The Corner Shop 小卖部 was a networking project created in Shanghai in 2007 during the Shanghai International Creative Week. It was created by Cai Kai, Anouchka van Driel, Gao Ling, Elaine W. Ho, Lulu Li.

Info from the site: 

typical chinese corner shop goods, such as sunflower seeds, cigarettes and snack sausages are available, but the currency here is not cash, just business cards. your name is your ¥ yuan and how well you gather the right 关系 guanxi, or “connections”, is your worth. shoppers can exchange their 名片 mingpian, or business card, for products redesigned and repackaged by us, and this is our calling card for you. if you like what you get, eat it, smoke it, use it. we’ll be calling you, too.

please note: the historic 1933 old workshop building hosting the shanghai creative industries week was originally a cattle collecting point and slaughterhouse.

Hand rolled cigarettes, package by Lulu Li

Snack sausage by Cai Kai

Connections made…