Chapter 181 Pretend
As the Spring Festival passed, various units began to resume work, and the same was true for Dashilan. The store in Luoyang opened later, on the seventh day of the first lunar month. After opening, business was much slower than before the New Year, but this is normal. It will naturally recover after a while.
Although the business was not very good, Luo Yang 's store attracted a lot of attention on the first day after its opening. It was not because of the merchandise in their store, but because of the way the store staff dressed.
Dabing, Junzi and Xiao Qiao, these three guys have all changed their guns like a show-off. It's winter and the temperature outside is more than ten degrees below zero and the snow hasn't melted yet, but they all wear bell-bottom pants, floral shirts, jeans and denim jackets in the store.
In particular, he wore a pair of large sunglasses on his nose with a clear English label on them. In addition, he wore an electronic watch with constantly jumping numbers on his wrist. Whenever he spoke or moved his hands and feet, he would intentionally or unintentionally expose the wrist with the watch and shake it, which was simply blinding.
Fortunately, the store has radiators installed, otherwise they would get cold in less than half an hour if they were dressed like this. And even in the dim environment of the store, they must not take off the sunglasses on their noses. Such trendy outfits make people stunned. Those who don’t know would think they have come to the wrong place and thought this was a gathering of Hong Kong gangsters.
"Fuck!" A young man who was about the same age as Luo Yang and the others just walked into the store and couldn't help but blurt out when he saw the way these three guys were dressed.
"Lao Quan, why are you here?" The soldier near the door took a closer look (there was no way he could see as his eyesight wasn't as good as usual because he was wearing sunglasses) and recognized the man as Lao Quan, who ran a shop nearby.
Speaking of Lao Quan, he is an acquaintance. He was also involved in the black market back then. Later, the black market business became difficult to do, so Lao Quan and several of his brothers have been thinking about changing their business.
At this time, he heard that Luo Yang and his friends had opened a clothing store in Dazhalan. At first, Lao Quan was a little disapproving of this, but not long after, he heard that their store was very popular, so he ran to take a look out of curiosity. Only then did he discover that Luo Yang and his friends had gotten the fake collars from Shanghai from somewhere, and then he understood why the business was so good.
When doing black market business, Lao Quan had dealt with Luo Yang and others. Once, red armbands suddenly swept the streets, and Lao Quan helped the soldiers once by delivering a letter in advance. Therefore, the two of them had a good relationship on weekdays and could be considered brothers after drinking with them a few times.
When he saw that their business was so good after changing his career and opening a store, Lao Quan, who was worried about what to do, suddenly had an idea. He went straight to Da Bing to discuss with him and asked if he could get some goods from Da Bing to sell.
At that time, it was not only Lao Quan who had such an idea. Several other friends he knew also made similar requests. For this reason, Luo Yang specially sought out Song Yuanchao to discuss the matter, asked about the source of goods, and tried to do wholesale.
With the support of Song Yuanchao, Luo Yang's wholesale business took off, and Lao Quan became one of Luo Yang's customers. Lao Quan was a smart man who considered things comprehensively. Not only did he purchase goods from Luo Yang, he also rented a store near Luo Yang's store and opened a store openly.
To do business, you have to gather in groups. Song Yuanchao has reminded Luo Yang of this. If they were the only store, no matter how good the business is, its popularity will still be limited. But if there are more similar stores, it will be different. A fixed area will be formed. By then, as long as people mention Dazhalan, they will think of what is sold there. It will become people's subconscious first choice, and its popularity will definitely increase.
And this is indeed the case. When Lao Quan and two people opened the store in Dashilan, they did not divert too much popularity from Luo Yang's store, but instead brought more popularity to the entire street.
This principle is exactly the same as the need for gathering to run a catering industry. Now many people have vaguely realized that it is right to go directly to Dashilan to buy fake collars. There are many stores there, the products are good and the prices are not expensive. As time goes by, it will probably not take too long for Dashilan Clothing Street to become famous throughout Yanjing.
"I wouldn't know if I hadn't come. Where the hell did you get these things? What you're wearing, tsk tsk... Hurry up, take off your goggles and let me see them." Lao Quan's eyes were shining, and he kept looking up and down at the soldier. Judging from his appearance, he was afraid that if the soldier agreed too late, this guy would take action directly.
"You mean this...?" The soldier whistled proudly, and imitated the action of Mike Harris on TV, pinching the corner of his sunglasses with two fingers to take them off, and then handed them to Lao Quan with shining eyes: "This little thing is an imported product brought by a friend from Hong Kong. It's okay. I'll wear it for fun and feel it..."
Lao Quan didn't know what Versailles meant, but the soldier's posture was Versailles, and he was so awesome. Especially when he handed the sunglasses to Lao Quan, he deliberately showed the electronic watch on his wrist with the LCD numbers flashing and shook it in front of Lao Quan, which made Lao Quan dazzled for a moment.
