I'm back in 1990

Chapter 105: The Great Tide Sweeps In

After seeing Yu Xiang and her brother off, Huang Xiaochuan said goodbye to Tang Yuan and then left. Tang Yuan said that her older brother would be picking her up later, so Huang Xiaochuan didn't need to find a car to take her.

In the afternoon, Huang Xiaochuan took two versions of the 80 Monkey print to Lu Gong, intending to test the waters by selling the two versions first.

After not coming for a while, Huang Xiaochuan found that the market seemed even more active when he arrived at Lu Gong's place. He went to his usual spot to buy a copy of the market newsletter, only to be told by the newspaper seller that they were sold out!

Yes, it was so popular that even the newspapers sold out.

It's only been a few days! I was away for a week because of final exams, but I didn't expect to be here so soon, and the market has already seen a huge surge.

The souvenir sheets and JP postcards that were once considered junk have suddenly become highly sought-after items.

The price of JP films has risen the most sharply. Currently, the price of a JP21 film has exceeded 26. Huang Xiaochuan remembers that ten days ago, the price of this JP film was hovering around 10. How many days has it been?

Huang Xiaochuan didn't rush to sell his goods. He wandered around the market for a while. It was like a bustling fair, so crowded that it was impossible to move. It seemed like a big market was about to open.

Huang Xiaochuan would occasionally stop to observe and listen to the conversation between the two parties in the transaction. After forty minutes, Huang Xiaochuan had a general understanding of the situation.

The price of Japanese adult videos started rising on February 1st. For some reason, on that day, the price of Japanese adult videos jumped to 15 yuan per video. Seeing the price surge, everyone rushed to buy them, causing the price to rise to 26 yuan in just a few days.

Early releases of Japanese adult films saw even more insane price increases, it was truly outrageous.

Moreover, judging from the situation, the strong will always be strong, and JP seems to be far ahead of the competition, extremely dominant.

Huang Xiaochuan was overjoyed! He had stockpiled a full 100,000 of these! Based on today's market prices, wouldn't his Japanese adult films be worth two million?

Huang Xiaochuan turned around and went to the small warehouse to grab a box of Japanese porn films. Before he could even enter the market, he was blocked by a group of people at the entrance.

"Hey buddy, do you sell Japanese adult films?"

"Friend, name your price, I'll take this box of Japanese porn."

"Would you sell it for 26?"

"I'm 27, sell it to me!"

Huang Xiaochuan quickly shielded the JP film behind his back. What the hell was going on? If these people hadn't been waving large blue banknotes, Huang Xiaochuan would have thought they were robbing him.

They didn't even ask which JP it was, they just quoted a price. But I like this kind of scene.

Huang Xiaochuan pushed away those who tried to approach him, then said, "Robbery? One by one, highest bidder wins!"

Fortunately, Huang Xiaochuan is tall and strong, otherwise he really wouldn't have been able to handle it. Being surrounded by a dozen people is quite frightening.

"Will you sell it for 27 a piece?" Huang Xiaochuan had barely finished speaking when someone came up with a few bundles of money.

"Red sir, I bet 28!"

"Oh, stop it, okay? I'll take all 285."

"I'm 29!"

This was the first time Huang Xiaochuan had encountered such a situation. Although he had heard of it before, experiencing it firsthand was truly shocking.

These people were eager to pay high prices because the booming market gave them confidence. They knew that even if they bought the box of Japanese films at 30 each, they could make even more money from it in a few days.

Seeing that Huang Xiaochuan wouldn't budge, someone who was stuck at the back and couldn't squeeze in jumped up and shouted, "30! I'll offer 30! Sell it to me!"

Seeing that he had gotten away with it, Huang Xiaochuan pointed at the man and said, "30, right? I'll sell it to you!"

Seeing that the two had reached a deal, the others could only scatter and leave in resentment.

30 is already an incredibly high price today; others who don't believe they can accept this price have no choice but to back down.

