Self-redemption?

In life, we always get rid of something first. We are all fighting ourselves, and we are all defining ourselves.

The New Year in 2020 is unforgettable for everyone in China. There is too much helplessness and suffering in this Spring Festival.

2020 may be a sparse and ordinary year for decades. It will pass like every year, and will not leave too many common memories for too many people.

All choices and coincidences are doomed to our life trajectory. The Spring Festival in 2020 is very different from what I expected. Due to work reasons, I came to Korea in February, 2065438+2009, and realized my first working experience abroad. I long for the outside world, waiting for the unknown. Because I am close to the Spring Festival in China, I have been planning my Spring Festival trip. Because I was indifferent to the local complex, I wanted to bring my family to Korea for the Spring Festival at first, so that my parents could have the opportunity to travel abroad. However, due to the wishes of my parents and various visa issues, this plan was abandoned, so I decided to use the Spring Festival holiday to explore the local culture of Korean cities from west to east and from north to south alone.

When the plan was implemented, I heard the seriousness of the domestic situation. On the 23rd, I heard that Wuhan was closed. I didn't feel much about the epidemic at that time. I am still in a state of sightseeing and self-indulgence. On the 24th, my domestic friends gave me news at the same time, which made me a little uneasy. When I am waiting for the bus, I will wear a mask. By the evening of 25th, I was completely in no mood to play, so I gave up my plan to go to Busan and returned to Seoul. I had a rest in Seoul, during which I asked about my friends in Hubei. On the one hand, I want to ask about the domestic situation, on the other hand, I want to comfort them and let them pay attention to protection. I can finally feel very weak, make them pay more attention to their words and feel pale and powerless. This sense of powerlessness is desperate.

A word from my friend in China made me think I could do something. He sent me a message saying, "I can't buy a mask in China. Can I buy a mask in Korea?" Because I bought some masks before I went on a poor tour years ago, I also got a general understanding of the masks on the Korean market. At that time, there was little information about Korean masks. I told my friends in China about some standards and related prices of Korean KF94 masks, and also informed SF International's customer service in China. The customer service told me that it would take about two to three working days to send it back to China from Korea. After reading the freight, the international freight for each mask will increase by about 50 cents. At that time, I thought this thing was feasible, so I contacted a few friends and asked them if they needed it. At that time, several friends replied that I needed it. At that time, the situation of masks in China was not particularly clear, and I didn't find a suitable channel to buy masks at that time, so the price was relatively high.

Several friends responded to me, so I set up a WeChat circle, established related graphite documents, and updated the announcements in the group. The content of the announcement is also iterative in the process of practice. The final announcement is as follows

At first, my way to find the source of goods was through their drugstore. There are many pharmacies in Gangnam District of Seoul. They are basically small pharmacies. There will be one around 500, but because it is the third day of New Year's Eve, which is their public holiday, many pharmacies are closed, and the price of opening the door will be very expensive. I was depressed when I went home to the hotel. Many shops are closed, so there is no way to get accurate prices. I can only give it to everyone in the group synchronously, and I will always buy it for my senior year. After returning to the hotel, I thought that another colleague from China was also buying masks for domestic customers, so I asked him where he bought them, saying that there were masks in the shop next to him, and the price was very attractive. Twenty KF94 masks cost only 65,438+800,000 won. I asked him to go to coex to help me see if there are any. When he arrived, he took a video and found that the supply was still sufficient. Then I synchronized this in the group.

