Start from 1980

Chapter 28
When the green leather train slowly entered the station, and the moment the door opened, Xu Zhi was stunned by everything in front of him.

There is nothing special about this so-called special economic zone. It is even more desolate than the Old Summer Palace in Beijing. There is nothing but grass, ponds, hills, and loess. Is this a special economic zone?
But Su Chen was always in high spirits.

Because he has only seen Shencheng, which has already taken off economically, and the scene like this can only be seen in historical museums.

There are no buses or taxis at the door, but there are quite a few people pushing bicycles to solicit customers.

Looking at this extremely desolate special zone, Xu Zhi's heart immediately turned cold: "We didn't go to the wrong place, did we? But we came here by train for several days, why does it look a little strange to me?"

"Can you really swim?" Su Chen answered irrelevantly.

Xu Zhi was stunned: "If you can swim, you have to find a place, right? We are here to make a fortune, not to swim."

In fact, Su Chen wanted to go to Lilong, but now there is a severe crackdown there, maybe he will be involved, so it's better not to go into the muddy water.

Now both of them carried letters of introduction from Xu Zhi. Xu Zhi asked his parents to help them get some notes, saying that the two were purchasers in the factory.

Otherwise, it would be difficult for him to handle these things with Su Chen alone.

In addition, for safety reasons, both of them came here under pseudonyms.

Su Chen changed his name to Shen Lang, and Xu Zhi changed his name to Song Que.

Why do you have to come to Shencheng at this time? The most important point is that if there is no problem with the timeline, in July of this year, if the special zone management line is to be built above, a border defense permit must be obtained.

Therefore, he wanted to bring Xu Zhi to get acquainted first, so that this guy would not be caught as soon as he got out of the car.

Moreover, in doing business in partnership, they copied Li Erhe's routine.

Pointing to the desolation in front of him, he said, "Xu Zhi, the future of this place is limitless."

"I don't care about the future. Even if it's unlimited, we still have to have money to come to this place, right? I'm more concerned about the present." Xu Zhi was very confused.

"For a while, don't open your mouth, just follow me." Su Chen ordered.

"Okay." Xu Zhi didn't think too much, and nodded.

Su Chen took him to find two bicycles, one for each person, and entered this special zone in the initial stage of construction.

At present, people with bicycles at home push their bicycles to solicit customers at the gate of the train station, and Coca-Cola people also use bicycles to build factories here.

Compared with Su Chen, Xu Zhi's heart was getting more and more uncertain, but seeing that Su Chen still had a calm face, he didn't speak, and followed Su Chen sullenly.

Two days after the two turned east and west at this large construction site, Su Chen took him on the train to the next city.

Going around and backing up the car a few times, the two came to Gaudi Street.

In October 1980, Gaodi Street was the first industrial product market in Guangzhou to be officially opened. It was also the first self-employed bazaar selling clothing in the country.

Cloth, clothing, shoes and hats, department stores, etc., which are sold in this street, are the basis for making fortunes for all kinds of down-to-earth men.

There were all kinds of commodities crowded in the stalls, which made Xu Zhi's eyes warm for a while.

Cloth, all kinds of watches and electronic watches, recorders, audio cassettes, nylon folding umbrellas...

On the street, "Wu Gai" or the screeching sound of tugboats can still be heard from time to time, and freight forwarders speed past on bicycles with snakeskin bags several times larger than their bodies on the frame.

I don't even know what's inside.

Although it is still the Spring Festival, the crowds here are already bustling with people speaking accents from all over the country. Erdao dealers from all over the country flock here, carrying big bags and small bags, selling fashionable clothes that are at the forefront of trends from here to all parts of the country.

"My God, it's a good thing I came with you, otherwise I wouldn't be able to find a place." Xu Zhi said in a low voice.

Su Chen said: "I'll take you around today, but in the future you have to come here by yourself, or find a few reliable people to come here, have you hidden the money?"

"Hide it well." Xu Zhi patted his waist: "Unless someone cuts me in half, or even if my head is lost, the money is still there."

Xu Zhi, who has been staying in the capital all the time, walks in here, and it is like a world of falling flowers, jeans, electronic watches, tape recorders, Hong Kong version tapes, everything you need, and the prices are much cheaper than state-owned stores.

