The space is relatively large, or the type that has its own warehouse. Usually, you need employees to stay inside and arrange the goods, picking and choosing according to what the customers need.
Having Russians do this kind of work? The boss doesn't feel at ease.
Recruiting students studying abroad? Generally, students are unwilling to do such heavy physical work; it's too exhausting!
Even if someone is willing to do it, the salary they ask for is very high, usually more than a thousand US dollars.
But if you bring over some of the young guys from China, the cost is much lower.
They are all young people, following the boss to earn some hard-earned money for a few years. They can get a salary of three or four thousand CNY per month. At that time, people without high educational qualifications couldn't earn that much money back in China.
And after all, this is going abroad. The boss even provides food and accommodation, so the money earned can be saved.