Young And Boss: 16-year-old Entrepreneurs Of Slime & Sneakers | On The Red Dot | Full Episode

Two 16-year-olds are turning social media trends into profitable businesses for themselves. Ang Jia Xin has been selling her own brand of homemade slime since she was 14. Better known as Bobbasliime to her 29,000 followers on Instagram, Jia Xin must rely on her unflagging spirit to literally churn out and sell 1000 tubs of slime each month. Remus Er buys limited edition sneakers with the help of some nifty bots and flips them for a $20K to $30K profit on a good month. But with O-Levels looming and a global pandemic affecting sales, how will the two young entrepreneurs overcome the challenges of running their own business, juggle the stress of school exams and find the time to just be teenagers?
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[@tri4432]

all for the entrepreneurship but these resellers using bots really spoil the sneakers game

[@jeefongtan2657]

Yea man

[@decoygale131]

@@axmxrpwinx6402 more fun that way and share the cummulative disappointment and frustration with others as what ya'll wanted go out of stock

[@eeeveee9176]

nice profile pic

[@aliciaalmonte2537]

Trueyy

[@maidas5651]

@@yoboy69202 bots are used for buying high in demand products. Since they're bots, you can programme them to buy anything and any amount in a matter of seconds right after the product goes on sale.

[@Bonbon-lk9gv]

The fact that she pointed out and featured other slime creators/sellers as well is so admirable, this girl is a gem.

[@ximonwhhatt3796]

Slime girl is more inspirational than sneaker reseller boy.

[@edwardweywey2105]

Ximon Whhatt omg soooo true

[@edwardweywey2105]

Ximon Whhatt the sneaker reselling boy is kinda disappointing...

[@TheChickenRiceBowl]

Yeahhhh, especially with the whole "Sneakers give kids their identity, they just do whatever their favorite celebrity does". Like, that's a terrible message to send to your peers.

[@edwardweywey2105]

@@TheChickenRiceBowl i know, and the only he thing he does anyway is just buy sneakers and resell them for a overpriced price, only because some other children like them. really disappointing. but the slime is like running a whole business while having school stuff etc. stan slime girl

[@alphareturns5784]

Really?

[@wonglynn2988]

Can i just say the lady that sells slime, your handwriting is AWESOME.

[@clairesaa8365]

Yepp

[@roblox_cherryroadto4076]

Omg yes

[@djcarlo]

Slime girl go for it! I

[@joeyyew4144]

I bought 5 cucumber melon slime :)

[@nanab3959]

Whatttt

[@Wdycit]

lolololol slime girl

[@arandomperson4110]

The Store that you saw with the slime is closing down

[@nanab3959]

Cap

[@qwqiamrllysad5144]

using bots to buy limited edition stuff and reselling it is basically a ripoff

[@noproblematallmate]

Surprising he agrees to be interviewed.

[@YewRisistible33]

Agree. Scums spoiling the market.

[@scurry357]

Cant fight them join them

[@Bugsfuckingbunny]

@@YewRisistible33 yes sadly

[@coatbee9244]

supply and demand. if you feel like the price is unfair, then don't buy it.

[@VictorTKS]

Funny how cna is glorifying sneaker reselling, especially when they do it with bots..

[@ilovecatdoyou3331]

@HD VRSC V-Rod school is optional ? Which part of earth do you live in?!

[@hobibestboy1793]

@HD VRSC V-Rod school may be optional in some countries but its def not an option in SG 💀

[@toestud3791]

is that bad LOL idk anything about sneakers

[@hobibestboy1793]

@@toestud3791 scalping doesn't only apply to sneakers, take for example, concert tickets. Last year, BTS held a concert in SG and the most expensive tickets were around 300+, 200+? at retail price. But scalpers, they used bots to purchase many tickets and resold it for 12k, 11k

[@alonecozydot195]

whats bots

[@RayMak]

Slime may be a short lived trend but sneakers....

