Return to Singapore 1995

Li Xiaofan answered the phone and asked: "Hello, who is this?"

"Afan, I'm Ayong! International long distance!" Lin Zhiyong's urgent voice came from the phone.

"Ayong, have you arrived in Wenzhou?"

"We arrived at noon. In the afternoon we visited Ouhai and several nearby eyewear manufacturers. I heard that there were foreign trade orders from those factories. In addition, Xiao Luo from the District Foreign Trade Bureau said hello. They were all very polite. , the reception was also very warm! ”

"Well, that's good. How about the most important quotation?"

"After asking around, I found that Dongfang Liming Glasses Factory has the most expensive price. Last time, the ex-factory price they quoted for the large-size frame sunglasses was 6 yuan. The prices quoted by the stores next door ranged from 5 to 5.5 yuan... "

"Ayong, if the price difference is not too big, you can concentrate on keeping an eye on Dongfang Liming Glasses Factory from tomorrow on. They have experience in exporting large orders to Europe and the United States, and have various qualification certifications such as CE and FDA. The quality It’s guaranteed, I feel more at ease! Especially for our first order, we would rather make less money, but we also want to make our first shot in Singapore!”

"Okay, Afan, I understand! Then I will have sex with the female director of their foreign trade department tomorrow!"

"It's still useful. Have you asked about the shipping cost?"

"They told me that it is now the fastest way to ship container goods from Shenzhen Port to Singapore. It can usually arrive in Singapore within two weeks. A 20-inch box costs about US$1,500 to more than US$2,000...!" "

Li Xiaofan did some mental calculation: the current US dollar exchange rate is around 8.44, 1,500 US dollars is equivalent to about 12,600 RMB, and 2,000 US dollars is 16,880 RMB. Divided by 20,000 pairs of sunglasses, the additional cost of each pair is RMB 60 to RMB 80, which is acceptable, but there are still RMB 7,788 in insurance fees, inland transportation fees, warehousing fees, etc. that are not included. …

"A Yong, then you ask Oriental Dawn Glasses Factory to quote a CIF price to Singapore Port tomorrow!"

"What is CIF?" Lin Zhiyong said on the other end of the phone that he didn't understand.

"Oh, CIF is the quotation of the cost of the goods to the destination port plus insurance and freight. All the foreign trade salesmen in their factory understand it. Just remember the three words CIF and ask them to quote! If they don't understand, Let them call my Singapore mobile phone directly!”

"Okay, CIF, CIF..." Lin Zhiyong said on the other end of the phone.

"Ayong, just use the words from your hometown: 'Die, tiger', die, tiger, CIF!"

“Haha, this is good, CIF ‘die tiger’!”

"Ayong, by the way, in the final CIF quotation, ask the factory to add the cost of 5,000 transparent plastic packaging gift boxes, the drawing size and text of the specific gift boxes, etc. I will try to send a fax to their factory tomorrow! You can first Let them make a rough estimate. I'll tell you the rough requirements on the phone first, and you can take a note. The dimensions are..."

"Okay, Affan, I've written it all down!"

"Ayong, I've worked hard on you these past few days. Your international phone calls are also very expensive, so I'll hang up now. If you have any questions, please contact me anytime!"

"Afan, why are we so polite to each other? The 10,000 yuan you gave me for business last time is starting to make a little profit now!"

"What kind of business did you do?"

"Afan, after you returned to Singapore, I have been thinking about the old furniture business you told me about last time. Later, I went to the City God Temple, cultural relics shops, antique markets and other places in Shanghai several times. I seemed to have figured out something. Let's The old carved boards from my old Qiangong bed are very popular in Shanghai. A good-quality piece can be sold for fifty yuan. I can find them very cheaply near my hometown for two or three yuan. I resold a few. I made some money in batches. When I was reselling carved boards, I met a decoration designer from Taiwan in Shanghai. He was very interested in my old furniture. Recently, the old town of Mingzhou was being demolished a lot. I used the money you gave me as working capital. , I collected some old furniture and sold it to this Taiwanese designer and other clients in Shanghai and made a little money. So, after you finish your sunglasses business, you will hire one or two helpers to expand the business! !”

"Really, Ayong, that's great!"

…

After hanging up the phone with Ayong, Li Xiaofan left his mobile phone number with Lin Yunhong and took the No. 2 bus back to Orchid Flower Village.

The dinner at Tang's house was not full. At the Malay shop in the market, Li Xiaofan packed a large portion of Nasi Lemak sambal rice and added two more fried chicken wings and fried chicken legs. I packed another cup of coffee and freshly squeezed sugar cane juice and came back.

Returning to the townhouse and walking into the living room, Liu Mengchen was sitting cross-legged on the sofa watching TV.

I don’t know why, but my eyes are red. I took a few napkins to wipe my tears, and my nose was full of snot and tears...

"What's wrong? Are you being bullied?" Li Xiaofan asked in shock.

"No! The Lun family was so moved while watching the movie!" Liu Mengchen burst into tears and laughed.

"What kind of movie can actually impress a hard-hearted woman like you?" Li Xiaofan asked curiously.

He looked back and saw that it was "A Chinese Journey to the West: Moonlight Treasure Box".

"A Chinese Odyssey Part Two: Pandora's Box" is a classic nonsensical comedy love film jointly produced by Stephen Chow's own Hong Kong Film Company and Xi'an Film Studio. This film is the first in the "A Chinese Odyssey" series, starring Stephen Chow, Ng Man-tat, Anita Mui, Karen Mok and other Hong Kong stars. It was just released in Hong Kong in January this year.

The film tells the story of how Sun Wukong was punished by Guanyin Bodhisattva for wanting to kill Tang Monk and reincarnated as Zhizunbao before meeting the White Bone Spirit and the Spider Spirit. It tells a love story of mixed joy and sorrow across time and space.

This film was later circulated in various universities and the Internet in mainland China and became popular for many years. Many of the lines in it are regarded as classics for picking up girls.

On the TV screen, the wonderful clips of the story are being played.

Zhou Xingchi's character, Zhizunbao, sighed exaggeratedly: "I once had a sincere love in front of me, but I didn't cherish it. I regretted it until I lost it. The greatest pain in the world is this..."

"If God gives me another chance, I will definitely say three words to that girl: I love you. If I have to add a time limit to this love, I hope it will be 10,000 years!"

Listening to Zhou Xingchi's nonsensical classic lines, Li Xiaofan laughed so hard.

"Is it so funny? Isn't this movie story touching?" Liu Mengchen knocked Li Xiaofan on the back with a pink fist.

"Well, touching, touching, very touching!"

Li Xiaofan smiled and took out a fried chicken leg from the takeaway box and handed it to Liu Mengchen: "Fairy Zixia, let's be realistic and have a chicken leg! Your ideal person must be a hero, and one day he will come to marry you on a seven-colored cloud!"

Liu Mengchen smiled and took the fried chicken leg: "Haha, disgusting!"

"Delicious!" The fried chicken leg still has the strong coconut fragrance of the nasi lemak.

As they were talking, "hello, moto..." Li Xiaofan's Motorola 8900 phone ringtone suddenly rang again.