Chapter 78 A Less Than Ideal Trip to Lanshan

Cui Changjia introduced them one by one.

"This small folding table is targeted at students, who can use it to do homework or eat in bed. We have sold thousands of them in Zhoucheng, Suzhou and several other cities."

"The big folding table is very useful. It can accommodate the whole family for meals. The iron parts underneath are all galvanized and not prone to rust. After dinner, you can just fold it and lean it against the side without getting in the way. It's very convenient."

Sister Xia shook her head and said slowly, "You can't sell this thing here. We sell household items. We have never seen anyone come to buy a table." Then she said with a smile, "You work for me for nothing."

Wholesale dealers like them say they can’t sell anything and if they can, then they can’t sell it. Otherwise, who wouldn’t want to make the money they can?

"Sister Xia, how about putting two samples here for you? If you want them, you can place an order."

"Whose responsibility is it if it's lost?"

"It's mine." Cui Changjia said without hesitation.

"Okay, then you put it here."

Cui Changjia took out a business card and gave it to Sister Xia. "This is my business card. If you need anything in the future, you can call me."

After leaving Xia Jie's Trading Company, Cui Changjia breathed a sigh of relief and could only leave the samples there for the time being.

This time, she learned her lesson and found a place to buy a four-wheeled flatbed cart so that she wouldn't have to walk around carrying the samples. Now, the money had been spent before the products were even sold!

Until the wholesale market closed, Cui Changjia had not found a shop that said "this thing can be sold".

There is no good solution, I can only continue to visit the merchants tomorrow.

When she walked out of the wholesale market, she saw many people setting up stalls on the roadside to sell small commodities. Cui Changjia had an idea. She placed her goods at the entrance and exit of the wholesale market and started handing out business cards.

She printed two thousand business cards and gave them out randomly.

Most of the people who come to the market during this period are business owners. Maybe there are some who need this thing?

Some people don't take the business cards, some throw them away, some people will take a look at the business cards, and only a very few people will stop to ask or look at Cui Changjia's things.

Whenever someone asked about something with great interest, Cui Changjia would patiently and diligently explain the product, and then sincerely say, "Please contact me if you need anything."

Time passed minute by minute, the entrance and exit were locked with iron chains, night fell, and Cui Changjia was extremely tired.

She packed up the table and shelf and put them on the flatbed cart, then slowly pulled the cart into the crowd during rush hour.
Cui Changjia's dinner was simple. She just ate a bowl of ramen next to the hotel where she was staying, and then went back to her room to sleep.

After more than four hours of driving, she did not rest, and then stood outside the wholesale market for nearly two hours. Her legs felt like they were filled with lead and were so heavy that she could hardly walk.

Before going to bed, Cui Changjia put on a facial mask.

She bought the facial mask casually at a detergent store in the wholesale market. It wasn't because she wanted to become whiter and more beautiful, but because she ran outside every day and the skin on her face was almost peeling off.

When Cui Changjia was awakened by the phone call, the facial mask on her face had dried up to the point of being like a dry rag. She tore off the dried mask and threw it aside, then answered the phone.

She originally thought that her visit to the shop in Lanshan had produced results, but she was disappointed. The call was from a merchant in the provincial capital who wanted goods, not a large number, only fifty pieces. Cui Changjia said that she would have someone deliver them over tomorrow.

After the call, she picked up her phone to check the time. She felt like she had slept for a long time, but in fact, it was only more than an hour. Cui Changjia went to wash off the remaining mask on her face, came back to wipe off the face cream, opened the curtains, and looked out. There were already thousands of lights outside!

Cui Changjia opened the window slightly, and the cold air blew in her face, making her feel much more energetic. She took a deep breath, and the heaviness in her chest was relieved a lot.

She knows that the road ahead will not be easy, so no matter how many difficulties or challenges she encounters, she will not give up!

The success in Suzhou gave Cui Changjia hope of getting rich quickly, but the trip to Lanshan might disappoint her.

The next day, she went to the wholesale market as soon as it opened. To her surprise, everyone had the same attitude: there were two options: one was to directly refuse, saying they couldn't sell the products; the other was to ask her to leave the samples behind, saying they would try selling them and place an order if anyone wanted.

After running for a whole morning, Cui Changjia felt dry mouth and all his confidence was gone. He bought a bottle of water and ran to the back door of the wholesale market.

Basking in the sun, it wasn't cold at all. Cui Changjia sat on a small cart, holding up the phone, and complained to Cui Xiuyuan about his experience in Lanshan.

Cui Xiuyuan said, "Business in Lanshan is like this. It's because of the region, not you. When our family first started doing business there, it was the same. We ran for two or three months without any results, so we put the samples there and came back. We had to go back in a week or two. The more familiar the place is, the easier it is to do business there."

Cui Changjia was very frustrated, "Then my efforts were in vain this time."

The more anxious you are, the less results you will get.

"Cui Changjia?" Suddenly, a tall and fat man not far away called her.

Cui Changjia looked up and saw that it was Tao Lei.

Cui Changjia found it very strange that he met someone he knew in a foreign place!
"Brother, I met an acquaintance, I'm hanging up now."

Seeing Tao Lei running over, Cui Changjia hung up the phone and stood up. Tao Lei was wearing a blue work suit and looked stronger than before.

"It really is you, what a coincidence!"

"Yeah," Cui Changjia was still a little happy, "Are you here to transport goods?"

"This is our logistics point. We come here often." Tao Lei saw the small cart next to Cui Changjia and the goods on the cart and asked, "What are you doing here? Are you here to wholesale things?"

"What wholesale? I'm here to sell things. Brother Lei, have you eaten? I'll treat you to dinner."

"Can you treat me when I come here? Come on, I'll treat you."

"No, you've helped me many times, it's my turn to treat you."

Tao Lei was quite straightforward, "Okay, I know there's a restaurant here that serves delicious beef soup, shall we go and have some?"

"Row!"

It doesn’t cost much to eat beef soup, so Cui Changjia can still afford it. It’s just that Tao Lei has a big appetite, and he can eat four sesame cakes as big as a bowl!
Cui Changjia and Tao Lei talked about the recent situation and the purpose of coming here. Tao Lei also said, "They do business like this here. Many people sell goods first and then pay. If you want to open up the market here, you really have to make more trips and become familiar with them."

What Tao Lei said was exactly the same as what Cui Xiuyuan said.

Cui Changjia no longer had any extravagant hopes. He would just do his best and leave the rest to fate.

The earth is round, maybe a miracle will happen?