[@legowhitworth1575]

Yay it's fun seeing you in the comments

[@amelia2420]

lmao u again O.o

[@thespiringtonwall1590]

Can you nottt

[@hip7127]

@@thespiringtonwall1590 cAn yOu NoT

[@faribajan]

OMG YOU AGAINN

[@Wdycit]

people of Singapore, please support slime girl and buy her stuff. It’s supporting her small business and I’m sure it won’t cost that much

[@alphadisastroustie8853]

don't worry I actually bought some of her slime and it's pretty good

[@ztoollzl]

my parents won't let me

[@fraymxr]

slime girl: really hustle with her business. she has demanding school and slime work. her business is about marketing and creativity. she pours her heart and soul into her business and products. sneaker boy: in a competitive industry, but send horrible message especially about the identify and copy what the celebrity do. they literally just try to buy a shoe really competitively. his business depends on speed and demand.

[@alphadisastroustie8853]

so your telling me in grade obsessed Singapore he doesn't have demanding school work

[@hari0794]

@@alphadisastroustie8853 exactly, don’t be hard on the dude, he suffers too.

[@alphadisastroustie8853]

@@hari0794 ikr

[@imafkingbeastandrewtateise9563]

Speed and demand = profits. How is this a horrible message.

[@heksplace]

I wonder how many kids would want to try eating the slime. lol

[@tencanhaveallthestarsinthe6671]

they know how it’s made it’s literally made with glue so i really doubt anyone even a 7 year old would be dumb enough to eat it lmao

[@alenaplacide4679]

@@tencanhaveallthestarsinthe6671 nah if they could eat tide pods they’ll definitely eat slime that looks like food

[@danielle1215]

@@alenaplacide4679 I mean, did the kids really eat tide pods? I only saw teenagers eating them.

[@user-nt6dy2li2u]

Not yummy

[@jolie7090]

@@tencanhaveallthestarsinthe6671 when I was little there was slime that I was playing with then I just took a bite of it...I did not eat it because it tasted bad 😂idk why I did that

[@Insorainity]

Narrater: she has to sell 700 hundred slimes in the next week- Me who already knows my friend who frequently buys slimes has already bought at least one of each slime from all the stores Jia Xin mentioned: *yeah I don't think that will be a challenge-*

[@ZenitsuKunn]

ask her

[@pjmsparkle5104]

Slime went from barrel-o-slime to like dozens of varieties

[@typicaltwitch5740]

ikr

[@lazzu1878]

His actual skill is tapping on add to cart button

[@jesse8521]

Well I wish I would earn that much by just pressing buttons

[@jaredruiz9344]

If he’s consistent on buying shoe drops then he probably uses bots, so not even tapping add to cart

[@imafkingbeastandrewtateise9563]

Ok and? He makes more money with little effort. Success like that leads to a much better life. The slime girl will eventually have to find another job because she wouldn’t make a lot of money.

[@temujinkhan6326]

@@imafkingbeastandrewtateise9563 just because can't make it doesn't mean she can't. She can expand it to other market or use her profits for other businesses

[@ncsninachloeshianne8686]

If you think about it, there could’ve been people saving and wanting those shoes so bad only to have them taken away by a reseller. It’s so annoying and sad. The girl makes her own slime and that’s awesome. Go girl! Don’t go shoe reseller!

[@yesiam6051]

Shoe resellers buy stuff that has high demand thus new things or shoe price suddenly dropping which has good demand and sell it for a lot more, if you save up for it the price probably was stable which means you would have enough money to buy the one the shoe reseller is selling as the price would be a bit more than the average price so you still could buy it, just find a person.

[@fatcat2532]

Resellers also sell shoes that are no longer being sold. If you are an active shoe collector, you will understand. Many shoe collectors buy from resellers or on Amazon.

[@imafkingbeastandrewtateise9563]

The shoe reseller is more successful. He has a higher chance of living a better life than the girl. Get your logic straight.

