Qin Guan had thought that he would be able to return to his home country, but when he saw his old classmate, he realized that he had forgotten about his promise.
In this bustling fashion city, who would think of the most common knitwear and the bedsheets, quilts, and pillows that appeared in ordinary people's homes?
But it was often these most ordinary things that were related to the national economy and people's livelihood, bilateral trade, and the most extensive cultural and artistic exchanges.
The dissemination of top-notch works of art was limited, but the dissemination of the public was the most effective way to promote one's country.
Of course, the most fundamental reason was still money. Pure economic benefits were the basis for the effective development of the expo.
As the city that hosted the most industrial fairs in Europe, if Frankfurt claimed to be second, no other city would dare to compete for the first place.
Although it was only the fifth largest city in Germany in terms of area, it was indeed one of the best in terms of industrial production and commercial development.
The most shocking thing about the city was not the number of museums, the oldest opera house, or the Goethe cathedral, but the large exhibition area covering an area of more than 300,000 square meters.
The exhibition area was the site of the world's top trade fairs. The Frankfurt Home Textile Exhibition was only one of them.
Even someone like Qin Guan couldn't do much in such a large venue with more than 3,000 exhibitors and 70,000-80,000 visitors a day.
That was because the people who came here to watch the exhibition were all buyers from all over the world.
There was one job in the world that was perfect for people who liked to travel.
He was an art collector.
For those who were qualified for this job, there was only one daily task. According to the requirements of their own company, they would go to various places and add new items to the list of goods for their own logistics support.
And according to the different products of each season, the things they bought were also different.
Similar to the buyers in C-grade galleries, the only difference was that the items they purchased were antiques and paintings, but they were more practical household items.
And these most practical products were different from the 8 yuan per meter bed sheets that we could find in the wholesale market. Each one of them was a product with its own unique artistry.
It was natural that the buyers were divided into different ranks as well.
The first tier was a shop like 'L'. It had more than 240 shops around the world, specializing in the business of commercial artworks placed in rooms.
From floor clocks to household furniture and carpets, to small teacups and spoons, they were all the targets of their shop.
Due to their chain and high-end nature, the products they sell have always been famous for high-end atmosphere and grade, and their buyers are also made up of several famous lifestyle artists.
Whether it was the most traditional hand-woven blankets in Turkey, the masks used by the Indians for sacrificial purposes, or the Japanese-style paper chandeliers, they were all goods in the hands of these art buyers.
The second tier was much simpler, and it was more in line with the preferences of the larger textile and textile manufacturers and brands that came to the exhibition with Ye Dong.
The first class was to become a mid-range global furniture chain store supplier, which was equivalent to IKEA, Wal-Mart, and the corresponding home textile manufacturers.
For these domestic manufacturers, an order from any one of them was enough to keep their factories running for a year.
The third category was the home textile agents in a region or a country. Their brands would place orders in the field of these good quality manufacturers by using the brand licensing method. In their own country, they would carry out the secondary processing of the brand licensing.
This kind of order actually reduced the profit, which was the maximum profit for the brand buyers. However, it was useless for the manufacturers.
It was tasteless, but a pity to throw it away.
However, this was a Chinese manufacturer, and anything was possible in their hands.
Therefore, this tentative first exhibition was not carried out under the auspices of the newly emerging domestic exhibition industry.
Instead, it was carried out by a semi-official organization in cooperation with the organizers of foreign trade and economic cooperation.
The cautiousness of Chinese people was obvious.
In the old days, the trade route had to be protected by the government. Only in this way could there be a continuous trade.
So they came, with the unique craftiness of Chinese merchants, and their textiles, which had been famous since ancient times, to this strange place of the rise of industry.
With their most outstanding products, the production they were proud of, with their cheap labor, and with a little secret thought that couldn't be revealed to outsiders.
Qin Guan was there as well. He had left all the models who had follow-up jobs behind. Taking his small team, he came to a new business opportunity.
Not long after he settled down in the hotel, he saw an unexpected person on his way out.
"Guo Nuoyan, what are you doing here?"
"Ms. Xue assigned me a new task. I have a good command of foreign languages."
"A spy at the exhibition?"
"Hey, Mr. Qin, it's not good to say that. I don't mean to say it, but those big manufacturers that came in groups, look at each of them and see if they have the same thoughts as me."
"Nowadays, we need to learn from each other."
For the exhibitors with a clear mind, it was just a platform to showcase their products. For those with a flexible mind, they would naturally be able to find their own business opportunities.
As soon as he entered the exhibition hall, Ye Dong, who was busy heading to the Asian exhibition area, naturally had no time to take care of Uncle Qin's schedule. He only needed to show his face in the Chinese exhibition area when the buyers booked the whole exhibition area.
The rest of the time was a journey of mysterious discoveries for Qin Guan.
There were wild floral prints from Africa, splendid and extravagant garments from Europe, and unique cultural symbols from West Asia. This was a feast of knitwear and home furnishings from various races.
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