flstandardbreds Chapter 135 Becoming the King of Children
Chapter 135 Becoming the King of Children
"Fortunately, I didn't hold back and used it all in one go." Zhao Qingfeng still has lingering fears.
The business world is like a battlefield. This time, he understood it thoroughly. No wonder the business outside is developing so fast, it's all because of the businessmen who are so fast.
Relying on this wholesale circle, Zhao Qingfeng made a fortune immediately and reaped a lot of rewards.
Seeing that the hair band business in the Shanghai market is so prosperous, he was also tempted. Who can complain about having too much money? Zhao Qingfeng was eager to try and wanted to continue cooperating with Lan Xin to make a lot of hair bands.
You have to know that those businessmen in Shanghai use real rubber bands. Even if they have connections, the cost is much higher than theirs.
Apart from them, no one knew for a while that they could cut the small sleeve and use it as rubber bands. The cost was suddenly much lower than theirs, and they would definitely make more money than those who used real rubber bands.
"Lan Xin, are you interested in making another fortune?" Zhao Qingfeng looked at Lan Xin with burning eyes, his eyes full of ambition.
"With the popularity of hair bands right now, it's definitely faster than making money by selling tea eggs one by one, right?"
To be honest, after hearing what Zhao Qingfeng said, Lan Xin was also moved. Apart from anything else, the thick bag of money, more than 200,000 yuan in 1983, could make Lan Xin very excited, but soon, she calmed down.
This won't last long.
Lan Xin remembers that when she was a child, large intestine hair bands were popular for a while, but they soon became out of fashion. It was not until around 2018 that they became popular again. It can be seen that accessories like hair bands can only make a quick buck.
Those who enter the market first will make the biggest profit, while those who enter the market later will get a smaller share or may even suffer losses.
The reason why Lan Xin was able to make this batch of high-quality and low-priced hair bands was due to the right time, place and people.
The right timing made her meet Sun Shimei and Li Hongwei, who had a batch of unqualified children's burp condoms to be disposed of at their health station. The right location made her happen to be in Shanghai. And the right people made her help Liu Yunfei and others, so that she had the opportunity to get the defective cloth at a low price.
It was due to a series of coincidences that Lan Xin was able to break out of the wholesale circle. She no longer had to worry about how much the products sold for. Anyway, she would make a profit no matter how much they sold for.
This time, there is no such opportunity. After all, the health station cannot keep getting substandard baby burp covers. Even if we ask Sun Shimei and others to find the manufacturer of baby burp covers and buy them directly, the price should not be lower than the rubber band - Sun Shimei probably told us the purchase price at the beginning.
As for the cloth, Lan Xin could no longer look for Liu Yunfei. After all, the low-priced cloth from the textile factory was a welfare benefit. Even if Liu Yunfei was the head of the textile factory, it was heartless and there was no reason for her to help Lan Xin buy the cloth at a low price. She had already spent all the favor she had given Liu Yunfei.
The combined cost of the fabric and the baby burp cover is not much lower than making a hair tie out of rubber bands.
Compared with those new hair band merchants in Shanghai, they no longer have a price advantage. In addition, they are unfamiliar with the place and have no venue advantage, so this batch of goods is not so easy to sell.
The Shanghai market is now crowded with people making large intestine rings. If they cannot be consumed locally, they will definitely be sold outside to occupy other markets.
Zhao Qingfeng is not in the jewelry business to begin with, so he will have to spend a lot of time and effort to open up markets in other places. He will have to work so hard just to sell a hairband, and he will have to compete with others for it, fearing that others will continue to copy it. What's the point of this?
In the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s, there were plenty of profitable businesses, and Lan Xin didn't want to work so hard to earn such a small amount of money.
"No, we can't do this anymore." After thinking it over, Lan Xin said it decisively.
Lan Xin looked at Zhao Qingfeng, who was frowning, and it was obvious that he was not very willing to give up this windfall. Lan Xin did not tell them about these concerns, but started with another story.
"If it was the Shanghai market, the fact that they used children's condoms instead of rubber bands would not be concealed for long. I bought these condoms in the Shanghai market, so there should be traces left. If someone sees this, they will definitely make the connection."
Lan Xin's words shattered Zhao Qingfeng's dream of making a fortune. He frowned and asked, "Is it really impossible?"
"It's not recommended. There are too many people and it's hard to make big money." Lan Xin's eyes were clear and she stated the fact calmly.
The sun was getting hotter and hotter, so Yingying, Yueyue and Zhao Yueling stopped playing outside and ran back. However, there were a bunch of little followers following them. They were children from the village who played with them.
Lan Xin noticed the rhinestones on Zhao Yueling's hair sparkling in the sun and said:
"You know, this hair tie is simple to make and easy to replicate. Instead of selling this hair tie, you might as well go to the south and buy some jewelry with rhinestones to sell. Why bother buying materials and making so many hair ties yourself?"
Counterfeit products have emerged in an endless stream since ancient times. In this era, there is no awareness of copyright. If this large intestine hair band really becomes popular, young girls can buy a rubber band to make a hair band themselves. It is impossible to keep selling it at a high price.
"Rhinestone jewelry?" Zhao Qingfeng looked puzzled and followed Lan Xin's gaze to look at his daughter's hair.
Zhao Yueling liked that little hairpin very much and didn't want to take it off even when she was sleeping. Whenever she went out, a bunch of little girls would surround her, just to see her shiny rhinestone hairpin.
Thinking of this, a relieved smile appeared on Zhao Qingfeng's face.
"This business opportunity you mentioned seems like a good idea."
The two were chatting, and Zhao Yueling and Yingying Yueyue, who had just returned, were not idle either.
As soon as they entered the yard, Zhao Yueling started yelling in a loud voice: "Dad, dad, they want to see the cars, please drive the car and take us to play."
When Zhao Yueling said this, she was particularly proud. She raised her head high and proudly accepted the envious looks of the children beside her.
She was particularly righteous and said to Yingying Yueyue: "You guys get in the car later and ride with me!"
Suddenly, the envious voices of the other children could reach the sky.
"Wow, I want to ride in a car too!"
"Car, car, I haven't ridden in a car yet!"
"What does a car look like? Does it make the same clanging sound as a tractor?"
Looking at the chattering sounds over there, Zhao Qingfeng shook his head helplessly and got up to fulfill his daughter's wish.
In an instant, Zhao Qingfeng became the king of children, surrounded by a circle of chattering children.
Lan Xin saw that it was getting late and it was time to prepare lunch to entertain the guests.
Since they came from afar and brought so many gifts, she must treat them well.
The vegetables and orchid hearts for the banquet were prepared in advance. The fish were swimming in the basin, the chickens were in the chicken coop, and even the pork was bought early in the morning and soaked in water to keep it fresh.