Save the Bachelor of Heaven

Chapter 3877 3879 [The essence of doing business]

 At nine o'clock, the two rushed to the black market on the outskirts of Yiwu.

 The black market usually opens after twelve o'clock and ends at three or four o'clock in the morning before dawn. It comes and goes at dusk like a ghost, so it is also called "ghost market".

 The main reason why he is so sneaky is because he is afraid of being caught.

 When Xiang Nan and the other two arrived, it was still early and the black market had not yet opened.

"You should rest for a while. I will call you when the black market opens." Xiang Nan said.

"No, I'm not sleepy." Luo Yuzhu waved her hand and said, "Master Chen, you go to sleep first. I'll call you when someone comes."

"I'm not sleepy now. Since you're not sleeping either, I'll tell you how to prevent charlatans." Xiang Nan nodded and then told her about charlatans.

 As long as there is interest, intrigues and intrigues are inevitable. The black market is full of interest exchanges, which is naturally not peaceful, and there are a lot of scammers here to deceive people.

For example, leather shoes that look good, are black and translucent, strong and durable, and very comfortable to wear, but they melt when exposed to water because they are made of kraft paper;

For example, a stack of cloth tickets only costs a few yuan, which seems like a good deal. But in fact, the cloth ticket may have been drawn by myself. Because the night is dark and the light is insufficient, it is difficult to distinguish. Coupled with the mentality of being greedy for petty gains, it is easy to be fooled.

These charlatanisms have actually been around for a long time and are not uncommon. Sugar gangs have always been passed down by word of mouth, so not many people will fall for them.

Eggs, cotton cloth, and bacon are all in demand, and no one wants them, so they are sold out quickly. However, Luo Yuzhu noticed that Xiang Nan generally did not accept money, but instead accepted barter for things.

“Because when it comes to money, the price is basically fixed. For example, everyone knows how much an egg costs, and you can’t sell it too expensive, so naturally there won’t be much profit.

 But in fact, the roasted chicken is made with crow paste and mud, and then colored with dye. It's hard to tell in the dark. One bite and it's a mouthful of mud...

For example, I just exchanged ten eggs for this pen. Ten eggs only cost 70 cents in a grocery store, but a pen costs 2 yuan in a store. Moreover, this pen is from the Hero brand, and the price is even more expensive, at least four yuan.

These are all produced by the villagers themselves, and they are reluctant to eat them in exchange for money and goods. Xiang Nan also happens to sell these things to city people in need.

At about eleven o'clock in the evening, people gradually gathered in the black market.

 No wonder he is about the same age as her, but he has made so much money. He is really his role model.

 But exchanging things for things is different. Many people don’t know how much their things are worth, so there is a lot of room for manipulation.

This made her feel a little curious, "Master Chen, why don't you want money, but want to exchange things for things?"

But Luo Yuzhu had no one to teach him. This was the first time he heard about these martial arts. He couldn't help but listen to them with great interest and sighed that Xiang Nan knew so much.

For example, a good-looking roast chicken only costs one yuan, while a serious store will sell it for two yuan. The price is half the price, so naturally many people buy it.

Xiang Nan also took out the eggs, cotton cloth, pickles, bacon, etc. that he had obtained in exchange for walking in the streets.

 …

Even if I sell it second-hand, I can get it for two or three yuan. Xiang Nan gave the opportunity and said, "If I want to collect money, I will only earn ten cents from ten eggs." But now if I switch to a pen, I can earn one or two yuan. "

Luo Yuzhu suddenly understood after hearing this.

"So when doing business, you have to have an account in your mind. You must know what is easy to sell and what is not easy to sell. What is expensive and what is cheap?" Xiang Nan further explained, "In fact, the essence of making money is Make a profit. I'll exchange the things you think are expensive for the things you think are worthless, so you can make a profit." Luo Yuzhu nodded repeatedly after hearing this.

 Xiang Nan is really amazing. No wonder he can earn so much money. He is really enough to study by himself.

 …

After the goods were sold, Xiang Nan was not in a hurry to leave, and took Luo Yuzhu to wander around the black market to see if there were any goods worth taking over.

I saw quite a few people coming to the black market to sell things. Some were selling food stamps, cloth stamps, meat stamps and other bills, some were selling old clothes and shoes, some were selling antique calligraphy and paintings, and some were selling furniture and home appliances... You could say It was so diverse that Luo Yuzhu was dazzled.

From time to time, Xiang Nan leaned over and whispered, saying, if the price is right and there is a profit, buy it. Such as cloth stamps, food stamps, meat stamps, oil stamps, etc. are very popular in rural areas.

For example, for weddings and funerals in rural areas, even if it is not a big deal, you still need to buy a few clothes and a few banquets, so you need cloth stamps, food stamps, and meat stamps, so these kinds of things are very popular in rural areas.

 In addition, used clothes in the city are also very popular in the countryside. At that time, rural people wore clothes for three years, three years for new ones and three years for old ones, and another three years for sewing and mending.

 A piece of clothing is patched one after another. The eldest brother passes it on to the second brother, and the second brother passes it on to the third brother. If a piece of clothing is not so rotten that it cannot be repaired, it must be worn.

And it won’t be thrown away even if it gets rotten. Cut it into pieces and glue it together with glutinous rice, then cut it into shoe-like shapes and sew it up with needle and thread. It’s the so-called “thousand-layer bottom”.

  Comparatively, the clothes of city people are somewhat richer, and some people will sell their unwanted clothes. You can also make a profit by selling it in rural areas.

Therefore, in a short time, Xiang Nan's originally empty burden gradually became full again.

 Finally, he came to a grocery stall and saw that there was everything on the stall.

ˆOld books, vases, mirrors, statues, photo frames, kettles, old shoes, old clothes, old clocks, etc., are all kinds and all-encompassing.

Xiang Nan glanced at it, then picked up a bronze clock and a dark statue of Guan Gong on the stall, "How can I sell these two things?"

"The statue of Guan Gong costs fifty yuan, and the bronze clock costs thirty yuan." The stall owner said immediately.

"Are you crazy? You dare to ask for fifty yuan from a cast-iron Guan Gong?" Xiang Nan said in surprise, "I don't want him even if he is the God of Wealth."

“Do you know the goods? This is an antique, at least several decades old.” The stall owner also argued.

"How do you know how many decades it is?" Xiang Nan curled his lips and asked.

“After the founding of the People’s Republic of China, people were no longer allowed to worship Guan Gong. There are still statues anywhere, so they must be from before the Republic of China.” The stall owner explained,

"If there is a statue of Guan Gong from the Republic of China, it will definitely be patinated after decades. If you touch your statue of Guan Gong, it will sting your hands." Xiang Nan touched the statue and then said to the stall owner, " Moreover, who said that after the founding of the People's Republic of China, the comic book "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" was not released? "Journey to the West" was also made into a movie. Have you ever seen "Havoc in Heaven" and "Three Strikes of Bone Demons"? ah?

 In my opinion, this Guan Gong statue was produced in just a few years, maybe ten years at most. I'll spend at most three yuan to take you home, and I won't take a dime more from you. "

The stall owner was confused by what he said. He thought about it carefully and finally nodded, "Okay, the Guan Gong statue is cheaper for you, but the bronze clock cannot be cheaper. It costs thirty-three yuan in total."

Xiang Nan nodded.

 (End of this chapter)