Investment Life

On New Year's Eve, L City finally had its first snow this winter.A foot-deep snow blanketed the city, giving the children a New Year's ecstasy that turned to torment when the snow began to melt a few days later.These days, the cement road coverage rate is too low, and the drainage facilities are not perfect. The snow has turned into flowing streams, and the streets and alleys are like a mud swamp, making it miserable for people who visit relatives and friends in new clothes.

As the snow melted, the temperature in the city also dropped several degrees. Several vendors selling New Year’s goods on the street were shivering from the cold. The peak period of meeting relatives after the fifth day of the Lunar New Year has passed, and now their business has also begun to decline. It can only be placed in front of the department store to gain some popularity. Before it opened much that day, I saw two teenagers moving a small table to the side of the road and setting up a stall.

Clean red cloth covered the tabletop, large posters were nailed to tree trunks, and colorful textiles were piled up together.A few literate street vendors walked around to the small stall full of curiosity, carefully looked at the calligraphy on the poster, and saw the words "Pure Wool Warm Learning Gloves" written on it.

"Gloves can be divided into learning or not?" One person muttered suspiciously, looking at the gloves on the table.I saw 7 or 8 pairs of woolen gloves on a small table. They were not like the usual thick mittens, but had five fingers, with the fingertips left blank and broken at the first knuckle. Seems like.The colors and patterns are very cute, and they are soft and soft together, which is very attractive.

"Of course." A clear voice replied, only to see the slightly shorter boy in front of the booth greeted him with a smile, "You have to write and do your homework to study, how do you write when your hands are frozen in winter? The high-end learning gloves that came in from Shanghai are very convenient for writing after wearing them."

As he spoke, he raised his right hand, a brown glove was on his hand, and a long ballpoint pen was twirling with his dexterous fingertips. After playing a few times, he squeezed the brush and wrote a line of words. Well-proportioned and handsome, quite good-looking, not at all like writing with woolen gloves.

"Hey." A man laughed, "Don't say it, it's really convenient to write, and Shanghainese people have a lot of ideas. How do you sell it?"

"8 pieces with patterns, 5 pieces with patterns."

The onlookers suddenly went into an uproar, "How much? A pair of gloves cost 8 yuan?! Are you crazy about money?"

Surrounded by a group of people and booing, the boy didn't panic at all, and picked up a pair with a smile, "Uncle, you have to look at the quality when you buy something. Worsted Australian fine wool, it won't tie your hands or fade, look at the label..." He turned the glove over, revealing a small logo, embroidered with a rainbow and a string of English words, "Dawn brand, do you know Chenxi? They are all export routes, look at this pattern, HelloKitty, Snoopy , WinniethePooh, which one is well-known, cute and fashionable! This time the purchase is based on the factory order of the relationship, this is the only batch in our city, there is no semicolon!"

What Pi Li Pa La said made people froze for a while, and a few English words popped out from time to time. Although the boy's expression remained natural and friendly, he unknowingly drew people in, making his words somewhat convincing.At this time, a little girl on the side suddenly pulled a corner of her mother.

"Mom, I want cats! Pink cats!!"

His mother's glaring came in exchange for this voice, but the boy didn't miss the opportunity, just opened his mouth, "little sister also likes meowing, it looks great with your red padded jacket! Sister, do you want a pair? It’s so cold in winter, it’s hard for children to do their homework, no matter how poor they are, they can’t afford poor education, no matter how hard they are, children can’t suffer, and such fashionable gloves won’t be outdated, and they can be worn for a few years, isn’t it worth a lot of money? For Chinese New Year, buy a pair for your child~"

Those who come to the mall these days are really not poor people, and I have never seen this kind of sales promotion in the market. Under the attack of her daughter and the boy, the woman gritted her teeth for the last time, "Two pairs for 15 yuan, you can't sell them." Sell?!"

"Oh, big sister, you are really..." The young man showed a painful expression, "The boss won't let you bargain, the purchase price of this thing is too high, it doesn't make any money at all, you see we only have a few pairs in total, it's not enough to sell ..."

