Chapter 46: Stockpiling 10,000 Ultraman Hair Clips! (Wishing You a Prosperous New Year—Please Keep Reading~)

Jiang Tao first took a screenshot of the Ultraman hair clip worn in Liu Tianxian's hair.

Then, he searched for the same model on a certain shopping platform.

The search results were somewhat unexpected to Jiang Tao.

There were actually fewer than ten merchants selling this hair clip.

Moreover, the best-selling store had only sold 108 pieces.

The sales figures of the other stores were even more pathetic, ranging from just a few to a dozen pieces.

As of now, the sales volume of this hair clip seemed quite mediocre.

Looking at the picture of the hair clip found on his phone, Jiang Tao felt it did not look very good either.

From his aesthetic point of view, it was very ordinary, extremely ordinary!

It was the kind of thing that would probably be despised if bought for his daughter Jiang Xue!

The sudden surge in sales for this hair clip was likely related to Liu Tianxian.

After all, her haute couture outfit, million-yuan necklace, and hundred-thousand-yuan bracelet were not things ordinary people could easily acquire.

Only this Ultraman hair clip clipped in her hair was priced at just 19.8, making it extremely approachable.

Even students could afford to buy it outright without any pressure.

Jiang Tao analyzed that the sudden explosion in popularity of this Ultraman hair clip had nothing to do with its design or quality.

It was simply because it was the same model worn by Liu Tianxian!

In professional marketing terms, this was known as the celebrity effect.

Fans see their idols wearing or accessorizing with a certain piece of clothing or accessory, and they follow the trend to buy it as well.

With Liu Tianxian's massive fan base of over 70 million people.

Driving up the sales of a hair clip priced at only 19.8 was an effortless task.

Previously, because of a diving champion, a small turtle toy had also ushered in a craze of soaring sales.

The manufacturer worked overtime for several months and made a fortune.

Liu Tianxian's influence and appeal were second to none compared to an Olympic champion.

Making a hair clip popular was still very easy!

After analyzing the two pieces of information, Jiang Tao formed a preliminary plan in his mind.

The most urgent task for tomorrow, of course, was to go to the lottery shop and cash in the lottery ticket; this matter could not wait.

Tomorrow was the last day of the redemption deadline, and after expiration, it would just be a piece of worthless paper.

As for what the lottery shop owner would do with it, that was not something Jiang Tao needed to worry about.

Let him do whatever he pleased.

Another thing was to stockpile Ultraman hair clips in advance!

As it happened, Jiang Tao's younger sister, Jiang Bing, worked in personal e-commerce.

One person, one computer, no need to stockpile goods, and no need to ship orders herself.

She sourced goods from Alibaba and sold them on Taobao, earning a living off the intermediate price difference.

Of course, while it sounded simple, doing it required a certain threshold and level of difficulty.

According to Jiang Bing, her monthly promotional expenses on Taobao amounted to two to three thousand.

Coupled with whatever model she purchased that provided trending search data, the monthly cost was also two to three thousand.

Adding products to one's own store was not something done blindly at random, with more being better.

It still heavily tested a person's insight and acute awareness of Taobao commodities.

Good insight could mean a few products exploding in sales in a month, yielding greater profits.

Poor insight meant the added products would have mediocre sales.

After bustling about for a month, apart from promotional expenses and various expenditures, one wouldn't make much money in the end.

The month Jiang Bing made the most money, she earned over 60,000 because she had six products simultaneously become bestsellers in her store.

Usually, it hovered around 6,000 to 8,000.

After all, it was an established store running for four or five years, possessing a certain customer base.

Even if there were no bestselling products in a month, there was still a guaranteed baseline income, enough to keep her from starving.

With a plan in mind, Jiang Tao finally crawled under the covers to sleep.

He slept soundly until 7:30 in the morning.

The moment Jiang Tao opened his eyes, his first action was to pick up his phone and call his younger sister, Jiang Bing.

