Transmigration: Flirted with My Childhood Sweetheart
Chapter 547 - 546: Kapasa Effect

Chapter 547: Chapter 546: Kapasa Effect

Lin Nianhe was still chased away by Chang Shihong.

It wasn’t because she was lazy or afraid of the sun, her main concern was that if she stayed there, she might be seen by Nishi, and that would defeat the purpose.

Popcorn Grandpa became worried when he saw Lin Nianhe was about to leave.

Without waiting for him to speak, Lin Nianhe handed him five yuan: "Grandpa, please take this first. We can settle any difference later. I’ll come settle the bill with you after the meeting ends this afternoon at the latest. If you have to leave early, just go to the textile display area and find Lan County Textile Factory, tell them I placed an order with you."

She spoke in detail, considering every possibility for Grandpa, who immediately felt assured and nodded in agreement: "Alright, you go ahead with your tasks."

Before she left, Lin Nianhe also bought a few soda bottles and placed them within reach of Chang Shihong. In just a few days, she had completely figured him out — he really liked sweet things.

Without waiting for Lin Nianhe to say anything more, Chang Shihong began to urge her away: "Go on, go on. If anyone asks, I’ll direct them to the booth to talk. I know a bit of English, I can make myself clear."

"Alright then, thank you for your hard work," Lin Nianhe still spoke politely.

"Go busy yourself, if you worry more, you won’t grow taller."

Lin Nianhe: "..."

Considering that Chang Shihong had volunteered to fish on her behalf, Lin Nianhe suppressed the impulse to kick him off his stool.

Looking around to make sure no one was there, she found a quiet spot and took out the list of names she had copied yesterday in Minister Huang’s office, starting to select her targets... Oh no, her prospective customers.

Corn, a widely used crop globally, is a major plant in many regions and many countries; there were indeed many potential customers that fit the criteria.

The only issue for Lin Nianhe now was that she had the list of names, but no photos.

The names didn’t match the faces.

But, that was also an easy problem to solve—

"Hehe, Uncle Shen."

Finding Shen Yu, a regular at the Trade Fair, Lin Nianhe smiled like a blooming flower: "How are things going here? Are your negotiations going smoothly?"

"Pretty good," Shen Yu was in a good mood because his pet char siu had a fever and hadn’t come with him, "why don’t you go back and rest?"

"I am part of the Foreign Trade Department, how could I not be here?" Lin Nianhe said, "Your time is precious and I won’t stand on ceremony — I’m looking for someone, Vladimir Andrey Ivanov, do you know him?"

Shen Yu closed his eyes, pondering hard for a while before saying: "I do know a Vladimir, but he’s probably not the one you’re asking about. He’s in the grain business, probably not a potential collaborator for you, right?"

"Vladimir from the Wuzhong Region?"

"Yes."

"That’s exactly who I’m looking for!" Lin Nianhe took a deep breath and couldn’t help laughing, "I found out that ever since I started collaborating with Uncle Kapasa, my luck has gotten a lot better."

Shen Yu laughed, his eyes full of affection for the younger generation and he elaborated for her: "I have some disputes with Vladimir, so it’s inconvenient for me to take you to him directly. He’s about fifty years old, very tall, around two meters, like a brown bear, with a scar on his face. He’ll be the most conspicuous one in the crowd."

With these characteristics combined, this person was indeed easy to find.

Lin Nianhe nodded repeatedly: "Okay, thank you. When it’s time to deliver the goods, I’ll send some Northeast specialties with the shipment as a token of thanks."

"Alright, thank you in advance," Shen Yu answered cheerily, still without questioning Lin Nianhe on her intentions.

Lin Nianhe took the initiative to add: "Uncle Shen, if you have time, you could go and get some popcorn from Popcorn Grandpa in the front. Just say I sent you. I’ll have lots and lots of popcorn because I need Popcorn Grandpa’s space to sell the hand-cranked corn sheller."

"Hand-cranked corn sheller?" Shen Yu’s eyes flickered with a touch of interest, "The products from your textile factory are quite diverse, huh?"

"Of course, it’s not a product of the textile factory," Lin Nianhe covered her mouth and laughed, "It’s a new product from Beijing Machinery Factory, my master is a Level 8 Machinist there, and I’m helping to sell their products."

"What’s the price?" Shen Yu directly asked.

"Five hundred yuan per unit."

"How big?"

Lin Nianhe gestured, "About this big... You’re not going to buy one, are you? They don’t grow corn in Xiangjiang, do they?"

"The Shen Family also has some business overseas," Shen Yu said vaguely, "Nianhe, don’t go looking for Vladimir for now. Take me to see this hand-cranked maize sheller."

The Shen Family had started off at the docks, initially engaging in comprador business. Over the years, while their focus had been in Xiangjiang, they had not neglected their overseas business. Like the tea they sold to Uncle Kapasa.

"Okay!"

Lin Nianhe truly hadn’t expected her luck to be this good.

When she mentioned the hand-cranked maize sheller to Shen Yu, it was just a shot in the dark. Since there were no customers, she couldn’t afford to miss any opportunity to create one.

And she had actually hit the jackpot.

She planned to call Uncle Kapasa after returning, begging him to send over a family photo for her to cherish.

Lin Nianhe brought Shen Yu straight to the Beijing Machinery Factory booth, this time completely ignoring her own mentor, waving at Chang Jinzhong who was in the distance: "Uncle Chang, this customer wants to learn about the sheller!"

Rong Zhiguo was sitting behind the booth smoking, watching his little apprentice. He rolled his eyes and kept his mouth shut.

Lin Nianhe gave him an ingratiating smile, then turned to Shen Yu and said, "This is Chang Jinzhong, the Factory Director of Beijing Machinery Factory. Uncle Shen, if you have any questions, you can talk directly to him."

Shen Yu nodded and smiled, saying, "Okay, thank you."

As soon as Chang Jinzhong heard that a customer was coming, he immediately dropped his chitchat with his comrades and hurried over.

"Hello, hello." Chang Jinzhong nodded repeatedly to Shen Yu, "Are you looking to buy a sheller?"

"Yes," Shen Yu was looking at the sheller on display, but that didn’t reveal much. He asked, "Could you give a demonstration?"

"Of course!"

Chang Jinzhong deftly picked up a cob of corn and briskly turned the handle for a few seconds, shelling half a cob. Then, he handed the handle to Shen Yu: "You can try it yourself. It’s very easy."

Shen Yu actually tried it himself and found it to be easy, requiring almost no effort at all.

He nodded, glanced at Lin Nianhe, then asked Chang Jinzhong, "Mr. Factory Director, are you available? I’d like to discuss something with you."

"Of course! Of course!"

Chang Jinzhong’s heartbeat quickened considerably.

Their machinery factory was finally seeing hope for business!

"Right this way." Chang Jinzhong confidently led the way for Shen Yu.

Shen Yu took a few steps, then turned back upon not seeing Lin Nianhe and stopped to ask her, "Nianhe, aren’t you coming along?"

Lin Nianhe shook her head at him, "I’m not familiar with the machinery factory’s contracts; let the Factory Director discuss this with you." She paused, then did not forget to say to Chang Jinzhong, "Uncle Chang, Uncle Shen is both my first customer and has helped me a lot. You must offer him the best contract."

Chang Jinzhong nodded obligingly, "No problem, absolutely no problem!"

Shen Yu smiled slightly, waved at Lin Nianhe, and then left.

Watching them leave, Lin Nianhe turned to Rong Zhiguo, "Master, praise me!"