As long as a mask costs 5. 1 yuan, I bought about 50 boxes of KF94 according to the figures in the group. Then when it was time to eat, my colleague took 50 boxes of masks and went downstairs to eat. Because eating is inconvenient and the restaurant in the store is a bit expensive, I decided to send these 50 boxes of masks to the company, and then I went to eat. When I was eating, someone kept asking me to buy masks, and the number was increasing, so I quickly returned to the mall, but when I arrived at the store again, those masks were gone. Once you turn around, you will miss the opportunity, and such a scene will always appear. Perhaps these are the tuition fees that people pay to explore the unknown world. Knowing that there is no stock today, they are using translation software and broken English to communicate with the clerk when it can be replenished. They didn't know when to replenish the goods, only said that they would replenish the goods probably tomorrow, and asked me to come back tomorrow, so I had to go back to the hotel with regret. After returning to the hotel, I told my Korean colleague about it. Then he was a little unbelievable that so many goods would suddenly disappear. After a while, he said that he bought five boxes on the website, and now I have discovered a new continent, which South Korea can buy online. Because I haven't been in Korea for long, I don't know much about online shopping in Korea. Online shopping in Korea requires a Korean payment account (China payment method is also acceptable), so I asked him to buy a batch of masks that he could buy enough, and found that the purchase price was cheaper than offline, but each account could only buy 10 boxes, so I contacted other Korean colleagues to buy them quickly, but I found that the goods there were gone. Therefore, I asked my colleagues to buy some other brands. Although they are more expensive, they are still very affordable. After buying some, I basically met the needs of my 27th friend. In addition, their e-commerce can be delivered the next day and delivered to JD.COM a little bit. After buying the goods, it was early morning in Korea time. I sorted out all the lists and publicized all the information to the group, imagining how to send these 1000 masks to China.

On June 28th, 65438, on the fourth day of the lunar calendar, SF Express also went to work on their working days. When they finished sorting out the masks they bought, they filled in the order at SF International and waited for the courier brother to come to the door. While waiting for the courier brother to come to the door, they constantly meet the needs of this group. If there is a new demand in the group, Korean colleagues will buy it online. Because they are not sure whether the final delivery is feasible, they dare not buy masks in large quantities. This also laid a hidden danger for the future.

But why didn't I wait for my little brother to come? Later, I changed my contact number to that of my colleague in Korea, and I finally received a short message. Now, mask materials can be booked online, only by telephone, and individual users can't mail in large quantities, only 200 pieces can be mailed. If you want the company to be able to clear customs, the number sent is not limited. When I heard the news, I felt that I was too simple before, and the whole person suddenly fell from that kind of enthusiasm to the freezing point. I thought about it myself.

Think for a long time and release the plan to the group.

This is a preliminary idea. Friends in the back group also recommended many channels to me, and I thought of many solutions. I tried to communicate and found the most solutions. Finally, there are several solutions.

1. Directly mailed by SF Express and sent to individuals (three friends finally sent it through this channel).

2.EMS mailed it to Changchun, saying that there were friends I met at Changchun Customs.

3. Later, we contacted a boss friend's channel through a colleague, but we needed 3 1 delivery (it was also full of unknowns at that time, and we finally decided to use this channel on the 29th).

We bought 14 boxes of 50 tablets. Considering the uncertain logistics status at that time, I didn't dare to buy a lot. It was another wrong decision not to clear the goods at that time. When we checked out, we wanted to buy some more, but we found that we were out of stock. Sometimes I feel impulsive, regardless of the consequences, and sometimes I feel too hesitant to do something decisively.

I can only apologize for explaining the situation to my friends behind me.

After ordering the remaining masks on the evening of the 30th, they were sent out in seven regions.

On 3 1, I counted the goods, called a Korean cargo girl to deliver the goods to the East Gate, split them up and packed them, and paid the taxes and freight for international express delivery. I basically completed a section.

In fact, my heart is still very uneasy, because if I can't reach everyone in China smoothly, I still don't feel at ease. At that time, there were rumors in China that the customs would requisition masks sent back from abroad. The previous SF incident and the subsequent Dali incident were both frightening.

However, it turns out that I worry too much. The mask arrived in China on the 3rd and cleared customs on the 5th. However, because many domestic courier brothers didn't go to work, the incident sent from Qingdao warehouse was delayed and was sent on the 7 th. A friend received the goods on the 8th, and the last batch 10 was also received.

This time is a good life experience. I did it with my passion from the beginning. Later, due to underestimating the difficulties, there were many episodes, and I got a lot of help. I helped my Korean colleagues Helen, Joey and Youni buy masks, Sister Xiaolan, General Guo who provided logistics clues, General Sui who traveled with me in Jiangnan and Myeongdong, and two brothers Li Jun of the logistics company. Although it is not perfect, it can't help more people, learn from it and do better next time. I believe that every good thing will bring energy to my life. Make my life more exciting, get rid of that sense of powerlessness, and have the right to speak after doing it.

Zheng Xiao was born in Seoul, South Korea in February 2020.