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Wu Zhou planned to go to Yiwu directly on the afternoon of April 29.

Then when he found the products, he would go to Hangzhou.

He would leave on the afternoon of May 5 at the latest.

He left himself at least five and a half days to go there and find products.

But before he went, Wu Zhou had to make some plans in advance.

When he was looking up information and making plans, he found out...

The scale of small commodity wholesale in Yiwu was much larger than Wu Zhou thought.

This time, Wu Zhou went straight to Yiwu International Trade City, and its business area was more than 4 million square meters, that is, 4 square kilometers, with about 70,000 shops.

It would be impossible to visit all of them.

Even if Wu Zhou scanned and visited a shop for 1 minute, it would take 70,000 minutes...

It would take 48 days of continuous 24-hour work to finish.

But in fact, this place opens at 9 o'clock and closes at 5 o'clock...

So, Wu Zhou will definitely not be able to "finish shopping"!

He must "plan clearly".

Step 1: First determine the products you want to find.

If you look for products with a purpose, you can find the "target store and product" faster. Wu Zhou has done a lot of work on this step before, and these two days are to supplement it...

Step 2: Find the distribution map inside the trade city through the Internet platform. After a rough look, Wu Zhou has a very detailed distribution map in his mind.

Finally, match your products with the distribution of stores here little by little.

Gradually, Wu Zhou drew a "road map" with a very clear purpose in his mind.

Which door to go in from, which area to go to first, which area to go to second...

Step 3:

Check online to see what pitfalls to avoid in Yiwu...

Wu Zhou soon found some "personal experience" in some forums and forums

"Don't go, don't go, small merchants should not think of finding cheap things here. If there is a certain amount, it's better, and you can negotiate the price, but if there is no amount, the price is not much different from what I buy in the store! If I had known this, I would not have gone."

"If there is a certain amount, it's called wholesale, if there is no amount, it's retail. But many wholesale prices are still acceptable, the more the better. But don't ignore the hidden costs. The prices negotiated in those stores are mostly the prices of the products themselves, but you have to ship them later, and shipping requires logistics and packaging, and the packaging fee has to be paid again... So the real order price still needs to take all these things into account."

Wu Zhou saw one and roughly simplified the content.

There is price only when there is quantity, so Wu Zhou can talk to those people about a "tiered price". The larger the quantity, the better the price.

Secondly, pay attention to the hidden costs. The logistics costs and packaging costs are the real costs after adding them together. The Tmall supermarket platform that Wu Zhou is working on needs to issue invoices, so he has to consider the "invoicing tax point:

Wu Zhou kept reading and benefited a lot.

There are many bloody examples of people.

For example, some things look good, but the actual quality is not good... This requires a keen eye.

So Wu Zhou has to "make up some" basic material knowledge,

There are also some merchants who have no integrity. They say it well verbally, but when there is a problem, they don't agree when they are asked to be responsible, so they must sign a written agreement to ensure that there is legal effect, so as to ensure that there will be no problems with the quality of subsequent products.

As Wu Zhou made more and more preparations, he understood more and more about this market.

The unknown is "horror".

After get off work on April 29, Wu Zhou went directly from Magic We all set off! I had a good sleep at night!

On April 30, the first day, Wu Zhou's first stop was to finalize storage products. He went in at 9 o'clock and arrived at the storage area at 9:23. After that, he chatted with one "store owner after another".

Actively output "one's own views on various materials", some correct and some wrong.

Some store owners will actively help Wu Zhou correct his mistakes and even add some "new knowledge".

But some store owners just smile and say nothing.

In this way, until the afternoon, Wu Zhou selected 2 stores, the store owners with better professionalism, good products and good service!

Selected 5 hangers.

There are many kinds of hangers, and the prices vary greatly due to different materials.

Wu Zhou chose a walnut wooden hanger, 1.8 yuan each, which is often used to hang high-end suits, dresses and other styles of heavy clothes, so the market is not large,Sales volume will not be high, but it can be priced high. The high price can make Wu Zhou's storage brand look "more upscale".

1 stainless steel rubber anti-slip hanger, 5.2 yuan for 10 pieces. The reason for choosing this hanger is that it is a general-purpose hanger that is used by ordinary families. In fact, there are similar ones with cheaper prices, but the stainless steel is slightly worse and less, so the price can be reduced to just over 4 yuan.

According to the store owner, "In fact, they are almost the same in use, there will be no difference! It's just that the texture is different, and the thicker one will last longer!"

But Wu Zhou still chose a better one...

1 stainless steel hanging head and plastic anti-slip hanger, 6.7 yuan for 10 pieces. Some people like stainless steel, and some people like plastic...

