(ps: Regarding the disastrous investment loss from the previous book, the author is extremely sorry. When I stopped updating, I didn't consider the readers' investments, nor did I understand it well. If I had known, I would have tried my best to update for at least 30 days. I promise not to make such mistakes again.)
While Huang He was still cleaning up the mess from his impulsive words, Shen Yuequn found himself trapped in a crowd, unable to escape.
It had to be admitted that Huang He's trump card worked wonders. As that mesmerizing voice sounded, all the newcomers nearby felt as if their bodies were enchanted, involuntarily drawn towards Shen Yuequn's stall.
"Did your boss really run off with his sister-in-law!" the first person to approach asked, not even caring about the boxes.
"He really did!" Shen Yuequn stated emphatically. "These are all products from our factory, and we specialize in foreign trade. These are export orders, and the cheapest item here sells for $20 in the US!"
"Are these boxes really only ten yuan each? Is there really at least a genuine leather bag inside?" the bystander asked, looking at the notice board again.
"Buy one, and if what you get is cheaper than a leather bag, I'll refund you immediately, and you can keep the item!" Shen Yuequn's sales talent began to awaken. "Truly, go look down the entire street, and if you can find a wallet for less than 20 yuan, I'll chop off my head and use it as a ball for you to kick!"
This statement was indeed truthful. It was truly difficult to find a wallet for less than 20 yuan in this market. Thinking that he was still using a cloth bag to carry his money, this customer was tempted.
"Then I'll buy one!" After a moment of hesitation, the person pulled out ten yuan, becoming the first customer to pay that day.
"Look, there are so many boxes here, feel free to pick one!" Shen Yuequn said. "However, you can't touch them, nor can you pick them up. You can only point with your finger to tell me which one it is, and my wife will hand it to you!" It turned out Shen Yuequn had brought his wife along.
"Why? What kind of item can't be touched!" the person asked, confused.
"Brother, to be honest, these boxes contain wallets, shoes, belts, and even leather jackets. Their weights and sizes are all different. If you hold them and feel their weight, you'll know what's inside. If you only pick the expensive ones, won't I have to compensate for everything?" Shen Yuequn explained. "Also, if the customers who buy later don't get a chance to get a leather jacket worth over a thousand yuan?"
As soon as Shen Yuequn said this, the onlookers immediately started clamoring, stating that this person should not be allowed to touch the boxes and that they had to follow the rules. The person, feeling helpless, stared for a long time before pointing to a box in the center.
"Wife, bring that box over!" Shen Yuequn gestured to his wife to take the box and hand it to the customer.
The customer first carefully examined the box and found two seals, which seemed to confirm it was indeed sealed merchandise from the leather factory. He immediately felt relieved and eagerly prepared to open it.
Shen Yuequn, being very considerate, took out a small knife and handed it to the customer, who then smoothly cut through the tape and opened the box in a flash. He then took out a beautifully packaged box from inside.
"It's a wallet!" The customer's expression was slightly dejected, and he was about to leave when the surrounding crowd suddenly shouted, "Young man, don't be in a hurry to leave. Open it and see if this wallet is really made of genuine leather!"
"Oh, right!" Hearing this, the young man immediately opened the packaging box with a flourish. And indeed, the packaging box was very cleverly designed, opening in a double-door fashion, requiring over a dozen steps to open. It was incredibly impressive, making everyone around stare. They had never seen such exquisitely and complexly packaged boxes in their lives!
"These are foreign trade goods ordered by foreigners, and these boxes were designed by foreigners. They pay special attention to them. In America, they sell for $20 a box. Do you know what $20 is? In RMB, that's 160 yuan!" Shen Yuequn explained through the loudspeaker. These explanations were specifically taught to them by Huang He during their training, and he even tested them on the spot, requiring each person to memorize at least ten sentences.
Indeed, with these explanations, the onlookers became even more convinced of the foreign trade orders. People in China at that time were accustomed to judging the value of an item by its packaging.
The most striking example was the mooncakes of yesteryear. The price of a box of mooncakes had nothing to do with the mooncakes themselves, but with their packaging. At that time, the most formidable mooncake merchants even used pure gold to create packaging boxes, which could be considered the pinnacle of the packaging industry!
The packaging here was similar.
Frankly, Huang He had some ability before. He knew the importance of packaging and specifically contacted a packaging factory to design these flashy packages. Unfortunately, he still failed.
After a series of tedious unboxing, the wallet was finally revealed. It was the most common and versatile black color, shiny and smooth, looking very high-class at first glance.
"Let me feel it!" Suddenly, an old man with a white beard walked over. He snatched the wallet from the young man's hand, felt it for a moment, and then said with certainty, "This is indeed cowhide, and it's top-layer cowhide. It's just that the cow was a bit old, and the leather is very stiff, right!"
"An expert!" Shen Yuequn showed an expression of admiration. "These are indeed all cowhides from old cows retired from the dairy farm!"
"Of course, I'm an old employee of the SY Leather Factory. What kind of leather can't I identify!" the old man chuckled. The people around him showed respect, and their eyes began to gleam. Genuine leather goods, and for only 10 yuan? Could such a good thing really exist in this world?
At this moment, the old man looked at the young man and said, "Young man, this wallet is nice. Do you want it? If not, I'll buy it from you for 8 yuan!"
"I want it, why wouldn't I!" The young man immediately clutched his wallet tightly. The old man shook his head, then pulled out ten yuan and said, "Boss, I want to buy one of these blind boxes too. I want that one!"
The old man also picked a blind box. Shen Yuequn's wife smilingly took it down and handed it to the old man.
The gazes of the surrounding people shifted to the old man. The old man's movements were somewhat slow and deliberate as he opened the box and took out a large box from inside.
Hmm, judging by the size of the box, it should be a pair of shoes!
"Holy cow, there are actually leather shoes inside!" everyone exclaimed in shock. They had never expected that these boxes would actually contain leather shoes. They had actually gotten a pair of leather shoes for only 10 yuan!
Regardless of whether the shoes were genuine leather or not, even if they were artificial leather, a pair of leather shoes had never cost less than 50 yuan. Yet, this actually cost only 10 yuan!
Amidst the envious gazes of the crowd, the old man happily took out a pair of shiny leather shoes from the box, then discarded his cloth shoes, stepped into the new leather shoes, and walked away triumphantly.
"Boss, I want to buy another box!!" The first customer, seeing the leather shoes on someone else's feet and then looking at the wallet in his hand, immediately shouted uncontrollably.
However, if anyone had noticed Shen Yuequn's wife's expression at this moment, they would have seen that she was trying hard to suppress a laugh. She had not expected her father-in-law's acting skills to be quite good.