However, this eldest sister is obviously also a powerful character. The two came and went for a long time, and finally the boy slapped his thigh, "For the Chinese New Year, the first order, I will give it to you! The second brother is here to buy this eldest sister's gloves!"

Putting his hands together in a small colorful bag, the boy seriously handed it to the little girl with a happy smile on his face, and touched her little head by the way, "Sister, take it well, study hard every day~~ "

With the first order, the crowd of onlookers also began to move. The desire to buy is the easiest thing to be instigated by the crowd. Boys and girls who are afraid of not being able to buy their favorite patterns.The two of them were sweating profusely, and their smiles almost froze on their faces. In less than an hour, more than 100 pairs of gloves were sold out.

A few customers who came late shouted unhappily, "Why are they sold out? Is there any more? Just one pair!"

The boy said haha, "It's really gone today! I'm sorry, this product is so popular that we don't buy many, and I will come here to set up a stall when it arrives later! Definitely!"

The crowd gradually dispersed, Chen Yuanming let out a long breath and squatted on the ground.His throat was already hoarse due to the long-term peddling, and the muscles at the corners of his mouth twitched when he laughed. He thought that he would never do street sales again, but he didn't expect to use this hand so soon.Liu Yun's mother and daughter are still working overtime at home knitting gloves, and he and Sun Lang are the only ones who can come to deliver the goods.But now the business is really easy to do, much smoother than imagined.

The boy at the side pushed him hard, almost pushing him to the ground.

"Doudou!" Sun Lang lowered his voice, his eyes sparkled, "It's all sold out! There are more than 100 pairs!"

Chen Yuanming stared at the other party with a stern face, and when Sun Lang muttered about taking back what he said, he showed a huge smile and put his arm around his shoulder. "Hey, that's right, it doesn't matter who weaves it, who sells it!"

The two teenagers looked at each other for a moment and laughed together.A month of hard work is worth it!

Another week later, two days before the end of the winter vacation, they ran to the gate of the municipal government's family courtyard to set up a stall again.A total of 80 pairs of patterned gloves and 146 pairs of pure patterned gloves were sold in the two times, with a total income of 1362 yuan.

When the last piece of one yuan was collected into the pile of money, Liu Yun raised her head. Because of knitting for a long time, her black and white beautiful eyes are now bloodshot, the bags under her eyes are scary, and her fingertips are all wrapped up. Bandages, and some black and red stains on the gauze, but her smile is sweet and happy, and her whole body looks radiant.

More than 1 yuan!After removing the cost of less than 150 yuan, the net profit for this month is more than 1 yuan!equal to her annual salary.She once thought about doing some side jobs to subsidize her family, but she never thought that doing business could make such a profit!Just a glove business...

Her eyes were a little hot, Liu Yun took a deep breath, took out a stack of money from the stack, and handed it to Chen Yuanming seriously. "Doudou, Auntie is really thanks to you this time! Take the money, you deserve it!"

Chen Yuanming smiled slightly and took the money.There were about 400 yuan in that stack, one yuan, two yuan, five yuan, and the largest denomination was just a big unity. There was not even a piece of worker-peasant knowledge, and a dozen were heavy.He just shook it lightly, pulled out half of it, and put it back.

"You Doudou!" Liu Yun was in a hurry, grabbed the money and wanted to stuff it into Chen Yuanming's arms.

Chen Yuanming took a step back. "That's enough, really."

He looked at the bloodshot eyes of the other party, and felt a little sour in his heart. This month, he was definitely not the one who really fought his life.But even so, she was willing to take out 1/3 of the profit and distribute it to herself... He had never met such a simple partner in his previous life.

"It's all thanks to you and my sister that I can weave so much this time. I'm just talking about it. It's already a lot to get so much."

"But if it weren't for you, how could we..."

"Don't! Auntie, really don't!" Chen Yuanming stepped aside again, "There are still opportunities to make money, and you are the one who needs the capital. If there is a chance next time, I will share some bonuses with you."