[@badboi888]

Didn't know that flipper/scalper is considered as entrepreneur

[@tri4432]

Or In the olden Chinese days it is called 黄牛党

[@rinreborn7364]

You gotta have that rich papa to help u start up the business

[@alphadisastroustie8853]

@@rinreborn7364 not really I used to resell sneakers first I sold some of my old ones then bought some with the money I had and sold it off for a profit

[@alphadisastroustie8853]

listen a flipper is a entrepreneur the girl is basically flipping two she is getting items and turning them into something else and selling them

[@linhaohoward]

@@alphadisastroustie8853 beg to disagree. The girl is creating her own brand and riding on her own brand awareness. At the same time she is transforming raw materials into a product. She did make a value add to the end product. This is not flipping or scalping. On the other hand the guy is riding on some other brand’s brand awareness and publicity. Did not create anything himself nor value add the end product by any means. You can argue that Wall Street hedge fund traders are doing the same thing, and yes indeed they are. Neither did I say traders are good, they are the least contributive group of individuals to society, rips of the poor to profit the rich, even road sweepers contributes more to the society.

[@sophieting9595]

1:36 OK but like I'd pay you lots for that handwriting

[@qhostqirl]

Same 😭

[@mochiiattoo]

I JUST SAW IS HER HANDWRITTING WTF

[@sophieting9595]

@@mochiiattoo IKRR

[@gzyzyks]

@@sophieting9595 IKRR

[@taehyungstoe2327]

I THOUGHT IT WAS TYPED I-

[@kellycjoy]

I used to be obsessed with slime back then but I had no idea people are still interested in it.

[@quitthischannellol4368]

this is a year ago but i heard some therapist's use slime as a stress relief toy for their clients + its just a fun thing to play with

[@rnegoro1]

16 year old girl= making slime buisness selling stuff me= sits down plays games

[@ztoollzl]

You= need to learn english business*

[@seungminkimm]

@@ztoollzl chill, English may not be their first language.

[@shadowflare2838]

Why is the sneaker reselling boy featured in this episode, this is so toxic

[@Ilovekids-wx3qd]

Dude you should watch americans bot they have 20 pc setups

[@ncsninachloeshianne8686]

Yeah this might sound mean, but I was so happy when his bot was detected. Then it let him use it :(. Wasn’t happy anymore.

[@kennyma4904]

Nothing wrong with this. Stop being delusional. This is a world we live in. If you want to watch fake ass edited it videos go ahead. It’s called competition. It’s how you make money.

[@bird-re1bl]

@@kennyma4904 still toxic nonetheless

[@there.9254]

wait why is it toxic

[@shohunsuresh6651]

Lets show a guy who uses bots to get sneakers, nike is a site we have .... the acting is on another level ahaha

[@teddygrowtopia2167]

Next episode : 15 Year old entrepreneurs of relx and e cigarettes juice on telegram earns 50k a month illegally importing such items

[@obsequiae]

Next next episode: 15 year old entrepreneurs make millions from sim swapping and hacking paypal accounts

[@rumanaazmi3648]

Wdym?

[@japrpg]

I was watching this video with interest and intrigue....until the part where the boys were trying their hardest to wipe out Limited Eds with bots.

[@kria9119]

Sneaker boy is on his way to become a gambler

[@ilovecatdoyou3331]

It's not gambling. It's reselling

[@ilovecatdoyou3331]

@Nosferatu Zodd ever heard of limited edition ? Really.. brain is not for decorating your head , it's for thinking

[@aylin.3945]

@Its Lvy hun what’s the attitude for? you making yourself sound dumb asl

[@ilovecatdoyou3331]

@Nosferatu Zodd the reason why Reselling extists it's because things are limited edition ! They aren't coming back again and collecters need to buy them from resellers.

[@ilovecatdoyou3331]

@@aylin.3945 I am just explaining how reselling bussiness works -_-

[@hhzy5748]

the slime girl: actually works hard for her buisness and sacrifices playdates with her friends but only gets 200-300 🥺 the sneaker boy: uses bots for profit and gets 2000+ me: oh is this tiktok?

