Siheyuan: Starting to work in the security department

In Niu Ping'an's opinion, it was only a matter of time before Xu Damao got into trouble for selling smuggled home appliances.

It’s not just because of the country’s strong crackdown, but also because of the subsequent maintenance issues.

The value of home appliances is too high, and an ordinary family may need to save money for a year or two to be able to afford them.

If there is a problem with your home appliance, you must contact the seller.

The more you sell, the greater the chance of problems.

Seeing that Xu Damao was no longer prepared to continue doing this business, Niu Ping'an did not explain to him the pros and cons of it.

"Brother Ping An, what do you think is a good career for me?"

Obviously, Xu Damao took Niu Ping'an's advice to heart.

Although smuggling home appliances can make money, it is an illegal activity and you will be in trouble if you are not careful.

Xu Damao is living a good life now and there is no need for him to take such risks.

"Brother Damao, what do you think of the clothing business I told you about last time?"

Niu Pingan is still very optimistic about the clothing business as the demand is huge and the entry threshold is low.

"Brother, I don't understand these things either!"

Xu Damao hesitated slightly.

Niu Ping'an rolled his eyes.

The planned economy has been in place for several decades, and today most self-employed individuals are still in the stage of feeling their way forward.

Xu Damao’s concerns are nothing at all!

"What does it matter if I don't understand? Do you think I know how to cook?"

“Making clothes makes money too slowly!”

Ever since he got involved in the industry of reselling smuggled home appliances, Xu Damao has become even more disdainful of the clothing business.

In his opinion, making clothes is just a way to earn some hard-earned money.

The input is large but the output is low, and the profit cycle is too long.

"My brother, your idea is not good!

All the businesses that make money quickly are written into the criminal law.”

Niu Ping'an knew that Xu Damao was restless, but he didn't expect him to be so aggressive.

On July 1979, 7, the Second Session of the National People's Congress passed the first criminal code of New China.

It shall come into effect on January 1980, 1.

This is the first criminal law and criminal procedure law of New China.

After 1951, the first separate criminal law of New China, "Regulations of the People's Republic of China on the Punishment of Counter-Revolutionaries", was formulated, and three separate criminal laws, "Regulations of the People's Republic of China on the Punishment of Corruption" and "Provisional Regulations of the People's Republic of China on the Punishment of Crimes of Obstructing the State Currency", were promulgated successively.

Apart from this, there are no other laws and regulations in the field of criminal law.

At that time, when the court made a judgment, if the crime did not involve these three regulations, the judgment would directly fill in the verdict: the crime and the sentence, without citing any legal basis.

"Haha...that's right!"

Xu Damao smiled awkwardly and laughed it off.

"Brother Damao, you think the clothing business is slow to make money, it's simply because other people's business is too small.

If you can expand the scale, you can make a lot of money.”

Niu Ping'an continued to persuade Xu Damao.

It's not just because he has a good relationship with Xu Damao, and he doesn't want him to go astray and regret it for the rest of his life;

It is also because I am optimistic about the prospects of the food and clothing business.

Niu Ping'an intends to enter the clothing market. If he can get Xu Damao on board, it will save him a lot of trouble.

Although Xu Damao has many minor flaws, he is indeed a talented person when it comes to flattery.

This kind of person still has a bright future in the business world.

"How much money do I have to invest?"

Xu Damao thought about it and felt that what Niu Ping'an said was right.

Most of the self-employed people in the clothing business in Beijing now make custom clothes.

Not only is the scale small, but the income is also not much.

But what if it reaches a certain scale?

One sewing machine makes little money, but what about ten? A hundred?

“That depends on how big you want to go.”

"I only have tens of thousands of dollars on hand now."

Ten thousand dollars is a huge sum of money in this day and age.

In the late 1970s and early 1980s, households with deposits or incomes of more than RMB 10,000 were called "ten thousand yuan households."

The concept of a ten thousand yuan household was most popular in the 20s, because people's pursuit of wealth at that time was mainly reflected in material life, and a ten thousand yuan household was a symbol of material wealth.

Niu Ping'an calculated in his mind that the price of a second-hand sewing machine was about a hundred yuan.

With tens of thousands of yuan of capital, it would not be a problem to get fifty or sixty sewing machines working at the same time.

"Brother Damao, how about we start a clothing company together?"

It was at this time that Niu Ping'an made a suggestion to Xu Damao.

"Oh~

Let’s chat in detail.”

Niu Ping'an's proposal immediately aroused Xu Damao's interest.

If Xu Damao were to do it himself, he would be a little nervous.

Xu Damao would feel much more at ease if Niu Ping'an joined.

It’s not that Niu Ping’an is very capable, but that there are people who share the responsibility, which gives Xu Damao the confidence.

"We bought a batch of second-hand sewing machines and recruited some women who knew how to make clothes as workers.

We make ready-made clothes of various sizes and colors for sale according to the more popular styles on the market.

In my opinion, we should also open a store that sells clothes.”

If ordinary people wanted to buy new clothes, they could either buy cloth and make them themselves or spend some money to have them made at a tailor shop, or they could buy ready-made clothes.

But most people are still willing to accept the former.

It’s nothing, just saving.

Niu Pingan wanted to build an industry that mass-produced and sold ready-made clothes.

It is equivalent to a combination of a garment factory and a shopping mall.

As for the design of the style, of course, we draw on the most popular styles at the moment.

my country's first copyright law was the Great Qing Copyright Law promulgated by the Qing government in 1910.

The legal protection system for intellectual property rights in New China is still being established.

Therefore, plagiarism and imitation will not have too many negative consequences in any case.

"Brother Ping An, do you mean you don't accept custom orders?"

Although Xu Damao understood some of it, he was still a little confused.

"Well, custom-made clothes are time-consuming and laborious, and the market prospects are not very large."

Niu Pingan nodded.

“Can you compete with the market?”

Xu Damao thought of the key.

Niu Ping'an's idea looks good, but his competitors should not be underestimated.

"Brother Damao, think about where the clothes in the mall come from?"

Niu Ping'an laughed and asked back.

“How else can I come?

It’s nothing more than goods from the garment factory!”

Xu Damao didn't understand what Niu Ping'an meant and said unhappily.

"good!

Garment factories get cloth from textile factories to make clothes, and shopping malls get ready-made clothes from garment factories and sell them.

Textile factories need to make money, garment factories need to make money, and shopping malls also need to make money.

Our model is missing a link in the middle, so won’t the cost be reduced?

By returning the cost savings to customers, our products will become more competitive.”

Niu Ping'an patiently analyzed the key to Xu Damao.

It's nothing more than a price war.

As long as the product is cost-effective, there is no need to worry about the lack of market.

This is also the result of today's good business environment.

"There's something going on!"

After Niu Ping'an's advice, Xu Damao clapped his hands excitedly.

Xu Damao could no longer sit still, so he stood up and walked back and forth, thinking about other problems.