People say things like: “ The rights to a spot in a night market cost NT $ 3 – 6 million! ” “ A vendor in one of the big-name markets down south makes around NT $ 10 million a month — more than many small businesses. ” “ Night-market vendors drive Mercedes Benzes. ” Popular perceptions of night markets are filled with stories of poor folks making good through hard work.
「一個攤位的權利金值 300 ~ 600 萬元」、「南部某知名夜市有一攤，一個月的營業額上千萬，超過一家中小型企業」、「小販開賓士車」… …，夜市經濟學，說的是基層勞動者打拚、向上翻身的故事。