Confessions of a Salesman

Chapter 1865 Wholesale Market
I have long been aware of their crooked theory, and I will not talk nonsense to him. After asking for the address, I ordered Anzi to hand them all over to the public security organs. As for whether they should be convicted or not, and how to deal with them, I will leave it up to them. It has nothing to do with it!
We set off again overnight to Guiyang. I was really afraid that if we went too late, Xiaowai would be too poisoned. He would think that what he was doing was his career, and he would develop greed and get out of control!
I arrived in Guiyang that night and found the address provided by Sister Zhang. However, the building there was already empty. After asking nearby residents, I learned that the place had been taken over not long ago. The people who were here were not arrested. , that is, he was deported.

After looking up the list of arrested people, we found that Xiaowai's name was not there, so we felt relieved. However, we lost our direction for a while and didn't know what to do next.Just when we were all desperate, Anzi asked another piece of news from the group of arrested people, that is, the headquarters was not completely captured, but only part of it, and the remaining people were actually It went underground. It was not as blatant as before, and it was no longer under the banner of MLM. Instead, it started a cosmetics company, and it actually had its own products. It became legal.

This company is not far from us, in a wholesale market more than 10 kilometers away from us.

I know the wholesale market, which is quite complicated. There are vehicles transported from other places every day, people purchasing from outside, and people from the local market. It is very confusing. Setting up a company there is indeed a good choice, but it is not convenient for us to search.

If there are so many people in the market at once, they will definitely arouse their suspicion. Therefore, I decided that Lu Ping and I would enter the market as buyers to check it out before making the next move.

The market is indeed very large. There are three doors in the back. Only the north door is sealed, and the remaining three doors are open to traffic. This is a very large-scale commodity gathering place. It not only sells cosmetics, small household appliances and There are scattered small items, as well as food snacks and various additives. It is not an exaggeration to say that it is a small Yiwu Commodity City.

I was overly worried. When the few of us entered this market, no one would pay attention to us at all, because the entire market was filled with outsiders, and there was an endless stream of people. The business was also very good, and it felt like every shop had a variety of products. There are many customers, and every business is booming.

We can only follow the cosmetics line and look for them one by one, but a business like this that does regular business will still have some traces of pyramid schemes?After walking for a long time, I didn’t see any one that looked like it was a pyramid scheme!
When we were very worried, I saw a figure who looked very similar to Xiao Wai, but I haven't seen Xiao Wai in several years. He is at the age when his body is growing. This must have changed a lot, and I'm not entirely sure. Is it him?

So I had to follow him first and saw him enter the warehouse behind a store. I saw clearly that this store was indeed a cosmetics store, so I followed him in.

The warehouse door was open, and there were large plastic barrels inside. Several people were counting the goods, but Xiao Wai was missing.

A man who looked like a worker saw me and didn't think there was anything wrong. He just shouted to me: "Those who pick up the goods, go inside!"

I yelled and continued walking in the direction he pointed. Lu Ping held me at the side and whispered, "Why don't you tell Anzi first?"

I shook my head and said, "I just went in to take a look and didn't want to do anything. It's okay!"

When I walked inside, I saw a group of people queuing up to pick up the goods. I saw the person who looked like a crook and the person sitting at the table counting the goods. After saying a few words, I opened the door and entered the office behind him.

Maybe it was the way I kept looking around that attracted the attention of the workers. A worker came over and asked, "Where is your bill of lading?"

Only then did I see that everyone in the queue was holding a slip in their hands, and then I replied hesitantly: "Get off the bus!"

The worker looked at me suspiciously and asked, "Which company are you from?"

I casually glanced at the delivery person’s manifest and replied, “It’s from Shanghua!”

The worker looked at me again and then said: "Shanghua won't give you orders this month. This is your last car! If you don't have a order, go check out the order number and tell me, and I will load the goods for you!"

I nodded my head in thanks and said, "Thank you so much! I'll go and ask about it right now!"

The worker just walked away. I saw that there was no signal on the phone, so I smiled and wanted to borrow a phone from the office. Unexpectedly, the worker was quite easy to talk to, so I nodded and agreed.

