Back to 1979: Sending the Educated Youth’s Wife Back to the City

Chapter 49 English Advantage
Fang Mingche smiled and quoted the price in English.

The price set by the cooperative was a bit low, so he simply doubled it.

The other party handed over a big unity banknote. Fang Mingche told Lao Wang how much change he should give.

Lao Wang's eyes flickered, and then he asked someone to give him the change as Fang Mingche had instructed.

The foreign tourists happily walked away with the colorful flip-flops in their hands, flipping them over and over as they walked.

Lao Wang whispered, "Did you raise the price?"

Fang Mingche said, "Foreign tourists have money, and your quote is too cheap. I'll double the price for you all, and if that doesn't work, I'll lower it."

He remembered that a few years ago many foreign tourists went to see the Leshan Giant Buddha.

The ticket price for foreigners is ten yuan, and for Chinese it is sixty cents.

Moreover, there are preferential prices for locals at various tourist attractions.

It’s BJ. Later generations also had a package ticket for 200 yuan, which allowed unlimited entry into many attractions.

This is also a discount for locals.

Lao Wang nodded, "Okay, thank you."

They have a certain degree of autonomy in setting prices.

In front of Yanyan, there was another mini revolving lantern. She turned it with her hands, and the pictures inside seemed to change accordingly.

Soon, the carousel sold two more to foreign tourists.

Those who cut paper and make Chinese knots also hurried to give her one of their works.

Yanyan held it up and looked at it with a smile on her face.

He also looked at Uncle Song's bamboo woven zodiac animals, "This is the rabbit, this is the pony."

This also sold a set to foreign tourists.

After this purchase started, more and more people came here to see and buy.

Some foreigners saw and asked their compatriots about the products and then came to buy from them.

Fang Mingche was methodical, giving people quotes one by one and keeping records at the same time. He wanted a commission, so he had to know the amount.

The people who were arranged by Lao Wang to collect the money were very busy. But they had never had such good business before.

Every craftsman opened a shop, and some even sold a lot.

The items are not expensive, and foreigners will pay for them if they find them interesting.

Lin Yan was also very happy.

Today she had three helpers making tea, and business was booming. At least three times as much as usual!
The four tables brought were filled with spectators who came to watch the craftsmen display their talents.

There are both Chinese and foreigners, with foreigners being the main buyers.

Lao Cheng and his stall's business is half of what it usually is.

He looked around and saw people sitting or standing in three layers inside and outside, so he came over to spy on the situation.

Seeing Fang Mingche translating, he sighed.

This is what he has a special skill!

No one really cares about English nowadays. It doesn’t count in the college entrance examination!
In the past, people learned Russian.

He returned to his stall and spread his hands, "There's nothing we can do. None of us speak English. We can't translate for the craftsmen to sell their products."

Therefore, there is nothing that can be done if tourists, whether they drink tea or not, all run over to take a look.

We agreed to fair competition at the beginning. They didn't resort to any despicable means of competition.

Then several other families came to take a look, and seeing this situation, they had no choice but to go back.

Even if I have an idea, I can't put it into practice. This is Tiananmen Square!
They could only watch the business flow to Fang Ming's tea stall.

"Where can I find someone who speaks English?"

"Yes, teachers and students from the English department. But they are eager to learn, so why would they do this? Besides, can we afford it?"

You can tell how high a translator's salary is just by thinking with your ears.

Someone looked at Fang Mingche's tea stall and said, "This kind of person should have passed the exam two years ago. He comes here to steal our business!" "It seems that he was the first to start this business."

The craftsmen were also very happy, because they could earn money by piecemeal sales.

Thanks to Comrade Fang!
Fang Mingche tried his best to use simple language, basically just talking about numbers.

No one thought it was strange. He was alone with so many foreign tourists, and his voice would become hoarse if he talked too much.

Lin Yan took advantage of the opportunity and poured a bowl of tea to cool it down before bringing it to Fang Mingche.

"Come on, have a bowl too."

Fang Mingche took it, his wife still loved him.

After taking two sips, he said to Lao Wang, "If you still have people, get them to stock up. I guess what we brought today won't be enough to sell."

Lao Wang nodded, "I'll send someone back to tell them."

The first group that came were those who trusted Song Quan more. There were also other people and their handicrafts.

Fang Mingche said, "Deliver the goods, so don't come here. There's no room for more people."

"Okay, no, OK, OK!" Lao Wang said with a smile. He also learned a sentence.

Fang Mingche smiled and said it was nothing.

Most Chinese people have learned a few basic Japanese sentences after watching "Tunnel Warfare" and "Land Mine Warfare".

Even though he is a half-baked person, he can still make some good points.

Afterwards, Fang Mingche had someone cut some paper strips, wrote the prices on them and hung them up.

He is responsible for reporting the quantity.

In fact, this step can also be replaced by gestures, but we will talk about it later.

In the morning, he used the craftsmen to gather people.

The craftsmen, Lao Wang, the people who collected the money, and so on were all worried about miscommunication, and at this moment the other party was very dependent on Mingche.

Nowadays, there are few people who dare to communicate with foreigners as openly as Fang Mingche!
At half past eleven, A Yan whispered in Fang Mingche's ear, "It sold for 32 yuan."

The joy in his voice was about to overflow.

There was an endless stream of people coming to watch the fun, and almost everyone had a bowl of tea, regardless of whether they bought handicrafts or not.

Seeing others drinking it makes you want to drink it. It's not expensive, only two cents.

"So many?" Fang Mingche was also slightly surprised.

"Thanks for your idea."

Fang Mingche said: "Thank you for your hard work!"

Lin Yan said hurriedly, "I'm not tired, I have a few people to help me. Mingche, you are more tired, I will go to the nearby area to see if there is anything to soothe the throat for sale."

"Ah."

Lao Wang saw that the morning rush was over, so he planned to arrange for half of the people to go back for lunch, and then the other half would come back after lunch.

Fang Mingche said: "Everyone wait a moment, I have something to say."

He was very prestigious at the moment, and everyone, including Lao Wang, stopped and looked at him.

Fang Mingche said, "In fact, when selling things to foreigners, you can mark the price and communicate with them about the quantity they want to buy. You don't necessarily need me to translate in the middle. I suggest that you can also set up a fixed stall. Just like today, a few craftsmen come to make it on the spot every day."

Lao Wang and the craftsmen all looked as if they had suddenly realized something. They had been so excited this morning that they hadn't thought about this.

Comrade Fang is such a good man! Originally, he could earn about ten yuan a day by translating for them.

Lao Wang said: "In case there is a problem of communication."

Fang Mingche laughed heartily and said, "Our stalls are next to each other, so you can just call me again."

As long as their stall is set up next to mine, it will attract people.

This is what he wants. But he doesn't really want to keep people at his stall every day to "perform".

(End of this chapter)