The transaction was quick, taking only a short time to check the authenticity of the banknotes and count them. After confirming that the amount of banknotes was correct, the buyer took the box of Japanese DVDs from Huang Xiaochuan and left without even checking them, as if spending 30,000 yuan was as casual as buying a book.

From taking this box of Japanese pornographic films out of the warehouse to selling it, less than ten minutes had passed. It was simply surreal. Huang Xiaochuan looked at the three bundles of blue banknotes in his hand and couldn't help but exclaim, "Holy crap!"

The cost of this box of JP films is only 1000, including warehouse rental costs, which means a net profit of 29000. No wonder some people say that if you stand in the right place at the right time, even a pig can fly.

From now on, Huang Xiaochuan is also standing in the eye of the storm, and he has his own safety landing device, so he doesn't have to worry about falling when the wind stops.

Money is still safe in the bank, but because the Lu Gong Post Office was so popular, the nearby banks were also extremely busy. Huang Xiaochuan had to wait in line for half an hour to deposit money.

After depositing the money, Huang Xiaochuan went to his small warehouse again, this time carrying two boxes of Japanese pornographic films.

Just like fifty minutes ago, in the blink of an eye, the two boxes of Japanese pornographic films turned into six bundles of blue banknotes.

Huang Xiaochuan sold three boxes of Japanese porn without even entering the market, earning 90000 yuan. It seems the rumors from his previous life were true.

That's it for today, I'm not selling anymore. After depositing the money in the bank, Huang Xiaochuan wandered around the market one last time empty-handed.

He discovered that money in the stamp market was practically worthless now. Most of the stalls and people were holding 100-yuan bills, and you could also see 50-yuan bills, but he didn't see any 10-yuan bills at all.

Huang Xiaochuan was puzzled because, in his memory, some articles described the real surge in the 1991 stamp market as starting the following month. How could it have gone crazy so early in February?

In fact, the real 91 wave started in January 1991. The second half of 1990 was just a period of building momentum, and February coincided with the Lunar New Year, which created a cumulative effect.

His original plan to sell two editions of the 80 Monkey prints today was changed, and he brought the two editions of the 80 Monkey prints back to his rented room in Wenyuan intact.

That evening, Huang Xiaochuan called Yu Wei, mainly to ask if they had arrived home safely.

Huang Xiaochuan was relieved to learn that he and Yu Xiang had arrived home.

Then he called home again, reminding himself not to follow Yu Wei's bad habit of forgetting his mother after getting a wife.

"Mom, when are you and Dad planning to go back to Grandma's house?"

"Your maternal uncle called, and I asked him to send a car to pick us up on the 10th. I've arranged for the driver to stay overnight, and your father and I will go back on the 11th."

"I understand. I'll go back on the 11th too."

"What are you doing instead of going home during your vacation?"

"I have an assignment to finish, so I'll be staying at school for a few days. I'll go back as soon as I'm done."

Suddenly, Zeng Lijuan changed the subject: "I'm asking you, what's going on between you and Yu Xiang?"

Upon hearing this, Huang Xiaochuan exclaimed, "As expected, Yu Xiang guessed it! My own maternal uncle! You've been talking way too fast!"

"Hehe! You knew all along?"

"What are you laughing at? When did this happen between you two? You kept it a secret from me and your Aunt Zheng so well, you little monkey."

"Let me clarify first that Yu Xiang and I only confirmed our relationship after I came to Shanghai to study."

"Does your Aunt Zheng know about this?"

"Now you know, right? My uncle sent so many things to her family; he was even more enthusiastic than the two of you."

When Zeng Lijuan heard that this unlucky kid dared to mock her for being stingy, she was so angry that she wanted to drag Huang Xiaochuan out of the phone and beat him up to vent her anger.

However, considering that he found such a good daughter-in-law for her, she would let him off this time. She would go upstairs to the Yu family's house later to sit and chat with Old Zheng about the two children. Just thinking about it made her happy, and Zeng Lijuan couldn't help but laugh out loud.

"Mom? What's wrong?"

"Nothing much, okay, long-distance calls are expensive, I'm hanging up now."