There are also... hangers with clips and a small plastic hanger for children.

These five hangers can cover the "most" scene needs of most consumers.

On May 2, the morning was still "strolling and chatting".

In the afternoon, the buyer was determined, and two storage products were determined, a vacuum storage bag, and a storage box... The storage products came to an end for the time being.

On May 3, Wu Zhou carefully selected two trash cans that looked good and made of decent materials, one iron trash can and one plastic material... Later, he looked for trash bags, which were relatively easier to choose. Wu Zhou directly put mineral water in the trash bag to see how many bottles the trash bag could hold... Finally, he decided on a normal model and a portable trash bag... The cleaning products came to an end.

On May 4, Wu Zhou selected two sports water cups with good appearance and materials...

On May 5, Wu Zhou selected plastic wrap, plastic bags, wooden chopsticks, and stainless steel spoons...

At 5:43 p.m. that day, Wu Zhou dragged a 28-inch black suitcase and took a taxi directly from Yiwu to Hangzhou...

Wu Zhou sat in the back seat of the taxi and then told the taxi driver the destination.

"Master, the distance from here to my destination is 132 kilometers. Can you confirm it?" Wu Zhou smiled and confirmed the approximate distance with the master after getting in the car.

"No problem! I have been in this business for so many years. Unless the customer requires it, I have never taken a long detour. Don't worry, young man. If it really exceeds this mileage, I will turn off the meter for the extra part!" The taxi driver also understood Wu Zhou's meaning and said confidently.

"Okay, master! Thank you for your hard work."

Not long after the car started, Wu Zhou sat in the back seat. The master drove very steadily. Then Wu Zhou looked out the window for a while and fell asleep.

The taxi driver looked at Wu Zhou sleeping in the back seat through the rearview mirror, and the subsequent driving was more stable...

At nine o'clock the next morning.

Wu Zhou pulled the black suitcase and arrived at Ali's reception building on time!

The Ali people who came and went with orange work badges were dressed casually, but everyone was in a hurry, and the smiles on their faces were also "confident and generous", or "serious".

Of course, there were some merchants with the same status as Wu Zhou, who might be from Taobao, Tmall, or Tmall Supermarket...

Their clothes were "strange", but their temperament was indeed completely different from those of Ali employees.

Not so "confident"!

Most of them had backpacks, and some had suitcases like Wu Zhou, and most of them came in small teams of 2 or more.

Some of the newcomers looked around, their eyes revealing curiosity.

The old man at the front had come more often, and he would introduce them to some precautions for the next step, as well as some interesting stories from the past...

When he was on the way, Wu Zhou just listened...

At 9:08, Qingmu booked the reception room, and the relevant information was also transmitted to Wu Zhou's mobile phone.

Wu Zhou quickly began to plan a "specific route" in his mind, finding the corresponding floor and the approximate direction.

At 9:16, Wu Zhou arrived.

It was a small reception room with an area of ​​about 12 square meters, with a glass door. After opening the door, there was an LCD screen facing it.

It was used for "screen projection" and was often used during meetings. In addition, there was a blackboard... There were whiteboard pens at the bottom of the blackboard.

In the middle of the reception room was a long conference table with some "plug strips" on it.

There were 8 black chairs on both sides of the table, but they were not arranged so neatly...

Wu Zhou found a nearby seat and sat down, placing the suitcase behind him.He placed his mobile phone beside him, checking messages at any time to ensure that he could see the messages sent by the waiter as soon as possible.

It was his first time to come to Alibaba. To be honest, Wu Zhou was still a little "nervous", but he was nervous.

But Wu Zhou's thoughts were not chaotic.

Wu Zhou's brain was thinking over and over again about how to communicate with the waiter, and his mood gradually calmed down.

Finally...

At 9:27.

There was a sound of footsteps at the door.

Then, the glass door was pushed open, and Wu Zhou stood up directly.

He saw a man who was at least 185cm tall and burly, at least a circle stronger than Wu Zhou.

The person who came in saw Wu Zhou inside and subconsciously looked at Wu Zhou.

But he said immediately.

"Sorry, the team suddenly held a small meeting and kept you waiting."

"No, no, I just arrived too." Wu Zhou smiled and waved his hand!

"Okay, we won't be polite, Little Apple! Sit down!" Qingmu pointed at the seat next to Wu Zhou, but his eyes barely noticed the big suitcase. He sat directly opposite Wu Zhou with a smile on his face.

He held a Thinkpad Ultrabook in his hand! Very thin and light.

"Okay, Boss!" Wu Zhou sat down now, and in front of him was also a Thinkpad Ultrabook, which was already turned on.