Someone asked me where is the second-hand camera in Shenyang? In fact, in recent years, second-hand cameras in Shenyang have been mainly concentrated around , Sanhao Street, . Although due to market changes, they are changing places and constantly adjusting and eliminating.
I came to Sanhao Street, Shenyang again in November 2022 and found that the second-hand camera store here was moved again, and some of them moved into the Chengda Mall.
1, Kong Er's digital camera second-hand store
The "small hole camera" I am looking for is also in Chengda, not far from the National Repair Store I saw first. The owner Kong Deming saw me shouting "Teacher Li" and came out.
"Xiaokong Camera" is now very famous on the Internet. It is often seen on Douyin and Kuaishou that a large number of "new products" are displayed every day, which attracts many people and has strong stickiness to fans, which has brought many bonuses to marketing.
Xiao Kong said that he moved here a few months ago. Not only was the original shopping mall not very popular, but the place was too small and not suitable for him. The new shopping mall has a good environment, so he directly asked for a large shop of more than 100 square meters and a warehouse of more than 20 square meters. This is the ideal place.
I looked around his store. Not only was the place big, but there were also a lot of goods, especially the 600 and 1000mm cannon lenses of Nikon and Canon . There are more than ten. This is too imposing. Even the new store does not have so many good things.
Nikon and Canon's digital cameras are available in almost all styles. As for the popular Sony Micro Singles, there are more than a dozen options, and there are more other lenses and accessories. I also had a second-hand equipment business in my early years, but I didn’t dare to think about these things in the store at once.
I asked Xiaokong how much money does the goods here occupy? He said it was useless to calculate, and it was estimated that it would be at least 1.5 million to 2 million.
I suddenly thought that this should be the largest second-hand equipment store in Shenyang or Northeast China. I really don’t know who can surpass him in Northeast China, and whether there are still people who can surpass Xiaokong cameras in scale and inventory. At this moment, I am very happy and proud of him.
In fact, Kong Deming is not from Shenyang, or even from Northeast China. He is also the youngest and most recent post-80s acquaintances in Shenyang, who has only been in the industry for more than ten years, but his development is the fastest and unexpected to many people.
Kong Deming came to Shenyang with his brother Kong Defeng. Generally speaking, we call Kong Defeng "Little Kong" and Kong Deming "The Second". The two brothers first made it together, and later Kong Defeng opened a small traditional second-hand camera in another market, and the two brothers made it separately.
Although the store is separated, the two brothers' businesses are not very different. The brother fully supports his younger brother to become bigger and stronger, while the younger brother works hard to make money and maintain the daily lives of the two families, mainly mortgage loans and car loans. The two brothers now have five children, and there are elderly people in the family to serve. Their wives can only watch and take care of the elderly at home. Life is actually very difficult.
The two brothers are from Lankao, Henan. In the past, their family was in trouble. The brother later joined the army in Dandong, met the girl from Shenyang, and then got married and stayed in Shenyang. At first, he also worked for others, and later opened his own store and entered the ranks of photography equipment.
The younger brother dropped out of school at the age of fifteen and went to the construction site in the city to work and earn money to support his family. At the age of seventeen, he pushed a cart to sell steamed buns in Zhengzhou City. Every morning, he would get up before dawn and then sell along the street. The boy was precocious, he endured all his hard work, and he also understood his life and developed the ability to read and communicate with others. Later, he went to the Foxconn Company in Kunshan. He was first on the production line, and later he became the team leader and line leader, managing hundreds of people.
After the brother gained his foothold in Shenyang, he immediately thought of summoning his younger brother to do it together. Brothers are united and work together. Because they are smart, capable, and humble, they quickly gained a foothold in this industry. After more than ten years of polishing, they have found out today's situation. The path they have walked cannot be explained thoroughly by a few words. It can be said that they are very inspiring and full of stories.
I once wrote an article about them. It posted it on the headlines, with more than 800,000 views. Not only did many people watch the camera circle, but many people also know about it in their hometown Lankao . This has brought them reputation and a great promotion effect.
Their business has been getting better and better in the past two years. Kong Deming entered online marketing in a timely manner, publishing arrival information every day and starting live broadcasts. Although it is very hard, he can enjoy it. His persistence and seriousness in online marketing have also become better and better. He said that he once had a fan who watched him online for two years and finally felt relieved, so he started buying things, but it turned out to be out of control. All the equipment was bought from him.
