Chapter 117: A shot in the dark

It wasn't long before the young man downstairs came running up, wiping the sweat from his face, excited beyond words.

'Boss, I've never seen such good, such big wolfberries!'

Seeing Ergu's beaming face, Lao Zhao couldn't help but smile.

'This young man just can't hide things in his heart. He wears it all on his face. Have you weighed them? How many are there?'

'I have!'

Er-Gou swallowed.

'Each sack is about 150 catties, and there are 3,450 catties in total. They are all high-quality wolfberries.'

Lao Zhao flicked the ashes from his cigarette and finished the tea in one gulp.

With a heroic air, he said, 'Let's just say 3,500 catties, 12 jin per catty, that's 42,000 jin in total. Brother Gu, you are my godsend. 42,000 jin, what do you think of this contract?'

At this moment, Lao Zhao's heart was itchy as if it was being scratched by a cat!

If Gu Chen could sign the contract and give it to himself only,

Then he would dominate the whole county and even the whole province's wolfberry market!

The quality of these wolfberries is higher than all the wolfberries on the market. It's not uncommon, but the quantity is so small that it's pathetic.

There's only a catty or two, so it's useless to come here.

But Gu Chen is different, the yield is huge!

"There's no problem with the contract, but apart from this time, I'd like to settle the rest of the wolfberries in a different way.'

Gu Chen saw the performance of Lao Zhao and Er Gou, so he understood what was going on.

Although he was a little surprised, there was no sign of it in his behaviour.

'You say, as long as it's not too much, I can accept it!'

Lao Zhao rubbed his hands together, his heart racing.

In fact, before seeing Gu Chen's wolfberries, he didn't really care.

But after seeing those red and attractive wolfberries, his mind was full of ideas.

These are not wolfberries, they are mountains of gold!

If he could really drive out the other wolfberry merchants, he would be able to dominate the entire market, even expand outside the province, go nationwide, become bigger and stronger, and create brilliance!

Now Lao Zhao looked at Gu Chen with a satisfied expression, as if he had really met the God of Wealth.

'I'll provide the raw materials, but I don't want you to buy them. I want to invest, 30% of the shares!'

Gu Chen thought for a moment and then stated his request.

No matter what industry it is, those who sell raw materials are the lowest end.

If you sell low-quality wolfberries, they're just for drinking in water. But if you make them right, they're a health product!

The health product industry is where you can make big money.

Of course, raw material merchants also look at how far they can go. If you have good wolfberries like his, which are unique on the market, then you've got a hold on everyone's lifeblood.

Whoever he sells his wolfberries to will be able to grow bigger and stronger.

He can tell from how Lao Zhao is doing.

'This...'

Lao Zhao's heart stirred, and he couldn't help but take a closer look at Gu Chen.

This kid, who said he was some kind of farmer selling vegetables?

This sly one is too smart, isn't he?

This is not fooling anyone!

'30% is too much, my friend. I'm not complaining, but this is really... Well, 20% at most, that's my bottom line, you see...'

Lao Zhao looked sincere. After all, he really wanted Gu Chen's goji berries!

Whether he could go further depended entirely on these wolfberries.

'Okay, since it was Brother Hu who introduced us, we're all on the same side. 20% it is. I won't interfere with the factory's business, but let's get one thing straight: we can't make anything harmful.'

In fact, Gu Chen was very happy.

He had originally been prepared to take a chance.

After all, he had previously thought that 20% was the most he could get.

Calling 30% was also giving Lao Zhao room to bargain, but I didn't expect it to go straight to 20%.

'Don't worry, we businessmen just want to be honest and trustworthy. How could we sell harmful things?'

Lao Zhao's expression became solemn, and his chest pounded.

In fact, he wasn't really sure he could keep Gu Chen if he simply bought the wolfberries.

After all, by doing so, he would be forcing other wolfberry merchants out of business.

Business is like war, where any means are possible.

If others banded together to help Gu Chen pay the penalty and then offered to buy his wolfberries at a higher price, then it would be all over.

That's good, too. Gu Chen will invest in raw materials, and although he will earn less, it will be more stable!

Being able to tie Gu Chen to their wagon is enough!

In the future, they will be like family, sharing both good fortune and misfortune!

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

And they both had a lot of trust in each other, which was a pretty good start.

After a while, Lao Zhao and Er Gou accompanied Gu Chen from the finance department to count the purchase price.

Forty-two thousand yuan, all of it in a black plastic bag wrapped in several layers.

Gu Chen put the money in his pocket and pondered the need to get a bank card from the bank.

Now that there was more and more money every day, sooner or later the villagers would find out.

If someone got any bad ideas, it would really be a problem.

These days, you can run into petty thieves like Ma Huan just walking down the street, so it's best to be careful.

'Brother Zhao, you go home first, I'll go back later to check on the wolfberries in the field. If Brother Zhao has contacts, you can definitely contact the health product company and get a share of the stock.'

'By then, we shouldn't rush to sell this batch of goods. We have to create the illusion that the output is not very high, but that we can supply it stably, otherwise it's not good for raising the price!'

Gu Chen smiled. He had seen many people use these tricks and ways of doing business in his previous life.

In a word, scarcity makes things valuable.

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

Lao Zhao's eyes lit up and he quickly figured it out.

If Gu Chen can invest with raw materials, so can he!

Don't think that he is taking advantage of Gu Chen. At times like this, connections are also a kind of resource!

Just like Gu Chen, if it wasn't for Lao Hu's matchmaking, it would have been a lot of trouble to find him, and they might not have been able to sell at this price!

"Don't worry, in the future, I will give you a call whenever the factory ships, and you can help to check things out!'

Now Lao Zhao was convinced. How did such a young guy know everything?

Could it be that some people are born knowing everything?

If so, they can't be described as geniuses, they must be saints!

If I bring Gu Chen along when I do business and take his advice more seriously, I'll definitely make money, lots of money!

After saying goodbye to Lao Zhao, Gu Chen drove to the market in Lao Hu's van.

He still had to go home and cook dinner!

When he arrived at the market, it wasn't too crowded yet.

Gu Chen bought two large roosters directly, and also bought some unique Sichuan peppers from an old man.

Although they were a bit expensive, they were from Ji Pianran's hometown, and she would definitely like them.

Moreover, Tian Laosi was still working at his house, so he had to eat well to have the strength to work.