northernbook Chapter 234 Asking for Price
Chapter 234 Asking for Price
It is early spring again. In Shenzhen, kapok flowers are blooming on the branches. The fiery red petals are reflected against the blue sky, and the tiny petals are dancing in the wind, adding a touch of poetry to this emerging city.
Shen Xiaoxia stood at the gate of Shenzhen University with her luggage. Behind the brown trunk of a sycamore tree, a bright red slogan "Time is money, efficiency is life" was printed on the ochre-red school wall, making her feel as if time and space were intertwined.
"Hello, are you the teachers and students from Jing City University who are here for the exchange program?"
A gentle voice interrupted my thoughts, and a boy wearing black-framed glasses walked over quickly, with the cuffs of his white shirt neatly rolled up to his elbows, revealing his slightly tanned arms.
Seeing everyone nod, he pushed up his glasses and said with a smile, "I'm Chen Zhiming from the reception team. I'm here to take you to your accommodation first."
Shen Xiaoxia followed the team through the campus, and the new leaves of the flamboyant trees along the way were beginning to bloom.
On a construction site in the distance, an orange-yellow crane was working, and its steel frame was shining silver in the sun.
The air was filled with a mixed scent of cement and kapok.
The scene here is completely different from that in Beijing. Everything in Beijing seems to be in slow motion and is tentatively developing, but here, even the air is restless.
"That's the Guoshang Building, which is currently under construction. I heard it's going to be 20 stories high!" Chen Zhiming followed everyone's gaze and explained with a smile, his tone full of pride, "Once it's completed, it will be a new landmark in Shenzhen!"
When Shen Xiaoxia looked at him, she saw that his eyes behind the lenses were sparkling, as if they contained the hope of the entire special zone.
After settling the luggage, it was free time. Shen Xiaoxia declined the invitation to a group meal and slipped out of the guesthouse alone.
She wanted to go shopping on her own.
After hearing the news, she sought the opportunity to come to Shenzhen University to participate in academic exchanges through her own counselor.
She had seen the rapid development of Shenzhen after the reform and opening up in many movies, TV shows and novels before. Now that she had the chance, she also wanted to witness it with her own eyes.
Of course, the most important thing is to get some things to sell and make a profit. She has the space at hand, and it would be a shame to her golden finger if she doesn't make some money.
Although you can take action after graduation, since you have this opportunity, it is better to earn money as soon as possible.
She knew the approximate progress of the development here, and Han Zhuxin also knew it.
After learning that Shen Xiaoxia had the opportunity to come to Shenzhen, Han Zhuxin told her some news about the development of Shenzhen. She also put the blame on Han Zhuxin's cousin Li Guodong as the source of the news, saying that she heard the news from Li Guodong.
Shen Xiaoxia knew that she was talking nonsense, but she didn't expose her.
The two of them also discussed that when she arrived in Shenzhen, she should visit the local market more often to see if there were any business opportunities or channels for cooperation.
I spent three days touring the surrounding area and getting to know the prices and market conditions here.
On the evening of the fourth day, she wandered aimlessly. The arcades on both sides of Jiefang Road cast long shadows in the setting sun, and old slogans were still left on the mottled walls.
There were also tin speakers on the street playing "Sweet Honey" on loop, and Teresa Teng's sweet voice floated in the air, "Sweet Honey, your smile is so sweet..."
Shen Xiaoxia stopped in front of a shop stall with a sign that said "Hong Kong Fashion".
At the door, several plastic models were wearing the most popular bat-wing shirts and bell-bottom pants, posing in exaggerated poses.
As soon as her fingertips touched the cuffs of an off-white batwing shirt, the owner immediately greeted her warmly in Mandarin with a local accent, "You have good taste, little sister. This is the latest model from Tsim Sha Tsui, ten dollars a piece, and you can get a discount if you buy more!"
"Oh...?" Shen Xiaoxia seemed to be intrigued and asked with a smile, "Boss, how much is too much?"
The boss was a big lady with curly hair. Upon hearing this, she glanced up and down at Shen Xiaoxia, wanting to see if the person asking the question was teasing her or was really interested.
Seeing that Shen Xiaoxia was dressed very decently, she had a plan in mind. "Ten pieces is one way to get more, fifty pieces is another way to get more." She moved closer and lowered her voice, "If you can get a hundred pieces, the price will satisfy you."
After shopping for a few days, Shen Xiaoxia learned everything she needed to know and thought she could start purchasing goods.
In Beijing, the bolder group of people have probably made a lot of money.
He slowly flipped through the clothes on the hangers, his fingertips running across fabrics of various textures.
The crispness of Dacron, the smoothness of chiffon, the thickness of corduroy...each piece carries the unique atmosphere of this era.
Picking up a light blue lapel shirt and comparing it to the mirror, Shen Xiaoxia asked casually, "What are the prices?"
Although the boss wasn't sure whether Shen Xiaoxia wanted them, he still quoted a price, adhering to his professional habits as a businessman. "If you take ten pieces, each piece will be 50 cents cheaper. If you take fifty pieces, each piece will be 1.5 yuan cheaper. If you take a hundred pieces, the price is negotiable."
Shen Xiaoxia asked again, "Boss, do you usually do more retail or wholesale?"
As soon as he asked this, the boss seemed to understand something. He looked at Shen Xiaoxia with a more enthusiastic expression. "There are quite a few. The retailers are all locals, and the wholesalers are from other places. Sister, you are also here to look for goods to sell elsewhere, right?"
Shen Xiaoxia did not deny it, but asked with a smile, "How did the boss see that?"
"I wouldn't ask the questions you just asked if I were buying clothes for myself!"
The boss pointed at the clothes in her shop and introduced them to Shen Xiaoxia, "I have selected the latest styles here, and the prices are very affordable. If you are sincere in buying, I will definitely give you the lowest price."
Shen Xiaoxia took a long-sleeved dress made of Dacron and measured it against her body. "Boss, how much is this?"
The boss looked at the style of the clothes and said, "This one retails for 25, and the wholesale price is negotiable."
Shen Xiaoxia then asked, "What's the wholesale price?"
The boss replied, "It depends on the quantity. The larger the quantity, the cheaper the price. If you can take more than 20 pieces, the price can be negotiated to 22."
Shen Xiaoxia smiled knowingly, lowered her head and concealed the expression in her eyes, guessing that the price the boss quoted could be lowered further.
I walked around the entire store and asked the prices of the items I liked. The boss was very patient throughout the whole process and did not show any impatience. He only greeted other customers when they came into the store.
"Girl, what do you think?" After the boss sent away two customers who came to buy clothes, he walked up to Shen Xiaoxia with a smile.
Shen Xiaoxia put the clothes she had measured back in her hand, then walked around the store and selected fifteen styles. "Boss, I want ten pieces of each of these fifteen styles. Please give me a price."
Five men's styles and ten women's styles.
The men's clothing options include a light blue Dacron lapel shirt with a chest patch pocket, a modified Zhongshan suit-style jacket, men's jeans, a short-sleeved sailor shirt, and a Hawaiian-style short-sleeved polyester shirt with small floral patterns.
The styles of women's clothing include chiffon ruffle collar shirts, corduroy high-waist A-line maxi skirts, bat sleeve sweaters, padded waist blazers, floral dresses, flared sleeve cardigans, polyester pleated skirts, etc.