The word "capital" made Liu Yun's hands freeze in place, and he hesitated.The huge profits this time really made her have a great interest in doing business. Such a small pair of gloves can have thousands of dollars in the account. What if it is really purchased and sold?It's just for Chen Yuanming... She thought for a long time, and finally gritted her teeth, "That's fine! Wait for my aunt to buy more wool this year, and start making it earlier, and I will definitely earn more in winter..."

"No." Chen Yuanming shook his head, "There will be no such profits in the future."

"What? How come! I don't think these gloves will be out of date in two or three years..."

"Because it will not be outdated and is very simple, so as expected, there will be imitations within a month, and in autumn, this kind of gloves will be sold all over the street. By then, a pair of 2 or 3 yuan may be possible."

This sentence made Liu Yun dizzy for a while, so it was just a one-shot deal?Then she should stay up late, even if she can get a few more pairs...

"However..." Chen Yuanming changed the topic, showing a hint of a smile, "It's not impossible to make money, it's nothing more than expanding the scale and upgrading products. They are all fingerless gloves. If we weave a semicircular hat brim, it will Can you wrap your whole hand when writing? Or a fluffy woolen scarf, earmuffs that can cover your ears... Doing business can’t just follow the old calendar, only continuous innovation can make progress. Everyone is not stupid, just take a step and see If you take one step at a time, you will eventually be overtaken by others.”

These words sounded very ordinary and simple and straightforward, but like a thunderstorm in winter, it rumbled in Liu Yun's heart. She only felt as if a door opened to her, and she saw a new world.Her lips trembled for a long time, and Liu Yun smiled.

"Doudou, you are really good at doing business, you are really..." Thousands of words turned into a sigh.After a long time, she used her hands to gather the hair on her forehead, showing a shy smile, "I understand a little bit, wait for me to think about it. Doudou, don't think Auntie is stupid, just, just It's the first time I've heard this, and it will take some time..."

No, she's really not stupid.Chen Yuanming showed a wry smile in his heart, no one knew his roots better than him.What he can rely on now is only those advanced business ideas in his previous life, and the experience accumulated by countless seniors who have worked hard in the business world.And this small town woman in front of her, who had never even had a small business, was able to understand the meaning of what he said so quickly, which was quite amazing in terms of talent.

With this introduction, Chen Yuanming chatted with Liu Yun for a long time, and did not stop talking until it was getting late.Declining the other party's dinner invitation, and not being escorted by the exhausted Sun Lang, he walked along the path towards home.The wind in the evening was very cold, and there was a lack of street lights. Chen Yuanming walked unhappily, but his steps were steady and firm.During this month, he not only made his first business and got his first bonus, but more importantly, he found something more familiar to him in the newspapers read by Sun Lang's family.

The Gulf War, inspection of Shanghai, encouragement of Pudong development...some things that impress him very much are moving in the direction he remembers. Now it is only 1991. When the great man's speech on the southern tour ends next year, what will this era be like? How about moving forward?

The bottom of his heart was like a boiling volcano, Chen Yuanming gritted his teeth and quickened his pace in the cold wind.The hundred yuan in his chest was like a piece of coal, burning his heart, making his blood boil and his heart beat violently.He can catch anything, just needs to find a flawless way...

The author has something to say: Note: Great Unity, the third edition of RMB 10 denominations, black people's representatives stepping out of the Great Hall, issued in 1966.

Gongnongzhi, the fourth edition of RMB 50 yuan denomination.Black and brown portraits of workers, farmers, and intellectuals, issued in 1987.

海湾战争，1991年1月17日～2月28日，以美国为首的多国部队对伊拉克军队发动的军事行动。

Shanghai inspection, from January 1991 to February 1, 28, the chief designer pointed out during his inspection in Shanghai that we should pay close attention to the development of Pudong and not waver.I hope that the people of Shanghai will be more emancipated, bolder and faster.