Chapter 147 There were also purchasing agents in the 1980s (seeking a monthly ticket)
"Thunder Monkey!" Zhang Junping spoke in broken Cantonese Mandarin.
"Hello, comrade, what do you want to buy?" A young and beautiful girl asked enthusiastically.
The service attitude of Friendship Store is comparable to that of commercial establishments in later generations.
"If you don't want this..."
After some clever operations, Zhang Junping successfully packaged the linens from Youyi Store.
Including the exchange of foreign exchange coupons, the final price was at least five times more expensive.
The slogan of the Friendship Store is that the products available on the market must be the best here; the products that are lacking in the market must be available; and the products that are fashionable in foreign countries must also be available!
However, its price is often the most expensive. It is normal to be several times more expensive than the market price in the place of origin, and the most expensive can be more than ten times more expensive.
"If you bother Lei, I won't take a look at it."
"That's it!"
"That's it!"
Zhang Junping bought two sewing machines. Although they are a bit more expensive than outside, the advantage is that they do not require industrial rolls.
Finally, Zhang Junping bought Huang Xue a light gray woolen women's coat, a black turtleneck camel hair sweater, a pair of jeans, and a pair of riding boots.
I also bought myself a navy blue woolen windbreaker of the same style as the Prime Minister, a light gray turtleneck camel hair sweater, a pair of jeans, and a pair of leather boots.
Huang Xue’s birthday is coming soon, so I bought Huang Xue a Cartier ladies watch as a birthday gift.
It’s not that I don’t want to buy a couple’s watch, I just can’t afford it.
Just like that, Zhang Junping spent all the 10,000 yuan in foreign exchange coupons.
He went out and called a tricycle. Under the surprised look of the salesperson, Zhang Junping directed the tricycle owner in fluent Beijing dialect to move the things to the tricycle, and then walked away.
Go back to Dream Factory first and hide the clothes and watches in the cabinet.
Then he led the tricycle to Liulichang.
"Brother, you are so awesome. You can actually get so many things from the Friendship Store." The middle-aged man waiting for the tricycle was very talkative and kept talking all the way.
"As long as you have foreign exchange coupons, buying things is not easy."
"That's different. We ordinary people can't use foreign exchange coupons and can't get in.
If you want to get in, you must either be a foreigner or an overseas Chinese, or you must have a letter of introduction for going abroad on official business, or you must be a big leader."
"Isn't it possible? If that's the case, why are there still so many people collecting foreign exchange coupons?" Zhang Junping naturally knew what the tricycle owner said, otherwise he wouldn't pretend to be a Xiangjiang compatriot to go shopping, but in order to cater to the tricycle owner, Zhang Junping
Still asked deliberately.
"You don't know this, right? As long as you have foreign exchange coupons, even though you can't enter the Friendship Store, you can still buy things, but you have to spend more money..."
"You mean someone dumped the items from the Friendship Store and sold them?"
"No, it's a purchasing agent. Someone specializes in this business. If you want to buy something, he will go in and buy it for you."
Unexpectedly, the term purchasing agent came into being in the 1980s, and there are still people who make a living by purchasing on behalf of others.
"Who are the people in this business?" Zhang Junping asked casually.
Zhang Junping was not surprised at all. As long as there is demand, there will be a market. Even in the late 1960s and early 1970s, when the domestic situation was the most tense, there were still people reselling food stamps.
"Who else is there? It's just those foreign students. What's not good about studying, you have to imitate others and become a tycoon." The tricycle owner's words were full of sourness.
In this regard, foreign students really have a unique advantage that others cannot envy.
Chatting with the tricycle owner, Zhang Junping felt that it was really eye-opening and gained a lot of knowledge.
After asking people to move things into the warehouse, before Zhang Junping could take a breath, his eldest brother-in-law came over again.
"Pingzi, there are not many springs left, we have to hurry up and put in more springs."
"I know, I'll go directly to the spring tomorrow morning."
There are two types of sofas designed by Zhang Junping, one is a fabric sofa with sponges stuffed inside, and the other is an ordinary sofa with spring coils inside.
First fix the spring ring to the wooden board, then wrap it with linen cloth and thin sponge, and finally cover it with leather.
Zhang Junping has been pursuing the development of high-end sofas from the beginning. The leather used is naturally not artificial leather, but genuine leather.
To put it bluntly, the sofas he designed will not be out of style for thirty years.
Fortunately, things like spring coils and leather don't require a ticket. You can buy them if you have money and some connections.
After sending his eldest brother-in-law away, Zhang Junping shook his head and sighed. It was really not easy to engage in industrial production in the 1980s.
You have to worry about everything.
Nails, hinges, glue, spring rings, sponges, linen, boards, everything, he had to do himself.
Many things cannot be bought if you have money, you need to have some connections.
Zhang Junping has been thinking about finding someone to support him in purchasing.
However, I have never found the right person.
Zhang Junping once again checked around the people he knew, but couldn't find a suitable candidate.
Huang Xue is very suitable, but Huang Xue is busy with decoration now, and if she is not busy with the furniture factory purchasing, it will definitely affect her studies.
I can't be so selfish and let Huang Xue give up her artistic pursuits to help her with business production.
Zhang Junping was thinking about it when a man came in from outside and greeted him cheerfully, "Master Zhang, are you busy?"
"Hey, Mr. Jin, are you lucky?" Zhang Junping smiled when he saw the visitor.
The visitor is none other than the famous Mr. Baylor in Beijing.
"Blessed are you!"
"Master Jin, you are not here for a while. Please do it quickly. I will make tea for you. I just bought two kilograms of jasmine tea yesterday. You can take some back with you later!" Zhang Junping warmly greeted Master Jin to take a seat and was busy again.
Make him tea.
This is the God of Wealth, and he must be taken care of. Zhang Junping is still hoping to buy some national treasures from him.
"Master Zhang, I just dug out something from home, would you mind me?" Master Jin said, carefully placing the thing on the coffee table and slowly opening it.
"Hey, Mr. Jin, you are an expert in this field. I have to learn from you. Since Mr. Jin has brought it, I will open my eyes." Zhang Junping said modestly while looking at the things that Mr. Jin brought.
After just one glance, Zhang Junping stood up from his chair, his eyes widening.
"Master Jin, can you get started?"
"Please!"
Zhang Junping found gloves, carefully picked up one of the bowls, and looked at it carefully.
What Jin Ye brought this time was a pair of bowls. The bowls were painted with five red bats. This kind of red bat is commonly seen in Chinese crafts. The red bat means great blessings all over the sky. The five bats are pronounced the same as the five blessings, longevity, health, and wealth.
Be virtuous and die well.
The bat flying upside down in the picture even means "luck has arrived" and five blessings are coming to your door.
Peach is the most auspicious fruit in Chinese culture, symbolizing longevity and good fortune.
After appreciating the pattern and shape of the vessel, I turned it over and looked at the base, which was made in the Yongzheng year of the Qing Dynasty.
"Master Jin, this is a pair of Qing Yongzheng famille rose bowls with longevity and longevity. This is a rare famille rose from the third generation of the Qing Dynasty. It is the best among the best."