【6】Big Yellow Crocodile

Xiaoqiang ate it very comfortably last night. The authentic old hen soup left a full aroma. It didn't require a little MSG, and it was so delicious. He opened the small bread to the side of Qianmen Street and stopped, put the seat down, wrapped it tightly, and fell asleep in the cab.

I opened my eyes in a daze, and the pure white sunlight shone down from my head, making Xiao Qiang's body slightly hot. The cab was warm and the voices were heard in my ears. I got up and saw, OK, more than a dozen adults and children were looking around the car, chattering, and a few brave ones were lying on the glass around the car, looking in, with curious expressions. Xiao Qiang, a big dick, was quite proud, "Hehe, I haven't seen it before, high-end, okay, you can watch slowly, I still have some serious things to do. Xiao Qiang pushed the door and got out of the car, stretched, and sorted out the clothes that were twisted to sleep. At this time, most of the onlookers dispersed politely, and only a few children were still curiously spinning around the car. I haven't invented a van these days, and this thing that looks like a largely reduced version of a tram is really strange in people's eyes these days.

Xiaoqiang looked down at the watch below. It was already nine o'clock. He was sleeping so hard that he had been replenishing blood. It was almost twelve hours. The sound of a tram was coming from his ears. A red tram drove up. The driver in the cab looked forward without looking ahead at Xiaoqiang's FAW Jiabao. Xiaoqiang complained secretly: "You stupid hat, look at the front, if you hit someone, are you responsible?" After a closer look, the passengers in the car were pointing at Xiaoqiang. Xiaoqiang felt so comfortable, and he felt that every bone in his body was lighter. When he asked the passerby about the location of the Hendeli clock, Xiaoqiang got in the car and kicked the accelerator and drove straight over.

Parked the car at the door of Hendry's watch, took off his down coat and placed it on the back seat of the car. Xiao Qiang walked into the store. Hendry was much more spacious than before. More than a dozen counters were lined up in concave shapes towards the wide store door. The counter was made of glass, and there were all kinds of watches, including Omega, Longines, Plum Blossoms, Rome, and Rolex. Some watches that Xiao Qiang couldn't name were all among them. The whole store was decorated with a European style, with carved wooden panels on the walls, wooden floors with puzzle patterns under their feet, crystal chandeliers hanging on their heads, and a VIP reception room next to the side door. The salesperson was dressed in Western style, and the hair was combed with oil. When the suit and ties saw Xiao Qiang enter the door, he went up and bowed slightly, "Welcome, sir, are you here to buy the watch?"

"I'm here to discuss business, please invite your boss out," Xiao Qiang said thorny.

If you want to say that Yingsheng is also a clever master, he saw Xiaoqiang driving an unknown silver "luxury car" with a straight suit made of silk satin-like fabric (chemical fiber) on his body, which was so stylish. Not to mention anything else, he saw this satin suit without any pleats. So he immediately invited Xiaoqiang into the VIP reception room next to him and called the manager himself. A clerk brought a cup of green tea. Xiaoqiang sat on the sofa, stepped on the carpet and crossed his legs, trying to make himself look more experienced.

After a while, a middle-aged fat man in a long robe came out and bowed, "Sir, come here, have you been welcomed by a long time, have you been respectful, have you been respectful, don't know what business you have to do with me?"

Xiaoqiang stood up and bowed his greetings, waited for the host and the guest to sit down, and said, "Cao Xiaoqiang, don't you know the boss's surname?"

"I don't want to have a surname money, and I'm the name Shulin."

"Manager Qian, I am a watch trader. Today I want to sell my imported watches to expensive stores."

"Sir, have you brought the sample?" Qian Shulin said.

"The sample is in the car outside, please send a clerk to pick it up with me."

So Qian Shulin sent Yingsheng to accompany Xiaoqiang to bring in the cartons that had been prepared in all styles. Xiaoqiang opened the box and took out all the fifteen styles and placed them on the mahogany coffee table, "Please take a look at Boss Qian."

Qian Shulin opened each watch box one by one, and the more he looked, the more he became more and more surprised. He had worked in a watch for a lifetime, and had never seen any style. However, the styles in front of him made him lose his saliva for a while. Each one had its own characteristics. Some had hollowed out the case and exposed the metal gear movement inside, some had black or red or even green dials. Even the watch chains had their own characteristics, and they were endless. Qian Shulin stood aside and said to Yingsheng, who was also surprised and said, "Go and invite Master Cheng." Then he turned his head and said to Xiaoqiang, "Master Cheng is the watch master in my store. I asked him to help me with my palm."

"But please do not matter." Xiaoqiang smiled slightly.

"A good watch is indeed exquisite in craftsmanship and unprecedented in style." Later, Master Cheng was a smart man. After watching in surprise for a long time, he only said this sentence.

Qian Shulin felt a sense of what Master Cheng said and said, "Master Cheng, go and do your business."

