First Arrival in the Capital
After Lei Dongbao and Song Yunping got out of the car, Song Yunping could not help but exclaim,
"The train station in the capital is really impressive. It's much bigger than the one in our city!”
Lei Dongbao smiled and said," That's for sure. This is our capital, one of the earliest cities in the reform and opening up. I heard that there are many foreigners here."”
"Really? I've never seen a foreigner before." Song Yunping was very excited and her face was full of curiosity.
Lei Dongbao carried his luggage and said," Pingping, let's find a guest house to stay in first. In the afternoon, we'll go and see if there are any places nearby that are renting houses."”
Pingping responded and pulled Lei Dongbao around.
The train station was bustling with people. Some were going to work, some were traveling, and it was very lively.
Lei Dongbao looked at so many people and thought that if he set up a stall near the train station and sold clothes, daily necessities, and the like, he would definitely be able to make money.
It was now 1982, and self-employed households were still rare. In a city as big as Beijing, there was actually a lot of consumer demand. As long as Lei Dongbao seized the opportunity, he would definitely be able to make a small profit.
The two of them quickly rented a one-bedroom apartment near the train station. It was not expensive at 70 yuan a month. It had basic furniture, a kitchen, and a toilet.
Song Yunping quickly tidied up the room and cleaned up, while Lei Dongbao went to inquire about the stall.
Now that the country implemented a market economy, it was still very tolerant to self-employed people. He heard that if you set up a stall in the aisle of the railway station, you only needed to pay 20 yuan a month to the management department of the railway station.
At that time, people had just come out of the Cultural Revolution. Many people were timid and did not dare to do business. However, Lei Dongbao was not afraid. He knew that the country would not randomly arrest people in the future.
The bold Lei Dongbao first went to the wholesale market in the south of the city to buy women's clothing that cost more than 300 yuan and daily necessities that cost more than 200 yuan.
That night, he dragged Song Yunping to the train station to set up a stall.
There were not many people who set up stalls at the train station. Most of them sold snacks. There was only one store that sold clothes and daily necessities like Lei Dongbao and his wife.
Many girls who worked near the train station saw that Lei Dongbao's clothes were of good quality and style, so they surrounded him.
At that time, those who sold clothes usually went to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy them. The styles were all similar. Lei Dongbao's clothes were all very new and of good quality, so it seemed that there were a lot of buyers.
A sweater that cost 8 yuan was sold for 15 yuan. Soon, the 300 yuan clothing was sold out in the afternoon and evening, earning a net profit of 260 yuan. The daily necessities such as women's face cream were very easy to sell. Including soap and toothpaste, he made a total profit of more than 80 yuan.
When they got home at night, Song Yunping counted the money she had earned during the day and said excitedly,
"Dong Bao, do you know how much we earned today?”
Lei Dongbao was also very happy. He did not expect to earn so much from his first stall."Pingping, look at how happy you are. How much did we earn?”
"347 yuan! Money in this big city was too easy to earn! Tomorrow, hurry to the clothing factory and get more clothes and daily necessities.”Song Yunping said excitedly.
In the past, Lei Dongbao was the secretary of the village in Little Lei's family. His salary and bonus added up to only 5000 yuan a year. He did not expect to earn more than 300 yuan on his first day in Beijing by selling some clothes.
Lei Dongbao saw the huge potential of the market. If he wanted to make more money, he could not stick to the form of setting up a stall. He had to rent a shop as soon as possible.
The next day, Lei Dongbao's carpet earned another 300 yuan.
On the third day, he earned 280 yuan.
On the fourth day, he only earned 220 yuan.
Because there were two more stalls selling clothes at the train station, everyone was jealous when they saw Lei Dongbao and the others making money, and the competition became intense.
Song Yunping looked at Lei Dongbao worriedly and said,""Dong Bao, it's getting harder and harder for us. We need to think of a way.”
Lei Dongbao smiled." Pingping, don't worry. I've already thought of a way." After all, the train station is not a place to sell things. I have already rented a shop in the city center. From tomorrow onwards, we will sell in the shop and only buy branded goods.
I'll go to Guangzhou tomorrow. I heard that the clothes there are beautiful and cheap. Once we confirm the source of the goods, we'll cooperate exclusively and form a stable brand and reputation.”
Song Yunping looked at Lei Dongbao with admiration. Her brother was right. Dongbao was really courageous and forward-looking. Song Yunping couldn't help but praise,
"Dong Bao, you're so smart. I used to worry that we would suffer a lot in the big city. Now that I've heard what you said, I'm confident!”
Lei Dongbao pulled Song Yunping into his arms and felt the warmth of her body. He said,"Pingping, I told you that if you follow me, Lei Dongbao, you will never suffer.”
Early the next morning, Lei Dongbao boarded the green train heading south to Guangzhou.
The southern gate of Guangzhou was a completely different scene compared to the capital. As a historic city, the people around it were all speaking Cantonese, which made Lei Dongbao somewhat worried about the problem of communication.
Fortunately, the number of people going to sea had increased this year. Most of the Cantonese businessmen could speak some Mandarin.
Lei Dongbao went to the largest clothing wholesale market at that time and compared them one by one. From time to time, he would go up and ask.
After shopping in the clothing market for three days, Lei Dongbao finally decided on a partner and rushed back to Beijing.
After this round trip, Lei Dongbao had not seen Pingping for almost a week. He missed her very much.
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