clothes only costs five yuan each. I'll sell them slowly. If I can sell them, I'll make a profit." Zheng Man picked out twenty pieces of clothing, took out a hundred yuan from her pocket and handed them to Tang Yuan.
Tang Yuan put the money away, looked at the pile of clothes, and said with emotion: "I can't afford to spend any more money. I really don't have any money left in my pocket."
Zheng Man laughed: "Then I'll take it easy from now on and won't help you find a big project."
Tang Yuan immediately stretched out his hand and made an "OK" gesture to her.
It really is impossible. She only has more than 10,000 yuan in her pocket now. Let alone a big project, she can't even take on a small project.
Since she started making money in Hong Kong, she has never encountered a situation like today where she is short of money.
However, there are cases where she is short of other currencies, but she gets used to it after being poor for a while. At least now she is only short of Hong Kong dollars, not RMB and US dollars.
She is still doing business, so she can still make money.
After bringing the clothes in, Tang Yuan did not rush to sell them. Instead, he first found a way to inquire about the clothing industry in Country M. Judging from the unit price, the price of clothes in Country M was similar to that in Hong Kong.
If we only calculate based on domestic wages, the monthly income on both sides is similar. However, the price of crops in Country M is low, while the price of crops in Hong Kong is extremely high due to the impact of the local environment, which leads to some differences in the living standards on both sides.
But the types of clothing are closely related to the workers' wages. The wage levels on both sides are similar, which also leads to similar prices for clothing. Cheap clothes cost a dozen yuan each, while expensive ones cost twenty to thirty, thirty to forty, one to two hundred yuan, or even unlimited.
This results in a lot of clothes made in Hong Kong being shipped across the ocean to Country M for sale in order to make a profit from the price difference.
Of course, Hong Kong’s clothes are not only exported to Country M, but also to other countries with high living standards. In short, they are sold wherever they can make money.
The clothes Tang Yuan received this time were of good quality. Taking into account the transportation cost and the profit, a piece of clothing that cost eight Hong Kong dollars could be sold at a wholesale price of ten US dollars in Country M, which was quite normal.
The wholesale price is ten dollars a piece, and the selling price is fifteen dollars a piece, which also includes a profit of five dollars.
The price of the clothes she has on hand can be even lower. It doesn't need to be ten dollars. Even if it is priced at five dollars, she can still make a profit, and the profit is not low.
Five US dollars is equivalent to twenty-five Hong Kong dollars, and her cost is only five Hong Kong dollars, of which twenty Hong Kong dollars is pure profit.
After selling all 10,000 pieces of clothing, her profit reached HK$200,000!
If she is short of money, she can just exchange the US dollars she earns for Hong Kong dollars. I believe the banks in Hong Kong will be happy to exchange with her.