I said that the Internet is so easy to do, why do you still have to open such a big store? Kong Deming said that although there are difficulties in marketing physical stores now, online stores cannot completely replace physical stores, especially some expensive products. Some customers who are not assured of online stores still focus on face-to-face transactions, and they need a strong, area and enthusiasm store to do it.
. The physical store also brings him many opportunities. Many people will come here, some hope to replace things, and some equipment manufacturers hope to cooperate. He is now agenting a new drone "channel EVO". He said this is a brand that is no less than DJI .
The development and popularity of small hole cameras are not just created by the market, but have a lot to do with people's personality and pattern. Hard work is one aspect, vision and vision are one aspect, and being happy is one aspect, and the key is to be serious about doing things.
Xiao Kong brothers don’t read much, and many of them are learning and doing things. Although he doesn’t like photography, he can explain the camera lens clearly and treat customers as friends. He turned love into a career. No matter what he encountered, he had no complaints or helplessness. He always looked like he smiled. This is the basic quality of doing business and being a human being. In fact, he could do it well no matter what he did.
2, Kongda's traditional second-hand camera store
After seeing the "small hole camera" in the Chengda Mall, I came to another "small hole" camera store in another mall. Some people may be confused, why is it still "small hole"?
In fact, the "small hole" in front, which is Kong Deming, we call "Kong Er". The real Xiao Kong is his brother Kong Defeng, who is also the boss of the Kong family.
Kong Defeng was also a post-80s generation. He joined the army from Lankao, Henan to the Yalu River in Dandong. During this period, he met a girl from Shenyang and finally got married. After he transferred to Shenyang.
first worked for others, and during this period he accumulated experience and connections, and more importantly, he found his own development direction. Due to his free and easy manner and style of dealing with people and things, he soon opened his own camera store in Shenyang and sold new cameras on Sanhao Street.
Later, the camera market began to decline, and a large number of camera stores on Sanhao Street went bankrupt, so Xiao Kong chose to do second-hand business. He asked and learned if he didn't understand. Although he started late, his development was still very fast. During this period, his younger brother also came over. First, the two of them worked together. Five years ago, Yigo Photo Center closed, so he worked separately from his younger brother. The younger brother took over the store they had maturely run. He opened another small shop in a corner of another mall, specializing in the traditional old camera business.
However, the old camera industry is not easy to do. In addition to years of photography and equipment knowledge, it also requires accurate grasp of the market and industry needs. Generally, second-hand camera manufacturers are accumulated by photography and camera enthusiasts for many years before entering the industry. Xiaokong obviously lacks this process. From digital cameras to traditional cameras, it is also crossing mountains and ridges!
So he has also gone through many detours and has also been to many minefields. Fortunately, his friends around him have many experts and industry insiders. If you don’t understand, you will learn when you ask. Now he is doing well and gradually matures.
I saw a lot of things in Xiaokong's store and it is still very popular and eye-catching, Linhaf 's 617 camera, classic 8X10 Dirdorf, Leiz classical lens, 70-200 of Aizeng's stereon, 100 years ago, as well as many lycra lens and domestic double-reverse cameras, and even a brand new Peony camera.
Xiao Kong said that he is moving recently, and the stores around here are empty, and there are fewer and fewer people in the market. The epidemic has reshuffled the entire Sanhao Street, and many businesses rely on moving to maintain it.
He said that in recent years, in addition to the operating difficulties caused by the epidemic, the family affairs were also very troublesome. His father-in-law was sick and spent millions in several years, but in the end he could not save his life. His mother-in-law also needed someone to take care of him and his wife could not come out to work. Although he worked very hard, it was still very difficult. Fortunately, his younger brother burdened the mortgage expenses, which relieved a lot of pressure.
Speaking of brotherhood, he said that in his hometown in Henan, the brothers were very united. The elder brother was like his father. He also always cared for his brothers and sisters. When he was good in his early years, he brought both younger brothers to Shenyang to develop together. In recent years, he encountered difficulties, and his younger brothers made money to help him overcome difficulties. Although the brothers separated, they were not distracted. For many things, they also listened to him as the elder brother.
How important is it for brothers to be united? In Brother Kong, I have seen the most precious things in traditional culture. These things are precisely the main reason why I have a deep friendship with these friends in Shenyang. Over the past twenty years, we have helped each other, treated each other honestly, cooperated in business, helped each other in life, and were friends, and also a kind of spiritual support.
Brotherhood, friendship, warms the years and inspires life.
Even on the coldest days, there will be a shining light in your heart.