Jingle bell, jingle bell—

The phone rang for quite a while before being answered, and Jiang Bing's sleepy voice, as if she hadn't finished waking up, sounded from the other end.

"How can a big girl like you be so lazy? What time is it and you're still sleeping."

"Hurry up, stop sleeping, and do a favor for your brother."

"If this is done well, I'll stuff a big red envelope for you during the New Year!"

"Of course it's true, when has your second brother ever lied to you?"

"I'm sending you a picture, check how much the purchase price of this hair clip is for me, and buy me 10,000 pieces of it."

"I haven't lost my mind, wake up quickly, this matter is very urgent!"

"If you ruin my good deed, I'll arrange 10 blind dates for you when you get home!"

"The picture has already been sent to your phone, quickly find the original manufacturer for me and negotiate for the lowest price."

"Alright, hanging up, waiting for your good news."

Jiang Tao gave a few brief instructions to his younger sister on the phone before hanging up.

Professional matters should be left to professionals.

His younger sister worked in e-commerce, and finding the original manufacturer was much more professional than he could do himself.

Entrusting the matter to her gave Jiang Tao peace of mind.

After ending the call with his younger sister, Jiang Tao finally put on his clothes and got out of bed.

After a simple wash, he went out, went downstairs, and headed straight to "Old Guo's Shop" to have breakfast.

A steamer of small steamed buns and a steaming bowl of wonton soup instantly warmed him up all over after finishing them.

While eating, Jiang Tao received a call from his younger sister.

She had already found the original manufacturer of that Ultraman hair clip.

The manufacturer was a small accessory company specializing in producing various hair clips over in Yiwu.

The Ultraman hair clip was just one of dozens of products from their company.

Ordering 10,000 pieces at once could drop the price to as low as 6 yuan each.

Moreover, coincidentally, the factory's remaining stock of Ultraman hair clips was just over 10,000 pieces.

Jiang Tao decisively bought them all out in one go.

With a purchase price of 6 yuan and a selling price of 19.8 yuan, selling a single piece yielded a profit of 13.8 yuan!

Selling 10,000 pieces meant a profit of 138,000 yuan!

Jiang Tao immediately transferred 60,000 yuan to Jiang Bing and instructed her to make the merchant ship the goods immediately.

The shipping address was filled out directly as Jiang Bing's address.

Jiang Bing had no idea what kind of fit her second brother was throwing today, wanting to buy 10,000 pieces of women's hair clips all of a sudden.

Moreover, she felt that the hair clip didn't look very good either, being very ordinary.

She had searched online, and the sales volume of this hair clip was also very mediocre.

However, her second brother insisted on buying them, threatening to sever sibling ties if she didn't.

Finding persuasion useless, Jiang Bing had no choice but to wire the money to the manufacturer according to his instructions.

She also demanded that the merchant ship the goods within the day.

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Yiwu, Tongle Accessory Processing Factory, the factory manager's office.

"Good, good, good, rest assured, we will ship the goods for you this morning!"

"There are a total of 10,100-odd pieces; I'll throw in those 200 pieces as well to make friends with you."

"We have quite a few other accessory styles. In the future, whichever one catches your eye, just say the word, and I will definitely give you the lowest price."

"Pleasant cooperation, pleasant cooperation!"

"Alright! Goodbye! Bye-bye!"

Hanging up the phone, Shan Teng's chubby face held a smile brighter than the sunshine.

Seeing that there were less than ten days left until the end of the year and the factory was about to go on holiday.

He suddenly received a large order worth 60,000 today.

Moreover, the style the other party wanted to buy was actually a hair clip style in the factory that didn't sell very well.

Was this the heavens specifically sending someone to clear out his inventory!

Operating his phone to check that the payment had arrived, Shan Teng immediately contacted a logistics company he frequently cooperated with and went to the warehouse in person to arrange the shipment.

For a small factory like Shan Teng's, whose daily sales were only five to six thousand, an order of 60,000 yuan could be considered a big order.