The moment I pushed the door open and walked in, Xiao Wai came out and bumped into me. He was stunned for a moment. After seeing me clearly, his face was filled with shock. After a long time, he said, "Why did you go in there? This is an office." of!"

I knew he must have recognized me, but he didn't acknowledge me. I was about to get angry, but Lu Ping grabbed me and said, "What are you doing here? Over there! I told you not to mess around." Run away!" Then without waiting for me to say anything, he pulled me out.

When I was almost outside the door, I turned back to look for Xiaowai, but he was gone.

After walking out of the warehouse, I asked Lu Ping with some blame: "Why are you holding me back? That person must be Xiao Wai. I finally found him, but now he's gone again!"

Lu Ping rolled her eyes at me and said, "You didn't see that when you entered the office, there were several pairs of eyes staring at you! The warehouse is full of cameras, something is definitely wrong. Even if it is to prevent thieves, it is not that strict!" There are many problems here, it’s not as simple as we thought, it’s just a pyramid scheme!”

I looked at Lu Ping in confusion and said, "What do you mean, what is that for?"

Lu Ping shook her head and said: "Then how do I know! However, Xiao Wai doesn't look like someone who has been brainwashed by an MLM. Isn't he just a part-time worker? If he is just doing a part-time job, there is no reason not to I know you, so there’s no reason not to tell my family, let alone not attend your dad’s funeral!”

I seemed to understand a little bit, but I still didn’t believe it: “You mean he is an undercover agent?”

Lu Ping hurriedly made a silent gesture and said: "Anyway, don't be so impulsive. See the situation clearly before talking! There must be a reason why Xiaowai doesn't recognize you!"

I still don't believe it: "What's the reason? This kid is probably obsessed and brainwashed!"

Lu Ping curled her lips and said: "You can tell by looking at his mental state that he must be fine! You are thinking too much!"

I calmed down and thought about it. What Lu Ping said is right. He is such a big man and seems to be in good condition now. He doesn't seem to have been brainwashed or blackmailed. He is just a normal working person. , but he refused to acknowledge me. There must be his own reasons for this. I really shouldn’t acknowledge him rashly.

Anyway, I already know his location and know that he is safe now, so I feel relieved. My goal is too big, so I asked Anzi to arrange for someone to go directly to this company to negotiate business and find a way to contact Xiaowai. , and told him my contact information. If anything happens, he can ask me for help at any time.It took the arranger less than a day to learn about this company. They are a cosmetics wholesale company. The factory is in a suburb not far away, but their cosmetics are not national standard products. The liquids are filled with masterbatch from various manufacturers’ famous brands, and they are wholesale suppliers of shoddy and counterfeit products!
They provide fake products to upstream manufacturers, and as soon as the upstream manufacturers package them, they are circulated on the market, making them look fake.

Their cosmetics are sold by the kilogram, which is very cheap, but they can be easily changed hands, added with bottles, and packaged for as low as tens of dollars per bottle, or as high as hundreds or thousands!

This makes me a little worried again, fearing that Xiaowai will go astray, knowingly, thinking about making money, and ignoring the law, which will be troublesome!
It just so happened that the company under Lu Ping had recently acquired a cosmetics company, which was losing money every year. It was originally a state-owned enterprise. During the big-pot era, it only made soaps and washing powder. Later, it was disbanded and restructured and became a private enterprise, producing some toilet water. Gadgets such as anti-sand cream not only do not sell for a high price, but the profit is also very low.After Lu Ping took over, she used her connections to purchase Japanese and Korean cosmetics on her behalf without using the old production lines.

Anzai found two buyers in the factory. These two buyers really knew this cosmetics wholesale market. One of them had worked here before.

I blended in among them and followed them into the market and arrived at the wholesale store. Anzi and I and two buyers entered the warehouse. The worker who ordered goods saw four strangers coming all of a sudden and hurriedly called Asked us: "What are you doing? This is a warehouse, go to the front to sell things!"

The buyer who had worked before said without any cowardice: "Fourth brother, are you yelling? I don't recognize you, second uncle!"

The fourth worker stepped forward and took a closer look, then said with a smile: "Fuck you, second uncle, I am your ancestor, a lazy dog, and now I'm getting mixed up? I'm dressed like a dog, I almost didn't Recognize it! What are you doing here?"