After taking the sunglasses, he felt a slight heaviness in his hand. The more he looked at it, the more excited Lao Quan became. This thing is really good. It is worthy of being an imported product and is completely different from ordinary sunglasses.
It's not that there are no sunglasses on the market now. On the contrary, there have always been sunglasses. However, the materials and workmanship of the sunglasses sold in China can't compare with the pair in his hand. Unlike ordinary celluloid frames, the pair of sunglasses handed to him is a pure metal frame, which looks high-end and bright. The lenses are also different from ordinary lenses. The lenses of sunglasses sold outside are all black, but this pair of sunglasses is different. The lenses are mirrored. When you look at them from the front, they are as bright as a mirror, but they are very clear when you look at them from the inside. When you look at them from the side, they will reflect brilliant colors depending on the angle of the sunlight.
As for the English label on the left lens, it is even more eye-catching. This label is like a passport, directly telling people the extraordinary identity of this pair of sunglasses.
"What metal is this frame made of? Stainless steel?" Lao Quan liked it more and more the more he looked at it, and couldn't help asking.
"Stainless steel? What are you thinking, this is titanium!"
"What? What did you say?" Lao Quan was stunned.
"Didn't you understand? It's titanium!" The soldier gave him an uneducated look and explained, "Do you understand the titanium next to the gold character? No? That's right! It's the material the Americans use to build spacecraft. Did you know the Challenger? That's fine, it's made of this stuff."
Lao Quan's eyes widened immediately. What! The frame of these sunglasses is made of such high-grade materials? His hands trembled slightly for a moment, fearing that he would accidentally break the sunglasses.
"Where is the lens?" Lao Quan asked again after swallowing his saliva.
"Of course it's a high-tech mirror coating. Look, it looks just like a mirror. And the light, turn it sideways see it clearly? There is color reflection. If you can't see it clearly in the store, go to the door and look at it in the sunlight. Oh, you'll know if you try it on yourself."
Lao Quan looked around and couldn't let go of the sunglasses. Finally, he mustered up the courage to ask, "Brother, how much does this thing cost?"
"It's free if someone else gave it to me, but if I wanted to buy it it would cost more than a hundred yuan, not including the travel expenses," the soldier said proudly.
"More than a hundred?" Lao Quan was stunned at first, but then he thought about it and felt that the price was worth it. Imported goods must be expensive. They can't be the same price as the sunglasses sold in ordinary optical shops for ten yuan. Besides, the soldier said clearly that the materials are different. They are made of materials for building spacecrafts. Plus, the dazzling mirror surface makes it look high-end. Oh, right! And the English label, in Lao Quan's opinion, the English label alone is worth a hundred yuan.
He held the sunglasses in his hand and looked at them reluctantly for a long time, then put them on and looked around. Only then did Lao Quan return the sunglasses to the soldier. Then he couldn't help asking about the clothes he was wearing and the electronic watch on his hand.
The soldier was not stingy with Lao Quan, with whom he had a good relationship. He took off his watch and showed it to Lao Quan. Then he showed him his clothes and pants. In order to prove the origin of these things, he even took out the English labels from the collar of his clothes and the waistband of his pants to show Lao Quan.
When the soldier was showing off in front of Lao Quan, Luo Yang at the counter was laughing secretly.
In fact, Lao Quan was not the first one to come today. Every time a soldier came, Junzi, including Xiao Qiao, would introduce him in this way. This scene had been repeated countless times.
And even now, when Dabing was showing off to Lao Quan, several customers who came into the store were watching curiously. Although they couldn't do it as well as Lao Quan, they could still listen with their ears perked up and watch with their eyes wide open. All of them showed an expression of extreme envy.
After showing off for a while, Lao Quan finally remembered the main thing. Since the soldiers could get these things, could they help him get some too? If he could get them, it would not only satisfy his vanity, but it might also be a good deal.
Lao Quan was a businessman and he quickly realized this, but there were too many people around and he couldn't ask directly. Seeing that Lao Quan seemed to want to say something but hesitated, the soldier felt relieved. A fish was hooked, and Lao Quan was not the first and would not be the last.
The soldier who guessed what Lao Quan was thinking came forward and whispered something in Lao Quan's ear. Lao Quan was stunned at first, then nodded excitedly, then said thank you and turned around and ran back to his shop excitedly.
As soon as Lao Quan left, the customers all asked Da Bing if he could help them get these things. If he could, he would pay a higher price. Da Bing did not say no, but just said he would think of a way and asked everyone to come back and have a look in a few days.
This kind of scene was repeated throughout the whole day. By the next day, the gossip had already spread. As soon as the store opened in the morning, there was a constant stream of people coming to look for things. Few of them actually came to buy anything. Instead, there was an endless stream of people coming to see something new, keeping the soldiers in the store very busy.
Faced with such a situation, Luo Yang felt relieved. Now everything was ready, except for the east wind. He was just waiting for the goods that Song Yuanchao promised.
