sbdcsierra Chapter 1754 Observations (Supplement)
Chapter 1754 Observations (Supplement)
Chapter 1754 Observations (Supplement)
Ye Yaodong could only think about it. The most convenient route to the capital was to take a boat to Shanghai first, and then take a train from Shanghai to the capital. This was the safest option.
But the old lady is 91 years old. Even an adult would be exhausted after making a round trip, let alone an elderly person.
If you don't cause trouble, you might live to 100; if you do cause trouble, you might live to a ripe old age.
Lin Xiuqing said with a smile, "We'll go together then, take a picture in front of Tiananmen Square, and bring it back to show her."
"Hey, speaking of taking photos, we haven't taken a group photo in front of the exhibition hall yet. We need to take one tomorrow to commemorate our factory's first Canton Fair."
"That's good. When they come back later, we'll knock on their door and tell them to go film early tomorrow morning, when there will be fewer people."
"The day after tomorrow, they're all queuing for train tickets at night, they need to rest in the morning."
"Ah."
The two rested early, as they needed to be well-rested while traveling.
The next morning, when they went to the train station, the window was already open. They walked from the back of the line to the front and were surprised to see their own family members standing five or six meters in front of the window.
I asked around and found out that the window closed around 10 p.m. last night. When I arrived, I was quite far back in the line, and I was slowly moved to the front.
Then they start work at the window at 6 a.m., which is quite considerate.
Like most state-owned enterprises, train station ticket offices nowadays have strict working hours.
During the late night hours, the ticket hall will be cleared out and the lights will be turned off, leaving only a few staff members on duty, but tickets will not be sold to the public.
At this time, the concept of social services focused more on management than service, and the cost and necessity of maintaining the entire ticketing system at night were not high.
Ye Yaodong waited in line for an hour before it was his turn. Because it was the starting station, there were quite a few tickets available. They arrived in line promptly, but they had to show a lot of identification. Otherwise, they wouldn't let him buy more than a dozen tickets, fearing he was a scalper.
Fortunately, he brought all his documents, including the Canton Fair invitation and his work permit.
They looked at it again and again, asked questions again and again, and verified the documents provided before issuing the ticket.
Ye Yaodong breathed a sigh of relief when he got the ticket. "It was really tough. They asked so many questions. It felt like they were digging up three generations of my family history."
"I also thought they wouldn't let us buy that many tickets. I'll have to go find a scalper later."
"Anyway, we've already bought it. Let's go check out the exhibition hall. If we don't have anything else to do, we can go out and wander around later and see the famous Thirteen Factories."
The exhibition hall opened at 7 a.m., and as usual, there were still quite a few people setting up the exhibition hall. However, compared to the bare shell I saw yesterday, it already looks quite decent. Most of the booths have been set up, and you can see what they are selling.
Seeing that someone was watching over their stall, they felt reassured and wandered around to see what other stalls were like and what these exhibition halls sold.
It would be best to look for other manufacturers like them, or those selling similar products. Check their prices; knowing your enemy and yourself will ensure victory in every battle.
"There are still some booths that haven't been set up yet. Shall we come back to check before the museum closes this afternoon? I reckon all the booths should be set up by then."
Ye Yaodong had finished his shopping and nodded. "Let's go back to the guesthouse, put away the tickets and documents we just bought, and then we'll go to the Thirteen Factories for a stroll."
"Okay," she replied, her tone clearly cheerful.
This trip to Guangzhou is for the future of the factory, but it is also a new journey and a new map for them.
Not only Lin Xiuqing, but Ye Yaodong was also curious about everything.
At this time in my previous life, I was still lying at home, with no chance to travel around and see the world. I had no idea what Guangzhou, which everyone said was full of gold and opportunities, looked like.
Now he has the opportunity to leave, but time is limited, the timing is not right, and he can't just wander around aimlessly; he can only choose where to go.
He had heard of the Thirteen Factories on TV in his previous life; they were truly famous.
The couple took a taxi and arrived at their destination in just over half an hour.
I even asked a passerby and learned that the narrow alleyways in front of me, squeezed together by shops and stalls, were the Thirteen Factories.
Men and women carrying large plastic bags, as well as porters carrying burlap sacks, moved slowly through the narrow streets.
My ears were filled with various dialects from all over the country, as well as the shouts of rickshaw pullers.
Excuse me! Excuse me! (Excuse me! Please make way!)
Human-powered tricycles and homemade tin carts, laden with goods, struggled to navigate through the crowd, the anxious shouts of the drivers echoing throughout the streets.
Lin Xiuqing looked around and said, "There are so many people, even more than at the night market near the guesthouse."
Ye Yaodong looked at the pedicabs, small carts, and metal carts, all of which were filled with goods packed in black plastic bags.
"If we don't fish in our next life and don't live by the sea, but instead live in this era, we'll come to Guangzhou to buy goods and we'll definitely make a fortune."
"You're talking about the next life? We haven't even finished this life, we haven't even spent all our money, are you really willing to spend it on the next life?"