[@bykeppla]

He’s just working smart, not hard. Don’t blame him he’s just a better business person then

[@imafkingbeastandrewtateise9563]

@@bykeppla exactly

[@kookie4950]

much respect for the slime girllll!!!! :) hope u gain more customers through this video !

[@tsvnade]

What am I doing w/ my life 😭 Slime girl really out there hustling though fr

[@tiff6127]

These young kido making $$$$$$ While I’m on my bed watching KZbin 😂

[@nurulhuda-gx5lr]

slime girl:😄❤️💗💞✨🤗😍😘🌈 sneaker boy:🧐😬😟🤑😥😂

[@konachan01]

Reseller is a nice alternative way to say Scalper. How to tell? If they are removed from the business chain, both parties will be better off. Scalpers do nothing to add value to the chain but just add unnecessary third party costs whlist reducing supply to actual demand.

[@struwuberrt9480]

The slime girl seems like such a nice girl in general. Her handwriting is so freaking neat, and she’s studying so hard for her test while trying to keep her business alive. Working at such a young age and earning an average 4-5k a month! Her work is goals, and she’s making all these pretty and creative slimes. I would totally buy one but my parents won’t probably let me. And she makes all her slimes by herself by herself. That’s so freaking amazing!!! (;´༎ຶٹ༎ຶ`)

[@struwuberrt9480]

@@Emsyaz who doesn’t lmao

[@fairuzdin3012]

How is that keymaster not gambling? And how is reselling it for a huge margin not scalping.

[@azurem7947]

When jia Xin is your senior in secondary school🙊

[@user-yb3ij4uj9i]

@@ok-ym1qx girl

[@f.guevarraknox9652]

the boy just resells the girl makes her own products

[@cry8394]

Right

[@misterwan9004]

Sooo, lumping two contrasting examples, one genuine, the other dubious and illegal into a 23 minute video makes it ok? It's like lumping 1/3 Lee Kuan Yew life story exposition with 2/3 self-styled entrepreneur James Phang exposition together. At least Jia Xin's narrative has some substance (pun intended) and worthy to share with my youths. The sad crap is to crop this horribly edited video and pull out the good stuff.

[@pinkribbon1007]

I agree

[@imafkingbeastandrewtateise9563]

How is it illegal?

[@WONGQIANXUN-bu8dg]

wiping the website with bots is unfair and kind of illegal

[@misterwan9004]

@@WONGQIANXUN-bu8dg unfortunately the resellers and their parents think its ok. Doesn't matter, the market crashed anyways

[@MisanthropicDuck]

Nice. I see we're now celebrating a shameless cheat (using bots) involved in scummy ass scalping of true sneaker heads. Classy.

[@zexiniooo]

Wow CNA actually showcasing the usage of sneaker site bots lmao 🤣

[@CutePuppy520]

A lot of ppl (below 30) knows abt it, but, only a few bother to actually go and take the time to learn how do bots actually works, and how to use bots to basically help you earn extra income.

[@cupcake125]

both of them are so grateful and appreciative of their parents even though they earn so much. such good kids!! :))

[@marybernadette2812]

slime: "stress relieving toy" no. stress will not be old, so slime is not an old trend.

[@laquanlewis1590]

I really admire this video, amazing and smart young individuals. This has actually inspired me, and driven more ideas to me.

[@catstalker8218]

If you wanted to start a business, first you need to have the skill set and knowledge regarding the thing you are trying to sell. Then the next most important step is to have your parent trust, if your parent don't even let you open your own bank account then there's no point on starting one.

[@alexalinson]

And have money

[@walkingtalkingdread]

What is your point?

[@catstalker8218]

Nothing, just sharing my own personal experience.

[@walkingtalkingdread]

@@catstalker8218 ok

[@weiwenwwe2066]

You can open a bank account without your parents knowing after your 16th birthday

[@user-qk8rt9yf9v]

Btw the key master machine isn’t a probability machine to test your luck, it’s a profitability machine. You just set how much money it needs to get before it drops the prize. It will always be in the owners favor.

[@fungalgrowth]

This is true. Can't believe they're talking about this scammer in positive light.

