The so-called "dukou" refers to those European, American or Japanese CDs and VCDs that have flowed in from overseas and been seized by customs. Due to the huge quantity, it is inconvenient for customs officers to destroy them one by one, so they use electric saws or electric drills to cut the CDs on the CDs. Saw or drill an opening. CD dealers smuggle these drilled CDs out of the market through various channels and sell them at low prices. You can usually buy more than three for 10 yuan.
Although there is a gap, these CDs are Most of the beat tapes can still be listened to, and more importantly, in these scarred CDs, one can hear musical feelings that cannot be found through normal channels. . . On some CD albums with scratched discs, there will be one or two songs that cannot be played. Originally, retailers hoped that such scratches would make these CDs unsaleable. But most CDs, and more and more CDs, are intact. They still wear their wrinkled outer packaging, and often carry prices from overseas retailers.
About typing Whether CD violates the law has never been clear. Maybe this is a loophole. Although the government thinks it should be banned, it usually can't point to any legal basis.
Like other "black economies," the business of making mouths has always been underground, and both buying and selling are mysterious. No one can say exactly how many imported CDs China has digested in the past 10 years, and how many imported CDs have made a fortune from it.
The industry-recognized source of mouth opening is: Chaoyang in Shantou, Guangdong. Guangdong is located at the southern gate of China, adjacent to Hong Kong and Macao. With a land coastline of more than 3,300 kilometers, it is the intersection of Chinese and foreign cultures. The Chaoshan people are known as the "Oriental Jews". They rely on the sea to eat, have a quick mind, and are good at doing business.
The origin of the punch: In the early 1990s, due to the needs of plastic processing and tape production, Shantou was in urgent need of a large amount of plastic materials. Those who have the means overseas have found that they can relieve some of the pressure on raw materials by importing "foreign garbage" from foreign record companies.
Although the foreign record industry is extremely developed, it also has its own problems. Record companies either terminate their contracts with singers, or their warehouses need to be cleared, or because of overproduction, or because of substandard quality. Almost every month, there are a large number of "outdated" tapes and CDs that need to be processed.
Theoretically, these "obsolete goods" are either crushed or burned to prevent them from entering the market again. But in fact, record companies often do it hastily and only put a hole or a prick on them to show that they have been "destroyed". Originally these items can be recycled, but in the United States or Canada, recycling costs may be higher.
However, if it is dumped as garbage or sold to developing countries, it can be described as "killing two birds with one stone." Therefore, these "outdated goods" were not completely eliminated physically in the end, but were transported to the dock by middlemen, packed and packaged in the name of waste plastic, and sent to distant Eastern Europe, Latin America, Southeast Asia... and China.
In Shantou, China, their business partners are eagerly awaiting the arrival of these "foreign garbage".
After the cargo ship arrived, the few people who had the means went directly to the dock to pick up the goods. These big bosses then sell it by the ton to first-level wholesalers in the Chaoyang area. The source of China's exports was born here.
The wholesalers in Chaoyang can be said to be the biggest profiteers, because they buy by weight but sell by the number of pieces in the end. The profit difference can be imagined.
Hao Fang, senior manager of Star Media and music critic, told reporters that before oral sex became a business, the "final destination" of these "foreign garbage" was to be sent to local plastic processing plants. . The people doing this business were basically local fishermen. Later, as the scale expanded, some fishermen even purchased forklifts for transporting goods on the wharf.
“If we persist in doing this, some people may become billionaires by now.” Hao Fang said.
After the boss of Chaoyang sorted it out, the first batch of retail belts in China were born. Of course, they will leave behind some “top stuff” (good stuff), such as a large set of classical records with exquisite packaging, a set of dozens of Miles Davis albums, or complete collections of some companies ( Like the famous jazz label Blue Note), they either collect it themselves or keep it for future distribution when the goods are not good enough.
The remaining selection is left to the wholesalers at the next level, or to the retailers who go to pick the goods in person. Then, through a secret, smooth and well-connected freight system, it is sent to many large, medium and small cities across the country.
In this way, these traffickers single-handedly created an underground business kingdom in the true spirit of capitalism - starting from scratch and following a clear path.