After a moment of silence, Qian Shulin said: "I wonder how much these watches are sold?"

"I sell this watch bag, each pack of 150, including these fifteen models, each pack of ten, which is not only 20,000 yuan per pack, and it is paid at 4.5 yuan per gram for gold."

Qian Shulin thought, "For this style, the price is not expensive, and he discounted the price by 4.5 yuan per gram of gold, and he even reduced the price by 20%." (In fact, gold on the market can be exchanged for slightly higher than the national purchase price, especially for merchants with wide access, it is not a problem at all. Xiaoqiang suffered another secret loss here.)

"How many packs of goods are Mr. Cao?"

"Twenty packs."

"If I win them all, will I get a discount?"

"Boss Qian, you know that import trade, especially watches, is a high-end luxury product. The country will soon increase tariffs. It is absolutely impossible to purchase goods at this price at that time." Cao Xiaoqiang relied on his foresight and pointed out some money forest.

Qian Shulin was shocked and thought that Cao Xiaoqiang was so powerful. What he said was true. In the past, the customs in the Republic of China were controlled by foreign countries for 70 years, until the New China was taken back. At that time, the tariffs on luxury goods were not high, because they were related to the interests of the great powers, and the officials were corrupt, and the big traders had their own ways to show their magical powers. The real tariffs were so low that they were pitiful. Now, news has been reported from the Puhai Main Store that the government of New China is very clean and cannot be used at all. The new tariffs were paid in real terms. Moreover, the main store judged that the policy might increase in the future.

"Boss Cao sat for a while, the amount was huge. I need to make a phone call with the main store."

"Please give me a gift, Boss Qian." Xiaoqiang smiled slightly and picked up the teacup.

After a while, Qian Shulin returned into the house with a smile, bowed to Xiaoqiang, and said, "Boss Cao, the main store has agreed to the transaction."

Cao Xiaoqiang said excitedly and proudly: "Then let's hand in hand the money and deliver the goods at the same time."

"Please wait, Mr. Cao, what you want is gold, I want to go to the money shop to exchange it. You are here to use tea slowly. At noon today, I will be the host. Let's eat and talk." As he said, Qian Shulin entered the store with a smile. (Note: During this period, most of the shops in Beijing were in front and back factories, front and back warehouses, and most of the staff went to the back door when entering and leaving the store.)

While waiting, Cao Xiaoqiang thought that in 1952, he would have to be a joint venture between public and private enterprises. In other words, his business of making free gold from the public will end. At that time, the joint venture between shops and private enterprises and money shops will be merged into the bank. If he wants to continue to resell and make money, he must face the government directly. At present, he can only take one step at a time. According to the current speed of capital accumulation, he can quickly earn enough funds, and then he can become a government buyer by trading advanced equipment and technology. He realizes his ideal of becoming rich and wealthy in a strong country.

After drinking a cup of tea, Hui Yingsheng added it to Xiaoqiang again. When the cup was almost dry, Qian Shulin walked out from the back of the store with a gloomy face and said, "Mr. Cao, the matter has been done, please move to the back hall."

When I went to the back hall and Qian Shulin to count gold, Xiaoqiang was very surprised. I saw four small wooden boxes with locks filled with big yellow croakers. You should know that the ten-two big yellow croakers that were originally 312.5 grams of the Republic of China were the common specifications. Rich families usually save a few such gold bars as the bottom of the box. But later gold is precious and silver (the fiat currency in the Republic of China is the silver standard, and the earliest one-yuan fiat currency was priced at a silver dollar), and ordinary people also wanted to buy gold, and the "big yellow croaker" was obviously too expensive to afford. So the gold shop minted a small gold bar (about 31.25 grams today), commonly known as small yellow croaker.

Today is the first time Cao Xiaoqiang has seen the true face of a big yellow croaker in his life. At the same time, he also lamented that there is so much gold in the folk these days, and the boss of money is also very powerful. He can get a box from the money shop in just two cups of tea.

"Boss Cao, these are 426 large yellow croakers, plus 6 small yellow croakers, and the small one is 93 yuan and 75 yuan."

After a good counting, Cao Xiaoqiang said, "Okay, that's the number. Hendri's famous old brand is well-known. Come with me to move goods."

So Xiaoqiang took Boss Qian and directed the staff to move the remaining three boxes of watches into the back hall of the store. Then he put the change into his pocket, locked four wooden box locks and locked them. With the help of Boss Qian and a confidant he called from the back hall, he carried the boxes full of gold and stuffed them into the first row of seats behind the cab of the car. He declined Boss Qian's dinner, and Qian Shulin understood. After all, no one was worried that no one was watching the gold bars in this car, so he did not insist. He just repeatedly stated that Cao Xiaoqiang must sell Hendeli when he has goods, and he must let him do his best to the landlord's friendship next time.

Xiaoqiang said goodbye to Qian Shulin and drove to the crossing point before the southern suburbs of the capital.
Chapter completed!