No. 112 Azhen's Shop

After Brother Hui fell down, Tang Jiaming called Hu Yunli, who was drinking with him, and asked quietly: "Lili, can you go out with Brother Hui later?"

"Um..."

"How much?"

Lili held up five fingers, meaning five hundred Singapore dollars.

"OK, then you will be responsible for taking care of him tonight!"

"Hmm..."

Seeing that the time was almost up, Li Xiaofan said goodbye to Tang Jiaming: "Brother Ming, I'll go back first!"

"Okay, Afan, you've worked hard tonight! You have a great alcohol tolerance, and finally let the arrogant Brother Hui fall down once in Singapore!"

"Haha, it's mainly because Brother Hui drank too much before, and I didn't drink much!"

"By the way, Afan, I remembered something. Last time I mentioned to you that Brother Peng's girlfriend opened a gift shop in Orchard Road, Brother Peng has already informed his girlfriend Azhen, and you are welcome to communicate at any time. I will text you the name, phone number, and address of Brother Peng's girlfriend, and you can go and see the place when you are free, and you can get to know each other first!"

"Okay, thank you Brother Ming, then I'll go first, 88!"

...

After get off work at noon the next day, Li Xiaofan returned to the terrace house to take a shower and change into a new set of clothes. When he came out, Tang Xinyi's white Lexus was waiting on the roadside.

After getting in the car, Xinyi asked, "Brother Fan, what time did you come back last night?"

"It was almost one in the morning..."

Xinyi said distressedly, "So late? Big brother is really something. Next time, don't go to his dinner and drinking parties!"

"Your big brother works so hard in socializing for your family's business. Sometimes he is helpless. You and sister-in-law should understand your big brother sometimes..."

"Sometimes I really don't understand. Our family already has so much money. Why do dad and big brother have to work so hard? Who will use this money!"

"Maybe it's for your descendants! Also, who in this world would dislike having too much money in their family?" Li Xiaofan laughed.

"Anyway, I feel that our family doesn't need so much money anymore..."

"Haha, because you have lived in a carefree world since you were a child. If you have experienced the hard days of your father and ancestors, your thoughts may change..."

"Okay, I am young and ignorant..."

"Xinyi, where are we going now?" Li Xiaofan asked.

"Shall we go watch a new movie?"

"What movie?"

Tang Xinyi suddenly said something in French: "Les rendez-vous de Paris》"

"French film? What Paris?"

"Well, "A Date with Paris", a newly released romantic comedy, how is it?"

"Sure, love plus comedy, I like it! Xinyi, can we go to the theater on Orchard Road to watch it?"

"Of course! There is a dance class on Orchard Road tonight, and I originally planned to go to the theater near Orchard Road to watch a movie!"

Tang Xinyi continued to ask: "Brother Fan, do you like the theater on Orchard Road?"

"Your eldest brother introduced me to a friend's gift shop, which is near the Orchard Road MRT station. I want to go and have a look!"

"Gift shop?"

"Didn't we ask you to design a few sunglasses gift boxes? In the future, we want to sell the extra parts in this gift shop and test the waters!"

"Oh, I understand!"

Brother Peng's girlfriend is named Zheng Huizhen, from Johor Bahru. The "Azhen" gift shop she opened is located in the huge and complex Orchard Road MRT station, next to an aisle leading to shopping malls such as Ngee Ann City.

Following the address provided by Tang Jiaming on their mobile phone, Li Xiaofan and Tang Xinyi quickly found the "Azhen" gift shop.

The gift shop is not very big and the items inside are very diverse, including Tiger Balm, T-shirts and key chains printed with the Singapore Merlion pattern, orchid jewelry, coins, postcards, picture albums, etc., as well as some special foods such as pineapple cakes.

From the layout of the store, the main target customers are tourists from other places who come to Lion City.

This small shop is run by Azhen alone.

When Li Xiaofan and Tang Xinyi arrived, Azhen had just sent away two Taiwanese guests.

"Hello, do you want to buy anything?" After seeing Li Xiaofan and Tang Xinyi, Azhen greeted them warmly in Chinese. Because Li Xiaofan and Tang Xinyi have such good skin, white and smooth, local Singaporeans rarely have such good skin, and the temperament of the two looks very good, Azhen feels that they are like rich children from Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan who come to travel.

Li Xiaofan smiled and said, "Hello, are you Sister Huizhen?"

"Yes, I am. Who are you?"

"My name is Li Xiaofan..."

"Oh, you are Afan. Apeng told me about you! Come in, please, both of you, sit inside!"

Azhen brought out two simple plastic stools.

"Sister Huizhen, you're welcome. I'm just here to introduce myself to you!"

"Afan, Apeng told me that you have sunglasses from the mainland that you can sell to me?"

"Yes, but those products have not been shipped to Singapore yet. They are still being produced in the factory. It is estimated that they will arrive in about 20 days!"

Then Li Xiaofan took out two small boxes from his backpack and handed them to Azhen: "Sister Huizhen, one box contains 20 pairs of large-frame sunglasses samples, and the other box contains 20 pairs of colored frame sunglasses suitable for girls. You can try selling them first..."

Ah Zhen took the box handed over by Li Xiaofan, opened it, looked at it and said, "Well, it looks like these sunglasses are quite trendy and of good quality. Ah Fan, how much does it cost?"

"Sister Huizhen, these forty pairs of sunglasses are given to you. They were given to me by a domestic manufacturer in mainland China. I didn't spend a penny! Or you can try selling them first and see how much they can be sold for. how?"

"Afan, as the old saying goes, no reward comes without merit, so I'm embarrassed to take your things for nothing!"

"Sister Huizhen, we have a large amount of sunglasses coming to Hong Kong next. We will have a lot of trouble for you in the future! I have these large-frame Arnold Schwarzenegger-style sunglasses in the remote areas of Changi and Orchid Flower Village. I’ve sold it at a grocery store for about 15 SGD. Maybe the actual price is higher and it’s still relatively easy to sell. I don’t know how much it can be sold in such a high-end place. Maybe you can give it a try?”

"Oh, Affan, I understand what you mean! But, sunglasses of such good quality only cost 15 Singapore dollars? It's too cheap!"

"Ah? How much do you think is appropriate?"

"At least 20 SGD! I have seen sunglasses similar to these sold in stores on Orchard Road, and none were lower than 30 SGD. It would be even more expensive if it had a famous brand logo on it! "

"Oh, that's it, Sister Huizhen, these sunglasses are given to you anyway, so you can test the market's acceptance and see what price the customers can accept?"

"Afan, it's no problem for me to help you sell these sunglasses. It's a piece of cake! But I definitely can't ask for your things for nothing. In this way, after these sunglasses are sold, how about we split it half and half?"

"Okay, that's fine! When the time comes, I'll invite you and Brother Peng to have a meal together!"

"Haha, Affan, business is business, and treats are treats. We still have to distinguish this clearly!"

"Well, no problem, Sister Huizhen, I'll excuse you! Then keep these glasses and we'll leave first!"

"Okay, we'll contact you then!"