The mangy dog ​​was called a nickname by the fourth child, and he said with some displeasure: "Don't you fucking call me a nickname! Brother Lai, I'm here to make money for you today! Where is your boss, call him out and talk to him There’s big business going on!”

The fourth child rolled his eyes at him and said, "Just you? Forget it? Besides bragging, what else can you do? How big of a business is it? Several hundred million?"

The mangy dog ​​said very seriously: "I'm not kidding you. This is the purchasing director of our company. We purchase at least tens of thousands of tons of cosmetics masterbatch a year. You are me, am I making you rich?"

The fourth child didn't believe it: "Really? Tens of thousands of tons? Don't talk nonsense!"

The mangy dog ​​said disdainfully: "I lied to you that I am a puppy! How can this be false? I was the first to come to your house. If you don't believe it, I went to another house!"

The fourth child hurriedly waved his hand and said, "No, I believe it, I believe it. I'll call you Third Brother. He happens to be here today!"

The mangy dog ​​nodded, and the fourth child went inside to call for someone.

I asked the mangy dog ​​in a low voice: "Is the third brother their boss?"

The mangy dog ​​shook his head and said: "I don't know much about this. When I was here, they didn't sell these things! Besides, I was just a porter at that time and had no contact with their bosses. I remember that the boss of this place is a woman, with a strange surname, what is her surname... Zhang!"

At this time, a short and stocky middle-aged man walked out of the house with a piece of cloth on his head, arms open, wearing slippers, looking at people sideways, looking a little arrogant, and did not say hello, not at all. He politely asked the mangy dog: "How much do you want?"

The mangy dog ​​was intimidated by his momentum. His arrogance just now became much weaker, and he replied in a low voice: "More than 3000 tons a year!"

When the fourth brother heard this, he gave up and pointed at the mangy dog ​​and cursed: "What a bastard, didn't you just tell me about tens of thousands of tons? How come when the third brother comes, you only have 3000 tons?"

Another purchasing manager who came to us pushed away the mangy dog ​​and said calmly: "One of my factories has a capacity of 3000 tons, and there are 5 or 6 factories, but there are still [-] tons. It depends on the market! It is different every year. "Last year, my sales were good, so I naturally purchased more. This year, the market is not good, so I will buy less. Isn't this normal?"

This aura seems to be quite impressive. The middle-aged man named Sange looked at the few of us and ignored the purchasing manager who just spoke. Instead, he asked Anzi: "Are you the boss?"

Anzi was stunned for a moment, and then said with a scornful look on his face: "What kind of boss is there? The brothers are just doing some business to make some money for drinking!"

The third brother snorted and said, "Is it you who has the final say?"

Anzi nodded and said, "That's right! Can you sell it?"

The third brother sneered: "Open the door to do business. Is there any reason not to do business? Please come inside!" After saying that, he made a gesture of invitation. The mangy dog ​​was the first to go inside, and the third brother pulled him. The strength of his hand to stop him was so strong that the mangy dog ​​sat directly on the ground.

The third brother said in annoyance: "You are everywhere, where are you going? Is this a place where you discuss business?"

Anzai glanced at the mangy dog ​​on the ground and said to the third brother unhappily: "Third brother, right? What do you mean? If you want to discuss business, let's talk about it. If you don't want to talk, we have ways to avoid it." , It seems we haven’t offended you, right?”

The third brother looked at Anzi's provocative eyes and suddenly smiled and said: "Brother, you may not know what kind of virtue he used to be? I didn't do this to him because of you! This guy has bullied us a lot before. I was not here at that time, and they came to our house all day long to take advantage of my sister-in-law, and they also did a lot of things like stealing chickens and dogs. If it weren’t for beating the dogs to keep an eye on the owner, I wouldn’t be able to let him go today!”

Anzi looked at Mangyu with some surprise, and Mangyu said angrily: "Then...that was how long ago, I really didn't do anything!"

Anzi knew what the third brother said was true, so he rolled his eyes at him and cursed: "Get out of here, I'll take care of you when I get back!"

(End of this chapter)