[@queenbee4637]

WOW!! Well done kiddos. It is a great learning curve to help you as you mature. I would 100% support my children if they have these type of personality. These kids understand the supply and demand concept and not many teenagers understand that. Best of luck to both of you, and may you continue your success for a long life ahead.

[@haebienpak5701]

Although it's great that they are starting businesses. The boy in particular isn't really doing things ethically.he is practicing something called scalping and reselling the products at a higher price. You are basically stealing from the business and its overall wrong. Not to mention he is using bots to get the products first and buy a abundant amount. The girl on the other hand I fully support.

[@emely5405]

its so nice to see the slime girl focusing on her studies. her business wont be enough to support her all her life

[@temujinkhan6326]

why not? It can be a steppingstone and can expand. You are thinking like a consumer and not like a boss like her

[@vishagurung4407]

The way to promote small businesses is really good 👍

[@m2cys]

Wow the sound of the slime is ahhhhh...... amazing

[@chicken.scriba2980]

I mean the slime girl is prob gonna have a hard time selling it in the future

[@anastasya2446]

Why?

[@chicken.scriba2980]

@@anastasya2446 bc when u hop on the trend train it's bound to stop but slime has been alive for a very long time

[@eweewe7884]

yeah she p much acknowledges it herself near the end lol, good on her for catching the trend for as long as she can

[@lizadrini238]

yeah but let just wish her all the best 🤞🏻

[@Snazzy16]

Yeah it will but she will probably go into business and be good at it

[@casie_gg7771]

If you have parents who can help you and you are young it is probably a great time to start a business.

[@zayley8404]

Us=*play with it and luvs it -_- All our parents and grands in Singapore 🇸🇬:AIYO SOO STICKY!! EEE!!

[@munzatinakhamis1267]

Wow.. Salute to these teenagers

[@kuzaki5696]

that one kid who sells slime on the playground :

[@Sunflower-bo2mc]

I thought slime died a few years ago

[@huiling6789]

ikr

[@cherryadeluv]

the trend died, but the people who love it still exists

[@sheshe9678]

My friend's neices and nephews are never get tired doing and playing with slime. I think it just died in your place/country.

[@Ilovekids-wx3qd]

Slimes are annoying tbh waste of borex

[@Sunflower-bo2mc]

@@sheshe9678 actually,I live in Singapore which is where this video is at 😅 maybe I just got older

[@nerd26373]

Slimes are making me uncomfortable. It's like continuously stretching out my insides, but not really... I don't know... I'd prefer loombands even though they're kinda outdated nowadays...

[@lukasfotto328]

Nah for me it’s like gum when it loses it’s flavor, it’s fun for a little bit and feels uncomfortable later

[@nerd26373]

@@lukasfotto328 Good point you got there...

[@Rhetzelle]

them: Young and Boss me: Old and Jobless

[@DeihanDzilky]

_WOW MANTUL SANGAT MENGINSPIRASI!!!_ 👌🏻😊👍🏻

[@MalcolmWong]

Impressive.. keep in up 💙

[@kbangtan45]

Wow the boy is on fire at business!

[@taethetea_4063]

Omg she’s really pretty - I’ve only deal-ed with her online 🌚

[@aiko296]

I actually bought slime from her shop. I bought Nutella Icing. It was so glossy and had great crunches.

[@healtheworldforabetterplac7574]

WHAT THE HECK IS ME DOIN IN THIS LIFE

[@shayawilliams994]

Thumbnail : I make slime for a living Me: Me too girl, me too

[@blkh0865]

This video is basically about plugging their products

[@hannahnadia8454]

3:00 not me suddenly saying I'm going to buy that things 😂😂😂

[@cupnoodles4977]

The slime girl makes me inspired cuz I wanna make a slime shop.🙂👍

[@palateandjourney8118]

Good job Remus ER

[@airliia2205]

Wow I studied at GMSS and currently I am gg RMSS too. wow!! same!!

