Stay Home Daddy: I Was Reborn After My Daughter Passed Away
Chapter 117: One hundred and seventeen, hit the pole regardless of whether there are dates or not_1

Chapter 117: One hundred and seventeen, hit the pole regardless of whether there are dates or not_1

Not long after, the young waiter from downstairs ran up, wiping the sweat off his face, unable to contain his excitement.

"Boss, I’ve never seen such good, such large goji berries!"

Seeing Er Gou’s face flushed with joy, Old Zhao couldn’t help but laugh.

"This young man, he just can’t keep things to himself; everything is written all over his face. Did you weigh them? How much is there?"

"We did!"

Er Gou swallowed hard.

"Each sack is roughly one hundred and fifty jin, totaling three thousand four hundred and fifty jin of top-quality goji berries."

Old Zhao flicked away some ash and drained his cup of tea in one gulp.

He declared confidently, "Let’s round it up to three thousand five hundred jin, twelve per jin, that’s forty-two thousand total. Brother Gu, you are my god of wealth; forty-two thousand, what do you think about this contract?"

At this moment, Old Zhao’s heart itched as if it were being scratched by a cat!

Such quality goji berries, if Gu Chen could sign a contract to supply only to him.

He would be able to dominate the entire county’s, even the entire province’s goji berry market!

The quality of these goji berries was higher than any available on the market, and although there had been such quality before, the quantities were pitifully small.

Just a pound or two, hardly worth the bother.

But Gu Chen was different, his yield was massive!

"There’s no problem with the contract, but beyond this transaction, I want to settle the next deliveries of goji berries in a different way," Gu Chen suggested.

Seeing how Old Zhao and Er Gou behaved, how could he not understand what was happening?

Although he was somewhat surprised, his demeanor remained unchanged.

"You tell me, as long as it’s not too excessive, I can accept it!" Old Zhao rubbed his hands together, visibly anxious.

In fact, before seeing Gu Chen’s goji berries, he wasn’t too concerned.

But after seeing those bright red, delightful berries, his mind became lively.

This wasn’t just goji berries; this was a gold mine!

If he could really push the other goji berry merchants out of the market, he’d be able to monopolize it, possibly even expand beyond the province, go national, grow bigger and stronger, and create a dazzling success!!

Now, Old Zhao’s gaze on Gu Chen was filled with utmost satisfaction, as if he were indeed looking at the god of wealth himself.

"I’ll supply the raw materials, but I don’t want you to buy them; I want shares, 30% of the shares!" Gu Chen said his conditions after some mental calculations.

In any industry, those selling raw materials are at the bottom of the chain.

As for goji berries, lightly sold they’re just something to steep in water, but if properly marketed, they become health products!

The health product industry can rake in big money.

Of course, the potential of a raw material merchant also depends on how far they can go. With goji berries as unique and superior as his, it was like holding everyone’s lifeline.

Whoever he sold his goji berries to could grow stronger and bigger.

This was all inferred from Old Zhao’s reactions.

"This..."

Old Zhao’s heart stirred, and he couldn’t help but size up Gu Chen carefully.

This youngster, who said he was just some farmer selling vegetables?

Sly as a fox, he was too smart by half!

He was not someone they could easily pull the wool over!

"30% is too much, brother, it’s not that I’m trying to play the victim here, but it really is... how about this, a maximum of 20%, that’s my final offer, what do you think..."

Old Zhao looked sincerely distressed, for he genuinely wanted Gu Chen’s goji berries!

His progress depended entirely on those berries.

"That’ll do. After all, it was Elder Brother Hu who introduced us, we’re all family here. Let’s go with 20%, I won’t interfere with the factory’s operations, but one thing, let’s get the unpleasantness out of the way first: we can’t produce anything that harms others."

Gu Chen was actually feeling quite happy inside.

He had come with the mentality of taking a chance, successful or not.

After all, he had thought that 20 percent was the ceiling.

Shouting for 30 percent was to give Old Zhao room to haggle, but he didn’t expect to land on 20 percent right off the bat.

"You can be assured, in business, we value honesty and keeping promises. How could we sell something that’s harmful?"

Old Zhao’s expression turned serious, and he thumped his chest with a booming sound.

In reality, just buying goji berries, he couldn’t be sure to keep Gu Chen around.

After all, by doing so, it would be like forcing the other goji businessmen to their death.

Business is like a battlefield, where any tactic is possible.

If others banded together to pay Gu Chen’s breach of contract fee and offered an even higher price for his goji berries, then everything would be ruined.

But this was good too, with Gu Chen contributing raw materials as his share of the partnership, even though he made less, it was stable!

Being able to strap Gu Chen to their war chariot was enough!

From then on, they would be like family, sharing both glory and losses!

The two foxes, each with their own schemes, happily signed the contract.

And they both had a great deal of trust in the other, which was a good start.

A while later, Old Zhao and Er Gou accompanied Gu Chen to finance to count the payment.

Forty-two thousand yuan, all bundled up in a black plastic bag, wrapped several times over.

Gu Chen pocketed the money, thinking that he should get a bank card soon.

With the money increasing day by day, it was only a matter of time before the whole village would know.

If someone harbored ill intentions, that would indeed be troublesome.

In this day and age, one could run into petty thieves like Ma Huan just by walking around, so it was better to be cautious.

"Brother Zhao, you go back first. I’m going to check on the goji berries in the fields later. If Brother Zhao has the connections, you can certainly contact health product companies, or also take a stake in it,"

"When we sell this batch of goods, let’s not rush. We need to create the illusion that the yield isn’t very high, but the supply is stable, otherwise, it won’t be easy to drive up the price!"

Gu Chen chuckled, these maneuvers, the tricks of doing business, he had seen many use them in his previous life.

It’s just one saying, ’what’s rare is precious.’

Under unlimited supply, even the best things can become worthless.

Old Zhao’s eyes lit up, and he quickly understood.

Gu Chen could take part in the partnership with raw materials, so could he!

Don’t think that he was taking advantage of Gu Chen, at such times, connections are also a resource!

Just like with Gu Chen, if not for Elder Brother Hu bridging the gap, finding him would have taken a lot of effort and might not even have sold at this price!

"Don’t worry, when the factory ships products, I’ll give you a call to keep you in the loop. You can help keep an eye out too!"

Now Old Zhao was thoroughly convinced by Gu Chen; how could such a young fellow understand so much?

Could he truly be one who knows it all by nature?

Genius wouldn’t even be the word to describe it, it would be more like a sage!

If he could keep Gu Chen’s advice in mind during business negotiations, he was sure to make money, and lots of it!

After saying goodbye to Old Zhao, Gu Chen drove Elder Brother Hu’s van to the vegetable market.

He still had to go home and cook!

By the time he got to the market, it wasn’t too crowded yet.

Gu Chen went straight for two large roosters, then bought some special Sichuan peppers from an old man.

Though they were a bit pricey, they were from Ji Pianran’s hometown, and she would definitely like them.

Plus, Tian Laosì was still working at his house, so it was important to eat well to have energy for the hard work.