Intermediate - Import/Export (C0319)

嗨，一般一般。入世了以后，进出口也挺难做的。机会多了，竞争也更激烈了。
hāi ，yībān yībān 。rùshì le yǐhòu ，jìnchūkǒu yě tǐng nán zuò de 。jīhuì duō le ，jìngzhēng yě gēng jīliè le 。
Well, just average. After we joined the WTO, doing import/export became pretty difficult. There are more opportunities, but the competition is also fiercer now.

是啊，现在进口关税一直在降，但是外国对中国出口的东西却要提高关税。这样一来，你怎么办呢？
shì ā ，xiànzài jìnkǒu guānshuì yīzhí zài jiàng ，dànshì wàiguó duì Zhōngguó chūkǒu de dōngxi què yào tígāo guānshuì 。zhèyàngyīlái ，nǐ zěnme bàn ne ？
That’s right, now import duties keep going down, but foreign countries now want to increase the duties on goods exported from China. In view of this, what do you do?

只好自己控制成本。现在科技发达，特别是互联网，让国际贸易方便了很多，成本也降低了。我现在基本上都是自己在网上推广和寻找海外买家。
zhǐhǎo zìjǐ kòngzhì chéngběn 。xiànzài kējì fādá ，tèbiéshì hùliánwǎng ，ràng guójì màoyì fāngbiàn le hěn duō ，chéngběn yě jiàngdī le 。wǒ xiànzài jīběn shang dōu shì zìjǐ zài wǎngshàng tuīguǎng hé xúnzhǎo hǎiwài mǎijiā 。
You have to control production costs yourself. Now technology is so developed, especially the internet. It has made international trade a lot more convenient, and has also reduced costs. Now I basically do all my own business expansion and search for overseas buyers over the internet.

真行啊！我记得你以前做服装进出口，现在还做吗？
zhēn xíng ā ！wǒ jìde nǐ yǐqián zuò fúzhuāng jìnchūkǒu ，xiànzài hái zuò ma ？
That’s really great! I remember before you were doing clothing import/export, are you still doing that now?

还是以做服装为主。毕竟熟悉了，跟供货商和买家都合作了很久。另外我开发了新的项目。
háishì yǐ zuò fúzhuāng wéizhǔ 。bìjìng shúxī le ，gēn gōnghuòshāng hé mǎijiā dōu hézuò le hěn jiǔ 。lìngwài wǒ kāifā le xīn de xiàngmù 。
I still mainly do clothing. After all I know it well, and I have cooperated with those suppliers and buyers for a long time. Besides that, though, I have started a new project.

是吗？是什么呢？
shì ma ？shì shénme ne ？
Really? What is it?

宠物产品。哎，你不是养狗吗，下次要什么，问我拿。
chǒngwù chǎnpǐn 。āi ，nǐ bù shì yǎng gǒu ma ，xiàcì yào shénme ，wèn wǒ ná 。
Pet products. Hey, don’t you have a dog? Next time you need anything, ask me to get it for you.

那怎么好意思。打点折就行了。
nà zěnme hǎoyìsi 。dǎ diǎn zhé jiù xíng le 。
But I would feel bad. Just giving me a discount would be great.

你说怎样就怎样吧。
nǐ shuō zěnyàng jiù zěnyàng ba 。
Whatever you like.

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