mtl008 Chapter 238 Fake Bag
Chapter 238 Fake Bag
When Xu Youyou was in the country, it was rare to see shops closed on weekdays.
Even in the second-hand market.
Now she had no choice but to leave one person behind to keep an eye on the situation.
Xu Youyou spent so much time getting here, and she was unwilling to leave just like that, so she simply started strolling around the second-hand market.
She was surrounded by so many bodyguards that it looked like a huge scene, and she attracted a lot of attention wherever she went.
"Whose daughter is this? I don't think the French president even has so many bodyguards when he goes out."
Xu Youyou suddenly heard familiar Mandarin, looked towards the person who was speaking, and saw a Chinese face.
The other party was aware that he spoke very softly and didn't understand why Xu Youyou was looking at him.
"I'm not some young lady." Xu Youyou said directly.
The young girl who spoke blushed immediately and apologized: "I'm sorry, I shouldn't have gossiped about you behind your back."
Xu Youyou didn't bother with her and asked, "Do you come here often?"
The young girl was dressed very casually. She nodded and said, "This is my second year studying in France. My school is nearby. I earn my living expenses by picking up bargains here, so I come here often."
Xu Youyou praised: "Then your eyesight must be very good."
The girl shook her head and lowered her voice, saying, "These foreigners are all pretty easy to bargain with, but the authenticity of the items is mixed, so it really tests your judgment. I'm actually mainly in the reselling business."
The little girl thought that Xu Youyou was probably a rich man and would not compete with her for business, so she talked about her business experience openly.
Although Xu Youyou felt that the young girl was quite talkative, she admired her self-reliant attitude and said, "Earning money from reselling is also hard-earned money."
The young girl blushed slightly at the compliment and asked, "Is this your first time here? Do you need a guide? You seem like a nice person. I'll be your guide for free."
Xu Youyou couldn't help laughing. This second-hand market was both indoors and outdoors, with so many shops that it was like a maze. If you didn't know the place well, it would be easy to get lost.
"Okay, thank you for your help. I'll treat you to dinner later." Xu Youyou said with a smile.
The young girl immediately agreed. She introduced herself as Chen Moli and took Xu Youyou around the second-hand market, introducing them as they walked.
"The lady boss of this shop is quite fierce and doesn't like people bargaining with her."
"The owner of this store is confused and haggles prices haphazardly."
"This shop doesn't know what's going on. Even if they get the good stuff, they can't tell it apart."
Xu Youyou looked at her knowing everything and believed her previous self-introduction.
Outside an open-air shop, Chen Moli suddenly stopped, picked up an LV bag hanging in someone else's shop, and showed hesitation on her face.
"Little girl, this is a genuine second-hand bag, 99% new. If you like it, I'll take a slight loss and sell it to you for 200 euros." The shop owner said in French.
"Two hundred euros is too expensive. Fifteen euros, I'll buy it right away." Chen Moli performed a bargaining trick on the spot.
The shop owner shook his head: "Little girl, are you here to tease me? I won't sell it to you at this price!"
Chen Moli, however, acted as if she really liked the bag and said, "I really want it, Boss. Just think of it as a charity."
The boss showed hesitation on his face, as if he was really thinking about whether to make this deal.
Xu Youyou suddenly took the bag, looked it over from inside to outside, and then said to Chen Moli in Mandarin: "This is fake."
Chen Moli nodded: "I know."
Xu Youyou:?
She doesn't understand.
Chen Moli explained: "This bag should be exported to France from eastern Guangdong in China. It uses the same leather material as the authentic LV bag, with only slight differences."
"Since you know so clearly, why do you still want to buy it?" Xu Youyou asked.
Chen Moli said with her head held high, "I bought it with real money, so of course it's a real bag."
Xu Youyou was speechless for a moment.
Chen Moli continued, "The shop owner probably knew it was a fake bag. He was just trying to trick people in China into thinking they were getting a bargain. I took the bag, but I wasn't going to use it myself anyway, so I could probably make some money by reselling it."
After thinking for a moment, the boss waved his hand and said, "No, no, I can't sell it to you."
Chen Moli said, "Then I'll take a loss, thirty euros. It's a high-end imitation bag anyway."
The boss's fair face instantly turned red. It seemed like he was doing this for the first time. Unexpectedly, Chen Moli recognized that he was selling fake bags: "Okay, okay, I'll sell it to you."
People abroad seem to be very averse to being caught selling fake things, but they actually sold it to Chen Moli for only 30 euros.
Even in China, a high-end imitation bag made of this material would cost more than 30 euros.
Chen Moli turned to Xu Youyou and said, "If I take this bag and sell it to a French person who doesn't know the value of it, I can get at least 70 euros. That way, I'll make a net profit of 40 euros, which will cover my food expenses for today."
Xu Youyou did not ask Chen Moli about the specific sales channels. There must be shadows wherever there is sunshine. Even in foreign markets that have cracked down on pirated goods, there is no way to completely ban pirated goods.
After Chen Moli finished this business, she took Xu Youyou into an indoor market. There were many shops inside, but again, only half of the shops were open.
"I've seen these stores selling porcelain before. I wonder if they have what you want," Chen Moli explained.
Because Xu Youyou is good at identifying porcelain, she tends to visit more porcelain shops when shopping in the second-hand market.
Chen Moli saw Xu Youyou looking at the porcelain on the stall carefully, thinking about Xu Youyou's reminder about the fake bag before. Even though she didn't need this reminder, she still appreciated it in her heart. At this time, she leaned close to Xu Youyou's ear and whispered.
"Ms. Xu, don't be fooled by these foreigners. Although they stole a lot of our porcelain back then, they are also very smart. They can distinguish the good things from the bad. The fake porcelain they have here is no less than that in China."
Xu Youyou said to her, "Moli, thank you for your reminder."
Chen Moli's ears blushed as the pretty young lady looked at her and apologized so earnestly. She said, "I have a classmate who was fooled by this. He thought he had found porcelain from the Qianlong era, but it turned out to be a high-quality imitation that had been exported."
As she was speaking, Chen Moli lowered her head and saw the piece of porcelain that Xu Youyou was playing with. There was a mark on the bottom that read "Made in the Qianlong Period of the Qing Dynasty".
Xu Youyou took the porcelain directly and asked the accompanying translator and the shop owner to ask the price, looking like she was determined to get it.