His eyes were busy looking, and his heart was full of passion, wishing to get all the things here to the capital.

Su Chen reminded him: "Next time you come here, don't lose yourself in the sound of being pretty, remember that we are the ones who want to make a fortune."

"I haven't met anyone calling me Pretty Boy." Xu Zhi looked puzzled: "What does Pretty Boy mean?"

"It means handsome guy."

Su Chen replied casually, leading him into a clothing store casually.

The weather is still relatively cool, and most of the clothes sold now are autumn and winter clothes, but they are only cotton-padded clothes, and the craftsmanship of down jackets is not mature yet.

A woman in her 20s came up to her and said, "You two, what do you want to buy?"

Don’t expect the whole country to speak Mandarin now, especially in the south, where Cantonese is the mainstream, and many people don’t even know how to speak Mandarin.

"Take a look first." Su Chen also replied in Cantonese.

Xu Zhi was even more surprised when he heard Su Chen speak Cantonese.

Good guy, this kid is still hiding something.

Su Chen pointed to one of them: "How much is the bill?"

"Fifteen Mosquitoes." The woman took off the dress and continued: "The material is very good and the style is new. Even if it is very cold, it is still warm. If you want a large quantity, you can get a discount."

Now a college student's monthly living expenses are about 6 yuan, and this dress is almost two and a half months of living expenses.

A teacher with 20 years of teaching experience now earns only 41 yuan per month, which is equivalent to one-third of the salary.

But in Beijing, such a cotton coat can be sold for 25 to 30 yuan.

Xu Zhi whispered in Su Chen's ear, "How much?"

"15 dollars."

"Only fifteen? Such a cotton coat?"

Xu Zhi touched it up and down a few times, and found that it was indeed warm, the color was correct, and the price was cheaper than the state-owned store in Beijing, so he was instantly moved.

"Are you stupid?" Su Chen scolded immediately: "If you really want 15 yuan to buy this kind of clothes back home, you should be able to sell them, but there are also many cotton-padded clothes in Beijing, how much money can we make? If you want to buy, at least you have to bargain."

"Yes yes yes, you can speak Cantonese, you come to bargain." Xu Zhi nodded repeatedly.

The woman saw the two men whispering, and asked again: "You two gentlemen, how much do you need to buy?"

"Look first, don't worry."

Su Chen didn't rush to make a decision, took Xu Zhi around the store, and said, "If you want to buy, how many pieces can you get a discount?"

"At least five pieces or more, if less than ten pieces, each piece will be discounted [-] cents, if it is more than [-] pieces but less than [-] pieces, it will be [-] cents discount, if it is more than [-] pieces, it will be [-] cents discount." The woman replied.

Su Chen nodded: "Okay, I will take my companion to dinner first, and then come over."

"A lot of people come to me to get goods. You can look around. I, Ah Xiang, do business very honestly, and the price is very fair." Ah Xiang still smiled and sent the two of them outside the door.

"Of course, we were introduced to Sister Axiang's shop by someone else, and we will definitely have to come here later."

After finishing speaking, Su Chen and Xu Zhi left the store and continued shopping.

Behind the shops along the street are almost all small family workshops. The front is noisy and doing business, and the back is directly beating and mending.

Go in and ask, fabric, wool, ready-made clothes, as much as you want, the price is almost the same as that of Axiang's store.

But according to Su Chen's estimate, if you really bargain, you can buy one for seven or eight yuan.

After the two ate something on the roadside, they opened a room in a nearby guest house, and Su Chen took Xu Zhi to start shopping.

Electronic watches are a must, because they make a lot of money.

Of course it's not the Casio brand, but the rough imitation one.

But this thing is still selling well in the capital, and it can still be sold for five or sixty yuan, but the price here is less than ten yuan.

Su Chen still bargained and got two hundred at the price of five yuan each.

In fact, the seller still earns five yuan, and the cost of this thing is very low.

After putting the big bag of electronic watches back, Xu Zhi put on a bitter face: "It's over, the 1000 yuan is gone. Shall we only buy this? Do you want to buy the rest?"

"Buy!" Su Chen said, "Buy some more clothes and other odds and ends, so we can do business next time!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a voice suddenly came from outside the door: "Mr. Shen, a Mr. Tang is looking for you!"

(End of this chapter)