The Reborn Sidekick Rejected The Male Lead
Chapter 200 - 195: Arriving at the Port

Chapter 200: Chapter 195: Arriving at the Port

Lu Jingqiu also thought so, but she had invested her money with her second cousin, and now he was dealing with televisions. Currently, compared to refrigerators and washing machines, televisions were more favored by the majority of citizens. Another option was refrigerators, which were a pity since they were too expensive; only a few could afford them. In a few years, perhaps more people could.

However, Lu Jingqiu was quite interested in the electric rice cooker.

"Are you interested in stocking up?"

After Lu Jingqiu asked, Xue Jianian quickly shook her head, "I’d like to, but I don’t have any customers. I’d better stick to my honest agricultural product business at home. How about you, do you want to stock a few?"

Lu Jingqiu shook her head and said, "I don’t have that much money, but I do want an electric rice cooker."

Xue Jianian asked doubtfully, "What’s the use of that thing? It’s not as good as a refrigerator."

"The boss said it’s for cooking rice. Refrigerators are good, but they’re just too expensive. The money for one is enough for me to buy a house."

"That’s true, but for cooking rice, we have pots. What do we need that for?"

Lu Jingqiu explained, "It’s convenient. Just put the rice in, plug it in, and don’t worry about it. In twenty minutes, the rice is ready, and it won’t be burnt at the bottom. The rice it cooks is also fragrant. The main selling point is convenience."

After such an explanation from Lu Jingqiu, Xue Jianian thought it made sense. She could buy one for her grandparents, another for her parents, and... one for herself, so she could steam as much rice as she needed and just cook a dish to go with it.

After thinking, she said, "How many do you want?"

Lu Jingqiu replied, "Just one."

"I want three. Let’s ask the boss what he thinks about a wholesale price for four."

Lu Jingqiu said, "Let’s try it."

The two negotiated and went directly to the slightly chubby man. Once he finished settling the bill with a customer in front, Xue Jianian stepped forward and said, "Hello, Boss Zhang, we would like to purchase four electric rice cookers."

They had just heard other people calling him by his name, so they knew his surname was Zhang.

As soon as Boss Zhang heard they wanted four, he frowned and was about to speak when Lu Jingqiu interjected, "Boss Zhang, we used to do television business, and today we saw this novel item at your place, so we want to buy a few to try out. If they sell well, we plan to buy in bulk from you. What do you say about the price?"

Boss Zhang asked, "Where are you from?"

Xue Jianian answered, "West City."

Lu Jingqiu continued, "We can sell hundreds of televisions a year. We have quite a large customer base, and we don’t only sell in West City; we have shops in several neighboring provinces and cities."

Boss Zhang’s eyes shifted as he made a number sign with his hands: "Four hundred and twenty each."

If Lu Jingqiu hadn’t seen the price just now, she definitely would have agreed to his offer. But now that she had seen it, two hundred and sixty versus four hundred and twenty was quite a difference.

Seeing Xue Jianian about to speak, Lu Jingqiu quickly pulled her aside and turned to smile, "Boss Zhang, this is our first collaboration, don’t you think the price is a bit steep? Though this item is new here, we have been in this business for a long time and are not ignorant of external products. The purchase price of this item definitely does not exceed three hundred. Of course, we all aim to make money in this business, but wholesale can’t be the same as retail, right? As they say, ’thin profit, big turnover.’ If you give us a good price, I’ll help you move more units, open up the market for you. I’m not even talking about the whole country; just the surrounding areas of West City, for sure, I’ll introduce more customers to you. One good turn deserves another, and within a year or two, retailers nationwide will be flocking to you."

Boss Zhang felt this comrade spoke quite intelligently. Never mind how much they could sell or how many customers they could introduce later, just for the sake of her eloquence, the price had to be suitable for them.

She was right about one thing; this new gadget was unknown to many and urgently needed market exposure.

Everyone just now came to order his radios, refrigerators, washing machines. They were the first to inquire about the electric rice cooker.

This time, he didn’t bring many, just thinking to set the price a bit higher and sell however many he could.

Since they had said so, he really needed to consider his cost closely.

Just as Lu Jingqiu and Xue Jianian were feeling anxious, Boss Zhang finally spoke, "May I know how to address you both?"

"My surname is Xue."

"Mine is Lu."

"Comrade Xue, Comrade Lu, this item is indeed a novel gadget. I also took the chance to bring some back to try out. Since you want to test the waters, I won’t beat around the bush. Three hundred and eighty, how about that?"