[@kbangtan45]

The girls business is so aesthetic

[@astrojackvalentin]

The sneakers omg he’s probably a millionaire

[@jay2blunt]

Wow very creative

[@temujinkhan6326]

CNA forgot to mention that botting is technically illegal which is the same as scalping

[@systemseeb8983]

Their parents are so cool.

[@ztoollzl]

not wrong

[@fheldea]

3:01 that photocard locker right there...i want

[@felilpa]

Fun fact Singapore police force watched this

[@sophjie9048]

How do you know this...? Unless....

[@onsjohn51212]

Actually, what the boy does just make it harder for others to actually buy those actual shoes actually. Such practices need to stop actually. I will actually feel very infuriated if every time when I need to get something, I need to actually get it from someone who actually hoards the products and resells them to me at higher prices just because he has some ways to purchase them ahead of me. I actually agree with the other netizens that what this boy is actually doing is almost the same as those hoarding essentials during crunch time and reselling them. He calls it smart; I call it unscrupulous, actually. I find the use of actually too excessive. I got a split headache listening to his "actually actually."

[@lollipoppie7207]

People who complain about not being able to get their items are just people who are incompetent. You can do what he does as well, but you chose not to. So why are you bitching about it?

[@hobibestboy1793]

@@lollipoppie7207 because scalping is just not right? Some of us have morals that others obviously don't

[@gowonslineinptt4506]

@@lollipoppie7207 Scalping is literally borderline illegal. It's just like people who buy the face masks excessively and sell it at a higher price?

[@DDD-qm7dx]

If we have lockers here in nz then I'd do the same.. I saw some kids selling it at the weekend market but so overpriced

[@NotaBeautyGuru7]

I’m rooting for the girl

[@itzedgypotato8712]

all my slimes: *smell like bubble tea* me: *dang, where do I get this?*

[@nurulhuda-gx5lr]

19:15 "ah ,now it work"😂

[@safwaantakathur6280]

How does the payment work for the cube shops that the slime was being sold in? Is there a cashier or is it based on honesty?

[@firefox9877]

I respect the girl

[@Time_Traveler642]

They are lucky have rich family, They have support of money & knowledge

[@nicolenuraishah4347]

I have a toddler son with Down Syndrome. I am looking for a good slime that he can play without being so sticky. I think the bobbasliime has a neat texture. I will surely patronized her product 🌸

[@pinkribbon1007]

If it's very sticky you can try adding contact lens solution or slightly amounts of baking soda solution to make it alkaline!

[@shahrizal3656]

Only true sneaker heads knows what the boy doing there is off. Using bots?! Smh

[@Ilovekids-wx3qd]

Watch the americans trying to get the 3000 series

[@kokyixuan]

i found out that the program the boy uses to scalp the sneakers cost 10k USD per year, definitely child of a rich person to be able to do this

[@tofusupremacy7355]

Stan Bobba for clear skin~ ✨

[@m2ukass]

Yeah, so, I got thousands of dollars I spent, so I sold those for more money.

[@tifftiei]

I'm gonna buy her slimes ^^

[@stefuu3073]

Damn i want a converse chuck joyler high sneaker yes

[@jisoosdalgomchannel2208]

My whole classroom last last year was full of slime even my teacher hahahhaa

[@SuperSoakerX]

for those who dont know getting bots for sneakers drops is illegal

[@amongus_memes9761]

Where to buy?

[@encl9644]

I was shocked dead out when I headed the he earned 20-30k in a month that’s like half a years earnings for a normal adult

[@adlinazhan7783]

Bruhb, their parents be supportive ashell hahahaha and my parents is like.. mm

[@weiwenwwe2066]

Using bots is such a rig

[@edmundsoh8029]

I'm curious. Did Remus manage to open up his shop?

[@rascals09]

i am motivated in this i have to try to create my own business :D

[@masakuntukisteri679]

salute to slime entrepreneurs

[@derpigante6518]

The one thing that I hate in slime is when they get old they stink af

[@gucciratistooquirky]

I love slime.

[@ak81215002]

Do you sell the slime anywhere else than Nex?