"Plan ahead, just in case there really is a next life."
"Let's go in and take a look. There are so many people, all carrying big bags of goods. They've come here to buy supplies."
As soon as the two entered the alley, they saw clothes racks extending directly from the store to the middle of the street, filled with the most fashionable "Guangdong goods" at the time.
Looking up, the air was filled with crisscrossing wires. Vendors used iron hooks to hang bundles of clothes, and with a push, the goods "flew" from the shops to the stalls across the street.
Ye Yaodong quickly pulled Lin Xiuqing back, otherwise she would have been hit by the goods.
Lin Xiuqing was completely dumbfounded. "You can do that?"
"be careful."
They hadn't walked more than a few steps when they saw a large group of people ahead of them fighting over goods, like a chaotic melee.
Five or six people were pulling and tugging at a package of goods, and there were handcuffs and elbow strikes. An old lady was lying directly on top of the goods.
"I'm sick! I have high blood pressure! I'm sick! I have a serious illness! Don't touch me!"
The people around hesitated to make a move, and could only curse angrily and give up before grabbing the next package.
The old lady quickly got up, grabbed the goods in her arms, and handed them to the woman next to her, saying, "Come on, let's grab a package..."
The couple stared in disbelief.
Lin Xiuqing looked at Ye Yaodong in disbelief, "You can do that?"
"Awesome!" Ye Yaodong had been baring his teeth the whole time, and only now did he finally utter those two words.
"Is it that popular?"
"So that's what 'hot commodity' means, it's a verb..."
"It turns out it's really hard to get, or it really is hard to get."
Before they could finish speaking, a new round of fighting broke out next to them.
Then, the people around who didn't know what was going on saw them grabbing the goods and assumed that the package was a hot item, so they joined in...
Ye Yaodong and Lin Xiuqing quickly moved aside to avoid being caught in the crossfire, as there were similar battles for goods ahead.
"...Getting these goods isn't easy either, it's all about grabbing them, you have to fight tooth and nail."
"It must be because it's so profitable and sells so well that these people don't even look at it. They just grab whatever's in the crowd. If they can grab it, they've made money. A bundle of goods is a bundle of cash."
No wonder there's a saying: "From all directions, make your fortune in Guangdong."
"So, can we do the same at the exhibition tomorrow? Booths that get a lot of inquiries are more likely to attract people's curiosity and encourage them to come forward?"
"Of course. It's like someone driving two trucks full of watermelons. One truck is packed with people, while the other is deserted. Which one would you choose to buy from?"
"There must be a reason why a place is frequented by so many people..."
Ye Yaodong stroked his chin. "If we can't find any shills, how about we hire a few to patronize the stall and build up some popularity?"
"what?"
"When the museum opens tomorrow, how about we arrange for two people to pretend to be there?"
"How do we pretend?"
"I'll ask around later to see where I can buy wigs. I'll buy two blonde curly ones, just enough to show people my back."
Lin Xiuqing: "..."
Ye Yaodong thought about it more and more and felt that his idea was good. They were a first-time private enterprise, and they definitely didn't have any regular customers. He could start by building up his own popularity.
“I think it’s fine, it’s not a waste. You can take it with you or give it back to the saleswoman.”
Lin Xiuqing rolled her eyes at him. "Which saleswoman do you want to give it to?"
"Whatever, whoever wants it can take it."
Where can I buy a wig here?
"Then just browse around. If it's cheap, take two bags back and divide them. It looks like they're all women's clothing. Take one bag for the young women and one bag for the middle-aged women. One bag is for you to share, and one bag is for my mom to take back. That way, you'll have some local specialties to go with you on your long trip. It'll be a local product from Guangzhou, which will make you look good."
"This really is sold by the package; you pay a certain amount per package, and people don't even need to open them to check before taking them?"
"Wholesale, otherwise how could the price be so cheap?"
As they walked into the alley, they saw a fierce battle for goods everywhere. Every stall was packed with people, and the two of them could only watch in amazement, unable to make a move or even know what they were grabbing.
The beeping of calculators, the shouts of vendors in Cantonese, and the tearing of packs were all over the place; a slap of tape and a package of goods was ready to be packed.
It wasn't until we were almost at the end of the alley that we saw a slightly quieter shop where people were packing things up, so we went in out of curiosity to ask and pick out what we wanted.
When Ye Yaodong came out of the stall, he also had a bag of goods on his shoulder, and the alley was even more crowded, with a continuous surge of people pouring in.
They arrived in the morning, which was relatively early. Now it's almost noon, and there are even more people. It's like the things are free; they rush in and grab them, and the crowd is almost scattered.
Lin Xiuqing held tightly to Ye Yaodong's clothes, "Let's go back, don't wander around anymore, there are too many people and it's too crowded."
"Okay, let's find a place to eat when we go out, and then we'll go back. I've been smelling the beef offal for ages."
"Then let's go back as soon as we finish eating."