In the early days of reform and opening up, fishermen in Wenzhou installed hidden compartments on their fishing boats or sealed smuggled goods in the water, thereby continuously smuggling watches, automatic umbrellas, home appliances, fabrics, and lamps from the port city into the mainland.
Vancouver not only has its own smuggling market, but also pioneered the front shop, back factory model. Wholesale here is equivalent to going directly to the source manufacturer, saving many intermediate links.
It was dark when Chu Yu hailed a tricycle and went directly to the clothing wholesale market. Before 4:30, there were already people waiting at the market entrance.
The clothing wholesale industry is different from other industries. Most people come to buy goods in the early morning when there are plenty of goods and they are cheap. Before dawn, most of the good goods are gone.
As soon as the lights came on and the market opened, people rushed in to buy goods.
The bosses kept shouting:
"Polyester skirts are 8 yuan each!"
"Jiangnan Leather Factory shoes are 12 yuan a pair!"
"Belts are 5 yuan each!"
"Lace dress, 7 yuan!"
Lace-trimmed dresses were already popular in Vancouver in the 1980s, but the lace was relatively inexpensive and couldn't compare to the high-quality lace of later generations.
Chu Yu has high standards; she doesn't even look at ordinary dresses, but she finds Wen City's leather shoes quite good—a pair that costs 12 yuan can be resold for 25 yuan.
Later generations said that the rich wear cloth shoes, the poor wear leather shoes, and those who are neither rich nor poor wear sneakers.
In the 1980s, only people of status wore leather shoes. Leather shoes were expensive, and men were willing to pay for them, making a considerable profit.
However, leather shoes are heavy, take up a lot of space, and are difficult to sizing, so Chu Yu gave up the idea of wholesaling leather shoes.
What about belts? The belts in Vancouver are quite good. If you have extra money, you can consider them, but this shouldn't be your main source of belts.
Chu Yu was looking at it when someone patted her on the shoulder. Shen Zhuyu was carrying a snakeskin bag, looking quite tired.
"What are you buying?" She didn't feel embarrassed at all.
Chu Yu smiled and said, "I haven't decided yet."
"Want to come with me to get the goods? This batch is a bit large, I can't handle it all by myself."
What goods are you taking?
"Come with me!" Shen Zhuyu beckoned and led her to a shop by the river.
The outdoor rain shelter was filled with various magazines and books, but the women on the magazine covers were all naked, and their poses were quite seductive. The magazines were full of discussions about human anatomy and the pursuit of human primal instincts.
"How about it? Your sister's been good to you, right? Let me tell you the truth! Right now, besides smuggling electronics, this stuff is the most profitable! I buy magazines for 3 yuan, and I can sell them for 30. Special issues or magazines featuring pretty actresses, I can sell them for 50! If you sell this with me, we can earn 2,000 or 3,000 a day! Isn't that better than you rigidly selling clothes?"
Chu Yu's lips curled slightly, "Chen Zhuyu!"
"ah?"
"Is there no one in your city that you care about?"
Shen Zhuyu blinked and grinned: "No! My whole family is dead!"
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